Floating Immortal Order - Chapter 256: The Start of Chaos

Jade Zither Spirit Master paid no attention to the crowd, instead directing a stern look towards the rogue cultivators and people from the weaker forces waiting to enter the city. “This is how the rules of the Dawn Sunset Daoist Sect are. If there are objections, feel free to come and find me.”

After surveying the crowd and seeing no one daring to meet his gaze, he snorted coldly and soared into the sky on his sword light, leaving everyone at the city gate silent and fearful.

Only after several moments of stunned silence did the inspection process resume, more orderly than before, with no one daring to speak out of turn.

“In all these years, only one thing about the Human Realm has never changed—the presence of fools,” remarked a white-robed man of the early Divine Core stage as he entered the city, chatting with an elder beside him. “Just a few days ago, when some other people from the strongest sects and celestial lands came, several fools died at this gate. It seems people have already forgotten.”

The elder looked up at the Tree of Time in the center of the floating city and said, “The Dawn Sunset Daoist Sect is plotting something significant. It’s only been 100 years since the House of the Earth God conferred divine posts. It’s too early for Heavenly Lord Mo Yu to have transcended the tribulation. According to the ancient texts, even the fastest beings to transcend the Heart Demon Heavenly Tribulation took hundreds of years.”

The white-robed man followed the elder’s gaze to the Tree of Time. There, the treetop canopy was now fully opened, and resplendent sunset-colored lights blossomed outwards from the gate to the realm. He sighed, “In the next few hundred years, the Dawn Sunset Daoist Sect will likely not stay quiet.”

“Why would that take hundreds of years?” the elder chuckled, gesturing broadly around them. “A few years ago, I heard a rumor that the celestial lands seem to have lost contact with the higher realms. If this is true, then within the next ten years, the Dawn Sunset Daoist Sect could come to dominate the five Territories of the Human Realm’s Central Region. This Dawndusk Spirit Banquet isn’t just to announce Heavenly Lord Mo Yu’s ascension, but likely also to bring nearby celestial lands and powerful sects under its control. After the banquet, I fear the five Territories of the Central Region will erupt into chaos.”

The white-robed man’s expression grew serious. “Martial Uncle, what should we do then?”

The elder’s eyes flickered with a rare hint of excitement. “Our Dao Sword School has been weak for a long time, and now I am the sole Primordial Lord. If we can ally ourselves with the colossal Dawn Sunset Daoist Sect, picking up their crumbs would be enough to allow us to experience a meteoric rise.”

“But if we fully submit to the Dawn Sunset Daoist Sect, are we still the unyielding Dao Sword School?” the white-robed man said, his expression hesitant. “Plus, our school is weak, with only a few hundred disciples. We are like an ant in comparison to Dawn Sunset Daoist Sect. Even if we offer our allegiance, they might not…”

The elder cut him off. “No, if the Dawn Sunset Daoist Sect stirs up major chaos in the Central Region, Primordial Spirit stage experts will be their core fighting force. My powerful Spirit-Controlling Sword Spell will surely be valued!”

As for the Clone Avatar stage beings in the other organizations… If Heavenly Lord Mo Yu disregarded the unspoken rules established between the other forces over the years and openly confronted them, they would have no choice but to submit or face annihilation.

Divine Sea stage beings already surpassed the category of existence that ordinary living beings belonged to. Under the current laws of heaven and earth in the Human Realm, their Primordial Spirits, which had transformed and proliferated into a sea of Primordial Spirits, allowed them to be truly inexhaustible and undying. They were truly heads and shoulders above the Clone Avatar stage in strength.

In the countless years throughout history, the ancient organizations were all under the banner of the heavenly realms, so they would always leave each other a way out. Even if one organization managed to produce a Divine Sea stage being before the others, the most they would do was levy a tribute on the other organizations.

But after the hidden channels between the Human Realm and the Heavenly Court were completely disrupted and Heavenly Lord Mo Yu transcended the tribulation several hundred years earlier than expected, the scent of trouble on the wind caused all of the other organizations to tremble in fear.

“Senior Martial Brothers, please put away the Cloud Soaring Luan for now,” Jade Zither Spirit Master said as they reached the border of the Tree of Time.

Li Xuanji nodded and agreed without any hesitation.

Li Xuanji took out a piece of jade and activated it, causing the Cloud Soaring Luan’s enormous figure to gradually fade in a flood of Spiritual Force. After a few breaths of time, it transformed into a beam of light and entered the jade in his palm.

Jade Zither Spirit Master looked at the glowing gate of the Tree of Time, contemplating, then said, “In the first-tier banquet inside the Tree of Time Realm, you can bring up to eight people with you two. If you enter alone, it might be a bit of a waste.”

Li Xuanji was surprised, but he smiled and replied, “As I understand, a Dawndusk Dao Fruit can sell for hundreds of thousands of spirit stones. If we simply enter right away, wouldn’t we be saving resources for the Dawn Sunset Daoist Sect?”

“It’s fine,” replied Jade Zither Spirit Master, forming a complex hand seal that caused the realm gate to emit a profound aura. “I was just thinking for your benefit, but if you really have no one to bring, I can allocate the ten Dawndusk Dao Fruits to the two of you.”

Her words were respectful and calm. Although he was only at the early Divine Core stage, his ability to offer ten people’s share of resources so easily showed the grandeur of the Dawn Sunset Daoist Sect. From this alone, it was evident that they were the strongest sect in the Dawndusk Territory and the first sect to birth a Divine Sea stage being in this age.

“Reporting to Millennium Eon Primordial Lord, the emissaries from the Profound Depth Spiritual World have arrived.”

After his words echoed out, the constantly scintillating light gradually stabilized, and the figure of a young man in violet robes appeared before the realm gate.

He glanced at Xu Disheng and Li Xuanji, taking note of their early Divine Core stage cultivation bases and the abundant Spiritual Force swirling about their bodies. Millenium Eon Primordial Lord’s eyes glittered mysteriously as he examined them, noticing how domineering their auras were despite their young age. “The Spirit Race of the Profound Depth Spiritual World is indeed favored by heaven and earth. Even at the Divine Core stage, such deep cultivation bases and potential are indeed impressive.”

“Primordial Lord is too kind,” replied Li Xuanji, stepping forward to bow. “With Heavenly Lord Mo Yu’s presence, in addition to the fact that the Profound Depth Spiritual World and the Dawn Sunset Daoist Sect have been close neighbors for many years, the Spirit Race will always stand with the Daoist Sect.”

In these simple words, there was deep meaning.

Millennium Eon Primordial Lord gave Li Xuanji a look of praise. “The Spirit Race indeed has many outstanding talents. Truly, there is no mediocre genius among your race.”

When he finished speaking, he waved his sleeve and the radiant light emanating from the gate to the Tree of Time Realm spread out and enveloped Jade Zither Spirit Master, Li Xuanji, and Xu Disheng. Moments later, they disappeared into the Tree of Time Realm.

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