Chapter 460 - 418: Dispute

Chapter 460: Chapter 418: Dispute

Right now, what attracts Fang Hui to the Yunshan Sect, apart from its relationship with the Danxia Sect, is the strange state of Lu Qian’s Divine Sense.

For a Feathered Scholar who is obsessed with studying Divine Sense and happens to be at a bottleneck, this opportunity is truly invaluable.

Originally, Lu Qian planned to pay a great price to keep him, hoping to correct his strange Consciousness Collection, but surprisingly Fang Hui took the initiative, almost eager to join even at a loss.

Could this Pure Glazed Body also enhance one’s fortune?

Since Fang Hui is in a hurry, Lu Qian is in no rush at all.

He chuckled lightly, "Fellow Daoist Fang, no need to hurry. Divine Sense is of great importance; let me consider it further."

During the feast, Lu Qian happily accepted everyone’s congratulations, while Fang Hui scratched his head and twisted around, as if there were thorns on his seat.

Midway through the banquet, the conversation gradually shifted from Lu Qian’s cultivation achievements to internal and external situations, and various aspects of the Yunshan Sect and Shuangye Alliance.

Lu Qian simply put down his wine cup, disregarded the noisy revelry of the disciples in the main hall, and listened to the reports from several elders, true disciples, and the higher-ups of the Shuangye Alliance.

Unexpectedly, the county’s situation had changed within this short year, the instigator being none other than their own Senior Brother Wang.

After hearing the causes and effects, Lu Qian felt slightly annoyed and called for several elders and Wu Yan to leave temporarily and move to the nearby quiet room.

As the Silence Array was activated, Lu Qian said in a deep voice, "Senior Brother Wang, you’re too hasty. In my original plan, the Spirit Talisman Sect was supposed to become our ally."

"Moreover, your... strength and Little Yan’s strength, I wasn’t planning to reveal too early."

He turned to Wu Yan again, "Little Yan, why are you being so aggressive as well? As the Sect Leader’s Disciple, you should maintain your position in the middle, overseeing the sect to ensure stability is the utmost duty. Before I entered seclusion, I advised you to listen to Lin Le and the teachers more. Why risk striving for merit?"

Once these words were spoken, everyone fell silent, not expecting Lu Qian to directly express criticism.

In their impression, Lu Qian had never seriously spoken to them. Wu Yan was suddenly full of shame, her face flushing red, kneeling on the ground: "Master, disciple knows her mistakes, please punish me."

Jiang Qingfeng quickly interceded, "Junior Brother, Little Yan has just joined your tutelage, becoming the Sect Leader’s Disciple of the Yunshan Sect, burdened with heavy responsibilities, inevitably wanting to prove her capabilities. Moreover, she has just succeeded in Foundation Establishment, feeling ambitious and driven, it’s natural to be impulsive."

Lu Qian was just about to speak when Wang Yu calmly said, "Sect Leader, the follow-up handling of the Spirit Talisman Sect wasn’t well done, indeed I bear responsibility. But I can’t entirely agree with your words. Plans are ultimately just plans; situations change unpredictably. Since you’ve been in seclusion, we can’t rigidly follow the original plan. Moreover, as Wu Yan has already succeeded in Foundation Establishment, strength can’t be hidden for long. She is the Sect Leader’s Disciple; she should advance bravely to win trust from the sect."

Wang Yu’s retort was a surprise to everyone, including Lu Qian.

Since taking charge of Yunshan Sect, he had been accustomed to decisive decision-making, with the elders only assisting, never opposing, and he too had grown used to this feeling.

At this moment, Lu Qian subconsciously felt his authority was being challenged, suppressing his anger he said, "You think this way because your vision isn’t broad enough. Have any of you considered that the Xuanguang Sect’s full strike may be within these few months!"

This statement shocked everyone.

Wang Yu replied solemnly, "Sect Leader, why do you have this judgment? We’ve weakened Xuanguang Sect time and again; they ought to lay low unless our sect—"

As he spoke halfway, he suddenly realized, exclaiming, "It’s Guh Niqiang!"

Yang Jiye hurriedly asked, "What happened to Elder Guh? Didn’t she already leave the county back to the Danxia Sect, preparing to cross the Golden Core Celestial Tribulation..."

At this point, he too cried out, realizing it.

It’s because Guh Niqiang is about to cross the Golden Core Celestial Tribulation; if successful, she’ll achieve the Golden Core, at which point the Yunshan Sect will gain the power to rival Xuanguang Sect, even join forces with Mingyu Sword Sect, putting Xuanguang Sect at risk of being overturned!

Naturally, Xuanguang Sect won’t let such a thing happen; their choice would surely be to initiate a decisive battle before Guh Niqiang crosses the tribulation!

"Guh Niqiang’s Tribulation Qi cannot be concealed; the enemy has observed the situation of Tribulation Qi, so they can roughly calculate the timing of Celestial Tribulation," Lu Qian said gravely. "Though not perfectly accurate, advancing the attack largely based on the calculated results is definitely correct."

"Guh Niqiang’s actual tribulation time is in June next year. If Xuanguang Sect attacks ahead of calculations, quickly it will be by the year’s end; slowly, the attack will surely launch by next spring!"

Lu Qian’s words hit like a heavy hammer, weighing heavily on their hearts, faces turned solemn.

"This will be a life-and-death battle for our sect and the Shuangye Alliance. Facing this situation, every bit of strength that can be striven for must not be missed, every hidden card must not be exposed!"

"Now, do you understand?"

Wang Yu sighed, bowed his head with hands clasped, "Sect Leader considers the overall situation with deep foresight; I missed the point."

Wu Yan’s eyes filled with tears, "Master, I messed up. Please punish me."

Lu Qian calmed his feelings, was about to speak, when Jiang Qingfeng said, "Even so, Junior Brother, you also made a mistake."

Lu Qian turned his head, looking at his senior sister with astonishment.

Senior Sister Qingfeng smiled and said, "Junior Brother, your plans have always been meticulous. But since you had foreseen and arranged things earlier, why didn’t you inform everyone in advance, keeping everything to yourself?"

"The current Yunshan Sect is no longer the weak sect of old, where everything depended on you alone. Several senior brothers and disciples are capable individuals. Any arrangements should be communicated in advance to everyone, rather than handling everything personally. If everyone knew your painstaking efforts earlier, this planning could have been more perfect."

Lu Qian looked into the gentle eyes of his senior sister and realized.

Indeed, because of rising from obscurity, he was accustomed to solitary planning, handling everything personally, subconsciously distrusting others’ abilities.

This is not what a wise leader should do; how could I forget even this?

This not only exhausts oneself but also stifles the sect’s growth, making it difficult for them to manage independently, gradually losing the ability to think independently.

In the future, as cultivation progresses, the time I spend in seclusion will grow longer, relying on all elders brainstorming together. This time Senior Brother Wang actively planned, really to share the sect’s burdens; from the result, it’s actually good.

If I trusted them more, informed them of my plans ahead of time, I believe they could do even better.

Senior Sister is indeed my wise internal helper.