Chapter 471: The Bizarre Zhengyuan Sect and Tianlan Hall

The generally accepted impression of Tianlan Hall on Tianlan Continent is that it is mysterious and powerful, while the Zhengyuan Sect is synonymous with being open-minded, upright, and kind.

That's right, kind!

This is also the point that makes Xiao Han suspicious.

Although it is a stereotype, Xiao Han believes that in a fantasy world, almost no person or force can be associated with the word "kind."

Being upright and open-minded is easy to explain; it is just a matter of the sect's style of conduct. The Langya Pavilion of the past had a similar reputation in the Central Plains, but kindness...

Those who can grow into powerhouses are all baleful stars and killers; how can they be associated with kindness?

What's more, this is not just one person, but a whole sect, a group of people!

It is not that Xiao Han is using the heart of a villain to measure the belly of a gentleman, but that the word "kind" is quite discordant in the main theme of slaughter and battle in the fantasy world.

Things like clearing out Magic Beasts, suppressing bandits, and eliminating demons to defend the Dao go without saying.

It is only because the fantasy world possesses extraordinary power that natural disasters do not occur; otherwise, Xiao Han thinks the Zhengyuan Sect would have to provide disaster relief or something.

The above still falls within the realm of understanding.

As for what follows...

Have you ever seen any force that specifically allocates a quota for recruitment to those seen by the world as "trash"?

The Zhengyuan Sect.

The reason: education for all without discrimination, giving ordinary people a chance to change their fate. They even specifically took care of others' feelings.

After all, the definition of ordinary people under an extraordinary system is not your average "ordinary person."

Xiao Han: The Zhengyuan Sect has transmigrators, knowing that trash can produce monsters, right?

This was his first impression.

The most sinister part comes now...

After entering the Zhengyuan Sect, these "trash" individuals act as if they have activated a cheat; not to mention becoming geniuses, at least their cultivation speed can catch up to ordinary people, and individual exceptions even directly surpass "geniuses."

Therefore, the Zhengyuan Sect has directly become a holy land in the eyes of all "trash" on Tianlan Continent, a holy land for defying the heavens and changing fate!

Furthermore, for these "trash" who joined the Zhengyuan Sect, the sect is undoubtedly their life's turning point; calling it a lifesaver is not an exaggeration, as trash and the weak are not well-regarded and their survival rate is not very high anywhere.

These disciples whose fates were changed should have been loyal to the sect and worked hard for it.

However, after they reached a certain level of achievement, some actually requested to leave the sect to establish their own!

Ungrateful wretches, even if you dug up the founding master, they would still be ungrateful wretches!

Disciples cultivated with a massive investment of resources are preparing to leave without giving the sect the slightest return; are you kidding me?

What, are they treating the sect as a charity?

Any other force would be unable to tolerate this.

More importantly...

The Zhengyuan Sect agreed!

They directly announced to the world that everyone should part on good terms, hoping that all colleagues would not make things difficult for the other party, and so on.

This isn't kindness anymore; this is being a saint!

What makes people even more suspicious is that the Zhengyuan Sect's "kind" actions harmed the interests of many forces; the Zhengyuan Sect, which should have had enemies all over the world, was actually on good terms with other forces, and the people of Tianlan Continent did not have the slightest misunderstanding about it.

After all...

The character and integrity of the Zhengyuan Sect are so noble that everyone should naturally get along with them, shouldn't they?

However, how could a force that has grown to a certain level not have a single enemy?

No, there should still be one: Tianlan Hall.

"Zhengyuan Sect? This is getting interesting."

Xiao Han's eyes narrowed slightly; in his heart, the suspicion surrounding this force skyrocketed.

Of course, it is also possible that he is overthinking it, and the Tianlan Hall, with its poor reputation and being both righteous and evil, is the real culprit; the smallest possibility is that he guessed everything wrong, and everything requires him to "conduct a field investigation."

Xiao Han's method of "field investigation" is very simple.

That night, a sneaky figure quietly broke through Tianlan Hall's perception Formation and snuck inside, and his target was the tallest building in Tianlan Hall, the Qiantian Hall, which is also the place where the Tianlan Palace Master goes into seclusion.

