My Master Knows It All

470: Chapter 176: Xiang Laosan Displays His Divine Skills, Shaking the Sun and Moon_1 470: Chapter 176: Xiang Laosan Displays His Divine Skills, Shaking the Sun and Moon_1 The Guardian Immortal Imperial Dynasty welcomed its new Emperor, with the reign titled Yong’an.

He hoped that under his rule, the Dynasty could peacefully endure the imminent Minor Era of Inversion of Heaven and Earth.

Cao Zhen was actually quite curious about what a coronation ceremony looked like.

In his two lifetimes combined, he had never attended such a grand event, and he had been keen to witness the grandeur of an Emperor’s enthronement.

However, the Emperor had decided to hold a martial arts competition for all Immortals, forcing Cao Zhen to return to the Hundred Peaks Sect.

The round trip took twenty days, and he missed the coronation ceremony.

After dining with the exceptionally enthusiastic Yi Qiancheng, Cao Zhen swiftly returned to his prepared room at the Yi Family residence and began crafting pills.

He had already created pills for his disciples and now needed to craft his own.

Each person’s constitution was different, their specializations varied, so the pills they needed were different too.

The pills he prepared for himself were also different from those for his disciples.

Although he dedicated himself to crafting pills, ten days had passed, and he still hadn’t completed them, while the martial arts tournament for Immortals had already begun.

Pill crafting could not be interrupted, at least not letting the pill furnace extinguish.

If the furnace flames truly went out, he could resurrect them, but that would require more ingredients and take longer to craft the desired pills.

His disciple, Yi Sheng, was also participating in the martial arts tournament, so he had no choice but to ask Gu Chengyu for help once more.

If Gu Chengyu had not been among those leading the team from the Hundred Peaks Sect, Cao Zhen really wasn’t sure what he would have done.

After teaching Gu Chengyu some alchemy techniques and instructing him to look after the pill furnace, Cao Zhen led his disciples, along with Wu Jianzi and Lu Yiren, to the outskirts of the Capital City.

With so many Immortals competing, it naturally wasn’t feasible within the confines of the Capital City, for there wasn’t a venue large enough to accommodate them all.

Though the Capital City was sufficiently large, there was no vacant land available to set up the numerous stages for cultivators to duel upon.

As for the Immortal Reception House?

The Immortal Reception House had stages, but they were too few in number.

Moreover, the Reception House wasn’t large enough.

It was said that later, when too many Immortals arrived at the Capital City and the Immortal Reception House could no longer accommodate them all, people had to be arranged to stay elsewhere.

Therefore, the stages could only be set up outside the city.

On the western side of the Capital City, at the foot of a mountain, the dueling stages had already been established.

Upon arriving, Cao Zhen gazed outward and couldn’t even see the stages.

There were too many people, densely packed in the area, blocking the view; one would have to fly up high to catch sight of the activity on the stages.

Due to the crowd, those who arrived later couldn’t push their way to the front; latecomers had to stand at the back.

Although there was a large crowd, the arrival of Cao Zhen and his group still drew the attention of countless onlookers.

The commotion they had caused ten days earlier was simply too significant.

“Is that Xiang Ziyu?”

“Indeed, that’s Xiang Ziyu.

I saw him fighting with someone at the Immortal Market.”

“If that’s Xiang Ziyu, then the others must be from Four Treasures Peak, right?”

“Four Treasures Peak…

it’s said that Four Treasures Peak now boasts five cultivators with Perfect Completion Golden Cores!”

“There’s no need to speculate; afterward, it was confirmed that all four were disciples from Four Treasures Peak.”

“How did Cao Zhen manage to have such powerful fighters from just one peak of the Hundred Peaks Sect?”

As Cao Zhen felt the numerous gazes upon him, he internally complained about the martial arts tournament for Immortals; despite how prestigious its name sounded, why did it seem to be organized so haphazardly?

It lacked spectator seats, let alone someone to organize the crowd.

With so many people haphazardly gathered together like a marketplace, there wasn’t even an explanation of the dueling rules.

Shouldn’t there be some ceremonies for such an event, with the Grand Preceptor or possibly the Emperor delivering a few words?

This was far too informal.

Furthermore, they didn’t even specify the actual time, only that the martial arts tournament for Immortals would be held today.

But the precise hour was not mentioned.

As he was inwardly criticizing, a figure suddenly appeared on the mountainside opposite him.

Along with it, a vast and boundless pressure washed over them.

In this place, bustling with countless cultivators and as noisy as a market, silence fell instantly.

Whether they were Core Formation stage disciples, Golden Core stage, or even those in the Earth Immortal Realm leading the groups, everyone looked up at the figure in the sky.

Not a single person dared show any disrespect; in that moment, everyone became as docile as students in a private school.

The Grand Preceptor!

With just his appearance, he didn’t even need to speak a word.

Merely by releasing his aura, he instantly subdued everyone.

One man stood above all Immortals.

Such was the foremost expert of the Guardian Immortal Imperial Dynasty!

Cao Zhen had encountered the Grand Preceptor a few times, and in those instances, the Grand Preceptor had only casually shown a hint of his edge, which was not particularly sharp.

But today’s Grand Preceptor, standing in the void, exuded an unattainable presence, like a True Immortal descending to the mortal world, creating a sense of inviolability.

With one step, the Grand Preceptor ascended even higher, arriving atop the mountain peak instantly.

That single step gave people the impression of ascension to Heaven itself.

It seemed, with just one step, the Grand Preceptor had ascended to the skies.