"Please." At the entrance of the Duality Sect, a middle-aged woman was greeting the guests with a gentle smile on her face. The woman appeared ordinary, wearing long grey robes and no makeup. At a glance, she looked just another ordinary person. But no one dared to cause any trouble.

After all, the jade token hanging on her waist was enough to show her identity as one of the Elders of the Duality Sect. A powerhouse in the realm of Core Condensation, a master of elements.

The guests just greeted her politely before making their way towards the guest wing.

An entire section of the Duality Sect was reserved for the guests. There were exquisite pavilions that were created recently, as well as numerous artificial ponds and different kinds of trees planted together.

Every group of guests was led personally by the members of the Duality sect who had stepped into the Vein Expansion realm.

As for the guests... currently, only the members of other sects were invited. As for the major families from the surrounding cities, as well as the Royal family, they were invited at a later time.

As the Elder at the entrance greeted more and more guests, the smile on her face only got brighter. Now that their current Sect Leader have stepped into the Heaven Realm, they could act unrestrained in the entire continent.

All this glory... all this worship... It wasn't just sect to her, but her home. And now that it was finally gaining recognition everywhere, she couldn't help but let out a hearty smile.

She could feel an envious gaze directed towards her, but this only brightened her smile.

But it was at this moment that she saw a carriage that almost made her blood boil.

"SWORD SECT." Looking at the logo on the carriage as well as the figure of an old woman accompanied by Duality Sect's saintess, she gritted her teeth in anger.

How could she forget the attack that claimed the lives of her friends? How could she forget the attack that almost destroyed her sect? If not for the fact that Grand Elder Yun Ning managed to step into the Heaven Realm, these cowardly, backstabbing bastards would have massacred the entire sect.

She wanted to throw a fireball towards the carriage. She wanted to destroy it and erase every trace of it from existence, but in the end, she held back. The orders were clear. No one could trouble the guests from the Heavenly Sword Sect.

She didn't know why the new sect leader ordered it, but she had no choice but to follow.

Suppressing her rage and hate, she just nodded to them before signing them to move in.

One of the members of the Duality Sect came to escort them to the guest area, but throughout the journey, innumerable hate-filled gazes were directed towards the carriage.

The old woman wasn't bothered by it in the slightest. After all, as the leader of the Heavenly Sword Sect, what kind of scenery she hadn't seen?

As for Yun Ning... she was still sitting there in a daze, but the closer she got to the sect, the faster her heartbeat got.

In the end, she was unable to control herself.

Halfway through their journey to the Guest wing, she jumped off the carriage. Ignoring the old woman as well as the member of the Duality Sect escorting them, she hurriedly made her way towards the Grand Hall.

Throughout the journey, she had heard countless rumours, but she didn't want to believe in any of them. She wanted to see with her own eyes... she wanted to listen with her own ears.

Throughout the way, no one stopped her. A few elders raised an eyebrow upon noticing her return, but no one dared to question her. Even if it were before, they couldn't raise their voice against the Saintess, much less question her. And now that her mother has stepped into the Heaven Realm and is the Sect Leader, going against her was suicide. They just kept their mouth shut, not even daring to ask how she had been doing.

It didn't take long before Cang Yue stopped in front of the Grand Hall. She was about to step in, but before she could, she was stopped by an Elder guarding the door.

"Saintess... You are back!" She wasn't surprised by her return; on the contrary, she was expecting it.

"Mmm", Cang Yue just nodded as she tried to walk inside, but before she could even take a step further, the elder stopped her.

"Sect Leader have instructed us not to let anyone inside."

"....." Cang Yue didn't say a word, but quietly gazed at the woman in front of her.

Were it before, the elder wouldn't have dared to meet her eyes or even stop her. But it was a direct order from the Sect Leader Yun Ning. She had personally ordered her not to let anyone in, even if the other person is her own daughter.

"You do know who I am, right?" Yun Ning narrowed her eyes, but from her cold voice, one could feel the murderous rage.

Unfortunately for her, her opponent was an elder of the Duality Sect. Not to mention her position, even her realm was higher than hers. There was no way Cang Yue's threat was going to work against her.

"Please don't make it difficult for both of us, saintess." The elder just replied with a smile, completely disregarding her threats.

"....." Cang Yue just let out a cold snort before turning around and leaving the place. Her suspicion was now growing at an alarming rate. Why would her mother, who usually pampered her would suddenly treat her this way? Why would the saintess of the Duality Sect not be given an audience with the Sect's Grand Elders and Sect Leader?

The more she thought about it, the less sense it all made. In the end, she could only grit her teeth and endure it for the moment.

On the other hand, the number of guests coming to the Duality Sect finally came to an end.

