Top-Tier Perception Starts From Basic Fist Techniques

Dozens of Divine Ability grand elders and Golden Core True Ones had already gathered at the Vast Immortal Sect. Each one of them had a grave face.

"Reporting! Sect Master, Elders, the six grand elders of the Ancient Region Heavenly Sect have arrived at the sect's base," a disciple reported immediately upon arriving.

"Good. Please invite them in." The Vast Immortal Sect's sect master paused, then said with a sigh, "The Ancient Region Heavenly Sect has seven grand elders in total, and six of them have come, leaving only one behind to hold their base. It seems like the Ancient Region Heavenly Sect is very aware of the situation. This battle concerns the very survival of the Ancient Region. We can only win. We cannot afford to lose!"

Soon, the six grand elders of the Ancient Region Heavenly Sect arrived and took their seats along both sides.

Some Martial Dao sects, such as the Yellow Heavenly Sect, did not get along with the Ancient Region Heavenly Sect. Even so, they had still dispatched several grand elders, all but emptying their base and sparing no effort.

In the face of the Ancient Region's life or death, the old grudges between sects no longer counted for much.

"Everyone, the Black Light Merchant Association has an expert named Ouyang You with a major divine ability. This Ouyang You once slaughtered thirteen grand elders single-handedly. His ferocious reputation precedes him.

“The reason we have gathered so many experts here is to ask the Vast Immortal Sect one question—can your mountain-guarding grand formation withstand Ouyang You's major divine ability?" a Grand Elder of the Yellow Heavenly Sect asked the Vast Immortal Sect's sect master.

In an instant, every gaze in the hall converged on the sect master of the Vast Immortal Sect.

An expert with a major divine ability! This was the true focus of all the grand elders and Golden Core True Ones present. If the formation could not withstand Ouyang You's major divine ability, then all was lost.

"It can!" the Sect Master of the Vast Immortal Sect declared. "Ouyang You's major divine ability is formidable, no doubt, but as long as our sect's inherited mountain-guarding formation has enough spirit stones and a Golden Core True One presiding over it, withstanding the bombardment of a single Major Divine Ability expert won't be a problem!

“What's more, if the enemy fails to break through after a prolonged assault, the grand formation can even trap him. That will be the moment for all of you to strike. As long as we work together and slay Ouyang You, the Ancient Region will be saved!"

The Vast Immortal Sect's sect master wanted far more than to simply defend his sect. He wanted Ouyang You dead!

The Black Light Merchant Association was powerful, but if it lost a Major Divine Ability expert, it would have to weigh whether continuing its assault on the Ancient Region was truly worth the cost. Perhaps this was the Ancient Region's only hope.

"Everyone, this is all we can do. Now we simply wait for the arrival of the Black Light Merchant Association's people."

As soon as the sect master's voice fell, a shocking ripple of spiritual energy swept through the entire Vast Immortal Sect with a hum. At the same time, a pillar of spirit light shot into the sky above the sect, scattering the white clouds in the void. The terrifying fluctuations swept out in all directions.

"What's going on?"

"What happened?"

"Is the Black Light Merchant Association attacking the sect's base?"

"That direction... the long-distance teleportation grand formation is right there."

Many of the Divine Ability grand elders and Golden Core True Ones below broke out into discussion.

The Sect Master of the Vast Immortal Sect shot to his feet with a whoosh. He knew that place all too well, and he knew those fluctuations all too well. It was caused by the activation of the long-distance teleportation formation, and it was not someone teleporting away. Someone was teleporting in!

More than that, this teleportation was clearly no ordinary one. The more numerous and powerful the people being teleported, the greater the formation's tremors, and the disturbance was enormous. Whoever was coming through was anything but simple.

"That is the long-distance teleportation formation activating. Someone is teleporting in from the Sacred Earth to the Vast Immortal Sect," the Sect Master of the Vast Immortal Sect said. "Everyone, why don't we go together and see just who has returned from the Sacred Earth?"

Many figures flashed through his mind, though none of them seemed likely. Could it be True One Cui Xuan? In any case, for someone to return to the Vast Immortal Sect from the Sacred Earth at a time like this was nothing but good news.

"Very well, let's go together."

And so the Vast Immortal Sect's sect master led dozens of grand elders and Golden Core True Ones to the mountain peak where the long-distance formation stood. From the peak, they could see the formation still in the midst of activation.

