Following a Hundred Years of Cultivation, I'm dying Before I Got Cheats - Chapter 1950: The Mysterious Elder, the Nine Mystical Sects (Part 1)

Chapter 1950: The Mysterious Elder, the Nine Mystical Sects (Part 1)

The Grand Selection of Haoran.

This was an event of utmost significance, not only to the Haoran Profound Sect, but to the entire Haoran Profound Realm.

Held once every three centuries, it was open to all young cultivators within the realm. Through rounds of rigorous trials and eliminations, ten individuals would ultimately be chosen—bestowed with the title of the Ten Chosen of Haoran.

From that moment onward, they would soar to greatness, receiving the full backing and cultivation resources of the entire Haoran Profound Sect.

Those who managed to claim this honor were all peerless talents among geniuses. Regardless of their background or status, every one of them had eventually become a pillar of the Haoran Profound Sect.

Thus, when this round of the Grand Selection commenced, it stirred the entire Ancient Domain of Haoran.

Millions of young cultivators flocked to the Selection Immortal City, each striving to seize a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that could lead them to the heavens.

Among them were both nameless wanderers from the broader Haoran Profound Realm and elite disciples from the main sect itself.

In each bout, new stars rose. Some shocked the world by emerging from obscurity; others upheld their prestigious reputations, sweeping through all challengers with invincible might.

With such fierce competition, new names of extraordinary talents would resound through the realm almost daily—causing endless discussions and excitement across the land.

Amid all this, Jiang Chengxuan, his identity concealed, was quietly wandering from one immortal city to another across the Haoran Profound Realm.

He resembled a roving cultivator, observing scenes of joy and sorrow, rise and fall, as they played out in the mortal world.

This was the way of the cultivation world—full of human drama. In every era, someone would rise to prominence, while others were buried in obscurity. Some surrendered to fate, while others defied it and rose against all odds.

“So this is the path of cultivation… Life and death, survival and demise—often decided in a single moment, a single thought.”

Walking along a forest path in the most ordinary of manners, Jiang Chengxuan murmured softly to himself.

Lifting the gourd at his waist, a faint wisp of immortal energy curled out as he took a drink.

It had been two thousand five hundred years since he acquired the Great Luo Dao Canon.

Sometime during the second millennium, Jiang Chengxuan had left the Scripture Repository and begun wandering the mortal realm while comprehending the Dao Canon and gaining insights into the Great Dao.

He no longer needed to cross-reference ancient texts. He could now read and understand the contents of the Dao Canon on his own.

During these millennia, although he had done little in the way of conventional cultivation, he could clearly feel his realm steadily rising.

With the help of the Dao Canon, he had gained new divine arts and techniques. Both his physical body and spiritual form had become increasingly refined—approaching flawlessness.

Even though roughly ten percent of the Canon remained uncomprehended, Jiang Chengxuan was already confident that he had what it took to break through to the Great Luo Realm. He could attempt it at any time.

“Once I obtain the Mixed Primordial Stone, I can formally begin the breakthrough…”

Although he had focused primarily on Dao comprehension for the past two thousand years, it didn’t mean he had neglected other preparations.

Following the guidance in the Great Luo Dao Canon, Jiang Chengxuan had refined pills that could aid in breaking through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal stage. He had also gathered countless rare immortal materials—nearly everything he needed.

These methods were all previously unknown to him, not mentioned in any known ancient record. Yet the Dao Canon contained not just one, but multiple such methods, revealing just how extraordinary it truly was.

It was precisely because of this that Jiang Chengxuan felt so confident in his upcoming breakthrough.

The final item he lacked was a treasure known as the Mixed Primordial Stone.

Strangely, this stone had no mention in any other ancient texts regarding its utility in breaking through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.

And yet, the Great Luo Dao Canon provided methods to harness it during the breakthrough process.

This, in turn, proved something else—that the Dao Canon was likely even older and more profound than all other ancient scriptures.

Where had it come from?

Why did it feel so inexplicably familiar to him?

Jiang Chengxuan had pursued many clues, but none had led to an answer.

Regardless, his next destination had already been decided.

After waiting for a thousand years, news of the Mixed Primordial Stone had finally surfaced.

It had appeared in one of the realm’s most prominent auction houses.

The Thousand Treasure Domain.

The Nine Mystical Sects.

This was a dazzling gem of the Ancient Domain—a realm not famed for overwhelming power or endless resources, but known to nearly every cultivator in the Ancient World.

Within this Thousand Treasure Domain lay the so-called Nine Mystical Sects. Contrary to what one might assume, this was not a single sect, but rather a collective of nine sects.

Each of these nine possessed an incredibly mysterious inheritance.

Through arcane methods like divination, intuition, foresight, and uncanny premonitions, they could predict the appearance of rare treasures and secret realms.

In the past, this ability had nearly led to their extinction.

There wasn’t a single force that did not covet such a gift. As the saying goes, “A man’s wealth is his own undoing.”

During their early years, the nine sects each fell into endless cycles of calamity and karmic retribution due to the fateful encounters they discovered. They lived constantly in turmoil and fear.

But in every generation, each of the nine sects would eventually produce a prodigious figure of unimaginable might.

Through incredible means, these figures sought out the others—and discovered, to their astonishment, that others shared their origin and legacy.

Thus, the nine sects united, forming a powerful alliance now known as the Nine Mystical Sects.

Only then did they finally secure a firm foothold in the Ancient Domain.

Utilizing their treasure-seeking arts to accumulate resources, they rose to power and became dominant, no longer fearing the greed and jealousy of other immortal sects.

Later, in order to ensure their continued prosperity and security, the Nine Mystical Sects established one of the largest auction houses in the entire Ancient Domain.

Through this platform, they distributed the opportunities and treasures they discovered—forming connections with powerful forces across the realm.

In the Nine Mystical Auction House, you could obtain virtually anything you desired—immortal treasures, rare materials, or priceless resources.