Greeting the last group of people, the elder in charge closed the gate before heading to report.

"So, they are all here?" Inside the Grand Hall, one of the Grand elders raised an eyebrow while listening to her report.

"Yes, elder."

"I see." The Grand Elder dismissed her before focusing her gaze towards the person sitting in the Sect Leader's seat.

Looking at the enchanting figure of Yun Ning, who was still lying lazily, there was a myriad of complex emotions in her eyes.

If there were someone who was most shocked by Yun Ning's advancement, it would be the Grand Elders of the Duality Sect.

Even in their wildest dreams, they didn't imagine the lazy, laid-back Yun Ning to step into the Heaven realm.

Stepping into the Heaven Realm was something that even they didn't dare to dream about. Throughout tens of thousands of years, not a single person has managed to reach this realm, but now...

Now, finally, someone managed to achieve this impossible feat, and it was someone they were extremely familiar with.

Jealousy, fear, unwillingness and all kinds of emotions overwhelmed their minds while they looked at Yun Ning in front of them. But in the end, it all turned into a mere helpless sigh.

Since she had already stepped into the Heaven realm, there was nothing any of them could do. Though they have some doubts about the death of the previous sect leader and Yun Ning's daughter Lin Wan, they didn't dare to think too much about it.

Even if they were killed by Yun Ning, they would pretend not to know about it.

"Sect leader." One of the Grand Elders stood up before asking in a respectful tone. "Everyone has arrived."

"Mmmm." Yun Ning just nodded in response with her eyes closed.

It wasn't until a few more minutes had passed that she finally spoke.

"Since they are all here, let's bring forward the date of the banquet. We will hold the celebrations tomorrow."

The Grand Elders weren't surprised by her decision. They just nodded in understanding.

"You all can leave." Waving her hand, Yun Ning dismissed them.

The Grand Elders didn't dare to refute her orders. They just gave her a respectful bow before walking out of the room.

A few minutes after the Grand Elders left, the Elder guarding the entrance to the Grand Hall entered before bowing to Yun Ning.

"Sect leader, the saintess has just arrived. She wanted to meet you."

"It can wait." Yun Ning stretched her body lazily, revealing the curves underneath before speaking further.

"Stay on guard and don't let anyone enter." After ordering her, Yun Ning's figure disappeared from the grand hall, leaving behind an awe-struck elder.

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On the other side, Yang Ze was looking at the screen in front of him with a frown.

Contrary to what he expected, his Golden Talent 'All Seeing Eyes' wasn't useless. On the contrary, it was extremely powerful.

It could show him the evolution path of the demonic beasts as well as the items required for it, along with the process.

When he first saw it, he was overwhelmed with excitement, but after reading the so-called evolution path and the requirements for it, his excitement grew cold.

All of the items were something that he hadn't even heard about. He didn't dare to imagine how much they were going to cost and whether he could find them in the first place or not.

"Forget it, no use thinking about it for now." With a smile, he cleared his head of those distracting thoughts before focusing on the newly gained talent, Sevenfold Illusion.

Taking a deep breath, he thought about using the talent and the next moment, his body blurred before six more bodies appeared in the room beside him, each one identical to the other.

Yang Ze saw the lifeless puppets like clones, which were just standing there.

"I can't control them?" The moment this thought came to his mind, Yang Ze had a feeling that he could actually control them.

He tried controlling them, and in the next second, he felt his mind connecting to six other beings. It was a wonderful feeling... something that couldn't be explained in words.

At first, he was filled with excitement, but the moment he opened his eyes, the scene from seven pairs of eyes overwhelmed his mind.

"AAAAH!" Feeling the splitting headache, Yang Ze could only cry in anguish as he hurriedly cancelled the skill.

It was only then that he felt a sense of relief, but the pain was still there.

"Damn it... What a pit." He didn't think that to control them, he needed to split his consciousness. It seems that he could only wait till his mental energy grew stronger in the future.

"It seems mental energy isn't just about manifesting mortal objects." The more he knew about the mental energy, the less he seemed to know.

After regulating his breathing for a while, he finally opened his eyes. Though the headache was still there, it was much more bearable than before.

"It's time for the second mortal object."

Without any hesitation, he closed his eyes once again, using his enlightenment to practise the Mystic Nether Art.

And while he was meditating with his eyes closed, Xiao Ruolan stepped in front of Lin Yue's door before knocking gently.

"Come in." The moment she finished knocking, Lin Yue's reply came.

The moment the door opened, Xiao Ruolan directly stepped in before appearing in front of Lin Yue with a grave expression. She opened her cherry lips before speaking in a chilling voice.

"We need to talk."

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