Long-distance teleportation appeared instantaneous, but that was only true of the transfer itself. In reality, activating the formation took time, and once it was activated, the other end would show signs of it as well. That was exactly what was happening right now.

On the peak, the formation's radiance grew brighter and brighter, until even the void itself seemed to be faintly trembling.

"They're here!"

The Sect Master of the Vast Immortal Sect knew the long-distance formation inside and out. The moment he saw the void shudder, he realized the transfer had begun. Sure enough, the void within the formation's dazzling light warped faintly, and then numerous figures appeared with a whoosh.

Everyone's eyes locked onto them at once.

"Why are there so many people?"

"There seem to be eleven!"

"Who are they?"

"That one looks familiar. He..."

Some of the grand elders and Golden Core True Ones studied the eleven figures. The six grand elders of the Ancient Region Heavenly Sect, in particular, upon spotting one familiar figure among the eleven, were struck with shock and disbelief.

"That's... Lu Changsheng!"

"Yes, it's Lu Changsheng! Why has he come back?"

"It's barely been any time at all. Why has Lu Changsheng returned to the Ancient Region?"

"Wait, no. Lu Changsheng's aura... Has he advanced to the Divine Ability Realm?"

The six grand elders were suddenly overwhelmed with joy.

The Divine Ability Realm! Lu Changsheng has actually advanced to the Divine Ability Realm?

They knew he had already condensed a Divine Ability Dao Fruit. However, they also knew that for his Dao Fruit to fully transform into a divine ability, he would need many drops of Heavenly Spirit Water.

Based on their own past experience venturing through the Sacred Earth, gathering enough Heavenly Spirit Water to advance to the Divine Ability Realm would take Lu Changsheng years, perhaps more than a decade. If things were to go poorly, it’d take him decades.

Never had they imagined that, in just a few months, Lu Changsheng would advance to the Divine Ability Realm. It was simply... unbelievable!

More importantly, the six grand elders knew that the Divine Ability Dao Fruit Lu Changsheng had condensed was golden. Golden represented an immeasurable divine ability!

The moment Lu Changsheng advanced to the Divine Ability Realm, he would wield an immeasurable divine ability, something that towered far above any major divine ability!

"Lu Changsheng, you..." The six grand elders were so worked up that they became incoherent, unable to get their words out. How could they not be? They were talking about an immeasurable divine ability here!

"Hmm?" Lu Changsheng raised his head and opened his eyes, faintly taken aback.

He had merely returned to the Ancient Region through the long-distance teleportation formation. Why were so many people here to welcome him?

A cursory sweep of his gaze revealed dozens of grand elders and Golden Core True Ones. Even the six grand elders of the Ancient Region Heavenly Sect had come.

Since so many people had decided to welcome him, had news of his exploits in the Sacred Earth already reached the Ancient Region? However, it didn't add up. Sending word from the Sacred Earth to the Ancient Region also required activating the long-distance teleportation formation.

A single activation cost at least a hundred spirit crystals, roughly ten thousand spirit stones, enough to purchase a drop of Heavenly Spirit Water. Would True One Cui Xuan casually waste a drop of Heavenly Spirit Water just to activate the formation? There was no way!

"So this is the Ancient Region?"

"Venerable Lu, the spirit energy of heaven and earth here is far too thin. Could spirit energy this sparse really give birth to an existence like Venerable Lu? Unbelievable."

"Indeed. With the spirit energy this thin, condensing Principles through martial practice must be terribly difficult. Even producing a Dao Foundation martial artist would be hard, let alone a Divine Ability martial artist."

"And what's even more incredible is that the immortal cultivators, who depend so heavily on ambient spirit energy, still managed to produce Golden Core True Ones. I've spotted more than one already."

"This Ancient Region must have known glory once. Its foundations run deep..."

The ten Divine Ability martial artists Lu Changsheng had brought with him took in the scene before them, finding it all quite novel.

They had grown up in the Sacred Earth. Where would they ever have seen a place with heaven and earth spirit energy this faint?

They could hardly imagine how Lu Changsheng had condensed an immeasurable divine ability in a place with such meager spirit energy, or how those Golden Core True Ones had ever formed their golden cores.

The words of the ten from the Sacred Earth Heavenly Sect immediately drew the attention of the Ancient Region's crowd.

At first, all eyes had been on Lu Changsheng. After all, he wasn’t without renown in the Ancient Region, so they quickly worked out his identity. However, the ten people behind him were another matter entirely. With their discernment, the experts of the Ancient Region could see through the ten at a glance.