When the appointed time arrived.
The disciples of the Sword Sect looked at the teleportation array set up here.
A flash of white light.
A disciple of the Cang Yuan Sect walked out of the teleportation array.
Then.
More and more disciples of the Cang Yuan Sect appeared.
Followed by the Integration stage deacons and hall masters, and then the Void Refinement stage elders.
Most of the Cang Yuan Sect chose to go to the new continent.
Yan Fan was also among the crowd, looking at Li Shuang with ambition.
Knowing that Li Shuang was that person, he was as depressed as when he was first defeated by Li Shuang.
Last time, it took him several years to fully recover from that defeat.
This time.
He actually only took a month to recover!
Yan Fan felt that he was getting better and better!
He knew.
There was still a long way to go between him and Li Shuang. But it didn't matter; this didn't prevent him from taking Li Shuang as his goal and challenging her again and again!
One day, he would win!
The Central Continent would be their new battlefield!
Yan Fan was already eager and full of fighting spirit!
Yun Qingyu stepped forward and said, "Eight out of ten disciples of the Cang Yuan Sect are willing to go to the Central Continent. Now, all those who wish to go are here."
As for the disciples who wanted to stay in the Southern Azure Continent, Yun Qingyu also left some resources for them.
This migration.
The top powerhouses of the Southern Azure Continent would all leave.
Without the threat of the demon seeds, the remaining cultivators would live in relative harmony.
What the Southern Azure Continent would become in the future would be created by those who stayed behind.
After all.
Li Shuang had said it before.
This journey to the Central Continent via the teleportation array was a one-way trip.
To return, it would likely be a very long time in the future.
This departure was very likely a permanent one.
The future of the Southern Azure Continent could only be created by those who stayed behind.
Those who left... would most likely not see it.
After the people from the Cang Yuan Sect arrived.
The teleportation array flashed again.
More than twenty disciples from the Thousand Machine Sect appeared on the field.
The disciples of the Thousand Machine Sect instinctively lowered their heads when they saw the others.
Even with Hong Zhen's final sacrifice, the betrayal of the Thousand Machine Sect's high-ranking members still seemed so unforgivable.
Most of the Thousand Machine Sect chose to stay in the Southern Azure Continent.
However, these twenty-odd disciples actively came here.
Leading them was a Void Refinement stage elder, who softly said, "The Thousand Machine Sect made a big mistake in the previous battle. Only the blood of outsiders can wash away the former humiliation. We are willing to go to the Central Continent and, with the blood of outsiders, rebuild the glory of the Thousand Machine Sect."
The elder paused, then continued, "However, there are only twenty-three of us. We probably cannot form a sect alone, so we twenty-three hope to join one of the sects."
After speaking.
The Void Refinement stage elder retreated to the side.
They had not betrayed humanity.
But their sect's high-ranking members had many betrayals.
They were now unsure whether other sects would accept them.
Yun Qingyu looked at Lin Qingling: "Sect Master Lin, what do you think?"
Lin Qingling's body tensed slightly.
Originally.
Such matters did not require her to use her brain.
But now.
Meng Yifei was gone, and all decisions had to be made by her!
Lin Qingling glanced at the other members of the sect.
Everyone nodded at her.
Since Meng Yifei chose Lin Qingling to be the sect master, it couldn't just be because she was Li Shuang's master. More importantly, Meng Yifei believed that she could do it, that she could uphold the future of the Sword Sect.
So they naturally had to trust Lin Qingling's choice.
Lin Qingling looked at the twenty-three somewhat anxious disciples of the Thousand Machine Sect, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Those who betrayed have all been punished. You have not betrayed, so there's no need to trouble yourselves over the mistakes of others."
The fact that these twenty-three people could come here proved that they had truly summoned all their courage.
The mistakes of others should not be attributed to them.
Lin Qingling said, "If you are willing, the Sword Sect welcomes you."
These twenty-three disciples of the Thousand Machine Sect were initially a bit worried that they wouldn't be accepted, but upon hearing Lin Qingling's words, their eyes lit up.
Yun Qingyu also smiled: "The Cang Yuan Sect also welcomes you."
In the previous great war.
The Thousand Machine Sect was misled by their own craft and made wrong choices.
However.
This did not mean that their path was wrong.
The Way of Thousand Machines, which extracts a sliver from the Heavenly Dao, is a truly heaven-defying path.
They had no reason to refuse their joining.
With Yun Qingyu also saying so, these disciples were completely relieved.
They discussed it briefly.
Then, the leading Void Refinement stage elder made a solemn decision: "We choose to join the Sword Sect."
Lin Qingling smiled slightly: "Good, welcome."
The Sword Sect disciples also gave them friendly smiles.
The Thousand Machine Sect disciples breathed a sigh of relief and joined the ranks of the Sword Sect.
Yun Qingyu let out a bitter laugh.
Indeed. The status of the Cang Yuan Sect was now far inferior to that of the Sword Sect.
However.
She was a broad-minded person and only felt sad for a moment before regaining her spirits.
Upon reaching the Central Continent.
Everyone would be at the same starting point.
The Cang Yuan Sect might not be able to reclaim its leading position!
Time passed by minute by minute.
Lin Qingling checked the time: "It seems there's no one else, so why don't we..."
As soon as her voice fell.
The teleportation array flashed continuously.
Another group of disciples appeared.
The Jueyi Sect, Guiyi Sect, Mingguang Sect, and several other larger sects, their disciples appeared simultaneously.
"You all are..." Lin Qingling was a bit surprised.
Zong Yue, the former sect master of the Jueyi Sect, cleared his throat and stepped forward: "Not many disciples from our sects were willing to go to the Central Continent. After discussion, we simply integrated all the willing disciples. You can consider our sects to have merged. Now, we all belong to the Yuan Sect."
Going to the Central Continent could not be forced.
Like the Sword Sect and Cang Yuan Sect, where most were willing to go, were still a minority.
The Southern Azure Continent was visibly about to enter a period of peace for ten or even a hundred years.
In other sects.
The majority chose to stay and live a peaceful life.
Everyone had their own aspirations, and it couldn't be forced.
Thus.
All those who were willing to go to the Central Continent had arrived.
Lin Qingling glanced at Li Shuang and then said, "After entering this grand teleportation array, there is one more thing."
"Later, I will distribute one teleportation talisman to each person."
"Upon arriving at the Central Continent, all of you should immediately use the teleportation talisman. This will ensure your safety."
"Otherwise. The matter of the Southern Azure Continent slaying foreign races is already known by the Heaven's End. The cross-continental teleportation array requires the power of space, and we will definitely arrive near a spatial location. If a large number of cultivators suddenly appear near a spatial location, I fear that Heaven's End will quickly receive news and know that we are from the Southern Azure Continent."
"Therefore, to ensure everyone's safety, the City Lord specifically issued teleportation talismans."
"I reiterate, upon arriving at the Central Continent, do not hesitate, immediately use the teleportation talisman."