Chapter 1901: Bestowing Treasures, Ascending to Holy Land
Chapter 1901: Chapter 1901: Bestowing Treasures, Ascending to Holy Land
On the grassland rich in spiritual energy.
The disciples looked up at Ye Feng, their hearts filled with only worship and excitement, their bodies trembling involuntarily.
"Welcome."
"From today, you become the twelfth-generation disciples of our Misty Sect. Next, I will personally conduct your sect induction registration."
"However, before that, I will reward five of you, because their performance ranked top five in the written exam, martial exam, and climbing ranking."
Ye Feng slowly began to speak.
Upon hearing this, everyone quickly looked at Dong Huangxiao, Yang Tian, Lin Jie, Lin Cuicui, and Ning Xin, the five top geniuses sitting at the very front.
In this assessment, they stole the show.
In the written exam, martial exam, and climbing ranking, these five were all undoubtedly among the top five.
The others were far behind.
Now, upon learning that they would receive a reward from Ye Feng, all the disciples were extremely envious.
The items sent by Ye Feng, could they be poor?
Absolutely, they must be top-grade supreme treasures!
Dong Huangxiao, Yang Tian, Lin Jie, Lin Cuicui, and Ning Xin had not expected to receive such rewards from Ye Feng and were suddenly filled with anticipation.
Whoosh!
With a gentle wave of Ye Feng’s hand, the originally hidden Qiankun Bag and four other treasures appeared.
Everyone quickly looked over.
"What is this...?"
Already equipped with special armor, Lin Jie looked at the gemstone floating in the air with surprise, as if sensing a familiar aura.
The gemstone was precisely the Heavenly Dragon Armor.
Before recognizing its master, this artifact appears in the form of a gemstone.
After refining, it reveals its true form.
Dong Huangxiao and the others were also observing the treasures floating mid-air, able to feel the powerful aura emanate from them, quietly excited.
"No need to guess."
"These five treasures are genuine thirty-four layered Immortal Emperor Artifacts. Although in our Misty Sect’s internal standards, they are quite ordinary, they are temporarily sufficient for your current cultivation level."
Thus said Ye Feng with another gentle wave of his hand.
Each treasure landed in front of Dong Huangxiao and the five other disciples.
Dong Huangxiao received the Book of Life and Death.
Yang Tian acquired the Heaven Suppression Copper Bell.
Lin Jie gained the gemstone form of the Heavenly Dragon Armor.
Lin Cuicui received a Minor World Spirit Seed, capable of nurturing a small World Ancient Tree within her soul’s sea, providing her with endless vitality.
Ning Xin’s treasure was the Qiankun Bag.
As they touched the treasures before them, they immediately received information from them, learning about their method of use and specific functions.
"Heavenly Dragon Armor!"
Lin Jie was the most excited.
He held the gemstone with trembling hands, performing a blood recognition to instantly unleash its splendid brilliance.
Ka ka ka...
The gemstone began to dismantle, like a flow of liquid metal, quickly covering Lin Jie’s surface, merging with his original armor.
In just three breaths.
Lin Jie donned a set of silver-white battle armor seemingly formed by overlapping dragon scales, with fierce dragon head decorations on its shoulders.
At a glance, it appeared very formidable.
"Such a cool battle armor."
"If only I ranked in the top five, maybe then I could have gotten this armor."
The other disciples were envious to tears.
"Qiankun Bag, what a treasure!"
Ning Xin played with the Qiankun Bag in her hand, already recognizing its master, understanding its function, and was enchanted by it.
Dong Huangxiao, Yang Tian, and Lin Cuicui were also familiarizing themselves with their newfound treasures, smiles all over their faces.
"Alright."
Ye Feng gestured for everyone to sit down.
Dong Huangxiao and the others quickly stored their treasures and obediently sat in their seats.
"Next, starting from Dong Huangxiao, I will conduct your sect induction registration one by one. Make sure to report your identity background, and condition of bones, etc."
Ye Feng looked towards Dong Huangxiao.
"Dong Huangxiao, female, Sacred Grade constitution, from the Divine Sword Continent, Whitefloat City, originally from Void Realm..."
