Chapter 301 - 301: Ninety-Nine Gu Yuan
“Sister Tian, come over here-
On the other side, a few female cultivators were inviting Tian Tian.
Tian Tian moved to join them, staying together with these female cultivators. “Sister Tian, your cultivation level seems to have grown stronger again-”
“Sister Tian is so powerful, I am five hundred years older than you but I am still not as strong as you-” The female cultivators prattled on.
“Dong-
At this moment, the Guiyuan Bell rang again.
Another Void Refinement expert had arrived.
This time, it was a person from the Ten Thousand Beast Sect in the Southern Region.
The Ten Thousand Beast Sect’s team was extraordinarily large, and they were riding on a white dragon that was tens of thousands of meters long.
This dragon was not a real dragon; it was a type of Five Elements Spirit Beast.
Although it was not a real dragon, its strength was not weak, having already reached the Refining Exhausted Level.
This was one of the treasured items of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, and they had brought it along now.
In such a grand event, the Second-grade Immortal Sects naturally had to put on a good show.
“The Ten Thousand Beast Sect seems to decline year after year. Apart from their Sect Leader, they have not produced any famous talents in recent years.”
“Yeah, unlike our Sister Tian, whose reputation has been echoing through half of Canglan. Sister Tian, I heard that even the Holy Lands want to poach you, is that true?”
“These Holy Land places, always stealing talents. A few thousand years ago, Senior Brother Lei was snatched away by a Holy Land, and that made several Peak Masters furious.’
“Have you heard of Qin Changqing from the North Region? Everyone is saying he is powerful, even the Peak Master went personally to invite him.” “I have heard that, but I always feel it is exaggerated-”
The arrival of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect also led to several female cultivators around Tian Tian whispering in discussion.”
There were even two female cultivators talking about Qin Changqing.
“Dong-
Accompanied by the ringing of the Guiyuan Bell once again, the people from Mysterious Heaven Academy arrived.
Soon, the guests who were entitled to have the Guiyuan Bell rung for them had all arrived.
The other guests had also already arrived.
The Longevity Birthday ceremony is about to begin. The Guiyuan Sect was becoming increasingly lively.
“Why hasn’t he come yet?”
The gaze of Master Butterfly Cloud was directed towards the Guiyuan Sect, but she had not seen Qin Changqing.
She had specially invited Qin Changqing this time, one of her main motives being to let him witness the strength and prosperity of the Guiyuan Sect.
But now, with the Longevity Birthday approaching, Qin Changqing had not arrived.
This made her worry whether Qin Changqing would not come after all?
At this moment, outside the Guiyuan Sect, Qin Changqing’s figure appeared.
The reason why Qin Changqing was delayed was due to his interest in the Guiyuan Sect’s Nine Veins Unite layout upon his arrival. He conducted some research on it and some Guiyuan Sect disciples appeared in front. Qin Changqing flew up and handed over the invitation card.
“Your Excellency, please come in- I’
The disciples stepped aside to let him pass.
Just as Qin Changqing was preparing to fly in, a figure flew up to meet him.
“Qin Daoyou, wait a moment-
Qin Changqing looked, the person speaking was a disciple of Master Butterfly Cloud, a late Nascent Soul cultivator named Xiao Yu.
“He’s here!
Meanwhile, inside the Guiyuan Sect, Master Butterfly Cloud received a notification.
“Everyone, please wait a moment. I will go to meet a guest first.”
After addressing the many guests around her, Master Butterfly Cloud flew to the outside.
Her action immediately aroused the curiosity of many guests and the Guiyuan Sect disciples.
They had so many guests arriving earlier, but Master Butterfly Cloud had never personally gone outside the Guiyuan Sect to welcome anyone.
At most, she would go outside Butterfly Cloud Peak to welcome them.
But now, she was personally moving to the outer area of the Guiyuan Sect to welcome their arrival.
Who was this person that was arriving, to command such a grand reception and to be given such heavy attention from Master Butterfly Cloud!
“Huh? Why is the peak master greeting guests personally? Who’s the visitor?”
