Traversing countless worlds from the primordial era

Chapter 42 Founding a sect

Lei Ming summarized his gains. Although he did not break through to the Nascent Soul stage during this seclusion, he was not afraid of Nascent Soul stage monsters at all, given his abilities.

"Under the Five Elements Formation, this place has become a sacred land."

Lei Ming glanced at the cave dwelling. He was already planning to leave seclusion, but he wouldn't give up this cave dwelling. The Five Elements Array had the function of gathering spiritual energy, and after more than 100 years, the spiritual energy of the entire mountain was now comparable to that of Yellow Maple Valley.

After using a dust-removing spell to clean himself up, Lei Ming opened the Five Elements Grand Array. But as soon as he stepped out of the array, he saw a magic treasure the size of a small mountain falling towards him. Lei Ming instinctively reached out and grabbed the magic treasure in his hand.

"So it was a talisman... Could it be that my enemy has been waiting for me for over 100 years?"

Qi Mingyu was taken aback. This was the first time he had used this talisman, and its power was no less than that of an ordinary magic weapon. Yet this unfamiliar Taoist priest had just grabbed it away. This level of strength was definitely not that of a Core Formation cultivator.

Before Qi Mingyu could speak, Lei Ming was already in front of him.

"This talisman is yours, why did you use it to attack me?" Lei Ming asked.

"Senior, this is a misunderstanding..." Qi Mingyu said tremblingly, and no one else around dared to make a sound.

"A master from Hidden Cloud Mountain has appeared!" All the independent cultivators at the foot of the mountain who weren't in seclusion gathered around, their gazes towards Lei Ming filled with reverence. These people had benefited from Lei Ming for nearly a century, and although they had never seen his face, they were still very grateful to him.

"Senior, we are disciples of the Luoyun Sect. We did not know that you were cultivating here. We only saw that there was a formation protecting the mountain." Zhou Bo quickly stepped forward and said, "Senior Brother Qi is here for the first time. He has offended you. Please forgive him."

Lei Ming's mind raced, and he immediately understood.

"Knowing this is my secluded cultivation place, you still dare to offend me!" Lei Ming sneered, and five beams of light leaped from his hands, landing on Qi Mingyu. "I'll seal your spiritual power for 10 years as a small punishment to teach you a lesson. Now you may leave!"

Qi Mingyu's spiritual power was sealed, and he instantly turned into a mortal, falling from the sky. Zhou Bo quickly caught him.

"Senior Brother Qi..." Zhou Bo tried, but he couldn't break through the restriction placed by Lei Ming at all.

"Hurry up!" Qi Mingyu said urgently in a low voice, his face pale.

After the disciples of Luoyun Sect left, Lei Ming looked at the rogue cultivators at the foot of the mountain and frowned. Seeing his expression, the rogue cultivators were very uneasy, fearing that Lei Ming would drive them away.

After a long pause, Lei Ming said, "I have been cultivating in seclusion here for a hundred years. Now I am preparing to open my mountain gate and establish my sect. Since you are cultivating here, you are destined to meet me. After passing the test, you can become my disciples."

As soon as Lei Ming finished speaking, the many rogue cultivators were overjoyed. The cultivation world was currently in turmoil, making survival increasingly difficult for rogue cultivators. If they could find a powerful backer, their chances of survival would increase significantly.

"May I ask what the name of your sect is, senior? What tests are required to join?" Tang Xiangsheng asked boldly.

Lei Ming thought for a moment: "The sect I founded is called Pangu Sect. The test is very simple. You just need to pass the formation at the foot of the mountain."

"Pangu Sect?"

Lei Ming set up three formations at the foot of the mountain, presided over by the One-Horned Silver Moon Dragon. These formations were used to test the disciples; they had no offensive power, and passing them required extremely strong willpower and a tenacious mind. As for aptitude, it was secondary.

"The assessment will begin in half a month. Anyone who is destined can participate." Lei Ming left these words and flew away, and the Five Elements Formation on the mountain was sealed again.

Lei Ming first went to the nearby market to learn about the changes in Tiannan over the past hundred years. Compared with before he went into seclusion, the natural situation was completely different.

Back then, the top powers in Tiannan were the Righteous Path Alliance and the Six Demonic Sects. The Southern Region also formed the Nine Kingdoms Alliance, but its strength was far inferior to that of the two overlords. The continuous expansion of the Righteous Path Alliance and the Six Demonic Sects made other forces feel a great threat. These forces united to establish the Heavenly Dao Sect, thus standing on equal footing with the other two powers, and the situation in Tiannan stabilized somewhat.

"I wonder if Han Li has returned yet," Lei Ming thought to himself. His cultivation had reached the late stage of Core Formation, but he needed too much spiritual energy to form Nascent Soul.

Ordinary cultivators only need to form one Nascent Soul, while Lei Ming needs to form five.

Lei Ming needs a large number of Five Elements spiritual items to break through his current breakthrough. Ordinary Five Elements spiritual items are no longer of much use to him, and the more precious Five Elements spiritual items are too few in number. He can only obtain them through chance.

