The barbecue restaurant headquarters closed up for the night, unknown to all, under its calm exterior, currents swirled.

Tonight, the leaders of the three sects were meeting here.

The Jiuyou Sect and the Yaoyang Sect attached great importance to the meeting with the Heavenly Court Sect.

The leaders of both sects personally received their guests, accompanied by a number of Body Integration Realm experts, displaying the profound depth of the demonic sects.

The Heavenly Court Sect also greatly valued the two sects, the Master, the Great Emperor of Southern Nirvana, all were present, sitting in chairs with four Protector Heavenly Kings standing behind them.

Even Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou had to stand in the back row in such a situation.

If one were to consider the Immortal Fairy within Lu Yang’s body, it could be said that Heavenly Venerate Dou was also present.

Mu Baiyi and Sect Master Chi were extremely nervous; who would have thought that just a meeting would bring such important figures from the Heavenly Court Sect.

What use was there in bringing so many people, all together they still couldn’t match the power of a single Phoenix Ancestor.

The scene of the Phoenix Ancestor’s battle with Ancient Di Jiang was captured by the Recording Orb and had gone viral among the upper echelons of the Cultivation World; anyone who saw it broke out in a cold sweat, feeling inferior.

Not to mention the Master of the Heavenly Court Sect who was seated there, someone only talked about but never seen.

The strength of the Heavenly Court Sect Master was a mystery, according to what Young Master Lu had said before, she had fought evenly with Yun Zhi, who was suspected to be in the late Pass Tribulation stage, meaning she was also at that level!

"You, you all, greetings. I, on behalf of the Jiuyou Sect, welcome all members of the Heavenly Court Sect," said Mu Baiyi, forcing calmness, stumbling over his words as he started the meeting.

After all, this was the Jiuyou Sect’s territory, so he had to take the initiative.

"I don’t know if Young Master Lu has introduced me to the two of you. My name is Mu Baiyi, the Master of the Jiuyou Sect."

"This is Chi Dongfang, Master of the Yaoyang Sect."

"You, you all, hello." Sect Master Chi was also shaken by their arrival, his eyelids twitching as he strove to calm his emotions.

"I’m called Jiang Lianyi; you should have all seen me before," Jiang Lianyi greeted lazily.

"We have seen Elder Jiang before," both Masters said in unison.

"My name is Yun Mengmeng; both of you can address me as Sect Leader Yun."

"We have seen Sect Leader Yun before."

The Eldest Senior Sister’s disguise skills were far more sophisticated than those of the Nine Disciples of the Dao Seeking Sect; no one could recognize her.

Her voice was cold, with a sense of detachment from this world, looking down at all beings with profound indifference:

"Little Lu mentioned that two leaders wanted to meet with him, but he felt that, as merely the Young Sect Master, he is not qualified to welcome leaders of your stature. What is it that you seek with Little Lu?"

Sect Master Chi laughed apologetically, "The great name of the Heavenly Court Sect is widely known, full of heroes and deep roots; thus, I wished to meet and acquaint myself. No demands, no demands."

As a sign of sincerity, he took several treasures out of his Storage Ring.

"A mere token of my respect, not worthy of it truly."

These treasures were hastily chosen from his collection, the gifts originally planned for Young Master Lu were not sufficient for this gathering.

Lu Yang identified each of the treasures: the highest quality Life-Sustaining Pills, immensely helpful in restoring spiritual essence for those in the Transcendance Tribulation Stage; the Stone Marrow of Longevity, the essence born from the Stone of Longevity, capable of extending life by eight hundred years, assuming no other longevity items had been consumed; the Taiyi True Water, known as the water of the beginning, which could accelerate the cultivation pace of cultivators with a Water Spirit Root...

The Fourth Elder stepped forward, took the treasures, and returned to his original position.

"I heard that your Yaoyang Sect venerates the sun, believing that the sun is the source of all cultivation?" Jiang Lianyi said with a chuckle, finding it quite novel when she heard Lu Yang introduce the Yaoyang Sect — it was the first time she had heard such a theory.

