Chapter 64

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The presence of a Qi Condensation Realm expert is usually hard to come by. But here, one could see them with just a glance.

"Indeed, different fields are like different mountains. Even if they are close, if they are not from the same world, there will never be any interaction."

Lin Xi sighed inwardly. It was also clear that all those accompanied by Qi Condensation Realm experts were from powerful factions.

In this aspect, Lin Xi had no advantage at all.

Unlike the last time, this was the official recruitment day for the Divine Dawn Sect, and no one dared to act rashly here. If they did, it would be like courting death.

However, Lin Xi still couldn't figure out where the Divine Dawn Sect was in this vast marshland!

"Excuse me, fellow Daoist, where is the Divine Dawn Sect?"

Someone in the crowd asked, but the person being asked ignored them. Even if they knew, they had no interest in explaining.

Time passed, and before long, the sun was high in the sky.

"They're here!"

Lin Xi, with his sharp hearing, heard someone in the crowd shout.

"What a powerful energy fluctuation!"

Lin Xi immediately felt a vast energy surge from deep within the earth.

Rumble!

In front of everyone's eyes, huge ripples spread out from the center of the marshland. The earth trembled violently, emitting a buzzing sound.

Boom!

Amidst everyone's shocked gazes, a fierce wind rose, and a shocking purple light column suddenly erupted from the center of the ripples, piercing through the heavens.

Infinite clouds converged from all directions, forming a massive purple cloud vortex in the blink of an eye, swirling in the sky. The energy in the entire world became completely chaotic.

"How can there be such a powerful energy fluctuation!"

Lin Xi felt a surging wave of primordial energy sweeping over. In the face of this vast energy tide, any martial artist seemed as insignificant as dust.

"What is that!"

Someone in the crowd, with keen eyes, looked at the center of the ripples and let out a cry of surprise.

Lin Xi immediately followed the sound and saw a cluster of mountains emerging from the center of the ripples, followed by a second cluster, a third cluster...

Rumble!

Amidst the loud buzzing sound, nearly ten thousand clusters of mountains rapidly emerged from the center of the ripples under the watchful eyes of countless people. It was as if they had emerged from another space into this world.

The space rapidly expanded. The area where everyone was originally located, which was only over a hundred thousand square kilometers, suddenly gained over a hundred thousand more square kilometers. It was like a folded piece of paper that suddenly unfolded, revealing its true form.

Boom!

When the tremors subsided, a dense cluster of mountains appeared in the center of the originally barren marshland. Thousands of small mountains surrounded a massive, majestic mountain in the center, standing tall on the earth.

This mountain range covered over a hundred thousand square kilometers, and one could not see the end of it.

About a thousand feet away from the mountains, a huge barrier made of clouds and mist, like an inverted pot, descended from the sky, enclosing the entire mountain range.

Buzz!

When the last milky white ripple passed, the marshland in front of everyone's eyes instantly disappeared, replaced by patches of shrubs and grass.

"This, this... It's incredible!"

"This is truly a miracle!"

...

One by one, the martial arts experts let out exclamations of amazement. The location hadn't changed, but in the blink of an eye, everyone found themselves in a completely different environment, with a majestic and vast mountain range in front of them. In the face of this awe-inspiring mountain range, everyone felt as insignificant as ants.

This kind of technique was already beyond the understanding of even the tenth-level martial arts experts.

"This is true Immortal Dao!"

Lin Xi exclaimed, completely captivated by the scene before him.

This was the imagined Immortal Dao sect, the realm that every martial artist dreamed of!

No wonder he couldn't find the Divine Dawn Mountain; the methods of the immortals were far beyond the imagination of ordinary people!

"All martial artists holding the Immortal Dao recruitment token and preparing to participate in the Immortal Dao assessment, please come to the Divine Dawn Mountain. All others, please leave and wait outside!"

A stern and loud voice came from within the Divine Dawn Mountain, as if it were a divine being from the heavens, incomprehensible.

With these words, the recruitment process of the Immortal Dao world began.

Hustle!

The originally quiet crowd immediately burst into a cacophony of noise. One by one, figures began to walk along the wide path that had appeared in the cloud and mist barrier, heading towards the Divine Dawn Mountain.

"Whether I can join the Immortal Dao sect and obtain the divine liquid for my aunt depends on this assessment."

Lin Xi felt a bit nervous, but he wasn't the type to show his emotions. With a thought, he immediately blended into the crowd and headed towards the Divine Dawn Mountain.

In the heart of the Immortal Dao sect, no one dared to leap around recklessly. Everyone walked along the mountain path like ordinary people.

Bang!

Just as he reached the halfway point, a loud explosion came from behind. When Lin Xi looked back, he only saw a cloud of dust where the cloud and mist barrier had exploded, nothing else.

"Hmph! Trying to sneak in! Without the Immortal Dao token, you dare to come in, it's simply courting death!"

A man in blue robes sneered and cursed.

