I Am One at the Pinnacle of the Great Dao

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[Reminder: Fake is fake. Please cultivate diligently, host.]

Hearing the system's voice, Long Xiao's face immediately showed a trace of embarrassment.

"Yes, yes, fake."

So Long Xiao quickly spent 100 Summoning Credits in the shop to buy a two-hour Expert Aura Trial Card.

He now had more than seven thousand Summoning Credits. When he had time, he could pull off something big.

After completing the purchase, Long Xiao immediately used the Expert Aura.

Yet he did not feel any changes in himself. But in that instant, Bibi Dong at his side turned pale with fright.

Hong Chan, Qian Daoliu, and everyone else stared in utter shock, as though they had witnessed the most terrifying thing in their lives.

"Supreme divine might..."

Qian Daoliu dropped to his knees, while the others did not dare move. It was too terrifying.

Hong Chan's graceful throat bobbed as she desperately swallowed. She even wanted to slap herself twice. Why had she not believed him just now?

Hadn't she offended such an expert?

At this moment, in everyone's eyes, Long Xiao was like a god standing apart from the world. The aura spilling from him could overshadow the sun, moon, and stars, intimidating all creation.

It seemed that with a single thought, he could rewrite everyone's fate and reduce them to ashes.

Looks like it worked.

A nearly imperceptible smile appeared at the corner of Long Xiao's mouth. He had spent the money, so he had to keep acting until the end.

Clatter!

Hong Chan's sword fell to the ground. She also dropped to one knee before Long Xiao, not believing that anything about her could remain hidden before such an expert.

"One of the Big Dipper Dynasty's Four Imperial Envoys, Hong Chan."

"Greetings, Sect Master of the Divine Sect!"

As soon as those words were spoken, Qian Daoliu and the others gaped. This woman looked pretty intimidating, but she was actually from the Big Dipper Dynasty's imperial family!

No wonder someone so formidable had appeared in this backwater place.

Tang San touched his thigh, feeling fortunate. Good thing he had not forced himself on her back then... otherwise, he would have been dead for sure.

Mo Duo finally remembered the woman's identity as well. No wonder she had looked somewhat familiar. Even this imperial envoy, who was usually so lofty, had knelt. It felt amazing.

He truly regretted not getting captured by Sect Master Long sooner.

Even Long Xiao was startled inwardly. She was actually from the imperial city?

Still, he was an expert now.

"Mm, rise."

"Thank you, Sect Master of the Divine Sect."

Hong Chan rose to her feet. She did not dare look Long Xiao in the eyes for too long, because her heart had begun pounding violently. Thump, thump, thump. It felt as though it would explode if she looked one second longer.

"May I boldly ask where you are from, Senior, and why you have come to our Big Dipper Dynasty..."

As an imperial envoy, naturally she wanted to learn the background of such a terrifying figure appearing within the dynasty.

But the moment she finished speaking, she was seized by lingering fear.

She had been too rash. If someone like him wanted to do anything to the Big Dipper Dynasty, it would take no more than the flick of a finger.

Long Xiao looked at Hong Chan, then at Qian Daoliu, Bibi Dong, and the others beside him, and asked with a smile.

"What identity do you think I have?"

Hearing this, everyone exchanged glances, unsure how to answer. All they knew was that the sect master was incredibly powerful and could not act lightly. He was now retracing his path of cultivation, which was why he appeared weak.

Long Xiao looked up at the sky, calm and composed, every bit the imposing master.

"Heh heh, I am a god in the heavens, one at the pinnacle of the Great Dao."

"I would not tell ordinary people. Only those I trust, or those fated to meet me."

The Great Dao! The pinnacle! A god in the heavens!

Those words struck their hearts fiercely!

Trusted? Fated?

Qian Daoliu and Gu Rong were thrilled. Wasn't the sect master talking about them?

From now on, they would give everything for the sect master, brave mountains of blades and seas of fire, and never regret dying ten thousand deaths!

Just thinking about it made them a little excited.

Hong Chan also fell into thought. Did Senior mean that she was someone fated to meet him?

Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue were happy as well, though they hoped even more to become the sect master's beloved women.

"Enough. I only came to show you the Cultivation Tower. Come into the tower with me."

Long Xiao gazed at the giant black tower and lightly waved his sleeve. The barrier covering it vanished.

He possessed absolute control over the black tower.

That effortless display made Qian Daoliu and the others admire him even more.

Long Xiao led the group into the black tower.

"Hiss..."

Upon arriving on the first floor, Gu Rong discovered that the space inside the tower was actually larger than it appeared from outside.

"This involves the power of space." Knowing his doubts, Long Xiao explained with a faint smile. "The first floor alone has two thousand cultivation chambers."

Space...

The people from Spirit Continent fell into thought. At most, they could control teleportation. Gu Rong had a deeper understanding of spatial control, but because the difference in world strength was too vast, he could no longer reach that level.

