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Chapter 2261: 1017, not reconciled
A century-long Conquest of Sky Battlefield.
For most cultivators, a hundred years passed in the blink of an eye.
However, for a small sect like the All-Encompassing Sword Sect, a century was exceedingly lengthy.
A century ago, the sect’s elite had departed with Sect Master Han Muye to participate in the Conquest of Sky Battlefield. Although the All-Encompassing Sword Sect still retained some strength, it was merely maintaining the sect.
During the century-long Conquest of Sky Battlefield, attacks between various sects were forbidden.
The Cloud Heaven Dao Gate did not trouble the All-Encompassing Sword Sect directly, but the surrounding forces that had been suppressed by the All-Encompassing Sword Sect initially caused a lot of disturbances, significantly reducing the sect’s strength.
Over the hundred years, the All-Encompassing Sword Sect was supported by only three Dao Breaking cultivators.
The neighboring sects, however, had several who had Dao Extinguishing powerhouses emerge. How these powerhouses came to be, perhaps only the Cloud Heaven Dao Gate knew.
Today, the affairs of the All-Encompassing Sword Sect were overseen by Wang Yun, who was formerly the fifth disciple of the Moon-Encompassing Peak.
Wang Yun, a Dao Breaking cultivator, was the sect’s top expert and acting sect master.
During these hundred years, the sect had struggled to survive, and Wang Yun had aged significantly, no longer possessing his former spirited vigor.
In front of the mountain gate plaza of the Cloud Heaven Dao Gate, groups of cultivators stood.
“Wang, the acting sect master, what, haven’t given up yet?” a green-robed Daoist looked at Wang Yun and chuckled lightly, “With your All-Encompassing Sword Sect’s strength, the former sect master Han Muye must have already perished in the Conquest of the Sky.”
“Exactly, Daoist Friend Wang, I really don’t know why you came.” Another white-bearded Daoist shook his head, showing a look of regret as he gazed towards the tall mountain gate, “If you hadn’t come, you might still be alive.”
“Ah, the All-Encompassing Sword Sect also has a long heritage, tracing back to the era of the Thirty-Six Sword Sects, such a pity.” Not far away, a sword-wielding Daoist shook his head and murmured softly.
The others looked at each other and kept a distance from Wang Yun and the disciples of the All-Encompassing Sword Sect behind him.
“Master, has Grandmaster really perished?”
“Yes, Master, didn’t you say that Grandmaster’s cultivation abilities reached heaven, and he wouldn’t perish?”
Behind Wang Yun, a few young disciples spoke softly, their faces filled with fear.
It was unthinkable, if the All-Encompassing Sword Sect’s team in the Conquest of Sky, where all strong members perished, what it would be like.
Wang Yun’s expression was solemn, and he remained silent.
He was not willing to accept it without seeing for himself.
“Hum—”
In the distance, streaks of golden light flew towards them.
Those were not cultivators, but Message Transmitting Golden Light.
The Flowing Light flew to the front of the mountain gate of Cloud Heaven Dao Gate, where several green-robed Daoists reached out to catch them.
All these individuals were Prime Origin Realm powerhouses of the Cloud Heaven Dao Gate, and the leading Daoist was the sect master of the Cloud Heaven Dao Gate, Daoist Yun Ming.
“He Chengyang has perished!”
Upon seeing the message in hand, Daoist Yun Ming displayed a hint of regret on his face.
Beside him, Elder He Yutang, the father of He Chengyang, turned pale.
“Ah, in the Conquest of Sky, anything is normal. Elder He, take comfort,” said a green-robed Daoist with a jade crown in a low voice to comfort He Yutang.
He Yutang, with a stern face, nodded.
He had thought his son would survive the Conquest of Sky and even soar high. Instead, he perished.
Looking at the faces of others in the sect, it was clear they were mocking.
“All of our Cloud Heaven Dao Gate’s army has perished, whereas people from several other sects have returned,” said Daoist Yun Ming, holding the Message Transmitting Golden Light, his face showing complex emotions.
The other elders of the Cloud Heaven Dao Gate were also silent.
After this Conquest of the Sky, the landscape of this area of tens of thousands of miles would change.
In the future, the Cloud Heaven Dao Gate might no longer be the Overlord.
“Fellow Daoist Yusheng, congratulations,” Daoist Yun Ming turned to look at a group of cultivators outside the mountain gate, speaking softly.
The leading middle-aged cultivator among them trembled, his eyes widening, “Senior Yun Ming, what do you mean by this?”
The plaza fell silent.
Everyone turned to look at the middle-aged cultivator who had spoken.
