Chapter 34 - The Divine Sect!

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Li Ran and the others set off again.

On the way back from the Desolate Millet Mountain Range to the Pure Wind Clan, there were no powerful monsters like the Seven-Colored Rain Butterfly. They traveled without any obstacles. It took them less than two days to return to the Pure Wind Clan.

As soon as Li Ran returned to the Pure Wind Clan, he received two big pieces of news.

In fact, he had unintentionally heard about them from his clansmen. These two big events had spread throughout the clan and were discussed everywhere. It was hard not to hear about them.

The first event was that the first elder’s direct disciple, Li Rui, had entered the Magical Beast Mountain Range of Sifang Town with the elder and killed a 20,000-year-old magical beast.

In the end, Li Rui had relied on the magical beast to break through to the Soul Cultivator realm. He had bound his 20,000-year-old second Soul Ring and was unmatched in the same realm. He was one of the most outstanding Soul Cultivators!

It was said that he had killed a Great Soul Master in the Magical Beast Mountain Range!

He had become famous in a single battle!

All the people and organizations in Sifang Town were discussing this matter. Li Rui’s name was once mentioned, and his popularity slowly dropped only after a while.

Nonetheless, Li Rui was now known as the God-favored one of Sifang Town, and his name was vaguely spread to the distant Yanjiu Prefecture.

When Li Ran heard about this matter, he remained calm. He was not depressed.

In any case, he had the God-Tier Soul Ring Fusion System. What was there to be depressed about? As long as he killed a new magical beast, his strength would increase.

Moreover, killing a Great Soul Master was not difficult at all. In the Desolate Millet Mountain Range, he had single-handedly dealt with dozens of vicious wolves. The level of ferocity of the magical beasts was even more difficult to deal with than an ordinary Great Soul Master.

After that, for a very long period, Li Ran had engaged in a life-or-death battle with the magical beasts in the Desolate Millet Mountain Range. His strength could be considered to be above average among Great Soul Masters.

A Great Soul Master with ordinary Soul Rings and Soul Skills would not be a match for Li Ran.

The matter of Li Rui breaking through did not arouse much interest in Li Ran. Nevertheless, the second news was more interesting.

Previously, it was mentioned that the Sifang Town he was in was only a small territory in the Yanjiu Prefecture. From the size of the Pure Wind Clan, one could tell.

Sifang Town did not even have a proper Soul Grandmaster.

Even so, in the prefecture, there were countless large sects that had stood for millions of years. The Divine Sect was one of them.

The Divine Sect was a sect of Soul Dao. They had a long history in the Yanjiu Prefecture. They could be ranked in the top three out of thousands of sects!

Many famous powerhouses and even a few whose reputations resounded throughout the Azure Dragon Continent, had once cultivated in the Divine Sect. This was part of the reason the Divine Sect was able to remain standing in the prefecture. Its status only increased and not decreased.

After all, if one wanted to shake the Divine Sect, they would have to face not only the powerful foundation of a sect but also the endless revenge of countless powerhouses.

Such a powerful sect in the Yanjiu Prefecture would go to all parts of the prefecture at a fixed time every year to select talented geniuses and recruit them into the Divine Sect as disciples!

Sifang Town was no exception.

Looking at the time, it was indeed coming soon.

Li Ran shook his head. The conditions for the Divine Sect to recruit disciples were very strict. Among the disciples of the Pure Wind Clan, there were usually no more than five who could enter the Divine Sect each year.

Despite that, the Divine Sect had their attraction. They held a high position in the prefecture and had their own unique way of cultivating Soul Dao. Otherwise, how could there be so many powerhouses?

To be able to enter the Divine Sect, one would very likely become a famous powerhouse in the future. This was a height that the disciples of the Pure Wind Clan could not reach. With such a Divine Sect, it was no wonder that so many people would rack their brains to join them.

Having said that, Li Ran did not want to.

This was because he could not achieve the first condition of the Divine Sect’s recruitment.

Firstly, one had to have awakened more than five Soul Rings.

Secondly, one had to have an Innate Soul Ring that was more than 500 years old. Beast Soul Rings were the most popular among the elders of the Divine Sect.

Li Ran did not meet any of the above conditions.

Therefore, when he heard that the Divine Sect had come to Sifang Town to recruit disciples, he did not have much hope. He just wanted to hear about it.

After all, the Divine Sect was a sect of Soul Dao. He had no reason to enter.

However, Li Ran never expected that his father, the chief of the Pure Wind Clan, would intentionally send him into the Divine Sect.

“What? I’m not going.”

Li Ran was first surprised, then he immediately rejected it.

“Lil’ Ran, why don’t you want to go to the Divine Sect? There are countless people who want to enter the Divine Sect. If it wasn’t because the conditions are too harsh and they can’t meet them, the threshold of the Divine Sect would’ve been trampled flat already.”

Li Xun was similarly surprised. The youth rejected his proposal without even thinking. ‘Could it be that his conditions didn’t meet the standards of the Divine Sect so…’

It was worth noting that no Soul Warrior could reject the Divine Sect.

In the Yanjiu Prefecture, which Soul Warrior would not want to enter the Divine Sect with all their might? It was not that Li Xun was bragging but if he had awakened five Soul Rings back then, he would not have stayed in the small Sifang Town. He had been guarding the Pure Wind Clan for more than 100 years.

Deep in Li Xun’s heart, he was also inclined to the wider world. There were plenty of powerhouses outside and every day, there would be battles between powerhouses!

There were many powerhouses on the Azure Dragon continent, and they existed in that mysterious domain. It was a place that he dreamed of!

Back then, Li Xun wanted to enter the Divine Sect, but he was not blessed by the heavens as he did not meet the conditions. As his number of Soul Rings did not meet the standard, he missed the chance to enter the Divine Sect.

Therefore, he had never had the chance to enter that place because his strength was not enough.

“Is it because of your Soul Ring?”

Li Xun asked after some consideration.

The youth shook his head. He was not depressed as Li Xun had imagined. Instead, he explained with a smile.

“No, Father. You should know that with my conditions, I simply can’t meet the conditions of the Divine Sect to recruit disciples.

“Besides, I don’t cultivate Soul Dao. There’s not much meaning in joining the Divine Sect.”

His father clearly knew that he was walking the path of Body Cultivation so how could he…

It would be easier if it was not for other reasons.

Li Xun heaved a sigh of relief. He looked at the youth and said meaningfully, “Lil’ Ran, I have a way to let you enter the Divine Sect!

“The reason I want you to enter the Divine Sect is not that I want you to give up on Body Cultivation. On the contrary, it’ll be very helpful to your Body Cultivation!”

These two simple sentences made Li Ran confused, and he was slightly shocked.

‘Father has a way to send me into the Divine Sect?’

He had never heard of any connection between the Pure Wind Clan and the Divine Sect. Furthermore, these two were completely unrelated. One was a clan of Body Cultivation while the other was a sect of Soul Dao. What kind of necessary connection would there be between the two?

Besides, it was impossible for the Divine Sect to have a beneficial relationship with the Pure Wind Clan.

The statuses of the two were vastly different. What kind of benefits could there be between them?

“What’s your method, Father?”

Li Ran was not in the mood to join the Divine Sect but since his father had mentioned this, he was quite interested in understanding it..