After all, the sun thirty-thousand years ago was actually the domain of the Golden Crow tribe, and she was the queen of all birds; even the Golden Crow tribe respected her above all.

Not a single member of the Golden Crow tribe managed to cultivate to the Semi-Immortal realm, and thirty-thousand years have passed, the Golden Crow tribe has long since been extinct.

As for what the current sun is, she didn’t know.

Yun Zhi nodded, "There are indeed claims about the sun. I once attempted to fly into the sun to investigate, but, unfortunately, an unparalleled great array sealed it off, making it impossible for me to peek or enter."

Sect Leader Chi slapped his thigh, no longer afraid when it came to professional matters: "My sect and Sect Leader Yun observed the same phenomenon. There’s a seal around the sun, preventing any possibility of exploration."

"Someone must have sealed the sun, preventing us from gaining more power from it!"

Yun Zhi did not echo Sect Leader Chi, but continued, "If the great array were forcibly broken, unpredictable events might occur."

"Unpredictable events?" Sect Leader Chi was taken aback, after all, they didn’t possess the ability to forcibly break the sealing array.

"The sun could split apart, leading to a catastrophe for all living beings," Yun Zhi said calmly, leaving Sect Leader Chi terrified.

Lu Yang had just found out that Eldest Senior Sister had investigated the sun.

Eldest Senior Sister sent a voice transmission to Lu Yang, "Judging from the style of the array method, it must have been left by cultivators of Great Yu or Great Qian. It’s of a high level, at the Immortal grade. The purpose of constructing the array is unclear.

It may be to announce sovereignty over the sun, perhaps for protective purposes to prevent cultivators from damaging the sun in battle, of course, there might be other reasons."

Lu Yang was startled. Since Eldest Senior Sister confirmed it was an Immortal-level array and suggested that it was the work of Great Yu or Great Qian cultivators, that meant there were immortals among the cultivators of these two eras!

"Do not fear immortals, Miss Yun can slay immortals, and so can this fairy!" Fairy Eternity slapped her chest and gave herself a thumbs-up, signaling to Lu Yang to be at ease. She wouldn’t allow herself to be outdone by Miss Yun in this aspect.

Lu Yang felt that Eldest Senior Sister’s Imitation Fist was still more reliable.

Sect Leader Chi then said, "Our sect has discovered that to obtain the power of the sun, one must first gain its recognition."

"My sect’s Saint Heir is, indeed, one of the geniuses who has gained the sun’s recognition."

As the sound of his voice fell, a tall and handsome sunny cultivator stepped forward, emitting a surprising Yang Qi. This seemed to be the constitution described in legends, one that hadn’t appeared in a thousand years.

"Wu Qihang greets all the seniors!"

Wu Qihang clasped his fists in greeting, his posture perfect.

"This is our sect’s Saint Heir Wu Qihang, with a Pure Yang Immortal Body. I wonder if he might catch the eye of Sect Leader Yun or Elder Jiang and if my disciple might interact with peers from your esteemed sect?"

To garner attention from the Heavenly Court Sect, they needed to showcase the strength of the Yaoyang Sect. A competition among high-level members was out of the question, but allowing the disciples to compete was an option.

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Lu Yang glanced sideways. Pure Yang Immortal Body — one of the nine great Immortal bodies; he hadn’t expected the Yaoyang Sect to really find such a talented treasure. Without asking, he knew that this person was undoubtedly the main focus of the Yaoyang Sect’s cultivator, perhaps even the only one.

"Haha, a Pure Yang Immortal Body is indeed rare. I didn’t expect to meet one here. Let me give it a try!"

A man strode out like a shooting star, his bearing majestic, emitting Yang Qi that should not be possible at his current realm. Behind his head, a Pure Yang Tai Chi Diagram slowly revolved, like an innate divine presence!

"You are..."

"Heavenly Court Sect’s Saint Heir, Long Jingzhou!"