Chapter 1881 This is his coronation ceremony!

Above the main hall of the Sword Sect.

All eyes were focused like spotlights on the young figure in the seat of honor.

He wore a sword robe embroidered with a golden dragon and sword, the black fabric making his skin appear even more handsome. His dark hair was tied up with a white jade crown, with only two strands falling over his shoulders.

The 'Wind Calamity' sword, which had once slain Zhu Jiuyin's clone, hung on the stone wall behind him. The ancient cracks on the scabbard faintly emanated a chilling aura, silently recounting the master's illustrious achievements.

Everyone knew perfectly well that what seemed like just attending the Eight Desolations Conference invited by the Sword Sect was actually more like attending Lin Jichen's coronation ceremony.

Yes, this is the coronation ceremony.

The era of Lin Jichen's absolute dominance has arrived.

The thousands of cultivators seated in the hall were all at least at the early stage of enlightenment.

The thirty-odd people sitting in the front row were all powerful beings in the Feather Transformation Realm, whose mere stomp could shake the entire world.

At this moment, everyone has gathered here to obey the orders of a young man who has only been practicing Taoism for a few years.

Many of you here have had dealings with Lin Jichen, whether as enemies or friends.

Many of them even knew Lin Jichen from the very beginning of his cultivation journey.

They could not imagine that a young man who had only been practicing for a few years could become the world's leading swordsman and a powerful figure of unfathomable strength in the blink of an eye.

Although everyone still felt that Lin Jichen's strength was not as good as his master Leng Feiyan's, or even as good as Abbot Xuankong of Putuo Temple.

But his potential and growth rate are absolutely unprecedented.

Especially after learning that Lin Jichen had leaped two realms in the Feather Transformation Realm, even powerful figures like Dongfang Ji were speechless for a long time.

The Feather Transformation Realm is not some low-level realm like Foundation Establishment or Crystallization; it is a mountain that countless cultivators seeking enlightenment cannot cross in their entire lives.

Those cultivators who can reach the Feather Transformation Realm are geniuses among geniuses, the last remaining gems after the waves have washed away.

Reaching the Feather Transformation Realm requires an immense amount of effort and energy, even for the slightest progress.

Advancing to a higher realm is often much more difficult than advancing from the Foundation Establishment Realm to the Enlightenment Realm.

For example, it took Situ Haokong more than 800 years to break through from the mid-stage of the Feather Transformation to the late stage.

It took Yun Lanyi more than three hundred years to go from the early to the middle stage of her ascension.

Even Leng Feiyan, who possessed the strongest talent, took more than two hundred years to go from the early stage of the Ascension Realm to its peak.

Admittedly, Lin Jichen's rapid advancement was due to the revival of spiritual energy in the world, which led to the rapid progress of newly initiated cultivators.

But no one has ever been as exaggerated as him.

Even if Lin Jichen isn't the strongest in the Eight Desolations right now, he's definitely in the top five.

The only ones who can pose a threat to him now are probably Zhu Jiuyin, Leng Feiyan, and Xuan Kong.

What's most terrifying is Lin Jichen's network of connections. Not only does he control the number one sect in the world, but he also has excellent relationships with so many super sects.

Just from the fact that he was able to get the Empress's help and protection during his tribulation, you can tell that this guy has an outrageously good reputation.

Leng Feiyan is oblivious to human relationships and only cares about cultivation.

Lin Jichen is even more difficult to deal with than her. This kid has a wide circle of friends, is strong, insidious, vindictive, and adaptable. His style of doing things is not bound by the principles of a gentleman at all, and he will stop at nothing to achieve his goals.

Such an enemy is undoubtedly a major headache for any opponent.

Now that he has the audacity to call a meeting to discuss the matter of Zhujiuyin, no one dares to openly refuse.

After all, nobody knows whether refusing to participate will lead to this kid making things difficult for them later.

He seems to have done this quite often!

So everyone came to the meeting with the noble intention of "thinking of the whole world".

If you replace it with someone else, even Leng Feiyan, it's not certain that so many people would buy it.

The Eight Desolations have never lacked experts, but they lack one person who can unite most of the power of the Eight Desolations!

And he is Lin Jichen, standing right in front of me.

Lin Jichen, dressed in the sect leader's sword robe, swept his gaze across the entire scene with a slight smile on his face.

"Now that everyone is here, I, the sect leader, will not beat around the bush. I believe that all of you seniors at the Feather Transformation Realm can sense a hint of unease, right?"

His voice wasn't loud, but it had a strange penetrating power, clearly reaching everyone's ears.

Lin Jichen then looked at Xuan Kong and asked, "Master Xuan Kong, do you have this feeling?"

Seated at the very front was a gaunt old monk in a moon-white robe. His face was covered with wrinkles, but his eyes were bright and piercing. The sandalwood prayer beads in his hands had been rubbed until they were smooth and shiny.

Seeing Lin Jichen looking at him, Xuan Kong chuckled and clasped his hands together in a gesture of respect.

"Amitabha, it seems that after breaking through to the Feather Transformation Realm, Benefactor Lin understands the power of chaos better than anyone else. I am ashamed to admit that even after a thousand years of arduous cultivation, we in the Feather Transformation Realm may not be as enlightened as Benefactor Lin in a single day."

Many people did not understand what Xuan Kong meant.

Xuan Kong slowly stood up, his kasaya dragging on the ground with a slight rustling sound.

He looked at those present and said, "To be honest, all of us cultivators in the Feather Transformation Realm should be able to sense the fluctuations of the Source of Chaos. That aura from the Netherworld Mountain Range is rapidly awakening and growing stronger. It can be said with certainty that Zhu Jiuyin is not far from being fully awakened. I'm afraid that different signs and anomalies are appearing all over the world and the Three Realms."

Ye Jinyun, the sect leader of the Crimson Flame Fist Sect, stood up and said, "Master Xuan Kong is right. This heart-palpitating power comes from the direction of the Nether Qi Mountains. Last month, I happened to pass by the Nether Qi Mountains north of Huafeng Prefecture and found that the chaotic energy for thousands of miles there had disappeared. All living beings in the surrounding area had vanished. Whether it was birds and beasts or mortal villages, there was no sign of life."

Yun Lanyi also shared her opinion: "Speaking of which, I witnessed a beast tide attacking a city in Yue Ning Prefecture a while ago. I wanted to help, but I found that these monsters did not intend to attack humans. Instead, they seemed to be fleeing. The direction they fled was exactly opposite to the direction of the Nether Qi Mountains. I think it is possible that the aura stirred by something there caused these monsters to lose their minds and abandon their homes."

"Alas, a huge maritime disaster recently occurred in the sea area guarded by my Heavenly Demon Sect. An underwater volcano erupted, and a large part of my Heavenly Demon Sect's territory was swallowed up by seawater and lava. There were even a large number of sea beasts attacking. I think this is also related to Zhu Jiuyin."

The one speaking was Dongfang Ji, the representative of the Demonic Sect, who was standing to the side.

The old man also seemed to have a worried look on his face, unlike his usual cheerful and carefree self.

Hearing the speeches of these powerful figures.

Everyone present was shocked. Although they already knew that Zhu Jiuyin was not dead, Lin Jichen had only killed Zhu Jiuyin's clone when they perished together.

But hearing what everyone said still made them feel inexplicably uneasy and anxious.

Even a mere clone could bring Lin Jichen to the brink of death; if it were to truly awaken, what kind of terrifying being would it be?

Almost none of those present had ever experienced the terror of Zhujiuyin, after all, it was too long ago, so long that many cultivators had never even seen a dragon, and many even thought that there were no dragons in this world at all.

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