Huai looked at the people who joined. From Serene Willow Peak, the Vice Hall Master of the Wood Peak, Yue Hua, had now reached Void Refinement Level 1.
Her daughter, Yue Qing'er, reached Nascent Soul Level 5. Meanwhile, the five elders Mu Ran, Shui Lian, Liu Feng, Qing Zhi, and Yan Song all reached Nascent Soul Peak, Level 9, Level 7, Level 7, and Level 8, respectively.
Huai looked at the personal disciples of the sect. Lin Feng and Huo Ling'er had both reached Nascent Soul Peak in cultivation, and were on the verge of a breakthrough. But due to the meeting, they postponed their breakthrough.
As for the others, Zhao Tie and Bai Wei both reached Nascent Soul Peak in cultivation, while Lan Ruo and Da Zhuang both reached Nascent Soul Level 8.
Mu Chen and Xiao Yun both reached Nascent Soul Level 9, just one step away from the peak.
All inner disciples reached at least the Golden Core Peak realm, and some of them even entered the Nascent Soul realm.
As for the outer disciples, most of them reached the Foundation Establishment Peak realm, and many of them reached the Golden Core realm.
Huai looked at them all, then nodded his head in satisfaction, a gentle smile on his face. Everyone felt happy seeing Huai smile.
Just nearly two months ago, they were a mere 9th-tier low-level sect, a sect so lowly that no one knew its name.
But now, they were at a height where any one of them would be a disaster if released alone. No one in this dilapidated Western Region would be their rival.
Huai looked at them and said, "I'm really happy with the progression of the sect, although some of you did something amusing by not keeping a low profile on your travels."
Huai looked at Lin Feng, Jian Tian, Huo Ling'er, and Chi Huang. All four of them lowered their heads even more.
Huai continued, "But it's okay. So what if they know? So what if they gave you four pieces of 7th-tier trinkets to play with? Don't be complacent. "
"Remember, there will always be someone in the world better than you... so focus on cultivation and reach a level from where you can see them like ants."
At these words, everyone's eyes lit up. They knew how important it was to become powerful. Although they were strong now, it was only in this dilapidated Western Region.
Even on Blue Star, there were 7th-tier sects and countless powerful cultivators, so they needed to keep going up until they reached a level to look down upon them.
But at this particular moment,
"We from the Great Solaris Kingdom are here to pay respects to the Sect Leader of The Eternal Sect."
Just upon hearing this, everyone thought that they needed to invite them in, when another sound came from outside the main gate of the sect.
"We from the Azure Mist Sect are here to pay respects to the Sect Leader of The Eternal Sect."
Huai looked into the distance to see two teams of cultivators arriving at his sect's main gate and bowing towards the sect to show their respect.
Huai looked at a Body Integration cultivator; he was the gatekeeper of the sect, named Zhao Yan. In the past, Huai had put him in that position, and by cultivating diligently, he reached that level.
Huai said, "Zhao Yan, go and bring them to the Main Hall."
Zhao Yan bowed towards Huai and disappeared into thin air.
On the side of the two 8th-tier high-level sects: King Zhao Feng brought the three great elders of the sect—Elder Mo, Elder Han, and Elder Bi—and his daughter, Zhao Yue.
In the case of the Azure Mist Sect, Sect Master Lan Tianzheng brought Grand Elder Wei, Elder Feng, and Lan Suyin.
Zhao Feng and Lan Tianzheng looked at each other and bowed to show respect. They were both from 8th-tier high-level forces.
Although they were not as powerful as The Eternal Sect, they were still the high-level members of the Western Region the foundation of the region.
In their journey, they both knew what happened in the other's area. They knew how Lin Feng and Elder Jian Tian saved the Great Solaris Kingdom, and how Huo Ling'er and Elder Chi Huang saved the Azure Mist Sect.
Zhao Feng asked, "Brother Lan also came here to show respect, right?"
Lan Tianzheng replied, "Yes! Isn't it the same for Brother Zhao too?"
Zhao Feng nodded. Elder Wei and Elder Mo were old friends. Elder Mo looked at Elder Wei and said, laughing, "Hahahaha, you old fool, you're still healthy enough to show up here?"
Elder Wei retorted, "Hahahaha, long time no see, idiot Mo. Why are you cursing me? Didn't you also come here still healthy?"
Looking at the two old men bickering and cursing each other, both teams felt embarrassed. They knew that these two were old buddies, but they still felt awkward.
At this moment, the huge gate of The Eternal Sect opened. Outside, they couldn't sense any changes in nature; in their eyes, this sect was still a 9th-tier sect.
But they knew how monstrous this sect really was, so they didn't mind the appearance of the sect at all.
The next moment, an old man came out of the sect's gate. He was wearing a gray robe with a white inner long dress.
A token of the Eternal Sect hung from his waist. His long gray hair was tied in a bun. His middle-aged face looked like it contained ancient knowledge.
He looked at both teams, but just seeing those eyes, the members of the Great Solaris Kingdom and Azure Mist Sect shuddered in fear.
It was a genuine Body Integration level powerhouse. Just how many Body Integration cultivators did the Eternal Sect have?
Both teams bowed towards Zhao Yan. "Greetings, Your Highness."
Zhao Yan immediately waved his hand, helped them stand straight up again, and said, "Your Excellencies, you don't need to bow to me. I'm just a mere gatekeeper appointed by the Sect Leader."
