Be the Hardest Working Demon Cultivator!

However, it was obvious that the Sword Spirit was reluctant before being consumed by Tan Shuchang.

At that moment, the Sword Spirit spoke again, "If you want to be invincible in your world of cultivation, relying solely on the 'Seven-Star Star Fate Sword Technique' is not enough. Although I can only sense it roughly, I have perceived at least four realms of the Sword Heart Universe... oh, no, at least seven realms of the Sword Heart Universe's Sword Dao."

Hong Yan did not pay too much attention to the Sword Spirit's sudden pause but felt that the Jiawu Realm was truly a place with talents hidden everywhere. Even the legendary Sword Heart Universe's Sword Dao realm had at least seven practitioners!

And the Sword Spirit was wondering, how could there suddenly be three more practitioners of the Sword Heart Universe's Sword Dao realm?

Such a Sword Dao realm, although not too rare, was currently in the mortal world! Normally, if a mortal world had two Sword Cultivators who had reached the realm of the Sword Heart Universe, it was already considered an era of great prosperity for swordsmen.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

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At this time, cultivators from all 25 provinces were gathering at the imperial palace in Jingzhou. This caused the concubines and others who resided in the palace to have no choice but to move out.

However, some remained. These were people who had some connections with the Immortal Sects and a bit of cultivation themselves.

The reason for keeping these people around was naturally for the sake of appearance.

It involved the face of the Zi Xuan imperial family as well as that of the major cultivation sects.

After all, if Emperor Yi had died and they had also driven out all his wives and concubines, wouldn't the majesty of the Emperor of Zi Xuan plummet?

This would directly affect the value of the Supreme Xuanyuan Seal.

The land of the 25 provinces was vast, but for those cultivation sects that possessed the Mountains and Rivers Map and the Water Spirit Banner, traveling to Jingzhou, even if it was tens of millions of miles away, was just a matter of moments.

And for those without these two treasures, they would make use of the "Water Spirits" located in various places, traveling through water veins, and even if they had to transfer from one route to another, it would not take a whole day.

It was the Loose Cultivators who maintained the "Water Spirits" that suffered.

The compensation for maintaining the "Water Spirit" was generous, including guidance in cultivation and magical techniques from the eight great Immortal Sects, but it was also hard work. Therefore, usually only Loose Cultivators were willing to take on this task.

Although Tan Shuchang did not specify when he would begin his lecture or where exactly in the palace it would take place, the cultivators who arrived took the initiative to leave the highest place open, and they all waited patiently.

Thus, they waited for three days, but no one complained. After all, even if there were complaints, no one would dare to express them at such a time.

Suddenly, a vast expanse of multicolored clouds appeared above the imperial palace.

Within the clouds, a dragon's shadow was seen roaming continuously.

This was a Zhumian, a type of Mountain-Sea Beast, born uniquely extraordinary, like a dragon-shaped shadow. It followed the clouds, moved with the wind, and fed on thunder and lightning.

"Only by journeying alone with the sword can one truly appreciate the expanse of the world."

"Only after years of peaceful sleep can one realize that immortality is the ultimate attainment."

"Water strikes for three thousand miles, the wind soars to the highest heavens."

"Yearning for the distant immortal path, lamenting the end of time, my cultivation will have its astonishing moments."

"Tan Shuchang greets all fellow Daoists."

The multicolored clouds descended, revealing the figure of Tan Shuchang clad in dark robes. Dragon chants surrounded him, as the Zhumian, entwined with Tan Shuchang's shadow, descended with him.

For a moment, the multicolored light spread throughout the entire palace and reflected into the sky.

"We've seen the Demon Lord!" And with the emergence of the multicolored clouds, there also came the saluting voices of the cultivators, resounding like thunder through the heavens.