155: Sweeping Monk

"This... this is?! A True Immortal has descended upon the world!"

In the palace of the Xuanji Immortal Kingdom, Empress Cheng Sitian looked toward the Wending Sect in shock, the jade cup in her hand shattering on the floor.

"Such an unfamiliar True Immortal aura, far surpassing my own..."

"Wait, the place of descent is actually the Wending Sect?!"

"Fortunately! It's a good thing I decisively befriended the Wending Sect before! Heaven blesses Xuanji! The rise of our Immortal Kingdom begins today!"

Her face was filled with relief and excitement.

Similar situations occurred all over the Canglan Continent.

"What's happening? Such a huge commotion?"

"This... could it be that a True Immortal Realm powerhouse has descended upon the Wending Sect?"

"This Wending Sect is truly not to be underestimated!"

On this day, the entire Canglan Continent was shaken.

Countless forces sent experts to the Wending Sect to investigate the situation.

But they only dared to watch from afar, not daring to approach the Wending Sect's sphere of influence. One must know that a Peak True Immortal powerhouse was an absolutely invincible existence in this Canglan Continent, capable of killing them with a casual wave of the hand.

No one was stupid enough to seek their own death.

Inside the Wending Sect, Fairy Li Meng, who was preparing for secluded cultivation, trembled violently as she looked toward the source of the pressure in disbelief.

"Peak... True Immortal?! Such an existence is actually hidden within the Wending Sect?! Just how deep is the Sect Master's foundation?" Her awe of Lin Chen reached an insurmountable level.

Under the reverent gazes of all the Disciples, the space on the main Peak's square rippled slightly.

An old monk dressed in simple gray robes, holding a bamboo broom, with a kind face but eyes as deep as a sea of stars, quietly appeared.

His aura was restrained, yet it naturally exuded a Perfection that was flawless and a Concept that transcended the material world.

The old monk's gaze swept across his surroundings, finally landing on Lin Chen, who had stepped out of his quiet room.

He stepped forward slowly, pressed his palms together, bowed slightly, and spoke in a peaceful yet supremely majestic voice: "Amitabha. This poor monk, Gu Chen, has come as summoned to meet the Sect Master."

【Name: Dao Chen】

【Realm: Peak True Immortal Realm】

【Talent: Nirvana Buddha Physique】

【Background: A high monk who attained the Dao tens of millions of years ago, with profound Buddhist teachings. As the saying goes, 'If one cannot sweep a single room, how can they sweep the world?'. Sweeping is cultivation, and cultivation is sweeping. He is accustomed to comprehending Buddhist teachings through sweeping, gaining epiphanies of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth... He has slain countless demons and evil cultivators, once saying that this Lingxuan Heaven needs frequent sweeping to be clean...】

Under the Cave Heaven True Eye, the Sweeping Monk's information was laid bare.

"Peak True Immortal! This time I'm truly possessed by the Luck Emperor!"

"The Sect's high-end combat power has gained another pillar of support!"

On the surface, he remained calm and composed, raising his hand indifferently: "Great Master Dao Chen, there is no need for such formality. From today onwards, like Fairy Li Meng, you are an Elder of our Wending Sect's Enshrinement Hall. Your status is esteemed; you may act as you see fit to protect the Sect."

"This poor monk shall follow the Sect Master's decree."

Gu Chen smiled and nodded, his figure gradually fading, as if merging into the world of the Sect, omnipresent yet untraceable.

Meanwhile, in the Forbidden Ground of the back mountain.

An Ascension Platform suddenly appeared, towering into the clouds, divided into nine levels, each flowing with different Immortal Dao Laws.

The Dao charm was naturally formed, attracting the fervent gazes of countless Disciples.

"This is the Ascension Platform. Sect Disciples can enter it for tempering. If you can reach the top, you will receive the blessing of the Immortal Dao and obtain many benefits..." Lin Chen's words clearly spread across a hundred thousand miles around the Wending Sect.

