Chapter 683: 292: A boat from far sea meets an old friend, people from all directions come to celebrate longevity!
_2 Chapter 683: 292: A boat from far sea meets an old friend, people from all directions come to celebrate longevity!
_2 The tragic experience of leaving their homeland, traveling nearly a hundred thousand miles, coupled with the bitter trifles of discrimination and scrutiny endured overseas, threatened to obliterate their pride as former core cultivators of a prestigious sect.
In the current situation, it seems they won’t return to their homeland, the Four Regions, for perhaps a decade or even several decades.
At this time, a young cultivator on the Spirit Boat broke the silence, ceremonially addressing the female cultivator who was sitting alone in a chair ahead, “Senior Gao, as I understand it, apart from the three ancestors, Senior Chen, the Longevity Daoist, is now the strongest in the Longevity Sect, ensuring its safety.
What realm has that senior Chen, who I remember was ranked nineteenth on the Hidden Dragon List, reached now?”
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As soon as these words came out, it aroused the interest of the other cultivators on the boat.
After all, their ultimate destination on this trip was the newly established Longevity Sect.
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The purpose was to seek temporary shelter under the Longevity Sect, to rest their feet in unity with their compatriots from the Four Regions and to avoid the discrimination and oppression of cultivators from the Four Oceans.
Under such circumstances, the strength of the Longevity Sect is naturally of concern to all.
Along the way, they had heard much about the Longevity Sect’s endeavor in seeking auspicious lands to rebuild the sect, and the most frequently mentioned person related to this was the Longevity Daoist Chen Dengming.
Even Daoist Qiao Zhaoxian from the Heavenly Dao Sect, who was involved with him, was thoroughly suppressed in terms of popularity.�
Gao Lingxiao, who was lost in thought, unconsciously said, “He should still be at the early-stage Golden Core, he hasn’t been in the stage for long…”
Everyone on the Spirit Boat looked at each other.
Just an early-stage Golden Core cultivator, while not weak, is nevertheless a step behind what everyone imagined – either late-stage Golden Core or mid-stage Golden Core at worst.�
Gao Lingxiao fell silent, opened his eyes, and added, “Normal Daoists cannot be judged by common standards in terms of their combat power.
Because of their dual roles in the Dao Orthodoxy, even if they are not from the Five True Immortal Paths, their strength has already surpassed that of ordinary cultivators.
This is not boasting, but a fact known to all of you.”
Upon hearing this, the cultivators nodded in agreement.
On their journey, they truly witnessed the strength of Gao Lingxiao, particularly a few disciples from the Shu Sword Pavilion, were utterly convinced.
Taking a deep breath, Gao Lingxiao continued, “I divide the Daoists of various sects into two categories, normal and abnormal.
To my knowledge, among the many Daoists, only the Demon Child of the Sky Demon Sect, Jiang Cheng, and this Longevity Daoist are abnormal.
By ‘abnormal’, I mean their combat power is unique among Daoists.
Of course, the comparison I am referring to is with Daoists of the same realm…”
Everyone gasped in astonishment upon hearing this.�
Jiang Cheng, the Demon Child of the Sky Demon Sect, has been dominating the first place in the Hidden Dragon List for many years.
It was said that he didn’t break through to the Complete Golden Core stage because of the restrictions put in place by the old Nascent Soul agreement.
Now, he might have already advanced to the Nascent Soul stage.
Does this mean that the performance of the Longevity Daoist at the early-stage Golden Core is comparable to that of the Demon Child in the past?
Considering the reputation of the Longevity Sect disciples for their lack of prowess in combat, this achievement clearly demonstrates the might of Chen Baimao.
As the group continued their discussion, they felt increasingly confident about the newly rebuilt Longevity Sect standing firmly on its own feet.
Just at this moment, with the sea water turbulent ahead, they could faintly see the outline of a small island in the distance.
As they drew closer, a burst of Spiritual Light flew towards them, all dressed in robes of the Heavenly Dao Sect and the Longevity Sect, making for quite a peculiar sight.
One of the Longevity Sect cultivators, likely at the sixth level of Qi Cultivation, flew forward and formally saluted, “Fellow Daoists, ahead is the realm of the Longevity Sect, you…”
Before he could finish his sentence, he noticed the dozens of figures on the Spirit Boat, some of their robes bearing familiar patterns, and he was taken aback.
“Are youDaoists from the Hualong Sect?”
“This…Daoists from the Shu Sword Pavilion?”
The other patrolling cultivators were equally astonished and quickly came forward to inquire.
Gao Lingxiao promptly flew out, bowing and saying, “Daoists of the Longevity Sect, I am Gao Lingxiao from the Shu Sword Pavilion…”
The Qi Cultivation at the sixth level who had first questioned was astonished.
Holding back the urge to immediately inform Brother Chen, he quickly confirmed their identities and warmly accommodated them.
This person was Jiang Qiang, surprisingly now a disciple of the Longevity Sect.
Although he was a lowly Qi cultivator, he had made a significant shift, going from being a Loose Cultivator to a core cultivator of a prestigious sect, achieving a life’s triumph.
