Longevity: Starting as a Sect Servant

Purple Cloud Province.

Returning to familiar places, everything remains the same.

Li An stood tall amidst the clouds, yet first gazed long in the direction of Bian Province.

As a Celestial Immortal, his eyesight naturally reaches and penetrates the connected lower Realm.

Spirit Realm.

Since the great chaos in the Spirit Realm years ago, various forces of Purple Cloud Province have turned the Spirit Realm into a land of blood food; the entire realm has transformed utterly, and even the former grounds of Dao Sect have become the Gong Clan’s "pig farm."

Not only he, but Xiang Yuntian, Gu Canye, An Li, Li Nianxue, and others around him also gazed forward.

Separated for years, Dao Sect has become but a memory, yet those who ventured afar have all grown, though those who once illuminated the path with their fiery spirit are gone.

"The Gong Clan, Yi Clan... their actions should not be easily forgiven."

Gu Canye spoke.

"Let us avenge our grievances today!"

Xiang Yuntian’s eyes were already filled with killing intent.

Li An was silent for a moment, then said, "Let’s act—"

...

Purple Cloud Mountain.

All remains as before; the events of a thousand years ago, alongside Master "Reillumination" who emerged from the Deceit Realm causing great chaos, have long vanished into the stream of ages.

On this day, Leng Rufeng as usual summoned his disciples to the peak for a sermon.

In years past, his trusted followers, Yuan Province, Zhao Tong, and others are all gone; naturally, over these millennia, others have been nurtured in their place. On this day, more than a dozen direct disciples stood around him, enveloped by the solemn and grand palace where the voice of the Great Dao echoed ceaselessly.

After Leng Rufeng finished the sermon, all disciples within the Daoist Palace left with significant insights gained, each departing in succession.

"Master, you should rest early to avoid unwanted disturbances to your mindset."

A female disciple beside him reminded.

Leng Rufeng sighed lightly, as compared to years past, he now displayed signs of age. He once forcibly attempted to reach the Taiyi Golden Immortal level, but that barrier was too formidable, and he ultimately failed.

No hope in this life.

He regretted missing the cap of the Heaven-Devouring Demon Pot to this day—oh, had only another chance...

He rose to leave.

But at this moment!

Boom!

Suddenly, the Mountain Protection Array of Purple Cloud Mountain was abruptly activated, countless energies erupted, shaking the entire mountain.

"Enemy attack!"

"Enemy attack!"

Alarms and calls rang out continuously.

Several Golden Immortals of Purple Cloud Mountain were shocked and rushed out, only to see there were hundreds of figures in the celestial sky outside the mountain.

"Immortal Rejuvenators?!"

"Daring to come here, seeking death?"

The entire Purple Cloud Mountain was startled, swiftly realizing the attackers were all legitimate Cultivators.

"No, these are not ordinary Immortal Rejuvenators, they’re too strong..."

"Profound Immortals, Celestial Immortals... and all are of the younger generation?"

"Immortal Rejuvenators with such power?"

Many were greatly shocked.

And deep within the God descent land, an ancient voice rang out: "Saint Realm invasion, block them!"

Saint Realm invasion!

These four words caused a stir within Purple Cloud Mountain.

The name of the Saint Realm was known throughout the world, representing the last pure sanctuary for legitimate Cultivators, where many cultivators from the Heavenly Court era had fled, also posing the greatest threat from the strange forces. Yet, due to a weaker strength compared to the eerie forces, they had withdrawn, but now dared to strike?

Even Leng Rufeng and several Golden Immortal Elders took this very seriously, acting at once to stabilize the mountain’s defense array.

But right at that moment, Chu Jue from Double-Headed Mountain stepped forward, casting a silver needle that transformed into a towering pillar, directly targeting a certain point of the array, exploding with a fierce blast!

Chu Jue did not hesitate to destroy this Double-Headed Mountain treasure to break open Purple Cloud Mountain’s array.

In an instant, energies became disordered, the celestial light dimmed, the array and treasure of Taiyi Golden Immortal level were destroyed, causing collapse and disturbance in the void, leaving all the disciples of Purple Cloud Mountain in utter shock.

As for Ye Tiancan, Luo Changying, and other talented figures, they assaulted directly into the arena, holding nothing back, unleashing their strongest cultivation, and in no time, figures of Seven-Color Profound Immortal, Six-Color Profound Immortal, Five-Color Profound Immortal, emerged one after another!

"What? The fabled seven-color..."

"How is this possible..."

"Are these the elite among Saint Realm?"

Purple Cloud Mountain was in shock, but soon responded, with many elders and others soaring skyward, leading disciples to confront the Saint Realm prodigies.

A great battle erupted instantly.

The talents of the Saint Realm are formidable, yet they number only a bit over one hundred, while the forces just within the main sect of Purple Cloud Mountain amount to no less than ten thousand!

This was a brutally intense war!

Each core talent from the Saint Realm faced thousands of enemies, among them possibly even Golden Immortals with higher realms, with immense pressure.

This was also a training exercise by the Saint Realm leadership!

Countering the eerie forces, even with the resurgence of celestial energy, the power of the Saint Realm compared to the eerie forces of the Thirty-Three Layers still fell too short, and the pressure in future battles would likely be even greater than now.

And the talents from Dao Sect, almost all of them grew in the Saint Realm, seldom encountering eerie Cultivators, untested by hardships, inadequate for major duties, so this journey was necessary.

"Be vigilant, the Saint Realm’s movements surely include more than just these few people."

From within the God descent land, the voice of the Immortal Ziyun reached Leng Rufeng and others, and although Leng Rufeng, Zhou Yudao, and other Golden Immortals did not act, they gathered in the God descent land for safety measures.

They all knew that the God descent land was the essence of Purple Cloud Mountain, and should the Saint Realm appear, this location would be paramount.