"...Ah, this is another of the Sect Master's Heaven-Defying methods!"

"Me, me, me! I must be the first to reach the top!"

"No, I will be the first!"

The Disciples swarmed toward the Ascension Platform.

Lin Chen smiled with satisfaction.

Although he had been in Lingxuan Heaven for only a little over a year, the Disciples' cultivation had never ceased. With the time flow acceleration of the great dao spacetime pagoda, the overall strength of the Wending Sect had risen significantly, and the top-tier combat power had added three True Immortal Realm experts!

Xu Wenxian, Jiang Limeng, Dao Chen!

"Now that the Wending Sect's strength is robust, it's time to awe the Qinggu Heaven Domain!"

A surge of fighting spirit ignited in Lin Chen's heart.

He looked at the System mall.

"...Ah?!"

With this look, his jaw dropped in shock.

"When did the prestige points increase by so much? Weren't they used up before? I remember... since coming here, I haven't subdued a single force!"

At this moment, there were actually over eight million more sect prestige points in the System mall!

The Xuanji Immortal Kingdom had only formed an alliance with the Wending Sect; they hadn't become one of the Wending Sect's affiliated forces!

So many sect prestige points... where on earth did they come from?

【Ding!】

【The rules for obtaining sect prestige points have been changed. It is no longer necessary to subdue affiliated forces to obtain sect prestige points...】

【Subduing experts, increasing Disciple cultivation, spreading the Sect's reputation... all can increase sect prestige points!】

【The calculation method is as follows...】

Looking at the long string of calculation formulas popped up by the System, which were as complex as calculating a ballistic trajectory, Lin Chen felt completely overwhelmed.

"Damn, who can understand this!"

Lin Chen cursed a few times, but his frustration was quickly replaced by joy.

Regardless, having so many more ways to obtain sect prestige points was a good thing.

No need to worry about the calculations; he just needed to know what actions would earn prestige points.

"Over eight million prestige points, what should I exchange them for?"

Lin Chen looked at the treasures in the System mall one by one, his mouth watering.

Ultimately, he decided to save them for now.

Anyway, he wasn't particularly lacking in treasures right now, and the good items inside were very expensive. It wouldn't be too late to exchange them when there was a real need... Meanwhile, the matter of the Ruoshui Secret Realm, after being embellished, spread through the six continents of the Qinggu Heaven Domain with incredible speed, like a storm sweeping through heaven and earth.

From the prosperous and flourishing capitals of the immortal dynasties to the Loose Cultivator markets in remote corners, in tea houses, wine shops, and entertainment houses, everyone was heatedly discussing this matter.

"Have you heard? The Ruoshui True Immortal, Fairy Li Meng, was resurrected by a high expert from the Wending Sect!"

"Really? You're talking as if you saw it with your own eyes!"

"It's absolutely true! My third great-aunt's nephew's sworn brother's Dao Companion's Senior Brother was one of the prodigies who came out of the Secret Realm alive that day! He saw it with his own eyes!"

"Heavens! Resurrecting a True Immortal's remnant soul? What kind of Heaven-Defying method is that! Just who is this Wending Sect? I've never heard of them before!"

"..."

Amazement, doubt, inquiry, awe... various emotions spread throughout the Qinggu Heaven Domain.

All forces were frantically investigating the background of this suddenly rising "Wending Sect."

Meanwhile, in the ancestral land of the Zhao Family on the Canglan Continent.

Inside the grand and oppressive discussion hall, the atmosphere was so heavy it was almost palpable.

The core upper echelon of the Zhao Family gathered to discuss the matter of the fall of the Young Lord, Zhao Qian.

"Master! You must seek justice for our Qian'er!"

A beautiful woman cried piteously; she was Zhao Qian's biological mother.

She threw herself in front of the family head, Zhao Qingtian, and shrieked, "What right did those people from the Wending Sect have to kill my Qian'er!"