114: My ancestor, where did I go wrong?

"Mm, very good."

Seeing that his clansmen were all sensible, Dugu Xiong nodded in satisfaction, then said again, "This is the first matter. Now for the second matter: the Upper Sect has shown its benevolence and granted our Xuan Yue Dynasty fifty slots. Fifty people can be chosen to go to the Upper Sect to cultivate."

"Hiss, go to Qingtian Sect to cultivate?"

As soon as Dugu Xiong finished speaking, the more than ten thousand Dugu clansmen below erupted in an uproar.

The Xuan Yue Dynasty had just become an affiliated force of the Qingtian Sect, and they could already bring fifty people to cultivate at the Qingtian Sect. This was simply too unbelievable.

One must know that the Qingtian Sect possessed a Great Emperor; the cultivation environment there would definitely be much better than that of the Xuan Yue Dynasty, and not just by a little.

For the Qingtian Sect to give such a benefit to a newly subjugated force was simply hard to believe.

"Silence, everyone!"

"Now this Old Ancestor will select people. Those whose names are called, come to my side."

Dugu Xiong waved his hand, signaling the clansmen to be quiet.

Then, among the young descendants of the more than ten thousand people, he carefully examined them to select suitable candidates.

Although the cultivation environment of the Qingtian Sect was heaven-defying, they only had two hours a day. Only by sending the fifty most talented people would the slots not be wasted.

After observing for a while, Dugu Xiong began to call out names.

"Dugu Cao!"

"Dugu Zhuo!"

"Dugu Xiaolan!"

"Dugu Nianyu!"

"Dugu..."

One by one, the young descendants of the Dugu Clan, upon hearing their names, walked excitedly to Dugu Xiong's side.

This was an opportunity to cultivate in an Imperial Sect. In the future, their cultivation would definitely be higher than those clansmen who remained in the Xuan Yue Dynasty. Just thinking about it made them a little excited.

Dugu Nianyu stood beside Dugu Xiong, somewhat distracted.

She was wondering how she should apologize if she encountered The Four Night Owls at the Qingtian Sect, so that they would forgive her.

After all, they would be cultivating in the same sect in the future, so they were bound to meet frequently. As someone from an affiliated sect, she couldn't have any estrangement with the disciples of the Upper Sect, lest it cause any trouble.

"Alright, the fifty people have been confirmed. Everyone else, disperse."

Looking at the forty-nine young descendants beside him, Dugu Xiong waved his hand at the other clansmen, signaling that they could leave.

"Yes, Old Ancestor!"

The more than ten thousand Dugu clansmen responded with a bow, then orderly left the Imperial Palace Square.

Meanwhile, the young descendants of the Dugu Clan in the crowd looked on with envy at the forty-nine figures beside Dugu Xiong.

After this parting, the gap between them and these people would only grow wider.

"Old Ancestor, when are we departing?" Dugu Yi approached Dugu Xiong with a beaming smile.

Now there were only forty-nine people beside Dugu Xiong, leaving one slot. It had to be him, without a doubt.

After all, Dugu Xiong had said he was the hope of the imperial family. If not him, who else could this slot be for?

"Depart? Where do you want to depart to?"

Dugu Xiong raised an eyebrow, glaring coldly at Dugu Yi.

"This... Old Ancestor, of course we're departing for the Qingtian Sect. Aren't the numbers complete?"

Dugu Yi pointed at himself, replying with an awkward smile.

"Hmph, you beast, you still want to go to the Qingtian Sect?"

Seeing Dugu Yi assume the slot was his, Dugu Xiong's anger flared up again.

He slapped Dugu Yi across the face and roared, "You beast, your heart is crooked! Don't even think about cultivating in the Qingtian Sect in this lifetime! This slot is for this Old Ancestor myself. This Old Ancestor is destined to become a Great Emperor!"

With that, Dugu Xiong flicked his sleeve and led the forty-nine descendants towards the depths of the Imperial Palace, preparing to set up the teleportation array to the Qingtian Sect.

