Faced with such a dilemma, Old Monster Jin felt a deep sense of frustration deep in his heart.

But he did not give up, but decisively chose to admit defeat.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, your strength is truly admirable. I am willing to admit defeat!"

There was helplessness and frustration in Old Monster Jin's tone.

"Brother Jin, thank you for your guidance!"

Chen Yun seemed to smile slightly, his palm gently patted on Old Monster Jin's shoulder, and then he withdrew his palm.

After this pat, Old Monster Jin felt his shoulders gradually warming up, and his body returned to normal.

He was extremely surprised and quickly turned back to check, only to see Chen Yun standing quietly about ten feet away from him.

A pair of silver wings had grown out of his back at some point, and electric currents flashed on the wings from time to time.

Old Monster Jin let out a long sigh, and secretly sighed in his heart that the other party's control over the cold power had reached such an exquisite level, which was truly breathtaking.

However, as far as he knew, this fellow Daoist Chen's natal magic weapon should be a set of flying swords.

His main training method is not of ice attribute, so how can he use this secret technique so easily?

This made him feel very confused and puzzled.

"Boy Chen, you really lived up to my teachings. You can actually control the blue ice flame so skillfully. If you majored in ice-attributed skills, you would probably be even better."

Lord Dayan chuckled in Chen Yun's mind.

"Senior, please stop joking. The Ice Flame is powerful, but it's not strong enough for me to change my main training method."

Chen Yun responded indifferently, and then the wings behind him disappeared quietly. His figure swayed a few times and turned into a green stream of light, appearing next to the giant blue ice.

He waved his sleeves lightly, and a green light suddenly swept out. The blue ice gradually melted and shrank under the shining light, and finally turned into a crystal clear blue lotus.

The lotus of light flew lightly towards Chen Yun, and after a flash, it merged into his forehead and disappeared without a trace, as if it had never existed.

At the same time, the three golden swords that were originally frozen in ice, with a buzzing sound, powerlessly turned into three golden lights and flew towards the old monster Jin.

Obviously, even though they were only frozen for a short period of time, these flying swords still suffered a certain degree of spiritual damage.

Naturally, Old Monster Jin's expression was not very good. His face was extremely gloomy. Without saying a word, he put the three flying swords into his pocket.

At this moment, Chen Yun had already leisurely landed on the top of the mountain.

From how Chen Yun used the Qianlan Ice Flame to freeze the flying sword, to how he mysteriously appeared behind Old Monster Jin with the help of the Wind and Thunder Wings.

He defeated his opponent easily, and the whole process took only a moment, which disappointed several Yuanying stage monsters who had been expecting an exciting battle.

But at the same time, they were also deeply afraid of the strength displayed by Chen Yun.

More importantly, Chen Yun did not use any offensive magic weapon during the entire process, which undoubtedly further highlighted the huge gap in strength between the two sides.

When Chen Yun landed on the top of the mountain, although the many cultivators present had different ideas before, they did not dare to be negligent at this moment and came forward to greet him.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, your strength is indeed extraordinary. The description in the rumors is indeed true."

"I sincerely congratulate your clan for becoming the leader of Yunmeng Mountain and ranking first from today!"

Such words of praise came from several experienced elders of Baiqiaoyuan, although they unfortunately fell to the last place in this ranking.

However, they did not mind it at all, instead they exclaimed with enthusiasm.

The middle-aged monk who originally guarded the Ancient Sword Gate showed a trace of worry on his face, but when faced with Chen Yun's tough attitude.

I had to try my best to force a smile, but when I opened my mouth, I couldn't say anything in the end.

Apart from the fear that flashed across Mingxin's eyes at first, she had now regained her calm and peaceful look.

The old man surnamed Cheng and Lu Luo were undoubtedly overjoyed. After looking at each other, expressions of satisfaction and relief appeared on their faces.

After this fierce battle, Luoyun Sect will probably dominate over the other two sects for the next thousand years.

These people gathered around Chen Yun and asked about the magical powers he had just demonstrated.

Facing everyone's gaze, Chen Yun's expression remained unchanged from before. However, as for the matter of the Qianlan Ice Flame and the Wind and Thunder Wings, he simply mentioned it in passing.

Naturally, none of these people dared to delve into the matter.

After a brief pause, Old Monster Jin also gracefully descended from the sky.

