Fei Kui drove the twin-headed lion-tiger carriage, traveling non-stop for half a month, finally arriving at the Weiyang Great Region from Yanluo Country.
The Weiyang Great Region was the cultivation center of this world, the most prosperous and flourishing great region in the Divine Land, even surpassing the Central Immortal Domain.
First and foremost, this was because the Shangqing Sect was located within the Weiyang Great Region.
And the Shangqing Sect, hailed as the number one sect under heaven, was by no means an undeserved reputation.
Whether it was its inherited legacy, affiliated forces, the number of experts within the sect, or even its prodigious disciples, all were the greatest in the world.
In terms of inherited legacy, the Shangqing Sect had been passed down since antiquity—and this antiquity was not the ancient times, but the primordial era. In other words, the Shangqing Sect had already existed during the primordial era. Even when the primordial era ended and the ancient times began, the Shangqing Sect smoothly continued its inheritance. After the ancient times began, this world suffered a catastrophic disaster: the sun and moon fell, a century of darkness descended, and many sects perished one after another. It is said that although the Shangqing Sect was not spared, it still managed to pass down its legacy.
It remained the number one sect in this world until the end of the ancient times, and after the modern era began, its prestige soared even higher, reaching its zenith.
To this day, countless large and small sects and families affiliated with the Shangqing Sect were spread across the entire Divine Land.
One must know that the Shangqing Sect had been passed down for hundreds of thousands of years since antiquity—how could its disciples number less than tens of millions?
Although some of these disciples established their own sects or families, they all flew the banner of the Shangqing Sect. Even though they were usually far from the Shangqing Sect itself, at a single word from the sect, they would rush over immediately.
As for the experts of the Shangqing Sect...
Let's put it this way.
A Law Manifestation Great Venerable might be considered a formidable expert in the Great Northwest or even in Yanluo Country, but at the Shangqing Sect? Sorry, you wouldn't even qualify to enter the Outer Gate.
That was the literal truth—you couldn't get in.
A Law Manifestation Great Venerable could only cultivate within those sects affiliated with the Shangqing Sect. Only by achieving Earth Immortal cultivation would one have the *qualification* to become an Outer Gate disciple of the Shangqing Sect.
And that was merely a qualification.
It meant that even after becoming an Earth Immortal, whether one could actually become an Outer Gate disciple of the Shangqing Sect was still an unknown.
Earth Immortal?
Earth Immortals might have been as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns in the ancient times.
But in this modern era of universal revival, following the descent of the Heavenly Mandate and the wonders of the Great Nature, Earth Immortals were a dime a dozen, utterly worthless. And within the number one great sect under heaven, the Shangqing Sect, the existence of Earth Immortals was even more worthless. It was no exaggeration to say that within the Shangqing Sect, even those who swept the floors, watered the flowers, or guarded the gates possessed Earth Immortal cultivation.
Forget Earth Immortals.
Even Immortals were commonplace within the Shangqing Sect, nothing special, because the Outer Gate elders of the Shangqing Sect were uniformly, almost without exception, all Immortals.
This was truly astonishing.
The Outer Gate disciples of the Shangqing Sect were all Earth Immortals, and its elders were uniformly Immortals.
Then what kind of figures must the Inner Gate disciples of the Shangqing Sect be?
The answer consisted of only two words:
Fortune.
In other words, admission to the Shangqing Sect's Inner Gate did not depend on cultivation level, but on one's Fortune.
If one's Fortune was lacking, even achieving enlightenment and becoming an Immortal would not grant entry to the Shangqing Sect's Inner Gate.
And the Fortune possessed by the Inner Gate disciples of the Shangqing Sect was uniquely bestowed by heaven and earth, one in ten thousand.
All varieties of Minor Heavenly Mandates, Minor Natures, and Minor Edicts were present in abundance.
Furthermore, within the Shangqing Sect's Inner Gate, those bearing Major Heavenly Mandates, Major Natures, and Major Edicts were also not few in number.
Among the eighteen Star-Child heirs who received the Heavenly Mandate between heaven and earth, the Shangqing Sect alone possessed nine.
