Chapter 151: How did the Five Elements Sect lose last time?

Returning to Daozong from Tang Yunsheng’s place, Senior Sister said nothing along the way, probably feeling there was no need to bother with such matters and leaving everything entirely to Immortal Fairy and Lu Yang to handle.

Meng Jingzhou and Mang Gu also didn't ask many questions, believing that with Senior Sister overseeing things, nothing could possibly go wrong.

Upon returning to Daozong, Immortal Fairy focused on planning the reception process.

"The Sect Master's speech at the welcoming ceremony... it's such a hassle. Lu Yang, can you write it? If you write it for me, I'll teach you an immortal technique." Immortal Fairy's head ached from thinking, and she sought help from Lu Yang.

Lu Yang chuckled twice: "Unless it's a complete culinary guide, no thanks."

"How dare you speak like that, young man? What's wrong with my cooking skills!"

Lu Yang didn't say anything, just rolled his eyes, making his stance clear.

Immortal Fairy had no choice, so she reluctantly wrote it herself. After much effort, she managed two sentences: "Welcome, Five Elements Sect! Feel free to enjoy yourselves."

Lu Yang: "...Fine, I'll write it for you."

"Really?" Immortal Fairy's eyes lit up when she heard Lu Yang agree to help her. She handed the speech task over to Lu Yang and focused on deciding what to serve for the reception meal.

Lu Yang had no choice but to help; otherwise, he would be the one embarrassed.

"This is my first time hosting a large-scale event, so it needs to be grand. To show how much I value this event, I'll personally cook!" Immortal Fairy was full of fighting spirit, determined to show everyone that her culinary skills (as Huang Doudou) were comparable to those of a Spirit Chef in the Tribulation Crossing stage!

Lu Yang only hoped she wouldn't prove comparable to a Poison Cultivator in the Tribulation Crossing stage.

Immortal Fairy also formulated a plan to deal with the Immortal Sect: "As my followers, it's bad enough they don't help me, but they dare to cause trouble? Not a single one will escape!"

The two of them worked tirelessly all day, finally drafting the event plan, and presented it to Senior Sister for review.

After reviewing it, Senior Sister offered no particular comments, merely stating it was acceptable: "From today, Senior will be the acting Sect Master of Daozong. I have informed the eight elders of this, and they have all agreed to cooperate with Lu Yang's work."

The elders were unaware of Immortal Fairy's existence.

Lu Yang convened the eight elders to discuss the welcoming ceremony's procedures.

"Am I the Sect Master, or is she?" Lu Yang felt he was doing a considerable amount of work.

"What's there to be dissatisfied about? If it weren't for me, could you have gotten a 'Daozong Sect Master for a Day' experience voucher? This is a blessing from me, bestowed upon you as a great opportunity—no, an immortal opportunity!" Immortal Fairy felt Lu Yang was ungrateful.

"In ancient times, everyone wanted to be a leader. Ying Tianxian and the others each controlled at least tens of thousands of life-bearing planets, not counting mining planets, gravity planets, dead planets, and other useful celestial bodies! They fought fiercely to occupy more planets, and I mediated several times!"

"So, how many life-bearing planets do you control?"

"One."

"...Why do you control so few?"

"I've never been good at managing people. If Ying Tianxian and the others hadn't insisted that immortals must have territory, saying it would be too embarrassing otherwise, and practically forced one on me, I wouldn't have reluctantly taken even one."

"After it was given to me, I found a cultivator with strong management skills and had him oversee that planet. I would occasionally visit the mortal realm to see how things were being managed."

"So, what did you do after becoming an immortal?"

"Shopping, visiting friends, cooking, and sleeping."

"Are you a human, or a salted fish spirit?"

Immortal Fairy looked displeased: "Have you ever seen such a beautiful salted fish spirit!"

"I have now."

"I also frequently secretly followed the four of them, observing their movements and ranges of activity."

Lu Yang thought to himself, 'Finally, something that sounds like the great ancient era. Is this about ambushing them to reduce the number of immortals?'

"What was that for?"

