History's Number 1 Founder

by Stayrr

He time-traveled and got a system but Lin Feng’s pressure is as big as a mountain. System main quest: Ling Feng creates a school, establishing history’s number 1 sect, Ling Feng himself becoming the number 1 founder. And so to become history’s number 1 founder Lin Feng started to work hard. “Your name is Shi Tianhao? Natural born supreme king but it was stolen by your cousin. No

22. 660

Read History's Number 1 Founder - Chapter 660: The Day of the Sect-Opening Ceremony Has Come! online free - Light Novel Full

Chapter 660: The Day of the Sect-Opening Ceremony Has Come!

Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

"Xiao Yan, Zhu Yi and the rest want to determine their First Disciples?" The Nascent Soul Stage cultivator's expression changed. "This is important news."

He pondered for a moment before raising his brows, "Every one of them will have their own First Disciple? But from what I know, among the eight Immediate Disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders, not all of them accepted disciples. Some of them have many Successive Disciples, while some of them only have one or two disciples, or even none."

"Those who have not accepted disciples can be excluded. But for those who have only one or two disciples, won't there be no choice too?"

The other party replied, "There will be Foundational Disciples who will become Successive Disciples in the future. If there are no suitable candidates right now, they will open the spot until a suitable candidate comes along."

The Nascent Soul Stage cultivator asked immediately, "What is the requirement to be a First Disciple and how confident are you?"

The other party was silent for a while before he answered, "The day-to-day performance is an important aspect. Besides this, the internal competition that is being organized is also very important. Besides sparring with those within the sect, there will also be opportunities to spar with other talented cultivators from the other sects."

"I believe that the elders will observe the performances and consider their options. The outstanding ones will be then be chosen."

The Nascent Soul Stage cultivator looked at Liang Yuan. Liang Yuan remained calm and waved his hand slightly. The Nascent Soul Stage cultivator nodded his head. After pondering for a while, he said, "Go and prepare. When the time comes, just unleash your all. You don't have to bother about anything else."

"As for the sparring with the talented cultivators of the Great Zhou and the other sects, I will arrange naturally. I will help you achieve this position of First Disciple. The rest will be up to you."

From what he said, it meant that not only the Great Zhou Empire could arrange, the other powers also had room to control things.

The other party was a little confused, but he stabilized his emotions and replied, "I understand."

After they ceased the communication, the Nascent Soul Stage cultivator turned to look at Liang Yuan. He said hesitantly, "Your Highness, is it worth it for us to mobilize so much of our resources?"

Liang Yuan did not answer immediately. He was a little distracted and remembered that before he came to Mount Kunlun, Liang Pan said something to him.

The contents were very simple. It was only one sentence. But it greatly moved Liang Yuan.

"Besides the Great Void Sect, it's the Celestial Sect of Wonders."

Liang Yuan digested what Liang Pan told him. After a while, he sighed and looked at everyone in front of him. He said calmly, "Just follow my orders."

Everyone acknowledged in unison, "We are awaiting the orders from your Highness."

Two days passed very quickly. On Yun Peak, Xiao Yan and the rest received the guests and everyone on the invitation list had already arrived.

The few of them gathered together. Xiao Yan looked at Zhu Yi, Yue Hongyan, and Li Yuanfang, and said, "The guests are almost all here. Sixth Junior, go to the Yin-Yang Sea and see Youngest Junior. From my calculations, she should be out of retreat soon."

Li Yuanfang acknowledged, "Yes, Eldest Senior."

As he arrived on Mount Yujing, Li Yuanfang came to the cliff. Beneath the cliff, the black sea was raging with waves. It was the Yin-Yang Sea.

He jumped off from the cliff and entered the black sea. He dived into the sea.

As he was diving halfway, he felt a wave of tremendous demonic powers floating in front of him. He stopped and he greeted, "Greetings to Elder Eye-less."

In the seawater in front of Li Yuanfang, a human figure appeared gradually. As he got closer, he could see that it was a youth in black. He looked ordinary and his pupils were entirely white, which was a little scary.

The youth in black was indeed Eye-less. He was a little startled and greeted Li Yuanfang back, "Greetings to you too."

"Elder, do you know where my Youngest Junior is?" Li Yuanfang asked. Eye-less said, "Follow me." He turned around and Li Yuanfang followed him.

The both of them progressed in the deep sea and very soon, a huge whirlpool appeared at the front. Seawater was raging non-stop.

The formation of the whirlpool was due to the countless golden-eyed black fishes. As they swam rapidly, they formed a huge wall in the shape of a ring.

As Eye-less arrived, all of them were stunned. They slowed down their swimming speed and Eye-less gestured to them, "Go on, don't stop."

After receiving his orders, the fishes picked up speed again and continued to swim.

In the center of the whirlpool formed from these fishes, there was a human figure.

Li Yuanfang observed carefully and nodded his head slowly. After that, he thanked Eye-less seriously, "Elder, it must have been tough on you. Thank you for taking care of our Youngest Junior all this while."

Eye-less shook his head, "There's no trouble, no trouble. Her cultivation benefits my species too."

As the two of them were conversing, the whirlpool in front became even more turbulent. A huge suction power came from the center of the whirlpool.

Eye-less looked over with his eyes and as his mind wavered, the golden-eyed black fishes started to disperse.

Whereas the huge amount of seawater was sucked into the body of the human figure in the center of the whirlpool.

In the next moment, the brutal Yin-Yang Sea calmed down and the human figure sat on her knees. At this point, she stood up and her body was shining with a warm radiance. While the radiance was engulfed by the dark seawater, Li Yuanfang and Eye-less could both see the person that shone with the radiance.

She was a young lady in purple who looked no older than 14 or 15 years old. Her look of innocence was still present, but she appeared charming too.

This lady was indeed Luo Qingwu, Lin Feng's youngest Immediate Disciple.

Over these years, as she grew up, her height also grew significantly too.

As she saw Li Yuanfang, her face revealed her happiness, "Senior Yuanfang!"

Li Yuanfang nodded his head, "Youngest Junior, congratulations on your achievement."

Luo Qingwu was smiling brightly and came before Li Yuanfang and Eye-less. She greeted Eye-less first, "Elder, thank you for your help all this while. I am extremely grateful."

Eye-less was a little stunned as she waved her hand, "No worries, no worries. To me, it's nothing much. I have been teaching my own species in the Yin-Yang Sea anyway."

"I still have to thank you." Luo Qingwu smiled. After calculating the time, she cheered, "Fortunately, I am not late. I managed to complete this before the Sect-Opening Ceremony."

Li Yuanfang nodded his head and said seriously, "Naturally, you won't be late. You are even faster than your expected completion time by 8 hours."

Luo Qingwu was proud of herself, "I am very hardworking!"

Li Yuanfang replied, "You have to be more hardworking in the future."

Luo Qingwu shrank her neck and said obediently, "Yes, Senior Yuanfang."

"Let's go. The Sect-Opening Ceremony is about to start. We don't need you to receive guests. Return to your cave and nurture your powers first. Consolidating your foundation will be beneficial for you. Don't tire yourself out." As Li Yuanfang said, he turned to look at Eye-less, "Elder, we shall leave first."

Luo Qingwu also looked at Eye-less and the many golden-eyed black fishes behind him. She laughed while saying, "Elder, I will be back to see you in a couple of days. I will also be back to see everyone else."

Eye-less laughed, "No rush, no rush."

Li Yuanfang and Luo Qingwu left the Yin-Yang Sea together and came to the top of Mount Yujing. Luo Qingwu stretched and said happily, "I wonder if there will be many people choosing me as their Master."

Li Yuanfang did not speak. With regards to such uncertain things, he would never express his opinion.

Luo Qingwu also knew the character of Li Yuanfang and she only sighed to herself. She looked at void space, "Now, only Youngest Senior is not back."

Li Yuanfang said, "He told us that he will be back on time."

Luo Qingwu looked downwards. Although she could not see Yun Peak, her gaze still landed there. "There must be many guests this time around? Senior Xiao Yan, Zhu Yi and Yue Hongyan must be very busy? I can go down to help."

Li Yuanfang shook his head, "All of the guests have been settled. They were busy the past few days."

Luo Qingwu nodded her head.

In a blink of an eye, the next morning had reached. As the sun rose, the clouds above Mount Kunlun scattered. The day of the third Sect-Opening Ceremony had finally arrived.

On Yun Peak, in the inns behind the pavilion, the guests that came from the various sects and powers also started to leave the place slowly and walked towards the pavilion.

Chu Yang walked with the Ethereal Mountain Sect, behind Wu Yunliang and Meng Chaoran. As they walked, they were observing the scenery on Yun Peak.

In front of the pavilion, there was a huge plot of empty space. Above the ground, the image of a huge Taiji Diagram was inscribed onto it. Yin and Yang intersected and black and white met.

Whenever something happened in the sect, the Foundational Disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders would gather here for instructions.

At the same time, this was the venue that the Foundational Disciples used to spar with one another.

In front of this empty space, it was the door to Yun Peak. As one left through the door, he could descend the mountain using the Heart-Revealing Steps.

On the right of this empty space, it was the place where the Foundational Disciples lived in. There were many houses, and each person lived in a room all by himself or herself. There were small-scale spiritual formations in each of the rooms. Although the effect of the formation was not as powerful as that of Mount Yujing or the Universal Light Hall, it also had the effect of gathering spiritual energy. Cultivating inside the rooms would also allow the cultivators to achieve progress more significantly.

On the left of this empty space, there were other buildings around. They were used for a myriad of purposes, to provide elixirs, to provide magic items and talismans, etc..

Of course, whatever there was inside these buildings were of lower levels. While the Foundational Disciples were treated differently from the Successive Disciples, when they reached a certain cultivation realm, the sect would give them appropriate rewards. This was to motivate them, which was a good welfare.

As Chu Yang watched from one side, he nodded his head. He had the same idea as Shi Xingyun previously, "Not to even mention Mount Yujing, Yun Peak is already a magnificent place to be in."

As he thought of that, there was a huge jerk in space above him. Purple Clouds started to appear and the jade mountain and black sea exited void space, descending in the Greater World!

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know report chapter so we can fix it as soon as possible.

Report chapter

Chapter 661: First Person to be Tested

Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

Everyone came to the Central Great Pavilion on Yun Peak (which is the main pavilion as mentioned on many occasions). From the outside, the pavilion looked extremely huge and majestic. The internal space of the pavilion was also expanded, thus when thousands of cultivators from the various great powers entered, they did not feel that it was congested at all. Rather, they thought that it was very spacious.

On the main seat of the pavilion, Lin Feng sat there. But it was not his actual body, rather, it was a projection of himself that he created using his mana.

The Marquis of Jinghuan arrived in the pavilion at this time. As he looked around him, he saw Zhu Hongwu.

Zhu Hongwu looked indifferent and stood with Liang Yuan. But where he stood seemed to be in the center of the Heavens and Earth, as he attracted the attention of others unwittingly. Only the people around Lin Daohan, Shi Yu's avatar and Lin Feng's projection were exempted from turning to look at Zhu Hongwu.

The Marquis of Jinghuan came before Zhu Hongwu and Liang Yuan, saying, "I still thought that the Marquis of Xuanji had left the mountain."

As he said this, not only did Liang Yuan creased his brows, even the Azure Pulse Swordmaster and Lei Lie did the same thing.

On the other hand, Zhu Hongwu remained calm, "Your judgment is wrong. You are still far off in your cultivation."

"I have indeed judged things wrongly." The Marquis of Jinghuan laughed, "I believed that such a powerful person like you was only able to reach where you are today because you never stop progressing forward and never bend down to failure. You know you can't defeat Lin Feng, but once you are humiliated, you will never back down."

Zhu Hongwu placed his hands behind his back and he was very relaxed, "Lin Feng is very strong, but whether I can defeat him, I must challenge him first before I'll know. If we have never challenged before, the result is unknown."

"No matter how powerful the opponent is, I will not lose my courage to strike first. This is my belief. But this time on Mount Kunlun, I will not challenge Lin Feng."

Zhu Hongwu's eyes drooped and did not even look in the direction of Lin Feng. It was as if he was fearful.

Everyone, including the Marquis of Jinghuan, could feel how dangerous Zhu Hongwu was right now. He did not look at Lin Feng because he was suppressing his impulse to make a move.

"I can avenge this humiliation another day, but not today." Zhu Hongwu's tone of voice was indifferent. "Liang An, your trick to batter my confidence is not working."

"Just do your job properly and don't harbor any ill-intentions. I can tolerate you, otherwise, you should know that the mistakes that you have made, according to the law of the Great Zhou, are worth executions."

His tone of voice was very calm, but the Marquis of Jinghuan could feel the huge pressure. But he remained calm and nodded his head, "I acknowledge it. I am still far off from you, but I can make up the gap one day. When that happens, we shall talk again."

"Otherwise, it may seem as if you bully the weak and fear the strong."

With regards to the insult in the words of the Marquis of Jinghuan, Zhu Hongwu was unmoved. His emotions didn't change and he just looked at the Marquis of Jinghuan indifferently, "Liang An, you are very foolish. You should know that this tactic will not work on me, and it can't protect you either."

"Just like Zhu Yi, I won't kill you because now's not the time. If I want to kill the both of you, there's no difference if the both of you are in the Immortal Soul Stage." Zhu Hongwu said. "That unfilial son thinks that he is protected by Lin Feng, while you think that you have more than one backer. But the both of you don't realized that I don't care about who your backers are."

"If I want to kill the both of you, I will do so. If your backers come and find me, it will be after I kill the both of you."

"That unfilial son thinks that he averted the disaster back in Tianjing because of Lin Feng's physical spell body. But it's just that the time is not ripe. The funny thing is that he is still ignorant of what's to come, just like you."

After Zhu Hongwu said finished, he shook his head and shifted his gaze away. He was lazy to continue looking at the Marquis of Jinghuan.

The Marquis of Jinghuan remained calm as he heard Zhu Hongwu's words. It's only when Zhu Hongwu revealed that he knew about his several backers that the Marquis of Jinghuan was troubled. But he did not say anything and remained where he was.

As Zhu Hongwu shifted his gaze away, the Marquis of Jinghuan laughed slightly. At the same time, he turned his vision to other places.

The conversation between the both of them seemed to not have existed. Liang Yuan, the Azure Pulse Swordmaster and Lei Lie also maintained their expressions, as if they heard nothing.

Lin Feng's projection of himself sat on the main seat in the pavilion and he looked at the pavilion calmly. While it seemed peaceful in there, there seemed to be a storm brewing. He remained calm and did not speak. Only when others greeted him did he return the greetings. At the other times, he was stoned in his position.

After all the guests had arrived, Lin Feng smiled, "Welcome all for the Sect-Opening Ceremony."

Shi Yu said, "For such a joyous occasion, it's our honor to be here."

Lin Feng laughed while nodding his head and he looked at Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan stepped forward and he drew something in mid-space. His mana converted into a light figure and the images in the light figure changed. They revealed the view at the bottom of Yun Peak.

Zhu Yi was standing at the bottom of Yun Peak right now. And before him, there were hundreds of people gathered together. They were all people hoping to join the Celestial Sect of Wonders as disciples.

This was even after one round of selection had been done. Xiao Yan, Zhu Yi and the rest were sent to different places and they met the hopefuls who wanted to join the sect. They did their own screening over at their respective places and crossed out most of the people. The remaining ones who passed were brought to Mount Kunlun.

As they totaled everyone together, there were hundreds of them.

Although the numbers were greater than the previous two Sect-Opening Ceremonies, the quality of the people coming was actually greater. After three years, the status of the Celestial Sect of Wonders as a potential Holy Ground had become more and more ingrained in the minds of everyone. Many talented youths dreamed of joining the Celestial Sect of Wonders.

This test at the bottom of the Yun Peak was bound to sieve out more talented people.

Lin Feng said, "Let's start." His voice was not loud, but it resonated through the entire Mount Kunlun.

Zhu Yi looked at all the people who were getting ready for the test and he said, "In front of all of you is the Heart-Revealing Steps of the sect. It is used to test all of you. Whoever wants to join the sect must go through it once."

"Follow the steps and go up. Those who can reach the top will enter the Celestial Sect of Wonders, but there's a time limit. Those who take more than one day will fail. If you fail, go back and wait for your next chance." Zhu Yi looked across to the Cloud Mirror City, "All of you come from different places. If you have the wish to undergo the test of the Heart-Revealing Steps in the future, you can find somewhere to stay in the Cloud Mirror City temporarily. Everything is up to you."

Zhu Yi said, "If there's no problem, all of you can ascend the mountain."

The Heart-Revealing Steps was quite reputable. It was formed from Lin Feng's mana and it was spiritual by nature. It was not controlled by humans and was very fair. But it was also difficult to ascend it using tricks. There's no secret manual to ascending it.

After several tries of the Heart-Revealing Steps, Lin Feng also tried to modify it to make it perfect. This was to enable him to search for the most outstanding talents to join the sect.

Once they were up the Heart-Revealing Steps, everything depended on their own abilities. Those who could ascend it naturally could ascend it, while those who couldn't just couldn't make it.

Even if one had someone he or she knew from the sect, that person would not be helpful. That was because the test of the Heart-Revealing Steps was customized for each and every person. There's no experience to talk of or any items that could be useful in ascending it.

The powers of an Immortal Soul Stage cultivator might enable cheating, but Lin Feng would be able to detect such powers immediately. There seemed to be no way of cheating through this test.

That was because aiding all these backdoor methods, pulling strings and talking about favors were not easy tasks to carry out.

In the Central Great Pavilion, Lin Feng was sitting on his knees calmly. The guests also sat at their respective places and looked at the light figure in mid-space. Under the help of Lin Feng's powers, Xiao Yan managed to show everything on the Heart-Revealing Steps.

Everyone remained quiet as they watched the candidates sink into their own illusions brought about by their innermost emotions

As Xiao Yan saw this, he revealed a smile on his face and communicated with Lin Feng, "Master, there are many potential talents."

Lin Feng smiled, "Indeed. There will be huge rewards this time."

The rest of the cultivators did not know what the judging criteria was with regards to the Heart-Revealing Steps, but those who were sharp could tell that there were talents in this bunch of candidates. Their performances were indeed more outstanding than the rest.

"The foundation of the Celestial Sect of Wonders is getting thicker and thicker." Everyone thought.

Some of the cultivators from the smaller sects turned their attention to the candidates who were lagging behind. They were thinking that if these candidates were crossed out by the Celestial Sect of Wonders, they might be able to attract them over instead.

There were many thoughts in everyone's head. Lei Lie remained expressionless, but an evil look flashed across his eyes.

He focused all his attention on someone. As this person moved, a while later, he sighed and communicated with Zhu Hongwu and Liang Yuan, "He is among them."

Zhu Hongwu observed the countless figures around and did not speak. Whereas Liang Yuan asked, "Which one?"

Lei Lie said, "The first one."

Liang Yuan paused for a while, "The difficulty of the Heart-Revealing Steps' test of the Celestial Sect of Wonders is very high. It seems like it's true, but this person is very outstanding. Now it looks like your initial prediction is indeed accurate."

Lei Lie replied, "But if he enters the Celestial Sect of Wonders now, I believe things will be difficult to accomplish."

"Even if it is difficult, we still have to do it." Zhu Hongwu opened his mouth now.

Liang Yuan nodded his head, "There's still time. You can plan and try to use your relationship to good effect. This may be useful."

"After all, he is your biological grandson."

Lei Lie was silent and did not speak for a while.

The Heart-Revealing Steps was a test that picked out the extraordinary individuals. Especially since it was a test of one's character, it could filter out those with ill intentions.

After the Heart-Revealing Steps became famous, very little people attempted to try their luck anymore. There were those who thought they could get lucky, but they only humiliated themselves in the end.

After the first round of screening by Xiao Yan, Zhu Yi and the rest, the quality of this batch of candidates was more positive. The cultivators from the other sects were silent as they watched this batch of candidates.

The quality of the potential disciples was getting higher and higher. This reflected the reputation of the Celestial Sect of Wonders in the Divine Lands and that their influence was getting stronger and stronger.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know report chapter so we can fix it as soon as possible.

Report chapter

Chapter 662: Those Who Had Cultivated More Than 5 Years Were in the Foundation Establishment Stage

Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

Finally, there were people who completed ascending the Heart-Revealing Steps. But two of them reached at the same time.

One was a youth who was about 15 years old, whose gaze was filled with maturity and sharpness. This youth revealed his resilience and he was already in the cultivation realm of the Foundation Establishment Stage. As Lei Lie looked at him, he was silent.

The other person was another youth who was even younger. He looked extremely smart. He did not even look like he was 10 years old yet. He wore a purple costume. Although it was a different style from that of the disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders, the texture of it was the same.

This caused everyone to be suspicious whether this youth had taken any shortcuts to reach the top. But everyone who went with him to Mount Kunlun knew that when he first came to seek discipleship, he was very rugged and dirty. He looked like a little beggar.

After he passed Zhu Yi's screening, Zhu Yi allowed him to wash up before giving him a new set of clothes. After that, he was brought to Mount Kunlun with the rest.

The two of them were the first to reach the top of Yun Peak and they saw Li Yuanfang waiting for them there. He was there to receive those who passed this round of test.

After this, there were more and more people who passed the test. There were 300 people who passed this round of test. And it was also the greatest number seen by the Celestial sect of Wonders thus far.

Xiao Yan left the Central Great Pavilion and met with Li Yuanfang. He talked to this bunch of disciples and explained the basic things and rules of the sect.

Zhu Yi went to the Heart-Revealing Steps and brought those who did not pass out. They were sent back to the bottom of Yun Peak, where someone helped them to cross the Mirror Lake and return to the Cloud Mirror City.

After they returned to the Cloud Mirror City, their future plans would be decided by themselves. If they wanted to stay in the Cloud Mirror City and await another opportunity to go for the test again, the Celestial Sect of Wonders would help them to settle down in the Cloud Mirror City.

Zhu Yi returned back to the mountain. The disciples who passed the test were led by Xiao Yan and him into the Central Great Pavilion of Yun Peak. They met Lin Feng and became the new batch of Foundational Disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders.

After the ceremony, these new Foundational Disciples were led out of the Central Great Pavilion. After that, they went to the left of the empty space in front of the pavilion. Over there, there were buildings where elixirs, talismans and accessories for the Foundational Disciples could be obtained.

