At the Falling Heaven Blood Sect, three days had passed. All the disciples who had passed the test were officially inducted into the sect. The atmosphere was calm but filled with a sense of expectation and pressure that pervaded the surroundings.
Jiang Yun sat in the grand hall with a relaxed expression as he listened to a detailed report from the Samsara Clone. Both the plans he had laid out and the progress of the disciples had proceeded smoothly without any problems. Everything was going as expected.
The Samsara Clone spoke, "There's news from the intelligence unit that the imperial forces from the five continents are preparing to attack our sect. In a few days, they will have more than seventy imperial-level forces and many lower-level forces. However, some groups such as the Sacred Land of the Blood Demon, the Sacred Land of Mist, and the Sacred Land of the Five Elements, as well as most of the forces from the true Tianyuan world, are not participating in the attack."
Hearing this, Jiang Yun smiled calmly, "Just imperial forces? Do they even have brains?" he said softly but confidently. "Send the Peak Masters who are at the imperial level to fight and have the rest keep watch from a distance."
"Wait, call all the Peak Masters who are at the imperial level here."
"Yes, Master," the Samsara Clone responded respectfully before leaving to carry out the order.
Soon after the meeting concluded, all 136 Peak Masters arrived at the Falling Heaven Blood Sect. They were warmly welcomed, smiling and bowing respectfully to Jiang Yun.
"Greetings, Sect Master."
Jiang Yun smiled at all the Peak Masters. He used his time-manipulation skill and utilized hundreds of immortal and highest-level spiritual veins to create a special formation, quickly distributing absorption pills to everyone.
Suddenly, the souls of the 79 supreme emperors he had killed in the Dark Forest were extracted and released, floating in the air. These souls looked at Jiang Yun with anger and anxiety.
"What are you going to do with us?"
"You're still so young, yet why are you so cruel?"
"You're truly a demon. Even the souls are not spared."
"I hope you die a painful death with no place to be buried."
Jiang Yun paid no attention to the threats from the souls. He began compressing them into fuel for creating a time acceleration formation. At the same time, he created 864 clones and purchased 864 sacred bodies from the system at a cost of 10 billion points. Though this price was higher than expected, Jiang Yun chose to buy strong sacred bodies to enhance his clones' strength.
Now, he had a total of 1,000 sacred bodies and fewer than 10 billion points left. He was not concerned about the cost and smiled confidently. He then began burning the supreme emperor souls as fuel to create a time acceleration formation at a rate of 1,000,000 times, with each soul taking one minute.
The formation was not very large but could accommodate up to 1,000 people, albeit a bit cramped.
Once the formation was completed, Jiang Yun said confidently, "Make good use of your time here."
They all smiled and thanked him respectfully, "We won't let you down, Sect Master."
The screams of the supreme emperor souls being tortured were unbearable.
Pazhu, who was practicing nearby, paid no attention to the screams but was slightly surprised to see the additional 864 people who had appeared from nowhere. However, he soon did not think much of it. He had confidence in Jiang Yun.
Jiang Yun stood up from the throne and looked out the window. The once bright afternoon sky was now covered with slowly drifting dark clouds. He closed his eyes for a moment before giving his next command, "Gather all the disciples here. I need to prepare for the next phase."
After the order was relayed, all the disciples in the Falling Heaven Blood Sect quickly moved to the wide plaza in front of the grand hall. No one questioned; there was only trust in Jiang Yun, who was truly the sect leader.
When everyone arrived, Jiang Yun summoned the beasts from his small world. Hundreds of massive beasts emerged from the hidden dimension, their large forms filling the wide plaza. They stood in neat rows, demonstrating their strength and readiness to destroy any enemies daring to offend the sect.
The plaza of the Falling Heaven Blood Sect was filled with excitement and anticipation. Many new disciples stood among the newly appeared beasts. Seeing such a large number of beasts was awe-inspiring, but fear was replaced with excitement and respect.
As the beasts stood in the center of the plaza, Jiang Yun walked out with the guardian elders. The quiet atmosphere was replaced with voices of praise and cheers, "Salute the Sect Master!"
Jiang Yun smiled and waved to everyone. He spoke with a firm and steady tone.
"Beasts, transform into human form using the skills I taught you."
Immediately, every beast began to transform into humans using the skills they had been trained in by Jiang Yun. The transformation occurred quickly and accurately, and the atmosphere of the plaza changed to a gathering of humans and beasts in their new forms.
