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Guided by Wu De, Lu Changsheng and his protégé formally entered the Taihua Holy Land.
As soon as they entered the mountain gate of the Taihua Holy Land, Lu Changsheng felt countless strong auras lurking, like hidden dragons and crouching tigers.
The Taihua Holy Land was a place of rolling hills and numerous palaces, a land of splendor with nature’s bounty, glittering with gold and jade.
The Spirit Gathering Array confined the spiritual energy of the Taihua Divine Realm. The vast nature’s spiritual energy surged like a boundless ocean.
Lu Changsheng had underestimated the strength of the Holy Land. Its sphere of influence was much larger than an ordinary Immortal Sect, and the Spirit Gathering Array was unprecedentedly large. All the spiritual energy of the entire Taihua Divine Realm gathered here, immensely vast.
“Indeed befitting of a Holy Land, more prosperous than the Ancient Xiao Family at its peak,”
Xiao Fan exclaimed in astonishment, looking around.
He was a descendant of the Ancient Xiao Family, still shocked by the splendor of the Taihua Holy Land.
After all, a Cultivator Clan is merely a family, not on the scale of a Holy Land.
Su Xiaoqi said, “I heard that the Holy Land was created by Ancient Great Powers and their disciples. Their descendants continue their bloodline with extremely high talents. The resources of the Holy Land are mostly allocated to them, so they rarely recruit Loose Cultivators from the outside. Once you join the Holy Land, it means that your descendants might also have the opportunity to live in the Holy Land.”
This disciple seemed quite knowledgeable about the Holy Land, likely a descendant from an Ancient Family as well.
Wu De introduced, “The main peak and the mountains behind are places where the Saint Lord and the Ancestors cultivate. Do not trespass carelessly, or you might offend the Saint Lord and the Ancestors, and the consequences would be unpredictable. However, with the Saint Lord’s token, you are shown favor by the Saint Lord, and the Saint Lord should not be angered. But as for those Ancestors, it’s hard to say. Some Ancestors have lived so long that not even the Saint Lord knows their generation. If you provoke them, even the Saint Lord may not be able to protect you.”
Wu De took Lu Changsheng and his disciples to Luoyan Peak, where Lin Qinghan, the Taihua Holy Maiden, was cultivating.
“Who are these people? How come I have never seen them before?”
On the way, a distinguished man in a deep purple robe, followed by a group of attendants, stopped Lu Changsheng and the others.
Seeing the distinguished man, Wu De immediately bowed and scraped, “Holy Son, this person here is Daoist Changsheng, an outsider Loose Cultivator who has received the Saint Lord’s token and joined our Taihua Holy Land. And these are Daoist Changsheng’s disciples, who have also been granted permission to cultivate in our Holy Land.”
“A Loose Cultivator joining our Holy Land? So, is this person extremely talented?”
The man in the purple robe sized up Lu Changsheng with a curious look, but also with a trace of disdain.
He was a Holy Son of Taihua, second only to Lin Qinghan among the young generation of disciples in the Holy Land, and he reigned over many Holy Son Candidates and young talents. What genius hadn’t he seen?
It is not that the Taihua Holy Land had never recruited peerless geniuses from the outside world, but the Loose Cultivators that the Saint Lord valued were few and far between.
“Since you’re favored by the Saint Lord, why not go to the main peak instead of Luoyan Peak?”
“Although he has the Saint Lord’s token, he is here at the invitation of the Holy Maiden.”
“The Holy Maiden’s invitation?”
The man in the purple robe looked at Lu Changsheng again, his gaze turning somewhat unfriendly.
Lu Changsheng sensed the hostility from the other party, but having just joined the Taihua Holy Land, he didn’t want to stir up trouble, so he remained silent.
“In our Taihua Holy Land, there are countless geniuses. Even if you were a highly talented genius in the outside world, once you join our Taihua Holy Land, you are just one amongst many. Don’t be conceited, or you will suffer great losses,”
the man in the purple robe said, not without a threatening tone.
“Is that so? That’s really something to look forward to. It must be quite interesting to match hands with the geniuses of the Holy Land,”
Lu Changsheng replied indifferently, seeing the other dare to threaten him.
“A frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean.”
The man in the purple robe snorted coldly and left with his group of followers.
Wu De wiped the sweat from his brow. “He is our Holy Land’s Holy Son Jiang Yu, a Quasi-Emperor-level talent second only to the Holy Maiden. His influence is powerful. Our Taihua Holy Land has several branches. Among them, the Saint Lord and the Holy Maiden are descendants of the creator of the Taihua Holy Land, the Ancient Great Power, while Jiang Yu is a descendant of that Ancient Great Power’s senior disciple. It is said that both the Ancient Great Power and his senior disciple had cultivation that could reach the heavens. In any case, do not offend Jiang Yu.”
“I will keep that in mind,”
Lu Changsheng casually agreed.
Although Jiang Yu’s cultivation was above his, Lu Changsheng didn’t believe his own talents were inferior to Jiang Yu’s. All he needed was time to cultivate.
“Hmm.”
Wu De also didn’t expect Lu Changsheng to dare offend the Holy Son.
At Luoyan Peak, Lin Qinghan was watering a tea tree, looking a tad surprised to see Wu De leading Lu Changsheng and his disciples over.
She hadn’t expected Lu Changsheng to arrive at the Holy Land so quickly.
“Our Holy Land is not much different from Sects, except that most people here are descendants of Ancient Great Powers, carrying Ancient bloodlines, with much higher talents. As long as you can complete the tasks given by the Holy Land, you can exchange for various levels of cultivation techniques and magical treasures. It’s just that some special cultivation techniques are not exchangeable, and only the Holy Son, Holy Maiden, Holy Son Candidates, and Holy Maiden Candidates are qualified to cultivate them,”
Lin Qinghan briefly explained the rules of the Taihua Holy Land.
The Taihua Holy Land is similar to Sects, only that it is a Sect descended from ancient times, inheriting the bloodline of Ancient Great Powers, countless times stronger than ordinary Sects.
“Elder Duan, are there any vacant peaks near Luoyan Peak?”
Lin Qinghan called over an elder.
“Replying to the Holy Maiden, Yuntai Peak is currently uninhabited for cultivation.”
“You and your disciples may cultivate on Yuntai Peak,”
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