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."