Chapter 614

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Chapter 614: Returning to Heaven

Looking at the closed gates of the Seeking-Tao Sect and the empty mountain outside, Jiang Yun couldn’t help but remember the scenes when he first arrived here.

Back then, the Seeking-Tao Sect, as the most powerful sect in Nanshan Province, was a place that many cultivators looked up to, and each disciple recruitment was like a grand festival.

But now, in just ten short years, everything has changed.

Not to mention the Seeking-Tao Sect, even the whole Nanshan Province now hardly has any signs of life.

Those who escaped, perished, or surrendered have left Nanshan Province in silence.

And a year later, Nanshan Province will be engulfed by the Boundary Sea, uncertain when it will see daylight again.

The main culprits behind all this are the alliance of the three major powers and the Calamity of the Mountain-Sea World.

"Three major forces, Spirit of the Boundary Sea, you have destroyed this world!"

Filled with endless anger, Jiang Yun stood in front of the Seeking-Tao Sect’s gates.

"Stop right there!"

Just then, a deep voice rang out from within the Seeking-Tao Sect.

Before Jiang Yun could speak, another voice was heard, "Quickly open the mountain gate, it’s Martial Brother Jiang from Jiang Yun!"

Obviously, among the disciples responsible for guarding the mountain gate, someone had already recognized Jiang Yun.

As the voice fell, the tightly closed mountain gate immediately burst open, and dozens of disciples rushed out, each with an excited expression on their faces.

Jiang Yun’s reputation had already spread throughout the Seeking-Tao Sect since his entry into Mirage. His solo defeat of the enemies invading the Ghostly Samsara Hell had made him an idol and role model for all the disciples of the Seeking-Tao Sect.

Seeing these faces, similar in age or even younger than himself, Jiang Yun politely greeted them with clasped fists, "Thank you all for your hard work!"

These disciples, regardless of their age and cultivation level, were worthy of respect from Jiang Yun for not abandoning the sect in times of difficulty.

The crowd clearly did not expect Jiang Yun to bow to them. Each of them hastily returned the gesture, feeling honored, and then began to express their humility, "Martial Brother Jiang, you are too polite. Compared to you, we haven’t done anything!"

"Yes, Martial Brother Jiang, it’s good that you’re back. Now, there is hope for the revival of our Seeking-Tao Sect."

"We were planning to go to the One Hundred Thousand Mang Mountains to see if we could help our senior brother, but the sect master has ordered us not to leave the sect."

"Martial Brother Jiang, is your home okay now?"

Hearing the sincere words of concern from everyone, Jiang Yun felt moved and nodded, saying, "Thank you all for your concern, Mang Mountains is fine."

"That’s great, that’s great, Martial Brother Jiang, hurry back to the sect, the sect master and others are waiting for you!"

Looking at the disciples, Jiang Yun knew without thinking that they were not informed about the imminent fall of the sect master.

"Alright!"

Jiang Yun didn’t say much more and walked into the Seeking-Tao Sect.

At the same time, Brother Hei’s voice rang in his ears, "Jiang Yun, hurry, come to the top of Hidden Peak!"

The urgent voice of Brother Hei made Jiang Yun hurry without slowing down, and in a flash, he arrived under Hidden Peak.

Looking at Hidden Peak, Jiang Yun couldn’t help but take a deep breath and even lowered his head, not daring to look at the familiar place to avoid stirring up his nostalgia and memories. Instead, he appeared directly on top of Hidden Peak.

At this moment, there were five people on the peak of Hidden Peak.

Dao Tianyou sat cross-legged on the spot where Gu Bulao had sat before, surrounded by Brother Hei, Xia Zhongxing, Lan Huazhao, and Shen Zhanrong.

Although Dao Tianyou looked pale and lifeless, when he saw Jiang Yun appear, his dim eyes lit up and he smiled, saying, "Jiang Yun, you’re back!"

Jiang Yun strode up to Dao Tianyou without hesitation and knelt down, "Disciple Jiang Yun pays respects to sect master!"

This was the first time Jiang Yun had knelt before Dao Tianyou.

Jiang Yun disliked the act of kneeling, not worshiping the heavens or the earth. Throughout his life, he had only bowed to family and his master. But now, looking at Dao Tianyou, his sect leader, he knelt down.

This also showed his recognition and respect for the sect master.

Jiang Yun kneeling made Dao Tianyou smile even more. Even though Dao Tianyou wanted to help him up, he couldn’t. He could only say, "Get up, Jiang Yun!"

"Yes!"

As Jiang Yun stood up, Brother Hei and the other three didn’t need Dao Tianyou to speak. They all bowed to Dao Tianyou, then nodded at Jiang Yun before sadly leaving one by one.

Clearly, they knew Dao Tianyou had something to discuss with Jiang Yun, so they left the two of them alone.

"You, young man! If I hadn’t waited for you to return, I would have passed away long ago!"

"Sect master!"

Jiang Yun’s heart ached at Dao Tianyou’s first words.

He could tell that Dao Tianyou was at the end of his life, barely holding on and waiting for him.

A month ago, Jiang Yun had bid farewell to Third Martial Brother Xuanyuan Xing here. But now, he had to bid farewell to his sect master, making Jiang Yun feel incredibly upset.

However, seeing Jiang Yun bowing his head in silence, Dao Tianyou chuckled and said, "Haha, silly boy. I wanted to tease you a little more, but I’m short on time. So, I’ll be honest with you instead!"

"Don’t worry, when I say ‘returning to heaven,’ I don’t mean death. I mean truly going to heaven!"

These words made Jiang Yun lift his head suddenly, looking puzzled at Dao Tianyou’s smug expression.

What does it mean to return to heaven instead of death?

"Come, sit down, and I’ll explain!"

Jiang Yun, feeling confused, sat down. He wanted to ask but didn’t know how. Dao Tianyou spoke first, "You see me here, but it’s just one part of me. My true self is in Seeking-Tao Heaven!"

Jiang Yun, who had just sat down, almost jumped up.

He understood what Dao Tianyou meant but found it hard to believe and accept.

Dao Tianyou seemed to want to surprise Jiang Yun even more, "Seeking-Tao Sect is one of the Nine Great Dao Sects in the Tao World. This place is just a branch of my Seeking-Tao Sect. The real Main Sect is in Seeking-Tao Heaven!"

"Nine powerful Dao groups are searching for the Seeking-Tao Heaven!"

Jiang Yun repeated these words, his face showing a look of astonishment.

Seeking-Tao Heaven is a high-level world like Thunderstorm World and Jiang Demon Sky, or a bigger world made up of many Tao Worlds.

The Nine Great Dao Sects are the nine most powerful groups that practice in the Tao World.

And they are not from the Mountain-Sea World, but from the nine most powerful sects out of thousands of Tao Worlds!

The Seeking-Tao Sect in the Mountain-Sea World is just a branch of the main Seeking-Tao Sect!

Jiang Yun’s astonishment turned into a bitter smile as he wondered how many frightening secrets there were in the world around him that he didn’t know about.

"I can’t explain in detail how powerful the Seeking-Tao Sect is now, but I can tell you that there are at least thousands of Branch Seeking-Tao Sects like the one in the Mountain-Sea World. They are classified from levels one to nine based on their overall strength."

"Once a branch’s overall strength reaches level nine, it is eligible to join the Main Sect and become a disciple of the Main Sect."

"The Mountain-Sea Seeking-Tao Sect is not only one of many subsects, but also one of the weaker second-tier subsects!"