Published: September 9, 2025
Chapter 868: Refinement
“Chief Elder?” Han Li was truly stunned upon hearing this.
“That’s right. To be honest with you, when you were in the early nascent soul stage, I originally intended for Junior Brother Lv to take the position of Chief Elder, with you assisting him. But now, you have such powerful magical abilities and have advanced to the mid nascent soul stage, not to mention the great meritorious service you’ve done for our sect. Naturally, the position of Chief Elder belongs to you. Junior Brother Lv has no objections either. After all, in any sect, the Chief Elder is basically the cultivator with the greatest magical abilities,” said Elder Cheng with a smile.
“Thank you for your kindness, senior brother! But I’m afraid I cannot accept the position of Chief Elder,” Han Li said firmly after a moment of silence.
“No need for modesty. This position can only be rightfully yours if you accept it. You wouldn’t want Junior Brother Lv, just an early nascent soul stage cultivator, to be Chief Elder of the top sect in Xi Country, would you?” Lv Luo smiled bitterly and advised without hesitation.
“It’s not about humility. I truly don’t want to take the Chief Elder position. Both of you should know that I am someone who focuses wholeheartedly on cultivation. I prefer to avoid distractions that could interfere with my practice. With that mindset, how can I be the head of a sect? Besides, I will often need to seclude myself for long periods and will have no time to manage the sect or lead the development of Luoyun Sect. Most importantly, I joined this sect mid-way. I’m not familiar with most of the junior disciples, let alone the foundation formation stage juniors and juniors’ juniors. Under these circumstances, it’s even less appropriate for me to serve as Chief Elder. It’s better to remain an ordinary elder. Let Junior Brother Lv be Chief Elder!” Han Li blurted out a string of reasons without hesitation.
“But senior brother…” Elder Cheng frowned, ready to say more.
“If you keep pressing this matter, the two of you will be forcing me to leave Luoyun Sect,” Han Li said solemnly, interrupting them with a hint of seriousness.
“Alright then! Since you say so, we’ll discuss this matter later,” Elder Cheng and Lv Luo exchanged a glance. They saw that Han Li wasn’t just being polite—he really was adamant about refusing the Chief Elder position.
The two looked at each other and could only temporarily put the matter aside.
“That’s settled then! Although I won’t serve as Chief Elder, as long as I remain an elder of Luoyun Sect, I will naturally look after the sect. Unless something major happens, I think I can still manage to keep the sect prosperous for another thousand years or so,” Han Li said slowly, relaxing.
Elder Cheng could only smile bitterly and dropped the subject. Instead, he asked about the purpose of Master Zhiyang’s visit this time.
Han Li didn’t hide anything and calmly explained the situation briefly. At the end, he asked Elder Cheng:
“I heard from Master Zhiyang that this matter might be related to the newly appeared Seven Spirit Island and the Great Vortex. This place isn’t far from our Xi Country. Senior brother, have you heard any unusual news about this area?”
“No strange news, it seems. The rumors circulating must all be true. When the Great Vortex and Seven Spirit Island first appeared, because they were close to Yunmeng Mountain, our sect sent some disciples to personally investigate. It matched the rumors exactly. The vortex emitted a large amount of spiritual energy, and the spiritual veins on the seven islands were rare, but nothing extraordinary. As for the meeting to divide the seven islands, our sect did not participate because you were missing at the time,” Elder Cheng said with a frown.
“In that case, it seems we’ll only know the reason after attending the appointment. Hopefully, as Master Zhiyang said, they only want to use the power of the evil-repelling divine thunder, and there won’t be any danger,” Han Li sighed.