novelraw Chapter 226 : The Sacred Domain’s Terrifying Strength!
Chapter 226 : The Sacred Domain’s Terrifying Strength!
Chapter 226: The Sacred Domain’s Terrifying Strength!
The young man looked a bit awkward, then finally laughed and said:
“It's not too late to say it now. As someone who used a token to enter the Sacred Domain, and having passed the Challenge Task, there’s one more obligation—one must join the sect of the token's original owner. Consider it compensation for the personnel loss!”
After speaking, he leaped up, giving Gu Fan no chance to argue:
“So just go with these three and join their sect. Three years later, whether you stay or leave is entirely up to you!”
With those words, only Gu Fan and the other three were left, exchanging awkward glances. An indescribable tension filled the air.
Gu Fan coughed lightly twice, then turned toward the female cultivator of the Celestial Heart Realm and said:
“Senior Sister, I...”
“Scram!”
“Alrighty!”
Gu Fan immediately turned around and said to the other two:
“Senior Brothers, since Senior Sister doesn’t wish to speak with me, you two aren’t the same, right? If you're going to target me too, then I’ll just leave. I’m sure the Arbiter won’t trouble me over it.”
The two men grimaced. Why did it sound like a threat when it came to us?
“Relax. Since you completed the challenge, you are now a disciple of Changxing Peak of our Immortal Ai Sect!”
Gu Fan nodded and said with a smile:
“Then I’ll trouble you both to lead the way.”
“Hmph! Kid, don’t be too arrogant. Just because we can’t target you doesn’t mean you’ll survive in the sect.”
“That’s right. Your physical body may be tough, but overall combat strength is what really matters. You’re just a Divine Moon Realm guy who got into the Sacred Domain by exploiting the token. Know your place.”
Gu Fan spread his hands and said:
“There’s no need for you to worry about my place. All I know is, if you two don’t lead the way and I can’t leave this place, when the Arbiter comes for me, I’ll just tell the truth.”
That shut the two up again, and they could only snort coldly.
At that moment, the Celestial Heart Realm female cultivator turned to look at Gu Fan.
By now, she had regained her icy demeanor, no longer awkward or angry as during their earlier clash.
“Since you’ve passed the challenge, you are now a disciple of Immortal Ai Sect!”
After speaking, she turned to the other two:
“This person is indeed not the one who killed my brother. Let’s not bring this up again.”
The two male disciples nodded and said:
“Yes, Senior Sister!”
Then, the female cultivator gave Gu Fan a long, meaningful look before taking the lead:
“Follow us. We’ll take you back to the sect.”
Gu Fan didn’t mind. He carried Ruo Xi, wrapped in his long robe, and followed the three of them out of the area.
They traveled for half an hour until Gu Fan saw a sect built within lofty mountains.
What surprised him, however, was that the scale of this sect appeared even smaller than the Brahma God Sect on the Destiny Continent.
To him, this contradicted his expectations. After all, the Brahma God Sect was one of only four sects of such magnitude on the Destiny Continent.
But even the top of the Ten Honorary Disciples back then, the Holy Son Ying Langtian, was only at the Half-step Yang Spirit Realm. Even if he had since broken through, he’d hardly be at the Three Blossoms Realm.
Yet here, in this Immortal Ai Sect of such modest scale, there were already two disciples at the late stage of the Solar Radiance Realm and one at the Celestial Heart Realm standing before him.
Did this not mean that the overall strength of the Void Sacred Realm far surpassed that of the Destiny Continent?
With that thought, Gu Fan resolved to find a chance to test just how strong the Sacred Domain really was.
The four traveled in silence. Gu Fan followed behind the trio and entered the sect smoothly, where he was handed over to a disciple in charge of new admissions.
Once that disciple saw that Gu Fan was brought by the three, his face immediately lit up with a smile, promising to handle everything properly.
At last, the female cultivator of the Celestial Heart Realm looked at Gu Fan and said:
“From today onward, you are a disciple of Changxing Peak of our Immortal Ai Sect. You will enjoy the treatment of a core disciple. Once you advance to the Solar Radiance Realm, come find me, and I’ll personally guide you to become a true disciple.”
