52: Extraordinary, the Supreme Elder personally welcomes you!

Outside the mountain gate of Profound Heaven Dao Sect.

The immortal mountain blessed land, filled with Spiritual Qi, was today permeated with an unusual solemnity and excitement.

Tens of thousands of Disciples, clad in uniform Daoist robes, lined up in an orderly fashion in the air, stretching from outside the mountain gate all the way to the main hall deep within the clouds.

The Disciples craned their necks, looking towards the distant horizon.

Su Yang, who had been mocked for three years for being unable to Breakthrough the Foundation Establishment Stage, actually overpowered the crowd during his trip to Burial Immortal Valley and seized the only Divine Artifact in Burial Immortal Valley!

The Divine Artifact recognized him as its Master!

What an earth-shattering feat this was!

Profound Heaven Dao Sect had been established for over ten thousand years, and never before had there been such a glorious moment!

Disciples who had gained nothing from the treasure hunt in Burial Immortal Valley had returned early, and they had already spread their embellished tales of what they had witnessed in Burial Immortal Valley.

How Su Yang defeated the Five Elements Sect Genius with one punch.

How he caused ten thousand artifacts to bow in worship.

How he made the Seven Sects submit... Every detail made these young Disciples' blood boil and their hearts pound.

Now, this Prodigy, who carried the Sect's supreme glory, was about to return.

This was a major event for Profound Heaven Dao Sect!

From the Consecration Pavilion and the Elder Pavilion down to the Outer Sect Disciples, everyone in Profound Heaven Dao Sect, from inside to out, from high to low, from strong to weak, was waiting for Su Yang's return.

"They're here! Look! The Sect Master's immortal ship is back!"

Someone shouted.

In an instant, all eyes simultaneously turned to the distance.

A massive immortal ship pierced through the clouds, slowly approaching.

"Disciples of Profound Heaven Dao Sect, heed my command!"

"Here!"

Tens of thousands of Profound Heaven Dao Sect Disciples shouted in unison.

"Prepare to respectfully welcome the Sect Master and Profound Heaven Dao Sect Disciple Su Yang's triumphant return!"

The Sect Steward announced loudly.

"Yes!"

The immortal ship drew closer.

Standing at the bow was none other than the Sect Master, Wen Yuheng.

Half a step behind him, there was another person.

This person was not his daughter, Wen Yunyao, but—Su Yang!

"Welcome, Sect Master! Welcome, Junior Brother Su Yang, on your triumphant return!"

The Steward shouted, and then a thunderous roar of welcome erupted, soaring into the sky and shaking the surrounding clouds!

Wen Yuheng's face held a gratified smile as he nodded slightly.

Su Yang hadn't expected the Sect to arrange so many people to greet him this time, more than ten times the usual number.

The original standard greeting for the Sect Master's triumphant return had specifically added him, and Su Yang naturally knew why.

How many years had it been since his Transmigration?

Eight years!

Finally, he was acting like a Transmigrator should!

He hadn't shamed the countless Transmigrators!

Su Yang smiled.

What a refreshing feeling!

The immortal ship slowly passed through the welcoming crowd, and everyone, whether they knew him or not, instinctively focused their attention on Su Yang, who stood beside the Sect Master.

To be able to stand beside the Sect Master and return in triumph must mean he had gained the Sect Master's approval.

Doubt?

How could they doubt?

A man who could gain the recognition of a divine sword, a man who, like the Sect Master, required their respectful welcome—what did they have to doubt him with?

They were all cultivators; none of them were fools.

Everyone knew that no one had the right to question Su Yang, nor did anyone dare to provoke him, not even those Disciples who were much older and stronger than him.

There was only admiration and envy.

The immortal ship slowly descended onto the plaza where they had departed.

The atmosphere here was even more solemn.

Those waiting here were no longer ordinary Disciples, but the true core of Profound Heaven Dao Sect.

They were the influential Elders of the Elder Pavilion.

The fifteen Elders, who usually lived in seclusion and were rarely seen, had all emerged from their retreats to greet him here.

Not only the fifteen Elders, but even more importantly, the three immortal-like cultivators standing in front of them.

They were the three Grand Elders of the Profound Heaven Dao Sect's Consecration Pavilion.

