65: Leaving the Hundred Flowers Sect

Soon, a female disciple of Hundred Flowers Sect.

Carrying an exquisite teacup, slowly walked into the main hall and approached Jiang Chen to serve tea.

The spiritual energy and Dao charm emanating from the enlightenment tea within.

Caused the eight elders of Hundred Flowers Sect on both sides of the main hall to have their stomachs rumble loudly.

Shamed, several of them quickly lowered their heads, afraid of being reprimanded by Bai Xiangling.

Bai Xiangling glanced at them but didn't say much.

Let alone the rumbling stomachs of the elders, even she couldn't help but swallow her saliva when she smelled the scent of the enlightenment tea.

This was enlightenment tea.

She had lived for so many years, yet she had never been willing to brew a single leaf to drink.

Today, it was only thanks to Jiang Chen that she got to smell the enlightenment tea.

And indeed, the scent was truly fragrant.

After smelling it, the Grand Dao rules of the entire world became a tiny bit clearer.

So she didn't blame the elders; it was all an instinctive reaction.

Bai Xiangling took the enlightenment tea from the Hundred Flowers Sect female disciple and respectfully presented it to Jiang Chen.

"Upper Sect Master, please have some tea. This tea is our sect's treasured artifact; drinking it can enhance one's comprehension of the Grand Dao!"

Bai Xiangling had a hint of pride on her face.

Although Jiang Chen was the Upper Sect Master, this enlightenment tea was no ordinary item. It was obtained by her Hundred Flowers Sect's founding ancestor after great effort.

She believed that even Jiang Chen might not have tasted enlightenment tea before.

Serving this tea was enough to show how much she valued Jiang Chen.

"Oh?"

Jiang Chen looked at the enlightenment tea in front of him, feeling a bit amused and speechless.

The tea leaves that he drank like water every day could actually become a sect's treasured artifact; it was truly too comical.

However, this was their kind intention, and he couldn't refuse.

At most, when he left, he would give some enlightenment tea to Bai Xiangling, allowing her to accumulate more treasured artifacts.

"Hmm, not bad, not bad."

Jiang Chen took a sip of enlightenment tea and calmly looked at Bai Xiangling, saying, "Little Bai, the Hundred Flowers Sect's matter has been resolved, so I shall prepare to leave."

"I will leave you a communication token. If anyone comes to cause trouble, you can contact the powerhouses of Qingtian Sect immediately, and they will rush over to resolve it for you."

After Jiang Chen finished speaking.

He took out a Qingtian Sect token and a Storage Ring, flying them towards Bai Xiangling.

The token was, of course, a communication tool.

As long as spiritual power was injected into it, it could communicate with another token.

After returning to Qingtian Sect, he would give the token to Li Big Saber, letting him maintain contact with Bai Xiangling.

And inside the Storage Ring were some enlightenment tea leaves and some saint realm treasures.

Consider them treasures he bestowed upon Hundred Flowers Sect.

After all, as long as Hundred Flowers Sect improved its strength, he would still get treasure chests.

When the system activated the affiliated sect module, Hundred Flowers Sect was also considered a part of Qingtian Sect.

So he wouldn't be stingy with things.

"Many thanks, Upper Sect Master!!"

Bai Xiangling took the token and looked at the Storage Ring floating before her with some confusion, "Upper Sect Master, this is...?"

She didn't take the Storage Ring.

As an affiliated sect, she still had to pay tribute to Jiang Chen's sect; there was no reason for Jiang Chen to bestow anything upon her.

"Hehe, these are just some small trinkets. Keep them for your use."

Jiang Chen didn't explain what was inside but stood up with a smile, saying again, "Bring Li Erniu over. I am leaving."

"Yes, Upper Sect Master!"

Bai Xiangling didn't have time to ask more and quickly ordered someone to bring Li Erniu.

Looking at the sleepy Li Erniu, Jiang Chen waved his hand and disappeared from the main hall with him.

"This humble concubine respectfully bids farewell to the Upper Sect Master!!"

"Lower Sect cultivators respectfully bid farewell to the Upper Sect Master!!"

Bai Xiangling and all the elders and disciples of Hundred Flowers Sect in the main hall knelt on the ground.

