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Chapter 1602 - Chapter 1602 Chapter 1603 Moon-gazing Rhino Peak

Chapter 1602: Chapter 1603: Moon-gazing Rhino Peak Chapter 1602: Chapter 1603: Moon-gazing Rhino Peak Divine Peak Master gazed at Song Jian with a smile, his heart echoing in silent amazement. The distance before had been too great, and his perception was rather vague, but now with Song Jian right in front of him, Divine Peak Master could see much more.

Let’s not mention the level for now, just the Sword Qi condensed around his body had already materialized, forming a Sword Essence that surrounded him. Initially, Divine Peak Master thought it was his own misperception, but now he realized that the thickness of the Sword Essence Song Jian had condensed was even thicker than he had sensed before.

Such cultivation, even within the Divine Sword Sect, was something few could achieve. Previously, claiming that several elders tied together couldn’t defeat Song Jian was somewhat of an exaggeration, but now it seemed that in a real fight to the death, if those elders didn’t have their trump cards to save their lives, they would most likely be unable to defeat this disciple from the Imperial Sword Sect.

“How could I say that old ghost Duan Xingliu hasn’t sent anyone for years, turns out he was keeping a big move under wraps, hmph!” Divine Peak Master muttered to himself with a cold snort.

Seeing Song Jian holding a golden scroll, Divine Peak Master smiled slightly, stretched out his right hand to beckon it over, grasping the scroll in his hand. After a quick sweep of perception, the smile on his face became even more pronounced.

“Hahaha, Sect Master Duan is too courteous, actually sending a facsimile of the Demon Suppression Seal Array to the Divine Sword Sect. Such politeness is really too much, too much indeed, hahaha!” Divine Peak Master laughed heartily.

The Demon Suppression Seal Array was potent, and although it lacked significant lethal power, its control in sealing was profound. With this facsimile, Divine Peak Master needed only a short amount of time to completely master the Demon Suppression Seal. Even if he didn’t lay out the entire array, incorporating some of its essence into the Divine Sword Sect’s own Sword Formation would enhance its power, especially as the Demon Sealing Array was a legendary-quality Sealing Array. There was even a legend that Ancient Sword Star used this array to seal a divine-level powerhouse.

“Young friend Song, you are here to participate in the Ascension Secret Realm, aren’t you? Haha, the Ascension Secret Realm is jointly owned by the Imperial Sword Sect and the Divine Sword Sect. Since young friend Song has come, naturally there will be a spot for you. However, the Ascension Secret Realm won’t open for a few more days. When the time comes, you can enter it along with the disciples of the Divine Sword Sect. In the meantime, rest at the Divine Sword Sect for a while. You might enjoy the scenic beauty of our sect. What do you think?” Divine Peak Master said with a smile.

“Then I thank Divine Peak Master for his hospitality!” Song Jian said with a cupped fist and a smile.

If one were to consider strength, both Divine Peak Master and the various sect masters of the Divine Sword Sect would have to address Song Jian as ‘senior.’ However, after all, Divine Peak is just a disciple of the Imperial Sword Sect, so how could Divine Peak Master possibly address him as a senior? But he couldn’t treat him as an ordinary disciple either, so he had to use the ambiguous title of “young friend Song.”

This was probably also a reason why Duan Xingliu sent Song Jian to participate in the Ascension Secret Realm, wanting to put Divine Peak Master and the Divine Sword Sect in an awkward position.

Who would have thought that a junior disciple would not be affected by the sect’s bloodline curse, and his level would be higher than many of the sect’s seniors!

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In the Imperial Sword Sect, Duan Xingliu stood in front of the lofty main peak’s great hall with his hands behind his back, gazing towards the endless starry sea in the distance. His gaze was directed towards where the Divine Sword Sect was located in the game world.

At this moment, Duan Xingliu had a hint of a smile on his lips, murmuring to himself: “The Demon Sealing Array is now obsolete for the Imperial Sword Sect, probably won’t be needed in the future. Just letting it go… consider it compensation for the destruction of the Ascension Secret Realm!”

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On the other side, Song Jian spent three peaceful days in the Divine Sword Sect. Initially, he thought these three days would be anything but calm. Over these days, Song Jian also learned how precious an opportunity to enter the Ascension Secret Realm was; the Divine Sword Sect could only send in nine people each time. Now that he had arrived, he naturally occupied one disciple’s spot.

If it were Song Jian, Song Jian would not be able to swallow this insult either. Naturally, he would come back to challenge and vie for a spot. Once successful, how could Song Jian still have the face to stay at Divine Sword Sect?

This tactic had been used quite a bit in the past, which is why, over the decades, the Imperial Sword Sect had not sent disciples here, causing many of the outer sect disciples to be unaware of the renown of the Imperial Sword Sect.

Song Jian had already made preparations, but in these three days, not a single person came to challenge him. Although there were those who watched him from a distance and talked about him, upon interaction, the disciples of the Divine Sword Sect were still quite friendly towards him.

In fact, after Song Jian took up residence in the Divine Sword Sect, his strength had already become known throughout the entire sect. Not even the elders were his match, so which disciple would dare to be so presumptuous as to trouble him?

“Master also said that I would face difficulties from others, it looks like Master was worrying too much!” Song Jian said with a smile.

Finally, when the time came for the Ascension Secret Realm to open, Song Jian and eight other Divine Sword Sect disciples arrived at the main peak’s grand hall. Under the leadership of Divine Peak Master, the group made their way to a mountain peak where a huge boulder stood at the summit, resembling a rhinoceros raising its head to gaze at the moon.

“The entrance to the secret realm is at Moon-gazing Rhino Peak, but the location of the entrance changes randomly each time. You must find it yourselves, and as soon as one person enters, the entrance will immediately move, not allowing a second person the chance to enter…” Divine Peak Master said with a smile, “You only have four hours to enter the secret realm. If you can’t find it within that time, I’m afraid you won’t have the chance to enter this time!”

The eight disciples of the Divine Sword Sect all smiled slightly. It seemed that they were already informed, only Song Jian was hearing it for the first time.

“Alright, go ahead and may you all find your own opportunities and greatly increase your strength,” said Divine Peak Master with a smile, waving them on.

Song Jian glanced at the other eight. All of them were NPCs with third-tier combat power and none were players.

However, one could imagine that the mainstream players are currently at second-tier combat power. Those who have reached third-tier combat power belong to the elite players. Within the tens of thousands of players in the game, probably only around a hundred had reached third-tier combat power. Although there were many players in the Divine Sword Sect, the majority were still mingling in the outer sect and simply did not meet the requirements to enter the secret realm.

“Fellow junior brothers and sisters, I shall take the lead,” said a handsome man in a purple robe, bowing to the others before darting toward Moon-gazing Rhino Peak.

Song Jian recognized this man; he was a personal disciple of an elder named Zhao Yong, with strength at the peak of the third-tier. This time, he was granted entry to the secret realm to attempt a breakthrough to the Legendary Realm.

“Ha, just because you’re the first to approach Moon-gazing Rhino Peak doesn’t mean you’ll be the first to enter the secret realm!” remarked a disciple softly as Zhao Yong moved further away.

Song Jian glanced at the others with a slight smile. Even though they were fellow disciples, at this moment, they had all become competitors, and the camaraderie of the sect had to be momentarily cast aside.

Before long, Song Jian’s figure too disappeared within Moon-gazing Rhino Peak as he began to search for the entrance to the secret realm.

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