Published at 27th of May 2026 6:11 am

Chapter 4295: Expanding The Sect To One Million Disciples

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Lu Yin decided to wait for the time being. If more than half the people from Canglan Valley ended up being affected, he would intervene.

The analysis that he had given Jiu Wen before had been based on the premise that Lu Yins civilization only had one Immortal, but the truth was that they had many. He could not allow the Path of Dispassion to affect his home. He would win this wager, no matter what.

Which clan are we visiting next?

Elder Qiu thought for a moment. There are far too many ancient clans in existence, but few are as old as the Lian family. Over these years, Ive taken you to visit all of those. The clan records that you see next may not be as important.

It doesnt matter, Lu Yin said.

Elder Qiu said, Then well go to the Stonewall clan.

The Stonewall clan? Lu Yin was puzzled. What a strange name.

Elder Qiu explained, The Stonewall clan can be traced back to its founder. Long ago, the man was only an ordinary independent cultivator, but one day, by chance, he saw a stone wall fall from the sky, and he brought it back to cultivate with. That stone wall actually belonged to Sect Master Jiu Wen. No one knows why it was lost, but it happened to be found and taken. Later, when Sect Master Jiu Wen went to search for that stone wall, he found that cultivator and took him away, accepting him as a disciple. Thats how the Stonewall clan came to be.

The Stonewall clans founder has already passed away, but no matter what, his clan is still considered a part of Senior Jiu Wens disciple lineage. Their inheritance is not particularly old, but it is fairly complete as no one goes looking for trouble with them. We can go take a look.

Jiu Wens disciple? Lu Yins gaze flickered. Alright.

When Lu Yin and Elder Qiu arrived to pay a visit, the Stonewall clan offered an extremely warm welcome. Not only did they not show the slightest hint of rejection, but they also moved out every record that had been left behind by past patriarchs and laid them out in the most scenic courtyard within their territory. It was right beside a waterfall, beneath a deep blue sky. It was both soothing and comfortable.

Lu Yin gladly accepted and praised the Stonewall clan. They were flattered and then withdrew entirely, not daring to disturb Lu Yin as he read their clans archives.

Elder Qiu had not expected the Stonewall clan to be so accommodating. This was not at all the attitude that they usually showed to outsiders.

Throughout their clans history, the Stonewall clan had always been cold and aloof towards outsiders, and yet they were being so respectful toward Lu Yin.

The Stonewall clans current patriarch did not hide their reasoning, and he admitted to Elder Qiu, After our founder passed away, we descendants have lacked the strength needed to protect our clan. Even though we bear the title of being descendants of Sect Master Jiu Wens disciple, we all cultivate the Path of Dispassion. No one can say for sure if the sect master will act when our clan faces calamity. That is why we have avoided as much contact with outsiders as possible over the years. It is not out of arrogance, but rather out of insecurity.

Elder Qiu understood. Because of the Path of Dispassion, emotions could not serve as a bond. This was true of both the Stonewall clan and the rest of their civilization.

In truth, Elder Qius own comfortable status was not only because of his connection to Ba Yue, but also because he himself was a Sixfold Crimson. Without that, he would have never enjoyed his current status.

Despite that, when it came to Lu Yin, the old man could only serve as a guide. In fact, his status before Lu Yin was no different from the Stonewall clans. Lu Yin was someone who could make things happen.

The Stonewall clans records were sparse. After all, their legacy was nowhere near as ancient as the Lian clans. While they referred to their records as their clan history, it was mostly their founders autobiography, which described his own cultivation within the Sect of Dispassion and his interactions with Jiu Wen in detail. These matters had not been written out of nostalgia, but rather to help later generations know how to establish themselves within the Sect of Dispassion. That way, if any of the mans descendants were ever fortunate enough to be valued by Jiu Wen again, they could use their ancestors experiences to greater benefit.

Of course, this was only a faint, humble possibility that their ancestor had left behind. Although the man had cultivated the Path of Dispassion, he had not been emotionless and indifferent to his own clan. His dispassion, too, had seen right and wrong.

That was why he had been accepted as Jiu Wens disciple.

As Lu Yin read the records, his eyes suddenly fixated on one passage.

