Chapter 29

Li Yuan guided his clan toward the Profound Heart Sect. Liu Yifie and the Grand Elder accompanied him.

"Yuan'er, who are these two?" Xiao Yin asked with puzzlement.

"The chosen from the Nine Yin Palace Sect and one of its elders. Also, the Nine Yin Palace Sect is the strongest sect in the eastern region of the continent," Li Yuan spoke lazily.

Li Rong and Xiao Yin were stunned after hearing him.

The strongest sect in the eastern region of the continent?! And they actually wanted to help Li Yuan?

"Yuan'er, what is your cultivation realm now?" Li Rong couldn't help but ask.

"The 5th Stage of Qi Sea Realm and my Soul Level has reached the 38th Level."

Li Rong's eyes widened and stared at his son dumbly.

"It hasn't been a year since you started cultivating. Yet you already reached this level?!!" Hope appeared in Li Rong's eyes. With his son, the Li Clan will definitely rise and become stronger than before.

"Li Yuan, I want you to become the clan leader!" Said Li Rong. His son is more qualified than him to lead the clan.

"Father, my mind is occupied by cultivation and don't want to become the Clan Leader." Said Li Yuan. Li Rong sighed and didn't bring this matter again as he knew his eldest son's personality.

"But, I will assist you in rebuilding the Li Clan." Said Li Yuan. Li Rong nodded and clenched his fists tightly from the sadness he felt. Xiao Yin grabbed his hand and didn't say anything.

"Big Brother, I want to as strong as you!" Li Bian who was silent the entire time spoke suddenly.

Li Yuan looked at him and pointed at him. A wisp of soul energy shot from his finger and entered Li Bain's head. A cultivation technique appeared in his mind which stunned Li Bian.

"This Cultivation Technique is perfect for you and will help you cultivate faster." Said Li Yuan. The technique that he gave to him will allow him to reach the Martial Emperor Realm if he was lazy in his cultivation.

Li Bain was excited and thanked Li Yuan while hugging. Li Yuan smiled and patted his head.

Li Bian won't be the only one to receive a cultivation technique from him. His parents will be also given a set of cultivation technique to help them get stronger.

In the future, he might not be near them when something like this happens again. So it is important for them to increase their cultivation to at least the Peak of the Sage Realm.

Liu Yifie and the Grand Elder were interested in the cultivation technique Li Yuan gave to his younger brother. But after thinking about it, how could it be stronger than the ones in the Nine Yin Palace? So they didn't think too much about it and continued to escort the Li Clan to the Profound Heart Sect.

The Journey was smooth and they didn't run into any kind of troubles.

They took around a full week to reach the Profound Heart Sect as their pace was slow for those with low cultivation realms.

The two Elders guarding the Sect's Gate opened their eyes and saw Li Yuan leading a group of people to the sect. They were puzzled and reported it to the Grand Elders who in turn told the Sect Master.

Just when the group reached the Sect's gate, the Sect Master appeared in front of them. He looked at Li Yuan and waited for an explanation. Then, the three Grand Elders appeared behind him followed by Qin Yin.

Li Yuan gave him a brief summary of what happened which caused the Sect Master to nod.

"I see... You want the Li Clan to merge into the Profound Heart Sect and establish its foundation in it...

...I can't approve of it!" Said the Sect Master with an emotionless face. The Grand Elders behind him were silent as they excepted this answer. Qin Yin stared at the sect master as she didn't know why he refused Li Yuan.

"May I know why?" Asked Li Yuan with an emotionless face. He wasn't sad, angry or surprised about the sect master refusing his clan. Liu Yifie and the Grand Elder from her sect looked at Li Yuan then at the sect master.

"The Sect Founder clearly stated in his last words that no clan will be established in the Profound Heart Sect. Because..."

"Internal conflicts for power and control over the sect will happen if there were clans in the sect," said Li Yuan. He understood the reason for such a rule.

Most of the sects that have clans in it were destroyed because of the conflict between the clans that founded them. The Sect Founder understood this matter clearly and put this rule.

