Chapter 26: The Sect Master’s Grand Entrance

As the esteemed Sect Master of the foremost righteous sect, and with disciples from other prestigious sects gathered for a visit, Shen Ruotong’s grand entrance could certainly not be an ordinary affair.

It was paramount to uphold the sect’s venerable reputation.

Following the resounding announcement, “The Sect Master has arrived!”, tens of thousands of longswords, each unique in design and conjured from spiritual energy, suddenly materialized.

They whirled and danced rapidly above the heads of the assembled crowd, their ethereal presence causing the magical artifacts and treasures carried by everyone to hum and tremble incessantly.

When a Sword Spirit Body arrived, all weapons and magical artifacts submitted!

This profound effect, however, was a testament to Shen Ruotong’s perfected Sword Spirit Body. For anyone else possessing a similar spiritual physique, the outcome would undoubtedly be different.

With ten thousand longswords serving as her magnificent prelude, Shen Ruotong, clad in a flowing white gown, stepped through the air.

Under the gazes of anticipation and reverence from the crowd, she merely took a single step forward, instantly reappearing near the competition stage, in the prime position reserved exclusively for her.

This was the Space-Shrinking Step of a formidable cultivator!

Witnessing this awe-inspiring feat, the disciples of the Lingtian Sect were overcome with excitement. They had never imagined they would personally witness the legendary Space-Shrinking Step!

It was widely known that only cultivators who had reached the Void-Refinement stage possessed such divine abilities.

Had their Sect Master broken through?

Good heavens! If Shen Ruotong had indeed advanced to the Void-Refinement stage, she would become the youngest Void-Refinement cultivator in the long annals of the cultivation world!

Despite persistent rumors that the Sect Master had entered secluded cultivation, striving to ascend to a higher realm, no news had emerged for quite some time.

This prolonged silence led many to believe that her attempt had most likely failed.

But the outcome…

She had quietly amassed immense power!

If this news were to reach the other sects, they would likely be too stunned to sleep.

After all, the Lingtian Sect had long held its position as the foremost righteous sect, acquiring several times the resources of other factions. Numerous first-rate sects harbored desires to overthrow the Lingtian Sect and redistribute these precious cultivation resources.

Cultivation resources directly dictated the strength of a sect’s disciples and, by extension, the future developmental potential of the entire sect.

However, with Shen Ruotong’s breakthrough to the Void-Refinement stage, the ambitions of these rival sects were now doomed to remain unfulfilled.

Considering that Shen Ruotong had cultivated for barely a millennium yet now possessed the power of the Void-Refinement stage, it implied her lifespan was unbelievably vast, sufficient to continue breaking through even higher realms.

Should she continue on this path, breaking free from the shackles of the cultivation world and ascending to the Immortal Realm was not an impossible prospect.

It had been a long time since anyone was heard to have ascended to the Immortal Realm. Yet, Shen Ruotong had injected a powerful dose of hope into the cultivation world, sparking immense anticipation for the day she would achieve her ascension!

Zhou Lingling watched Shen Ruotong execute the Space-Shrinking Step, her eyes flickering with contemplation.

She mused that the Feiyun Sect’s decision to cooperate with the Lingtian Sect was indeed a surefire, profitable venture.

As long as Shen Ruotong remained within the Lingtian Sect, the sect could maintain its position as the righteous overlord indefinitely.

Moreover, this alliance would foster friendly exchanges between the two sects.

Wouldn’t that mean she could drop by whenever she pleased to see Ye Cha… *cough, cough*! She absolutely had no other intentions; she merely wished to forge a united and friendly bond with the Lingtian Sect.

Thinking of Ye Cha, Zhou Lingling instinctively glanced in his direction, only to suddenly realize something was amiss.

Why was Ye Cha so close to the Sect Master?

And Ye Cha was speaking to the Sect Master now, wasn’t he?

Ye Cha’s faint smile and bright eyes had transformed into an invisible weapon, shattering all of Zhou Lingling’s defenses. It was just a pity that such a smile was not meant for her, but was blooming for another woman.