Chapter 303: A Sword Shattering the Skies Through the Ninth Heaven
"Miss, I'm all alone in the world now and I want to follow you from now on, is that okay?" Jia Siwen pleaded with Yu Qingtan, his gaze sneaking a glance at her black silk-clad legs.
"Of course, that's find. You were my subordinate to begin with."
Jia Siwen was on the list of devotees in the system, and Yu Qingtan had already considered the need for a subordinate to cheer for her. She felt that Jia Siwen was quite suitable.
"Thank you, Miss!"
Yu Qingtan asked Yan Xi to arrange a cultivation cave near the Tanxian Elegant Courtyard for Jia Siwen, while she went to find True Lord Kongbei, who was in charge of the Water Vein.
True Lord Kongbei had just returned from discussing matters with Sect Master Kongbei Zhenjun and the other senior sect members. Yu Qingtan asked her about the Sea Clan's attack on Cangqiong Sword Sect from the Outer Sea.
"Indeed, this time the Sea Clan beast tide is fierce. Although the strength of the Outer Sea Clan is far from that of the Inner Sea Clan, there are still many of the Fifth Stage."
"The sect plans to have Venerable Shenfeng lead a team to support them personally. Would you also like to go?"
True Lord Kongbei asked.
Yu Qingtan nodded, her eyes shining with determination, "Yes, True Lord Kongbei. I hope to take part in this support mission and contribute to the resistance against the Sea Clan."
True Lord Kongbei looked at Yu Qingtan with a hint of admiration in her eyes.
"Good. The sect should issue a conscription order by tomorrow. You just respond to the call then. However, this Sea Clan beast tide might involve battles with Fifth Stage adversaries, extremely dangerous, and you must be fully prepared." True Lord Kongbei advised. She had supported Yu Qingtan's decision to leave the sect for experience ever since their last conversation.
Yu Qingtan smiled slightly, a confident light flickering in her eyes, "Don't worry, True Lord Kongbei. I will make all the necessary preparations."
Back at the Tanxian Elegant Courtyard, Yu Qingtan held a small meeting to inquire if Yan Xi, Xiang Yiyi, Shui Qingrou, Gao Yue, Ni Shuyu, and Wen Jin were willing to take part in this support mission.
They all expressed their willingness to participate, and even little Xiang Ru wanted to follow, which made Yu Qingtan very relieved.
Yu Qingtan planned to train them into her trusted followers by providing them with excellent cultivation resources and conditions. However, in the Cultivation World, it's important to have powerful protectors and strong willpower to protect oneself; otherwise, reaching the Nascent Soul Stage would be the limit of their journey. And war is an excellent way to temper one's combat abilities and willpower.
Of course, Yu Qingtan wouldn't let Xiang Ru go; she was just at the Qi Cultivation Stage, what could she do there?
The next day, the Wendao Sect indeed issued a sect mission and conscription order.
Since the Human Race had always been hostile with the Demon Race and the Sea Clan, most cultivators were very active in volunteering to fight against them. Therefore, there was a large number of responders.
Three days later, the Wendao Sect assembled twenty Nascent Soul True Lords, three hundred Golden Core Real Persons, and ten thousand Foundation Establishment Cultivators. Led by Venerable Shenfeng, also known as Feng Wuyue, they boarded the sect's large Fourth-Order Flying Boat, the "Tianwen Number Two," and headed for Cangqiong Sword Sect.
Yu Qingtan, Jia Siwen, Xiang Yiyi, and others were selected, along with familiar faces such as Baili Ya, Fairy Su Qin, Yin Cen, Feng Buji, and True Lord Kongbei. Yu Qingtan's master, True Lord Yong Li, was in retreat forming his Nascent Soul, and his mentor, True Lady Rou Jia, was acting as his protector and did not join.
Before departure, Yu Qingtan equipped Jia Siwen, Xiang Yiyi, and the others with two Ancient Treasures or Magical Treasures suitable for their cultivation levels, one for offense and one for defense, and also gave them several sets of talismans. As Yu Qingtan planned to move only with Jia Siwen, she also prepared a Third-Order high-quality Array Plate for Yan Xi and the other women.
With these preparations, it would be difficult for anything to happen to Xiang Yiyi and the others, so long as they were cautious.
