In the Eastern Region, apart from the most powerful Skyscraping Sect, there are also three first-class sects: the Lotus Valley, the Transformation Gate, and the Tianbao Pavilion. These three major sects each occupy the south, north, and east sides of the Eastern Region.
Among the three major sects, except for the Lotus Valley, the founding time of the other two sects is over two thousand years. The reason why the Lotus Valley was able to rise later is mainly because there is a scattered immortal who has crossed one thunder tribulation in the Lotus Valley! Of course, besides the Lotus Valley, the other two sects also have the existence of scattered immortals who have crossed the thunder tribulation.
From this, it can be seen that the existence of a scattered immortal who has crossed the thunder tribulation is the most important factor for a sect to become a first-class sect.
Of course, just having scattered immortals who have crossed the thunder tribulation is not enough. Besides scattered immortals who have crossed the tribulation, an ordinary scattered immortal is also essential for the sect's strength. To use an analogy, if the scattered immortals who have crossed the tribulation are the pillars of the sect, then the ordinary scattered immortals are the foundation of the sect. None can be lacking. In addition to these three major sects, there are also many small sects in the Eastern Region, some of which don't even have scattered immortals, and some may have the presence of scattered immortals, but because they lack scattered immortals who have crossed the thunder tribulation, they cannot be compared with the three major sects.
As for the Skyscraping Sect, there are basically no people in the entire Eastern Region who dare to ignore its orders. Not for anything else, but because within the Skyscraping Sect, there is an old ancestor who has been in seclusion for eight hundred years. It is said that this old ancestor has already crossed two scattered immortal tribulations, and some even say that the old ancestor of the Skyscraping Sect is a scattered immortal who has crossed three scattered immortal tribulations!
Of course, no one knows if this information is true because few people have had the opportunity to see that old ancestor.
Whether it's a two scattered immortal or three scattered immortal, the position of the Skyscraping Sect is unparalleled because of his existence.
This single person suppresses all the sects in the entire Eastern Region!
Inside the Skyscraping Sect's valley.
With year-round snow, upon entering the valley, one can clearly feel the cold emanating from the ground, as if this place is completely cut off from the outside world.
This is the restricted area of the Skyscraping Sect. Even the disciples of the Skyscraping Sect are not allowed to enter here without permission. Only the elders who have crossed the tribulation to become scattered immortals have the qualifications to enter.
One day.
In the central cave in the valley, another old voice suddenly rang out.
"Xian'er, the ten-year period is over. Take these tokens and distribute them on behalf of the master."
"Yes, Master!" Upon hearing this, a young woman in white clothes who had been meditating outside the valley opened her eyes, paid her respects to the location of the cave in the valley, and did not actually enter into the valley.
A short while later, thirty discs flashing with a green-blue light flew out from the valley and landed accurately in the hands of the woman named Xian'er.
After receiving the discs, Xian'er didn't pause for a moment. She turned into a stream of light and flew up, disappearing into the sky...
Inside the Lotus Valley.
All the disciples had gathered together, whether they were inner or outer disciples, and none of them had practiced today. They had all gathered early in the martial arts arena of the Lotus Valley, as if they were waiting for something.
In the center of the martial arts arena stood nine people, the ten major disciples of the Lotus Valley!
Upon Mo Feifan's death, his position was vacated, and until now, no one has taken his place because with Mo Feifan's failed tribulation, his identity token was shattered, and without an identity token, even if the disciples wanted to fight for it, they had nothing to start with. The elders seemed to have forgotten about this and have not yet issued new identity tokens, so until now, there have been only nine out of the ten major disciples.
"The identity tokens for entering the secular world are about to be distributed. If I can get one, I can dominate and live happily in the secular world..."
Whether born in the cultivation world or the secular world, these disciples wished to enter the mundane world. In their view, the mundane world is like heaven. There, they can do as they please and be superior beings. And since most of them have not been cultivating for a long time, it's inevitable that they have some desires.
"Get real, it's you. Every time the identity token is obtained by one of the ten major disciples."
