Chapter 486: The Sword Sect's Offer - 486
As his tent flap was pulled open, Zhu Yi looked forward. Walking inside was a man that gave off a scholarly aura like no other that Zhu Yi had ever met.
He had ink black hair and carried an ink brush in his hand. In his other hand was paper. Clearly, this man was from the writing sect.
But, why would someone from the writing sect be here at this time? Zhu Yi was able to understand from a glance. This person had participated in the battle.
With the feeling he gave off, there was no doubt that he was above the soul formation realm. Zhu Yi stood up and paid his respects.
"Zhu Yi pays his respects to the grand elder of the Writing sect."
The man held up his hand. "No need for that. I've come to meet you in admiration. When Wen Si mentioned that someone else had met Chen Jie, I was surprised. Yet, when I saw your performance, I was more than surprised. You have an immense amount of talent and skill."
"Thank you." Zhu Yi said.
"I even watched you when you came to meet Wen Si those few times. So, what conclusion have you come to?" The Grand elder of the writing sect asked.
Zhu Yi blanked for a moment. He understood what the Grand Elder was asking. Helplessly, he could only state the truth. "I believe that someone is tampering with the memories of many of the people in this world."
The Grand Elder nodded. "Technically not someone, but an array created by someone. You see, it is actually not a bad thing. Without the help of the higher world, nobody in this world would ever become strong. It is because the higher world must siphon Qi from this world and the others in order to maintain the maximum level of Qi density. In this way, we can continue to protect the universe from the Chaos Beasts. This is something widely accepted in the universe."
The Grand Elder spoke, but Zhu Yi suddenly remembered Chen Jie's words. Tampering with memories was not something allowed. The Grand Elder seemed to either be conveniently withholding that information, or simply unaware. Regardless, Zhu Yi did not dare mention it.
As for the information told by the Grand Elder, he made sure to memorize it.
"What do you think of this?" The Grand Elder asked.
Zhu Yi responded. "I believe that it sounds necessary to protect the universe."
The Grand Elder nodded. "It truly is. As for the memory thing, it's to keep order in the world. I'm sure you understand."
Zhu Yi nodded.
After a moment of silence, the Grand Elder spoke again. "I've come here with an offer. Information from the lower worlds is often transmitted above. As someone who can single handedly fight multiple Chaos Beasts a level below you and cultivate to the soul formation realm without a sect in a world with such a low Qi density, you had already sparked the interest of some. I was told to see how much you improved and to create a profile on you. After this battle, a sect in the higher world wants to take you as a disciple."
Zhu Yi was shocked. He knew almost nothing of the higher world.
"This sect is known as the Sword Sect. They are a somewhat special sect, and you will understand if you are willing to leave this world and join the Sword Sect."
"I need to think about this first, Grand Elder." Zhu Yi said.
The Grand Elder nodded. "I understand. We will meet when you return to the writing sect. Please have an answer by then."
After speaking, the Grand Elder turned around and left. Now alone, Zhu Yi turned to Zhou Fan.
"What should I do?"
"It seems like a good idea to accept the offer and join the Sword Sect. With such a simple name, it must be one of the best sects for using Swords in the universe. With your god-level sword talent, you will be accepted without a doubt."
The odds of having god-level sword talent was as rare as having immortal rank meridians. They were both one in a quadrillion. Within the entire universe, there were almost countless people. Therefore, having god-level sword talent was both rare and not rare. What was truly special was having god-level sword talent and adequate meridians.
The only worry was that Zhu Yi's meridians were too low rank. The sword sect may not value him upon seeing them. Luckily, Zhou Fan would be able to hide the rank of Zhu Yi's meridians from anyone under the god realm in his current state.
Although they would find it weird, it would probably make Zhu Yi more valued if anything.
There was another good thing about this. If Zhu Yi could find someone in the god realm, then Zhou Fan could get ahold of someone who would be able to help him recover.
Zhu Yi agreed with Zhou Fan's words. In addition to likely being a powerful sect, just the density of Qi in the higher world would dramatically increase his cultivation speed by ten times.
Although the wider universe only had seven tenths of the Qi density that it had before Zhou Fan fought the Cosmic Dao, it seemed that the higher world increased the density of Qi to the level it had been in the past.
With Zhou Fan's words, Zhu Yi made up his mind to join the sword sect. After everyone's injuries had healed up, everyone returned to their sects. Zhu Yi returned to the ice sect before making his way towards the Writing Sect.
When he arrived, he felt a wind guiding him. He turned away from the giant book that held the writing sect and was led to a nearby mountain.
The wind guided him to a cave on a steep side of the mountain. As he entered, he noticed that the entire mountain was hollowed out. As if it was a secret missile base, there was a giant brush standing in the middle.
It seemed that the book that the writing sect was built on had also come with a brush.
