Ancient Fiend Dragon Emperor

Chapter 330: Chapter 328: Sect Stone (5 more chapters!)

The Dongling Kingdom spanned tens of millions of miles both from east to west and from north to south and could certainly be described as vast.

Within the territory of the Dongling Kingdom, there were four great mansions: Ping Le Mansion, Wang’an Mansion, Dust Eagle Mansion, and Jinyang Mansion.

These four mansions governed eighty percent of the entire territory of the Dongling Kingdom, followed by the capital of the Dongling Kingdom.

County cities like Nan Qing County City, Huang’an County City, Ming Sea County City, and Yunyang County City, among others, were all within the territory of Wang’an Mansion.

In the kingdom, the administrative regions were divided at the lowest level into county cities, then county cities with a higher status simply referred to as ‘cities’, and at the highest level, the mansions.

In Wang’an Mansion, there were eight such cities, each governing all the areas within millions of miles around them.

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And the four great county cities such as Nan Qing County City were under the jurisdiction of the City of Heaven and Earth.

The City of Heaven and Earth’s center was in the middle of Wang’an Mansion, where there were nine massive structures. Eight of these were the centers of the various cities, while the ninth was the capital of Wang’an Mansion itself.

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The Qilin Daoist Temple, the sect residence, was located on one of the highest peaks within Wang’an Mansion, atop Heavenly Peak Platform.

As a Seventh-Rate Sect, the Qilin Daoist Temple housed no fewer than four hundred thousand disciples, nearly double that of other Seventh-Rate Sects like the Awe-Inspiring Sect and the Flowing Snow Sect.

This doubling was not only in number but also in quality, which was considerably higher.

Atop Heavenly Peak Platform, in a vast plaza, countless disciples were sitting cross-legged, attentively listening to a sermon given by a person above them.

The Qilin Daoist Temple’s cultivation technique had a profound impact on one’s state of mind, and it was common for such sermons to be held in the plaza.

The person giving the sermon, cross-legged, appeared to be sitting on something in the void, as if there was something beneath supporting him.

Clearly, this was a member of the Dragon God Realm.

No matter what one’s temperament was, upon entering the Qilin Daoist Temple, their state of mind would immediately become serene, as if there was a unique atmosphere within the Qilin Daoist Temple.

Meanwhile, in a certain grand hall at that moment, an old man dressed in a Daoist robe was sitting cross-legged. There were no chairs here, only a type of white mat, on which every person there was bound to sit.

This elder was none other than the Temple Master of the Qilin Daoist Temple, True Person Fa Yue!

In the Qilin Daoist Temple, the Temple Master was the highest authority. Unlike other sects, the Qilin Daoist Temple had not only one Temple Master but three, each with two Deputy Temple Masters under them.

Thus, the entire Qilin Daoist Temple consisted of three Temple Masters and six Deputy Temple Masters; True Person Fa Yue was merely one of the Temple Masters.

Nine individuals sat cross-legged beside True Person Fa Yue.

True Person Fa Yue was at the center. During his cultivation session, he breathed in and out with a white breath emitting from his openings, absorbed by the nine individuals beside him, then exhaled and reabsorbed by True Person Fa Yue, creating a cycle.

Of these nine individuals, only one looked middle-aged; the other eight were very young, four men and four women, looking to be only in their twenties.

Yet their cultivation bases were extremely high.

The middle-aged man had already reached the Mid Stage of the Dragon God Realm, and the others, at the very least, were at the Peak of the Dragon Pill Realm, with most at the Early Stage of the Dragon God Realm!

Such levels of cultivation and numbers, if placed within an Eighth-Rate Sect, would instantly make it the strongest of the Eighth-Rate Sects!

Even for well-established Eighth-Rate Sects like the Awe-Inspiring Sect and the Flowing Snow Sect, the number of individuals in the Dragon God Realm, including the Sect Master and Deputy Sect Masters, was only three.

From this, it was evident how massive the gap was between the Eighth-Rate Sects and Seventh-Rate Sects.

