650: Chapter 208_1 650: Chapter 208_1 It had been some time since the Grand Preceptor fell into slumber, and although there were still four of his Earth Immortal Realm disciples—who were quite strong—the four of them simply were not the Grand Preceptor.
They could suppress one area, yet they were incapable of dominating an entire dynasty like the Grand Preceptor could.
After the Grand Preceptor’s slumber, the borders of the dynasty fell into chaos.
The Red Refinery Demonic Sect and the Sun and Moon Demon Sect were the first to invade the Guardian Immortal Imperial Dynasty, causing trouble.
Of course, their troublemaking was merely a probing action.
However, as the changes in the Heavenly Dao became increasingly apparent and more people fell into slumber, the Grand Preceptor’s four disciples also succumbed one after another to slumber.
Suddenly, it wasn’t just the Demon Sects like the Red Refinery and Sun and Moon—previously ousted from the Guardian Immortal Imperial Dynasty—that were invading.
Disciples from the surrounding dynasties were also flocking to the Guardian Immortal Imperial Dynasty.
Over the years, the Guardian Immortal Imperial Dynasty’s Grand Preceptor had never ceased to oppress them in their own dynasties.
Now, with the Grand Preceptor asleep and his disciples also in slumber, how could they not seek revenge?
Their retaliation was aimed directly at the Guardian Immortal Imperial Dynasty, yet inevitably, it led to friction with various Immortal Sects within the dynasty itself.
For example, if they attacked a province of the Guardian Immortal Imperial Dynasty that happened to have an Immortal Sect, which recruited disciples exclusively from that province…
Seeing the members of other dynasties’ Immortal Sects, or the Red Refinery Demonic Sect and Sun and Moon Demon Sect slaughtering in their province, how could they remain uninvolved?
If everyone was killed, where would they find disciples in the future?
Moreover, although mortals did not cultivate Spirit Fields, and the Immortal Sects didn’t entrust mortals with their cultivation either, mortals grew medicinal herbs and mined ores that Cultivators found useful.
The members of the Demon Sects, as well as those from other dynasties, were not only killing; they were destroying and looting valuable resources.
How could the Immortal Sects of the Guardian Immortal Imperial Dynasty tolerate such plundering?
Moreover, what mattered most was that they too hailed from this region, even though countless years might have passed and their connection with their kin may no longer be close.
After all, that was their homeland.
How could they watch idly as others brought calamity to their homeland!
Therefore, the Immortals of the Guardian Immortal Imperial Dynasty inevitably came into friction and conflict with the invaders.
Yet, for the time being, all major powers avoided the top ten Immortal Sects, not wishing to clash with them directly.
After all, they had come from afar, and their Earth Immortal Realm experts could not be deployed in great numbers.
To conflict with the top ten Immortal Sects at this time would be unwise.
In particular, the Hundred Peaks Sect was the most significant of them all!
Due to the Immortal Martial Assembly, the entire Cultivation world of the Guardian Immortal Imperial Dynasty had become aware of the strength of the Hundred Peaks Sect’s disciples in the Golden Core Stage.
The four disciples from Four Treasures Peak, together with Li Ke and Nie Jie from Flying Immortal Peak, and Liè Yàn, made a total of seven beings at the Ten Different Phenomena of Golden Elixir Great Perfection.
This was in addition to Cao Zhen, who, despite not having reached Perfect Completion Golden Core, had won the championship at the Immortal Martial Assembly.
The Hundred Peaks Sect had seven disciples ranked within the top ten of Golden Core Stage in the Guardian Immortal Imperial Dynasty!
Besides them was Yi Sheng, who, with nine Abnormal Phenomenon Golden Pills, demonstrated formidable strength and was almost certain to reach Ten Different Phenomena of Golden Elixir Great Perfection.
It was unanimously recognized in the Cultivation world of the Guardian Immortal Imperial Dynasty that as soon as the Minor Era of Inversion of Heaven and Earth fully arrived and all Earth Immortal Realm experts fell into slumber, the Hundred Peaks Sect would become the strongest Immortal Sect within the Guardian Immortal Imperial Dynasty.
Under such circumstances, even now, when the Minor Era of Inversion of Heaven and Earth had not actually begun, there was no force willing to provoke the Hundred Peaks Sect.
If you provoke the Hundred Peaks Sect now, when the Minor Era of Inversion of Heaven and Earth arrives, wouldn’t the Hundred Peaks Sect seek revenge against you?
What would you do then?
Now, all major powers, including the ousted Red Refinery Demonic Sect and Sun and Moon Demon Sect, refrained from antagonizing the Hundred Peaks Sect.
The Great Lai Dynasty, despite being adjacent to the region inhabited by the Hundred Peaks Sect, had decided to reroute and avoid that particular area before entering the Guardian Immortal Imperial Dynasty.
Compared to the Guardian Immortal Imperial Dynasty, the Great Lai Dynasty was much smaller—not only in territory but also in population.
Within the territory of the Great Lai Dynasty, there were very few Immortal Sects, just three major ones.
Long ago, the Great Lai Dynasty was home to numerous competing Immortal Sects, but life in the Great Lai Dynasty, whether among mortals or Cultivators, was far crueler than in the Guardian Immortal Imperial Dynasty.
The Great Lai Dynasty, although sparsely populated, was known for its fierce local customs and relentless warfare beyond its borders.
The Cultivation world was the same, except their conflicts turned inward rather than outward.
Eventually, after more than a hundred thousand years, only three Immortal Sects remained in the Great Lai Dynasty’s Cultivation world.
The other Sects were either destroyed, absorbed, or had moved away from the Great Lai Dynasty.
The three major Immortal Sects were East Sea Mirage, Star Moon Mansion, and Void Breaking Sect.
And while the Great Lai Dynasty had a nominal emperor, the emperor still had to obey the commands of these three major Immortal Sects.
Furthermore, these three major Immortal Sects held a martial contest every thousand years.
The victor would rule over the Great Lai Dynasty for a millennium.
Currently, East Sea Mirage held sway over the Great Lai Dynasty!
The Great Lai Dynasty had a Capital City, but it was not the center; rather, the three major Immortal Sects were the true centers of the Great Lai Dynasty.