Published: February 25, 2025
"Subordinate pays respects to the sovereign!"
Tuoba Yingying clenched her right fist against her left chest and knelt on one knee before Tan Yun.
The high-ranking members of the Huangfu Sacred Sect all knelt before Tan Yun.
At this moment, the disciples in the vast Heavenly Palace Square, along with those neatly arranged outside the square, all bowed down in reverence.
The sight of tens of millions kneeling was truly astonishing!
"Please rise," Tan Yun said with a slight smile.
"Thank you, Sovereign!" The high-ranking disciples respectfully stood up and remained standing with utmost reverence. The crowd was silent, so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
At this time, behind the disciples outside the Heavenly Palace Square, more than six million cultivators were hovering in the air.
These cultivators wore various outfits, clearly not people of the Huangfu Sacred Sect.
Among them were young men, young women, middle-aged individuals, charming women, as well as elderly men with white hair and spirited old ladies.
Indeed!
These over six million individuals were leaders of various forces in the Heavenly Punishment Continent.
They held titles such as sovereigns, palace masters, pavilion lords, hall masters, family heads, clan leaders, commanders, lords, and so on. In short, their existence alongside the Huangfu Sacred Sect shaped the landscape of cultivators in the Heavenly Punishment Continent.
Their presence also led to schemes and treachery among forces, sparking waves of bloodshed.
At this moment, the faces of these more than six million leaders turned slightly pale, filled with unease.
When they received the summons from the current sovereign of the Huangfu Sacred Sect, Tan Yun, none dared to refuse!
Because they knew that the Heavenly Punishment Continent was already dominated by the Huangfu Sacred Sect, which had become the unrivaled powerhouse!
Their unease stemmed from the fear that Tan Yun might annihilate them.
At this moment, behind them in the sky, there stood over sixty million of their subordinates!
From the air, the scene above Huangfu Ancient Mountain was quite breathtaking, as the densely packed cultivators resembled a thick layer of dark clouds engulfing the heavens and the earth!
At this time, Tan Yun looked down at everyone in the Huangfu Sacred Sect, his expression solemn, and his voice, though soft, clearly reached everyone's ears:
"Today is an important day for the Huangfu Sacred Sect."
"My Huangfu Sacred Sect is an ancient sect that has weathered countless storms, ultimately destroying the Six Heavens Mystic Palace and becoming the only powerful force in the Heavenly Punishment Continent."
"The reason I, this sovereign, say today is an important day is that every year on this day, I shall name it the Day of Peace for the Heavenly Punishment Continent!"
When the disciples were puzzled, Tan Yun's voice rang out again, "Because my Huangfu Sacred Sect will unify the Heavenly Punishment Continent and establish a new order!"
"Let all forces in the Heavenly Punishment Continent become vassals of the Huangfu Sacred Sect!"
Upon hearing this, Tuoba Yingying bowed and said, "Sovereign is mighty!"
Immediately, the excited voices of the high-ranking members and over forty million disciples echoed through the heavens, "Sovereign is mighty!"
"Sovereign is mighty..."
That deafening cheer, born from the depths of their hearts, reached the ears of the over six million leaders of various forces and the sixty million disciples from those forces, filling their hearts with gloom.
What they feared was being swallowed up by the Huangfu Sacred Sect. They all believed that Tan Yun was an ambitious person.
As they pondered, Tan Yun's voice rang in their ears, "Are you willing?"
Upon hearing this, one of the Ninety-Year-Old Elders, clearly a stubborn person unafraid of power, stood in the air, looking up at Tan Yun, and spoke firmly:
"Sovereign Tan, I mean no offense, but I do not understand. You have already reached the peak of human cultivators in the Heavenly Punishment Continent; your Huangfu Sacred Sect has become the overlord of the continent, and our forces are weaker than ants in your presence."