Once the transformation was complete, Jiang Yun continued,
"Congratulations to all of you for joining my sect. Now you are the outer disciples of the sect. Those who have not reached the Nirvana level, raise your hands."
A commotion began as millions of disciples raised their hands at Jiang Yun's command. Suddenly, they were all teleported away in a swift and orderly motion.
Jiang Yun raised his hand gracefully, and immediately, a 100-story Battle Tower appeared, floating in the middle of the plaza. The tower was towering and majestic, its orderliness and grandeur attracting the gaze of all who looked at it.
Jiang Yun's Voice Resounds Clearly and Confidently
"For those at the Nirvana level and above, you must cultivate to the Nirvana level or higher to qualify for the test to become inner disciples. You will face shadows of the Peak Masters or some elders who possess Nirvana-level strength. Those of you with cultivation higher than that will be suppressed to the Nirvana level and inner disciples must pass the 70th floor. This is the minimum standard you must achieve. You have only one year. If you fail to meet this deadline, you will be expelled from the sect and must return everything you received from the sect."
Jiang Yun looked at the remaining disciples and continued, "You may begin."
The responses were filled with respect and determination. "We will not disappoint you, Sect Master."
As the disciples dispersed to their respective tasks, Jiang Yun stood in the wide plaza and looked at the Battle Tower. He quickly brought the tower into the time acceleration formation.
When he first returned to the sect, he was slightly surprised to see Shui Meng and dozens of the Children of Destiny, but he quickly disregarded them when he realized they were practicing his Eternal Life technique.
Jiang Yun turned to the Samsara Clone and asked, "Do we have any mid to low-tier special bodies left?"
The Samsara Clone replied politely, "Yes, there are tens of millions of Heaven-level bodies developed from lower-tier bodies."
Jiang Yun nodded and said, "Put these special bodies into the bodies of the disciples who don't have special bodies. For those who can't endure, let them die."
"Understood," the Samsara Clone replied and began executing the order swiftly.
Jiang Yun returned to the main hall of the Falling Heaven Blood Sect. After finishing with the burning of the supreme emperor souls, he looked at the group of 1,000 people standing before him. Their lowest cultivation level was at 5th Emperor.
"Those of you who just arrived, all 864, go find the guardian elders," Jiang Yun ordered.
"Understood," the 864 responded and quickly went out as instructed.
Jiang Yun turned to the remaining 136, who were at the 7th or 8th Emperor level. He handed out pills to everyone, with varying amounts according to their needs.
"Take these pills," Jiang Yun said, but a voice suddenly sounded in his mind.
[I see Host using points like this, so I'm a bit relieved since I'm running low on points myself.]
[Evil Points: 7,13,100,000]
[Eh... Wait a minute, Host... why are you picking up a brush?]
[Stop... Stop! I'm begging you.]
[(-࿓ㅇㅅㅇ/8) ... Why… even though you draw so well... why can't it be erased?]
[Host, what did you draw on my face?]
"Can you be quiet? It will fade away in three years."
[(-࿓⊙ _ ⊙/8) ╭∩╮]
Jiang Yun smiled slightly and watched as the 136 disciples swallowed the pills without hesitation. Their auras surged dramatically, and soon they were all promoted to the highest level of Emperor. The feeling of increased power generated excitement among the group.
All of them knelt to thank Jiang Yun respectfully. "Thank you, Sect Master."
Jiang Yun smiled and waved them off. "All 136 of you, go out and show the power of the Falling Heaven Blood Sect to those outside."
"We will not disappoint you, Sect Master," everyone responded confidently.
The 136 stood up with confidence and full power, ready to go out and prove the strength and capability of the Falling Heaven Blood Sect.
At the western border, the sky sparkled with light from thousands of flying ships heading towards the Falling Heaven Blood Sect. These flying ships carried troops ranging from the lowest level of Saint to 375 Emperors from 70 different forces.
As the flying ships moved forward, suddenly, a massive spherical jade fell from the sky. The Emperors in the area realized the danger and tried to prevent the jade from crashing, but they were startled to see an even larger piece of jade falling onto the original one.
Several Emperors tried to block it but could not manage it in time. Three supreme Emperors had to appear immediately to handle the situation. As soon as they appeared, they used their immense power to shatter the jade into countless fragments.
One of the three supreme Emperors spoke with concern, "It seems we're in big trouble."
This statement caused everyone in the area to fall into silence. Many began to feel the increasing stress and pressure, with some even preparing to use teleportation formations to flee. They realized that many supreme Emperors had surrounded them.
A voice suddenly echoed, "Did you forget to pay the toll?"