Fang Chengzhi was mixed in the crowd of a hundred thousand Cultivators, too, making up the number in the overwhelming flattery. But he did not think much of it.
His face was slightly blushing. He suspected that his fellow Cultivators were eyeing him coldly from all directions and that they would extend a hand to pat his shoulder from behind and mock him. "Yo. Isn't this' Young Master Green Willow 'Fang Chengzhi, whose name resounds in the Running River State? Why has the' Young Master Fang 'come all the way here to greet Elder Scorching Sun?"
However, even though he felt awkward for a long time, nobody really dared to mock him. He glanced around. There were many high-level Cultivators who were more famous than him, but those 'true masters', 'venerables', 'elders', and 'leaders' were all solemn and focused, as if they believed from the bottom of their hearts that the overwhelming flames raised by Elder Scorching Sun would truly last forever.
Fang Chengzhi coughed. He still felt that he was different from the people around him.
As the renowned 'Young Master Green Willow', his face was as fair as jade, and his eyes were as bright as stars. He was the leader of the Four Princes that everybody in the Running River State knew. He was quite famous in the world of Cultivators, too.
His father's generation had even advanced into the Yuanying level and founded the Green Cloud Sword Sect. With the Green Cloud Devil Sweeping Sword and the Green Lotus Sword Arts, not only had they shocked the Running River State, but they had also become a household name in the ten or so provinces nearby.
Wherever they went, which sect would not be awed by the flag of the Green Cloud Sword Sect?
Besides, his great-grandfather was a true disciple of the Purple Pole Sword Sect, the 'best sword sect in the world'. He had left the Purple Pole Sword Sect to establish his own sect with the permission and full support of his master, too.
In other words, the Green Cloud Sword Sect was a branch of the Purple Pole Sword Sect, or an 'peripheral organization'.
'Sword Maniac' Yan Liren of the Purple Pole Sword Sect was once known as the best expert in the world. In the battle of the 'sword test', even Qi Zhongdao, the leader of the Cultivators in the past, was no match for him.
With such an unshakable backer behind him, he was completely different from these stray cats and dogs who did not have a foothold. What exactly did his father eat that made him want to get involved in this mess?
Fang Chengzhi was a little dissatisfied with his father, the current Sect Leader of the Green Cloud Sword Sect, Fang Shiyi, who was bowing and groveling in front of him.
In recent years, the unparalleled experts such as the Three Saints, Four Rapscallions, One Monk, One Emperor, and Master Spiritual Vulture had gone missing mysteriously. The Grand Mystery Sect, the Purple Pole Sword Sect, the Great Qian Dynasty, the Dark Cloud Prairies, and many other forces had been significantly weakened.
The "Angry Fire Army" and the "Red Sun Sect" of "Elder Scorching Sun", on the other hand, had risen abruptly and seemed to be soaring into the sky and revolutionizing the old.
This time, Elder Scorching Sun had organized a 'Rising Sun Ceremony' under the pretext that he had built an unprecedented, powerful 'Rising Sun Array'. He had sent invitations to all the sects in the entire Ancient Sages Sector, large and small, to 'join the great undertaking'. In fact, everybody knew that he had other ulterior motives.
The 'Rising Sun Ceremony' was a challenge that Elder Scorching Sun had sent to the entire world of Cultivators and even the entire Ancient Sages Sector, declaring that the newly-risen unparalleled expert was going to officially compete for the hegemony of the world!
The cultivators who were willing to participate in the Rising Sun Ceremony would become his allies and servants. If anyone dared to not give him face and ignore his invitation, then they would become his enemies. They would even become the targets that he would use his army to suppress and completely annihilate!
To put it more straightforwardly, it was a meeting to see how many people in the entire world of Cultivators would stand on Elder Scorching Sun's side and how many would stand on his opposite side!
After the invitations were sent out, the entire Ancient Sages Sector was indeed shaken, resulting in the rarely-seen event that day.
Most of the smaller sects, intimidated by Elder Scorching Sun's dominance, had sent their leaders or elders with lavish gifts in person. Some of them were even fawning over Elder Scorching Sun in a hurry. Fang Chengzhi was truly dumbfounded by their shameless compliments. It was a great eye-opener for him.
Even some of the "righteous sects" with a long history and deep roots would not be so shameless. At the very least, they would send a few elders to attend the ceremony with the replies of the sect leader and the sect leader.
However, the six major sects, including the Grand Mystery Sect and the Purple Pole Sword Sect, as well as the court of the Great Qian Dynasty and the Dark Cloud Prairies, did not send anyone.
The stance of the two parties was very obvious.
The Green Cloud Sword Sect was a branch of the Purple Pole Sword Sect. Logically, it should be on the same side as the Purple Pole Sword Sect and be wary of Elder Scorching Sun and the Scorching Sun Sect together.
However, after his father and the leaders of the other ten or so peripheral sects discussed for a while, they made a shocking decision. Everybody ignored the attitude of the Purple Pole Sword Sect and went to Angry Fire Mountain together.