Currently, in Lichuan's Outer Realm, the standard operation for the Teleportation Formation is to transfer ten people at once, and transferring twenty people at a time is already very dangerous. It is also not feasible to use spatial magical treasures to transport cultivators. Additionally, the Teleportation Formation cannot be run continuously for long periods of time; even the busiest ones in the Outer Realm generally operate only five times a day and require frequent maintenance. Moreover, the consumption of the Teleportation Formation is tremendous.
In short, transferring over ten thousand cultivators using the Teleportation Formation is an extremely time-consuming and resource-intensive process. Using flying boats is actually much more convenient.
The Wendao Sect is approximately fifty-eight million miles away from the Cangqiong Sword Sect, and one must pass through the sphere of influence of the Star Moon Sect. With the Fourth-Order flying boat "Tianwen No. 2" traveling at a million miles per hour, it would take roughly five days to arrive.
The cultivators from the Cangqiong Sword Sect who came to seek help from the Wendao Sect this time were led by True Lord Jing Xi of Yaoguang Peak from the Cangqiong Sword Sect.
The Cangqiong Sword Sect has seven peaks, named after Tian Shu, Tian Xuan, Tianji, Tianquan, Yuheng, Kaiyang, and Yao Guang respectively, with each peak having a Divinity Transformation Venerable, whose honorific title is the same as the name of the peak.
Among them, Tian Shu, Tian Xuan, Tianji, and Tianquan cultivate the internal Path of the Sword, while Yuheng, Kaiyang, and Yao Guang engage in the cultivation of the external Path of the Sword.
Last time, alongside Venerable Wudi Wu Di, the Sword Venerable Shentu Yijian who came to the Wendao Sect was a Divine Transformation cultivator from Tianquan Peak, who can also be referred to as Tianquan Sword Venerable.
Venerable Wudi Wu Di, who hails from Yao Guang Peak, is now the true disciple of the Sect Master of the Cangqiong Sword Sect. Therefore, as the master uncle of Venerable Wudi, True Lord Jing Xi also made a special visit to Yu Qingtan to convey Venerable Wu Di's regards to her. Venerable Wudi himself is already on the frontline battlefield.
Clearly, the people of the Cangqiong Sword Sect have already accepted Yu Qingtan as the destined Dao companion of Venerable Wudi. The ten-year agreement between Yu Qingtan and Venerable Wudi has been kept under control by both sects, so apart from the higher-ups of the two sects, not many people know about it.
This is at the request of Yu Qingtan, since spreading the word may not be beneficial for her to harvest Charm Points and Affection Value.
In the sphere of influence of the Cangqiong Sword Sect, there are also six Nascent Soul-level subsidiary forces: the Danjian Sect, Fojian Sect, Qijian Sect, Array Sword Sect, Xinjian Sect, and Blood Sword Sect. Unfortunately, the Blood Sword Sect has already been destroyed by the Sea Clan.
Because of the extreme speed of "Tianwen No. 2," there isn't much scenery to enjoy, so the cultivators all stay inside their rooms to cultivate.
Five days later, "Tianwen No. 2" landed on a vast plain.
Before landing, Yu Qingtan and the others had already come up on deck, looking towards the towering peaks not far away that pierced the clouds, known as the Seven Stars Peaks.
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The place where the flying boat was to land was previously a mountain peak, second only to the Seven Stars Peaks in height.
Legend has it that the founder of the Cangqiong Sword Sect, wielding the Supreme Sword Technique, chopped off half of it and forged the sheared mountaintop into a middle-grade Dao Artifact sword.
This place has thus been named Forging Sword Cliff, which is also the location of the mountain gate of the Cangqiong Sword Sect.
The mountain gate of the Cangqiong Sword Sect is also formed by two enormous swords with their tips pointing skyward, embedded on Forging Sword Cliff. The following couplet is engraved upon them:
Through myriad obstacles, one ascends the path to heaven,
With a single sword, the heavens are cleaved, piercing the nine skies.
Even aboard the flying boat, where a Great Array isolates them, Yu Qingtan can faintly sense the soaring Sword Intent emanating from the mountain gate.
Once everyone disembarked from the flying boat, that Sword Intent became even more palpable.
However, it did not cause any discomfort; on the contrary, it brought pleasure to the mind and body, especially for those like Yu Qingtan who had cultivated the Sword Dao.