Finding the Second World

In the main hall, Nangong Ling and the elders held a simple sect-entry ceremony for Gu Yi.

Gu Yi respectfully bowed several times before the memorial tablets representing the ancestors of Cloud Sea Sect, completing the ceremony step by step.

The ceremony soon came to an end. Seeing that Gu Yi had successfully joined Cloud Sea Sect, the soldiers of the Crimson Blood Iron Cavalry did not linger and hurried back to Broken Blade City without stopping.

Meanwhile, under the guidance of an outer sect elder, Gu Yi went to choose a cave dwelling where he would live and cultivate in Cloud Sea Sect.

Although Gu Yi was nominally an outer sect disciple, given his status as Liu Canglan's disciple and the favor he had received from the Supreme Elders and the Sect Master, Cloud Sea Sect's upper ranks would hardly treat him as an ordinary outer sect disciple.

Massive iron chain bridges connected Cloud Sea Sect's main peak to the eight towering peaks surrounding it.

This allowed Cloud Sea Sect's disciples to travel to those towering peaks and seek out blessed cultivation grounds for themselves.

After all, the eight towering peaks were far too tall and vast. They were much larger than Broken Blade City and even Yangzhou City, like small nations unto themselves.

It was extremely easy for Cloud Sea Sect disciples to find a quiet place to cultivate.

However, with an outer sect elder leading him, Gu Yi did not need to painstakingly search for a cave dwelling himself.

The outer sect elder directly took out a map of the Cloud Sea Mountain Range and marked several locations that were both quiet and scenic for him.

After considering the map for a while, Gu Yi chose an area on one of the towering peaks that resembled Broken Blade Horizon.

"This is a good place." The outer sect elder praised him and immediately led Gu Yi there.

It was a First Line Sky several hundred meters long, narrow enough for only two people to walk through side by side, with a mountain stream flowing out from within.

Yet after passing through First Line Sky and reaching its depths, the scenery opened into an entirely different world. The interior was extremely spacious, with a massive natural hot spring.

Beside the natural hot spring stood a small wooden house, clearly left behind by a previous Cloud Sea Sect disciple.

Gu Yi looked at the scenery and felt extremely satisfied.

The place was secluded, so he did not have to worry about anyone barging in.

That made it convenient for Gu Yi to do certain things without worrying about his secrets being exposed.

Back in Broken Blade City, every time Gu Yi traveled to and from Nuoding City, he had to lock his door first and remain cautiously inside his room.

After bringing Gu Yi here, the outer sect elder bade him farewell.

As an elder, he still had many matters to handle within the sect.

Gu Yi briefly cleaned the house and set this place as his third Anchor Point on the Nine Heavens Continent—the Anchor Point he had initially set in the forest had long since been canceled by Gu Yi himself.

A quarter of an hour later, Gu Yi left First Line Sky and strolled through Cloud Sea Sect, familiarizing himself with its various places.

Cloud Sea Sect covered a vast area and had quite a few places suitable for cultivation.

The first was Star Pavilion on the main peak, where Cloud Sea Sect stored its cultivation techniques and martial skills.

Star Pavilion had three floors, containing Yellow-tier, Profound-tier, and Earth-tier Cultivation Technique Martial Skills respectively.

If Gu Yi wanted to cultivate techniques or martial skills in the future, he could come here to choose them.

While visiting Star Pavilion, Gu Yi noticed an old man sitting casually by the entrance with a lazy gaze.

Familiar with the plot, Gu Yi recognized the old man's identity at once and respectfully greeted him. "This disciple, Gu Yi, greets Grandmaster!"

The old man was called Elder Bei by Cloud Sea Sect's upper ranks. He was Gu Yi's master Liu Canglan's master, making him Gu Yi's grandmaster.

Elder Bei opened his eyes, examined Gu Yi, and said, "You are Gu Yi, Canglan's disciple, the one Nangong mentioned?"

"Yes."

Elder Bei revealed a gratified smile. "You are very good."

"Did you come to Star Pavilion to choose one or two martial skills?"

Gu Yi shook his head. "No. The martial skills this disciple cultivates are sufficient for now, so there is no need to choose any new ones. I came this time only to greet Grandmaster on behalf of my master."