Although their excuse was that they were there to investigate for the Purple Pole Sword Sect, anyone who was not an idiot would know how absurd it was.
Their approach was undoubtedly a slap to the face of the Purple Pole Sword Sect.
To be more serious, they were even suspected of 'betraying the sect'.
Fang Chengzhi was still young and thin-skinned after all. He was both too embarrassed to change sides so quickly and too scared of the Purple Pole Sword Sect's reputation in the past. He was also highly suspicious of Elder Scorching Sun, who had risen to power in only a couple of years. Although he had been dragged to Angry Fire Mountain by his father unwillingly, he still felt that his father had made a reckless move.
"Elder Scorching Sun hasn't come out yet? A hundred thousand Cultivators have been waiting for him for such a long time. How arrogant!"
Fang Chengzhi mumbled to himself in a low voice.
He thought that nobody could hear him, but hardly had he concluded his sentence when he felt that somebody was poking his forehead hard. He was almost in tears because of the excruciating pain.
Then, his father's high-pitched voice echoed next to his ears. "Son of a b * tch, shut up. Be careful. You may be killed without a proper burial. Your family and your sect will be involved too!"
Fang Chengzhi was greatly shocked. He raised his head, only to discover that his father was still kneeling like a roly-poly toy. His face couldn't have been more focused, while he was mumbling something like 'Elder Scorching Sun is invincible'.
However, his father's private messages were echoing in his ears incessantly. "What do you know, son of a b * tch? Didn't I tell you about the formidability of Elder Scorching Sun on our way here? Did you not think it was a big deal at all?
"Don't be fooled by the fact that he hasn't been famous in the cultivation world for over a hundred years. More than a hundred years ago, he was already a famous figure in the cultivation world, having reached the beginning stage of the Nascent Soul Stage!
"At that time, he chased a ferocious beast into the depths of the Angry Fire Mountain and went missing mysteriously. Everybody thought that he had been killed in the magma deep inside the underground cracks.
"But as it turned out, he was indeed lost below the ground, but there was something else below the ground that gave him great luck. He discovered a relic of the 'Saint Fire Dynasty' more than seventy thousand years ago and the residences of dozens of old monsters!
"The relic of the 'Saint Fire Dynasty' and the residences of the old monsters were built on a battlefield in the Great War of Gods and Devils hundreds of thousands of years ago!
"Therefore, in the relic below the Angry Fire Mountain, there are both the enormous arsenal of the 'Saint Fire Dynasty' and the lifelong efforts of dozens of old monsters, as well as a lot of unbelievable arts and powerful magical equipment. There are even some primeval treasures that are as good as the Heaven Flipping Seal of 'Iron Saint' Qi Zhongdao!
"What is most shocking is that … that there is a Cloud Qin Gold Statue among all the primeval treasures!
"You won't understand the other primeval treasures even if I tell you, but you know the supreme power of the 'Cloud Qin Gold Statues'. It was the twelve Cloud Qin Gold Statues that dominated the world and established the Cloud Qin Dynasty.
"Today, although Elder Scorching Sun only has one Cloud Qin Gold Statue, and I'm told that he is a 'one-armed gold statue' with one arm missing, so what? Is there anyone in the world who can match him?"
Fang Shiyi, leader of the Green Cloud Sect, had said the same thing countless times on their way here. But Fang Chengzhi had not seen it with his own eyes and was not convinced. He stood straight and was about to say something again.
"Hehe!"
Fang Shiyi sniffed. His voice was mixed with a few sharp sword auras, which made Fang Chengzhi's head ache as if it were being cut by a saber. "Don't talk too much. Just listen!
"After a hundred years of hard training in the underground residence of the 'Saint Fire Dynasty', Elder Scorching Sun finally reached the highest level, half a step into the Divinity Transformation Stage, above the peak of the Yuanying Stage. He also practiced dozens of unparalleled arts. Even if he were to run into Meng Chixin and Wu Suiyun, the two Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators from a hundred years ago, he might still be able to fight them.
"Now that he has broken out of seclusion, he is already one of the few unparalleled experts in the world.
"As it happened, he broke out of seclusion at the perfect time. It was exactly when the Three Saints, the Four Rapscallions, the Monk, the Emperor, and other experts went missing uncannily.
"There are different theories about the mysterious disappearance of the Three Saints, the Four Rapscallions, Master Spiritual Vulture, and other experts. Some say that they died together in the depths of the Land of Eternal Night. Some say that they set off to search for the deities' realm on an enormous divine boat and will return to the Ancient Sages Sector in a year and a half.
"However, the path of deities is unpredictable and full of dangers. Who can tell whether it is true or not?
"They said that they would return in a year and a half, but three years have passed, and the experts of the past are still nowhere to be seen. Perhaps they have long entered the void and forgotten the mortal world. Perhaps they perished on the way to the deities' realm or somewhere in the deities' realm. Or perhaps, there was no such thing as' searching for the deities' realm 'in the first place, and they really died together in the Land of Eternal Night. What happened later was just a fake news that their subordinates and disciples released to stabilize the situation.
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