"What kind of petty thief dares to sneak into Qiantian Hall!"

Just as Xiao Han stepped into the perimeter of Qiantian Hall, having only moved one leg and not yet fully stepped out of the spatial rift, an alarm sounded across the sky. At the same time, an angry shout came from the top floor of Qiantian Hall; it was at least an Earth Sovereign, which in Tianlan Continent's ranking system is the highest level, the Nine Palaces Realm, the limit of the plane.

"Busted."

Xiao Han was only stunned for a moment, feeling extremely annoyed. Tianlan Hall disciples and Elders had already begun to surround Qiantian Hall, and in his perception, two auras no weaker than the person who just shouted were approaching rapidly. With no other choice, Xiao Han had to slip away quietly.

Not long after the former left, two figures appeared on the spot, one middle-aged and one elderly. Both looked serious and, without wasting words, carefully searched the surroundings before looking at each other and shaking their heads helplessly in unison.

"Let's go, report back to the Hall Master; the person who came this time is not simple!" the old man said with a grave expression.

The middle-aged man also nodded seriously, took out a Jade Talisman, and sent a message:

"Everyone return to your posts!"

Seeing the crowd below returning to their places, the two figures flashed and headed straight for the top floor.

In this "cramped" stone room of no more than a hundred square feet, six powerful figures were sitting cross-legged. After the two entered, the number increased to eight.

"Didn't find them?"

As soon as the two appeared on the top floor, the young man surrounded by the others in the center of the stone room opened his slightly closed eyes and said in a calm tone.

"Yes."

The two were silent for a moment, finally nodding helplessly in response.

Hearing this answer, everyone except the young man changed their expressions; they all realized the significance behind this answer.

A higher-level existence had come!

Everyone present could be certain that the other party's strength allowed them to enter and exit Tianlan Hall as if it were an empty place. If it weren't for the fact that Qiantian Hall had specifically set up a Formation to detect spatial fluctuations, and the other party had arrogantly failed to conceal their spatial fluctuations, Qiantian Hall would likely have been thoroughly scouted out without them even knowing.

Such an existence's strength must far exceed everyone present, including the Tianlan Palace Master.

And the latter is currently the strongest person on Tianlan Continent, at the peak of the Nine Palaces Realm.

Such a person absolutely does not belong to Tianlan Continent.

At least, not the Tianlan Continent of the present.

Because, ever since that place appeared, the path of ascension for Tianlan Continent has been completely severed; even an existence as brilliant and talented as the Tianlan Palace Master is firmly blocked at the Nine Palaces Realm, unable to advance a single step.

"Palace Master, could it be those things?"

At this moment, someone frowned and looked toward the young man in the center, asking solemnly; this was perhaps also the most likely explanation.

The Tianlan Palace Master shook his head.

"It won't be; at the very least, those fellows have suffered enough losses that they wouldn't rashly break into Qiantian Hall."

"Moreover..."

"If it were those things, Qin Hai and Yang Tian would not have failed to notice anything at all."

Hearing this, the others thought about it carefully and nodded in agreement.

Qin Hai and Yang Tian were the two who went to investigate, experts at the late stage of the Nine Palaces Realm; due to the unique nature of their Cultivation Method, they were extremely sensitive to Qi, and even if the level was a major realm lower, they at least had the ability to discover those creatures from beyond the void.

"Then the intruder..."

Someone was about to speak, but was interrupted by the Tianlan Palace Master.

"I think the person who came this time should bring some changes to the situation."

The corners of the Tianlan Palace Master's mouth revealed a smile.

"A good change."

In a certain corner, Xiao Han observed the now-calm Tianlan Hall, and could not help but sigh inwardly.

"Rapid response, formidable strength; I hope it is not you all."

As a leader of a faction, Xiao Han saw many things through the response of Tianlan Hall.

Without a doubt, Tianlan Hall is worthy of its name as the number one faction of Tianlan; whether it be the top-tier experts or the low-level Disciple, their execution, disposition, and strength are all remarkable.

If such a faction had problems, it would be a huge loss for Tianlan Continent, and even more so for him, who views Tianlan Continent as something already in his pocket.

"Forget it, let's try the next one."