The Poison Sect is Officially Established

However, even though Yan Lingyun’s appearance had quelled the scene, Wei Hai and the others could still find some issues to raise.

“Fellow Daoist, why have I never seen you before?”

“May I ask where you hail from?”

“And by what means did your esteemed sect establish itself?” Wei Hai asked proactively, his tone still considered polite.

Such questions were relatively common when some sects were founded.

To establish a sect, you needed to have something to show for it.

If it was just some unrefined or common techniques, it would still be criticized.

Yan Lingyun chuckled.

“Since we’ve established a sect, we naturally have something to present.”

“Ziyun.”

Yan Lingyun gestured to Yan Yun.

Yan Yun understood.

She raised her hand and released a stream of purple magical power.

As soon as this power emerged, the divine senses of everyone present converged on it.

“What a peculiar power.”

“It is indeed different from the magical power we commonly see.”

“This is actually a type of magical power that transcends the five elements.”

“My Poison Sect is founded on the poison art.”

“Everyone should be aware that a major event occurred in the neighboring Jiang Country not long ago.”

“The successor of the Heavenly Poison Maiden, who roamed the Tianchen Continent a thousand years ago, has appeared, causing a great stir.”

“In order to protect herself, the successor of the Heavenly Poison Maiden made the Heavenly Poison Sutra public, leading to the birth of many poison cultivators throughout Jiang Country,” Yan Yun said.

Those in Xiang Country were certainly aware of this matter, as some poison cultivators had also appeared there.

Many sects and forces had also studied the Heavenly Poison Sutra, but because the cultivation requirements were too high and it was easy to lose one’s life, these sects gradually gave up their research on it.

“The Heavenly Poison Sutra, the poison art?”

“Could it be that all the cultivators of your Poison Sect are practitioners of the Heavenly Poison Sutra?”

Everyone was greatly shocked upon hearing this.

Yan Yun nodded solemnly.

“That’s right, the disciples of our Poison Sect are all practitioners of the Heavenly Poison Sutra, different from you conventional cultivators.”

“With everyone’s discerning eyes, you should be able to recognize this.”

This time, the cultivators present were all dumbfounded.

They knew very well how difficult it was to cultivate this poison art.

But now, a force specifically dedicated to cultivating the Heavenly Poison Sutra had appeared.

They could already imagine how powerful this sect would be in the future.

After a moment of thought, she suddenly raised her head and spoke.

“I understand, Sect Master Ziyun.”

“Could it be that you are that successor of the Heavenly Poison Maiden?”

Jin Mei of the Qianjin Pavilion quickly guessed Yan Yun’s identity.

This was actually not difficult to guess.

Currently, the only person who would establish a Poison Sect was likely that Heavenly Poison Maiden.

Faced with this question, Yan Yun had no intention of hiding anything.

“That’s right, I am that successor of the Heavenly Poison Maiden.”

“If we’re talking about establishing a sect based on the poison art, I believe that on the Tianchen Continent, no one is more qualified to create a Poison Sect than I am,” Yan Yun said with a confident smile.

At this point, they had no more questions.

This also dispelled Jin Mei’s suspicions.

Because poison cultivators had very low requirements for spiritual energy, they didn’t need any large spirit veins at all.

But Jin Mei still had one question.

“Sect Master Ziyun, I am very curious.”

“For such a vast sect with such complex and extensive formations and restrictions, what kind of energy does your esteemed sect use to power it?”

“Relying solely on spirit stones is probably not enough, is it?”

Yan Yun was just waiting for Jin Mei to ask.

“Pavilion Master Jin Mei, we meet again.”

“Last time I went to Xiang Country to find your Qianjin Pavilion to purchase a large-scale spirit vein mother, I returned empty-handed.”

“So, I went elsewhere and purchased a medium-sized spirit vein mother.”

“Our Poison Sect uses a medium-sized spirit vein mother as its source of power.”

After a moment of thought, Jin Mei did not ask any more questions.

As for the other cultivators’ questions, Yan Yun answered all that she could.

For those she couldn’t answer, she didn’t say a single word.

The meeting was finally over.

Next, the major sects naturally wanted to test the skills of the Poison Sect cultivators.

This was one of the reasons why many of them had brought their younger generation.

Yan Yun also accepted their suggestion and summoned the disciples of the Poison Sect to spar and exchange pointers with them on the plaza platform.

The poison cultivators were all individuals with tenacious minds.

Coupled with the power of the poison art, they could completely defeat ordinary Spirit Transformation Realm cultivators with their Cavern Heaven Realm cultivation.

For several consecutive matches, the Poison Sect disciples were victorious.

This brought face to Yan Yun and the Poison Sect.

They were basically all capable of fighting above their level.

Once they matured, they would be terrifying.

And so, the ceremony ended, and the guests left the Poison Sect one after another.

Before they left, Yan Yun also announced a piece of news to them: the Poison Sect would be recruiting disciples in a while.

Anyone who had successfully cultivated the poison art or wanted to cultivate it could come to the Poison Sect to become a disciple.

As soon as this news came out, the poison cultivators throughout Xiang Country were undoubtedly thrilled.

Not only that, the news also spread to Jiang Country.

After all, the Wuyin Mountains where the Poison Sect was located was right on the border between the two countries, and there were far more cultivators practicing the poison art in Jiang Country than in Xiang Country.

After the ceremony, the Poison Sect officially began its operations.

Yan Yun gathered Wen Meng and the others in the main sect hall.

“Alright, our Poison Sect is now officially in operation.”

“Next is the allocation of tasks and duties.”

“Senior Cui, Senior Xuan, the four of you will be the four great elders of our Poison Sect.”

“Of course, this will not affect your respective sects,” Yan Yun announced from her throne.

The four of them immediately stepped forward and nodded happily.

