Chapter 1063: Chapter 1037: Jiuzhou Immortal Sect

In the blink of an eye, a month had passed, and the news from the Liang Kingdom was indeed quite swift. They had already dispatched a team of the Imperial Guard wanting to enter Shengfeng City to investigate Tangyu and the others, but were stopped by the City Guard Army of Shengfeng City.

Even a strong figure from the Liang Kingdom had secretly infiltrated Shengfeng City. However, Tangyu was mostly staying at the City Lord’s Mansion, and Wang Qiutian and the others were mostly with Holy Sun all day, traveling between two points — either the Shengfeng Academy or back to the City Lord’s Mansion. So, they had only appeared a few times without any opportunity to act, forcing the strong figure from the Liang Kingdom to continually remain hidden.

The only thing that gave Tangyu some comfort was that the Liang Kingdom had not acted against the Yanshan Sect nor Wang Qiutian’s family. On one hand, perhaps due to the Liang Kingdom’s self-restraint, and on the other hand, because they had not completely confirmed that the killers were indeed Tangyu and the others. After all, the Liang Kingdom had a long-standing heritage as a major power with thousands of years of history, so they wouldn’t resort to dark, shameful methods.

Precisely because of this uncertainty, they hadn’t taken action yet.

That day, Holy Sun suddenly walked over with a hearty laugh, his face filled with glee, saying: “Brother Tangyu, good news, good news!”

Seeing Holy Sun so joyful, Tangyu curiously asked, “What good news makes Brother Holy Sun so happy? Could it be that you’ve already broken through to the Sixth Layer of the Mystic Law Realm?”

Holy Sun shook his head, “Breaking through the Sixth Layer of the Mystic Law Realm isn’t really significant. I could have broken through long ago if I wanted. Haha, the good news I’m talking about is a huge one for us.”

This made Tangyu even more curious and bewildered: “Brother Holy Sun, don’t keep us in suspense, quickly tell us.” Wang Qiutian and the others looked at Holy Sun with even greater curiosity. What kind of good news could be beneficial to everyone? Truly couldn’t figure it out.

Holy Sun smiled and said: “You should know about the Jiuzhou Immortal Sect, right?”

“Jiuzhou Immortal Sect!” Tangyu was slightly surprised. Of course he knew it, it is the overlord of the northern lands of the Cultivation World, a first-rate Immortal Sect major power. Jiuzhou Immortal Sect holds sway over hundreds of second-rate powers like Liang and Xia Kingdoms, while third-rate powers run into tens of thousands. Its domain is immensely vast. At least for an ordinary person, even after a lifetime, they couldn’t traverse it. Even those in the Mystic Law Realm, to travel the Jiuzhou Immortal Sect’s territories would take at least decades.

The Jiuzhou Immortal Sect’s territory is enormously large.

If truly compared, a domain like the Liang Kingdom is considerably larger than Earth. And the domain the Jiuzhou Immortal Sect governs is equivalent to one or two hundred Liang Kingdoms. With such comparison, one can see just how vast the Jiuzhou Immortal Sect’s lands truly are. It is precisely due to such extensive territories that the Jiuzhou Immortal Sect flourishes and prospers. As the supreme overlord of this patch of land, a definitive ruler, the Jiuzhou Immortal Sect becomes the aspiration of countless geniuses.

Upon hearing Holy Sun mention Jiuzhou Immortal Sect, Tangyu’s heart was stirred: “Could it be that Jiuzhou Immortal Sect is about to openly recruit disciples?”

Holy Sun laughed and nodded: “Haha, Brother Tangyu understands in a flash, correct, the Jiuzhou Immortal Sect is set to openly recruit disciples in a month, this will be a grand event in the Jiuzhou Territory, returning once every ten years with difficulty.”

Generally, upon hearing this news, it became truly exhilarating, making Tangyu and the others all roused with excitement.

The Jiuzhou Immortal Sect was somewhat peculiar, their open disciple recruitment didn’t follow a fixed schedule. For instance, the Yanshan Sect, and Shengfeng Academy almost always had one every three years, and this method was used by most powers.

But Jiuzhou Immortal Sect had its own characteristics, that is, irregular timings. Sometimes it might take ten years, sometimes twenty years, at its shortest just three years. Of course, most often it was at least ten years.

Thus, every time the Jiuzhou Immortal Sect openly selected disciples, it was undoubtedly the number one grand event of the entire Jiuzhou Territory, absolutely drawing countless geniuses, akin to fish swimming up the river.

Yet, the desire to become a disciple of Jiuzhou Immortal Sect was extremely difficult, whoever could make it would undoubtedly make a leap to success, ascending in one bound. A disciple of the Jiuzhou Immortal Sect would be treated with courtesy by second-rate powers like the Liang and Xia Kingdoms, and even would dare not provoke them lightly.

For in the eyes of Jiuzhou Immortal Sect, second-rate powers like Liang and Xia Kingdoms were exceedingly weak, easily can be wiped out with a wave of the hand. Jiuzhou Immortal Sect stands as a dominant power in the entire Cultivation World, a major pursuing strength and holding the main confluence of the Cultivation World.

Tangyu also nodded with a smile: “This is indeed great news, never thought we’d have such luck encountering Jiuzhou Immortal Sect’s open disciple selection. As long as we become disciples of Jiuzhou Immortal Sect, we won’t fear the Liang Kingdom’s pursuit. Even if they dare, they wouldn’t wish to publicly kill disciples of Jiuzhou Immortal Sect. Once within the Jiuzhou Immortal Sect, when the time comes and my strength is sufficient, the Liang Kingdom won’t be able to matter to me, then I won’t need to continue hiding.”

This news immediately stirred Tangyu’s ambition.