Dong Huangxiao began her introduction.
Everyone who joins the Misty Sect essentially acquires a registration in Whitefloat City.
Therefore, Dong Huangxiao introduced herself in that manner.
Upon hearing that Dong Huangxiao’s ancestry was from the Void Realm, all the new disciples showed an expression of disbelief.
"I remember the second on the Invincible Supreme List is also named Dong Huangxiao, could it be..."
A disciple exclaimed in shock.
The others all turned to look at Dong Huangxiao.
They all wanted to know if she was indeed the Invincible Supreme ranked on the Invincible Supreme List.
At the seats.
Dong Huangxiao sighed lightly and confessed, "You don’t need to guess anymore. In fact, I am indeed Dong Huangxiao, ranked second on the Invincible Supreme List."
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole venue was in an uproar.
"Senior Sister Xiaoxiao is actually an Invincible Supreme?"
"But that can’t be right!"
"Senior Sister Xiaoxiao, aren’t you from the same era as Lei Wudao? Logically speaking, you shouldn’t be eligible to join the sect at your age!"
All the disciples chattered incessantly.
Currently, Dong Huangxiao was the senior sister among the twelfth-generation disciples, while they were all her junior brothers and sisters.
Lei Wudao?!
Upon hearing this name, a strong look of distaste flashed in Dong Huangxiao’s eyes.
Seeing this, everyone sensed something was off.
Fortunately, Dong Huangxiao had a good mindset. After a brief adjustment, she frankly stated:
"Indeed, I was from the same era as that person, Lei Wudao, and we were even friends. However, I died in that time, and have been reborn in this era. Strictly speaking, I am still part of the younger generation."
"So that’s how it is!"
"Senior Sister Xiaoxiao has actually died once?"
Everyone was shocked beyond belief.
"Alright, for now, keep the secret that Dong Huangxiao is ranked second on the Invincible Supreme List to yourselves. Although, this matter won’t be hidden for long."
Ye Feng spoke up at this moment.
He looked around, and everyone nodded in agreement.
Slam!
With Ye Feng writing down Dong Huangxiao’s information and stamping it with the Sect Leader’s Seal, Dong Huangxiao officially became the senior sister among the twelfth-generation disciples of the Misty Sect.
Next, it was Yang Tian’s turn.
Ye Feng continued to write down information and stamp it with the seal.
Time ticked by slowly.
However, because Ye Feng had applied a Time Array, only half a day passed outside, and Ye Feng had already successfully registered all the twelfth-generation disciples.
Yet, the system still had not responded.
"System, the Misty Sect now has twelfth-generation disciples, totaling one hundred and five thousand and sixteen people. Shouldn’t it already meet the promotion conditions?"
Ye Feng asked inwardly.
[Ding, the system requires time to analyze.]
Upon hearing this, Ye Feng secretly despised it, feeling like the system was akin to a 2G network, taking so long to analyze.
"Since the registration is complete, next, I, as the Sect Master, will personally guide you, pointing out the various issues you currently face..."
Ye Feng began on-the-spot teaching.
The new disciples were instantly very excited.
They had been looking forward to this day for a long time.
Ye Feng started with Dong Huangxiao. Although she was an Invincible Supreme with a solid foundation, Ye Feng effortlessly pointed out Dong Huangxiao’s issues after observing briefly using the Eye of Insight and helped her make improvements.
Rumble...
After addressing her issues, Dong Huangxiao’s foundation slightly improved, even her cultivation level increased by a minor realm on the spot, causing all the disciples to be immensely envious.
"Don’t rush, line up and come one by one."
Ye Feng looked at Yang Tian and began to guide him.
In the blink of an eye, several days passed.
Ye Feng personally provided one-on-one guidance to all the twelfth-generation disciples and retrieved various top-grade Immortal Elixirs from the ancient medicine garden of Qiyun Heavenly Venerable for the disciples to consume, substantially thickening most of their foundations severalfold.
Many disciples even broke through several realms consecutively.
This made them ecstatic internally.
"Truly worthy of the Misty Sect; in just a few short days, we have gained such significant improvement."
