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Chapter 1463 - Chapter 1463 Chapter 718 The Old and New Waves of the Era_2

Chapter 1463: Chapter 718: The Old and New, Waves of the Era_2 Chapter 1463: Chapter 718: The Old and New, Waves of the Era_2 Unknown who first spread the word, it became the overall guideline for bounty hunters.

Thereafter, this group of self-proclaimed righteous bounty hunters infiltrated Longxi with various despicable techniques to carry out assassinations.

And Da Lin Commerce Alliance didn’t let the masses down, not only did they fully pay out the bounties as promised, but they also hailed the hunters who brought back heads as heroes.

Yes, heroes.

This worthless title somehow energized the bounty hunters as if they were injected with chicken blood.

Always seen as a mob, what they needed most was recognition, especially from powerful organizations like the Da Lin Commerce Alliance.

People always crave what they haven’t got, and for these bounty hunters, the hunt targeting the Longxi Alliance suddenly became sacred, because it wasn’t just about the rich bounty, but more so, it was about the honor of martial artists.

They wanted their names carved on the monument in the Bounty Hall, to flutter on towering flags!

Countless thugs, harboring such “dreams,” infiltrated the Seven Cities of Longzhou in large numbers.

Most were bounty hunters of the Mortal Realm, the perfect candidates to evade the alert lines, as their level of Spiritual Power wouldn’t trigger the alert of the formations, yet was sufficient to overcome terrains difficult for ordinary people.

Simply put, they were unstoppable.

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Zhongzhou, Immortal Sealing Platform Convention

As one of the five grand assemblies of Xiehe, the Immortal Sealing Platform Convention was a gala that encompassed all layers of society in Zhongzhou.

Besides the famous martial artists who came from all directions, the presence of aristocratic sects was also absolutely indispensable.

And the gathering of various small circles even more sharply defined the social stratification of Zhongzhou.

Between superior sects, between medium and lower sects and their subordinated families, between wealthy clans, and even among the rabble, everyone was eager to establish a hierarchy and find a sense of belonging.

At the highest level of the Immortal Sealing Platform Convention were the feasts of various Star Lords and God Lords from An’s Divine Court.

To join such a banquet, at the very least one had to be a famous recluse, a regional magnate or a master with a level above grandmaster.

Below that, the invitations for various sects were hard to secure, and without real skills, one couldn’t even enter the banquet.

Apart from these large and small circles, there were also exhibition halls for sects to exchange resources for development through various techniques and newly researched arts.

Of course, the most important aspect was the exchange among martial paths, not just those wandering martial artists who wanted to make a name for themselves, but also sect disciples who wanted to show their abilities through the Immortal Sealing Platform Convention.

At the same time, they also wanted to make connections with other young people of their generation to support each other in the future.

It can be said that the exchange among sect disciples truly adhered to the principle of “friendship first, competition second.”

All participating disciples had a clear goal; they came to make friends, not enemies.

And the more noble and stronger the background and cultivation of the person one befriended, the better.

The new representatives of major sacred lands were naturally the prime networking targets for all true disciples of sects.

The tide of the era surged once again, and the Four Little Saints, once famed throughout Xiehe, had become real jokes.

Martial Saint Bu Xiao of Martial Saint Mountain, whose combat strength reached the heavens, yet he repeatedly made grave mistakes, eventually even losing his title as a representative.

Wang Chan of the Wang Clan of Tian Nan, known for mastering formations, physique, puppetry, spiritual, and Yin-Yang Arts, was nearly killed in an attack by the Devil Lord Gouchen.

If it weren’t for Wang Invincible arriving just in time, using the mysteriously effective hot sea of Lingxiao Sect’s Heavenly Pond, he might have become the first Saint Child in history to be assassinated.

Yankong from Wuxiang Zen Temple, forcibly married into the Xu Clan, which provoked Elder Xu to invoke the Divine Sword Decree, destroying the foundation that Buddha’s Country had laid in Yuanzhou for hundreds of years, and then establishing a new ancestral court on Fuyun Mountain, only to have the mountain gate erased, forcing him to return to Zhongzhou in disgrace, hardly worthy of the title “Little Saint.”

The last of the Xu Clan’s Saint Children was even more laughable, born in a sacred land but a lecherous soul, he lingered in the pleasure quarters wherever he went, truly a disgrace to the illustrious Xu Clan.