“Fellow Daoist Yusheng, your Floating Spirit Sect’s Zhang Jinmu has returned from the Conquest of Sky Battlefield, and,” Daoist Yun Ming said with a smile on his face, in a soft voice, “has greatly improved and is now a Great Cultivator of the Qiankun Realm!”
The Qiankun Realm!
His sect’s elite had returned and become a Great Cultivator of Qiankun!
The man named Yusheng, the master of the Floating Spirit Sect, revealed an excited expression on his face, and the cultivators behind him were also wavering, nearly unable to contain themselves.
“Boom—”
Far beyond the sky, a flying vessel approached from a distance.
Brilliant lights flashed on the flying vessel, clearly indicating the presence of formidable beings.
“It really is Zhang Jinmu!”
“Floating Spirit Sect’s Zhang Jinmu, who was only a Half-Step Dao Breaking back then, merely an elite among the juniors, has now actually——”
With numerous sighs, everyone watched the flying vessel land, and a figure descended from it.
Dressed in a green Daoist robe, the middle-aged man had such dense blood essence that it made people unable to look up.
“Fellow Daoists, after Zhang Jinmu has restored himself in the Sect, he will come to join you,” Zhang Jinmu bowed towards those on the flying vessel.
“Alright, we’ll wait for you in the prefecture,” someone on the vessel replied and then sped off into the void.
“Oh, Jinmu, you should have gone with them! How can you stay in the Sect?” groaned a black-robed elder among those cultivators of the Floating Spirit Sect, beating his chest and stamping his feet.
“Don’t mind us anymore, you need to make connections with those Core Formation cultivators.”
The elder pointed at Zhang Jinmu, his face filled with regret.
Hearing the elder’s words, Zhang Jinmu smiled wryly and said to the elder, “What Grandfather said is true; I’ll go to the prefecture after I’ve restored myself in the Sect.”
After speaking, he swept his gaze around, merely glancing at the apologetic-looking Taoist Yunming and others, before turning his head and saying, “Sect Master, Grandfather, let’s return to the Sect.”
He raised his hand, and streams of golden light scattered, enveloping the Floating Spirit Sect cultivators, and they flew off swiftly.
Those cultivators from various sects who still wanted to ingratiate themselves all showed a look of regret on their faces.
Once Zhang Jinmu and his party left, many people exchanged glances and silently retreated.
Whoever went to the Floating Spirit Sect first might gain more benefits, at least having a better chance of being put to important use.
Taoist Yunming heaved a sigh of relief and looked around.
He flicked his robes and turned to leave.
The other cultivators from various sects exchanged looks, sighed softly, and also left individually.
In this vast area of a hundred thousand miles, it was rare to produce one cultivator of the Qiankun Realm.
The cultivators from various sects who participated in the Conquest of Sky Battlefield are likely to have all perished.
“Master, let’s go, the Ancestor he——” a young man with a sword on his back whispered behind Wang Yun.
Wang Yun nodded, his face filled with regret.
All the strong members of his All-Encompassing Sword Sect had not returned. Those masters, his own master, had all perished on the Conquest of Sky Battlefield.
Fortunately, the strong members of the Floating Spirit Sect had returned; for the moment, Cloud Heaven Dao Gate also had no energy to deal with their own All-Encompassing Sword Sect.
But could the All-Encompassing Sword Sect truly hold on in the future?
“Buzz——”
A stream of light flew rapidly through the sky.
Sword light!
At the gates of Cloud Heaven Dao Gate, all the cultivators who had not yet left all looked up.
Could it be a person from the All-Encompassing Sword Sect?
“Whoosh——”
The sword light descended, and a sword-wielding Daoist in a green Daoist robe landed there.
“Liao Qingfeng, it’s you!” Taoist Yunming’s eyes widened.
“It’s Elder Liao Qingfeng, the only one who could compete with Cloud Heaven Dao Gate back in the day, a Prime Origin Realm Sword Dao Elder!”
In front of the gates of Cloud Heaven Dao Gate, a wave of exclamations arose.
At this time, the aura surrounding Liao Qingfeng was even more solid than that of Floating Spirit Sect’s Zhang Jinmu.
He was at least in the later stages of the Qiankun Realm!
Such a cultivator could sweep across a hundred thousand miles!
In his presence, even Cloud Heaven Dao Gate could only bow down!
Wang Yun shook his head in disappointment.
He had hoped it would be someone from the All-Encompassing Sword Sect; he really was too hopeful.
“Are you Wang Yun?”
“The acting sect master of All-Encompassing Sword Sect?”
Just then, Liao Qingfeng’s voice rang out.