Azure Profound Continent.
A land teeming with countless races and rampant with ferocious beasts. Occasionally, it also faces invasions from extraterrestrial beings. However, this world is also abundant with heavenly treasures and endless opportunities.
Here, anyone can cultivate to grow stronger—strong enough to move mountains, fill oceans, and achieve the impossible!
At this moment, in the Desolate Wilderness, the most barren and perilous area of the Northern Spirit Realm.
Within the ruins of an ancient sect abandoned for over a hundred years, two figures—an elder and a youth—stand inside the grand hall of the sect.
"He Yiming, are you certain you want to establish your sect here?"
"This sect was wiped out a century ago. This place, called the Desolate Wilderness, has been deserted for a hundred years because no human cultivators can survive here," the elder questioned.
"I'm certain!" The youth named He Yiming nodded firmly, his eyes filled with determination.
"Very well. From today onward, this will be your sect! Drip your blood into the First-Grade Sect Seal and inscribe it onto the formation in the grand hall. Once that's done, the registration will be complete," the elder, Wang Ping, instructed.
A First-Grade Sect is the lowest tier of sects, with grades ranging up to Sixth-Grade.
Above Sixth-Grade are the legendary Holy Lands.
In the entire Northern Spirit Realm, there is only one Holy Land, the most powerful force in the region.
Holding a First-Grade Sect Seal grants the right to find a place of fortune and establish a sect officially recognized by the Northern Spirit Realm.
Without such approval, starting a sect would provoke attacks from other sects unless the founder had godlike power.
He Yiming nodded, took out the golden First-Grade Sect Seal, and dripped his blood onto it, pressing it into the formation at the center of the grand hall.
As the light from the formation flickered, the registration ritual was complete.
This marked He Yiming's official status as the new leader of this sect.
"Yanhuang Sect!"
He Yiming inscribed the name he had long planned into the formation, and the three characters "Yanhuang Sect" slowly appeared on the stone stele outside the hall.
"Congratulations, Sect Leader He Yiming of the Yanhuang Sect! One month from now, I will return to escort you to the first round of the Academy's assessment!" The gray-robed elder, Wang Ping, reminded him once more before departing.
Wang Ping was an official from Haotian Academy, tasked with conducting assessments and supervision.
As for He Yiming, he was the top graduate of this year's class at Haotian Academy!
Haotian Academy primarily teaches cultivation knowledge, theories, and sect management, nurturing successors for major powers, sect administrators, and exceptional talents.
Its reputation is unmatched in the Northern Spirit Realm.
Like He Yiming, the top ten graduates of this year's class were all granted a First-Grade Sect Seal by the Academy, giving them the qualification to establish a sect.
These ten graduates, including He Yiming, must undergo a year-long probation period, passing multiple assessments to qualify as true sect leaders.
Failure in any assessment would result in the revocation of their Sect Seal and the loss of their leadership status.
As Wang Ping disappeared into the distance, He Yiming suddenly smiled.
A familiar voice, absent for four years, finally echoed in his mind!
"Ding!"
"Congratulations, host, on fulfilling the activation condition of becoming a sect leader! The Ultimate Sect System is now activated!"
"Finally..." He Yiming almost teared up as he listened to the voice.
He Yiming was not originally from this world but a time-traveler.
Four years ago, he arrived in this cultivation world.
On the first day of his transmigration, he awakened a system. But unfortunately, the system required him to become a sect leader to activate!
In this world of cultivation, qualifying as a sect leader was an almost insurmountable challenge.
One needed either overwhelming strength or a powerful background.
Sadly, He Yiming had neither.
So, he set his sights on a third path—enrolling in the strongest academy in the Northern Spirit Realm, Haotian Academy!
After four arduous years, leveraging his past life's academic brilliance, He Yiming graduated as the top student, finally earning the right to establish a sect.
"Let's see how powerful this Ultimate Sect System really is..." He Yiming closed his eyes, listening carefully.
The system's notifications began pouring in.
"Binding host... Binding sect..."
"Ding! Activation successful! Yanhuang Sect successfully bound!"
"Sign-in System activated!"
"Mission System activated!"
"Sect mission issued: Recruit 50 disciples within three days!"
"The faster you complete the mission, the higher the completion rate, the better the evaluation, and the richer the rewards!"
After carefully listening, He Yiming immediately began studying the system.
The Ultimate Sect System would grow stronger alongside the development of the sect, unlocking more features over time.
But first things first—sign in to claim his first reward!
He Yiming had chosen this desolate location to quietly build his strength.
Signing in daily to claim rewards? How could that not be appealing?
In a world of cultivation, what is the greatest danger?
Not fearsome beasts.
Not treacherous environments.
It's people.
He Yiming understood this truth all too well.
"Ding! Sign-in successful!"
"Reward: Disciple Recruitment System!"
"Ding! Detected desolate area; Disciple Recruitment System has mutated into the Otherworldly Disciple Summoning System!"
The system's announcement startled He Yiming.
Mutated?
The system could now summon living souls from Blue Water Star to this world?
After careful study, He Yiming finally understood.
The Otherworldly Disciple Summoning System acted as a login portal.
Friends from Blue Water Star would receive virtual helmets sent by the system, allowing their souls to travel to this world and inhabit new bodies created by the system.
For the people of Blue Water Star, He Yiming's cultivation world would feel like an MMORPG.
And those friends? They were the Fourth Calamity... the players!
Even if they "died" here, their souls would return to the system without being absorbed into this world's cycle of reincarnation.
"The Fourth Calamity... this is perfect!" He Yiming laughed with joy.
The system had granted him such an overpowered feature on day one!
Players were easily persuaded, signed into ridiculously one-sided contracts, and could be controlled at will.
He wouldn't have to worry about betrayal. They were the ultimate tools—no, the ultimate disciples!
"System, begin the summoning!" He Yiming instructed. The system immediately started summoning according to his plan.
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