Fantasy: I, the Great Celestial Venerable of the Dao

"Where is he? Humph!" Ao Guang laughed angrily.

"He knows how to dodge!"

By imperial decree: Ao Ming has failed in his duties and has damaged the reputation of my Dragon Clan.

Effective immediately, all its duties and offerings in the Dragon Palace are stripped, and it is expelled from the genealogy of the East Sea Dragon Clan!

If any trace of him is found... kill him without mercy!

"Yes..." Prime Minister Turtle was sweating profusely and hurriedly agreed.

Ao Guang's chest heaved as he barely managed to suppress his raging fury.

He walked to the palace window, gazing at the dark, deep, yet turbulent sea outside, his eyes flashing with cold light.

"Dao Xuan... good, very good. Nine incarnations? Peak of the Third Tribulation? As expected of someone capable of slaying the Sea Demon King."

He muttered to himself, "It seems that conventional methods are no longer effective against you."

To topple this giant tree, perhaps... we need to shake it from the roots.

He pondered for a long time, then slowly turned around and instructed the Turtle Prime Minister:

"Send a message to those people in the Western Wilderness and the Southern Underworld, and also... notify the 'Return to the Void' side."

I have stated that I intend to restart the discussion on the "Ancient Alliance of Ten Thousand Races".

Some things, if one person can't do them, then... we'll all do them together.

Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Turtle trembled, abruptly looked up, and his eyes flashed with disbelief and horror:

"Your Majesty! The 'Ancient Alliance of Myriad Races' has been dormant for hundreds of thousands of years, its influence is too vast, and its karmic consequences too heavy! This…"

"Just do as I say," Ao Guang interrupted coldly, his tone leaving no room for argument.

"Dao Xuan has already become a force to be reckoned with; he cannot be controlled by a single clan or faction."

If left to grow unchecked, it will sooner or later become a major threat to all races and peoples across the land.

Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures.

"...This old minister obeys the imperial decree."

Prime Minister Turtle lowered his head deeply, but his heart was already churning with turbulent waves.

The Ancient Alliance of Myriad Races... that's a terrifying existence involving ancient secrets and calamities of heaven and earth!

Your Majesty the Dragon King, are you truly driven to the brink this time, and willing to pay any price?

Outside the palace, undercurrents surged, darker and more dangerous than the deep sea.

And the epicenter of all this storm.

Qingyun Mountain, however, is immersed in an unprecedented atmosphere of peace and progress.

The Black Fiend Valley incident served as a wake-up call and a powerful remedy, making the Qingyun Sect more clear-headed and more cohesive.

External pressures and threats did not break this sect.

Instead, it aroused an unprecedentedly strong enthusiasm for cultivation and a strong desire to protect the sect among the disciples.

After Dao Xuan returned, he didn't say much, but he opened up more sect books, elixirs, and secret places.

He then used his great supernatural powers to sort out the veins of the Qingyun Mountains and gather spiritual energy from all directions.

He even incorporated some of the true meaning of the Great Dao of Water from the East Sea and the Water Illusion Heavenly Pearl into the mountain-protecting array and the spiritual veins of the seven peaks.

This has improved the cultivation environment within Qingyun Mountain by several levels compared to the past.

Time passes unnoticed in the mountains; the passing of winter leaves one unaware of the years.

In the blink of an eye, a century has quietly passed.

This century was a relatively peaceful century for the outside world in Central Continent.

All ethnic groups and factions are quietly digesting the changes in the landscape after the East China Sea battle and accumulating strength.

For the Qingyun Sect, this century has been a century of accumulating strength and undergoing a complete transformation!

Over the course of a century, Qingyun Sect relied on the vast resources captured during the Battle of the East Sea.

Dao Xuan brought back numerous treasures and insights, as well as his own increasingly profound foundation.

They have cultivated generations of outstanding disciples.

The number of disciples has steadily increased, and the overall strength has risen at an astonishing rate.

Especially the core disciples and elders who had been tempered by the blood and fire of the East Sea and tested by the Black Fiend Valley.

They have all broken through bottlenecks and entered new realms.

On this day, at Tongtian Peak, in the Yuqing Hall.

Inside the hall, clouds rose and Taoist energy flowed.

