322: Verify strength

The five of them entered the Yuan Ling Sect through the teleportation array.

Xun Xiuyuan finally understood why they always mentioned that the Yuan Ling Sect was huge; it was indeed massive.

The scorching sun hanging in the mountains in the distance was actually located within the Yuan Ling Sect, clearly indicating that a gigantic array was powering that sun.

Xun Xiuyuan gazed into the distance, infinitely far, unable to see its boundaries.

One must know that with Xun Xiuyuan's current eyesight, seeing a hundred thousand miles away was quite normal, yet he still couldn't see the boundaries of the Yuan Ling Sect.

When he saw the Yuan Ling Sect from the mountaintop, even though it was large, it was still within a conceivable range. Now, seeing it with his own eyes, he realized that the entire Yuan Ling Sect was situated within spatial folds, and its internal space was far larger than what he had seen.

Yang Long saw Xun Xiuyuan's expression and chuckled, "World Lord Xun, all the area you see is just a part of the Law Enforcement Elder's territory, not the entire Yuan Ling Sect. The whole Yuan Ling Sect is more than ten thousand times larger than what you've seen."

At Xun Xiuyuan's insistence, Yang Long finally stopped calling him "Grandpa."

At this moment, Xun Xiuyuan, hearing these words, was truly shocked. He had originally thought that what his eyes could see was already incredibly vast, but Yang Long's words were even more astonishing.

Is this still a sect?

Yang Long did not explain much about this matter.

He simply said goodbye to Xun Xiuyuan, "I'm going back to report to my father. Once your master is decided, I'll come find you again."

Xun Xiuyuan didn't dislike Yang Long at all. This person was very straightforward. Although his actions were eccentric, he wasn't difficult to get along with.

Yang Long quickly departed. After all, this was the Law Enforcement Elder's territory, and Yang Long didn't wish to stay long.

The four teleportation arrays of the Yuan Ling Sect were located within the territories of the Law Enforcement Elder, the Merit Transmission Elder, the Military Merit Elder, and the Task Elder, respectively. Among them, Yang Long's father was the Merit Transmission Elder, and Mountain Fire was the Task Elder.

The three Special Envoys politely said to Xun Xiuyuan, "World Lord Xun, shall we go together to meet the Law Enforcement Elder?"

Because of Xun Xiuyuan's cooperation, the three of them were also very amiable towards him.

Xun Xiuyuan nodded.

The four of them flew directly towards the residence of Law Enforcement Elder Nangong Yan.

The entire space of the Yuan Ling Sect was sealed by a grand array; those below the Great Saint Realm could not teleport, but this did not include Xun Xiuyuan.

Seeing that the three Special Envoys were also honestly flying, Xun Xiuyuan followed suit.

Even while flying, the four of them were very fast, but even at such speed, it took them most of a day to fly from the teleportation array to the Law Enforcement Elder's residence.

The leader of the Special Envoys said, "World Lord Xun, this is the first time, so you cannot use the internal teleportation arrays of the Yuan Ling Sect. You can only fly. Once your identity is registered and recorded in the Yuan Ling Sect, you won't have to waste so much time."

Xun Xiuyuan already had some doubts in his heart because there were many small teleportation arrays next to the main teleportation array on the mountaintop, clearly for convenient travel within the Yuan Ling Sect.

Now, the Special Envoy's words made Xun Xiuyuan understand that he couldn't use those teleportation arrays because his identity had not yet been recognized.

Xun Xiuyuan felt that the entire Yuan Ling Sect was like a place monitored by a large intelligent system; everything seemed very orderly.

Identity authentication is very important, authenticating the identity, not the person?

Although he felt confused, Xun Xiuyuan, at this moment, followed the local customs and did not inquire, still proceeding step by step.

Xun Xiuyuan and two Special Envoys waited outside a grand hall, while the leader of the Special Envoys had already entered the hall to report.

