“Thank you for the reward, Sect Master!”
Ling Xiao was not a greedy person.
Chang Yueying had indeed treated him very well this time.
Next, he needed to consider three requests.
Chang Yueying had said it very clearly. As long as his requests were too excessive, and as long as the sect could do them, she would agree to him.
Naturally, those were relatively polite words. He needed to carefully think through it.
After pondering for a while, he made a decision.
“Reporting to the Sect Master, this disciple’s first request is, this disciple hopes that the Moonlight Sect can reinstate the inner disciple status of ‘White Cloud Great Master’, this disciple’s Master in the Secular World!”
This was the lifelong dream of White Cloud Great Master, and was the only dream he wanted to achieve before his death.
The reason why White Cloud Great Master nurtured outstanding disciples to enter the Moonlight Sect was, he hoped to make contributions to the sect so that the sect would give him the status of the inner disciple again.
Perhaps, it was nothing to Ling Xiao, but it was a lifelong pursuit for White Cloud Great Master.
Although Ling Xiao and White Cloud Great Master had unpleasant experiences, regardless of anything, without White Cloud Great Master, Ling Xiao also wouldn’t be here today.
The favor of a drop of water shall be returned with a gushing spring, Ling Xiao was not an ungrateful person like Ming Tian.
Not to mention, White Cloud Great Master was guarding the Divine Sword Sect now, and if he could help White Cloud Great Master fulfill this dream, the other party would definitely spare no effort to do that task.
Upon hearing Ling Xiao’s request, everyone was dumbfounded at first. Then, many seniors nodded their heads in succession.
“This boy has already entered the sect, but he doesn’t forget the kindness of his Master in the Secular World. With this kind of nature, he is not the kind of person who will betray the sect. He can be nurtured!”
If Demonic Flame Celestial Worthy was here, he would have definitely objected to it.
However, it was unfortunate that Demonic Flame Celestial Worthy basically couldn’t leave his Volcanic Palace because he was still in the process of treating his injuries.
“This request of repaying the kindness, this Sect Master agrees to it!”
Chang Yueying nodded with a smile. It was obvious that her impression of Ling Xiao had improved a lot.
“Second request, this disciple hopes that the sect will release Venerable Yuan.”
Ling Xiao had carefully considered this request and determined that it was not too excessive. The suppression of Venerable Yuan is completely the action of the Law Enforcement Hall in favor of Demonic Flame Celestial Worthy.
In fact, Venerable Yuan had never done anything detrimental to the Moonlight Sect. On the contrary, he was Yang Danlin’s friend, and he could become a helping hand of the Moonlight Sect at crucial moments.
After thinking carefully, Ling Xiao felt that the Moonlight Sect shouldn’t refuse this request.
“Venerable Yuan has no relationship with you, why do you want to release him?”
Chang Yueying asked in confusion.
“Replying to Sect Master, Venerable Yuan is a friend of this disciple’s benefactor, Hall Master Old Yang. Moreover, this disciple has also received some pointers from him and had some success in the field of formation and alchemy. Therefore, he can also be regarded as this disciple’s Half Master, so this disciple earnestly requests Sect Master to release him.”
Ling Xiao added: “Venerable Yuan and Hall Master Old Yang have been accompanying each other all the time, and they are also very close. He has never done anything detrimental to the Moonlight Sect, and he even helped Hall Master Old Yang develop a lot of good pill recipes. He can be regarded as half a person of the Moonlight Sect. Moreover, the Law Enforcement Hall is suppressing him because of the matter of Demonic Flame Celestial Worthy, which is also related to this disciple. So, this disciple has always felt guilty and remorseful.”
When all was said and done, the matter of Demonic Flame Celestial Worthy had happened because of him.
“No! We must never release Venerable Yuan!”
Elder Jin was anxious again.
If he hadn’t spoken, then Chang Yueying might have hesitated, but since he had spoken, it helped Chang Yueying make the decision.
“Oh? What’s the reason for Law Enforcement Hall Head to say this?”
