Chapter 1426: Flying Immortal Ruins Open

They were the leaders from the Ten Thousand Sword Sect for this expedition, all of whom were key cultivation talents of the sect.

"Qingjing, Qingling, hurry and come out to greet these seniors!"

Wang Changsheng called out to them. Zhang Wuchen and the other two also had their juniors introduce themselves.

The Ye family's leader was Ye Yunrong, an eighth-layer Core Formation cultivator.

The Liu family's leader was Liu Guangyi, an eighth-layer Core Formation cultivator, and the Zhang family's leader was Zhang Hongguang, also an eighth-layer Core Formation cultivator.

Wang Changsheng and the other six Nascent Soul cultivators chatted idly, mainly about the Flying Immortal Ruins. Li Rui, however, didn't know much about the situation.

After an hour of chatting, Li Rui stood up and said, "Fellow Daoist Wang, Immortal Zhang, Immortal Ye, and Fellow Daoist Liu, it's almost time. We should depart, as the other fellow Daoists are getting impatient."

An astonishing sword intent burst from his body, and specks of blue light emerged, forming a blue sword-light over thirty zhang long, radiating an unstoppable aura.

The blue sword-light appeared almost physical, its body enveloped in a soft blue glow.

Sword cultivators, when flying, do not step directly on their flying swords, but rather on the sword-light they generate.

Li Rui, Nangong Fu, and others were the first to leap onto the blue sword-light, with everyone else following closely.

"Let's go!"

As Li Rui's command fell, the blue sword-light intensified, transforming into a blue arc that pierced through the air, covering a thousand zhang in an instant.

Wherever the blue sword-light passed, a piercing sound of tearing air echoed, and fierce winds whistled by.

Seven days later, the blue sword-light reached its destination: an elliptical island. Buildings stood dense on the island, where a large number of cultivators were active, and banners fluttered. Major forces such as great immortal sects and immortal cultivation families were gathered here. In the center of the island was a small courtyard with blue tiles, covering ten mu, where Li Tianyang and over twenty other Nascent Soul cultivators were gathered in a green stone pavilion, chatting.

Wang Changsheng narrowed his eyes and gazed at the high sky. His divine sense detected a faint spatial fluctuation in a certain area high above, which would be impossible to notice without careful observation.

Wang Changsheng's divine sense quickly swept over the island. There were over twenty Nascent Soul cultivators alone, and hundreds in the Core Formation stage. This gathering was due to Zhou Sihong; otherwise, even more cultivators would have arrived.

The Flying Immortal Ruins open once every thousand years, and no one knows if they will appear again. Thus, all major forces had sent their elite disciples into the Flying Immortal Ruins to seek treasure.

Ye Haitang and the others descended from the blue sword-light, while Wang Changsheng and his group of six flew towards the green stone pavilion.

Besides Li Tianyang, Huangfu Rui was also present.

"Fellow Daoist Li, Fellow Daoist Huangfu, long time no see."

Wang Changsheng greeted Li Tianyang and Huangfu Rui before taking a seat.

After a few brief pleasantries, Li Tianyang brought up the main topic: "Fellow Daoists, as long as Zhou Sihong is not eliminated, the South Sea will never know peace. Let's quickly open a passage and allow our juniors to enter the Flying Immortal Ruins to seek treasure!"

To be honest, if the Flying Immortal Ruins didn't open only once every thousand years, it would be impossible for the Ten Great Sects of the South Sea to send people to seek treasure at such a critical juncture.

During the opening of the Flying Immortal Ruins, a large number of high-level cultivators gathered in the Golden Toad Sea Domain. This might give Zhou Sihong an opportunity, so they needed to act quickly.

"Since everyone is here, let's open a passage!"

Song Tianyang strongly agreed.

Besides the Ten Great Sects, there were also the Ten Great Immortal Cultivation Families. A total of four hundred and fifty Core Formation cultivators entered the Flying Immortal Ruins, representing the elite force of the South Sea cultivation world.

If Soul Transformation cultivators didn't intervene, the cultivators gathered on the island could sweep across the Eastern Barrens, Northern Border, and Central Plains.

A single sea domain spans over five thousand square li, and the South Sea comprises dozens of such domains. Its vast territory and abundant demon beast resources allow it to support such a large number of high-level cultivators. In terms of the sheer quantity of high-level cultivators, the South Sea ranks first in the Dongli Realm. After all, the South Sea is considered the origin of the cultivation world, and its number of high-level cultivators is incomparable to other regions.

"Let's begin!"

With a roar, Li Tianyang summoned eighteen crimson banner flags, each about an inch long. After circling him once, they rapidly grew to five zhang in size, with wisps of fierce flames erupting from their surfaces. The surrounding temperature sharply rose, and each crimson banner flag bore a golden sun pattern.

The eighteen crimson banner flags floated high in the sky, like eighteen scorching suns, obscuring the sky and blocking out the sun.

