Opening the Mountain to Accept Disciples, Gathered Geniuses

At this moment, inside the magnificent Azure Cloud Hall.

"As the future Myriad Heavens First Sect, how can we have so few disciples? Host, please hold your first Opening the Mountain to Accept Disciples. Upon completing the task, you will receive a tremendous reward."

Excellent!

The system truly understood my heart! This task had come at just the right time.

Feng Qingyang had already planned to open the mountain and accept disciples, so he was overjoyed. There was actually such a perfect way to kill two birds with one stone.

Now, whether for the system mission or for Azure Cloud Sect, he had to make this a grand affair!

With a thought, Feng Qingyang used Divine Sense Voice Transmission to summon all the upper and middle ranks of Azure Cloud Sect to Azure Cloud Hall.

Feng Qingyang sat in the seat of honor. Below him, seated in order, was the ancestor Li Qingyun, who had his eyes closed in quiet repose.

Law Enforcement Hall Elder Luo Wudao, Technique Hall Elder Nie Hailong, Inner Sect Elders Mu Shuixian and Luo Chen.

Guardian Elder Wang Xuan, Outer Sect Elders Ye Bai, Mu Tian, and Mu Feng.

And seated at the very back was Lin Family Head Lin Zhan.

Most of the newly summoned elders were middle-aged men in their prime. They had all changed into their respective Elder Robes.

The outer sect elders' robes were a far brighter green than the disciples', predominantly green with only a trace of white.

The inner sect elders' robes were entirely different, primarily Blue Azure Color. The great roc embroidered on the back had also become several abstract clouds, symbolizing Rising to the Azure Clouds.

The Law Enforcement Hall's sect robes were even more imposing, while the Technique Hall's leaned more toward the scholarly Dao.

At this moment, they all looked respectfully at the Sect Master seated above, each one carrying an extraordinary bearing.

This was also the first elders' assembly held since Azure Cloud Sect had been reestablished.

"Everyone, the time is ripe. Azure Cloud Sect now has complete facilities and all its elders in place. It can be said that our strength is formidable; looking across the entire Eastern Domain, there is no one who can stand shoulder to shoulder with us."

"However, if a sect wishes to flourish for generations, it cannot lack talented disciples and leave itself with no successors."

"Therefore, this sect has decided to hold Opening the Mountain to Accept Disciples three days from now."

"I hereby announce that Azure Cloud Sect will officially enter the world!"

"Though we currently dominate Spirit Province, we must never remain tucked away in one corner. Our entry into the world this time is aimed squarely at the entire Eastern Domain!"

Once Feng Qingyang finished speaking, all the elders rose to their feet and echoed in unison.

"We shall obey the Sect Master's command."

"Our Azure Cloud Sect shall soar straight into the azure clouds!"

At the same time...

Spirit Province.

A piece of news spread.

Spirit Province erupted at once, as though a bomb had been dropped into a placid lake!

It blew Spirit Province sky-high!

Three days later, Azure Cloud Sect, the superior sect of Spirit Province, would hold Opening the Mountain to Accept Disciples!

The news swept through every corner of Spirit Province at incredible speed.

Spirit Province, Profound Moon City.

"Azure Cloud Sect is finally opening the mountain to accept disciples!"

"Yeah, hurry, Brother Li. Profound Moon City is the closest to Azure Cloud Sect. If we arrive late, we won't even be able to claim first place."

"You know me—I like being first in everything I do. Let's wait outside the superior sect's gates for three days!"

Though excited, the man opposite him replied helplessly.

"There will be no fewer than hundreds of millions coming for Azure Cloud Sect's disciple recruitment. Even if we arrive first, it will be useless. With our aptitude, it will be hard to fight our way out in such a vast Spirit Province..."

"Why don't you have even a shred of fighting spirit, kid?"

"My dad said I have the aptitude to reach Spirit Transformation!"

"The aptitude for Spirit Transformation! What the hell do you know?"

"If I can enter Azure Cloud Sect this time and become a Servant Disciple, my life won't have been in vain."

Many people thought the same way he did. That was the overlord of all Spirit Province!

Once they entered Azure Cloud Sect, even if they were merely Servant Disciples, they would rise to the heavens in a single step, Rising to the Azure Clouds!

Thus, everyone who considered themselves to have even a little aptitude set off for Azure Cloud Sect. It was the place their hearts yearned for, the starting point of their dream journey!

The forces, families, dynasties, and independent cultivators throughout Spirit Province all sent people over in a mighty procession, numbering no fewer than several hundred million!