"Imperial Father, take care. Nianyu is going to cultivate at the Qingtian Sect."

Dugu Nianyu passed by Dugu Yi and helped him up.

Looking at Dugu Yi's cheeks, swollen like steamed buns, her eyes were filled with distress.

When they had first gathered in the square, she had noticed Dugu Yi's swollen face. She had thought something else had happened, but she didn't expect it was from being beaten by the Old Ancestor.

"Go, go, don't worry about Imperial Father."

Dugu Yi waved his hand, telling Dugu Nianyu to leave quickly. After all, appearing like this in front of his daughter was quite embarrassing.

"Imperial Father, take care!"

Dugu Nianyu bowed to Dugu Yi, then quickly caught up with the front of the group.

"Old Ancestor, where exactly did I go wrong?"

Watching the retreating figures of Dugu Xiong and the others, Dugu Yi muttered mournfully with a wronged expression.

Even now, he couldn't understand why Dugu Xiong treated him this way, calling him a beast over and over, as if he had done something heinous.

If he had done something, he would have accepted it, but the key was that he hadn't done anything at all.

Deep within the Imperial Palace.

After Dugu Xiong set up the teleportation array and explained the Qingtian Sect's rules to Dugu Nianyu and the others,

he led the group into the array.

"Buzz, buzz!"

The teleportation array hummed, then lit up with a strong white light, and the group vanished within the array.

At the Qingtian Sect's teleportation array.

As soon as Dugu Nianyu and the others appeared, they were choked by the spiritual energy, letting out gasps of surprise.

Fortunately, Dugu Xiong used his cultivation to shield them from the spiritual energy, allowing them to slowly adapt, preventing anyone from being choked unconscious by it.

"Hiss, the spiritual energy of the Upper Sect is really as the Old Ancestor said, terrifyingly dense."

"Indeed, if it weren't for the Old Ancestor, we would all have exploded and died within a short time."

The group stared at the wildly surging spiritual energy around them, their mouths agape in shock.

Although Dugu Xiong had already told them that the Qingtian Sect's spiritual energy was very dense, it was only when they were immersed in it that they truly understood how terrifyingly dense it was.

Moreover, Dugu Xiong also said that the Qingtian Sect had a cultivation artifact that could accelerate time a thousandfold.

They couldn't imagine how fast their cultivation would be as disciples of the Qingtian Sect.

After a while, everyone slowly adapted to the Qingtian Sect's spiritual energy.

Dugu Xiong withdrew his power and spoke faintly to the group.

"Alright, you've all adapted to the Upper Sect's spiritual energy. Now, follow me to find the Upper Sect's elders; we need to get to work."

Dugu Xiong led Dugu Nianyu and the group out of the teleportation array area, intending to find Li Big Saber to understand the specific tasks.

When he left, Li Big Saber had only told him that he could only cultivate for two hours a day in the Time Pagoda, and for the rest of the time, he needed to do odd jobs in the Qingtian Sect.

However, he didn't know where exactly to do odd jobs or where the Time Pagoda was, so he needed to ask Li Big Saber for clarification.

The group had not walked far from the teleportation area.

When they encountered Li Big Saber, who was walking towards them with a First Level Quasi-Emperor Qingtian Guard.

"Xiao Xiong greets the Upper Sect's Great Elder."

Seeing Li Big Saber appear, Dugu Xiong quickly bowed in salute.

"Lower Dynasty cultivators greet the Upper Sect's Great Elder!"

Dugu Nianyu and the others also quickly bowed in salute, their faces tense.

"Mm, you may rise."

Li Big Saber nodded and introduced the Qingtian Guard beside him, "This is Xia Jiba, Elder Xia. From now on, he will be the manager for you affiliated forces. You can report to him first about where to do odd jobs or any other matters."

Now the Qingtian Sect had two affiliated forces, and there might be more in the future, so someone needed to be specifically assigned to manage these people.

As the Great Elder of the Qingtian Sect, he didn't have time to manage the specific affairs of the affiliated forces.