The Dao Seeking Sect's Foundation

"Tribulation Transcendence stage?" Daoist Lord Hanhai misjudged his opponent's realm the moment he clashed with Gu Xie. Without deploying a rudimentary Dao fruit, even a half-immortal found it difficult to tell whether an adversary was at the Tribulation Transcendence stage or was a fellow half-immortal. "To dare cause trouble at the Dao Seeking Sect, I take it you are tired of living!" Although Daoist Lord Hanhai had paid no mind to the outside world for ages, he still knew who the present Tribulation Transcendence cultivators were. Gu Xie was not among them. Then the answer was obvious: Gu Xie was an ancient cultivator! "Are you Daoist Lord Wanfa, Gu Mo?" Daoist Lord Hanhai recalled the Everlasting Immortal Physique Gu Xie had displayed. The most famous possessor of that physique was none other than the cultivation prodigy of the early Great Yu era, Daoist Lord Wanfa, Gu Mo! "Give you credit for having some eye." Gu Xie sneered coldly. His opponent was a mere Tribulation Transcendence cultivator, hardly a match for him! "Strike, all of you!" Gu Xie barked. His confidants cast aside their disguises, revealing their true realms—Tribulation Transcendence! There were three full Tribulation Transcendence cultivators hidden in the crowd! Seeing that things had taken a turn for the worse, the river spirit waved a massive hand. Countless water bubbles surged from the river's surface, enveloping the mortals taking the third round of trials as well as the disciples overseeing them, swiftly whisking them into the interior of the Dao Seeking Sect to keep them out of harm's way. "Why did so many Tribulation Transcendence cultivators suddenly appear?" Dai Bufan cried in shock. And just who was that fighting Daoist Lord Wanfa? "Senior Brother Dai, this matter has nothing to do with the two of us!" Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou chimed in, rushing to clear their names to prove their innocence. Throughout the trial, they had behaved impeccably from start to finish. "...Do you two know who is fighting Daoist Lord Wanfa?" "We do. That's Daoist Lord Hanhai." "His Old Reverence is still alive?!" Dai Bufan was flabbergasted. He had thought Daoist Lord Hanhai had perished long ago. "Wait, does that mean the inner demon Senior Sister Yun who appeared in the second round belonged to Senior Hanhai?" Dai Bufan had assumed it was Gu Junye's inner demon. Lu Yang nodded. ... "He's Daoist Lord Wanfa?" Daoist Xiantian was taken aback and looked toward Gu Junye. Then who was Gu Junye? Gu Junye's expression was grave as he watched the dazzling spectacle of Dharmic powers clashing across the bamboo grove. Having not yet restored his cultivation, he was powerless to take part in a battle of this caliber. "To think that the Three Corpses severed back then to transcend the tribulation and attain immortality have actually survived to this day!" ... Channeling the power of the grand formation, the river spirit held the line against the three Great Yu Alliance Tribulation Transcendence cultivators. With the formation's boost, he possessed the might of a single Tribulation Transcendence cultivator; taking on three opponents of the same level proved far too taxing. "Senior River Spirit, we're here to help you!" Two aged figures materialized, placing themselves before the three Great Yu Tribulation Transcendence cultivators. They were none other than the child Grandmaster Tang Shengyi and Elder Tao of the Scripture Pavilion. Sensing the battle in the bamboo grove, they had come to fight without a moment's hesitation. "Oh? To think the Dao Seeking Sect possessed so many Tribulation Transcendence cultivators—hiding your depths, are you?" sneered the three Great Yu Tribulation Transcendence cultivators. The Dao Seeking Sect's strength exceeded their expectations, but not enough to turn the tide against them. After all, their Great Yu Alliance was hardly limited to the three of them. Suddenly, several soaring auras erupted into the sky from outside the Dao Seeking Sect, causing the child Grandmaster's face to fall. The enemy had two more hidden Tribulation Transcendence cultivators! No, not just Tribulation Transcendence—there were also over twenty at the Body Integration stage!