As the number one sacred land of immortal dao on the Chenping Continent, the Heavenly Summit Mountain's accumulated foundation far exceeded the combined foundations of the Five Great Sects over sixty thousand years later.
Setting aside the sect-protecting treasure of Heavenly Summit Mountain, the Heavenly Summit Mirror.
There were even four or five immortal artifacts. It's just a pity that all these immortal artifacts were completely destroyed overnight when Heavenly Summit Mountain was annihilated.
Most of the ruined immortal artifacts that remained were divided up by the Five Great Sects, while some flowed into the hands of ordinary immortal cultivation sects within the Chenping Continent's cultivation world, as well as the black market.
As for the cultivation level of Heavenly Summit Mountain's cultivators, before the mountain's destruction, during the era when Qinghong Realman presided over Heavenly Summit Mountain, it was absolutely at its peak.
Let's not even talk about Qinghong Realman of the Immortal Ascension Realm.
The six pavilions of Heavenly Summit Mountain had nearly fifty Dao Union Realm great powers in total, over two hundred Divine Ability Realm cultivators, and as for Unity Realm immortal cultivators, their numbers approached a thousand.
Combined with the Heavenly Summit Mirror and the many immortal artifacts, even if you bundled the entire cultivation world of the Chenping Continent together, they would likely be completely no match for Heavenly Summit Mountain.
No one could have imagined that such a powerful Heavenly Summit Mountain would be annihilated overnight.
If that Great Demon's Egg in the Fallen Sword Mountain Range had been born during the peak era of Heavenly Summit Mountain, it probably wouldn't have been able to stir up any waves at all.
In the blink of an eye, a month had already passed since Chen Yan crossed over to this peak era of Heavenly Summit Mountain.
He was cautious with his words and deeds, and acted steadily.
From the people and affairs he encountered in daily life, he collected as much information and intelligence as possible regarding his current identity.
"Supervisor Chen."
A young immortal cultivator wearing the daoist robes of the Water Mirror Pavilion respectfully bowed towards Chen Yan's direction.
His name was Xue Rui, a mid-stage Qi Sea Realm cultivator.
His current position within the pavilion was an administrator of the Internal Affairs Hall, making him Chen Yan's subordinate.
At this moment, Xue Rui had just walked out from the courtyard, followed by four ordinary menial disciples of the Water Mirror Pavilion. Yet even these menial disciples had cultivation realms above the Martial Spring Realm.
It wasn't that Heavenly Summit Mountain didn't have Energy Channeling Realm or Body Forging Realm disciples. After all, no one could become a master overnight, and immortal cultivation was especially so.
Immortal cultivation required gradual progression.
However, the average age for Heavenly Summit Mountain disciples to break through to the Martial Spring Realm was sixteen.
At the latest, it wouldn't exceed twenty years old.
Setting aside the fact that cultivators capable of being accepted into Heavenly Summit Mountain, this top-tier immortal cultivation sacred land of the Chenping Continent, were inherently gifted with exceptional talent.
More importantly, if a Heavenly Summit Mountain disciple still hadn't broken through to the Martial Spring Realm after the age of eighteen, they would receive special attention from the sect and be personally instructed by the Martial Elders of the six pavilions.
The Martial Elders of the six pavilions of Heavenly Summit Mountain were not like those of the various peaks and branches of the later Five Great Sects, who were held by Myriad Transformations Realm cultivators.
The cultivation realm of any of the six pavilion elders was above the Dao Union Realm.
Being personally instructed by a Dao Union Realm great power, breaking through to the Martial Spring Realm before the age of twenty would certainly be an easy task for cultivators who were already gifted with exceptional talent.
However, no Heavenly Summit Mountain disciple would deliberately suppress their own realm just to get the chance to be personally instructed by a Dao Union Realm great power.
Because of the Profound Scripture Hall.
