Chapter 716: Profound Immortal Mountain!
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
The Central Continent was vast, many times larger than the Eastern Martial Domain. However, Mo Qingyuan’s speed was also extremely fast. Even while carrying four people, he traveled incredibly quickly.
Half a month later, the group entered the territory of the Ninefold Profound Domain.
The Ninefold Profound Domain was the most powerful domain in the Central Continent. The headquarters of the Five Supreme Factions were all established within the Ninefold Profound Domain, along with many first-rate and second-rate forces.
Compared to the Ninefold Profound Domain, even the Severed Sword Domain was not worth mentioning. It was likely that even if all other domains were added together, their overall strength still might not surpass that of the Ninefold Profound Domain.
Within the Ninefold Profound Domain, the Five Supreme Factions each occupied a region.
Among them, the Profound Sovereign Dynasty occupied the exact center of the Ninefold Profound Domain, while the Profound Origin Immortal Sect occupied the east.
Additionally, the Heaven Mandate Academy occupied the north of the Ninefold Profound Domain, the Golden Lotus Buddhist Kingdom occupied the west, and the south was ruled by the Myriad Demon Dao Sect.
Among these five factions, the Profound Sovereign Dynasty was the strongest and regarded itself as the orthodox authority. Its influence was not limited to the central Ninefold Profound Domain, but spread across the entire Central Continent. Its overall strength far exceeded the other four factions.
The Profound Origin Immortal Sect ranked second among the five factions. Its strength was slightly greater than the other three, but only by a limited margin. The gap was not very large.
The Heaven Mandate Academy was composed of scholarly cultivators. It originally belonged to the Profound Sovereign Dynasty, but as its own strength grew, it gradually became independent. Even so, it still maintained a very close relationship with the Profound Sovereign Dynasty.
The Golden Lotus Buddhist Kingdom was composed of Buddhist cultivators. It formed its own faction within the Central Continent with strong independence and rarely interacted with other forces. Except for having a very poor relationship with the Myriad Demon Dao Sect, its relations with other factions were fairly good.
As for the Myriad Demon Dao Sect, while it was called a sect, it could actually be considered an alliance formed by dozens of demonic sects.
However, their relations with one another were not harmonious.
If not for this, the strength of the Myriad Demon Dao Sect could definitely surpass the Profound Origin Immortal Sect and even stand on par with the Profound Sovereign Dynasty.
However, demonic path cultivators were naturally selfish and cunning. Although they were united in name, they were destined to be unable to cooperate with total sincerity. Therefore, the strength of the Myriad Demon Dao Sect could only rank third among the Five Supreme Factions.
"Since we have reached the Ninefold Profound Domain, we are not far from Profound Origin Immortal Mountain."
High in the sky, Mo Qingyuan spoke. "Before we arrive, I will first introduce the basic situation of the Profound Origin Immortal Sect to you."
"The Profound Origin Immortal Sect is divided into six major peaks: Sword Peak, Saber Peak, Soul Peak, Spirit Body Peak, Myriad Manifestation Peak, and Free Wander Peak."
"Among them, Sword Peak, Saber Peak, Soul Peak, and Spirit Body Peak are easy to understand. They correspond to swordsmanship, saber techniques, soul attacks, and physical body tempering respectively."
"Myriad Manifestation Peak takes the meaning of encompassing all phenomena. Besides the previous four types, all other methods can be categorized under Myriad Manifestation Peak. Meanwhile, Free Wander Peak mainly studies alchemy, artifacts, and arrays."
"Within the six major peaks, all disciples are divided into four levels: outer sect disciples, inner sect disciples, true disciples, and saints or saintesses."
"Among them, those below the Spirit Manifestation Realm are all classified as outer sect disciples. Those from the 1st level to the 3rd level of Spirit Manifestation Realm are inner sect disciples. Those at the 4th level of Spirit Manifestation Realm and above are true disciples. As for saints and saintesses, existences of that level are not something you need to consider for the time being."
Li Yun was somewhat better off, having already been mentally prepared. However, Zhu Heng and the other two immediately widened their eyes, their faces full of shock.
Those below the Spirit Manifestation Realm were all classified as outer sect disciples.
In other words, even an existence at the perfection stage of the 9th level of Heavenly Core Realm could only be an outer sect disciple in the Profound Origin Immortal Sect.
And those from the 1st level to the 3rd level of Spirit Manifestation Realm, who could already be considered top powerhouses in the Azure Void Region, were actually only inner sect disciples in the Profound Origin Immortal Sect.
It had to be said that the Profound Origin Immortal Sect was truly too powerful.
Compared to it, the Heavenly Sword Sect could indeed only be considered a third-rate force.
"Alright. Profound Origin Immortal Mountain has arrived."
Just then, Mo Qingyuan’s indifferent voice rang out.
Immediately afterward, an incomparably magnificent mountain appeared before everyone’s eyes.
The mountain range floated in mid-air.
Calling it a single mountain range was an understatement. In reality, it was composed of countless massive ranges. Layer upon layer, there were tens of thousands of them. Each one was larger than the mountain gate of the Heavenly Sword Sect, and when combined together, they formed a spectacle beyond imagination.
The spiritual qi within that giant mountain was abundant to an unimaginable degree and had already condensed into liquid form.
Even taking a single breath from a distance made one feel one’s essence qi improve.
In comparison, even the spiritual qi on the sixth floor of Cloudborne Island seemed incredibly barren. They were simply not on the same level.
"My heavens."
Zhu Heng and the other two cried out in surprise at the same time.
Before the massive Profound Origin Immortal Mountain, they felt like ants, utterly tiny and insignificant.
"As expected of one of the Five Supreme Factions of the Central Continent."
Li Yun was also filled with wonder.
This was only the second-ranked among the Five Supreme Factions. It was said that the spiritual qi in the palace of the Profound Sovereign Dynasty was even more abundant than here.
It was hard to imagine just how staggering the speed of cultivation would be in such a place.