"The four Venerables are now the Hidden Demon Venerable Chi Fuzi, the Yin-Yang Venerable Fang Zhonghe, the Carefree Venerable Hua Feihua, and the Heaven and Earth Venerable Shen Taogong, who respectively correspond to the sect leaders of the Hidden Demon Path, the Yin-Yang Path, the Carefree Path, and the Heaven and Earth Sect. Relatively speaking, these sects are stronger within the Holy Gate," Fatty Hu explained.
Zu An asked in confusion, "Wasn't the Heaven and Earth Sect severely weakened? And weren't the Hidden Demon Sect and the Carefree Sect supposed to be detached from worldly affairs? How come they are still so powerful?"
Logically, the information Yan Xuehen provided shouldn't be wrong.
Fatty Hu was taken aback and couldn't help but glance at him again: "You seem to know quite a bit about our Holy Church."
"I wanted to join the Holy Church, so naturally I asked around a lot, but it was all pieced together from various sources, and I guess I gathered a lot of incorrect information," Zu'an said hurriedly.
Fatty Hu then said with relief, "Actually, it's not entirely wrong. After the great chaos a hundred years ago, the Heaven and Earth Sect was indeed severely weakened, and its current strength is far from its peak. But after all, it is one of the three sects, and its original strength was extraordinary in the Holy Sect. Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse."
"As for the Hidden Path and the Carefree Path, they have never been particularly strong, but they did not participate in that chaos before, so their foundation is still intact. The reason why the Holy Sect can evade the imperial court's search is entirely due to the concealment array established by Chi Fuzi of the Hidden Path."
"Besides, now that you're one of us, let me tell you a secret," Fatty Hu whispered to him, "this town is a small world created by the Daoist Hua Feihua. This extra layer of isolation prevents outsiders from finding our Holy Sect headquarters."
"Impressive!" Zuan nodded inwardly. In fact, he had discovered the anomaly of this world not long ago, which was why he dared not act rashly.
Hua Fei Hua's methods are somewhat similar to Yu Yanluo's painting world back then. The entire town should be a painting, and her cultivation level is much higher than Yu Yanluo's back then.
This town is clearly used as a firewall. If something goes wrong, there will be enough time to deal with it. At worst, we can just destroy this little world and draw a new town instead.
Fatty Hu glanced at Zu An, expecting a surprised exclamation from the newcomer, but the praise seemed rather perfunctory.
He had no choice but to continue, "Although the Hidden Sect and the Free and Unfettered Path are not particularly powerful, with these two great masters, they can naturally occupy a place among the Venerables."
Zu An then asked, "What about the Heavenly Demon Sect? Why doesn't it have a Venerable Master position?"
“The Heavenly Demon Sect already has a Master Yun, so naturally they won’t compete for the position of Venerable Master anymore. Besides, although Master Yun has several senior and junior brothers and sisters, and their cultivation is not low, their strength is still inferior to that of the Venerable Masters,” Fatty Hu replied.
Hearing him still address Yun Jianyue as "Master," Zu An secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "I heard that Master Yun has a disciple named Qiu Honglei, who is the Holy Maiden of your sect?"
Fatty Hu patted him on the shoulder: "I knew you were so eager to join the Holy Church, it turns out you were after the Holy Maiden."
Zuan also feigned some embarrassment: "I was so captivated by the Holy Maiden when we met by chance in the past, and I can never forget her."
“Who isn’t?” Fatty Hu chuckled. “How many men in this Holy Church don’t like the Holy Maiden?”
“I advise you to give up on that idea. There are too many powerful opponents in the sect that you can’t beat. You’re more likely to bring disaster upon yourself.” As he spoke, he quietly pointed to another booth: “Look, Li Feiqing of the Xiaoyao Sect. When he first saw the Holy Maiden, he vowed that he would marry no one but the Holy Maiden.”
Zuan's expression was somewhat strange. The person he was referring to was the guy who had just rejected him at the Xiaoyao Dao booth.
"Don't let Li Feiqing's lazy appearance fool you. He is the personal disciple of Venerable Xiaoyao and is one of the best among the younger generation of the Holy Sect."
"After he met the saintess, he longed for her day and night. He even painted her image on his clothes, saying that this way they could be together day and night."
"Pervert!" Zuan was a little annoyed. Although it was just a painting, it felt strange that this kid was wearing it.
"That's right, I also think he's a bit of a pervert. He was practically obsessed with her during that time, pursuing the Holy Maiden relentlessly. It's just a pity that the Holy Maiden seemed to have no interest in him. Although she greeted him with smiles, she actually kept him at arm's length. This playboy didn't even realize it himself." Fatty Hu said with a hint of schadenfreude.
Zu An chuckled to himself as he recalled the time when he first met Hong Lei. Her Heavenly Demon Charm Technique was highly accomplished, and her fish-raising skills were also quite impressive. That kid surnamed Li probably became her sycophant without even realizing it.
"But later he met Fairy Chu from Baiyujing, and after returning, he changed a bit. He sat on the mountain peak all day, muttering inexplicable things like 'I want fish, I want bear's paw, which one should I choose?'" Fatty Hu chuckled.
"He's dreaming about peaches!"
"peach?"
"Dream on!"
"Haha, that's true," Fatty Hu patted him on the shoulder. "Brother Lu, we really hit it off. I've also disliked that guy surnamed Li for a long time. He thinks he's handsome and looks down on people all day long. Does he really think that Saintess Qiu and Fairy Chu would be interested in him?"
"For a time, his clothes were decorated with images of the Holy Maiden and Fairy Chu on the front and back, which was quite a spectacle in the Holy Sect. Many people went to the Free and Unfettered Sect to watch the fun. In the end, Venerable Free and Unfettered couldn't stand it anymore and forced him to change his clothes, and that was the end of it."
"However, this guy seems to be quite down, looking listless all day long."
"A fool is just making trouble for himself," Zu'an commented coldly.
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