This was Manghuang Sect. Any area could be guarded by a powerful formation, making every cultivator present tremble with fear and filling them with awe toward Manghuang Sect.
The starry sky spread out, rendering the entire three-tiered platform invisible to all the cultivators. Only Ancestor Tianji sat upright in the high chair like a god, his eyes blazing as he looked down imperiously.
A terrifying aura spread out, enveloping every cultivator in the square. Everyone felt as though they were suddenly facing an unsurpassed existence, and an urge to submit arose within them.
"Your rites are complete. From now on, all of you are true disciples of Manghuang Sect, sharing honor and disgrace with Manghuang Sect!"
Time passed. Suddenly, a sound like exploding heavenly thunder rang out, and the terrifying aura filling the sky rapidly receded. The starry sky vanished, Ancestor Tianji's body returned to normal, and dozens of cultivators were revealed kneeling on the stone platform.
Everyone, including Qin Fengming, had surging auras, as though they had just endured a fierce battle.
This baptism had brought everyone even greater benefits than their earlier worship of the sect's ancestor. It was a baptism by the Heaven and Earth spirit patterns, and compared with the earlier soul baptism, it gave everyone an even more direct sensation of the Heaven and Earth aura. At the same time, a Manghuang Sect mark had been planted inside their bodies. They could only be loyal to Manghuang Sect for the rest of their lives and were forbidden to betray the sect.
As the aura receded, the tens of thousands of cultivators felt their bodies grow lighter and saw the clear sky and brilliant sunlight once more.
"Fellow daoists who came to observe the ceremony, you may now present your congratulatory gifts." Qin Fengming rose to