C15 Hidden Spirit Sect

The island is nearly a hundred miles in diameter, round in shape, covered in dense forests. The peaks rose and fell, and there were eight peaks at the highest. All of them reached into the clouds. The Eight Trigrams were arranged in a strange manner near the edge of the island. Usually, white clouds would surround the mountainside. One would not be able to recognize the true appearance of the mountain peak.

The area surrounded by the eight mountain peaks was a dense forest. Within it, there were strange waterfalls and wondrous rocks, as well as countless rare and precious Devil Beast. The scenery was extremely dangerous, and it was renowned throughout the world.

However, what was even more famous was the cultivation sect on this large island - Hidden Spirit Sect.

The Hidden Spirit Sect had a long history, and it had been founded for more than a thousand years. It was the leader of the four major sects. It was said that the founder of the Divine Sect was a shockingly talented martial cultivator, but because of his dissatisfaction with the Divine Sect, In addition, he regarded merit as nothing, and money as dirt. He was not tolerated by the two empires.

When he was sixty-eight years old, he pursued the highest realm of martial arts. He had finally broken through to the Martial Immortal and reached the peak of cultivation - the Martial Saint realm. He had dominated the world and looked down upon all the heroes of the world. He had fought 365 battles and had not lost a single battle. He had traveled in all directions to pursue the legendary highest realm of the Martial Arts Realm - the Martial God Realm. He had crossed the ocean and passed by the Spiritual Hidden Island. He could see the bell spirit of the island with a single glance. Gathering the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was an excellent place for martial cultivation.

Immediately, he climbed onto the island and ate the wind and drank the dew. It took him a hundred years. In the end, he was unable to break through to the Martial Saint realm, reaching the Martial God realm that all martial cultivator dreamed of. However, after comprehending the true meaning of cultivation, he spent another fifty years. On the Spiritual Hiding Island, he established his own sect, known as: Spiritual Hiding. The disciples of the later generations mostly referred to him as the "Spiritual Hiding Martial Saint."

Hidden Spirit Martial Saint lived for three hundred and sixty-six years, with only eight disciples in front of him. Each of them sat on one of the eight mountain peaks, and their names were: Gan Tianfeng, Earth Peak, Xun (Xun) Wind Peak, Shocking Thunder Peak. Gen Mountain, Dui Ze Peak, Water Ridge Peak, and Fire Peak. These eight natural mountain peaks were also used to set up a Profound Heaven Eight Trigrams Formation. With this formation, Gan Palace opened the Heaven Gate, Dui Trigram led the army, Xun Feng blew the triplets, shook the Five Thunder Soldiers, Gen Yin Ghost Road, Earth Man Gate, Kan Water Surging Waves, and Li Palace set up fire wheels to defend Lingyin Island. It could be said to be watertight.

Among them, Gan Tianfeng was also called Sect Master Peak, the place where the Hidden Spirit Sect's Sect Master was located, and the other seven peaks were respectively where the seven great Peak Lord was located.

Before the Spirit Hidden Martial Saint passed away, he reminded his eight disciples, "Hidden Spirit Sect does not respect the Pope and does not worship the Emperor. They receive orders from the Heaven and only respect the Heaven and Earth. Remember, remember!"

At that time, the eight disciples and their hundreds of grand disciples all nodded their heads, remembering it in their hearts. The Hidden Spirit Martial Saint had just passed away. Unexpectedly, in the next hundred years, it was unknown whether it was the will of the heavens playing tricks on them or the Hidden Spirit Martial Saint's last words that angered the Divine Sect and the two empires. When the experts of the Divine Sect and the Empire saw that he had left, they felt at ease and dared to provoke the Hidden Spirit Sect. The Hidden Spirit Sect was getting weaker and weaker.

Among the eight disciples, one had died early. Four of them had died in the conflict between Divine Sect and the two empires. Of the remaining three, one of them was crippled and had passed away not long ago. The other was missing, and only one of them was left to defend Ling Yin Island.

However, due to the limited talent of the martial soul, his cultivation base was low and he had long lost the glory of the Spirit Concealing Martial Saint. On the contrary, it was due to the last words left behind by the Spirit Hidden Martial Saint, as well as the self-created martial arts techniques that he had created over the past hundreds of years. If it were not for the Profound Heaven Eight Trigrams Formation left behind by the Hidden Spirit Martial Saint and the various magic treasures and restrictions... I'm afraid the Hidden Spirit Sect has already been destroyed.

This situation had continued for three hundred years, but the Hidden Spirit Sect had not improved at all. It could almost be described as "struggling at death's door." In the end, they were even bullied to their doorstep. Countless experts who were coveting the profound cultivation techniques and magic treasures of the Hidden Spirit Sect crossed the ocean to search for him. Although the Eight Trigrams Formation and other restrictions on the island made them a little apprehensive... However, the fact that they were sailing around the island all year round really frightened the Hidden Spirit Sect. Furthermore, there were also many pirate bandits who wanted to use the Hidden Spirit Sect as their base. It was illegal to rob and run amok everywhere.