"You are thoughtful." Elder Bei was greatly gratified. "If you have any doubts in cultivation in the future, you may come here to find this old man."

The second place Gu Yi visited was Wind and Cloud Gorge at the center of Cloud Sea Sect, where disciples usually fought and trained.

The area sank a hundred meters underground and covered an enormous expanse. It was divided into several large regions, with mountains, forests, rivers, and lakes, like an underground city.

Once one entered the gorge, status and relationships no longer mattered. Anyone could challenge anyone else to a fight.

Of course, Wind and Cloud Gorge only allowed people to injure others, not kill them.

That was because there was a designated place for killing: an area in Wind and Cloud Gorge called the Life-and-Death Arena.

Once one stepped onto the Life-and-Death Arena, life and death were left to fate. The sect would not interfere.

Thus, Wind and Cloud Gorge was a stage for the strong. Disciples below the seventh or eighth level of the Qi Martial Realm generally did not dare set foot there.

Gu Yi, who was only at the fourth level of the Qi Martial Realm, did not plan to enter Wind and Cloud Gorge for the time being.

The third place Gu Yi visited was Black Wind Ridge, north of the Cloud Sea Mountain Range.

Black Wind Ridge was an incredibly vast Monster Beast Forest. Rumor had it that it was larger than the entire Cloud Sea Mountain Range and was the largest Monster Beast Forest in Snow Moon Kingdom.

Countless ordinary demonic beasts, Spirit Demonic Beasts, and Profound Demonic Beasts lived within Black Wind Ridge.

There were even rumors that several Heavenly Demonic Beasts capable of taking human form dwelled inside!!

One reason Cloud Sea Sect had been built in the Cloud Sea Mountain Range was Black Wind Ridge.

After all, for martial artists, a Monster Beast Forest could temper their cultivation and help them grow stronger. By hunting demonic beasts, they could also obtain resources such as beast hides and beast cores.

Gu Yi looked out over the boundless Black Wind Ridge, his gaze deep as he rubbed his chin in thought.

"Black Wind Ridge... Xue Linglong should be in its depths right now, shouldn't she?"

"Should I abduct Xue Linglong and intercept her too... Xiao Wu and Xue Linglong should have quite a lot in common." Gu Yi could not help smiling at the thought.

"However, to reach the depths of Black Wind Ridge, I have to use the cave passage beneath Heavenly Chasm Cliff. Otherwise, with this little body of mine, there is no way I can cross Black Wind Ridge."

Xue Linglong, Meng Qing, was the first female lead of the Nine Heavens Continent and an incomparably beautiful Snow Fox Demon.

Xue Linglong had originally possessed the royal bloodline of the Snow Clan on the Nine Heavens Continent, but due to internal clan strife, she had been brought to this Small World by a maidservant.

Xue Linglong's current strength should still be at the Spirit Martial Realm or Profound Martial Realm. There were still several years before she broke through to the Heavenly Martial Realm and chose to take human form...

So even if Gu Yi were strong enough to cross Black Wind Ridge now, it would be useless. Xue Linglong had not taken human form, so naturally he could not abduct her.

I can only carry out this plan after the plot begins.

The final place Gu Yi visited was Heavenly Chasm Cliff, one of Cloud Sea Sect's most mysterious and sacred places.

The trials left behind by Cloud Sea Sect's powerhouses throughout the generations were located there.

Any Cloud Sea Sect disciple who could pass the trials would receive the sect's full support and could obtain any treasure they desired.

However, if they failed the trials, the consequences would be extremely severe.

Therefore, few Cloud Sea Sect disciples set foot on Heavenly Chasm Cliff.

Gu Yi glanced at Heavenly Chasm Cliff from afar, then turned and returned to First Line Sky, heading back to the wooden house.

"Now that I have entered Cloud Sea Sect, and my source energy has accumulated to more than twenty-five thousand points, even if I connect to a second world, I will still have more than five thousand source energy points left to meet my daily cultivation needs."

"It is time to open the path between worlds once more!"

Gu Yi took a deep breath. His thoughts no longer hesitated as he immediately communicated with the Myriad Worlds Gate to search for a second world!