Sword Roaring in the Sky

Chapter 372 Sun Yanwan's Might Shakes the World (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
The news of Sun Yanwan's advancement to Grandmaster spread throughout the world in a very short time, and even the people of Southern Xia and Northern Yan knew about it.

Black Dragon City was originally part of Northern Yan territory, so the Northern Yan royal court reacted the fastest, immediately dispatching envoys with a congratulatory gift, including ten small cities, and also sending over nearly a hundred small tribes that roamed the surrounding area.

The messenger from Longzang Temple was a step behind, sending over ten temples and hundreds of monks, and stating that these temples and monks were willing to convert to Xuanhuang and regard Zhalong Temple as their own.

What surprised Sun Yanwan the most was that among these hundreds of monks, there were three innate realm cultivators, but they all looked like they were studying Buddhist scriptures and didn't care about worldly affairs, as well as an old acquaintance who was "still well" - Mahanaya!
This external master of Longzang Temple truly had a "tumultuous" life. In his early years, he had to impersonate Aranya and travel the world. Later, he went to Luojing and was captured alive by Kongchan. Then, he was used as a pawn and ambushed the former emperor Zhang Xianwei at a crucial moment. After that, he disappeared without a trace.

Sun Yanwan hadn't expected that this external martial arts master would be so resilient. He later searched for the man but never imagined he could escape back to Longzang Temple.

Mahanaye's injuries had not yet fully healed, but Sun Yanwan disregarded past grievances and treated this external martial arts master.

Well, apart from the fact that he killed the other party's apprentice, the two didn't actually have any real grudges.

Not long after the monks of Longzang Temple arrived, the decree from Dalang also arrived. Zhang Qingxi could not be as willful as the Northern Yan royal court and could not provide a congratulatory gift such as a city. However, Zhang Qingxi was more familiar with his second junior brother, so he established a separate circuit for the islands overseas of Dalang and appointed Sun Yanwan as the newly established Jiedushi of the Four Seas Circuit, with Shi Si as the Grand Administrator of the Four Seas Circuit.

The Songyang Sect was more reserved, after all, they were Sun Yanwan's sect, and only sent someone to offer their congratulations.

The Shaochan Temple made a huge commotion, searching the entire country to gather three thousand monks and sending over two grandmasters and ten innate realm cultivators.

Various martial arts sects across the land have successively dispatched their disciples to Black Dragon City for "training".

Sun Yanwan herself did not expect that simply advancing to the ranks of Grandmasters would cause her "small power" to suddenly expand by a significant margin.

Sun Yanwan also knew that he had "caught a good time".

The Great Lang is now in chaos, and there is also the threat of Northern Yan. Although Northern Yan has defeated Bo Shi, its national strength has been greatly depleted. Several geniuses have died in succession at Longzang Temple, leaving it without a successor. Only Alanto is left to hold the fort.

He was different from the other grandmasters. Even Yang Wuji was caught between Nanxia and Dalang and could not develop. Sun Yanwan's Black Dragon City forces, however, had more than twenty cities and had now gathered hundreds of thousands of people. They valued agriculture and reclamation, had caravans that traveled all over the world, and fleets that sailed the seas. They had no shortage of money and food, and their senior brother was in the court, firmly sitting on the throne of the emperor.

Therefore, his promotion to Grandmaster caused a greater stir than any other Grandmaster's promotion. Even the three top masters back then did not have such a great influence. After all, Mu Xianyuan and Da Ku were indifferent to worldly affairs, Yang Wuji almost killed the ancestor, and he was almost killed by Zhang Yuanqiao. They couldn't make a fuss even if they wanted to.

Especially on the day Sun Yanwan was promoted, he killed two Grandmasters who had escaped from Tianwu Prison. He was truly fearsome and powerful. No one wanted to make an enemy of him, nor did anyone want to be targeted by him.

