"Woof woof!"
On the mountain path of Chen Ming Peak, Qin Yue tugged at the furiously barking Mysterious Underworld Hound. Her green jade hairpin clinked in the mountain wind. "Father, Qing Feng's life tablet indicates his location is in the direction of the Mystic Realm."
"That brat must be hiding somewhere, slacking off..." Qin Heng's words abruptly stopped. His pupils constricted as he stared at the flickering soul jade in his daughter's hand.
When he saw the claw marks where the Mysterious Underworld Hound was frantically digging at the void barrier, the Elder in the Reversion to Void Realm instantly turned pale. Those claw marks were clearly Qing Feng's unique runic imprints.
"Go quickly to the Sword Mound and invite the three Grand Elders!" Qin Heng crushed a communication jade slip, and the Violet Cloud Sword transformed into a streaking light, soaring into the sky. "Follow the Mysterious Underworld Hound closely. That brat's attainments in array formations..."
Before he finished speaking, Qin Yue had already bitten her fingertip and pressed it to the Mysterious Underworld Hound's brow.
The moment the bloody runes exploded, the young girl's robes fluttered like a crane, and she, along with her spirit pet, directly pierced through the twelve-layered barrier.
The surrounding Elders hadn't even had time to exclaim before the plain white figure disappeared into the distorted void vortex.
"The Xuanxuan position's Life Gate has shifted thirty degrees..." Qing Feng, inside the Mystic Realm, suddenly pulled off the ancient book from his face. He looked at the abnormally circulating star trails above his head and abruptly sat up. "Which death-seeking idiot is changing the array core?"
The intense discussion within the Lingxiao Hall abruptly ceased. Mu Zhengting and others suddenly looked up, their faces filled with disbelief. They were clearly here discussing important matters, so how could another Disciple have broken through the restriction and entered the Mystic Realm?
"Was it Martial Brother Qin Heng's daughter who just broke in?" Mu Zhengting's sword art in his sleeve was already poised when he turned to Yuan Feng True Lord. "It was indeed Qin Yue."
The jade pendant on Yuan Feng True Lord's finger glowed faintly. "At only twenty-four years old, she advanced to the second stage of the Golden Core Realm. The day before yesterday, she single-handedly slew a seventh-tier demon king on the Northern Frontier battlefield."
When mentioning this rare genius, seen only once in five thousand years at Ziyan Peak, his brows furrowed deeply. For a Golden Core Realm cultivator to enter the Nine Underworld Cave Heaven was effectively no different from seeking death.
"Fighting across five tiers?" Mu Zhengting's pupils slightly constricted. The Beast Taming Sect had been silent for over three hundred years since Ancestor Qingming.
Xia Yu, the Peak Lord of Zixiao Peak, suddenly slammed the table. "How did she pass the Xuantian trial? Even my Master hasn't fully comprehended the eighty-one questions of array formations."
"Let's set that aside for now." Wei Yun Zhenjun lightly tapped the star map on the table. "Is Qin Yue related to Yun Qingrao?"
"Both are peerless beauties," a certain Peak Lord blurted out, immediately drawing several sharp sword intents, which startled him into quickly correcting himself: "Excellent bone structure, and neither is yet a hundred years old."
"In that case..." Elder Chiyang suddenly clapped his hands. "Could it be that the Lord of this Cave Heaven specifically chooses young and beautiful female cultivators?"
This statement caused several Elders' expressions to change drastically.
Before anyone could react, a thunderclap suddenly exploded in the sky, its sound waves shaking the sea of consciousness of the cultivators present.
Several Spirit Transformation Realm Peak Lords even staggered backward, their protective astral qi nearly collapsing.
"Thousand-Mile Sound Transmission Art!" Mu Zhengting suddenly stood up, and the Mysterious Ice Sword at his waist unsheathed itself three inches.
Just then, an anomaly suddenly appeared in the dome. The originally clear sky instantly churned with dark clouds, and vast pressure poured down like a heavenly river. All Nascent Soul cultivators felt their Purple Palaces tremble, as if facing a celestial dao lightning tribulation directly.
Yuan Feng True Lord suddenly turned his head. "Martial Brother actually managed to invite the Mountain Guardian Ancestor?"
A majestic voice suddenly echoed between heaven and earth. Even from thousands of miles away, the immense pressure still caused the souls of the Xuanzhen True Lords in the Dongxuan Realm to tremble. Lightning flickered in the clouds, and the tribulation clouds churned like ink, clearly an abnormal celestial phenomenon caused by a Tribulation Transcending Realm mighty figure.
The cultivators present were filled with doubt and surprise. According to the rules of the cultivation world, an external Tribulation Transcending Realm expert who trespasses into the Beast Taming Sect's forbidden grounds without prior notification is tantamount to declaring war.
But how could those old Ancestors of the Beast Taming Sect, who had been in seclusion for hundreds of years, easily appear in the world?
It must be known that the Tribulation Transcending Realm is considered the most perilous stage in the cultivation world.
