Free Web NovelChapter 1859: Chapter 1855: Submission and Selection of Consorts
Zhu Nian gazed at Song Mei and said, "Although the fate of the Great Cold Sect is under my control now, the one with the ultimate decision-making power is you. You don’t want to see your fellow disciples die here, with no chance of ever reclaiming their future, do you?"
Song Mei looked at Ye Fan, visibly dissatisfied. She had lost to Ye Fan before, not even knowing the reason for her defeat. But now she understood; it was purely the disparity in strength. Ye Fan’s cultivation was far superior to hers. If she wished to gain the upper hand in any confrontation with Ye Fan, even cultivating for hundreds or thousands of years wouldn’t suffice.
"Master, are you just going to watch your pupil fall so low, surrendering even her dignity in subservience?" Song Mei said with a hint of reluctance.
"You must save the entire Great Cold Sect now. I am not doing you any disservice; what you’re doing helps yourself. Don’t you understand this logic? Must I teach it to you? From now on, if you can’t assist me in accomplishing the task at hand, I’ll consider killing you outright. After all, you haven’t fulfilled the sect’s orders, and offending Young Hero Ye would be lethal for us. I would hate to see the legacy of our ancestors over thousands of years fall apart in my hands!" Zhu Nian said.
It seemed Song Mei had no other choice. She walked up to Ye Fan, standing before him, her eyes filled with immense reluctance, but in the end, she slowly knelt down. Only in this way could she momentarily regain dignity, because the entire Great Cold Sect would eventually fall under Ye Fan’s rule.
"This means nothing to me," Ye Fan assessed Song Mei kneeling before him and said, "In the Pan Gu Secret Realm, there are so many cultivators, some with higher cultivation than hers. I could easily choose these female cultivators as my spiritual refineries. Why should I compromise my principles for her?"
"This is not about Young Hero Ye’s principles. Our Great Cold Sect hopes to submit under Young Hero Ye’s name in this way! It’s rare for Young Hero Ye to visit; currently, he can’t return to the Pan Gu Secret Realm, can he?" Zhu Nian remarked.
Ye Fan responded coldly, "How do you know!" freewёbnoνel.com
Upon sensing Ye Fan’s homicidal intent, Zhu Nian appeared worried. "If Young Hero Ye could return to the Pan Gu Secret Realm, he would likely not be here. I only deduced from this circumstance," she replied.
After speaking, Zhu Nian herself stepped forward and knelt before Ye Fan, joining her disciple in kneeling. Ye Fan felt no goodwill towards Zhu Nian; on matters of principles, Zhu Nian lacked the convictions of her disciple, treating this submission as a transaction, whereas Ye Fan was contemplating how to leverage the Great Cold Sect to achieve greater cultivation to re-enter the Pan Gu Secret Realm.
However, judging by the current situation, this seemed impossible, and Ye Fan wouldn’t change his principles for a few female disciples from the Great Cold Sect. After all, he had Supreme Ming Ye by his side to serve as his spiritual refinery.
"Young Hero Ye, please lend your support. Henceforth, you will be the master of the Great Cold Sect, and we will help you realize your ambition!" Zhu Nian said, "I will bring all the female disciples of the Great Cold Sect here, allowing Young Hero Ye to select those with considerable beauty and cultivation to aid in enhancing his powers..."
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Zhu Nian left the great hall, as she said, to select women for Ye Fan, akin to the emperor choosing his consorts. Ye Fan and Supreme Ming Ye remained in the Great Cold Sect’s grand hall. freewebnøvel.com
Supreme Ming Ye asked, "Do you truly plan to assist this sect?"
"It’s not necessarily a bad approach," Ye Fan replied, "I haven’t grasped the oddities within the Spiritual Energy of the Great Cold Sect’s cultivation. If I can refine my own skills, it might produce desirable outcomes. I primarily need to return to the Pan Gu Secret Realm to seek elemental forces now..."
Supreme Ming Ye sneered, "But it seems to me like you’re playing with fire!"
Confronted with Supreme Ming Ye’s reproachful words, Ye Fan said little. By then, Zhu Nian had reappeared, accompanied by the people with her, including Song Mei and other female disciples of the Great Cold Sect. Besides Ice Xuan, Jing Ning, and Elder Xia, there were five other women. Although their cultivation wasn’t necessarily high, they were all exceedingly attractive and had reasons to be proud from a man’s perspective.
But in the realm of cultivation, cultivators disregard beauty. Supreme Ming Ye approached and said, "Young Hero Ye, there are nine female cultivators in total, in alignment with the principle of nine reducing to one, which should aid in your cultivation! However, you already have a female cultivator by your side, and I wonder how you plan to arrange this. Outside, there are over thirty more female disciples, and if unsatisfied, you can switch them or call them in!"
Supreme Ming Ye remarked coldly, "Are you treating Ye Fan like an emperor, coming to consort with his concubines?"
"Fellow Daoist spoke incorrectly; Young Hero Ye is the esteemed guest of our Great Cold Sect. When I went outside earlier, those he injured showed no signs of life-threatening harm, which indicates Young Hero Ye has shown us mercy. What transpires now is a gesture of our Great Cold Sect repaying Young Hero Ye. Should Young Hero Ye be dissatisfied, we shall make amends..." Zhu Nian replied with a smile.
Supreme Ming Ye sneered, correcting, "It seems you, the Great Cold Sect’s former Sect Master, are overstepping your bounds. Where do you leave your disciple? Everything concerning the Great Cold Sect is under your control, and from what I see, you risk destroying the sect!"
Ye Fan, as the central figure of the incident, remained silent.
Given his earlier needs, he did require spiritual refineries for cultivation, but now he needed to understand the principles behind catalytic cultivation before deciding whether to remain.
With a wave, Zhu Nian instructed, "What are you waiting for? Go greet and pay respects to Young Hero Ye!"
The disciples of the Great Cold Sect, who previously hated Ye Fan, recognized now that his cultivation was beyond their ability to challenge. Inside the solemn Great Cold Sect hall, they disregarded their own dignity, moving forward to pay respects to Ye Fan.
Zhu Nian stated, "This is the most fundamental courtesy of allegiance!"
Song Mei sternly interjected, "Master, this is the most sacred place of the Great Cold Sect! Are you making it despicable, reducing years of rigorous reverence?"
Zhu Nian shook her head, "Even cultivation is a deception. What dignity remains?"
