Cloud Sea Sect's Opportunity (Tuesday: Please Follow and Vote!)

Cloud Sea Sect was located within Snow Moon Kingdom, south of Broken Blade City.

Escorted by a squad of Crimson Blood Iron Cavalry, Gu Yi spent nearly ten days reaching the Cloud Sea Mountain Range.

Liu Canglan still lacked the nerve to return to Cloud Sea Sect. He merely gave Gu Yi a letter and asked him to deliver it to the sect master.

Cloud Sea Sect stood atop the main peak of the Cloud Sea Mountain Range, Cloud Sea Peak. Cloud Sea Peak was not the range's tallest mountain, but it covered a vast area.

Looking down from the sky, one could see that Cloud Sea Peak resembled a city within the mountains, enclosed by eight towering peaks that pierced the heavens, forming an excellent feng shui configuration.

"Cloud Sea Sect..."

Gu Yi raised his head to look at the faintly visible buildings atop Cloud Sea Peak, a smile appearing on his lips.

The Cloud Sea Mountain Range was far from ordinary within Snow Moon Kingdom. It was the beginning of the Nine Heavens World storyline, a beginner village just like Nuoding City.

Yet this beginner village contained quite a few opportunities.

It was inextricably linked to powerhouses such as the Demon Sealing Great Emperor, the Nine Nether Demon Emperor, Emperor Xi, and the Flame Emperor.

Of the latter three, two had their tombs buried beneath the mountain range, while one was sealed inside a Small World. The passage to that Small World was located in a cave within the Cloud Sea Mountain Range.

This place held the greatest opportunity in Snow Moon Kingdom, and even throughout the Nine Nether Eight Desolations!!

The Three Lives Scripture!!

A supreme Saint Scripture so astonishing that it could be considered peerless even in the Myriad Heavens and Worlds. It could allow one to cultivate countless avatars.

Of course, with Gu Yi's current strength, he was not qualified to uncover this great opportunity.

He would at least need to reach the Heavenly Martial Realm or Venerable Martial Realm before he had a chance to do so.

Moreover, obtaining the Three Lives Scripture would mean entering the Demon Sealing Great Emperor's sight.

He was one of the most powerful people in the Nine Heavens Continent, an existence just one step away from becoming a god—though this god of the Nine Heavens was not the same as the god of Douluo.

When that time came, Gu Yi might, like Lin Feng, be treated as a pawn in his search for an opportunity to become a god.

Hoo~

Gu Yi steadied himself and suppressed the countless thoughts swirling through his mind.

"Move! To Cloud Sea Sect!"

Riding a Crimson Blood Steed, Gu Yi charged straight toward the summit of Cloud Sea Peak, with the silent Crimson Blood Iron Cavalry following behind him.

None of the mountain-guarding disciples they encountered along the way made any move to stop them.

After all, which Cloud Sea Sect disciple did not know the name of the Divine Archer, Liu Canglan? He was a powerhouse who had come from their Cloud Sea Sect and whose fame had spread throughout Snow Moon Kingdom.

And the Crimson Blood Iron Cavalry was the army personally established by the Divine Archer, his signature force.

The Cloud Sea Sect disciples looked at Gu Yi, who was surrounded by the Crimson Blood Iron Cavalry, with curiosity in their eyes, all guessing at his identity.

"Who is that? Why is he being escorted by the Crimson Blood Iron Cavalry?"

"He doesn't look very old, maybe eleven or twelve. Could he be Senior Divine Archer's son?"

"How is that possible? Don't you know Senior Divine Archer only has one daughter? She's only around ten years old now."

"Then could he be the son of some commander in the Crimson Blood Army? Isn't the sect about to recruit disciples? Maybe they sent a squad of Crimson Blood Iron Cavalry to escort him here to join Cloud Sea Sect as a disciple."

"That seems very likely."

Gu Yi and his group made their way to a grand, magnificent hall on the main peak.

The Cloud Sea Sect Master, Nangong Ling, and the elders had been waiting for quite some time. They had received word several days earlier that Gu Yi would be coming to Cloud Sea Sect.

