Regarding the widespread rumor that the newly born Heavenly Human expert originated from the Yuhua Sect, the sect had indeed heard of it, and was not only aware but also quite anxious.
This was because they had no idea about the matter at all. Their innate Grandmasters had not gained their powers through Heavenly Human anointment.
With such rumors circulating.
They were even more worried about potentially offending the newly born Heavenly Human expert. Would that person think the related rumors were spread by their Yuhua Sect, that they were deliberately trying to freeload or latch onto a powerful figure?
Although they already had over eighty innate Grandmasters, the gap between an innate Grandmaster and a Heavenly Human expert was too vast. If a Heavenly Human were to come and demand an explanation!
Their Yuhua Sect would undoubtedly be forced to grovel.
Therefore, the sect leader, True Person Feihe, quickly convened all the sect's innate Grandmasters for a meeting.
The discussion was whether they should issue a public explanation, and if so, whether they should reveal the secret of their breakthrough to innate Grandmaster status, lest their denials be dismissed as mere sophistry.
During the meeting, everyone spoke their minds freely.
"These rumors weren't spread by us. It's clearly some people making wild guesses. Even if the Heavenly Human expert is truly powerful, they can't possibly blame us without understanding the truth. We are also victims. Explaining ourselves now would be too undignified."
"Indeed, I think it's better not to explain.
If that Heavenly Human expert truly minds and comes to question us, we can simply explain it to them directly. Why announce it to the world? I actually think the current situation is perfect. Everyone mistakenly believes that Heavenly Human expert is from our Yuhua Sect, and at the same time, the additional innate Grandmasters in our Yuhua Sect are all attributed to the Heavenly Human expert's arrival.
Doesn't this conveniently cover up our use of the Innate Pill?
While 'borrowing the tiger's might' sounds bad,
We get both substance and reputation!"
"Um, I think we still need to explain. I'm not worried about what the Heavenly Human expert might think of our inaction. I'm mainly concerned that if the three top sects also believe our Yuhua Sect has produced a Heavenly Human expert, they might become wary or try to test us.
If our sect truly had a Heavenly Human expert, we wouldn't need to worry about their probes. But we don't. In the end, we might suffer more losses than we gain.
Not only will we not reap many benefits, but we'll also suffer heavy losses from the probes of the three sects. As far as I know, several disciples from our sect have gone missing recently. It's hard to say this isn't related."
"I agree. One of my disciples has gone missing. Although it wasn't a disciple with particularly high talent,
It's still a loss.
Who knows what their intentions are, or how far they will go with their probing before stopping? What if they intend to force out that Heavenly Human expert? How long will we have to suffer before they are completely convinced that we have no connection with that Heavenly Human expert?"
While they were discussing, Ding Yun was listening carefully and only then realized the extent of the impact of her previous actions. That's right, after Ding Yun returned, she focused on taking care of her granddaughter and hardly paid attention to outside news. When she had time, she'd rather read novels than listen to gossip.
So it was only now that she knew.
What had happened recently.
However, she didn't say much at this time, nor did she directly reveal that she was that Heavenly Human expert.
Instead, she waited until everyone had finished their discussions.
And decided to observe the situation before making a decision. After the meeting adjourned,
She then used a secret transmission to tell True Person Feihe that she had something important to discuss with him and would meet him in the seclusion chamber later.
Given Ding Yun's status, which was not ordinary, and her claim of having something important to say, True Person Feihe naturally went to the seclusion chamber as soon as the meeting ended.
Seeing that there was no one nearby, Ding Yun said:
"Sect Leader Senior Brother, you don't need to worry too much.
While the rumors outside are just speculation, they are actually correct. That Heavenly Human expert truly belongs to our Yuhua Sect, because I am that Heavenly Human expert."
As she spoke, Ding Yun deliberately controlled her Heavenly Human aura to not spread, only slightly pressing down on True Person Feihe, allowing him to experience it.
True Person Feihe was initially a little confused, even wanting to ask if Ding Yun had lost her mind. But in the next moment, as he felt the pressure released by Ding Yun, he felt a chill run down his spine, knelt down, and had no choice but to believe.
If this level of pressure wasn't that of a Heavenly Human,
He wouldn't believe it either.
Fortunately, in the next second, Ding Yun retracted her aura and quickly helped True Person Feihe up, saying:
"Sect Leader Senior Brother, I apologize. It's just that no one would believe this if I explained it slowly, and it would take who knows how long. So, I had to resort to this.
I didn't want to be too high-profile, but I didn't expect things to turn out this way, making our Yuhua Sect quite awkward. So, what do you think we should do next? Should I hold a Heavenly Human ceremony or something to officially announce it to the world, to avoid future trouble?
No matter what specters or demons appear,
I will deal with them."
"Wait a moment, let me process this..."
True Person Feihe couldn't help but swallow, then stood up with a slight tremor in his heart. A myriad of thoughts flashed through his mind, but due to the sheer volume and his immense surprise, he was momentarily stunned. He closed his eyes to recover for about fifteen minutes, then took a deep breath and asked,
"Junior Sister, I don't care if you are a Heavenly Human reincarnation or if you've achieved this through long cultivation, I just want to ask you one thing: do you still consider yourself a disciple of the Yuhua Sect's thirtieth generation?"
"Of course I do. I was born a member of the Yuhua Sect and will die as a ghost of the Yuhua Sect. So, Senior Brother, what do you mean?"
Although Ding Yun didn't know what he was going to say,
She still responded cooperatively.
"It's good that you do, it's good that you do."
After receiving Ding Yun's firm answer, True Person Feihe finally let out a sigh of relief, opened his eyes, and continued:
"Junior Sister, there's something I must tell you.
Many Supreme Elders and Sect Leaders of various sects are well aware of this matter, but they dare not speak of it openly. That is, the imperial court, the three major sects, and even the Demonic Cult have been deliberately assassinating talented disciples of various sects in a planned manner, to prevent the emergence of new Heavenly Human experts in the martial world.
Some even suspect that the Demonic Cult has some connection with the imperial court and the three major sects, but there's no evidence.
You might not know, but the martial world over two hundred years ago was vastly different from today. Back then, innate Grandmasters were as common as dogs, and sects without Grandmasters presiding over them were not qualified to be called first-class sects.
At that time, there were nine top sects in the world.
Each had a Heavenly Human presiding over it. The sect with the most was known as the Seven Heavenly Monarchs, totaling seven Heavenly Humans. But what about now? Heavenly Humans are almost extinct, and Grandmasters dominate.
You are the first Heavenly Human expert born in the last two hundred years."