Over at the Azure Cloud Hall.
["Detected someone spying on the Azure Cloud Sect's heavenly secrets, automatically shielded."]
"Spying on my Azure Cloud Sect's heavenly secrets?"
"How dare they!"
Feng Qingyang muttered while fishing.
Could just anyone spy on heavenly secrets these days?
Didn't they know that my Azure Cloud Sect had a system protecting it?
When the Azure Cloud Sect made a move, even the Great Dao had to step aside.
The Heavenly Dao was even more of a younger brother-level existence.
...
"Caught a fish!"
"Looks like we're having grilled fish again tonight."
Life as a Sect Master was truly leisurely everything was handled by the elders and disciples below.
After fishing, he would take a stroll with his bird later.
As for cultivation? Bah! He was just going to slack off!
How long had it been since he transmigrated?
He had gone from zero cultivation to the True Realm.
Equivalent to the ancestor of a top-tier force.
Had anyone ever seen such a young True Realm cultivator? It wasn't Feng Qingyang bragging, but looking at the entire continent, who could reach such cultivation at his age?
Any genius would be a joke in comparison.
At the same time.
Unlike him, everyone in the Azure Cloud Sect was busy.
Outer Elder Ye Bai was busy coordinating with Lin Zhan.
"Elder, this is the list of materials needed to build Azure Cloud City. Please take a look."
Lin Zhan had listed all the necessary construction materials in a table and handed it to Ye Bai.
Ye Bai took the list and looked through it, indicating that there were no problems.
The resources were inexhaustible. Even when they were about to run out, a steady stream of new resources would be replenished.
Because just recently, the Azure Cloud Sect had released news that they were going to build their own exclusive city, Azure Cloud City.
The outside world had already received this news.
Those with money contributed money, those with materials contributed materials.
Even more, the cultivators who came to build were a vast multitude.
There was even an ancestor of an imperial dynasty who personally stated that they would use the resources of Ling Province to help the Supreme Sect build a giant city.
With more people, things were easier to handle.
Relying solely on the Lin family's manpower, the construction speed would have been too slow.
Now, the initial shape of the giant city could already be seen.
Tens of thousands of miles long and tens of thousands of miles wide.
This was just the initial size of Azure Cloud City. When it wasn't enough in the future, this area would become the inner city, and then it would expand outwards.
The current size alone was several times larger than Heavenly Martial City, Mystic Moon City, and Tyrant Sky City combined.
Judging by size alone, it was already comparable to any city in the Eastern Region.
The title of the Eastern Region's number one giant city was well-deserved!
Guardian Elder Wang Xuan led the sect's five guardians here to supervise, preventing anyone from causing trouble or making a scene.
This matter had been personally instructed by the Sect Master, and no mistakes could be made.
"Wang Lie, you go to the east."
"Wang Ji, you go to the north."
"Wang Peng, you go to the west."
"Wang Yue, you go to the south."
"This old man and Wang Jian will sit here and watch over things."
"Contact this old man immediately if there's any situation. Remember, anyone who causes trouble or makes a scene is to be killed directly without question."
"Yes, Elder."
The four people received their orders and flew towards the four directions: east, south, west, and north.
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"Did you hear? The Azure Cloud Sect is going to build its own exclusive city?"
"Your news is too outdated! I received the news half a day ago and then asked someone to send most of our family's resources to the Azure Cloud Sect."
"If we're lucky, maybe we can enter the Supreme Sect and become a servant disciple, hehe!"
"Damn, your family moved too fast!"
"Of course! If we weren't fast, how would we survive? This world requires competition. I'll out-compete you all!" he thought to himself.
"I just got the news! No, I have to go notify my family now."
After saying that, the man hurriedly ran towards his family's direction.
The Azure Cloud Sect, the supreme sect of Ling Province. If one could become even a servant disciple there, it would be considered rising above the masses, and their family could also benefit greatly and rise rapidly.
On the other side, below Azure Cloud Mountain.
The Lin family had temporarily set up a temporary base below the Azure Cloud Sect.
