The layout here looks much more deserted than that of the Yuncang Sword Sect.
The Yuncang Sword Sect holds a meeting of several elders at least once a month to discuss matters, and also frequently holds small meetings and receives visitors at other times.
But the Chaoming Hall looks as if it was just completed yesterday.
Although it was spotless and clean, it just didn't feel very human.
"It's been a long time since anyone has made a special trip to visit Chaoming Palace. Please forgive any shortcomings in our hospitality." Jiang Shiyun waved her hand and made a hand seal. In an instant, the empty teapot on the table was filled with tea, and she poured two cups for her.
Sheng Xi pointed to herself, "And me?"
Jiang Shiyun didn't even glance at him. "You're a demonic cultivator. You're not worthy of drinking spiritual tea."
Sheng Xi: ......
Sheng Xi shut her mouth.
Ji Mofan only brought Sheng Xi with him this time; Ge Gen and the others are still waiting in the flying artifact.
Unsure of Chaoming Palace's attitude, he couldn't let too many people take the risk.
“Ji Mo Fan, the tradition of Chaoming Palace is to be direct, so I asked directly.” Jiang Shiyun took a sip of tea, put down the teacup, and looked up at Ji Mo Fan again, his previous nonchalance completely gone.
"You came to Chaoming Palace this time because you want to switch your allegiance to us, right?" she asked.
“That’s certainly the idea,” Ji Mofan nodded. “However, it depends on what Senior Sister thinks.”
“I know you chose us from among the five major sects because you saw that the position of chief of the Ming Palace is currently vacant,” Jiang Shiyun said. “I won’t give you empty words. Given your current situation, if you want to be the chief of the Ming Palace, many people will definitely be dissatisfied.”
"It's not about your abilities, it's about the rumors and gossip you're currently facing," she said.
Ji Mo Fan's talent can be said to be on par with Sheng Xi's.
Sheng Xi has a fire elemental root, while Ji Mo Fan has an ice elemental root. The latter's cultivation difficulty is actually greater than the former's, but there is no insurmountable gap in their strength at the same age.
In particular, Ji Mofan is much more reliable than Sheng Xi. Even the maverick disciples of Chaoming Palace have no objection to Ji Mofan's achievement of leading Yun Cang Sword Sect to become one of the top five sects.
He is suitable for the position of chief, even if his cultivation talent is not as good as that of his predecessor, Sheng Xi.
After all, it's unfair to demand that a well-rounded player can defeat a single-subject master in a particular field.
But the problem is that Jimo Fan has a really bad reputation.
When he was at the height of the rumors, the Yuncang Sword Sect made a big show of severing ties with him. If any other sect were to accept him in the future, it would be practically synonymous with a traitor to the demonic path.
Jiang Shiyun's words were still a bit tactful; even someone as senior as Chaomingdian couldn't bear such a severe infamy.
“I understand. But my coming here today is not a spur-of-the-moment decision.” Ji Mofan nodded. “I think the attitude of the Chaoming Palace towards demonic cultivators may not be as tense as the general atmosphere in the cultivation world.”
Jiang Shiyun fell silent.
This is true.
Sheng Xi fell into the demonic path due to a momentary lapse of judgment. The disciples who witnessed this were not only his close brothers who were all cultivating under the same master.
But after the incident, everyone agreed not to leak the news at all.
Everyone knows what demonic cultivators mean in the cultivation world.
Everyone knows what kind of person Sheng Xi is.
Sheng Xi did not cause any trouble for anyone; on the contrary, before the incident, he was working hard to learn how to become a chief.
The idea of secretly sending him to the Demon Realm to avoid trouble was decided almost without discussion, in just a few glances.
“We’re talking about those rumors right now.” Jiang Shiyun remained silent for a while, neither confirming nor denying.
Ji Mo Fandu brought Sheng Xi back, and they both knew the answer to this question without saying a word.
“About those—” Ji Mofan drew out the last syllable, a faint smile flashing in his curved eyebrows, “I have a way to cleanse myself of the filth.”
"Because I really did bring the Demon Lord back to the cultivation world."
Jiang Shiyun's eyes widened in surprise.
There were indeed rumors, some true and some false, circulating in the cultivation world that the reason the demon realm was suddenly thrown into chaos was because Ji Mofan had kidnapped their demon lord.
Therefore, some people speculate that Ji Mo Fan might bring the Demon Lord back to the cultivation world, which would be a great achievement.
However, as the Yuncang Sword Sect severed ties with it, these speculations gradually disappeared.
After all, if Ji Mofan really kidnapped the Demon Lord, how could the Yun Cang Sword Sect so easily give him up?
Moreover, there has been no news about the Demon Lord in the cultivation world for so long.
It's probably fake.
Jiang Shiyun never expected that Ji Mofan, who seemed to be in dire straits, would actually have such a big hidden trick up his sleeve.
Disbelief welled up in her chest, and she couldn't help but glance at Sheng Xi beside her, wanting to ask him for confirmation.
Sheng Xi nodded slightly to him.
Jiang Shiyun still felt that it was a bit unreal that such a huge windfall had fallen into her lap.
The fact that Ji Mofan was able to stay in the cultivation world with the Demon Lord for so long without any problems clearly shows that he had already taken control of the Demon Lord, contrary to rumors that the Demon Lord had turned the tables on Ji Mofan.
Furthermore, Sheng Xi's endorsement...
Jiang Shiyun grabbed Ji Mofan's wrist, her eyes filled with sincerity as if she were offering sacrifices to her ancestors.
“Ji Mo Fan, on behalf of Chaoming Palace, I welcome you to join us,” she said.
*
Group activities rarely take place in the Chaoming Hall.
Generally speaking, regardless of the size of the sect, they will hold a recruitment conference at a fixed time every year in order to expand the number of disciples under their tutelage.
But the Chaoming Hall was completely empty.
All members either came to pay their respects on their own initiative or, like Sheng Xi, were taken in.
Logically speaking, a sect with such a small number of members should have difficulty making a name for itself in the cultivation world. However, Chaoming Palace is an exception. Although they have the fewest members among the five major sects, their strength is enough to surpass three other sects and squeeze into second place.
The individual strength of his disciples is astonishing.
Yet, this group of disciples with extremely poor cohesion suddenly all ran back to the sect one day.
There was nothing else to it but that they had heard their sect had recently acquired a new soul lamp belonging to the ice spirit root.
Meeting their sect's entry requirements and possessing an ice spiritual root, no one suspected who this person was.
Everyone wanted to come back and see what kind of person this person really was.
No one really had any bad thoughts about him. The disciples of Chaoming Palace were generally not concerned about other people's affairs and only focused on their own.
This time, it was purely because everyone couldn't suppress their curiosity.
Ji Mofan followed Jiang Shiyun into the mountain stream where the soul lamps were placed in the Chaoming Palace.
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