Chapter 1: One Last Cultivation
In a world overflowing with the purest of Qi, up on the tallest mountain—the Kunlun Mountain—was a single sect. One that had existed since time immemorial and was known as the strongest sect, uncontested: the Azure Dragon Sect.
But unlike usual, today, there was nobody cultivating.
Instead, all disciples and elders had gathered—50,000 of them in total.
On a floating jade platform above the Azure Dragon Sect’s main building, they all lined up neatly, looking forward to their idol: the current Sect Master and the most powerful cultivator to have walked the eleven realms.
"Master Xu Tao, may you succeed in your endeavors!"
"Please pave the path for the first Heaven Immortal Sage to have ever existed!"
"Master Xu... We’ll miss you...!"
Various voices echoed—some cheering him on, some burning with expectations, some emphasizing their longing, and some even crying genuine tears.
But the man himself just stood on the raised platform, staring at the gently rotating clouds and the Mystic Beasts flying in the air. His lips were curled into a thin smile, his gaze filled with care for the "little ones" he was leaving behind.
"It’s been 3,000 years since I became the Sect Master..." he muttered in reminiscence, his voice deep but still with a hint of youth.
His long black hair, tied loosely into a braided ponytail, waved along with the Qi-filled gentle winds. "But now, it’s time for me to step down. Tang Li, from now on, you’ll be in charge of the Sect as its next Master..."