187: Gathering of talents from all over the world

A month later, Wu'an City was packed with people from various factions.

There were young descendants who came to broaden their horizons, and small families who came to forge connections with major powers.

Originally an obscure small city, it had now become the most eye-catching Holy Land in the Divine Realm, all because of a single sentence from Lin Mu.

Within several thousand meters of the Zhang Family, the area had long been cleared by people arranged by the three God Emperors.

A team of thousands formed a human wall, isolating the crowd outside of it.

Only God Monarch Realm Experts were allowed to enter.

Whenever a Divine Lord appeared, it would provoke gasps and screams from the crowd.

"That's Xuanyuan Jing, the Family Head of the Xuanyuan Family! I've long heard legends about him. It's said that he's the youngest Divine Lord Expert in the Eastern Domain."

"Are those the Three Heroes of the Su Family from the Southern Domain? A Family with three Divine Lords, truly worthy of being the strongest Family in the Southern Domain."

Legendary figures, usually existing high above all others, now appeared before the public.

Suddenly, someone in the crowd shouted out of nowhere.

"Look, who is that? Is that Dugu Baitian?"

Hearing this shout, people immediately looked in the direction he pointed.

They saw a dark-skinned man, dressed in black, with a huge black sword strapped to his back, more than half his body size.

Such attire was known to everyone in the Divine Realm.

This was the unique mark of the contemporary representative of the Dugu Family in the Southern Domain.

Each generation, the Dugu Family would select its strongest member to be its external representative.

They were specifically responsible for dealing with enemies who had grievances with the Dugu Family.

Although the Dugu Family did not have a God Emperor presiding over it, it was an existence that even God Emperors dared not easily provoke.

This was solely because each generation of the Dugu Family would produce an unparalleled Genius; they would crush all other Prodigies upon their emergence.

Ultimately, they would all grow to become Divine Lords or even Quasi-Emperor Experts.

And the Dugu Family had a terrifying dozen or so such Experts.

If it were merely this, it would not make the God Emperors so wary.

What truly made the God Emperors wary was that when these dozen or so individuals were together, they could unleash a combined technique.

Even a God Emperor could not easily withstand it.

Chi Xuanzi had personally experienced it back then, though the result was unknown to anyone.

But since then, the Dugu Family had become independent from the Southern Domain.

Chi Xuanzi even renamed the city where the Dugu Family resided to Dugu City and gifted it to the Dugu Family.

And Dugu Baitian, who appeared today, was even hailed as the strongest existence in the Dugu Family within tens of thousands of years.

According to rumors, he achieved God King status in just a hundred years, became a Divine Lord in less than a thousand years, and at an age of less than three thousand, he had already reached the terrifying strength of a Quasi-Emperor Expert.

Chi Xuanzi had stated on more than one occasion in public that Dugu Baitian was the number one person below the God Emperor.

Such words naturally drew skepticism from Experts in other domains.

Thus, Quasi-Emperor Experts came to challenge him, and after Dugu Baitian consecutively slew three Quasi-Emperor Experts.

His title as the number one person below the God Emperor was no longer questioned by anyone.

Such a renowned existence was actually standing quietly outside the human wall, queuing up to enter the Zhang Family.

Seeing that there were already nearly a hundred people in the Divine Lord's queue, the three God Emperors arrived belatedly.

The appearance of the God Emperors once again drew cheers from the entire audience.

"Greetings to the three Lord God Emperors."

Everyone bowed respectfully in unison.

Xuanyuan Potian, as the Alliance Leader, naturally had to step forward for such a grand occasion.

He spoke in a clear voice, "You are all Prodigies from various domains. Today, you have received the grace of the Spirit, gaining the opportunity to take that crucial step. Remember to cherish this opportunity."

"And also remember today's benevolence; in the future, you must pledge your loyalty to Lord Spirit even unto death."

The Experts above the Divine Lord Realm present, although they had received the news earlier.

Most of them, however, were just trying their luck.

After all, becoming a God Emperor was too difficult, let alone a large-scale Emperor-making plan.

Now, hearing Xuanyuan Potian say this, it immediately made them believe it a few more points, and smiles involuntarily appeared on everyone's faces.

Even Dugu Baitian could barely conceal the excitement on his face.

Xuanyuan Cheng stood at the front of the line, he cupped his hands from a distance and said, "We will remember the God Emperor's teachings, and we will not fail the Spirit's cultivation."

The people in the line also echoed in a similar fashion, "We will not fail the Spirit's cultivation."

Xuanyuan Potian nodded with satisfaction, then waved his hand.

"Let them pass!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a gap opened in the human wall, and the waiting Divine Lord Experts slowly and orderly walked towards the Zhang Family.

After the last Divine Lord also entered, the gap in the human wall was once again closed off.

And just then, a man wearing a bamboo hat, standing in the crowd, whispered.

"Lao Mo, why don't we take this opportunity to meet Young Master? Aren't you worried..."

The man stopped there, clearly having some reservations, and did not continue speaking.

A Black-clothed Old Man standing next to the man chuckled and said.

"No need to rush. I believe Young Master is still Young Master; he has his own profound meaning in doing this."

The Old Man was none other than Lao Mo and his companion, who had rushed over after hearing the news.

Lao Mo finished speaking, then turned and walked out of the crowd.

"Let's go. Let's find a place to stay first. It won't be long until we find out."

Seeing Lao Mo say this, the man with the bamboo hat said nothing more, took one last look in the direction of the Zhang Family, and then disappeared into the crowd.

In front of the Zhang Family's main gate, it was also bustling with activity at this time.

The spacious main gate was crowded with people, and people were constantly entering and exiting through it.

And the person standing in front of the gate, greeting the arriving and departing guests, was surprisingly not the Zhang Family Head, but the Jun Family Ancestor, Jun Zidao.

These early arrivals were all factions with good relations with the Zhang Family, invited by the Zhang Family to observe the ceremony.

The reason Jun Zidao appeared here was entirely because he had volunteered.

As the earliest faction to pledge allegiance to Lin Mu, the Jun Family naturally had to show its face before everyone now.

As for whether Lin Mu was the Spirit of the God Realm or what Lin Mu's connection was, it didn't matter.

No matter who it was, his Jun Family would be the biggest beneficiary.

Just as Jun Zidao was greeting the guests, Xiao Si (Attendant) next to him suddenly shouted.

"Old Ancestor has arrived."

Although Xiao Si (Attendant)'s words were abrupt, Jun Zidao still understood what he meant.

He looked into the distance and indeed saw a long, neatly arranged procession walking towards them.

Jun Zidao gave a few instructions to Xiao Si (Attendant) beside him, then his figure flickered and disappeared from the spot.

When he reappeared, he was blocking the path of that procession.

Xuanyuan Cheng, at the very front of the procession, saw someone blocking their way and asked in confusion.

"We have come by the command of Lord Spirit. May I ask who Your Excellency is?"

Jun Zidao looked at the procession and chuckled.

"I am Jun Zidao, and I have been ordered to receive all of you."

Jun Zidao finished speaking, then took out a jade token and crushed it forcefully.

The moment the jade token was crushed, a light immediately enveloped everyone.

Before anyone could react, with a flash of light, everyone who was enveloped completely disappeared.