Shortly after, that person walked out of the hall and said to Xun Xiuyuan, "World Lord Xun, the Law Enforcement Elder is inside. The three of us will wait here."

Xun Xiuyuan narrowed his eyes slightly and nodded.

He walked straight into the grand hall through its open doors.

There were no attendants inside the massive hall, only a gaunt old man sitting on a high seat in the far distance.

After Xun Xiuyuan entered, he did not speak, merely looking at the old man above.

Xun Xiuyuan himself was very wary of the Yuan Ling Sect, trying his best not to speak first before understanding the other party's objective.

The old man looked at Xun Xiuyuan and, after a long while, said, "This old man is Nangong Yan, the Law Enforcement Elder of the Yuan Ling Sect."

Seeing the other party introduce himself, Xun Xiuyuan immediately bowed to the gaunt old man above and said loudly, "Junior Xun Xiuyuan greets the Law Enforcement Elder."

Nangong Yan showed no significant change in expression at Xun Xiuyuan's greeting.

He merely continued, "To join the Yuan Ling Sect, you must offer a wisp of your soul before this lamp. This will allow for better tracking of your situation and better protection of you."

Nangong Yan did not produce the so-called lamp, but instead pointed to a wall on one side of the hall. The mural on the wall depicted a giant bronze lamp.

After Nangong Yan finished speaking, he did not continue, merely looking at Xun Xiuyuan with a half-smile.

Xun Xiuyuan frowned. He had thought it was just some simple restrictions in his mind, which Xun Xiuyuan hadn't paid much attention to, as he wasn't very afraid of the foreign object in his mind—if Xiao Xuan couldn't handle it, there was still the system. But now, he was asked to split off a wisp of his soul, which made Xun Xiuyuan hesitate.

Did he have to forcefully defy orders as soon as he entered the Yuan Ling Sect?

Just as Xun Xiuyuan was conflicted, Nangong Yan's voice sounded again, "Of course, those in the Great Saint Realm are exempt."

Xun Xiuyuan could hardly believe his ears, for he actually detected a hint of teasing amusement in the Law Enforcement Elder's words.

Xun Xiuyuan still didn't speak, merely looking at the Law Enforcement Elder on the high seat.

Nangong Yan continued, "You are still in the Heavenly God Realm after all, so you still need to leave a wisp of your soul. I can only tell you that I will exempt this requirement after you prove that you possess the strength of the Great Saint Realm."

Xun Xiuyuan understood Nangong Yan's objective. This Law Enforcement Elder didn't intend for Xun Xiuyuan to leave a wisp of his soul; it seemed his goal was to ascertain his strength.

Nangong Yan also secretly thought to himself at this moment: To be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Great Saint Realm while only in the Heavenly God Realm, I want to see how heaven-defying he is. Also, that old monster Titan actually sent word to me, asking me to take care of this Xun Xiuyuan. It's truly strange. One must know that when Titan entered the Time Secret Realm to recuperate, Xun Xiuyuan hadn't even been born yet; there shouldn't be any intersection between them.

Xun Xiuyuan closed his eyes and fully unleashed the entirety of his Inner Cosmos's power into this grand hall. The immense world pressure caused the entire space to compress and distort slightly.

Ripples constantly appeared in the air, continuously affecting everything within the hall, and some inexplicable phenomena emerged, only to vanish as soon as they appeared, as if they couldn't last.

Seeing this, Nangong Yan couldn't help but be startled. This was a sign of materialization from the void.

While an Inner World could alter the local environment, that was a change to local laws.

Materialization from the void, however, was a different concept, for it was creating something out of nothing.

Although Xun Xiuyuan couldn't yet conjure objects out of thin air in reality, this manifestation was extremely close.

Materialization from the void was something studied only in the late Great Saint Realm. This Xun Xiuyuan, not only possessed astonishing combat power, but also had a powerful command over his Inner World. Although it was crude, for a Heavenly God to achieve such a degree was truly unfathomable.