He irritably raised his hand to rub his temple.
His gaze inadvertently swept over the naming box on the system panel, and a sudden flash of inspiration struck him—a word popped into his mind that he had once discussed with a writer in his past life: “Yunling.”
According to that person, evaluating whether a sect was good or not meant seeing if it could “nurture a Bai Ze.”
As a divine beast, the Bai Ze bore the fortune of heaven and earth and could see through falsehoods.
Even just giving birth to its broken spiritual form was enough to prove the sect’s strength and prosperous fate.
“Yunling… Bai Ze…”
Jiu Baiyun muttered softly, his eyes gradually brightening.
“Yes! Let’s go with this!”
He no longer hesitated.
Concentrating his will, he quickly entered three characters into the naming box on the system panel.
Yunling Sect!
The moment he confirmed the name—
Whoosh!
Brilliant light shot straight into the sky.
The massive blank plaque on the main hall suddenly burst forth with a dazzling golden radiance.
Countless profound golden runes swirled and collided within the light like living things, finally coalescing into form.
Three ancient and vigorous characters, as if carved by a chisel, were deeply imprinted onto the plaque.
Yunling Sect!
Standing in the distance, Su Zhiyun looked at the three large characters on the plaque, felt the vast and majestic fluctuations, and trembled with excitement, her hands tightly covering her mouth to keep from screaming.
The system panel before her flashed wildly, and a cascade of golden prompts poured down like a waterfall.
[Ding! Legendary item [Preliminary Sect Establishment Scroll] used successfully!]
[Ding! Sect core building complex generated!]
[Ding! Elementary Spirit Gathering Array activated!]
[Ding! Basic Protection Array activated!]
[Ding! Sect core [Yunling] named!]
[Ding! Sect name established: [Yunling Sect]!]
[Ding! Law-level Recognition activated! Sect existence forcibly certified by this world’s Heavenly Dao Law!]
[Ding! Congratulations, Host, for becoming an Elder of Yunling Sect! You have received a Sect Fortune Boost (Weak)!]
[Ding! Sect Management Module unlocked! Please make subsequent settings as Sect Master/Elder!]
Seeing the line “Law-level Recognition activated,” Su Zhiyun grew even more excited.
“It worked! It really worked! This heaven-defying effect is real! As expected of something from the system!”
As for Qing Ling, Bai Ya, Ku Mu, and even Zhu Shi, Zhu Le, as well as the clever Mysterious Rat little demons around them—they all stood frozen on the spot.
The scene before them completely exceeded the scope of their understanding.
Shock!
That was the only emotion they could feel at this moment.
An instant ago, this place was still a barren mountain peak with thin spiritual energy, overgrown with weeds, utterly worthless.
The next instant, right before their eyes, a brand-new cluster of buildings had appeared.
The two characters “Yunling” on the plaque shimmered with golden light, exuding an indescribable pressure of Dao rhythm.
The meditation chambers were neatly arranged, emitting a faint glow that attracted spiritual energy.
A thin mist of spiritual fog spread out, forcibly raising the originally thin spiritual energy concentration.
Looking at everything before them, they couldn’t help but narrow their eyes slightly, their expressions solemn.
Being able to instantly shatter a mountain peak, or even move mountains and drain seas, was not impossible for powerful demons with deep cultivation.
But what they had just witnessed…
Was definitely not simple destructive force or terrain alteration!
This was an instant, ex nihilo completion of a sect’s fine construction…
Such methods were unheard of to them.
What made their hearts even more startled was that when their gazes fell upon the brand-new sect, especially the “Yunling” plaque, a natural sense of awe arose spontaneously.
It was as if…
This sect had always been meant to exist here.
This thought coursed through Qing Ling, Bai Ya, and Ku Mu like an icy electric current, making them shiver inwardly and even feel a trace of inexplicable chill.
But soon, Bai Ya recovered.
His beady eyes rolled around as he thought.
‘How this was done, what method was used—that doesn’t matter at all!’
‘Isn’t it only natural for the Young Lord, as the bloodline of that one, to have such means?’
