Shen Yuan nodded his head. “I don’t have an exact estimate on how many sects are under our control.”
Elder Meng smiled gently, “There is no need for you to bother with this administrative work. Just focus on cultivation and leave it to those in the administration hall.”
Bing Rong took a step forward, “Let’s go and group up with our subordinates first. We don’t want them to get bullied due to our absence.”
Disciples nodded their heads and moved towards the gathered groups before Elder Meng went ahead to talk with the elders of the subordinate sect.
Yuxin smiled at Shen Yuan and asked, “Don’t you want to know who the sects below us are? Maybe they can be of help in the future?”
Shen Yuan shook his head while looking at the gathered disciples of subordinate sects stealing glances at him. After all, he was the only male disciple of an all-female Divine Grade Sect.
The gazes were a mix of envy, jealousy, fear, and admiration. But he ignored all of them and replied to his mom, “There is no point. They aren’t truly a part of us but only follow us for the benefits. We also benefit from their yearly tributes, so it’s more of a transaction between us than anything else. There isn’t much of a point in getting to know such sects. I can raise my hand, and countless sects will come running to form a relationship with me.”
Shen Yuxin had a gratified smile on her face. “Yes, good. It’s good that you can see this so clearly at your age, even if you have experience from your past life. But these are not all the sects we have under us. There are some truly loyal sects as well. I will have either Little Huo or Little Bing tell you about them later.”
Shen Yuan curiously looked at her for a second before sweeping his gaze around the gathered sects. At first glance, he realized that the disciples from the other Divine Grade Sect were noticeably stronger than the disciples of Radiant Lotus Sacred Sect.
He frowned his brows. ‘This is troublesome… this is due to the nature of the cultivation techniques of the sect.’
[Are you thinking of a way to fix this shortcoming? You know it’s not that easy since it’s a sect focused on healing more than fighting.]
‘That might be the case, but they still need to fix this issue. Our sect is one of the oldest Divine Grade Sects still standing, only due to the strong life-preserving abilities of the ancestors. Otherwise, it would have fallen like the rest of the sects.’
[Yes, and even the ancestors will reach the end of their lifespan someday. Going on like this is not the solution.]
‘I will think about it when I have total control over the sect.’ He made a decision when Elder Meng came back.
“Looks like only the sects under Thunder Cloud Sect picked a fight with sects under us.” She came back and told them with a bit of frustration in her voice.
Shen Yuan narrowed his eyes. ‘It’s that Lei guy’s sect? There was something wrong with him back then…but I couldn’t do anything or check it deeply. Maybe I will have a chance this time.’
[Be careful of them. I also can’t use my powers to observe the world, so I can’t help you check them out. But I have a bad feeling about the Thunder Cloud Sect.]
Yue Lan’s serious voice echoed.
‘Don’t worry, I also feel they are up to no good.’ Shen Yuan said inwardly.
“So how long will the Mystique Realm take to open?” one of the beautiful disciples in the lead asked. She was the first-ranked Core Disciple of the sect.
Elder Meng turned towards her, “The Mystique Realm will be opened in a bit, we are just waiting for everyone to gather. We four who stay here will open the portal, and all those with a token in the vicinity will be teleported inside. And beware of the Demonic Sects.”
The disciples nodded their heads in understanding. Everyone was curious about the demonic sects since they had never fought with them before.
“I wonder if we will get the chance to fight with the Demonic Sect members.” The girl who asked Elder Meng the question muttered.
“Senior Sister Qian, you are the first-ranked disciple in our sect. Of course, you are worry-free. But we might not survive an encounter with the Demonic Sect disciples.” Yu Qing, the eighth-ranked disciple, smiled wryly and said.
Qian Ling shook her head. “We should first try to gather as soon as possible once inside the sect. There are not only the demonic sect we need to be wary of but also the Thunder Cloud Sect.”
She glanced at Shen Yuan before continuing, “After the recent skirmish between our sects, they might try to go after us. So beware of them and don’t team up with them if you can.”
Su Lian, the second-ranked disciple, looked at the group of Immortal Sword Pavilion and said, “Teaming up with Immortal Sword Pavilion should be good. They are one of the top sects of the righteous path in the Aurora Zone. And we also have good relations with them.”
Qian Ling nodded her head, “Yes, even Mystique Array Sect is a good choice; even if they are a neutral sect, they are still inclined towards the righteous path.”
…
Shen Yuan listened to their discussion before getting bored and looking at the giant stone gate at the center of the gathering of sects.
All the sects were standing in a circle around a stone gate. The gate was also strange, as it was nearly broken, with an absurd amount of runes etched on each piece of it.
He looked at the runes seriously before feeling a little dizzy and hurriedly looking away.
Shen Yuxin, who was looking at him, smiled and explained, “Feeling dizzy? Well, it’s not a surprise. These are Spatial Runes, and one of the most complex Spatial Runes you can find on the Desolate Continent. No one knows how the World Raiser managed to create these runes since the quality of these runes far surpasses what can be found in the Continent.”
Hearing his mother’s words, he turned his gaze back at the stone door and looked at the runes with deep focus. But just like before, in under a minute, he had to avert his gaze.
“These runes are really profound, It’s not easy to even gaze at them, much less learn them.” He shook his head in disappointment.
He thought if he had learned runes and formation, he might have learned something from looking at the runes.
Shen Yuxin smiled in amusement, looking at his face. “No need to get disappointed in yourself. Even an Emperor Grade Array master couldn’t decipher these runes. You still have a long way to go if you want to compare against an Emperor Grade Rune master.”
Shen Yuan’s eyes flashed with surprise. “These runes are that profound? Damn, I need to learn the knowledge of runes and formation. Since I have Space Affinity, maybe I will be able to learn something from these runes.”