85: The level of the fourth-grade sect and the configuration of the sixth-grade sect

Everywhere one looked, the entire Joyful Union Sect, from top to bottom, was a vast crowd.

They were all covered by an immense pressure, suppressed and forced to kneel at various points around the Joyful Union Sect's mountain gate.

Looking up, a young man stood with his hands behind his back, treading the Void Realm.

He was like a Heavenly God from the Nine Heavens, dressed in a green robe, with an exceptionally handsome face, and behind him, two stunning women stood respectfully.

He was none other than Chen Qingfeng, who had rushed to the Joyful Union Sect!

“May I ask Fellow Daoist your esteemed name?”

“May I ask where Fellow Daoist hails from, and whether there is any enmity between you and our Joyful Union Sect? If our Joyful Union Sect has offended Fellow Daoist in any way, our two sisters, representing the entire Joyful Union Sect, can offer an apology to you!”

Standing directly in front of the main hall, feeling the overwhelming pressure, Ye Qingcheng and Ye Qingxin both involuntarily retreated several steps.

Then, they secretly circulated their True Qi, protecting themselves while asking Chen Qingfeng.

Refining Void Cultivators, though powerful, the Joyful Union Sect had a deep foundation, so they were not overly afraid.

However, before clarifying the other party's identity and background, they preferred to lower their stance and dared not offend him rashly.

“This Venerable One is Chen Qingfeng—”

“I have come to your Joyful Union Sect for only one thing, and that is Ye Murong!!!”

“From now on, you two sisters can call for help. For every hour that passes, if this Venerable One does not see Ye Murong, this Venerable One will kill one hundred people from your Joyful Union Sect!”

“I will kill until… only you two sisters remain!!!”

“The countdown begins—”

With that, Chen Qingfeng stood in the Void Realm, hovering above the Joyful Union Sect's mountain gate.

As he flipped his palm, the Myriad Souls Banner suddenly flew out from his palm, suspended in mid-air.

“This is… the Human Emperor Banner?”

“No—”

“That’s not right…”

“This is the Myriad Souls Banner…”

“Is he also a Demonic Path Cultivator?”

Looking at the Myriad Souls Banner that appeared in the air, Ye Qingcheng and Ye Qingxin's pupils both constricted slightly.

A Demonic Cultivator?

But why was there no trace of Demonic Cultivator Qi on him?

His Qi fluctuations, on the contrary, were incredibly righteous, even purer than those of ordinary Righteous Path Cultivators.

Strange!

Too strange!

“Since Fellow Daoist knows my mother, then presumably, you should also know that my mother has already entered the Sword Immortal Sect, one of the Nine Great Immortal Sects, right?”

“Does Fellow Daoist… not fear them?”

Ye Qingxin couldn't help but ask.

The Nine Great Immortal Sects!

Their reputation was formidable!

They were true Immortal Sects!

Such a background, let alone the entire Azure Mountain Region, even the Cang Province would be wary.

But looking at Chen Qingfeng's reaction, since he knew her mother's name, did he not know that her mother was already a Disciple of the Sword Immortal Sect, one of the Nine Great Immortal Sects?

“Asking questions also counts as time!”

However, Chen Qingfeng did not directly answer Ye Qingxin's question.

Instead, he smiled leisurely and said lightly.

“Fellow Daoist is truly arrogant—”

“Are you truly underestimating our Joyful Union Sect?”

A majestic aura, a gust of wind, rose from behind the Joyful Union Sect's main hall, suddenly sweeping across the entire Joyful Union Sect's mountain gate.

In an instant, Chen Qingfeng's immense pressure covering the Joyful Union Sect shattered, causing all the kneeling Joyful Union Sect Disciples to stand up in surprise, as if relieved of a heavy burden.

“Old Ancestors—”

“It's the Old Ancestors—”

Cheers resounded without end, filling every corner of the Joyful Union Sect.

Under the gaze of all the Joyful Union Sect Disciples, four figures shot up from above and behind the Joyful Union Sect's main hall.

One black.

One red.

One blue.

One white!

Two men and two women, all appearing middle-aged, stood side by side in the air above the Joyful Union Sect's main hall.

“Greetings to the four Old Ancestors—”

In an instant, upon seeing these four people appear, the entire Joyful Union Sect, including Ye Qingcheng and Ye Qingxin, all bowed in unison, saluting these four middle-aged men and women from a distance.

Their voices shook the heavens and earth, as if declaring to Chen Qingfeng and his two companions that their Joyful Union Sect not only had Ye Qingcheng and Ye Qingxin, two Sect Masters at the Peak of the Void Tempering Realm.

But also four Sect-guarding powerhouses who rarely showed their faces!

“Qiu Daozi—”

“Qiu Qingzi—”

“And…”

“Their two Dao Companions, Ji Hongwu and Ji Baimei???”

“No…”

“Didn't rumors say that they had already left the Joyful Union Sect hundreds of years ago to seek higher cultivation Realms in the Cang Province?”

“Why are they still in the Joyful Union Sect?”

A commotion erupted.

Upon seeing these four, especially seeing them standing in the air above the Joyful Union Sect's main hall, seemingly merged with the surrounding air, Mo Chiyao and Mo Ru'e both let out exclamations of disbelief.

Qiu Daozi!

Qiu Qingzi!

Ji Hongwu!

Ji Baimei!

The names of these four… were too ancient!

So ancient that Cultivators across the entire Azure Mountain Region had almost forgotten about them.

But their attire was too distinctive.

If not for seeing that their robes were all embroidered with a “Dao,” a “Qing,” a “Hong,” and a “Bai,” even Mo Chiyao and Mo Ru'e would have almost failed to recognize them.

“This Joyful Union Sect…”

“It's hidden too deeply!”

“With these four guarding the Sect, they are not merely a Fourth-Grade Sect…”

Mo Ru'e couldn't help but murmur, her charming face filled with shock.

These were no longer contemporaries of Qiu Ziyi and Ye Murong.

These were Cultivators from Ye Murong's great-great-great-grandparent's generation!

With such Cultivators guarding the Sect, let alone the Void Tempering Realm, even the Void Refining Realm, who would dare to offend them?

“Wonderful!”

“Truly wonderful!”

“When it comes to hiding, your Joyful Union Sect truly makes one look at you in a new light. Not only is your Sect's location hidden tightly, but even your Sect's grade is hidden by one or two ranks!”

“How afraid are you of having your home base stolen?”

Chen Qingfeng couldn't help but clap his hands and laugh.

He had to admit, this Joyful Union Sect was truly cunning!

However, despite his words, Chen Qingfeng didn't show too much surprise.

Because after he used soul-searching techniques to extract Qiu Xubai's soul memories, he had already learned that there were these four old geezers within the Joyful Union Sect.

Two at the Late Stage of the Void Refining Realm!

Two at the Early Stage of the Void Realm!

This configuration had already reached the Sixth-Grade Sect rank!

Yet, the Joyful Union Sect had always presented itself as a Fourth-Grade Sect to the outside world…

Unbelievable!

They definitely had a place in the 'Cunning Dao' faction!

“Since you know of our four existences, why do you not kneel before us???”

Boom—

In an instant, among the four, Ji Baimei spoke indifferently.

An immense pressure, unique to the Late Stage of the Void Refining Realm, instantly surged like a towering wave, crashing through the Void Realm and pressing down on Chen Qingfeng and his two companions…