The three Grand Elders, who were always elusive, now appeared together at the very front of the plaza.

Even the fifteen Elders behind them hadn't seen the three Grand Elders move together in a long time.

They hadn't expected them to all come out today for the Master of the divine sword.

This reception protocol surprised even the Elders, let alone Sect Master Wen Yuheng.

The immortal ship docked.

Seeing the three Grand Elders standing at the very front, Wen Yuheng quickly led Su Yang off the ship.

"Su Yang, the three at the very front are the three Grand Elders from the Profound Heaven Dao Sect's Consecration Pavilion. Remember to speak carefully later."

Wen Yuheng instructed as they walked.

"Grand Elders? This is my first time seeing them..."

Su Yang really hadn't expected to alarm the Grand Elders from the Consecration Pavilion.

Having been in the Sect for eight years, he knew that Profound Heaven Dao Sect had a Consecration Pavilion, but he had never seen a Grand Elder. He had even thought that the Consecration Pavilion enshrined spirit tablets.

He hadn't expected to 'bomb' all three of them out today.

This protocol was simply too high.

"It's normal that you haven't seen them."

"I haven't seen the Grand Elders for over five hundred years."

"This is also my first time seeing all three Grand Elders appear together."

This scene made even Wen Yuheng, the Sect Master, nervous.

He knew that this triumphant return would be met with a grand reception from the Sect, and he had guessed that the Elder Pavilion would all be present.

What he hadn't expected was that all three Grand Elders would come out.

"Wen Yuheng greets the three Grand Elders."

Wen Yuheng stopped in front of the three Grand Elders and, feigning composure, bowed to them.

Then he cupped his hands and bowed to the fifteen Elders behind them.

"Yuheng greets Master, and greets Senior Martial Uncles and Junior Martial Uncles!"

At this moment, how could Su Yang stand still? He immediately bowed as well, "Disciple Su Yang respectfully greets the three Grand Elders, and greets all Elders!"

Those who had come down from the immortal ship with him, benefiting from Su Yang's presence, were fortunate enough to see the Grand Elders and all the Elders, and they all bowed and greeted them immediately.

"Dispense with the formalities."

The Grand Elder standing in the middle had an elegant countenance; though his hair and beard were white, his face showed no signs of age, like a refined young scholar.

The Grand Elder raised his hand, and all the Disciples behind Wen Yuheng were invisibly transferred back onto the immortal ship.

Before they could understand what this meant, they felt a sudden darkness before their eyes, and when they could see again, they were already deep in the mountains a hundred miles outside the Sect.

The surroundings became much quieter.

The three Grand Elders didn't even bother with Wen Yuheng, the Sect Master; their gazes all simultaneously fixed on Su Yang beside him.

Cold sweat immediately broke out on Su Yang's forehead.

Although these three Grand Elders didn't use any power, just being stared at by them felt like three mountain-like pressures were pressing down on him, layer upon layer.

Su Yang secretly activated his Innate Kidney Body, mobilizing his true essence to stabilize his condition.

"Not bad!"

"As expected of the Master recognized by the divine sword, to be able to withstand the gazes of the three of us!"

"And to reach the Late Foundation Establishment Stage Peak in just over twenty days, it seems you, young man, are indeed not simple!"

"Hahaha, interesting!"

A disheveled Grand Elder on the right burst into laughter, breaking the solemn atmosphere in the plaza.

"Where's the divine sword?"

"Quickly, take it out and let us see."

The Grand Elder on the left looked very un-Grand Elder-like: short hair, a shihakusho, and a majestic face.

He also possessed an immortal demeanor, but his immortal demeanor was very different from the other two, more like the kind of immortal demeanor achieved through martial arts entering the Dao and the Physical Body becoming holy.

Just one glance, and one could feel the domineering nature of his immortal demeanor and the rigidity of his Dao bones.

"Yes!"

The pressure on his body lightened, and Su Yang breathed a sigh of relief.

He summoned the divine sword.

The exquisite divine sword floated in the Void Realm, and under Su Yang's control, it emitted a faint glow, with mysterious runes faintly visible on its surface.

The three Grand Elders.

The fifteen Elders.

And the Steward and thousands of Disciples who had arrived with the immortal ship—everyone's gaze was instantly drawn to this legendary divine sword...