Chapter 155: The Gathering of All Sects
Seven days later.
Qinchuan and his companions finally arrived at the location of Myriad Spirit Garden.
The Myriad Spirit Garden was situated in a massive valley, located at the border between Shanhe County and Dongling County.
This valley, known as Myriad Spirit Valley, was filled with rolling clouds and mist, completely obscuring the scenery within.
Mountains surrounded Myriad Spirit Valley on all sides.
Mountain ranges, incredibly vast, enclosed Myriad Spirit Valley in their midst.
Within these mountains, ancient trees towered to the sky, shrouded in mist, home to various powerful demon beasts.
Therefore, without a strong leader, it was very difficult for ordinary worldly martial artists to approach Myriad Spirit Valley.
At the entrance to the Myriad Spirit Valley, there was also a huge expanse of open ground.
At this moment, that open ground was already occupied by forces from all parties.
As Qinchuan had expected, apart from the Superior Sects of Shanhe County, many forces from Dongling County had also come to Myriad Spirit Valley with the intention to enter Myriad Spirit Garden.
When Qinchuan and his group descended upon the vast expanse of ground at the entrance to Myriad Spirit Valley, those forces that had arrived earlier immediately turned their attention toward Qinchuan and the others.
"Hmm? It's actually the people from Congyun Sect, quite a rare sight! Last time Myriad Spirit Garden opened, the Congyun Sect gave up on participating. Unexpectedly, they have come this time?"
"However, they have only come with these few people. It seems that Congyun Sect truly has no one left."
Having recognized the sect attire worn by Zhou Xi and the others, the major forces present immediately identified the origins of Qinchuan and his group.
When they noticed that only so few from Congyun Sect had come, many couldn't help but show a mocking expression, even the leaders of the various forces had a flicker of unusual light in their eyes.
During the last opening of Myriad Spirit Garden, Congyun Sect had indeed chosen to abstain.
In the previous several sessions, Congyun Sect had also suffered crushing defeats in the competition within Myriad Spirit Garden, with heavy losses.
This time, although Congyun Sect had come to participate in the competition for Myriad Spirit Garden, they sent only a scant four or five people, one of whom was the lead elder, and there were just four disciples.
With such a lineup, to seek to gain opportunities and fortunes in the competition for spiritual medicine within Myriad Spirit Garden was simply a pipe dream.
And from this aspect, many forces secretly speculated whether Congyun Sect truly had declined to the point of no return?
Everyone knew.
Congyun Sect was an Imperial Dao Sect.
In the past, it had given birth to a Great Emperor.
It once dominated an era.
Now the declined Congyun Sect was seen as juicy prey in the eyes of these forces, long coveted.
Not to mention the several Superior Sects of Shanhe County, even the forces from Dongling County had their eyes on Congyun Sect.
They were not concerned with the territory occupied by Congyun Sect, but they coveted the Imperial Arts and other such heritage of Congyun Sect.
"I heard that the Congyun Sect had already encountered a resource crisis and gave up entering the Myriad Spirit Garden last time. Yet this time, they sent people to compete for the opportunities within the Myriad Spirit Garden. It seems that the Congyun Sect has reached a point of desperation; otherwise, they wouldn't risk sending these few disciples to snatch the spiritual medicine opportunities."
Someone from the Li Mountain Sword Sect had a twinkling gaze and a cold smile surfaced at the corner of their mouth.
(Some friends may have forgotten about the six Superior Sects in Shanhe County. Here's a reminder: aside from the Congyun Sect, the other five Superior Sects in Shanhe County are: Taixuan Sect, Taiyan Sword Sect, Li Mountain Sword Sect, Red Daen Gate, and Five Elements Sect. Among them, Taixuan Sect is the most powerful.)
"It seems the time is about right. After this venture into the Myriad Spirit Garden is over, we'll relay what happened here to our sect and implement the 'Slaying the Emperor' plan to officially attack the Congyun Sect and seize their Imperial Dao heritage!"
An elder from the Five Elements Sect also had a slightly moved expression, secretly thinking to himself, but on the surface, he gave a friendly smile towards the descending elder from Congyun Sect.
