161: Opportunity

Before long, the snowy white mist gradually dissipated, and the boundless sea surface appeared before his eyes, the salty and fishy sea breeze blowing against his face.

He estimated that in about half an hour, he would be able to arrive at the Sect.

Right at that moment!

A heart-palpitating, terrifying aura swept over from the sea to the left like a tide. That aura was laden with a dense power of Yin-coldness, as if it could freeze one's Divine Soul.

His Divine Sense spread out toward the source of the aura like a searchlight.

He saw a giant, transparent jellyfish floating in mid-air on the sea surface a hundred zhang away. The diameter of its umbrella cap was over ten zhang, and the tentacles hanging from its edges were like countless black snakes, dancing wildly in the sea breeze.

From time to time, it would entwine a sea Yao Beast, which would instantly turn into a pool of blood and be sucked dry by the tentacles.

Chen Xuan's brows furrowed slightly; this should be the Xuanyin Jellyfish that Qi Yue had mentioned.

It was just that Qi Yue had still underestimated the Realm of this beast. Even with Chen Xuan's current Nascent Soul Layer Eight cultivation, he still could not perceive the depths of this creature. This Yao Beast was at least an existence above the Deity Transformation Realm.

He hadn't expected that the one with the highest Realm in this Lesser Exquisite Grotto-Heaven wasn't a human, but a Yao Beast!

Chen Xuan took a few more glances at the Xuanyin Jellyfish, then restrained his aura and continued on his way... Just as he stepped into the Sect Main Hall, the Disciples standing scattered in the square seemed to sense something. They all turned around instantly and bowed in succession:

"Greetings, Sect Master!"

"Greetings, Sect Master!"

Everyone's eyes were filled with respect, and the way they looked at that figure in white was as if they were looking at an Immortal.

After joining the Dao Seeking Sect, these people truly experienced what it meant to reach the heavens in a single step and have their ancestral graves emit green smoke.

In the past, they would fight until their heads were bloodied, and even after joining a Hegemon-level Force, they had to take Concentration Pills every day to complete Sect missions just to exchange for an hour or half an hour of Cultivation time.

Utility Disciples and ordinary Disciples might not even finish the Qi Refining Realm in their entire lives.

But after coming to this Dao Seeking Sect, they realized what Immortal Realm-like treatment was.

There were Sect missions, but they were basically focused on maintaining the Sect. One could even Cultivate for twelve hours a day, and the Cultivation Techniques and Divine Abilities were of grades they wouldn't even dare to imagine.

Some with slightly better Aptitude had already broken through to the Foundation Establishment Realm after joining the Sect for a mere three months.

Even those with poor Aptitude, under this Spiritual Qi as thick as water, made Breakthroughs one after another, seeing the hope of Cultivating.

Chen Xuan waved his hand, signaling them to continue their Cultivation.

Returning to the Sect Main Hall, two figures quickly ran over from the main gate. One was dressed in a dark robe with a jade belt around his waist—it was Mu Wanqing's father, Vice Minister Mu.

The other wore a green robe with a long sword at his waist.

Chen Xuan was stunned for a moment, feeling a bit surprised. Why is this kid at my Sect?

Bai Tang and Vice Minister Mu spoke in unison: "Greetings, Sect Master."

"Greetings, Senior!"

Chen Xuan looked at Bai Tang before him, his brow twitching slightly as he asked, "Why is Fellow Daoist Bai here?"

Seeing this, Vice Minister Mu hurriedly took a step forward, cupped his hands, and explained, "Reporting to the Sect Master, Immortal Master Bai came this time to visit Li Pingan. Learning that Li Pingan had previously gone to the Central Region with the Sect Master and had not yet returned, I took it upon myself to invite Immortal Master Bai to stay in the Sect and wait. I did not report this to the Sect Master in advance, so please forgive me."

Chen Xuan waved his hand, his tone indifferent. "It's fine. I entrusted you to assist in managing Sect affairs; there's no need to fuss over such a small matter."