If the Sect Master agreed and Li Yuan established his clan in the Profound Heart Sect, he will have to accept establishing other clans that the elders and grand elders belonged to in the sect. Otherwise, dissatisfaction will spread and might cause the sect to crumble from the inside.

Li Yuan has established a few sects in his past lives and doesn't think that the Sect Founder of the Profound Heart Sect is wrong.

Those sects that have many clans in it and were able to achieve a healthy rivalry between their clans were extremely rare. Li Yuan could count them in one hand despite living 99 lives.

"But, I can allow the Clan to govern one of the regions under the Profound Heart Sect's control." Said the Sect Master.

Li Yuan shook his head. His clan was in a sorry state now and it will be extremely hard for it to govern a region. The chances of conflicts occurring between his clan and the local powers are extremely high and another catastrophe might happen again while he is far from the clan. What Li Yuan was to provide a peaceful sanctuary to his clan to rebuild itself. After that, they will use their own strength to get what they want.

Li Yuan waved his hand and the Profound Heart Sect's robes appeared in his hand.

"Then, it will be time for our paths to diverge. I won the Three Sects Competition and made the fame of the Profound Heart Sect spread in the Eastern Region. With it, I can say I repaired the Sect for the resources that it gave to me." Said Li Yuan.

"I don't hate the Profound Heart Sect for this decision. It is just a conflict in our point of views," said Li Yuan as he sent his robes to the sect master.

Qin Yin's face turned pale seeing this. Li Yuan is about to leave the sect! She bit on her lower lip and complex emotions appeared in her eyes.

"Sect Master, I am a Tier 5 Alchemist and have the right to speak in this matter! Please, accept Li Yuan's request." Said Qin Yin with worry.

The Sect Master stared at Qin Yin and couldn't help but sigh. He can't accept a clan being established in the sect no matter what. It was an order form the Sect Founder that was passed down to each Sect Master after him.

"Qin Yin, my decision is final." Said the Sect Master. Blood came out of Qin Yin's lips as she bit on them extremely hard. She looked at Li Yuan who is about to leave and determination appeared in her eyes.

"Then, I will leave the sect!" Said Qin Yin while looking straight to the Sect Master.

Li Yuan stopped and turned around to look at her. He wouldn't blame Qin Yin if she stayed in the sect because of how big her karma with it. Even if he took her with him, the karma between her and the sect will cause her cultivation to come to halt at a specific point.

"Qin Yin, do you understand what are you saying?!" Said the Sect Master as his face turned cold. He lost Li Yuan who will become a Tier 5 Alchemist in the future and losing another Tier 5 Alchemist will deal a heavy blow to the sect.

"Sect Master, my advancement in Qi and Soul cultivations was mostly because of the help that I got from the sect. But...

WHAT I GAINED FROM LI YUAN IS MORE THAN THAT!

I wouldn't have become a Tier 5 Alchemist without his guidance! I wouldn't have become a Sage Realm easily without him! I wouldn't have seen the true path of alchemy without his help!

I would have been just a normal Tier 3 Alchemist who will be forced to marry Jiang Yi if I haven't meet Li Yuan." Said Qin Yin while bowing to the sect master.

Li Yuan looked at her and a gentle smile appeared on his face. He thought" As I expected. Teaching her alchemy wasn't the wrong choice."

The Sect Master and the Grand Elders were stunned by her words.

What did she say?! Li Yuan's guidance made her achieve Tier 5?! Doesn't this mean that...

They looked at Li Yuan who saw him smiling at Qi Yin. Then, he looked at him and his smile disappeared.

"I never said that Forging was my primary occupation." Said Li Yuan with a smile. Even if the sect master changed his decision and allowed his clan to join the sect, he will refuse it. The moment the Sect Master refused him, he decided to move his clan to the Nine Yin Palace. At least, they were sincere about their offer to him.