"To avoid meeting them. For instance, if I attended an auction and some ignorant person flaunted their status, claiming to be the son of a tribal chief and saying that competing with him was disrespecting his tribe, I would step forward, reveal my immortal identity, and scare him so much he'd tremble like a sieve."

"Or, if two tribes were in conflict, I would step in to mediate. If neither side recognized me and pointed at me disdainfully, asking 'Who are you?', I would release my immortal aura. The effect was excellent; both sides would then invite me to be their guest in their tribe."

"It could also be that someone provoked me, and I sent them flying with a single palm. They'd bring their patron, and the patron would bring an army to surround me. Then their ancestor would recognize my identity, exclaiming, 'You, you are Immortal Fairy!', and fall to their knees, begging for my forgiveness."

"In my experience, the best effect is achieved when I am the only immortal present."

Lu Yang's eyes twitched slightly. The Fairy's life after becoming an immortal was indeed colorful and rich. She couldn't be called a salted fish spirit.

As the two spoke, the eight elders gradually entered. Lu Yang specifically glanced at the Eighth Elder, as this was his first time seeing him.

"We pay our respects to the acting Sect Master," the eight elders said, bowing.

"Come on, come on, let me preside over the meeting!" Immortal Fairy pushed Lu Yang aside, taking control of his body.

Her becoming Sect Master was precisely for this moment of enjoyment!

"All my beloved subjects, rise."

Lu Yang covered his face, regretting that he had ever uttered Immortal Fairy's true name.

At first, he thought Immortal Fairy was a cheat system. Now he realized her only functions were to recount ancient dark histories and embarrass him.

The eight elders were a bit uncomfortable with Lu Yang's state, but remembering that Lu Yang was Daoist Buyu's disciple, everything made sense.

"Acting Sect Master, I'll pour you some water." A cool, familiar voice came from behind Lu Yang, scaring Immortal Fairy into a cold sweat.

Senior Sister held the teapot and poured water for Immortal Fairy, her posture flawless, making one marvel at how Yunzhi was impeccable in everything she did.

As Yunzhi bent to pour the water, she cast a cold glance at Immortal Fairy. Immortal Fairy quickly nodded, indicating she would definitely behave and not cause any trouble.

Their communication didn't even require divine sense; it was all done through eye contact.

Immortal Fairy behaved herself. She cleared her throat and said, "As you all should know, people from the Five Elements Sect will be visiting our Daozong the day after tomorrow. I've called you all here for this matter. What are your thoughts on this?"

The Grand Elder, most composed, said: "Their intentions are not good."

"Why do you say that?"

"The Five Elements Sect has already visited us once. According to custom, it should be our turn to visit them now. Their breaking tradition and coming to us again only has one explanation: they want to avenge their previous defeat and beat us on our home ground!"

Immortal Fairy hadn't expected such a reason: "Then, according to your views, elders, what should we do?"

The Second Elder made a gesture across his neck: "We should ambush them on the road, beat them up while they're blindfolded, and make them retreat! Don't worry, I have experience; I'm clean and leave no traces, so they won't find me."

The other elders nodded in agreement with the Second Elder's suggestion.

"I've disliked the Five Elements Sect for a long time. After they lost last time, they even said our Daozong wasn't among the Five Elements—what kind of talk is that!"

"Let's deal with them and show them how formidable our Daozong is!"

"That old Qiu hasn't been himself since becoming Sect Master. I think he's forgotten what happened when he provoked the Nine Disciples of Daozong when he was young!"

Immortal Fairy was curious: "How did the Five Elements Sect lose last time?"

The Eighth Elder said: "Oh, it's very simple. Last time they came, they proposed a disciple competition, with no interference from elders. They wanted our best disciple to fight their best disciple."

"And then?"

"Then Xiao Yun made a move."

Immortal Fairy suddenly turned her head to look at the expressionless Senior Sister, nearly forgetting that she, too, was considered a disciple.

The Grand Elder sighed: "Perhaps Xiao Yun is too strong, making Old Qiu forget that she isn't of our generation, but rather Old Nine's disciple."