Ruan Xiyan raised an eyebrow, "No toll fees now?"
"What toll? Sir, you must have misheard. How could we possibly accept a toll from you? That would be too formal." Lu Ji said with an embarrassed smile.
"Just pretend I was talking nonsense and forget about it," Lu Ji said tactfully.
“But I don’t want to leave anymore.” Ruan Xiyan looked at Lu Ji.
Lu Ji's expression froze. "Then what does Your Excellency intend to do?"
Ruan Xiyan pondered for a moment, "You said you are the sect leader, what sect?"
"Replying to your question, my name is Lu Ji, and I am the sect leader of the Huichun Sect."
"The Rejuvenation Sect?" Ruan Xiyan murmured. "To be more specific, how strong are they?"
Although Lu Ji didn't know what Ruan Xiyan was up to, his life was now in her hands.
He had no choice but to answer her question obediently.
"There are twenty people in the sect, including me. Besides me, who is at the Creation Realm, there are three at the Great Completion Realm, and the rest are all at the Advanced Realm."
"Twenty people?!" Ruan Xiyan exclaimed in surprise.
Judging from the sect leader's strength, she could roughly tell that this sect wasn't very good.
The cultivation continent is different from the peaceful and stable secular continent; it is full of dangers and challenges.
Every day, new sects emerge, while others are replaced or destroyed.
The situation on the cultivation continent is constantly changing. Apart from the fact that the position of the major top forces cannot be easily shaken, the forces below are constantly rising and falling, alternating back and forth.
After all, the cultivation world is a place where strength reigns supreme, and the law of the jungle prevails.
Since there are no so-called rules, only strength matters.
The sects and factions on the mainland were left unchecked, resulting in the proliferation of numerous forces, both large and small.
She thought the Rejuvenation Sect should be a small sect with at least a hundred members.
Who would have thought there would only be twenty people!
Lu Ji felt somewhat ashamed when he heard that the sect of these twenty people was mentioned. He forced himself to explain, "It's a newly established sect that hasn't developed yet."
The underling beside him corrected, "Sect Master, no, you're mistaken. Our sect has been established for a year already."
Lu Ji glared at him. "You think you're the only one with a mouth?"
They came specifically to sabotage him!
Lu Ji coughed lightly, "Originally there were about a hundred people, but those people had poor vision and thought the sect's future was not good, so they all left one after another. Now only these people are left."
Ruan Xiyan already had her own thoughts and plans in mind, and asked, "Is your sect nearby?"
Lu Ji hesitated for a moment, "It's on the mountain not far away. What does the master want to do?"
“Take me there to have a look,” Ruan Xiyan said.
Upon hearing this, Lu Ji assumed that Ruan Xiyan was not satisfied with just beating him up and was going to destroy his sect.
They quickly begged for forgiveness, saying, "Sir, we really offended you by accident."
Fearing that Ruan Xiyan would attack the sect, Lu Ji quickly told her everything.
"My lord, to tell you the truth, our sect is almost starving. We can't even afford to feed and clothe twenty people."
"In order to avoid starving to death, I had no choice but to lead my brothers out to rob passersby."
"So our sect really doesn't have anything good left. Some of our junk is not good enough for you, sir. So we won't trouble you to make the trip yourself."
No matter how eloquently Lu Ji spoke, all he received in return was four calm words from Ruan Xiyan.
"Lead the way."
Lu Ji's head drooped down, as if he had lost all his strength, and he dutifully led the way, saying, "This way, please."
Ruan Xiyan followed Lu Ji to the Huichun Sect on the mountain.
Ruan Xiyan stood at the entrance of the sect, looking at the plaque on the ground that read "Huichun Sect". The plaque was now broken in two.
The main gate was also hanging there, seemingly about to fall off.
Seeing this, Ruan Xiyan's lips twitched involuntarily. "It really is quite dilapidated."
Looking around, this place doesn't resemble a sect at all; it's clearly just a mountain stronghold with a nice-sounding name.
"My lord, you see, I really didn't lie to you," Lu Ji said, on the verge of tears. "There's really nothing in my sect that would meet your standards."
"Please have mercy and leave as soon as possible." Lu Ji clasped his hands together.
Ruan Xiyan looked around the sect and sat down on a chair in a courtyard. "Who said I was leaving?"
"Huh?" Lu Ji stared at Ruan Xiyan in bewilderment. "You're not leaving? Or are you planning to stay in this dilapidated sect of mine?"
“This sect is a bit dilapidated, but with careful design and decoration, it can still be used.” A thoughtful look flashed across Ruan Xiyan’s eyes.
"My lord, do you mean you want to confine yourself to my humble temple?" Lu Ji asked incredulously.
He probably didn't misunderstand what this person meant.
Ruan Xiyan nodded under his surprised gaze, "Is it not allowed?"
Lu Ji shook his head, then nodded. "No, why would someone as important as you want to come to my dilapidated sect?"
Lu Ji couldn't understand it. Was this some kind of new way to play?
Ruan Xiyan did not answer him, but slowly asked, "This sect is so dilapidated that you can hardly make a living, yet you are still unwilling to give up and guard this empty shell."
"This sect must hold special significance for you, which is why you are so persistent in it. You probably don't want to see the sect gradually decline, do you?"
“Of course, this sect is my life’s work, the sect I built with my own hands.” Lu Ji glanced around. “Even though it has become like this, I still don’t want to give up.”
He knew very well that the Rejuvenation Sect had reached its limit by now, and the remaining disciples were all people who were truly devoted to the sect.
He is now struggling to stay afloat only because of his obsessions, but he must consider the disciples of the Rejuvenation Sect.
If it comes to the last resort, he will have no choice but to close the sect.
Ruan Xiyan raised her hand and waved it, and several large bags appeared on the ground.
Lu Ji walked forward with some doubt, opened the bag, and was almost blinded by the spirit stones inside.
"These...these are all spirit stones!" Lu Ji was dumbfounded.
Although low-grade spirit stones make up the majority, there are also quite a few mid-grade spirit stones.
So many spirit stones are enough to buy his entire Rejuvenation Sect! This lord is truly generous!
The others gasped in surprise, their mouths agape as they looked at the spirit stones in the bag, their eyes gleaming.
They had never seen so many spirit stones in their lives.
"I want to take over this sect," Ruan Xiyan said bluntly.
Since she wants to establish her own power in the cultivation world, she needs to have territory.
This Rejuvenation Sect is a bit dilapidated, but money can make the world go round, and with some renovations, it will surely be completely transformed.
Hidden in the wilderness, this place won't attract too much attention.
This allows the sect to secretly bide its time in the early stages, preventing it from being targeted from the start and being defeated halfway through.
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