Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 1007 Reactions from All Sides, Founding Ceremony

The Wanhua Demon Court has three Venerables and seven Elders. The three are Wanhua Demon Emperor, Qingyuan Fox Venerable, and Chihuang Phoenix Venerable. The seven Elders are Xuanjia Dragon Turtle, Caiyu Luan Bird, Beiming Xuan Eagle, Heifeng Baxiong, Chie Baihu, Fenggu Linglu, and Yunyou Baihe, all of whom are late-stage Golden Core demon kings.

Although there are dozens of demon kings in the entire Wanhua Mountain Range, the Wanhua Demon Court has less than half of them. However, these ten demon kings are enough to intimidate the entire Wanhua Mountain Range.

However, the Wanhua Demon Court is not a tightly organized force; strictly speaking, it is merely an alliance of demons within the Wanhua Mountains.

Each high-ranking member of the Wanhua Demon Court has their own clan and sphere of influence. Although they share common interests and have formed alliances, they also have conflicts of interest and contradictions with each other.

Internally, the Wanhua Demon Court is relatively loosely organized, with no hierarchical relationship between the three Venerables and the Seven Elders. However, externally, they can unite to deal with the threats posed by various human immortal cultivator forces.

While Zhenyang Immortal City is nominally under the jurisdiction of Wanhua Demon Court, it is actually controlled by three demon kings. Of course, there are also some issues regarding the distribution of benefits, which are matters within Wanhua Demon Court.

The three demon kings who truly control Zhenyang Immortal City are Xiong Ba of the Black Wind Tyrant Bear Clan, Xiao Shan of the Red-browed White Tiger Clan, and Xuan Ling of the Wandering White Crane Clan.

At this moment, in the Zhenyang Hall in the center of Zhenyang Immortal City, three demon kings gathered to discuss matters concerning the Tianyun Sword Sect.

"Gentlemen, what are your thoughts on the matter of the Heavenly Cloud Sword Sect?"

Xiaoshan was dressed in a white, close-fitting outfit, with red tiger hair growing on his sideburns, amber-colored vertical pupils in his eyes, and white tiger stripes spreading across the back of his hands. His voice was slightly hoarse.

"What else can we do? Let them do whatever they want. Do you think they dare to attack True Yang Immortal City?"

The towering bear king stared with his round eyes and spoke in a deep, booming voice.

"That's not how it works. The Heavenly Cloud Sword Sect is an alliance of many forces in the Cloud Sky Mountain Range. Others are one thing, but Que Lingyu is not someone you can just mess with."

Xuanling resembled an immortal in white robes, with white hair and a youthful face, holding a jade flute, and his sleeves were embroidered with auspicious cloud and crane patterns.

As fellow birds, Xuanling had a better understanding of sparrow feathers.

Que Lingyu wasn't exactly famous outside the family, but Xuan Ling was very familiar with her abilities.

Despite the lowly bloodline of the Skylark clan and its lack of blood ties with the ancient divine beasts, Sparrow Feather is different; its bloodline is no longer that of the Skylark clan.

"At worst, we can just let her join True Yang Immortal City too!" Xiong Bawang said nonchalantly.

“No, of the seven council members of Zhenyang Immortal City, four are already from the demon race. We must give three to the human race, otherwise the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion and Wanbaohang will definitely have objections!” Xiaoshan shook his head and said.

“Then let Shui Ling withdraw!” Xiong Bawang said.

Shui Ling is the Demon King of the Minghai Xuan Palace, representing the North Sea Demon Court.

"That won't work either!" Xiaoshan continued to shake his head.

"This won't work, that won't work, what do you suggest we do?" Xiong Bawang said impatiently.

Xuanling stroked the jade flute in his hand, "It's not just the Tianyun Sword Sect, but also the Yellow Spring Old Ghost. That old thing is the most unscrupulous. If we don't give him a position, I'm afraid he'll cause trouble outside Zhenyang Immortal City in the future!"

Previously, the Yellow Springs Palace was located in a remote corner and rarely participated in the struggles between various forces.

