Chapter 158: Let Your Asked Dao Sect's Most Outstanding Disciple Come Out

"You Dao Sect are going too far!" Qiu Jinan roared, angrily flipping the table. Food splattered onto the floor, making sizzling, corrosive sounds that caused onlookers' eyelids to twitch.

His public image had always been that of a graceful gentleman, capable of conversing and laughing freely with both ordinary people and cultivators, without any barriers. In fact, he truly was such a person.

Qiu Jinan felt that the Dao Sect was his natural enemy, effortlessly able to stir his emotions.

In a sense, the Dao Sect's treatment of Qiu Jinan was exceptionally high, comparable to that of the Four Ancient Immortals.

After all, only the Four Ancient Immortals were deemed worthy of experiencing Huang Doudou's cooking.

In the spiritual space, Lu Yang's scalp tingled at the sight. "It makes sense why the Four Ancient Immortals didn't eat your food," he thought.

While cooking, the Immortal Fairy blocked Lu Yang's view, claiming, "This is an ancient secret; you cannot secretly learn it."

Lu Yang had a bad feeling at the time, and now, seeing this, his premonition had indeed come true.

These were only two dishes, and the Immortal Fairy had made a total of eight. Lu Yang couldn't even imagine what horrors might appear next.

That wasn't the main issue. The crucial part was that everything the Immortal Fairy did was attributed to Lu Yang's reputation; to outsiders, it seemed as if he had done it all himself!

Using his temporary Sect Master authority to arbitrarily challenge those above his level the day before yesterday and yesterday had already attracted a wave of animosity. Now, a new wave of resentment was brewing.

"What sin have I committed, to have spoken the Immortal Fairy's true name and revived her?"

Lu Yang now felt that the karma of reviving an immortal was as heavy as a mountain, and he was close to collapsing under its weight.

There was a reason the mastermind didn't want to revive the Immortal Fairy personally!

Seeing Qiu Jinan's fury, the Grand Elder and others secretly breathed a sigh of relief, transmitting messages to one another.

"Fortunately, our Dao Sect adheres to proper etiquette and let the Five Elements Sect eat first. Otherwise, we would have been the unlucky ones."

"Little Lu is so thoughtful. He bears no ill will towards the Five Elements Sect, but upon hearing about their conflict with us, he immediately took action to teach Qiu Jinan a lesson. What a good boy!"

Meanwhile, the Five Elements Sect members were also lamenting, "Before, I scoffed at the idea of adhering to etiquette, thinking it was outdated. But now, it seems the ancients weren't entirely wrong; elders should indeed eat first."

"Only after the elders ate and proved it wasn't poisoned did they let us eat. This is the wisdom of our ancestors!"

"The Sect Master's willingness to sacrifice himself to test for poison is a spirit worth emulating."

"I've long heard the Sect Master say that the Dao Sect's elixirs and poisons are both unparalleled. Today, my eyes have truly been opened."

"Others poison the food; they make food out of poison."

While Qiu Jinan was eating, the Second Elder expressed concern for Shangguan Yu: "Fairy Yu, it's been a long time. You are still as beautiful as ever."

Shangguan Yu calmly looked at the Second Elder. "Xiao Ba, it's impossible between us, and it's not suitable. Please give up."

The Second Elder grew anxious. "Is there something wrong with me? I can change!"

Shangguan Yu shook her head, said nothing more, and simply moved a little further away from the Second Elder.

"We cultivators have long been able to forgo food; there's no need to eat this meal. It's all just tiresome formalities. Why don't we simply let the disciples compete directly!" Qiu Jinan dropped the pretense and revealed the true purpose of his visit.

The Grand Elder replied, "Indeed, that would be appropriate. We plan to divide the competition into four stages: Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, and Soul Transformation, and compete accordingly."

Qiu Jinan sneered inwardly, thinking, "As expected, the Dao Sect plans to hold competitions divided by cultivation realm to avoid Yun Zhi from fighting."

With a wave of his hand, he declared, "I have only one request: let your Dao Sect's most outstanding disciple compete against our most outstanding disciple. A single battle to decide the victor, how about that!"

The Grand Elder hesitated, fearing a repeat of Yun Zhi's brutal defeat of the Five Elements Sect, that classic scene. "This might not be good. Everything is already planned. What if you lose terribly? It would be quite embarrassing."

