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Chapter 304

Lu Changsheng Returns to Saint Star City, Slaying a Heavenly Saint from Below! The Death of Bloodfire Ancestor!

*Whoosh.* Inside the Secret World Tower of Saint Star City, Lu Changsheng and Mo Kong emerged together from the teleportation array. "So this is Saint Star City?" Mo Kong swept the surroundings with his senses, looking rather uninterested. In that brief moment, he had already scanned all the experts across Saint Star City, and none piqued his interest. Of course, Mo Kong was a pinnacle Heavenly Saint from Jidao Sacred Ground—how could ordinary Heavenly Saints of the outside world compare to him? It was only natural that his standards were extraordinarily high. Lu Changsheng led Mo Kong all the way to the Hundred Flowers Sect. "Hmm?" Lu Changsheng's eyes narrowed slightly. What met his gaze? The Hundred Flowers Sect had been razed to the ground, reduced entirely to ruins. In other words, even if the people of the Hundred Flowers Sect wished to rebuild their sect in the future, doing so on the original mountain grounds was no longer possible. The place had become rubble; a sect could never be reestablished here. Fury flared in Lu Changsheng's chest. He had a good guess as to who had done this. "Go on, do whatever you need to do," Mo Kong said. "This old man will stroll around Saint Star City. When you need me, I will naturally appear." With that, Mo Kong flickered and vanished without a trace. He wanted to see how Lu Changsheng would handle this on his own. In any case, Saint Star City was not large, and Mo Kong could monitor the entire region around it. The moment Lu Changsheng was in danger, Mo Kong would certainly arrive instantly. "Bloodfire Ancestor..." Lu Changsheng's gaze turned chillingly cold. He figured Bloodfire Ancestor was the culprit. That eccentric old monster walked between good and evil, acted with utter disregard for restraint, and was capable of anything. Lu Changsheng went straight to the Chen clan and immediately met Ancestor Chen. "Ancestor Chen, the mountain gates of the Hundred Flowers Sect have been razed to the ground. What of their people...?" Ancestor Chen shook his head. "The people of the Hundred Flowers Sect are fine. This old man shielded them and even had a bout with Bloodfire Ancestor, though I only managed to repel him. "Because of that, Bloodfire Ancestor was beside himself with rage. He vented his fury on the Hundred Flowers Sect's grounds, leveling the entire mountain site to rubble. "Furthermore, Bloodfire Ancestor grew resentful toward me over this matter. I suspect he may go mad and make a move against members of my Chen clan, which has left me deeply worried of late." Ancestor Chen was clearly disgusted with Bloodfire Ancestor as well. Bloodfire Ancestor was obviously not his match and had even taken a beating from Ancestor Chen last time. Yet what happened? Bloodfire Ancestor refused to admit defeat. Instead, out of shame and rage, he sought to target the Chen clan's descendants. Ancestor Chen, on the other hand, had no good countermeasure. While his strength surpassed Bloodfire Ancestor's and he could certainly defeat him in a frontal clash, he could not kill him. This left Bloodfire Ancestor utterly unrestrained; going completely mad was merely a matter of time. This gave Ancestor Chen a massive headache. He had never expected Bloodfire Ancestor to be such a lunatic—shameless, willing to pay any price, a madman through and through. Yet such a mad Heavenly Saint possessed the power to bring total ruin upon the Chen clan. "Where is Bloodfire Ancestor?" Lu Changsheng asked. "Hmm? Little Friend Lu, judging by your appearance, you seem to have made further progress, yet you have not broken through to Heavenly Saint. If you are not a Heavenly Saint, you are absolutely no match for Bloodfire Ancestor. You should focus first on how to advance to Heavenly Saint. Once you have reached Heavenly Saint, it will not be too late to deal with him." Ancestor Chen seemed to guess Lu Changsheng's intention and urged him earnestly to reconsider. An Earth Saint, no matter how strong, was still an Earth Saint. Slaying a Heavenly Saint from below? That was simply impossible. At least, Ancestor Chen had never heard of such a feat. The gap between Earth Saint and Heavenly Saint was unimaginably vast, like an insurmountable chasm that could not be crossed. Lu Changsheng knew that whatever he said now would be useless. Slaying a Heavenly Saint from below? Ancestor Chen would never believe it. "I only wish to know where Bloodfire Ancestor is," Lu Changsheng said. "There are some matters I must settle before I