Sun Xiaoshan entered a three-month period of secluded cultivation upon returning to the Qingyue Sect. During these three months, a storm brewed above the forbidden area in the back mountain, with endless spirit stones darting about but firmly controlled within a specific range by a terrifying suction force.
Judging by the spiritual energy within the storm alone, even Dongfang Dao would not dare to approach. He even suspected that his cultivation realm, the middle stage of True Lord, might be burst by the violent spiritual energy if he entered the storm, illustrating the terrifying nature of Sun Xiaoshan's cultivation.
Three months later, Sun Xiaoshan awakened Dongfang Dao from his seclusion, gave him detailed instructions, summoned his flying boat, and embarked on a journey to the Holy Land with several core disciples.
The human race is weak. Without a flying boat or renting the teleporting birds of the Northern Region's Kui Mei Sect's post stations, even Dongfang Dao, a middle-stage True Lord, would need more than half a year to reach the central region where their destination was located. This also illustrates the vastness of this world.
Even so, it would take more than two months for the flying boat to reach the Holy Land at its current speed. This was also why Sun Xiaoshan only secluded himself for three months.
In three months of secluded cultivation, Sun Xiaoshan's strength broke through again, reaching the middle stage of the Heavenly Venerate realm. In the Heavenly Venerate realm, breaking through a minor realm in three months was faster than some introductory cultivators in the Qi Refining realm. Great Wind Novel Network.
Sun Xiaoshan was not a high-profile individual. To this day, no one in the entire Qingyue Sect even knew he had broken through to the Heavenly Venerate realm, especially since Sun Xiaoshan had not yet undergone the Heavenly Venerate Tribulation. They would never imagine Sun Xiaoshan making such terrifying progress, at most thinking he had broken through to the peak of Mahayana.
The flying boat traveled smoothly for two months without encountering any obstacles. This was because Sun Xiaoshan had not removed the Holy Land's insignia from the flying boat. Therefore, even if any cultivators discovered the flying boat, none dared to approach.
"Sect Master, we have entered the central region."
Fei Yu's voice echoed from outside the cabin.
For this trip to the Holy Land, Sun Xiaoshan had specifically chosen five core disciples to accompany him. These five were all potential candidates for the future Saint Son and Saint Daughter of the Qingyue Sect. Their cultivation talent and temperament were incomparable to the thirteen idiots he had encountered before. Most importantly, these individuals not only had astonishing talent but were also exceptionally diligent.
If Sun Xiaoshan hadn't requested it this time, these five would likely still be in deep seclusion.
Sun Xiaoshan brought them out to deliberately nurture them, as well as to give them some experience. Of course, the task of operating the flying boat naturally fell to these five.
"Hmm, since we are close, let's slow down appropriately. This way, you can also take a good look at the magnificent landscape of the central region. Perhaps one day, our human race can also establish a presence in this land."
Sun Xiaoshan did not go out, choosing to continue cultivating inside. As they got closer to the central region, the spiritual energy in the air became denser. However, even so, it was still far from satisfying his current cultivation needs. If he hadn't used a mid-grade spirit stone directly for his cultivation this time, the flying boat would have likely been torn apart by his devouring storm.
"Yes."
Fei Yu, known as the foremost disciple of the Qingyue Sect, not because his strength was the strongest, but because he had been among the core disciples for the longest time. Nearly half of the current fifteen elders of the Qingyue Sect were his contemporaries.
If Fei Yu's talent were poor, it would be understandable. However, this fellow's talent was far superior to those disciples who were promoted to elder. Yet, before Sun Xiaoshan became Sect Master, his cultivation had been stuck at the peak of the Void Return realm for a full two hundred years.
It wasn't until a later time that Sun Xiaoshan inadvertently discovered that this fellow practiced both internal and external cultivation, with internal cultivation as the primary focus. Internal cultivation then drove external cultivation, similar to how Sun Xiaoshan tempered his body with true essence. To pursue the extreme of body refinement, he would constantly take on missions from the sect to hunt demonic beasts or undertake missions to kill core disciples or elders of his own sect or even eighth-grade sects.
It could be said that this fellow was someone who would put himself in mortal danger for the sake of cultivation.
After Sun Xiaoshan became Sect Master, especially after being bestowed the cultivation technique 'Little Nirvana Art,' this fellow's cultivation soared like he had been injected with stimulants, breaking through a realm almost every six months.
Currently, his strength had reached the early stage of the Dao Comprehension realm, ranking third among all core disciples. However, Sun Xiaoshan estimated that his combat power could rival not only core disciples but also elders in the peak realm, given that he was a formidable individual who cultivated both internally and externally.
Unlike Sun Xiaoshan, who possessed the memories of Ye Yun's Ten Directions Heaven and Ye Yun's hundreds of reincarnations in the Eleventh Universe, he had long lost interest in the customs and traditions of various places. His sole interest now was cultivation, increasing his strength, and then elevating the human race to the stage of history, after which he would return to the Ten Directions Heaven.
Since entering the central region, Sun Xiaoshan had observed numerous alien races, both on the ground and in the air, leading teams of powerful cultivators as if they were on a journey, heading in a particular direction.
After giving an instruction, Sun Xiaoshan paid no further attention, even shutting down his five senses.
Meanwhile, tens of thousands of miles away, deep within a continuous mountain range, atop a towering mountain that pierced the clouds, countless figures bustled about. At the foot of the mountain, millions of cultivators were divided into distinct camps.
Above one of these camps floated a grand chariot pulled by four flying beasts, with dozens of guards standing solemnly on the beasts. It was exceptionally eye-catching among the three major camps.
"Senior Brother, what kind of spiritual beast is that pulling the grand chariot for the Kui Mei Sect? It looks so beautiful."
Below, a female cultivator pointed at the flying beasts pulling the chariot in the sky, her eyes shining with excitement.
"Holy cow, Xiao Ai, don't point your finger at the Azure Birds pulling the chariot! I remember this seems to be the Kui Mei Sect Master's carriage. This time the Holy Land has summoned major sects and disciples to witness the Heavenly Venerate Ceremony, and I didn't expect the Kui Mei Sect to have their Sect Master personally escorting!" The younger sister's actions startled the male cultivator standing beside her, who quickly pulled down her pointing hand.
Azure Birds, sixth-tier spiritual beasts, with cultivation comparable to cultivators in the Void Return realm, but their combat power was comparable to cultivators in the Dao Integration realm. Perhaps other major sects had powerful cultivators who used Azure Birds as mounts, but there was only one person in the world who used four Azure Birds to pull a grand chariot, and that was the Sect Master of the Kui Mei Sect, Su Liang.
Logically, for the Holy Land's Heavenly Venerate Ceremony, it was generally sufficient for all sects in the world to send their Grand Elders along with one hundred thousand disciples. However, for some unknown reason, the Holy Land had issued a Heavenly Venerate Decree two months ago, requiring all major sects in the central domain to come and witness the Heavenly Venerate Ceremony, with the number of attendees requested to be two hundred thousand.