The Seven Star Sacred Sect, as one of the three great sacred sects in the Tai Su Realm, had always had a very high status, and the sect master of the Seven Star Sacred Sect, Han Shallow Wei, was even in seclusion to enlighten the Harmonious Dao Realm.
In recent years, the Seven Stars Sacred Sect’s status in the Tai Su Realm has grown higher and higher. The main reason for this is not the sect master Han Shalloway, who is in seclusion to achieve the Dao of Harmony, but the deputy sect master, Mu Yuankong.
Mu Yuankong was merely a vice-patriarch in the Seven Star Holy Sect, but he had a higher status, that of one of the ten pillars of the Tai Su Dao Court. More importantly, Ning Cheng, the Daoist Monarch of the Tai Su Dao Court, held him in high regard, even placing him second only to the First Court Pillar, Li Feng, and the Dan Club.
Precisely because he was valued by Ning Cheng, Mu Yuankong did not spend much time at the Seven Star Holy Sect. He spent more time in Tiansu Holy City, in charge of the Daoist Court Army. Moreover, the cultivation resources provided by the Tian Su Sacred City were far better than those of the sect. Mu Yuankong himself believed that Ning Cheng had a great future ahead of him, and there was absolutely nothing wrong with following Ning Cheng, the Daoist Sovereign of the Tai Su Dao Court.
The Patriarch of the Seven Star Sacred Sect was in seclusion and the Vice-Patriarch was away all year round, even so, the Seven Star Sacred Sect was still flourishing.
There was something strange about the Seven Star Holy Sect today, as there was a loosening of the Seven Star Holy Sect’s great clan protection formation, as if someone had cracked the clan protection formation with their hand. The spatial fluctuations throughout the sect were so great that even the rules of heaven and earth had become unstable.
At the same time, there were also the sounds of Dao rhythms roaring in the heaven and earth, which made the people of the Seven Star Sacred Sect even more nervous. A group of elders from the Seven Star Sacred Sect, as well as some peak masters, all gathered in front of the formation gate of the boundary protection formation at this time.
“Elder Fan, my Seven Star Sacred Sect’s spatial fluctuations are so violent, could someone be secretly tampering with the Great Boundary Protection Formation?” The one who asked was a deacon guarding the formation heart, and he was well aware of the fluctuations in the great boundary protection formation.
The person being asked was a white-haired old man, none other than Fan Mu, the Sect Protecting Elder of the Seven Star Sacred Sect. Back then, when Ning Cheng had entered the Tai Su Secret Realm on behalf of the Seven Star Sacred Sect, he was the one who had led the team.
Even though Fan M was of Dao Yuan strength, he did not know what was going on when faced with such violent spatial fluctuations, and he thought for a long time before saying, “I can’t say anything about this, wait until I send a message to Patriarch Yuankong right away to ask what this is all about.”
“Boom ……” Before Fanm could send a message, another extremely powerful Dao rhyme boom shot straight up into the sky from the Seven Star Saint Sect’s main peak, Seven Star Peak.
A Dao Dao rhythm that could almost be touched with divine sense fluctuated in space, and a middle-aged man standing in the crowd was the first to exclaim in surprise, “It’s the Sovereign coming out of the gate, let’s hurry to greet him.”
After saying this, this middle-aged man was the first to rush towards the main peak.
Several disciples from the Seven Star Sacred Sect followed suit, while the rest of the group was somewhat hesitant, many of them turning their gazes towards Fan Mu.
Fanm knew what was going on, the patriarch of the Seven Star Sacred Sect was Han Shallow Wei and the vice-patriarch was Mu Yuankong.
But the Patriarch had always disdained Ning Cheng, the Daoist Monarch of the Tai Su Dao Court, and had not even bothered to attend the first sect meeting initiated by Ning Cheng. Because of this, he had remained in seclusion and did not know to what extent Ning Cheng’s status and strength had reached.
Vice Patriarch Mu Yuankong’s full support for Ning Cheng was in fact contrary to Patriarch Han Shaowei’s original intention. Regardless of what Vice Patriarch Mu Yuankong had in mind, Fan Mu knew very well that the Daoist Sovereign of the Tai Su Realm, Ning Cheng, was not a simple person.
