434: Fengchuan in Action

Compared to Duan Kong Cave and Heshui Prefecture, the Legacy of the Qingling Sect was older, which gave the entire Sect an air of transcendent arrogance.

One manifestation of this arrogance was their emphasis on protocol.

The incumbent Sect Master of the Qingling Sect, leading many Elders, did not fly but instead walked up from the foot of the mountain step by step. Every hundred steps, they would bow to express their respect for the True Lord.

Upon reaching the marble plaza in front of the white jade council hall at the summit, the Elders would crawl and kowtow, performing grand rites and chanting scriptures to pray for the True Lord.

Only after Feng Chuan snorted "Enter" did the group lower their heads, hunch their backs, and slowly enter the hall, taking their seats according to their status.

This kind of tedious red tape was absolutely intolerable to the player community.

Mortal players were no different from Golden Core Players in terms of personality, and Golden Core Players would certainly never demand that other players kowtow or perform rites.

However, among the Native Cultivators, especially in the Qingling Sect, status had to be clearly defined through protocol.

It was said that superiors would probe the attitudes of lower-ranking Cultivators during these rituals; once a rebellious thought appeared, even the slightest one, they would be eradicated with thunderous force.

This terrifying, high-pressure environment was the Foundation upon which many Sects maintained long-term stability.

Before Feng Chuan achieved the status of True Lord, the entire Qingling Sect did not place much importance on this, and he himself was extremely opposed to reverting to ancient rituals.

But after he became a True Lord, he wrote this into the iron laws of the Sect, requiring everyone from the Sect Master down to the Outer Sect Disciples to execute it.

He was no longer in the same world as the Cultivators below him.

Just like at this moment in the council hall; although the Sect Master and the Elders were seated, they dared not raise their heads, nor did they dare to release even the slightest bit of Spiritual Sense.

At the head of the hall, amidst the incense, Feng Chuan sat imposingly on a suspended stone platform, the corners of his mouth curling up as he scanned each Elder with great self-satisfaction.

Among them were people who were his Senior Brothers, Junior Martial Uncles, and even Grandmaster-level figures.

But after he achieved his Breakthrough to True Lord, everyone was his Junior, and they could only be submissive when facing him.

He enjoyed this feeling of having everything under control.

"Speak. Have any major events occurred during my days in seclusion?"

Feng Chuan thought for a moment and added, "Especially regarding those Extraterrestrial Demons."

The moment Extraterrestrial Demons were mentioned, a ball of anger rose in his heart.

These death-defying Extraterrestrial Demons were simply a major affliction for the Qingling Sect, causing him to waste quite a bit of time before his seclusion.

"Reporting to the True Lord..."

The Sect Master spoke first, informing him of recent events in detail.

True Lord Feng Chuan listened and nodded slowly.

Although the Extraterrestrial Demons were annoying, they were ultimately just small bugs that hadn't stirred up any big waves; it was just a waste of some spiritual resources to maintain the Grand Array.

"Furthermore, there has recently been a Great Flood Dragon in the Northern Mountains..."

Upon hearing that the Great Flood Dragon's jade bone had emerged after ten thousand years, True Lord Feng Chuan's expression changed slightly.

He narrowed his eyes, pondered for a while, and mused:

"Where is the jade bone now?"

The Sect Master replied: "It was taken by a Cultivator named [Yan Xiao]. This Yan Xiao is of the Dou Qi Dao Lineage and is called a child of destiny by the Extraterrestrial Demons."

"A child of destiny?"

True Lord Feng Chuan scoffed: "The Extraterrestrial Demons are short-sighted. How many Cultivators have they seen? How many Outstanding Talents and Prodigies do they know? What do they know about Luck?"

"They are just like small frogs at the bottom of a well, looking up and seeing that tiny bit of firefly light, thinking it is the bright moon. Not worth mentioning."

"In any case, you must pay close attention to this Yan Xiao and find his tracks. A treasure like the Great Flood Dragon's jade bone should belong to this True Lord."

The Elders repeatedly agreed.

