Chapter 970, Tsukimi Sect

Translator: Silavin

 

On Okino Island, everything was calm and peaceful, like paradise.

 

However, on this island, there was one unusual existence, which was the Tsukimi Sect (Praying Moon Sect).

 

The Tsukimi Sect was Okino Island’s largest Sect.

 

This Sect was located at Okino Island’s very centre, at a place called Tsukimi Lake.

 

Legend had it that there was a Sun above this lake that never set.

 

Anyone on the Tsukimi Lake Map was in a land of perpetual daylight, precisely because of this Sun’s existence.

 

A Force like the Tsukimi Sect was not actually uncommon in Cherry Blossom Country.

 

Never mind anything else, just Kage Mako, Kage Tenshi and the others had also used the method of establishing Sects to implement their control over Cherry Blossom Country.

 

Kage Tenshi’s Sect was originally the Cherry Blossom Country’s largest Sect.

 

As for other small Sects, there were countless more. Conservative estimates were close to three digits.

 

Some of these Sects controlled real power, gathering tribute from their territories to strengthen themselves, not much different from Hidden Clans.

 

Others simply recruited followers, secretly expanding their own strength.

 

Because there were too many Sects, even Kage Tenshi back then had no mind to organize them, simply letting these Sects survive or perish on their own.

 

As long as they did not affect his control over Cherry Blossom Country, no Sect would be targeted by him.

 

Because of this, Sects were not actually something that would attract Jin Zhan and the others’ attention.

 

After all, even the strongest Sect Master, Kage Tenshi had been killed by Lu Fan. The other Sects most likely only had some mediocre Players using their Profession Characteristics to fabricate themselves as Divine Beings or similar Divine entities to deceive others.

 

How many Sects truly had Divine Beings they could worship?

 

Jin Zhan originally thought the Tsukimi Sect was probably the same.

 

Because although it was located in this place called Okino Island, the Sect itself was not very large; it only occupied the Tsukimi Lake Map.

 

This kind of small Sect was as common as one’s hair in Cherry Blossom Country.

 

However, after some investigation, Jin Zhan discovered that the Tsukimi Sect was far from simple.

 

First, although the Tsukimi Sect was not large, in this place called Okino Island, it was like a local tyrant.

 

Even Okino Island’s original Provincial Governor was a member of the Tsukimi Sect.

 

Anyone of note on Okino Island considered joining the Tsukimi Sect an honour.

 

Nearly everyone on Okino Island who had achievements in strength, power, wealth and other areas was a follower of the Tsukimi Sect.

 

In other words, almost the entire Okino Island was controlled by the Tsukimi Sect.

 

Moreover, the people here also regarded the Tsukimi Sect as their guardian deity, believing that the reason Okino Island had not suffered too much from Cherry Blossom Country’s destruction was all because of the Tsukimi Sect’s protection.

 

Everyone made joining the Tsukimi Sect their lifelong goal and a symbol of greatest honour.

 

If it were just controlling Okino Island’s real power, that would be one thing, but what was most terrifying was that through investigation, Jin Zhan learned of a secret.

 

That was, although the Tsukimi Sect had been quietly developing all along. It still eventually attracted Kage Tenshi’s attention.

 

Naturally, Kage Tenshi would not allow a Sect to develop so rapidly. It might cause Okino Island to separate from Cherry Blossom Country and place it beyond his control. So, he planned to personally come to Okino Island and directly eliminate the Tsukimi Sect.

 

As a result, Kage Tenshi went alone into Tsukimi Lake. What exactly happened, no one knew.

 

However, soon after, Kage Tenshi left Tsukimi Lake and ordered his subordinates to never set foot on Okino Island.

 

Therefore, although Okino Island had always nominally remained part of Cherry Blossom Country’s territory, in many respects, it had already been separated from Cherry Blossom Country, becoming an independent entity.

 

Not many people knew about this matter, but Jin Zhan’s subordinates still dug it up.

 

It was precisely this matter that made both Lu Fan and Jin Zhan simultaneously realize that there was a massive problem with Tsukimi Lake’s Tsukimi Sect!

 

Kage Tenshi, what kind of figure was he!?

 

He was the Cherry Blossom Country’s number one expert, with strength even surpassing Jin Zhan’s.

 

Yet after going to Tsukimi Lake, he could not shake the Tsukimi Sect in the slightest. Instead, he effectively ceded Okino Island to the Tsukimi Sect. This could only mean two possibilities.

 

The first was that the Tsukimi Sect submitted to Kage Tenshi and properly sent him away.

 

The second was that Kage Tenshi suffered a major setback at Tsukimi Lake, forcing him to give up on Okino Island and dare not to start any conflict with the Tsukimi Sect.

 

Regarding these two possibilities, Lu Fan and Jin Zhan actually leaned more toward the latter.

 

After all, someone like Kage Tenshi, with his temper, would destroy the Tsukimi Sect at the first chance he got. No matter how the Tsukimi Sect begged for mercy or what conditions they offered, it probably would never be enough to make Kage Tenshi change his mind.

 

To make Kage Tenshi obediently leave, the only possibility was beating him into submission.

 

In that case, the Tsukimi Sect definitely had an existence that even Kage Tenshi could not match.

 

And the possibility of this existence being an Ancient God was very high.

 

Thus, Jin Zhan and Lu Fan focused their attention on Tsukimi Lake.

 

Tsukimi Lake was located at Okino Island’s very centre. There was only one Transport Array that could enter the Tsukimi Lake Map.

 

However, this Transport Array was considered a holy land in the eyes of the people of Okino Island.

 

Several hundred Tsukimi Sect followers guarded it. To enter Tsukimi Lake, one could only force their way through.

 

But Lu Fan was worried that if he forced his way through and alerted the Ancient God inside, if the other party might escape or conceal their form and aura, it would not be easy for him to find them later.

 

If possible, infiltrating would be the safest approach.

 

Then, like being spoon fed by Heaven, good news soon arrived.

 

It turned out that in a few days, it would be the day when the Tsukimi Sect publicly recruited followers. Everyone on Okino Island could register.

 

This matter was even more important to Okino Island people than their major exams.

 

After all, in their view, whoever could enter the Tsukimi Sect was practically equivalent to becoming one of Okino Island’s elite.

 

And wanting to join the Tsukimi Sect was not simple either.

 

Strength, ability, wealth, power. As long as one had any outstanding specialty in any area, they could be recruited.

 

Wealth and power were selected by the Tsukimi Sect itself.

 

Those with achievements in these two areas all received invitations directly from the Tsukimi Sect and were not included in public follower recruitment.

 

The criteria for public follower recruitment only included strength and ability.

 

Whether powerful Combat Specialised Profession Players or Lifestyle and Support Specialised Profession Players, as long as they had exceptional qualities, they could participate in the assessment and have a chance of being recruited into the Tsukimi Sect.

 

This gave Lu Fan and the others an opportunity.

 

With their Levels and strength, being recruited by the Tsukimi Sect should not be difficult.