When the Foundational Disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders just entered the sect, they sect would give them specific clothing and an identity token. Furthermore, they would be given a certain amount of elixirs and talismans.

As for the mantras, they would have to wait until the Sect-Opening Ceremony ended before Xiao Yan, Zhu Yi and the rest would impart to them.

After the Sect-Opening Ceremony, it was the internal competition of the Celestial Sect of Wonders and the time that everyone would socialize with one another. These were also the segments that the other cultivators were more interested in.

The new disciples naturally did not have to participate in all these, but this didn't mean that they had nothing to do.

After unpacking their personal belongings and changing into the clothing that they were given, the new disciples had to watch the rest of the segments alongside the senior Foundational Disciples.

Although some of them didn't even have Qi Cultivation and might not even understand anything regarding the human cultivation world.

But these kinds of activities were undoubtedly beneficial in helping them gain a greater understanding and opening their eyes up to the human cultivation world.

This bunch of Foundational Disciples was also clear that this opportunity was rare, thus all of them quickly settled their stuff and made their preparations.

And inside the Central Great Pavilion, after the Sect-Opening Ceremony concluded, Xiao Yan, Zhu Yi and the rest bade goodbye to Lin Feng before disappearing.

In the next moment, before the empty space in front of the pavilion, a light flashed and a few figures appeared. They were the Successive Disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders.

They were divided into eight groups. Each group took up their respective positions in the eight directions, as they surrounded the center of the empty space.

There were seven people in the front of the groups, and they were the closest to the center of the empty plot of space. One of them was Xiao Yan, and behind him were the Successive Disciples of the Inferno Precipice. On the cuffs of their clothing, the pattern of a rising flame was sewed onto it.

The guests in the pavilion could not help but notice the Successive Disciples behind Xiao Yan, as they tried to analyze these disciples' cultivations.

The Immortal Soul Stage and Nascent Soul Stage Grandmasters could naturally tell the depth of these disciples' cultivations, as well as their rough age.

As they compared both their cultivations and their ages, most people were stunned. "Although they stayed in a space where time moved faster, they have not cultivated for a very long, which are all within 10 years."

"For those who have cultivated beyond 5 years, they have all established their foundations? With such a standard, in the entire Divine Lands, I believe that only the Great Void Sect is capable of that. Even Mount Shu is not comparable."

The brows of the Azure Pulse Swordmaster moved slightly. Although it was just an estimate, with his eye power, it should not be too far off from reality.

To open the aura sea and establish the foundation within five years of cultivation was indeed very rare. But it was not too shocking either. For the outstanding disciples of the various great powers, this was the case for them.

Even in the smaller sects, under independent cultivators and places where the level of cultivation was low, there might be those who were astonishingly good. For example, Xiao Yan was able to cultivate till the end of the Qi Cultivation Stage within 4 years in the Xiao Family, a third-grade cultivation family. He was only one step away from the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Although this rarely happened, it didn't mean it never happened.

But since it rarely happened, this meant that it was actually difficult to see something like this happen. If someone like this appeared in the bigger sects, and it was not an anomaly and was achieved under normal cultivation, it would garner the attention of the elders and this person would be shortlisted as a future talent to nurture.

But right now, in the Celestial Sect of Wonders, those who had cultivated beyond 5 years were all in the Foundation Establishment Stage!

The Vivant Joy Holy Man continued to smile, but he was also observing carefully. He saw a young lady who was standing close to Xiao Yan, who seemed only 7 or 8 years old but had already established her foundation.

She was very young. For those who had noticed her, they were shocked.

Was the Celestial Sect of Wonders going to produce someone like Shi Tianhao again?

As they looked on the other side of Xiao Yan, there was a scholar in a purple robe. It was Zhu Yi.

Behind him was a bunch of Successive Disciples from the Heavenly Temple. They were neatly formed up into three rows.

Their cuffs were all sewed with the image of three black, straight lines. This represented their ties with the Heavenly Temple.

There were more disciples from the Heavenly Temple as compared to the Inferno Precipice. At the same time, there were the most disciples from the Heavenly Temple as compared to the other places.

What made the bunch of elders bothered was that not only did the Heavenly Temple have the most disciples, these disciples seemed to have the most quality too. There were many cultivators who were in the Beginner Stage of the Foundation Establishment Stage and above.

Regardless where the disciples were from, they all cultivated the Yi Zi's Eight Trigrams Variorum in the Qi Cultivation Stage. Only when they reached the Foundation Establishment Stage would there be a difference.

The Golden Chapters of the Yansheng Eight Trigrams from the Heavenly Temple and the Yi Zi's Eight Trigrams Variorum were closely linked to each other, which gave the disciples from the Heavenly Temple an advantage over the rest.

Further left, there was a youth who wore purple and had a head full of white hair.

The youth stood there quietly and seemed ordinary. But the cultivators from the other sects who were beneath the Immortal Soul Stage felt petrified as they looked at him.

That was because this youth was the third disciple of Lin Feng, Wang Lin. He was also the disciple which most people agreed to have the fiercest killing aura.

When he was in the Aurous Core Stage, he killed a few Nascent Soul Stage Elders in the Void Battleground. After that, he used the Narakade abhijna to blind one eye of Shi Tianyi, breaking Shi Tianyi's legend of invincibility.

Now, since Wang Lin had already reached the Nascent Soul Stage, what kind of cultivation would he have?

Behind him were the Successive Disciples from the Forest Abode. Their cuffs were sewed with the pattern of a half white and half black circle. It was not a Taiji diagram, but the formation of two semi-circles to form a circle. The number of disciples were about the same as Xiao Yan's Inferno Precipice. But their cultivations seemed slightly weaker.

But what caught everyone's attention was a lady behind Wang Lin. Her long and dark hair was straight and flowed down behind her back. Her skin was snow-white and her posture was graceful.

She was Dao Yuting. What was so attention-seeking about her was not her appearance, but her cultivation.

Intermediate Stage of the Aurous Core Stage!

She had the highest cultivation amongst the second-generation Successive Disciples.

Although the bunch of Immortal Soul Stage Elders could tell that the time of her cultivation was beyond 3 years, and that she should have just overcame the Tribulations of the Yin Fire, all of them were shocked by her age.

That was because Dao Yuting had the possibility of forming the Nascent Soul within 50 years.

That was something that could not be ignored. The bunch of Immortal Soul Stage Elders had been around for a long time. Over the course of their lives, they had seen many types of talent. Not anyone could attract their attentions.

But someone who could potentially form the Nascent Soul in 50 years definitely attracted theirs.

If it was a normal cultivator, then it was fine. But for the Celestial Sect of Wonders to possess such a talent, it held a totally different meaning.

There was an old adage that said that if someone talented died early, then that person was not a true talent. For one to be able to transfer all his potential into real abilities and succeed in the Divine Lands, he was considered a truly valuable talent.

The Great Void Sect was claimed as a Talent-Gathering Camp. One very important factor was that the disciples that they accepted were able to reach their peaks. With the top mantras, best resources available to them and the protection of the elders, they were able to unleash their full talents and reduce their chances of dying early.

This logic applied to Dao Yuting in the Celestial Sect of Wonders. If nothing major happened to her, she wouldn't die early. While she was only in the Aurous Core Stage, everyone could see how bright her future was.

Everyone looked at Wang Lin before looking at Lin Feng, who was smiling. All of them shook their heads subconsciously.

Within the Great Zhou Empire camp, a low-profile youth wore a cordial smile on his face. He stared at Dao Yuting for a while and he started to convert his palms into fists underneath his sleeves.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know report chapter so we can fix it as soon as possible.

Report chapter

Chapter 663: Eight Disciples, But One is Missing

Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

Although the youth did not reveal any clues, his emotions caused him to become a little unsteady.

This unsteadiness caused Liang Yuan to react.

His voice sounded in the mind of the youth, "If you maintain this state of mind, you will have no future in forming the Nascent Soul. This will be a waste of your talent."

That youth lowered his head respectfully, "Your Highness, you are right in lecturing me. I am indeed too anxious. Please rest assured, there won't be a next time."

This person was one of the rising talents of the late Heaven Lake Sect, Song Qingyuan. He was once glorious during the Spiritual Conference of Huanghai.

Three years ago, during the battle at Xiling City, the Two Elders of Ice and Fire and Cao Wei were captured by Lin Feng. Whereas the Royal House of the Northern Tribes and the Great Zhou Empire capitalized on that to destroy the Heaven Lake Sect.

The resources of the Heaven Lake Sect were taken away by the Royal House of the Northern Tribes. Most of the disciples were also accepted by the Great Zhou Empire after the Heaven Lake sect collapsed.

Lin Feng had no intentions of dealing with the disciples of the Heaven Lake Sect who came to Xiling City with Cao Wei. Song Qingyuan and the others then decided to seek their own path. But eventually, Song Qingyuan came to the Great Zhou Empire and relied on Liang Yuan.

As Liang Yuan came to Mount Kunlun this time round, he did not plan to bring Song Qingyuan along. It's only after Song Qingyuan pondered for a long while before he begged Liang Yuan for this opportunity.

He was also aware of the fact that Dao Yuting had joined the Celestial Sect of Wonders. He came over this time without any special intentions. On the contrary, he came here to train his state of mind. And from there, he wanted to overcome the Void Lightning Tribulations.

Both Dao Yuting and his Innate Abilities were very exceptional. But they were totally different in nature.

Dao Yuting prospered in Yang amidst her Original Yin, while Song Qingyuan prospered in Yin amidst his Original Yang. They both had bodies where Yin and Yang intersected, but they were both a little off from Yang Qing. For Yang Qing, he managed to achieve a perfect balance of Yin and Yang.

For such an innate body quality, it allowed Song Qingyuan to be very suitable to cultivate the Dark Polar Blaze Mantra. His cultivation realm would also rise quickly. The powers of his spells were strong too, but this didn't mean that there was no totally no downside to it.

As he reached the Advanced Stage of the Aurous Core Stage and wanted to overcome the Void Lightning Tribulations, there would be a problem.

Song Qingyuan's Yin and Yang had not achieved a perfect balance. When he tried to overcome the Void Lightning Tribulations, he might be able to make it in terms of his personality, but his accumulation of powers might not be stable enough, as his Yin and Yang were not in balance.

Normally, it was nothing major. But during the Void Lightning Tribulations, any discrepancy would lead to death.

That was also the reason why Song Qingyuan remained in the Advanced Stage of the Aurous Core Stage for so long and did not form the Nascent Soul.

Originally, the solution that the Heaven Lake Sect gave to him was to combine with Dao Yuting. Not only could the both of them make up for what each other lacked, they were even able to help each other improve in terms of their potentials.

But now that the Heaven Lake Sect was gone and Dao Yuting had joined the Celestial Sect of Wonders, this solution would not work out anymore.

Ever since Dao Yuting joined the sect, Song Qingyuan viewed her as his personal property. He wouldn't let anyone touch her. Right now, he watched as she was taken by others. This caused some form of psychological imbalance for Song Qingyuan, who was a control freak.

After that, Song Qingyuan also found out, to his dismay, that his own state of mind had been severely affected. His inner demons were invoked out, and the Celestial Sect of Wonders and Dao Yuting became the demons that bugged him.

Over these three years, if he wanted to overcome the Void Lightning Tribulations and form the Nascent Soul, it was no longer about his powers. Since his state of mind was also harassed by demons, he would definitely die if he tried to overcome the Void Lightning Tribulations.

That was why Song Qingyuan followed the Great Zhou cultivators over to Mount Kunlun this time. He wanted to cleanse his state of mind and restore the balance that was once there.

After that, even if his powers were not stable enough, and his Yin and Yang were not balanced enough, he could still grit his teeth and grind it out. Although he was not fully confident, at least he had the hope of forming the Nascent Soul again.

As to whether he had other desires, only Song Qingyuan himself knew.

Although Song Qingyuan had to control himself and keep a low-profile, he knew everything about Mount Yujing and Yun Peak at his fingertips. Any movements around the area would be noticed by him promptly.

To Lin Feng, Song Qingyuan was someone not deserving of a mention. But if one was observant, Song Qingyuan's presence could be detected.

"Now is no longer the time for you to make any more waves." Lin Feng laughed. Although he did not care, someone else caught his attention more than Song Qingyuan.

It was the cultivator from the Path of the Heaven-Born of the Samsara Sect, the Heavenly Cloud Holy Man, Shen Qifeng.

Although he looked very calm, he scanned everyone from the Celestial Sect of Wonders who was in the empty space carefully. But Lin Feng could spot that Shen Qifeng's attention had stayed on Wang Lin a little longer than the rest.

Lin Feng looked at Shen Qifeng calmly and laughed, "Interesting."

Not far from Wang Lin, there was a lady. She stood extremely straight and looked extremely ferocious.

Her red hair flowed down and swayed in the wind. It was like burning flames. Her thin brows made her look charming, but devoid her of a few hints of ladylike gentleness. But her facial features were still very exquisite.

She was the fourth Immediate Disciple of Lin Feng, Yue Hongyan. Behind her were her bunch of followers from the Blizzard Valley. They were all decked in purple, and their clothing were sewed with Taiji Diagrams. Whereas their cuffs were sewed with the image of a tornado.

Yue Hongyan's disciples were not mostly female. There were lesser people under her as compared to Xiao Yan and Wang Lin. But all of them looked energetic and filled with vitality, just like their own Master.

Beside Yue Hongyan was a youth in purple who wore a gentle expression on his face. He was Lin Feng's fifth Immediate Disciple, Yang Qing.

But as compared to his seniors, Yang Qing only had one disciple. He gave a lonely feeling to everyone.

Behind him, there was another young guy who looked cold. He wore a tight-fitting purple costume and there was the pattern of a Taiji Diagram on his costume. Whereas the pattern on his cuffs was a circle made up of two arc lines in the shape of semi-circles, one green and one golden.

While he was as charming as his Master, the way the both of them acted were greatly different. Yang Qing seemed very friendly while he appeared very fierce.

He was the only Immediate Disciple of Yang Qing, Zhou Yuncong.

He was a talent discovered by Yang Qing and Zhu Yi when they went out of the mountain. They brought him back to Mount Kunlun and he passed the test, becoming a Foundational Disciple. After that, he passed the test to become a Successive Disciple and became an Immediate Disciple in the Nirvana World, under Yang Qing.

He did not experience any of the past two Sect-Opening Ceremonies. Thus, everyone was unfamiliar with Zhou Yuncong.

The Supreme Radiance Swordmaster, who took part in the second Sect-Opening Ceremony, observed Zhou Yuncong carefully before turning his head to look at the Azure Clouds Grandmaster, who took part in the first Sect-Opening Ceremony.

The Azure Clouds Grandmaster dived into his memories and was certain as he said, "I have never seen him in the first ceremony. He did not join through the first two Sect-Opening Ceremonies."

The Supreme Radiance Swordmaster nodded his head, "He is a talent though." He looked at Zhou Yuncong and had a feeling in his heart, "He seems to have some secret. But the mantras of the Celestial Sect of Wonders are special. I can only see the basic things."

The so-called basic things referred to his time of cultivation, which was around 10 years or so, and his cultivation realm, which was the same as Xu Yunsheng, Ying Luozha, Liu Xiafeng and Li Xingfei, in the Advanced Stage of the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Because of their cultivations, the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster and the other Immortal Soul Stage Elders could discover things that most other people could not.

Some of the cultivators looked at Yang Qing and Zhou Yuncong, and they even revealed their mocking looks. They were not mocking Zhou Yuncong. After all, he only took ten years to cultivate till the Advanced Stage of the Foundation Establishment Stage. This meant that he was a genius.

They were mocking Yang Qing.

Yang Qing was in the Intermediate Stage of the Aurous Core Stage, just like Dao Yuting. Without including Li Yuanfang and Luo Qingwu, he was the one with the lowest cultivation among the six other Immediate Disciples of Lin Feng.

Normally, Yang Qing was also the one who kept the lowest profile. He had nothing to boast of. As the various factions of the Celestial Sect of Wonders gathered, he was also the one with the least disciples. As compared to Xiao Yan and the rest who had more disciples, he only had one disciple. This also meant that he was the least attractive among Lin Feng's Immediate Disciples.

Yang Qing didn't really care and he continued to smile while standing in his position. He did not seem embarrassed at all.

Beside him, Li Yuanfang and Luo Qingwu were still standing there. The space behind the both of them was still empty. That was because they had not accepted any disciples.

But this did not really cause any commotion, as everyone knew that they were new to the sect.

That was why everyone was more concerned about their cultivations.

"They have not cultivated for that long, but they are already in the Aurous Core Stage…" The bunch of Immortal Soul Stage Elders sighed, "Those who become the Immediate Disciples of the leader of the Celestial Sect of Wonders are indeed freaks."

In Xiling City, Li Yuanfang and Luo Qingwu already exhibited signs of their formidability. Right now, everyone could confirm that under Lin Feng, their futures would be bright.

Their bright futures were no longer just an expectation. They had become reality.

In the Ethereal Mountain Sect camp, everyone was curious as they observed the situation. Only one person was lowering his head and holding his hands together tightly. His body was even shaking.

He took in a deep breath and tried to stabilize his trembling body. He then lifted his head up again and looked at Luo Qingwu.

"Finally, finally…" Chu Yang could only feel his body heating up and stars appeared in front of his eyes. At this moment, he was about to faint.

Time seemed to have stop and everyone seemed to have disappeared. The Central Great Pavilion was gone, the leader of the Celestial Sect of Wonders was gone, Xiao Yan, Zhu Yi and the rest were also gone.

In the Heavens and Earth, only one person remained. He had to conjure all his strength to prevent himself from rushing over to her.

"Qingwu, I have finally seen you again…" In an instant, Chu Yang could see his vision blurring. As he lifted his head, he lowered it again immediately. He was afraid others would notice how he was acting.

But the others had no intention of noticing him. They were now curious.

For such an occasion, only seven of Lin Feng's eight Immediate Disciples were around. Only Shi Tianhao was missing and yet to show himself.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know report chapter so we can fix it as soon as possible.

Report chapter

Chapter 664: Bearish Child Has Grown Up

Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

While Li Yuanfang was beside Luo Qingwu, between the both of them, there was an empty space left intentionally. Further out from this space, there were a bunch of Successive Disciples from the Celestial Sect of Wonders.

Every one of them was powerful and they revealed their extraordinary cultivation foundations. They all donned the same purple robe, which had a Taiji Diagram on each of them. The marking on the cuffs was simple. It was a pure-black circle which was empty in the middle.

This marking showed that these disciples belonged under Shi Tianhao in the Wasteland Valley.

Their cultivations were not ordinary. Especially one of the young lady that led the pack. She looked beautiful and she appeared gentle. Everyone treated her as the leader, but the young lady seemed to be a little cautious about it.

She was Zhuge Wanqiu, a Successive Disciple under Shi Tianhao.

There were also many disciples in the Wasteland Valley. Following Shi Tianhao's gain in fame after the battle at Xiling City and his increasing age, more and more disciples chose him as their Master. Now, the number of disciples in the Wasteland Valley was no longer less than the Blizzard Valley. Among them, there were also many talents.

But right now, these disciples felt awkward.

On such an important day in the history of the sect, their Master had gone missing.

Although their own Master was never very reliable, this time, it was different. Shi Tianhao even passed the message that he would be back before the Sect-Opening Ceremony.

But till now, even after the ceremony had ended, and the internal competition was about to start, Shi Tianhao had not arrived yet.

"Where is Master?" A young man shouted, "So many people are watching us. This is embarrassing!"

Zhuge Wanqiu turned to look at him and her brows creased. She said softly, "Zhenting, don't say this kind of thing!"

After Huang Zhenting was reprimanded by Zhuge Wanqiu, he pursed his lips and did not say anything, but his expression naturally revealed his indignance.

Liu Xiafeng and Yan Wuwei looked at each other and they shook their heads while sighing.

"While Youngest Junior Uncle is a little…that, but in front of so many others, you are not watching your words properly." Yan Wuwei said to Huang Zhenting unkindly.

Liu Xiafeng looked at him from the corner of his eyes, "The others can criticize him, but not you."

As expected, Huang Zhenting was unafraid of Yan Wuwei. He made a clown face towards him, "Senior Fatty, control your own mouth first."

Yan Wuwei was extremely furious till he stared at him, "Rascal!"

While he was angry, Yan Wuwei could do nothing to Huang Zhenting.

Huang Zhenting was in the same cultivation realm as Liu Xiafeng and Zhuge Wanqiu, the Advanced Stage of the Foundation Establishment Stage. He was stronger than Yan Wuwei who was in the Intermediate Stage of the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Huang Zhenting had a reputation. His experience was similar to Zhou Yuncong. After the Sect-Opening Ceremony at Xiling City, Shi Tianhao found him on the streets and brought him back.

During that time, Huang Zhenting was only 4 or 5 years old. After that, he passed the tests of the Heart-Revealing Steps and Successive Disciples. Eventually, he became Shi Tianhao's disciple in the Wasteland Valley. His cultivation also improved leaps and bounds.

However, as he followed Shi Tianhao, he also followed in his footsteps in terms of his behavior. But as compared to Shi Tianhao, Huang Zhenting was a lot simpler. It was just that he was a little wilder and direct.

At times, he would be betrayed by Shi Tianhao. When he realized that, he would get angry, but Shi Tianhao was not one to remember things like this. Huang Zhenting would continue to get bullied.

But perhaps it was because of his simple state of mind, along with his gift in cultivation, which allowed him to erect the spiritual altar and cultivate the crucible within eight years. His speed was much faster than most other Successive Disciples and he was slowly getting known in the Celestial Sect of Wonders.

Huang Zhenting was a cheerful and positive guy. He was also very familiar with the Successive Disciples from other factions. Everyone also treated him as a naughty little boy and had fun with him.

"If Master don't return, I wonder if Grandmaster will punish him?" Huang Zhenting was imagining some 'wonderful' things. But as he said it, a voice sounded in his head, "Whether I will get punished, I'm not sure. But someone's life is about to get worse."

Huang Zhenting was stunned, "Master!"

Void space started to crack and a huge figure jumped out from it.

In the Central Great Pavilion, Lin Feng revealed a smile on his face. Everyone was also shocked. Near the center of the empty space in front of the pavilion, between Li Yuanfang and Luo Qingwu, another person was there.

