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Chapter 1397 - Chapter 1397 Chapter 587 Rise of the Nine Phoenixes Ten

Chapter 1397: Chapter 587: Rise of the Nine Phoenixes, Ten Thousand Spirits Immortal Assembly_2 Chapter 1397: Chapter 587: Rise of the Nine Phoenixes, Ten Thousand Spirits Immortal Assembly_2 “A new Hall Master?”

“Our Nine Sparrows Hall finally has a true Hall Master.”

“The Golden Sparrow Main Vein, the strongest in combat power, the rise of Nine Sparrows Hall is imminent.”

“Excellent, Heavenly Tao is just.”

In the high sky.

Jin Ming looked at the Immortal Monarchs dispersing around him, feeling that those peeking at him were also retracting their presence, not daring to sweep around carelessly.

When he looked down, he felt even more astounded by the emotional fluctuations erupting from Nine Sparrow Mountain; these fluctuations caused the golden Immortal Sword in his hand to emit a gentle chime, seemingly excited about the resurgence of Nine Sparrow Mountain.

Sensing these changes, a smile spread across his face because it was precisely these simple transformations that had eliminated more than twenty percent of the cause and effect promised by the Golden Sparrow inheritance.

Next, as long as he could withstand the attacks and difficulties from other Immortal Monarchs and gather the other seven veins scattered outside, he could completely dissipate this burden of cause and effect.

Within his Immortal Spirit Realm, Han Yi also sensed this wave of change, and could not help but feel happy for Jin Ming.

Once Jin Ming was freed from the shackles of cause and effect, he would be able to accompany him to the Purple Sun Tao Sect territory to investigate Black Yama. Even if something happened halfway, he could directly abandon the mess with Black Yama and return to Age Candle first.

In his heart, there was a subtle unease. Regarding this unease, he had two guesses: one was related to the Ten Thousand Spirits Sect, and the other was related to the warning from the Heavenly Tao just before they had set out.

Following this.

Three days later.

Silver Sparrow Immortal Monarch, accompanied by Jin Ming, went to the Artifact Refining Sub-sect’s Great Hall, which was also the Fierce Sun Great Hall, to report their arrival. For this purpose, Jin Ming Taoist sealed the Immortal Spirit Realm so that even an Immortal Sovereign could not see through it, preventing the detection of Han Yi.

Luckily, the Immortal Sovereign of the Ten Thousand Spirits Sect, the Artifact Refining Sub-sect, and even the Fierce Sun Immortal Sovereign were not present, leaving only one subordinate Hall Master. This Hall Master did not make things difficult for Jin Ming but had a flicker in his eyes, conveying an indiscernible meaning.

After registering their report, Jin Ming Taoist officially became the Hall Master of Nine Sparrows Hall.

This was the system of the Ten Thousand Spirits Sect. This Dao sect does not place much importance on an Immortal Monarch’s original background, which is different from the system of the Daluo Immortal Courts.

The Immortal Court is a collective interest group, where interests override competitive relationships.

But the Ten Thousand Spirits Sect, with each of its sub-sects and even each hall, is a separate force; they compete with each other, where competition overshadows collective interests.

Also because joining this Dao sect doesn’t require an Immortal Monarch to have an ‘impeccable’ identity, even Immortal Monarchs from the other three major Dao sects hold concurrent positions here.

In a word, describing it as complex and intricate is quite fitting.

After leaving the Fierce Sun Great Hall, Han Yi, hidden inside Jin Ming’s Immortal Spirit Realm, suddenly felt a stir in his heart. He took out the Green Reed Sword.

The Qingping lightly hummed, and a thought was transmitted.

“There’s an aura of the Separation Sword.”

“Right at the bottom of this mountain range.”

Han Yi’s face brightened with joy, but this was not the right moment to retrieve it. He soothed Qingping and put it away.

When he ascended to Immortal Monarch, the Age Candle Dao Ancestor had bestowed thirteen Qingping Separation Swords upon him, elevating the Green Reed Sword to the pinnacle of the Seventh-order. Upgrading to the Eighth Rank Qingping only required double that amount – another thirteen swords of the same kind, which would allow it to ascend.

An Eighth Rank Immortal Sword, something Han Yi long coveted. If it ascended to the Eighth Order, even if facing peak Great Saint-level Immortal Monarchs, Han Yi dared to do battle.

Normally, only the most peak Immortal Monarchs, or the Immortal Sovereigns themselves, could wield an Eighth Rank Immortal Artifact.

To his knowledge, among the peak Immortal Monarchs with Eighth Rank Immortal Artifacts in the Age Candle Immortal Court, only Yuan Sui and Original Art qualified. In the Donghuang Immortal Court, with its numerous Evil Kings, only the top three Great Saints possessed such powerful Immortal Artifacts.

Outside the Immortal Spirit Realm.

Jin Ming Taoist and Silver Sparrow Immortal Monarch returned to Nine Sparrow Mountain.

That very day.

Han Yi, with Jin Ming Taoist in tow, slipped out from Nine Sparrow Mountain again.

This time, Jin Ming Taoist was taken into Han Yi’s Immortal Spirit Realm. He did not trust Jin Ming to be alone at Nine Sparrows Hall in case the Ming Luo Hall Master, lacking the proper conduct, made a move with the strength of a peak Immortal Monarch to attack Jin Ming. If Han Yi wasn’t there, Jin Ming would have no chance of surviving.

