Jiang Ding walked between the Sunflame River and the Moon Creek River with a notebook in hand, jotting down sketches and plans as he went.
"Since you asked, I'll tell you."
Yu Qianzi followed him like a shadow, answering a question he had never asked. "I came to collect my commemorative prize for winning the Immortal Dao Alliance's 1,356th championship. The organizers sent me a notice through the Azurewood Immortal Sect's embassy. I happened to be free, so I came."
"And I happened to pass by, saw you here, and came over."
"Here, look at this trophy."
She took a glittering golden trophy the size of a human head from her storage artifact. Thirty-six supreme-grade spirit stones were set into it.
"Champion?"
Jiang Ding finally turned around, a little surprised.
The Immortal Dao Alliance.
It was a game with a long history in the Immortal Sect, dating back to the spiritless era. After ten thousand years of iteration, it was still a household name. The version for mortals was indeed just a game, but the version for cultivators placed extreme demands on spiritual-sense control and calculation. It had a vast following within the Immortal Sect.
Sun Slayer Heavenly Lord was one of its devotees. He had won the Immortal Dao Alliance championship ten times, earning the title of ten-time champion. He had always been proud of it and showed off to everyone.
To draw a comparison, it was like everyone competing under identical conditions in an online swordsmanship game, yet one person had ranked first in swordsmanship for ten years straight. That was no small feat.
After all, the Immortal Dao Alliance was nothing like the online swordsmanship game. It was enormously popular in the Immortal Sect, with participation across the entire population. Many Heavenly Lords made a habit of