Isn't This a Coincidence?

The "Dao Seeking Sect Master One-Day Experience Tour" voucher was the most expensive prize on the exchange board. Up until now, not a single disciple had accumulated enough contribution points to redeem it. Five senior brothers had once pooled their funds to redeem it, but while arguing over who would get to be sect master, they broke into a massive brawl. Injured, they were admitted to Pill Cauldron Peak. After recovering, they felt the whole incident was far too humiliating, so all of them took long-term missions in the outside world and had yet to return to this day. Of course, disciples like Dai Bufan certainly could have redeemed it, but his status was special. Managing the Mission Hall on behalf of the Grand Elder, he was barred from exchanging for it. "Fairy, why don't you consider choosing another prize?" Lu Yang kindly tried to dissuade her. The Immortal Fairy's delicate brows snapped up. "What? If Daoist Buyu can be sect master, why can't this Immortal?" "Let me tell you, this Immortal shook heaven and earth in ancient times. Countless tribes revered me as their faith! What's so hard about managing a mere Dao Seeking Sect?" "No, I mean Eldest Senior Sister is the one managing the Dao Seeking Sect right now. If you want to be sect master for three days, you need her approval." "Can I get a refund now? No, I mean, so what? Could this Immortal possibly be afraid of a little slip of a girl?" The Immortal Fairy instinctively flinched for a moment, but an immortal's dignity quickly restored her confidence and backbone. Controlling Lu Yang's body, the Immortal Fairy spun around and headed straight back to Tianmen Peak. Upon arriving at Tianmen Peak, Lu Yang kindly reminded her, "Eldest Senior Sister is in the other direction. This way leads back to my immortal's cave." The Immortal Fairy frowned. "And you call yourself her junior brother—you don't consider her feelings at all! That little girl works hard every day, and it's already so late. How could we disturb her? We'll talk tomorrow!" Lu Yang thought to himself, *Eldest Senior Sister transcends the Three Realms and stands outside the Five Elements. What concept of day or night does she even have?* ... "Little gir... Eld-Eldest Senior Sister, I would like to be sect master for three days. Please grant your approval." The Immortal Fairy submitted an application she had spent all night writing. Yun Zhi was attending to sect affairs, her entire presence radiating an aura that warned strangers to keep their distance. She glanced at Lu Yang and immediately recognized that the Immortal Fairy had temporarily borrowed his body. In an even tone, she said, "Senior is one of the Five Ancient Celestials, possessing the highest seniority in the cultivation world. How could you call me Eldest Senior Sister? Just call me Yun Zhi." The Immortal Fairy observed her carefully, and only after confirming Yun Zhi wasn't speaking out of anger did she say, "Yun Zhi, I want to be sect master for three days. I spent all my contribution points to redeem these vouchers. Our Dao Seeking Sect is founded on honesty and integrity, so you can't go ba—" "You may," Yun Zhi interrupted her. "Really?" The Immortal Fairy had originally planned to box Yun Zhi in using the rules, never expecting that it wouldn't be necessary at all. "Really. Such are the rules, so naturally I must abide by them; otherwise, how could I command the respect of the sect? Which days would you like to be sect master?" "Starting tomorrow, then." "Very well." Yun Zhi's voice remained flat as ever, but Lu Yang noticed that the corners of her mouth curved into a faint smile! Something was wrong! Yun Zhi handed the matters she had been handling over to the Immortal Fairy. "Then I will have to trouble Senior to handle receiving the Five Elements Sect." The Five Elements Sect—one of the Five Great Immortal Sects. "The F-Five Elements Sect?" The Immortal Fairy looked down at the document Yun Zhi had handed her. It was a formal visiting card from the Five Elements Sect, stating that they would visit the Dao Seeking Sect in three days for an exchange delegation, with a list of visiting personnel attached at the back. Beneath it was a sheet of paper on which Yun Zhi had begun drafting a reception plan—with only the title written so far. Lu Yang had long heard that the Five Great Immortal Sects had a tradition of visiting one another. Though called a visit, in truth it was a competition between disciples to see who could outshine the other. Rewards were secondary; what truly mattered was that whoever lost would lose face. Yun Zhi had fished Lu Yang out of Daoist Buyu's demonic clutches partly with this in mind: to let this rising talent, Lu Yang, spar and compete against the outstanding disciples of the Five Elements Sect to broaden his horizons. Huang Doudou was somewhat dumbfounded. Her plan had sounded great: Dao Seeking Sect