“Report—”

At that moment, a sharp voice suddenly rang out as someone ran in from outside.

“Retreat!”

The middle-aged man suddenly spoke, his eyes opening to reveal a flash of blood.

At the man’s words, the newcomer’s body trembled, especially after seeing the blood-red flash. A deep tremor struck his heart, his face immediately turned pale, and he was about to withdraw immediately.

“Wait.”

Just at that moment, True Person Fa Yue absorbed the white vapor and ceased his breathing technique, opening his eyes.

As for the other nine people, they all had their eyes closed as if they were concentrating on cultivation.

“What is it?” True Person Fa Yue looked at the disciple.

“Reporting to the Temple Master, a servant has just brought news that the Sect Stone of Flowing Snow Sect, under the jurisdiction of the Qilin Daoist Temple, has shattered.” The disciple reported respectfully.

“The Sect Stone shattered?”

True Person Fa Yue was slightly taken aback but remained composed.

The Sect Stone was something bestowed by the Qilin Daoist Temple to the Eighth-Rank Sects under its jurisdiction. Each sect had only one, and its sole purpose was to seek help from the Qilin Daoist Temple.

This was not unique to the Qilin Daoist Temple; other Seventh-Rate Sects would also bestow them to the Eighth-Rank Sects under their jurisdiction, and Eighth-Rank Sects would do the same for the Ninth-Rate Sects under theirs, forming a chain much like the Sixth-Rate Sect above the Qilin Daoist Temple had given to them.

Everyone knew that this item should not be used lightly unless absolutely necessary. Now that the Sect Stone of the Flowing Snow Sect had shattered, it surely indicated a major calamity.

Such a calamity was a sect-destroying disaster!

“Bring it to me to see.” True Person Fa Yue said.

“Yes.”

The disciple immediately bowed slightly and presented a crystal stone with both hands.

This crystal stone was exactly like the one crushed by Guan Quan. It had two cracks on it.

This signified that two of the Eighth-Rank Sects under the jurisdiction of the Qilin Daoist Temple had been annihilated.

One of them was Flowing Snow Sect, and the other… was the Sect of True Martial Arts!

“Whoosh!”

True Person Fa Yue waved his hand, sending out a beam of light that slowly landed on the crystal stone.

Instantly, the crystal stone burst into dazzling light, akin to clouds, and above the palace, it condensed into a silver screen about two meters in size.

From inside the silver screen, Guan Quan’s roaring voice could be heard, and his face showed panic, anger, and hatred.

“Superior Sect, I am Guan Quan, the Sect Master of Flowing Snow Sect. Today, Flowing Snow Sect has been annihilated, the perpetrator being Su Han of God-Slaying Pavilion. If I die, if Flowing Snow Sect is destroyed, the Superior Sect must seek justice!!!”

In the silver screen, Guan Quan seemed to be running for his life with all his strength. After he crushed the Sect Stone, a silhouette appeared, casting a figure in white onto the screen.

“Is it him?”

True Person Fa Yue paused for a moment; he recognized the figure in white at a glance.

Because when the Sect of True Martial Arts was destroyed, this figure in white had also pursued Pian Pingtian, who had sought help from True Person Fa Yue!

Back then, Lin Ying, the Deputy Sect Master of the Sect of True Martial Arts, had personally visited the Qilin Daoist Temple, and even captured Xiao Hengshan, appearing together with True Person Fa Yue through the silver screen, making everyone at God-Slaying Pavilion believe Lin Ying had taken Xiao Hengshan into the Qilin Daoist Temple, although this was not the case.

The distance between the Qilin Daoist Temple and the Sect of True Martial Arts was extremely far, a million kilometers. To this day, Su Han had not extended the Teleportation Formation there. Even for someone at the Dragon God Realm, flying on foot would take nearly ten days. It was not possible for Lin Ying to have taken Xiao Hengshan and departed from the Qilin Daoist Temple to the Xiao Family again so quickly.