"Once the Immortal Fruit Assembly concludes, we can officially consume the Nine-Turn Profound Pill and advance to become Immortal Emperors."
"Oh my god, I’m going to become an Immortal Emperor! By then, I’ll be an eighteen-year-old Immortal Emperor, more than enough for my parents to boast about for a million years in front of relatives!"
The disciples were overjoyed.
Ye Feng then distributed identity tokens and sect disciple uniforms and had Hu Feifei take the disciples to the courtyard at the back of Misty Peak to arrange their accommodations.
Thus, the disciples were all settled in.
However, the system analysis was still incomplete.
This left Ye Feng at a loss for words.
Rumble...
Just then, in the sky, majestic Thunder Laws emerged, forming a humanoid figure, none other than the reincarnation of Qiyun Heavenly Venerable: Shenzhou Heavenly Dao.
"Congratulations, Ye Feng."
As soon as Shenzhou Heavenly Dao appeared, it clasped its hands at Ye Feng from a distance, a gentle smile on its face.
"Congratulations?" Ye Feng was taken aback.
"I just heard that your Misty Sect has recruited the twelfth generation of disciples, meaning the total number of disciples has exceeded one hundred thousand. As I mentioned before, the Misty Sect has already become a Quasi-Holy Land. As long as the promotion conditions are met, it can be directly promoted to a Holy Land. So I came over to offer my congratulations. I shouldn’t be too late, right?"
After speaking, the Shenzhou Heavenly Dao looked around and did not see anyone from other forces, which meant that he was the first cultivator to come and congratulate.
[Ding, analysis complete.]
[Misty Sect has recruited a total of 100,000 disciples, meeting all requirements for promotion to an Ordinary Holy Land.]
[Congratulations to the Misty Sect on its promotion to an Ordinary Holy Land!]
The system finally completed its analysis at this time.
Ye Feng slapped his forehead.
He now understood—it wasn’t that the system was slow to analyze, but that someone had to come and congratulate before the system would formally announce the Misty Sect’s promotion to an Ordinary Holy Land.
[Ding!]
[Misty Sect promoted to Holy Land, "Sect Master Eighth Stage Task: Path to Sanctuary" officially achieved. The system is settling accounts, which is expected to take one month. Please be patient, Sect Master. Once settlement is complete, the reward for the eighth stage task will be directly distributed to the Sect Master.]
After speaking, the system fell silent again.
Ye Feng stood there in a daze.
What! Just this?!
It actually requires a month to settle the accounts?
That’s simply absurd!
Ye Feng kept complaining in his heart, but the Shenzhou Heavenly Dao standing in front of him looked at him with a rather complex expression, feeling puzzled.
"Sect Master Ye, are you okay?"
The Shenzhou Heavenly Dao quickly asked.
Ye Feng quickly came back to his senses.
"Oh, I’m fine. It’s just that I felt a bit emotional about the Misty Sect finally being promoted to a Holy Land, and for a moment, I lost my composure. My apologies."
Ye Feng hastily explained.
"Haha, Sect Master Ye, your sect has already become a Holy Land; it’s worth celebrating. However, you might not know that the Misty Sect currently is only considered an Ordinary Holy Land. Above that, there are stronger Holy Lands, and even Sect above Holy Lands."
The Shenzhou Heavenly Dao suddenly looked serious.
After all, He is the reincarnation of the Qiyun Heavenly Venerable. Although He has not yet regained the strength of His previous life, he has already awakened many memories of it.
Having once visited the Origin of All Things, He knows more about sects than Ye Feng does.
"Oh? Please elaborate!"
Ye Feng’s eyes flickered with interest.
The Shenzhou Heavenly Dao said:
"In the universe, any force with a Saint Realm or Immortal Realm basically counts as a Holy Land. Those with a Hundred-layered Immortal Emperor also belong to the Holy Land category, which leads to severe polarization of Holy Lands. Therefore, Holy Lands should also be divided in detail, similar to One-Star to Five-Star sects."
Ye Feng asked further: "Then what?"
