Chapter 22:
Chapter 22:
Everyone who had arrived together looked around with excitement.
They had originally thought that the area around the Zedi Sect was plenty prosperous, but they never expected this place to be even more so!
Moreover, the Spiritual Power here was definitely several times richer than what they were used to!
“Do not wander off; stay close to the group! All responsible persons, keep good watch over your own members!”
The Foundation Establishment Elder of the Zedi Sect sent a voice transmission into everyone’s ears.
Here, even a Foundation Establishment Elder had to act with caution.
Hearing the Elder’s words, the people below became much more obedient.
Although there were patrolling guards responsible for the safety of this Immortal City due to the Lingdao Sect recruiting disciples, and the Immortal City’s rules clearly stated that random fighting was not allowed—any grievances to settle had to be taken to the square’s Arena—it was still better to be safe than sorry.
The group walked on, stopping now and then, finally arriving three days before the Lingdao Sect’s test.
Everyone gazed at the majestic, towering mountain range not far away. Occasionally, flashes of spiritual light could be seen from protective shields on the mountains.
Amid the swirling clouds and mist, immortal cranes would fly past from the sky from time to time.
What a proper immortal manner!
The moment they stepped into the mountain range, the escorting cultivators felt even denser Spiritual Power swirl around them.
Spiritual Power richer than even outside! If one could become a disciple of the Lingdao Sect and cultivate here, how fortunate that would be!
It had to be said, those selected would surely be envied and resented.
“Heavens! Is this what one of the Five Great Sects looks like?”
Someone couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration.
“Hahaha! Little kid, you’re thinking too much! What you see here is not the Lingdao Sect! This is merely part of the Lingdao Sect’s outer mountain range!”
A knowledgeable person overheard their admiration and couldn’t help but show a look of longing.
“The Lingdao Sect, as one of the Five Great Sects, occupies most of the eastern territory. Just its mountain range alone has four main peaks, sixteen major peaks, thirty-eight medium peaks, and seventy-two small peaks! And that’s not even counting the family Immortal City forces of their affiliated sects!”
Those listening below all drew in sharp breaths of shock.
Although some had long heard of the might of the Five Great Sects, seeing it with their own eyes, hearing it with their own ears, and having this vast mountain range before them, it was hard not to feel their hearts surge.
They couldn’t help but marvel again—truly worthy of being one of the Five Great Sects!
The leading Foundation Establishment Elder of the Zedi Sect was a clever man. Noticing he couldn’t see through the cultivation level of the person giving the introduction, and seeing that the person was alone, he felt a slight stirring in his heart.
“Thank you for the information, fellow cultivator! I was just wondering, about this year’s test at the Lingdao Sect…”
That person seemed to understand. He turned to look at their group, gave them a once-over, and couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow slightly.
Why the Lingdao Sect was recruiting disciples early this time—no one understood better than their Elite Disciples.
As one of the Five Great Sects, in recent years the other established powers had been thriving, even producing a few Heaven’s Chosen figures who caused a stir in the Cultivation World.
But their Lingdao Sect seemed to be struggling to keep up.
As a Great Sect, of course they also had talented disciples, even a rare Heavenly Spiritual Root disciple in the Cultivation World. However, they lacked anyone truly dazzling enough to shake the Cultivation World and become a leading figure among the new generation.
Especially with Chu Jing in the Shengjian Sect.
And not long ago, the Ancestor of Huadi Peak emerged from seclusion. The reason was none other than this: as an Ancestor at the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul Stage, after years in seclusion, he seemed to have sensed something.
He asked the idle Ancestor of Tianshui Peak to divine for him. This divination turned out to be momentous. Ancestor Shi, who had been solitary for many years and never taken a disciple, was about to receive the only disciple of his lifetime!
This delighted the Sect enormously.
But that disciple’s fate was somewhat peculiar, identical to Ancestor Shi’s—both had solitary-star destinies. If not brought into the Sect early, many changes might occur later on.
Hence, the Sect began recruiting disciples ahead of schedule.