“He injured Demonic Flame, how can he be released so easily?”
Elder Jin roared.
“It’s a shame that you still hold the head seat of the Law Enforcement Hall. Do you truly think that this Sect Master doesn’t know the matter of that day? This Sect Master didn’t meddle in it just because this Sect Master didn’t want to make the Law Enforcement Hall lose face!”
Chang Yueying’s complexion became gloomy as she continued: “Demonic Flame actually disregarded the Inner Elder of the Vast Wintry Hall, moreover, he harmed an outer disciple, almost killing him. This Sect Master didn’t pursue this matter, but you all still dare to cover him?”
There were some things everyone turned a blind eye to so that the sect would be harmonious.
But if someone insisted on being serious, then Chang Yueying wouldn’t be so ambiguous.
The expression of Elder Jin changed continuously, and he finally closed his mouth angrily, no longer speaking.
“Ling Xiao, your second request, this Sect Master will agree to it. Venerable Yuan will be released today!”
“Thank you for your leniency, Sect Master, this disciple pledges loyalty to the Moonlight Sect and the Sect Master!”
Whether Ling Xiao’s words were sincere or not, only Ling Xiao himself knew. However, he was very grateful to Chang Yueying.
Moreover, after this incident, his resentment towards the Moonlight Sect was no longer so deep.
This sect had many problems, and there were many partial people, but there were also fair and just people like Yang Danlin, Vast Wintry Celestial Worthy, Golden Light Celestial Worthy, Sect Master Chang Yueying, and so on.
“Tell your third request. Your first two requests were for other people, you should consider this last request for yourself.”
Chang Yueying reminded him kindly.
Ling Xiao naturally had planned the same.
Both White Cloud Great Master and Venerable Yuan were his Masters.
But White Cloud Great Master was his Master of the Secular World.
And Venerable Yuan was the Master he couldn’t disclose for the time being.
Ling Xiao was duty bound to use the first two requests for them.
However, the last request should be for himself.
“This disciple’s third request is, this disciple hopes to worship Sect Master as Master!”
Ling Xiao said respectfully.
In the Profound World, there was no strict rule that one person can only have one Master.
The ancient sages had left behind the saying——among the three people, one will always be your master.
Therefore, for tens of thousands of years, people who truly made heaven-defying achievements often had more than one Master.
In the past, there was a senior in the Moonlight Sect, whose cultivation had reached Heavenly Realm. And during his lifetime, he had become a disciple of as much as ninety-nine Masters.
As for the other people, they would also have at least three or four Masters.
Naturally, there was also an unwritten rule here. Within the same sect, one could worship only one person as Master.
White Cloud Great Master was his Master of the Secular World, so strictly speaking, he didn’t belong to the same sect.
As for Venerable Yuan, he was not a member of the Moonlight Sect, so there was no problem.
Therefore, Ling Xiao was qualified to find a senior with prestige and command to worship as his Master.
Like that, even Elder Jin and Demonic Flame Celestial Worthy wouldn’t dare to harm him so easily.
Now that he had completely demonstrated his impressive aptitude, he believed that it was not impossible for him to become the Sect Master Chang Yueying’s disciple.
Upon hearing Ling Xiao’s request, Yang Danlin nodded repeatedly.
Vast Wintry Celestial Worthy and Golden Light Celestial Worthy looked at each other and smiled bitterly. In fact, both of them had hoped to take Ling Xiao as their disciple. Unfortunately, their cultivation was inferior to Sect Master Chang Yueying. This kind truly knew how to choose a Master.
Elder Jin angrily rebuked: “Presumptuous! A mere outer disciple actually dares to make such an excessive request, actually wanting to worship the Sect Master as the Master. Do you know, even those with divine-grade treasured body and even those core disciples are not qualified to become the disciple of the Sect Master? What thing are you?”
While speaking, Elder Jin didn’t conceal his terrifying aura. He was trying to oppress Ling Xiao with his aura and make Ling Xiao give up this plan.
He absolutely must not let Ling Xiao succeed in this matter.
