The Immortal Crossing Sect.
The sky was clear and the earth bright, sunlight spilling over the mountain peaks.
Looking at the sky that had returned to calm, Jiang Ning remained inwardly silent.
The appearance of the man whose Daoist name was Lingxuzi had added a measure of gravity to his thoughts.
How numerous were the immortal sects and grotto-heavens of this world.
Even the Immortal Crossing Sect had an Immortal Grotto-Heavens behind it.
An Immortal Grotto-Heavens occupied by the Soaring Immortal Sect.
Lingxuzi's appearance just now had further revealed the strength of Immortal Dao cultivators.
It was different from what he had previously understood.
Although Lingxuzi had not become an immortal, he could still stir the immortal seedling within him and unleash an immensely powerful pressure.
Had that Martial Saint not suddenly struck and slain him from countless miles away, Jiang Ning would have swung his sword at Lingxuzi to test the depths of the Immortal Grotto-Heavens.
Now, with the Martial Saint's intervention, the Soaring Immortal Sect behind the Immortal Crossing Sect had chosen to retreat, thwarting his original plan.
But I still achieved my main objective! he said inwardly.
Just then, that familiar painful itch surged through his lungs and organs again.
He forcibly suppressed the urge to cough, his gaze sweeping over the ashen-faced disciples of the Immortal Crossing Sect in the square.
At this moment, Shen Wenyuan was already directing his subordinates to compile the registers.
Ye Zhengqi and Zhuge Qingsong had split up, each leading men to take control of the halls and storehouses.
The men scattered at the foot of the mountain had also begun to move, dividing into several groups to climb toward the summit.
Although Cloudveil Peak was crowded with people, not one dared make a suspicious move.
The sight of Lingxuzi, a