And as for the Great Dao Appointed Dao-Sons, those bearing various Great Dao Edicts, the Shangqing Sect alone had twenty-four.
One can imagine how terrifying the Shangqing Sect's Inner Gate was.
It was precisely for this reason that the Shangqing Sect's Inner Gate had always been hailed as the Dragon Gate.
The so-called Dragon Gate had two meanings. The first meaning was that all within the Shangqing Sect's Inner Gate were dragons among men.
The second meaning was akin to a carp leaping over the Dragon Gate: once one entered the Shangqing Sect's Inner Gate, their future prospects were limitless.
For it was rumored that the reason the Shangqing Sect could be passed down for so long might rely on its profound legacy, but more importantly, the Shangqing Sect possessed an immensely powerful background—so powerful that it not only held a certain voice within the Immortal Dynasty, but even wielded influence in the Nine Heavens above.
This was also why those Earth Immortals would rather be mere disciples in the Shangqing Sect's Outer Gate than lord it over others elsewhere.
Similarly, those noble Immortals would rather serve as elders in the Shangqing Sect's Outer Gate than establish their own sects.
And it wasn't just them.
Even those arrogant, domineering scions of the Immortal Dynasty's nobility had flocked to join the Shangqing Sect.
They all knew that joining the Shangqing Sect was like being plated with gold. Relying on such a powerful backer as the Shangqing Sect, they could not only rise quickly within the Immortal Dynasty, but in the future, even if they ascended to the Nine Heavens, they could integrate faster than others with the Shangqing Sect's recommendation.
Take, for example, the previously mentioned Liu Guangque, who made a grand display in Yanluo Country and was hailed as a Son of the Great Nature, or Long Qianren, who claimed the title of Azure Dragon Dominating the Sun—both were Inner Gate disciples of the Shangqing Sect.
And there were many such scions of the Immortal Dynasty nobility within the Shangqing Sect's Inner Gate, those with family status, background, and Fortune.
It was said that several princes of the Immortal Dynasty were also registered disciples of the Shangqing Sect.
Moreover, rumors held that a large portion of reincarnated great powers were cultivating in seclusion within the Shangqing Sect.
Just think: even princes of the Immortal Dynasty were willing to join the Shangqing Sect as registered disciples, and even reincarnated great powers cultivated in seclusion there. One can imagine how fearsome the Shangqing Sect's background must be.
Over time, the Shangqing Sect's Inner Gate became the sacred land all the youth of this world yearned for.
Of course.
The reason the Weiyang Great Region could become the cultivation center of this world was not solely because the Shangqing Sect was located here.
Many other ancient legacies were also situated here.
For example, the famously renowned number one Wangwo Peak under heaven.
And the legendary, pure and pristine Jade Maiden Lake.
The palace of World-Honored Lady Jun Xuanji, the World-Honored Palace.
The burial ground of the Chixiao King, Gu Tianlang—the King's Tomb.
The Celestial Immortal Pagoda, the Hidden Sword Tomb, the Sword Immortal Stele, and so on—almost all were located within the Weiyang Great Region.
After Fei Kui drove the twin-headed lion-tiger carriage into the Weiyang Great Region, he slowed his pace considerably.
Fei Kui had previously muddled along in the Great Northwest, then later followed Lord Black Buddha in Yanluo Country. One could say he had never been to the Divine Land, let alone this Weiyang Great Region hailed as the world's cultivation center. This was truly his first time, like a maiden riding the bridal sedan chair.
Back when he was muddling along in the Great Northwest, he had heard people talk about how prosperous and bustling the Weiyang Great Region was.
Only upon personally arriving did Fei Kui realize that the things he had heard about the Weiyang Great Region were not exaggerated in the slightest. This place was absolutely more prosperous and bustling than the rumors suggested.
To say nothing of other aspects, the spiritual energy of the Weiyang Great Region alone outstripped Yanluo Country by several streets, and the resource-barren lands of the Great Northwest were simply incomparable.
Those mountain ranges, multicolored and resplendent, were like rainbows stretching across the sky.
Those mountain peaks, majestic and imposing, seemed to pierce through heaven and earth, inspiring awe.
Looking up, heavens! There were actually palaces suspended in mid-air, as if seated upon the clouds...