Inside a quiet room of the Five Elements Sect.
Li Feiyu was entertaining three Great Cultivators here.
"Gentlemen, please try the unique Five Elements Dao Tea of my Five Elements Sect and see how it tastes?"
Master Zhiyang, Fellow Daoist Hehuan, and Wei Wuya all picked up their white jade teacups, took a sip, and the next moment, their brows furrowed slightly, and a look of surprise appeared in their eyes.
"How is it?"
Li Feiyu smiled faintly, took a sip himself, and asked after putting down the teacup.
Master Zhiyang said with a smile, "Good tea, a rare treasure. It can even stir a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator. I'm afraid it's quite old. Fellow Daoist, where did you find it?"
"An Immortal Cave of an Ancient Demon Beast Cultivator overseas in the Chaotic Star Sea."
Fellow Daoist Hehuan's expression shifted upon hearing this, and he asked, "Brother Li, your Five Elements Sect is spreading news that you're opening the Ancient Teleportation Array leading to the Chaotic Star Sea. Is that true or false?"
"It's naturally true." Li Feiyu said calmly.
"Why now?" Master Zhiyang felt a doubt in his heart.
Not opening it earlier or later, but choosing this specific time, he believed that some change must have occurred in the Five Elements Sect.
Wei Wuya had barely spoken since arriving, constantly observing Li Feiyu, but he couldn't see through him.
He was full of doubts, guessing that the most likely possibility was that Li Feiyu had made a Breakthrough in some aspect, such as Divine Sense, Cultivation Technique, Magic Treasure, or Realm.
The first few possibilities were more likely; as for the last one, Li Feiyu had only broken through to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage about thirty to forty years ago.
In such a short time, it was unlikely for his Cultivation to have advanced to the Peak of the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, let alone break through the Late Stage Bottleneck.
Which Nascent Soul Middle Stage Cultivator in the world isn't trapped by this Bottleneck for hundreds of years, or even without hope of Breakthrough?
If it weren't difficult, there wouldn't be so few Late Stage Great Cultivators in Heavenly South.
Even in the Great Jin, that Cultivation Holy Land, Great Cultivators were truly top-tier Cultivators, scarce in number, with almost no Sect having more than five.
Even if there were, they would be hidden as a hidden asset.
Li Feiyu looked at Wei Wuya with a smile in his eyes, "It seems Wei Brother has some guesses."
Master Zhiyang and Fellow Daoist Hehuan looked at Wei Wuya, whose ordinary face was etched with wrinkles. He said, "It must be that Brother Li, your Cultivation has improved, which gave rise to this idea."
"In the world of Cultivators, strength is respected. As long as you are strong enough, you can rightfully occupy and guard any resources."
Everyone knew Li Feiyu's strength. If he advanced further, he might truly be able to take on three.
In the previous competition, although Li Feiyu had suppressed them, none of the parties had revealed their true trump cards and ultimate skills.
One-on-one, Li Feiyu might indeed hold a great advantage, even killing a Great Cultivator, but one-on-two should be close to his limit.
Li Feiyu had witnessed the formidable poison technique Wei Wuya displayed in the Devilfall Valley. It was indeed overbearing and made him a rare strong Cultivator among Great Cultivators.
Before advancing to the Nascent Soul Late Stage, against someone like Wei Wuya, he could only handle two opponents. Any more, even with the Great Five Elements Sword Formation preventing him from being at a disadvantage, the mutual consumption of Magic Power without the recovery of ten-thousand-year spiritual milk would lead to him running out of Magic Power and being defeated before three Wei Wuya's fell.
Fighting is one thing, but a battle to the death is another.
In a critical moment, Li Feiyu would go to any lengths, even sacrificing everything he could, to achieve victory.
Master Zhiyang and Fellow Daoist Hehuan, upon hearing Wei Wuya's words, also carefully observed Li Feiyu.
In the past, they could still see through him somewhat, but now, even if they fully activated their Divine Sense, they couldn't discern Li Feiyu's Realm.
They couldn't figure out whether Li Feiyu's concealment method had reached a higher level, or if his Divine Sense had advanced further.
