The continent of Peng Lai was very famous in the rank 5 region, and most of this fame came from the Treasured Jade Sect!
The Treasured Jade Sect was the number one sect in the rank 5 region. There were many cultivators and many old monsters, so the continent it was on was called Peng Lai, also known as the Peng Lai Celestial Realm.
The size of the continent of Peng Lai was far larger than Mo Luo, dozens of times larger. From afar, calling Peng Lai a continent wasn't appropriate, because it wasn't a continent but half a cultivation planet!
In the Cloud Sea, there were very few cultivation planets. Only some very powerful sects had them.
Even the Treasured Jade Sect wasn't qualified to occupy a complete cultivation planet; they could only obtain half of one!
This half of a cultivation planet was given to them by the rank 9 Ghost Sect due to the merit the Peng Lai Ancestor made 20,000 years ago.
As a result, no high level cultivator dared to show any greed for this cultivation planet. They silently accepted the fact that the Treasured Jade Sect had a cultivation planet.
Looking through the star fog, Peng Lai was like a crescent moon. There were layers of protection around it that gave off a gentle glow that pushed away the star fog, making the area around Peng Lai clear.
Aside from the Treasured Jade Sect, part of Peng Lai's fame came from the auction that happened once every 30 years. Almost every time the Peng Lai auction opened, a large number of cultivators would gather. Even cultivators from the upper rank regions would come, making it very lively.
The auction would last for three months. There were all kinds of treasures, pills, recipes, and spirit beasts. It provided a complete set of resources for cultivators to trade. There were also celestial jades and origin crystals to trade, and even cultivation furnaces and bodies to be sold.
There were also spirit beasts that could be used to fight beasts. Of course, the most eye-catching thing was the Peng Lai Chaos Law and the auction of precious items.
The so-called Peng Lai Chaos Law was an environment provided by the Treasured Jade Sect for cultivators to freely bet on life and death battles. The winner would obtain the treasure of the loser.
At this time, the Penglai Market was about to open. Rays of light whistled through the starry sky outside the Penglai Continent, approaching Penglai. Because of the pill recipes and jade slips, there were many rank 6 cultivators, as well as rank 7 and rank 8 cultivators coming to the Penglai Market.
In the starry sky, there were two streaks of light speeding through. One was a man, and the other was a woman. The man was dressed in white, and his expression was calm. His gaze was cold, and it was as if his expression wouldn't change even if a mountain collapsed in front of him. He was Wang Lin.
The woman beside him was extremely beautiful. She was also dressed in snow-white clothes, and her beautiful blue hair fluttered even though there was no wind. Her exquisite face could make one's heart palpitate, and her whole body emitted a serene and elegant charm. She was like a fairy that had stepped into the mortal world. If one looked into her eyes, they would feel ashamed of their inferiority.
"After a few more days of travel, we will reach the Penglai Continent. Qianmei once came to the Penglai Continent with a fellow disciple five hundred years ago. That place was very lively, and I have a deep memory of it." The woman's beautiful eyes revealed a hint of reminiscence as she smiled.
Wang Lin didn't say anything. His expression was calm.
He originally wouldn't have come with Li Qianmei, and he wasn't interested in the auction. However, after listening to Li Qianmei's words, he pondered a bit, and his heart skipped a beat.
The Cloud Sea Star System was filled with star fog, and without an accurate star map, it would be difficult to move. The higher the rank, the more difficult it was. If one wanted to go from the rank 5 region to the rank 8 region, they would need even more star maps.
In the Cloud Sea Star System, comprehensive star maps were extremely rare. Most were made by individuals, and they required a large amount of data to be collected and verified. Only then could one obtain a complete map.
The reason Wang Lin agreed to come to the auction was because of the star maps. However, star maps were extremely precious in the Cloud Sea Star System, and very few people would take them out to trade. After all, the Cloud Sea was special, making star maps a top secret of a sect.
This was understandable. In the star system of the Cloud Sea, there were very few sects that dared to say they had a complete star map of the star system they were in. In truth, there were many places in the star system that cultivators had never been to before.
At this time, the role of the star map was extremely important. A wild continent that no one knew about, the vicious beasts, medicinal herbs, and a large number of resources could only be controlled by a few people or a single sect that knew about this place.
Without a star map, it would be difficult to move forward. Even the development of a sect would be greatly affected. They could only go to wild continents that most people knew about to search for resources.
As a result, almost every sect would spend a lot of effort to open up a star map. However, there was no direction in the star fog, and there were countless fierce beasts, so the price to open up a star map for an area was very high.
At this time, the exchange of star maps naturally became the first choice. However, people were greedy. Even if it was an exchange, there would still be fraud, and some would even lead to dangerous places. There were so many of them that the exchange of star maps gradually became rare.
Most of the sects would rather open up their own and obtain a safe star map than exchange for a fake one and pay a bloody price for it.
As for Li Qianmei, she used the unique transfer arrays of her sect to arrive at the various branches of the rank 5 region. She continued to teleport until she arrived at the rank 5 region.