It was a tall and huge youth that looked like he was 17 or 18 years old. He looked handsome and his eyes were bright. On the whole, he was very charming and his black hair flowed and rested on his shoulders.

His body was very proportionate. But he seemed to contain a frightening explosive strength in his body, which left others terrified.

Although he wore a smile on his face and his external appearance was very loveable, everyone felt like they were facing a huge beast that came from the primitive times. He seemed to be able to turn the world upside down with his hands.

Shi Xingyun stared at him and sighed, "He has finally grown up."

Not only Shi Xingyun, most people around were confused. They mumbled, "He…has grown up. He has also become more powerful."

At this point, between his brows, one could still see the marks on it that were left during his childhood. From his looks, everyone could tell his identity.

He was the youngest male Immediate Disciple of Lin Feng, the naturally supreme Shi Tianhao!

As he was born, he was in the Intermediate Stage of the Foundation Establishment Stage. He formed the Natural Supreme Spiritual Altar and was targeted by Shi Tianyi. He averted the disaster and joined the Celestial Sect of Wonders. As he escaped from the grips of death, he became even more powerful.

He was the most powerful Aurous Core Stage cultivator during the Spiritual Conference of Huanghai. On Mount Kunlun, he killed a Nascent Soul Stage Grandmaster who was an entire realm above him. After that, at Xiling City, he killed Shi Tianyi.

He possessed two types of the Holy Light of Creation and was also the youngest person in history to reach the Nascent Soul Stage. He formed the Nascent Soul at the age of 13, a shocking achievement.

His various achievements were equally shocking. What was more terrifying was his age. He achieved everything before he reached 13 years old.

It was as if he was telling the rest that the hundreds and thousands of years that they had lived were all wasted.

As they thought of how Shi Tianhao would continue to grow and his cultivation and powers would continue to increase, even the Immortal Soul Stage Elders were worried.

Right now, the old Xiao Budian and the current Shi Tianhao, he, had really grown up already.

Although he was still a teenager, his look of childishness had disappeared from his face.

Shi Tianhao greeted Lin Feng, who was in the Central Grand Pavilion, "Master, I am back."

Lin Feng smiled, "You are really late." The person who was the most intuitive towards Shi Tianhao's changes were naturally him. As he looked at how he had matured over the years, even Lin Feng felt comforted.

Shi Tianhao laughed, "Don't be angry, Master. I am back a little late this time. But fortunately, I have not delayed the start of the internal competition."

He looked at Xiao Yan, Zhu Yi and the other disciples and laughed, "Please don't blame me later."

"Everyone, be prepared, I have brought back good stuff for all of you." Shi Tianhao laughed while he looked at Xu Yunsheng, Liu Xiafeng and the rest. He also said it to Huang Zhenting, Zhuge Wanqiu and those under him. "I have prepared a surprise for all of you too."

Yan Mingyue looked at Shi Tianhao. After observing him for a moment, her brows suddenly stood, "This troublemaker has brought back an injury?"

Lin Daohan nodded his head, "Although his injury has healed considerably, his powers and soul possesses sign of weaknesses. His injury must be quite bad."

The Immortal Soul Stage Elders also noticed that. They could not help but look at one another. Many thoughts surfaced in their minds.

Shi Tianhao, Xiao Yan, Zhu Yi and Wang Lin were all in the Intermediate Stage of the Nascent Soul Stage. With the achievements that he had, the only way Shi Tianhao could have gotten injured was through a powerful cultivator in the Immortal Soul Stage.

In the Nascent Soul Stage, apart from his own seniors, there were literally no one who could match him. Even if there was, Shi Tianhao was exceptional and could easily overcome that person.

He even had the Kun Peng Pavilion that Lin Feng gave to him. Even if he could not match up to an Immortal Soul Stage cultivator, he could at least retreat.

Xiao Yan and the rest looked at Shi Tianhao too. Shi Tianhao laughed, "I went to the Barren Expanses and found a Tao Wu. I fought with it. I did not win or lose, but it hurt me. Even the Kun Peng Pavilion was slightly damaged."

In the Central Grand Pavilion, those below the Immortal Soul Stage were shocked.

The Tao Wu demonic tribe was one of the Four Immemorial Fearsome Beasts. They had the shape of a tiger, long fur, face of a human, legs of a tiger, teeth of a pig and a long tail. They were extremely ferocious and brutal.

Although Shi Tianhao did not mention what cultivation that Tao Wu was in, for it to hurt Shi Tianhao and even the Kun Peng Pavilion, it must have formed the Undying Demon Soul and was a Demonic Saint.

"I did not make it easy for it to. I cut a piece of its flesh out and brought it back." After Shi Tianhao finished speaking, he extended his hand and a huge piece of flesh appeared in his palms. It was like a small mountain and was stabilized by his powers. The green fluid kept on rumbling on the flesh, but was unable to flow down.

Countless holy radiance and runes surrounded the flesh and the tremendous vibration of the demonic powers shook void space.

This piece of flesh did not rot, while Shi Tianhao conserved its life.

Even the bunch of Immortal Soul Stage Elders were in awe.

As this bearish child grew up, he even dared to provoke a Tao Wu. He even went as far as to cut off the flesh of the Tao Wu and brought it back.

At this point, inside the Central Great Pavilion, Lin Feng's projection of himself stood up and said, "I'm sorry that my disciple came late."

"Right now, I announce that the internal competition of the Celestial Sect of Wonders officially begins."

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know report chapter so we can fix it as soon as possible.

Report chapter

Chapter 665: The Internal Competition Begins

Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

"The internal competition officially begins."

Lin Feng's projection of himself stood up and converted into a beam of white light. Just like a heavenly pillar, it shot straight up into the skies and connected with Mount Yujing above Yun Peak. Everyone was there to witness this scene.

Shi Yu, Lin Daohan, Liang Yuan and Zhu Hongwu were the first to stand up. The Thunderclouds Holy Man, Lord of the Royal House, Huo Xiu, Azure Pulse Swordmaster and the rest also stood up. The bunch of Immortal Soul Stage Elders walked towards the white light and ascended Mount Yujing.

The cultivators under them also followed closely behind them as they ascended Mount Yujing together. After them, the Ethereal Mountain Sect, Scarlet Clouds Sect and the smaller sects followed them.

And after these guests left, the Foundational Disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders entered the Central Great Pavilion under the guidance of the manager. There was a projection in mid-space which delivered the contents of the internal competition and the social gathering.

Although many Foundational Disciples were still new, they followed the rules as they sat in the positions they were told to.

And in the empty plot of space in front of the pavilion, the region where the eight Immediate Disciple stood also flashed with the white light, which guided them towards Mount Yujing. Xiao Yan and the other seven entered the white light beam first.

Their Successive Disciples followed their Masters and entered in too.

As the guests ascended Mount Yujing, the white light dissipated. The Black Heavenly Treasure Tree could be seen, which was erected at the top of the mountain. Under the shade of the tree, the most eye-catching building was the Grand Heavens Pavilion.

Not far from the Grand Heavens Pavilion, there were the Celestial Grand Pavilion, Universal Light Hall, Divine Work Pavilion and the Tripitaka Block surrounding it.

The buildings seemed to look messy, but they had their own patterns.

Besides these buildings, there were another two buildings. One of them was called the Law Enforcement Hall. It was a new structure in the last three years. It was in charge of enforcing the law and discipline in the sect. Li Yuanfang would be in charge of this place. He had to remain fair and unbiased.

The other building was even better. The scale and height of this building was only inferior to the Grand Heavens Pavilion.

The name of the building was called the Dharma Hall.

This was the place where the Successive Disciples used to practice their spells and spar with one another.

At the same time, this Dharma Hall would be the venue of the social gathering and the internal competition. All the sparring would occur in this place.

As the Dharma Hall opened, the guests entered and saw that the hall was split into two levels. There were countless radiances of runes that were flashing in mid-air.

Xiao Yan, Zhu Yi and the rest also entered the Dharma Hall. Xiao Yan turned his head to look at Shi Tianhao and he said, "For today, we are going to use the battle arena. The training arena is still unopened. For the social gathering, we shall only use the battle arena and not the training arena."

Shi Tianhao nodded his head, "I understand." He clasped his hands to conjure a spell while shouting, "Rise!"

The top level of the building started to flash with a bright radiance, whereas the bottom level of the building flashed with a dimmer radiance.

Lin Feng, Shi Yu and the rest remained as calm as they were, but they were observing the Dharma Hall around them.

The Vivant Joy Holy Man's expression changed, "There are many mana restrictions on the top level. It's a little similar to the Hidden Dragon Gorge."

The Hidden Dragon Gorge was a magic treasure that the Great Qin Empire possessed. Currently, Prince Anliang was the one who cultivated and controlled it. A Smaller World was created inside of the Hidden Dragon Gorge.

There were many uses for the Hidden Dragon Gorge and it was a merciless killing magic treasure. But it had a miraculous effect, that was, under the control of the person using it, if someone fought inside the gorge and received a lethal blow, the Hidden Dragon Gorge could unleash a mana restriction and block the lethal blow.

That was why the Hidden Dragon Gorge was used as the battle arena during the Spiritual Conference of Huanghai. The great powers let their disciples in to unleash their all without any fear.

Normally, the Hidden Dragon Gorge was also the venue where the royal disciples in the Great Qin Empire used to spar. As they fought for their lives, they benefited more than a form of sparring where they were restricted from giving their all.

The Vivant Joy Holy Man could clearly feel that the top level of the Dharma Hall had the same effect.

Shi Yu said, "Not only so, this hall is not a magic treasure like the Hidden Dragon Gorge. It does not spark growth or trap enemies like the Hidden Dragon Gorge, but it has other uses."

He scanned the top level of the Dharma Hall, "This is not far from my expectations. This space can simulate different environments. Not only a normal environment, but also more threatening ones."

"It's not just purely an illusion. It can create matter through void space, and almost transfer part of real space over."

The bunch of Immortal Soul Stage Elders nodded their heads secretly. In this way, the training of the disciples in the Dharma Hall was more effective and complete."

In many places, without even stepping foot into them, their dangers could be felt. Or if the disciples wanted to go to a certain place, they could familiarize themselves with the environment here before going. When they eventually go to the place, they would be more confident.

"This top level of space must be the 'battle arena', I supposed?" Yan Mingyue gently pushed back a streak of hair on her ears. Her gaze did not shift as she looked at the bottom level of the Dharma Hall. "In that case, this must be the 'training arena'? I wonder how miraculous it is."

Lin Daohan and many others beside her started to pay attention to the lower level of space in the Dharma Hall.

Lin Feng smiled without speaking while Shi Tianhao laughed, "Don't rush. We will reveal to all of you later."

As he clapped his palms, the surroundings of the two levels of space around the Dharma Hall started to appear many small-sized light doors.

"All elders in the Immortal Soul Stage, you can proceed to the Grand Heavens Pavilion. As for the rest, there are spaces constituted within the light doors, provided for all of you to rest while watching the internal competition."

The bunch of guests nodded their heads. The Nascent Soul Stage Grandmasters entered the light doors. The light doors formed a ring shape. They did not filter cultivators based on their cultivation. Anyone could choose any door and their followers would follow them.

Chu Yang followed Meng Chaoran and Wu Yunliang into one light door. Behind the doors were indeed room spaces. The rooms were not decorated too lavishly, but they were comfortable enough for everyone.

The space inside the room contained a projection that allowed for the viewing of the competition.

Xiao Yan and the rest also stood in the Dharma Hall as they watched the internal competition.

As he stared at Luo Qingwu for the last time, Chu Yang memorized her figure in his head and forced himself to shut his eyes, as he calmed himself down.

"Qingwu is doing well now. I will meet her in the future. To see her again is already enough for me." Chu Yang sighed. He reopened his eyes, but he looked different this time. He looked at the Dharma Hall and pondered in his heart.

"Next up is the internal competition of the Celestial Sect of Wonders to determine the more outstanding disciples. After that, these disciples will represent the Celestial Sect of Wonders and socialize with the other great powers' successors?"

Chu Yang pondered in his heart, "Over these years, not only just Lin Feng, his disciples have also been very exceptional. They have swept everyone else in their same generation aside and developed the mighty foundation of the Celestial Sect of Wonders."

"But can the second-generation disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders continue the glorious achievements of their elders?"

Chu Yang's gaze shifted, "The Celestial Sect of Wonders is collaborating with the Great Qin Empire, Great Zhou Empire, Royal House of the Northern Tribes, Purple Clouds sect and the other great powers right now to resist the Great Void Sect. The conflict between both sides has changed the entire situation in the Divine Lands."

"After Mount Shu was attacked during the battle at Xiling City, they have become much quieter. But if no one regards them anymore, they may be at a huge disadvantage…" Chu Yang's eyes drooped, "There is bound to be a battle between Mount Shu and the Celestial Sect of Wonders. If the Ethereal Mountain Sect wants to be safe, we must plan properly."

"Elder Uncle and Master have made the right choice. But if we want to ensure our safety amidst the conflict between both parties, we have to work harder."

Chu Yang grabbed his fist even tighter, "I must work even harder, but time is still very tight."

Not only Chu Yang, but the cultivators from the other great powers were also observing the Dharma Hall as well as the disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders.

The Marquis of Jinghuan entered a door on his own, not with Liang Yuan.

He sat on one of the seat and he shifted his vision from Yue Hongyan to Luo Qingwu to Dao Yuting to Li Xingfei to Zhuge Wanqiu. He seemed to be both smiling and not smiling, as his fingers tapped the table beside him.

Behind him, there was a middle-aged man in white standing. He was in the Nascent Soul Stage. He was the secretary of the Marquis of Jinghuan. Behind this man, there was another cultivator. He revealed a heavy killing aura, which made the others feel as if they were standing in a battlefield.

There were two people who did not seem to fit in as they entered the room. But the both of them were stable in their minds. In this stifling environment, they managed to maintain their cool.

The two of them looked at the bunch of Successive Disciples at the lower level of the Dharma Hall and they communicated with each other using their mana.

"Which one of them?"

"We can't tell now. Only when they start fighting will we know. Focus on the disciples of Xiao Yan. That person seems to have the highest probability of emerging victorious."

The guests started to develop different thoughts. In the Dharma Hall, Xiao Yan and the rest looked at each other and smile. They turned to their disciples and told them, "After this, everything will depend on yourselves."

Everyone nodded their heads and Shi Tianhao laughed at this moment, "If all of you think this is the same as the small-scale competitions in the past, then all of you are wrong."

As he said, he clapped his palms lightly and the Tao Wu flesh that he brought back appeared in space. The flesh kept on resisting. After that, from the blood of the Tao Wu, several demonic freaks seemed to have been birthed from it.

Shi Tianhao said, "These things are demonic freaks birthed from the Tao Wu's blood. They are called Wuyang beasts. They are little worms on a Tao Wu's body. Their powers are between the Foundation Establishment Stage and Aurous Core Stage. There's a range, but the gap shouldn't be too huge."

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know report chapter so we can fix it as soon as possible.

Report chapter

Chapter 666: There's Something Important I Forgot to Mention

Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

The appearance of the Wuyang beast was similar to the Tao Wu beast. It also had the face of a human and body of a tiger. It was extremely ferocious and the size of it was around that of a leopard. It was also agile but fierce. The fur on its body was green and flashed with a golden radiance.

The bunch of Celestial Sect of Wonders' Successive Disciples observed this type of demonic freak carefully.

Shi Tianhao introduced, "Among the Four Immemorial Fearsome Beasts, the Tao Wu is the most stubborn. Its demonic powers contained an offensive power that is as clingy as a lethal virus, as well as a defensive strength that is indestructible and resistant.

"Along with the tough flesh of this beast, it is also the top among the Four Immemorial Fearsome Beasts. The Wuyang beast is formed from the evil energy on the Tao Wu's body, thus its body characteristics are similar to that of the Tao Wu. All of you must be wary."

Shi Tianhao described it in detail, and the bunch of Successive Disciples all took notice of what he said. At the same time, they looked at Shi Tianhao with more respect.

Among the Four Immemorial Fearsome Beasts, a Demonic Saint of the Tao Wu fought Shi Tianhao and Shi Tianhao cut off a part of its flesh, bringing it back. Although Shi Tianhao did pay the price too, he was after all, still a cultivator in the Intermediate Stage of the Nascent Soul Stage.

Everyone around Shi Tianhao was also impressed by what he did.

Shi Tianhao's Immediate Disciple, Huang Zhenting, asked, "Master, do you want us to hunt for this Wuyang beast and see whose strike rate is the highest?"

"Definitely not." Shi Tianhao laughed. "All of you will be divided into groups of two. All of you will draw lots and decide your opponent before carrying on with the sparring."

"But the environment that all of you will be sparring in will be filled with these Wuyang beasts. During the process, not only do all of you have to win your opponents, you will also have to kill at least three Wuyang beasts. That would then be considered victory."

Shi Tianhao said, "Furthermore, the environment simulated by this Dharma Hall is also the habitat of these Wuyang beasts. Under such an environment, the powers of the Wuyang beasts will be boosted. On one hand, all of you will have to resist the attack of the Wuyang beasts. On another hand, all of you must emerge victorious in such an unfamiliar environment."

Inside each of the rooms, the younger talents of the other great powers started to raise their brows to varying extents.

This test of the Celestial Sect of Wonders was not simple. As compared to a normal battle arena, the environment was much more dangerous, which caused the difficulty level to spike.

As they faced their opponents, they had to be wary of the attack of the Wuyang beasts. As what Shi Tianhao said, these Wuyang beasts were much more powerful than most Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators in the human cultivation race. They were almost the standards of an Aurous Core Stage cultivator.

Furthermore, while they looked fierce, their intelligence were not low too.

To everyone around, regardless whether they were the disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders or the younger talents of the other great powers, they were much more exceptional than other cultivators in their same realms. While it was manageable to defeat one or two of these demonic freaks, it was much more difficult to deal with them when they came in packs. It was even very dangerous.

Defeating the opponent was not considered victory. At least three Wuyang beasts had to be killed for the round to end.

The ground was not a normal battle arena, but an entirely unfamiliar environment where the Wuyang beasts were more adapted to. This round restricted the powers of the cultivators, because no one knew what would happen.

While the difficulty was high, it was this kind of dangerous environment that could train the abilities of the younger disciples. At the same time, it could test their true standards and unearth their potential.

After all, it was very rare for a cultivator to fight someone else in an arena. Most of the time, they would be in an unfamiliar environment with an unfamiliar opponent, along with other hostile third parties lurking around. Anything could happen.

And at this time, Shi Tianhao continued saying, "To be fair, the disciples who take part in this competition can't use talismans or magic items to help them. They have to rely on their own powers to get through this round."

As he said till here, Shi Tianhao laughed again, "Oh yes, I shall reiterate again. To win, at least three Wuyang beasts must be killed along with defeating the opponent. Also, there will be ten Wuyang beasts in the battle arena."

"After entering the second round, the victor must defeat his opponent and kill four Wuyang beasts minimally. Whereas the number of Wuyang beasts will be fifteen."

"In the third round, the victor must kill at least five Wuyang beasts. There will be twenty of them inside in this round. This pattern will go on so on and so forth."

Shi Tianhao added, "The size of the battle arena will not change throughout."

In other words, the further they went, the number of Wuyang beasts would increase in the same amount of space. The number of the beasts they had to kill increased too.

"Three months ago, there was a smaller-scale competition in the respective factions. It was announced that the victor of each faction will be rewarded with a direct entry into the last 16." Shi Tianhao looked at everyone. "The victors of each faction will enter now."

From the Inferno Precipice, Liu Xiafeng stepped out. Beside him was Xu Yunsheng from the Heavenly Temple.

Li Xingfei was the winner from the Forest Abode. Three months ago, Dao Yuting was preparing to overcome the Tribulation of the Yin Fire, thus she did not participate in the competition.

The remaining three were Zhao Huan, Zhou Yuncong and Zhuge Wanqiu.

Shi Tianhao looked at them while nodding his head, "The six of you will take six spots in the last 16. The rest will contest for the last ten spots."

The bunch of Successive Disciples nodded their heads and no one suggested an alternative. Half a year ago, news of this internal competition had been passed down to them. Three months ago, the smaller scale competition was acknowledged by everyone. Everyone also knew that if they were lousier, there was nothing to complain about.

But during that time, no one expected that this internal competition would be organized along with the third Sect-Opening Ceremony. At the same time, no one thought that the rising talents of the other sects would be invited along to observe the proceedings.

But the disciples from the Celestial Sect of Wonders were still very motivated. As everyone watched them, they became more competitive.

Although six spots were cut from the last 16, no one had anything to complain about it. After all, the six of them lived to their name as the better ones among the Successive Disciples. Even if they fought from the first round, it was likely that these six disciples would reach the last 16. The chance of them failing to do so was pretty low, unless two of them faced each other.

The only flaw to point out was the presence of Zhou Yuncong.

Yang Qing only had one disciple. He was first and last in the smaller scale competition three months ago.

However, Yang Qing's reputation in the Celestial Sect of Wonders was pretty good. He controlled the medicine valley, was a friendly and gentle person and taught the disciples who came to the medicine valley a lot. That was why when Zhou Yuncong was pushed to the last 16, no one really opposed it.

But there was one person who worried the Successive Disciples.

Dao Yuting.

Shi Tianhao looked at the bunch of Successive Disciples and said, "All of you are in the Foundation Establishment Stage. Although there may be some difference in your realms, it is still the culmination of all your cultivation thus far. Only Dao Yuting is in the Aurous Core Stage. The situation is a little special, thus I will suppress her cultivation till the Advanced Stage of the Foundation Establishment Stage and the rest will continue the same."

Dao Yuting nodded her head and did not say anything more. Her expression was as per normal, which showed that she knew about it before.

The rest of the disciples looked at one another and did not have any oppositions to this method. If this was not carried out, Dao Yuting would certainly grab one of the spots in the last 16. At least now they had the chance of beating her, although not many thought that they could.

If one's cultivation was not far off from one's own qualities, then even if an Aurous Core Stage cultivator was suppressed till the Foundation Establishment Stage, their powers would still be above those in the Foundation Establishment Stage. Through the process of forming the Aurous Core, the cultivator's understanding of mantras would be completely different.

Liu Xiafeng, Xu Yunsheng, Li Xingfei, Zhao Huan, Zhou Yuncong and Zhuge Wanqiu went into a room together.