Walking through the transitions but refusing to attend, many speculated that he coveted the Xuangjin Dragon Soul Armor and the Emperor’s Void Phoenix Divine Sword, two unrivaled Divine Artifacts.

Such a morally corrupt person, how could he deserve the title of a Little Saint?

The world is just like this, always seeing the new and smiling, never hearing the old ones cry, with the emergence of a new generation of saints from various sects, the previous four Little Saints were discarded into the trash bin of memory.

Judging by the performance of these four during their term, aside from Buddha Son Yanshan who had some capabilities, the other three were nothing more than ordinary mortals.

How could they compare to the two undefeated Divine Sons of the present age?

Yao Gekuang from the Palace of Striking Swan had extraordinary comprehension, shed his Mortal Realm and awakened Earth-Level bloodline, perfectly integrated with the original techniques of the Palace, and later even mastered the most difficult Striking Swan Divine Body, invulnerable to all spirits, undefeated in fights within the same realm, and never defeated even when crossing realms.

An Yuheng from Zhongzhou Divine Court was born with an Innate Bagua Diagram on his chest and had a Spirit Jade in his mouth.

Silent and calm, he could read and understand words at the age of one, and later took up martial arts voluntarily, hailed as a divine child born with knowledge.

Even more impressive was his talent in the God Shifting Technique, smoothing over An Yuanxi’s youngest three Divine Wings record, and stepping into the Fierce Realm at the age of twenty-one.

If it hadn’t been for Tang Luo’s sudden emergence, nothing would have blocked the brilliance of this Divine Son of the An family; fortunately, it still wasn’t too late.

As the host of the Immortal Sealing Platform Convention, An Yuheng organized a banquet for the heroes of Zhongzhou and sent invitations to the hands of true disciples from various sects.

The sects’ true disciples who received the invitations were naturally overjoyed, just as the past generation’s disciples were sure that the Four Little Saints would eventually become saints, they also firmly believed that this Divine Son of the An family would definitely become an influential figure in Xiehe.

It was naturally better to build relationships with such a person as early as possible.

However, when they arrived at the Yaochi Temple with their invitations, they found that the place was already overcrowded, everyone holding the same invitation.

This caused the faces of several disciples of Superior Heavenly Sects to immediately darken.

Class and discrimination are common everywhere.

Even between sects, there is a chain of contempt, and while relationships are maintained, everyone has a clear understanding of their own status.

Simply put, it was not overstepping for true disciples of Superior Heavenly Sects to interact with saints, but inside Yaochi Temple, packed as it were, were not just true disciples of the sects, but also some mud-leggers from the Outer Continent awkwardly standing inside.

The presence of these people directly lowered the etiquette of the grand event at Yaochi, but even so, the opportunity to network with the Divine Son of the An family was not to be missed.

Zhu Huolong held his invitation, slightly exuding his aura, making the crowd turn their heads. Seeing it was him, they spontaneously cleared a path.

This disciple of Wushen Mountain walked to the very front of Yaochi, smiled and nodded at a few already seated true disciples of Heavenly Sects, then nodded slightly to some familiar sects behind, and joyfully took his seat.

Even though they were in the same Yaochi Temple, people subconsciously clustered with their own groups.

Superior Heavenly Sects, ordinary sects, and free cultivators were distinctly separated as if by prior agreement, each with different demeanors waiting for the assembly at Yaochi to begin.

“Dong~”

The melodious sound of bells and cauldrons resonated, and the sacred gates in the distance opened wide. The leading Celestial Official sang loudly, “Son of Yuheng has arrived!”

A tall man with an expression that scorned the worldly concerns promptly pushed the Celestial Official aside, cursing as he spoke, “How many times have I told you, stop with these pointless formalities!”

The pushed Celestial Official stumbled, nearly banging his head against the door, but after steadying himself, he turned back with a full-faced smile, ingratiatingly saying, “Yes, yes, what the Divine Son said is right, I forgot again!”

“This time I’ll spare you.”

An Yuheng, with his robe slightly open revealing half of the Innate Bagua Diagram, leisurely put his hands behind his head, tilted his head back, and swaggered to the throne of Yaochi Temple.

After overlooking the bowing crowd, he leaned against the divine seat and lazily waved his hand, stating, “Enough, all of you are my guests, no need for formalities, please rise.”

The first to raise their heads were naturally the front row of true disciples of Heavenly Sects, and as they looked up, they could still see on An Yuheng’s wrist, still not retracted, a Spirit Jade emitting various treasures’ lights, absolutely dazzling.