Every force, large or small, from nations to sects, has this feeling: if we give gifts, they might not be remembered, but if we don't show any appreciation, Grandmaster Sun will definitely remember us!
Every day, Black Dragon City was filled with a constant stream of congratulatory crowds, which Sun Yanwan had become somewhat numb to until the delegation from Southern Xia and the Peacock King of the Demonic Sect arrived together, which finally lifted his spirits.

Nanxia and Sun Yanwan have never had any relationship, so this time Nanxia did not send any officials on the mission, but instead had the Grand Preceptor Xuanming Daoist personally oversee the matter.

Out of respect for Yang Diao'er, Sun Yanwan brought Shi Si, Yang Diao'er, Sun Lingdie, and Nanmeng Palace to greet him, which made Xuanming Daoist very happy.

Peacock King looked at Sun Yanwan with a very strange expression. He just couldn't understand why this kid had advanced to the Grandmaster level in such a short time.
Back then, Yang Wuji was only a Grandmaster, yet he was able to firmly hold the position of leader of the Demonic Sect. What he couldn't explain even more was that Yang Diao'er hadn't even reached the Innate Realm before she was "kidnapped," but now she had advanced to the Grandmaster Realm, and it was only a matter of time before she advanced to the Great Grandmaster Realm.

The Peacock King couldn't help but think to himself, "I'm afraid that in a few years, when he calls me Uncle Peacock, I'll break out in a cold sweat."

Sun Yanwan was delighted and welcomed Xuanming Daoist and the Peacock King into Black Dragon City, treating them as honored guests.

Although the gifts from Nanxia were valuable, they were nothing compared to the ten small cities of Beiyan. However, Xuanming Daoist's status was different, and he was more respected in Black Dragon City.

Xuanming Daoist held an extremely high position in Nanxia, ​​but upon arriving in Black Dragon City, he felt a different way. After all, no one in the world had ever experienced being treated with the respect due to a junior by a Grandmaster.

Well, Zhang Yuanqiao hasn't arrived in Black Dragon City yet, let him take advantage of the situation first.

The old Taoist Xuanming chuckled and kept urging the Peacock King at the banquet, "Peacock King, you should be happier for Yang Wuji!"

Left with no other choice, the Peacock King could only say, "The sect leader must be overjoyed to know that Yan Wan has been promoted to Grandmaster." He thought to himself, "The sect leader probably never imagined that after his daughter was taken away, he would be reduced to the point where he has to be genuinely happy a few years later. If he doesn't want to be happy, someone has to persuade him to be happy."

After the banquet, Yang Diao'er specially compiled the Ice Soul Divine Skill, Ice Silkworm Transformation, and more than a dozen other ice-based martial arts into a book and gave it to her teacher as a gift.

At this age, although the Grandmaster realm could extend lifespan and preserve youth, the depletion of energy was still inevitable. He had long lost hope of reaching the pinnacle. Upon obtaining these secret scrolls of ice-based martial arts, his mind was stirred once again.

Xuanming Daoist thought to himself, "Except for the Xuanbing Treasure Mirror of the Songyang Sect, all the cold-type martial arts in the world are contained in this. If I read it, I will surely be able to push the Xuanming Yin Sha Gong to a higher level."

Actually, this idea came from Sun Yanwan. He himself could not switch to practicing cold-type martial arts, and the Xuanbing Treasure Mirror was more than enough. However, he hoped to improve Yang Diao'er's martial arts. Was there a better "tool" in the world than Xuanming Daoist?

These ice-based martial arts, if they fall into the hands of Xuanming Daoist, will surely allow Xuanming Yin Sha Gong to make breakthroughs.

Five or six months passed slowly amidst the bustling activity of envoys from the three kingdoms and congratulations from all directions.

This seemingly ordinary behavior subtly revealed the attitudes of various factions in the martial arts world.

There may be people in this world who are more skilled in martial arts than him, but Sun Yanwan is recognized by all the sects in the world and is the most intimidating figure in the world today.

To be awe-inspiring throughout the world, one doesn't necessarily need to resort to force; the voluntary submission of various factions is also acceptable.

(End of this chapter)