Xiao Yan, Yang Qing and the rest left the Dharma Hall and came to the Grand Heavens Pavilion. Lin Feng and the Immortal Soul Stage Elders were all gathered there.

Shi Tianhao was hosting the competition, thus he remained outside. He said to the Successive Disciples, "All go back to your resting area. You will only enter when your name is called."

Everyone listened to him and entered different rooms. Shi Tianhao clasped his palms.

The view of the top level of the Dharma Hall changed. Under the dark skies, several volcanoes started to erupt and lava flowed out of them.

The entire space was covered with a blurry, green light. It carried a thick, ferocious aura. This was the habitat of the Tao Wu demonic tribe.

As Shi Tianhao pointed, space jerked and converted into tens of similar Small Worlds. As there were quite a number of Successive Disciples, Shi Tianhao had to produce more venues for them to compete with one another.

Following that, he placed ten Wuyang beasts in each of the Small Worlds.

As these Wuyang beasts came into contact with the green light of the Small Worlds, they let out a deafening roar and seemed extremely excited. They were like fishes in water.

Their powers also increased by a notch and even their sizes became a little bigger.

"We shall draw lots now." Shi Tianhao clapped his palms lightly. A huge light ball appeared in front. Many words appeared inside the light ball. They were the names of the Successive Disciples.

After a round of lot drawing, tens of names flew out of the light ball. After that, they were divided into groups of two and these names appeared in the sky.

Those whose names were chosen walked out from their resting area. They followed Shi Tianhao's instructions and entered the competition ground.

Most of the disciples came in with order, but only one guy seemed rowdy. He was Huang Zhenting. He pulled one Successive Disciple away and burst into the venue.

Huang Zhenting came to the venue and started looking around and laughing, "I like this environment. I can't wait!"

Before he finished speaking, a bunch of Wuyang beasts started to stare at him fiercely. They started to walk towards him, ready to leap at him.

Whereas Huang Zhenting's opponent stood in his position with a stunned look. The Wuyang beasts did not even bother about him.

Everyone was stunned. Those who had not entered the venue all stopped in their tracks as they looked forward.

Only Shi Tianhao maintained the same expression and coughed, "There's one more important thing that I forgot to say."

"Those from the Wasteland Valley, please take note. Because I fought with a Tao Wu before, which is their source, they are more sensitive to the powers from the Wasteland Valley."

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know report chapter so we can fix it as soon as possible.

Report chapter

Chapter 667: Master Scamming Disciple, The More He Scams, The Better It Is

Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

"These Wuyang beasts came from the flesh of the Tao Wu, as they were formed from the evil energy around it." Shi Tianhao's expression did not change, as he wore a smile on his face. "The flesh of the Tao Wu was suppressed by me, but did not lose its life and spirituality completely. That is why it treats me like an enemy."

"As a result, these Wuyang beasts naturally treat me like an enemy. They are very sensitive to the vibration of mana that I possess. For all of you who have inherited your skills from me, you possess a similar vibration of mana."

Right now, Shi Tianhao used an encouraging tone to guide the Successive Disciples, "Those who are under me, you must take note. After entering the battlefield, the Wuyang beasts will attack you first. All of you must be wary."

All the Wasteland Valley disciples swallowed their saliva subconsciously, as they looked at the ten Wuyang beasts surrounding Huang Zhenting.

All the disciples from the factions turned to look and revealed a reluctance to watch what was going to happen.

Their own Junior Uncle was too evil!

Inside the Grand Heavens Pavilion, Xiao Yan and the rest sat separately. But now, their actions were all the same. They looked down at their toes, as if they could see something special on their shoes.

Only fools would believe that Shi Tianhao forgot to say. He was definitely doing it intentionally!

The poor Huang Zhenting was scammed by his Master again. This was not his first time doing something behind Shi Tianhao's back and revenge got taken on him. Huang Zhenting was also someone who didn't learn from his lessons. No matter how many times he paid the price for his mistake, he would still commit the same mistake in the future.

But…

The few of them turned to steal a glance at Lin Feng. They saw that Lin Feng looked the same as he watched what was happening.

The seven Immediate Disciples wondered.

Xiao Yan had the strongest feeling and felt a little bitter in his mouth, "He is becoming more and more like Master…"

The bunch of Immortal Soul Stage Elders also could not help but smile.

The Supreme Radiance Swordmaster, Vivant Joy Holy Man, Sun Radiance Swordmaster and the other Immortal Soul Stage Elders who took part in the Spiritual Conference of Huanghai looked at one another. They shook their heads. This bearish child had indeed grown up, but he was more bearish than ever!

Inside the room where the Great Qin cultivators were in, Shi Xingyun laughed until she teared as she watched this scene. She was speechless and only sighed after a while. "Tianhao is too much!"

A young lady sat beside her, who seemed around 11 or 12 years old. But she had already reached the Foundation Establishment Stage. She looked beautiful and she raised her nose at this point, "Sister, this Shi Tianhao is too ridiculous."

Shi Xingyun laughed, "Jingyun, don't look at everything on the surface."

The lady sitting beside her was her youngest sister and the youngest daughter of Shi Yu. Although she was still young, she was already another rising star of the Great Qin Empire. The expectations of her from the Great Qin Empire was no lower than Shi Chongyun or Shi Xingyun.

Shi Jingyun snorted, "He is powerful, I know that. I watched his battle with Shi Tianyi too."

"While his powers are strong, they cannot hide his ridiculous personality. He is a Master. Which Master scams his disciple in this way? Ten Wuyang beasts in the peak of the Foundation Establishment Stage surrounding him. The situation is too precarious."

"Even if he could handle at the start, right now, he is totally unprepared. He will be easily trounced."

Shi Xingyun laughed while shaking her hand, "That's why I say that you should not see things on the surface. Look more closely. Tell me if it is that dangerous?"

"Oh? That's right. This space is around the same as the Hidden Dragon Gorge. There's no risk to their lives, but injuries cannot be avoided." Shi Jingyun said while looking over at the arena. "But that guy definitely has some talisman or magic item as protection. Although the rules say that he can't use them, in critical times…"

As she said, her eyes stared widely.

"Ha!" Inside the arena, Huang Zhenting shouted and punched a Wuyang beast that leaped towards him away!

Following that, his body leaped up flexibly and he had already disappeared from where he was. He managed to avoid the attack of two Wuyang beasts with his quick reflexes.

A tremendous strength was released from the short stature of Huang Zhenting. He quickly lifted up his arms and his palms smashed down like a knife, hitting the waist of a Wuyang beast.

The Wuyang beast resisted this attack with a golden radiance on its body that shone with green light. Who knew that the green light became unstable and it was about to be dissipated.

This demonic freak was formed from the evil energy of a Tao Wu. Its body characteristics were similar to that of a Tao Wu. When it attacked, it was very determined. When it defended, it was very resilient.

But now, as Huang Zhenting attacked it, it was about to be defeated!

Huang Zhenting might be innocent and rash, but he was very flexible in his attacks. He knew when to attack and when to defend. His first hit did not destroy the defense of the Wuyang beast, but he did not follow it up. He quickly hid himself and dodged the attack of another Wuyang beast. He kept on moving and prevented himself from being trapped by the Wuyang beasts.

Around his body, squalls and thunder started to rumble. This caused his entire person to become like a beam of lightning. Under the encirclement of the Wuyang beasts, he was still able to move around with ease.

As time passed, the Wuyang beasts were the ones who could not take it anymore. More of them started to be hit with injuries.

Every time Huang Zhenting attacked, he was not greedy. He did not bother too much about the result and did his work neatly and quickly. While the Wuyang beasts could withstand a single attack, as they were attacked continuously, the injuries started to pile and they had no choice but to retreat.

Whereas Huang Zhenting was full of energy. The more he fought them, the more energetic he became. He even revealed a relaxed smile on his face. His attack became more and more sharp. From the passive one, he became the active one. He attacked the beasts who were more gravely injured first.

Shi Jingyun was stunned, "Wow, this guy is really good. I couldn't tell!"

"Tianhao may be wild, but he knows the limits. He has full confidence and understanding in his disciple." Shi Xingyun said. "Furthermore, his actions can train this guy."

But Huang Zhenting's opponent was a little uncertain of what to do. That disciple was called Yang Tie, a member of the Heavenly Temple.

Yang Tie was a little speechless as he watched Huang Zhenting go up against the Wuyang beasts. He became a bystander.

At this point, Shi Tianhao's voice seemed to drive a mistake, "All of you, please take note. If you get trapped by the Wuyang beasts and cannot escape, you must be especially careful of your opponent attacking you along with the beasts."

"Once you face pressure from both sides, you will be at a higher risk of being defeated. But don't think that this is unfair. The rules allow this."

"When you leave the sect, there will be many types of enemies that can pose a danger. You may meet them. In the Dharma Hall, all of you have the protection of the mana restrictions. But in the outside world, you can only count on yourselves."

This was the proper guidance, and was also something that was very valuable towards the Successive Disciples.

But to say it during this time and place, Shi Tianhao seemed to be encouraging Yang Tie to attack Shi Tianhao along with the Wuyang beasts.

Shi Jingyun turned her head and looked at Shi Xingyun. Shi Xingyun placed her palm on her forehead and doubted her judgment of Shi Tianhao previously.

Yang Tie heard Shi Tianhao's words and could not help but stutter. He turned to look at the Wuyang beasts and laughed bitterly before shaking his head, "Don't even mention that he is a fellow disciple. Even if he is someone else and is facing such ferocious enemies, I won't have the heart to attack him too."

He looked at Huang Zhenting and sighed, "I am not being generous, but Zhenting is indeed more powerful than me. I am ashamed. I have lost this round."

When the lots were drawn for this round, everyone knew that while Huang Zhenting was young, his cultivation was already in the Advanced Stage of the Foundation Establishment Stage. Whereas Yang Tie might be older, but he had only just opened his aura sea and started establishing his foundation.

As he faced Huang Zhenting, there was almost no way he could have caused an upset. But the current situation now was a little unexpected. All the Wuyang beasts surrounded Huang Zhenting and gave him a slim hope of winning Huang Zhenting. But Yang Tie chose to give up this chance.

As everyone saw what he did, most of the people approved of it.

"The culture of the Celestial Sect of Wonders is a very positive learning example!" Everyone complimented. As they watched the sparring, on one hand, they observed the cultivation of the disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders. On another hand, they also observed the personalities of these disciples.

Most of the time, it was through the minor details that the realest things could be seen.

While Yang Tie might not be high in his cultivation, he was a righteous person. He did things honestly, and was also a little suave too.

Some people might be thirsty for victory and would feel indignant. They would think that it was a pity they got eliminated in the first round.

While Yang Tie felt that it was a little pitiful, it was because he believed that his skills were inferior. But he was not down. On the other hand, he was motivated to work harder.

As everyone saw this, they nodded their heads. Especially the ones with higher cultivation, they could tell that Yang Tie might be older than Huang Zhenting, but he did not cultivate as long as him.

He might have a lower cultivation now, but it did not mean that he would not achieve anything in the future. With determination and suitable environment in the Celestial Sect of Wonders, his future was bright.

Inside the Grand Heavens Pavilion, Xiao Yan turned to look at Zhu Yi. He smiled, "Second Junior, this kid is indeed a talent. He has not disappointed you."

Just like Zhou Yuncong and Huang Zhenting, Yang Tie was accepted by Zhu Yi when he went out of the sect to roam the world. He had not even joined the sect for a year.

Wang Lin and the rest smiled at Zhu Yi while congratulating him. Zhu Yi also revealed a smile on his face, "Yang Tie is an honest person. He is also very resilient. His cultivation may be low now, but it's because he came in late. But I believed that he has a bright future."

Lin Feng smiled and thought, "Who ever said that he does not have a bright future?"

His gaze landed on Yang Tie before he scanned Huang Zhenting again. Eventually, his vision was fixated on Zhou Yuncong. He thought to himself and laughed, "They are all the future of this sect."

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know report chapter so we can fix it as soon as possible.

Report chapter

Chapter 668: The Test is Not Simple

Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

Inside the Dharma Hall, Shi Tianhao looked at Yang Tie before looking at Huang Zhenting. He revealed a comforted look on his face, but it carried a hint of pity too. He nodded his head, "Yang Tie has conceded defeat, so Zhenting only has to kill three Wuyang beasts to emerge victorious."

Yang Tie nodded his head. Under the work of Shi Tianhao's powers, he left the battle arena.

And Huang Zhenting quickly killed three Wuyang beasts. He did not seem to have his fill of fun yet. He looked at the remaining Wuyang beasts and sighed, "I wish to have more fun."

Shi Tianhao laughed, "In the next few rounds, you can have your fill of fun."

Huang Zhenting did not mind it, but the other Wasteland Valley disciples wore bitter looks on their face. There would be more and more Wuyang beasts in successive rounds.

From the current situation, when there were more Wuyang beasts, at least half of them would surround these Wasteland Valley disciples and not bother about their opponents.

When one faced many enemies, the addition of one extra enemy could make a huge difference.

The rest of disciples from the other factions looked at one another. If they drew disciples from the Wasteland Valley as their opponents, they were at a loss. If they could, they rather spar with Liu Xiafeng, Xu Yunsheng and the others. At least they were able to show what they were good at.

But right now, even if they got Wasteland Valley disciples as their opponents and won, their victory would seem less legitimate. That was because the Wuyang beasts would go for the Wasteland Valley disciples.

Huang Zhenting's exceptional cultivation was publicly acknowledged. Although he was late to join the sect, he was recognized as the second best in the Wasteland Valley, only losing out to Zhuge Wanqiu.

As Yang Tie faced Huang Zhenting, under normal circumstances, there was no chance of upset. That was why he was willing to concede defeat.

But if it was some other disciple from the other factions that was already stronger than the Wasteland Valley disciple he faced, or if their abilities were roughly similar, the situation would be much more conflicted. As he attacked alongside the Wuyang beasts, his victory would seem less legitimate. Even if he watched from one side, his opponent's energy would be expended by the Wuyang beasts, which would make it easier for him. If he conceded defeat, he would seem cowardly too.

Inside the Grand Heavens Pavilion, the bunch of Immortal Soul Stage Elders watched this scene curiously. Xiao Yan, Zhu Yi and the rest looked at one another. They were all smiling slightly.

Lin Feng was also smiling slightly. He looked at the Successive Disciples in the Dharma Hall, "Rascals, do all of you think that we are only testing Shi Tianhao's disciples? We are also testing your judgment skills and characters."

The other Successive Disciples also slowly streamed into the different Small Worlds to compete.

Only the ones who were drawn with the Wasteland Valley disciples were a little hesitant.

At this point, a dark and thin youth walked forward towards an arena. He was Ying Luozha. The opponent he drew was a Successive Disciple of the Wasteland Valley.

Ying Luozha remained expressionless and looked at the room that Xu Yunsheng and the other five entered. Over these years, the both of them were most outstanding disciples of Zhu Yi.

During the smaller scale competition three months ago, he lost to Xu Yunsheng by a little bit.

"Now is only the beginning!" Ying Luozha snorted and entered the arena. His opponent entered with him too.

As he just entered, the Wuyang beasts were alerted. And the target of the Wuyang beasts were Ying Luozha's opponent. On the other hand, they ignored Ying Luozha.

But before these Wuyang beasts leaped towards his opponent, Ying Luozha made the first move.

He conjured a spell with his left hand. His right index finger became straight. It was not a sword spell, but he mimicked the action of swinging a dagger. It was as if he was throwing a dagger.

A sharp black light flashed. In the next moment, the protective mechanism of the Dharma Hall was activated.

Ying Luozha's opponent sighed, "Good method. I have lost."

Before the ten Wuyang beasts could attack him, Ying Luozha's opponent had already lost. If this was outside the Dharma Hall, he would have been killed on the spot.

The cultivators from the other sects that were watching were shocked, especially those who were going to socialize with the disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders.

Although Ying Luozha's opponent was in the Intermediate Stage of the Foundation Establishment Stage, he was immediately defeated as the competition just started. Everyone else was shocked.

"What was that black light?" A youth from the Huo Clan asked another youth was around 20 years old in terror.

The youth did not look at Ying Luozha, but he turned his attention to Shi Tianhao. His gaze flashed and he was thinking of something.

But although he did not look at Ying Luozha, he knew everything that was happening. He asked, "That is an abhijna that is in total resonance with his soul. The abhijna is guiding the power of his soul and all his energy. But it can't be used frequently.

"He must have a magic item in the Foundation Establishment Stage. He cultivated it on his own. This magic item is very compatible with both his abhijna and his personality. From the perspective of the Foundation Establishment Stage, its powers are not ordinary. When used in tandem with this abhijna, its powers can reach its limit."

"This result is not surprising. When he forms the Aurous Core, the magic item will also rise to the Aurous Core Stage. I am quite interested to spar with him."

Although this youth described it very easily, the younger cultivator beside him could not imagine himself facing Ying Luozha as he recalled what just happened.

Ying Luozha's opponent was defeated in one stroke and activated the protective mechanism of the Dharma Hall. Naturally, he could not stay on in the arena

As he was taken out of the arena, the Wuyang beasts lost their target.

After hesitating for a while, they started to leap towards Ying Luozha.

Ying Luozha stopped using the black dagger light. He unleashed the Eight Spells of the Heavens and Earth and the Fist of the Eight Trigrams to battle the Wuyang beasts.

He was born in the suburbs, thus hunting was a method he used to survive. He was more adept in dealing with the Wuyang beasts as compared to the rest. Very soon, he killed three Wuyang beasts and obtained the right to move on to the next round.

As Zhao Huan watched Ying Luozha exiting the arena expressionlessly, he revealed a bitter smile on his face, "I feel as if I should give my position to Ying Luozha."

Liu Xiafeng twisted his head and looked at Xu Yunsheng, "He knew this move three months ago?"

Xu Yunsheng nodded his head, "Yes."

Liu Xiafeng gave him a thumbs up, "You are not simple."

"I won by half a stroke. I even thought I lost." Xu Yunsheng said, "However, he is much stronger than three months ago. Three months ago, he was not that relaxed."

Liu Xiafeng laughed, "Seems like an intense competition is about to ensue in the Heavenly Temple."

Xu Yunsheng laughed, "It may not even stop at this competition. It may still go on in the future."

"Ying Luozha is very strong. Everyone of us know." Li Xingfei also looked at the arena. "As for Zhenting, although we know he joined us late, his performance today was beyond our expectations."

"As he was surrounded by the Wuyang beasts, he managed to make it look so easy, as if he was playing a game."

Zhuge Wanqiu smiled, "Zhenting improves every day. We are all stunned."

She paused for a while before saying, "In fact, I felt that he let me win three months ago."

Li Xingfei was shocked. Xu Yunsheng and Liu Xiafeng were stunned too.

Zhuge Wanqiu said, "But I can confirm that he is indeed stronger now."

In the Wasteland Valley, Zhuge Wanqiu was the earliest to join. Her cultivation was also quite high. She was a well-tempered person too. When Huang Zhenting joined, he was only 4 or 5 years old. Shi Tianhao was also a bearish kid on his own and did not have the patience to take care of him. That was why Zhuge Wanqiu took up half of the burden of taking care of him.

To Huang Zhenting, Zhuge Wanqiu was like an elder sister. They shared a close relationship. In the Wasteland Valley, when she spoke, Huang Zhenting listened to her more. When he was lectured, even if he was indignant, he did not dare to rebut her.

Among the six of them who were in the last 16, they interacted with each other normally. Only Zhou Yuncong stayed at one corner all by himself. He did not speak, as if he was isolated from this world.

He looked at everyone in the arenas quietly and observed their sparring. He corroborated what he saw with what he learnt and was lost in his own world.

Liu Xiafeng would look at him from time and time. He sighed in his heart.

It was not that they ostracized him, but it was just that Zhou Yuncong had a loner personality. He was very cold and did not like socializing. In the same generation of disciples, only Liu Xiafeng could talk to him a little. But most of the time, it was Liu Xiafeng talking. He listened more than he spoke.

Xu Yunsheng, Li Xingfei and the rest looked at Zhou Yuncong with more complex expressions.

Li Xingfei communicated with Liu Xiafeng, "I am not worried about others, but how are the powers of Junior Zhou? After all, we are in the last 16 and we are also going to spar with those from the other sects. Although Junior Zhou is in the Advanced Stage of the Foundation Establishment Stage, I am afraid that he has no practical experience."

Zhou Yuncong lived very simply and spoke very little. He was as cold as ice and he had very few friends. Furthermore, he cultivated alone under Yang Qing and never sparred with others. Besides his cultivation realm, no one knew how powerful he was. Even the grade of his crucible was unknown. This left Li Xingfei and the rest unsure of him.

Liu Xiafeng heard Li Xingfei's question and revealed a poker face. He seemed to be distracted and was recalling something.

Only when Li Xingfei looked at him with a weird expression did he regained his awareness. He said, "In terms of practical experience, Yuncong never lacks them."

Li Xingfei revealed a shocked look, "Do you know something?"

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know report chapter so we can fix it as soon as possible.

Report chapter

Chapter 669: Different from the Past

Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

With regards to Li Xingfei's question, Liu Xiafeng avoided it and didn't answer. He only smiled and said, "You will know soon."

As she saw that he was unwilling to say, she also did not force him. She smiled, "Since you say so, I shall await then."

Inside the Dharma Hall, the younger cultivators among the guests placed all their attention on the disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders in the internal competition.

The results left them serious.

Besides Huang Zhenting, Ying Luozha and the others, the overall standard of the Celestial Sect of Wonders was quite exceptional.

As they faced the dangerous environment and the attack of the Wuyang beasts, the disciples performed well. The more challenging the conditions were, the greater the potential and abilities of the disciples were exhibited.

The Successive Disciples who were defeated lost to their fellow disciples, rather than at the hands of the Wuyang beasts.

The younger cultivators who observed the competition could confirm the powers of the Wuyang beasts and did not underestimate them.

Many of the Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators questioned themselves whether they could kill three Wuyang beasts if they were placed in such an environment.

Not to even mention that they had to fight an opponent at the same time.

Once they were distracted, they would perish under the hands of the Wuyang beasts.

