Rong Zhuo, the sect leader of the Taixu Sect.
Rumor has it that Rong Zhuo's cultivation level is extremely high, having already reached the late stage of the Mahayana realm.
Over the years, Rong Zhuo has rarely stayed within the Taixu Sect, but instead travels around, helping the people.
Some say he has hit a bottleneck and can't reach the Great Vehicle Realm of Perfection no matter what he does, which is why he travels around hoping to break through to the next level.
Some say that he had already broken through to the Mahayana realm and should have been among the immortals, but he continued to guard the Taixu Sect for the sake of all living beings, in order to prevent the ancient war from happening again.
Sheng Ning's understanding of Rong Zhuo comes entirely from the original work.
In the original novel, Rong Zhuo's role is actually not that big.
The author, having already formed a biased view, gives a mysterious veil to a powerful being who has lived for thousands or tens of thousands of years.
To highlight the special nature of the female lead, Shi Yueyao, Rong Zhuo also appeared when Shi Yueyao used Qin Chuan and the others as stepping stones in order to break through her cultivation level.
Rong Zhuo helped her successfully overcome her tribulation, and during the process, he also transferred a lot of spiritual power to her.
Even when his disciples and grand-disciples died because of Shi Yueyao, Rong Zhuo never uttered a single word of blame.
On the contrary, they were proud of Shi Yueyao's skills.
When Sheng Ning first came across this passage, she read it with the expression of an elderly person looking at their phone on the subway.
As the sect leader of the Taixu Sect, it's perfectly normal for Rong Zhuo to protect his disciple, Shi Yueyao.
However, Qin Chuan and the others are also quite skilled in cultivation. If they cultivate diligently in the future, they might even be able to ascend to immortality.
Why is it that Qin Chuan and the others' lives aren't considered lives, but Shi Yueyao's life is?
Even though she knew it was just the author giving Shi Yueyao a protagonist's halo, Sheng Ning still gave up on the book.
Now she stood before Rong Zhuo, looking at the man with a beautiful beard who looked very young.
"I heard from Chuan'er that the disciples of the Invincible Sect are looking for me, and they even brought the Demon Lord with them."
"I didn't believe it at first, but now that I've seen it, I can't help but think, 'The younger generation is truly formidable!'"
Rong Zhuo stroked his magnificent beard and praised Sheng Ning and the others with a strong voice.
His gaze fell on Xuan Ming, then he looked away and gestured for Sheng Ning and the others to enter.
"I heard that this young fellow Daoist was once a disciple of the Taixu Sect. I never expected that the Taixu Sect would miss out on such a genius."
"Young friend, come here. Let's sit down and talk."
Qin Chuan and the others left the courtyard at Rong Zhuo's signal.
Unlike the magnificent exterior of the Taixu Sect, Rong Zhuo's courtyard was decorated in a fresh and elegant style, and even the tea room had a touch of antiquity.
Sheng Ning and the others didn't stand on ceremony with him and sat down directly in front of him.
"Young friend, have some tea."
A glass of clear tea was placed in front of me.
Sheng Ning reached out and took the tea, but did not drink it.
She put down the teacup in her hand and noticed that Rong Zhuo's gaze followed her down. She composed herself.
"Sect Master Rong, I have come here for only one matter."
She pointed to Xuan Ming standing behind her and smiled slightly at Rong Zhuo, "Does the Sect Master recognize him?"
"Of course, who in the world doesn't know Xuanming, the Demon Lord of the Demon Clan?"
"However, young fellow Daoist is truly remarkable, managing to capture the Demon Lord so easily. You are indeed a force to be reckoned with. Come, have some tea."
He said "the younger generation is truly formidable" twice in a row.
Sheng Ning remained unmoved and continued speaking to the person in front of him, "Recently, I have been investigating the frequent appearance of goddess statues on the mainland."
"I wonder if the sect leader has heard of this."
"Regarding the Goddess Statue, if the Sect Master knew, he would also know that the Goddess Statue is the stone statue of your sect's disciple, Shi Yueyao."
"Sect Master, are you aware that Shi Yueyao has joined the Demon Clan? If the Goddess statue is allowed to spread across the continent, it may be difficult to handle in the future."
After saying this, Sheng Ning picked up the teacup beside him and drank the tea in one gulp.
Seeing this, Su Daiyuan, who was sitting next to her, also drank the tea.
In contrast, Qi Wenyao had already started brewing tea himself, and his technique was quite skilled.
They acted as if this were not the courtyard of the Taixu Sect Master, but the courtyard of the Qi family of the Northern Region, with complete composure.
Upon hearing her words, Rong Zhuo's brows furrowed immediately.
He took out another teapot, and with a thought, a pot of hot tea appeared in it again.
As he continued pouring tea for Sheng Ning and the other person, he spoke in a deep voice, "I had already heard about the Goddess Statue."
"It just so happened that I was in seclusion for cultivation a while ago, and I only recently came out of seclusion."
"What? Has this matter caused a big stir?"
Sheng Ning nodded solemnly, "Not only is it huge, but the entire continent is filled with statues of goddesses."
"Not only that, Youyun City has also become the territory of the demon race."
"Sect Leader Rong, for the sake of the people's peaceful and prosperous future, I have dared to ask you to come out of seclusion and help us exterminate the demon race, and also resolve the matter of the goddess statue."
"My fellow disciples and I are weak and insignificant. If we try to do it little by little, we simply... simply cannot finish it all."
The tea room was quiet.
Only Sheng Ning was speaking.
But as she continued speaking, her voice grew weaker and weaker.
Shaking her slightly dizzy head, Sheng Ning frowned and asked in confusion, "Strange, why is my head so dizzy?"
"Junior Sister, we've fallen for their trap!"
A low, husky voice was accompanied by the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground.
When Sheng Ning belatedly realized what was happening and looked to her side, she saw her senior brother and Qi Wenyao both slumped over the table.
Her throat bobbed, and she looked down at the empty teacup in her hand.
"Sect Leader Rong, you and Xuan Ming..."
There was no chance to continue the conversation.
Seeing that the person in front of him was already rolling his eyes, but was still trying his best not to collapse, Rong Zhuo reached out to help him.
He lightly poked her with his finger, and a deep voice echoed in the tea room, "Sleep well, good girl. If you fall asleep, everything will be alright."
The sound of a heavy object falling echoed in the tea room once again.
Finally, the once lively tea room fell silent once more.
Rong Zhuo did not look at Sheng Ning and the other two who were lying on the table.
He took another teacup, filled it with tea, and then got up and walked toward Xuanming, who was not far away.
"Your movements are far too slow."
"Why not just kill them?"
Xuanming glanced at the person who walked up to him, frowned, turned his head, and looked at Sheng Ning and the other two.
When Rong Zhuo heard him say that he wanted to kill Sheng Ning and the others directly, a cold laugh escaped his lips.
"Kill them? Why kill them?"
"Among them, one is the son of Yan Qingqing, the Valkyrie who stood shoulder to shoulder with the Creator God in the ancient war. He was born with immortal bones."
"A dual-elemental spiritual root of water and ice, a mutated ice-elemental spiritual root, wouldn't it be better to attach it to someone else?"
“As for that,” he pointed at Sheng Ning with his finger holding the teacup, “do you know what her true identity is?”
Xuanming disliked his eccentric manner, but he still wanted to know Sheng Ning's true identity.
So he could only suppress his impatience and ask, "What is it?"
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