Me and My Cold CEO Wife

Chapter 2102 - 2091: Divine Sect's Secret

With a jesting remark, Taoist Fire Dragon then said gravely, "The background of the Exorcist Ma Family is not simple.""What kind of background could the Ma Family possibly have?"

This puzzled Ning Fan somewhat.

The Exorcist Ma Family was merely a reclusive clan, with their strongest member being no more than at the Peak of Aerial Mastery, and it was quite likely that they didn't even have a master of that level.

While they were a formidable force in the Cultivation Realm on Earth,

it should not have been significant enough for Taoist Fire Dragon, with his current level, to take to heart.

If True Qi is the watershed between ordinary people and cultivators,

then Spiritual Energy is the watershed within the Cultivation Realm.

The difference between the two is like heaven and earth, much greater even than the distinction between True Qi and ordinary people.

"I only learned the true origin of the Exorcist Ma Family from the words of an elder."

"What origin?"

Taoist Fire Dragon expressed, "The Exorcist Ma Family is a Cultivation Sect."

"Just a Cultivation Sect."

Ning Fan was unimpressed.

Ma Ling'er's use of the Exorcism Divine Spell was clearly a form of Taoist Technique.

Furthermore, during the cataclysmic changes and the decline of Spiritual Energy, not all sects went to the Earth Immortal Realm, and many remained on Earth.

For example, the Xuan Tian Sect was among those.

In Ning Fan's view, even if the Exorcist Ma Family was a major cultivation sect, it wasn't something extraordinary.

Without Spiritual Energy, it would be like a toothless tiger.

"It's not that simple. It's said that the Exorcist Ma Family still has connections with the Earth Immortal Realm to this day."

This information greatly surprised Ning Fan, "Could it be that the Ma Family has an Immortal Sect? But that doesn't seem right."

Even if the Ma Family had an Immortal Sect, with their strength, they couldn't open it.

"Are you surprised too, Ning Daoist Friend?"

Taoist Fire Dragon sighed, "When I heard this news, I didn't believe it either."

"Then what convinced the Taoist Priest?"

Taoist Fire Dragon said softly, "The Divine Sect! The Exorcist Ma Family has close ties with the Divine Sect."

"The Divine Sect!"

Only then did Ning Fan realize he had underestimated the Ma Family.

The Divine Sect is a colossal entity, its influence no less than that of the Church of Light.

Even the Church of Light has a Divine King backing it.

A sect as large as the Divine Sect, having stood for thousands of years, surely has its backing.

If the Ma Family is connected with the Divine Sect, then Taoist Fire Dragon's caution is understandable.

Ning Fan recalled that the Ma Family's exorcism spell was indeed led by the Nine-character True Words of the Divine Sect.

"How did you come to know this?"

Ning Fan asked, "I don't doubt your words, Taoist Priest, but I find it hard to understand."

If Taoist Fire Dragon had known about the Divine Sect and the Earth Immortal Realm, he wouldn't have waited at Mount Hua for so many years.

"If it weren't for my fate today, I wouldn't have known the great secret the Divine Sect was hiding."

Taoist Fire Dragon confessed with a bitter laugh.

While learning under his master, the two of them happened to meet a master from the Divine Sect.

The master once said that although his master had no Spirit Root, he had opportunities, and if he could join the Divine Sect, he might achieve his desires.

At the time, neither he nor his master caught the implication.

After bidding farewell to the master, they continued on their journey to seek immortality.

However, they gained nothing, until the master died from depression.

Thus, Taoist Fire Dragon inherited his master's wish and stayed on Mount Hua for decades.

After receiving the Qi Replenishing Pill from Ning Fan and realizing the existence of Spiritual Energy, Taoist Fire Dragon remembered the master's advice from the Divine Sect.

The absence of a Spirit Root clearly referred to his master lacking a Spirit Root.

The significant opportunity must have referred to his master having been to the Earth Immortal Realm.

The more Taoist Fire Dragon thought about it, the more he realized that the master from the Divine Sect didn't have a simple background.

Just then, Ning Fan asked him to investigate the Ma Family.

After leaving the mountain, Taoist Fire Dragon initially gathered no useful information.

Having stayed in the deep mountains for decades, his old friends either died or had never heard of even the Ma Family.

As Taoist Fire Dragon returned to the mountain, he recollected the master from the Divine Sect.

At the farewell, the master had left the address of the mountain gate.

With a testing mindset, Taoist Fire Dragon found an ancient temple and unexpectedly met the master again.

At this, Taoist Fire Dragon said with a bitter smile, "Upon meeting the master again, I finally realized that we were blind to true wisdom back then."

"So that master from the Divine Sect has already embarked on the Path of Celestial?"

"Yes. It was from the master's own mouth that I learned of these matters."

"Where is this master now?"

Taoist Fire Dragon apologized, "I'm sorry, but I promised the master not to reveal the place where he is cultivating."

Ning Fan smiled wryly, "You needn't worry, Taoist Priest. Since the master wishes to remain hidden, naturally he wouldn't want others to disturb his peace."

Even if it were him, he would certainly honor a promise he'd made.

"Did the master say anything about the Ma Family?"

Taoist Fire Dragon shook his head, "The master only said the Exorcist Ma Family had a significant background. If I had any misunderstanding with the Ma Family, he could mediate."

"What!"

This was quite a surprising piece of information.

For an outsider to willingly involve themselves in secular disputes is a violation of the Divine Sect's doctrine.

Furthermore, for someone of the master's status to mention 'mediate'...

This hints at the intriguing relationship between the Exorcist Ma Family and the Divine Sect.

At the very least, the Divine Sect seems to have some apprehension regarding the Exorcist Ma Family.

"Do you remember I mentioned earlier that the Ma Family might have connections with the Earth Immortal Realm?"

Ning Fan nodded, "I remember."

"I suspect this is true."

"Why do you say that?"

"Before I left, the master said something that eased the obsession of me and my master."

"The obsession of master and disciple of two generations?"

Ning Fan was taken aback, "Doesn't that mean..."

"The master's implication was that I could enter the Earth Immortal Realm."

Ning Fan pondered, "So you mean, Taoist Priest, that the Ma Family might have means or channels to the Earth Immortal Realm."

"Yes. Otherwise, why would the Divine Sect pay attention to such a reclusive family? Although the master was vague, the meaning is clear— the Ma Family's influence in the Earth Immortal Realm is substantial."

"So you're saying the Exorcist Ma Family on Earth is just a branch."

Ning Fan didn't expect to receive such weighty news.

"Taoist Priest, do you know where the residence of the Ma Family is?"

"I asked the master."

With that, Taoist Fire Dragon shook his head.

"It seems to have been a fruitless inquiry."

Perhaps the master from the Divine Sect knew something, but Ning Fan couldn't bear to press Taoist Fire Dragon.

"Congratulations, Taoist Priest."

Taoist Fire Dragon asked puzzledly, "What are you congratulating me for?"

Ning Fan laughed, "The Earth Immortal Realm. Isn't that the pursuit of the Taoist Priest all along?"

"I refused."

Ning Fan was stunned and asked, "Why?"

Taoist Fire Dragon replied with a bitter smile, "The master's intention was that I should join the Divine Sect."