(Chapter 439 onward: Immortal Emperor breaks through apocalypse in a frozen world)
Li Mu cultivated for tens of thousands of years, finally becoming the number one Immortal Emperor in the Imm...
Although Wang Jian felt somewhat unhappy, for the sake of the overall situation, he still repeated what he had said to Zhou Qing before.
The Second Elder heard that there was no useful information at all, just like what Zhou Qing had told him before, and then he looked at Li Mu.
"I was with him, and the situation I understood was similar to his." Li Mu said calmly.
The second elder also knew that Li Mu and Wang Jian entered the cave together, so he didn't have the patience to continue asking questions and asked Song Changchuan: "What about you?"
Song Changchuan said in a panic: "I... Daoist friend Wang Jian and I know almost the same thing!"
"You've been in there for ten years, and have lived in the City Lord's Mansion for ten years as well. Now you're telling me that you know the same thing as the two of them?" The second elder said angrily.
"I really don't know. I have been a guest at City Lord Lin's house all these years and have never been out. Besides, City Lord Lin's family is also a top family in the small fairy world, so they are not likely to lie!" Song Changchuan said with tears in his eyes. What he knew in the past ten years was really not much more than Wang Jian.
"The top family, which Lin family?" the second elder asked puzzledly.
"My ancestor is Lin Ping'an!" The people of the Lin family had no choice but to bite the bullet and say.
"Good job Lin Ping'an, it turns out you are the one behind this! Third Elder, Junior Brother Xuan Ze, matters here are left to you to handle!" The Second Elder said this and disappeared in a flash.
Everyone in the Lin family felt a little bitter. It was over. Now even their cheap ancestor was betrayed. Not to mention returning to the Lesser Immortal World to recognize their ancestry, it was still unknown whether the Lin family could forgive them.
"Alas! The Second Elder is so impatient. How can Lin Ping'an be so easy to mess with?" The Third Elder shook his head.
"How stupid! Anyone can enter this treasure land, and everyone can get the opportunity. But now you are going to cause trouble for others and lose your identity. How will the cultivators in the world view our Ancient Sword Sect? I will report this matter to Master!" Xuan Ze said angrily.
The third elder remained silent and just smiled awkwardly.
“Three of you, although you didn’t get the opportunity in the treasure land of the cave, you came out of it after all. No matter what the other three sects decide, my Ancient Sword Sect will do what it says. If you want to become a disciple of the Ancient Sword Sect, we welcome you at any time! But it is impossible for you to become a core disciple. The most I can guarantee is that you become an inner disciple!” Xuan Ze looked at Li Mu and the other two and said seriously.
Then he turned to the Third Elder and said, "Third Elder, what do you think?"
"Haha, you arrange it!" The third elder still said with a smile.
He knew Xuan Ze very well, and he had expected Xuan Ze to make such a decision. But he didn't say anything. He was the master's direct disciple. To put it bluntly, if the master passed away one day, Xuan Ze would be the new master.
"It is my honor to join the Ancient Sword Sect. I would like to thank you, seniors!" Song Changchuan said tremblingly. Although he was not a core disciple, the inner disciples of one of the four major sects were also rare in the lesser fairy world. For him, it was a step to heaven.
Xuan Ze looked at Li Mu and the other man again. Li Mu nodded slightly, and Wang Jian was no exception.
"Well! Then you wait here for a while. I will take you back to the sect when I am done!" Xuan Ze was not surprised by the choice of the three people. Who would not enter the cave heaven for opportunities and to become a disciple of the four major sects? Although becoming a disciple of the four major sects is just icing on the cake, it is much better than having nothing now! After all, becoming a disciple of one of the four major sects is considered to be the pinnacle of life for ordinary cultivators.
"Master Xuan Ze, how do we deal with these people?" Zhou Qing pointed at Lin Hao and others and asked Xuan Ze. Lin Hao and his ancestors, as well as the women and children of the Lin family who had just come to look for them, were quite a lot of people.
Xuan Ze thought for a moment and said, "Since they are from the Lin family, let the Lin family come and take them away!"
Zhou Qing nodded in agreement. The Lin family was a big family. Although it could not be compared with the Ancient Sword Sect, it was not something that an ordinary disciple of the Ancient Sword Sect like him could afford to provoke. Moreover, there were many people from the Lin family in the Ancient Sword Sect. They were seen everywhere. There were also several high-ranking staff of the Ancient Sword Sect who were also from the Lin family. If he did not handle these people from the Lin family to the satisfaction of the Lin family, he would not be able to bear it if they made things difficult for him.
After Li Mu and the other three dealt with the Lin family, the other three major sects also arrived. Although this cave paradise is in Beizhou, the sphere of influence of the Ancient Sword Sect, and is now under the jurisdiction of the Ancient Sword Sect, it is still nominally managed by the four major sects, but the other three have basically given up management in the past few hundred years. But now that such a big thing has happened, the other sects will naturally not sit idly by.
After questioning Li Mu and the Lin family again, everyone lost much interest. Naturally, no one had any objection to Xuan Ze accepting Li Mu and the other two into the Ancient Sword Sect. After all, they were just a few ordinary cultivators. If Xuan Ze wanted to be a good person, let him be one.
Looking at the huge group of ordinary people in the field, few of whom had the qualifications to practice, everyone was in a dilemma. Not only did they make a wasted trip, but they also got into trouble. Now that they were here, these people would naturally not ignore it.
"Haha, I've looked around. There are a total of people here. How about we divide it equally among the four families and make arrangements for ourselves?" said one of them.
"No, no, this is not right. It's inevitable that some people will be separated. It's too inhumane. This is not like dividing up goods!"
"I also asked my disciples of the Ancient Sword Sect to do some statistics. There are 14 villages in total. After subtracting the people of the Lin family in Yunxian City, they can only be counted as two villages, which is exactly the number of 16 villages. Our four families can each take away people from four villages!" Xuan Ze said.
"How about this, they are used to living in the cave world, and it will take some time for them to integrate into this world. Let's find a piece of land for them and settle them together! We can just share the expenses among ourselves!"
Everyone nodded in agreement.
"I say, you are so old, and as the high-ranking officials of several major sects in the fairy world, how much can it cost to settle a few tens of thousands of mortals? You even have to share the money! I feel ashamed for you. Well, the settlement of these people will be entirely left to me in Piaomiao Pavilion!" A woman dressed as a noble lady said with some contempt.
"That won't do. Rules are rules. The benefits should be shared equally, and the responsibilities must naturally be shared as well!" Everyone shook their heads.
The woman smiled bitterly and said nothing more.
"These people are all mortals. It's not convenient to take them to other places, so let's settle them here! Fellow Daoist Xuanze, I have to trouble you from the Ancient Sword Sect again! Just let us know about all the expenses when the time comes!" said a middle-aged man.
Others also echoed.
"Haha, okay!" Xuan Ze nodded.
Then everyone discussed the details in detail and returned to their sects.
During this period, Xuan Ze sent a message to the sect to transfer a few more disciples in charge of logistics. After they arrived, the matter was handed over to them.
He himself was ready to take Li Mu and the other two back to the sect.