Tongtian Is Shocked, the Sermon Begins

"Congratulations, Eldest Senior Brother. You've broken through to the mid-stage Daluo Golden Immortal realm. The Great Dao truly holds promise for you—this is a great blessing for our Interception Sect." Xuan Liu made a Daoist salute, his face bearing an impeccable, refined smile.

Every gesture of his displayed peerless grace.

"Hahaha!"

Duobao Daoist laughed heartily and said with great boldness, "Three Junior Sisters, our Fifth Junior Brother is still being so formal with me."

"Between fellow disciples, there's no need for so much flattery!"

Golden Spirit Holy Mother, Unyielding Holy Mother, and Turtle Spirit Holy Mother all turned their gazes toward Xuan Liu.

"Xuan Liu greets Second Senior Sister, Third Senior Sister, and Fourth Senior Sister." Xuan Liu remained composed as he bowed to the three great powers.

"No need for formalities, Fifth Junior Brother! I never expected you to truly catch the Supreme One's eye and be accepted as the fifth personal disciple of our Interception Sect. This can be considered fate."

Golden Spirit Holy Mother gave a slight nod. A trace of approval flashed through her phoenix eyes.

Given her cultivation, she naturally saw at a glance that although Xuan Liu was only at the early stage of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, the mana within him was incomparably pure.

He had even already touched upon the bottleneck of the mid-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal realm. His foundation was truly solid to the extreme.

Unyielding Holy Mother and Turtle Spirit Holy Mother also nodded with smiles, acknowledging this newly appointed Fifth Junior Brother.

Once everyone had exchanged greetings, Duobao Daoist's expression turned solemn. "Fifth Junior Brother, three Junior Sisters, Master's sermon is about to begin."

"This is a grand event that will shake the Primordial World for our Interception Sect. Do not delay any longer. Hurry and follow me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Duobao Daoist swept his long sleeve and rose into the air first, his Dao body transforming into a streak of bright yellow Upper Clear light.

He tore through the endless immortal mist above Golden Ao Island and sped toward Jade Tour Palace atop the white jade stairway.

"Fifth Junior Brother, let us go together!"

Golden Spirit Holy Mother, Unyielding Holy Mother, and Turtle Spirit Holy Mother no longer hesitated either, their Daluo Golden Immortal mana erupting in full force.

"Very well." Xuan Liu's divine sense was crystal clear, and he did not linger.

Five streaks of light from personal disciples sliced across the sky, crossing the towering threshold of Jade Tour Palace under the envious gazes of the myriad immortals who had come to pay homage.

The moment they entered Jade Tour Palace's main hall, the worldly clamor that had filled the outside world instantly vanished.

The space here was incomparably stable, and its Dao aura was restrained to the utmost degree.

At the very front of the hall, five meditation cushions suffused with hazy mystical light had long been prepared.

Duobao Daoist took his seat without hesitation on the first cushion at the front.

Golden Spirit Holy Mother, Unyielding Holy Mother, and Turtle Spirit Holy Mother took the second, third, and fourth seats in order.

Xuan Liu's expression remained calm. He brushed his green robe and walked to the fifth meditation cushion, then sat down cross-legged with effortless ease.

Behind the five of them came Black Cloud Immortal, Long-Eared Fixed-Light Immortal, and the other Seven Attendant Immortals.

They took their seats one after another beneath the vast white jade Dharma platform.

Tens of thousands of Interception Sect disciples waited quietly for the Saint's arrival.

"Buzz!!!"

Suddenly, the void throughout Jade Tour Palace twisted wildly.

An immortal chant, profound beyond comprehension, as though it had resounded from the source of the Great Dao itself,

rang majestically in everyone's ears and deep within their true spirits.

"Splitting earth and opening heaven, the principles become clear; discussing scriptures and expounding the Dharma in Jade Tour's capital."

"With a single point of the azure blade, the void shatters; all laws return to one source, and the Dao is supreme."

