Heading to the Origin Return Sect
After leaving the Azure Cloud Sect's mountain gate, Yi Xuan didn't even return to his own courtyard; he simply had No. 01 notify Liang Shi.
Alone, he took the handwritten letter given to him by Xiao Anhe and embarked on the journey to the Origin Return Sect.
Since Yi Xuan transmigrated here, he has been living in the circle of cultivators. Although he has heard about the martial artists of this world from other people and knows quite a few of them, such as Attendant Shen in Fatty Lin's mansion.
However, Yi Xuan never seriously looked into the affairs of martial artists. After all, he had already cultivated immortality, so why would he pay attention to martial artists who were several levels lower than cultivators?
Therefore, before handing Yi Xuan the personal letter, Xiao Anhe gave Yi Xuan a thorough lesson on martial arts knowledge to prevent Yi Xuan from bringing shame to the Origin Return Sect upon arriving at the Guiyuan Azure Cloud Sect.
Martial artists and immortal cultivators in this world are two completely different systems. Logically speaking, the paths to the Great Dao are different but lead to the same goal, so neither should be superior to the other.
However, the Martial Dao of this world are inherently several levels lower than those of cultivators due to the limitation of their upper limits.
According to the classification of Martial Dao, the realms can be divided into several major realms: Houtian, Xiantian, Grandmaster, and Great Grandmaster. Among them, the highest level of Martial Dao, the Great Grandmaster, is equivalent to the Golden Core realm of immortal cultivators. This shows the difference between Martial Dao and immortal cultivation; their upper limits are completely different.
The reason Xiao Anhe recommended Yi Xuan to cultivate Martial Dao was because Martial Dao and immortal cultivation have different requirements in terms of aptitude. Immortal cultivators emphasize Spirit Root, and the higher the Spirit Root, the stronger the talent.
Just like Yi Xuan's former Seventh-Grade Spirit Root, although it wasn't top-tier in the entire Cultivation Realm, it was absolutely unparalleled within the Azure Cloud Sect.
Moreover, among all the people Yi Xuan had encountered over the years, only the Grandmaster Yun the capital had a stronger Spirit Root than himself.
However, Martial Dao have no requirements, so everyone can practice martial arts. This has led to a situation where, although the world is dominated by cultivators, martial artists are the most numerous group, even dozens or hundreds of times more numerous than cultivators.
Origin Return Sect and Azure Cloud Sect are both forces within the territory of the Western Jiang Kingdom, but there are still some differences between them.
Specifically, the Origin Return Sect belongs to the Western Jiang Kingdom, and the Western Jiang Kingdom belongs to the Azure Cloud Sect.
Therefore, when Yi Xuan arrived at the Origin Return Sect with a personal letter from the former Azure Cloud Sect, he wanted to become their sect leader. They would probably seriously consider it. This is the power of cultivators; these Martial Dao sects simply dare not offend them.
Of course, Yi Xuan wouldn't be so bored as to become the head of a Martial Dao sect. His purpose for this trip was very simple: to improve his physique as soon as possible.
Origin Return Sect is located on Origin Return Mountain next to the Western Jiang Kingdom, so Yi Xuan's route this time was exactly the same as the previous trip to the capital.
The difference this time was that Yi Xuan didn't have to endure the ordeal of riding in a carriage again. Thinking back to his last experience, Yi Xuan still felt a slight pain in his buttocks.
On the official road leading to the capital, a large SUV was speeding along, drawing the attention of pedestrians on both sides.
Fortunately, this is a world of cultivators. Having seen all sorts of Law Treasure and Law Artifact from cultivators, even ordinary people would only be somewhat surprised to see Yi Xuan's off-road vehicle and would not do anything excessive.
However, many passersby found it strange. Logically speaking, the vehicles and Law Treasure artifacts used by cultivators should be flying through the air, so it was indeed rare to see someone like Yi Xuan running on the ground with a carriage.
Passersby could only think that Yi Xuan, as a cultivator, was somewhat of an exception.
This armored vehicle was something Yi Xuan had put together in his spare time after returning from the capital. Since it was for travel, Yi Xuan didn't make any major modifications to the vehicle, as its performance was already quite good.
The only problem was energy, so Yi Xuan had to develop an engine that could be powered by Spirit Stone energy. After installing this engine in the car, it officially became the world's first automobile.
Sitting in the car, Yi Xuan felt that this was the right way to travel, even though the official roads in this world were nothing like the highways of his previous life.
However, Yi Xuan's off-road vehicles can also reach speeds of nearly 200 kilometers per hour on such roads.
Furthermore, the powerful suspension and shock absorption system on the off-road vehicle ensured that Yi Xuan experienced no discomfort even during such high-speed driving.
Last time, it took Yi Xuan and Fatty Lin almost half a month to get to the capital, but this time Yi Xuan only took five days.
When Yi Xuan's car stopped at the foot of the Origin Return Sect's mountain, the disciples guarding the mountain were startled, thinking that other sects had come to attack. More than a dozen disciples surrounded Yi Xuan's SUV and quickly relayed the situation at the foot of the mountain to the ears of the Origin Return Sect's higher-ups.
Seeing the Origin Return Sect disciples surrounding his car, Yi Xuan wanted to open the door and get out, but judging from their unsuspecting expressions, he knew they would attack if he Yi Xuan out.
So they had no choice but to wait patiently for someone from the Origin Return Sect who could make the decision to appear, lest they cause trouble for the other sect.
Soon, a burly middle-aged man was led to Yi Xuan's carriage by several disciples of the Origin Return Sect.
The burly man circled the SUV for a long time, shaking his head repeatedly, completely unaware of what the box in front of him was.
For privacy reasons, Yi Xuan installed one-way windows on the SUV. Therefore, even though Yi Xuan's car had been parked there for some time, people outside were unaware that there was a living person inside.
As the car window rolled down, the burly man opposite noticed the movement of the car and stared intently at it, secretly gathering strength in his hand. He anticipated that if any threat appeared inside the car, he would immediately make his move.
Seeing a person appear behind the car window, the burly man asked with some surprise, "This person...?"
"Excuse me, are you from the Origin Return Sect...?" Yi Xuan didn't answer, but instead asked the burly man.
The burly man spoke up, "I am Zhong Hongzhi, an elder of the Origin Return Sect. May I ask who you are...? And you also have this thing...?"
Zhong Hongzhi pointed to the car Yi Xuan was riding in and asked with some curiosity.
Yi Xuan smiled, opened the door, and got out of the car.
He cupped his hands in greeting to Zhong Hongzhi and said, "I am Yi Xuan, a protector of the Azure Cloud Sect Protector. This is my... well... I suppose it's a Law Treasure! I've come here with a letter from the former sect leader, seeking a favor from your esteemed sect!"
When Zhong Hongzhi heard the words "Azure Cloud Sect," his expression changed noticeably, and his previously upright posture swayed slightly forward.
These subtle actions did not escape Yi Xuan's notice at all, though he showed no outward reaction. In his heart, however, Yi Xuan couldn't help but sigh, never expecting that the class advantage of cultivators in this world was so obvious.
"So you are a protector of the Azure Cloud Sect! My apologies! Normally, even the emperor would have to wait a while at the foot of the mountain for an announcement when he comes to my sect! But since you are a celestial master of the Azure Cloud Sect, there is no need for such formalities. Protector Yi, please follow me!"
Yi Xuan was very satisfied with the other party's attitude, so he put the SUV into his Storage Bag and followed Zhong Hongzhi up the mountain.