Cultivating Disciples to Breakthrough

”Elder Song… Did something happen during my seclusion?” Having recovered fully from the somewhat dangerous state he had found himself in after the awakening of his divine physique, Xuan Hao curiously asked Elder Song the question that had popped up the second he had noticed the old man waiting nervously outside the barrier that he had unconsciously formed to protect himself after he had lost consciousness.

Part of his divine sense was already reaching outside the ascension secret realm to check on the state of the sect to ensure that it wasn’t in any kind of danger. It was only after he had made sure that the sect wasn’t in any kind of danger that he had asked Elder Song about the situation, as if the sect was in any kind of danger, he would have had to deal with that first before having the leisure to ask Elder Song about the situation.

”This… Something did indeed happen that requires your help…” Smiling somewhat awkwardly as he said this, Elder Song didn’t hold anything back as he directly informed him about the current situation that the Star Shattering Sect had ended up finding itself in thanks to the different neutral powers that Elder Song himself had recently established trade relations with.

Unknowingly, this trade relationship had ended up making those neutral factions look like the Star Shattering sect’s extension into the central region of the continent in the eyes of the different major powers within the Northern Central Region and in turn had also made whatever those neutral factions said seem like voicing the intentions of the Star Shattering Sect.

The positive to this was that trade had managed to continue even with the increasingly chaotic situation playing out in the Blue Sea Empire that had ultimately ended with the fall of the Blue Sea Empire during his seclusion to break through to the Land Creation Realm, but the negative was that those neutral factions had somehow ended up making it seem like the Star Shattering Sect was going to step in to calm the situation forcibly if things were not solved within a certain time limit.

In the end, it seemed like this warning that everyone in the Northern Central Region and the demonic cultivators from the Frozen Wasteland perceived to have come directly from the Star Shattering Sect, had a hand in the Frozen Wasteland’s decision to go all in and wipe out the Blue Sea Empire before the arrival of that perceived time limit.

But… Though the demonic cultivators of the Frozen Wastelands had ended up being successful in conquering the Blue Sea Empire, it seemed like the remaining major powers within the Northern Central Region didn’t like this and stepped in to keep the chaos going for another few days until it reached the time limit set down by the Star Shattering Sect in their eyes.

Making it awfully clear that they were immensely curious about the Star Shattering Sect’s true strength and wanted to see what the Star Shattering Sect was going to do to calm down the situation.

Even the demonic cultivators, who had originally attempted to quell the chaos, realized that it was impossible to do so within a few short days and thus ended up giving up in stopping the chaos that had spread throughout the territory of the Blue Sea Empire thanks to the meddling of dozens of major powers.

Instead of that, the demonic cultivators had gathered at the old capital city of the Blue Sea Empire. Apparently ready for a potential confrontation with the Star Shattering Sect.

Of course, according to Elder Song, it was unlikely that the confrontation they were preparing for was hostile towards them, as it should more so just be the demonic cultivators wanting to explain the current situation and avoid the sect targeting them after the major battle they just had and won against the Blue Sea Empire.

After all, the demonic cultivators from the Frozen Wastelands had enjoyed a pleasant and peaceful relationship so far and there was no reason for the demonic cultivators to think that the Star Shattering Sect was planning to turn on them and go to war.

According to Elder Song, based on the information that he had managed to gather from a few demonic cultivators that had been intercepted by the Star Shattering Sect over the past half year since the battle between the Blue Sea Empire and the Frozen Wasteland truly kicked off, the main consensus among the demonic cultivators when it came to the Star Shattering Sect’s reaction was that the battles were happening far too close to the borders of the Star Shattering Sect’s territory and the higher ups of the sect didn’t like it.

The fact that the Star Shattering Sect had given a time limit instead of just moving to stop the battle playing out right at their borders was sign enough for most demonic cultivators that the Star Shattering Sect was more inclined to side with them over the Blue Sea Empire that already had bad relations with the Star Shattering Sect to begin with…

”So… That is the situation you need my help with…?” Hearing everything directly from Elder Song, Xuan Hao could not help looking towards Elder Song with a somewhat questioning look on his face. Still not fully comprehending how the situation had developed to this point in the first place with someone like Elder Song around.

After all, under normal circumstances, Elder Song should have been the first to step out and ensure that a few words from a group of loosely connected neutral factions end up being seen as direct words from the Star Shattering Sect.

”This… It is indeed my mistake that the situation developed to this point in the first place. Originally, I wanted to use the sect’s reputation to ensure continued trade with those neutral powers, but it seems they misunderstood the situation and ended up spreading the information that is now seen as true and coming directly from the sect.

By the time I discovered it, it was already too late for me to step in and stop it, as the different major powers–and more importantly, the two powers involved, already saw it as true.” Shaking his head somewhat awkwardly as he said this in response, Elder Song understood that he should have made sure that this kind of situation never happened in the first place.

However, now that it had already happened and the time limit that had been set by the Star Shattering Sect according to those neutral powers and what the major powers believed was today.

All he could do was hope Xuan Hao had a solution for this messy situation that would hopefully ensure that the Star Shattering Sect’s reputation remained intact in the process and kept the veil of a hidden ancient sect to stop any potential attention from the major religious powers from the Southern Central Region who seemed to be the main reason why no major sect had managed to rise to the same level as the different major powers across the continent.

The only real exception being the Western Central Region where the Buddhist forces reigned supreme, though in a sense, they were also a kind of religious organization. At least more so than a sect.

Listening to everything and taking in the somewhat unusual look of awkwardness on Elder Song’s face, Xuan Hao didn’t show the slightest bit of worry on his face as he went over everything.

Although the situation was indeed troublesome, it was also a clear opportunity for the Star Shattering Sect to establish itself as a proper major power in the eyes of everyone within the Northern Central Region and maybe even beyond it.

Originally, it might have been difficult to do so in the past considering he had only been at the Sea Formation Realm, but now that he had broken through to the Land Creation Realm, he was more than powerful enough to handle the current troublesome situation that the Star Shattering Sect had found itself caught up in.

In fact, he didn’t view the current situation as negative, but instead only saw it as the opportunity it was. Not just to establish the Star Shattering Sect in the eyes of the different major powers, but also a chance for him to learn more about the Land Creation Realm cultivators of the continent.

At the same time, it was also an opportunity for him to test his current strength against someone in the Land Creation Realm… And with how strong he had been before breaking through to the Land Creation Realm, he felt confident that his current strength had at least reached the Middle Stage of the Land Creation Realm if not the Late Stage of the Land Creation Realm. Especially after the awakening of his divine physique, as though it hadn’t directly increased the strength of his cultivation realm, it had significantly enhanced his foundation and made it far easier for him to exert his strength.

Not to mention how much easier it would now be for him to use the Dao of Space.