Secular Immortal of the Nine Realms Chapter 257: The First Elder’s Ace

“Esteemed guest?” The Spirit Heaven Sect’s first elder smiled at the butler. “Is it someone from the capital?”

Someone whom the City Lord Manor deemed an esteemed guest, such that the city lord himself had to personally welcome them, had to be an important figure from the capital.

Such a person was likely to be a mid Foundation Establishment cultivator!

This sparked some thoughts in his mind.

“This… I’m afraid it’s not my position to divulge any details. Please allow me to first announce your presence to the city lord,” the butler replied before taking his leave.

“Hm?” The first elder was startled. He looked at the second elder and the third elder with a frown. “They wouldn’t have been so discreet even if the guest is a Foundation Establishment powerhouse from the capital. Could it be that person from the Qing Province Sword Sect?”

“That sword cultivator said he killed Yao Dan. That person from the Qing Province Sword Sect would step forward if he learns about it,” the second elder replied.

“The Qing Province Sword Sect Master is at mid Foundation Establishment. If he’s currently in Spirit Heaven City, we might just be able to get our base back,” the first elder murmured.

“First Senior, Second Senior, can’t we let this slip?” the third elder asked bitterly. “That fellow is a sword cultivator. Are you that tired of living?”

“I understand your concerns, but Third Junior, can you accept such an outcome?” the first elder said with cold eyes. “We left all our artifacts, ki stones, spirit medicine, and all spirit materials on the mountain. Even the Spirit Origin Pills we received from the sect master are there. We were planning on consuming it together after acquiring Foundation Establishment Pills, so as to boost our chances of reaching Foundation Establishment. Are you fine with losing that too?”

“This…” The third elder looked conflicted.

They had kept the Spirit Origin Pill for so long because they had already reached twelfth stage Ki Refinement, so there was no benefit to them eating it. However, having a Spirit Orig

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