Fourteen figures stood in rows on the left and right, their auras either as deep and solid as mountains, as sharp as swords, as ethereal as clouds, or as fluid as water...

Without exception, they all exuded a unique Daoist charm and aura belonging to the Taiyi Golden Immortal level!

These are the fourteen core leaders of the Qingyun Sect:

On the left, at the head of the table, is Wan Jianyi.

A century has passed, but it has not left many marks on his face. Instead, it has made his temperament more reserved.

Like an ancient, peerless sword hidden in its sheath, its sharpness is not readily apparent, yet it inspires awe and fear.

He has already survived the first Taiyi Heavenly Tribulation.

Having officially stepped into the Taiyi realm of the first tribulation, his sword intent was perfectly integrated, and he was beginning to show signs of forming his own unique path.

Below him is the Immortal of the Green Pine.

This former chief of Dragon Head Peak still retains his upright and violent nature, but he has been cultivating in seclusion for a century.

He had honed his Thunder Sword Technique to perfection, his aura becoming both violent and pure.

They are also firmly established in the Taiyi realm, and although they have not yet undergone tribulation, their foundation is extremely solid.

Tian Buyi, Zeng Shuchang, Master Shuiyue.

These three veteran leaders, relying on their profound experience and the support of their sect's resources, have successively overcome the obstacles.

The primordial spirit merges with the Great Dao, stepping into the Taiyi realm.

The power of their respective fire, earth, and ice magic techniques is incomparable.

On the right, there are mostly outstanding young talents.

Xiao Yicai, as the sect leader's first disciple, has been in charge of the sect's affairs for a hundred years. He is experienced, steady, and has a clear understanding of the Dao.

He possessed a profound understanding of the Daoist arts of Qingyun, and also cultivated some of the profound principles of Yin and Yang.

His aura was balanced and peaceful, indicating he had already entered the Taiyi realm and was likely the leader of the second-generation disciples.

Lu Xueqi has been meditating alone on Xiaozhu Peak for a century.

The Heavenly Sword Intent was refined to become increasingly pure and sharp, eventually surpassing Wan Jianyi and triggering the Heavenly Tribulation almost simultaneously, successfully overcoming it.

He became the second Taiyi cultivator of the Qingyun Sect to undergo the First Tribulation!

His swordsmanship talent shocked the sect.

Zhang Xiaofan possessed a profound and simple aura, seemingly ordinary, yet his internal magical power was as deep and boundless as the ocean, a harmonious blend of yin and yang.

That fire poker has now been transformed into an unfathomable magical artifact.

Its power changes according to its will, and its foundation is exceptionally stable.

Lin Jingyu's swordsmanship is almost as sharp as Wan Jianyi's back then, and he has also steadily stepped into the Taiyi realm.

After a century of travel and meditation, Jing Tian managed to integrate all his diverse knowledge into a unified whole.

He forged a new path, entering the Taiyi realm, employing numerous methods that were difficult to fathom.

Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Ling'er made rapid progress, both breaking through to the Taiyi realm. Li Xiaoyao's swordsmanship was unrestrained and agile.

Zhao Ling'er's water-based Taoist magic and her inheritance from Nuwa have become increasingly profound.

Over the past century, Zhou Yixian has become increasingly unfathomable. Although he rarely makes a move, his body is imbued with profound Daoist charm.

This shows that his Taiyi cultivation is unfathomable, and he is especially skilled at deducing heavenly secrets and formations.

Zeng Shushu, with his exceptional comprehension and deep fascination with various Taoist scriptures, accumulated knowledge and skills, eventually achieving a breakthrough.

Although his cultivation level is slightly lower than that of other Taiyi cultivators, he is knowledgeable and often comes up with unique ideas.

Fourteen Taiyi Golden Immortals!

This would have been an unimaginable and terrifying power a hundred years ago!

Even top sects like Xuantian Sect and Zifu Sect only have a handful of Taiyi experts on the surface.

The Qingyun Sect, under the leadership of its master Dao Xuan, existed for only a hundred years.

This achieved a leapfrog development in high-level combat capabilities!

Today, all the elders of Qingyun Sect are Taiyi, and key departments such as the Law Enforcement Hall and the Skill Transmission Hall are also in charge of Taiyi elders.

There are over two hundred Golden Immortal disciples within the sect.

There are thousands of celestial disciples, and countless human immortals.