Urban Peerless Expert
Chapter 2381 - 2401: The Suggestion from Myriad Immortal Hall?_1

Chapter 2381: Chapter 2401: The Suggestion from Myriad Immortal Hall?_1

Master Floating Cloud’s complexion was pale; he sat cross-legged with faint bloodstains still on his clothing, looking extremely weak.

Lin Chen entered from the outside, and upon hearing the sound of footsteps, Master Floating Cloud slowly opened his eyes.

Seeing Lin Chen, Master Floating Cloud’s eyes brightened, filled with a bit more anticipation.

"Lin Chen, you’re awake?"

Lin Chen nodded and spoke directly, "I’ve learned it."

Master Floating Cloud’s eyes suddenly filled with undisguised joy, his voice also filled with excitement, "The Dragon Mountain Cloud Dream Technique, have you learned it?"

Lin Chen nodded again, "Yes."

"Good!"

Master Floating Cloud laughed heartily, his mood exceedingly buoyant, "Indeed, as one guided by divine mandate, to comprehend the Dragon Mountain Cloud Dream Technique without having cultivated any technique of Dragon Mountain, ha-ha... cough, cough..."

While laughing, Master Floating Cloud suddenly aggravated his injury, erupting into severe coughing, with his face turning bright red.

Lin Chen quickly approached and helped pat Master Floating Cloud’s back gently while injecting spiritual power to stabilize the chaotic energy in his body.

After a while, Master Floating Cloud finally stopped coughing, and although he seemed much more listless, his eyes still sparkled with excitement. It was evident that Lin Chen learning the Dragon Mountain Cloud Dream Technique reinforced his belief that Lin Chen was indeed the person destined to break through the calamity.

Lin Chen sighed, "Master, your injury is not light."

Master Floating Cloud gave a wry smile, "My opponent was very strong. To win, I had no choice but to risk it all. Fortunately, I won, otherwise, this injury would have been suffered in vain."

Lin Chen asked out of curiosity, "What are the significant benefits of winning this competition?"

Master Floating Cloud explained, "According to the agreement, the Three Sects can now freely spread their teachings in the Northern Sea, while the Sea God Sect shall not set foot in Eastern Brilliance. How much do you know about the Sea God Sect?"

Lin Chen answered, "The Willpower Path, I came early and learned some about it."

Master Floating Cloud nodded, "The Willpower Path uses spells, medicinal pills, and such to help mortals, gaining their faith. In this aspect, there’s not much difference between us and the Three Sects; however, for the sake of harvesting willpower, they often opt for quick successes, treating believers more like sheep to be sheared continuously."

"The Three Sects also need believers, but there is a distinction from the Sea God Sect. Even among the Three Sects, there are significant differences. Buddhism speaks of all sentient beings, Taoism values nature, while our Dragon Mountain Sect excels in various miscellaneous studies, focusing on practical matters. Numerous disciples from our sect roam the human world, slaying demons and dispelling evil, regulating clouds to bring rain, curing diseases and saving people, benefiting the public greatly, thus earning the trust of the world, allowing us to stand equal with Buddhism and Taoism."

Lin Chen asked with curiosity, "The Willpower Path and the whole collection of willpower process, do the Three Sects do that?"

Master Floating Cloud shook his head, "We have our system; we don’t engage in that collection of willpower. What we want is people’s hearts, not their willpower."

"The influence of the Sea God Sect in the Northern Sea is immense, but after lengthy development over the ages, they have reached their limit. To advance further, they need to keep increasing their number of believers, which means expansion."

"The most suitable place in Eastern Brilliance’s four divine regions for ordinary people’s survival, therefore, it has the largest population, which naturally became a target for the Sea God Sect’s expansion. However, neither the Three Sects nor the Myriad Immortal Hall want the Sea God Sect expanding into Eastern Brilliance, which led to this war between the sects."

Lin Chen’s eyes widened, "Does this conflict involve the Myriad Immortal Hall, too?"

Master Floating Cloud nodded and said, "Naturally, the Sea God Sect wouldn’t dare defy the Myriad Immortal Hall, but they have developed in the entire Northern Sea, bringing countless sects into their fold, forming a massive interest group. The Myriad Immortal Hall naturally has to be wary of them, as according to the Willpower Path methodology, as long as the number of believers is plentiful enough, achieving sainthood is entirely possible."

Lin Chen suddenly understood, "They fear the Sea God Sect Hierarch becoming a saint and threatening the Immortal Emperor’s position?"

Master Floating Cloud said with a laugh, "Maybe. Not to mention the Immortal Emperor, even the Myriad Immortal Hall, being the Master of the Ten Thousand Gods Immortal Domain, wouldn’t want anyone to be able to threaten or surpass itself. Thus, it’s always necessary to suppress and maintain a balance."

Lin Chen said with a laugh, "The Myriad Immortal Hall with its Twelve Immortal Kings — with just one command, couldn’t they simply erase the Sea God Sect?"

Master Floating Cloud explained, "If the other party were an unknown entity, erasing them would be that, but the Sea God Sect is deeply entangled with countless sects in the Northern Sea. Even if the Hierarch were killed, would there not be another Hierarch? Could they kill all the sects?"

Lin Chen nodded in understanding, "Of course that wouldn’t work. Firstly, it would be difficult to accomplish, and secondly, if you did that, what would others think? Today it could be the Sea God Sect, and tomorrow it could be yourself..."

"Yes!"

Master Floating Cloud said with a laugh, "The Immortal Emperor might possess absolute authority and destroy with a thought, but the Myriad Immortal Hall cannot do the same. Hence, they can only choose to suppress and balance, making the Three Sects stop the Sea God Sect’s expansion and even reverse their incursion into the Northern Sea, diminishing the number of believers in the Sea God Sect..."

Lin Chen joked, "This is like rooting them out."

Master Floating Cloud laughed, "It’s not quite rooting out, as in the Northern Sea, where the Sea God Sect has cultivated for so long, how could we easily reverse the situation? It’s more like we’re just wearing them down..."