Of course, what they least hoped for was that his Realm had broken through.
"I won't hide it anymore. Some time ago, I got a small Opportunity in the spatial rift in the Devilfall Valley and fortunately broke through to the Nascent Soul Late Stage."
"I can finally truly catch up with you Fellow Daoists."
All three of them trembled in their hearts. Sure enough, what they didn't want to happen often became reality.
Their mouths twitched a few times, and they could also tell that Li Feiyu had a hint of showing off.
But what of it? Which Cultivator who steps into the Nascent Soul Late Stage doesn't hold a grand ceremony for Great Cultivators, announcing it to the world?
Someone as low-key as Li Feiyu was already quite rare.
Wei Wuya sighed, cupped his hands, and said, "Brother Li, you've kept it well hidden. Congratulations!"
"With Fellow Daoist's talent, you might even become the first Deity Transformation Cultivator in Heavenly South in thousands of years."
Master Zhiyang and Fellow Daoist Hehuan were a little envious, but they also cupped their hands in congratulation.
With Li Feiyu's Realm improved and his Magic Power catching up to theirs, and after a few more years of settling, improving the power of his various Divine Abilities, at that time, they estimated they wouldn't last many moves against him.
At this moment, the few of them had already listed Li Feiyu and the Five Elements Sect as entities that absolutely could not be provoked.
They were also glad that they hadn't rashly visited when Li Feiyu went missing. They were truly grateful that the Ancient Devil and the turmoil in the Boundless Sea had distracted them.
"Hahaha, no more idle chatter. Besides the Ancient Teleportation Array, do you all have anything else this time?"
"My Sect Master will announce the specific details of the Ancient Teleportation Array in Immortal Ascension City. You will know in a few days."
"Of course, since you have come from afar, I cannot let you come in vain. There are conditions for opening the Ancient Teleportation Array this time: First, only Cultivators above the Core Formation stage Stage can use the Ancient Teleportation Array; Second, a single Core Formation stage Stage Cultivator needs to pay five thousand Spirit Stones for a single teleportation, while a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator needs fifteen thousand Spirit Stones."
"If you are interested and have time, I suggest you can visit the Chaotic Star Sea. It has a unique sea Cultivation culture, an endless blue sea, countless Demon Beast armies..."
"Although it cannot help you Breakthrough, at least you can hunt many Demon Beasts, even shapeshifting Demon Beasts. If you are lucky enough to discover an Ancient Immortal Cave, you might also find useful things."
"However, in the Chaotic Star Sea, there are currently no Deity Transformation Cultivators, so the hope of finding a method useful for Breakthrough to Deity Transformation is slim."
After hearing much from Li Feiyu, each of them had their own thoughts.
Master Zhiyang glanced at the other two and said with a smile, "Let's discuss these later. Currently, there is a rather tricky matter that requires Brother Li's help."
"I wonder if Brother Li has heard of the changes in the Endless Sea?"
Li Feiyu pretended not to know much, "Are you talking about the appearance of the great whirlpool and the seven small islands that suddenly rose?"
"I heard that the several top Sects in Heavenly South are fighting endlessly over these small islands?"
Li Feiyu's mouth curved into a smile, and he stared at them with sparkling eyes, "Each small island has a top-grade Spiritual Vein. Is that true?"
"It's true." Fellow Daoist Hehuan nodded.
"Since Brother Li has already joined the ranks of Great Cultivators, then naturally, the Five Elements Sect should have one of the small islands. I imagine others won't have any objections."
Wei Wuya said, "However, the trouble isn't the ownership of the small islands and the top-grade Spiritual Veins, but the whirlpool that suddenly appeared."
Master Zhiyang nodded and continued, "After some research, we found that there was originally an Ancient Seal Formation there, which was broken by that Ancient Devil using some unknown means, leading to the appearance of the whirlpool."
"And beneath that whirlpool is actually a Demon Qi Abyss. I once entered the bottom of the whirlpool to investigate. Down there, it is filled with endless pure Devilish Qi. If it weren't for the extremely pure ten-thousand-foot Spiritual Qi in the whirlpool suppressing it, the Devilish Qi outbreak would likely cause many surrounding creatures to be demonized."
