Chapter 263

Chapter 263: The Guardian Spirit

The location for the Purple Mist Grand Ceremony is called the Hundred Springs Plain.

As the name suggests, there are over a hundred spirit springs scattered here, hence the name Hundred Springs Plain.

More and more cultivators are arriving at the Hundred Springs Plain.

These cultivators wear smiles on their faces, chatting with each other in a very relaxed manner, completely unaware of what awaits them next.

To be honest, Ming is also quite curious. Curious about how these people would react if they were to know the true face of the Sect Leader of the Heavenly Profound Gate? Soon after, Ming saw various disciples of the Heavenly Profound Gate entering the venue.

Among them, Wang Xuan arrived with Qingwan and sat a hundred meters to the left of Ming.

Qingwan greeted Ming by waving her hand and tiptoeing, but after being glanced at by Wang Xuan beside her, she immediately withdrew her hand and resumed her composed demeanor as a young lady.

This scene was naturally noticed by many people. Following Qingwan’s gaze, they noticed Ming.

Wu sitting next to Ming let out a soft hum, and the Martial True Qi around her seemed to intensify.

The city lord of Wangxing City, Ruyan, arrived with her personal maidservant.

This maidservant was veiled, but having deeply interacted with her four or five times, how could Ming not recognize her? It was none other than Mo Zhu’er, merely disguised as a maidservant.

“Yo, Brother Xu,” Yun approached Ming, greeting him.

“Brother Chen,” Ming stood up and bowed politely.

Although Ming had just fought with him a few days ago, he greatly admired both Chen’s character and strength.

Chen raised his head and sniffed towards Ming, “In just a few days, the Sword Qi and Sword Intent on Brother Xu seem to have reached another level. After this grand ceremony, I wonder if Brother Xu has time for us to spar again?”

Ming nodded and smiled, “Of course, no problem.”

“Good, straightforward,” Chen patted Ming’s shoulder, “Eat well, drink well. I’ll go ahead.”

“Alright,” Ming nodded.

After greeting Ming, Chen returned to his seat.

“Dong dong… dong.”

Just as Chen sat down, a bell toll sounded.

Sect Leader Xia He of the Heavenly Profound Gate flew onto the field with his son.

When the Sect Leader of the Heavenly Profound Gate took his seat at the front, everyone stood up and bowed respectfully.

“You all don’t need to be so formal, please take your seats,” the Sect Leader smiled warmly at everyone.

“Thank you, Sect Leader,” everyone took their seats.

The Sect Leader of the Heavenly Profound Gate smiled at everyone, “Today, it is our once-in-a-thousand-years Purple Mist Grand Ceremony. We sincerely thank all of you for giving us this honor and participating in the Purple Mist Grand Ceremony.

Thirty thousand years ago, the founding master of the Heavenly Profound Gate, Master Xuandao, came here and saw this Xuantian Tree, thus establishing our sect named Heavenly Profound Gate.

For thirty thousand years, we at the Heavenly Profound Gate have always upheld the traditions of righteousness, vanquishing demons and protecting the people, steadfastly guarding the Central Plains without ever letting our guard down.

Our battle against the evil ways is ingrained in our blood!

Fifteen thousand years ago, the demon races invaded en masse. Our righteous alliance resisted the demon army, blocking them off in the Southern Realm, preventing them from stepping foot into the Central Plains! This is the result of our joint efforts! And we will continue to watch over together!”

Xia He raised his wine glass, “For the human race!”

Everyone raised their glasses simultaneously, “For the human race!”

In the Hundred Springs Plain, with Xia He’s rousing speech, everyone raised their glasses and toasted from afar with Xia He.

Ming couldn’t avoid joining in, raising his glass as well.

But Ming didn’t take a single sip. Who knows if the opponent might have poisoned it?

After everyone sat down, several women of the Heavenly Profound Gate carrying long swords arrived at the Hundred Springs Plain. Leading them was He Qingqing, who led over a hundred female disciples in gracefully dancing with their swords, their movements elegant and charming.

Many disciples were mesmerized.

Ming looked for one or two moments before shifting his gaze away from He Qingqing.

After all, it’s the woman his brother likes; it wouldn’t be respectful for him to stare too much.

Miao Feng did the same, looking away after glancing a couple of times and focusing on other women instead.

However, these women weren’t just here to dance with swords to enhance the atmosphere.

At the end of their sword dance, as the hundreds of women pointed their swords, two yin-yang fish flew out from their swords, heading toward the Xuantian Tree.

The hundred springs in the Hundred Springs Plain rose into the sky, forming water dragons that continuously coiled around the Xuantian Tree.

“Whoosh!”

With a splash, the water dragons all poured onto the tree leaves.

Under the sunlight, the Xuantian Tree shimmered with a crystalline glow.

“Wooom… wooom…”

Strange sounds resonated above the Hundred Springs Plain.

These sounds penetrated everyone’s hearts, gradually calming their emotions.

Ming quickly realized that this was the Dao sound.

The hundred spirit springs rippled with circles of ripples.

When these ripples dissipated, the Xuantian Tree at the front swayed continuously.

A phantom image of a woman slowly descended from the Xuantian Tree.

This woman had emerald green hair flowing down her back, dressed in a pale green long skirt, even her eyelashes were green, but her skin was snow-white. Her features were clear and beautiful, standing barefoot under the tree.

Ming felt that if he hadn’t guessed wrong, this ethereal woman should be the tree spirit of this tree.

“This is the guardian spirit of the Heavenly Profound Gate, not just a simple tree spirit. It is formed by the fusion of the Heavenly Profound Gate’s formation and this tree.”

Wu sitting beside Ming explained to Ming.

“I see.”

Ming nodded, understanding Wu’s meaning.

When a protective sect formation reaches a high enough grade and has existed for many years, spiritual energy will naturally gather to form an ethereal true spirit. All things follow this principle.

But because the Xuantian Tree is the focal point of the Heavenly Profound Gate’s formation, and since the Xuantian Tree itself is an extraordinary tree, the formation spirit and tree spirit have fused.

Thus, this woman appeared.

This woman carries most of the Heavenly Profound Gate’s fortune.

If she lives, the Heavenly Profound Gate lives.

If she dies, the Heavenly Profound Gate dies.

【What the heck, today I was supposed to write ten thousand words, but I only wrote five thousand! Mainly because I finally got a day off, but accidentally spent too much time! Tomorrow! I’ll definitely write ten thousand words!

If I don’t write ten thousand words tomorrow, I’ll shrink from 19 cm to 18 cm!】