Since the Ancient Era, the power of heavenly tribulations has steadily increased, and it is now so dangerous that it is a situation of ten deaths and no life.
Tribulation Transcending Realm cultivators from all factions reside deep within their Sect's forbidden grounds, and they would never easily show themselves unless the Sect faced a life-or-death crisis.
Just as everyone was puzzled, an anomaly suddenly occurred at the location of Dao Lord Zisu and Qin Heng.
Amidst the pouring rain, an old man in a straw cloak and hat, holding an umbrella, stepped through the air. His coarse cloth robes formed a stark contrast with the surrounding sword-patterned robes.
The cold light flowing on the umbrella surface concealed a profound mystery: twenty-two Earth-tier spirit swords formed the umbrella ribs, with the top-tier "Heavenly Pivot" sword as the handle, forming a Hidden Tribulation Sword Array capable of concealing heavenly secrets.
"Greetings, Ancestor Feng!" The Elders of the Beast Taming Sect hastily saluted.
The younger Disciples then realized that the person before them was actually the master of the Sword Control Peak from two generations ago, Feng Dingshi, who once awe-inspired the eight directions with his "Thousand Blades Lightning Guiding Art."
This legendary figure's gaze was like lightning, directly looking towards the Heavenly Gate ruins. The sword qi around him surged, causing thunder to rumble in the nine heavens.
"You juniors are truly arrogant!" The old man's voice was like a great bell, and the sword umbrella in his hand rotated slightly: "How can an Immortal senior in the Great Ascension Realm be subjected to the meddling of mere nobodies?"
Before his words faded, thousands of sword shadows suddenly appeared in the void, creating a mysterious resonance with the Heavenly Gate dao patterns.
The expressions of the Beast Taming Sect members changed drastically, both shocked by the profound sword art displayed by Feng Dingshi and awed by the might of the heavenly tribulation.
The blue-robed sword cultivator lightly rotated his wrist, and the twenty-one sections of the Primordial Chaos Umbrella's ribs suddenly separated, evolving into a Yin-Yang Twin Dragon Sword Array.
The vast sword intent actually caused the heaven and earth's spiritual qi to surge. Qin Heng and other Spirit Transformation Realm Peak Lords were forced back a hundred zhang by the pressure. Although Yuan Feng Dao Lord and others tried to maintain their composure, they still felt as small as dust before such heaven-reaching methods.
Only Mu Zhengting and other Reversion to Void Realm mighty figures could remain expressionless.
Feng Dingshi completely disregarded everyone's reactions. The biting cold light from the sword array collided with the golden light of the heavenly tribulation. Amidst the golden and white brilliance intertwined across the sky, he held his sword, broke through the restriction, and stepped into the entrance of the Mystic Realm.
The sword cultivators behind him could not hide their excitement, and the Disciples of Tai'a Peak held their breath, trying to comprehend the mysteries of this world-shaking sword array.
In less than half an incense stick's time, the twenty-one spirit swords returned to their umbrella rib form.
"Master Ancestor, have you gained anything?" Xia Yu stepped forward quickly to ask.
"Deputy Head cannot enter, but the juniors can try," Feng Dingshi stood with his umbrella closed, his robes fluttering without wind.
A sharp gleam appeared in Mu Zhengting's eyes: "Does it require specific aptitude?"
"It requires a trial in the Mystic Realm, and the difficulty of the assessment varies from person to person." The sword cultivator Ancestor flicked away the falling snow from his temples with a finger. "The younger the bone age, the better the talent, and the closer the Dao Body is to innate, the easier the challenge."
These words caused everyone to exchange glances. The Elder who had been reprimanded earlier blushed, as this precisely echoed his earlier suggestion of "selecting outstanding talents to enter."
"A naturally formed Dao Body has nothing to do with superficial beauty or ugliness; it is suitable for both men and women." Feng Dingshi snorted, sweeping his gaze across the crowd, his eyes lingering briefly on Dao Lord Zisu.
The latter nodded understandingly, already beginning to select suitable Disciples.
Although the selection standards for each Peak were strict, the Beast Taming Sect had profound foundations. Even Bugong Peak, renowned for its sword forging, managed to barely gather a few young talents.
Finally, thirty-seven Heaven's Chosen gathered at the entrance of the Mystic Realm. The oldest was no more than two hundred and eighty years old, and the youngest was still under a hundred.
Before leaving, Feng Dingshi suddenly transmitted a message to Zisu: "Tell that girl to act carefully."
The Primordial Chaos Umbrella bloomed with a green light, and the sword cultivator's figure vanished into the sky in an instant.
Amidst the changes in heaven and earth, sixty-four cultivators gathered instantly, and the bronze Heavenly Gate slammed shut.
The Disciples of the Beast Taming Sect were astonished to find that the concentration of spiritual qi around them surged, as if they were immersed in a spiritual qi spring. This cultivation holy land was actually more than thirty percent purer than the Sect's Mystic Realm.