The person lecturing on scriptures daily in the Profound Scripture Hall of Heavenly Summit Mountain was a Divine Ability Realm cultivator.
Basically, every three to five days or so, a Dao Union Realm great power would personally transmit the dao and resolve doubts.
And every three months, the presiding master of Heavenly Summit Mountain, the Immortal Ascension Realm realman, would personally come to the Profound Scripture Hall to lecture on scriptures for the Heavenly Summit Mountain disciples.
This was the accumulated foundation of Heavenly Summit Mountain.
Heavenly Summit Mountain disciples had to break through to the Martial Spring Realm before the age of twenty.
This was also the fundamental reason why the later Heavenly Summit Mountain Dao Inquiry limited the age of Dao Inquirers to under twenty.
"Elder Wen's courtyard has been cleaned today, and the dew and meals have been prepared."
Xue Rui respectfully said this towards Chen Yan's direction.
"You've worked hard."
Chen Yan nodded towards Xue Rui's direction.
After Xue Rui left with the several menial Water Mirror Pavilion disciples behind him, Chen Yan hesitated for another moment outside the courtyard where Elder Wen resided, then walked in.
The courtyard was spotless.
A white-haired old man sat on a cylindrical chair carved from jade.
The immortal dew and rare pastries on the side table showed no signs of having been touched.
A Dao Union Realm cultivator naturally had little need for food, but those pastries were his favorite before the old man went mad.
Wen Mian, a mid-stage Dao Union Realm great power, former Sword Master Elder of the Water Mirror Pavilion.
He suddenly went mad twelve hundred years ago, and since then had sat quietly in the courtyard every day, motionless.
Except for one time.
Chen Yan raised his head and glanced at the sun hanging in the west.
The You hour was approaching.
Elder Wen Mian slowly turned his head and looked towards the empty air beside him:
"Yi ou yi ri shuo wo, ai sou pu qi wo yi ri shi."
Bizarre pronunciations came from Elder Wen Mian's mouth, and his dull, staring gaze into the empty air sent chills down one's back.
Immediately after, strange and unsettling pronunciations continued to issue from Elder Wen Mian's mouth. Just like that, he spoke to the empty air for about ten breaths before finally stopping.
He raised his head to glance in the direction of the Heavenly Summit Palace, then became motionless again.
Chen Yan frowned tightly.
This happened to Elder Wen Mian once every day.
Regarding the matter of the Water Mirror Pavilion's Sword Master Elder within the sect suddenly going mad, Heavenly Summit Mountain took it very seriously. Even Qinghong Realman had come to see Elder Wen Mian several times. Yet even this Immortal Ascension Realm great power, who could to some extent glimpse heavenly secrets and cause and effect, didn't know what exactly had happened to Elder Wen Mian.
Later, the disciples of Heavenly Summit Mountain simply treated Elder Wen Mian as having suffered a qi deviation.
Twelve hundred years had passed. Even though Elder Wen Mian was originally a Dao Union Realm cultivator, the dignified Sword Master Elder of the Water Mirror Pavilion, he had still been forgotten by the vast majority of Heavenly Summit Mountain cultivators.
Only the Internal Affairs Hall of the Water Mirror Pavilion needed to send people daily to clean Elder Wen Mian's courtyard and residence, and replace the prepared immortal dew and meals for him.
But Chen Yan felt this wasn't right.
Because where there is abnormality, there must be something sinister.
At this point in time, no one could imagine that Heavenly Summit Mountain would suddenly be annihilated, because at this moment, both the prestige and strength of Heavenly Summit Mountain were at their peak. No existence in the entire cultivation world could pose any threat to this number one immortal cultivation sacred land of the Chenping Continent.
Only Chen Yan, who came from a later era, knew the fact that Heavenly Summit Mountain was about to be annihilated.
Therefore, compared to the more relaxed Heavenly Summit Mountain cultivators, only Chen Yan maintained a mindset of thinking of danger in times of peace at all times.