CHAPTER 1189: CHAPTER 1183: A BUNCH OF BIG SHOTS

"Sun Heaven Sect, what’s that?" Nine Swords Venerable, having left the Haotian Continent for over ten thousand years, certainly hadn’t heard of the Sun Heaven Sect, not to mention the Anti-Pornography Task Force.

"That’s a sect I established," Zhang Menglong said, "We have two century-long plans. The first century plan is to become a prosperous, civilized, democratic, and science-oriented modern sect by our 100th anniversary!"

"The second century plan is that in the second 100 years of the sect, we will dominate all parallel worlds!"

"Such big words!" Although Nine Swords Venerable couldn’t understand the first century plan, he understood the second. As someone who’s lived past a century, he naturally knew that there were countless parallel worlds, and even the most powerful sect organizations on the Haotian Continent during his time wouldn’t dare claim they could dominate all parallel worlds.

Not to mention others, just talking about this World of the Dead, however many come, that’s how many will die.

"God Zhang, how many people are in your sect now?" Nine Swords Venerable asked. Over ten thousand years had passed, and the Haotian Continent had changed dramatically, leaving him uncertain about whether his former sect and descendants were still alive.

If he could return, he would basically be someone appearing as a "black household" on the Haotian Continent, with no family or friends. If there was a good organization, joining wouldn’t be a bad idea.

"Right now, it’s just the two of us as official members!" Zhang Menglong pointed at Kong Lan, "I’m the Sect Master, he’s the Deputy Sect Master. If you join, considering your unique talents, I could make you the Great Elder."

Nine Swords Venerable was utterly speechless; a two-person sect dared be called a sect? Are you joking?

However, when he remembered Zhang Menglong effortlessly taking down the Undead Warriors, he hesitated. Besides, Zhang Menglong seemed unfathomable, with Mystic Qi cultivation only at the Heaven-Breaking Peak, but his body strength was fearsome. Even God-breaking realm warriors and Demon Saints paled slightly in comparison.

"God Zhang, if I join the Sun Heaven Sect, can you help us leave this ghostly place?" Nine Swords Venerable mustered the courage to ask.

"Of course," Zhang Menglong replied, "Aren’t they just some undead? I have a thousand ways to make them disappear, but all they can do is fail. This God loves to deal with those brainless fools who think they’re capable!"

Upon hearing this, all the martial artists and demon beasts around got excited.

"I sign up to join the Sun Heaven Sect!"

"Me too!"

"Don’t rush, show some courtesy, get in line!"

"Who the heck snatched my registration form?"

"Can someone tell me what to fill in for political affiliation?"

"Birthplace? What’s a birthplace? Can I write Haotian Continent?"

"Work experience? Does being an Elder at a Ninth-Grade Sect count as work experience?"

"Academic achievements? What’s that?"

"Just list the martial arts techniques you’ve invented!"

...

"What’s going on?" When Kong Lan opened his eyes, he was met with a scene of chaos, where each martial artist, at least at the Mystic-Breaking Realm, was racking their brains over the Sun Heaven Sect registration forms.

"Brother Zhang, what are they doing?" Kong Lan curiously asked.

"Recruiting more members!" Zhang Menglong said, "Our Sun Heaven Sect will thrive one day. These people are talented and eloquent; I think they’re quite fitting for our sect."

"Can I take a look?" Kong Lan looked at the stack of registration forms in Zhang Menglong’s hand.

"Take a look and help me review them. I don’t know these people from Haotian Continent. You grew up here, and you might even recognize some of them; help me review them!"

"No problem!" Kong Lan, who was excluded in his own dynasty, loved reading, especially modern history and stories of strong individuals from Haotian Continent, during his cultivation breaks. There might be such figures among them.

"Qi Jiujian, God-breaking realm peak, sixteen thousand eight hundred and thirty-four years old, Qi Jiujian... Why does this name sound so familiar?" Kong Lan kept reading, "Work experience: First Sect Master of Sword Meteor Pavilion, founded Sword Meteor Pavilion... The First Sect Master of Sword Meteor Pavilion, are you Nine Swords Venerable?"

Kong Lan got so excited he shouted out.

Nine Swords Venerable stroked his beard, relieved that even after he had left the Haotian Continent for over ten thousand years, someone still remembered his name and achievements.

"Is this old man very powerful?" Zhang Menglong asked. Judging by Kong Lan’s reaction, Nine Swords Venerable seemed quite famous.

"Of course powerful! More than that! He was once known as the number one expert on Haotian Continent!" Kong Lan got more excited. "Nine Swords Venerable began practicing Martial Dao at age five, was a prodigy with seven spirit veins, one of only two in history with such a number. At thirteen, he reached the Heaven-breaking realm, Mystic-Breaking Realm at twenty-six, God-breaking Realm at forty-nine, and God-breaking peak at 120!"

"Sounds really impressive."

"Then he founded Sword Meteor Pavilion. During his over two thousand years as Sect Master, Sword Meteor Pavilion was one of Haotian Continent’s top forces, few in number but each capable of taking on ten enemies. It’s said that he couldn’t break through for thousands of years, so he took a perilous journey alone into humanity’s only forbidden land leading to this world and disappeared without a trace."

"Why do you look like a die-hard fan?" Zhang Menglong said.

"Brother Zhang, you don’t understand! If people knew Nine Swords Venerable was still alive, it would shake the entire Haotian Continent!"

"He’s now our Great Elder in the Sun Heaven Sect!" Zhang Menglong said, "Even outranking you as Deputy Sect Master, so stand tall and don’t lose your composure!"

"Oh shit! Gu Tianyu? He’s here too!" Kong Lan exclaimed as he pulled out the second registration form.

"Is he well-known too?"

"He’s the most famous Body Cultivator in the last five thousand years on Haotian Continent!" Kong Lan said, "Senior Gu acquired an inheritance from an ancient mighty being, cultivated a mighty divine art, and honed his body to be even stronger than demon beasts. He once single-handedly broke into one of the demon clans, took the essence blood of a demon beast to cultivate his own technique, and fought his way out unscathed."

"Wow, is this maverick the one who intensified human-demon beast conflicts?" Zhang Menglong thought for a moment, such a formidable individual would be wasted without a role like Second Elder.

As the martial artists filled in their information, Kong Lan would scream in excitement flipping through each page, not out of lack of exposure but because each individual had an even bigger name!

It was known that those entering this ghost place were either unlucky greenhorns who accidentally stumbled in or peerless experts, unable to break into higher realms after millennia of cultivation. Their names were naturally well-known across Haotian Continent.

Recalling his past hesitation between joining Zhang Menglong’s ragtag Sun Heaven Sect or Cang Lan Sword Sect, Kong Lan thought if he had known Sun Heaven Sect’s potential, he wouldn’t have hesitated, even if suffering stage-four brain cancer.

"Wow, seems we’ve picked up quite a few treasures this time," he took out his phone and entered these individuals into his DingTalk system, assigning them positions and levels as Kong Lan suggested.

This was only a small human settlement near one Ghost City’s surroundings. Many such gathering points were scattered around the 108 Ghost Cities. Organizing and bringing this group’s strength to Haotian Continent...

Tsk tsk tsk, he couldn’t even imagine what kind of earth-shattering powerful force this would be!

Came here searching for a dad, haven’t found a dad yet, but found a bunch of great dads!