But things are different now. The benefits contained in the Sun Mountain are too great, and even the Yellow Spring Ancestor cannot resist such temptation.

Moreover, he had planned a lot beforehand and had offended Baiyun Zhenjun badly. When he fell from the Sun Cave, Baiyun Zhenjun held him back, making his efforts futile.

If we don't let him participate in True Yang Immortal City now, he will definitely cause trouble in secret.

"Does he still dare to be our enemy?" Xiaoshan frowned.

"No, but he might do some sneaky things and cause us trouble!" Xuanling said.

The three of them looked at each other, unsure of what to do.

The interests of the Sun Giant Mountain are too intertwined, so the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion and Wanbao Bank can remain calm and collected. They are powerful and, although they will share some of the profits, they will not go too far. Therefore, as long as they are there, few people are willing to provoke them.

Although the Wanhua Demon Court has gained control of the Sun Giant Mountain, it has also found itself in the most troublesome situation.

Unequal distribution of benefits will inevitably lead to more conflicts. If things get worse, they will become the ones who suffer the most.

As for using their power to intimidate others, they can suppress the demon race in the Wanhua Mountains, but they cannot suppress other human Golden Core cultivators.

"Anyone who dares to cause trouble, I'll be the first to crush them!" Xiong Bawang roared.

Of course, he was just saying that; if he were really asked to take action, he would never easily risk his life against a Golden Core cultivator.

For the demon race, human cultivators are extremely troublesome because they possess immortal cultivation techniques such as alchemy, artifact crafting, talismans, and arrays, which are like cheating to the demon race.

Therefore, under the same cultivation level, demons are generally no match for human cultivators.

The battle between Golden Core cultivators and third-tier demon kings is even more complex, involving not only techniques such as pills, artifacts, talismans, and arrays, but also supernatural powers and the Void.

Especially the Great Void, which appears empty, but in reality contains many rules.

It can be said that the Taixu is similar to the terrain in battles between Golden Core cultivators.

Whoever understands Taixu better, whoever is more familiar with Taixu, has the advantage of strategic advantage.

Therefore, unless one cultivator holds an absolute advantage, battles between Golden Core cultivators can easily devolve into chases.

……

At the southernmost tip of the Western Regions of Wanhua, in a deep abyss where a chilling aura rises to the sky and gloom pervades the earth, lies a dark and secluded palace—the Palace of the Underworld. The entire Palace of the Underworld is jet black, enveloped by rows of ghastly green lanterns.

Inside the hall, Old Ghost Tianye was reporting to Ancestor Huangquan.

"Ancestor, it's confirmed that White Cloud Immortal City, in conjunction with Cangyu Mountain and Hidden Sword Mountain, will establish the Heavenly Cloud Sword Sect!"

"This Cloud Sky Sword Sect has a total of five Golden Core cultivators, including True Monarch White Cloud and Demon King Cloud Sparrow!"

Tianye the Old Ghost prostrated himself on the ground and said respectfully.

"Hmm, who are the other three?" Old Ancestor Huangquan asked calmly.

"The master of Hidden Sword Mountain, Jian Changhe, had been in seclusion for over twenty years to form his Golden Core. He only managed to overcome the tribulation of lightning and achieve the Golden Core five years ago."

"Yang Zhengshan of the Lingxiu Yang family, this man displayed great power in the Sun Cave Heaven, defeating many people with his powerful thunder magic. He probably obtained a lot of spiritual items for Core Formation from the Sun Cave Heaven, thus successfully forming his Core."

"However, this person formed his core silently, and we don't know where he underwent his tribulation!"

"The last one is Yunxiao, a guest elder of Hidden Sword Mountain. He must have swallowed a divine pill in the Sun Cave Heaven to be able to form his core. I was also present at the time. That divine pill was quite extraordinary, but unfortunately, I was entangled by the people of the Impermanent Ghost Sect and did not find an opportunity to seize it!"

Old Ghost Tianye reported all the information he knew without any concealment.

"Hehe, they really are lucky!" Old Ancestor Huangquan said with a grin.

