Chapter 348: A Grand Entrance

Watching the enormous flying ship descend slowly, the crowd began discussing it among themselves.

"It looks like disciples from some sect have arrived."

"Maybe it’s a second rate sect. A third rate sect could never afford something like that."

"No. It has to be a first rate sect. As far as I know, second rate sects don’t possess flying spiritual treasures. Judging from the color of that defensive barrier alone, it’s at least a spiritual treasure."

"Amazing..."

"I wonder which of the Nine Great Sects it belongs to."

"The Holy Sword Sect, Heavenly Void Sect, Azure Frost Sect, Harmony Union Valley, and Celestial Truth Sect have already arrived."

"Then it must belong to either the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, Divine Armament Sect, Ninefold Elixir Gate, or Grand Array Sect."

"It’s probably the Divine Armament Sect. A flying spiritual treasure this impressive could likely only have been forged by them."

"I don’t think so. Did you see the emblem on the ship?"

"It looks like a crescent moon containing an osmanthus tree."

"That’s right. As far as I know, not only do none of the first rate sects use that symbol, even the second rate sects don’t."

"Then... could it belong to a great clan?"

The surrounding cultivators immediately fell silent.

Since when had a great clan become so powerful?

To possess such a dazzling flying spiritual treasure of such a high grade was almost unbelievable.

While everyone continued discussing the mysterious flying ship, it descended to midair.

They all assumed it would land outside the city.

Instead, the entire ship flashed with brilliant silver light.

Without slowing down in the slightest, it passed directly through the Holy City’s defensive barrier and flew straight inside.

A gigantic hole was left in the barrier for a brief moment before it slowly repaired itself.

"It didn’t land!"

"It just flew straight through the barrier!"

"I’ve heard that some powerful spiritual treasures can break through or pass through barriers, but this is the first time I’ve actually seen it."

"Same here."

"I wonder who exactly has arrived."

"I’m going to find out right now."

"No matter who it is, this year’s Heaven Origin Grand Competition is definitely going to be far more exciting than usual."

Amid the ongoing discussions, the city guards temporarily stopped issuing identity tokens to cultivators entering the city.

Several guards flew toward the section of the barrier that had yet to fully repair itself and stood watch.

Another guard took out a communication talisman and reported what had just happened.

Only after receiving a reply and waiting for the barrier to completely restore itself did they resume their duties.

Inside the Holy City, the enormous silver flying ship passing directly through the barrier immediately caused an uproar.

News of its arrival spread throughout the city in an instant.

The Holy City’s response was equally swift.

As soon as the Frostheart Fleeting Battleship had completely passed through the barrier and entered the city, several squads of cultivators rushed over and blocked its path.

Standing before the ship’s bow, one of them called out, "Who are you? Flying treasures are only permitted to remain outside the city. Why have you trespassed into the Holy City?"

"We are disciples of the Eternal Prosperity Sect." Fu Young standing proudly at the bow of the massive ship, while looking at the squads led by Spirit Transformation cultivators with Nascent Soul cultivators serving as their subordinates.

"We did not trespass into your Holy City. The gate is right over there. We entered through the gate." As he spoke, he casually pointed behind him toward the enormous city gate enclosed within the recently repaired barrier.

The Holy City had been built on a truly magnificent scale.

Its city walls and gates towered hundreds of meters high.

Such architecture would have seemed impossible in the modern world, but for cultivators, constructing something of that size was nothing remarkable.

Normally, the barrier sealed the city while guards watched over the entrance.

Cultivators entered and exited through a small opening created within the massive gate.

When the Frostheart Fleeting Battleship had approached earlier, it had merely shrunk itself to around one hundred meters in length before passing through the barrier and entering the city gate.

After entering, it had expanded back to its original size.

Strictly speaking, it had indeed entered through the gate.

It had simply exploited a loophole.

Inside the cabin, Xiao Shou sensed everything happening outside. So, he secretly transmitted his voice to Fu Young and said, "Young’er, arriving in a high profile manner is one thing, but aren’t we showing off a little too much?"

"Master doesn’t need to worry." Fu Young calmly replied through voice transmission. "Within the Heaven Origin Realm, no matter where or when, you may do as you please. There is no need to concern yourself with anyone else’s opinions."

If these people wanted to cause trouble, then they would make excellent examples to establish his master’s prestige.

Ever since breaking through to the Spirit Transformation Realm, Fu Young had realized that his own strength seemed to have no discernible limit. The stronger his opponent became, the stronger he himself could become.

If he had not wanted to ascend to the Spirit Transformation Realm together with his master, he would never have emerged from Yao Ming’s internal space so early.

Had he remained in seclusion until now, he probably could have ascended to the Spirit Transformation Realm whenever he wished.

Furthermore, after absorbing that fragment and obtaining part of Supreme Lord’s power, or rather recovering a fragment of his own original strength, his understanding of himself had become far clearer.

The abilities he now possessed had already surpassed anything this world could imagine. Therefore, his master, the most important person in his life, had no reason to care about the thoughts or attitudes of others. Before absolute power, no matter how many opinions they held, they could only submit.

At the same time, he could also display his own strength before his master. Perhaps... If he showed his master how strong he is, he would come to like him even more.