A Sect from a Spirit Vein

After chatting for a moment, the Golden Toad suddenly croaked and jumped back onto Xi Chan Daoist’s head. Xi Chan Daoist abruptly stopped in his tracks, his expression turning serious as he looked ahead.

Just as Lu Qian was about to speak, his Divine Sense suddenly trembled, and in an instant, he felt a bone-chilling fear, as if a colossal boulder from the sky was about to crash down on him. He had never experienced such a terrifying feeling before!

In the distance, he could already see the verdant mountains embracing a massive valley, within which stood a large Marketplace shaped like a five-petaled plum blossom, with a clearly visible Central High Tower, and a huge Protective Grand Array glittering under the sunlight.

It turned out that this assembly of four sects was not held at any sect’s mountain gate but within Plum Blossom Marketplace.

But the focus now was not on the Marketplace itself, but rather—

Above the sky, where it had been sunny and cloudless, ripples were now suddenly forming.

Layer upon layer of spatial ripples began to undulate, causing Lu Qian to open his eyes wide in amazement.

It turned dark.

An immensely colossal object suddenly appeared in the heavens, blocking most of the sunlight and casting a vast shadow below, with the entire Plum Blossom Marketplace shrouded beneath its belly.

And Lu Qian along with Xi Chan Daoist were right beneath its tail, watching as the enormous tail swayed gently, releasing a violent blast of Gang Wind, leaving Lu Qian trembling all over, unable to speak.

This was a giant whale!

A giant whale, a thousand li in length, with Void Refining cultivation!

The giant whale let out a melodious call in the air, its resonant and deep song echoing throughout the land, shaking the ground fiercely, with trees swaying like waves.

If it so wished, a single breath could create a storm sweeping across the heavens.

Lu Qian and Xi Chan Daoist were stunned, watching as the whale broke through the Void and instantaneously teleported here, slowly descending with its massive belly directly above Plum Blossom Marketplace.

To the cultivators in Plum Blossom Marketplace, it looked like the sky was collapsing!

Panic ensued among the cultivators, as Escape Lights lit up one after another. Those waiting in line to enter the city scattered in all directions, while those who had just entered quickly turned back, causing a jam at the Grand Array entrance. Inside the city, more than ten thousand cultivators rushed towards the Plum Blossom Marketplace’s Protective Grand Array.

Suddenly, a furious roar echoed throughout the city, and a figure appeared above Plum Blossom Marketplace, calming the chaotic cultivators.

"Silence! This is the descent of the Upper Truth, no need for panic!"

It was none other than Miaomiao Profound Monarch.

At this moment, his Primordial Spirit had already emerged, with its gigantic spectral image hovering above Plum Blossom Marketplace, his long dark beard flowing with the wind. The highest leader of Cangzhou had appeared to maintain order, with four sect cultivators ascending to restore order, instantly calming Plum Blossom Marketplace.

There were nearly ten thousand cultivators in the Marketplace, mostly low-tier cultivators at Qi Cultivation and Foundation Establishment levels. In their world, Void Refining True Monarchs, Unity Immortal Monarchs, and True Immortal Celestial Monarchs were mere legends, never appearing even in the wildest of dreams.

In their minds, despite the giant whale’s terror, Miaomiao Profound Monarch’s spectral shadow guarding the whole city was far more reliable. With the Profound Monarch present, Plum Blossom Marketplace was naturally safe.

However, from a distance, Lu Qian could see that the Profound Monarch, originally dignified, his face radiant with purple light and eyes shining like stars, now appeared very pale, no longer in full strength. It seemed that the damage from the purple giant hand crushing his Dharma Realm was far from healed.

He said, the Upper Truth’s descent?

Lu Qian realized that Miaomiao Profound Monarch had already reported upward, intending to offer the acquired True Dragon Relic, and the so-called "Upper Truth" had directly descended to take the treasure.

What kind of treasure was it that warranted such attention from the "Upper Truth"? And what kind of being was this "Upper Truth"?

Unable to restrain his curiosity, Lu Qian whispered. Xi Chan Daoist, no longer lazy and drowsy with yawns, replied with a serious tone.

"It’s my first time seeing it with my own eyes too. Riding the giant whale across the Void, governing a region on behalf of Immortals, is said to be the supreme ruler of Alioth Continent, possessing an Overlord-Level sect of Unity Immortal Monarchs, Taiyi Paradise."

Taiyi Paradise...

Lu Qian silently recited the name; now the whale was pressing lower and lower, its terrifying body seemingly about to crush everything below into dust.

At this point, the duo noticed that on the back of the thousand-li giant whale, mountains surrounded, waterfalls hung in the air, rivers surged, and lakes rippled.

This giant whale carried an entire mountain range on its back!

On the mountains, there were pavilions and terraces, jade palaces and celestial towers, and in the valleys were massive cities, with spiritual light surging, towering buildings, colorful and splendid.

The mountain gate of Taiyi Paradise was constructed upon this Void Refining Level giant whale’s body!

Lu Qian was left agape with shock. Earlier, he had been complacent about having a Golden Core Level Mountain Protection Spirit Beast, but now!

Xi Chan Daoist whispered, "What you’re seeing now isn’t the real mountain gate. I wonder if you’ve heard, this is a Grotto Heaven Scenic Spot Illusion."

𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

A Grotto Heaven Scenic Spot Illusion?!

How could Lu Qian not be familiar with it? It was precisely due to its appearance on Yun Mountain that Yunshan Sect had been betrayed by the ally, Ziluo Mountain. Perhaps this secret was buried within the ancestral veins of Qingzhou’s Yun Mountain realm.

But the Grotto Heaven Scenic Spot Illusion on the back of this Void Refining giant whale was different from the one that appeared on Yun Mountain.