"The Sect Master is currently in closed door meditation and can not be disturbed, Elder Gong, why don't you return when master is out again?"
Standing in front of the Sect Master's pavilion, Elder Gong was stopped by one of the Sect Master's disciples as he was prevented from entering.
"I… I see…" Letting out a depressed mutter as he prepared to turn around, Elder Gong suddenly felt a terrifying aura gathering inside the Sect Master's Pavilion before it suddenly erupted and reached a brand new high.
Rumble!
The aura alone was terrifying enough to cause both Elder Gong and the disciple standing at the entrance to fall down on the ground as they found it difficult to stand up again.
"D-did the Sect Master finally breakthrough!?" The excited voice of the disciple could be heard as both of them looked towards the pavilion of the Sect Master.
No matter what, both of them knew that the strength increase of the Sect Master could be considered a good thing for the Flying Sword Sect.
Elder Gong also knew that he should be able to get the approval of the Sect Master in a few days after he had stabilized his cultivation base...
At least it was not one of the longer closed door meditation! After all, it could at times take several years at times.
The chance of him being able to meet the Sect Master during this period of time was close to nothing, so Elder Gong reluctantly decided to return to the Alchemy Hall and build up enough courage to go over and ask the Vice Sect Master… But it looked like this was not needed anymore!
With this in mind, Elder Gong decisively retreated from the Sect Master's mountain peak and made his way back to the Alchemy Hall.
He would inform the rest of them about the good news and at the same time try and find out if he had anything that could possibly help convince the Sect Master into allowing them to take some of the disciples with them for the upcoming alchemy competition after he stabilized his cultivation base…
…
At the same time Feng Chen broke through to the Ninth Stage of the Nascent Soul Realm, Shu Yao, Zu Fei and the two Wang brother immediately sensed it and hurried over.
Chi Hu sensed it as well and was interested in who had broken through, but he did not dare to go against what Shu Yao had said and obediently stayed in the small courtyard that she had allowed both him and the treasure hunter to stay in until Xuan Hao returned.
"Did Sect Master really just breakthrough to the Eighth Stage of the Nascent Soul Realm? Why does it feel like he is stronger than that?" Being among one of the last to arrive at the entrance to the pavilion, Wang Hu asked in a confused voice as he kept looking towards the entrance of the pavilion.
"From what I can sense, it seems like he did not only reach the eighth stage, but instead managed to completely skip over it in one go and reach the Ninth Stage of the Nascent Soul Realm!" Shu Yao who had arrived first was clearly able to more easily deduce the current realm of the Sect Master as she narrowed her eyes happily.
"The Ninth Stage of the Nascent Soul Realm!?" Both the Wang brothers along with Zu Fei had a shocked expression on their face when they heard what Shu Yao said.
They knew very well what it meant now that their Flying Sword Sect had someone at the Peak of the Nascent Soul Realm!
Even the old ancestor from the Heavenly Sky Kingdom was only considered to have reached the Peak of the Ninth Stage!
From this point onwards, the Flying Sword Sect would not have to bother too much with the Heavenly Sky Kingdom and could even refuse them or compete with them for more territory like the Seven Fates Sect often did.
By this point, the Seven Fates Sect had even begun to compete more and more openly with the Heavenly Sky Kingdom.
"Let's leave him to stabilize his cultivation base for now." Seeing the group of three lost in thought, Shu Yao quickly reminded them as all four of them soon left the Sect Master's mountain and returned back to what they were doing before.
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As Feng Chen broke through and reached the Ninth Stage of the Nascent Soul Realm, somewhere in the territory of the Seven Fates Sect, a burly looking man in his early forties dressed in a full plate of armour was standing in front of a group of figures dressed in robes symbolizing them as being disciples of the Seven Fates Sect as he smiled full of disdain.
"Hmph, do you really think your Seven Fates Sect will be able to continue expanding your territory just because the Azure Sky Kingdom attacked?" Saying this as he glanced over at the group of people, a small insignia symbolizing the Heavenly Sky Kingdom was visible on his chest.
"Hehe, I don't have any clue what you are talking about Grand Commander, we merely came here to help out the common people who had been struggling due to the plague recently!" Stepping forward to face the man in front of them, an elderly man said with a sly smile on his lips as he did not show any sign of backing off.
Grand Commander of the Heavenly Sky Kingdom!
This was a title that only the second strongest person in the entire Heavenly Sky Kingdom had!
It was even rumoured that the Grand Commander had already reached the Ninth Stage of the Nascent Soul Realm!
"Elder Yan, if you merely came here to support the common people, how come you have begun building so many different branches all of a sudden? Perhaps the common people will grow better once they see all the splendid buildings constructed by the Seven Fates Sect in every city, they go to…?" Sneering to himself as he said this, the eyes of the Grand Commander had turned extremely cold as he looked at the group of people in front of him.
