Cultivation: I Can Reincarnate Into Various Worlds-Chapter 594 - 304、Adding Another Nascent Soul, Sect Seizing Power_2

If one cannot sweep a single room, how can one sweep the world?

"Brother Helan and I are good friends. I understand his temperament well..."

Kang Han shook his head, not directly agreeing with Xu Xing's suggestion to let Helan Lianjiang inherit Gu Chengbin's Sect Leader Position.

Although he had a good personal relationship with Helan Lianjiang, when it came to a struggle for power, he could not easily relinquish his claim. The conflict between the Kang Family and Yan Family did not greatly affect him as an Ancestor, so he paid it no mind. However, the decision regarding the Sect Master's position affected him significantly.

"Oh?"

Xu Xing murmured softly and smiled faintly, his tone gentle, "Letting Junior Helan succeed as Sect Master is a decision made by Senior Sister Yan and myself. Our acquaintance with Junior Helan is perhaps superficial, and we may have overlooked something. Please correct us, Junior Brother Kang."

As he spoke, Kang Han's expression changed instantly, and his hands, hidden in his sleeves, couldn't help but clench his cuffs.

"Although Junior Helan is adept at handling matters, his temperament is somewhat gentle..." he hesitated for a moment, searching for a way to justify his words.

"Then I wonder, whom does Junior Brother Kang favor?" Xu Xing's tone remained unchanged, as gentle as before.

He understood Kang Han's thinking. Now that Kang Han was a Nascent Soul Ancestor, he naturally thought he had the right to inherit a portion of the Sect's power and contend with him and Yan Luanqing. The idea wasn't wrong. However, he, a Nascent Soul Ancestor himself, had no intention of sharing power with Kang Han, this new Nascent Soul Ancestor.

"This Junior Brother... I... favor..." Kang Han stammered, unsure what to say.

He had begun his seclusion for Nascent Formation after Xu Xing's Nascent Soul Creation Grand Ceremony and was aware of Xu Xing's battle achievements.

Even someone as audacious as Elder Jiu Ling treated Xu Xing with utmost respect, terrified of displeasing him. To say nothing of himself.

"Senior Brother Chang, it was I who was muddle-headed and lacked consideration..."

"Since this matter was decided by you and Senior Sister Yan, there should be no problem," Kang Han, after considering the vast disparity between himself and the duo of Xu Xing and Yan Luanqing, decisively conceded.

"Junior Brother Kang, you're being too serious," Xu Xing said, waving his hand. "Past Sect Masters have always been decided through joint discussion by the Nascent Soul Daoist Lords of the Sect. If you have a new candidate, feel free to speak up. Senior Sister Yan and I will discuss it before making a decision."

Hearing this, Kang Han completely extinguished any lingering ambitions for power and hurriedly shook his head in refusal.

Including him, the Immeasurable Sect now had three Nascent Soul Ancestors. Xu Xing and Yan Luanqing were close and acted in concert. Not only was his strength weaker, but his seniority was also shallow. He would gain no advantage by opposing Xu Xing and Yan Luanqing.

"Thank you for the reminder, Senior Brother Chang. It is better for this junior brother to focus more on cultivation in the future..." After pondering for a moment, Kang Han sighed inwardly, finally recognizing his own position.

In terms of either influence or strength, he could not compare to Xu Xing and Yan Luanqing working together. It would be better to quietly enter seclusion, focus on cultivation, and seek the Immortal Journey. He didn't blame Xu Xing for this suppression. If Xu Xing hadn't suppressed him today, it would be too late when a true internal struggle began.

"Junior Brother Kang's aspiration for the Immortal Journey is a blessing for our Immeasurable Sect. When Senior Sister Yan emerges from her seclusion, our Sect will hold a Nascent Soul Creation Grand Ceremony for you and invite fellow Daoists from all directions..." Xu Xing said with a faint smile.

"Thank you for your efforts, Senior Brother Chang." Kang Han rose to express his thanks, his attitude even more respectful than before. After being subdued by Xu Xing's words, he had become much more clear-headed.

Nascent Soul Cultivators were not all the same... Xu Xing could probably cut him down with a single sword strike. Seeking power wasn't inherently bad, but one needed the strength to match it.

「Several years passed.」

Yan Luanqing finally emerged from her seclusion, her cultivation having reached the mid-stage Nascent Soul Realm.

"By practicing the Spirit Slaying Nurturing Soul Technique, my aptitude has improved considerably. I expect to reach the late stage of Nascent Soul within a thousand years..." Yan Luanqing waved her sleeve robe, opening the Cave Mansion Stone Door. With a smile, she sent a thousand-mile voice transmission inviting Xu Xing into the Main Hall.

Upon entering the Cave Mansion, Yan Luanqing, contrary to her usual demeanor, personally rolled up her sleeves to brew tea, pouring a cup of Fragrant Tea for Xu Xing.

