Let's Start with the Wind and Thunder Pavilion
The efficiency of the Earth Spirit Sect was at its peak in the face of a terrifying being who could decide its life and death.
In less than half a day, thousands of scrolls containing martial arts manuals of the True Qi Realm and Internal Force Realm accumulated by the Earth Spirit Sect over hundreds of years filled Dongfang Yueming's courtyard like small mountains.
At the same time, an incredibly detailed intelligence jade slip containing information about the Great Qi Dynasty and all the surrounding sects was respectfully delivered to him.
Li Daoxuan, the sect leader of the Earth Spirit Sect, who had come in person to report back, looked at the figure calmly flipping through the jade slip. His heart was filled with awe, but deep in his eyes, there was a hint of cold smile and expectation that was hard to detect.
[Hmph, go ahead and be arrogant, go ahead and be arrogant all you want!]
[You have no idea that soon, an envoy from the Scarlet Flame Sect of the Central Continent will arrive here! That is a true immortal expert, possessing Innate Physique! Far beyond the reach of us mortal Grandmaster!]
The more trouble you cause now, the worse you'll suffer later!
He bowed respectfully and withdrew, already calculating in his mind how to maximize the value of this ominous figure after the messenger's arrival.
Dongfang Yueming ignored Li Daoxuan's complicated thoughts and instead focused her divine sense on the intelligence jade slip.
A moment later, he slowly opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing within them.
[Besides the Earth Spirit Sect, the Great Qi Dynasty also has three other sects with Grandmaster lineages: the Wind and Thunder Pavilion, the Boulder Sect, and the Heavenly Sword Sect.]
[Among the surrounding dynasties, there are also seven or eight sects of similar strength, each with its own unique advantages...]
He turned his attention to the target closest to the Earth Spirit Sect, based on the intelligence.
[The Wind and Thunder Pavilion is renowned for its lightning-attribute techniques and Grandmaster martial arts... Perfect, let's start with you.]
Three days later, at the Wind and Thunder Pavilion.
As a sect in the Great Qi Dynasty renowned for its agility and leg techniques, the atmosphere at the Wind and Thunder Pavilion today is unusually solemn.
Pavilion Master Lei Wanjun, a renowned Grandmaster, stood before the mountain gate with a gloomy expression. Behind him were all the Inner Force elders and core disciples of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion.
They were on high alert, because just now, a calm yet undeniable voice had resounded throughout the entire Wind and Thunder Pavilion.
"The Dongfang Yueming in the east; I have come to pay my respects."
With just that one sentence, everyone felt a chill run down their spines!
Not long ago, Li Daoxuan, the sect leader of the Earth Spirit Sect, personally sent a humble "visiting letter" to all the sects in the Great Qi Dynasty that possessed the lineage of Grandmaster, stating that a senior named "Dongfang Yueming" would soon personally visit the various sects.
Everyone knew this wasn't a visit; it was a declaration of war!
Lei Wanjun had thought the other party would at least rest for a few days, but he didn't expect them to arrive so quickly!
As everyone waited anxiously, a figure wearing a straw hat slowly and deliberately walked up the mountain path, step by step.
He walked very slowly, each step as if measured, utterly devoid of any worldly concerns.
However, it was this very person who made Lei Wanwanjun feel unprecedented pressure!
"You are Senior Dongfang?" Lei Wanjun suppressed his surprise and doubt and asked in a deep voice.
Dongfang Yueming did not answer; he simply looked up and glanced at the imposing gate of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion.
The next moment, he slowly lifted his foot.
It fell gently.
"Boom--!"
The [Water and Fire Heavenly Domain] unfolds with a thunderous roar!
In an instant, the sky and earth within a radius of a thousand feet changed color!
Half of it is the blazing sun that burns everything; the other half is the boundless deep sea frozen for thousands of miles!
Water and fire, two completely opposite forces, are perfectly fused together in an incredibly mysterious way, forming a terrifying world capable of crushing everything!
The protective array that Wind and Thunder Pavilion was so proud of, when it was deployed in this area, didn't even cause a ripple. It melted away silently, like ice and snow under the sun!
"Thump!"
Behind Lei Wanjun, the elders and disciples with Inner Force, under the oppressive force of this domain that rivaled the might of heaven, could not even muster the slightest thought of resistance. They all knelt down on the ground, their bodies trembling like leaves!
Only Lei Wanjun is still struggling to hold on!
He pushed his Grandmaster Domain, "Wind and Thunder World," to its limit, with countless violent bolts of lightning swirling around him, attempting to tear apart this terrifying world! However, his lightning seemed so insignificant before the blazing sun; his proud gale couldn't even stir up a ripple in the boundless deep sea!
"You... you..." Lei Wanjun's face was filled with horror and disbelief!
Both are Grandmaster, but the difference... how could it be so vast?!
"I've come for only one thing," Dongfang Yueming finally spoke, his calm voice ringing in Lei Wanjun's ear, "Hand over the core inheritance of your Wind and Thunder Pavilion —the ' Wind and Thunder Spirit-Gathering Method ' and the Grandmaster Martial Art ' Wind and Thunder Invocation,' and I will leave, guaranteeing the safety of your sect."
This is a transaction, but more than that, it's... an ultimatum!
A look of extreme humiliation and struggle flashed across Lei Wanjun's face. Handing over the inheritance would render the Wind and Thunder Pavilion a mere shell; refusing would mean annihilation!
He watched the world of water and fire slowly crushing towards him, feeling the terrifying power that could easily obliterate him. In the end, all his resentment and anger turned into a long, bitter sigh.
"I... I'll hand it over."
As Dongfang Yueming gracefully departed, holding a jade slip containing all the core inheritances of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion, behind him knelt a sea of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion members, trembling with fear.
Instead of rushing back to the Earth Spirit Sect, he found a nearby hilltop.
[Point Allocation!]
[Point Allocation!]
[Ding! Consumed... "Wind and Thunder Spirit-Gathering Method" upgraded to Perfection!]
[Ding! Consumed... "Wind and Thunder Invocation" upgraded to Perfection!]
With the depletion of massive points, he upgraded all the Grandmaster techniques he had plundered from the Wind and Thunder Pavilion to the Perfection Realm!
[Merge!]
Countless insights about wind and thunder intertwined and collided in his mind, ultimately merging into his own cultivation techniques and martial arts system!
After doing all this, he slowly stood up and turned his gaze to his next target.
Meanwhile, the news that "a mysterious Grandmaster suppressed the Wind and Thunder Pavilion and seized its inheritance in a single day" had spread like wildfire throughout the martial arts world of the Great Qi Dynasty at an incredible speed!
Inside the Earth Spirit Sect, Li Daoxuan listened to the scouts' reports, his shock growing ever stronger, but his anticipation also intensified.
[Good! The stronger the better! The more invincible you are now, the more miserably you'll fall when facing a true immortal expert!]