Central Great World, Southern Domain, on the fringe of Lingxiao Sect's sphere of influence.

Since the appearance of the unstable portal to an unknown world, it's been two full months since the team sent by Lingxiao Sect entered it.

In the Southern Domain, each day and night lasts seventy-two hours, which means that one month here equates to three months on Earth.

A portal has been opened here, causing a slight imbalance in the surrounding worlds. Although the strong cultivators of Lingxiao Sect have used an array to enclose it, the fluctuations in the power laws of heaven and earth are too great. Over time, the powerful cultivators in the vicinity can still sense activity here.

The person responsible for guarding this place is an elder of Lingxiao Sect named Shang Daocheng. He is a late-stage Golden Core expert, and while he may not be renowned throughout the entire Southern Domain, he certainly holds quite a reputation within a hundred thousand-mile radius near Lingxiao Sect.

On this day, several sounds of something breaking through the air came from the northeast direction. Shang Daocheng, with his powerful divine sense, saw a few spirit boats and airships flying towards this place.

Seeing the banner on the airship, Shang Daocheng's brows slightly furrowed, and he sighed quietly to himself.

They have finally discovered this place.

The team from Lingxiao Sect has already been inside this portal for two months. By rights, there should have been some news sent back by now, yet all communication is missing.

It is still unknown to where this portal leads.

Does that world hold abundant cultivation resources, and is it worth Lingxiao Sect's full efforts to guard this site?

Just a few days ago, he had already sent someone back to the sect to consult with a few other elders, hoping to organize another team of Foundation Establishment cultivators to go and gather information. But the sect has yet to respond, leaving their considerations unknown.

Soon, two luxurious and majestic spirit ships, accompanied by four or five spirit boats, flew into the sky. On each of those two spirit ships stood a dozen people, among whom were two cultivators with mid-stage Golden Core cultivation realms, hailing from Great Dao Sect and Flame Moon Sect, respectively.

Great Dao Sect and Flame Moon Sect are two neighboring two-star sects adjacent to Lingxiao Sect and have always been competitors.

As for the people on those four or five spirit boats, they are the experts from other cultivation aristocratic families in the Southern Domain. Among them are two early-stage Core Formation cultivators and three Fake Pill cultivators. Apart from that, they brought along Foundation Establishment cultivators from their respective sects on these spirit boats.

The simultaneous presence of these individuals makes for a rather strong lineup.

"Shang Zhenren, long time no see," the two mid-stage Golden Core experts on the two spirit ships greeted Shang Daocheng.

Shang Daocheng responded with a faint smile, saying, "Ying Wujiu, Chu Kuangge, and other fellow Daoists, it's been decades. You all remain as elegant as ever, and your cultivation has progressed. Congratulations."

Ying Wujiu is an elder of Great Dao Sect, while Chu Kuangge is an elder from Flame Moon Sect. Their arrival with other experts from several cultivation aristocratic families naturally made Shang Daocheng realize that they were here for the portal.

In the sky, Ying Wujiu and Chu Kuangge and the others retracted their spirit ships, flying down to land across from the people of Lingxiao Sect.

Chu Kuangge straightforwardly pointed to the portal being suppressed by the array and asked, "Shang Zhenren, where does this portal lead to, and when was it discovered?"

Shang Daocheng calmly said, "It has been over two months. As for where it leads, I do not know."

Ying Wujiu and Chu Kuangge nodded silently.

According to the information they received, the abnormal changes in heaven and earth caused by this portal indeed started two months ago. After determining the general location, they contacted powerful forces from various sides to come here, which took some time.

Ying Wujiu asked, "Has Lingxiao Sect already sent disciples to investigate?"

Shang Daocheng did not hide it; such matters hold no necessity for concealment. He nodded and said, "Yes, Lingxiao Sect has already sent eight Foundation Establishment disciples to explore the situation, but none has returned yet."

Everyone's expressions changed slightly.

The transmission through the portal happens quickly, and if they wished to return after passing through, it wouldn't take much time.

But hearing from Shang Daocheng, the team from Lingxiao Sect had gone for almost two months and still had not reported back. According to past experiences of exploring unknown worlds, everyone speculated that the Lingxiao Sect's team might have encountered some trouble.

Ying Wujiu couldn't help but ask, "Shang Zhenren, could this portal only allow cultivators below Foundation Establishment to proceed?"

Shang Daocheng nodded and said, "At first, it was hard even for Foundation Establishment to enter. Later, I and several of my fellow brothers stabilized the spatial fluctuations of the portal, and now it barely allows Foundation Establishment cultivators to pass through."

Ying Wujiu and Chu Kuangge exchanged glances before simultaneously asking, "May we send our disciples to explore?"

Both were sincere in their demeanor and courteous in their words, yet Shang Daocheng understood it was merely politeness. Their intent in organizing a group to come here was to investigate this unknown world.

The cultivation world has always been such that once an unknown world or Cave Heaven Blessed Land is discovered, all nearby forces with some strength will have the right to explore.

Although the portal is located within the sphere of influence of Lingxiao Sect, it's merely on the fringe. If Lingxiao Sect possessed absolute power, unafraid of surrounding cultivation sects and aristocratic families, they could forcibly claim it for themselves.

However, Flame Moon Sect and Great Dao Sect are also two-star sects with strength akin to Lingxiao Sect's, along with other cultivation aristocratic families involved. If Lingxiao Sect insisted on monopolizing this site, it would undoubtedly lead to discontent among several major powers.

When this portal was first discovered, the high-ranking members of Lingxiao Sect had briefly discussed that they should initially keep it a secret for as long as possible. If they couldn't conceal it, and other forces came to inquire, collaboration would be the strategy, allowing everyone to explore the unknown world together.

Therefore, Shang Daocheng did not refuse. He didn't even give a delaying excuse about needing to consult the sect and said straight away, "Of course, but this place does belong to the domain of Lingxiao Sect, and we were the first to discover it. So if that world does has cultivation resources, we still need to divide them according to the old rules."

Chu Kuangge and Ying Wujiu exchanged glances again and nodded one after another.

Since Lingxiao Sect was so forthcoming, they naturally had to show a bit of tact.

"Agreed, by the old rules, Lingxiao Sect can take thirty percent of any cultivation resources found in that world, Flame Moon Sect and Great Dao Sect each take twenty percent, and the remaining thirty percent will be divided among the three major cultivation aristocratic families," Ying Wujiu nodded and said.

Shang Daocheng nodded and said, "Then select your disciples to proceed."

Flame Moon Sect, Great Dao Sect, and the three major cultivation aristocratic families all came prepared.

Soon, they formed a team of eighteen Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Flame Moon Sect and Great Dao Sect each sent six Foundation Establishment disciples, while the three major cultivation aristocratic families each sent two Foundation Establishment disciples.

After completing the assignments, Shang Daocheng activated the array seal, and the team boarded a spirit ship to enter the portal.

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