Moreover, Dao Sovereign Ning Cheng’s establishment of the Tai Su Dao Court would only benefit all the people of the Tai Su Realm, not harm them. Dao Monarch Ning Cheng himself was powerful, even comparable to a strong person of the Harmonious Dao. Even the Taiyi Daoist Court army had attacked the Tai Su Realm several times and had been repelled under the leadership of Daoist Monarch Ning.
Whether or not the Patriarch was successful in merging with the Dao, he was inferior to Ning Daojun when he fought against him. Look at the several great Dao Harmonisation powerhouses in the Tai Su Realm, all supporting Daoist Sovereign Ning Cheng. No matter how strong the Sovereign was, what could he do? Regardless of public or private, he, Fan Mu, supported Vice Patriarch Mu Yuankong.
Fan Mu also hesitated just a little before saying, “The Sovereign is leaving, we naturally have to go and greet him, the matter of the fluctuating boundary protection formation will be discussed later.”
Fan Mu’s cultivation level was not considered the highest, but his status in the Seven Star Sacred Sect was not bad. With Fanm leading the way, the rest of the group naturally did not hesitate any longer and followed them to the main peak where the Patriarch was in retreat.
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Han Shallow Wei suddenly came out of seclusion, not because he had succeeded in merging with the Dao, but because the raging traces of Dao rhythm had directly broken through his Seven Star Sacred Sect’s great boundary protection formation.
The Seven Star Saint Sect’s boundary protection formation was connected to his heart and soul, so he was naturally aware of the fact that someone had forcibly broken through the boundary protection formation. Even if he did not want to leave the gate very much, he had to do so. Unfortunately, if he was given some more time, it was really possible for him to sense the second step. Even if he could not merge with the Dao, he would still be a strong person infinitely close to merging with the Dao.
Han Shallow was a little puzzled before he opened the cave’s restrictions, what was going on? The fluctuation of his Dao rhythm before he left the cave was known even to those with the weakest cultivation. Knowing that the patriarch had left the gate, he would naturally rush to the main peak at the first opportunity, so why was it still quiet outside his main peak’s grand formation?
Well, at this time, a dozen people had already arrived outside the main peak’s grand formation, and after Han Shallow had opened the formation, a middle-aged man was the first to enter and bowed, “Disciple Xiang Junying congratulates the Sovereign on his departure, and congratulates the Sovereign on reaching the next level.”
Han Shalloway nodded as he saw Elder Fanm and the others coming over as well. Vice Patriarch Mu Yuankong he did not see, not only did he not see the Vice Patriarch, but more elders and peak masters of the Seven Star Holy Sect did not come over either.
Although Xiang Junying was not considered his personal disciple, he had always been very respectful of him. This time he was the first one to come over, so in the future, he could consider receiving Sang Junying under the Seven Stars Sect.
“Is Vice-Patriarch Mu not in the sect?” Han Shallow asked casually, he knew that even if Mu Yuankong had some thoughts about him in his heart, he would not dare not come on the big day of his departure.
Xiang Junying hastily replied, “Back to Sovereign, Vice-Patriarch Mu is now one of the ten pillars of the Tai Su Dao Court, and there are many things going on in the Dao Court, so I guess he can’t find the time to come back.”
The Tai Su Dao Court? Han Shallow Wei was slightly stunned, the Tai Su Realm had established a Dao Court? He knew about Ning Cheng’s convening of the sect assembly, and that was also when he began to close down. He hadn’t thought at all that Ning Cheng would use this sect assembly to establish the Tai Su Dao Court.
Ning Cheng’s establishment of the Tai Su Daoist Court informed the entire Tai Su Realm, and Han Shallow Wei’s retreat formation would naturally not allow outside voices to come in and had been unaware of this matter. He also never participated in the two subsequent great battles between the Tai Su Daoist Court and the Tai Yi Realm.
Because Tai Su had always been the winner, and because Mu Yuankong had intentionally told people not to disturb Han Shalloway’s retreat, Han Shalloway had not been aware that the Tai Su Realm had changed so much until now.