Li Feiyu said, "Since the problem is known, then solve it?"
"There is a solution, and we are close to figuring it out. My Tai Zhen Sect was a branch of the Great Jin's True Origin Sect in ancient times, sent here specifically to guard the super Seal in the Boundless Sea. I have recently been refining a Formation Plate that can repair the Seal, and I expect to succeed in a few years."
"However, we cannot solve it alone. We need a Cultivator with great power to restrain Devilish Qi to carry the Formation Plate to the designated location before we can begin the repair."
"And they must delve at least three thousand feet into the Demon Qi Abyss. That's not a place just anyone can go. One wrong move and there's a danger of being invaded by Devilish Qi."
"This is something none of us three can do."
"Hey, hey, hey, Fellow Daoist Yi, you Cultivate Ancient Demonic Technique. That Demon Qi Abyss should be of great benefit to you, shouldn't it? Are you also unable to do it?"
Fellow Daoist Hehuan said with a bitter smile, "Pure Devilish Qi is indeed beneficial for Cultivating Demonic Technique and repairing Demonic Treasures, but my body is not that of an Ancient Devil. Too much of it is also harmful to me, even risking Qi Deviation and loss of consciousness."
"It's fine, I'll just come out and subdue the demons then."
Fellow Daoist Hehuan's mouth twitched, and the other two smiled bitterly, repeatedly saying, "Brother Li, please don't joke anymore."
"Do I look like I'm joking?"
"However, if I were to go, I could certainly solve it, but I'm busy lately. You've come to the wrong person."
Master Zhiyang and the others looked at each other.
"Although I'm not going, one of the Seven Spirit Islands must still be reserved for our Five Elements Sect, otherwise, don't blame me for coming out of seclusion and snatching it."
Li Feiyu looked at their expressions and smiled, "Don't make that face. I know I'm just one of your choices."
"I'm not the only one who can use the Divine Devilbane Lightning, am I?"
"You can go ask the Falling Cloud Sect. Fellow Daoist Han and I are sworn brothers. If you offer some benefits, like a Spirit Island or something, he will probably help."
"Even if you don't give him a Spirit Island, with Han Li's own strength, he's fully capable of taking one."
"After all, he also received some small Opportunities and has advanced to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage."
"Fellow Daoist Wei, you've witnessed Han Li's strength, haven't you? Perhaps even if you faced him one-on-one now, you might not be able to defeat him."
"What?!" Wei Wuya couldn't help but exclaim in surprise upon hearing this news, "Fellow Daoist Han has also advanced?"
Is this what they call a "small Opportunity"?!
Wei Wuya almost swore, but he managed to restrain himself, mindful of his dignity as a Great Cultivator.
Although Fellow Daoist Hehuan was surprised, he looked unconvinced.
Do you really think everyone is like you, Li Feiyu?!
Realm is Realm, strength is strength!
"Since that's the case, Brother Li, we shall take our leave first."
The group stood up and left. Before leaving, Wei Wuya gave Li Feiyu a gift, a token of gratitude for his help in the Devilfall Valley.
And Li Feiyu also gave Wei Wuya a young Flying Purple Patterned Scorpion.
A few days later, the specific details regarding the Ancient Teleportation Array from the Five Elements Sect were announced, causing an uproar among the crowd.
Many Foundation Establishment Cultivators were indignant.
"It's too unfair! Why can't we Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators use the Ancient Teleportation Array?"
"The Five Elements Sect is too overbearing!"
"They don't even want the chance to earn Spirit Stones!"
"Do we lack these few Spirit Stones? If you have the guts, tell us how much it costs for a Foundation Establishment Stage teleportation!"
...
The people of the Five Elements Sect naturally wouldn't come out to explain. They owned the Ancient Teleportation Array, and all explanations were up to them.
Li Feiyu did this for the balance between the two places.
Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators were, in the end, a bit weaker. No matter which side they went to, they could only be regarded as Loose Cultivators there, and the probability of death was too high.
Not everyone had the Heaven-Defying cheats of Han Li and Li Feiyu.