Lin Xi pondered for a moment and realized that the Immortal Dao token in his hand was not just a credential but also the key to pass through the cloud and mist barrier.

Climbing the steps, he soon reached the top of the mountain.

Looking around, the clouds gathered, and the mountains undulated like waves.

At the top of the mountain, white-robed Divine Dawn Sect disciples were already waiting, each with a haughty demeanor and cold eyes:

"Each one, take a gray robe, exchange your Immortal Dao token for a wooden token, and go to your respective rooms. When the assessment time comes, you will be notified."

These Divine Dawn Sect disciples were all incredibly powerful, their auras like vast oceans. Their strength was at least ten times greater than those who had come to participate in the Immortal Dao recruitment.

Lin Xi handed over his Immortal Dao token, received a wooden token and a robe. After a few steps, he suddenly stopped and asked casually:

"Senior Brother, may I ask what the central majestic peak is?"

"Hmph!"

The Divine Dawn Sect disciple who was asked gave him a contemptuous glance and said rudely:

"That is where the inner sect disciples stay. You haven't even passed the assessment. Don't even think about such a place. —— Hurry up and go."

Lin Xi didn't mind. He followed the crowd deeper into the mountain.

"Move, move!"

Suddenly, the crowd became restless. Several indifferent Divine Dawn Sect disciples formed a circle, escorting someone towards Lin Xi's direction.

Seeing this group, not only the sect disciples participating in the assessment but even the outer sect disciples preparing for the assessment on the mountain top showed signs of fear and made way.

Lin Xi was also pushed to the side by the crowd. He didn't pay much attention, but when the group passed by, Lin Xi's face suddenly changed:

"Long Danni!"

In the middle of the Divine Dawn Sect disciples, a woman of extraordinary beauty and grace was walking towards the Divine Dawn Sect. This woman was none other than Long Danni, the Sun Saintess, whom Lin Xi had met before.

Lin Xi was not tall, but he stood out in the crowd.

Long Danni seemed to have heard the voice, frowned, stopped, and subconsciously glanced in Lin Xi's direction. This glance immediately changed her expression.

"Lin Xi!"

Long Danni was also greatly surprised. She never expected to see Lin Xi here.

Lin Xi no longer hid his intense anger. His memory of Long Danni was very vivid. He just didn't expect that when he killed the Crimson Refinement Sect, Long Danni had already returned to the Long Family.

However, it's said that enemies always meet. If it weren't for Long Danni's group being so conspicuous, Lin Xi might not have noticed her in such a large crowd.

Long Danni, under Lin Xi's gaze, immediately felt a surge of panic and instinctively turned her head away.

"Miss, what's wrong?"

A burly man, seeing Long Danni stop, frowned and followed her gaze.

"Nothing, my sister is still waiting for us. Let's go quickly!"

Long Danni lowered her head and hurried forward.

The guards frowned, glared at Lin Xi, and walked inside.

"What? You actually know the young miss of the Long Family?"

A Divine Dawn Sect disciple responsible for recruitment looked at Lin Xi with surprise. The situation had only lasted a moment, but for someone of his cultivation, it was clear.

"I don't know her. I've just met her a few times before."

Lin Xi said indifferently:

"Senior Brother, why does this young miss of the Long Family have so much influence? She doesn't even need to take the assessment and can just go inside?"

"Heh, what, you know her and don't even know this? The eldest daughter of the Long Family is our Divine Dawn Sect's Saintess, with a cultivation level above the seventh level of Qi Condensation. Even inner sect disciples bow to her. Do you think she has a small background?"

The young man sneered. He naturally knew all about these matters within the Immortal Dao sects.

"I see, thank you, Senior Brother, for your guidance."

Lin Xi bowed, his face expressionless, but his heart sank.

The background of the Long Family was much greater than he had expected.

"This sect assessment is going to be troublesome."

Lin Xi looked at the sky, took a deep breath, and immediately followed the crowd forward.

Soon, a Divine Dawn Sect disciple came to guide him, looked at his wooden token, and led him to a quiet courtyard.

"The assessment will be conducted in batches. When it's your turn, you will be notified."

With these words, he left.

Lin Xi didn't mind and settled down.

...

As night fell, a massive pillar of light, about a dozen feet in diameter, descended from the heavens, pouring into a grand hall on a mountain peak.

If one looked closely, they would see that this pillar of light was not purely gaseous but a torrent of countless crystalline primordial energy grains. Each grain was equivalent to an eighth-grade beast core.

A vast flow of energy, like a cosmic river, poured into the grand hall.

At this moment, a powerful white-robed man entered the hall. Inside the hall, red light swirled, and a giant fiery red phoenix was spreading its wings, absorbing the torrent of primordial energy falling from the sky.

"Senior Sister, I have news to report."

The man did not dare to delay and quickly bowed.

"Oh?"

A proud and cold voice drifted down from above the hall, distant as if from another space.

In an instant, the red light converged. The giant fiery red phoenix retracted its wings and transformed into a stunningly beautiful woman.

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