“Yes, Sect Master.”

After their positions were assigned, Yan Yun looked at Wen Meng and the other four.

“Wen Meng, Mu Wenjie, Duan Ming, Zhou Zimo, the four of you will serve as the masters of the Pink, Red, Purple, and Blue branches, and also as the four great elders of the Poison Sect.”

“Your status is second only to mine, with no distinction in rank.”

Wen Meng and the others were overjoyed.

They immediately bowed in thanks.

As for the others, Yan Yun assigned them responsibilities according to their cultivation level.

None of them were treated unfairly; at the very least, they were all core disciples.

The Poison Sect was not divided into inner and outer gates, but only into four tiers: junior, intermediate, senior, and core.

After everything was settled, Yan Yun began to arrange the affairs for recruiting disciples in a few days.

These matters certainly did not require her, the Sect Master, to handle them personally.

Just delegating them would be fine.

Also, the Xuanhui Sect and the Cui family needed to be rebuilt, but that would take time.

About a week later, the Poison Sect officially began recruiting disciples.

Poison cultivators from both Jiang Country and Xiang Country began to arrive at the Wuyin Mountains.

To help them reach the Poison Sect sooner, Yan Yun sent out all the sect’s disciples to guide them.

But at the same time, Yan Yun once again entered the line of sight of the hostile forces in Jiang Country.

After Yan Yun disappeared from the Jiang Country Immortal Dao Assembly, they had no idea where she had gone.

Now that she had actively shown herself and even established a Poison Sect, it caught them somewhat off guard.

For this reason, the forces that held a grudge against Yan Lingyun even specially came to the Azure Nether Sect to discuss this matter.

“Fellow Daoist Qingxuan, this demonic woman is truly unpredictable.”

“To think she would go to the Dao Alliance to establish a sect.”

“How long has it been, and she has already developed to such an extent?”

“If we let her continue to develop, I’m afraid we won’t be able to get our revenge even if we want to,” a sect master said in a deep voice.

“I think we’re already unable to deal with her now.”

“I don’t know what methods this demonic woman used to integrate the four major powers of Yunzhou in Xiang Country.”

“Now her Poison Sect has four Divine Venerables, and I heard there’s also a mysterious Divine Venerable, so that’s five.”

“With such a scale, apart from the Azure Nether Sect, I’m afraid none of our forces can shake them,” another sect master said.

Qingxuanzi had a worried expression.

He was naturally concerned that she would grow to a point where they could not afford to provoke her, and then come back to retaliate.

What would they do then?

Most importantly, they had failed to eliminate Yan Yun back then.

Now it was even more impossible.

Not to mention she was currently in the territory of the Dao Alliance.

Their Righteous Dao Alliance and the Dao Alliance were currently in a state of non-aggression.

They couldn’t just barge into the Dao Alliance’s territory to deal with Yan Yun.

There was another point: their peace treaty with the Demonic Dao was about to expire.

There would surely be a great war then, so they couldn’t afford to offend the Dao Alliance at this time.

“Sigh! Let’s not worry about her for now.”

“This demonic woman dares to reveal her identity directly because she knows we don’t dare to enter the Dao Alliance’s sphere of influence to attack her,” Qingxuanzi said after careful consideration.

He could not bear the blame for provoking the Dao Alliance.

Thus, Yan Yun’s days of leisure finally arrived.

She could finally focus all her attention on cultivation.

After delegating her tasks, Yan Yun immediately announced that she was entering secluded cultivation.

She planned to break through to the minor or major accomplishment Spirit Transformation Realm before coming out, which would take about one to three years.

She planned to go to the Righteous Dao Alliance headquarters to find them after she reached the major accomplishment Spirit Transformation Realm.

This period had been truly exhausting.

The recruitment of disciples for the Poison Sect went very smoothly because there was no need for any aptitude tests.

Especially for those who had already successfully cultivated the poison art, they could enter directly.

In less than three days, the Poison Sect had recruited nearly five hundred disciples, and the number was still increasing.

With the current situation of the Poison Sect, they would need to recruit at least nearly five thousand people.

Otherwise, the vast sect would still be too empty.

After helping Yan Yun finish the affairs of the Poison Sect, the Xuanhui Sect and the Cui family also began to rebuild their own forces.

The people from the other two families also returned to their respective forces.

For the time being, Yan Yun had no conflict of interest with the other forces in Xiang Country.

As long as Yan Yun’s Poison Sect did not expand, the surrounding forces would generally not take the initiative to provoke them.

The Poison Sect seemed high-profile, but in reality, it was very low-key.

The things poison cultivators needed were completely different from orthodox cultivators, so there was almost no conflict of interest between the two.

And so, another three years passed.

On this day, in the place where Yan Yun was in secluded cultivation, a burst of energy suddenly erupted.

Then, the gate of the seclusion chamber opened, and Yan Yun, dressed in a faint purple gown, walked out leisurely.

“Ah! Major accomplishment Spirit Transformation Realm.”

“It’s been three years, it’s time to make a trip to the Righteous Dao Alliance headquarters,” Yan Yun lamented.

After coming out of seclusion, the first thing she did was summon Wen Meng and the others.

Wen Meng and the others had also all reached the Spirit Transformation Realm.

The cultivation speed of poison cultivators was just that fast.

After she came out, she learned about the events of the past three years.

The Poison Sect now had more than five thousand poison cultivators.

Yan Yun was very satisfied with this and told Wen Meng and the others not to recruit any more disciples.

Five thousand was enough for now.

To cultivate all five thousand of them would require considerable cost and time.

After giving her instructions, Yan Yun left the Poison Sect.

At the same time, she asked Xuanhui Holy Mother and the Cui family’s Old Ancestor to guard the Poison Sect in her absence until she returned.