The Inauguration Ceremony was two weeks away.

Of course, such a monumental occasion for a sage orthodoxy would be nothing short of grand. Following tradition, Honorable Xuan Qi sent out countless invitations to various people, inviting them to attend the Inauguration Ceremony.

News of Chu Kuangren taking over as the Black Heaven Sect Leader spread all across the Firmament Star, and it shocked people with larger forces.

Was this a joke?

How old was Chu Kuangren again? Were they letting a young man control the Black Heaven Sect?

It was insanity!

Was he powerful enough?

Was he prestigious enough?

Was he experienced enough?

However, stopping to think about it, they realized that Chu Kuangren's power easily surpa.s.sed an Honorable Supreme, and his prestige was through the roof — everyone knew his name!

As for the experience, the Black Heaven Sect had plenty of knowledgeable people.

F*ck!

People soon realized that Chu Kuangren really did have the qualifications to manage the Black Heaven Sect!

Instantly, all the people in the larger orthodoxies were dumbfounded.

The sky-prides felt even more conflicted.

While they were fighting amongst themselves, Chu Kuangren was about to become a sage orthodoxy's Sect Leader which was a far loftier status than theirs.

“How old is he now?”

“He looks younger than twenty to me. F*ck, a sage orthodoxy's Sect Leader at twenty? You would find few with such achievements throughout history.”

“I have a hunch that the Black Heaven Sect will enter a new era under Chu Kuangren.”

“But Honorable Xuan Qi is really daring to be handing the whole orthodoxy to a young man who's barely twenty. It's such a risk.”

“Chu Kuangren is quite remarkable.”

News of Chu Kuangren taking over as the Black Heaven Sect Leader made for wild gossip amongst the public.

However, the man himself paid no attention to any of it.

He was currently focused on attaining the Mindful Emperor Scripture that he had gotten from the Sword Gauntlet.

This was the second Emperor's Scripture he had attained, and with prior experience, he had figured out the process fairly quickly. There would not be a second time of him accidentally slipping into closed-door meditation for a few years.

He realized that the Mindful Emperor Scripture was slightly weaker than the Eternal Emperor Scripture. Emperors were divided into strong and weak ones as well, and this scripture naturally had grades that differed in difficulty as well.

Even though it was not as powerful as the Eternal Emperor Scripture, it was still an Emperor's Scripture and something useful to Chu Kuangren.

Thanks to both the Emperor's Scriptures' mutual recognition, Chu Kuangren's Dao Techniques Realm progressed well, producing gratifying results.

What shocked him more was that there was an Emperor Technique in the Mindful Emperor Scripture which was very useful for his current level of sword Dao.

“The Sword Qi Transformation!”

“This technique can condense your sword qi into a clone attack. When successful, the sword qi will multiply into thousands of copies of you. One man will become an army!”

Chu Kuangren looked at the Emperor Technique in the Mindful Emperor Scripture. He was very eager to master it immediately.

The Eternal Emperor Scripture actually had an Emperor Technique in it as well, but it was a recovery-type technique and was practically useless to the immortal Chu Kuangren. That was why he did not look very deeply into it in the end.

However, this Sword Qi Transformation was different. For someone who mainly used sword Dao, it was a great help. Chu Kuangren could further perfect his Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique after attaining the Emperor Technique.

Chu Kuangren then started to gain insights into the Sword Qi Transformation.

Soon enough, ten days had pa.s.sed.

There were still three days to the Inauguration Ceremony.

On this day.

Chu Kuangren suddenly felt a vibration from inside his Yin and Yang Ring. He immediately snapped out of studying the Emperor Technique and touched it suspiciously.

“Oh, it's this little guy.”

He was mildly surprised.

The vibrations came from the G.o.dly Phoenix Egg inside the ring.

The G.o.dly Phoenix Egg had absorbed countless treasures throughout the whole time it existed. Some were taken from other people by Chu Kuangren, while others were obtained from the daily gacha rolls. Today was finally the day it hatched.

“At such a time… this guy really knows how to pick his timing.” Chu Kuangren shook his head exasperatedly.

However, the child's head was already out, so pus.h.i.+ng it back in was not possible.

“I still have three days. That should be enough.”

He said to himself.

With that, Chu Kuangren stood up and flew off in a beam of light.

“Huh? What is our Master doing?”

“No clue.”

Lil Bing and Lan Yu exchanged a look of confusion.

Chu Kuangren flew off alone in a beam of light, looking for a suitable place for the G.o.dly Phoenix Egg to hatch.

He soon came to an area with a volcanic crater.

The magma bubbled in the volcanic crater, and a rich fiery Daoist Rhyme emanated from it.

He took out the G.o.dly Phoenix Egg hesitantly. “Won't throwing it in just cook the egg?”

Instead, the egg gently vibrated with excitement. It seemed to be pleased with the area.

“If you say so. Here it is.” Chu Kuangren threw the G.o.dly Phoenix Egg into the volcanic crater with no hesitation.

Now, all he needed to do was wait.

Another two days had pa.s.sed.

Chu Kuangren then noticed that the volcano's Fiery Daoist Rhymes were becoming fainter as if the G.o.dly Phoenix Egg was sucking it all up.

“This guy really has a big appet.i.te.”

He muttered.

Besides that, he too felt that the air was beginning to fill with an inexplicably mysterious and lively Daoist Rhyme.

It was the Daoist Rhymes of the Phoenix!

Unfortunately, the Daoist Rhymes were extremely intoxicating, they attracted numerous beasts from the vicinity that came in hopes of consuming the Phoenix to evolve.

“Hiss…”

A giant python hissed as it crawled out from an area nearby.

Its lantern-sized eyes locked onto the volcano. Its instincts told it that a great Opportunity of Fortune was within the volcano.

It could transform into a dragon immediately if it got that power!

The giant python's scales s.h.i.+mmered with excitement at the thought, but upon reaching the volcanic crater, a man stood in its way.

A white-robed young man sat cross-legged at the volcanic crater, unfazed and untouched by the volcanic ash.

Danger!

The python sensed great danger from the man!

The python was not the only one.

Several other beasts had also flocked to the volcanic crater. Moreover, those that dared to eye the G.o.dly Phoenix were extremely powerful beings with n.o.ble bloodlines. Even the worst ones were at least Honorables.

The beasts currently congregated in a small group, staring eagerly at the volcanic crater.

Unfortunately, none of them dared to make a move with Chu Kuangren around.

“If this goes on, that thing in the volcano will be born, and we'll lose our chance.”

A giant ape covered in red fur spoke.

“I don't care. I can't take it anymore. There has to be some ancient energy in that volcano, and my bloodline will grow stronger if I consume it.” The flaming python could not stay patient anymore.

With that, the giant python's eyes burned with desire as it crawled to the volcanic crater.

“No way. I want to go too.”

“There's only a single human there. Nothing to be afraid of.”

“Indeed, how could we miss out on such a pristine Opportunity of Fortune?”

One by one, the beasts made their move.

Even if they knew that Chu Kuangren was not easy, the allure of the G.o.dly Phoenix Egg's Daoist Rhymes was too tempting.

Their desire for a higher lifeform gave way.

They wanted to evolve!

As for Chu Kuangren who was sitting at the volcanic crater's entrance, the man slowly stood up as soon as he noticed their entrance.

A terrifying Daoist Rhyme burst from the seemingly thin figure as if it could shake the earth and skies so much that it could shatter.