Above the Boundless sea, a giant island floated.
Flying ships of various shapes, shimmering with spiritual light, constantly tore through the clouds, descending one after another onto the giant island.
Some disciples from small sects stepped out of their plain, unadorned flying ships, looking enviously at the large, ornately decorated flying ships whose hulls gleamed with golden runes.
Flying ships were extremely luxurious flying tools, not only expensive to build but also required a large amount of spirit stones for each operation.
For small sects like theirs, owning even one flying ship was quite good; the internal space of their flying ship was very cramped, even their sect elders had to huddle inside the flying ship just like them.
However, the flying ships of the large sects clearly had ample internal space and were very comfortable to ride in.
The heavenly talents from various large sects who descended from those magnificent flying ships made these disciples from small sects even more envious.
“Oh my goodness, those are Cultivators from the Water Cloud Sect, aren’t they? Every single one of them is a Golden Core True Person! I’m only at the late stage of the Foundation Establishment Stage!”
“Elder, the Sect Grand Competition won’t make us, who are at the Foundation Establishment Stage, compete against those Golden Core True Persons, will it?”
“How could that be?”
Just then, a heavenly talent at the Early stage of the Nascent Soul Realm from the Peach Blossom Sect descended from a flying ship.
“See, you still have to compete against a Nascent Soul True Person.”
Disciples: ???
At that moment, two more magnificent flying ships approached.
The flying ship in front, shaped like a giant sword unsheathed, tore through the clouds with extraordinary momentum and a chilling gleam.
The flying ship behind was constructed from glazed glass and exotic wood, exquisitely beautiful.
Both flying ships were visibly valuable.
Upon seeing the flying ship in front, many disciples from small sects immediately became nervous and excited.
Who didn’t know that this flying ship belonged to the Taiyi Sect, the number one sect in the Cultivation World!
It was just unknown which sect the flying ship following behind the Taiyi Sect belonged to; it seemed to have a close relationship with the Taiyi Sect.
The two flying ships simultaneously landed on Jade Dragon Island.
Taiyi Sect disciples successively disembarked from the Taiyi Sect’s flying ship.
The disciples from small sects couldn’t help but exclaim, “As expected of the Taiyi Sect! The lowest cultivation level of their participating disciples is the late Golden Core stage, and there are even two at the Early stage of the Nascent Soul Realm!”
“When will I also be able to become a Golden Core True Person or a Nascent Soul True Person!”
“If we can survive, and endure a few more centuries, before we die of old age, there should still be a tiny, tiny chance to break through.”
“...What you said is so hurtful.”
“No choice, lies don’t hurt people; the truth is a sharp knife.”
As the disciples were speaking, the rear flying ship also opened, and a young woman descended from it.
Her appearance was undoubtedly very beautiful, but her aura surpassed her looks.
She wore an outer robe made of starlight mermaid silk, her dark hair was bound by a Nine Heavens Spirit Jade Profound Ice Phoenix hairpin, her fair wrists wore Profound Ice Congealing Frost bracelets, and her right hand’s index and ring fingers each wore an exquisite storage ring.
As she walked, her robes billowed without wind, dark patterns flowed, and her accessories shimmered with light, adding a touch of ethereal immortal aura and imposing presence to the young woman.
Awed by the young woman’s majesty, the two disciples subconsciously lowered their heads, not daring to look further.
Although Cultivators couldn’t tell a specific age from appearance, from the vigorous aura emanating from the young woman, the two disciples vaguely felt that she should not be very old, yet the oppressive feeling she gave them was clearly something only a powerful figure in the Cultivation World could possess.
At this moment, their Elder’s voice leisurely sounded in their ears.
“Who said your opponents are Golden Core True Persons? Didn’t another Leaving Aperture Stage powerful figure just arrive?”
Disciples: ???
Elder, is it still not too late for them to turn around and return to their sect!
The outside world is so terrifying, they want to retreat to their old home!
The powerful figure leading the Taiyi Sect this time was the Spirit Beast Peak Lord.
The powerful figures leading the Taiyi Sect were chosen by peak lords taking turns drawing lots; last time, the Lingyao Peak Peak Lord led the team to the Phoenix Clan’s secret realm, so this time for the Sect Grand Competition, he could skip the drawing and rest directly in the sect.
Wen Xiangjie stood beside the Spirit Beast Peak Lord, and soon sects friendly with the Taiyi Sect, or those wishing to curry favor with the Taiyi Sect, actively gathered around.
“Peak Lord Yu!”
“Peak Lord Yu, you’re leading the team this time!”
“This person beside you must be the youngest Leaving Aperture Stage powerful figure in the history of our Cultivation World!”
“Martial Aunt Wen!”
“Wen Zhenjun!”
Wen Xiangjie’s high seniority in the Cultivation World was mainly because she had a master of high seniority.
Li Junzhuo was not only the Taiyi Sect Supreme Sect Leader, but looking across the entire Cultivation World, apart from those reclusive grand figures, Li Junzhuo’s seniority could be considered the highest.
Therefore, it was only right for Wen Xiangjie, who had apprenticed under Li Junzhuo, to be addressed as Martial Aunt by other Cultivators.
Golden Core stage and Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators were called True Persons, while Leaving Aperture Stage and Mahayana Realm Cultivators could be addressed as True Monarchs.
After entering the Leaving Aperture Stage, Wen Xiangjie could also be addressed as Wen Zhenjun.
It could be said that despite Wen Xiangjie’s young age, her seniority and strength were evident, and disciples from other sects would respectfully bow to her upon seeing her.
However, this “senior” was coincidentally young enough to participate in the same Sect Grand Competition as them.
This caused many sect disciples to feel a strong sense of disconnect when performing junior salutes to Wen Xiangjie.
Just as people from various sects gathered around the Taiyi Sect, exchanging pleasantries and currying favor, another flying ship landed on Jade Dragon Island.
Seeing this entirely dark-red metal flying ship land, many Cultivators exchanged glances with their companions, preparing to watch a good show.
The appearances of these more well-known sects’ flying ships were widely recognized; this dark-red metal flying ship belonged to the Wu Ding Sect.
Although the Wu Ding Sect was considered a relatively well-known sect before, it was completely incomparable to the Taiyi Sect.
Unexpectedly, after the Wu Ding Sect took in a disciple whose cultivation progressed at an eerily fast pace, they brazenly created momentum for this disciple, even involving Wen Xiangjie of the Taiyi Sect, coining a title like “Peerless Twin Talents.”
The ambition of the Wu Ding Sect was obvious even to a blind person.
Unexpectedly, the Wu Ding Sect’s ambition was so great that, wanting to gain fame, they directly aimed for the Taiyi Sect, the number one sect in the Cultivation World.
Many long-standing sects were waiting to see the show regarding the Wu Ding Sect’s suicidal behavior.
In recent years, the Taiyi Sect’s position had been stable, and it had appeared somewhat too peaceful externally, causing some ignorant sects to forget how the Taiyi Sect had achieved its name as the number one sect in the Cultivation World.
In the Cultivation World, a place where the law of the jungle was a thousand, even ten thousand times more severe than in the mortal world, the universally recognized title of “Number One Sect” throughout the entire Cultivation World was paved with countless blood.
They looked at the Wu Ding Sect’s flying ship, deliberately parked next to the Taiyi Sect’s, their eyes full of mockery.