depart." Lu Changsheng's words caused Ancestor Chen to pause in surprise. "Settle before departing? Little Friend Lu, are you heading to the Earth Saint Dao Field again?" Ancestor Chen asked. Lu Changsheng shook his head. Without concealing anything, he answered directly, "I am not going to the Earth Saint Dao Field; that place is of no further use to me. Not long ago, I participated in the Dao Transformation Battlefield, and during the battle, I caught the eye of Jidao Sacred Ground. I have returned only to handle a few loose ends. Once they are settled, I will depart for Jidao Sacred Ground, and I likely will not return for quite some time." Lu Changsheng's words struck Ancestor Chen's heart like thunder. His face filled with sheer disbelief. Ancestor Chen naturally knew of the Dao Transformation Battlefield. After all, he had emerged from the Earth Saint Dao Field himself before breaking through to Heavenly Saint. He had certainly heard of the Dao Transformation Battlefield. It was only that his luck had been poor during his time in the Earth Saint Dao Field, and the battlefield had not opened during his stay. Still, he was well acquainted with the various rumors surrounding it. For Lu Changsheng to participate in the Dao Transformation Battlefield and be selected by Jidao Sacred Ground was simply unfathomable. It astonished Ancestor Chen even more than the news of Lu Changsheng breaking through to Heavenly Saint. If Lu Changsheng had advanced to Heavenly Saint, Ancestor Chen would not have been surprised in the least; he had long known that Lu Changsheng's talent gave him a high probability of attaining that realm. But joining Jidao Sacred Ground? Ancestor Chen knew all too well what that signified. It meant hope of becoming a Martial Dao Sovereign! Ancestor Chen had not known in the past, but ever since attaining Heavenly Saint, he had learned about the twenty-one pinnacle martial sacred grounds. Those twenty-one sacred grounds only accepted individuals who possessed the potential to become Martial Dao Sovereigns. Figures like Ancestor Chen or Bloodfire Ancestor, who had barely scraped through to Heavenly Saint by luck, could never join those twenty-one pinnacle sacred grounds because they had zero chance of becoming Martial Dao Sovereigns. And among the twenty-one pinnacle martial sacred grounds, the three supreme factions reigned supreme. Jidao Sacred Ground was one of those three! Once one joined Jidao Sacred Ground, achieving Martial Dao Sovereign was no longer a mere sliver of hope—it was a very real possibility! As for advancing to Heavenly Saint? That was practically set in stone. Among those recruited by the three supreme martial sacred grounds, not a single one had ever failed to become a Heavenly Saint. If someone truly failed, it would be an absolute laughingstock. Moreover, the Heavenly Saints of the three supreme sacred grounds all wielded earth-shattering might, completely incomparable to ordinary Heavenly Saints of the outside world. "Congratulations, Little Friend Lu," Ancestor Chen said with immense envy. "Once you join Jidao Sacred Ground, reaching Heavenly Saint will be a trivial matter, and you will even have hope of taking a step further." How could Ancestor Chen not have been high-spirited and ambitious once? Especially when he had just broken through to Heavenly Saint, he felt as if vast horizons lay before him, and he had even dared to dream of becoming a Martial Dao Sovereign. Yet as time wore on—especially by now—his former ambition seemed like nothing more than a joke. He knew he could never take another step forward in this lifetime. Becoming a Martial Dao Sovereign was completely out of reach. Lu Changsheng was different. Lu Changsheng truly had hope of taking that step; his starting point was vastly higher than Ancestor Chen's. "Fellow Daoist Lu, since you have already joined Jidao Sacred Ground, you should be well aware of its might," Ancestor Chen said. "To kill a mere Bloodfire Ancestor, why must you do it personally?" "I know," Lu Changsheng replied calmly. "If I cannot kill Bloodfire Ancestor, someone else will naturally intervene." He did not deliberately hide the truth, as there was no need to do so. Since he was about to leave Saint Star City, instilling a degree of reverence and caution in Ancestor Chen was also necessary. Sure enough, Ancestor Chen's heart skipped a beat. "You mean... a Heavenly Saint from Jidao Sacred Ground accompanied you?" Ancestor Chen instantly grasped the implication. Lu Changsheng did not answer directly, but nodded. Ancestor Chen took a deep breath. He understood—he understood completely now. As it turned out, Lu Changsheng had a Heavenly