Song Yan smiled and nodded.

Hu Shisi and the Wolf Demon saluted again.

The Wolf Demon raised its head and let out a howl, and the fox cubs attacking the Thousand Crane Sect from all sides retreated as if the tides had ebbed.

And all of this was caused by just one sentence from Song Yan: "Not interested."

As someone at the Purple Mansion Realm, his status had already reached a very high point.

Even if he frowned slightly, people below him would consider his mood and avoid offending him.

However, Song Yan did not feel proud, he only thought: The higher you stand, the harder you fall, and it's lonely at the top.

At this moment, he squinted his eyes and watched the Fox and Wolf retreat, then grabbed the fainting Tang Fan and landed at a scenic pavilion on the mountain.

Even though he was in the Purple Mansion Realm, he couldn't easily delve into other's territories.

And soon, several figures flew from a distance, bowing to him from afar.

Leading them was a middle-aged man in a Crane Feather Robe.

"Sikong Le, Sect Leader of the Thousand Crane Sect, pays respects to the Ancestor."

Song Yan's gaze swept over the Sect Leader of the Thousand Crane Sect, his expression slightly moved, and he said, "Your sect's Array Dao inheritance is impressive. May I have a look?"

Sikong Le was stunned, then hurriedly said, "Yes, of course!"

After that, he glared fiercely at the fainted Tang Fan on the ground, and said coldly, "This little thief dared to impersonate the Crane Ancestor of our sect, which is truly despicable! Fortunately, the Ancestor intervened, or we would all be left in the dark."

Song Yan waved his hand and said, "Enough with the hollow words. Go get the inheritance and find someone reliable to come here every day to await my message."

Sikong Le immediately stopped insulting Tang Fan and respectfully said, "Yes!"

Song Yan glanced at him and said indifferently, "You are already a Sect Leader, so don't do anything foolish to force me to take action.

To extend the legacy, there is hope for the future. Do not be shortsighted and fail to endure, sacrificing the greater for the lesser.

The path of cultivation, the continuation of the legacy, surpasses governing a country, and is never smooth sailing. Do not... strive for immediate results."

Sikong Le bowed deeply again and said, "Ancestor, Sikong has been taught. Rest assured, I will not do those foolish things."

Then, he turned to look at the elders behind him and said coldly, "If any of you dare to do so, you will be traitors to the Thousand Crane Sect, and I vow to kill you!"

Since the Fox and Wolf Races invaded, Sikong Le had long foreseen the outcome.

But not the outcome of this battle, rather the fate of the sect.

Even if Tang Fan impersonating the Crane Ancestor won a battle today, what could it change? It would only deepen the hatred of the Fox and Wolf towards the Thousand Crane Sect, and when a true Demon Race Purple Mansion appears, the Thousand Crane Sect would be annihilated without a trace.

Now, having such a Human Race Purple Mansion entity show up and save the Thousand Crane Sect was already a great fortune, an outcome far better than he could have imagined.

So how could he allow anyone to change this outcome?

...

...

A little over half a month later...

In the deep mountains of early summer, the cicadas sang like urgent rain, noisily unending, and when the real mountain rain poured down from the sky, it was silent, leaving only the quiet, meditative sound of the mountain rain.

Song Yan finished his work and should have hurried to report in.

But he stubbornly wanted to find some opportunity in the Chu Kingdom, and who could blame him?

Even the Infant Crying Senior only praised him after hearing of his success and reminded him not to be late.

And so he stayed.

With the mindset of "finding opportunities wherever you go," at this moment, he sat quietly in an ancient mountain pavilion, holding a volume titled "Array Dao True Understanding," reading patiently, waiting patiently.

The Array Dao inheritance of the Nanwu Sword Sect was in the hands of Yu Xuanwei, and he did not obtain it.

The Mechanical Peak of the Puppet Sect didn't really have much of an inheritance, only some superficial knowledge, and a set of "Absolute Profound Array." There were also basic formations with wind-blocking and stabilizing functions, the foundational knowledge for designing Shadow Puppet vehicles together with shadow puppets.

But the Thousand Crane Sect truly had an Array Dao inheritance.

This inheritance was now in Song Yan's hands.

On the other side, Tang Fan had long since awakened, and his hands had broken free from the Blood-Binding Rope, but his power had fallen to the Refining Profound Realm, unable to use the Crimson Palace Realm's power at all.

The Blood-Binding Rope could make a Crimson Palace master's blood freeze completely, and to untie this rope, one would need at least the power of the Middle Stage of Crimson Palace.

Without external help, Tang Fan was destined not to untie it.

But this kid did not resign himself to fate and attempted to escape every now and then.

He knew that the Purple Mansion elder had no intention of killing him.

And today, just as he made a move, Song Yan understood his intention.

"Little Tang, do you want to have lunch before escaping? The meals the Thousand Crane Sect sends daily are quite good."

"Ha... haha..." Tang Fan forced a laugh and gave a thumbs up, "That's why you're the senior, none of my thoughts can escape your eyes."

While flipping through the Array Dao book, Song Yan said lightly, "Your Golden Armor Divine Technique, what is it? I want to take you as my master to learn a thing or two."

Tang Fan: ...

In that moment, he understood.

Before him sat an elder with a skin thickness no less than his own.

Escaping from such an elder's grasp was a nightmare difficulty.

He forced a smile and said, "How could I let you become my disciple."

Song Yan said, "There is precedence in learning, and specialization in skills, that's all there is to it, so why can't I?"

Tang Fan felt that the elder was quite right.

This rank was truly a bit higher than his, even shamelessness was so straightforward and upright, upon deeper thought it actually held some philosophy.

Song Yan continued, "Going to the Mountain and Sea Demon Country, the mountains are high and the roads are long, the future uncertain.

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