The attentions of the Aurous Core Stage cultivators were fixed on Dao Yuting. As the heavy favorite in this competition, although she was suppressed till the Foundation Establishment Stage, she managed to overcome the obstacles easily. Just like Ying Luozha, she defeated her opponent almost instantaneously. At the same time, she killed the required number of Wuyang beasts. In fact, she seemed more relaxed than Ying Luozha.

These Aurous Core Stage cultivators pondered in their minds. They wondered that if they were suppressed till the Foundation Establishment Stage, would they be able to survive in such an environment or could they be so relaxed?

They were not positive about that. Most of them shook their heads secretly.

For the competitions with Wasteland Valley cultivators, most of the opponents chose the same method to deal with this situation.

They would band together with the Wasteland Valley cultivator and kill the Wuyang beasts first. After that, they would fight each other to determine the victor.

In fact, such a situation highlighted the initial concerns of Lin Feng, Shi Tianhao and the rest with regards to adding the Wuyang beasts into the competition. But because of the special circumstance with regards to the Wasteland Valley disciples, this method left Lin Feng and the rest impressed.

Some things could be negotiated, while some things could not. In terms of principle, no leeway could be given. But between principles, some leeway could be afforded.

To a certain extent, the choice of these disciples was to exterminate the outsider first before dealing with their own conflict.

But there was a condition. Only if the Wasteland Valley disciples were involved could such a method be used.

There were situations where none of the two parties were from the Wasteland Valley, but they used the same method. Under such a circumstance, Lin Feng and the rest allowed them to pass, but their evaluation of these disciples were bound to be lower.

While it seemed to demonstrate flexible thinking and opportunism, it was actually different.

The rules did not prevent them from doing this, but this defeated the purpose of the competition. It was a demonstration of a lack of intelligence.

For many things, if the initial condition was different, using the same method to deal with them might not be the right method.

With regards to practical judgment and the control of the situation, a little discrepancy could lead to vast and different outcomes. This competition was also a test of the disciples' judgment and decisiveness.

The test was holistic. It was not just a test of who would emerge victorious in the end.

Such a result only determined the ranks of those who competed today. Whereas Lin Feng, Shi Tianhao, Xiao Yan and the rest would determine the overall performance of the disciples holistically.

In terms of such a thinking, there was a limit to what the Successive Disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders and the younger cultivators from the other sects could reach.

The younger cultivators were focused on the powers of the Successive Disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders.

The Nascent Soul Stage Grandmasters were able to understand to some extent, as they observed their own disciples normally.

Furthermore, besides watching this competition, the attentions of the Nascent Soul Stage Grandmasters were also caught by other things.

The battle arena was formed from the top level of the Dharma Hall.

Whereas the bottom level of the Dharma Hall was also put into use. From the Small Worlds on the top level, flowing radiances formed from their spiritual energy seeped into the lower level of the Dharma Hall like ropes. After that, they converted into countless light figures.

These light figures were the appearances of humans. They stood without moving.

For those who noticed those figures, they could not help but whisper in their minds. They wondered what these figures were for.

Inside the Grand Heavens Pavilion, the bunch of Immortal Soul Stage Elders looked at these light figures. After a while, Yan Mingyue said, "I remembered that it was mentioned before that the top level is the battle arena whereas the bottom level is the training arena. Since it is named the training arena, I believe that these light figures help in a cultivator's training."

Her gaze flashed and she looked at Lin Feng, "I shall make a bold guess. These light figures record the process of the competition. After this, when your disciples look back on how they performed, they can correct their mistakes?"

Lin Feng smiled, "It's just a small trick. It can't escape your sharp eyes."

Yan Mingyue replied, "Master Lin, you are too humble. This is not some small trick. Come to think of it, for your disciples to watch what they did wrong and improve on it, it's as if there's an invisible teacher guiding them."

The other Immortal Soul Stage Elders nodded their heads. Yan Mingyue expressed what they thought.

The Lightning Swordmaster and the Great Barren Swordmaster looked at each other. They communicated using their mana, "With such a convenient method, this will increase the overall standard of the Celestial Sect of Wonders. After all, everyone can benefit from this."

The polishing of one's powers need time. To understand the brilliance of their abhijnas, control the secret beneath and increase their familiarity, all this need time as well as proper guidance. And the Dharma Hall is able to fulfil all these.

The Great Barren Swordmaster said, "In the past, everyone commented that the foundation of the Celestial Sect of Wonders is too shallow. But now it seems like they are different from the past."

The Lightning Swordmaster nodded his head, "This is indeed the case. Just from the Dharma Hall, we can tell how prepared they have become."

Everyone understood why Lin Feng instructed Shi Tianhao to open the bottom level of the Dharma Hall only during the internal competition. Whereas during the social gathering, he had to close the bottom level off.

For such a social gathering, if both the arenas were opened at the same time, the cultivators from the other sects would be recorded down too.

If their mantras and abhijnas were too deep to understand, recording them would be useless. But most of their mantras and abhijnas would be recorded down, and from there, the Celestial Sect of Wonders could benefit greatly.

Although the training arena recorded Huang Zhenting, Ying Luozha and the rest, the recording would only be played after all the cultivators had left the mountain.

After the first round of competition ended, only half of the Successive Disciples remained.

Those who were eliminated returned to their resting areas to consolidate and reflect on their performance. While those who emerged victorious were given time to regain their energies. After that, the second round of competition was due to start.

In this round, the powers of these disciples were of another level. Except for Dao Yuting who breezed through the first round, no one was able to emerge victorious as easily as previously. Even Ying Luozha and Huang Zhenting had to break a sweat.

The number of Wuyang beasts increased, which increased the difficulty of the round too.

As the competition progressed, the elites from each faction differentiated themselves from the rest.

Average speaking, if the competition environment was complex, the chances of upsets were higher. But Lin Feng had always taught his disciples to adapt to different environments.

Thus, under such a situation, the hot favorites were more likely to adapt better to the complex environments. That was because they were the more outstanding ones in this aspect.

Besides Dao Yuting, Huang Zhenting and Ying Luozha, Yan Wuwei and Ke Jing also performed well too.

The only pity was a young lady from the Heavenly Temple who was called Sun Xueer. Her cultivation was naturally not ordinary. She was a talent in cultivating Ice-type mantras. She was a motivated, filial and humble person. She was quite a sociable person in the sect.

She was originally one of the hot favorites for the last 16. But it was her misfortune as she faced Dao Yuting in the last 32. Eventually, she lost, unsurprisingly. Many of the disciples thought that this was a pity.

Inside the Grand Heavens Pavilion, Xiao Yan, Yue Hongyan and the rest shook their heads in pity. "Sun Xueer is unlucky to meet Yuting. If she met someone else other than her, Ying Luozha and Huang Zhenting, she will have a high probability of entering the last 16 of the competition."

Zhu Yi smiled, "No worries. She has benefited much from this competition too."

Xiao Yan laughed lightly, "Third Junior, it seems like there are more girls than guys from those under you."

Wang Lin heard this and was stunned for a moment. After that, he laughed.

Under him, there were three disciples who managed to enter the last 16, but they were all females. Besides Dao Yuting and Li Xingfei, the remaining disciple was in the Intermediate Stage of the Foundation Establishment Stage. They were all females, whereas everyone under Wang Lin had been eliminated.

Zhu Yi, Yue Hongyan, Yang Qing and Luo Qingwu shook their heads and laughed. Li Yuanfang turned to look at them, as if he did not know why they were laughing.

"Lin Tong has performed well." Wang Lin smiled as he said.

As Xiao Yan heard this, he was happy, "Ha, of course. She is my goddaughter!"

At this point, inside the Dharma Hall and a particular Small World, there was a seven or eight years old girl. She was very cute and her hair was tied in a pigtail. As she looked at the ferocious Wuyang beasts, she made a clown face, "All of you are so ugly!"

She was Lin Tong.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know report chapter so we can fix it as soon as possible.

Report chapter

Chapter 670: Huge Discrepancy

Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

While Lin Tong might be young, she fully displayed her prowess in the first few rounds of the competition. Besides defeating her own opponents, she managed to kill sufficient number of Wuyang beasts.

Those who watched the competition and were of higher cultivations were slightly stunned. They could tell that she was not ordinary.

"This girl doesn't seem to be human?" The bunch of elders wondered.

The Marquis of Jinghuan stared at Lin Tong. After a while, he said, "So this is the case. She is the product of the Parasol Tree Wood as it converted to a human form."

"But I wonder when did the Parasol Tree Wood become human? If she became one before the Demon Phoenix tribe paid them a visit, there might be some insider news with regards to what happened previously. This will represent a discrepancy from what I expected."

The Marquis of Jinghuan tapped on his table and shook his head. He looked at the two people beside him, "Xiang Heng, Wang Le, have the both of you find your target?"

Wang Le shook his head gently, "Among those who participated in the competition, I did not spot the target."

Xiang Heng said, "There seems to be three possibilities now. Firstly, he did not take part in this competition. Secondly, he is one of the six disciples who made it to the last 16 directly. Lastly, he competed, but he conserved his powers."

The Marquis of Jinghuan waved his hand, "The first possibility can be ruled out. This internal competition involves all the Successive Disciples."

"As for the six of them, I believe that five of them are already very reputable. They also entered the sect in one of the two Sect-Opening Ceremonies in the past. Only Zhou Yuncong entered on his own within these three years."

"So, the person you are finding is either Zhou Yuncong or someone who has not revealed himself yet."

Wang Le and Xiang Heng nodded their heads, "This is what's happening. I hope that he did not cause himself to be eliminated in a bid to conceal his identity. If this is the case, we still have an opportunity to seek him out during the social gathering later."

The Marquis of Jinghuan laughed, "Would the Celestial Sect of Wonders have known that I am finding someone? I don't think that they will keep it a secret."

Not only just the Marquis of Jinghuan, Wang Le, Xiang Heng and the rest who were watching this competition were all observing the performances of the disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders carefully.

As the competition progressed, the standards of the disciples increased. The excitement of the competition also increased.

Many of the elders from the different sects would use this opportunity to guide their own disciples.

"All of you must be cautious of this lady. She may be another Shi Tianhao. Her potential is great." In the Sword of Radiance Sword Sect camp, the Purple Cloud Grandmaster said to his disciples seriously.

Everyone nodded their heads and watched Lin Tong. Around her, a white flame was burning. It was very pure and curbed all Yin energy. When the flame raged, the Wuyang beasts retreated as they were terrified.

The flame did not seem like it was ferocious, but as long as a little bit of it touched the Wuyang beasts, the Wuyang beasts would cry in pain.

It was the Pure Yang Primordial fire. The Wuyang beasts were demonic freaks birthed from the Tao Wus. They were the most afraid of the Pure Yang Primordial Fire.

The current environment they were in was similar to the natural habitat of the Tao Wu demonic tribe. In such a dangerous environment, the Wuyang beasts were like fishes in water. They replenished their own powers continuously. If a normal cultivator summoned the Pure Yang Primordial Fire, he might not have the ability to overcome them.

But Lin Tong was formed from the Parasol Tree Wood. In this world, besides the Demon Phoenix tribe, Divine Parasol Trees were the most capable of commanding the Pure Yang Primordial Fire.

Although Lin Tong was still young, she went through the cleansing by the Parasol Tree King and was guided by Xiao Yan throughout, thus her control of the Pure Yang Primordial Fire was quite good. Whenever she competed, the Wuyang beasts dared not get close to her.

In the Sword of Radiance Sect camp, there was a lady in white. On her ears, she wore green jade pendants. As they swayed, they let out a crisp sound.

The Purple Cloud Grandmaster looked at her before sighing.

This lady in white noticed the look on the face of the Purple Cloud Grandmaster and smiled, "Elder Purple Cloud, rest assured. I can fix my position."

She was Murong Yanran. After she lost to Xiao Yan on Xingyun Peak in the past, it was a blessing in disguise. She became the Immediate Disciple of the Sword of Radiance Swordmaster. After that, she continued to cultivate on Xingyun Peak.

Initially, the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster and the Sword of Radiance Sect wanted her to train tirelessly before challenging Xiao Yan again. But after the ties between both sides became better and the Celestial Sect of Wonders became more and more prosperous, this idea disappeared gradually.

Xiao Yan was no longer the rising talent in the Beginner Stage of the Aurous Core Stage. If he was someone Murong Yanran admired in the past, right now, he was so successful that she couldn't even admire him.

The most exceptional disciple of the Sword of Radiance Sect, Tao Yaoyao, went to challenge Xiao Yan previously and was defeated instantaneously.

Even Shi Chongyun was no longer the match for Xiao Yan. If the Sword of Radiance Sect did not have the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster, Xiao Yan could easily wipe them out.

During the battle at Xiling City three years ago, Murong Yanran already knew the gap between Xiao Yan and her. Over these years, she had corrected her state of mind.

As she came this time, her opponent was no longer Xiao Yan. Rather, her opponents were Xiao Yan's disciples. With such a huge discrepancy, if she did not adjust her state of mind, she might be too frustrated till she went mad.

Murong Yanran turned her attention to the battle arenas and remained calm. But as her figure landed in the eyes of her fellow sect members, they were all a little desolate.

Lin Tong emerged victorious again and qualified for the last 16.

After exiting the arena, Lin Tong smiled while running. She did not return to her resting area, but entered another room.

There was a lady in that room and she looked charming. She wore a light green robe, with a purple belt around her waist. She smiled as she looked at Lin Tong running into her arms, "Mother!"

Xiao Zhener smiled while carrying her, before pinching her nose. "Lin Tong, you did great."

Lin Tong laughed, "I cannot disappoint Grandfather, Father and you."

After hearing the words "Grandfather" and "Father", Xiao Zhener could not help but laughed. She naturally knew that Lin Tong was referring to Lin Feng and Xiao Yan.

If Xiao Yan was around, every time she called him Father, he would rush to correct her, "It's Grandfather and Godfather!"

"You must be careful from now on. After you enter the last 16, you will be challenging the cultivators from the other sects." Xiao Zhener helped Lin Tong untie her braids before washing her hand. Lin Tong laid in her arms comfortably, "Don't worry, I will give a good performance."

After seeing Lin Tong ran into the room where Xiao Zhener was at, Zhao Huan laughed and looked at Liu Xiafeng, "Senior Xiafeng, is the pressure very huge on you?"

Liu Xiafeng shrugged his shoulders, "It is naturally huge. It's so huge until my arms and legs can't take it."

He looked at Li Xingfei and laughed, "Just like Senior Dao, during the last internal competition, Youngest Junior did not participate. Otherwise, she would be standing here and I would be fighting the Wuyang beasts."

Besides Zhuge Wanqiu and Zhou Yuncong, Liu Xiafeng, Xu Yunsheng, Li Xingfei and Zhao Huan were all from the first batch of Successive Disciples. They were also the most familiar with one another. With regards to Liu Xiafeng's words, Li Xingfei smiled, "Yes, we seem to be quite lucky."

Zhao Huan came before Liu Xiafeng, "Senior Xiafeng, Junior Lin Tong has inherited the Pure Yang Primordial Fire, what about you? Which Primordial Fire did you cultivate? I heard that after the disciples from the Inferno Precipice establish their foundations, they can choose a Primordial Fire to cultivate."

Liu Xiafeng did not hide the truth and nodded his head, "That's right. I cultivated the Grand Sun Primordial Fire."

Xiao Yan possessed the five Primordial Fires. After his Successive Disciples established their foundations and cultivated the Burning Heavens Mantra, during the process of cultivation, they could cultivate a fire-type mantra and choose a Primordial Fire that they wanted to cultivate. Slowly, they would make this their own abhijna.

Besides the Scripture of the Great Heaven-Illuminating Sun, over these three years, Xiao Yan continued to perfect the other Primordial Fires. He even had his own collection of mantras, such as the Scripture of the Great Heaven-Illuminating Sun.

The Holy Lihuo Mantra from the Emperor of the Ancients was passed to him by Xiao Zhener. It was not convenient for Xiao Yan to infuse Celestial Sect of Wonders-type mantras into it, thus he comprehended the Nanming Primordial Fire and consolidated it, eventually forming the Nanming Saddharma.

Just like the Spell of the Grand Sun Primordial Flame of the Golden Crow demonic tribe and the Scripture of the Great Heaven-Illuminating Sun of the Celestial Sect of Wonders, which included the Grand Sun Primordial Flame within, the Nanming Saddharma and the Holy Lihuo Mantra included the Nanming Primordial Fire. But they were two different types of mantra. But they both pointed to the same destination.

Liu Xiafeng obtained the Grand Sun Primordial Fire from Xiao Yan and cultivated the Scripture of the Great Heaven-Illuminating Sun. He consolidated it for a period of time, before he managed to control a ball of Grand Sun Primordial Fire. Normally, it aided his cultivation. In battles, it was a lethal weapon.

The Pure Yang Primordial Fire was pure and powerful, but was not very effective in battles. The Nefarious Spectral Primordial Fire was the most ferocious, but was the most difficult to control too. The Heavenly Apocalyptic Blaze was even more unpredictable. If one was not cautious, he might harm himself even before harming his opponent.

That was why most disciples cultivated the Scripture of the Great Heaven-Illuminating Sun and the Nanming Saddharma.

As the few of them chatted, they heard Shi Tianhao's voice suddenly. "Right now, we have the names of the last 16 competitors with us."

"Now, the last 16 will gather in front of me."

Liu Xiafeng, Xu Yunsheng and the rest looked at one another before they walked out. They went to the battle arena of the Dharma Hall.

The disciples who were eliminated remain in the resting area. They consolidated what they had learnt and waited for the competition to continue. They also wanted to watch and learn.

Shi Tianhao clapped his palms lightly at this point. The various Small Worlds that were created also disappeared.

Besides him, the 16 competitors stood in the vast battle arena.

Shi Tianhao looked around and said, "The competition will continue along with the social gathering. Based on the performance during the gathering, the final rankings will be announced."

"For those who are interested, you can enter the arena now."

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know report chapter so we can fix it as soon as possible.

Report chapter

Chapter 671: There's No Greatest Trap, There Are Only More and More Traps!

Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

Inside the battle arena, besides Shi Tianhao who was the emcee, the last 16 competitors were also inside.

There were three from the Inferno Precipice – Lin Tong, Liu Xiafeng and Yan Wuwei.

There were four from the Heavenly Temple – Xu Yunsheng, Ying Luozha and two other disciples in the Intermediate Stage of the Foundation Establishment Stage.

There were three from the Forest Abode – Dao Yuting, Li Xingfei and a female disciple.

There were three from the Blizzard Valley – Zhao Huan, Ke Jing and a disciple in the Intermediate Stage of the Foundation Establishment Stage.

There was only one person from the Nirvana World, Zhou Yuncong. Whereas Zhuge Wanqiu and Huang Zhenting took the last 2 spots. The both of them was from the Wasteland Valley. Because of the Wuyang beasts, the Wasteland Valley disciples were under a lot of pressure and only the two of them qualified as a result.

As expected, the disciples from the Heavenly Temple took the most spots out of the last 16, as they occupied four spots. If Sun Xueer did not meet Dao Yuting, they might even have five spots to themselves.

The younger talents from the other sects started to size up the 16 Successive Disciples in the battle arena. At the same time, they discussed with their own compatriots.

"Senior, what do you think?""Very strong, I don't have much confidence.""The disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders are indeed extraordinary."

The bunch of them were discussing, until they heard Shi Tianhao announcing that the internal competition and the social gathering were about to start. Everyone was a little taken aback and they could not help but look at one another. A few of them were even anxious, but more of them was excited.

The disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders were strong. Lin Feng was even more powerful. But the more it was in this way, the greater the impulse the younger talents from the other sects had in challenging them.

Right now, defeating a disciple of the Celestial Sect of Wonders was a great achievement.

The Celestial Sect of Wonders was on the same level as the Great Void Sect and the Mount Shu Sword Sect. They were at the peak of the human cultivation world in the Divine Lands, as they awaited the challenge of the other sects.

In the Great Qin Empire camp, Shi Jingyun leaped out from her seat and laughed, "Ha, this is good. I can't wait."

Beside Shi Jingyun, a youth in yellow robe stood up. He looked charming, but his gaze was a little weird.

Shi Xingyun turned back to look at him and she warned him seriously, "Shaogan, if you cause trouble again, I can't protect you from Prince Anliang anymore. He will ground you for good."

This youth was Shi Shaogan, the grandson of Shi Zongyue.

His cultivation was also not ordinary. In the Great Qin Empire younger generation, he was also a rare talent. But the only thing was that in certain areas, his thinking deviated from a normal person. This caused everyone in the Great Qin Empire to have a headache because of him.

There were many occasions when Shi Zongyue wanted to slap him to death.

After hearing Shi Xingyun's words, Shi Shaogan nodded his head seriously, "Relax, sister. If I meet someone I like this time, I will carry out my pursuit quietly. I will not do it publicly anymore."

As Shi Xingyun heard what he said, she placed her palm on her forehead. She started to regret bringing Shi Shaogan out this time.

"Sister, sister, how do you think the Celestial Sect of Wonders will organize this social gathering?" Shi Jingyun asked curiously, "Are we going to kill Wuyang beasts while challenging the disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders?"

Shi Xingyun did not reply, whereas Shi Shaogan shook his head. "I don't think so. Otherwise, Shi Tianhao would not have kept the Small Worlds." Apart from some areas in which he was a little weird, Shi Shaogan was actually like a normal person.

Shi Jingyun pursed her lips, "Then how will they organize it?"

"You will know it later. Since we are here as guests, let's just act as guests. As long as the rules are fair, even if they are weird, we can only accept them." Shi Xingyun said, "The previous rounds of competition tested the adaptability of the disciples. It can't be that they can do so, but you can't?"

Shi Jingyun shook her head hurriedly, "Of course I can!"

Shi Xingyun laughed, "That's why I say, rather than overthinking, you should observe your opponents."

"The six of them who have not competed yet, it's difficult to see how good they are. But since they emerged top in their own factions, they are naturally not weak." Shi Xingyun analyzed. "For those who have competed, Dao Yuting is the best, without a doubt. Of course, if we have to really judge, I believe she is the best among everyone. After all, she is in the Aurous Core Stage and even in the Intermediate Stage of it…Shaogan!"

Shi Xingyun glared at Shi Shaogan. He stared at Dao Yuting with a weird look, just like how it was during the Spiritual Conference of Huanghai.

"Sister, I've said before. I won't do it publicly." Shi Shaogan turned his head to look at Shi Xingyun, as if he did not understand why she glared at him.

