Chapter 27: Showing one's Divinity in front of the Masses

Regardless of their system, age, or strength… cultivators, ancient witches, deities, ancient wizards, ancient sorcerers, in short, all kinds of practitioners, feel a disturbance in the Force.

Newcomers that have just come into contact with the world of cultivation or those loose cultivators that are lacking in knowledge might not understand what is happening, but the majority of the cultivators who have proper knowledge immediately realize what is happening.

Someone has just become an Eighth Stage Profound Sage!

For nearly a thousand years, no cultivator or practitioner from other systems had been able to reach the Eight Stage Realm.

This isn't like the Heavenly Court Era, the time, where Sages appeared on a regular basis, going as far as to sell their unique sermon opportunity to Venerables.

However, someone finally stepped past the Seventh Stage today, becoming the first person in a thousand years to become an Eighth Stage Profound Sage!

"Who is it? From where does this expert that has ascended to the Eight Stage Profound Sage Realm come from?"

"There wasn't a sign at all, yet some Venerable suddenly became a Profound Sage, succeeding on top that?"

"Is it one of the Venerables from the Ruism lineage that were in seclusion? During this period, the Ruism lineage has been planning to make big movements. From what I know, a large number of their disciples recently returned to the general headquarters, as reaction of the Heavenly Courts resurgence. The Ruism lineage might have been preparing the way for that Seventh Stage Venerable in secluded meditation."

"Could it be Venerable Spirit Butterfly? Many years have passed since news of Venerable Spirit Butterfly only being a step away from the Eighth Stage Profound Sage Realm had spread. According to my teacher's guess, Venerable Spirit Butterfly is amongst the ten people with the highest chance to ascend to the Eighth Stage in the entire world of cultivators."

"Is this the reason for the Ancient Heavenly Courts resurgence? They just made such a big move against the Limitless Demon Sect, marking the beginning of a new Era. Is this their way of announcing to All Heavens and Myriad Realms that they still exist and that the next era will once again bear the name of the Heavenly Court!"

For some time, all the cultivators and practitioners of other systems fell into heated discussions.

Everyone raises their head to look towards the sky, though this 'sky' isn't truly the blue sky. No matter where one is, as long as they raise their heads and look upward, they will be able to feel something within them. It doesn't matter if they are at the bottom of the sea, underground, in a room, or in space.

Nine Provinces (1) Group has also fallen into a wild and heated discussion.

True Monarch Northern River: "F*ck, which senior advanced to the Eighth Stage Profound Sage Realm? How come I haven't received any news?" Northern River's Loose Cultivator is the newsman of the Nine Provinces (1) Group, and even he hasn't been able to gather any information.

Su Clan's Seven: "Just as I was preparing to close up, something so explosive happened. @Venerable Seventh Cultivator of True Virtue, Senior Seventh Cultivator of True Virtue, are you the one who ascended?"

Venerable Seventh Cultivator of True Virtue: "I don't know anything either."

Young Master Phoenix Slayer: "Does Senior Seventh Cultivator of True Virtue know any insider information?"

Venerable Seventh Cultivator of True Virtue: "I'm really not sure. At this point, let's just wait for the new Profound Sage to 'show their divinity in front of the masses'."

True Monarch Yellow Mountain: "I just went and asked all the Venerable-rank fellow daoists I know. None of the Venerable-level fellow daoists showed any signs of ascending."

"Anyway, who is it? After seeing that someone ascended to the Eighth Stage Profound Sage Realm, I immediately recalled @Scholar Drunken Sun" Thrice Reckless Mad Saber said.

Scholar Drunken Moon: "I'll give you three chances, Fellow Daoist Thrice Reckless. Say my daoist name right, and you won't have to die."

Scholar Drunken Moon was really jealous at this time.

This was the Eighth Stage Profound Sage Realm!

Which senior had been lucky enough to ascend?

Also, showing one's divinity in front of the masses!

After stepping into the Eighth Stage Realm, who wouldn't know the name of this person? If he could do the same, no one would be able to forget his daoist name ever again.

"Here it is! I want to see clearly which senior has ascended to the Eighth Stage and worship them as soon as possible" Thrice Reckless Mad Saber said.

He deliberately ignored the threat from Scholar Drunken Moon, acting as if he hasn't seen anything.

At this moment, all the practitioners across the universe would be able to see a picture as long as they raised their heads.

The first thing to come into their view was a beautiful fairy wearing a robe that made her look as if she was an Empress overlooking her subjects.

This is the new Eighth Stage Profound Sage?

In that instant, the cultivators from all over the universe stared at the 'empress' and engraved her appearance in their minds.

At this moment, countless young and single cultivators found themselves infatuated and in love. They unconsciously fell in love with this dignified 'empress'.

"Which faction is this empress from?"

"Looking at her attire, she seems to be from a very ancient sect or influence."

"Could she be related to the resurging Heavenly Court"

"I long heard that the Heavenly Court has had a crown prince, where neither the gender nor appearance is known, could this be her"

At this time, the 'empress' in the picture stood at the center of the world. Everyone was talking about her and making guesses as to what her background was.

She had been the first person to ascend to the Eighth Stage Profound Sage Realm in the past thousand years, and given her imposing manner, she definitely isn't an ordinary Eighth Stage Profound Sage.

An Eighth Stage Profound Sage showing their divinity in front of the masses isn't as simple as displaying their figure in front of the various cultivators. The 'daoist name' or 'title' of the Profound Sage would form the 'Sage Seal', which will then be displayed in front of everyone.

As soon as the Sage Seal representing their 'name' appeared, all the cultivators in the world would be influenced by it for the next year, forced to remember the Profound Sage. After a year, the influence of the Sage Seal would gradually disappear.

Now, the image of the 'empress' has appeared, but the 'Sage Seal' representing her identity has yet to reveal itself.

However, after seeing this appearance, the Nine Provinces (1) Group suddenly turned silent.

Just a moment later, 'characters' also started condensing in midair.

"It's the Sage Seal! The Sage Seal is about to appear!"

Besides the practitioners from the world of cultivators, the practitioners from other systems were also talking about the first Sage in a thousand years in their own language.

The Sage Seal transformed into a series of brilliant characters, but it kept changing.

According to the records, when an Eight Stage Profound Sage showed their divinity in front of the masses, the Sage Seal would be directly branded onto the void. No one had ever heard of a constantly changing Sage Seal.

Exactly what you would expect from the 'first Sage in a thousand years'. He was definitely out of the ordinary.

What they, however, not knew is that this was a phenomenon that happens when someone below the Eight Stage successfully transcends the tribulation.

After about ten breaths, in the void, the Sage Seal of the first Sage in a thousand years finally condensed.

'Soft Feather'.

The two-word Sage Seal remained suspended in the void, and all the cultivators in the world were influenced by it. Everyone would firmly remember the name 'Soft Feather' during the next year.

The first Sage in a thousand years, 'Fairy Soft Feather'!