Most of the strong individuals in the clan had been sent to build Azure Cloud City, leaving behind only some juniors.
"Uncle Lin, if I cultivate this technique, can I also enter the sect like Brother Lin Bai?"
"Of course you can. As long as you cultivate diligently, you will naturally be able to enter when the main sect opens its doors to recruit disciples."
"This is an Immortal Art bestowed by the Sect Master himself, so cultivate hard!"
Standing before Lin Zhan were the younger generations of the Lin family, among whom there were many with good talent.
He was patiently teaching them cultivation and had imparted the Immortal Art to them.
These young boys and girls were all sweating profusely, cultivating desperately, all hoping that one day they could enter the main sect like Brother Lin Bai.
Inside the Azure Cloud Sect's cultivation room.
Lin Bai was sitting cross-legged.
He was about to break through.
Since the last time he awakened his sword physique and rose seven minor realms in a row, it had only been a few short days, and he was about to break through again.
Spiritual energy gradually flowed into his dantian.
Within it, under the nurturing warmth of the abundant spiritual energy, a golden core slowly began to take shape.
It was about to reach the critical point.
"Break!"
Lin Bai roared, and the barrier between the Foundation Establishment Realm and the Golden Core Realm shattered in response.
"Haha, Golden Core Realm! I'll catch up to Senior Brother soon!"
"What nonsense are you spouting, junior brother?"
"Senior brother also just broke through! I'm in the mid-Nascent Soul Realm now!"
Shi Hao, hearing this, released his cultivation aura.
He chuckled.
Then, he revealed a harmless smile.
"It's not that I want to discourage you, junior brother."
"As long as you cultivate diligently, you can still catch up to senior brother."
"Damn, senior brother, your cultivation is as easy as drinking water!"
"It's only been a few days, and you've already broken through from the early Nascent Soul Realm to the mid-stage?"
"Senior brother is indeed fast, as fast as his fist techniques."
...
At the same time.
A storm was brewing outside.
A piece of news spread throughout the various provinces.
The Ancient Saint Secret Realm would open in the Qilin Dynasty of the Barren Province in one day.
Forces holding the secret key could enter.
The Qilin Dynasty, as the host, invited major forces from various provinces to visit the royal capital to discuss matters related to the secret realm.
The major forces of each province were discussing the matter especially those in possession of the secret key.
Without the secret key, everything was useless. Of course, you could try to snatch one!
The Ancient Saint Secret Keys were obtained by those with fate, or by snatching, or by picking them up. There were only a hundred keys in total.
Eastern Profound Holy Land.
The Eastern Profound Holy Land was one of the five great holy lands in the Eastern Region, located in the Barren Province.
It just so happened that the predicted location for the opening of the Ancient Saint Secret Realm was in the Barren Province.
They also had many advantages as the host.
The Eastern Profound Holy Land had been passed down for hundreds of thousands of years and had a deep foundation.
The "holy land" here did not refer to those created and passed down by saints.
Forces recognized as holy lands all had contemporary Saints presiding over them.
If a holy land lost its last remaining Saint, it would automatically fall to the status of an overlord-level force.
However, these fallen overlord-level forces remained top-tier, as they still possessed the saintly arts left behind by their former Saints giving them a high chance of rising once more to holy land status.
At this moment, in the magnificent holy hall.
An elder of the holy land stood respectfully in the hall, cupping his hands and saying, "Holy Lord, the Ancient Saint Secret Realm will open in one day."
"Will the Holy Son lead the team this time as well?"
"Yes, the Holy Son will go this time."
"Also, select twenty of the most talented inner disciples to go."
The majestic voice of the Eastern Profound Holy Lord echoed throughout the hall.
The Ancient Saint Secret Realm contains not only vast resources, but also countless inheritances and fortuitous encounters. It is also an excellent place for tempering oneself.
Even for a holy land, its allure was immense.
The last time it opened, someone had obtained a saint's inheritance and rose to greatness from that moment onward.