"As you command, my King!"
Changsun Wuji and the other two bowed to receive the order before turning and shooting towards the void beyond the pass.
"Yuan Tiangang!"
Yang Hao looked towards Yuan Tiangang and said softly.
"My King!"
Yuan Tiangang bowed respectfully.
"I hereby appoint Yuan Tiangang as the Director of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau of the Great Han, and confer upon him the title of Baron of the Second Rank!"
"Your subordinate thanks you for your decree!"
Yuan Tiangang clasped his hands in salutation.
"Yuan Tiangang, Xu Chu!"
"We are here!"
The two immediately bowed respectfully.
"You are to take the invitation to the Three Yuan Grand Gathering and represent the Great Han in attending the Immortal Feather Sect's Three Yuan Grand Gathering!"
"It is sufficient that our intentions are conveyed; there is no need to give them undue importance. However, that Xuanyuan Token, you must bring it to me!"
By this time, the Three Yuan Grand Gathering should be about to begin. He was determined to obtain the Xuanyuan Token!
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Just as Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui respectively arrived at the front lines, Yuan Tiangang and Xu Chu had just disembarked and landed on the island where the Immortal Feather Sect was located.
Jian Sanbei, the sect leader of the Immortal Feather Sect, had invited various nations to celebrate the three hundredth birthday of their Supreme Elder, Xianyunzi.
In this world, martial artists who broke through to the Grandmaster realm could live for over a hundred years. Those who broke through to the Guiyuan realm had their flesh and blood vitality rejuvenated, allowing them to live for another two hundred years. Xianyunzi, at three hundred years of age, had reached the extreme limit of the Guiyuan realm's lifespan.
To help their Supreme Elder Xianyunzi take another step forward, the Immortal Feather Sect leader Jian Sanbei used Xianyunzi's three-hundredth birthday as an excuse and the Xuanyuan Token as an enticement to invite various nations to offer their congratulations and to boost his luck.
The Xuanyuan Token was related to the secret treasury methods of the Xuanyuan Dynasty, and it was highly possible that it contained the method for a kingdom to be promoted to a dynasty. Therefore, when invited, the various nations flocked to attend the Immortal Feather Sect's Three Yuan Grand Gathering, traveling vast distances.
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When Yuan Tiangang and Xu Chu arrived at the Immortal Feather Sect's mountain gate, they saw all sorts of ships, large and small, docked outside the entire island. Along the shore, there was a dense crowd of people of all descriptions, all wearing joyful expressions. For them, to be able to ascend to the Immortal Feather Sect's domain in this lifetime was a great honor.
Young martial artists could be seen everywhere, following their elders, traveling vast distances to witness a top-tier power and broaden their horizons. This was a great honor for them.
Yuan Tiangang looked inland from the shore and saw disciples of the Immortal Feather Sect, all dressed in uniform white robes and with a bright red feather inserted in their hair, receiving the forces who had come for the banquet.
"General Xu Chu, Wei Yu has been waiting for your esteemed arrival for a long time."
Wei Yu squeezed through the crowd, smiling broadly from a distance as he greeted Xu Chu.
Wei Yu looked behind Xu Chu, seeing no one else. He had thought that even if the King of Han could not come in person, perhaps Changsun Wuji or Fang Xuanling might have come. To his surprise, it was only Xu Chu and a middle-aged Taoist.
"Oh, isn't this young Wei Yu? My goodness, the weather on this island is quite strange. How have you managed to thrive here for thousands of years?"
Xu Chu looked around the island with a look of disdain in his eyes.
"Haha, General Xu Chu, the spiritual energy here is abundant, and the feng shui is excellent. It is a rare place with good feng shui. However, General Xu Chu, who is this distinguished person?"
Wei Yu couldn't help but look towards Yuan Tiangang next to Xu Chu, who remained silent, smiling and observing the Immortal Feather Sect. He noticed that Yuan Tiangang had no spiritual energy fluctuations, as if he had merged with heaven and earth. If one did not pay close attention, one would not be able to detect any spiritual energy from him; he seemed like an ordinary mortal without cultivation.
