Case 10: Novice cultivator Kierra, captured a sect.


    ''Fusion stage, my ass...!''


    Although Kang Jiang couldn''t properly feel the energy behind this heavenly spear, he was sure that this woman in front of him was miles stronger than a mere Fusion stage cultivator. The raw power, the aloofness, theposure. Everything about her screamed, ''I am thew!''.


    Finished.


    ''You touched someone you shouldn''t, stupid son!''


    Kang Jiang''s only wish right now was to somehow prevent the spear from destroying the sect below him.


    Wishes be a reality if only one could bend the will of heaven. And who was he? A proud cultivator! Heaven''s will or what, he would fold it all!


    <em>GRAHHH—!!!</em>


    Kang Jiang, in the form of a majestic tiger, let out a dominant roar. He willed everything he had—all the techniques he learned, all the qi he gathered, all the courage he mustered—thousands of years of grueling cultivation into one single attack.


    Against the heavenly spear, the tiger wielded its ws.


    <em>—————!!!</em>


    Apanied by a blinding light that engulfed the whole sect, a deafening noise was heard throughout the space.


    People from the Lightning Tiger Sect, as well as others nearby, all felt the incredible wave of energy generated from this collision. It was only a little more than a minuteter that they could see again. As they held their breaths and looked up to the sky—


    ''''The Tiger was defeated!!''''


    ''''Sect leader!!''''


    The proud spear was still floatingzily in the sky, but the heavenly tiger was nowhere to be seen.


    ''''...You really did it, Kierra.''''


    Yu Chen muttered; surrounding the renowned Phantom Sword were numerous unconscious disciples.


    She calmly looked at the woman with a big hat under the moon with a new appreciation for her prowess.


    Meanwhile, the woman in question was scratching her chin.


    ''''Hm...''''


    The man she had just fought was not half-bad. He ''forced'' Kierra to bring out a somewhat potent spell to defeat him, which, by the archwizard''s standard, was rather impressive. He could easily enter the ranks of Master back in her old world.


    Well, good thing she didn''t kill him. He was now stuck to the ground and bleeding quite badly, though.


    So Kierra waved her hand to cancel the spear. She then flew down and cast a simple healing spell on the man before dragging him leisurely across the street, heading to the main hall of the sect.


    She calmly passed through the horrified disciples with light steps as though she was simply on a walk.


    Soon, Yu Chen joined her.


    ''''Kierra.'''' She called. ''''What will you do about the management of the sect after this?''''


    ''''Well, I kept this one alive.'''' Kierra pointed to the unconscious Kang Jiang. ''''The sect will mostly be the same, just under my ownership.''''


    ''''I see...''''


    ''''And I will leave the punishment for that young man to you.''''


    ''''...I appreciate it.''''


    Kierra sighed in her heart. Young people nowadays, tch, tch. From the looks alone, she was quite sure the guy had not even reached a hundred years of age. But wait, looks could be deceiving. Now that she thought about it, she didn''t know these people''s age.


    ''''Yu Chen.'''' She spoke up. ''''How old are you?''''


    ''''Me? I''m quite youngpared to others.'''' Yu Chen replied shyly. ''''I''m only slightly past eight hundred.''''


    Kierra nearly froze.


    ''''...''''


    ''''Kierra must be well over two thousand, right?'''' Yu Chen asked casually. ''''From your demeanor to yourposure, your strength... I can''t think of you being younger than me.''''


    Yu Chen smoothly excluded the fact that Kierra''s underwear was the main factor, giving her the impression of a ''mature'' person.


    Kierra hesitated a bit but decided to tell the truth. It wasn''t a big deal, anyway.


    ''''I am just over five hundred.'''' She said.


    ''''...Eh?''''


    Yu Chen froze.


    '''''''' ... ''''''''


    Just like that, the two kept walking in silence for another few minutes before they reached the main hall. Kierra now just needed to wake this man up and force him to sign a contract; then, the whole sect would be hers.


    So Kierra confidently flung the main door open, revealing arge working space with dozens of people panicking around, including the conscious three elders.


    <em>THUD—!</em>


    Kierra threw the sect leader onto a chair, then used telekinesis to bring over a table and two more chairs for her and Yu Chen. The people stared anxiously as the two settled in, and then Kierra slowly raised her hand—


    '''''''' !!! ''''''''


    After a loud p to the face of their sect leader, he woke up, and it was time for negotiation.


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    White Lotus Sect, main hall.


    A woman was awoken by the bright sunlight pouring in from the balcony.


    She slowly opened her eyes, revealing an exquisite pair of golden pupils. If Kang Jiang was as fierce as a tiger, then she seemed as fair as though a beautiful white lotus was a person—even though they both had the same hair and eye colors.


    Tian Yun stared nkly at the ceiling. Her vision was blurry. Her body felt a bit heavy. Her throat was dry.


    But... why could she feel all of that...?


    ''''!!''''


    Tian Yun shot up in one swoop. She focused her senses to look into her body and—


    ''''...It''s gone.''''


    The disease that had haunted her for decades was gone!


    Not only that, she could now sense another type of energy flowing through her body, concentrating around her heart.


    ''Is this... is this an enlightenment...?''


    o(≧?≦)o


    Tian Yun was overjoyed.


    She lightly jumped off the bed and walked to the balcony with light steps, humming gleefully.


    ''''Ah, today is a good day!''''


    She opened her arms to wee the warm sun.


    Thank you, heavenly Dao!


    With this life that the world had given her, she swore to keep the fire of the White Lotus Sect burning forever!


    So Tian Yun walked back in and cleaned herself before changing into a nice robe, and now, it was time to announce to the world that she was back!


    ''''Hm?''''


    Before she could fling the door open, a sudden cheer could be heard outside. Curious, Tian Yun poked her head out of the balcony to look down at the town. Arge crowd was formed at the za, and because there were too many people shouting at the same time, Tian Yun couldn''t hear exactly what was going on.


    Words like ''Lighting Tiger Sect,'' ''captured,'' or ''our'' entered Tian Yun''s ears.


    ''Wait, was that damn sect bullying us again?!''


    Right when Tian Yun was about to puff out her chest and go fight the Lightning Tiger Sect, her eyesnded on the two figures standing on the za stage. One of them was Yu Chen, her dear disciple, and the other one was aplete stranger to her.


    ''''...!''''


    The strange woman with a big hat suddenly nced in her direction. Their eyes met.


    Exactly 0.1 secondster, Tian Yun found the woman earlier disappearing from the spot.


    Another 0.1 seconds passed, and now, the woman was sitting cross-legged on the railing right in front of her. The woman was otherworldly beautiful, and Tian Yun could feel a seductive aura hidden behind her oppressive emanation.


    She looked at Tian Yun calmly, her eyes as red as her lips, which were now slightly curled up.


    ''''Finally awake, my disciple?''''