Chapter 180: Shocking the Pill Sect, Elder Takes on a Disciple

On the Pill Sect's airship, Elder Yang, dressed in Pill Sect elder robes, glanced outside and hastily instructed.

"Elder Yang, why are you in such a hurry? We haven't even reached Azure Cloud Sect yet."

The gaunt old man beside him muttered dissatisfiedly, "Isn't that Azure Cloud Immortal City ahead? If we go straight there, aren't we already at Azure Cloud?"

Hearing that, Elder Yang nearly had a headache, "Elder Ye, which major power would allow an outsider's airship to fly above its territory, let alone an immortal sect?"

With such a pig teammate, will this Azure Cloud trip go smoothly?

Sect Master, you're practically pushing this old man into a fire pit!

"That's true, it was my oversight," the gaunt Elder Ye said solemnly, "but Elder Yang, you needn't panic so much; it's just another trip to Azure Cloud."

"Look at your flustered self—could Azure Cloud possibly eat us?"

"Besides, we're high-ranking pill refiners; Azure Cloud might even need to recruit us."

At this moment he also realized, the Pill Sect's submission has nothing to do with this elder.

Better to just join Azure Cloud directly; then the Pill Sect's master might have to support him.

Shortly after, the massive Pill Sect airship stopped a hundred li outside Azure Cloud Immortal City.

Their group flew low toward the immortal city.

Outside Azure Cloud Immortal City, many cultivators saw the group wearing Pill Sect pill-refiner robes, merely glanced at them and paid no further attention.

Previously, that would have been unthinkable.

The Pill Sect's pill refiners, and judging by their attire their ranks are not low; they would have to be supported.

But now too many barbaric martial powers have come to the immortal city, leaving everyone numb from just hearing about it.

"I'd only heard of it before, never seen it in person—this immortal city is so magnificent!"

"A mere subsidiary city completely crushes the Pill Sect's garrison?"

Elder Yang withdrew his gaze, filled with myriad emotions.

Only see the immortal city's walls towering high and straight, piercing the clouds; standing below and looking up.

Only feeling a mighty aura that overwhelms the heart coming head-on, and the spiritual energy extremely dense, with the Dao's essence pervasive.

Elder Ye beside him also nodded.

Secretly delighted that his decision was indeed correct; just seeing Azure Cloud's subsidiary city so extraordinary, the immortal sect within must be even more……

"Refining pills in such a place would surely increase the success rate considerably, right?"

"I thought our Pill Sect's spiritual energy was already ample; who would have thought we were merely viewing the sky from a well."

"Such an immortal land—who wouldn't be reluctant to leave?"

Immediately ceasing further thought, their group went around the immortal city and entered the Azure Cloud Mountain Range, heading toward Azure Cloud Sect.

Not long after, at the foot of Azure Cloud Mountain.

"Who are you? What are you doing?" the Black Emperor and Lin Gou Sheng, who were patrolling the mountain, discovered the Pill Sect group and called out.

After seeing their attire clearly, the Black Emperor immediately recognized them: "Pill Sect pill refiners? Their rank isn't low; they must be Pill Sect elders."

It had dealt with the Pill Sect plenty a hundred thousand years ago, so it naturally knows these.

The Pill Sect group, seeing this, halted their steps.

"One person, one dog?"

The leading Elder Ye suddenly thought of something, his eyes lit up, and he promptly bowed with clasped hands: "Are you the senior Black Emperor?"

"You know the Emperor?"

"Your Excellency the Emperor, your great name resounds like thunder throughout the Central Region."

"I..."

Before he could continue, the Black Emperor cut him off: "Don't try to curry favor with the Emperor; tell me, what brings your Pill Sect to my Azure Cloud?"

It also guessed—surely they're here to deliver treasures again.

Nothing else, just familiarity.

Lately, each day is either spent receiving gifts or on the way to receive them.

"Your Excellency, these are the pills our Pill Sect presents; please……"

The Black Emperor seemed to know what he was about to say, and interrupted again: "Please accept it with a smile, Immortal Sect, right?"

"Hmm, the Emperor knows; leave the items, you may go."

"Ah? This?"

"This really leaves them at a loss."

"So straightforward?"

Then the gaunt Elder Ye stepped forward, bowed with clasped hands, and pleaded: "Your Excellency the Emperor, our Pill Sect has already declared submission to Azure Cloud; may we visit the sect to personally present the pills to our lord?"

Beside him, Elder Yang's heart stirred; he finally felt that Elder Ye could play some role.

Upon hearing that, the Black Emperor immediately used his divine sense to report to the Sect Master.

After receiving the reply, he instructed Lin Gou Sheng beside him: "Gou Sheng, take them into the sect, straight to the Pill Refining Hall."

As for these pill refiners, they can still be… somewhat useful to Azure Cloud.

"Follow me, Your Majesty."

Immediately Lin Gou Sheng led the Pill Sect group into the sect gate.

Within Azure Cloud Sect, the recruitment trials on the immortal peaks are in full swing.

From the talent assessment to now, three hundred disciples have passed the talent test.

Among them, the highest talent belongs to the twentieth and twenty-first on the Inner Sect ranking—Gu Linglong and Gu Jianfan, siblings.

Both achieved an astonishing eight echoes.

Both bear the semblance of a great emperor!

Of course, there are also many heaven's prides with extraordinary talent, almost all of them inner-sect heaven's prides.

There are about ten-odd with seven-and-a-half chimes, plus six chimes and six-and-a-half chimes.

"Elder, I want to join Qingjian Feng."

"Elder, I want to join Azure Phoenix Peak."

Gu Jianfan and Gu Linglong both arrived before the elders of the Immortal Peaks they each admired.

"Young friend, Qingjian Feng welcomes you."

The head of Qingjian Feng behind them, Lin Wují, glanced over and said, "Gu Jian's holy physique— not a bad seedling."

"Young friend, you're Gu Jianfan, right? Would you be willing to take me as your master?"

"I can't guarantee anything else, but I do understand a bit about the Sword Dao."

Sword Maniac Yang Feng sized up Gu Jianfan and then laughed.

This disciple is a Sword Dao prodigy, having awakened a powerful Sword Body.

Gu Jianfan heard this, dazed for a moment, "What's going on? Who am I? Where am I?"

"I haven't even formally entered Sword Edge cultivation, and yet the Elder has taken me as a personal disciple?"

Immediately he stopped thinking further, bowed deeply and said, "Disciple is willing; Master above, please accept my bow."

"Good, good, good; this venerable Sword Maniac now also has a personal disciple."

"Master, Sword Maniac?!" Gu Jianfan's heart shook upon hearing this—his master turned out to be the legendary Sword Dao expert of the Central Plains, Sword Maniac!

Below the Immortal Peak, the Nine Cauldrons Grand Dao Bell continued to be struck repeatedly.

Those who pass the talent assessment can directly choose and enter the Immortal Peak that suits them.

Those who fail the talent assessment are all arranged to wait beside the formation platform not far away.

Every round of a thousand disciples duels the Sword Edge; the final thousand who remain undefeated will also gain the qualification to enter the Immortal Peak.

Meanwhile, inside the Qingyun Sect.

Lin Gousheng led a group from the Alchemy Sect toward the Alchemy Hall.

At this moment, the two elders of the Alchemy Sect and their attendants were shocked to the point of repeated astonishment!

Is this the foundation of the Immortal Sect?!

Everything they saw repeatedly refreshed their understanding.

Spiritual Qi turning into rain? The sect filled with Dao resonance? What's with the thick immortal qi floating around?