However, Lei Ming had other methods. He had collected the seeds of the Five Elements Spiritual Herbs long ago. As long as he could cultivate these Five Elements Spiritual Herbs to the age of ten thousand years, they could replace the Five Elements Spiritual Objects.

To achieve this, we can only rely on Han Li.

Zhou Bo brought Qi Mingyu back to the Luoyun Sect. Qi Mingyu's father, also at the Core Formation stage, tried several times but couldn't break through Lei Ming's restriction. Left with no other option, they sought help from Qi Sheng, the Qi family patriarch.

After his breakthrough, Qi Sheng went into seclusion to cultivate, hoping to find an opportunity to form his Nascent Soul, and he didn't see any outsiders. However, Qi Mingyu was, after all, his direct descendant, and he eventually emerged from seclusion.

"Five Elements Restriction!" Qi Sheng scanned Qi Mingyu's body with his divine sense and was slightly surprised. The Luoyun Sect was a sect with a relatively diverse range of cultivation methods, and many of its disciples were skilled in magic, with Qi Sheng being one of the best among them. However, in his more than 300 years of life, Qi Sheng had never seen such an exquisite Five Elements Restriction.

"Let me give it a try!" Qi Sheng's magic power entered Qi Mingyu's body, constantly impacting the Five Elements Restriction. The Five Elements Restriction set up by Lei Ming remained as solid as a rock, completely unmoved.

Qi Sheng was unwilling to give up and tried several more times, but still to no avail.

Qi Sheng's face darkened: "Who placed this restriction on you?"

Qi Mingyu quickly recounted what had happened at Yunyin Mountain.

Qi Sheng pondered for a moment: "This person's magic is indeed extraordinary, but my Luoyun Sect is not one to be trifled with."

The Luoyun Sect was originally one of the three strongest sects in the Xi Kingdom, and not long ago, the Luoyun Sect gained another Nascent Soul cultivator, which greatly increased its strength.

"Come on, I'll go with you to see him. If he really is a Nascent Soul cultivator, you can spend the next 10 years cultivating your mind and character within the sect. If he isn't, I'll have to have a serious talk with him." Qi Sheng grabbed Qi Mingyu and left the Luoyun Sect.

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye, and the time for the Pangu Sect to open its gates arrived. Lei Ming personally crafted the mountain gate, inscribing it with the three large characters "Pangu Sect".

Before the mountain gate were three arrays set up by Lei Ming.

"Let's begin our ascent." Lei Ming waved his sleeve, unleashing a burst of magical power. Three arrays were instantly activated, and below, over a thousand rogue cultivators had already gathered. The lowest of these cultivators was only at the Qi Refining stage, while the highest had reached the late Foundation Establishment stage. They lined up and stepped into the arrays one by one.

"But there are a few promising talents." Lei Ming scanned them with his divine sense and nodded slightly.

Lei Ming suddenly looked up into the distance; a powerful aura was approaching. Soon after, Qi Sheng appeared with Qi Mingyu.

Lei Ming blocked them at the foot of the mountain, preventing them from getting closer.

"Ancestor, it's him!" Upon seeing Lei Ming, Qi Mingyu whispered. His magic power was sealed, and he couldn't even transmit his voice.

Qi Sheng sized up Lei Ming and sensed his powerful magic, his expression changing slightly. However, when he confirmed that Lei Ming was not in the Nascent Soul stage, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Qi Sheng of Luoyun Sect greets fellow Daoist!" Qi Sheng said, cupping his hands in greeting.

"Lei Ming of the Pangu Sect, what brings you here, Fellow Daoist Qi?" Lei Ming asked.

"Pangu Sect?" Qi Sheng asked in confusion.

"This is the sect I established here. Today is the official opening ceremony for accepting disciples. If Fellow Daoist Qi has nothing urgent to attend to, please come another day," Lei Ming said.

Qi Sheng laughed and said, "I see. However, it is probably inappropriate that my Luoyun Sect was unaware that you had established a sect in Xi Kingdom."

"What, do I have to report to you guys for everything I do?" Lei Ming said unhappily.

Qi Sheng said, "Fellow Daoist, you may not know this, but the entire Xi Kingdom, and even the surrounding dozen or so countries, are all the territory of my Heavenly Dao Sect. All sects are subject to the management of the Heavenly Dao Sect. Without the approval of the Heavenly Dao Sect, your sect probably could not have been established."

"Is that so? I don't believe it," Lei Ming said calmly.

Qi Sheng originally wanted to negotiate amicably with Lei Ming, but seeing Lei Ming's attitude, he became angry as well.

"In that case, fellow Daoist, why don't you come back to Luoyun Sect with me and explain things clearly?" Qi Sheng said.

"You're not qualified to tell me." Lei Ming waved his hand, unleashing a palm print. The giant palm he condensed using the Five Elements magic grew increasingly powerful. The giant palm appeared slow but was actually fast, flying a hundred feet in the blink of an eye to arrive in front of Qi Sheng. Qi Sheng spat out a beam of white light, which transformed into a large shield, blocking the giant palm.

(End of this chapter)