"Senior Sister Yan, your courtesy is quite overwhelming for this junior brother..." Xu Xing took the Tea Cup, sipped the tea a few times, and chuckled lightly. He could see that after breaking through to the mid-stage Nascent Soul Realm, a clear look of joy graced Yan Luanqing's features, a significant change from her previously cold temperament.

"Junior Brother Chang, your assistance to me has been no less than that of a mentor on the path of the Dao," Yan Luanqing said, returning to her High Seat.

Immortal Base, Returning Core, Dao Pill—for each Realm, with her aptitude, she could see the hope of a breakthrough. But after reaching the Nascent Soul Realm, her future seemed shrouded in darkness; she could only silently guard the Sect until the day she died. Now, having refined the "Flying Cloud Gold," although she still had no confidence in breaking through to the Primordial Spirit Realm, she at least had a glimmer of hope.

"However, Junior Brother Kang also knows that you've emerged from seclusion, Senior Sister Yan, so this..." Xu Xing glanced at the tightly closed Stone Door of the Cave Mansion. The heaven and earth phenomena accompanying a Nascent Soul Cultivator's breakthrough were significant and couldn't be hidden from those who were observant. And Yan Luanqing hadn't even tried to conceal it.

"Junior Brother Chang, you need not worry about Kang Han. I did not inform him this time precisely because I intended to put him in his place..." Yan Luanqing shook her head with a smile and recounted some old stories of the Immeasurable Sect.

"I've long known Kang Han's temperament; he is obsessed with power and has acted tyrannically within the Sect on more than one occasion..."

"Later, as he aged, his temperament stabilized considerably..."

"But my understanding of him isn't superficial. Now that he has broken through to Nascent Soul, and Senior Brother Ze is no longer above him to suppress him..." Yan Luanqing stated. Although she had broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm several hundred years before Kang Han, they were, in fact, cultivators of the same generation.

So that's why... Xu Xing understood now why Kang Han had been so restless after his breakthrough and had wanted to meddle in the matter of the Sect Master's succession.

"But there was no need for such measures today. I've already put some verbal pressure on Junior Brother Kang; he understands his limits now..." Xu Xing smiled.

Once a Golden Core is swallowed, one realizes one's destiny is not dictated by the heavens. Upon breaking through to the Dao Pill Realm, a cultivator's mentality undergoes a transformation, sweeping away past despondency. How much more so upon breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm! It was common for someone who had just broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm, like Kang Han, to suddenly feel empowered and neglect the refinement of their temperament.

"If not for this," Yan Luanqing glanced at Xu Xing and sighed softly, "otherwise, how would Junior Brother Kang realize that you and I stand united in the Immeasurable Sect..."

After saying this, she waved her sleeve robe, once again opening the Stone Door of the Cave Mansion, and sent a voice transmission to Kang Han, who was waiting in the Main Hall, bidding him enter.

A few breaths later, Kang Han entered the Main Hall. He glanced at Xu Xing and Yan Luanqing, who were engaged in a pleasant conversation, his expression changed subtly, and then he stepped forward and bowed formally. "Junior Brother greets Senior Sister Yan and Senior Brother Chang..."

"Junior Brother Kang, your breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Realm is a joyous occasion for our Immeasurable Sect. I have already informed Junior Helan, asking him to select an auspicious day to host a banquet for our fellow Daoists and organize the Nascent Soul Creation Grand Ceremony for you. What are your thoughts on this, Junior Brother Kang?" Yan Luanqing's smile faded, her gaze falling upon Kang Han in the hall, her voice slightly cold.

"Regarding this matter, this junior brother has no objections. I must trouble Senior Sister Yan with this," Kang Han replied with a bitter smile, nodding in agreement.

"It's no trouble." Yan Luanqing nodded slightly, gesturing for Kang Han to take a seat to the side.

"Although our Sect has destroyed Silver Ring Zhai, we have also consumed a great deal of Resources. Junior Brother Kang, you are a Third-stage Symbol Master. You should focus on honing your talisman crafting skills in the coming days to reach the Fourth-stage Symbol Master level as soon as possible."

"A fellow Daoist friend of mine is in need of a batch of Fourth-stage Symbol Talismans."

"You shall take on this task, Junior Brother Kang," she declared.

Hearing this, Xu Xing understood that Yan Luanqing intended for Kang Han to complete a Yellow Rank talisman-making task for the Emperor's Son Pavilion. She was attempting to 'exploit' Kang Han, a late Third-stage Symbol Master, to earn the difference in price.

After a cultivator's Realm improves, their comprehension of the Great Dao also increases correspondingly. Kang Han already had a solid foundation as a Third-stage Symbol Master; breaking through to become a Fourth-stage Symbol Master would not be difficult for him.

"Thank you, Senior Sister Yan, for your guidance." Kang Han didn't overthink it, assuming Yan Luanqing was employing a 'carrot and stick' approach—a reprimand followed by a reward.

"In that case, as this junior brother has a task to attend to, I will take my leave now, so as not to disturb Senior Sister Yan and Senior Brother Chang further..." After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Kang Han tactfully took his leave from Yan Luanqing.