"Unlike an ordinary sect, a Holy Land is not directly divided by stars but is categorized into three major levels: Ordinary, Top, and Supreme Holy Lands, with a large span."
Ye Feng felt that what he heard was not significantly different from the system’s previous explanation.
It seems that this division has long existed, yet the system still had the cheek to claim it was its own division. Thinking of this, Ye Feng secretly scorned the other.
The Shenzhou Heavenly Dao continued to introduce:
"An Ordinary Holy Land is like Misty Sect today, with over 100,000 disciples and a Five-star City under its command, and the Sect Master having a Saint Realm cultivation level."
"However, that’s just the minimum."
"There is still a great span within Ordinary Holy Lands. Those with a million disciples and a Sect Master at Eighty-layered Immortal Emperor level can still be considered Ordinary Holy Lands."
"Only when the Sect Master reaches over Eighty-one-layered Immortal Emperor level and meets the relevant conditions can they break out of the broad tier of Ordinary Holy Lands to become a bona fide Top Holy Land."
"In today’s universe, Ancient Dragon Court, Conspirators’ Camp, Lingtian Pavilion, the former Black Prison Demon Sect, and Divine Sword Continent are all considered Top Holy Lands."
"A Top Holy Land relies not only on the Sect Master’s strong power but also on the sect’s influence, the territory it occupies, and cultural heritage of the sect, among other things."
"In short, those who can become Top Holy Lands are extremely ancient universe top forces."
Upon hearing this, Ye Feng was greatly enlightened.
"So, does it mean that our Misty Sect basically meets the conditions for a Top Holy Land as well?"
He immediately asked.
The Shenzhou Heavenly Dao shook its head and said, "No, although Sect Master Ye’s strength far exceeds those leaders of top Holy Lands, the historical foundation of the Misty Sect is not enough. In short, you still have to continue your efforts."
Upon hearing this, Ye Feng felt a tinge of disappointment, thinking that Misty Sect could soon be promoted to a Top Holy Land!
He decided that once the system completed the full settlement of the Sect Master’s eighth-stage task, he would ask the system how to promote Misty Sect to a Top Holy Land.
"By the way, what about the Supreme Holy Land?"
Ye Feng finally met someone who knew the promotion paths of sects well, so naturally, he wanted to get to the bottom of it and not miss a single question.
The Shenzhou Heavenly Dao explained:
"As the name suggests, the Supreme Holy Land is the strongest sect in the universe. However, it is not enough for the Sect Master to be powerful; the sect members must also be able to overpower all worlds. In addition, there are many conditions."
"Generally, within the same universe, at a given time, there can only be one Supreme Holy Land, considered the strongest Top Holy Land."
"As for the Dao Sect, it is above the Holy Land, having transcended the universe and its myriad realms and can stand side by side with the universe. Some Dao Sects even possess multiple universes."
Upon hearing this, Ye Feng roughly understood the details about Holy Lands and Dao Sects, and cupped his hands in thanks, saying, "Thank you, Senior Heavenly Dao... Oh no, thank you, Heavenly Venerable."
Upon hearing this, the Shenzhou Heavenly Dao smiled: "Sect Master Ye, you should have met the Old Sect Leader, right?"
This remark surprised Ye Feng, as he didn’t know why the other party asked this.
The Shenzhou Heavenly Dao laughed: "Ever since you brought the Undying Star back to the Shenzhou Continent and placed it above your Misty Sect’s Cultivation Peak, I knew that you have already met the Life Heavenly Venerable, who is also the Old Sect Leader of the Misty Sect."
Ye Feng finally realized: "It seems, Senior has truly recovered many memories from his past life."
The Shenzhou Heavenly Dao said: "Yes, but the memories I’ve recovered now are still not complete. Only when I return at my peak in the future can I fully restore them."
After a pause, He said:
"Let’s not stray too far."
"The so-called Dao Sect must be a superpower with a Heavenly Dao Realm in command. Any Dao Sect is stronger than the entire combat power of a universe."
"Such a power cannot exist in the universe."
"Someday in the future, when you reach the Heavenly Dao Realm and ascend to the Origin of All Things, you’ll understand."
