Tianxin Sect Rises

The Tianxin Sect was bustling with activity. The Suo Li Sect's mountain gate had been designated as a branch by the Tianxin Sect, and from today onwards, the entire Tianyan Star would only have the Tianxin Sect. New disciples were being recruited, and the original recruitment area for the Suo Li Sect had also been taken over by the Tianxin Sect. Nearly a hundred core disciples were dispatched to be responsible for recruiting disciples.

The entire Tianyan Star was now under the control of the Tianxin Sect, which pleased the Tianxin Sect greatly. However, trouble was brewing at this time!

Many of the low-level disciples who had defected to foreign enemies seemed to have turned over a new leaf and strongly demanded that the Tianxin Sect give them another chance. Even most of the disciples of the Suo Li Sect made the same request. These disciples all had some skill, with the weaker ones having the strength to merge with the Grain Avoidance and the stronger ones having the strength to reach the Golden Core Stage. There were over ten thousand disciples in total!

If you recruit new disciples out of ten thousand, even with various selection methods, you can only recruit a few dozen a year at the fastest. How many years would it take to recruit ten thousand? You must understand that cultivation is not something everyone can do; it requires aptitude and talent! Moreover, even if you recruit new disciples, they will have to start cultivating from scratch, while these disciples already have a foundation!

So the Tianxin Sect in a dilemma. How could they not be envious of so many disciples? Moreover, the Tianxin Sect to grow stronger, and with over ten thousand disciples, they would immediately become a large sect! This was Tianxin Sect had always dreamed of. But had these disciples ever betrayed them? Had the disciples of the Suo Li Sect ever been enemies of the Tianxin Sect? Could they accept them?

At this moment, the five elders in the main hall of the Tianxin Sect, Sect Master Bi Yan, Great Elder Sui Feng, and Zhang Xingfeng were all discussing matters. Zhang Xingfeng and Bi Yan were both seated at the head of the table. Of course, Zhang Xingfeng's position was that of Supreme Elder.

Since Zhang Xingfeng's failed Tribulation Transcendence, Sui Feng has been the Great Elder of the Tianxin Sect. Other elders have suggested that Sui Feng succeed him as the Supreme Elder, but Sui Feng believes that this position should only belong to his Supreme Elder brother, and even though his senior brother is no longer alive, he cannot take it. In fact, the Tianxin Sect didn't have the position of Supreme Elder thousands of years ago; it was only created for Zhang Xingfeng, so it doesn't matter that no one holds it!

Finally, the Tianxin Sect even made a decision to leave the position of Supreme Elder forever, in recognition of Zhang Xingfeng's contributions to the Tianxin Sect back then. At this time, Zhang Xingfeng returned and naturally became the Supreme Elder again.

"I absolutely disagree! These shameless disciples actually want to return! What do they think my Tianxin Sect is, that they can just come and go as they please? And those rogue disciples from the Suo Li Sect! With their character, they dare to try and join the Tianxin Sect? It's no wonder they'll ruin the Tianxin Sect's reputation!" Sui Feng firmly disagreed. Not crippling these disciples' cultivation was already a great favor. How could he possibly bring them back?

Bi Yu was the sixth elder of the Tianxin Sect (five elders plus Sui Feng). He bowed slightly to Sui Feng before straightening up and saying loudly, "I believe we can accept these disciples. Firstly, they are only low-level disciples, as everyone in the Cultivation World knows. Core disciples are the foundation of a sect, and low-level disciples have never been considered true disciples of a sect. My Tianxin Sect has not done much favor for these low-level disciples. Since that's the case, we cannot expect them to live and die with my Tianxin Sect! On this basis, what's wrong with accepting them!"

"Secondly, we have already destroyed the Suo Li Sect. Their core disciples are all gone, so what's wrong with us taking in their low-level disciples? You must know, they are just low-level disciples. These disciples have never harmed my Tianxin Sect in the past! (In fact, those low-level disciples simply don't have the strength!) Thirdly, once we take them in, the number of disciples in my Tianxin Sect will exceed ten thousand, making it a large sect. This is the wish that my Tianxin Sect has been striving for for millions of years!"

At this point, Bi Yu's gaze became increasingly intense.

"A large sect!"

How tempting! The Tianxin Sect has strived for a million years without success, and now this opportunity is right before their eyes. Do the disciples of the Tianxin Sect want to let it go? A million years of longing!

Of course, the efforts of the Tianxin Sect over a million years have been effective. The result is that Tianxin Sect has never been destroyed. No sect is without its calamities, and the fact that it has a history of a million years speaks volumes about the achievements of each generation of disciples in the Tianxin Sect.

