The Divine Urban Physician Chapter 3676 - 3666: The Declining Sect (First Update)

The two gatekeeper disciples before him possessed considerable strength, with a trace of arrogance evident in their expressions.

However, upon catching Ye Chen’s words at that instant, they held back their fury since Ye Chen was just a Heavenly God Realm Fifth Layer martial artist, and even a peak Heavenly Repair Realm powerhouse couldn’t budge the Six Paths Sect grandmaster’s statue.

They had interrogated Ye Chen earlier out of worry, yet now realizing the truth, their looks toward him shifted to pure contempt.

"The strangeness around the grandmaster’s statue has stopped, yet I suspect a massive turmoil looms for our Six Paths Sect; I need to alert the sect leadership."

The long-haired gatekeeper disciple declared.

"Fine."

The short-haired gatekeeper disciple nodded in agreement, then faced Ye Chen sharply and demanded, "If that’s how it is, what brings you here? A Heavenly God Realm Fifth Layer brat bold enough to show up at our Six Paths Sect?"

Ye Chen merely arched an eyebrow at this, staying calm. The Six Paths Sect might be waning today, but it once ranked among the supreme powers, so these disciples naturally clung to their former glory.

"I’ve journeyed here to enlist in the Six Paths Sect, and I kindly ask you both to pass on the message."

Ye Chen stated politely.

Hearing that, the short-haired gatekeeper disciple showed a strange look. "You? A Heavenly God Realm Fifth Layer kid aiming to join our Six Paths Sect—are you lost in fantasies?"

At the same time, the long-haired gatekeeper disciple headed off to notify the Six Paths Sect’s upper echelons about the grandmaster statue’s oddity, but after just a few strides, he spotted nearly all the leaders emerging from within.

"Sect Master, the grandmaster’s statue abruptly..."

The long-haired gatekeeper disciple hastened to explain, only for the sect master to cut him off mid-sentence with a raised hand.

"No need for details; the elders and I already detected it."

The sect master replied with thrill, viewing the grandmaster statue’s disturbance as a pivotal moment. Should the grandmaster still live and make a comeback, the Six Paths Sect could reclaim its zenith and reclaim its place in the Heavenly Human Domain!

Yet when the sect master and elders reached the mountain entrance, they found the grandmaster’s statue vanished. Despite exhausting all divination methods to uncover the cause, it proved futile—like searching for a needle in an ocean—with every trace hidden by veiled heavenly mysteries.

"This..."

The Six Paths Sect Master gazed gravely at the heavens, uncertain whether the grandmaster statue’s anomaly spelled fortune or doom.

With the grandmaster statue issue settled, the sect master and Six Paths Sect elites turned their focus to Ye Chen nearby, their faces etched with skepticism.

Noticing this, the gatekeeper disciples promptly relayed Ye Chen’s desire to join the Six Paths Sect to the superiors.

At that point, numerous Six Paths Sect disciples gathered to spectate the scene. Learning of the news, a crowd eyed Ye Chen with haughty scorn.

Ye Chen held only the Heavenly God Realm Fifth Layer, a pathetically weak cultivation, but he sought entry into the Six Paths Sect—it was nothing but a pipe dream.

"Don’t assume that since our Six Paths Sect has fallen from its ancient glory, just anybody can waltz in. Scram back to your origins at once."

"Right, a Heavenly God Realm loser dreaming of our Six Paths Sect!"

"Beat it—the Six Paths Sect isn’t for garbage like you!"

Ye Chen’s eyebrows knit faintly at these taunts, though he paid little heed to the disciples’ barbs.

Even so, the Six Paths Sect master and elders displayed apathy, clearly dismissing a mere Heavenly God Realm like Ye Chen.

"Young man, your cultivation remains far too weak, and your aptitude likely lacks as well. Seek acceptance elsewhere; the Six Paths Sect rejects you."

An elder announced while eyeing Ye Chen.

"Honored elders, though my level trails the Six Paths Sect disciples, I daresay my talent rivals none among them!"

Ye Chen replied respectfully, his tone radiating assurance as an overpowering presence surged from him, subtly altering everyone’s faces.

Despite Ye Chen’s mere Heavenly God Realm stage, forging such a commanding aura demanded either surviving endless deadly clashes or being an absolute prodigy carving a legendary path.

Not even mighty experts of the Heavenly Repair Realm could possess such a majestic aura; it emerges from the soul's core, forged by profound self-belief that eludes common folk.

Noticing Ye Chen's exceptional traits, the senior leaders wavered momentarily. The sect master shared looks with several elders, yet they all shook their heads in refusal.

"Forget it, youngster, your realm is still too low, you should leave."

A tall elder declared.

"Indeed, youngster, try your fortune elsewhere."

An elder with jet-black eyes chimed in too, dark glow pulsing around his form, distorting and shattering the nearby void in a strangely eerie manner.

A handful of overwhelmingly potent elders existed within the Six Paths Sect, the core reason it still held recognition amid its downturn after expulsion from the Moon Soul Domain.

The jet-black-eyed elder before him was clearly one such supreme powerhouse. The moment he uttered his words, the others joined in pressing Ye Chen to depart.

Observing this, Ye Chen shook his head faintly. With the Six Paths Sect unwilling, he would simply take his leave.

Right as Ye Chen prepared to turn away, a long-haired elder next to the jet-black-eyed one—clad in a Daoist robe, exuding a sage-like and transcendent presence—suddenly called out to halt him.

"Young fellow, I am willing to give you a chance, but you must first listen to what I have to say."

"Oh?"

Ye Chen arched an eyebrow, startled that this elder offered him an opportunity, intrigued by his forthcoming words.

"Do you know about the history of our Six Paths Sect?"

Brushing aside the shocked stares from the others, the Dao-robed elder fixed his gaze on Ye Chen and inquired.

"I know some things."

Ye Chen nodded deliberately, aware of these details from Wei Ying. Such information held no true secrecy; once a dominant force, the Six Paths Sect drew immense focus, making any crises public knowledge while its fall proved impossible to conceal.

"Since you know, then I’ll tell you why we are unwilling to accept you as a disciple."

A deep gleam sparked in the Dao-robed elder’s eyes, and then he continued, "Once the grandmaster’s whereabouts turned unknown, the Six Paths Sect entered decline. Despite this, we took in countless disciples, many of whom were genius talents of extraordinary caliber."

"Among those people, some have remained loyal to the sect, but many have already betrayed us. Not only did they not show gratitude to the sect, standing by it in times of decline, but they also worsened the situation, dealing the sect a harsh blow."

Listening to this, Ye Chen nodded slowly. Human hearts harbor depths unfathomable, and in a vast sect, no assurance exists that every disciple stays pure and devoted; such betrayals remain unavoidable.