Shi Xingyun looked at Shi Shaogan and revealed a smile on her face, "In short, you must remember that this is your last chance. If you cause any more trouble, you don't have to leave home before you reach the Immortal Soul Stage anymore."

Shi Shaogan felt a chill down his spine, as if the stern look of his grandfather had appeared in front of him.

"Besides Dao Yuting, the fellow called Huang Zhenting and the other person called Ying Luozha are also formidable. Along with the lady with the Pure Yang Primordial Fire, they cannot be underestimated."

After seeing that Shi Shaogan knew his place, Shi Xingyun followed by saying, "It's also not easy to join the Celestial Sect of Wonders. They have many talents. Both of you must keep focused."

After pausing for a moment, Shi Xingyun followed by saying, "Although we are unaware of the rules now, besides the disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders, both of you can also meet disciples from other sects."

Shi Xingyun lifted up three fingers, "From what I know, the both of you must be wary of three people."

"Chen Xingyu from the Great Void Sect, Lei Jie from the Lei Clan…" Shi Xingyun was saying, but Shi Shaogan's brows raised suddenly. "Lei Jie is here too?"

While he interrupted her, Shi Xingyun was not unhappy. She nodded her head, "That's right, he is here too."

Shi Shaogan raised his brows and did not continue speaking.

Lei Jie was the most outstanding disciple from the younger generation in the Lei Clan. But his reputation was not very bright. That was not because he was not strong enough. On the contrary, his potential was also very shocking.

As for why he was not famous, there was only one reason. That was because Shi Tianyi caught too much attention, hence he outshone Lei Jie completely, who came from one of the Four Great Aristocratic Families.

But in truth, everyone in the Great Qin Empire who was familiar with things acknowledged that Lei Jie was only inferior to Shi Tianyi among those in the same generation.

Of course, there was someone else he outshone him now. He was Shi Tianhao, who killed Shi Tianyi.

However, if Shi Tianyi was excluded, Lei Jie was definitely the most outstanding young talent in the Great Qin Empire.

But to be fair, he was now considered birthed from the Great Zhou Empire.

While Shi Jingyun heard of his name before, she did not have a deep impression of him. She had not seen him in action before too. That was why she laughed and asked, "Sister, who's the third person?"

"The third person is Yang Likun." Shi Jingyun asked, "A successor from the Path of Heaven-Born of the Samsara Sect, the Immediate Disciple of Shen Qifeng."

Some cultivators in the room in which the Samsara Sect, Path of Heaven-Born, disciples were in stood up. But everyone followed behind one person closely, as they exited the room.

That person was short and fat. As he moved, his fats jiggled and he seemed dumb.

But the disciples from the Path of the Heaven-Born gave space to let him walk. The junior disciples looked at him with fear.

Inside his eyes, there was a look of brutality that flashed across.

Not only did Du Ting avoid him like the plague, even Meng Bei was fearful as he looked at him.

As if he noticed their expressions, the fatty rolled his eyes, "What are all of you looking it? Some of you threw the face of the Samsara Sect. Right now, I am getting it back for all of you. I am cleaning the mess for all of you, get it?"

Du Ting lowered his head and did not dare to speak. Meng Bei's face turned red. He was enraged but did not dare to speak.

Only a Nascent Soul Stage Elder raised his brows, "Yang Likun, watch your words!"

The fatty turned his head and stared at him. He did not continue speaking, but he had no look of remorse on his face. He just sniggered and left. Even the Nascent Soul Stage Elder was furious till his face turned green.

Shi Jingyun, Shi Shaogan, Yang Likun and the others exited from their rooms and came to the battle arena of the Dharma Hall.

Shi Tianhao scanned them and smiled, "This gathering is not just a sparring of your skills."

"There will be 3 stages." Shi Tianhao conjured a spell with his right hand. A streak of mana was expelled and landed in the Dharma Hall. "The first stage is not purely a fight. All of you will be categorized into groups and each group will work together to achieve a goal."

The view in the Dharma Hall changed again. Countless streaks of radiances shot into the sky. The roof of the Dharma Hall seemed to have disappeared and converted into a sea of stars.

The powers of the stars gathered, revolving and converting into a treasure pagoda. The pagoda was very bright and the top of it could not be seen. The top half of the pagoda seemed to have infused within the sea of stars and the luminaries. This pagoda was called the Starry Treasure Pagoda.

"The goal is to climb onto the top of this pagoda. The faster, the better." Shi Tianhao looked at everyone. He saw that some of the other cultivators were not impressed.

Shi Tianhao laughed and he followed by saying slowly, "Those from the same sect won't be categorized together. All of you will be mixed up. There can't be two of you from the same sect in the same group."

Everyone's eyes enlarged slightly. Shi Tianhao smiled while saying, "That's right. Cultivators from different sects will be put into the same group. Your individual scores will be tied with your group."

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know report chapter so we can fix it as soon as possible.

Report chapter

Chapter 672: Reward

Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

Previously, during the Spiritual Conference of Huanghai, the number of disciples who participated was about the same as now. But the meaning was different for this social gathering. The Celestial Sect of Wonders seemed to be hinting that they were going to challenge all the other sects.

Regardless whether it was the disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders or disciples from the other sects, they were prepared for this.

That was why when Shi Tianhao announced that everyone would be separated into groups, the disciples from the other sects seemed to object to the arrangement.

That was because the Celestial Sect of Wonders had the most disciples in this gathering. Once they gathered together, their overall strength was the greatest.

Even if the other sects collaborated with one another, they were not from the same sect after all. They would be unable to have good chemistry with one another. They were definitely not as close as the Celestial Sect of Wonders' disciples.

Right now, Shi Tianhao suggested that those of the same sect could not be placed together.

Shi Jingyun, Shi Shaogan and the rest looked at one another. They were confused, but they soon found out that besides them who were shocked, the Successive Disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders were also stunned. Obviously, the contents of the competition were beyond their expectations.

Shi Tianhao looked around and said, "Today, all of you who are here to observe the ceremony are friends of the Celestial Sect of Wonders. It is important for us to get along with one another. This gathering is not just for all of us to spar with one another, but to socialize and communicate with one another too."

"If we collaborate now, this will be beneficial to any future alliances."

His words might be right. The cultivation world included many people and many paths to take. There were all types of treasures too. Maybe one might need the help of some other person another day.

Although most of the people present were from the larger sects, they might not get some things which they needed. Otherwise, they might have to pay a huge price for the thing they needed. But if they had any friends from outside, these friends might be of use to them.

Most of the people became silent, especially those from the Great Zhou and Great Qin Empire, as they looked at one another subconsciously.

Some of the cultivators also shifted their gaze between the Celestial Sect of Wonders and the Great Void Sect.

The disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders settled down quickly and stood where they were. They listened to Shi Tianhao's instructions.

Chen Xingyu clasped his palm and fist together, "Elder Shi is right. The Great Void Sect has no opposition to the suggestion. We shall follow your arrangements."

Shi Shaogan was silent for a moment before saying, "We have no objections too." Shi Jingyun also nodded her head.

The cultivators from the Great Zhou Empire looked at Shi Jingyun and the rest before nodding their heads, "We shall follow what you want to do. We will abide by the rules."

Murong Yanran looked at Shi Tianhao. She had met him many years ago when he was still very young. But now, he was already all grown up and had changed a lot.

She said, "The Sword of Radiance Sect has no objections."

The cultivators from the other great powers also nodded their heads. Only the Path of the Heaven-Born and the Path of Humanity the Path of Hell from the Samsara Sect seemed to be at odds with each other.

The leader of the Path of Hell was a tall and thin young cultivator, who was called Liu Hang. He looked at Yang Likun coldly and said, "Yang Likun, the disciples of the Path of Heavenly Man better watch themselves."

In the Samsara Sect, the other five Paths often referred to the Path of the Heaven-Born as the Path of the Heavenly Man.

Yang Likun squinted his eyes and he smiled, "All of you better wish to be in the same group as me. In that way, I will let you all off temporarily. If you are not in the same group as me, I will deal with all of you properly."

Inside the Grand Heavens Pavilion, Lin Feng sat in the main seat. Shen Qifeng turned to look at him and apologized, "The disciples are unruly. Sorry to have made ourselves a laughing stock in front of Master Lin and my fellow comrades."

While he might say this, he did not even look at Liu Zhikun, the Netherworld Holy Man (from the Path of Hell). Liu Zhikun and Yi Longbing from the Path of Humanity also treated Shen Qifeng as invisible.

Shi Yu also looked at Lin Feng and said, "Such an arrangement is indeed appropriate. But it was mentioned that there are 3 stages. Since the first stage is like this, will the future stages be the same?"

Lin Feng smiled, "There will be changes. You will know later on."

Inside the Dharma Hall, Shi Tianhao pointed his finger and a few light rings landed in mid-space. After that, tens of light balls with different colors appeared.

There were varying numbers of each colored light ball. The most was more than ten and the least was not even five.

As everyone looked at these light balls, they knew that they represented the cultivators from the different sects who took part in this gathering. Each color represented a particular sect or power.

There were 16 purple light balls, which represented the 16 disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders.

On closer look, there were words inside each of the light balls. Each light ball contained a name of the cultivators.

Chen Xingyu, Murong Yanran, Shi Jingyun and the rest found their names. After they entered the Dharma Hall, each sect passed information about themselves to Shi Tianhao.

"These light rings will represent the groups later on. I set up mana restrictions, thus only at most two light balls of the same color can land inside one light ring. Each of these light balls have your names inside. Later, I will toss the light balls into the light rings randomly to decide the groups."

As Shi Tianhao said, he swung his hands and the light balls converted into a streak of flowing radiance. This radiance spun around in space before eventually exploding. Like it was raining, the broken pieces of the radiance landed into the different light rings.

As expected, when two light balls of the same color landed in the same light ring and a third one came, the third one would be rejected and bounced up. After that, this light ball would enter another light ring.

It was very bright, but everything was quickly settled.

The Nascent Soul Stage cultivators in the Dharma Hall watched this process carefully. The Immortal Soul Stage Elders in the Grand Heavens Pavilion also observed this process. But all of them were calm and could verify that Shi Tianhao was not cheating.

As the host of this entire thing, the Celestial Sect of Wonders would not perform such lowly tricks that would undermine their credibility.

After all the light balls had settled inside the light rings, each of the light rings shot out a thin light ray that revealed the names of the owners of the light balls.

The results were revealed at this point.

There were 16 light rings, representing the 16 groups that everyone had been divided into. Each of the light rings contained 5 light balls, while some of them contained 4 light balls only.

Huang Zhenting looked at these light balls before asking, "Master, when you said that our results are tied with our group, what does that mean?"

Shi Tianhao replied, "There will be 3 stages in this gathering. The first stage requires all of you to climb the pagoda. There is a total of 16 groups. Only the first 8 groups to reach the top can proceed to the second stage. For those who land in the bottom half, they will be eliminated."

"The faster you reach the pagoda, the faster you can start the second round. You must be mindful of your time, but there's something else all of you must take note." Shi Tianhao laughed. "As you reach the top of the pagoda, everyone in the group must reach before the stage is completed. In other words, the last person will determine when the stage ends. The first person of the group who reaches the top has to wait."

As he said this, the expression of everyone changed.

The groups were assigned randomly. There were naturally stronger and weaker ones among those who participated. And most of the people around did not know whether their groupmates were strong or weak. If they were strong, it's still fine. But if they were weak, they were likely to pull down their group.

Shi Tianhao looked at them before adding on, "Otherwise, what's the point of the groups? Those in the same group can help one another to ascend the pagoda. But using one's powers to drag his or her groupmate up is forbidden. All of you have to climb up with your two legs."

"You can choose not to help your groupmates. If you want to reach the top first on your own, it's fine. But you'll have to wait there. Only when everyone reaches can the next stage begin."

After pausing for a moment, Shi Tianhao revealed a gentle smile on his face, "Oh yes, those who reach the top first will not only have the chance to start the next stage first, they will also be given rewards."

He grabbed his hand in space and a light figure flashed in space. Most of the people were shocked as they saw what was in front of them.

Those who were present were all the best in their own sects. They might not have seen many magic treasures before, but they had heard of them before. But now, the rewards of the Celestial Sect of Wonders certainly left them dizzy.

Even the Nascent Soul Stage Elders in the Dharma Hall that saw these magic treasures were excited.

"Dragon Tattoo Rock, Exquisite Jade Heart, Millennium Ice Soul, Void Space Divine Rock, Purple Golden Star Metal…the Celestial Sect of Wonders is indeed very generous. They are giving such generous rewards for such a gathering?!"

Shi Tianhao smiled, "These are the rewards given to the victors. After that, there will be other rewards in the later stages."

The entire Dharma Hall was quiet for a second.

Inside the Grand Heavens Pavilion, Shen Qifeng smiled and said, "This is indeed very generous from Master Lin." To an Immortal Soul Stage Elder, they naturally did not bother about such treasures. But they knew what these magic treasures were worth. To those in the lower cultivation realms, these magic treasures were very valuable.

Lin Feng smiled, "You are too kind with your words. It's rare that we have guests. It's only right that we host all of you well."

He scanned all of the Immortal Soul Stage Elders, "All these are actually just supplementary. The final victor of this gathering will receive the Baptism of the Original Stellar Light. Take it as a gift to all of you who have kindly graced the Sect-Opening Ceremony."

Of course, whether it landed in the hands of their own disciples or the successors of the other sects and powers, it had to depend on the disciples themselves.

Even so, as he said this, even Lin Daohan, Yan Mingyue, Shi Yu and Zhu Hongwu were stunned. They nodded their heads, "Regardless of what the result is, we will like to thank Master Lin for your generosity."

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know report chapter so we can fix it as soon as possible.

Report chapter

Chapter 673: Instant Internal Conflict

Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

The generous rewards moved everyone. Those who participated also started to get to know their groupmates seriously. Right now, those in the same group lived or died together, thus they had to work with one another tightly.

Shi Shaogan looked up at Shi Tianhao and asked, "For those in the Aurous Core Stage, will their cultivations be suppressed to the Foundation Establishment Stage when they enter the pagoda?"

"That's right." Shi Tianhao nodded his head and replied, "After all, there are more Foundation Establishment Stage disciples in this gathering than any other cultivation realms. Thus, to be fair, the cultivations of all the disciples will be limited to the Foundation Establishment Stage."

Not only most of the Successive Disciples from the Celestial Sect of Wonders were in the Foundation Establishment Stage, most of the participants in this gathering were also in the Foundation Establishment Stage.

"However, there's an exception." Shi Tianhao said. "If two Aurous Core Stage cultivators challenge each other, their cultivations will be restored in order to facilitate proceedings and allow them to exhibit their strengths to their fullest."

Yang Likun's fats on his face jiggled a little and his eyes flashed with a peculiar look, "So this means that we can attack one another during the ascension of the pagoda?"

Shi Tianhao laughed a little, "After every group has entered the pagoda, they will be assigned to different places in the pagoda. When the groups enter the pagoda initially, they won't meet. But as things proceed, they may meet. When they meet, there will not be any restrictions on attacking each other."

"But members of the same group cannot fight one another. Those who flout the rules will be disqualified."

Xu Yunsheng creased his brows and asked, "Junior Uncle, if a member of the group is attacked and is gravely injured, while the Dharma Hall has a protective mechanism that will protect him, how will the scores of this group be computed?"

Shi Tianhao answered, "If only one person is left from the group, he will be the first and last to reach the top of the pagoda. Then the score of the group will be taken from his performance."

Everyone was fearful. From what Shi Tianhao said, this made the competition much easier. But under the watchful eyes of everyone, no one dared to do anything funny, as the reputation of the sect or power they came from would be tarnished.

If different sects came together to bully a certain sect, the same logic would apply. It would seem as if they were bringing their conflicts into the competition ground.

The Celestial Sect of Wonders organized the social gathering. From a wider perspective, they wanted to allow for the different sects to spar and socialize, thus improving their relationships. He did not want them to fight and conflict with one another.

If they really wanted to do so, they couldn't do it in the Dharma Hall. They could do it anywhere else they wanted, where death was possible.

There were many things that the rules did not restrict, but if anyone dared to do anything beyond the rules, they would suffer.

Besides the Nascent Soul Stage Elders in the Dharma Hall, there were also Immortal Soul Stage Elders in the Grand Heavens Pavilion watching them.

Everyone nodded their heads in unison, whereas some of them were pondering hard.

Shi Tianhao clapped his palms, "Okay, according to your groups, all of you shall gather here."

As he finished speaking, the bottom level of the pagoda started to flash with a bright radiance. 16 doors were revealed.

Shi Tianhao looked around him and said, "The first stage begins."

Everyone went to their respective doors.

Xu Yunsheng looked at the people around him and smiled, "We have to work together this time."

Ying Luozha snorted and did not speak. He only raised out his right fist. Xu Yunsheng did the same thing too. Their fists lightly touched each other in space.

"First, other than first, there's only first." Ying Luozha said. Xu Yunsheng's gaze scanned across the rest of the group and smiled, "Naturally so." In this group, there was both Ying Luozha and Xu Yunsheng. The rest did not seem lousy too. They were heavy favorites to win.

Ying Luozha turned his head suddenly to look at another group. Over there, there was only one disciple from the Celestial Sect of Wonders. She was Zhuge Wanqiu.

Zhuge Wanqiu noticed Ying Luozha looking at her and she smiled, "Your group is so strong. I'm afraid that your group is going to be first."

Ying Luozha passed her a Voice-Projecting Crystal secretly and he communicated with her using his mana, "After you enter the pagoda, contact me."

Zhuge Wanqiu was stunned and hesitated while shaking her head, "I don't think that this is very apt?"

"Then you shall remember these symbols. When you meet with difficulty, if we are already in front, I will leave hints for you." Ying Luozha said and he looked at Zhuge Wanqiu. Before she could reply, he said, "Let's leave it this way then!"

Zhuge Wanqiu looked at Ying Luozha as he turned and left. She bit her lips lightly and kept the Voice-Projecting Crystal. She lifted her head up to look at Xu Yunsheng. Xu Yunsheng opened his mouth and told her, "Take care."

"Take care of yourselves too." Zhuge Wanqiu nodded her head, "Zhenting is still a little immature. Besides Senior Yuting, we shall count on the both of you in this gathering."

Xu Yunsheng nodded his head and turned his head and left. He passed through his group's door and entered the Starry Treasure Pagoda.

At this point, a young cultivator came beside Zhuge Wanqiu and laughed, "Senior Zhuge, my name is Luo He. Please guide me along."

His dressing revealed his identity. He was a cultivator from the Purple Clouds Sect. Luo He laughed, "The Master of my sect is Gu Lei. He should be quite familiar with Elder Shi."

"So you are the disciple of Elder Gu." Zhuge Wanqiu revealed a smile on her face, "Elder Gu and Elder Li Kuiyin are not here today? My Master has been talking about them and hoped that they would come."

Luo He sighed, "My Master is also very regretful that he can't come. After his wife overcame the Void Lightning Tribulations and formed the Nascent Soul, she is cultivating an abhijna now and needs Master beside her to protect her. It will take a long time, thus he can't come. He also tasked me to apologize to Elder Shi."

As compared to the friendly chat between Zhuge Wanqiu and Luo He, things were not so smooth on the other side.

A plump youth was mocking Zhao Huan on the other side, "I heard that you are like your Master, from the Arctic State?"

Zhao Huan creased his brows, "I am a descendant of the Arctic State, and you are?"

The youth touched the ground with his toes and looked at Zhao Huan, "I am Zhu Yong, the second son of the Marquis of Xuanji. Also, when the Great Zhou conquered the Arctic State, it was my first time following my father to the battlefield."

He revealed a yearning look, "That was an unforgettable memory for me."

Zhao Huan's expression changed as he stared with Zhu Yong with a cold look. Zhu Yong laughed and turned his head slightly. He seemed to be unbothered as he looked at Zhao Huan, "Let me ask you something, since I have not met someone from the Arctic State in a long time."

"Are those from the Arctic State blessed with stronger bones, that are not so easily snapped?"

Zhao Huan took in a deep breath and answered him, "At least they are stronger than yours."

Zhu Yong laughed, "It's a pity you won't have a chance to experience that. You are too weak." He was in the Aurous Core Stage. As he faced Zhao Huan who was only in the Intermediate Stage of the Foundation Establishment Stage, he was looking down on him.

Zhao Huan formed a fist fiercely.

Inside the Grand Heavens Pavilion, Yue Hongyan's pupils were raging with flames. She stared at Zhu Hongwu. Zhu Hongwu remained indifferent, as if he did not see her.

Zhu Yi said, "That is the son that you value so much. He has poor upbringing."

"You must call him as Elder Brother." Zhu Hongwu said, "He has followed me in the military camp since young. His actions and thinking are all military-style. He only values anything that is practical. Indeed, he is lacking some righteousness. That is his weakness."

"As a soldier, that's enough. But to be a true leader, he still needs some training."

Zhao Huan looked at Zhu Yong coldly. Ke Jing, who was a little triggered by Zhu Yong, said, "Zhu Yong, are you picking a fight?"

Zhu Yong laughed and only looked at Zhao Huan, "But for me, to test if your neck is strong enough, it's easy. We can try when we meet outside Mount Kunlun."

Zhao Huan lifted his hand to stop Ke Jing, "Don't be impulsive. He is trying to provoke us. Since we are in the same group, the person who lays a move on anyone else will be disqualified."

Ke Jing was jolted to her senses and she turned to look at Zhu Yong. She only saw him laughing, "Your reaction is not slow."

Zhao Huan took in a deep breath and pointed his finger at Zhu Yong. He did not spew vulgarities at him, but only said crudely, "After this gathering, we will meet one day."

"Of course, but when that time comes, the protective mechanism of this pavilion will not be around to save your life and suppress my cultivation." Zhu Yong laughed, "If you want to seek me out for revenge, I don't mind adding another achievement to my list."

"Don't block the way."

At this point, an indifferent voice resonated from the side. Zhu Yong's brows raised and he saw a charming but stern youth approaching. He was Zhou Yuncong.

He, Zhao Huan and Zhu Yong were in the same group. As he brushed past Zhu Yong, he walked towards the door of the Starry Treasure Pagoda.

