Chapter 350 - 190: Nanzhan Treasure Continent
「The Profound Yellow Realm. The fifteenth day of the first month.」
In the Yunmeng Marsh, within the Tai Su Orthodox Sect, a Spirit Peak newly renovated by Celestial Craft Daoist and Ghost Axe Taoist, with a Spirit Vein laid down by the Great Strength Divine Demon, was officially renamed: Chaoyuan Peak.
This Chaoyuan Peak was the personal mountain of Zhou Jun, a newly promoted True Disciple of the Tai Su Sect.
At the summit of Chaoyuan Peak, Zhou Jun slowly emerged from his grotto-abode. He wore a Five Jade Pearl Crown, a Daoist Robe, and a Feather Robe over it. His aura was profound and his bearing heroic; anyone who saw him would have to praise that this new Top-grade Golden Core cultivator already possessed the air of a Grandmaster.
However, the woman waiting outside was no ordinary person. Her hair was styled in a Flying Heaven Bun, a lotus pattern graced her brow, and she had phoenix eyes and vermilion lips. With skin like fine jade, she looked like a fairy who had descended from the Nine Heavens, utterly untouched by the mortal world.
Zhou Jun took two steps forward, bowed with clasped hands, and said, "Greetings, Senior Sister."
That fairy was none other than the leading True Disciple of the thirteenth generation of the Tai Su Orthodox Sect, Fei Fan Yan.
Seeing Zhou Jun emerge, she simply gave a slight nod. "Greetings, Junior Brother."
𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶
Zhou Jun asked, "To what do I owe the pleasure of Senior Sister’s sudden visit?"
Fei Fan Yan always exuded a sense of detachment when interacting with others, as if she were half-removed from the mortal world. Even facing this junior brother of the same generation, who now ranked alongside her as a True Disciple, her tone was faint as she replied, "The Master issued a decree today, instructing me to bring you to see him."
"What?" Zhou Jun’s spirits rose. "If that’s the case, we mustn’t delay. We should head to the Cloud Palace for an audience at once."
Fei Fan Yan nodded lightly. Without another word, her graceful form shifted, transforming into a wisp of thin cloud that drifted up into the sky.
"Tai Su’s Ten Thousand Transformations Escape Technique." Zhou Jun’s expression shifted slightly as he thought to himself, ’Rumor has it that Senior Sister Fei is the personal disciple of a sect Zhenren. As expected, her command of our sect’s most orthodox Taoist techniques is flawless.’
A voice spoke up from within his mind. The Five Elements Child exclaimed, "She may have a Primordial Spirit True Man as a personal teacher, but you have me to guide you at any time! The techniques recorded in *The Five Elements Primordial Union True Immortal Record* are in no way inferior to the Tai Su Taoist Technique. Just focus on your cultivation, and your future achievements will certainly not be beneath hers."
Hearing this, Zhou Jun just smiled faintly, activated his Five Elements Escape Skill, and gave chase.
When Fei Fan Yan and Zhou Jun arrived, Zhi Xing was already waiting for them in front of the Cloud Palace.
After exchanging greetings, Zhou Jun and Fei Fan Yan followed Zhi Xing into the Cloud Palace, entered the main hall, and came before Daochen Zhenren.
Daochen Zhenren sat with his eyes closed upon a cloud bed. Behind his head, a bright light coalesced into a divine wheel, which rotated slowly and ceaselessly.
Not daring to be disrespectful, the two bowed in unison and said, "Your disciples, De Shu and De Xing, greet the Master."
"Mm." Daochen Zhenren did not open his eyes or speak aloud, but a voice drifted ethereally from the air. "De Shu, De Xing, do you know why I have summoned you both here?"
Fei Fan Yan and Zhou Jun replied in unison, "Your disciples do not know."
Daochen Zhenren said faintly, "I imagine you are aware that the four great Demon Sects are now moving openly across the Divine Continent."
The two listened with solemn expressions.
"The Demon Sects lay dormant for ten thousand years and have finally reemerged in the world. This is because the fortune of the Demon Sects is surging. Countless geniuses have been born to this fate, one after another, strengthening the Demon Dao. This is the turning of the Celestial Dao, an inexorable trend."
At this point, Daochen Zhenren’s tone shifted. "But this does not mean the Profound Yellow Realm is destined for the Demon Dao to rise and the Xuan Sects to wane, returning to an age dominated by demons."
"The rising wind stirs the gushing spring. As the fortune of the Demon Sects soars, so too will countless geniuses favored by the Xuan Sects’ fortune emerge to turn back the raging tide and right what is falling. Whether the demons rise one foot or the Dao rises ten, it will all depend on who can leap forth from the torrent and define the course of this new era."
"This is what is known as the Great Contention of Xuan and Mo!"
The Great Contention of Xuan and Mo!
Fate is variable, not fixed. The rise of the Demon Sects’ fortune is a change, but it does not mean their ascendance and the Xuan Sects’ decline is a certainty. As long as the geniuses of the Xuan Sects can suppress the Demon Dao and define the era’s course, they can continue the age-old prosperity of the Xuan Sects.
"The two of you possess superior roots, comprehension, talent, and fortune. You are the leaders among the thirteenth generation of True Disciples of our Tai Su Orthodox Sect. At this momentous juncture, I expect you to advance with courage and diligence. Do not resign yourselves to mediocrity."
Daochen Zhenren’s words sent waves crashing through Zhou Jun’s heart. Even Fei Fan Yan’s eyes revealed a flicker of surprise.
The Great Contention of Xuan and Mo, a time of great upheaval and opportunity, where geniuses from both Xuan and Mo paths were being born to meet their destiny. Perhaps now, when people spoke of the one favored by the Xuan Sects’ fortune, the one who would define the era, many would think of those truly renowned figures of the Divine Continent.
Creation’s masterpiece is Zhong Shenxiu; born a true paragon of the Dao!
Chengxuan descended, a flawless form, a thousand years of immortal grace in one wondrous path.
A vessel long polished to perfection, the Xuan Sect’s Zaidaizi...
Even without mentioning the geniuses of the Demon Sects, the three great Xuan Sects had all produced figures hailed as the Daoist of their sect. Zhong Shenxiu and Xuzhuang, in particular—what elegance, what glory!
But those who came after, if they could strive to catch up, might still rise from behind to stand alongside them, vying to be the one who would leap from the torrent and define the course of the era.
The two replied in unison, "Yes, we shall heed the Zhenren’s teachings!"
"Good." Although Daochen Zhenren made no movement, a note of approval seemed to echo from the void. He then continued, "But to return to the matter at hand. At this very moment, the great fog in the South Sea appears to be showing signs of dissipating."
Fei Fan Yan’s expression remained unchanged, but Zhou Jun’s gaze turned serious.
Although Dongsheng Continent was named "Eastern Victory," it was actually located in the very center of the Profound Yellow Realm and was also known as the Central Continent or the Divine Continent.
The Divine Continent bordered Mang Mountain to the west and faced the Vast Sea to the east. Between it and the Beiming Continent lay half of Mang Mountain and the Heaven-Reaching River.
And to the south of the Divine Continent, there was another continent, named Nanzhan.
Nanzhan Continent was said to have an inexhaustible supply of heavenly treasures and earthly resources. Not to mention common cultivation necessities, the three external medicines for the Solidifying Pill stage, materials for the Sixth-Transformation Golden Core, ingredients aged for millennia or ten millennia, Profound Gold and Jade, all sorts of mineral veins and Spirit Veins, Five Elements Spiritual Truth, Jade Sun Spirit Truth, Yin Yang Spirit Truth...