The news of Danqian Palace's reconstruction quickly spread throughout the entire Human Territory. Every party that received an invitation was gracious enough to happily agree to attend the ceremony.
Those wandering great emperors who still had their eyes on Jiang Chen's Pine Crane Pill dropped almost everything the moment they received their invitations and rushed straight to Danqian Palace.
As for sects that maintained good relations with the Glazed King City, they all dispatched representative figures to Danqian Palace to offer congratulations and observe the ceremony.
Clearly, the entire Human Territory could no longer view Jiang Chen as merely a young-generation genius. He had been placed at the very level of the Human Territory's titans.
Never in its history had Danqian Palace been as bustling as it was in these days, with powerhouses from all corners arriving one after another.
Everyone wanted to see for themselves what was so remarkable about this sect that it had produced a genius like Jiang Chen.
Among the eight first-rate sects, the Xiayu Heavenly Sword Sect, the Tianchan Ancient Court, and the Nine Sun Heavenly Sect all sent their titan figures to attend in person—a considerable show of respect.
The Moon God Sect, however, secretly dispatched envoys to offer their congratulations. Clearly, they had no desire to sour their relationship with Jiang Chen. What they did not yet know was that Jiang Chen's background was intimately connected to their Moon God Sect. The sole reason they had sent secret envoys was their wariness of Jiang Chen's youthful genius. At the same time, they did not wish to provoke Pill Fire City over this matter.
To put it bluntly, the Moon God Sect was straddling two boats.
Jiang Chen was not angered by the Moon God Sect's attitude. He understood that their vague stance was mainly due to their neighboring relationship with Pill Fire City.
If the Moon God Sect openly declared their allegiance to the Glazed King City, they would certainly face retaliation from Pill Fire City.
After all, Pill Fire City's methods had always been extremely domineering. Even if the Moon God Sect favored the Glazed King City more in the future, they did not dare show it too overtly.
Unless the Glazed King City thoroughly suppressed Pill Fire City—or simply drove Pill Fire City off the stage of history, erasing its influence from the Human Territory—the Moon God Sect's attitude would likely remain vague indefinitely.
What Jiang Chen wanted was not the Moon God Sect's open allegiance; that was unrealistic. Their geographical location and position placed them in an awkward situation.
What Jiang Chen wanted was precisely this hesitation from the Moon God Sect. What he cared about more now was how the Moon God Sect would react if he led a large delegation, representing his father, to propose a marriage alliance and bring his mother and sister home in glory.
As long as the Moon God Sect agreed readily to that matter, Jiang Chen could tolerate every other minor slight.
The reconstruction ceremony of Danqian Palace was conducted with extraordinary grandeur.
Palace Master Dan Chi represented Danqian Palace in the public eye, introducing the outside world to this sect's master. Dan Chi's age was actually not great—he was barely a hundred years old.
In the martial cultivation world, that age was considered just the beginning. Yet at this stage, Palace Master Dan Chi had recently broken through to the Imperial Realm, officially entering the ranks of Imperial Realm powerhouses.
This greatly surprised the outside world, and everyone found it hard to believe. Danqian Palace was merely a fourth-rate sect in the Myriad Image Region—how could its master be so young, and possessed of such exceptional cultivation talent?
Breaking through to the Imperial Realm around a hundred years old was something even first-rate sects could accomplish with only a handful of their top true disciples, and they were exceedingly few in number.
That Palace Master Dan Chi, coming from a small backwater like the Myriad Image Region, could break through to the Imperial Realm within a hundred years truly amazed everyone.
Perhaps, with the support of the Glazed King City, Palace Master Dan Chi's cultivation talent would be more thoroughly developed. Perhaps, in the near future, this Palace Master Dan Chi might truly shock the world.
Palace Master Dan Chi gave a speech on behalf of Danqian Palace, welcoming guests from all sides and declaring the sect's resolve to rebuild. He also called upon all Danqian Palace disciples scattered across the land to hurry back upon hearing the news. Even disciples from other former sects of the Myriad Image Region who wished to join Danqian Palace could become its disciples, provided they passed the review.
Furthermore, to revitalize the sect, Danqian Palace would vigorously select and nurture young talents.
Danqian Palace's goal was absolutely not to restore a mere fourth-rate sect, but to become a powerful force that held dominion over its own territory.
After Palace Master Dan Chi finished his speech, he handed the floor to Jiang Chen.
In truth, Palace Master Dan Chi was well aware that everyone had come to Danqian Palace for Jiang Chen's sake, not for his own reputation.
Jiang Chen rose slightly, cupped his fists, and said: "Since our parting at the Dragon Tiger Assembly, I've asked you all to come here to Danqian Palace for yet another gathering. This young master truly feels apologetic about that. Allow me to thank you all for your generous support. Every friend who came today to observe the ceremony is a friend of mine, Jiang Chen."
Upon hearing Jiang Chen speak this way, everyone responded politely.
"Danqian Palace is the place where I, Jiang Chen, grew up, and it is also a sect that this young master believes in. Why? Because this sect possesses a spirit—a spirit of heritage and legacy. Tell me, in this world, how many sects that have been destroyed can ever be rebuilt?"
Jiang Chen's words prompted deep reflection among the crowd.
"Of course, my belief in Danqian Palace is not merely because it has heritage. It is because Danqian Palace has outstanding talents—such as Palace Master Dan Chi, and such as Mu Gaoqi. Palace Master Dan Chi—this young master predicts that before he reaches three hundred years of age, he will surely have hope of charging toward the Emperor Realm!"
The moment these words left Jiang Chen's lips, a wave of commotion swept through the crowd.