Zhu Yong looked at him in disdain and commented, "The disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders are not ordinary. But the faction you are from seems a little shallow? Why don't your Master participate too?"

Among Lin Feng's Immediate Disciple, the one who was the least eye-catching was Yang Qing.

Yang Qing preferred a quiet life rather than one which was action-packed. He lived on Mount Yujing in simple conditions. Apart from the times when he left to pick herbs and medicine, he rarely left the mountain and did not spar with anyone.

It had reached a point where Luo Qingwu and Li Yuanfeng were more reputable than him.

As Zhou Yuncong heard what he said, he stopped in his tracks.

He turned around and maintained his indifferent look. But he stared at Zhu Yong coldly.

As he looked around, he saw the vast space in the Dharma Hall. Zhou Yuncong muttered, "I guess we don't have to be afraid of killing someone here?"

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know report chapter so we can fix it as soon as possible.

Report chapter

Chapter 674: Agitated

Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

Zhou Yuncong was expressionless. But right now, his indifference revealed a strong sense of brutality, as if a ferocious blade was about to be drawn.

Zhu Yong laughed coldly and his body was also surging with a killing intent. But he did not reveal it, thus it was not easy to discover.

He had been in the military for a long time and had gone into battlefields with Zhu Hongwu since young. He was used to seeing merciless and brutal characters.

Zhao Huan stopped Zhou Yuncong, "Junior Zhou, calm down, he is provoking you on purpose. He wants you to be disqualified."

"He will lose his qualification too." As Zhou Yuncong said, he was already walking towards Zhu Yong.

Zhao Huan was stunned for a moment, but he soon reacted. Zhou Yuncong meant that he had the ability to kill Zhu Yong and invoke the protective mechanism of the Dharma Hall, causing Zhu Yong to be disqualified along with him.

Zhu Yong laughed while Zhou Yuncong, while his hands had already formed fists. His blood started to surge. Although the Dharma Hall suppressed his cultivation till the Foundation Establishment Stage, just like Zhou Yuncong, Zhu Yong did not seem to panic. Many years of battles had already polished his confidence.

There were those who were yet to enter the Starry Treasure Pagoda. They stopped in their tracks curiously, as they wanted to watch the internal clash between both parties even before the first stage had begun.

But at this point, Zhou Yuncong's brows raised. His indifferent look turned furious. But this fury was not targeted at Zhu Yong. Instead, it was targeted on himself.

Inside the Grand Heavens Pavilion, Yang Qing kept on observing Zhou Yuncong. At this point, his brows raised too. He revealed a frustrated look on his face, "It just had to happen at this timing. It is relapsing too early."

Xiao Yan, Zhu Yi and the rest looked at one another. They communicated with Yang Qing using their powers, "Fifth Junior?"

Yang Qing shook his head, "Yuncong's powers are increasing too quickly, thus his relapse intervals are getting shorter and shorter."

Lin Feng was as calm as usual. He said without panicking, "Tianhao is down there, Yuncong will be fine. This gathering is a rare opportunity for him to train. It will be beneficial for him."

Yang Qing nodded his head, "You are right, Master."

Inside the Dharma Hall, Zhou Yuncong's footsteps paused for a moment. But then, they continued to approach Zhu Yong.

At this point, before the both of them fought, Shi Tianhao appeared beside him. Shi Tianhao pressed down his shoulders.

Zhou Yuncong turned his head quickly and stared at Shi Tianhao furiously. Shi Tianhao used his powers to hold him down, all the way till he sat on the ground. He said, "Go and meditate. If you are going to act blindly now, you will regret it in the future."

Zhou Yuncong remained speechless and he revealed a look of indignance and fury in his eyes. But eventually, he followed Shi Tianhao's instructions and sat on his knees on the ground. He did not bother about Zhu Yong and was focused on his own cultivation.

Everyone nearby was stunned. After a while, they regained their awareness and revealed weird looks on their face. It was as if they were trying to repress their laughter.

Although many of them tried to control their expressions, as they looked at Zhou Yuncong, they seemed to be scornful of him.

Zhu Yong looked at Zhou Yuncong and could not help but laugh, "Don't tell me that you have gone crazy? You act so fierce but actually you are a paper tiger. You are better off being a turtle from the start."

Although the rest were not as direct as Zhu Yong, most of them had the same idea in their heads.

Their expressions when they looked at the other Celestial Sect of Wonders' disciples also became weird.

What's wrong with the Celestial Sect of Wonders? Why did they send someone like this? He's even a seeded candidate? (Referring to his direct entry into the last 16)

While he did look the part, he was actually a fraud. Before anyone even laid a move on him, he developed a problem on his own already.

While many of them did not say this, they thought of it.

Inside the Grand Heavens Pavilion, the bunch of Immortal Soul Stage Elders looked at one another and the atmosphere was a little awkward for a moment. They did not reveal looks of disdain though. One Foundation Establishment Stage disciple was not worth their disdain anyway. They were just curious as they looked at Lin Feng and his Immediate Disciples.

It was just that such a look made others embarrassed naturally.

Especially for Yang Qing, who was Zhou Yuncong's Master.

But Yang Qing remained calm and was not embarrassed. He just felt a little frustrated, "Haiz, the time is indeed not right."

Xiao Yan turned to look at him, "Just let him try to overcome the tribulations. There may be a chance of success!"

Yang Qing shook his head, "The time is not ripe. If he tries blindly, the probability of success is at most 50%."

Li Yuanfang and Luo Qingwu looked at each other. Their understanding of Zhou Yuncong was not that deep.

As Zhu Yi noticed that they were lost, he explained, "Zhou Yuncong is a very special person. When he cultivates, he will meet with a difficult obstacle in his life."

"Once he forms the Aurous Core and promotes to the Aurous Core Stage, he will immediately trigger the Tribulations of the Yin Fire."

Li Yuanfang and Luo Qingwu were shocked, "Doesn't that mean…"

Zhu Yi nodded his head, "It's fine if he doesn't form the Aurous Core, but once he reaches the Aurous Core Stage, if he manages to clear two stages consecutively, he will be in the Intermediate Stage of the Aurous Core Stage."

If he doesn't succeed, he will die in the hands of the Tribulations of the Yin Fire.

Many cultivators in the Beginner Stage of the Aurous Core Stage were unconfident of overcoming the Tribulations of the Yin Fire. They rather stay in the Beginner Stage of the Aurous Core Stage for their entire lives.

Most cultivators in the Beginner Stage of the Aurous Core Stage had to undergo a long time of preparation – polishing their powers, understanding their mantras and accumulating enough substance to overcome the Tribulations of the Yin Fire. Whereas Zhou Yuncong did not have a choice. He had no time to prepare. Once he formed the Aurous Core, it would be immediately followed by the Tribulations of the Yin Fire.

Zhu Yi looked at Li Yuanfang and Luo Qingwu before saying, "If we calculate the faster time in the cave, Yuncong has been cultivating for around 10 years, even longer than the both of you. But he has been in the Intermediate Stage of the Foundation Establishment Stage for a long time."

"If it was not for this obstacle, he would have been in the Aurous Core Stage like the both of you."

Yang Qing sighed from one side, "Master gave a solution. I have been following this solution to guide Yuncong. At the same time, I have been helping him to accumulate and correct his powers. Once sufficient preparations have been made, he will have a high chance of overcoming this obstacle."

"But it's just that if we keep on suppressing his cultivation, there are bound to be side effects. Every now and then, he will relapse. As his cultivation increases day by day, the relapse intervals will become shorter and shorter too. Initially, my calculations indicate that he will only relapse after the social gathering. Who knew that it happened so early. It's totally beyond my calculations."

Wang Lin did not speak and only watched Zhou Yuncong, "This is also a form of training for him, in terms of his state of mind."

Yang Qing laughed bitterly. Wang Lin might say it very easily, but this training was indeed very uncomfortable for Zhou Yuncong.

Initially, he was very motivated to challenge Zhu Yong, but who knew something happened to him. Eventually, everyone treated him like a fraud. He had to face the intensified embarrassment and shame as he was humiliated in the end.

This feeling was not just simply dejection.

Zhu Yong looked at Zhou Yuncong and laughed scornfully. After that, he lifted his head up to look at Shi Tianhao, "Elder Shi, I believe he should be disqualified?"

"Since there's a problem with his cultivation, he must ensure his safety first and solve the problem. Otherwise, if something happens to him, it will not be beneficial for him and the others.

Shi Tianhao looked at him and reasoned it out, "That's right, the problem should be settled quickly. That's why he should meditate now. After he meditates, he can enter the Starry Treasure Pagoda."

"For those who don't want to wait for him, you can enter the pagoda and wait for him at the top."

Zhu Yong's expression changed, "How can this be?"

"There's nothing wrong." Shi Tianhao replied and smiled, "If others were assigned with him, the same conclusion will be made."

Zhu Yong said in a deep voice, "Are you trying to side with disciples from your own sect?"

"If you were the one with a problem, the rest of your group, including Yuncong and Zhao Huan, will have to wait for you. This is the rule. I am treating everyone in the same way. If you don't want to abide by the rules, you can scram. You are not fit to break the rules yet."

Shi Tianhao turned around and left and did not bother with Zhu Yong anymore. Zhu Yong and Zhu Yi might be brothers, but he was much older. Shi Tianhao did not even treat him like he was on the same level as him.

That was why when Zhao Huan and Zhu Yong squabbled, he did not even interfere. Zhu Yong's cultivation was suppressed by the Dharma Hall, thus Shi Tianhao let him clash with Zhao Huan. That was also a form of training for Zhao Huan.

Zhao Huan clasped his palm and fist towards the other two cultivators in his group, "Comrades, I'm sorry." After that, he sat on the ground along with Zhou Yuncong and laughed as he looked at Zhu Yong.

Zhu Yong was stunned speechless. He took in a deep breath before he calmed himself down. After that, he looked at Zhou Yuncong. He felt agitated.

If it was someone from another group, Zhu Yong did not mind raising his fists to attack that guy till he was kicked out.

But Zhou Yuncong was in the same group as him, thus he could not hit or scold him. It was fine for him to provoke Zhao Huan and Zhou Yuncong, but he was unwilling to be kicked out with them.

Right now, he could only watch Zhou Yuncong, as if he was protecting him.

This feeling caused him to feel agitated. He wished someone from another group would come to whack Zhou Yuncong until he was eliminated.

But the others were not dumb either. They knew what it meant to do that. With Zhou Yuncong around, it meant that this group had to wait for him. Without Zhou Yuncong, Zhu Yong and the rest had one less burden.

That was why Zhu Yong could only watch as the other 15 groups entered the pagoda. His heart sank.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know report chapter so we can fix it as soon as possible.

Report chapter

Chapter 675: Lin Feng's Teachings

Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

On Mount Yujing, inside the Central Great Pavilion, the Foundational Disciples were also watching the proceedings of the social gathering through a projection.

As they saw Zhu Yong, they were furious and scolded, "He is courting death!"

"He dares to provoke us on Mount Yujing, why does Grandmaster and the Elders not teach him a lesson?"

At this point, a projection of mana appeared in the pavilion suddenly. It consolidated to form the appearance of a young man. It was Xiao Yan.

As everyone saw him, they greeted him hurriedly, "Elder Xiao!"

Xiao Yan looked at them and smiled, "Not bad, all of you are in good spirits."

He pointed at Zhu Yong in the projection and laughed, "When I first joined the sect, your Grandmaster advised me something. This Zhu Yong is a good example. I shall tell all of you what he said."

The bunch of Foundational Disciples focused and listened to Xiao Yan seriously. After all, this was Lin Feng's advice from a long time ago. As Lin Feng became more and more mighty in recent years, the job of guiding and advising the Foundational Disciples was handed to Xiao Yan, Zhu Yi and the others. The Foundational Disciples rarely got to see Lin Feng and hear his advice.

Right now, Xiao Yan shared what he learnt when he first joined the sect many years ago. The bunch of Foundational Disciples were excited.

Xiao Yan laughed, "Your Grandmaster once said that the disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders can stand many things, but they cannot stand being bullied."

"When we are bullied by someone else, we will retaliate on our own. We won't be like kids and come crying to our Masters. We are not useless."

"If the junior one is defeated and the elder ones are provoked, you don't have to worry. When that happens, our own elders will stand up for you."

Xiao Yan laughed, "This was how I replied him."

"Even if the elder ones come up, I don't need you to stand up for me. I will cultivate well and seek him out again. When that happens, I will fight both junior and elder!"

The bunch of Foundational Disciples cheered before pondering over Xiao Yan's words. After a while, they replied, "We will work hard in our cultivation. We won't be complacent just because the sect is powerful."

Xiao Yan laughed, "The sect will always back all of you and provide a shelter for all of you. But if one is always protected by his parents, he will never grow up."

This was what Lin Feng always taught his disciples. Xiao Yan, Zhu Yi and the rest also inherited his thinking.

With Zhu Yong's case as an example, if he had a conflict with Zhao Huan, it was Zhao Huan's matter to solve. But if he was no match for Zhu Yong, then Dao Yuting, Xu Yunsheng, Ying Luozha and the rest could stand up for him.

If Zhu Hongwu was implicated, Lin Feng would stand up too.

Just like the conflict between Xu Yunsheng Ying Luozha and Du Ting Meng Bei. After Xu Yunsheng and Ying Luozha gained an upper hand over the other two, Du Ting and Meng Bei called up their Nascent Soul Stage Grandmaster to bully Ying Luozha and Xu Yunsheng. Zhu Yi couldn't sit and watch as his own disciples were bullied.

But if Xu Yunsheng was indeed inferior to Du Ting in terms of skill, there was nothing to complain about. He could only go home and cultivate. After he cultivated finish, he could then return and challenge Du Ting again.

The Celestial Sect of Wonders wouldn't be bullied, but they would not be sore losers too.

When Xiao Yan ascended Xingyun Peak previously and when Shi Tianhao fought Shi Tianyi, the same logic applied. The Supreme Radiance Swordmaster and the Great Void Sect Elders interfered, which led Lin Feng to step in too. But when Xiao Yan faced Murong Yanran and Shi Chongyun, Lin Feng did not interfere.

Lin Feng was very protective, but he also maintained that his own disciples had to be worthy of his protection. They had to be motivated to improve themselves. He hoped that the disciples that he nurtured were reliable. Even if they were not as reliable as a pillar, they had to be at least as reliable as a firm, foundation rock.

If they were those who entered the sect just to survive and planned to ride on the success and glory of the sect, they were just useless creatures and were ones that Lin Feng did not hoped to see in his sect.

The minimum requirement was for them to be confident and motivated.

If the other party was a respectable person, then it was fine. But if he was like a big kid and humiliated them and their families in front of their faces, their first reaction should be to retaliate and not to cry to their elders about the indignance.

Of course, this was a conflict between Zhu Yong and Zhao Huan and the rest. If he dared to bring it to Xiao Yan's level, or even mock Lin Feng, he would most certainly be killed instantly.

In reality, it was not only Lin Feng who rarely interfered in the conflicts between the junior disciples. The rest of the Immortal Soul Stage Elders also rarely stepped in too. They left it to the disciples to settle their own disputes.

It was only when the conflict rose to one between the sects did Lin Feng and the rest interfered.

Or when both parties already had a tense relationship with each other, a small dispute could catch the attention of the elders in both sects or powers.

During the Spiritual Conference of Huanghai, the Huo Clan disciples and the disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders were in disagreement with one another, but this did not seem to influence the interaction between Huo Xiu and Lin Feng.

Not to even mention Lin Feng, Xiao Yan, Zhu Yi and the rest did not even take it to heart. Life was never smooth-sailing. One would always meet different types of people and things. Even those from the same sect might be in disagreement with one another, not to even say those from other sects.

Only when one worked to overcome the problem could he train himself.

"Chen Xingyu from your sect is indeed special. He has followed in your footsteps." Lin Feng sat on the main seat and looked at the view of the Starry Treasure Pagoda that was projected, as he spoke with Lin Daohan.

Lin Daohan shook his head lightly, "Master Lin, you are too kind with your words. There are still many areas in which he has to improve on."

Inside the Starry Treasure Pagoda, the fastest two groups that were ascending were Xu Yunsheng's group and Chen Xingyu's group. They were fighting it out at the top.

The space in the pagoda was vast, just like the sea of stars. To ascend it, the appropriate small luminary had to be sought out. After that, the shift of this small luminary could be tapped on for them to ascend the pagoda.

The small luminary on the first level of the pagoda could only transport the cultivators to the second level. As the second level was reached, this luminary would start to descend. At this point, the cultivators had to give up this luminary and find another luminary that could help them ascend to the third level.

There were countless luminaries in the inside of the pagoda.

To find the appropriate luminary was the most basic test for the cultivators in this first stage. This stage was a test of their sensitivity and judgment.

Lin Daohan observed for a while before asking Lin Feng, "After stepping onto the luminaries, it seems like the stronger the powers of the cultivator, the faster the movement of the luminaries?"

Lin Feng smiled, "Yes, that is the case."

The speed of the shifts of the luminaries was not constant. The stronger the cultivators that were on the luminaries, the faster the luminaries shifted.

The bunch of Immortal Soul Stage Elders were enlightened and they nodded their heads slightly.

The Celestial Sect of Wonders set the rules and they planned for the cultivators to collaborate with one another. They tried to prevent them from working on their own. This was with reason. In theory, the more cultivators that were on the luminaries, the faster the luminaries shifted. As more of them worked together, their efficiency would be increased.

After discovering this point, Xu Yunsheng, Ying Luozha and Chen Xingyu co interacted with one another briefly. After a brief interaction from both groups, the ten cultivators combined to search for a luminary to step on. This gave both groups a bigger advantage over the rest.

There were many levels in the pagoda. For the top spot to be decided, it was likely for it to go down to the wire. As of now, there were still many levels for them to collaborate and extend their lead over the rest of the 14 groups.

Xu Yunsheng, Ying Luozha, Chen Xingyu and the rest made a choice that left many of the elders impressed.

Ascending the pagoda was not only about speed. Many obstacles had to be overcome too.

Illusory formations, meteor showers, polarity traps…there were different types of traps waiting for the cultivators as they ascended the pagoda. These terrible obstacles were simulated in the pagoda. Otherwise, if they were real, even Immortal Soul Stage Elders might not be safe.

Besides all these obstacles waiting for them, Shi Tianhao also threw the flesh of the Tao Wu inside. Some 'fun' was awaiting all of them now.

During the internal competition previously, every arena was planted with a fixed amount of Wuyang beasts.

Now, while there were many cultivators in the pagoda, the number of Wuyang beasts were even more. The Tao Wu's flesh was free to spawn as many of these beasts as they wanted. There seemed to be no control of their quantity. Very soon, the pagoda was filled with thousands of these beasts.

These Wuyang beasts also represented difficulties for the cultivators in the pagoda to overcome.

That was why it was a smart move for Xu Yunsheng, Chen Xingyu and the rest to collaborate.

After all, forgetting the rewards, the first thing they had to do was to reach the top of the pagoda.

Of course, while there were groups like Xu Yunsheng and Chen Xingyu who were willing to collaborate with each other, there were also groups that clashed as they faced each other.

Yang Likun from the Path of the Heaven-Born of the Samsara Sect and Liu Hang from the Path of Hell of the Samsara Sect conflicted with each other.

They were considered arch-enemies. But eventually, Yang Likun gained an upper hand.

His cultivation might be something else, but it was his control of the Red Lotus Fire that caught the attention of the Immortal Soul Stage Elders in the Grand Heavens Pavilion. His control was extremely exquisite, which was not something that could be achieved just through tireless cultivation. He had an innate talent for it.

As the lotus-shape flames landed on Liu Hang's formation, his formation was immediately razed completely.

Liu Hang did not dare to summon more of his powers to back up the formation. That was because the Red Lotus Fire could suck out his soul through his powers and send him for reincarnation.

The Red Lotus Fire was part of the Seven Legendary Primordial Fires. It's ferocity and brutality seemed to be superior to the other Primordial fires.

Because of these special characteristics of the Red Lotus Fire, it was very difficult for a cultivator to control and cultivate it. There were also very few people in the Path of the Heaven-Born that could cultivate it.

But Yang Likun's next action caused everyone to raise their brows.

As he conjured a spell, the Red Lotus Fire spread and converted into 18 petals of red lotus, surrounding Liu Hang. But they were not sticking close to him. They kept on draining Liu Hang's powers.

Because of the special characteristics of the Red Lotus Fire, every time it drained Liu Hang's powers, it was as if it was tearing a piece of flesh from Liu Hang's body, causing further damage to Liu Hang's soul. This entire process was brutal.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know report chapter so we can fix it as soon as possible.

Report chapter

Chapter 676: Delay?

Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

Liu Hang did his best to protect his own soul and his face was extremely pale. His forehead was streaming with beads of sweat.

"I've said before that someone as trashy as you better not rile me." Yang Likun's chubby cheeks jiggled and his eyes flashed with a vicious look. He laughed, "Don't worry, I won't use the Red Lotus Fire to swallow up your soul. In that way, the protective mechanism of this pagoda will be triggered. Just like that, I can slowly play with you."

Inside the Grand Heavens Pavilion, the Netherworld Holy Man was furious as he looked at Shen Qifeng, "Shen Qifeng, your disciple is too much."

Yang Likun was obviously tormenting Liu Hang, causing him to experience a torture worse than death.

Shen Qifeng smiled, "Elder Liu, don't be anxious. They are just sparring. There's no surprise attack, plotting or backstabbing involved. They are just exchanging tips with each other."

"Right now, inside the Celestial Sect of Wonders, with the protective mechanism present, nothing will happen. If this was outside, meeting a demon and getting murdered is something very common. This is only just a training."

Liu Zhikun's face turned black, "Training? The Red Lotus Fire damages the soul and foundation of a cultivator. Let's just forget that this is a torture for Liu Hang. But if this persists, his Aurous Core will be damaged beyond repair. His life will be spared, but he will be useless from then on."

"Are you telling me that this is just a training? Your disciple is doing this on purpose. Do you think that we are so easily bullied?"

Shen Qifeng laughed while shaking his head, "Why will I do so? Likun and Liu Hang may be from the Path of Heaven-Born and Path of Hell, but they are both from the Samsara Sect. They are just sparring with each other. They know what their boundaries are. You are over-exaggerating."

