Chapter 201 The Five Peaks Discussion Begins, A Massive Skill-Stealing Scene

Chapter 201: Chapter 117: The Five Peaks Discussion Begins, A Massive Skill-Stealing Scene

"All right, you don’t need to worry too much about the True Immortal Trial, the Harmonization Realm, or the Transformation Realm right now. For now, just focus your energy on completing your Foundation Establishment within these five years, and prepare well for the Five Peaks Discussion the day after tomorrow. After all, there are quite a few disciples participating this time who have comprehended the Dao Entry Realm.

"Drawing inspiration from others can help perfect your own craft. Even if their paths might not suit you, observing them won’t hurt. If you can gain something from this Five Peaks Discussion, it will definitely be a great help to your future Harmonization Dao. On a side note, for some reason, I have a feeling you might just become the second cultivator in our sect’s history to grasp the Harmonization Realm during the Foundation Establishment Stage."

Hearing this, Lu Chen asked curiously, "Then who was the first?"

Gu Liqing and Jing Gong exchanged a glance, then smiled and replied, "Our sect’s founder, the Cyan Cloud Upper Immortal."

The Cyan Cloud Upper Immortal... Lu Chen knew his own situation perfectly well. If it weren’t for the help of True Cultivation, let alone grasping the Harmonization Realm during the Foundation Establishment Stage, he would have struggled to even grasp the Dao Entry Realm. Yet, the Cyan Cloud Upper Immortal had managed to comprehend the Harmonization Realm at the Foundation Establishment Stage without the aid of True Cultivation. He wondered if this was the terrifying comprehension ability of an Immortal.

Seeing Lu Chen deep in thought, Jing Gong reminded him, "Don’t overthink it, kid. Just focus on preparing for your Foundation Establishment and the Five Peaks Discussion the day after tomorrow. The Sect Leader and I have other matters to discuss, so you can head back first."

Lu Chen immediately cupped his hands in respect. "Then this disciple will take his leave."

After Lu Chen left, Jing Gong couldn’t help but say to Gu Liqing, "Sect Leader, even if my disciple has outstanding comprehension, there’s no need to make him participate in the True Immortal Trial so early, is there? Given his circumstances, he could completely afford to wait another hundred years. By then, it would not only be safer for him, but his chances of obtaining an inheritance would also be much higher."

Gu Liqing dropped the pleasant demeanor he had shown Lu Chen, his expression turning solemn. "Junior Jing, it seems you haven’t ventured out in a long time, so you’re unaware of the situation in the outside world. Do you have any idea what’s currently happening in the Central Province?"

"What’s happening?"

Gu Liqing didn’t answer directly. Instead, he took out a jade scroll and handed it to Jing Gong.

After Jing Gong used his Divine Soul to perceive the contents of the jade scroll, he exclaimed in shock, "Multiple sects in the Central Province have been completely annihilated! Which of the Demonic Sects did this?"

Gu Liqing sneered coldly, looking out beyond the grand hall. "The Demon Dao? If it were just the Demon Dao, I wouldn’t have called you here. My fear is that those involved... are not limited to just the Demon Dao."

Hearing this, Jing Gong’s face turned serious. "Why do you say that?"

Gu Liqing pondered for a moment before speaking in a deep voice. "To wipe out so many sects without leaving a single trace, and to keep the news suppressed for so long—this isn’t something that can be achieved overnight. Nor is it something one or two Demonic Sects could pull off alone. There must be some so-called Righteous Sects involved in this.

"I can feel it. The seemingly peaceful Divine Province Land is currently churning with hidden turbulence. It’s as if an invisible hand is pulling the strings behind the scenes... I can only hope I’m overthinking it.

"That is exactly why I’m having your disciple participate in the True Immortal Trial five years from now. I’m afraid that if he misses this chance, he might not live to see the Pocket World open again."

Jing Gong said no more. He too sensed that something was amiss in the Divine Province Land. After all, it had been over a thousand years since a sect in the Central Province had been annihilated, especially in such total secrecy. The implications behind this were absolutely not that simple. Thinking of this, an inexplicable feeling of an impending storm washed over Jing Gong. He just didn’t know if their Cyan Cloud Sect would be caught up in the ensuing turmoil.

The day of the Five Peaks Discussion arrived at the Cyan Cloud Main Peak’s Dao arena.

Unlike the peaceful atmosphere of previous events, the air during this Five Peaks Discussion was extremely tense. This was because a group of outsiders from Jade Void Mountain was participating this time.

Normally, the Five Peaks Discussion was divided into two parts: Golden Core Cultivators preaching the Dao, and disciples discussing the Dao. These two parts took place simultaneously. After all, the Dao preached by a Golden Core Cultivator wasn’t necessarily useful to everyone. If some disciples found that the teachings of the Golden Core Stage elder didn’t align with their own paths, they would choose to go to the adjacent arena to discuss the Dao with their fellow sect members.

However, the inclusion of Jade Void Mountain’s cultivators this time meant that everyone’s attention was focused on the disciple discussions. Inside the Main Peak’s Dao arena, the True Disciples of Jade Void Mountain and the True Disciples of the Cyan Cloud Sect formed a clear divide, standing on opposite sides.

Among the Jade Void Mountain group, Li Xueke—the Senior Sister with the highest cultivation—nodded at a plain-looking male cultivator beside her. The man immediately understood her intent and leapt onto the central Dao stage.

"Zhao Rushi of Jade Void Mountain. I sincerely invite all fellow Daoists of the Cyan Cloud Sect to discuss the Dao with me," he announced. "And the path I wish to discuss... is the path of a Body Cultivator."

As he spoke, Zhao Rushi slammed his fists together. A split second later, the phantom silhouette of a demonic bull appeared behind him.

Seeing this, the expressions of the disciples from the Cyan Cloud Sect’s Gangding Peak instantly turned grave. This manifestation of imposing aura undoubtedly proved that Zhao Rushi was a Body Cultivator who had already stepped into the Dao Entry Realm. When discussing the Dao with a guy like this, anyone who hadn’t reached the Dao Entry Realm themselves would only be going up to embarrass themselves.