Soon, Loose Cultivators and some Core Formation Cultivators from various Sects went to the Ancient Teleportation Array and traveled to the Chaotic Star Sea.
The Loose Cultivators went to seek Opportunities, while the Sect's Core Formation Cultivators followed the instructions of their Nascent Soul Elders to scout the way.
After all, they wouldn't fully believe Li Feiyu's words. At the very least, they needed people they trusted to see for themselves before they could believe.
At the same time, in the Chaotic Star Sea, Sangxing Island also publicly announced this news.
The people from the Inverse Star Alliance and Star Palace were quite shocked upon hearing this and dispatched Core Formation Cultivators to inquire.
Sangxing Island, Fire Mulberry Peak, main hall of the Sect Master's palace.
Ten dragon-coiled stone pillars, half a meter in diameter, stood scattered within the hundred-zhang-wide hall.
They looked scattered, but in fact, they contained profound mysteries and secretly conformed to a Formation.
The hall was very spacious, with only the main seat and six or seven tables and chairs, the rest being screens and other elegant furnishings.
Gu Changyang sat on the main seat of the hall, exuding an imposing Aura without anger.
Serving as Sect Master for a long time had gradually cultivated this Aura in him.
He looked at the seven or eight people below and said, "You all came for the Ancient Teleportation Array, didn't you?"
A white-robed Cultivator from Star Palace said, "Indeed, we hope Sect Master Gu will tell us the truth."
Gu Changyang smiled slightly, "This matter is true, and it was my Master's instruction."
"He is currently on the other side of the Ancient Teleportation Array."
The envoy of the Six Extremes True Saint of the Inverse Star Alliance changed his expression upon hearing this and said, "Decades ago, my Young Lord Wen, your Master, Han Li, and others were swallowed by the ghost mist, and soon after, his life lamp shattered. Now your Master is on the other side of the Ancient Teleportation Array. May I ask if your Blazing Zenith Sect is involved in the death of my Young Lord Wen?"
Gu Changyang sneered, "So what if it is, and so what if it isn't?"
"Does your Inverse Star Alliance want to go to war with my Sangxing Island?"
Since the establishment of the Blazing Zenith Sect until now, the number of Disciples in the Sect has grown at an astonishing rate, with many talented individuals among them.
They were heavily cultivated by the Blazing Zenith Sect, and several had already reached the False Core Stage, while hundreds more were at the Foundation Establishment Early and Middle Stages.
There were also three thousand Qi Condensation Disciples of varying strengths.
As for those with Core Formation strength, many Core Formation Cultivators who were initially cursed with the Blood Curse Restriction voluntarily stayed after the curse was lifted, officially becoming members of the Blazing Zenith Sect.
Adding the several Blood Servants Li Feiyu left behind, their number also exceeded forty.
Wen Siyue, as the Sect Master's wife, also successfully formed her Core years ago with the provision of abundant resources and gave birth to a son for Gu Changyang.
Gu Changyang is now at the Peak of the Core Formation Middle Stage.
With the many trump cards left by Li Feiyu, on Sangxing Island, he could capture or kill anyone below a Great Cultivator!
There was once a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator who, not believing in evil and coveting Sangxing Island's resources, came to cause trouble while Li Feiyu was absent, but was forcefully killed by Gu Changyang, who activated the Xuanhuang Seal.
Since then, even without Li Feiyu, no one dared to underestimate the Blazing Zenith Sect.
However, when Blazing Zenith Sect Disciples went out for training, five or six out of ten would encounter danger.
Some forces had long been dissatisfied with the Blazing Zenith Sect. They dared not openly turn against the Blazing Zenith Sect, so they could only secretly unite and use means to weaken the Blazing Zenith Sect's strength.
"Hmph, don't be too complacent. Your Blazing Zenith Sect can only be confined to one island after all."
Gu Changyang, knowing some of Li Feiyu's plans, smiled slightly, "Who knows what the future holds?!"
"Regarding the Ancient Teleportation Array, this is all I can tell you. Those who wish to use it can register at the Blazing Sun Pavilion in the market. Someone there will manage this matter."
"I won't keep you all any longer."