The Chan Sect Immortals Were Stunned by the Revival of Spiritual Energy; Yuqing Sent the Central Wutu Apricot Yellow Banner to the Interception Sect

East Kunlun Mountains.

Qilin Cliff.

A saintly aura drifted over the mountain, and Immortal Light rippled through the air.

Below Qilin Cliff stretched courtyards winding like coiled dragons. Farther away stood the Jade Void Immortal Market.

Since the Jade Pure Saint had ordered an Immortal Market built on East Kunlun Mountains and opened the sect to new disciples,

the mountain had grown prosperous.

People came and went amid constant bustle.

But its old peace and quiet were gone. Whether that was good or bad, no one could say.

Even so,

Jade Void Palace on Qilin Cliff still maintained its strict rules.

The Twelve Golden Immortals of the Heavenly Origin Sect kept the Outer Disciples under tight control.

If someone repeatedly failed the required assessments after joining the Chan Sect, could not reach a prescribed cultivation realm, and consistently ranked near the bottom,

he would be sent to manage the sect's holdings at the Jade Void Immortal Market.

Every hundred years, a large group of Chan Sect Outer Disciples packed their belongings and trudged off to the Jade Void Immortal Market,

where they managed the Chan Sect's businesses.

This system kept the number of Chan Sect Outer Disciples within bounds,

and ensured that most who remained were outstanding.

Of course, few could reach the heights of the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Heavenly Origin Sect. Most were True Immortals or Mystic Immortals; only a handful could touch the threshold of Golden Immortal.

For one thing, times had changed.

Though these spirits of heaven and earth had backgrounds that suited a Saint's tastes, they were ill-suited to cultivation in the current age.

There was nowhere near enough spiritual energy or Dao Resonance for them to cultivate. Even the most promising spirits born in later ages fell far short of beings like Clear