The Bell of the Spirit! Gathering at the Square

Time passed bit by bit.

Three days later.

"Clang!!!"

An extremely loud and booming bell suddenly rang out from the Sect’s square. The bell’s chime was like thunder, yet as graceful as a gale, sweeping through the entire Spirit Sword Sect in a short moment.

At this moment,

all the disciples within the Sect heard the bell. They either emerged from their cultivation state or looked up towards the Sect square, their faces filled with astonishment.

This was the Sect’s Spirit Alarm Bell!

The Spirit Alarm Bell was very special; it would only be rung when something extremely urgent and important occurred.

One chime of the bell meant a major event had happened within the Sect, and all disciples, elders, and even the Sect Master had to rush to the square to gather as quickly as possible.

Two chimes of the bell meant the Sect had encountered a formidable enemy, and everyone needed to prepare for battle.

If the Spirit Alarm Bell chimed three times… that meant the Spirit Sword Sect was about to be breached by external enemies, facing the danger of annihilation!

Therefore, the chime of the Spirit Alarm Bell was very special and could not be rung lightly.

Fortunately, the Spirit Alarm Bell only chimed once, merely calling the disciples to gather at the square.

“Something big must have happened!” a disciple in a certain area exclaimed in surprise, speaking subconsciously.

“Nonsense, the Spirit Alarm Bell has been rung, how could there be nothing big happening?”

“Thinking about it carefully, the Spirit Alarm Bell hasn’t been rung for many years,” an older disciple said, recalling, “The last time it chimed was about ten years ago…”

“Ten years ago?” At this moment, another older disciple was startled. He seemed to have thought of something and quickly said, “Could it be that the Sect Competition is going to be held again?!”

“Oh, you know what, that’s very possible!”

A new disciple, who hadn’t joined long, heard this and asked curiously, “Sect Competition? Is it for us disciples to compete against each other? Is that really true?!”

“Whether it’s the Sect Competition or not, won’t we know if we go and see?” the older disciple replied, “The bell has chimed, we must rush to the square as quickly as possible, let’s go!”

Just as many disciples were gathering in the square from all directions,

in the room of the small courtyard,

Xiao Ming slowly opened his eyes.

“The Spirit Alarm Bell has been rung?” Xiao Ming was a little surprised, “It seems something big has happened within the Sect.”

After saying that, Xiao Ming ended his cultivation and walked out of the small courtyard.

He then used the Wind Spirit Step, transforming directly into a gust of wind, and shot towards the square.

As for Hu Yunxi… she was not a disciple of the Spirit Sword Sect, but merely Xiao Ming’s personal maid, so she did not need to go.

After only a dozen breaths,

Xiao Ming arrived at the Sect square.

Looking around, he saw that the once vast and flat square was now packed with a dense crowd.

And even more disciples were still arriving from all directions.

These disciples included all personnel of the Sect, not only the True, Inner, and Outer Sect Disciples, but even all the Servant Disciples had rushed over.

At this moment,

all the Sect Disciples stood distinctly. True Disciples stood in the front row, Inner Sect Disciples in the second row, and Outer Sect Disciples in the third row.

The most numerous Servant Disciples were at the very back.

The hierarchy among the many disciples was strict and orderly.

Xiao Ming’s figure flickered, and he unceremoniously appeared in the front row, while his gaze swept around, searching for Lin Feng and Wang Hao.

Soon,

Lin Feng and Wang Hao appeared in Xiao Ming’s line of sight.

Xiao Ming activated the function to view life scripts, and immediately, the information of these two people appeared before his eyes:

Name: Lin Feng

Cultivation Level: Yuangang Realm Late Stage

Fate: Protagonist of Destiny (nine-colored), Defying the Heavens and Slaying the Dao (nine-colored), Turning Despair into Hope (nine-colored), Forced Intelligence Reduction (nine-colored), Abundant Romance (nine-colored)

Physique: Mystic Sword Body (Earth-tier)

Main Cultivation Method: Great Sun Sword Classic (Earth-tier)

Auxiliary Movement Technique: Shadow Transformation Art (Earth-tier)

Weapon: Fire Devouring Sword (Earth-tier)

Life Script: Falling from the peak of a universally admired genius to the dust, enduring countless scorn and mockery. However, as misfortune recedes, the peerless genius reappears in the world. Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, do not bully me, Lin Feng!