usually had no major affairs, so she would just play the boss for three days, satisfy her craving, and be done with it. She hadn't anticipated that a sister sect would be visiting. Huang Doudou felt like backing out. She had never handled such a grand affair; back in ancient times, the grandest thing she did was gather the other four celestials to eat, drink, and make merry. But an immortal had an immortal's dignity; she had to keep her word! Isn't it just being sect master? Who says I can't do it? "If something goes wrong, Lu Yang will be the one losing face anyway!" "Hey, hey, hey! Fairy, you said your inner thoughts out loud!" Lu Yang snapped. Immediately afterward, Lu Yang thought of another question: "Eldest Senior Sister, the Fairy's existence must be kept secret. How are we going to explain to the outside world why I'm acting as sect master? Where would I get so many contribution points?" "Why wouldn't you have them? You found your master, who had been missing for ten years. That is a great meritorious deed." Yun Zhi's tone was as flat as ever, leaving Lu Yang unsure whether she meant it genuinely or sarcastically. In any case, the Immortal Fairy genuinely became the Acting Sect Master. Beginning tomorrow, it would last for three days, and the third day of her tenure happened to be the day the Five Elements Sect would arrive. The Immortal Fairy returned control of the body to Lu Yang, whereupon Lu Yang felt a burst of heat at his waist. What was happening? It was his Branch Master bone tablet. The bone tablet flashed three times, indicating that his contact, Tang Yunsheng, wanted to meet him. The rendezvous location had already been agreed upon back when they infiltrated the Dao Seeking Sect. "Oh? Am I going to see my believers?" the Immortal Fairy said cheerfully. Lu Yang informed Eldest Senior Sister of this, and her response was simple: "Go meet him. I will be in the shadows." Lu Yang felt relieved. At the entrance of the Dao Seeking Sect, he ran into Meng Jingzhou and Man Gu. It seemed Tang Yunsheng had summoned all three of them. "Head straight there?" Meng Jingzhou asked, wanting to know what Lu Yang thought. Lu Yang cupped his fists, raised them above his head, and gave them a little shake. "Eldest Senior Sister is nearby." "Then there's no problem." There were many towns and villages near the Dao Seeking Sect. Tang Yunsheng had chosen one of the small towns as the rendezvous point. Tang Yunsheng wore a black robe, appearing mysterious, but in reality he stood out like a sore thumb in the small town, looking for all the world like someone desperate to announce that he was hiding his identity. Several passersby had even contemplated reporting him to the Dao Seeking Sect—he looked that suspicious. Tang Yunsheng looked at the three of them with satisfaction. "The Dao Seeking Sect's merchant recruitment roster has all three of your names on it, stating that you've opened a barbecue stall in the sect. You've finally infiltrated the Dao Seeking Sect. Well done!" Needless to ask, this was a fake roster arranged by Dai Bufan. "The Dao Seeking Sect finally has undercover agents from our Immortal Cult!" Tang Yunsheng exclaimed with deep emotion, looking as if a lifelong wish had been fulfilled. "Even the Cult Master didn't expect things to progress so smoothly!" Tang Yunsheng shifted the topic and sighed. "Unfortunately, things aren't going so well with the other three immortal sects." "What happened to the other three immortal sects?" Lu Yang asked in his capacity as the Immortal Cult Master. "Who knows what happened, but those three immortal sects suddenly became sharp and rounded up every single undercover agent from our Immortal Cult. What's worse, they did it under the guise of the Immortal Celestial! Utterly vicious, practically impossible to guard against! The other three demonic cults fared no better—quite a few of their undercover agents went missing too." "What should we do then?" Lu Yang grew a bit anxious. With so many people from the Immortal Cult captured, he, as Cult Master, bore responsibility as well. "No matter. One must always look forward; a temporary setback is nothing." Tang Yunsheng said spiritedly, "The undercover agents in the Five Elements Cult sent one last piece of news, saying that the Five Elements Cult will visit the Dao Seeking Sect in three days. This is our chance!" "The Cult Master said he sensed the Immortal Celestial is awakening, so the rise of our Immortal Cult is just around the corner! We can take this opportunity to stir up trouble during this exchange competition and let the Five Great Immortal Sects know that the Immortal Cult is not to be trifled with!" "With the three of you acting from the inside, this plan is guaranteed to succeed without a hitch!" Lu Yang and the other two nodded. Inside the spiritual space, the Immortal Fairy nodded. From the shadows, Eldest Senior Sister nodded as well.