Primordial Divine Emperor-Chapter 46: This Is the True Gathering of Heaven’s Chosen
Time slowly passed, and this day it was dusk.
"Everyone look over there, we’ve arrived, we’ve arrived."
"Divine Sword Sect, it’s the Divine Sword Sect, ahead is the Divine Sword Sect."
On the flying boat came bursts of excited cheers and elation, countless celestial pride sons and daughters all stood up, looking into the distant front.
There they saw spirit towers and pavilions, pristine mountains and rivers, countless peaks stood proudly, each peak shrouded in celestial mist, with divine cranes circling, within which seemed to have countless ancient and magnificent buildings faintly visible.
Moreover, from the mountain peaks, there were occasionally rainbows that soared into the sky, some flew with swords, some rode cranes, and some walked in the air, like scenes from immortal abodes, dazzling to the eyes.
Everyone was filled with longing and yearning at this sight, yet even Ye Xiaofan was enchanted, for these were true celestial methods, flying through the sky and moving with the sword.
However, the next moment, a few words from the Divine Sword Sect seniors left everyone feeling awkward.
"Fellow disciples have misunderstood, this is merely one of the outer strongholds of the Divine Sword Sect, not the sect’s main gate. In the journey ahead, you will see many more such strongholds."
A senior from the Divine Sword Sect whispered with a smile, full of pride.
Upon hearing this, Ye Xiaofan and the others were all indescribably shocked. Just an outer stronghold had such a scene, and it was not even the main gate; the Divine Sword Sect, truly one of the Ten Divine Sects of the Hundred Broken Mountain Range, was somewhat terrifying.
As expected, as the flying boat rapidly advanced, everyone discovered countless strongholds along the way, all exuding celestial aura and spiritual resonance, with clouds of powerhouses.
And what left Ye Xiaofan and others even more astonished was that even though the flying boat had reached here, it unexpectedly continued flying for another three whole days, still without sight of the Divine Sword Sect’s main gate.
Until this day at dusk, three days later.
"Ahead is the mountain gate of the Divine Sword Sect, fellow disciples, when entering the Defense Array of the Divine Sword Sect later, remember not to circulate your spiritual power," a senior of the Divine Sword Sect loudly transmitted.
In an instant, the ten arks were crowded with heads, and everyone hurried to the edge of the ark, looking towards the Divine Sword Sect.
There they saw celestial mist pervading, spirit peaks rising abruptly from the ground in countless numbers, like a forest of peaks stretching between heaven and earth.
And among the forest of peaks, more than a dozen divine peaks stood proudly, reaching towards the sky like more than a dozen divine swords pointing to the heavens, majestic and grand.
Countless mountain peaks were shrouded by a transparent grand array, making it impossible to see the scene within, as if covering the forest of peaks with a layer of celestial mystery.
Rumbling——!
The ten giant arks slowly sailed into the grand array, safely passing through the array screen, and everyone’s vision suddenly broadened.
Inside was a boundless view of spirit peaks, the cluster of peaks forming a forest, while those dozen divine peaks piercing the sky entered everyone’s view, extremely visually striking and awe-inspiring.
"Fellow disciples, the mountain peak at the very center is the Divine Sword Peak, and beside it are the Profound Sword Peak, Spirit Sword Peak, and South Peak."
A senior of the Divine Sword Sect was responsible for introducing each divine peak to everyone one by one.
"Divine Sword Sect consists of nine mountains and eight hundred peaks, of which the most prestigious are the Nine Mountains and Fourteen Peaks."
"We won’t introduce the Nine Mountains for the time being; in the future, you can go to the Library Pavilion of each mountain gate to learn more. Today, senior brother will mainly introduce the Fourteen Peaks to everyone."
"The Fourteen Peaks are divided into the Seven Great Sword Peaks and the Seven Main Peaks. Let’s talk about the Seven Great Sword Peaks first."
"The Seven Great Sword Peaks are respectively: Divine Sword Peak, Spirit Sword Peak, Profound Sword Peak, Heavy Sword Peak, Celestial Sword Peak, Swordless Peak, and South Peak."
"The Seven Main Peaks are respectively: Pill Peak, Talisman Peak, Artifact Peak, Array Peak, Medicine Peak, Seeking Spirit Peak, and Beast Peak. The Beast Peak is also known as Sacrificial Spirit Peak, one of the main peaks for storing mounts and offering guardian spirits by disciples from each peak."
As the Divine Sword Sect senior introduced, he also pointed out the location of each divine peak for everyone.
"Senior brother, I’ve heard that there is a terrifying guardian spirit still living on the Sacrificial Spirit Peak, is it true?" A celestial pride who knew some information about the Divine Sword Sect cautiously spoke up.
Guardian Spirit!
A special group that cannot be ignored on the Martial Soul Continent, though they are also beasts or other types, they are not beasts for mounting, but the guardian spirits worshipped by a sect or force for generations. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖
This kind of guardian spirit usually has a long lifespan, terrifying strength, and their status and position are often higher than that of the sect leaders throughout history.
The senior nodded upon hearing this, looking at the Sacrificial Spirit Peak with eyes full of awe: "That’s right, it is the second ancestral guardian spirit of our Divine Sword Sect, acquired by a founding master during wandering travels, guarding the Divine Sword Sect for endless ages."
"It is said that the power of the Second Ancestral Spirit is unfathomable. Even the past Sect Leaders of the Divine Sword Sect were not its match. Few know just how strong it is or what it looks like. It only appears when the Divine Sword Sect faces a catastrophic disaster."
However, everyone was slightly bewildered upon hearing this. Someone reflexively asked, "Second Ancestral Spirit? Senior Brother, what about the First Ancestral Spirit of the Divine Sword Sect?"