Han Shallow Wei was also merely stunned, and his heart was just furious. How dare Mu Yuankong not tell him about the establishment of the Daoist Court in the Tai Su Realm, and how dare he hide the fact that he had become a pillar of the Tai Su Daoist Court? No wonder not many peak masters had come over even when he was out of seclusion, it turned out that they didn’t even look at him in the eyes. Probably these people all thought that Mu Yuankong would become the Patriarch of the Seven Star Sacred Sect and that he, Han Shallow Wei, was just a puppet.
“Summon all the peak masters, deacons and elders of the Seven Star Sacred Sect, and convene the sect assembly immediately.” Han Shallow Wei held back his anger and ordered Xiang Junying directly.
If there were no major events, the Seven Star Sacred Sect Sect Assembly would only be convened once every few years. Once the clan assembly was convened, even the peak masters and elders who were far away from the clan had to return in time.
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The news of the sect’s conference was received just as Mu Yuankong had returned outside the Seven Star Holy Sect. Originally he came back because of the Dao rhyme that filled every corner and he also wanted to summon the elders peak masters for a meeting. Unexpectedly, he met the sect master coming out of the gate and likewise convening the sect assembly.
He guessed that Han Shallow didn’t dare to do anything to him, but he felt that he should not return to the sect for the time being. Even if the Patriarch did not merge with the Dao, he was still far from being a match for Patriarch Han Shalloway. In case Han Shalloway became angry and casually dusted him, even if Ning Daojun came back to help him take revenge, it would be too late.
“Since Yuankong has returned, then come in. I’ve just come out of seclusion and am holding a sect meeting, so you’ve come back just in time.” The time when Mu Yuankong was still hesitating, Han Shallow Wei’s voice had already reached his ears.
At this point in time, even if Mu Yuankong was no longer willing to go in, he could only go in with a stiff upper lip.
It was rare for the Seven Star Saint Sect’s sect hall to be this lively. The peak masters of dozens of main peaks, hundreds of deacons and elders were gathered together.
Sitting at the top was none other than Han Shallow Wei, who had just left the sect, and to his left sat Mu Yuankong, who had just returned to the sect.
“I have been in seclusion at the main peak because I have been recently striking the Harmonious Dao realm. The heavy affairs of the sect have fallen on the peak masters, deacons and elders, which is a dereliction of my duty as the sect master. The good thing is that I have not achieved nothing, even though I have not completely stepped into the Harmonious Dao realm, I have one foot in it ……” Han Shallow spoke in a calm tone, but that powerful aura told all that he was now a half-step Harmonious Dao powerhouse.
In the Tai Su Realm, apart from those few Hedao powerhouses, half-step Hedao is the peak powerhouse. If there was a chance for him to go to an interface where the rules of heaven and earth were complete, he could easily cross over to the Harmonious Dao realm.
Han Shao Wei believed that after he revealed that he was a half-step Harmony Daoist, he would definitely suppress those peak masters, elders and others who did not even go to greet him when he came out of the gate.
To Han Shalloway’s dismay, apart from a very few Seven Star Peak elders and deacons who spoke out in agreement, most of them acted indifferently and did not have the kind of shock he had imagined.
Mu Yuankong said in a timely manner, “My Seven Star Holy Sect Patriarch Han taking half a step to merge with the Dao is a happy event, no matter what, the strength of my Seven Star Holy Sect has increased greatly, congratulations to Patriarch Han.”
“Congratulations Patriarch Han.” As Mu Yuankong’s voice fell, almost more than 80% of the peak masters and elders in the great hall stood out and echoed in unison. This aura was far stronger than when Han Shallow had not announced it earlier.
Han Shalloway did not look half happy, and in his heart, he was almost angry enough to use his divine ability to finish off Mu Yuankong. He had only been in seclusion for a few years? How dare Mu Yuankong hollow him out. Now that he was clearly out of seclusion and half-step into the Dao of Harmony, the peak masters and elders of the Seven Star Holy Sect still dared not to buy his face. How could he hold back this kind of anger?
“Sovereign, there is a cultivator surnamed Ning outside requesting an audience.” Just at that moment, the disciple guarding the formation suddenly came to the sect hall in a hurry to report.