Gu Yi strode into the great hall, clasped his fists, and bowed to Sect Master Nangong Ling in the seat of honor and the elders on both sides.

"Gu Yi, disciple of the Divine Archer Liu Canglan, greets Martial Uncle Nangong! Greetings, Elders!"

"No need for such formalities, Nephew." Nangong Ling walked forward with a broad smile and raised the bowing Gu Yi with both hands.

Gu Yi took a letter from his robes and handed it to Nangong Ling. "This is the letter Master asked me to deliver to Martial Uncle."

Nangong Ling's expression turned complicated as he accepted the letter and began reading it.

Everyone in the hall clearly saw Nangong Ling's body tremble, before a brilliant smile appeared on his face.

The next moment, Nangong Ling placed both hands on Gu Yi's shoulders and used a bone-reading technique. After confirming that Gu Yi was eight years old and truly possessed Qi Martial Realm Level Four cultivation, he said, "Good, good, good! It seems what Canglan wrote in his letter was true. Nephew, your talent is truly unparalleled. At such a young age, you already possess such cultivation."

The surrounding elders exchanged glances, extremely curious about what the letter contained.

The sect master had actually called Gu Yi's talent unparalleled... He had once been one of Cloud Sea Sect's two great geniuses, alongside Liu Canglan!

The elders' gazes fell on Gu Yi. Judging from his height and appearance, he seemed eleven or twelve years old, and his cultivation did not appear to exceed Qi Martial Realm Level Six.

Such age and cultivation could be called talented, but unparalleled was a bit excessive.

After all, Cloud Sea Sect's annual requirement for accepting disciples was reaching Qi Martial Realm Level Four before the age of twelve. They recruited several disciples with such talent every year.

Perhaps the sect master was merely praising him casually because he was Liu Canglan's disciple...

Nangong Ling saw through the elders' thoughts, but he had no intention of explaining. He even wanted to continue concealing Gu Yi's true age.

After all, an eight-year-old at Qi Martial Realm Level Four was simply too astonishing. As long as Gu Yi did not perish midway, he would have a one hundred percent chance of reaching at least Profound Martial Realm Level Seven.

He might even have a sliver of hope of reaching the Heavenly Martial Realm!

Gu Yi's talent was no weaker than that of Snow Moon Kingdom's Four Great Prodigies from over a decade ago!

Canglan had not been wrong. Gu Yi was Cloud Sea Sect's hope of rising again. His talent far surpassed both of theirs.

Therefore, before Gu Yi had fully grown, his talent could not be exposed.

The current Cloud Sea Sect was much weaker than Snow Moon Kingdom's other great sects and great clans.

If the other sects learned of this, they might very well send people to assassinate Gu Yi.

Nangong Ling's eyes shifted as a plan formed in his heart. "Nephew, Cloud Sea Sect has a rule: regardless of one's identity, all who enter the sect must begin as outer disciples."

"Although you are Canglan's disciple, you cannot break this rule."

"This disciple understands." Gu Yi had long expected this, and his expression remained calm.

In the Nine Heavens World, martial arts reigned supreme, and everything was determined by strength.

Cloud Sea Sect was no exception. The greater one's strength, the higher one's status.

All disciples in the Qi Martial Realm were outer disciples.

For an outer disciple to enter the inner sect, the first requirement was Spirit Martial Realm Level One cultivation!

The other condition was to challenge any inner disciple.

The victor could enter the inner sect, while the challenged inner disciple would be eliminated.

After all, resources were limited, as was the number of inner disciples who could be allocated them. One spot for one person.

The same applied to core disciples.

First, one needed to reach Spirit Martial Realm Level Four. Second, one had to challenge an existing core disciple and take their place.

Cloud Sea Sect intended to use this method to encourage competition among disciples and spur them to cultivate diligently.

Of course, Cloud Sea Sect would not provide them with cultivation resources forever.

Once they exceeded a certain age range, inner disciples and core disciples would become Cloud Sea Sect stewards or outer elders.

Thus, Gu Yi, who was only at Qi Martial Realm Level Four, could only become an outer disciple.