125: True Thunder Holy Body

"You mean... the entire Wending Sect, along with the palaces, buildings, flowers, and trees... were all packed up and ascended together from the Cangxuan Realm?"

Hearing Lin Chen's answer, all three of them widened their eyes.

They had only ever heard of Cultivators Undergoing Tribulation and ascending; they had never heard of a Sect ascending together... Could this be the legendary 'When one person attains the Dao, even their chickens and dogs rise to heaven'?

That has to be a lie, right?

Their first reaction was that Lin Chen was lying.

But... the massive Wending Sect was right there in front of them, leaving them no choice but to believe it.

Absolutely no one could have built such a large Immortal Sect out of thin air in just a year or two.

"That's right."

Lin Chen smiled very sincerely.

"..."

Yang Hao fell silent.

If it had ascended, then everything made sense.

However, for a Sect that ascended from a Small World, where even the Sect Master was only a Peak Great Emperor—if this was the Opportunity Liu the Half-Immortal spoke of, it really wouldn't be much help to him.

The Old Ancestors of many major powers on the Canglan Continent were at the Heavenly Immortal Realm.

But Lin Chen seemed to see through his thoughts and smiled faintly. "You came here because of what Liu the Half-Immortal said, looking for an Opportunity, right?"

Yang Hao was startled!

How did he know?

In fact, from the moment Yang Hao arrived outside the Wending Sect's gates, Lin Chen's Divine Sense had already discovered him.

Under the Cave Heaven True Eye, all information was laid bare.

[Name: Yang Hao]

[Talent: True Thunder Sacred Body]

[Realm: Middle Stage Supreme]

[Background: Second Young Master of the Yang Family, a top-tier power on the Canglan Continent. He has been neglected since childhood, and because he's practicing the wrong Cultivation Technique, his Realm has been improving slowly... With the Taiqing Academy recruiting Disciples, Yang Hao wants to join them to change his status within his Family...]

...Lin Chen leisurely recounted his life story and experiences.

Among them were many secrets that only Yang Hao himself knew.

This left Yang Hao's mouth agape in disbelief. This was clearly their first meeting, yet the other party knew everything about him.

After a long while, he snapped out of it, his attitude doing a complete 180-degree turn. "May I ask, Senior, how do you know all this?"

"Just a minor trick, not worth mentioning."

Lin Chen waved it off and smiled. "I might as well tell you: the person standing before you is merely one of This Sect Master's myriad Incarnations, traveling to various Small Worlds to experience the Mortal World."

"Peak Great Emperor... Hehe, is it really just the Peak Great Emperor stage?"

Lin Chen put on the air of an otherworldly expert.

Sure enough, Yang Hao was intimidated.

"...Ah?!"

Yang Hao stood frozen on the spot.

To be able to manifest thousands of Clones—even a peerless powerhouse of the True Immortal Realm probably couldn't do that, right?

Then what Realm was this Senior Lin Chen actually at?

If he could become this Senior's Disciple, why would he even bother with the Taiqing Academy?

Liu the Half-Immortal really did have some skill. This was very likely... the Opportunity he had mentioned!

By now, Yang Hao fully believed Lin Chen's words. Not wanting to miss this once-in-a-lifetime chance, he immediately stood up, straightened his robes, and bowed deeply. "Disciple Yang Hao sincerely comes to seek the Dao!"

"If the Sect Master does not mind, please accept me into the Wending Sect!"

"Good!"

Lin Chen immediately took the opening, showing a satisfied smile. "From now on, you are This Sect Master's fourth Personal Disciple."

As soon as he finished speaking, the System gave a joyful notification chime.

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for successfully recruiting the fourth Personal Disciple!]

[Reward obtained: purple gold summoning card ×1]

[purple gold summoning card: Can summon a powerhouse up to the Heavenly Immortal Realm at most.]