Saint protecting him from behind. What was there to worry about then? "Fellow Daoist Lu, Bloodfire Ancestor resides within the Bloodfire Cult that he founded," Ancestor Chen said. "The Bloodfire Cult?" "Yes, the Bloodfire Cult! Bloodfire Ancestor established a sect of his own, though it is kept very secretive. Moreover, Bloodfire Ancestor does not value the Bloodfire Cult much at all; at a critical juncture, he could discard it without a second thought. Threatening him with the Bloodfire Cult would be utterly useless." Lu Changsheng understood. Bloodfire Ancestor was an exceedingly selfish man. In his eyes, only he mattered; everything else could be abandoned. This was entirely different from Ancestor Chen. The Chen clan was Ancestor Chen's life's work—something he could never discard. "Fellow Daoist Lu, this old man will guide you," Ancestor Chen decided to accompany Lu Changsheng. An Earth Saint slaying a Heavenly Saint from below? Even the well-traveled Ancestor Chen had never heard of such a thing, let alone witnessed it. Therefore, no matter what, he wanted to see it with his own eyes. Lu Changsheng did not refuse. He nodded and said, "Then I shall trouble Ancestor Chen." With Ancestor Chen leading the way, Lu Changsheng quickly arrived at the Bloodfire Cult. The moment Lu Changsheng appeared, a swarm of black-robed martial artists flew out from the Bloodfire Cult. Soon, a familiar figure emerged amidst the crowd—none other than Bloodfire Ancestor! Bloodfire Ancestor narrowed his eyes slightly. Spotting Lu Changsheng and Ancestor Chen, he could not help sneering, "Lu Changsheng, you finally deign to show yourself? Do not think that bringing Ancestor Chen means this seat will not dare to kill you!" Lu Changsheng did not grow angry. His tone remained calm as he asked, "Was it you who razed the Hundred Flowers Sect's mountain gates to the ground?" "Heh, so what if it was? What, do you plan to hold me accountable? Without Ancestor Chen protecting you, you would have died long ago!" Although Bloodfire Ancestor spoke to Lu Changsheng, most of his attention remained fixed on Ancestor Chen. Yet Ancestor Chen stood motionless, as if completely oblivious, showing no intention of intervening. This left Bloodfire Ancestor somewhat uncertain and suspicious. Ancestor Chen had come to the Bloodfire Cult alongside Lu Changsheng, yet he did nothing at all. What was the meaning of this? Could it be that he truly intended to let Lu Changsheng face him alone? Bloodfire Ancestor knew of Lu Changsheng, and even knew that Lu Changsheng was quite powerful. But no matter how powerful, he was still an Earth Saint, fundamentally no match for a Heavenly Saint. The aura emanating from Lu Changsheng was distinctly that of an Earth Saint; he had not broken through. Though Bloodfire Ancestor appeared arrogant and unrestrained, he was actually cautious to the extreme. "Bloodfire Ancestor, today Lu will surely slay you!" Without further hesitation, Lu Changsheng instantly unleashed his Earth Saint Dao body. *Boom.* As Lu Changsheng's Earth Saint Dao body manifested, a terrifying aura and pressure instantly blotted out the sky, immediately pressing down upon even the two Heavenly Saints present. "Hmm? This aura..." Bloodfire Ancestor's expression changed drastically. An Earth Saint! This was still the aura of an Earth Saint. Yet how could his martial dao aura be so terrifying? It was clearly only an embryonic martial dao, yet the martial dao will was strong to such a degree! His aura was not in the least inferior to a Heavenly Saint's. How was that possible? Bloodfire Ancestor naturally had no idea that Lu Changsheng was now a Master of Ten Thousand Daos. When Lu Changsheng had clashed with him previously, he had not even been a Master of a Hundred Daos. Now he was a Master of Ten Thousand Daos—a difference as vast as heaven and earth. The sheer pressure of a Master of Ten Thousand Daos alone was enough to distort the void and draw wary glances from Heavenly Saints. And this was merely the beginning. "Phenomenal Image of Heaven and Earth!" The next instant, Lu Changsheng unleashed the Phenomenal Image of Heaven and Earth—the fusion of flesh and blood with his Earth Saint Dao body, compounded by the status of a Master of Ten Thousand Daos. In an instant, the might of the Phenomenal Image of Heaven and Earth surged tenfold, dozens of times, even a hundredfold! Faintly, it seemed to cross a certain critical threshold. "What?!" Bloodfire Ancestor's heart violently shook. A threat! An immense threat! From Lu Changsheng, he now felt an acute, overwhelming danger. This was entirely different from before. Earlier, when Lu Changsheng unleashed