The Vast Divine Continent stretched endlessly.
The Central Plains,
the Qingyun Mountain Range.
This was the heart of the entire Divine Continent.
It was also a place yearned for by the many Righteous Path sects throughout the world, because—one renowned Righteous Path sect stood here!
The Qingyun Sect!
The Qingyun Sect had a history of several thousand years.
It was an exceptionally formidable presence across the Vast Divine Continent, one that no sect of either the Righteous or Demonic Paths could afford to ignore...
The Qingyun Sect, Heaven-Reaching Peak.
Inside Yuqing Hall.
The Seven Peaks' Masters had gathered there.
True Lord Daoxuan wore a dark green Daoist robe. He had the bearing of an immortal and a kind expression. Gently stroking his long beard, he said warmly:
"My fellow junior brothers and sisters."
"Our sect's Seven Peaks Martial Arts Tournament is just three months away."
"I've summoned you all here today because there's something I'd like to discuss with you..."
At these words,
the Heads turned to look at him.
Even Shuiyue, usually so cool and reserved, slowly opened her eyes. Her clear gaze settled on True Lord Daoxuan. Though she said nothing, she still showed him due respect...
"Please speak, Sect Master Senior Brother."
The Heads spoke up one after another.
At that,
True Lord Daoxuan nodded with a smile.
After exchanging a glance with Daoist Cangsong, he said, "Cangsong Junior Brother and I discussed it, and we plan to revise the rules of the Seven Peaks Martial Arts Tournament, increasing the number of disciples competing from each peak to nine..."
At these words,
the Heads fell into thought.
This was, in fact, a good thing.
After all, the Qingyun Sect had many disciples across its peaks. Giving each peak a few more places would be an opportunity for their disciples.
But,
compared to the Heads of the other peaks,
Tian Buyi, the Head of Great Bamboo Peak, didn't look too pleased.
Nine places for each peak.
Great Bamboo Peak had exactly nine disciples, one of whom was his daughter...
Sigh.
Tian Buyi felt a little worn out.
If he hadn't happened to take on a disciple when he went down the mountain five years ago, and if True Lord Daoxuan hadn't also foisted an orphan from Caomiao Village on him, Great Bamboo Peak wouldn't even have enough disciples to fill those nine places...
What a mess!
When would Great Bamboo Peak finally get its act together?
Just as Tian Buyi was feeling helpless,
"Rumble—"
Outside Yuqing Hall, high above the Sky Dome,
the wind suddenly howled and lightning flashed. Terrifying natural phenomena appeared, and the boundless might of nature swept across the entire Vast Divine Continent.
At that moment,
cultivators from every sect of the Righteous and Demonic Paths
all noticed the sudden change.
"Hmm!?"
"What's going on?!"
The Heads of the Qingyun Sect changed expressions.
They all rose and went outside Yuqing Hall, watching the changes in the Sky Dome with grave expressions.
At the same time,
the Qingyun Sect's many disciples also noticed the changes in the heavens and earth. They looked somewhat terrified, but when they saw the seven Heads outside Yuqing Hall...
they felt reassured.
With the Sect Master True Person and the others here, surely nothing would happen...
"Rumble!"
The changes in the Sky Dome continued.
A 'Heavenly Curtain' radiating an ancient, weathered, and magnificent aura suddenly appeared above the clouds. An image slowly emerged within it, while wisps of immortal energy spread out...
"What is that?"
"Could it be something made by a True Immortal?"
"Immortals? Where are there any immortals in this world! Even Ancestor Qingye couldn't become immortal back then. This must be the work of those demonic scoundrels from the Demonic Sect..."
The Qingyun disciples began discussing it among themselves.
The seven Heads outside Yuqing Hall narrowed their eyes slightly. They stared intently at the changes within the 'Heavenly Curtain,' vaguely sensing that something was about to appear...
At that moment,
it wasn't just the Qingyun Sect.