"This time might be different. Not to mention that there's one seat missing from the ten major disciples..."
"Which seat? You're asking for trouble if you target the ninth senior sister."
"Don't be afraid. Although her cultivation is higher than mine, the technique she practices does not include any attack divine abilities. Moreover, Senior Brother also failed in his tribulation, and there is no one to help him now…”
"Don't forget, there's Ding Yan!"
"Ding Yan? Who knows where that kid has gone? It's been so many years, maybe his cultivation still doesn't match up to mine. I heard that he left the Lotus Valley because he was seriously injured…"
The news of Ding Yan leaving the Lotus Valley had already been announced by the elders of the sect, so these disciples all knew about it. However, no one paid any attention to Ding Yan, as they considered him to be useless.
In contrast to these noisy disciples, the other nine disciples sat quietly.
Fang Yuyao stood quietly there, her whole person elegant and otherworldly, like a fairy.
Regarding the discussions of those disciples, there was no reaction at all on her face.
"Quiet!" Gu Yu, who had been silent all along, suddenly reprimanded a few of the disciples.
Gu Yu, ranking third among the top ten disciples of the Lotus Valley. He had just come out of seclusion a month ago, and it was said that his cultivation had reached the late stage of the twelfth level of Qi refining, just one step away from reaching the Great Consummation, and then challenging the position of Loose Immortal!
The disciples who were calculating the situation changed their expressions when they saw this.
Soon they remembered that Gu Yu had always had a fondness for Fang Yuyao, and by plotting like this, they had undoubtedly offended her.
"Third... Senior Brother..."
"Third Senior Brother, according to the sect's explicit rules for the contention of the jade medallion, one must personally take action to obtain the jade medallion. Although you are Senior Brother, you can't control our right to challenge, can you?" A disciple with a cold appearance spoke up.
Gu Yu's eyes flashed with cold light. He remembered that the one who initially incited everyone to challenge Fang Yuyao was this person.
Could it be that, after Mo Feifan's failed tribulation, everyone had become less wary of Fang Yuyao, and even many people had set their sights on Fang Yuyao's position among the top ten disciples? If it weren't for Gu Yu, Fang Yuyao's jade medallion would probably have been taken by someone.
"You're called Wu Wei..." Gu Yu spoke up.
Wu Wei, ranked twelfth among the inner disciples of the Lotus Valley, had a cultivation at the ninth level of Qi refining. Among those who coveted Fang Yuyao's status as one of the top ten disciples, he stood out the most.
"What's the matter? Third Senior Brother wants to retaliate against me?" Wu Wei said fearlessly.
Gu Yu, filled with anger, took a step forward and began to condense a wave of elemental energy in his hand.
But just as he took a step, he was stopped by a hand.
"Sima Xu, what do you mean!"
Gu Yu's gaze suddenly fell on a young man in a blue robe standing beside him.
Sima Xu, ranked second among the top ten disciples of the Lotus Valley, had a cultivation at the Consummation stage of Qi refining. Among all the disciples of the Lotus Valley, apart from Mo Feifan, who had already failed in his tribulation, no one could suppress him.
"Twelfth Senior Brother's cultivation is insufficient. If Third Senior Brother wants to spar, I can accompany him." Sima Xu, without even looking at Gu Yu, spoke calmly.
Gu Yu looked at Sima Xu, then at Wu Wei not far away.
"So it's you... I knew this kid was so bold! When Senior Brother was still here, why didn't you dare to make trouble for Junior Sister?!"
At these words, Sima Xu suddenly turned around, and a bloodthirsty gleam flashed in his eyes as he struck out at Gu Yu with a sudden palm strike.
Gu Yu reacted swiftly and raised his hand to counter Sima Xu's attack.
The two palms collided, producing a muffled sound.
Sima Xu's body swayed a few times, while Gu Yu had to retreat several steps before stabilizing himself.
"Remember, Mo Feifan is already dead, I, Sima Xu, am your Senior Brother!"