Upon hearing Bi Yu's words, the high-ranking Tianxin Sect in the main hall fell silent. Everyone was pondering in their hearts. Everyone wanted to take these disciples in, but no one could swallow their anger. These people were traitors and low-ranking disciples of the Suo Li Sect.

Suddenly, Zhang Xingfeng stood up from his seat, looked at the elders, smiled, and said, "I think we can take them in!"

Immediately, everyone showed a relieved smile, including Sui Feng. In fact, Sui Feng also wanted to expand the strength of his sect, but he couldn't tolerate these disciples. However, since Zhang Xingfeng, whom he trusted, had spoken, no one objected anymore. Sui Feng was also happy that his sect was about to grow stronger. At this moment, everyone began to think about the Tianxin Sect recruiting these disciples.

Zhang Xingfeng laughed and said, "They're just low-level disciples, aren't they? As long as we strictly select core disciples from them and see their true character, what's there to worry about? Don't you have confidence in my Tianxin Sect's selection methods? Besides, low-level disciples who have just started cultivating don't have much affection for the sect; all they want is to improve their skills. When we first started cultivating, weren't we all doing it for ourselves? Only after becoming core disciples do we truly think about the sect!"

Zhang Xingfeng's words reminded these elders, who had a thousand-year history of cultivation, of the past, of when they were low-level disciples, and of their thoughts back then.

Cultivate, cultivate, and become a deity!

It was that vague idea that sustained the junior disciple. The elders understood the junior disciple's thoughts—wasn't this the same idea they had back then? In an instant, all the elders' unease vanished!

Seeing the smiles on the elders' faces, Zhang Xingfeng knew his words had worked and was very pleased. "Alright, in that case, let's begin recruiting these disciples!"

From that day forward, the Tianxin Sect's popularity soared, with countless disciples joining. Each core disciple without a given name taught a dozen or so lower-level disciples. However, the Tianxin Sect's strict rules were unbearable for many former disciples of the Suo Li Sect, which had few restrictions, while the Tianxin Sect had many more.

Zhang Xingfeng's attitude towards this was: those disciples who violated the sect rules and remained obstinate should be expelled from the sect immediately! Those who sincerely repented should face the wall for ten years; if they could not endure this grave crime, they would also be expelled from the sect!

The Tianxin Sect's dominance led to the expulsion of nearly a hundred low-level disciples. Seeing this, the remaining disciples dared not disobey, as cultivation was indeed extremely difficult. As a result, without the support of a sect in terms of materials, pills, Method Formula, and experience, it was almost impossible to succeed in cultivation alone! Of the Eight Immortals, only three were not from sects, and all three failed their Tribulation Transcendence and became Loose Immortal!

Tribulation Transcendence and having one's soul scattered, and failing to Tribulation Transcendence and becoming Loose Immortal, whose power was higher before Tribulation Transcendence?

The answer is—those whose souls are scattered have higher cultivation levels, because those who become Loose Immortal all give up when the forty-first heavenly lightning strikes; they give up because they lack confidence in themselves! But those whose souls are scattered all persevere until the very last nine heavenly lightning strikes.

Of the forty-nine heavenly lightning bolts, the last nine are the most powerful. If you are struck by the forty-first bolt, you will be unable to Liberation by Violence form; even if Liberation by Violence, the heavenly lightning will continue to attack! However, if you give up during the forty-first bolt and Liberation by Violence, the heavenly lightning will automatically stop! The final nine bolts are relentless and deadly!

Back then, Zhu Hong and Zhang Xingfeng were among the more powerful of the Eight Immortals. Zhang Xingfeng withstood one bolt of heavenly lightning, while Zhu Hong withstood the second to last one.

These three unaffiliated Loose Immortal were none other than Zhaoyun, Lan Shan, and Lanhai! They only reached the Tribulation Crossing Stage with the help of their five brothers, but their power was still the weakest. When it came to the Tribulation Transcendence stage, they knowingly gave up in advance!

Six months later!

Zhang Xingfeng finally completed the massive array he had spent half a year creating, using countless precious materials (from Tianyu, of course) and hundreds of Demon Crystal. This was a powerful array Zhang Xingfeng knew from the "Blood Desire Mirroring God Chapter" that he had obtained in the Blood Kill Demon Emperor's palace.

The "Blood Desire Mirroring God Chapter" is the supreme codex of the "Blood Kill Gate," one of the three major sects in the Demon Realm. The three great formations contained in its formation section are all unparalleled in both the immortal and demonic realms. The formation Zhang Xingfeng used was the same as the "Blood Kill Gate's " protective formation, the "Phantom Absolute Kill Micro Dust Array." Its power was beyond Zhang Xingfeng's own imagination.