"I didn't expect the Congyun Sect to actually send people, and it's even Wu Wenxuan, this stubborn old man, who is leading the team personally."
In the Taixuan Sect's quarters, an elder who seemed even more like an Immortal than Zhou Yuanyi watched Qinchuan and the others, his gaze falling on the senior elder, revealing a hint of surprise.
Immediately after, his gaze swept past Qinchuan, Zhou Xi, Li Ran, and Wang Hao, finally settling on Qinchuan: "Previously, Junior Brother Zhou Yuanyi returned to our sect and mentioned that this year the Congyun Sect had taken in an extraordinary disciple. Despite only having a Condensed Truth Realm cultivation level, he managed to overpower Yu Jing, Yu Hua, and others, causing Junior Brother Zhou to return in disarray. Is he the one?"
"Elder Tianxuan, indeed it was him on that day!"
Qiong Yuhua's gaze was filled with annoyance as she looked at Qinchuan and spoke.
This venture into the Myriad Spirit Garden saw many from the major sects arrive.
As the most powerful among the six Superior Sects of Shanhe County, and even considered the leader of these Superiors Sects, the Taixuan Sect boasted a multitude of talents. With such an opportunity as the opening of the Myriad Spirit Garden, naturally, quite a number of people from Taixuan Sect attended.
Qiong Yuhua was a True Disciple of the Taixuan Sect, possessing the Crimson Flame King Body. Although not the most dazzling talent within the sect, she was indeed one of the outstanding disciples of this generation within the Taixuan Sect, participating in this event as well.
Yu Jing, who was even stronger than Qiong Yuhua, also arrived, staring at Qinchuan at this moment. He felt utterly humiliated recalling the defeat at Qinchuan's hands.
As a True Disciple of the Taixuan Sect, with his exceptional talent, he stood out among the many geniuses of his sect. Naturally, he was extraordinary, but he suffered a miserable defeat at Qinchuan's hands, which was a great humiliation for him.
However, after returning to the Taixuan Sect that day, his strength had advanced again, so he no longer harbored the same wariness and fear towards Qinchuan. Moreover, he was eager to erase the stain and disgrace of that day's defeat.
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Elder Tianxuan watched Qinchuan from afar, frowning. Besides noticing the faint traces of the passage of years on Qinchuan, he saw nothing particularly remarkable about him.
By his side, a young man of imposing martial prowess overheard the conversation between Elder Tianxuan and Qiong Yuhua. Waking up from his meditative state, he followed their gazes towards Qinchuan and gave him a casual once-over: "So he's the one who made the outrageous claim that my Primordial Divine King Body is nothing but a useless body and also threatened that I should not touch a single blade of grass or tree in the Myriad Spirit Garden, otherwise he would chop me down?"
This young man was none other than the Taixuan Sect's Saint Heir, Xiao Motian, with the Primordial Divine King Body!
Although he was only twenty-five years old, he already exuded an air of authority and commanded great prestige among the disciples of the Taixuan Sect.
His words immediately caused Qiong Yuhua to look serious, as she nodded respectfully and replied, "Yes."
Xiao Motian, with a trace of disdain in his smile, said, "An insignificant ant from the Condensed Truth Realm dares to be so presumptuous!"
However, it was Zhou Xi by Qinchuan's side who caught Xiao Motian's eye, reflecting a hint of amazement. He hadn't expected that the Congyun Sect would have such a devastatingly beautiful fairy.
Zhou Xi was originally a great beauty, and now, with Qinchuan's help in awakening her Taiyin Treasure Body, she had added a few more touches to her demeanor, resembling the ethereal and otherworldly Guanghan Fairy, transcending the mundane world.
Even the Saint Heir of Taixuan Sect, surrounded by beauties, could not help but reveal an expression of amazement.
Elder Tianxuan did not pay much attention to Qinchuan, instead, turning his gaze back to Wu Wenxuan, the senior elder by Qinchuan's side.
Last time, when Zhou Yuanyi went to the Congyun Sect, he did not meet with this senior elder of the Congyun Sect.
Since he encountered him here in the Myriad Spirit Valley this time, there was no reason not to meet with him.