If I had been able to find Master at that time, perhaps I would not have been trapped at the Fivefold Crimson level forever. My talent is ordinary, and to be honest, I dont even know why Master accepted me as his disciple. Perhaps it was because my understanding of the Path of Dispassion was different. Sadly, no matter how Master nurtured and taught me, I ultimately stopped at Fivefold Crimson.

But at that time, I clearly could have broken through to the Sixfold Crimson level. I emerged from seclusion but simply could not find Master. The outsiders all said that Master was in seclusion, but Master was not in seclusion at all. I knew that because the place where I go into seclusion is the exact same place where Master normally goes into seclusion himself. Where did Master go?

I could not find Master for a full 300 years. No matter what, I could not find him. I know for sure that Master absolutely was not in this megaverse. Perhaps Master will return so late that I will never see him again.

Lu Yin stared at this passage. It had been written by the Stonewall clans founder. He had cultivated in the exact same place that Jiu Wen normally used for secluded cultivation. As the man neared a breakthrough to the Sixfold Crimson level, he had wanted to seek Jiu Wens guidance at a critical moment, but the Immortal had been absent. He had searched for Jiu Wen for 300 years.

Lu Yin continued reading.

Jiu Wen had eventually returned, but the founder of the Stonewall clan had missed his opportunity to complete his breakthrough and ended up forever trapped as a Fivefold Crimson.

The subsequent records were no more meaningful than what had come before. Only that one passage truly mattered.

300 years Lu Yins eyes flickered. At an Immortals speed, it would indeed take roughly 300 years to travel between this megaverse and his own Trio.

Of course, that time was not absolute. If Jiu Wen knew the coordinates of the Trio, he could have completed the journey much faster. Given his strength, he undoubtedly moved faster than the average Immortal, and the 300 years distance was based on the standard speed of an average Immortal.

Also, Jiu Wens missing period needed to account for his return trip as well. If he had not known the coordinates of the Nine Odysseys Megaverse, then not even 300 years would have been enough. It was reasonable to say that he would not have even been able to reach them in that amount of time.

Throughout all of the records left by the founder of the Stonewall clan, only that one passage mentioned Jiu Wens unknown whereabouts and gave a period of time.

Lu Yin read the passage again. The other entries were useless; only this passage mattered.

He considered the records of all the other anciet families that he had read, like the Lian clans. Those records had helped provide Lu Yin with a better understanding of this civilization, as they had mostly documented the rise and fall and glory of both the civilization and the individual clan. But it was clans without such long inheritance which often recorded miscellaneous details.

He went to the Stonewall patriarch and asked if there were any additional records left by their founder, but the answer was no.

Rest assured, Mr. Lu, the Stonewall clan would not dare to deceive you in any way, Elder Qiu said, feeling strongly sympathetic for their circumstances.

Lu Yin looked at Elder Qiu. Has Senior Jiu Wen had any other disciples?

Elder Qiu shook his head. No. If one wanted to insist on there being one, then Ba Yue might count as half a disciple. Any others who might have existed died like the founder of the Stonewall clan. In any case, none remain alive.

To the side, the Stonewall clans patriarchs expression grew rather unnatural.

Lets continue on to the next clan.

Alright. Elder Qiu led the way to the next clan. Along the road, Lu Yin made a point of chatting with the old man, shifting the conversation from the Stonewall clan to the Lian clan, analyzing the pros and cons of the Path of Dispassion that the different clans followed, and then shifting from individual clans to the civilization as a whole.

Elder Qiu was surprised, as he had thought that Lu Yin did not like to talk. If Lu Yin had tried to chat like this when he had first started traveling with Elder Qiu, the old man truly would not have been able to keep up, but at the moment, he found himself wanting more.

In the end, Lu Yin managed to guide the conversation to the period of time that had been mentioned by the founder of the Stonewall clan, the 300 or so years when Jiu Wen had disappeared. Lu Yin wanted to find out what Elder Qiu knew about that era.

From there, Lu Yin focused on that same period of time when perusing the various clan records. However, because it was so far in the past, it could not be precisely narrowed down in a short time.

In the blink of an eye, another ten years passed.

