The Situation Has Changed
Return to Origin Temple and the Sacred Spirit Church have always maintained a good relationship with the Myriad Spirits Sect, and they are overjoyed to learn that Zhou Xuansheng has become True Immortal Realm.
Upon receiving the news, they immediately sent someone to offer their congratulations.
However, the Sacred Spirit Church is different from Return to Origin Temple, because the Sacred Spirit Church is in a much worse state than Return to Origin Temple now.
Their Sacred Spirit Continent was half taken away by the Demon Race, and they had no choice but to swallow their anger.
Now that Zhou Xuansheng has become True Immortal Realm, the Sacred Spirit Church's greatest wish is naturally for Zhou Xuansheng to step forward, "drive out" the Demon Race, and help them reclaim the Sacred Spirit Continent.
Therefore, the gifts prepared by the Sacred Spirit Church are particularly generous.
At the Azure Cloud Sect, Azure Cloud Master was also staring intently at the Myriad Spirits Sect, envying Zhou Xuansheng's attainment of the Dao Realm Perfection.
After all, Zhou Xuansheng had reached the level that Azure Cloud Master most hoped to achieve.
Of course, it was just envy.
After his initial envy, Azure Cloud Master became serious.
He knew very well that Zhou Xuansheng would definitely cause trouble for the Azure Cloud Sect after he reached the Dao Realm Perfection.
The feud between the two sects spans over a thousand years, and the accumulated contradictions are simply too numerous to reconcile.
Although there was Demon Lord to deal with Zhou Xuansheng, Azure Cloud Master still hoped that he could resist the Myriad Spirits Sect himself.
As the World-Opener the Divine Dao, he should have such courage.
"Be careful, I need to go and comprehend the Dao. Give me a little more time, and I can Tribulation Transcendence Realm again." Azure Cloud Master relayed the message to Ling Yunzi and the others. Then, he sent a message to Zhang Yang, instructing him. "I'm leaving the sect's affairs to you. You can make your own decisions."
If it's not something truly urgent, please don't bother me. I need to figure out the Tribulation Transcendence Realm matter as soon as possible.
Zhou Xuansheng has become True Immortal Realm; you must be careful when making arrangements."
He informed Zhang Yang of the results, and Zhang Yang should have a way to deal with it.
Then, he went into seclusion.
Anyway, Zhang Yang and the other prodigies have finished their fights, so there's no need for him to look after them anymore.
As for other matters, Ling Yunzi and the others are capable of handling them.
Zhang Yang's expression also turned serious. He guessed from the strange phenomena in the heavens and earth that Zhou Xuansheng had become True Immortal Realm.
Now that he has received confirmation from his master, he must carefully arrange matters concerning the Azure Cloud Sect.
"Master said that Sect Leader Zhou has become True Immortal Realm, congratulations!" Zhang Yang congratulated Zhou Lin.
Several prodigies had made their guesses, and now that it's confirmed, everyone is looking at Zhou Lin with envy.
With a True Immortal Realm joining the sect, its influence in the Immortal Cultivation Realm will be greatly enhanced.
Zhou Lin was overjoyed, his face beaming with barely suppressed joy.
He said to Zhang Yang, "I'm afraid I have to return to the sect... Although there are still a few days until our agreement, the situation has changed, and I'm truly sorry."
After saying this, he left Azure Cloud Sect without waiting for Zhang Yang's reply and rushed towards the Myriad Spirits Sect.
Now that the sect leader has become True Immortal Realm, the Myriad Spirits Sect is firmly established as the number one sect in the world, so Zhou Lin no longer needs to be too polite with the Azure Cloud Sect.
Besides, the two sects already had a feud...
Zhang Yang didn't even glance at Zhou Lin who had left. Instead, he looked at the other prodigies and asked, "Are you leaving, or will you continue sparring?"
"I'll be staying a while, so I'm afraid I won't be able to leave for the time being." Leng Qingfeng laughed heartily. "Don't worry, since I promised to be a sparring partner for the Azure Cloud Sect disciples, I will definitely keep my word."
Qi Lang nodded and said, "I'll definitely stay!"
Sea-Heaven Pavilion and Azure Cloud Sect are allies, so he definitely won't leave.
