"I always thought that the Xuanzong Realm was the top level existence in the cultivation world, and the number of them would definitely not be that great."
"But now..."
Chen Shen thought secretly in his heart.
In fact, Xuanzong's powerful men are indeed the top group of people in Xuanling Continent. Compared to Xuanhuang and Xuanwang, their numbers are undoubtedly as rare as a feather.
However, from the perspective of the entire cultivation world, Xuanzong's number of people does not appear to be sparse.
Leaving aside those casual cultivators who had great opportunities and advanced rapidly to become Xuanzong, there are many Xuanzong masters in various sects.
Because every existence that can be called a "zong" means that there is at least one Xuanzong in it.
Those who can cross this threshold are the lowest "Xuan-level sects".
A sect with several one-star Xuanzong or one two-star Xuanzong is rated as a spiritual level.
The previous Qingyun Sect and Beast Refining Sect were the best among the spiritual sects.
If a middle-level Xuanzong appears in a certain sect, then this sect will reach the prefecture level!
If Chen Shen's current cultivation level is revealed to the world, it won't be long before Qingyun Sect will be labeled as a prefecture-level sect.
And those sects with high-grade Xuanzong and a certain ancestor sitting in command have already entered the category of "heaven-level sects".
In the world of cultivation, there are at least a hundred sects at the heaven level; there are tens of thousands at the earth level, not to mention those at the spiritual level and the profound level.
On the occasion of the Liberty City Auction Ceremony held once every ten years, it is not surprising that dozens or even hundreds of Xuanzong masters, who came here from Mei Zong for the "quick boat shortcut", gathered here.
Chen Shen and his party waited in the empty courtyard of the temple for a while, and more than ten people arrived one after another.
In the end, a total of eighty people boarded the ship.
An old man with a colorful beard and a twelve-petal plum blossom embroidered on his chest said with a serious smile: "We are all here, please go and measure the mysterious stones to test your mysterious strength."
"Do you want to test your profound strength?"
"Didn't you already calculate your cultivation status when you bought the ferry ticket before?"
Hearing this, the old man with a colorful beard just pressed his hands calmly: "Please be patient and calm. We must choose the number of spiritual stones to invest based on your level of cultivation. This is a must."
"Please don't deliberately hide your cultivation. Otherwise, if the Clipper Array fails to activate due to the shortage of spiritual stones, our sect will not be responsible."
"I see."
"It's really troublesome..."
Complaints are complaints, but for the sake of personal interests, "Ship Passenger" No. 80 completed the spirit test step by step.
Counting Chen Shen and his group, there were thirty-six strong men in the same boat.
The rest are all high-grade Xuanhuang level beings——
Chen Shen relied on the passive effect of "Three Mysterious Storms" to have a measured cultivation level that was actually the lowest among the eighty people, and he was also the only Seven-Star Xuan Emperor.
Wei Shui was slightly surprised and thought to himself: "Seven-star Xuanhuang? No way...even the Xuanhuang peak, there is no way he can avoid my previous hook-up!"
"What other secrets does this kid have?"
Compared to Wei Shu, the former King Kong Mouse Yang Ze was even more surprised: "Seven, seven-star Xuanhuang?"
"How is this possible? With this kind of cultivation, Vajra Tiger can turn it into a meat pie with just a slap..."
"Did something unknown happen to Chen Shen after he returned to Qingyun Sect, which caused his cultivation level to plummet?"
"Hmm... maybe this is the reason why he ran away from the clan and went to the Free City alone?"
After a brief moment of surprise, Yang Ze felt relieved again: "Haha, it's right when you think about it."
"Right now, the Qingyun Sect is about to be surrounded and suppressed by thousands of sects. If there was no compelling reason, how could Chen Shen, as the supreme leader, choose to leave at this time?"
After seeing Chen Shen's cultivation, the other "ship passengers" had almost the same reaction -
"Oh? A weakling from the Seven-Star Xuanhuang Realm actually sneaked in."
"Hahahaha, how dare you choose to go to the Free City at this time with such a level of cultivation? It's simply too long to live!"
"But then again...this weakling is quite fat! Can he afford a boat ticket for 20,000 kilograms of high-grade spiritual stones?"
"Hehehe, looking at how young he is, it's not certain that he is a true disciple of any major sect who came out for training."
"Very good, I just like this kind of fat, oily, weak chicken! Hehehehehe..."
"It doesn't matter which sect he came from to gain experience. If he's brave enough to go to the Free City, he should be prepared to be eaten by mermaids!"
…
Obviously, Chen Shen has become fat in the eyes of many people at this moment.
Although the other forty-four cultivators are all high-grade Xuanhuangs, almost all of them are Nine-Star Xuanhuangs.
There are even more than a dozen peak Xuan Emperors and half-step Xuan Zong realms.
People like Chen Shen who have just touched the threshold of the high-grade Xuanhuang can be easily killed in their eyes!
In Xuanling Continent, the strong are respected and the weak are ants. This is not just talk.
As long as there is a slight chance, incidents of murder and looting, massacre of people and robbery of treasures will occur frequently in every corner of this continent.
It is no exaggeration to say that this area of Liberty City is the leader among them.
"Crack, click, click..."
At this moment, the open space in front of everyone suddenly cracked open.
If someone looks down at this area, they will find that the cracked lines on the surface combine together to resemble a giant sailing barge——
Presumably this is where the name "Clippers Shortcut" comes from.
In fact, this is just a special teleportation array, and the reason why it forms the "clipper" shape is just a coincidence caused by the arrangement of the array.
"Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!"
In an instant, streaks of blue light shot into the air from the cracks in the ground.
The old man with a colorful beard said hurriedly: "Please quickly board the ship and stand on the hollow deck. The transmission power of the formation will be activated in ten breaths, and we will not wait until it expires!"
Hearing this, eighty people rushed away at the same time.
There was a hint of sadness between Chen Shen's brows: "Damn it...there are thirty or so Xuanzongs around, if I drop the spirit stone under their noses, they will definitely be noticed."
"But if we no longer add spiritual stone energy to the teleportation array, the teleportation will definitely fail, right? After all, I have hidden my true cultivation..."
"What can I do?"
When Chen Shen was struggling, the gray-bearded old man's expression suddenly became serious!
Because just now, the deputy beside him whispered: "Oops! The teleportation array is shaking abnormally, it seems to be due to insufficient amount of spiritual stones."
"Elder Xiang, what should I do? Do you want to continue adding more spiritual stones?"
"how so……"
Elder Xiang said with a dark face: "Then continue to add more!"
After two breaths: "Elder Xiang, it's still not enough! I, I have already added 20% more!"
"Damn it, what's going on?"
The old man with a gray beard frowned: "Continue!"
"Even if the increase is increased to 50% or doubled, this group of people...will have to be sent over no matter what."