Chapter 337: Chapter 336: The Official Establishment of Heaven’s Court (Thanks to the alliance leader reward from book friend anchor An Ran)_1

“There is such a plan indeed. Think about it, brother Dai. With only Meng Jingzhou and me, the two ancient prodigies of Heaven’s Court, won’t it seem too empty, too unconvincive to Nine Nether Sect?” Lu Yang explained his rationale for this move.

“Even if we add the Fifth Elder, it is still hard to justify that the dignified Heaven’s Court only has one at Unification stage.”

“After all, we need to find some high-level cultivators to prop up the structure of Nine Nether Sect. You know I don’t know many people in the Cultivation World. After weighing the options, I think our sect’s elders are the best suited to that end!”

Meng Jingzhou said: “Furthermore, familiarity breeds deception. In the business of deceiving people, experience is paramount; the elders have fooled Nine Nether Sect once, so it should be no problem to do it again.”

Dai Bufan fell silent for a moment, unsure of what to say, mostly because he found what Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou said to make quite some sense.

The Nine Nether Sect aren’t fools, after all. There must be more actors, and they need to switch places now and then.

“Alright, if that’s the case, then you two tell the elders. If they agree, I won’t have anything to say.”

Although Dai Bufan replaced the Grand Elder to manage the Task Hall, he was still a disciple after all and had no say over the elders.

However, he still thought the elders would likely be thrilled.

A rare opportunity for a second collective scam against the Nine Nether Sect.

Dai Bufan knew that the last time the Nine Children of the Seek Dao Sect acted collectively, they almost bankrupted the Nine Nether Sect.

The plan of the elders 900 years ago was to swindle all the Nine Nether Sect’s money, causing internal friction and making the sect self-destruct.

Who knew the vitality of the Nine Nether Sect would be so tenacious? Even with all their money taken away, they still existed.

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Sky Gate Mountain, the Great Hall of Deliberation.

The eight elders circled around Li Haoran, watching him as though he were a treasured animal.

They just learned Li Haoran was the reincarnation of the previous Master of Nine Nether Sect.

“So there really is such a thing as reincarnation in this world, and it happened right in our Seek Dao Sect. How miraculous?”

“What’s so surprising about that? Our Seek Dao Sect is the land of heroes and every strange thing will happen here.”

“I told you long ago, our ancestors made the right choice with this location. The Feng Shui of our Seek Dao Sect is much better than the other four Immortal Sects, I’ve studied it!”

“Enough, eldest brother. All you’ve studied is how to select burial sites. I heard several groups of tomb robbers encountered you while you were sleeping in a coffin, and were scared almost to death, thinking you were a reanimated corpse.”

“Correction, this is called lying in wait for prey.”

“Regeneration Pill, a rounded Golden Core, is no different from a First-Grade Golden Core. It doesn’t look like a trump card left by Qin Haoran.”

“I didn’t see any problem either. By the way, martial nephew Li, do you know what Golden Core Qin Haoran condensed? Perhaps your Golden Core is related to Qin Haoran’s Golden Core. He may gradually assimilate you through this method, causing you to become him.”

Li Haoran thought seriously, saying: “I do not know what Qin Haoran’s Golden Core is called. I only remember a small snippet in which Qin Haoran was holding the Soul Summoning Banner, sacrificing his Golden Core, and with the wailing of a hundred ghosts and a demon beast howling, it was a grand occasion, as if the king of a hundred demons was exiting.”

The elders, with their abundant experience, quickly made a judgment about what type of Golden Core this was.

“Based on the description, it seems to be the Ghost-Crying Wolf-Howling Pill. Its great commotion could frighten people, releasing a sonic attack, and when it’s missing someone, it could grandly thicken the formation. It has quite a lot of functions.”

Li Haoran was curious: “What kind of Golden Core is this?”

“Second-Grade.”

“Qin Haoran’s Golden Core and Li Haoran’s Golden Core have nothing in common. Li Haoran’s Golden Core should have no problem.”