The mentioned senior brother’s eyes suddenly dimmed a lot upon hearing this. Mentioning the First Ancestral Spirit, he sighed deeply, "The First Ancestral Spirit led the Founder, who was about to exhaust all his oil, deep into the Soul Beast Forest ages ago, and has yet to return. Their fate is unknown."
When bringing up the First Ancestral Spirit of the Divine Sword Sect, many elders of the sect were also full of regret. If the First Ancestral Spirit were here, coupled with the Second Ancestral, the Divine Sword Sect might have long become the leading Divine Sect of the Hundred Broken Mountain Range.
Nevertheless, the Divine Sword Sect has reached an unprecedented pinnacle through countless years of accumulation, with a scale and foundation almost unshakable.
The crowd did not get caught up in the regret over the First Ancestral Spirit but continued riding the ark deeper into the Divine Sword Sect.
Once the ark entered the Divine Sword Sect, a vigorous cultivation atmosphere instantly rushed towards them.
Amidst those low peaks, countless Divine Sword Sect disciples were frantically cultivating, some practicing alchemy with pill furnaces exploding, others creating arrays with killing arrays soaring into the sky, some crafting talismans that could shape destiny, and others thrusting swords into the heavens with sword qi spanning hundreds of feet, shattering the void, giant sword shadows piercing straight up into the peaks...
The entire Divine Sword Sect resembled a fierce tiger’s nest, teeming with hidden talents, exceptional geniuses emerging constantly.
The newly promoted disciples were all thrilled, their blood boiling, faces flushed with excitement.
Soon enough, over a hundred peaks came into view, these peaks were merely hundreds of feet shorter than the Fourteen Divine Peaks, yet surprisingly serene, with even small defense arrays slowly operating on them.
"These are the sub peaks of the Divine Sword Sect, aside from the Seven Great Sword Peaks and the Seven Main Peaks; the ones nearly as tall as the main Sword Peaks are the Thirty-Six Holy Peaks, where thirty-six extraordinary geniuses reside, candidates for the future Saint Heirs and Saintesses of the Divine Sword Sect."
"If you get the chance one day, you can challenge them. If you win, you can take residence in the Holy Peaks and become a newly promoted candidate, essentially the top figures among Divine Sword Sect’s disciples."
"Currently, each of the Thirty-Six Holy Peaks has its own master, defeating them is extremely difficult."
"Beneath the Thirty-Six Holy Peaks are the Seventy-Two Small Peaks and the One Hundred and Eight Grotto Heaven Blessed Lands, almost halfway up the Holy Peaks, and beneath those are the Three Hundred and Sixty Celestial Pride Mansions."
"These locations boast the densest spiritual energy in the Divine Sword Sect, only the most formidable Celestial Pride can reside there."
With the introduction from the Divine Sword Sect senior brother, everyone saw the thirty-six Holy Peaks symbolizing status, almost each of them resembling a hidden dragon’s nest, profound and unfathomable.
Ye Xiaofan listened to the senior brother’s introduction and took note of the approximate locations of these Holy Peaks, Small Peaks, Grotto Heaven Blessed Lands, and the Three Hundred and Sixty Celestial Pride Mansions.
Jian Zhu had kindly reminded him to be cautious of these peerless geniuses; if slightly careless, he could be outdone by them.
Besides the Seven Great Sword Peaks, Seven Main Peaks, Thirty-Six Holy Peaks, Seventy-Two Small Peaks, One Hundred and Eight Grotto Heaven Blessed Lands, and the Three Hundred and Sixty Celestial Pride Mansions, the Divine Sword Sect also has countless Spirit Peaks and Spirit Mountains, although they are inferior to these places.
Ye Xiaofan roughly estimated that the Divine Sword Sect’s main gate encompasses all Spirit Peak Divine Mountains within hundreds of miles radius, the land area and building area are beyond measure.
Although the two Divine Peaks seem close, the nearest is actually at least ten miles apart.
As for disciples within the sect, they are innumerable.
While everyone was marveling at the depth of the Divine Sect, ten arks slowly landed on the Martial Arts Arena of the Divine Sword Sect.
The Gifted Prodigies and Gifted Beauties of the Ten Cities gazed upon the sect’s Martial Arts Arena and finally understood what one of the ten great Divine Sects truly means.
Just the central Martial Arts Arena alone was as large as dozens of Star Moon Cities, and this is still just the central arena.
Earlier, Ye Xiaofan had already seen from the ark that there are over ten such martial arts arenas in the Divine Sword Sect, and smaller ones are too numerous to count.
"The Celestial Sword Peak Martial Arts Arena has arrived, fellow junior disciples, prepare yourselves well. Which peak, which sect you end up in, will depend on yourselves." Following the slow descent of the ark, the senior brothers of the Divine Sword Sect began their farewells, their task accomplished.
However, the Gifted Prodigies and Gifted Beauties of the Ten Cities lowered their gaze to the Celestial Sword Peak Martial Arts Arena, only to be utterly stunned by the scene below, feeling their scalps tingling.
On the Celestial Sword Peak Martial Arts Arena, countless Celestial Pride were densely packed, quietly observing the gradually descending ten arks without uttering a word.
"Are these all the newly promoted peerless Celestial Pride of the Divine Sword Sect this year? Why so many?"
The prodigies and beauties on the ark were all stumped, their eyes full of shock, the dense crowd below—all the new Celestial Pride and beauties recruited by the Divine Sword Sect from all corners.
Yet there are way too many of them, terrifyingly so; each year’s Celestial Pride is already densely packed, so with all the peerless Celestial Pride gathered over the years, how overwhelming must the Divine Sword Sect’s Celestial Pride disciples be?
Even Nangong Jianchen couldn’t help but feel his heart racing, his eyes filled with awe.
"The true competition among the Gifted Prodigies has begun!"