Recent Opportunity 1: Ten days later, with a sense of connection to Heaven, he will advance to Yuangang Realm Great Completion.

Recent Opportunity 2: One month later, resonating with his own sword physique, after devouring a large amount of pills and medicinal herbs, he will successfully condense a Dan Lake and advance to Danhu Realm Early Stage!

...Name: Wang Hao

Cultivation Level: Yuangang Realm Late Stage

Fate: Child of Fortune (nine-colored), Defy Heaven and Change Fate (nine-colored), Turning Adversity into Prosperity (nine-colored), Peerless Talent (nine-colored)

Physique: Seven Luminaries Starlight Body (Earth-tier)

Main Cultivation Method: Minor Heavenly Stars Art (Heaven-tier)

Weapon: dragon sparrow blade (Earth-tier)

Life Script: His innate Divine King Bone was dug out by an enemy, and he would have faded into obscurity. However, with the blessing of fortune, he defied Heaven and changed his fate, rewriting his life chapter and ultimately reaching the pinnacle.

Recent Opportunity 1: Seven days later, he will attract starlight to temper his body, successfully advancing to Yuangang Realm Great Completion.

Recent Opportunity 2: One month later, on a whim, he will condense a Dan Lake and advance to Danhu Realm Early Stage… After reading the information of these two, Xiao Ming was both disappointed and surprised.

He was disappointed because neither of them had any opportunities related to cultivation resources in the near future, which meant Xiao Ming couldn’t exploit them.

He guessed that they might have been in a state of secluded cultivation, which was why no opportunities had arisen.

What was surprising was that

Wang Hao’s growth rate was so fast!

As far as Xiao Ming knew, Wang Hao had not entered the Sect’s Awakening Pool to awaken, but even so, he had obtained the Earth-tier Seven Luminaries Starlight Body.

This was probably related to his encounter with the nameless old man and his cultivation of the Minor Heavenly Stars Art.

The Minor Heavenly Stars Art was also quite powerful, a Heaven-tier cultivation method!

In terms of grade and power, it probably wasn’t much worse than Xiao Ming’s Royal Sky Shocking Art.

While he was thinking,

suddenly, a group of powerful cultivators flew out from the Sect Great Hall. The leader was Xiao Ming’s master, Li Changfeng, followed by Su Tianming and a group of elders.

Upon seeing the Sect Master appear, the disciples in the square immediately stopped their quiet discussions, all falling silent and behaving respectfully.

Li Changfeng and the elders stood in the air, their expressions solemn as they looked down at the ground.

They were all Divine Sea Realm powerhouses, capable of staying in the air for long periods using only their own strength, without any external aid.

Li Changfeng first glanced around, then asked an elder behind him, “Are all the disciples here?”

The elder quickly replied, “Except for those disciples who are out on missions, almost all the disciples have arrived.”

“Almost? What does ‘almost’ mean? Are there still disciples staying in the Sect who haven’t arrived yet?” Li Changfeng immediately said with displeasure, “It’s understandable that those disciples out on missions can’t make it here.”

“But!”

“For disciples who have been staying in the Sect to be so slow, this is disrespect for the Spirit Alarm Bell and contempt for the Sect!”

“Immediately issue an order: all those dawdling disciples are to be arrested, and each of them will receive one hundred steel whips as a warning to others!”

“Yes!” The elder dared not delay and quickly flew down to personally apprehend them.

After giving his orders, Li Changfeng looked down at the many disciples in the square.

“Everyone listen!” Li Changfeng announced loudly, his voice spreading like thunder, “Next, this Sect Master has a major announcement to make!”