Those words fell like a bomb. What the hell! Body Integration level cultivators were working as gatekeepers? So what was their level in front of the mysterious Sect Leader of THE ETERNAL SECT?
Zhao Yan said again, "Please come with me, everyone. The Sect Master told me to bring you guys to the Main Hall. Everyone is waiting for you there."
They all nodded, then followed Zhao Yan to the sect's gate and entered the sect. But just by entering, the scene before them changed.
Vast jade tiles were engraved on the ground. Immortal fountains, statues, ancient trees, and a vast, beautiful area appeared before their eyes.
Everyone's faces changed in horror. They never imagined that this sect, which was a normal 9th-tier low-level sect just a few seconds ago, would change completely in just a few seconds.
Then they looked into the distance to see nine great immortal mountains on this vast plane. Eight great mountains surrounded a central great mountain.
Immortal mist enveloped the whole area, looking like the Immortal Realm itself had descended on this small land. Many immortal buildings of different natures were built on each mountain.
Zhao Yan brought them all towards a teleportation array, and with everyone, reached the bottom of the central mountain, The Eternal Mountain.
Then they started walking upwards to reach the summit. The more everyone looked around them, the more surprised they became.
Countless spirit medicines were scattered on the ground;
some of them were so profound that they didn't know their names. Even the green grass reached the 8th-tier spirit medicine realm on this mountain.
White swans, and many different kinds of birds and animals were venturing on the mountain. Their cultivation reached very high levels; some of them were even at the level of the Body Integration realm.
But when they looked at the token hanging from Zhao Yan's waist, they all avoided them as if they saw nothing. It was the respect they showed towards the Eternal Sect.
The team reached the summit to see a huge building made out of countless different types of materials.
Golden beams made out of pure gold, and some made out of unknown immortal wood that they had never heard of.
They came before a great door with beautiful carvings. Dragons, phoenixes, tigers, Xuanwus, Pixius, foxes, wolves many mythical creatures were carved on the door.
They looked real. As if these carvings could become reality in a second.
Zhao Yan bowed towards the door and said, "Sect Master, we arrived at the gate."
"Come in!" A gentle voice came from inside the hall.
The door opened by itself. Zhao Yan brought everyone from the two teams and entered the Main Hall.
After entering the Main Hall, the eyes of the two team's members became more absurd. What they saw was not in the category of a sect's main hall.
It was a complete universe. Countless galaxies, nebulas, black holes, stars, dwarf stars, dead stars, and vast cosmic blue space.
Everything was operating on its own. New stars formed, some died, and black holes engulfed planets and stars.
Beautiful nebulas shone in the dark. Any one of these phenomena made them awe in surprise.
At this moment, they noticed a place a throne made out of black obsidian. And on that throne seated a being that they couldn't see through at all.
He was wearing a light green robe with mythical creatures embroidered on it with golden threads. An inner white long dress made this robe more eye-catching.
The Sect Leader token hung from his waist. A white, beautiful sword floated beside him with golden carvings and beautiful jades infused in its sheath.
His eyes were light brown. His long hair rested gently on his shoulder. A golden crown with countless golden chains hanging from it made him look more majestic.
But looking at this guy's face, everyone became more surprised. Beautiful. Beautiful as if he were not from this world at all, as if he came from heaven. And his age, maybe only 16 or 17, made him more mysterious.
Powerful beings at the Fusion realm, Body Integration realm, Void Refinement realm, and others were seated in front of him on both sides.
This sight made both the Great Solaris Kingdom and Azure Mist Sect shudder in fear. What is this? Who are these great cultivators?
This strength alone could make them a 7th-tier low-level sect, and even the Sect Master's strength couldn't be detected at all. He was at least at a realm above the Fusion realm.
Zhao Feng and Lan Tianzheng both bowed with everyone they brought with them and said,
"Greetings, Sect Leader of the Great Eternal Sect. We came here today to show respect to the Eternal Sect for helping us solve those major problems that we had. And we came here today to submit forever as a secondary force of the Eternal Sect."
Just by saying this, Zhao Feng and Lan Tianzheng looked at each other; they never thought that the other team also had the same idea as their own.
After Lin Feng and Huo Ling'er left their places, they had a personal meeting with the sect elders and kingdom's elders and decided to submit to The Eternal Sect.
Huai became surprised. Not just him, but other members of the meeting also became somewhat surprised. But after seeing Huai, they nodded in unison.
They knew that Huai, as the Sect Leader, had done everything for the sect for the last two months, and the whole sect became like this just because of this guy.
So why not? Two 8th-tier sects wanted to submit to them as secondary forces. It was absolutely normal.
Huai was going to reject their offer; he didn't like to show dominance over these sects. But before he rejected...
[Ding! Congratulations, Host, for triggering the hidden task. Unify The Blue Star Planet. Now in progress (10%) Rewards: 1. Eternal Bell. 2. Cultivation Level Solidification.]
What the hell! This cheap system didn't even give him tasks for a month, and now suddenly gave him a task to unify the whole Blue Star planet.
And what are these cheap rewards? Although he hadn't solidified his cultivation level until now, he could do it himself little by little.
And the system just gave him a task that was going to show his power to the Western Region openly. The system has gone mad, hasn't it?