Five Elements Sect's Seven Hundred Warriors

They had also added the Longevity Points from the past three years to their magical power. Their current Longevity Points were: Strength, 21. Speed, 21. Essence of All Things, 20. Magical Power, 11.

However, the moment he saw the disciples, a warm smile immediately spread across his face. With a straw hat on his head, he looked utterly harmless.

Chen Xun led Big Black Ox to the edge of the disciples, his gaze searching through the crowd for someone. It was Ji Kun.

He had now broken through to the Qi Condensation Ninth Layer. Full of high spirits, he seemed to have found his people and was surrounded like stars circling the moon, voices of conversation rising without end.

Chen Xun smiled faintly and did not disturb him. Instead, he turned toward the Sect Master's main hall, and he and Big Black Ox were drawn in once more.

People steadily arrived before the Sect Master's main hall. There were seven hundred Qi Condensation Stage disciples in total. Chen Xun led Big Black Ox to stand at the very back, completely inconspicuous.

Several figures flew out from behind the Sect Master's main hall. They walked through the air, their auras imposing, faint strands of light trailing around them.

"Golden Core Stage great cultivators! They can walk through the air."

Chen Xun was inwardly shocked. He now knew what realm lay above Foundation Establishment: the Golden Core Stage. Their lifespans could reach a thousand years—they were true Old Monsters.

Before the main hall, all the disciples stood solemnly silent; one could hear a needle drop. They stood straight in their respective places, not daring to act rashly.

Big Black Ox was so frightened that its whole body went limp, cold sweat emerging all over it. Its spiritual senses were sharper than everyone else's. These great cultivators absolutely had the ability to kill them.

Sect Master You Yuanhua stood in the air before everyone and said in a deep, resonant voice, "The journey to Southern Dipper Mountain is an opportunity not easily gained. I hope all disciples will uphold the might of our Five Elements Sect."

You Yuanhua had a steady bearing. He swept his gaze over everyone one by one, then waved his hand. Ethereal immortal music drifted forth, followed by several piercing eagle cries from a distant valley.

"This journey will be led by Peak Lord Wei Shan. He is an early Golden Core Stage cultivator, which shows the sect's regard for all of you disciples."

The moment those words fell, the seven hundred disciples were flattered beyond measure. The sect had actually dispatched a Golden Core Stage Peak Lord to escort them. Their hearts burned even hotter, and they were determined to contribute to the sect.

Wei Shan's white hair fluttered in the wind, yet he showed no trace of age. He truly had white hair and a youthful face, exceptionally handsome, making the female disciples' hearts flutter.

"We obey the Sect Master's command. Greetings, Peak Lord Wei."

A group of disciples cupped their fists and lowered their heads. It was respect for a senior, as well as acknowledgment and yearning for strength.

"Rise, disciples." Wei Shan's spring-breeze-like voice rang beside everyone's ears, carrying none of a senior's airs.

Everyone felt a force gently lifting them up. Chen Xun was left stunned. Why was his body no longer under his control?

ROAR!

ROAR!

At that moment, several earth-shattering shrieks split the sky. Five enormous spirit beasts flapped their wings as they descended from the distant horizon, casting a vast shadow over the entire area before the main hall. Chen Xun and Big Black Ox felt their scalps tingle.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Several impacts shook and cracked the ground as the five giant spirit beasts landed before the main hall. Their eagle eyes were incomparably sharp, and Chen Xun felt that the feathers on their wings were harder than his Mountain-Splitting Axe.

"These are Azure Cliff Eagles, with cultivation at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage. There is no need to worry."

Wei Shan smiled faintly and stepped through the air onto the Azure Cliff Eagle in the middle. "All of you, come aboard."

Chen Xun hurriedly led Big Black Ox to the Azure Cliff Eagle at the very edge. Big—enormous! They looked like tiny dwarves before it.

"Old Ox, get on the sword and fly up." Chen Xun took out an immortal sword from his Storage Bag. With a whoosh, it carried him and Big Black Ox into the air.

An abrupt change occurred. The Azure Cliff Eagle actually turned its head and glanced at Big Black Ox, its eyes carrying a mocking gleam, as though it were looking at prey.

Big Black Ox grew furious. If Chen Xun had not held it back, it would have stomped forward with one hoof. It thinks I'm food?!

"Old Ox, don't get worked up. Do it for my sake." Chen Xun hurriedly soothed it, whispering, "Can it outlive you? When the time comes, we'll steal its eggs and make it cry itself to death."