He swept a glance at Bai Tang. The Spiritual Qi fluctuations within his body were already very robust, only a step away from the Golden Core Fourth Layer. Clearly, during these days in the Dao Seeking Sect, his cultivation had progressed quite rapidly.

Good heavens, he's come to my Sect to leech Spiritual Qi again.

This gaze made Bai Tang feel a bit uneasy, the tips of his ears turning slightly red as he subconsciously avoided Sect Master Chen's gaze.

He couldn't help it. After staying in the Dao Seeking Sect for about ten days, he had broken through from the Golden Core Third Layer to the Fourth Layer. With such an Opportunity before him, who cared about face?

"Senior, did Pingan not return with you?"

Chen Xuan explained simply in a few words, then said, "You should seize the time to Cultivate these next two days; there won't be a chance later."

"No chance?"

Bai Tang had a puzzled look on his face.

Chen Xuan thought for a bit and chatted about matters of the Profound Realm. The people of the Bamboo Mountain Sword Sect were quite to his liking, and Chen Xuan didn't mind sharing some unimportant information.

Bai Tang sighed, "As expected of Senior Chen, you are indeed knowledgeable and experienced."

After the pleasantries, the urgency on Bai Tang's face could no longer be hidden. He hurriedly bowed and said, "Senior, since Pingan has not returned for now and the news of the Profound Realm is of great importance, this Junior must return to the Sect immediately to inform the elders. I shall take my leave first."

Chen Xuan waved his hand.

Bai Tang bowed to Chen Xuan once more before turning and quickly leaving the hall. Seeing this, Vice Minister Mu also withdrew!

The hall instantly returned to peace. Chen Xuan's figure flickered, and he appeared above the Sect as if teleporting.

He stood beneath the clouds, his gaze sweeping over the well-arranged halls below, finally landing on the towering Divine Ability Pavilion.

After studying it for a long time, he reached a conclusion: once a sect construction card is used, it cannot be taken back.

Unwilling to give up, Chen Xuan switched to the System mall interface. A dazzling array of cards scrolled across the light screen. His gaze swept quickly and suddenly stopped on a card glowing with a faint golden light—it was a sleeve universe card.

sleeve universe card: Price 1000. Can store buildings and living beings within a specified range together, forming an independent space. The storage range can expand as the user's cultivation increases. At minimum, it can accommodate a medium-sized Sect.

Looking at the description, a flash of surprise and joy crossed Chen Xuan's eyes.

As the saying goes, there's always a way out!

It seems he really must go join in the fun in the Profound Realm.

[Congratulations to the Host for consuming 1,000 sect prestige points and obtaining 1x sleeve universe card]

As the System prompt faded, a card glowing with a warm golden light appeared out of thin air in Chen Xuan's hand.

Holding the card, Chen Xuan slowly ascended until he could take in the entire Dao Seeking Sect at a glance.

He took a deep breath and injected Spiritual Qi into the sleeve universe card.

In an instant, a golden light shield spread out from the card, covering the Dao Seeking Sect like a ripple. Wherever the light shield passed, the air distorted slightly. The halls, vegetation, and even the Disciples Cultivating on the martial arts arena noticed nothing unusual, continuing their tasks as usual.

As the light shield continued to shrink, the entire Dao Seeking Sect actually began to slowly rise into the air, gathering toward the sleeve universe card.

The Sect, which originally occupied a vast area, gradually shrank under the wrapping of the golden light shield. From its massive, mountain-like volume, it slowly became the size of a palm, and finally turned into a golden light, flying precisely into the sleeve universe card.

Chen Xuan put the card into the System space and turned to fly toward the Central Region, leaving behind only an empty mountain range, as if the Dao Seeking Sect had ascended to immortality.

Only the word-of-mouth accounts of the Cultivators who witnessed this legendary Sect remained!

The Bamboo Mountain Sword Sect probably never expected that, unknowingly, their own Sect would become the number one force in the Eastern Region.

Later generations even recorded that the greatest Cultivation Opportunity in the Eastern Region was none other than the Dao Seeking Sect's Disciple Recruitment Assembly.