his terrifying Earth Saint Dao body, it had only caused a bit of shock and a faint sense of peril. But now, he felt a fatal threat. It felt as if failing to block this strike would mean his death! This was utterly and completely power at the level of a Heavenly Saint. Yes—just now, by executing the Phenomenal Image of Heaven and Earth as a Master of Ten Thousand Daos, Lu Changsheng had shattered the boundary separating an Earth Saint from a Heavenly Saint. His power had fully entered the Heavenly Saint realm. Only now did he truly possess the strength to slay a Heavenly Saint from below. "Hmph, even if you can unleash a Heavenly Saint-level strike with a secret method, you think you can kill this seat? A fool's dream!" Bloodfire Ancestor sneered, yet he dared not be careless in the slightest. He directly unleashed the power of his internal martial dao. *Boom.* A sheet of crimson flame emerged, engulfing the void. This was Bloodfire Ancestor's martial dao; the wellspring of his power was the Bloodfire Martial Dao. The crimson flames violently collided with Lu Changsheng's fist. The clash of pure Heavenly Saint-level forces sent vast, torrential shockwaves billowing outward in all directions. Yet the moment they clashed head-on, Bloodfire Ancestor's expression twisted in horror. "What?!" His eyes widened in utter disbelief. In that direct collision, he had been thrown completely onto the back foot. No—it was far worse than merely being disadvantaged. Lu Changsheng's punch had directly shattered his Bloodfire Martial Dao, sending the crimson flames rolling back upon him before the terrifying force slammed violently into his body. *Crack.* From that single strike, a crisp fracture echoed from Bloodfire Ancestor's body. His face drained of color. A crack had actually appeared across his Bloodfire Martial Dao! Although his Bloodfire Martial Dao had not shattered completely, a fracture had formed. Once the first crack appeared, a second would follow. This meant his Bloodfire Martial Dao had reached its absolute limit. Lu Changsheng's power had clearly exceeded what his Bloodfire Martial Dao could withstand! "How can your power be so absurdly strong?!" Bloodfire Ancestor found it utterly incomprehensible. An Earth Saint, even using some secret method to briefly bridge the gap between Earth Saint and Heavenly Saint, should never possess power greater than a genuine Heavenly Saint! *Boom! Boom! Boom!* Lu Changsheng did not pause. He instantly manifested Three Heads and Six Arms. His six arms rained down punches upon Bloodfire Ancestor like a torrential downpour. *Crack.* Another crisp fracture resounded. Bloodfire Ancestor was furious, yet mingled with that fury was growing terror. Strike after strike had left his Bloodfire Martial Dao riddled with cracks. If this continued, he dared not imagine the consequences. He might truly die, and his Bloodfire Martial Dao would collapse! "Flee!" Bloodfire Ancestor was finally terrified. He immediately prepared to run. Although it was utterly humiliating—for a dignified Heavenly Saint ancestor to flee in panic before an Earth Saint—becoming a laughingstock was still far better than losing his life. Bloodfire Ancestor had never been one to prioritize pride over survival. He knew Lu Changsheng's momentum was unstoppable. If Lu Changsheng could overpower him while still an Earth Saint, once he broke through to Heavenly Saint, wouldn't he be able to crush him like an ant? At that thought, Bloodfire Ancestor lost every shred of will to fight. He wanted to flee as far away as possible and never show his face again, lest Lu Changsheng hunt him down. *Whoosh.* Casting aside all dignity, Bloodfire Ancestor turned and fled. "Hmm? He ran?" Lu Changsheng was somewhat surprised, but Bloodfire Ancestor had indeed fled, and with everything he had. Even though Lu Changsheng's strength surpassed Bloodfire Ancestor's right now, slaying a Heavenly Saint remained exceedingly difficult. When the other party was bent entirely on running, Lu Changsheng could not detain him. At the side, Ancestor Chen appeared calm on the surface, but a tempest raged within his heart. He could never have imagined that in a direct, head-on clash, Lu Changsheng would actually beat Bloodfire Ancestor into fleeing for his life! Even if Ancestor Chen had intervened personally, he could have achieved no more than this. Who could have foreseen that Lu Changsheng, still a mere Earth Saint, would grow to such heights? It was utterly incredible! However, seeing Bloodfire Ancestor fleeing, Ancestor Chen's face tightened. "Not good! Once Bloodfire Ancestor escapes, we will never be able to hold him!" Acting decisively, Ancestor