“Senior Sister Yun Zhi, did you see any issues?”

The previously silent Yun Zhi gently shook her head: “None.”

“Then there’s no problem.” The elders came to a conclusion unanimously.

Just as everyone was about to disperse, Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou walked in.

Upon entering the Grand Hall, the two felt a stifling atmosphere – the Sixth Elder with the Pure Immortal Body was there, and everyone had been using Spiritual Sense to communicate.

“Lu Yang, Meng Jingzhou, you two have something to say?” The Fifth Elder was somewhat puzzled.

Lu Yang used Spiritual Sense to communicate: “This is the situation. In order to deceive the Nine Nether Sect, we specifically established a Heaven’s Court…”

Lu Yang briefly described the situation, with Meng Jingzhou occasionally supplementing.

𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

“That’s the situation. We are currently understaffed and want to ask the elders to masquerade as Protectors of Heaven’s Court.”

Silence, a long period of silence.

Just when Lu Yang thought the elders disagreed, the Spiritual Sense communication became rowdy.

“If there is such fun, speak up earlier, speak up and I’ll replace Old Five!”

“Haoran is my disciple, so of course it should be me going!”

“Lu Yang really has ideas. Why didn’t I think of this before?”

“Protector of Heaven’s Court, it sounds more remarkable than an elder of Seek Dao Sect!”

“Count me in, count me in. This business of deceiving the Nine Nether Sect is what I’m best at.”

“We, as excorcists, cannot ignore our duty!”

“I missed out on the Disturbing Undying Sect last time, I can’t miss the Nine Nether Sect this time!”

The elders exhibited enthusiasm far beyond Lu Yang’s imagination for this matter, reminiscent of their youthful days of troubling the human world a thousand years ago.

“I have been dealing with the graveyard for many years, so I will be known as the Dark Ghost Heavenly King.”

“I guard the medicinal garden and have deep research into spiritual plants, I shall be called the Hundred Medicine Heavenly King.”

“I specialize in body refinement. Even the monks in the Buddha Country who had trained their bodies to be like Vajra are no match for me. I will be known as the Invincible Heavenly King.”

“I am a Confucian cultivator, so I’ll be known as the Great Scholar Heavenly King.”

“Lu Yang, help me come up with a name. I’ll be known as the Multi-treasure Heavenly King.”

“Let me think, I possess the Pure Immortal Body, I’ll be known as the Pure Heavenly King … Dust-Cleaning Heavenly King … No, Pure Heavenly King, Dust-Cleaning Heavenly King seems nicer though?”

“I am best at refining pills. In the art of refining pills, controlling fire is of utmost importance. How about being known as the Golden Flame Heavenly King?”

“I was the first to deceive the Nine Nether Sect last time, and here it is again. It must be fate. I shall be known as the Fate-Origin Heavenly King.”

“It’s a pity that Old Nine is not here for such fun.”

“He is currently squatting in jail with the Minister of Justice, he probably can’t make it.”

“What should Old Nine’s Heavenly King be called? Sword-Peddling Heavenly King?”

“Does Sword-Peddling Heavenly King sound right? Have you forgotten about the good old days when Old Nine led us to amass wealth? He should be called the Prosperous Heavenly King!”

“Old Nine is squatting in jail every day, he might as well be called the Imprisoned Heavenly King.”

“Can you think of a name that suits the Heaven’s Court?”

“How about the Ten Thousand Swords Heavenly King?”

“It doesn’t seem quite right either.”

The elders discussed their titles with great enthusiasm, all talking at one time. After discussing their own, they started worrying about what Daoist Buyu’s title should be.

Taking advantage of the elders discussing, Lu Yang quietly asked Yun Zhi, who had remained quiet throughout, a question. Yun Zhi frowned slightly, as if deciding something significant.

“Big sister, are you considering joining Heaven’s Court?”

The position of the Sect Master for Big Sister was incredibly important.

Yun Zhi raised her head, her eyes sparkled slightly: “No, I am considering what title to give master. He has a way with words, how about Talkative Heavenly King?”