The Shenzhou Heavenly Dao continued to narrate.
Only then did Ye Feng understand that to upgrade a sect to a Dao Sect, it must have a Heavenly Dao Realm.
This is quite difficult.
After all, he cannot confer the Dao to a Heavenly Venerable.
If the Misty Sect is to become a Dao Sect, only sect members can confer the Dao and become Heavenly Venerable.
"I advanced the Misty Sect from a lower-ranked sect to an ordinary Holy Land in twelve years; becoming a top-tier Holy Land or a Supreme Holy Land in the future won’t be difficult. Even transcending the universe to become a Dao Sect should only be a matter of time."
Ye Feng was very confident.
An hour later.
"Ye Feng, once again, congratulations on your Misty Sect ascending to an ordinary Holy Land, I’ll take my leave now."
After saying that, the Shenzhou Heavenly Dao used an avatar formed from heavenly thunder to rapidly collapse and disappear without a trace.
The next moment.
Whoosh!
In the sky, billions of gorgeous fireworks exploded, illuminating the entire Shenzhou Continent and drawing the attention of countless people.
"Congratulations to the Misty Sect for ascending to a Holy Land!"
The voice of the Shenzhou Heavenly Dao rang out.
As soon as these words were spoken, not only did millions of cultivators on the Shenzhou Continent hear it, but also those powerful cultivators across the universe starry sky heard it clearly.
"The Misty Sect has ascended to a Holy Land?"
"Something’s not right, the Misty Sect has Ye Feng, a top-tier powerhouse of the universe, and it just now ascended to a Holy Land? So, the Misty Sect was a Five-star Sect before?"
"Oh my God, this is unbelievable!"
People from all major forces were dumbfounded.
They had thought the Misty Sect was already a Holy Land. Now, it seemed they had been kept in the dark all along.
"Congratulations on the Misty Sect ascending to a Holy Land!"
The Holy Masters of various Holy Lands in the Heavenly Origin Sea swiftly sent their congratulations upon hearing the news from the Shenzhou Heavenly Dao.
"Ye Feng, congratulations!"
Xin Guangxuan, Baihua Xiao, and others sent their gifts.
Old friends like Xiao Cangtian from the Cangqing Forbidden Zone quickly extended their blessings.
Some even came personally to deliver gifts.
The area around the Misty Sect was once again bustling with noise.
At this moment, on the summit of Misty Peak.
Ye Feng looked at Shu Hongyu beside him, took out the Sect Name Register and the Sect Leader’s Seal, and with a smile, he stamped next to Shu Hongyu’s name, leaving a bright red and striking mark.
From this moment, Shu Hongyu officially returned.
She was neither the Twelfth-Generation nor the Eleventh-Generation, but a bona fide First-Generation Disciple.
She was ranked seventeenth among the First Generation.
"Junior Sister, welcome back."
Shi Lei, Li Jiaojiao, and Huo Yunjie, the three oldest disciples of the Misty Sect, found Shu Hongyu and extended their blessings.
Mo Ying and others also offered their gifts.
"Thank you, thank you, Senior Brothers and Sisters!"
Looking at her name stamped in the Sect Name Register, Shu Hongyu was overwhelmed with joy when she heard everyone’s blessings.
Quickly, the news spread.
People from all major forces learned that Shu Hongyu, from the Commandery Prince’s City in the Mystique Kingdom, had officially returned to the Misty Sect, becoming the seventeenth First-Generation Disciple.
This was truly the core of the Misty Sect!
Everyone once again sent their blessings and quickly dispatched people to the County King City to establish ties with Commandery Prince Shu Qianjun.
Half a day later.
Ye Feng found Gong Qingqiu.
"Elder Gong, pass down the order: our Misty Sect will hold a Holy Land Ascension Celebration in seven days."
"As you command!"
Although the system’s settlement hadn’t been completed yet, since the sect had already been promoted, Ye Feng decided to strike while the iron was hot and choose a day for the Holy Land-level Ascension Celebration.
As for the settlement, it would take another month!
Even wanting it sooner wouldn’t make it come any faster.
[PS: Over 5400 words, good night!]