Tyrant Sky Martial Soul

Chapter 419: Chapter 419 Three Requests_1

”Many thanks, Sect Leader, for your gracious gift!”

Ling Xiao was not a man of insatiable greed.

This time, Chang Yueying had indeed treated him with exceptional generosity.

Next, he needed to consider the three requests.

Chang Yueying had made it clear that as long as the requests were not excessive and within the Sect’s ability, they would be granted.

Of course, these were polite words, and he still needed to think carefully.

After a moment of contemplation, Ling Xiao made up his mind.

”Esteemed Sect Leader, my first request is for the Moon Hua Sect to reinstate my worldly master, ’Master Baiyun,’ as an Inner Sect Disciple!”

This had always been Master Baiyun’s dream, his only dream before death.

The reason he had wanted to cultivate an outstanding disciple to enter the Moon Hua Sect was simply to earn merits for the Sect, in hopes that they would restore his status as an Inner Sect Disciple.

For Ling Xiao, it might just be a title, but for Master Baiyun, it was the pursuit of a lifetime.

Although Ling Xiao and Master Baiyun had had their unpleasant moments, without Master Baiyun, Ling Xiao would not be where he was today.

A debt of gratitude deserves to be repaid like a spring responding to a gift of water, and Ling Xiao was not an ungrateful person like Ming Tian.

What’s more, Master Baiyun was currently guarding the Divine Sword Sect for him, and if he could fulfill Master Baiyun’s wish, the latter would undoubtedly serve him with even greater devotion.

Upon hearing Ling Xiao’s request, everyone was first taken aback, then many of the high-ranking officials began nodding in agreement.

”Despite being a member of the Sect, he does not forget his worldly master’s kindness. With such integrity, he is not the type to betray the Sect. He deserves to be cultivated!”

If the Demonflame Celestial were here, he would definitely oppose it.

Regrettably, the Demonflame Celestial was currently healing from severe injuries and couldn’t leave the Volcano Palace.

”This request comes from a heart filled with gratitude; the Sect will grant it to you,”

Chang Yueying said with a smile, obviously her impression of Ling Xiao had greatly improved.

”For my second request, I hope that the Sect can release the Yuan Venerate.”

This request, Ling Xiao had considered carefully and believed it was not excessive. The Yuan Venerate was suppressed solely because the Enforcement Hall favored the Demonflame Celestial.

In reality, the Yuan Venerate had never done anything to harm the Moon Hua Sect; on the contrary, as a friend of Yang Dan Lin, the Yuan Venerate could be an asset to the Sect at critical moments.

Upon reflection, the Sect would likely not object.

”There is no blood relation between you and the Yuan Venerate, so why would you think of releasing him?”

Chang Yueying asked with confusion.

”Esteemed Sect Leader, the Yuan Venerate is a friend of my benefactor, Old Master Yang Dan Lin, and I have also received guidance from him. I’ve achieved some success in array formations and alchemy, therefore, he can be considered half a master to me. Thus, I sincerely request that the Sect Leader releases him,”

Ling Xiao replied, ”The Yuan Venerate and Elder Master Yang have been closely associated, never doing any harm to the Moon Hua Sect. In fact, he has even helped Elder Master Yang to develop many good alchemy formulas, so he could be regarded as half a member of the Moon Hua Sect. The Enforcement Hall suppressed him because of the incident with the Demonflame Celestial, and I have always felt guilty about it.”

After all, the issue with the Demonflame Celestial was caused by him.

”No! The Yuan Venerate absolutely cannot be released!”

Elder Jin was alarmed once again.

Had he remained silent, Chang Yueying might have hesitated, but his outburst helped Chang Yueying make up her mind.

”Oh? Head of Enforcement Hall, on what grounds do you say that?”

”He injured the Demonflame, how could he be released so easily?”

Elder Jin bellowed.

”You are the Head of the Enforcement Hall, and yet do you really think the Sect knows nothing of what happened that day? I didn’t interfere because I didn’t want to conflict with the Enforcement Hall!”

Chang Yueying’s face turned cold, ”Demonflame dared to attack an Outer Disciple in the Guanghan Palace, disregarding the status of an Inner Sect Elder, and nearly killed him. The fact that the Sect didn’t pursue the matter should have been enough, yet you still dare to protect him?”

Some matters are best left with one eye open and one eye closed, so the Sect can remain harmonious.

But if someone insists on being troublesomely meticulous, then Chang Yueying would not be vague on her stance.

Elder Jin’s expression changed repeatedly, and finally, he chose to keep silent, saying no more.

”Ling Xiao, I also agree to your second request. I shall release Yuan Venerate today!”

”Many thanks to the Sect Leader for your leniency, I vow to be loyal unto death to the Moon Hua Sect, loyal to the Sect Leader!”

Whether Ling Xiao was sincere in his words, only he himself knew, but he was indeed grateful to Chang Yueying.

And after this incident, his resentment towards the Moon Hua Sect had lessened.

There are many problems within the Sect, and indeed many infuriating people, but there are also the likes of Yang Dan Lin, Guanghan Celestial Venerate, Golden Light Heavenly Lord, Sect Leader Chang Yueying, and so on who are relatively fair and just.

”Speak your third request. Your first two requests were for others, this last one should be for your own benefit.”

Chang Yueying reminded him kindly.

Ling Xiao naturally had this intention as well.

Whether it was Master Baiyun or Yuan Venerate, both were his masters.

But Master Baiyun belonged to the secular world.

Yuan Venerate was a master he could not acknowledge publicly at the time.

The first two requests were for them, and Ling Xiao was duty-bound.

However, this last request had to be for his own benefit.

”My third request, Your Honor, is to become your disciple!”

Ling Xiao spoke respectfully.

Within the Mysterious World, there is no rule that one must only take a single person as master.

The Ancient Sages had a saying—”Among any three people walking, I will find something to learn”—and for tens of thousands of years, those who really accomplished great feats often had more than one master.

There was once a senior of the Moon Hua Sect who reached the Cave Heaven Realm. Before he died, he had taken as many as ninety-nine masters.

Even the least among others had three or four.

Of course, there is an unwritten rule that within the same Sect, one can only take one person as their master.

Master Baiyun falls into the category of a master from the secular world and hence is not considered in this rule.

Yuan Venerate is not from the Moon Hua Sect, so it also does not apply.

Therefore, Ling Xiao is fully qualified and should indeed search for another respected senior to take as his master.

In doing so, even Elder Jin and Demonflame Celestial would definitely not dare to act against him openly. Now that he had completely shown his outstanding talent, it was conceivable that he could become a disciple of Sect Leader Chang Yueying.

Upon hearing Ling Xiao’s request, Yang Dan Lin nodded repeatedly in agreement.

Guanghan Celestial Venerate and Golden Light Heavenly Lord exchanged wry smiles; indeed, both had hoped to take Ling Xiao as a disciple, but alas, they both were not as powerful as Sect Leader Chang Yueying. The boy sure knew how to pick a master.

Elder Jin, however, angrily rebuked, ”How dare you! A mere Outer Disciple making such an excessive demand, desiring to become a disciple of the Sect Leader; do you realize that even though they possess the Godly Treasure Body and are among the top ten Core Disciples, none have been taken as a disciple by the Sect Leader? Who do you think you are?”

While speaking, Elder Jin did not hide his terrifying aura, intending to use it to suppress Ling Xiao and make him give up on such thoughts.

He absolutely could not allow Ling Xiao to succeed in becoming a disciple.