Duan Yuntian's Reverence!

Central Plains,

Cangzhou.

Above a certain prefectural city.

Two figures slowly materialized from illusion. One wore a golden brocade robe, with a majestic dragon's head embroidered upon his chest. Standing there, he seemed to sever heaven and earth itself, exuding an overbearing majesty beyond words.

The other was clad in white, his hair and beard wholly silver. He carried an otherworldly air from head to toe, like a reclusive master who had dwelt deep in the mountains for ages. Their identities were none other than—

Jiang Che and Mister Jiang, the Confucian Saint.

They had not gone to the Heavenly Abyss. After reaching their alliance agreement, Jiang Che had brought him directly into the heartland of the Central Plains. This was Cangzhou, under the northern region's jurisdiction.

It guarded Central Province. When the Youliang border had nearly fallen in the past, the imperial court had secretly deployed a great many defensive measures throughout Cangzhou.

Of course, among the twelve provinces of the Central Plains, Cangzhou was hardly conspicuous. Its territory was small, its population sparse, and it did not even possess many top-tier powers. It had always been overlooked.

But that was merely the surface.

In truth, few knew that within this unremarkable province lurked a colossal existence.

The Azure Heaven Cult!

It was common knowledge that the Azure Heaven Cult possessed extraordinary foundations, enough even to displace White Deer Academy and become one of the Five Great Immortal Sects of the Central Plains. Time and again, it had stirred chaos throughout the Central Plains, leaving even the imperial court helpless.

Across all twelve provinces of the Central Plains, Azure Heaven Cult members could be found everywhere. Yet no one knew where the Azure Heaven Cult truly resided. Even the Previous Dynasty had been deeply troubled by this.

After Jiang