Part Two: Cultivation World, Volume One: Tianxin Sect on the Brink of Collapse - The Might of the Purple Cloud Realm

Ziyang sat high on the sect leader's throne, his face ashen. He was furious, utterly furious. The Purple Cloud Realm had existed in the Cultivation World for hundreds of millions of years, and in those hundreds of millions of years, only the other six major sects had ever opposed it, and even then, it was always in the shadows. But... but this time, a disciple from a small sect had dared to show such disrespect to the Purple Cloud Realm.

"Have you found out? Is he really Great Luo Golden Immortal?" Ziyang's voice was extremely cold, and Feng Wu below couldn't help but tremble in his heart, but still respectfully replied, "Reporting to the Sect Master, this person's original name was Sui Feng, and it is said that he now calls himself Zhang Xingfeng. According to the accounts of some surviving disciples of the Suo Li Sect, Zhang Xingfeng should possess the strength of Great Luo Golden Immortal!"

Ziyang abruptly stood up, glaring at his disciples below, and said coldly, "You bastards! What kind of work are you doing? I ordered you to wait at several key points in the Dead Zone and at the opening of the Immortal Gate, why didn't you hear any news about him? You only found out about this after one of our esteemed members was killed!" Ziyang was furious. A Great Luo Golden Immortal was nothing to the Purple Cloud Realm, after all, the Purple Cloud Realm had Nine Heavens Profound Immortal! But if this Great Luo Golden Immortal joined the opposing side, wouldn't their strength increase significantly? The Purple Cloud Realm currently only had three Great Luo Golden Immortal and one Nine Heavens Profound Immortal. This was only because the disciples of the Purple Cloud Realm had performed admirably. The other six major sects each had two Great Luo Golden Immortal and one Nine Heavens Profound Immortal.

According to the "Peace Agreement" of the Immortal Realm ten thousand years ago, each of the three Immortal Emperors and four Immortal Purple Cloud Realm could send a maximum of one Nine Heavens Profound Immortal and two Great Luo Golden Immortal to the Cultivation World. The Great Luo Golden Immortal who was added to the Purple Cloud Realm was a genius disciple who cultivated to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm within ten thousand years!

It's important to know that cultivation in the Cultivation World is several times slower than cultivation in the immortal world! In the immortal world, with sufficient talent, one can reach the Great Luo Golden Immortal in about 100,000 years, but in the Cultivation World, 100,000 years will only get you to around the Luo Tian Heavenly Immortal realm!

"Ziyang, stop talking! This Zhang Xingfeng actually treated my Purple Cloud Realm like this! Does he not even care about the 'Nine Heavens Profound Immortal Token'? Hmph, who cares about some Great Luo Golden Immortal? Anyone who offends my Purple Cloud Realm will be killed without mercy!" Suddenly, an old voice rang out in the hall, but no one knew who had spoken.

Ziyang immediately replied respectfully, "Yes, Master! Anyone who offends my Purple Cloud Realm shall be killed without mercy!"

"Hmm!" The aged voice seemed quite satisfied with Ziyang's answer and fell silent.

A chilling aura suddenly erupted from Ziyang as he addressed his disciples, "Order them to thoroughly investigate the strength of the Tianxin Sect! They must be extremely careful!" No matter the opponent, they could not be careless. Thorough investigation was paramount before any action; this was the rule of the Purple Cloud Realm! Even against a small sect like the Tianxin Sect, which the Purple Cloud Realm disregarded, this rule was followed.

"Yes!" The trembling disciple Feng Wu immediately responded and pushed forward.

A cold glint flashed in Ziyang's eyes. Having been the sect leader for so long, this was the first time he had the opportunity to deal with someone so ruthlessly. A hint of excitement rose within Ziyang, and the light in his eyes began to twist.

Three days later!

Feng Wu rushed to a garden in the Purple Cloud Realm.

"Sect Master, Sect Master. Sect Master..." Feng Wu started shouting from afar, seemingly very anxious.

Ziyang was lying comfortably on a bamboo chair, his eyes slightly closed. Upon hearing Feng Wu's anxious voice, his eyelids twitched. His brow furrowed, and he was furious. "What's wrong with Feng Wu? He's usually so composed! Why is he acting like this now!"

However, Ziyang knew Feng Wu as his disciple; Feng Wu wouldn't have lost his composure like this unless something serious had happened.

Feng Wu rushed into the garden, and Ziyang's calm voice rang out. "Don't you know I'm resting? I heard you shouting from afar. Speak! What's the matter that you're in such a panic?"

Feng Wu stammered, "Sect Master, Sect Master, the Tianxin Sect, the Tianxin Sect..."

Ziyang's closed eyes snapped open. A tangible light pierced Feng Wu. He said coldly, "What exactly happened to the Tianxin Sect? Stop stammering! You can't even speak properly. Where has your cultivation gone?!"