Chen struck out, attempting to intercept Bloodfire Ancestor. Yet Bloodfire Ancestor was wholly committed to escape and ignored Ancestor Chen entirely. Thus, even with Ancestor Chen stepping in, he still failed to detain him. "What a pity..." Ancestor Chen sighed. "Once Bloodfire Ancestor escapes, he will remain a persistent threat..." Bloodfire Ancestor was a Heavenly Saint after all. If he lurked in the shadows, watching the Chen clan like a hawk, how could the clan ever know peace? One could not afford to take such a risk. Yet Lu Changsheng seemed entirely unconcerned. Looking toward the void, he said, "I must trouble Senior Mo." "Easily done," an unfamiliar voice resonated from an unknown location in the void. "Allow this seat to clean up this Bloodfire Ancestor for you." Both Ancestor Chen and Bloodfire Ancestor were shaken. There was someone else nearby? They were dignified Heavenly Saints—how had they noticed nothing? As the voice faded, a palm manifested out of nowhere in the void. That palm was simply beyond description. Descending from the heavens, it grew larger and larger. Bloodfire Ancestor tried with all his might to flee, yet the faster he ran, the closer he seemed to draw to that palm, as though an invisible force were pulling him into its grasp. "Spare me...!" Bloodfire Ancestor pleaded for mercy. He felt the suffocating chill of death. Against either Ancestor Chen or Lu Changsheng, even if their strength surpassed his, Bloodfire Ancestor had never felt the aura of absolute death. But now, looking at this palm, despair consumed him. He felt true death looming. The moment this palm fell, he would perish without doubt! Without question, a pinnacle Heavenly Saint mighty figure had intervened, striking with thunderous finality to utterly annihilate him. The owner of the palm remained unmoved. Bloodfire Ancestor roared ferociously, "This seat will drag you down with me!" Bloodfire Ancestor possessed some vicious resolve after all, directly detonating his own Bloodfire Martial Dao. *Rumble!* A deafening explosion reverberated across the world. This was the self-detonation of a Heavenly Saint mighty figure's martial dao; at the center of the blast, even the void seemed to collapse, testifying to the terrifying magnitude of the detonation. Yet as that colossal hand pressed down from the sky, the horrific shockwaves radiating outward were confined entirely within the palm's boundaries. The area covered by the palm was the sole extent of the blast; not a single wisp of power managed to leak beyond it. Control! This was true mastery! To directly suppress the self-detonation of a Heavenly Saint mighty figure and contain it within a single zone showed just how terrifying Mo Kong's strength truly was. Eventually, the turbulence in the void settled completely. Though the void had suffered some collapse, the spatial fabric of the Immortal Martial World was remarkably resilient; in the blink of an eye, it had already repaired itself. Nothing remained to show that a Heavenly Saint mighty figure had just detonated himself here moments ago. Witnessing this scene, Ancestor Chen's heart trembled violently. He knew the one who had intervened had to be a pinnacle Heavenly Saint mighty figure, and most likely one from Jidao Sacred Ground. *Whoosh.* A figure materialized in the void—none other than Mo Kong! "This Bloodfire Ancestor was quite something—ruthless to the core. An ordinary Heavenly Saint truly would have struggled to pin him down," Mo Kong explained. "Lu Changsheng, eliminating him for you this time will save you future trouble. If someone like that escaped to lurk in the shadows, he would remain an endless headache." Lu Changsheng bowed immediately in gratitude. "Many thanks, Senior Mo. Bloodfire Ancestor had it coming!" Lu Changsheng was not so pedantic as to insist on killing Bloodfire Ancestor with his own hands. In truth, whether he struck the final blow mattered little to him. His earlier insistence on fighting personally had merely been to gauge his own strength. Now, he had a clear grasp of where he stood: he was roughly on par with an ordinary Heavenly Saint. However, actually slaying a Heavenly Saint remained beyond his grasp unless the opponent fought to the death without retreating—which was virtually impossible. What Heavenly Saint would fight to the death knowing they were outmatched? Even so, Lu Changsheng's current strength was world-shaking. An Earth Saint, a Master of Ten Thousand Daos, capable of unleashing a Heavenly Saint-level blow and even driving a genuine Heavenly Saint into retreat—such a feat was unprecedented in the entire history of Jidao Sacred Ground. At this moment, Ancestor