“Not sure, anyone that can warrant a personal greeting by the peak master must be a big deal, probably a powerful figure from the Refining Void Peak.”
“Maybe it’s some formidable master alchemist…”
The Gui Yuan Sect disciples speculated among themselves.
“Master Butterfly Cloud, if I’m not mistaken, this Nine Veins Unite formation seems man-made, correct?”
Qin Changqing’s voice rung out outside the Guiyuan Sect.
Upon seeing Master Butterfly Cloud who had come out to welcome him, Qin Changqing exchanged a few simple pleasantries and then casually asked a question.
The depiction of the Nine Veins Unite landscape of Guiyuan Sect was quite ingenious, where nine Spiritual Veins converged, giving a strong impression of nine returning to the one origin.
But Qin Changqing could tell it was not a natural formation.
A natural formation should have six or seven veins, but it wouldn’t be as clear or grand as it is now.
This should be the work of a highly skilled formation master, who utilized a Heaven and Earth Array and gradually modified the landscape over time.
Many arrays are arranged in line with the terrain, harnessing the benefits of the environment and the forces of Heaven and Earth to increase their efficacy.
But the Heaven and Earth Array of Guiyuan Sect was set up in a reverse way — it was slowly modified by the array over time. This kind of array is indeed quite insightful.
It’s not complicated, per se.
However, an average formation master wouldn’t have the insight or the scale to arrange an array covering thousands of square kilometers, a region larger than the East before Qin Changqing traveled through time.
The key to this array is time!
Without tens of thousands of years, it would be impossible to create.
Moreover, they would have to ensure the stable flow of Spiritual Qi in this region, and not let any intense wars occur within the array’s scope throughout these ten thousand years.
Only the ancient immortal sects could handle this type of arrangement. Ordinary immortal sects simply could not pull it off.
Even in the North Region, the longest-standing sect, the Bixia Sect, is only a few thousand years old.
If any of the seven major immortal sects in the North Region do not produce a
Nascent Soul Birth, or lack successors, they would possibly decline or even disappear after a few thousand years.
The creation of the Nine Veins Unite landscape aptly demonstrates the rich heritage of the Guiyuan Sect.
The words from Qin Changqing made Master Butterfly Cloud look at him admiringly.
“You’re right, it’s the masterpiece of a formation master from tens of thousands of years ago. The formation of the Nine Veins Unite was a recent event that happened a few thousand years ago.”
Replied Master Butterfly Cloud.
Qin Changqing merely responded, “Oh”.
The formation master in question must have been incredibly powerful but is probably no longer around now.
“Senior, this is the gift I have brought you. Please accept it.”
Qin Changqing took out an exquisite storage bag and handed it to Master Butterfly Cloud.
“Thank you, Qin Changqing. Let’s go inside.”
Master Butterfly Cloud accepted the storage bag, tucked it away, and indicated for him to follow.
It was rare to see someone giving gifts in storage bags.
Moreover, few cultivators had the privilege of personally handing their gifts to Master Butterfly Cloud.
Naturally, Master Butterfly Cloud didn’t show signs of distaste or anything similar. The gifts were mostly symbolic; even those brought by the second-grade Immortal Sects would scarcely be of much use to her.
“Okay.”
Qin Changqing followed Master Butterfly Cloud and entered the Guiyuan Sect together.
At the moment, many guests and Guiyuan Sect disciples were still wondering curiously inside the sect.
All of them were somewhat curious about who the guest that Master Butterfly Cloud had personally greeted was.
Then, all the guests and disciples of Guiyuan Sect saw Qin Changqing flying in alongside Master Butterfly Cloud.
“Huh? Qin Changqing?”
Bixia recognized him as soon as Qin Changqing entered.
Bixia never expected to see Qin Changqing here.
Then, he saw that there was only Qin Changqing by Master Butterfly Cloud’s side.
“Could it be that the person who Master Butterfly Cloud went to meet is Qin Changqing?”
Bixia was extremely surprised at this point.
He had not returned to the North Region yet, so he was unaware of all that had been going on there since he left..