The scorching heat evaporated vast amounts of seawater, leaving the cultivators on the island feeling parched, as if they were standing in a volcano.

These eighteen crimson banner flags were the Nine Suns Sect's treasured sect-protecting artifacts, the Blazing Sun Banners—a set of spirit treasures that took the Nine Suns Sect tens of thousands of years to forge. Under normal circumstances, the Nine Suns Sect would not wield these treasures, but due to the immense power of the realm rendering ordinary methods ineffective, they had no choice but to use their sect-protecting artifacts.

"The Blazing Sun Banners, Spirit Treasures!"

Wang Changsheng narrowed his eyes slightly, his face filled with envy. This was a set of spirit treasures, not just a single one.

The Town Sea Sect's sect-protecting treasure, the Town Sea Cauldron, was also a spirit treasure. The Town Sea Sect originally possessed more than one, but a certain generation's grand elder, being arrogant and obstinate, led a group of elite disciples into the Heavenly Void Grotto-heaven to seek treasure. All other spirit treasures were destroyed there, leaving only the Town Sea Cauldron. Due to the significant loss of elite disciples in the Heavenly Void Grotto-heaven, the Town Sea Sect began to decline and never managed to forge a second spirit treasure.

The Sun Moon Palace and the other nine sects all successively brought out their sect-protecting treasures. While the Nine Suns Sect, Sun Moon Palace, Ten Thousand Sword Sect, Myriad Beast Island, and Four Seas Sect possessed spirit treasures as their sect-protecting artifacts, the other five sects' treasures were merely ordinary magical artifacts. This is not to say that the latter five sects had no spirit treasures at all, but rather that their number was smaller, or they were not suitable for the current situation, which is why they were not presented.

The Ten Great Families of the South Sea also successively brought out their clan-protecting treasures, none of which were spirit treasures. From this, the immense disparity between the Ten Great Sects of the South Sea and the Ten Great Immortal Cultivation Families of the South Sea was evident.

Wang Changsheng secretly guessed that the Ten Great Sects of the South Sea each possessed at least two spirit treasures, and possibly even a Heavenly Spirit Treasure. As for the Ten Great Immortal Cultivation Families of the South Sea, they likely possessed one spirit treasure, but not necessarily a Heavenly Spirit Treasure. Even the South Sea, with its most abundant cultivation resources, was in this situation.

As for the Eastern Barrens, it was estimated that the Grand Unity Immortal Sect could produce a spirit treasure, but it was uncertain for other sects.

In the Northern Border, major sects like the Nine Nether Sect and Three Flames Palace, which ranked among the top, should possess spirit treasures, but it was uncertain for other sects. As for the Central Plains cultivation world, it was hard to say, as it was relatively stable with few outbreaks of war.

"Open!"

With a loud shout from Li Tianyang, the eighteen Blazing Sun Banners burst forth with dazzling golden light. Each spewed out a thick golden fire pillar, which converged to form a single golden fire pillar a hundred zhang in diameter, soaring straight into the clouds.

The golden fire pillar struck a certain area of the void, causing it to shake violently, as if on the verge of collapsing.

Multicolored magical lights surged forward, tearing open a gap in the void. The gap continuously expanded and soon reached a zhang in size.

Just then, the void emitted a rumbling sound. Affected by the power of the realm, the gap rapidly healed.

Song Tianyang and Mu Yuehua simultaneously raised their hands, and a golden light and a silver light flew out, revealing a golden ring and a silver ring. The surfaces of both rings were covered with rice-grain-sized mysterious runes, and spirit light constantly flickered.

These were the Sun-Moon Rings, one of the Sun Moon Palace's three great sect-protecting treasures. They were capable of both offense and defense, and had the ability to stabilize a spatial area.

The Sun-Moon Rings flew to the healing gap, radiating dazzling golden and silver light. The gap expanded as the Sun-Moon Rings grew in size, and a surge of pure spiritual energy gushed out, revealing faint figures of strange birds and exotic beasts.

"Hurry in! The Sun-Moon Rings can't last much longer."

Song Tianyang said loudly, his expression solemn.

Under Li Tianyang's command, four hundred and fifty Core Formation cultivators lined up and flew into the gap. They all carried a secret talisman; after more than a month, Li Tianyang and the others would jointly open a gap, allowing them to crush the talisman and leave the Flying Immortal Ruins.

After the last Core Formation cultivator flew into the Flying Immortal Ruins, the Sun-Moon Rings rapidly shrank and flew back into the hands of Song Tianyang and Mu Yuehua. The gap quickly healed and vanished.

"They will stay in the Flying Immortal Ruins for over a month. Let's return to the island to rest for now!"

Li Tianyang put away the Blazing Sun Banners and flew back to the island.

Wang Changsheng and the others followed closely, returning to the island with them. They gathered in the stone pavilion, sipping tea and chatting, enjoying a moment of pleasant leisure.