Chen stepped forward and greeted, "Greetings, Fellow Daoist." Mo Kong nodded. "Ancestor Chen, Lu Changsheng mentioned you to me. During his time in Saint Star City, it was thanks to your protection over his people that he could remain at ease in the Earth Saint Dao Field." Ancestor Chen smiled broadly. With Bloodfire Ancestor dead, a grave threat had finally been eradicated. Moreover, Lu Changsheng was about to join Jidao Sacred Ground; Ancestor Chen felt that his unwavering support for Lu Changsheng back then had indeed been the right decision. When Lu Changsheng achieved great success in his cultivation and perhaps even became a Martial Dao Sovereign, the benefits for Ancestor Chen would be greater still! "Ancestor Chen, I must trouble you to keep an eye on the Hundred Flowers Sect for me in the future," Lu Changsheng bowed again. Ancestor Chen readily agreed. Afterward, Lu Changsheng sought out Zhang Ling and the others, assisting them in rebuilding the Hundred Flowers Sect. It took roughly a month before the sect was fully restored. Having settled every matter, Lu Changsheng was finally ready. "Senior Mo, everything has been arranged. We may depart," Lu Changsheng said to Mo Kong. "All settled? Good, then let us go." That Mo Kong had been willing to accompany Lu Changsheng for this long already showed the immense importance he placed on him. Otherwise, why would Mo Kong take such pains for an ordinary recruit joining Jidao Sacred Ground? Soon after, the two utilized the Secret World Tower's teleportation array and departed Saint Star City. Jidao Sacred Ground was exceedingly far from Saint Star City. Even with super long-distance teleportation arrays, a single jump could not take them all the way. Only after switching between several super long-distance teleportation arrays did they finally arrive near Jidao Sacred Ground. This indirectly illustrated just how boundless the Immortal Martial World truly was; even a Heavenly Saint could not traverse its entirety in a lifetime. "Is this... Jidao Sacred Ground?" Lu Changsheng stared at the ordinary river and mountain peaks before him. He saw no sign of where Jidao Sacred Ground might be. "Lu Changsheng, Jidao Sacred Ground is a pinnacle sacred ground of the Immortal Martial World, yet it is not located within the Immortal Martial World proper," Mo Kong explained. "You should know of secret worlds, yes? In truth, Jidao Sacred Ground resides inside a secret world. It is simply that the Martial Ancestor used his methods to bind this secret world firmly to the periphery of the Immortal Martial World, linking it intimately. However, to enter Jidao Sacred Ground, one must possess a Jidao Sacred Ground token. Otherwise, even a Heavenly Saint would fail to find it, let alone enter." With that, Mo Kong produced a token. *Hum.* The token radiated brilliant light. Immediately afterward, the void rippled slightly before parting into a colossal gateway. "Let us go." Mo Kong led Lu Changsheng straight through the gateway. *Whoosh.* Lu Changsheng felt his body warp, much like when he had entered secret worlds in the past. When he opened his eyes, he found himself standing within a gigantic city. He swept his awareness outward, only to find that even his consciousness could not fully encompass the immense city. Just how vast was it? The population likely exceeded a hundred million! "This is Jidao Sacred Ground?" Lu Changsheng's eyes widened, finding the scene rather peculiar. "What, does it not look like one? Hahaha, nearly every martial artist who arrives at Jidao Sacred Ground is just as astonished. You all assume a sacred ground must be perched amidst misty peaks and towering mountain ranges, appearing remote, aloof, and detached from the mundane world?" Lu Changsheng nodded. Indeed, that had been his assumption—perhaps a product of ingrained stereotypes. "Lu Changsheng, why must our Jidao Sacred Ground hide away in deep mountains?" Mo Kong smiled. "This secret world is called the Jidao Realm. The entire realm is the mountain gate and dao field of our Jidao Sacred Ground. Besides, we are not immortal cultivators who need to hide in desolate mountain forests to swallow clouds, exhale mist, and refine spiritual qi." Lu Changsheng understood. Jidao Sacred Ground was a martial dao sacred ground, not an immortal sect after all. Moreover, since the entire secret world belonged to Jidao Sacred Ground, establishing their gates anywhere made no difference. "Come, I will take you to register your entry," Mo Kong said. "Once you have joined Jidao Sacred Ground, you can take your time learning about the sect." With that, Mo Kong led Lu Changsheng deeper into the sacred ground.