Chapter 551: The Once-in-a-Millennium Dong Wanjun

Chapter 551 -467: The Once-in-a-Millennium Dong Wanjun

“So, they’ve come after all.”

Bai Yuan’s expression grew solemn.

Dong Wanjun said, “It’s the Buddha’s Son of Xuankong Temple.”

Bai Yuan’s heart sank.

This was not good news. While he had no great enmity with Xuankong Temple, the temple was the backer of the rebel army.

Those people called themselves a rebel army, but in reality, they were nothing but bandits.

Once they gained power, they would surely tear through the land like a pack of hungry wolves, disrupting the entire situation and making it impossible for the world to find peace again.

The tranquility that Xuan Yang had worked so hard to maintain would be shattered once more.

Dong Wanjun also felt the pressure.

It wasn’t that he was afraid of the world falling into chaos.

Rather, it was because the breakthrough of Xuankong Temple’s Buddha’s Son had far exceeded their expectations. The other sealed masters were all prodigies of their respective eras. In their own time, they could have taken the step into the Divinity realm at any moment. It was only because they had been sealed for so long that they now needed time to reacclimate.

Since the Buddha’s Son of Xuankong Temple had made his move early, the others were likely not far behind.

There wasn’t much time left for the master and his disciple.

Once too many of the sealed masters broke through to the Divinity realm, it would be difficult for them to have another chance to advance.

Dong Wanjun declared, “I’m going into seclusion for a year.”

“Don’t worry, Master. Ling Province should be safe.”

Ever since Bai Yuan had him stay in Ling Province, Big Beard had simply taken up residence on Shenfu Mountain.

With Big Beard holding down the fort, it would be difficult for even two Divinity Grandmasters to successfully attack Shenfu Mountain.

After all, the foundation Big Beard had built during his Mind Illumination stage was simply terrifying.

…

With three Divinity Grandmasters now in its ranks, Xuankong Temple’s power skyrocketed, making it the strongest of all the world’s factions.

Within the temple, everything remained calm and peaceful.

But the rebel army in the West River region was growing restless. It was said that several of their units had already pushed deep into the heart of the Central Plains.

Li Kang was greatly displeased by this.

It seemed the world was on the brink of another war.

Hezhou.

A hundred li west of Hezhou City, there was a citadel.

This was no ordinary city.

It was the headquarters of the Zhengyang Sect.

Song An, Sect Leader of the Zhengyang Sect, stood before a lotus-filled pond with his hands behind his back, a persistent gloom clouding his brow.

“The sealed masters,” he murmured.

If one were to ask who was most disadvantaged by the existence of the sealed masters, the answer would surely be the Zhengyang Sect.

Although the Zhengyang Sect was one of the greatest sects in the Jianghu, it was founded much later than the three traditions of Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism.

Moreover, their Founding Ancestor didn’t establish the Zhengyang Sect after dominating an entire generation by himself.

On the contrary, when the Founding Ancestor established the sect,

the Zhengyang Sect was just a minor, somewhat well-known Jianghu sect in Hezhou, nothing special.

What that ancestor was truly incredible at was taking on disciples.

He took in five disciples.

All five of them eventually became Divinity Grandmasters!

And his disciples’ disciples were also exceptionally talented.

With each passing generation, they gradually accumulated power, eventually growing strong enough to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with sects they had once looked up to, like the Dragon Tiger Sect and Xuankong Temple. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ

But because of this, there was simply no possibility of any sealed masters emerging from their sect.

In the current era, where sealed masters were everywhere, the Zhengyang Sect had become a unique exception.

Just then, a middle-aged man walked up to Song An’s side.

“Sect Leader, Li Yang of the Cyan Lake Sect is willing to meet with us.”

“Good.”

A flash of pleasant surprise appeared in Song An’s eyes as he nodded.

「Soon.」

He followed the middle-aged man to a pavilion, where he saw a man who was lean and had an ethereal air about him.

“You must be Li Yang?”

Song An sized up the young man before him with great interest.

‘The sealed masters truly are extraordinary.’

Li Yang also looked at Song An. “Sect Leader Song, if you are willing to agree to my condition, then from this day forward, I will be a member of the Zhengyang Sect.”

Song An hummed thoughtfully.

The condition set by this sealed master named Li Yang was simple: he wanted the Zhengyang Sect to establish a Cyan Lake Sect faction.

“Alright. I accept your terms.”

Hearing Song An’s reply, Li Yang showed a satisfied smile. “Sect Leader Song, you will be glad you made this decision in the future.”

‘That’s right. The reason I’m willing to give up my original sect and join the Zhengyang Sect is to rebuild it.’

When he awoke from his slumber deep within the mountains, Li Yang discovered that the Cyan Lake Sect, which had been renowned throughout the world ten thousand years ago, had actually been wiped out five thousand years prior.

Its lineage had been broken for a full five thousand years.

He was now the last successor of the Cyan Lake Sect left in the world.

“A pleasure doing business with you.”

Song An chuckled.

Li Yang smiled as well.

‘Finally, I can get away from those lunatics,’ he thought, letting out a long sigh of relief. In truth, he was the one who had initiated contact with the Zhengyang Sect.

As for the reason… that story began with a bunch of crazy scholars.

The Cyan Lake Sect had been gone for five thousand years. At first, he was furious, but he slowly came to accept it, and eventually gave up the idea of rebuilding his sect.

But not long after he entered the world, he was targeted by a group of people claiming to be Instructors from Yingshan Academy. That old master named Wang was especially persistent, nagging him until his ears were about to fall off.

He had only just managed to find a chance to escape.

After which, he came straight to the Zhengyang Sect without hesitation.

Compared to those unreasonable scholars, Jianghu People were much more straightforward.

Song An chuckled.

‘This is the advantage of a Jianghu sect. We don’t care about your background, nor do we question where you came from. As long as you’re strong enough, you can become one of our brothers.’

It was precisely this principle that had allowed the Zhengyang Sect to develop so quickly and flourish for thousands of years without declining.

The fact that Xuankong Temple’s Buddha’s Son had become a Divinity-level expert was not a boon for the Zhengyang Sect, but a source of immense pressure.

When one party in an alliance surpasses the other, the strong only get stronger, while the weak continue to get weaker.

The Zhengyang Sect could not become a vassal of Xuankong Temple!

…

The actions of the Zhengyang Sect and Yingshan Academy quickly attracted the attention of the other major sects.

The sealed masters whose sects had already been destroyed were seen as outsiders by these major sects. After all, these great powers had their own doctrines and would not casually accept just anyone.