"Moo!" Big Black Ox answered viciously, giving Chen Xun face.

Apart from Chen Xun, who was still holding onto Big Black Ox, all the other disciples calmed their minds and sat cross-legged atop the eagle, beginning to conserve their energy. Yet their eyes were filled with extreme tension.

With a single finger, Wei Shan enveloped the five Azure Cliff Eagles in pale cyan magical-power barriers.

He cupped his fists toward the Sect Master's main hall in farewell, while the few people before the hall smiled and nodded.

"May your journey be smooth." A voice resounded beside every disciple's ear. It was the Sect Master's voice.

Hum—

Hum—

Hum—

The Azure Cliff Eagles spread their wings and soared, letting out several piercing eagle cries. Gale-force winds swept up dust from the ground, and the scenery below grew smaller and smaller. Even Chen Xun's heart began to grow uneasy.

The Azure Cliff Eagles flew across the heavens, gradually vanishing into the depths of the mountain range. Countless disciples on the ground cried out in amazement. They truly were the Five Elements Sect's seven hundred warriors...

"Old Ox, this time, we're really going to witness a grand spectacle."

Excitement colored Chen Xun's face as he looked at the clouds around them. Below, unfamiliar giant peaks thrust straight into the sky, only to be swiftly passed by the Azure Cliff Eagles.

This speed was far too fast. Chen Xun marveled endlessly. It was several times faster than the flying boat from back then.

"Moo! Moo!" Big Black Ox looked exhilarated. They had finally left Small Mountain Village to see the myriad wonders of the world beyond.

Chen Xun looked into the distance. They were ready to face anything. Over the past half year, they had also learned quite a bit about the Southern Dipper Mountain Secret Realm.

The Ten Great Immortal Sects each sent fifteen hundred disciples. They were powerful and possessed numerous slots; they were Southern Dipper Mountain's true winners.

Yet Southern Dipper Mountain was immense, the most magnificent giant mountain in the Qian Kingdom. Within it, one could not rely on strength alone—luck was needed as well.

Although many smaller sects sent fewer than a hundred people, every time, quite a few sects struck it rich by chance and brought back countless spiritual herbs.

"Old Ox, we must be careful of the demon beasts and spirit beasts inside. They are not friendly toward people."

Chen Xun spoke quietly. Southern Dipper Mountain's spiritual energy was suppressed, preventing those demon beasts and spirit beasts from advancing into the Foundation Establishment Realm. Their temperaments had become exceptionally violent, and they killed humans on sight.

This was what he had heard from the elders in the sect. Some of those demon beasts and spirit beasts were even stronger than the Qi Condensation Tenth Layer, hovering just below the Foundation Establishment Realm.

"Moo!" Big Black Ox nodded gravely, knowing what to expect.

Over the past half year, they had heard countless tales. Most disciples who died had been killed by those demon beasts and spirit beasts, which guarded the Foundation Establishment Spiritual Herbs.

Gradually, Chen Xun and Big Black Ox also settled their minds and stopped blabbering.

The Azure Cliff Eagles crossed one region after another. At times, they were attacked by other demon beasts, but Wei Shan merely released his aura, and the flying demon beasts fled in panic.

Half a month later, the Azure Cliff Eagles began to slow. Southern Dipper Mountain was formed by nineteen magnificent giant peaks linked together, like a winding, coiling colossal dragon soaring straight into the clouds.

Like a giant, it stood amid the myriad mountains, mercilessly looking down upon the earth and the immortal cultivators who had come. Even the Azure Cliff Eagles appeared incomparably tiny before it.

"My heavens... there is actually such a magnificent sight in this world." Chen Xun was deeply shaken as he murmured, rising to his feet.

Big Black Ox was also lost in shock, standing motionless on the spot. So they were truly this small.

Looking into the far distance, strange mountains rose abruptly and ranges stretched without end, verdant and steep. Clouds and mist enshrouded them, all contained beneath a great formation.

Chen Xun marveled without end. As expected, it must have taken countless great cultivators to seal this place. Even Elder Wei was likely insignificant before them. He had no idea what kind of heaven-shaking cultivators had created it.

The five Azure Cliff Eagles descended onto an open area. Cultivators from every sect filled the distance, heads packed together. They all looked at the Five Elements Sect with unfriendly eyes before withdrawing their gazes.

North of the open area lay the territory of Southern Dipper Mountain. It was filled with towering ancient trees thousands of years old, dark and silent, carrying an ancient aura that inspired involuntary reverence.