Becoming part of Jiuzhou Immortal Sect had always been something Tangyu eagerly anticipated, he just hadn’t dwelled much on it before, as when Jiuzhou Immortal Sect would select disciples was unknown, naturally not directing too much attention on it.

Now that the opportunity has presented itself, naturally Tangyu has numerous thoughts.

Only by entering such major powers, stepping onto a broader stage can one rapidly grow, and this is also Tangyu’s pursuit.

Wang Qiutian and the others were all equally fervent, faces full of excitement, already eager and ready to act.

“Haha, Jiuzhou Immortal Sect, a place dreamed of entering, finally awaited. Regardless, must strive for it. If we can enter, it’ll be sheer good fortune.” Wang Qiutian laughed heartily as well.

Holy Sun continued: “This time, everyone should have a good chance. The Jiuzhou Immortal Sect’s method for selecting disciples this time is somewhat different from the past, and the recruitment ratio is quite large, unprecedented and rare, perhaps the first time in history.”

“Oh, what do you mean by that?” Tangyu couldn’t help but ask.

Regarding the Jiuzhou Immortal Sect, Tangyu only knew the basic situation and wasn’t aware of more details.

Holy Sun said: “It’s like this. In the past, Jiuzhou Immortal Sect selected disciples first as Inner Sect Disciples, then promoted them to elite disciples. Above the elite disciples, there is the Saint Heir of the Immortal Sect. But this time, an additional quota for Outer Sect Disciples has been added. The difficulty of selecting Inner Sect Disciples is about the same as before, but the newly expanded Outer Sect Disciples are said to have a certain number of quotas. Although the exact number is currently unknown, it is certain that there will be more than the number of Inner Sect Disciples.”

“Becoming an Inner Sect Disciple is extremely difficult, and only the most outstanding and extraordinary geniuses in the entire Jiuzhou Territory stand a chance of succeeding. According to past experiences, the number of Inner Sect Disciples recruited each time is only about two hundred or so. This number is very, very small, averaging only two quotas for a second-tier power’s domain. The competition is extremely intense.”

“But the Jiuzhou Immortal Sect has always followed an elite path. In terms of disciple numbers, it is not many, but each has earth-shattering strength. It’s just strange why this time they want to establish an Outer Sect Disciple. Moreover, since this is the first time recruiting, if they are recruiting more than two hundred Inner Sect Disciples, then the Outer Sect Disciples cannot be fewer than five hundred. In that case, there are many more slots.”

The difficulty of becoming a Jiuzhou Immortal Sect disciple is something Tangyu is naturally aware of; if it wasn’t difficult, it wouldn’t be called the Jiuzhou Immortal Sect.

When recruiting disciples, there are naturally many restrictions, and the age must be under thirty. Anyone over thirty will not be admitted. Cheating on age is impossible because there are specialized tests.

Wang Qiutian also chuckled: “Outer Sect Disciple, huh, that’s really great. I obviously have no hope for Inner Sect Disciples, but for Outer Sect Disciples, it’s not impossible for me to give it a try.”

Wang Qiutian and a few others could indeed only try for the Outer Sect Disciple, as there is no hope for Inner Sect Disciples whatsoever.

Tangyu pursed his lips: “Only a little over two hundred slots, no matter how few slots there are, I must get one.” As for Inner Sect Disciples, Tangyu is naturally determined to obtain one. This is the only opportunity in his life, and no matter what, he must fight for it.

Whether or not he can enter the Jiuzhou Immortal Sect might affect his entire life.

Life is about striving, and this time it’s about striving hard.

Xing Tian, listening to everyone, also asked with a face full of doubt: “Is the Jiuzhou Immortal Sect really that powerful?”

Holy Sun glanced at Xing Tian and grinned: “Little Tian, you haven’t heard of the Jiuzhou Immortal Sect?”

Xing Tian shook his head: “No, I haven’t.”

Holy Sun explained patiently: “The Jiuzhou Immortal Sect is an Immortal Sect power ruling over the northern region of our Cultivation World. To make a comparison, our Shengfeng Academy is like an ant compared to a giant elephant in front of the Jiuzhou Immortal Sect.”

Xing Tian nodded: “Oh, so powerful. Then I also want to become a disciple of the Jiuzhou Immortal Sect.”

Wang Qiutian suddenly said: “Right, Brother Holy Sun, I heard that the history of the Jiuzhou Immortal Sect is just over five thousand years. Is that true? I’ve heard this rumor quite a lot.”

“What, only five thousand years?” Tangyu was also instantly shocked. To think that a first-tier Great Immortal Sect power like the Jiuzhou Immortal Sect has a history of only five thousand years? This is indeed quite astonishing. You must know, the history of Xia Country is more than five thousand years.

Even the Yanshan Sect has over a thousand years of historical foundation.

For a first-tier great power, it should have at least tens of thousands of years of foundation, right? The more ancient ones even have hundreds of thousands of years of foundation.

Without sufficient foundation, how can it support such a huge power?

Holy Sun nodded: “Yes, it’s true that the history is only five thousand years. But it was not called the Jiuzhou Immortal Sect before; it was called the Nine Dragons Sect, and it was just a third-tier small power. Later, within three hundred years, it developed and grew to a terrifying extent. At that time, the northern region here was still a chaotic place with various heroes vying for dominance. The Nine Dragons Sect rapidly rose to power and, with great momentum, eventually became the present-day Jiuzhou Immortal Sect. There are many legends about this part of history. The Jiuzhou Immortal Sect is indeed an extraordinary legend.”

What!

Holy Sun’s words left everyone stunned.

Tangyu was also utterly astonished that in three hundred years, a third-tier power grew into a first-tier Immortal Sect. It truly is a legendary story!