Chapter 491 - 14: Disdain

Chapter 491: Chapter 14: Disdain

For some time now, a rumor had been circulating in the nearby Immortal Cultivation Realm.

It claimed that the Xiangshan Sect Gate Ruins, lost to the Chaos Void three hundred years ago, were about to reappear.

Shen Changchuan had no way of knowing if the rumor was true or where it had originated.

However, the major powers from the Outer Realm—whose mountain gates were breached and core legacies and cultivation treasures were stolen due to the Xiangshan Sect’s betrayal three hundred years ago—had already begun to make their move.

Each of them dispatched their most talented prodigies into the Tian Nan Domain’s Immortal Cultivation Realm to begin the search.

Their goal, to be precise, was to reclaim what had been stolen from them during that long-ago cataclysm.

The Xiangshan Sect had backstabbed them, breaching their mountain gates and plundering their treasures, all while the Yuqing Immortal Sect’s main force was attacking the Celestial Demon Sect.

This matter was undoubtedly of great importance.

Because...

Although a great figure from the Yuqing Immortal Sect had annihilated the Xiangshan Sect with a thunderous strike, the Xiangshan Sect’s ancestor, in his death throes, had cast the entire mountain gate into the Chaos Void, causing it to vanish without a trace.

Therefore...

This also meant...

Most of the legacies and treasures those powers had lost were likely still preserved within the Xiangshan Sect’s mountain gate!

And those powers, who had lost their core legacies and cultivation treasures, now had a chance to reclaim what was once theirs!

For this very reason...

These great powers from the Outer Realm sent their strongest, most exceptional prodigies into the Tian Nan Domain without a moment’s hesitation!

They hoped to find any relevant information so they could take back everything they had lost three hundred years ago.

As for why these major Outer Realm powers didn’t directly send Divine Travel Realm experts or experienced Elders to investigate, but instead chose to dispatch a group of young, spirited prodigies into the Tian Nan Domain...

Shen Changchuan also felt a bit puzzled.

Perhaps there were more intricate reasons involved,

but he didn’t plan on digging any deeper.

The process and reasons behind it were not important.

What was important...

...was that, in recent days, more and more prodigies from the Outer Realm had flooded into the Tian Nan Domain’s Immortal Cultivation Realm, bringing even more turmoil to this already unstable land!

This was especially true since the main forces of the Tian Nan Domain’s Immortal Cultivation Realm were all away on a campaign in the Nanyue Territory!

Without enough High Tier power to keep them in check,

the disturbances caused by these outsiders grew larger and larger, leading to frequent upheavals in the Tian Nan Domain’s Immortal Cultivation Realm.

Especially as word spread,

large numbers of Loose Cultivators from the Outer Realm followed the prodigies of the major powers into the Tian Nan Domain’s Immortal Cultivation Realm, leading to further conflict with the native Immortal Cultivation Forces!

The resulting waves grew ever larger, gradually sweeping across the entire Tian Nan Domain’s Immortal Cultivation Realm.

For a time, all factions in the domain were plunged into turmoil.

Some petty villains even rode the rising tide, taking advantage of the chaos.

During this process,

the Dragon Cloud Sect was not spared from the impact.

Not everyone understood what the Seven Immortal Sect Sons of the Yuqing Immortal Sect signified.

The prodigies from the top-tier powers of the Outer Realm might show the Dragon Cloud Sect a measure of respect.

But other greedy, petty villains saw only immediate profit. They caused trouble wherever it was safe and lucrative.

Since its establishment here, the Dragon Cloud Sect had attracted many subordinate Immortal Cultivation Forces. After years of development, it had also accumulated some wealth.

Naturally, it became a juicy target in the eyes of those looking to profit from the chaos.

As a result,

the forces under the Dragon Cloud Sect’s banner also faced frequent disturbances.

One troublesome matter after another was reported up the chain.

This gave Wei Yuting a massive headache as she managed the Sect’s various affairs.

"Our senior brothers and sisters are all still on the front lines in the Nanyue Territory and have no time to return."

"As your senior sister, I only hope that you, junior brother, can lend the Sect your strength and deter those petty villains who are running rampant among our subordinate Sect Influence..."

...

「Several days later, Tian Nan City.」

On the top floor of the Gathering Immortals Tower, the tallest building in the city,

a magnificent banquet was underway.

A group of young prodigies was gathered here, their cups clinking as they toasted one another. The atmosphere was lively.

"Fellow Daoist Cui, your cultivation seems to have improved recently!"

"Not at all, not at all. I am no match for Brother Li. Your own style is more magnificent than ever!"

"I heard Brother Li challenged thirteen Soul-Departing Influences in this Tian Nan Domain and found almost no one who could be his opponent!"

"With such strength, you must be one in a million, even across the entire Thirty-Six Domains!"

"Haha, Brother Cui, you flatter me. I’m just bullying the cultivators in a remote and desolate place like the Tian Nan Domain’s Immortal Cultivation Realm, taking advantage of the fact that they suffered huge losses three hundred years ago. It created a gap in their Cultivation Realm from which they still haven’t recovered."

"I’d only dare to mess around in a barren place like the Tian Nan Domain. If I acted like this back home, I’d probably be courting death..."

The many young people present,

were dressed in a variety of styles.

Clearly,

they all came from different factions.

And judging from their conversation,

these were the very prodigies from the Outer Realm who had come to the Tian Nan Domain in search of the ancient Xiangshan Sect Gate Ruins!

For some unknown reason, however,

a great number of these Outer Realm prodigies had gathered here today.

"Alright, everyone!"

Just then,

the crisp sound of a clap echoed through the hall.

Everyone turned to look.

On a high platform in the center of the hall, a dashing young man in a white scholar’s robe with a jade fan at his waist walked forward. He clasped his hands in a salute to the crowd and said:

"Fellow Daoists, you have all gathered here today, so I trust you know the purpose of this meeting."

"We prodigies from the Outer Realm came here to find the rumored Xiangshan Sect Gate Ruins. However, we have already been delayed here for half a year without finding a single trace."

"Since you are all prodigies from your respective regions, you should also be aware that the Immortal Sect’s centennial grand competition is approaching. We don’t have much time to waste here."

"That being the case, how about we share what we know, pool our intelligence, and find our target as soon as possible?"

The white-robed youth saluted the crowd in all four directions,

his clear voice resounding throughout the entire floor.

"Brother Bai is absolutely right!"

"That’s exactly why we came!"

As soon as he said this,

a chorus of agreement rose from below.

After all,

the very reason this gathering had drawn so many people was for this exact purpose.

"Very well!"

"Then allow me to start us off!"

The white-robed youth smiled faintly, gently waving his jade fan as he slowly began to speak:

"As far as I know, in this Tian Nan Domain’s Immortal Cultivation Realm, there is a young man who has achieved a heaven-defying rise in just twenty to thirty years, becoming the number one expert of the younger generation in the Tian Nan Domain today."

"And the Cultivation Technique that man once practiced was none other than the Xiangshan Qi Cultivation Technique!"

"Furthermore, later on, while he was still in the Qi Introduction Realm Late Stage, he mastered a rather famous Magic from the old Xiangshan Sect—the Cyan Wood Sword Light!"

"Considering his rapid advancement from the Qi Introduction Third Layer to the Soul Emergence Seventh Layer in a mere twenty to thirty years, I suspect that this person must have an inseparable connection to the Xiangshan Sect Ruins!"