The Sect Master felt his throat clog as he seemed to have made a terrible mistake. Li Yuan is already a fucking Tier 5 Alchemist! This means that he will definitely reach Tier 6!

At first, he thought that there will be an extremely small possibility for Li Yuan to reach Tier 6. Now, after hearing that he made Qin Yin advance from Tier 3 to Tier 5 in less than a year, he was sure that Li Yuan has at least reached the Peak of Tier 5! Only those who nearly touched the Tier 6 could achieve such a result.

The Grand Elders were staring dumbly at Li Yuan. The 1st Grand Elder couldn't help but sigh in grief at the loss that the sect will suffer today. From Li Yuan's expression, he has already made his mind to leave the sect and they will not be able to change it no matter how they tried.

"Why didn't you tell us?" Asked the Sect Master with anger om his face.

"Well, if you think carefully about it, I have never hidden it. Every time I left the sect with Qin Yin, she would advance in her alchemy. She came with me from the Tang Empire and advanced to Tier 4. Then, I left with her for about a month and she advanced to Tier 5. Shouldn't this cause you to have some suspicions?" Said Li Yuan.

The Sect Master became speechless as he couldn't refute Li Yuan's words. He thought that Qin Yin noticed how talented Li Yuan in alchemy and took him as her disciple. How could he even think that a 17-year-old is a Tier 5 Alchemist?! He would have spat on the person who believed such a thing and would call him a fool!

He thought that the fondness that Qin Yin had for Li Yuan because he was her disciple. Now, he was sure that she is fond of him because of his achievement as a Tier 5 Alchemist. He took a deep breath and said " I can accept that you leaving the sect. But, I will never allow Qin Yin to leave the sect!".

Li Yuan's eyes narrowed and before he could say anything, Qin Yin suddenly spoke.

"Sect Master, I am sorry." Said Qin Yin with her eyes shining with more determination. She would never want Li Yuan and the Profound Heart Sect to enter in a conflict because of her. So she raised her hand and slapped her chest.

BANG!

The Sect Master's eyes widened seeing Qin Yin's action.

"You fool!" He yelled angrily.

Qin Yin's body wobbled and before failing, Li Yuan appeared beside her and grabbed her.

"Why did you do this? You didn't have to go this far!" Said Li Yuan as he sent a wave of Life Force into Qin Yin's body.

Qin Yin's smiled weakly and looked at the sect master.

"Sect Master, I have crippled the cultivation that received from the sect. With this, I don't have any more connection to the Profound Heart Sect."

The Sect Master's body was trembling from anger. Qin Yin crippled her own cultivation in order to sever the connection that she has with the sect.

A Tier 5 Alchemist just destroyed his future like that! Not only that but her soul also received heavy injuries because of it and fell from the 29th level to the 10th level.

Even if a Martial King was here, he won't be able to restore her cultivation back.

Even if she stayed in the sect, she wouldn't be useful at all.

She did all of this just to stay beside Li Yuan and prevent the sect from troubling Li Yuan.

"Leave! And don't let me see your faces again!" Said the Sect Master with a cold voice. His aura as a Saint Cultivator was released from his body.

"I wouldn't have stayed in your sect even if you wanted to." Said Li Yuan as he carried Qin Yin gently.

Qin Yin looked at Li Yuan and said: " Am I stupid for doing this?".

"You are! But...

...I don't dislike stupid girls."

Qin Yin smiled beautifully and closed her eyes as she lost consciousness. Li Yuan carried her and before leaving, he turned around and said" Sect Master, you are angry at Qin Yin for doing this. But, let me give you a warning.

If you dared to have the slightest idea to harm her or her clan, then I promise you that I will use my Alchemy skills to entice the entire world to raze the Profound Heart Sect to the ground!"

After that, Li Yuan left with his clan and the duo from the Nine Yin Palace sect.

The Sect Master's body trembled from anger. He believed Li Yuan's words because he will become a Tier 6 Alchemist in the future. Who wouldn't want to get into the good side of such alchemist?

He roared in anger as his Qi shook the entire sect.