To fight one's way out among these hundreds of millions and enter Azure Cloud Sect—hard! As hard as climbing to the heavens!

What was more, some sect masters immediately decided to disband their sects, hoping that with their own strength and luck, they could somehow land a job doing chores at Azure Cloud Sect.

Even if he had to carry manure, he would think the manure smelled sweet.

He would also be far more respectable when he went out in the future.

What? You look down on someone who carries manure?

I'm the Chief Manure Carrier of Azure Cloud Sect! Do you not want to make a living in Spirit Province anymore?

Azure Cloud Sect? Then never mind. My apologies, my apologies.

At the same time.

Spirit Province, Magical Beast Forest.

"Ha!"

"Die!"

A young man threw a punch at the magical beast Nether Tiger.

The Nether Tiger's enormous body was blasted several meters away. It let out a wail, tilted its head, and collapsed stiffly to the ground.

If outsiders saw this, their jaws would surely drop. Heavens!

The magical beast Nether Tiger was a fourth-rank magical beast, equivalent to a cultivator at the Peak Nascent Soul Realm!

One had to know that the young man before them was only seventeen or eighteen years old. It was simply terrifying!

"Peak Nascent Soul Realm!"

"Soon. The day This Emperor regains his cultivation, Lin Yao, I'll make you pay!"

"Oh? The superior sect of Spirit Province is accepting disciples?"

He knew quite a bit about this small faction as well. After being reborn and awakening his memories, the news he had heard most often was about Azure Cloud Sect.

Though it was small, it was the most suitable place for him at present.

He was still weak right now, so he could use them to travel to the Central Domain.

He could also obtain temporary protection.

"Azure Cloud Sect, This Emperor is coming!"

After saying that, the young man set off without looking back, leaving only the Nether Tiger's corpse to lie in disarray in the wind.

Burial God Mountain Range.

"Master, I'm ready. Begin."

Ning Yan focused completely as he circulated the spiritual energy within his body, which surged madly through him.

At the side, a white-haired old man watched the youth with satisfaction.

He looked every bit like an immortal master who had withdrawn from the world.

"Yan'er, the Flame Sun Sacred Body ranks ninth on the Sacred Body Ranking. It is exceedingly powerful."

"It requires a Strange Fire to awaken. Today, I will help you awaken it."

"Fire, come!"

A flame emerged from the old man's right hand. It was a deep blue, dazzling and resplendent.

Do not underestimate it. This was the twenty-ninth-ranked Strange Fire, the "Azure Netherworld Fire."

The old man struck the Strange Fire into Ning Yan's body.

Following the guidance, Ning Yan circulated the Fire Control Art. Before long, the Azure Netherworld Fire merged into his body.

"Aah!"

After letting out a miserable cry, Ning Yan gritted his teeth and endured, his entire body drenched in sweat.

After entering his body, the Strange Fire was guided by the Fire Control Art and slowly entered his dantian. Yet its tremendous power continuously scorched Ning Yan's meridians.

A quarter of an hour later, the youth lay weakly on the ground, but the slight upward curve of his lips proved that he had succeeded.

"Thank you, Master."

After resting for a moment, he stood and thanked the old man.

In truth, his master was a soul body residing within the necklace around his neck.

His master had always guided his cultivation, allowing him to advance by leaps and bounds, so he respected the other man from the bottom of his heart.

"Not bad, Yan'er. Now that your Sacred Body has awakened, your strength has risen another level."

"It seems the matter of helping this old man reconstruct his body is not far off."

"It is all thanks to Master's excellent guidance. Once my cultivation reaches great success, I will certainly forge Master a perfect body."

"Mm, you are thoughtful."

"By the way, Yan'er, Azure Cloud Sect, the overlord of Spirit Province, is about to hold Opening the Mountain to Accept Disciples. You must hurry there and not miss it."

"Before this old man died, I could have slapped a whole swath of such small factions to death with one hand."

"But you are still very weak. Join them, and your journey to the Central Domain will have another layer of assurance."

As the old man spoke, his eyes filled with reminiscence.

The Central Domain! The cultivation holy land in everyone's eyes, where powerful experts emerged endlessly like carp crossing a river.

The legendary Great Emperor experts existed in that realm.

"Yan'er, with your cultivation at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, along with your master's assistance, joining them will be as easy as turning over your hand."

Seeing such an outstanding disciple, the old man felt greatly gratified. He had not expected a Sacred Body to exist even in the barren land of the Eastern Domain.

As time passed.

Cultivators traveling toward Azure Cloud Sect swarmed like ants and locusts.