Master's Shock
Having broken through one major realm and two minor realms in succession, Shi Zhenghao's strength at this moment is indeed incomparable to his former self.
At this moment, Shi Zhenghao was flying at top speed, seemed to have already seen the expression on Yi Xuan when he handed him one hundred Mid-Grade Spirit Stone.
Moreover, he has now become Golden Core True Person, which means that as soon as he returns to the sect, he will be immediately promoted to a sect elder.
If he pleads with his master Xiao Anhe and plays the victim, he believes that his master, considering how many years he has wandered outside, will not have the heart to let Cui Yan assign him any sect affairs right away.
In that case, with a hundred Mid-Grade Spirit Stone in hand Shi Zhenghao could do whatever he wanted.
Thinking of this, Shi Zhenghao, who was flying at high speed, couldn't help but laugh out loud.
What he didn't know was that, ten thousand meters above him in the clouds, Yi Xuan's Firmament was rapidly overtaking him and flying towards the Azure Cloud Sect.
Since stepping down as the sect leader of the Azure Cloud Sect, Xiao Anhe has basically lived a life of leisure and seclusion.
Unless something major happens in the sect, such as the previous actions against the Gazing Immortal Sect, he generally does not interfere in the sect's internal management.
This not only gave Xiao Anhe more time to improve his cultivation, but also allowed Cui Yan to better control the Azure Cloud Sect and avoid the awkward situation of two emperors ruling simultaneously.
After handing over all the power of the sect to Cui Yan, Xiao Anhe did not feel lost because of losing power. On the contrary, his strength entered a phase of rapid improvement.
Having spent half his life working for the sect, Xiao Anhe finally had time to devote his energy to the great cause of cultivating immortality. When he had nothing to do, he would stay in his Supreme Elder's Palace to cultivate.
When he encountered a bottleneck or wanted to relax during his cultivation, he would either lie down in a rocking chair in the square outside his palace, just like the old lady, to completely relax, or he would go to sit with the Supreme Elder Li or Li Taishang to exchange cultivation experiences.
That day, as Xiao Anhe lay in his rocking chair looking up at the sky, a black dot slowly grew larger in the sky, initially appearing to be only the size of a sesame seed.
Xiao Anhe thought it was an eagle circling high in the sky, which turned into a black dot because it was flying so high.
But as he looked at it, he realized something was wrong. The black dot was rapidly growing larger, and at an alarming rate, it had expanded a million times in the blink of an eye. The shadow it cast on the ground completely obscured Xiao Anhe's rocking chair.
At this moment, Xiao Anhe finally saw what the thing looked like. It looked like a large bird, but unlike ordinary birds, this bird had a metallic sheen on its surface under the sunlight. Its exaggerated shape made Xiao Anhe know that this thing was definitely not to be trifled with, even if he didn't know its purpose.
That's right, this is the Firmament that Yi Xuan rode in, but Xiao Anhe didn't know that this strange-looking thing actually belonged to his little apprentice.
Xiao Anhe, with a solemn expression, stood up, leaning on the rocking chair. He bowed to the Firmament and said, "May I ask which sect's expert has come to my Azure Cloud Sect? I am Xiao Anhe, the Supreme Elder of the Azure Cloud Sect. I am sorry for not welcoming you properly!"
The Azure Cloud Sect has always had warning arrays set up, but the strange thing in front of them was able to bypass the Azure Cloud Sect's warnings without anyone noticing, which shows that its strength should not be underestimated. Therefore, Xiao Anhe did not alarm the sect's higher-ups, but decided to contact the other party first to see what its intentions were.
Yi Xuan, inside the Firmament, was extremely embarrassed. He had originally wanted the Firmament to fall into the Azure Cloud Sect from the sky, so that the Azure Cloud Sect's warning array would give an immediate warning.
Yi Xuan only needs to come out of the Firmament and explain, and the matter will be over.
Unexpectedly, Yi Xuan unconsciously incorporated radar stealth design into the structure of the Firmament during its initial design phase. In other words, the Firmament's shape has an extremely low radar cross-section when facing radar scans.
Who knew that the radar stealth technology in its external structure would also be effective against the warning array of the Cultivation Realm? When the Firmament passed through the array, it did not cause any warning. So, in order to avoid causing panic, Yi Xuan had no choice but to land the Firmament in front of his master's palace.
"Fellow Daoist! Please show yourself. The person has already arrived. Do you intend to refuse to see them?"
Seeing that the large metal bird remained motionless, Xiao Anhe tentatively began to scan it with his Divine Sense, but unexpectedly a familiar figure appeared in his Divine Sense.
Xiao Anhe was very familiar with this figure. However, he still couldn't quite believe it and used his Divine Sense to confirm it several times. Finally, he stared wide-eyed at the person walking out of the Firmament Dome's hatch and said, "Yi Xuan? What are you doing here?"
Seeing his master's shocked expression, Yi Xuan scratched his head sheepishly and said, "Master, isn't it me?"
"This? You made this?"
Xiao Anhe pointed at the Firmament and asked in disbelief. Although he had seen Yi Xuan's Nüwa robot and Barrett before, those things were at most interesting to him, but not shocking.
But this time, the Firmament completely shocked him, not because of Firmament size and shape, but because his disciple's creation was able to bypass the sect's warning array.
How terrifying! Fortunately, this thing belongs to Yi Xuan. If it belonged to someone else, the consequences for the Azure Cloud Sect would be unimaginable.
Yi Xuan, of course, knew the reason for his master's shock. To be honest, Yi Xuan himself was even more shocked than his master. He never expected that this radar stealth technology could actually work against the warning array of the Cultivation Realm. Yi Xuan even wanted to leave now to study the underlying principles.
However, thinking that his senior brother was still behind him and might arrive at any time, he quickly took out the Zhuoyi tea set from his Storage Bag, set it in front of Xiao Anhe, and then pulled Xiao Anhe to sit down.
While brewing tea, he said, "Master, didn't you give yourself a task before the New Year? The one about my senior brother!"
Upon hearing Yi Xuan's words, Xiao Anhe's curiosity about the Firmament instantly shifted to Shi Zhenghao. He knew that his little apprentice wouldn't talk to him about Shi Zhenghao unless he made some progress.
Xiao Anhe took a sip of tea and said with a smile, "It seems your senior brother has advanced to the Golden Core stage?"
Seeing Yi Xuan nod, Xiao Anhe downed his tea in one gulp, a smile spreading across his face.
At that moment, a figure on the horizon approached the two at an extremely fast speed, quickly landing not far from them. The figure then looked at Yi Xuan with a shocked expression and asked, "What are you doing here?"