Chapter 2026: Would You Be Willing to Become an Elder?

The Reality Communication Divine Hall.

"Quick, check—who exactly is this?"

Pale-faced, an elderly man looked at the attendant beside him.

He was the Divine Hall elder who had agreed to Zhang Xuan's request and demanded twenty thousand Communication Divine Coins. Just now, upon hearing the news, he had entered the Virtual Communication Divine Hall and witnessed with his own eyes that the man, with a single palm strike, had won sixteen consecutive matches without taking any damage!

Although he didn't know that the few who came later were the Great Elder and the Sect Master of the Seven Stars Tower, he could still guess something based on the martial techniques they displayed and their combat prowess at the same level.

In other words, someone at the Biyuan City Communication Divine Hall had single-handedly swept through the entire Seven Stars Tower!

Even the Sect Master at the Pseudo-God Realm was no match...

If this got out, it would definitely cause an uproar!

"Elder, the other party must have used some kind of formation to block information. We only found out that they might be in a meditation room of the Divine Hall. As for who exactly it is, we have no way of knowing!" The attendant paused before replying.

They had investigated as soon as the challenge began, but unfortunately, it was as if the other party had anticipated their move, using a formation to block aura and seal the Communication Divine Talisman, so they could only determine a rough range.

"There are a total of thirteen thousand seven hundred meditation rooms here. Now check for me: when did the people inside enter, how many are above the True Immortal Realm, and if any of them are named Liu Yang..."

The elder continued.

With so many people, although the chance of finding out was slim, it could quickly narrow down the scope.

"Once found, treat him well. Don't let him leave under any circumstances. I will come to pay my respects immediately..." The elder added.

Able to defeat the Seven Stars Tower Sect Master at the same level, this person was certainly no ordinary individual and was not someone he, a mere Divine Hall manager, could afford to offend.

The attendant nodded and was about to act when he heard the voice of the front desk attendant: "Elder, that friend who wanted to go to the Star-Chasing Sea earlier is urgently looking for you..."

"Looking for me?" Frowning, the elder waved his hand with slight impatience: "Tell him I'm busy now! If he doesn't have the money, don't bother me!"

The top priority was to quickly find that expert. A mere True Immortal Realm brat—if he didn't have enough money, who had time to deal with him?

"He said..." The front desk attendant's voice continued: "Reporting to the elder, he said he has gathered enough Communication Divine Coins and is here to pay now..."

"Gathered them? So fast?" The elder was startled, then suddenly thought of something, feeling as if his mind had exploded. His eyes widened: "Could it be him? Let him in quickly..."

True Immortal Realm—he fit the conditions!

He said he needed to gather money and asked him to wait, and then... someone in the Virtual Communication Divine Hall held an open challenge, winning over a dozen matches in a row... As soon as that was over, he came running over saying he had gathered enough money! The timing matched!

Most crucially, the man on the stage, after winning fifteen matches in a row, said... he had enough money and stopped fighting!

According to calculations, at that time, he had just over twenty thousand Communication Divine Coins in hand!

The amount of money also matched!

As he was deducing this in his mind, he saw the young man from earlier walk in. As soon as he entered the room, he handed over a card.

"There are twenty thousand Communication Divine Coins in here..."

Hurriedly taking it, the elder examined it and indeed found twenty thousand. His body tensed, and he asked: "May I ask... how should I address you? It's like this... Since you want to take the Seven Stars Tower's flying sacred beast, I naturally need to know your name and background..."

"That's only right!" Zhang Xuan nodded: "My name is Liu Yang."

Thump!

The elder picked himself up from the floor, blinked, and felt like crying.

If he had known this guy was so formidable, he would never have tried to make money off him!

He looked very ordinary and was not old... yet he single-handedly challenged the entire Seven Stars Tower, with no one able to stand against him...

"Was that... open challenge just now you?" He couldn't help asking.

"You said I needed twenty thousand, and I couldn't think of a good way to make money, so I took on the challenge... Fortunately, the opponents weren't very strong; otherwise, I might not have been able to gather it!"

Zhang Xuan nodded with a smile.

He hadn't used the Sword Intent of the God or revealed his identity as the Sect Master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect just now... so there was nothing to deny.

He couldn't avoid using even a bit of his ability just to evade the Divine Hall, could he?

"Not very strong?" The elder staggered, almost spitting blood.

The Great Elder and Sect Master of the Seven Stars Tower... and that's not strong?

Then what counts as strong?

"If I had known you were so powerful, I definitely wouldn't have taken the money... Don't worry, I'll contact the Seven Stars Tower right now!" Confirming that this was the one who had just challenged the Seven Stars Tower's experts, he quickly returned the card.

It wasn't that he didn't want to take it, but that he didn't dare!

Such a formidable figure was no longer someone of his level could afford to offend.

Taking out a communication jade slip, after a moment, he looked over: "Senior, the Seven Stars Tower's Sect Master Kui Xiao wants to see you in person. Let's go..."

After reporting what had just happened, the other party immediately sent a message asking him to bring the person over.

Now he understood the weight this young man carried in the other party's eyes. He no longer dared to speak carelessly and changed his address to 'senior.'

"Alright..."

Zhang Xuan followed him.

The Seven Stars Tower was not far from the Communication Divine Hall. In less than ten minutes, the two entered the Celestial Pivot Hall, which served as the main hall.

In the center of the room, Sect Master Kui Xiao, the Great Elder, and Elder Hongwu were seated. As the two walked in, they all focused their gazes on Zhang Xuan.

