Following the Heaven-Viewing Saint Sect was the Divine Nether Sect.
Unlike the Heaven-Viewing Saint Sect, the predecessor of the Divine Nether Sect was the Netherworld Sect, the largest subordinate force of the Heaven-Gazing Sacred Sect in the past.
After the Heaven-Gazing Sacred Sect split, it was renamed Divine Nether Sect, and like a giant dragon coiled in one place, it became a major power in the Heaven-Gazing Domain.
Their strength is naturally incomparable to that of the Heaven-Viewing Saint Sect.
However, it should not be underestimated either.
The Divine Nether Sect also made a grand display this time.
Countless people below gasped in amazement, and many more felt an indescribable envy and jealousy.
after all...
The spirit-gathering array engraved on their spirit boat is even stronger than the array in their own cave abode.
A major sect is indeed a major sect.
They are simply not comparable to those from humble backgrounds.
Following the Divine Nether Sect is the Azure Soaring Daoist Sect.
Azure Soaring Daoist Sect, the disciples all had solemn expressions, neither elated by external gains nor saddened by personal losses. Their presence immediately silenced the scene.
The disciples of the Azure Soaring Daoist Sect are the easiest to identify.
For no other reason than the unique Immortal Spirit aura emanating from them, which is something that no other sect possesses.
The pure energy was almost tangible, enveloping them.
Each disciple looked as if they had been cut from the same mold.
While it is astonishing and awe-inspiring, it also makes one want to keep a respectful distance.
" The Immortal Embryo Sect arrived quite early this year... and there are quite a few of them..."
"As expected of the Immortal Embryo Sect, their aura of Immortal Spirit is truly remarkable. They are like guiding lights in a crowd; no one can be wrong about them."
The Immortal Embryo Sect.
That's right.
Although the Azure Soaring Daoist Sect calls itself the Azure Soaring Daoist Sect, many cultivators outside the sect privately refer to them as the Immortal Embryo Sect.
This is because the symbol of the Azure Soaring Daoist Sect is a Immortal Embryo!
but...
Whether it actually exists or not, no one knows for sure.
It's just that I don't know when it started, but rumors began to circulate.
It is said that tens of thousands of years ago, a Immortal Embryo began to be conceived within the Azure Soaring Daoist Sect. To this day, tens of thousands of years have passed, and the Immortal Embryo has still not been born.
But the Immortal Embryo possesses a spirit.
Even before birth, the secrets of the womb remain, allowing one to transmit the Dharma and preach the Way.
The secret techniques of the Azure Soaring Daoist Sect were passed down from that Immortal Embryo —though this is only a rumor.
Moreover, anyone who joins the Azure Soaring Daoist Sect, regardless of their previous personality, will become just like the other Azure Soaring Daoist Sect disciples, serious and unsmiling after entering the sect.
It is frightening.
What's most puzzling is that since its founding, the Azure Soaring Daoist Sect has almost never had any disciples defect to the sect.
This is the rarest thing ever.
You should know...
Even in sects like the Heaven-Viewing Saint Sect and the Divine Nether Sect, every few decades or centuries, disciples would occasionally defect or betray their sects for various reasons.
Not to mention the Cinnabar Cloud Sword Sect.
Yet, surprisingly, not a single disciple within the Azure Soaring Daoist Sect betrayed them.
This has shrouded the Azure Soaring Daoist Sect in an even greater veil of mystery.
Similarly, they are the most mysterious and low-profile among the four major sects.
Of course...
The idea of Immortal Embryo" is just a rumor.
It's simply a matter of opinion.
Only a minority believe.
Most people don't believe it.
After all, whether there are immortals in the entire Central Continent is another matter.
Let alone Immortal Embryo.
Moreover, tens of thousands of years have passed, and even before that, the Azure Soaring Daoist Sect had been spreading rumors about the existence of a Immortal Embryo Immortal Embryo. Even after all this time, the rumors persist...
It's highly likely just a smokescreen.
As for the Immortal Spirit aura emanating from them, it is highly likely that it is a rather special Cultivation Method.
This is also the most widely accepted guess.
After the three sects, the last one is naturally the Cinnabar Cloud Sword Sect.
This time, in order to select participants for the Heaven-Gazing Secret Realm, the Cinnabar Cloud Sword Sect arrived exceptionally late.
Thirteen airships, a grand procession, each piloted by a considerable number of people.
This also made many people's expressions somewhat unpredictable.
"... Wasn't it said that the Cinnabar Cloud Sword Sect had declined? I think its aura is no less than that of the other three major sects."
Someone couldn't help but speak up.
"Don't say that, after all, it's one of the four major sects."
"Yes, even a starved camel is bigger than a horse. No matter how powerful the Cinnabar Cloud Sword Sect is, it's still far beyond what we Rogue Cultivator can compare to."
"Their admissions this year are still only for prodigies, tsk tsk, the four major sects, I wonder if I'll ever have a chance to get in my lifetime."
"You? Don't even think about it. Even if the Cinnabar Cloud Sword Sect declines for another hundred years, they still won't want cultivators with our aptitude."
"..."
Discussions erupted.
But as the four major sects took their places and the four sect leaders gathered outside the entrance to the Heaven-Gazing Secret Realm, everyone, regardless of what they were saying, stopped talking, held their breath, and nervously watched what lay ahead.
The opening of the Heaven-Gazing Secret Realm is by no means simple.
First, what's needed is the Spiritual Power of Great Saint Sage, requiring a total of four people.
Moreover, each of these four people must possess at least one Heaven-Gazing Token.
Ten Heaven-Gazing Token were allocated to the Heaven-Viewing Saint Sect (three for each of the Divine Nether Sect ), and the remaining two each to the Azure Soaring Daoist Sect and the Cinnabar Cloud Sword Sect.
Without exception, all ten tokens were held by the four major sects; not a single one had leaked out.
That's something the four major sects would absolutely not allow.
Ten tokens appeared, and with the transfer of Spiritual Power, streams of white, horizontally refined Spiritual Power appeared at the top of the tokens, like rainbows piercing the sun, rushing towards the center.
Suddenly, a firework exploded.
What followed was a roar and a tremor.
The buzzing sound resounded throughout the land, causing many cultivators to instinctively take a few steps back. Some even had to forcefully steady themselves to avoid being knocked down by the sudden impact of Spiritual Power.
Just as everyone regained their footing, a huge altar rose from the ground.
The rich Spiritual Power of the earth spread out in all directions.
On the altar, ten gaps corresponded to the ten cardinal directions, Heaven-Gazing Token in the hands of the four people trembled simultaneously, with crystalline light rising.
If they weren't being held captive, they would probably have already rushed towards the altar.
--This is the original procedure.
Once the Heaven-Gazing Token are returned to their proper positions, the Heaven-Gazing Secret Realm will open.
but...
The leader of the Heaven-Viewing Saint Sect, who should have been the first to release the Heaven-Gazing Token, has yet to make a move.
The sect leader of the Cinnabar Cloud Sword Sect was a middle-aged man with gray hair. He had an unassuming demeanor and a solemn expression. He first looked at the Heaven-Viewing Saint Sect, but the sect leader of the Heaven-Viewing Saint Sect remained silent and showed no other reaction.
Moreover, the other two sect leaders also stood quietly in place, without showing any unnecessary reaction to the actions of the Heaven-Viewing Saint Sect's leader.
Even though he didn't know what had happened, the sect leader of the Cinnabar Cloud Sword Sect felt his heart sink.
He suddenly realized that something had happened that was beyond his control.
He couldn't help but speak.
" Jiang Bo, what do you mean by this!?"