"Oh, this is our Great Han Imperial Astronomical Bureau Director, Lord Yuan Tiangang."
Xu Chu introduced him.
"Greetings, Lord Yuan!"
When Wei Yu saw Xu Chu's respectful introduction of Yuan Tiangang, he instantly sensed that Yuan Tiangang was extraordinary. To make a Guiyuan realm cultivator like Xu Chu put aside his arrogance showed how terrifying he was!
Yuan Tiangang nodded slightly in acknowledgment.
"My lords, the grand gathering will be held tomorrow. Please follow me to your accommodations to rest for a while!"
Wei Yu said softly.
"Let's go!"
Yuan Tiangang nodded in agreement.
The three walked at a leisurely pace on the island for half an hour before arriving at a pavilion. They saw that many rooms were already occupied, and only four of the eleven courtyards on the top floor were still empty.
"Envoy of the Han Kingdom has arrived!"
As the three stepped forward, a disciple of the Immortal Feather Sect who was waiting at the entrance shouted loudly, the sound resonating throughout the pavilion.
"What? People from the Han Kingdom have arrived!"
"Hiss!"
"This is going to be interesting."
"I wonder if the Liao Kingdom, the Jin Kingdom, and the Goryeo Kingdom will let the Han Kingdom settle in easily!"
"Does the Jin Kingdom dare to make a move? I'm afraid the Jin Kingdom's envoy won't interfere easily. Don't forget that Qi Jiguang of the Han Kingdom is mobilizing troops at Yuehai Pass. Wouldn't the Jin Kingdom have to obediently watch the Han Kingdom's lead?"
"That's not necessarily true, there are people from the Lingyin Sect here!"
Everyone eagerly looked towards the top, where dozens of figures were watching Yuan Tiangang and Xu Chu below, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.
Wei Yu stepped forward and bowed deeply towards those above: "Esteemed sirs, this is the mountain gate of our Immortal Feather Sect. Please set aside your identities. Otherwise, our Immortal Feather Sect will show no mercy!"
"What? Are you going to expel even this old man?"
An elder from the Lingyin Sect stepped forward, and the pavilion suddenly trembled slightly, with a long sword swaying in the void.
"Where did you get that from, senior? When I arrived, my Supreme Elder repeatedly instructed that all guests who come to our Immortal Feather Sect are his guests. If anyone dares to cause trouble, you know what he is capable of!"
Wei Yu smiled and invoked the name of Supreme Elder Xianyunzi, causing the elder from the Lingyin Sect to grit his teeth. With an angry roar, he sheathed his sword.
"My words are here to stay. If anyone dares to cause trouble, do not blame the Immortal Feather Sect for paying a visit!"
With this declaration, everyone took a step back. Among the surrounding powers, the three overseas sects were the strongest, and if one were to compare them carefully, the Immortal Feather Sect was the foremost. Who dared to challenge their might!
The various powers in the surrounding area, including the three overseas sects, the demon beast forces of the Prison Spirit Abyss, the secretly accumulating wealth of Loulan, and the mysterious Chu Kingdom, which had ruled for ten thousand years after the fall of the Xuanyuan Dynasty, were the most powerful.
"Grand Tutor of Chu, Liu Ao, has arrived!"
"Star Demon Flame Moon Wolf King of the Prison Spirit Abyss has arrived!"
Suddenly, an Immortal Feather Sect disciple outside the hall shouted loudly, instantly breaking the tense atmosphere in the pavilion.
A middle-aged man appeared, with a fine crack on his brow with a drop of deep red blood. This man was Liu Ao, the Grand Tutor of Chu, with a cultivation of the seventh level of the Guiyuan realm.
Following behind him was the Star Demon Flame Moon Wolf King, with scarlet pupils and fangs bared. Its bare upper body revealed sharp fingertips, and its cultivation was comparable to that of the Grand Tutor of Chu.