The great elder of the Ancient Sword Sect has now returned to his calm, as if the fight just now had never happened, and he is still chatting and laughing with everyone.

This made Chen Yun admire him very much.

After redefining the distribution of interests among the three major sects in Yunmeng Mountain, the distinguished elders began to exchange their cultivation experiences and brought some rare treasures that they had no use for exchange.

However, such a small exchange of items naturally could not attract Chen Yun's attention.

However, in terms of his spiritual practice, he shared many valuable insights with others.

There were no setbacks in the following days.

After half a day of communication, the event finally ended successfully.

Chen Yun did gain some unique insights from the cultivation experience of these Yuanying stage elders that he had not noticed in the past.

This made him think to himself that perhaps he should participate in more such pure spiritual practice exchanges in the future, which would be of great benefit to the improvement of his own cultivation.

After the exchange, Chen Yun took the initiative to propose a visit to the Earth Lung Fire Vein of Baiqiaoyuan.

This surprised the old monster Liehuo a little, but he immediately agreed readily.

When he saw the bottomless underground fire pool in front of him, Chen Yun stopped where he was and fell into deep thought.

Another half an hour passed, and Chen Yun, Old Monster Jin and others finally said goodbye and left Baiqiaoyuan.

Chen Yun, Lu Luo and the old man surnamed Cheng transformed into three bright lights and rushed towards the direction of Luoyun Sect.

On the way, Lu Luo talked excitedly and had a heated discussion with the old man surnamed Cheng about which spirit stone mines and the origins of precious materials to receive.

These places are owned by both the Ancient Sword Sect and the Baiqiao Academy.

However, before long, part of it will become the property of Luoyun Sect.

Although the old man surnamed Cheng was not as excited as Lu Luo, he was also in a good mood.

Chen Yun was not interested in these matters. He just listened to the discussions of his two colleagues with a smile.

However, just as he was about to return to the sect, the old man surnamed Cheng suddenly said to Chen Yun in the light of escape:

"Brother Chen, this time it's all thanks to you! Excuse me for being blunt, but it has been the long-cherished wish of our elders to make our sect the most outstanding sect in Xi Country." "It is really gratifying that it can be realized in our hands now."

"Junior Brother Lu and I have already discussed that after I pass away, I will hand over the position of Grand Elder of our sect to you. I wonder if you are willing to take over?"

"Great Elder?"

Hearing these words, Chen Yun could not help but be shocked.

"That's true, Junior Brother Chen. To be honest, when you just entered the early stage of the Nascent Soul, I originally hoped that Junior Brother Lu would take on the role of the Great Elder and let you participate as his assistant."

"However, today, Junior Brother has demonstrated such amazing magical powers, successfully advanced to the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, and established such brilliant and outstanding achievements for our sect."

"There is no doubt that the position of the Great Elder should be assumed by Junior Brother Chen."

"Junior Brother Lu has no objection to this. After all, in every sect, the person who serves as the Grand Elder is almost always the symbol of the most powerful supernatural power."

The old man surnamed Cheng answered with a warm smile.

"I am grateful for your kindness, senior brother! However, as for the position of grand elder, I am really not qualified for it." After a moment's silence, Chen Yun responded calmly.

"Junior brother, there is no need to be too modest. Only when you can shoulder the responsibility of being the Great Elder can you truly demonstrate the value of this position."

"Could it be that Junior Brother would allow a cultivator who is only in the early stage of the Nascent Soul to serve as the Grand Elder of the first sect in the lower reaches of the Tianhe River?"

Lu Luo gave a helpless smile and advised decisively.

"I am not being hypocritical. I am really unwilling to take over the position of the Great Elder. You two brothers should understand that I am a diligent practitioner who devotes himself to cultivation."

“For everything that may affect the progress of spiritual practice, I always hold the philosophy of ‘less is worse than more’.”

"With this kind of mentality, how can one be competent as the helmsman of a sect?"

"Besides, Chen will often need to practice in seclusion for a long time in the future, and will not be able to handle sect affairs and lead the long-term planning of Luoyun Sect's development."

"The more important point is that I am not an original disciple of this sect."

"Even for those low-level disciples, and even some of my junior brothers and sisters in the Jindan stage, Chen rarely interacts with them."

"Under such a complicated situation, it is obviously not appropriate for you to take over the position of our sect's chief elder."