They didn't want to genuinely enrage Qiu Jinan and cause him serious harm, or at least nothing untoward should happen to him within the Dao Sect.

Seeing the Grand Elder's demeanor, Qiu Jinan became even more confident in his conviction. "Reputation? Among cultivators, strength speaks for itself. Losing is losing, winning is winning. What 'reputation' matters!"

Qiu Jinan beckoned, signaling his senior disciple behind him to step forward.

"This is my senior disciple, Lin Shaoyou, also the most outstanding disciple of my Five Elements Sect. He possesses a single wood-element spiritual root and is in the early stage of the Body Integration realm. Typically, cultivators with a single wood-element spiritual root are suited for healing and recovery, not combat, but he is different!"

"Shaoyou has thoroughly mastered the Five Elements' mutual generation and restraint concepts of my Five Elements Sect, enabling him to generate fire from wood, earth from fire, and metal from earth. He has cultivated two spells with fire and metal attributes—the Six Ding Divine Fire and the Mad Demon Golden Body. He has even refined these two elemental spells into forbidden techniques, possessing immense destructive power!"

"Shaoyou combines the sustained vitality of his wood spiritual root with mastery of ultimate offensive spells. His combat prowess far exceeds that of an early Body Integration cultivator. Just a few days ago, he defeated a Grand Elder from a first-rank sect, who was in the late stage of the Body Integration realm!"

Lin Shaoyou was dressed like a scholarly literatus, wearing a contented smile. His elegant demeanor gave off an impression of effortless mastery.

He indeed had the right to feel so at ease. Among his peers, he found almost no worthy opponents, his gaze already set on the previous generation, and even the generation before that.

"Is my opponent Dai Bufan or Ji Hongwen?"

In his view, among the Dao Sect's disciples of his generation, only these two were qualified to be his opponents.

The last time he encountered Yun Zhi, he hadn't been able to display many of his techniques. This time, he was determined to use every single one to gain honor for his master!

"It's me."

A voice, calm yet tinged with indifference, drifted over, sending a shiver down one's spine.

Yun Zhi, who had remained silent until now, stepped forward, causing Sect Master Qiu and his senior disciple's hearts to nearly stop.

Qiu Jinan forced a cold laugh. "Don't try to scare me. I've already made inquiries. Yun Zhi is the temporary Sect Master and cannot participate in battles. The most outstanding disciples are either Dai Bufan or Ji Hongwen!"

Yun Zhi produced an official document, stating in clear black and white that Lu Yang would serve as temporary Sect Master for three days. She pointed to Lu Yang and said, "This is the current temporary Sect Master. I am now just an ordinary disciple of the Dao Sect."

The Immortal Fairy continued to jump up and down, "Exactly, exactly! I am the temporary Sect Master now!"

"What kind of joke is this? How can a Foundation Establishment cultivator be a temporary Sect Master!" Qiu Jinan exclaimed angrily.

The Grand Elder shook his head. "You are mistaken. This Sect Master Lu is truly a genius among geniuses. Although only at the Foundation Establishment stage, he can challenge and defeat cultivators at the Core Formation, Nascent Soul, and Soul Transformation stages!"

At these words, the Five Elements Sect members' gazes instantly converged on the Immortal Fairy.

A Foundation Establishment cultivator defeating a Soul Transformation cultivator, even with external aid, was like a fantasy, an impossible feat. Even myths wouldn't dare to concoct such a tale!

Although the Dao Sect had a poor reputation, they never lied, especially not about such matters. Qiu Jinan's expression became serious, unable to believe that the Dao Sect had produced such an astonishing genius.

Compared to Lu Yang, any genius in history seemed utterly eclipsed!

The Dao Sect was indeed formidable. They had long anticipated his move and prepared in advance by allowing Yun Zhi to participate.

Qiu Jinan found himself in a difficult position; he had already made grand declarations. If he didn't fight, wouldn't he lose immense face?

Just as Qiu Jinan was in a predicament, Lin Shaoyou took a step forward, deeply touching Qiu Jinan.

He was indeed worthy of being the senior disciple, daring to step forward at such a moment and face Yun Zhi's immense pressure directly.

Lin Shaoyou took a deep breath, adjusting his breathing and mindset. He looked directly at Yun Zhi and declared forcefully:

"If that's the case, then I will no longer be a disciple of the Five Elements Sect!"