As the chant slowly faded, countless heavenly flowers fell and golden lotuses surged from the earth upon the enormous supreme Dharma platform at the center of the hall, which radiated auspicious azure light.

The next moment, beneath the frenzied gazes of the myriad immortals of the Interception Sect,

a majestic figure beyond all words had somehow already taken his seat calmly atop the Dharma platform.

It was none other than Tongtian Cult Master!

At a glance, Tongtian Cult Master appeared to be around thirty years old. His features were as handsome as if carved, and his eyes were as deep as an endless sea of stars.

He wore a supreme Saint Dao Eight Trigrams robe of black and dark green, while his long dark hair flowed freely behind him.

Between his brows was the proud bearing of an immortal, along with a supreme aura capable of severing all things and grasping the secrets of heaven.

He merely sat there quietly, without releasing even the slightest trace of Saintly cultivation.

Yet the surrounding space, time, and even the laws of the Dao between heaven and earth

spontaneously reassembled and collapsed with every breath he took.

Even Xuan Liu, whose cultivation had reached the limit of the early-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal realm

and was already not far from the mid-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal realm,

still felt an enormous pressure.

Beneath Saints, all were ants!

That saying truly lived up to its reputation!

"Your disciples Duobao, Jinling, Wudang, Guiling, Xuan Liu..."

"Pay respects to Master! May Master's Saintly lifespan know no bounds, and may the Great Dao prosper forever!"

In an instant, led by Duobao Daoist, the five great inner-sect personal disciples bowed deeply toward the Dharma platform.

"We pay respects to Master! May Master's Saintly lifespan know no bounds!"

Following closely behind

were the countless outer-sect disciples and registered disciples beneath the white jade Dharma platform.

Their united voices completely shattered the stillness of the place.

Facing the worship of the myriad immortals, Tongtian Cult Master slowly opened his slightly closed eyes atop the Dharma platform.

A fleeting trace of gratification appeared in those eyes.

Then he raised a hand slightly, and an invisible yet immensely weighty force instantly lifted the myriad immortals to their feet.

"Good."

Tongtian Cult Master uttered the single word indifferently.

His voice was not loud, yet it rang like a great bell deep within every person's Dao heart.

Then his gaze paused briefly on Duobao Daoist, and he nodded slightly. "Duobao, it is excellent that you were able to break through your bottleneck and enter the mid-stage Daluo Golden Immortal realm. You have not disgraced your title as the chief disciple of our Interception Sect. You are fit for great responsibility."

"It is all thanks to Master's guidance. Without Master, this disciple would not be where he is today!" Duobao Daoist replied respectfully.

Next, Tongtian Cult Master's gaze shifted and fell upon Xuan Liu, seated on the fifth meditation cushion.

When he saw Xuan Liu's foundation and how close he was to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, an intensely surprised and approving look flashed through his eyes.

His eldest disciple, Duobao Daoist, breaking through his bottleneck and reaching the mid-stage Daluo Golden Immortal realm had already exceeded his expectations.

He had not expected another pleasant surprise to be waiting for him here.

Even the youngest of his personal disciples was not far from the mid-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.

He only needed to deepen his comprehension of the Dao and its methods a little further before he would be able to break through to the mid-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.

Heaven bless the Interception Sect!

Heaven bless him, Tongtian!

"The Xuanmen Grand Tournament is about to begin. This is a grand event for the Human Sect, the Exposition Sect, and the Interception Sect to verify the Great Dao, and it concerns the honor of our Profound Sect orthodoxy."

Tongtian Cult Master's expression grew solemn as he continued unhurriedly, "During this sermon, I will expound the Upper Clear Immortal Method and all manner of Great Dao principles for a total of ten thousand years."

"During these ten thousand years, how much you can comprehend and what improvements you can gain will depend on your own innate foundations, accumulations, and comprehension!"

"You may now calm your hearts and listen to the Dao."