Han Yi briefly informed Jin Ming about the Qingping Separation Sword. Jin Ming appeared very excited.

Eager to assist Han Yi, he was willing to give his all. Han Yi, though, considering his insufficient strength, did not let him take action, which greatly dissatisfied him.

But the reality was before him: he couldn’t defeat Han Yi, and even in terms of agility, he was far behind, so he had no choice but to accept it.

It took Han Yi a few days to figure out the route, then he sneaked into the depths of Fierce Sun Mountain Range and found the three Divided Swords stored in the secret vault.

In this secret vault, there were also several Seventh-stage Immortal Devices, which made Han Yi exceedingly covetous; however, the restrictions on the Immortal Artifacts were connected with the Fierce Sun Immortal Array. Setting aside whether he could break through them, the moment he made a move, it would inevitably trigger the Immortal Array. This particular Immortal Array was even beyond a Ninth Rank Immortal Array–it was a Tao Array laid by the Myriad Spirits Dao Ancestor himself. Even with ten times his courage, Han Yi wouldn’t dare to act.

After merging with the three Divided Swords, the Green Reed Sword seemed to still be yearning for more.

“In the Penglai Immortal Realm, I can still sense eleven Divided Swords. However, seven of them seem to be located in the depths of Mount Bu Zhou, with the connection being vague; surely they’re in a place of importance. The other four are spread across Penglai and should not be difficult to find,” the sword expressed.

After advancing to the Seventh-order, the Green Reed Sword’s abilities improved, not just in terms of combat power but also in its sensory reach, which could now vaguely cover an entire Immortal Realm.

Han Yi was delighted by this, but now was not the time to venture out. He would consider going after the Divided Swords once he had settled the matters concerning Jin Ming.

After returning to Nine Sparrows Mountain.

What surprised both Jin Ming and Han Yi was that Ming Luo Hall, which had always been on bad terms with Nine Sparrows Hall, did not react at all in the subsequent period, as if it had forgotten about Nine Sparrows Hall entirely.

During this quiet period, Nine Sparrows Hall conducted a wide search for the nine veins they had lost years ago.

Half a year later.

One of Nine Sparrows Hall’s nine veins, the Flower Phoenix Lineage, returned. Although only two Profound Immortals came back, this lineage retained a complete inheritance. Given time, they might give rise to a Golden Immortal and become a mainstay among the veins.

Three years later.

Six of Nine Sparrows Hall’s veins had emerged: the Main Golden Sparrow Vein, with the Silver Sparrow Vein as support, followed by Water, Flower, White, and Wood Sparrows, all coming together at Nine Sparrow Mountain.

And in that year.

The Silver Sparrow Immortal Monarch finally discovered concrete information about Ming Luo Hall.

The Deputy Hall Master of Ming Luo Hall, Star Dim Immortal Monarch, had mysteriously perished three years ago, while another, Shu Li Immortal Monarch, took charge of the day-to-day running of Ming Luo Hall.

As for the real pillar of Ming Luo Hall, the Ming Luo Hall Master, they had left over a thousand years ago and had not returned, but their soul presence was still in Fierce Sun Great Hall, proving they had not perished outside.

Ten years later.

The seventh vein of Nine Sparrows, the Red Sparrow, came back. This lineage consisted entirely of female practitioners. Although the strongest among them was only a True Immortal, they were warmly welcomed by the lower-tier practitioners after joining Nine Sparrow Mountain.

Furthermore, Jin Ming Taoist was nearing the completion of repaying his karmic debts and was not far from lifting his shackles.

In that same year.

The Ten Thousand Spirits Immortal Assembly was held.

This assembly was a grand convention of all the sub-sects of the Ten Thousand Spirits Sect to discuss Tao.

Jin Ming, as the Nine Sparrows Hall Master, was also among the invitees.

He initially did not wish to attend, but he had a clear understanding that once he participated in this grand assembly and secured Nine Sparrows Hall’s status, he could fully repay his karmic debts.

For him, this was an opportunity.

After discussing it with Han Yi, he ultimately decided to attend the assembly.

The venue for the Ten Thousand Spirits Immortal Assembly was not within the Fierce Sun Mountain Range, but in the center of Lake of Ten Thousand Spirits, on Island of Ten Thousand Spirits.

Lake of Ten Thousand Spirits is the largest intra-realm lake in the Penglai Immortal Realm.

In the Penglai Immortal Realm, it is considered one of the four great holy places along with Mount Bu Zhou, Purple Sun Palace, and Suspended Star Cave. These four locations are also the core of the four great Tao Sects.

To call Lake of Ten Thousand Spirits a lake is an understatement, as even an Immortal Monarch would not find it easy to traverse it.

Description such as a vast and boundless sea would not be exaggerated.

Han Yi, residing within the Golden Chime Spirit Realm, looked out through the Spirit Realm to gaze upon the vast expanse of azure waves, and its breadth and etherealness moved him deeply, stirring boundless feelings within.

However, this sensation did not persist for long.

Upon setting foot on Island of Ten Thousand Spirits, Han Yi concealed all of his aura, shrinking within the Golden Chime Spirit Realm, even continuously employing the Infant Morphing Immortal Skill to mask his presence.

This Immortal Skill, at his Golden Immortal stage, could elude Immortal Monarchs; now that he had advanced to the Immortal Monarch rank, it was only stronger. At the Immortal Assembly, as long as he did not stand out too much and with the deliberate cover of the Golden Chime Spirit Realm, he should be safe.