Three Thousand Years

Time flowed on, and three thousand years passed.

Green Lotus Continent, Thousand Spirits Sect.

A squad of cultivators was patrolling, led by a tall green-shirted youth.

News of True Monarch Spirit Control's advancement to the Mahayana Stage had already spread. The surrounding factions all submitted; the Nine Flames Sect, the Li Family, and several other factions voluntarily offered tribute, hoping that the Thousand Spirits Sect would shelter them.

The Thousand Spirits Sect's territory had expanded severalfold, and its disciples now numbered over a hundred thousand. Over these three thousand years, three more Body Integration Cultivators had emerged within the Thousand Spirits Sect, and its strength grew ever greater. Even the captain of a patrol squad was a Void Refining Cultivator—this, too, was a form of foundation.

A golden escape light appeared on the distant horizon and rapidly flew toward them.

"Someone's coming."

The green-shirted youth spoke.

Before long, the golden escape light came to a stop, revealing a golden flying boat with a group of cultivators standing atop it. Xu Sheng stood at the front.

"Xu Sheng of the Green Lotus Merchant Alliance wishes to visit Fellow Daoist Shen Long. I ask this young friend to pass on the message."

Xu Sheng spoke courteously.

He had already learned that True Monarch Spirit Control had advanced to Mahayana, so he naturally held the Thousand Spirits Sect in higher regard.

"So it is Senior Xu. Uncle-Master Shen informed us of this long ago. Please wait a moment, Senior Xu. I'll report your arrival at once."

The green-shirted youth replied respectfully. He took out a Dharma Disk flickering with cyan light, cast a spell into it, and made several gestures.

After a while, the green-shirted youth said, "Senior Xu, Uncle-Master Shen invites you in. Please follow this junior. Junior Xu, continue the patrol