Chapter 9: The World's Most Beautiful Woman
Chapter 9: The World's Most Beautiful Woman
Translator: Krukist
After briefly getting acquainted with the Great Demon Xuan Sha, Wang Feng decided not to delve further for now. Overdoing it could backfire, and he still had a full year to figure things out. A year might seem short, but it was long enough for Xuan Sha to reveal his true nature if he was truly evil.
Wang Feng wasn't concerned about being unable to suppress Xuan Sha. Even if Xuan Sha regained his peak strength within the year, Wang Feng was confident that the Divine Immortal Sect would grow stronger by then. He had faith in his ability to handle whatever challenges came his way.
With a casual wave of his hand, Wang Feng announced, "Let's go!"
"Huh? Sect Master, where are we going?"
As soon as Wang Feng spoke, both Ling Fei Wu and Li Qing looked puzzled. The entire Divine Immortal Sect seemed to consist of just a humble thatched cottage, didn't it?
"To the real strong hold of the Divine Immortal Sect," Wang Feng replied, glancing at Li Qing and Ling Fei Wu with a hint of pride. The Divine Immortal Sect wasn't some meager little sect—it was simply that Wang Feng preferred to keep a low profile.
Hearing this, Li Qing and Ling Fei Wu were instantly filled with excitement, their eyes sparkling with anticipation. Finally, they were going to see the true face of the Divine Immortal Sect!
Xuan Sha, too, seemed to realize something. It made sense now. He must have accidentally provoked an ancient hidden sect. Otherwise, how could a sect with just a thatched cottage house had experts at the Sovereign Realm and Profound Sovereign Realm ?
Xuan Sha couldn't help but feel curious. He wanted to see just what kind of hidden sect the Divine Immortal Sect truly was.
Wang Feng led the group into the thatched cottage, which quickly filled with eager anticipation. Ling Fei Wu, Li Qing, and Xuan Sha all looked at Wang Feng expectantly.
"Open!"
Under their watchful gazes, Wang Feng's expression grew serious. With a low shout, a purple-gold token appeared in his hand. The token was engraved with intricate, mysterious runes, and on the front were the words "Divine Immortal" with "Sect Master's Token" etched on the back.
Buzz!
As soon as the token appeared, the space within the thatched cottage trembled. In the next instant, a spatial gate materialized before their eyes, leaving Xuan Sha and the others utterly stunned.
"What kind of sect is this? Their headquarters is inside a secret realm?!"
When Xuan Sha saw the spatial gate, his face filled with shock, and his heart was thrown into turmoil.
A secret realm! Only Mystic Emperor Realm experts or above could create such realms. Every time a secret realm appeared, it sparked a bloody frenzy, as these realms often contained treasures or even legacies left behind by Mystic Emperor Realm experts.
But Xuan Sha never expected the Divine Immortal Sect to occupy an entire secret realm. This meant that the sect had been founded by at least a Mystic Emperor Realm expert, and it likely possessed a Mystic Emperor Realm legacy.
For a moment, Xuan Sha's heart raced. He suddenly realized that joining the Divine Immortal Sect wasn't a humiliation, but an opportunity. A Mystic Emperor Realm legacy! If he could obtain it, then...
After the spatial gate opened, Wang Feng stepped through first, followed closely by Ye Gucheng and Ximen Chuixue. The still-stunned Xuan Sha and the others quickly snapped out of it and hurried after them.
As Wang Feng stepped through the gate, the scenery around him shifted. In the next moment, he and Ye Gucheng found themselves standing on a vast plain.
When Wang Feng looked up, his heart skipped a beat. Behind him, Xuan Sha and the others were equally dumbfounded.
About a hundred meters ahead stood a majestic stone gate, hundreds of meters tall. The gate was adorned with intricate carvings of clouds, and in the center, the words "Divine Immortal Sect" were engraved in purple-gold characters. The sight was awe-inspiring and grand.
But that wasn't what truly shocked Xuan Sha. Beyond the gate, a series of white jade stairs floated in the air, each step higher than the last. Following the stairs upward, one could see a sprawling palace complex hidden among the clouds, exuding an air of divine majesty.
At first glance, it looked like the dwelling of immortals. Just one look was enough to leave anyone in awe.
Standing at the base of the stone gate, even Xuan Sha, who had once been at the peak Profound Sovereign Realm, felt like an insignificant ant. Gazing at the heavenly sight of the Divine Immortal Sect's headquarters, he couldn't help but sigh, "The Divine Immortal Sect truly lives up to its name!"
The only ones who weren't impressed were Ye Gucheng and Ximen Chuixue. In their eyes, nothing mattered except their swords.
