deltrittennovels Chapter 586 The game is set; it's time to close the net.
Chapter 586 The game is set; it's time to close the net.
Lin Hanzhou walked up to the elder with a blank expression, his cold gaze like a knife scraping across the other's face, and said, word by word.
"Enough with the nonsense. Take out the sect's roster and jade slips."
"Yes! Yes!"
The elder in charge dared not provoke this angry, ruthless man. He hurriedly took out a heavy jade slip that emitted a faint golden light from his storage ring, raised it high above his head, and respectfully handed it to Lin Hanzhou.
Lin Hanzhou took the jade slip and instantly probed into it with his immense divine sense.
He didn't look at the other contents at all, but went straight to the blank area in the jade slip that represented the "Great Elder's lineage".
He raised his right hand, his fingers forming a sword shape, a sharp spiritual energy gathering at his fingertips. He then carved a name in a flowing, elegant style on the blank area.
"Xiao Yan".
After engraving the name, Lin Hanzhou looked at the elder deacon who was bowing and not daring to breathe, and commanded him in an unquestionable and domineering tone.
"Immediately add this person to the sect's register! From this day forward, he, Xiao Yan, will be my personally trained disciple, whom I, Zhang Tianyun, will be cultivating in seclusion!"
"He will enjoy all the benefits of a core disciple of the sect! All the resources he needs will be deducted from my share, and no one is allowed to obstruct or make things difficult for him! Do you understand?!"
This statement came out.
The already quiet atmosphere in the main hall of the Imperial Household Department instantly turned deathly silent.
All the disciples kneeling on the ground, as well as the elder in charge of the Four Extremes Realm, stared wide-eyed in shock, their hearts filled with turbulent waves.
A personal disciple?!
The Grand Elder is going to take on a personal disciple?!
It should be noted that in the Qinglan Sect, the Grand Elder's status is second only to the Sect Master. In some cases, due to the relationship between the Grand Elder and the Sect Master, the Grand Elder's influence is almost equal to that of the Sect Master.
To become the Grand Elder's personal disciple is like ascending to heaven in one step, with unlimited potential for the future, and even the right to compete for the position of the next sect leader!
Moreover, didn't the Grand Elder just lose his most beloved granddaughter?
Why would he suddenly come back at this time to take on an unknown stranger as his personal disciple?
Where did this person named "Xiao Yan" come from? How could he gain such favor from the Grand Elder?
A jumble of doubts and shock swirled wildly in the deacon's mind.
But he was, after all, a seasoned veteran who had spent most of his life in the sect, and he knew very well what he should and shouldn't ask.
Especially when facing a powerful Sendai-level expert who had just lost his granddaughter and could go insane at any moment, obeying orders was the only thing he could do.
"Yes! This disciple obeys! This disciple will now imprint the identity of Junior Nephew Xiao Yan... no, I mean, Xiao Yan's true disciple, on the sect's jade record!"
The elder in charge wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and quickly took out a palm-sized purple jade tablet.
He circulated his true essence and solemnly imprinted the two characters "Xiao Yan" that Lin Hanzhou had engraved on the jade slip, as well as the identity information of the Grand Elder's personal disciple, onto the purple jade token that represented the core identity of the sect.
"Elder, as you can see, the identity has been entered."
"From this moment forward, Xiao Yan is your personal disciple, and his identity information has been synchronized to the sect's database. This is his personal disciple identity token."
The elder in charge held the purple jade token in both hands and respectfully handed it to Lin Hanzhou.
This is the highest limit that Zhang Tianyun's identity can offer to an outsider.
Going further up, if the position of inner sect elder is to be directly granted, then a meeting of all the sect's high-level elders is required, involving a complicated voting and assessment process.
As for the direct disciples, as long as the Grand Elder gives the nod, no one can interfere.
Lin Hanzhou reached out and took the purple jade token that radiated a warm luster. He gently stroked the two ancient characters "Xiao Yan" on it with his fingertips, and a triumphant sneer appeared on his lips.
"very good."
He casually tossed out a sentence, put the token into his pocket, and then, ignoring the awe-inspiring gazes of everyone in the hall, turned around and strode out of the Inner Affairs Pavilion.
The moment he stepped out of the gate of the Imperial Household Pavilion.
The warm sunlight shone on him, making him feel comfortable from the inside out.
"The game is set up; it's time to close the net."
Lin Hanzhou raised his head and looked at the white clouds floating in the sky. A cruel glint flashed in his eyes, which had turned crimson.
It is hundreds of millions of miles away.
In the desolate desert of Mobei Prefecture, in a hidden cave.
Zhang Tianyun, who lay unconscious on the ground, didn't even utter a weak groan.
Because at the very instant Lin Hanzhou's thoughts stirred, the soul needle that was firmly nailed to Zhang Tianyun's soul suddenly exploded!
This is a silent destruction.
There were no violent energy fluctuations, nor any earth-shattering phenomena.
Zhang Tianyun's soul vanished on the spot, and his life force was cut off.
This Grand Elder of the Qinglan Sect, who had dominated the Great Li Dynasty for hundreds of years and had just broken through to the Sendai Realm and was preparing to make great strides, ended his life in frustration and ignorance.
Almost at the same time that Zhang Tianyun's soul collapsed.
Standing outside the gate of the Qinglan Sect's Internal Affairs Pavilion, Lin Hanzhou suddenly heard a crisp and cold mechanical notification sound in his mind.
【Ding! 】
[A major change in the host's current faction has been detected!]
[Target identified: Zhang Tianyun (Grand Elder of Qinglan Sect)]
[Relationship Determined: Master-Disciple Faction (Host is nominally the direct disciple).]
[Target Status: Dead.]
[Cause of death: Caused by a soul needle secretly planted by the host.]
[Judgment Result: Meets the trigger conditions for the "Backstab" talent!]
[Backstab talent successfully triggered!]
[Settlement feedback in progress...]
[Congratulations, host! You have successfully betrayed a powerful expert at the Sendai Realm (your master), and have received a large amount of cultivation feedback!]
Hearing the continuous system notifications popping up in his mind, a bright yet somewhat eerie smile finally appeared on Lin Hanzhou's face, which was disguised as Zhang Tianyun.
He raised his head and looked at the magnificent and profound Qinglan Sect. His gaze was no longer that of someone looking at a sacred place of cultivation, but rather like that of a hungry gourmand who had seen a Manchu Han Imperial Feast laid out with unparalleled delicacies.
"Hehehe, if I wipe out the entire Qinglan Sect, I reckon I can break through to the Sendai Realm, right?"
Lin Hanzhou stood with his hands behind his back. In the sunlight, his long shadow seemed to transform into a terrifying beast with its gaping maw, ready to devour the entire sect.