During this time, Elder Qiu led Lu Yin to visit a tremendous number of clans. Of course, Lu Yin did not read nonstop. There was even a point in time when Elder Qiu received a bit of insight and went into seclusion for several years. Lu Yin did not force the issue and simply waited.

After leaving seclusion, Elder Qiu was deeply grateful to Lu Yin. He felt that he had taken another step towards becoming a Sevenfold Crimson.

Of course, in Lu Yins perspective, the old man was drifting farther and farther away from that level rather than towards it.

While the records belonging to the various clans could indeed help a person grow, history itself was related to emotions. Elder Qius dispassion was growing weaker and weaker, though the man himself did not notice it. The most obvious evidence was the fact that he was becoming more and more talkative.

Twenty years had passed since the group of people had been released from Canglan Valley. During those twenty years, some were tempted into joining the Sect of Dispassion, while others tempted people to leave the sect. Countless eyes remained fixated on that group.

The most active among that group had actually founded a faction that was devoted to opposing the Path of Dispassion, and they pushed the number of people who were opposed to the Path of Dispassion from the original 10,000 who had emerged from Canglan Valley to 100,000.

The fact that a full 100,000 cultivators stood in opposition to the Path of Dispassion truly infuriated Jiu Wen. The major clans strictly forbade their disciples from making contact with the new faction, because their leader was simply too good at sweet-talking people.

Even Lu Yin found their success astonishing.

For a single person to actually dream of swaying an entire civilization and changing the nature of their cultivation system, Lu Yin had never imagined such a thing could happen.

Of course, the premise was that the person had Canglan Valley behind them, which made it so that no one dared to act against them. Without that, the leader of the uprising would have died long ago.

The new faction was called the Sect of Emotions. In a few days, the sect would assemble to mark its twentieth anniversary. At that time, people from Canglan Valley would gather at the Sect of Emotions to rally and cheer for it, proclaiming their intent to expand the sect to 1 million disciples. Their intentions left countless people feeling shaken.

Lu Yin also heard of the anniversary celebration and felt a sense of absurdity. The fact that one person had actually succeeded and achieved so much, not through strength, but through his mouth, made Lu Yin decide to go see for himself.

How terrifying, Elder Qiu marveled. He glanced at Lu Yin before continuing to say, They say that, wherever the Sect of Emotions passes, three out of ten cultivators who follow the Path of Dispassion can be talked into leaving. Thats simply an outrageous level of success. Of course, the numbers are exaggerated. Our civilization has countless cultivators, and a mere 100,000 cant stir up too big a wave. Still, for him to have reached this point is already quite remarkable. Mr. Lus disciples truly produce talent after talent.

Lu Yins expression remained calm as they traveled across the land. Many cultivators around them were also hurrying toward the Sect of Emotions; some wanting to join, but most simply wanting to see what the Sect of Emotions intended to do.

That was because, recently, another rumor regarding the Sect of Emotions had been spreading: someone intended to attack the people from Canglan Valley.

Sect of Dispassion Master Jiu Wen had strictly forbidden anyone from acting against the people from Canglan Valley, and his wager with Lu Yin had long since become public knowledge. However, with how far things had developed, someone was finally about to lose patience.

Jiu Wens wager only bound those who belonged to the Sect of Dispassion, not the entire Crimson Starshade Civilization.

If someone truly intended to act against the people of Canglan Valley, there was no question that they did not belong to the Sect of Dispassion, but also that they must be backed by an Immortal. If not, who would dare do such a thing?

It did not take Lu Yin and Elder Qiu long to arrive at the Sea of Emotions, the headquarters of the Sect of Emotions. The 100,000 cultivators belonging to the sect wore smiles and warmly invited all cultivators inside. Their warm expressions looked painfully conspicuous within the Crimson Starshade civilization, and many people could not adapt to them.

Lu Yin and Elder Qiu were also invited in. They stood above the sea and looked at an island that was shaped like a tower. The person standing at the very top was the acting sect master of the Sect of Emotions, Ming Qu. He had founded the Sect of Emotions, but he only served as the acting sect master. That was because the position of sect master had been reserved for Lu Yin.

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