In matters of interest, the Azurewood Immortal Sect had become deeply bound to the Immortal Sect.
The Immortal Sect had gained a large contingent of top-tier wood-aspect cultivators, specialists in growing spirit plants who were an excellent addition to its industrial system.
The Azurewood Immortal Sect cultivators, in turn, had gained far more resources and security than before. Both sides had benefited.
And like the Netherbright Sword Grotto-Heaven, the Azurewood Immortal Sect was training its next generation of Dao Children to become ascended immigrants. Their ties would grow closer still when that happened.
This was the Immortal Sect's system of rule over the world cluster.
The two inspected the area for a long time, then raised their heads toward the distance.
Ten streaks of light, each a different color, appeared beyond the distant stars and flew toward them. Soon they arrived and bowed slightly. "Greetings, Great Sun Administrator!"
These were ten more Dao Children. Three of them belonged to the Netherbright Sword Grotto-Heaven: Yu Qianzi, the Netherdark Sword Heir, and the Radiant Sword Heir.
In the end, Yu Qianzi had chosen to leave the Azurewood Immortal Sect and return to the Taiyin Lineage of the Netherbright Sword Grotto-Heaven.
The Dao Children had gathered because they had received the Immortal Sect's authorization and orders. They would accompany the Great Sun Sword Lord on his inspection of the realm and sweep the surrounding regions clear.
"Greetings, Sword Lord!"
The Netherdark Sword Heir and the Radiant Sword Heir addressed him differently from the others.
"Everyone, it's been a long time."
Jiang Ding nodded slightly.
Clang!
The Supreme Clarity Flying Sword hummed softly. The Materialist Solar Sword-Soul Resonance spread in every direction, subjecting these prodigies to the highest level of scrutiny to ensure that the Ancient God Patriarch had not parasitized them.
The Dao