"Ancestor, what should we do next? They established the Heavenly Cloud Sword Sect for the sake of True Yang Immortal City. Should we stop them?" Old Ghost Tianye asked, looking up.

Huang Quan Lao Zu flung his wide robe around his neck, "Of course I have to stop him! I'm going to kill that bastard Bai Yun!"

What annoyed him most was True Lord Baiyun. If True Lord Baiyun hadn't kept him occupied, how could he have returned empty-handed from the Sun Cave?

It should be noted that he was the first to discover that the Sun Cave Heaven was about to collapse, and he had made arrangements in advance. He originally planned to kill True Monarch Baiyun so that he could occupy more resources within the Sun Cave Heaven.

But in the end, he got nothing.

The thought of his empty-handed return made him grit his teeth in hatred.

"Get ready, we're going to give them a big surprise!"

"The Yellow Spring Ancestor said in a sinister tone."

……

Establishing a school of thought is not something that can be done by simply talking about it.

Especially for Golden Core cultivators who establish their own sects, there must be a complex and grand ceremony.

First, we must invite people from all directions to hold a grand opening ceremony. At the ceremony, we must proclaim to heaven and earth that we have established our doctrines and passed on our teachings, set up rules and erect monuments, establish the authority of our sect, and establish our foothold in the world.

Previously, True Monarch Baiyun had only established his own lineage, so there was no need for such trouble. But now they have established a completely new and massive sect.

This is not simply about establishing a new school of thought, but about establishing a new doctrine and passing on the torch.

The key to the Tianyun Sword Sect is not the Sword Sect itself, but the Tianyun Dao.

It is currently just the Tianyun Sword Sect, but if this sect can be passed down, it will become the Tianyun Dao in the future.

It is equivalent to a Taoist sect that cultivates immortality, rather than a simple religious sect.

An auspicious day.

The White Cloud Immortal City floats amidst the sea of ​​clouds in the ninth heaven. Its vermilion palace walls are gilded by the morning light, and cloud-patterned bells hang under the eaves of a thousand jade towers, tinkling as the wind blows, resonating with the clear and melodious sounds of the spiritual veins flowing through the city.

Today's grand opening ceremony is held at the "Chengtian Terrace" in the center of the Immortal City. The circular altar, paved with white marble, is surrounded by nine cloud bridges. The bridge railings are carved with the trajectory of the sun, moon and stars. Three hundred and sixty dragon-coiled pillars support a dome-like barrier, gently keeping the noise of the Daoist friends from all directions outside.

The elders who had established the foundations of the foundations welcomed the guests, who then traveled on auspicious clouds and led them onto the cloud bridge.

The guests included more than a hundred factions of all sizes, including cultivators from the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, cultivators from the Myriad Treasures Merchant Guild, and the Demon King of the Myriad Flower Demon Court. Moreover, they were all acquaintances.

The Guardian Master of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion is now the Pavilion Master of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion in True Yang Immortal City.

The person from Wanbaohang was none other than Zhongli Xiayi.

The person from Wanhua Demon Court was the Xuanling Demon King.

Besides these three major forces, there were also representatives from various other forces, such as the Liefeng Valley, the Southern Wilderness Immortal Cultivation Family, and the Qingli Immortal Cultivation Family, all of whom sent people to participate in this founding ceremony.

In addition, there were a number of affiliated forces of the Tianyun Sword Sect, such as the Lingxiu Three Sects and the Youyu Gate. Lin Daoyuan, Yue'e, Li Shangyuan, Sheng Youhuang and others were among the guests.

No matter what grudges existed in the past, today is the founding ceremony of the Tianyun Sword Sect, and those grudges are now a thing of the past.

The Heavenly Cloud Sword Sect was established, and an invitation was extended to witness the sacrificial ceremony to Heaven.

Since the Tianyun Sword Sect sent invitations to various forces, it certainly wasn't inviting them to come and settle old scores.

The reason everyone came here was to see how this new sect would establish its lineage with heaven and earth as witness.

(End of this chapter)