True Lord Feng Chuan's mood improved a little at this moment.

The Great Flood Dragon's jade bone was a supreme treasure, and it was related to the immortal path, which gave him hope for Ascension.

He couldn't help but soften his tone and asked again:

"How is the current situation in the Yuyao Kingdom? Have they been fighting with the Dingguo Xi Immortal Dynasty?"

The Sect Master explained that the Yuyao Kingdom was holding its ground and the Dingguo Xi Immortal Dynasty was building a Great Wall in the north.

Immediately, the Elder in charge of Formations for the Qingling Sect spoke up:

"Reporting to the True Lord, a large gap was broken in the Yuyao Kingdom's Grand Array today. Many Envoys of the Yuyao Kingdom have gathered, and they are very panicked."

"Oh? There is such a matter?"

Feng Chuan's previous relaxation vanished, and his expression instantly became somewhat grave.

At the level of Nascent Soul, it was very difficult to be killed in battle.

Everyone had many trump cards, especially for escaping.

Even if one was accidentally killed, various Rebirth methods could allow a Nascent Soul powerhouse to make a comeback.

Therefore, once a war broke out between Nascent Soul Cultivators, it would often drag on for hundreds of years, and it would inevitably affect both sides' forces, especially the Juniors they valued.

Thus, unless necessary, Nascent Soul Cultivators would not go to war with each other.

By extension, those of the fourth rank would not go to war with each other either.

Everyone would sit down and talk properly to divide up spiritual resources.

Previously, Feng Chuan had negotiated with the Yuyao Kingdom in this way; both sides were chess players at the table, and there was no need to enter the game personally.

But now...

"The Yuyao Kingdom's Grand Array... interesting..."

Feng Chuan had long wanted to peer into the territory of the Yuyao Kingdom, but due to the constraints of the Grand Array, he had hesitated to act.

Now that he heard the Grand Array had a gap, he became interested and said to the Formation Master:

"You come with me to take a look at the Yuyao Kingdom."

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The news of Feng Chuan coming out of seclusion spread throughout the entire player community instantly.

This was not because the players' intelligence gathering was so sensitive, but because Feng Chuan did not hide it at all.

On the contrary, he deliberately made his emergence public, attempting to create a deterrent.

This was generally something old Cultivators often did, appearing from time to time to prove that they had not yet exhausted their Lifespan and merged with the Dao, thereby creating a deterrent for the Sect.

As a newly promoted Nascent Soul, Feng Chuan still had a long Lifespan, and a more common practice was to hide one's tracks to create a terrifying deterrent that external enemies could not fathom.

But the Qingling Sect had been harassed by players very severely, and when Feng Chuan was not there, they had to activate the Grand Array for protection, which would consume a lot of spiritual resources.

There was no other way; Feng Chuan had to make a big show of announcing that he had emerged from seclusion, using his own deterrent to replace the consumption of the Grand Array.

Sure enough, upon hearing that Feng Chuan had come out of seclusion, the players who had been harassing the Qingling Sect did not dare to go again, so as to avoid wasting cheap Rebirth opportunities.

On the other hand, some players who had been constantly paying attention to True Lord Feng Chuan immediately became vigilant.

"Feng Chuan has come out of seclusion!"

Li Changfeng immediately sent this news to all relevant personnel.

At this moment, he was near Sacred Emperor Mountain, the Formation Xiao Buyu was setting up had not yet taken shape, and the Puppet prepared to deal with Feng Chuan had not been fully built.

No matter how you looked at it, they were at an absolute disadvantage.

The timing of Feng Chuan's emergence was still too early, which made Li Changfeng and the others feel somewhat tricky.

Everyone gathered together and discussed the matter in a hurry:

"Didn't they say that Nascent Soul seclusion takes decades or hundreds of years? Why did he come out so early?"

"It's only been two years, right? How did he break through the seclusion?"

"I think he just intended to stabilize his cultivation and didn't plan to waste much time."

"His Breakthrough Foundation might not be as unstable as we thought, so he didn't need much time to stabilize."

Regardless, the plan had to be readjusted now.