“Of course, you can also choose to leave Immortal Ai Sect after staying for three years. It's entirely up to you.”
“Lastly... keep today’s matter buried in your stomach. If you dare to speak of it, I will never forgive you!”
Gu Fan merely smiled at this. This woman was indeed someone who could pick up and let go.
“Thank you, Senior Sister! Rest assured, Gu Fan will never speak recklessly!”
The two male disciples snorted coldly upon seeing this, then quickly followed behind the female cultivator and left the place.
At this moment, an Inner Sect disciple stepped forward flatteringly and said:
“Senior Brother, to become a core disciple upon entry and even be under Changxing Peak—it is truly a cause for celebration.”
Gu Fan was just looking for someone to inquire about the Sacred Domain, so he smiled and replied:
“You flatter me. Brother, I wonder if you’re free at the moment? I’ve just arrived and know very little. I hope you’ll be willing to guide me.”
As he spoke, he casually tossed out a few Mysterious Dao Stones. The other party, seeing Gu Fan so courteous, accepted them at once, his smile growing wider.
“To resolve Senior Brother’s doubts is what I wish for most.”
He then pointed to a distant courtyard and said:
“Senior Brother’s cave residence has been temporarily arranged over there. If you don’t mind, we can head over while I answer your questions?”
“Excellent!”
Thus, Gu Fan followed the Inner Sect disciple toward his new residence.
Once inside the courtyard, Gu Fan roughly surveyed the place. It was just an ordinary place to settle in, with no difference other than a richer concentration of Mysterious Power.
He placed Ruo Xi inside the room to rest and then sat down with the Inner Sect disciple.
“How should I address you, Junior Brother?”
“Just call me Mao Chang. By the looks of it, Senior Brother has only just arrived in the Sacred Domain?”
Gu Fan was not surprised that the other could see this; even during his earlier exchange with the trio, this could be easily guessed.
“Junior Brother Mao Chang is right. I have indeed just entered this Sacred Domain, so there is still much I wish to learn.”
“Please, ask away, Senior Brother. As long as I know the answer, I won’t keep it from you.”
Gu Fan smiled. Taking a benefit really did make someone easier to talk to.
He then raised some of his questions.
After a short while, from the Inner Sect disciple Mao Chang’s explanations, Gu Fan gained a rough understanding of the basic situation within the Sacred Domain.
This sect called Immortal Ai Sect was no obscure or minor sect.
On the contrary, it was considered a decent force within the entire Sacred Domain.
Among the strongest sects in the Sacred Domain, there were six in total, and Immortal Ai Sect belonged to the second tier of power.
Currently, the strongest disciple in Immortal Ai Sect had already reached the mid-stage of the Celestial Heart Realm. No one knew his name; everyone simply referred to him as Senior Brother.
Following him was the female cultivator who had brought Gu Fan here, named Nan Xuanrou, at the early stage of the Celestial Heart Realm.
The other two were named Xiao Zhengyi and Hu Fei, both True Disciples under Changxing Peak.
The rest of the disciples were mostly within the Solar Radiance and Divine Moon Realms.
Moreover, in Immortal Ai Sect, the classification of disciples was not strictly based on realm level, but on combat strength.
For instance, among the True Disciples, there was one abnormal genius who could fight equally with a late-stage Solar Radiance Realm cultivator while only being at the peak of the late-stage Divine Moon Realm!
Due to their powerful combat strength, they also became a True Disciple.
On the other hand, the Inner Sect disciple before him, though at the mid-stage Divine Moon Realm, had such weak combat power that he could only remain an Inner Sect disciple, unable even to retain the status of a core disciple.
Gu Fan was momentarily overwhelmed after hearing all this.
By these calculations, the strength of this Sacred Domain was far superior to the Destiny Continent!
At least in terms of the disciples in the middle tier, their combat capabilities were vastly stronger!