‘And the stronger the Young Lord is, isn’t that all the better?’
‘As long as I can please the Young Lord…’
With that thought, Bai Ya’s gaze toward Jiu Baiyun grew even more respectful.
He swiftly stepped forward, bowed his head, and said, “Congratulations, Young Lord, on founding the sect!”
“Spiritual plants are presumably important to the sect. The Mysterious Rat Clan brought no precious gifts, so I present these ten spiritual plants to the Young Lord!”
As he spoke, a few clever Mysterious Rat little demons behind him came forward, holding plants of various shapes that emitted faint spiritual light.
Although these spiritual plants were not rare, they were still a rarity in this spiritually barren land—clearly the “token of intention” that the Mysterious Rat Clan could scrape together in haste.
Qing Ling, who had been hovering a little farther away, landed gracefully.
Her pretty face held a hint of complexity, but her respect was even stronger.
She stepped forward lightly and curtsied once more to Jiu Baiyun.
“Qing Ling of the Azure Bird Clan congratulates the Young Lord on founding the sect!”
“Qixia Peak is willing to offer one hundred pieces of ‘Qingxia Warm Jade.’ I will send clansmen to deliver them shortly. They can be used by sect disciples to calm their minds and focus.”
Her voice was crisp and her posture elegant.
Clearly, she understood that she must make a gesture at this moment.
Ku Mu’s face, as wrinkled as old tree bark, remained expressionless.
He took slightly unsteady steps, slowly walked up to Jiu Baiyun, and gave a slight bow.
“Congratulations, Young Lord, on founding the sect.”
Unlike Bai Ya and Qing Ling, he did not immediately offer a gift like spiritual plants or warm jade.
After a brief pause, his turbid eyes slowly turned to Zhu Shi and Zhu Le, who stood to the side, dumbfounded by the sect’s sudden appearance.
“My Longevity Ghost Clan dwells in a remote, barren land and possesses nothing of value.”
“We cannot offer the Azure Bird Clan’s warm jade, nor do we have the Mysterious Rat Clan’s spiritual plants as gifts.”
As he spoke, his withered finger pointed at Zhu Shi and Zhu Le.
“How about letting these two fellows stay here and guard the sect’s gate for the Young Lord?”
“Huh?”
“What? Guard the gate?!”
Almost simultaneously, Zhu Le’s exclamation and Zhu Shi’s gruff voice of obvious dissatisfaction rang out.
Their furry bear faces instantly filled with shock and resistance.
Having them, War Bear clansmen—and warriors counted among the clan’s best—guard the gate?
This was…
This was simply an insult to their bear dignity!
“Old man Ku Mu! What do you mean by that!”
Zhu Shi, with a hotter temper, instinctively clenched his thick bear paw and glared at Ku Mu in protest.
“We are War Bears! Not stone bollards for guarding a gate!”
Jiu Baiyun was also startled.
He had never expected Ku Mu to propose such a gift.
He instinctively wanted to refuse.
But before he could speak, Ku Mu’s voice came again.
“Young Lord.”
Ku Mu slightly raised his eyelids, his turbid eyes meeting Jiu Baiyun’s gaze directly.
“A sect’s main gate is the first line of defense. Although there are protective arrays, they are dead things.”
“The gate cannot be left unguarded.”
After saying this, Ku Mu’s gaze shifted back to Zhu Shi and Zhu Le, and his eyes flickered very briefly.
The meaning was obvious.
This was guarding the gate for the Young Lord!
Zhu Le and Zhu Shi immediately understood what Ku Mu meant.
But…
They were War Bears!
Even if it was the Young Lord…
They still had to guard the gate!!
“Young Lord, don’t worry! We’ll definitely watch the gate well!”
Zhu Shi immediately straightened up, thumped his huge bear paw on his chest, and said confidently, not mentioning his earlier reluctance at all.
Zhu Le also nodded repeatedly, patting his chest to guarantee, “With us brothers here, we guarantee that not even a fly will fly in!”
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