Mo Duo and Xu Jiaojiao looked even more bewildered.

Only Hong Chan understood a little. Only upon reaching the Tianyuan Realm could one touch upon the mysteries of spatial power. It was still far too distant for her.

"By the way, Sect Master, didn't you say the tower would have three times the spiritual energy? Why does it feel the same to me?" Xu Jiaojiao tilted her little head and looked around, but she could not find anywhere with especially dense spiritual energy.

"That's right. The Spirit-Gathering Array needs to gather all the nearby spiritual energy here before it can reach three times the concentration."

As he spoke, Long Xiao waved his sleeve once more, and the Spirit-Gathering Array at the tower's peak instantly appeared.

A massive array pattern emerged atop the tower, wildly drawing in the spiritual energy within a ten-mile radius. Waves of immense power poured into every room.

That power continued to grow until it reached saturation.

The people from Spirit Continent had never seen such an advanced array before, and their horizons were broadened once again.

"All right."

"However, because the spiritual energy in the surrounding environment is rather scarce, it can only be opened for two hours each day. Once an entire Spirit Vein is brought over, things will be easier."

An entire Spirit Vein brought over?

Hong Chan's beautiful lips could not help twitching. Spirit Veins were incomparably precious. Even the imperial family possessed only one Second-Tier Spirit Vein.

A Second-Tier Spirit Vein could provide a massive amount of spiritual energy, but it could only create at most twice the normal concentration.

This Spirit-Gathering Array could already create three times the concentration, which showed that its grade was not low.

This setup was more than enough to rival even high-level sects.

"Good! Let's get dozens of them!"

Qian Daoliu and the others did not know what a Spirit Vein was, but they understood it was something good related to spiritual energy.

As long as the sect master was around, what could not be accomplished?

"Let's go to the second floor."

Long Xiao spoke softly, as though all of this were nothing more than an easy little matter to him.

His tone was calm, yet it revealed endless dominance.

Hong Chan's heart trembled. Was this the bearing of a legendary powerhouse?

Such a powerhouse deserved Hong Chan's reverence!

In truth, Long Xiao was excited as well. The instant he opened the spiritual energy valve, he had actually broken through to the Seventh Stage of Body Tempering.

Everyone followed Long Xiao to the second floor.

There were several kinds of public cultivation rooms here.

Puppet Rooms, Body Training Rooms, Combat Rooms, Soul Refinement Rooms... all kinds of them.

For example, the Puppet Room contained puppets of all levels for you to use as punching bags.

This broadened everyone's horizons once again.

I'll come train for two hours after work every day. I'll become an all-rounder, work hard in secret, then amaze everyone. Tang San chuckled inwardly.

Afterward, everyone arrived at the third floor.

There was a Spirit Pool and a Sand Bath. It seemed to be a place for relaxing cultivation, and it even thoughtfully had separate rooms for men and women.

"Sect Master, Xue'er likes this place." Qian Renxue quietly slipped behind Long Xiao and whispered.

Long Xiao turned around, patted Xue'er's little hand, and said fondly, "We'll come together when we have time."

But when he turned back, he saw Bibi Dong's resentful expression.

Xu Jiaojiao envied them greatly. Although her ultimate reason for joining the Divine Sect was to promote justice, Long Xiao was truly so attractive.

Hong Chan understood as well why those two women were competing to become the first virtuous helper. If she were a disciple of the Divine Sect, she would fight for it with her life. This was an enormous opportunity!

When they reached the top floor, there were actually many walls. Based on the system's manual, Long Xiao also learned the purpose of the final floor.

"These are Scripture Inscription Walls. Qian Daoliu, when you have time, inscribe some basic cultivation techniques and martial arts from the sect here. If you have any good soul skills, you can inscribe those here as well for the disciples to cultivate."

"Yes!"

Qian Daoliu answered at once.

The others also found it interesting. They were happy to let others learn the skills they were proud of, since they could learn even stronger ones in the future anyway.

After the tour was complete, everyone returned to the dining hall.

Hong Chan also followed along awkwardly. Without Senior's permission, she did not dare leave casually.

"Big Sister Hong Chan, this is for you. My father is the city lord of Azure City, and he has a very good relationship with the sect master." Xu Jiaojiao brought her some food. After all, this was her father's superior.

Oh?

Hong Chan was startled. He had even sent his daughter over.

That city lord had acted fast. She needed to report this matter to His Majesty quickly as well. If they could send several princes and princesses here to study, why worry about the Big Dipper Dynasty not prospering? Why fear the Demon Cloud Sect?

Long Xiao silently drank ox-tail soup while enjoying Xue'er and Bibi Dong's close massages. In truth, he had already guessed Hong Chan's thoughts.

He wanted to use Hong Chan to establish a connection with the imperial family.

"Sect Master, is Xue'er's soup tasty?"