The figure in the Virtual Communication Divine Hall was young, but the one before them looked even younger—at most, under thirty.

A True Immortal Realm peak under thirty, and at the same level, even they were no match...

"Are you... that Liu Yang who won sixteen consecutive matches at the Communication Divine Hall just now?"

Kui Xiao couldn't help asking.

The appearance in the Communication Divine Hall was different from one's real self, so even if seen, it was hard to confirm.

"Yes!" Zhang Xuan nodded: "I have some business and need to go to the Star-Chasing Sea. Sect Master Kui, could you give me a ride? I will pay according to the market price..."

On the way here, the previous elder had already told him that the person before him was the Kui Sect Master of the Seven Stars Tower!

In the past, seeing a Pseudo-God Realm expert would have inspired awe, but after meeting Han Jianqiu and Sect Master Qin Yuan, and after consecutively killing four Divine Hall Immortal Lords, with Little Chick even swallowing a weapon of that level, he had long lost any fear.

"You also want to go to the Star-Chasing Sea?" Frowning, Sect Master Kui Xiao couldn't help looking over: "May I ask, Brother Liu, which sect's genius are you? Forgive my ignorance, but I've never heard that name before!"

The Star-Chasing Sea, to avoid conflicts, experts rarely went there, yet he was taking the initiative to go. Thinking of the imminent opening of the Heavenly Bridge, could this man be... a genius from some sect coming to challenge?

If so, their Elder Hongwu would likely find it very difficult to win!

Immortal Lord... although breaking through wasn't easy, with the combined strength of a sect, helping him break through shouldn't be too hard!

"I... am a rogue cultivator!" Zhang Xuan quickly clasped his fists.

If he said he was from the Lingyun Sword Pavilion, it would easily be linked to the Sword Intent of the God; if he said he was from the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, it would easily be linked to the new Sect Master...

It was better to continue claiming to be a rogue cultivator and keep a low profile.

He had caused a stir at the Sword Pavilion and was hunted; he had caused a stir at the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, and the same scene played out...

What he needed to do now was to hide his brilliance and not let others notice.

"A rogue cultivator?" Sect Master Kui Xiao's eyes lit up, then he frowned and asked: "May I ask... Brother Liu, what business do you have at the Star-Chasing Sea?"

"It's a personal matter..." Zhang Xuan shook his head.

"A personal matter..." Sect Master Kui Xiao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Since it was a personal matter, it had nothing to do with the Heavenly Bridge, so he probably wasn't from another sect.

"Since Brother Liu is a rogue cultivator, would you be interested... in joining our Seven Stars Tower?"

After a pause, Sect Master Kui Xiao looked over with bright eyes.

"Join the Seven Stars Tower?" Zhang Xuan was startled.

Why did the other party also want him to join?

He had been keeping a low profile since arriving in Biyuan City!

He had only fought a dozen or so matches just now, defeating some insignificant characters... A fight of this level shouldn't attract the attention of a sect master, should it?

"That's right. As long as you become an elder of our Seven Stars Tower and fight a match on behalf of the tower, I can gather all our strength to help you break through to the Immortal Lord Realm peak within ten days!"

Sect Master Kui Xiao laughed.

"Help me break through to the Immortal Lord Realm peak?"

Zhang Xuan's pupils contracted.

He was so eager to go to the Star-Chasing Sea, first, to investigate the matter of the Divine Blood Stone, and second, to find a technique to enhance his soul and break through to the Immortal Lord Realm as soon as possible.

Having been besieged twice by the Divine Hall, even he felt immense pressure and had to improve his strength quickly.

In the over twenty days since arriving in the Upper Firmament, he had advanced from the initial Broken Void Realm to the True Immortal Realm peak. For others, this was incredibly fast, but for him, it was still too slow!

After all, time was different from the Master Teacher Continent; here, over twenty days corresponded to nearly a year there.

"That's right!" Sect Master Kui Xiao nodded.

Breaking through to the Immortal Lord Realm was an irresistible attraction for any True Immortal.

"What kind of match are you talking about? Is there any danger to life?"

After a pause, Zhang Xuan asked.

There was no such thing as a free lunch.

If he was helping him break through to the Immortal Lord Realm, it certainly wouldn't be easy, and as a condition, it definitely wouldn't be simple.

"Don't worry, it's just a joint competition among the six major sects. Everyone is at the same level, so there's no danger to life! As long as you concede, no one will press the attack!" Sect Master Kui Xiao said: "And if you do well, you might even inherit the position of sect master and become the true leader of the Seven Stars Tower, one of the six major sects!"

The strongest juniors of the six major sects, selected to enter the Heavenly Bridge, mostly fought with restraint—they wouldn't even get injured, let alone face danger!

As for entering the Heavenly Bridge to challenge the Divine Hall Warriors...

There was a chance to break through to the Pseudo-God Realm. Although dangerous, once successful, the results were unparalleled.

Like him and the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect's Sect Master Qin Yuan, they had entered there to reach their current realm.

As long as he broke through to the Pseudo-God Realm, the position of Seven Stars Tower's sect master would definitely be his.

"Inherit the position of sect master?"

Shaking his head, Zhang Xuan recalled something, smiled slightly, and looked over: "Forget it... As long as the match you mentioned isn't dangerous, I don't mind becoming an elder of the Seven Stars Tower... Also, as an elder, I should be able to access all the books in the Seven Stars Tower, right?"