Chapter 526 - Reverend Myriad Virtue

“Look, that's the Spring Autumn Sect! They’re here!” a voice called out from the crowd, instantly drawing countless gazes.

The attention wasn’t on the speaker but on the group of people flying in from afar—the Spring Autumn Sect’s party.

The Spring Autumn Sect was an upper-middle sect within the Great Chu Empire, ranked around the twentieth, not within the top ten.

Although the sect had two Divine Nascent realm powerhouses, Feng Baiyu and Yun Tu were both in the first-level Divine Nascent realm.

Some sects might have only one Divine Nascent realm powerhouse, but if they were at the second level, they could easily be seen as equivalent to two or three first-level experts.

In previous iterations of the Grand Sect Conference, the Spring Autumn Sect’s arrival never caused such a stir. This time, however, they drew everyone's attention due to the recent battle at their sect.

The eighteenth and nineteenth blood demon commanders had led thousands of blood demon troops to attack the Spring Autumn Sect to exterminate the sect, but they were annihilated instead.

This battle shook the Great Chu Empire and dealt a serious blow to the Blood Demon Cave’s arrogance.

The Spring Autumn Sect had overshadowed other sects recently, not only because of the battle but also because of Chen Fan.

Currently, who in the whole of the Great Chu Empire did not know of Chen Fan?

Under the crowd’s attention, Chen Fan and the others descended on the Selection Platform.

Chen Fan glanced around, noting to himself,

There are a lot of experts here.

His gaze was mostly focused on Qi Feifan, Lin Wushuang, and Zhantai Liuli. These three were just as the crowd had gossiped: they had reached the Nine Revolutions of the Golden Core realm.

As for the others, their cultivation was mostly in the high-level Core Formation realm.

Reaching the high-level Core Formation realm before the age of forty was already remarkable.

As Chen Fan surveyed the crowd, he noticed Qi Feifan and the others scrutinizing him, their gazes sharp as if trying to see through him.

News of Chen Fan killing Young Master Xue Jia had long since spread across the Great Chu Empire.

Since Young Master Xue Jia could kill Li Fan, the common assumption was that the blood demon was in the one-revolution Golden Core realm. And since he could kill Young Master Xue Jia, that was enough to put pressure on them.

After all, Chen Fan’s cultivation level was only at the ninth level.

Chen Fan did not mind Qi Feifan and the others’ gazes. Although the three of them were in the Nine Revolutions of the Golden Core level, they were only about as strong as Young Master Xue Jia. He did not feel any pressure at all.

Swish!

Under the crowd’s gazes, Chen Fan leaped across space and headed in the Chen Clan’s direction.

“Father, Mother, Uncle, Grandfather,” Chen Fan greeted Chen Zhengqing and the others. They had all come to the Grand Sect Conference.

“Haha, Xiaofan, your name has spread throughout the Great Chu Empire. I’ve been hearing it a lot recently,” Chen Tianxiong said, laughing, his tone carrying a hint of pride.

Chen Zhengqing patted Chen Fan’s shoulder and said with a smile, “My boy, you haven’t embarrassed your mother and me.”

“Big Brother Chen Fan!” Chen Qingqing called out sweetly before jumping into Chen Fan’s embrace.

Chen Fan tousled Chen Qingqing’s head and said, “Not bad, you little girl, you’re already at the seventh level of the Yuanfu realm. Very good, but you mustn’t get proud and full of yourself, understand?”

“Big Brother Chen Fan, I’m not little anymore.” Chen Qingqing made a face and purposely pushed her small chest out.

When the Nangong Clan members saw Chen Fan, their gazes turned dark and gloomy, filled with regret.

“So, he is Chen Fan? He’s really young. I reckon he’s barely twenty. And you say he is already at the ninth level? How terrifying.”

“Hehe, what’s even scarier is that he became that strong in just three years! It’s simply unprecedented, and a feat that would never be repeated.”

“Everyone’s saying he obtained an incredible legacy. I wonder if that’s true.”

“So what if it’s true? Dare you have any designs on him?”

“......”

Many people’s gazes were on Chen Fan, discussing him.

Chen Fan chatted for a while with his family before returning to the Spring Autumn Sect’s side, awaiting the official start of the conference.

By noon, all the sects had arrived. The viewing gallery was also full. Numerous powerful auras rose to the sky, stirring the winds and clouds, changing the color of heaven and earth.

The crowd waited a little longer. Then, a powerful aura suddenly came from the sky. The crowd looked up and saw a green ray in the distance.

The green ray streaked through the sky like lightning, arriving above the Selection Platform in an instant. It transformed into a middle-aged man with an imposing presence.

Behind the middle-aged man, Lord Chu and several other top royal officials also appeared.

Feng Baiyu and the others immediately stood up from their seats upon seeing the middle-aged man and saluted him respectfully, “We greet Reverend Myriad Virtue!”

Chen Fan was shocked.

Who was he? For the leaders of all the sects present to act so respectfully, this person’s identity must be extraordinary.

It was rumored that there was still a high emperor in the imperial family, who was also a Divine Nascent realm powerhouse. However, this middle-aged man couldn't be him.

Even the imperial family's high emperor wouldn't command such respect from all the sect leaders.

A thought flashed across Chen Fan’s mind,

Could he be an emissary of the Great Li Imperial Court?

Only someone of that stature could warrant such respect from the sect leaders.

“

Mmm

, since you’re ready, let’s not waste any time and begin.” Reverend Myriad Virtue nodded slightly, then descended onto the highest stand. A maid immediately brought some wine and spirit fruits over.

Reverend Myriad Virtue was indeed an emissary from the Great Li Imperial Court. He had come to the Great Chu Empire to oversee the organization of the Grand Sect Conference.

The Great Li Imperial Court was currently the true ruler of the Hong Domain. Emperor Li, a Heavenly Star realm, could wipe out all the forces in the Great Chu Empire with a mere breath.

Even though Reverend Myriad Virtue was only a third-level Divine Nascent realm expert, he was an emissary of the Great Li Imperial Court, which made him above the others.

A Core Formation realm expert from the royal family stepped into a fighting arena. He looked around and declared, “I’m sure everyone is well aware of the rules of the Grand Sect Conference. I shan’t elaborate on it.

“This time, the number of participants totaled up to seven hundred and twenty. You will be split into ten groups, with exactly seventy-two people in each group. You will be matched against one another. Each victory will earn you one point. The thirty people with the most points will earn a slot for themselves.

“To ensure that not too many experts end up in a single group, we have already assigned the groupings of the participants in advance under the supervision of Reverend Myriad Virtue. Now, I shall announce the groupings.

“Group one: Qi Feifan, Zhang Qing, Ma Feng...

𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

“Group two: Lin Wushang, Shi Yue, Xia Han...

“Group three: Zhantai Liuli, Zhao Xun, Chu Ziheng...

“......”

“Group ten: Chen Fan, Dongfang Yu, Ren Qianshan...”

Soon, this top royal official finished reading the ten groups, and the curtains were officially lifted at the Grand Sect Conference.