Zhang Xingfeng looked at the formation with satisfaction. The massive formation encompassed the entire Fangyan Mountain, constantly absorbing the Spiritual Qi of heaven and earth. However, absorbing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi was merely a minor, incidental function of this miraculous formation. Its most powerful aspects were "illusion" and "dust"! Within this formation, what you saw might be real or an illusion; even Zhang Xingfeng, with his Divine Sense, couldn't distinguish between what was real and what was fake! Fortunately, Zhang Xingfeng possessed the true secret of this formation, allowing him to move freely within it. It's worth noting that this formation had taken Zhang Xingfeng six months of his own time to set up.

As expected of the Blood Kill Gate Sect, one of the three major sects in the Demon Realm, the entire Tianxin Sect is extremely excited about this formation. A powerful protective formation is the key to the inheritance of a sect.

"Second brother, second brother, let this elder out! I am an elder of this sect! Help! Ah, this is a fully grown dragon! It's too powerful! Help, second brother..." The Little Dragon's mournful voice rang out in the formation.

Zhang Xingfeng watched with a smile. Observing the Little Dragon's appearance, he knew that the Little Dragon must be in an illusion, and its opponent was an adult dragon. However, Zhang Xingfeng also knew that this illusion was not something that could be broken by simply standing still. This illusion could still attack you and even kill you! You must know that this is the protective formation of the "Blood Kill Gate". How could the illusion be so easy to break?

Zhang Xingfeng's Divine Sense completely merged with the great formation. At this moment, Little Dragon was already covered in wounds. Zhang Xingfeng knew he had had enough. With a thought, the formation naturally created a passage in front of Little Dragon: "Little Dragon, come out. Hmph, let's see if you will abide by the sect rules next time. Even if you are now an elder of this sect, I can still punish you!"

Little Dragon emerged from the formation, looking aggrieved. He glared at Zhang Xingfeng and grumbled, "So what if I ate a few spirit beasts?"

Zhang Xingfeng glared and said, "Hmph, Fangyan Mountain originally only had five spirit beasts, and you ate three of them at once. You still don't know how to repent. Hmph, how can you imagine how precious spirit beasts are!" Spirit beasts are a sect's reputation, and cultivators who possess spirit beasts are the envy of everyone. It's the same in the Immortal Realm, except that immortals in the Immortal Realm ride higher-level Immortal Beast!

In the Cultivation World, it is generally impossible for cultivators to possess spirit beasts. A large sect usually has about ten spirit beasts, while an ordinary sect usually only has two or three. The Tianxin Sect only has two now!

Five of them! He ate five at once! How could this not infuriate Zhang Xingfeng? Even an elder shouldn't do that!

"It's just a spirit beast, right? Second brother, have you forgotten my identity as an elder?" Little Dragon suddenly became arrogant, seemingly not caring about spirit beasts at all.

Zhang Xingfeng's heart stirred. He looked at Little Dragon, Little Dragon was a divine beast, a higher-level auspicious beast than Immortal Beast. Of course, it would look down on spirit beasts. In Little Dragon's mind, eating them would be a blessing for these spirit beasts.

"Little Dragon, since you've eaten three, I now order you to find ten more. If you can't, you'll have to test the power of this Phantom Absolute Kill Micro Dust Array again!" Zhang Xingfeng thought that finding spirit beasts should be easy for a divine beast.

Unexpectedly, Little Dragon burst into arrogant laughter. "Second brother, just... just... just ten? You're telling me, this elder is the most powerful Five-Clawed Divine Dragon among the divine beast dragons, and you only want me to catch ten spirit beasts? You're underestimating divine beasts too much!"

Zhang Xingfeng was overjoyed. He knew that Little Dragon possessed the inherited memories of the divine beast clan, and the secret techniques of the dragon clan were beyond his imagination. Hearing Little Dragon say this, he immediately said, "Alright, Little Dragon, this time, let's see how many spirit beasts you can get. If the number satisfies me, I will appoint you as the leader of the offering group that I am about to establish!"

Little Dragon knew Zhang Xingfeng's plan. The most important step in making Tianxin Sect stronger was the establishment of the offering group. Upon hearing Zhang Xingfeng's words, Little Dragon was overjoyed. Finding spirit beasts was as easy as eating for his divine beast. He exclaimed with delight, "Second Brother, you mustn't go back on your word!"

Zhang Xingfeng smiled politely and nodded, "Of course, would I go back on my word?"

"Oh... Second Brother, this elder is off! You just wait and hand over the position of leader to me!" Little Dragon shouted, rushing towards the passage of the formation and disappearing from sight.