After a few minutes passed.

The group dared to stand up.

At this moment, several Hundred Flowers Sect elders gathered around Bai Xiangling.

"Sect Master, what did the Upper Sect Master leave for you? Quickly take it out and let us see."

"Yes, quickly take it out and let us see. We've never heard of an Upper Sect leaving things for a Lower Sect before."

Several Hundred Flowers Sect elders looked curious.

As an Upper Sect, not exploiting affiliated sects was already considered a good Upper Sect.

There had never been an Upper Sect giving things to an affiliated sect for no reason.

They were very curious about what Jiang Chen had put in the Storage Ring.

Bai Xiangling was also full of curiosity.

She scanned the Storage Ring with her divine sense and immediately shrieked.

"Heavens! This... this is too much, isn't it?"

Bai Xiangling's expression was blank, her voice stammered and trembled, and her delicate body collapsed directly onto the ground.

The items in the Storage Ring were simply too terrifying.

Leaving aside the saint realm treasures, there were over a thousand pieces of enlightenment tea leaves alone.

One must know that her Hundred Flowers Sect had treated those three pieces of enlightenment tea as treasured artifacts for over a thousand years.

Yet, Jiang Chen casually left her a thousand pieces of enlightenment tea, hundreds of times more than the treasured artifact that her Hundred Flowers Sect had passed down for a thousand years.

It was laughable that she had even thought Jiang Chen might not have tasted enlightenment tea.

The truth proved that Jiang Chen had not only tasted it but drank it like ordinary tea.

Her single piece of enlightenment tea was simply a joke in front of Jiang Chen.

He had only reluctantly taken a sip to save her face; otherwise, he wouldn't have even looked at it.

"Sect Master, Sect Master, what's wrong?"

"Sect Master, what's inside that scared you so much?"

The surrounding elders.

Seeing Bai Xiangling collapse to the ground, trembling, after looking at the Storage Ring.

They all couldn't help but squat down, asking with surprise.

They had never seen Bai Xiangling lose her composure like this before.

What on earth was in the Storage Ring Jiang Chen left that could scare Bai Xiangling to such an extent?

"No... nothing."

Bai Xiangling calmed herself down and tremblingly stood up.

She didn't plan to tell these elders what was in the ring.

After all, the things inside were too terrifying; if even a hint of it leaked out, Hundred Flowers Sect's crisis would be even greater than today's.

So, the fewer people who knew about this, the better.

"Nothing?"

The elders had expressions that said, 'You're treating me like an idiot.'

Bai Xiangling was scared to the point of collapsing, how could it be nothing?

However, since Bai Xiangling, as the Sect Master, didn't want them to know, they couldn't press the matter.

After a while.

Bai Xiangling recovered her composure and sternly said to the elders, "Three of you divide yourselves and take turns going to the highest peak of Mount Wanhua every day to pray to the heavens to protect Qingtian Upper Sect's eternal prosperity."

"What? Pray to the heavens every day?"

The elders looked bewildered.

They couldn't imagine what Jiang Chen had left Bai Xiangling.

That would make her perform such a devout act.

Although legend had it that if one sincerely prayed to the unseen heavens, their wishes might come true.

But this was just a legend; no one had ever succeeded.

Their prayers would only be for psychological comfort, with no practical use.

"Aren't you going?!" Bai Xiangling shouted at them.

Of course, she knew it had no practical use.

But she had nothing to repay Jiang Chen with, so she could only use such ethereal matters to pray for Qingtian Sect's blessings.

After all, the things Jiang Chen left were simply too precious.

Even if Hundred Flowers Sect paid tribute for ten thousand years, it might not equal the value of the items in the ring.

She now had a speculation.

Jiang Chen taking Hundred Flowers Sect as an affiliated force was not at all because he coveted Hundred Flowers Sect's annual tributes.

Because the items in this Storage Ring couldn't be exchanged even if all the female cultivators of Hundred Flowers Sect were sold.

Being affiliated with a sect that sought neither lust nor wealth was a great fortune for her Hundred Flowers Sect.

Even if it was a futile effort, she would still pray for Qingtian Sect every day to show her sincerity.