Chapter 252 - 191: Soul-Nourishing Spirit Pill

"You can enter at any time."

Song Hao said, "However, the selection for the Directors of the major halls is about to begin. Junior Brother Qin, you might want to wait and seek a position. It would make things more convenient for you in the Holy Sect in the future."

"Director selection?"

Qin Xuan really didn’t know anything about this.

As far as he knew, wasn’t the Holy Sect always divided into Golden Core Hall Masters, Purple Mansion Altar Masters, and Foundation Establishment Incense Masters? Where did this Director position come from?

Seeing Qin Xuan’s confusion, Song Hao explained, "The so-called Directors exist outside the system of Hall Masters and Altar Masters. It’s a semi-private position. Junior Brother Qin, you can think of it as a supplement to the Holy Sect’s Inner Sect positions."

"For example, there’s Junior Brother Jin Wuhai’s position as a Foundation Establishment Walker in the Contribution Hall, and the Foundation Establishment Inspection Envoys from the Blood Loan Money Shop. These all fall under the command of the various Purple Mansion Altar Masters and Golden Core Blood Demons..."

"And the Golden Core Blood Demons, in turn, are the representatives of the major Nascent Soul Demon Monarchs within the Holy Sect. But ultimately, we all serve the Venerable Lord. Our paths may differ, but our destination is the same."

Song Hao said all this in one breath.

Qin Xuan distilled two key points from this. First, positions like Director, Walker, and Inspection Envoy weren’t official public posts within the Holy Sect.

Second, one had to pledge allegiance to a Golden Core Blood Demon!

’No wonder I’ve only ever been an Incense Master. If I were to reveal my Star Mansion cultivation, I’d probably be recruited by one of the Holy Sect’s Magic Altars and become a proper Purple Mansion Altar Master... Being a Director doesn’t sound too bad either.’

But Qin Xuan noticed a problem.

"Then why was Senior Brother Liu able to become a preparatory Demon Child while in the Foundation Establishment Realm? And how did Lord Chen Xuanba become our Holy Sect’s Blood Tyrant Demon Child while in the Purple Mansion Stage?"

What path did they take?

Song Hao gave a wry smile and said, "Junior Brother Qin, don’t even think about it. Senior Brother Liu is the third reincarnation of a Nascent Soul Demon Monarch. And nine lives before that, he was a Venerable Divinity Transformation who held the [Gold Foil] achievement!"

"However, thousands of years have passed, and no one has been able to claim the [Gold Foil] achievement, so it has faded into obscurity. Otherwise, Senior Brother Liu wouldn’t still be stuck in the Purple Mansion Realm."

Qin Xuan was dumbfounded, his eyes wide as saucers.

’A reincarnation of a Divinity Transformation, a Nascent Soul Demon Monarch... Is Liu Mobai’s background really that powerful?!’

He swallowed hard. "Then is Master Blood Tyrant Demon Child also a reincarnation of a Venerable Divinity Transformation?"

Song Hao shook his head and said seriously, "You’re underestimating Master Demon Child. The fact that he can suppress Senior Brother Liu proves that Master Demon Child can only be stronger than him."

"He is a genuine [Mud Seed], who started as a bottom-tier Demon Disciple and worked his way up step-by-step. You could say he’s the most legendary figure in the Holy Sect in the last three thousand years, shattering the myth of the [Reincarnated Demon]."

"Later, the Sect Leader accepted him as a disciple on behalf of his own master. He then attracted the attention of two achievements, [Sea Gold] and [Sand Gold], one after the other. This is common knowledge throughout the Holy Sect!"

Song Hao looked at Qin Xuan doubtfully, his face a picture of confusion.

It was as if he were asking, ’Are you really a Holy Sect Cultivator? How could you ask such a foolish question?’

But on second thought, Qin Xuan’s cultivation speed was so fast—in just a few short decades, he had caught up to him, who had been cultivating for several hundred years. It was normal for him not to know.

"Junior Brother Qin, you are extraordinarily talented. It’s a pity you haven’t Guided a Fate Star. Otherwise, you might have had a real chance of becoming a preparatory Demon Child."

Song Hao’s tone changed, becoming rather regretful.

Qin Xuan: "Senior Brother Song, why do you say that?"

Song Hao smiled. "In our Holy Sect, starting from Foundation Establishment, the strongest cultivator in each realm—aside from the official Demon Child—can be called a preparatory Demon Child."

"The requirements to be a preparatory Demon Child in the Purple Mansion Realm are to have cultivated for less than a hundred years, be the strongest among your peers, and be able to kill a Golden Core Cultivator while being in a lower realm."

"With Junior Brother Qin’s cultivation speed, if you successfully open a Star Mansion, then given some time, you might just be able to go head-to-head with Senior Brother Liu in the Purple Mansion Realm and compete for the position of preparatory Demon Child."

As he spoke of killing a Golden Core Cultivator,

Qin Xuan’s expression changed drastically as he suddenly felt the [Breaking Gold] Blood Talisman in his Dantian tremble violently.

A restless energy surged forth.