"That Tianxin Sect... All the core disciples of that Tianxin Sect possess a Low-grade Immortal Artifact!" Feng Wu blurted out what was on his mind. Only after saying it did he feel a little better. Ever since he learned this news, Feng Wu's heart had been tightly gripped, making it difficult to breathe and his mind a complete mess. A sect's core disciples all possess immortal artifacts? Was this a dream? Even in the Purple Cloud Realm, only disciples who Tribulation Transcendence could possess a Low-grade Immortal Artifact. The entire Purple Cloud Realm only had about a thousand immortal artifacts. But a small sect, with all its core disciples possessing immortal artifacts—this was unbelievable!

Ziyang suddenly stood up from his chair, his eyes widening in disbelief. Having spent a long time in the Immortal Realm, he was well aware of the preciousness of immortal artifacts. There were only eight sects in the entire Immortal Realm that specialized in crafting immortal artifacts. Although other major sects also possessed the art of artifact crafting, they could not compare to the eight sects that specialized in crafting immortal artifacts. Even the Great Emperor Ziwei of the Immortal Realm possessed just enough immortal artifacts to meet the needs of his subordinate immortals, with no surplus for disciples in the Cultivation World.

Furthermore, Earth Immortal artifacts are already scarce in the Cultivation World, so the Purple Cloud Realm has never considered itself to have a lack of them; nearly a thousand Immortal artifacts are already quite a lot. But the Tianxin Sect actually allows all its core disciples to possess Immortal artifacts... This... This... How is this possible?

"Could Zhang Xingfeng be a member of one of the eight great weapon-refining sects?! If that's the case, things are getting serious!" Ziyang was furious. He never imagined that a Great Luo Golden Immortal could possess so many immortal artifacts. If he were just a Great Luo Golden Immortal, killing him would be the end of it. But now, Zhang Xingfeng might be a member of one of the eight great weapon-refining sects!

The eight major weapon-refining sects are independent of the Immortal Realm because every power in the Immortal Realm needs their help. They are also very clever and have never sided with any power. They specialize in selling immortal weapons and have always been prosperous!

If you were to ask which immortals in the Immortal Realm live the easiest lives, the answer would undoubtedly be the disciples of the eight great weapon-refining sects. No one would dare to oppose anyone from the eight sects, and the eight sects cooperate with each other. If any force were to kill a disciple of one of these sects, then none of the eight sects would provide that force with any immortal artifacts. Without immortal artifacts, you can only wait for your decline!

"Have you investigated thoroughly? Is it true?" Ziyang asked Feng Wu anxiously.

Feng Wu nodded firmly and said, "Feng Wu is absolutely certain, because not only have our disciples discovered this, but the disciples within the Tianxin Sect have also said so. This news has already spread. I believe it won't be long before the entire Cultivation World knows!"

Ziyang suddenly felt a wave of dizziness. "Headache, headache, what should I do!"

"You may leave! For now, secretly restrain the development of the Tianxin Sect. Don't target Zhang Xingfeng." Ziyang waved his hand weakly, and Feng Wu immediately left the garden. Ziyang could only have his disciples restrain the Tianxin Sect for now. Dealing with Zhang Xingfeng? Well, let's wait until we know his identity!

"I should ask Master!" Ziyang was at a loss; he dared not make a hasty decision. If it truly was a disciple of the Eight Great Sects, they would certainly be angry. Although the Purple Cloud Realm could prevent the Eight Great Sects from obtaining evidence, even without evidence, they would still treat Great Emperor Ziwei fairly in future transactions! (Here, "fair" means no benefit whatsoever! You must understand that in transactions between major powers, a single exchange of a thousand immortal artifacts would often result in the Eight Great Sects gifting one or two hundred artifacts. If the Eight Great Sects suspected Great Emperor Ziwei's people of killing his disciples, those one or two hundred artifacts would likely be lost!)...

Ziyang walked to the outside of the courtyard. He bowed and said in a low voice, "Disciple Ziyang requests an audience with Master!"

"Come in, I already know what happened just now!" An aged voice rang in Ziyang's ears. Ziyang nodded, not surprised that his master knew. With his master's cultivation reaching the Nine Heavens Profound Immortal level, nothing that happened in the Purple Cloud Realm could be kept from him!

Ziyang immediately pushed open the courtyard gate. Upon entering, Ziyang immediately sensed an incredibly dense Spiritual Qi. This was a powerful Spirit Gathering Formation that his master had set up using his immense immortal energy, amounting to nearly ten immortal crystals.

The protective array of the Purple Cloud Realm itself has the effect of gathering spiritual energy. Inside the Purple Cloud Realm, the concentration of Spiritual Qi is three times that of the outside. And in this courtyard, the Spiritual Qi is one hundred times that of the Purple Cloud Realm! That is to say, the concentration of Spiritual Qi in the courtyard is three hundred times higher than that outside!