"In comparison, it is more appropriate to become an ordinary elder. Therefore, please let Junior Brother Lu take on the position of the Great Elder!"

Chen Yun stated a series of reasons without hesitation.

“But, Junior Brother…” Senior Brother Cheng frowned slightly, seeming to be hesitant to speak.

"If the two brothers still insist on mentioning this matter, then I am afraid that Chen will have to consider leaving Luoyun Sect."

Chen Yun interrupted with a serious expression and a heavy tone.

"Okay! Since Junior Brother is so determined, let's put this matter aside for now and discuss it later."

The old man surnamed Cheng and Lu Luo exchanged glances and realized that Chen Yun was not being hypocritical and polite, but was really determined not to accept the position of the grand elder.

The two looked at each other in bewilderment, and had to put the matter aside for the time being and not discuss it any further.

"I see! Although Chen cannot officially serve as the Grand Elder, as long as he is an elder of the Luoyun Sect, he will do his best to support and safeguard the interests of the sect."

"As long as there are no major changes, I believe our sect will still be able to maintain prosperity for a thousand years."

Chen Yun's expression gradually relaxed and he spoke calmly.

Upon hearing this, Senior Brother Cheng could only respond with a helpless smile and decided not to dwell on the matter any further. Instead, he asked Chen Yun about the purpose of Master Zhiyang's visit this time.

Chen Yun briefly described the relevant matters in a calm tone without reservation, and finally turned to the old man surnamed Cheng thoughtfully and asked:
"According to Zhiyang, this matter seems to be related to the recently discovered Seven Spirit Islands and the huge whirlpool."

"This place is quite close to our Xi Country. I wonder if you have ever heard of any unusual news happening here?"

"It seems that there is no unusual news. The various legends currently circulating should be true and reliable."

"When the Seven Spirit Islands and the huge whirlpool first appeared in the sky, since they were located slightly close to our Yunmeng Mountains, our sect also sent some disciples to the scene to conduct a detailed investigation."

“What we saw during the process was not much different from what was described in the rumors.”

"The only difference is the strong spiritual energy gushing out from the huge vortex and the rare spiritual veins contained in the Seven Spirit Island itself. Apart from that, there is nothing else worth noting."

"As for the division meeting for the seven islands, due to the fact that my junior brother was still missing at the time, our sect did not have the honor to participate in it."

Senior Brother Cheng replied with a stern look.

"In this case, it seems that we still need to wait until this meeting to reveal the reason."

"I sincerely hope that, as Master Zhiyang said, this is just to borrow the power of the evil-repelling divine thunder, and there is no potential risk involved."

After Chen Yun sighed deeply, he expressed what was in his mind.

"However, no matter what, it will always be beneficial for Junior Brother to be more careful."

“Although in theory even the three great cultivators need to join forces to help, and it is even possible to gather cultivators in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, this matter is definitely not an ordinary one.”

With concern, Lu Luo echoed Chen Yun's words.

"Of course I will be wary of this. And I believe that the other party will not let me do anything too risky."

Chen Yun suddenly laughed, giving people a feeling of relief.

"Indeed! Junior Brother has already broken through to the middle stage of the Nascent Soul at such a young age, and his magical powers are immense. Even the three great cultivators would probably not be willing to easily become his enemy!"

Lu Luo laughed loudly and was full of confidence in Chen Yun.

Chen Yun smiled calmly without further explanation.

During the rest of the voyage, the three of them remained silent, seemingly thinking about some issues.

A moment later, they successfully arrived at Luoyun Sect.

After the old man surnamed Cheng and Chen Yun parted ways, they immediately rushed to the meeting hall in the sect.

They need to gather their core disciples as soon as possible to announce the good news that their sect has become the number one sect in Yunmeng Mountain. At the same time, they also need to discuss strategies and adjustments to deal with this matter.

Chen Yun went straight to the forbidden area where Nangong Wan was sealed and stayed there for several hours until he walked out of the forbidden area with a slightly tired look on his face.

In a mysterious forbidden area, he instantly turned into a ray of green light and rushed towards the cave on Zimu Peak.

Just now in the forbidden secret room, he consumed a large amount of his energy to perform a unique secret technique to detect the condition of the soul-sealing curse in Nangong Wan's body.

However, the result made Chen Yun feel happy but also a little worried! (End of this chapter)