In truth, this was a common method used by the sects of the rank 8 and above in the Cloud Sea. Like spreading seeds, they would support or rebuild branch sects in the lower rank regions to allow the branch sects to develop. The biggest use of this method was to set up a fixed transfer point so that the people of the main sect could teleport here. This method cleverly avoided the problem of lacking a star map.
There was such a Teleportation Formation in the Gui Yuan Sect.
However, this transfer array required a large amount of celestial jades or origin crystals to open. As a result, unless the main sect unsealed it and gave it the right to open, it couldn't be used easily.
Along the way, Wang Lin was pondering. He only responded to Li Qianmei's words and didn't talk at all.
Li Qianmei was very angry. Along the way, the man beside her was like a mute and didn't say a word. She was the only one talking, as if she was talking to herself.
The two of them silently pondered as they flew.
Wang Lin looked at Li Qianmei, pondered a bit, and slowly said, "The rank 9 region is very mysterious in the eyes of cultivators like us. I wonder how many sects there are in the rank 9 region?"
There was no flaw in his words. Perhaps due to the fog in the Cloud Sea, there was a barrier between cultivators, so they didn't have much contact. The rank 9 region was a supreme existence and extremely mysterious.
The records of the Origin Sect only briefly described the rank 9 region and knew that there was a God Sect there.
Even the existence of the Heaven Breaking Sect was something Wang Lin had only learned about after obtaining the jade and the memories of the Poisonous Old Woman.
After all, the things a sect in the rank 5 region knew couldn't compare to a rank 6 region.
When Li Qianmei saw Wang Lin speak, she pondered a bit and answered Wang Lin's question.
"There are a total of four sects in the rank 9 region. They are the God Sect, Ghost Sect, Demon Sect, and Heaven Breaking Sect.
Among them, the Heaven Breaking Sect is the weakest, while the God Sect is the strongest!
The Ghost Sect is the most mysterious!
As for the Demon Sect … "Li Qianmei hesitated a bit and softly said.
"The Demon Sect is located in the deepest part of the rank 9 region. It is very difficult for cultivators to enter there, and it is filled with powerful fierce beasts.
The Demon Sect doesn't care about worldly matters and very few people go out.
Qianmei once heard Teacher say that there are terrifying fierce beasts that can cultivate the shape of a human in the Demon Sect … However, with the God Sect there, the Demon Sect can't do much! "
"Oh?" Wang Lin's expression changed and he asked, "Fierce beasts that can cultivate the shape of a human?"
Li Qianmei nodded and softly said, "Fierce beasts can even comprehend the laws of the world and can even verify the heavens' dao, so how can they not cultivate the shape of a human? However, there aren't many of these fierce beasts, they are extremely rare.
There are some things you don't know and even most cultivators don't know. Even my Heaven Breaking Sect only learned of some secrets after entering the rank 9 region and becoming a member of the rank 9 region. "
Li Qianmei's expression was serious. After pondering a bit, she softly said, "A long time ago, there was only one sect in the rank 9 region, and that was the God Sect!
After the God Sect dominated the Cloud Sea for countless years, the first fierce beast riot broke out in the rank 9 region. During that riot, there were three fierce beasts that took human form.
"Rumor has it that they came from another star system … If it wasn't for the God Sect, the beast riot would have spread across the entire Cloud Sea. In the end, it was stopped by the God Sect, so it didn't spread, and very few outsiders know about it.
"That battle was extremely tragic. The God Sect sent a portion of their sect to suppress the fierce beasts and stationed themselves in the depths of the rank 9 region. There was a broken space there that was connected to a mysterious star system. Some extremely powerful fierce beasts came from there. In order to stop the fierce beasts from causing chaos, there has been constant slaughter for tens of thousands of years. Even now, slaughter still occurs.
"This portion of the God Sect members gave up their freedom and became the final defense in the depths of the rank 9 region. However, as time passed, these former disciples of the God Sect became independent and called themselves the Demon Sect. They no longer listened to the orders of the God Sect, but they still stayed there to stop the waves of fierce beasts."
Li Qianmei's voice was very beautiful, but the content of her words was shocking.
Wang Lin's eyes became serious. He didn't expect such a shocking matter to be hidden in the Cloud Sea.
After Qing Yu finished speaking, Li Qianmei looked at Wang Lin and calmly said, "The God Sect is worried about the Demon Sect and the fierce beasts from that mysterious star system. They first promoted the Ghost Sect, which is good at soul manipulation, to a rank 9 sect and then promoted my Heaven Breaking Sect to a rank 9 sect. All of this is to prepare for the second beast riot that might erupt at any time!"
"This matter is very important. I hope Brother Lu won't tell anyone else."
Wang Lin silently pondered a bit and nodded. His eyes looked into the distance as if they could pierce through the void and see the rank 9 region. He saw the shattered space that the Demon Sect had been guarding for tens of thousands of years and saw a mysterious star system … "The world is fickle, but there must be a reason … If what Li Qianmei said is true, then where is this mysterious star system …"