Ziyang sighed inwardly, "Alas, even with a higher concentration, the effect isn't much greater. After all, the Spiritual Qi in the Cultivation World can't compare to immortal spiritual energy in terms of level. However, with the Spiritual Qi nearly three hundred times concentrated, the effect is considerably better. But only Master possesses such Law Power, and is willing to part with ten immortal crystals!" After all, quantitative change leads to qualitative change. If the concentration of Spiritual Qi in the Cultivation World were increased nearly a thousand times, it would transform into immortal spiritual energy. But who could gather spiritual energy to achieve a thousandfold effect? It's estimated that only Immortal Monarch would have that power!

Ziyang looked at the white-haired old man in front of him and immediately bowed and said, "Disciple greets Master!"

Tian Nan slowly turned his head and said to Ziyang, "Ziyang, I have already communicated with the Immortal Realm through the 'Purple Listening Mirror'. The Immortal Realm has records of disciples from the eight major sects, and I have checked them. There is no disciple named Zhang Xingfeng!"

Ziyang let out a long breath.

Tian Nan suddenly said, "However... since he can produce so many immortal artifacts, his background must be quite powerful. Let's hold off on dealing with him for now, give him a small punishment first, and as for killing him, we can deal with that after we've figured things out!"

"Yes!" Ziyang immediately Fate Dao.

Zhang Xingfeng was overjoyed. Ever since he had his disciples reveal the matter of the immortal artifacts, the reputation of the Tianxin Sect had soared. Countless wealthy merchants and royal children from mortal planets flocked to the Tianxin Sect. Even low-level disciples from many sects had left their own to rush towards the Tianxin Sect, presumably all wanting to become core disciples and obtain Low-grade Immortal Artifact! Some even believed that since the Tianxin Sect possessed so many immortal artifacts, it was possible for it to become the eighth super-large sect!

The Tianxin Sect has not only become a large sect, but after taking in some royal disciples, it now has good relations with the royal families of many mortal planets!

You have to understand that those mortal planets are the roots of cultivation sects, and they recruit disciples from there. If you maintain good relations with the royal family, it will be easy to set up a Tianxin Sect base on that planet.

A year ago, the Tianxin Sect lost more than a dozen of its bases on mortal planets to the Suo Li Sect, but a year later, the Tianxin Sect now has more than a hundred bases on mortal planets.

Zhang Xingfeng's target this time is Mingling Star. He goes there to buy a piece of land and establish 'Mingling Star'. Before this, Zhang Xingfeng had already bought territory on seventy-three level-two cultivation planets.

Construction has begun on all seventy-three level-two planets, and Tianfeng's reputation has spread far and wide. Zhang Xingfeng is already preparing to open for business as soon as he acquires land on Mingling Star and completes construction. This time, Zhang Xingfeng is focusing on the northern region of the Cultivation World. After laying the foundation, Zhang Xingfeng even hopes to buy land in the southern, eastern, and western regions to build 'Tianfeng'!

'Tianfeng' is Zhang Xingfeng's shop selling immortal artifacts. Tianfeng has this rule: Low-grade Immortal Artifact is worth one immortal crystal, which is equivalent to one hundred Supreme Grade Crystal!...

Mid-grade Immortal Artifact is worth ten immortal crystals, which is equivalent to one thousand Supreme Grade Crystal.

Top-grade Immortal Artifact is worth one hundred immortal crystals, which is equivalent to ten thousand Supreme Grade Crystal.

Zhong Heng, standing beside Zhang Xingfeng, smiled slightly. This was the price of celestial artifacts in the Immortal Realm, while in the Cultivation World, even immortals with celestial crystals probably couldn't obtain them. Furthermore, even if the seven super-large sects requested celestial artifacts from sects in the Immortal Realm, they would need someone to deliver them, and getting them through the Immortal Gate would cost a thousand celestial crystals. Therefore, celestial artifacts must be extremely scarce in the Cultivation World.

Supreme Grade Crystal are extremely rare. Even if the entire Tianxin Sect seized all the treasures of the Suo Li Sect, it would only use 133 Supreme Grade Crystal. As for immortal crystals, the Tianxin Sect doesn't have a single one. Immortal crystals can only be found in the Northern Extreme Perilous Domain of the Immortal Realm, but the Northern Extreme Perilous Domain is simply too perilous.

Zhang Xingfeng's goal was to obtain Supreme Grade Crystal, since Supreme Grade Crystal were extremely useful to cultivators!

Suddenly, Zhang Xingfeng felt a tremor in the sky. Zhang Xingfeng then took out a Jade Slip from the sky and poured Zhang Xingfeng Limitless Power into it. A line of words appeared on the Jade Slip.

"The owners of the seventy-three level-two planets have all decided not to sell their land. Construction on 'Tianfeng' has been forced to a halt!"

The Purple Cloud Realm has already begun its plan to restrain the Tianxin Sect!

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