Tongtian Tower Envoy, Lin Yi of the Early Spirit Transformation Stage

Only Foundation Establishment stage cultivators could participate in the battle of Jue Ming Valley. The number of tokens determined how many Zhao Kingdom sects could enter the Extraterrestrial Battlefield for the cleansing, which was why this token-grabbing event was being held.

Heng Yue Sect no longer had a Nascent Soul Stage expert overseeing it, so it originally had no qualifications to participate. Fortunately, Lin Che had returned and was now overseeing the sect with his Nascent Soul Transformation stage cultivation, naturally earning them the right to enter Jue Ming Valley and compete for tokens.

At that moment, a special energy enveloped the skies above the entire Zhao Kingdom. Almost simultaneously, every Nascent Soul Stage expert sensed this energy and knew that the time to distribute the tokens had begun.

With one hand behind his back, Lin Che gazed into the distance and said, "It seems the Tongtian Tower envoy has come out of seclusion. It has been a hundred years since we last met. I wonder how he has been lately."

"Master, this disciple will be back shortly."

After bidding Huang Long Zhenren farewell, Lin Che swiftly flew toward Tongtian Tower. At his speed, he only needed a few breaths to reach its location.

Huang Long Zhenren stroked his beard and narrowed his eyes, muttering to himself, "Lin Che, Lin Che... if you can reach the peak of the Ascendant realm in the future, perhaps you truly will inherit this old man's legacy."

At the same time, streaks of light flew out from several locations within Zhao Kingdom, converging on Tongtian Tower at top speed.

Tongtian Tower was a landmark structure marking membership in the Cultivation Alliance. After each member state joined the alliance, the alliance would arrange for one to be built.

Moreover, a Cultivation Alliance envoy was stationed within Tongtian Tower year-round. The envoy would not interfere in any disputes within the country where he was stationed, only stepping forward to resolve major incidents.

The first to arrive was none other than Ye Zizai, sect master of the Corpse Yin Sect. His corpse puppet naturally followed at his side, though its words were filled with arrogance.

"If our Yellow Springs Sect had not taken an interest in your Zhao Kingdom back then, why would the Cultivation Alliance have built a Tongtian Tower here and given you juniors an opportunity to enter the Extraterrestrial Battlefield?"

Ye Zizai's face darkened as he said coldly, "Do not forget that you are still this seat's corpse puppet."

"Hehehe, only for now."

The corpse puppet, shrouded in baleful energy, gave a strange smile before turning into a cloud of black mist and returning to its coffin.

Ye Zizai also had a headache over this. The Corpse Yin Sect was an exceedingly mysterious sect, mainly because of the cultivation technique it practiced.

Every disciple in the sect would refine a corpse over the course of their life. Once the refinement succeeded, it would never be changed for the rest of their life. A corpse puppet was like a Natal Treasure; aside from the cultivator himself, the corpse puppet's cultivation was even more important.

Several hundred years ago, there had been a Late Foundation Establishment Stage disciple accompanied by a Nascent Soul Stage corpse puppet. Although that disciple later disappeared without explanation, his appearance had shaken the entire cultivation world.

However, as the sect master, Ye Zizai also understood why the Corpse Yin Sect was necessary.

Cultivation countries of level four and above fought several major wars each year. Deaths and injuries were unavoidable, especially in battles over extraterrestrial stars.

Once one's cultivation reached the Nascent Soul Stage, one could protect one's Nascent Soul and escape as long as one was careful enough. This was when the Corpse Yin Sect served its purpose.

Whether countless cultivators had lost their physical bodies or were preparing to seize another body, all transactions related to physical bodies passed through the Corpse Yin Sect.

Most of the bodies provided by the Corpse Yin Sect possessed exceptional aptitude. Combined with the cultivation techniques supplied by the sect, cultivation would advance extremely quickly.

To seize bodies more conveniently, high-level cultivation sects would sign a series of agreements with the Corpse Yin Sect, setting aside a branch lineage as an exclusive body farm for their sects to use in body seizure.

For this very reason, the corpse puppet had always wanted to devour its own physical body and break free of Ye Zizai's control.

"Envoy, Ye Zizai of the Corpse Yin Sect pays his respects."

"Ye Zizai, we are old acquaintances. There is no need to be so formal. We have not met for many years, yet your corpse puppet's cultivation has already reached the late Nascent Soul Stage."

A hearty voice came from within the tower. Immediately afterward, an old man walked out. His body was somewhat round, and he appeared ordinary, with nothing particularly remarkable about him. The long robe of green satin he wore emphasized his bulging belly, making him look rather comical.

Ye Zizai smiled modestly. "You flatter me, Envoy."

Soon after, Chen Yue and Chen Huan, the leaders of the Joyous Union Sect, appeared, while Pu Nanzi of the Xuan Dao Sect also arrived and cupped his hands toward Lin Yi, the Tongtian Tower envoy before him.

The other Nascent Soul Stage cultivators of Zhao Kingdom subsequently arrived as well, including Gao Qiming of Piao Miao Sect and Teng Huayuan, ancestor of the Teng Family.

However, Teng Huayuan currently wore a fierce expression, endless icy light gleaming in his eyes. It seemed something extremely important had recently happened.

The Tongtian Tower envoy stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Have all the Nascent Soul Stage cultivators of Zhao Kingdom arrived?"

Led by Pu Nanzi, the crowd bowed in salute and answered in unison, "We pay our respects to the Envoy."

Lin Yi nodded and smiled. "The passage to the Extraterrestrial Battlefield, which opens once every five hundred years, is about to open. Zhao Kingdom has been assigned a hundred thousand li of cleansing territory in the direction of fifty-eight degrees northeast."

"All high-grade magical treasures and medicinal pills collected there will belong to your respective sects."

At that moment, Pu Nanzi, sect master of the Xuan Dao Sect, stepped forward. Cupping his hands toward Lin Yi, he asked curiously, "Envoy, may I ask how the battle of Jue Ming Valley will proceed?"

"However, according to Cultivation Alliance regulations, Zhao Kingdom may only send three sects in. Therefore, the battle of Jue Ming Valley is the best method."

Lin Yi said calmly, "The old rules apply. You may only send Foundation Establishment stage disciples to participate. Nascent Soul Stage and Core Formation cultivators are forbidden from acting."

As Lin Yi spoke, just as he was about to invite the alliance envoy to come here, he suddenly sensed a special energy speeding rapidly in this direction.

Lin Yi raised his brows in surprise. He knew every Nascent Soul Stage cultivator within Zhao Kingdom, and they had all already appeared here. Could it be a newly promoted Nascent Soul Stage expert?

Before Lin Yi could react, Lin Che appeared instantly. The force he brought with him caused the energy in the void to explode at once, and the space on either side was utterly unable to withstand the vast fluctuations of energy, instantly warping and distorting.

Lin Yi's expression froze as he cried out inwardly, This is... the Nascent Soul Transformation stage!

The cultivators of Zhao Kingdom hurriedly knelt and bowed, humbling themselves even more than when they had greeted the Tongtian Tower envoy. "Greetings, Senior!"

With one hand behind his back, Lin Che's silver-white hair fluttered in the wind. A dense stench of blood radiated from his body, giving others the feeling that they had fallen into a bottomless abyss, unable to free themselves.

At that moment, Lin Yi also recognized Lin Che's identity and cried out, "Y-you are Lin Che, the Heng Yue Sect disciple who was sucked into a spatial rift a hundred years ago?"