Outside the hidden clouds, the atmosphere grew increasingly tense.
When the news came out that only one piece of the Heavenly Ladder fragment was missing, everyone was overjoyed.
However, many sects and powerful forces began to change their leaders, and invitations to ceremonies and grand events for succession and handover were handed out to everyone one by one.
Smart people noticed something was wrong.
Qin Xi was one of them.
Holding a stack of invitations, she tried to remain calm and asked her father.
"Why are you and other senior colleagues stepping down? What are you going to do?"
Her sixth sense told her that this was definitely not something she wanted to see.
Qin Cangsong sighed and rubbed his forehead in exasperation.
He said it himself: it's no wonder that everyone noticed something was amiss when they all stepped down at once.
But the situation forced them to make preparations.
"The Ascension Ladder is difficult to repair, and it requires more than just the efforts of young friends Si Yao and Ting Wan. Do you really think that we seniors are just waiting for two young girls to come and save the world?"
After he finished speaking, he tenderly patted his beloved daughter's head.
“Yuanyuan has grown up and it’s time for her to take on the responsibilities of the sect.”
"Don't work too hard. If there's anything you need, ask your brother to help you out, and also ask your aunt and uncle. They'll help you too."
"As for your mother..."
Qin Cangsong's voice lowered, "We haven't wronged her all these years. I will prepare the divorce papers in the next few days and send her back to her mother's clan."
He could tolerate his harsh wife when he was in power, but he didn't want his daughter to suffer such injustice.
Upon hearing this, Qin Xi couldn't help but laugh, "You've finally decided to get a divorce."
Since she took over the sect, her mother has never given her a kind look. She stays in the courtyard all day and never goes out. The elders who are on good terms with her mother gossip behind her back about her being unfilial.
That's absolutely hilarious.
Anyone who has been neglected and hated for a hundred years would also ignore their mother like she did.
"Oh? I haven't written a divorce agreement because I was afraid you still had expectations of her." Qin Cangsong suddenly became clear-headed.
However, he was blinded by his own involvement and hesitated to act for fear of completely breaking his beloved daughter's heart.
The father and daughter clapped their hands and sighed, regretting that they hadn't gotten this done sooner.
After the crazy woman who was squatting at the foot of the tree crickets finished, Qin Cangsong straightened his robes and left, looking refreshed.
As the figures were about to disappear, Qin Xi's smile suddenly froze, her large eyes filled with helplessness.
"Dad! You're trying to distract me again!"
So what are these senior figures doing so mysteriously?
Qin Xi was so angry that she disregarded her calm and collected demeanor as the young sect leader and jumped up and down in a panic.
Qin Cangsong's steps faltered. Hearing his daughter's angry voice behind him, he refrained from turning around and left quickly, his heart filled with a mixture of tenderness and complicated emotions.
Sword Inquiry Sect.
Yun Qian and Chu Hou stood in front of Yan Shan Jun, listening to their master, who had changed his serious demeanor in front of outsiders, as he rambled on and on, giving them many instructions.
At first, the two brothers listened quietly, but later even someone as carefree as Chu Hou sensed something was wrong.
"Master, you wouldn't be thinking of handing over the position of sect leader to our eldest brother, would you?"
Yan Shanjun paused, and his eyes met those of his eldest disciple, who had remained silent.
Yun Qian's usually warm and gentle gaze dimmed at this moment.
After a long while, when Lord Chu crossed his arms and looked at them, Yun Qian finally spoke with a complicated expression:
"Master, do you know what that long passage just now resembled?"
"Like what?"
Chu Hou stared at his senior brother without blinking.
Yun Qian uttered two words calmly.
"Entrusting an orphan to another family."
He relied on the Wenjian Sect and his junior sister, who was far away in Yunyin and knew nothing about it.
Yan Shanjun choked.
Even the unruly Lord Chu, with his bare chest, was so frightened that he quickly spat twice.
"Yunqian, what are you saying? That's unlucky." He frowned, somewhat displeased.
The junior sister was struggling to find fragments to ascend to immortality. Although her master's words and actions were somewhat perplexing, they did not carry the same heavy burden as when he entrusted her with a responsibility.
Lord Chu felt that everything was quite promising.
But the master and disciple stared at each other with unwavering determination.
After Chu Hou finished speaking, he let out a laborious groan and casually sat down on the steps below his master.
He was too lazy to guess the riddles posed by his master and senior brother.
Lord Chu waited patiently.
After a moment, Lord Yan sighed.
“I have my own things to do, but please forgive me for not fulfilling my responsibilities. I want to hand over the position of sect leader to you in a grand and glorious manner, but other forces are also handing over their positions. If our number one sect does the same, it will cause turmoil in the cultivation world.”
The master did not deny it.
Lord Chu, who was sitting on the ground, suddenly stopped looking, frowned and turned around.
Looking up at his master from a low position, his red eyes were particularly serious: "Whatever you need to do, Master, just be a good sect leader and I'll do it for you."
Her white hair and single gold earring swayed, and her deep eyes were fixed on Yan Shanjun.
Yun Qian looked over at the sound, his gaze calm but he gave his master a slight smile.
See? Even his junior brother, who's usually so easygoing, is showing extra concern.
“My junior brothers and sisters and I can now stand with Master and face this together,” Yun Qian said.
Over the years, the two chosen ones have been searching for the fragments.
All beings in the six realms are striving to grow stronger.
Crazy cultivation.
Several people have suddenly reached the Tribulation Stage, which was once rare.
Yun Qian and Chu Hou have also reached the peak of Mahayana cultivation.
Everyone wanted to do their part for this calamity, but Yan Shanjun smiled at them and said, "Alright, when that day comes, your master will ask you to join us."
That's what they said, but what they really thought is unknown.
But ever since that day, Yun Qian has kept a close eye on his master amidst his busy schedule.
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