He knew very well that the Seven Fates Sect had always wanted to overthrow the Heavenly Sky Kingdom and take over their territory and become an independent force under the Sky Empire.
Normally such a thing would have been impossible, but with the Sect Alliance suddenly being set up and the Sky Empire wanting as many strong sects inside their territory as possible to join, the Grand Commander knew very well that the Sky Empire would not care if the Heavenly Sky Kingdom suddenly became the Seven Fates Sect.
The Seven Fates Sect also knew about this god sent opportunity and finally began trying their utmost to take advantage of the Azure Sky Kingdom attacking the Heavenly Sky Kingdom to try and expand their territory and increase their disciples.
"Grand Commander, how can you speak like that about our sect! We are merely creating a few places for our alchemist to create the cure for the plague and help the common people. Nothing of the sort you are thinking!" Shaking his head as he denied what the Grand Commander said, Elder Yan from the Seven Fates Sect was intent on denying anything that had to do with them expanding their territory or going against the Heavenly Sky Kingdom.
"Hmph! We will see!" Knowing that he would get nowhere if he continued talking to the people from the Seven Fates Sect, the Grand Commander soon turned around and left as he planned to return back to the capital and see if the ancestor had any idea on how to deal with these traitorous people!
If they could deal with the Seven Fates Sect, it would serve as a warning for the Raging Flame Sect, Spring Flower Sect and Flying Sword Sect to not act out of line!
The opening of the secret realm, while it brought danger to the Heavenly Sky Kingdom and all those close to it, it had also given the Heavenly Sky Kingdom time to deal with the internal problem known as the Seven Fates Sect.
With the appearance of the secret realm, the Azure Sky Kingdom did not dare to continue attacking the Heavenly Sky Kingdom. Fearing that they might accidentally offend a Domain Lord who came to check out the new secret realm that had appeared.
Instead, they had focused on stabilizing the territory that they had just recently taken from the Heavenly Sky Kingdom.
"Elder Yan, should we still continue… It looks like the Heavenly Sky Kingdom are already on to us! Maybe they were even the ones who got those people to attack the sect and the Spring Flower Sect!" Stepping forward and saying this, one of the younger disciples among the group angrily exclaimed as he looked in the direction of the Grand Commander full of hatred.
It had to be known that even though the people who infiltrated the Seven Fates Sect were unsuccessful in getting the thing they wanted, they still killed a large number of elders and disciples when they escaped!
"If it was them, then…"
"We should be more aggressive when dealing with the Heavenly Sky Kingdom in the future! Since the Heavenly Sky Kingdom no longer cares about keeping up a facade anymore, neither should we! How much can our sect grow if the Heavenly Sky Kingdom continues to supress us like this!?" Talking loudly as he had a wronged and angry look on his face, the young disciple could not hold himself back as he exclaimed loudly.
"Hm?"
"S-sorry for my outburst Elder Yan! I-I was just frustrated at how the Heavenly Sky Kingdom is constantly supressing us and trying to weaken our sect at any opportunity they get…" Realizing how rude he had been earlier; the young disciple's face went pale as he immediately apologized to Elder Yan while kneeling down on the ground.
"No need to worry child, what you said is indeed true! We can't continue like this forever! Pass my order to the rest and increase the construction of new branches along with the expansion of the main sect, also… Begin preparing to take control of the spirit stone mines, herb fields and cities along the border of the central region, I will go back and inform the Sect Master!" A determined look flashing past his eyes, Elder Yan decided as he quickly ordered the few disciples around him before disappearing from the spot.
The disciples did not dare to wait as they soon left the spot to carry out the orders of Elder Yan. Leaving only the younger person who had spoken up earlier behind.
"Hah, what a boorish bunch of fools~ I never expected for it to be this easy to convince one of the seven core elders to take action against the Heavenly Sky Kingdom~" Completely different from his earlier angry and wronged look from earlier, the young male disciples voice suddenly changed as a seductive and mature female voice replaced the formerly it.
"Oh, I still have to inform the lord about this great news! He would surely be pleased if he knew that the Seven Fates Sect and Heavenly Sky Kingdom were about to fight each other!" Suddenly showing a happy expression upon saying this to herself, the person still looking like a male disciple from the Seven Fates Sect took out a high-grade communication talisman as she soon left to regroup with the rest of the people from the Seven Fates Sect.
No matter what, how could she not join in the fun as both the Heavenly Sky Kingdom and the Seven Fates Sect began to fight with each other…?
It would be even better if the Azure Sky Kingdom decided to join in on the fun as well! This way, they might be able to gain more than they had first expected from this war between the Azure Sky Kingdom and Heavenly Sky Kingdom!