Chapter 487: Four Element Gathering World - 487
Floating cross legged in front of the giant brush was the grand elder of the Writing Sect. As Zhu Yi stepped into the mountain, he opened his eyes.
"Have you made your decision?" He asked.
Zhu Yi nodded. "I wish to join the Sword Sect of the higher world."
The Grand Elder nodded. "It is the Sword Sect of the Four Elements Gathering. That is the name of the higher world you will be going to."
As he finished speaking, the Grand Elder took out a map and threw it to Zhu Yi.
"Go to the marked mountain. Someone from the Sword Sect will come and pick you up soon."
Zhu Yi thanked the Grand Elder and left. After a day of traveling, he landed on top of a lush mountain. There was a powerful nascent soul realm beast here, but Zhu Yi sent it flying and waited.
He practiced his sword for a month while waiting. He did not go into the time bubble. His lifespan was still an issue.
He was around 3,800 years old. Although he had plenty of time to grow, it was not enough in this world. Hopefully, such an issue would be solved in the next world.
As he practiced, the sky above him suddenly began to crack. Cracks spread out and the blue sky was replaced with space.
Within that space, a man stood with his arms crossed, looking at Zhu Yi. Zhu Yi silently stared back.
After a moment, the man reached out with his hand. His hand seemed to move through space and grab Zhu Yi.
Upon grabbing him, the man shot up. The universe moved past Zhu Yi at a speed he could hardly see. Everything was blurry. He was wrapped in a coat of Qi by the man carrying him so that he would survive. When he was able to see clearly once again, he was standing in what appeared to be some sort of old temple.
There were no walls and only pillars, yet the harsh space outside did not enter. Zhu Yi was able to naturally breathe. Looking around, he saw multiple people moving around the area.
Most notably, there were blue arrays on the ground circling the outside of the temple.
The man leading Zhu Yi walked on the ground like everyone else. This seemed to be a place that even he was not too special in.
Instead of walking towards the many arrays circling the outside of the temple, Zhu Yi was led to the center of the temple. There were around ten arrays here, and the man stood on one of them.
"Stand here." The man said.
Zhu Yi nodded and stood on the same circle as the man leading him.
The man took out a card and threw it to a person wearing a blue robe. Without a word, the person wearing the blue robe turned the card into specks of light and waved his hand. Once again, Zhu Yi felt as if he could not feel anything around him.
Just a moment later, he was hit with a breath of fresh air. He felt the intensely dense Qi around him. It felt as if he had gone from hell to Heaven in just a moment. As he opened his eyes, he saw a sight he would likely never forget in this life.
An endless gray metal ground surrounding him, a sky that seemed bluer than anything else he had ever laid eyes on, a burning sun that felt more intense than his birth worlds by a thousand times, and in the distance, four floating balls of color representing the four elements. On each of the balls was some sort of design or creature.
The man who led him silently watched Zhu Yi get used to the surroundings.
After a moment, Zhu Yi shook his head and regained clarity. He looked at the man that led him.
"Welcome to the Sword Sect branch of the Four Elements Gathering."
Now with clarity, Zhu Yi looked at the ground again. He felt a clear sword intent coming from it at all times and in all areas.
He looked at the man curiously. "What are we standing on?"
"The sword of the sect master of the Sword Sect. Expanded millions of times of course."
Zhu Yi was amazed, but the man interrupted his thoughts.
"We need to get you registered. I am elder Chit of the Sword Sect. Until you find a master or teacher, I will be guiding you."
Zhu Yi nodded as elder Chit took out a large sword from a spatial ring.
He sat it on the ground and stepped on it. "This is the main mode of transportation of the Sword Sect. Step on."
Zhu Yi was amazed and stepped on the sword with elder Chit. As he did so, the surroundings suddenly whizzed past at an indescribable speed.
In an instant, the sword stopped and Zhu Yi got off.
In front of him was a large metal building. Like the ground around them, it constantly gave off a feeling of sword intent.
There was no door, just a wide open arch that Zhu Yi was led through. All around him were people. Some were young and weak, while others were young and strong. There was also no lack of older cultivators.
Without exception, each one had a sword on their body. Looking around as they walked, Zhu Yi saw five colors of clothing. Red, brown, blue, green, and gray.
Looking backwards, Zhu Yi saw the four giant balls that represented the four elements. The color of the clothes and the balls matched up.
As they walked, elder Chit noticed Zhu Yi looking at the four balls. "Those represent the four elemental sects of the world. They are the Celestial Ice Sect, the Heavenly Phoenix Sect, the Mountain Earth Sect, and the Godly Wind Sect. Those are the four rulers of the four element gathering world."
Zhu Yi nodded. "What is the status of the sword sect?"
Elder Chit seemed to smirk with pride. "We aren't counted. Our sect is a universal sect. We are just a branch. We don't interfere with them, and they don't dare interfere with us."
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