...[Reward obtained: Earth Immortal Stage Permanent Promotion Card ×1]

...[Reward obtained: Nine Heavens True Thunder Art ×1]

[Nine Heavens True Thunder Art: A supreme Cultivation Technique that allows one to gradually Revered Master Divine Thunders of different attributes, from the common Five Elements Divine Thunder to the more mysterious Purple Heaven Divine Thunder, Taiyi Divine Thunder, and even the legendary Dutian Divine Thunder and Chaos Divine Thunder. It merges myriad thunder techniques into one, specializing in suppressing evil...]

...[Reward obtained: Purple Electric Thunderclap Spear ×1]

[Purple Electric Thunderclap Spear: Domineering and peerless, it can maximize the power of thunder-type Spells...]

...[Reward obtained: Immortal Crystals, Magic Treasures, various Medicinal Pills...]

The 'ding-ding' sounds kept ringing in his mind.

Lin Chen remained calm on the surface, but inside he was laughing hysterically.

After all these years, he had finally received System rewards again.

Not long ago, the System had issued a task to recruit a fourth Personal Disciple. Lin Chen had been worrying about where to find a suitable candidate when Yang Hao delivered himself to his door.

However, his current cultivation was too low, and he was worried Yang Hao would look down on him.

And be unwilling to take him as a Revered Master.

Thus, he had to use the Cave Heaven True Eye to pose as an otherworldly expert to trick Yang Hao into becoming his Disciple.

"All's fair in war, hehe."

Lin Chen felt smug. As long as he got the rewards, everything else was fine.

Not to mention, the rewards this time were truly generous.

Moreover, it no longer gave Spirit Stones, but Immortal Crystals.

Immortal Crystals should be the currency of Lingxuan Heaven.

"Disciple, this is a meeting gift from your Revered Master."

"Revered Master, this is...?"

"This is the Nine Heavens True Thunder Art. It is most suitable for your True Thunder Sacred Body to Cultivate!"

"True Thunder Sacred Body?"

"Yes. Your talent is among the very best in the entire Qinggu Heaven Domain."

"...Ah?!"

Yang Hao was in disbelief. He had always thought his talent was ordinary; he hadn't expected it to be so terrifying.

"This spear..."

The moment Yang Hao took it, he noticed purple lightning flowing over the spear, seemingly resonating with his body.

"The Purple Electric Thunderclap Spear!"

After Lin Chen explained it to him, he finally realized that this was actually a peerless Magic Treasure.

Giving away two world-shaking treasures right off the bat—Yang Hao was stunned, thinking to himself that he had indeed joined the right Sect.

"Thank you, Revered Master!"

Yang Hao was deeply moved.

Lin Chen waved his hand. "Don't be so quick to thank me. Your elder brother has brought people here. He wants to take advantage of you being in this desolate place... to kill you! To eliminate the threat you pose to him."

"But only my two most trusted Guards knew I was coming here. How could my elder brother know?"

"You'll have to ask the Guard behind you."

As soon as he finished speaking, one of the Guards' expressions changed drastically. He turned and quickly retreated to a distance.

"Wang Jun, is what my Revered Master said true?!"

Yang Hao's face instantly turned cold. He never imagined that someone he trusted so much would betray him.

"Hahaha..."

Wang Jun didn't deny it.

"Why did you betray me?" Yang Hao questioned angrily.

"Betrayal? Second Young Master, you must be joking."

Wang Jun sneered. "I was originally sent by the Eldest Young Master to go undercover by your side and monitor your every move. If it weren't for Zhang Fu always being by your side and never leaving you for a moment, I would have found an Opportunity to kill you long ago!"

Zhang Fu was Yang Hao's other Guard.

Like Wang Jun, he was at the Early Earth Immortal Stage, but his strength was slightly greater than Wang Jun's.

At this moment, he was also extremely furious.

There had been a mole by the Second Young Master's side, and he hadn't noticed at all. He hated his own incompetence.

"Hahaha..."

"What does it matter if you know now?"

"Don't think that joining some trash Sect will stop the Eldest Young Master!"

"In this pathetic Sect, even the Sect Master is nothing more than a Peak Great Emperor, while the Eldest Young Master has brought two experts at the Middle Stage Earth Immortal Stage and three at the Early Earth Immortal Stage!"

"I'd like to see if this pathetic Sect can actually protect you!"