At a location near the island chain, a huge Black Cloud Leopard was carrying Chen Yiran and Chen Jing through a flight around the island.
It occasionally swooped down, making the two young boys laugh with delight.
In contrast, Tuozi, who was tasked with caring for them and was closely following on the side, was overwhelmed, trying every trick in the book to keep up with the playing speed of the Black Cloud Leopard, a late-stage Foundation Establishment demonic beast.
Even so, he was extremely satisfied with this ‘babysitting with a leopard’ duty.
For the robe of the Longevity Sect he was wearing now had truly granted him dignity and pride.
Originally, when he had ventured out with the main force of the Longevity Sect from the Land of Fallen, and journeyed to the sect’s new blessed land, all among those loose cultivators who had practised Qi Cultivation to the fifth level or above, and passed the test of character, and accumulated meritorious deeds, eventually won the favour of Longevity Daozi and were admitted into the Longevity Sect’s ranks.
All these hard-won achievements today made him feel deeply grateful from the bottom of his heart, grateful to Black Wind who had introduced him to the Dao of Immortality and grateful to the impressive figure of Longevity Daozi.
Seeing that the Black Cloud Leopard had come to a stop on the surface of the sea, Tuozi hurriedly flew over using his spiritual light, laughing amiably as he did so.
“Did you two young masters have a good time?
If you’re thirsty, why not have a drink of spiritual fruit nectar…”
Chen Jing, sitting on the back of the Black Cloud Leopard, turned his head upon hearing this and said sensibly, “No need Uncle Tuozi, you look tired too, let’s go home.”
“Ah, ah,” Tuozi quickly nodded and laughed, “I’m not tired, if the two young masters haven’t had enough of playing, we can continue…”
Seeing that the two young masters were both in a good mood, he hesitated for a moment, then seizing the opportunity, he laughed and inquired, “I have a close brother who has also managed to break through to the fifth level of Qi Cultivation recently.
I want him to try the Longevity Sect’s sect admission test, I was wondering when the new entrance examination of the sect starts?”
Upon hearing this, Chen Jing’s smile on his face slightly faded, and with a sidelong glance at Tuozi, he snorted, “Uncle Tuozi, are you planning to bring your domestic dog into the Longevity Sect and share the spiritual food with Uncle Leopard?”
Tuozi’s heart jumped, and he quickly put on a smile and shook his head, repeatedly saying that he dared not do so.
Chen Jing hummed quietly in his heart, tugged Chen Yiran’s sleeve, and then affectionately touched the Black Cloud Leopard’s neck and said, “Uncle Leopard, I’m tired, let’s go home.”
Although he was young and inexperienced, that didn’t mean he was a fool.
He had been taught by Jiang Qiang since he was a child, was wise beyond his years, and naturally wouldn’t allow himself to be used easily.
In the future, the Longevity Sect’s recruitment will only become stricter and there will be no room for flexibility.
Because the past leniency was a consideration of the merits and dedication of those who had traveled far and wide, but if this flexibility continued, it would be like a dam breaking due to an anthill.
This reasoning was something that He Yingyu had once explained to them.
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Hazardous Peak.
Walking out of the cave shrouded by green pines and bamboo, Chen Dengming rode his spiritual light, soaring through the air of the rebuilding sect.
From a distance, he could see the intricately carved stone pillars and the dazzling golden carvings on the guest reception square in front of the mountain gate.
Many cultivators who had visited from the Four Oceans, either dressed in elegant homage or riding exotic beasts, exuded an impressive immortal air.
Behind the public square, the reception hall was spacious and bright.
With its red walls and yellow tiles inlaid with coloured glaze treasure bottles, shimmering in the sunlight, it was as transparent as water.
The huge Immortal Sea Stele stood erect on the platform, reflecting on the white jade railings and tassel curtains, for the visiting cultivators to admire.
At this moment, the bronze gates of the reception hall were open like wings.
Many cultivators either were leisurely chatting on the square, enjoying the fragrant tea served by the cultivators of Longevity Sect, or sitting in the reception hall engaging in polite conversation with the sect’s Foundation Establishment hosts.
Looking at this scene, Chen Dengming felt deeply gratified, believing that the sect had finally gotten on the right track after over two months of rebuilding.
That these cultivators had come to offer their congratulations signified that the Longevity Sect had firmly established itself in the East Immortal Sea.
Otherwise, trying to get these local powers to accept a foreign entity and visit with gifts would be very difficult.
The Immortal Sea Stele sent by the Affairs Temple of Multitude Immortal City was the key to accomplishing all these well-wishing visits.
Just then, a shimmering spiritual light appeared in the distance and another spirit boat flew over.
The moment Chen Dengming dispatched his divine sense to inspect it, he saw an unusual sight, as a group of patrolling disciples were personally escorting this spirit boat onto the island.
This unusual sight puzzled him.
However, in the next moment, his eyes glinted with surprise.
“Friend Gao!
And these…
Cultivators from the Hualong Sect and Five Elements Escape Sect…”
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