Those who did not know had many misunderstandings and thought that the Hidden Spirit Sect had fallen to such a state. Although there were many disciples who defended themselves, they had the intention to kill their enemies to regain their reputation. However, they were powerless and pitiful. Up until now, when they thought about it, it was truly the most miserable period of the Spiritual Recluse Clan.

It was only until about five hundred years ago that the situation changed.

Perhaps it was because the Spirit Recluse Martial Saint had shown his spirit, or perhaps it was because the heavens were tired and no longer played tricks on the Hidden Spirit Sect. At this time, from the sixth generation successor of the Hidden Spirit Sect, there was actually a peerless figure with outstanding talent and a leader - Tao Wenxuan.

Tao Wenxuan was originally a child from a poor family, living in a small village at the edge of the sea. The family relied on the sea to survive. Their parents were the true fishermen, but their lives were full of ups and downs. When he was twelve years old, his parents went out to fish. From then on, Tao Wenxuan had no one to rely on, but his days had to continue. Just as he was about to go out fishing, he suddenly encountered a tsunami. He almost died in the sea. Fortunately, his life was not meant to end, and he was saved by the fifth generation of the Hidden Spirit Sect, Sect Master Lin Tianzheng. Due to his excellent martial soul talent and extraordinary intelligence, he accepted him as his last disciple. He was only fourteen years old.

After Tao Wenxuan entered the sect, in just five years, he had thoroughly comprehended all the Martial Cultivation Method that his master had taught him. He was the best among all the young disciples. After another five years, even his master could only rely on his profound cultivation to barely fight him to a draw. In terms of techniques alone, he was already unable to defeat him.

His master was pleasantly surprised, and he immediately took out the Disdain Heaven Martial Saint Spell that was passed down by the Hidden Spirit Martial Saint, which no one had been able to comprehend for hundreds of years. He passed it on to Tao Wenxuan. Tao Wenxuan shut himself in the 'Martial Saint Cave' at the back of Sect Master Mountain just like that. It was only after ten years had passed that he finally broke through and left.

It was said that when he broke through, it was the night of the full moon. That night, the cold moon hung high in the sky. The entire Spiritual Hidden Island, Sect Master's mountain, was as bright as day. A violent wind blew, and there was actually a dragon's roar from the back of the mountain that shook hundreds of kilometers. The expressions of those who heard it all changed. After that, there was a light purple auspicious light that shot into the sky, and a loud sound rang out. The Martial Sacred's abode suddenly opened. Tao Wenxuan's hair was completely white, and he wore a smile on his face. With a purple glow around his body, he slowly walked out. Everyone was shocked and thought that he had become a god.

He smiled at Pang Tianzheng and said, "Master, please wait for a moment. I'll be back in a day when I go out to handle some matters."

Everyone was confused. After a day and night, Tao Wenxuan returned on his sword. The enemies surrounding Spirit Concealing Island had actually all been killed. Tao Wenxuan's cultivation base was so strong and his methods were ruthless. For a moment, his name shook the world, and the Hidden Spirit Sect's reputation flourished.

Another year later, Pang Tianzheng passed the position of Sect Master to Tao Wenxuan. He left on his own and did not care about the trivial matters of the sect.

After Tao Wenxuan gained power, he encouraged himself and helped his fellow disciples. He strictly chose his successor. In addition, he had obtained it from the Disdain Heaven Martial Saint Spell Society. It was said that he had already reached the peak of the Martial Saint realm, possessing the might of a god or a ghost. The Hidden Spirit Sect had been flourishing ever since. In just fifty years, it had been revered as the leader of the four great sects in the world. After that, no one dared to come to Spirit Concealing Island to provoke them anymore.

Tao Wenxuan had lived for 451 years and passed away. He had been strict with his disciples throughout his life. Just like the Spirit Concealing Martial Saint, he had only taught eight people, which had divided the eight peaks of the Spirit Concealing Island into eight people. He had made the eight branches of the Hidden Spirit Eight Peaks impart incense to him. Among them, Sect Master was still residing within the Spirit Recluse Palace at the main peak of the Gan Tianfeng Mountain, which was where the main focus of the clan was located.

Up until today, there were close to a thousand disciples of the Hidden Spirit Sect. There were as many experts as the clouds, and their reputations were illustrious. Together with the Vast Heaven Sect, the Profound Nether Palace, and the Yang Liu Sect, they were ranked as one of the four major sects in the world. Sect Master and Tao Wuyang were the direct descendants of Tao Wenxuan, and their skills were extraordinary. It was rumored that he had already reached the Martial Saint realm, and was a peerless figure in the present world. He was the current eighth generation of the Hidden Spirit Sect, Sect Master.