Even Tianyin Temple, Burning Incense Valley, and the four major Demonic Sect factions all turned their eyes toward the 'Heavenly Curtain' high in the Sky Dome...
Great Bamboo Peak.
At the rear mountain stood a simple Bamboo House.
Ye Changfeng had a bamboo skewer in his mouth. Somewhat bewildered, he looked at the 'Heavenly Curtain' in the Sky Dome, astonished by its sudden appearance...
This thing exists in the Zhu Xian World too?
Ye Changfeng couldn't make sense of it.
Five years ago,
he had unexpectedly transmigrated into the Zhu Xian World.
Because of his exceptional talent, Tian Buyi had brought him back from the foot of Qingyun Mountain. He had joined Great Bamboo Peak a few months before Zhang Xiaofan, becoming its Old Seventh...
Over the past five years,
Ye Changfeng had discovered that his talent was outstanding and his comprehension astonishing. He learned everything quickly and could draw inferences from whatever he did. After receiving the cultivation method for Taiji Xuanqing Dao...
he reached the First Layer of Yuqing on his very first day.
Then, in less than half a month, he reached the Second Layer of Yuqing.
Now,
five years had passed.
Ye Changfeng had reached the Upper Purity Realm.
But,
as a transmigrator,
Ye Changfeng knew very well that the Zhu Xian World was a deep and dangerous place.
For example, the coming war between the Righteous and Demonic Paths, the Beast God's emergence in ten years, and the Four Spirits Blood Array in twenty years—none of these could be handled by someone with merely Upper Purity Realm cultivation...
Therefore,
he planned to keep a low profile until he reached the Supreme Purity Realm.
When would he be invincible beneath the heavens? Only then would he show himself to the world!
Though he had reached the Upper Purity Realm,
not a single person in the Qingyun Sect knew.
Not even the people of Great Bamboo Peak knew. Ye Changfeng only revealed that he had reached the Fourth Layer of Yuqing. This level of cultivation was fairly ordinary...
He counted as a minor prodigy,
but he definitely wouldn't attract much attention.
"Rumble—"
The 'Heavenly Curtain' high above slowly began to change.
A familiar image suddenly appeared within it. A majestic mountain range came into view, its seven unbroken peaks rising into the clouds like seven divine swords not yet drawn...
Could it be?
The Qingyun Mountain Range!
The mountain range in the image was Qingyun Mountain!
Ye Changfeng narrowed his eyes slightly and stared intently at the Heavenly Curtain...
"Hum!"
The image shifted.
The view moved to Heaven-Reaching Peak, passed over the sea of clouds and across the rainbow bridge. A magnificent hall appeared before everyone's eyes.
Was that—Yuqing Hall!?
At that moment,
the seven Heads outside Yuqing Hall were dumbfounded.
Why was an image of the Qingyun Sect appearing in the Heavenly Curtain? Could this be some trick of the Demonic Sect's scoundrels!?
The seven Heads' expressions grew grave.
However,
right then,
the image in the Heavenly Curtain flickered.
Someone appeared in it!?
Everyone's hearts gave a little jolt. They hurriedly turned their eyes toward it.
Looking closely—
they saw a figure in a blue-green Daoist robe standing atop the high platform of Yuqing Hall.
He stood with his hands behind his back before the Sect Master's throne, his build imposing, his black hair falling over his shoulders. At his waist hung a divine sword gleaming with seven stars. His features were blurred, making it impossible to see his face clearly...
"Boom!"
A line of text slowly appeared in the Heavenly Curtain.
[The one standing before you now is—
[The Sword Wielder of the Zhu Xian Sword, the sole leader of the Righteous Path beneath the heavens, the first person throughout history to gather all Five Volumes of Heavenly Books and establish the foundations of the Immortal Dao, the Dao Ancestor who spread his teachings throughout the world, hailed as the Number One Sword Immortal Under Heaven—the nineteenth Sect Master of the Qingyun Sect!]
True Lord Daoxuan: "???"
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