After a moment, Wang Feng frowned. While the sect headquarters looked magnificent, he felt that something was missing. Ah, yes—spiritual energy. The spiritual energy here was far too thin. Normally, a small world like this should have denser spiritual energy than the outside world, but here, it was even sparser than in ordinary places.
"System, what's going on with the spiritual energy in this Hidden Spiritual Sect Sanctuary?" Wang Feng asked silently, his brow furrowed.
Cultivators relied on absorbing spiritual energy to strengthen themselves, so the density of spiritual energy was crucial. If the spiritual energy here was this sparse, how could he quickly develop the Divine Immortal Sect?
Ding! This Hidden Spiritual Sect Sanctuary was created by the system and does not contain any spiritual veins. In the Immortal Continent, secret realms are typically created by Mystic Emperor Realm experts, who often capture spiritual veins and integrate them into their realms to increase the spiritual energy density.
"If the host wishes to increase the spiritual energy density of the sect headquarters, you can either capture spiritual veins and integrate them after reaching the Mystic Emperor Realm, or you can obtain spiritual veins through lottery draws and integrate them into the sect headquarters."
The system's cool voice made Wang Feng roll his eyes in frustration. Given his current state, reaching the Mystic Emperor Realm wasn't going to be easy. That meant he would have to keep drawing lots in hopes of obtaining spiritual veins to boost the sect's spiritual energy.
Damn it, this sneaky system was just trying to squeeze more sect points out of him, one trap after another. It was downright shameless.
Wang Feng shook his head, temporarily setting aside the issue of the sect's spiritual energy. He could only hope that his luck would hold and he'd manage to draw a spiritual vein in his next lottery.
Spiritual veins were natural formations, the essence of the world's spiritual energy. They contained boundless spiritual energy, and integrating one into a location could multiply the spiritual energy density there several times over. In the Immortal Continent, the more powerful a sect was, the more and higher-quality spiritual veins it possessed.
Spiritual veins were the foundation of a sect's strength!
Wang Feng led the group forward, slowly ascending the white jade stairs toward the sect headquarters. As they walked, Ling Fei Wu and Li Qing were visibly excited, their expressions solemn, as if they were on a pilgrimage.
Even Xuan Sha, the unruly demon, felt a sense of restraint as he climbed the stairs. He felt as though he was approaching a place where immortals resided. The higher he climbed, the more he felt an invisible pressure, making even him, a notoriously wild demon, tread carefully.
After a while, they arrived at a grand palace, nearly a kilometer tall and constructed entirely of white jade. The walls were adorned with carvings of mythical beasts, and just one glance was enough to inspire awe.
Surrounding the massive palace were various pavilions and towers. While these structures weren't as imposing as the main palace, they still exuded an ancient and mysterious aura.
"You can each choose one of those pavilions to live in. After picking your residence, feel free to explore the sect headquarters, but don't venture into any restricted areas," Wang Feng said, pointing to the pavilions.
With so few members in the sect and such a vast headquarters, things were relatively relaxed for now. Once the sect grew, rules and regulations would need to be established.
"Yes, Sect Master!"
Xuan Sha, Ling Fei Wu, and Li Qing quickly bowed in acknowledgment.
After witnessing the grandeur of the Divine Immortal Sect, Xuan Sha had gradually come to accept his new reality. From being forced to join, he now subconsciously acknowledged his place in the sect. The headquarters alone made it clear that this sect was founded by an incredibly powerful figure. How could Xuan Sha dare to harbor any ulterior motives?
Wang Feng then made his way into the grand palace, while Ye Gucheng and Ximen Chuixue vanished in a flash, appearing in the two pavilions closest to the palace, one on each side, as if guarding Wang Feng's residence.
Xuan Sha and the others, still buzzing with excitement, began selecting their own pavilions.
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After pushing open the palace doors, Wang Feng was immediately greeted by an ancient and solemn atmosphere. He surveyed the grand hall, noting the magnificent throne at the highest point and the twenty large chairs arranged in two rows of ten on either side. Despite their size, the chairs occupied less than a tenth of the hall's vast space.
Wang Feng walked forward and took his seat on the throne, looking out over the hall. A sense of ambition swelled within him. One day, he would fill this hall with Mystic Emperor Realm experts!
"System, use the random summoning opportunity," Wang Feng silently commanded.
Ding! Congratulations, host, for summoning the Palace Master of the Moving Flower Palace, Yue. Would you like to view her attribute panel?
The system's cool voice sent a shiver down Wang Feng's spine. He hadn't expected to summon the legendary Yue, a woman who was both divine and demonic, the most beautiful and terrifying figure in the world.
Wang Feng couldn't help but recall the words of a certain man who had once described Yue: "She is a god, a ghost, but never a human." Even though Wang Feng knew that the characters summoned by the system wouldn't harm him, the thought of facing Yue still made him uneasy.
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