While the three people from One-Guard Monastery were discussing the matter, Sheng Jingcheng was also deep in thought and did not answer for the time being.
They all knew very well that their stay at the Azure Cloud Sect as sparring partners involved sect affairs. Although they were juniors and their influence on the Sect Alliance wasn't that great, sometimes they were just afraid of getting too serious.
After pondering for a long time, Sheng Jingcheng slowly said, "Five days isn't long. I'll stay!"
The Sacred Spirit Church and the Myriad Spirits Sect have close ties, and his decision to stay was indeed a risk.
Ling Xu and the other two nodded, indicating their willingness to stay.
"Since everyone is willing to stay, the sparring will continue as usual. Five days later, we will see you all off!" Zhang Yang then said to Leng Qingfeng, "I have already felt that you can keep your promise. So, the extra two months are unnecessary; you can leave with them then!"
While two months of repeated training in Leng Qingfeng's Ice World has some significance, it's not very substantial.
The Azure Cloud Sect has other plans now, and keeping an outsider in the sect for such a small benefit would actually be inconvenient.
Leng Qingfeng naturally wouldn't refuse.
Afterwards, the prodigies resumed their sparring duties, aiming to complete the five-day training session as quickly as possible before leaving the Azure Cloud Sect.
Zhang Yang, on the other hand, was in charge of arranging the sect's affairs.
He first summoned Jiang Zhiqiu and instructed him, "Raise the alert level in Azure Cloud City. During this period, prevent any other incidents from occurring. If any unusual activity is detected, suppress it forcefully."
"Yes, Eldest Senior Brother!" Jiang Zhiqiu hurriedly returned to Azure Cloud City and immediately increased the Azure Cloud City's patrol strength.
At this time, Azure Cloud City peaceful because the news of Zhou Xuansheng becoming True Immortal Realm had not yet spread.
Even so, Zhang Yang had taken precautions in advance.
"My fellow disciples, you are all stationed on your respective peaks. The grand formation must be kept running continuously, ensuring it can be activated at any time," Zhang Yang then instructed his elders.
The other Azure Cloud Six and Cang Song nodded in agreement, and then each took their place on one of the seven peaks.
"Eldest Senior Brother, should we gather the other disciples?" Situ Mingyue asked.
"No need!" Zhang Yang shook his head. "If a major situation really occurs, their power won't be of much use. However, we should send people to contact the Cloud Mountain Empire and the Cloud Soaring Empire, and be prepared to respond to any unrest in the world."
If a great war were to break out, even with the protection of a powerful formation, turmoil in the world would still be inevitable.
Early prevention means less impact when problems occur.
After arranging matters within the sect, Zhang Yang went to the West Mountain Forbidden Grounds and said to Gu Xue and Gudoer, "Zhou Xuansheng has Dao Realm Perfection!"
"Oh!" Gudoer seemed to have expected this. "Then he'll probably make his move again."
"I'll go and meet him then," Gu Xue said.
The two Demon Lord didn't think Zhou Xuansheng becoming True Immortal Realm was anything special, because they had already reached that level long ago.
"If he becomes True Immortal Realm, we will be at a disadvantage," Gudoer continued. "The Laws of Heaven and Earth of this world are ultimately unfavorable to us. Even if you, the commander, have Demonic Weapon at your disposal, you won't gain much of an advantage."
"To deal with the True Immortal Realm like Zhou Xuansheng in this realm, Gu Yan is more suitable."
Gu Xue frowned slightly and nodded.
He could not deny that what Gudoer said was correct, because although the Demonic Dao Laws did exist in this world, they were extremely rare.
On the contrary, Zhou Xuansheng was able to continue recovering.
If the battle lasts too long, he is indeed not as effective as Gu Yan.
Gudoer looked at Zhang Yang and said, "There are still a few of us who haven't recovered our cultivation. This time, we plan to go and recover our cultivation, and at the same time, we'll bring Gu Yan back."
He should have recovered to his peak strength. With him dealing with Zhou Xuansheng, there's no chance of failure."
Zhang Yang didn't answer immediately. After considering it for a while, he nodded in agreement. "Okay! But I hope you can return as soon as possible after you recover. I still have many questions I'd like to ask you."