A ray of hope

To verify the conjecture in his heart, Luo Wuhen quietly released his Divine Sense, instantly enveloping the entire Huantian City.

Then!

One Innate Dao Body!

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Two Innate Dao Bodies!

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Ten!

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Forty!

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One hundred thirty-seven!

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Four hundred twenty-eight!

At this, Luo Wuhen could no longer sit still.

The Innate Dao Body, once rare in the world, was now appearing like spring bamboo shoots by the roadside.

And all of them possessed the Ten Great Innate Imprints.

These people were all extraordinary geniuses.

If he had encountered just one in the past, he would have been grinning from ear to ear.

However, at this moment, as the number grew, a chill permeated his entire being.

Because he discovered that there were roughly three types of people in the city.

One type was non-Phoenix Feather Sect members, another was Phoenix Feather Sect members.

And the third type was Heavenly Dao Institute Disciples within the Phoenix Feather Sect.

Now, after his investigation, he found that everyone wearing a Heavenly Dao Institute identification badge was an Innate Dao Body.

This meant his conjecture was likely correct.

The Heavenly Dao Institute's more than ten thousand Disciples were very likely all Innate Dao Bodies possessing ten Dao Imprints.

It was only then that he realized Ling Wushuang's words had been too conservative.

This Phoenix Feather Sect was not just extraordinary; it was on a path to ascend to the heavens!

Who could this be?

Who could cultivate such unparalleled Disciples in batches?

It was simply unimaginable.

At this moment, the other Elders also discovered this issue.

The few of them exchanged glances.

At this point, they no longer cared about eating.

They had to report this news to the Sect immediately.

They arrived quickly and returned even faster.

To hurry and verify the truth, they even resorted to using spatial teleportation scrolls.

The round trip took less than half a day.

At this time, the meeting in the Intercepting Heaven Hall had not even dispersed.

The crowd, led by Sect Leader Fang Changtian, was stunned to see Luo Wuhen and the others return.

“Did you… encounter something on the way that made you turn back?”

Fang Changtian couldn't help but ask.

“Sect Leader, it has been thoroughly investigated!”

Luo Wuhen took a deep breath and said.

“Oh, it was investigated so quickly?” Fang Changtian asked in surprise, “Tell me, what exactly happened?”

“Indeed, quickly tell us, how is that Phoenix Feather Sect?”

“Is it as astonishing as Wushuang said?”

For a moment, everyone present turned their gaze to Luo Wuhen, with voices chattering from all directions.

Under everyone's gaze, Luo Wuhen finally began to speak slowly.

“That Phoenix Feather Sect…”

“Is a hundred times more astonishing than Wushuang described!”

Luo Wuhen’s solemn voice echoed throughout the great hall, stirring up a thousand waves.

Everyone looked at each other, for a moment unable to believe what Luo Wuhen had said.

Because what Ling Wushuang had said earlier was already fantastical enough, yet now, the Deputy Sect Leader was saying it was a hundred times more astonishing than that fantasy?

“Deputy Sect Leader, what exactly did you see at the Phoenix Feather Sect this time?”

Fang Changtian's pupils contracted as he stared at Luo Wuhen, asking each word distinctly.

Everyone else present also held their breath at this moment, once again focusing their gaze on Luo Wuhen.

Luo Wuhen was silent for a moment, seemingly organizing his thoughts, and then slowly said, “This time, we did not go to the Phoenix Feather Sect, but rather to Huantian City, which is under the Phoenix Feather Sect.”

“There, there were over four hundred cultivators who possessed an Innate Dao Body with ten Innate Imprints!”

“Moreover, according to our investigation, all these people came from a place within the Phoenix Feather Sect called the Heavenly Dao Institute.”

“And that Heavenly Dao Institute has over ten thousand Disciples in total.”

“If my guess is correct, all of these Heavenly Dao students are—Innate Dao Bodies!”

“Boom…”

The last sentence was like a thunderclap, exploding in everyone's minds.

It made everyone dizzy and caused their hair to stand on end.

“Ten thousand… ten thousand Innate Dao Bodies…”

This number, like ten thousand ancient divine mountains pressing down, made it difficult for everyone to breathe.

For a moment.

The vast hall, where the Intercepting Heaven Legacy had existed for countless years, was filled with a deathly silence.

It seemed that everyone needed some time to digest this earth-shattering news.

After a long while, Fang Changtian, who was seated at the head, had a complex expression. His hand on the Sect Leader's desk trembled slightly, and he couldn't help but murmur, “The future Void Domain, I fear, is about to change!”

As soon as these words fell.

Everyone present agreed without exception.

The atmosphere once again left everyone in prolonged silence.

As a behemoth that had inherited the Void Domain for countless years, a top-tier existence, who among those present in this hall was an ordinary person?

First, the mysterious Asking Heart Sect appeared.

Now, in a remote place like the Chaotic Land, another astonishing existence like the Phoenix Feather Sect was discovered.

All of this indicated that the heavens of the future Void Domain were likely to change.

An unprecedented storm was about to be unleashed.

Everyone felt an endless sense of heaviness in their hearts.

In the great hall.

There was another long period of silence.

Fang Changtian, the Sect Leader of a top force in the Void Domain, also took a long time to slightly adjust his emotions, then looked back at the crowd below: “No matter how the future changes, our Intercepting Heaven Sect must overcome the current crisis!”

“Now it seems that the Phoenix Feather Sect is the one that can resolve our Intercepting Heaven Sect’s crisis.”

“They possess such power, with an unknown existence behind them, but if we can ask them for help, our Intercepting Heaven Sect’s difficulties can be resolved!”

At this moment, the Seventh Elder, after some deliberation, tentatively asked, “Do you think that if we offer half of the Sect’s treasured reserves as a price, we can persuade the Phoenix Feather Sect to act?”

The Seventh Elder’s opinion was actually very similar to that of many other Elders present.

Inevitably, these people looked towards Fang Changtian again.

Fang Changtian smiled bitterly upon hearing this and shook his head, “I think it will be difficult.”

“A Sect that can possess ten thousand Innate Dao Body Disciples has a strength and foundation far beyond imagination. Even if one were to say that such a Sect has Immortals overseeing it, this Sect Leader would probably not be surprised.”

“Such an existence probably wouldn't value our meager possessions.”

These words.

Caused another round of silence among those present.

Yes.

Although their Intercepting Heaven Sect was one of the largest Sects in the Void Domain, their general reserves might make countless people envious, but in front of this Phoenix Feather Sect, which possessed the Heavenly Dao Institute, it probably wasn't enough.

For a moment.

Many high-ranking officials present put forward various proposals.

But after careful deliberation, none were sufficient to persuade the Phoenix Feather Sect to offer assistance.

Because everyone present knew full well.

Their Intercepting Heaven Sect had no interaction with the Phoenix Feather Sect in principle, save for Ling Wushuang, who by chance met a Sword Wushuang from the Heavenly Dao Institute.

They would not believe that merely this connection would be enough to persuade the other party.

“Unless…”

At this moment, the Grand Elder, who was usually taciturn, spoke softly.

“Unless what?”

Everyone looked at the Grand Elder.

At the head, Fang Changtian also looked over and asked, “Grand Elder, what is your insight?”

“Unless we use the relationship between Wushuang and that Disciple from the Heavenly Dao Institute to see if they can act as a bridge for us, allowing the Intercepting Heaven Sect to completely become a subordinate of the Phoenix Feather Sect, perhaps then there might be a glimmer of hope…”