Liu Zhikun sniggered and his expression turned more and more fierce. Although the Six Paths of the Samsara Sect were not cordial with one another, they managed to maintain some form of harmony in front of the others. But Yang Likun's actions now were obviously crossing the boundaries.

At this point, inside the pagoda, between Yang Likun and Liu Hang, a streak of dim yellow water flow appeared and stopped Yang Likun's Red Lotus Fire.

As the water converged, it converted into a sharp water arrow and killed Liu Hang. The lethal blow sparked the protective mechanism of the Dharma Hall and saved Liu Hang's life. After that, he was escorted out of the Starry Treasure Pagoda.

Liu Hang's face was relieved. He thanked the lady who controlled the water flow.

Yang Likun's smile disappeared and he turned to Li Xingfei, "You helped him?"

The water was surging beside Li Xingfei, as if it was a dragon protecting her. She replied calmly, "Ascending the pagoda is our utmost priority. What you are doing now is wasting our time."

Yang Likun's eyes flashed with a ferocious gaze, "Busybody. If all of you can't wait, you can go first. I am able to settle all five of them on my own."

Li Xingfei answered indifferently, "I don't want someone to delay us."

Yang Likun laughed, "Delay? You better tell this to your own sect. I wonder whose disciple was the one who seemed fierce, but is actually useless."

"The gathering has already started, but he can go crazy. The Celestial Sect of Wonders don't need to fill up the numbers so badly, do they?"

Yang Likun continued with, "His Master is already someone who is filling up the numbers among the Immediate Disciples. But he is even worse. What's the point of such a faction in the Celestial Sect of Wonders? To embarrass the sect?"

Suddenly, Shen Qifeng's voice resonated in the pagoda, "Likun, stop shooting your mouth off. Otherwise, you'll receive your punishment back home."

Yang Likun's cheeks jiggled a little, "Okay, okay, I won't say anymore. But, Master, even if I don't say anything, the reality is there for all of us to see."

He laughed freakishly and did not bother with Li Xingfei anymore. The Red Lotus Fire was unleashed again, as Liu Hang's group was kicked out. But he did not torture them this time. Rather, he dealt them a lethal blow instantaneously and kicked them out.

Inside the Grand Heavens Pavilion, Yang Qing remained calm. Shen Qifeng apologized, "My disciple was unruly. I will punish him when we get back home."

Wang Lin turned to look at Shen Qifeng and was indifferent. He said, "We organized this gathering and invited all of you here to train the juniors. They are young and disobedient. It's nothing much."

"However, the gathering has just started. Whatever that is going to happen next, no one knows."

Shen Qifeng laughed, "With the Dharma Hall around, no one's life will be lost."

Wang Lin replied, "That is true. But there's a saying, 'Fate worse than Death'."

Shen Qifeng was quiet for a moment before he replied, "There are many unknown difficulties along the path of cultivation. Everyone has their own destiny."

Lin Feng did not say anything and just smiled. He turned his attention towards the projection of the Starry Treasure Pagoda.

Although he did not speak, everyone's vision followed his. Outside the pagoda, Zhou Yuncong finally opened his eyes and stood up.

Zhu Yong and the other two had already rushed into the pagoda after waiting for him for a while. They figured that if Zhou Yuncong entered later, he might fall out due to the various obstacles. When that happened, his performance would be excluded.

In that way, it was better than waiting for him outside the pagoda and wasting their time.

Only Zhao Huan remained outside and waited for him.

Zhou Yuncong saw Zhao Huan and was silent for a while. After that, he said, "You've been waiting for a long time."

Zhao Huan was a little anxious too, but he smiled, "It's just a gathering. We are fellow disciples after all."

Zhou Yuncong nodded his head lightly and did not say anything else. He walked towards the pagoda and Zhao Huan followed him.

As they reached the first level of the pagoda, a Wuyang beast came leaping towards them.

As they saw this scene, Yue Hongyan and Yang Qing looked at one another before they laughed bitterly.

Xiao Yan shook his head, "Tianhao is too vicious. He put the Tao Wu flesh on the first level. All the Wuyang beasts are gathering on the first level first before they are transported to the other levels using the powers of the pagoda. Most of them will be on the first level though."

Luo Qingwu sticked out her tongue, "It's just like letting loose a bunch of hunting dogs to chase after the disciples, causing them to ascend the pagoda even faster."

Li Yuanfang said, "Everyone has already left. Even the slowest of them all are on the third level. While many of the Wuyang beasts are already chasing them, most of them still remain on the first level."

Inside the Dharma Hall, all those who were watching this scene shook their heads.

Not only Zhou Yuncong, Zhao Huan was in trouble too. Out of the six seeded candidates of the Celestial Sect of Wonders, two of them were about to get eliminated now.

Someone could not watch this scene, "Zhou Yuncong has implicated his own fellow disciple."

Inside the room of the Samsara Sect, Du Ting could not help but laugh. "Regardless of the final result of this gathering, Zhou Yuncong's elimination is bound to make the Celestial Sect of Wonders a laughing stock.

Meng Bei commented, "Even if the other disciples perform well, they cannot hide this embarrassment. This guy has also wiped off the efforts of his fellow disciples."

Du Ting laughed, "You are right, Master."

Inside the Starry Treasure Pagoda, Zhao Huan looked at the countless Wuyang beasts leaping towards them and his brows raised. As he wanted to warn Zhou Yuncong, he saw Zhou Yuncong continue moving forward.

As Zhou Yuncong continued to inch forward, his body started to burn with a bright radiance. The Grand Sun Primordial fire was eye-blinding.

In the next moment, the radiance that was coming from Zhou Yuncong's body smashed right into the center of the pack of the Wuyang beasts!

A huge tremor expanded from the center and caused an earthquake. The space in the pagoda started to shake.

The Wuyang beasts that were around Zhou Yuncong were destroyed by the Grand Sun Primordial Fire that he unleashed.

Zhao Huan opened his eyes wide and looked at Zhou Yuncong. As he moved forward, any Wuyang beast that came dashing towards him was killed by the Grand Sun Primordial Fire.

Inside the Dharma Hall, the cultivators that watched this scene were shocked. Du Ting almost choked on his own saliva, "This guy, he actually…"

Meng Bei also raised his brows and snorted, "It's useless. There are too many of them. Even if he is talented, he can't hold off all of them."

Even an elephant can be taken down by many ants. Furthermore, the Wuyang beasts were extremely ferocious.

With such a huge number of them, even for Meng Bei who was an Aurous Core Stage cultivator, he could not handle them.

"After all, while his powers are strong, his foundation is unstable. He can go crazy easily. This is just a waste of his…energy…."

As Meng Bei was saying, his words came out slower and slower and his voice went softer and softer. His eyes became bigger and bigger.

Inside the pagoda, Zhou Yuncong remained indifferent as he was surrounded. But he soon conjured a ferocious, killing aura around him which was fiercer than the Wuyang beasts!

The golden flames around him disappeared and converted into a dark and brutal gas that surrounded him.

Zhao Huan was shocked as he looked at Zhou Yuncong. He felt fearful in his heart. His intuition told him to turn around and leave. The further he was from Zhou Yuncong, the better.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know report chapter so we can fix it as soon as possible.

Report chapter

Chapter 677: Merciless Character in Every Generation!

Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

Zhou Yuncong stretched out his right hand and his palm struck space like a dagger.

A streak of black gas swept across space.

The three Wuyang beasts that were blocking Zhou Yuncong could not react in time and they were chopped into halves.

Zhou Yuncong struck again and another five Wuyang beasts were killed.

It was extremely brutal. The Wuyang beasts that troubled the Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators were totally disregarded by Zhou Yuncong. As he struck a couple of times, more than 20 Wuyang beasts had been killed.

There were those with high cultivation and sharp eyes among the audience that could confirm that Zhou Yuncong had not unleashed his full potential yet. His powers were extremely nourished. Killing all these Wuyang beasts was nothing to him.

Not only was it comfortable for him, as Zhou Yuncong progressed forward, the number of Wuyang beasts that he killed were more and more. His killing aura also became thicker and thicker as he moved along. It was as if he was a ferocious dagger that flashed with a fierce radiance as it was drawn.

The Wuyang beasts were not dumb. After they were at a disadvantage, they would gather their compatriots first before surrounding Zhou Yuncong again.

But it was useless.

Zhou Yuncong easily swept away those who came. Wherever the black gas crossed, blood was shed.

Such a ferocious display could not be measured using the standard of a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator anymore.

Inside the Grand Heavens Pavilion, a bunch of Immortal Soul Stage Elders looked at this brutal young man and raised their brows. They were all focused on the black gas that had totally engulfed Zhou Yuncong.

"Don't tell me…this is the Yang Incinerating Entity?" Yan Mingyue looked at Lin Feng and the rest shockingly. Lin Feng smiled slightly, "Sorry to have made ourselves a laughing stock."

Yan Mingyue shook her head and complimented, "I didn't think that I will ever see someone who has the Yang Incinerating Entity in my life."

Even Lin Daohan was slightly stunned and agreed with what Yan Mingyue said. That was because the Yang Incinerating Entity was too rare. It was even rarer than a Pure Yin or Pure Yang body.

Furthermore, for someone who possessed the Yang Incinerating Entity, as this characteristic of his was displayed, the person might not survive. The Yin energy in his body would be wiped out and he would perish along with the Yin energy.

That was why many of those with the Yang Incinerating Entity were never known. They perished along with this special body of theirs, unknowingly.

Only those who discovered this quality of theirs and were accepted into a powerful sect, guided with elite mantras and taught how to adjust their body were able to control the Yin energy in their body, thus preserving their lives.

Those with the Yang Incinerating Entity did not seem to be poorer in cultivating Yang-type mantras as compared to those with Pure Yang bodies. In fact, they were even more practical in using these mantras.

With Zhou Yuncong as an example, he incinerated the Yang energy in his body to conjure up the Yang Incinerating energy, that could boost his own powers. He obtained a destructive power that was far beyond his current cultivation.

Xiao Yan laughed, "My Fifth Junior's own cultivation hasn't seen much progress, and it seems to draw a lot of disdain from the juniors? That's because he spent most of his energy on guiding his own disciple."

Yang Qing smiled, "With so many Immortal Soul Stage Elders around, Senior, don't compliment me so heavily. I am indeed the lousiest all of us."

Zhou Yuncong bashed his way through the shifting luminaries on the second level of the pagoda. Wherever he went, the corpses of the Wuyang beasts could be found.

The Wuyang beasts did not even come singly. They circled Zhou Yuncong, but they were ultimately killed.

The entire first level of the pagoda seemed to have been drenched in the smell of blood, as if it was hell.

Yan Mingyue saw this scene and could not help but turn to Lin Daohan, "Xingyu has an opponent now."

Lin Daohan saw this and nodded his head, "Not bad."

Shen Qifeng looked at Zhou Yuncong. After a while, he shook his head and laughed, "Luckily this is in the Dharma Hall. Serves my unruly disciple right for what he did." As he said, he looked at Zhu Hongwu.

Zhu Hongwu sat in the pavilion and remained silent. He turned his attention towards the light projection. Zhu Yong was climbing onto a luminary and was advancing to a higher level.

Shi Yu's voice resonated at this point, "Congratulations Master Lin, there's a budding talent among your junior disciples."

After hearing Shi Yu's words, Lin Feng smiled, "You are too kind with your words, Comrade Shi. My junior disciples still need some training. They are still far off from being good."

Huo Xiu suddenly said, "He has a strong killer aura."

If others said something like this, he would be accused of trying to pick a fight. But since it was Huo Xiu, no one suspected him of doing so. Among all those present, regardless of their cultivation, he was among the top few with the fiercest killer aura.

Lin Feng smiled, "But I can't give him to you. Don't miss him too much."

Huo Xiu shook his head and did not speak.

Everyone's gaze scanned Xiao Yan and thought to themselves, "Will the Celestial Sect of Wonders produce such a merciless character in every generation?"

Following that, everyone looked at Yang Qing. As they looked at him, someone thought, "Zhou Yuncong is so brutal, but he is under someone like him. Don't tell me that he is supposed to suppress Zhou Yuncong's killer aura?"

The bunch of Immortal Soul Stage Elders were focused on Zhou Yuncong and his special talent. With his talent, it would not be wasted for him to be under the Celestial Sect of Wonders. His future was unlimited.

His deep talents would be converted into practical power and it was something that could not be stopped.

But as the leaders of their respective sects, the Immortal Soul Stage Elders were more focused on the bigger picture. They were observing the performances of everyone in the Starry Treasure Pagoda.

But the cultivators in the Dharma Hall were not peaceful.

Before this gathering, everyone was guessing whether the disciples of Xiao Yan, Zhu Yi and the rest could be as invincible as their elders.

Would the Celestial Sect of Wonders fall in their third generation or would they have successors?

The young cultivators from the other sects were also yearning to challenge the disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders and defeat them.

However, it seemed that the Celestial Sect of Wonders was as powerful as ever. Many of them were even worried for their own disciples.

For those inside the Starry Treasure Pagoda, they could not have known what was happening on the first level of the pagoda. They did not know that the person that they were mocking earlier on was now hot on their heels, even though he was lagging at the start.

His momentum caused some of the younger cultivators who were just spectators to feel the pressure and they almost couldn't catch their breaths.

"Zhou Yuncong may be strong, but Lei Jie may not be weaker than him!" Someone from the Lei Clan muttered, "Lei Jie can win him, definitely!"

He kept on saying, until he frustrated the fellow clan members around him. "Naturally so. While Zhou Yuncong is strong, Lei Jie can definitely win him. This gathering organized by the Celestial Sect of Wonders is the stage for Lei Jie to shine!"

While he might say so, this Lei Clan disciple knew that this was not the case. He looked at the light projection, as if it gave him confidence, "This must be the case. Without Shi Tianyi, who else can steal Lei Jie's glory?"

"Erm…Shi Tianhao is not counted, he…he is the Immediate Disciple of the Celestial Sect of Wonders. He can't be counted! His juniors can't match up to Lei Jie."

In the light projection, there was a tall youth who seemed to be around 20 years old. His cultivation could be identified by those who were sharp. He was around as old as he looked.

This youth was charming and had a resilient look. He was advancing in the pagoda on his own and did not work with others. Those in the same group as him were far lagging behind him. They could not match up to his speed. The various obstacles and Wuyang beasts in the pagoda were settled by him.

Before Shi Tianhao and the rest from the Celestial Sect of Wonders rose, Lei Jie was recognized as only inferior to Shi Tianyi.

Two Wuyang beasts leaped behind him. Lei Jie did not stop and did not turn around either. Around his body, a bright green light flashed on his body. It was as if a lightning web had covered his entire body. As it came out very suddenly, the Wuyang beasts that leaped towards him could not dodge in time and they were electrified by the green light.

Lei Jie's rhythm was not disturbed and he continued to move forward.

Inside the Grand Heavens Pavilion, Shi Yu witnessed all of this and did not speak. Whereas the Vivant Joy Holy Man looked at Lei Lie, "The Nine Qi True Thunder Form is indeed special. It is indeed as powerful as it has been claimed to be."

Lei Lie looked at Lei Jie inside the pagoda and was comforted. But he still shook his head, "You are too kind with your words. Lei Jie still has a lot of weaknesses. He is arrogant and needs more training. Sorry to have made ourselves a laughing stock. Please forgive us."

Although Lei Jie knew that the final result was dependent on his small group, he still continued to move on his forward.

At the same time, in the Central Great Pavilion, among the Foundational disciples, there was another youth who was around 15 years old. He looked calm and was observing Lei Jie.

The Foundational Disciples around him also glanced at him from time and time. They alternated between looking at him and Lei Jie.

That was because he looked very similar to Lei Jie. Everyone suspected that they were related to each other.

The youth looked at Lei Jie and retracted his gaze after a while. He then looked at the others in the pagoda.

Inside the pagoda, Lei Jie sensed something and shook his head slightly. He said to himself, "Even if you join the Celestial Sect of Wonders, I will still be stronger than you. I will prove that I'm the successful one. You are the failure!"

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know report chapter so we can fix it as soon as possible.

Report chapter

Chapter 678: Second Stage

Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

Inside the Grand Heavens Pavilion, the Thunderclouds Holy Man said to Lei Lie peacefully, "Comrade Lei, my previous suggestion is still feasible. What do you think?"

As they looked at the Thunderclouds Holy Man and Lei Lie, the rest of the Immortal Soul Stage Elders' expressions changed.

The Purple Clouds Sect that the Thunderclouds Holy Man controlled came from the Omnipotent Thunder Lord, inheriting the strongest thunder spell in the Heavens and Earth, the Great Way of the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder. They had always been regarded as the strongest sect in terms of thunder-type mantras.

The Lei Clan was also another great power that cultivated thunder-type mantras. They also practiced thunder-type mantras, but they were inferior to the Purple Clouds Sect.

If Lei Jie joined the Purple Clouds Sect, he would have a better development path.

Lei Lie said, "Your kind intentions are appreciated by my entire clan and we are eternally grateful to you." His words suggested that he rejected the proposition by the Thunderclouds Holy Man.

"Oh?" The gaze of the Thunderclouds Holy Man flashed and it flashed across Zhu Hongwu. "So, it's like that. So, there's the chance of inheriting the mantras of Emperor Tai. No wonder, no wonder."

In the history of the Divine Lands, the mantras of the Thunder Lord were the best in terms of thunder-type mantas. The grandmaster of the Purple Clouds Sect, the Purple Clouds Holy Man, was the Immediate Disciple of the Thunder Lord. But he did not inherit the entire abilities of his Master. The Purple Clouds Sect was very dedicated in trying to re-surface the entire Great Way of the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder all these years.

And besides the mantras of the Thunder Lord, the most famous thunder-type mantras in the history of the human cultivation world belonged to Emperor Tai.

Emperor Tai was resourceful and he cultivated all sorts of mantra, including the Great Chaos True Thunder Manual. It did not seem to be inferior to the mantras that had been passed down in the Purple Clouds Sect.

After the Lei Clan supported the Great Zhou Empire, they managed to obtain this mantra. Not only did Lei Jie cultivate the Great Chaos True Thunder Manual, he even obtained the opportunity to cultivate other mantras of Emperor Tai. He became a rising talent nurtured by the Great Zhou Empire.

Lei Lie replied with a definitive answer and the Thunderclouds Holy Man could accept that. He did not broach the subject anymore and turned his attention back to the social gathering.

In the Starry Treasure Pagoda, there were many things going on. There were people who went solo like Lei Jie, while there were also those who worked together like Xu Yunsheng and Chen Xingyu. There were also groups that colluded together against other groups.

Ke Jing and another disciple from the Heavenly Temple with a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivation were not very fortunate. They were in the same group, and their group conflicted with some other group. Eventually, they were surrounded by other groups and they were implicated.

The two of them were not eliminated, but they activated a mana restriction of the shifting luminaries in the pagoda and went from the fifth level to the second level. Their previous efforts were wasted and left the two of them frustrated.

As time passed, the gaps between the groups also widened. This did not mean that those groups which were lagging were weaker. It was more because of the conflicts between members in the same group, which affected the results greatly.

Xu Yunsheng Ying Luozha's group as well as Chen Xingyu's group were the leading two groups. As they combined strength, they took a resounding lead over the rest. Only when they reached the ninth level of the pagoda did they go their separate ways and sought their own paths.

At this point, it was the time for both groups to challenge each other and see who would take top spot at the tenth level of the pagoda.

Suddenly, Chen Xingyu's group's luck did not seem so well as one of the members activated the mana restrictions of the shifting luminaries accidentally. From the ninth level, he fell back to the seventh level.

Everyone was panicking now. Inside the Grand Heavens Pavilion, Lin Daohan and Yan Mingyue looked at each other and shook their heads.

In the group that Chen Xingyu was in, someone scolded, "What's wrong with that guy? The restrictions were so obvious and no one even attacked him. How could he have activated it?"

"What should we do, do we wait for him at the top?" Another person raised his brows. He was called Kang Hai and he came from the Heavenly Master Sword Sect. He looked at Chen Xingyu, "If he is eliminated, then it's fine. But if he survives, we may waste too much waiting for him."

Chen Xingyu maintained his coolness, "Let's go back and find him. We are a group after all."

The person who complained at the start groaned, "Why should we care about him?"

Chen Xingyu said, "Helping him means we are helping ourselves. Although we are from different sects, we are still groupmates now. Even if our lives are not in danger during this gathering, we may still meet all sorts of obstacles and dangers when we go out with others in the future."

Kang Hai and the other two pondered for a while before they agreed. They followed Chen Xingyu and activated the mana restrictions. They all fell back to the seventh level.

And on the other side, Xu Yunsheng and Ying Luozha's group became the first to ascend the top of the pagoda.

Shi Tianhao was smiling as he waited for them at the top, "Not bad, not bad. Faster than what I expected."

He clapped his hands and five white jade rocks appeared in front of Xu Yunsheng and the rest. "This Exquisite Jade Heart is the first reward of this gathering. All of you will get one. Keep it properly."

Xu Yunsheng and the rest received the jade over and were excited. The Exquisite Jade Heart was a rare treasure, but it could increase the sensitivity of a cultivator to the spiritual energy in the Heavens and Earth. This was very beneficial to those in the Foundation Establishment Stage.

The Exquisite Jade Heart could also help an Aurous Core Stage cultivator in the Beginner Stage to nurture his powers as he prepared to overcome the Tribulations of the Yin Fire. This increased his probability of reaching the Intermediate Stage of the Aurous Core Stage.

Ying Luozha kept the Exquisite Jade Heart and asked, "Elder, you said that after we complete the first stage, we can move on to the second stage immediately. What are the contents of the second stage? Do we still have to proceed in groups?"

Shi Tianhao smiled while shaking his head, "The second stage is an individual segment."

He gestured in space and a light door appeared in space. Through the light door, Xu Yunsheng, Ying Luozha and the rest could see the view on the other side. It was a completely different and independent world.

There were many things that could be seen in this world. Forests, snow fields, deserts, grasslands and even the sea.

As Shi Tianhao grabbed using his hands, a streak of flowing light flew out of the small world. He grabbed the light, but it was actually a huge and weird beast. The beast had two wings on its back and prickly fur. It looked like a cow yet it looked like a tiger too. As it roared, it seemed like a bark too. The beast was struggling.

Xu Yunsheng and Ying Luozha had been in the Celestial Sect of Wonders for quite some time. They were considered quite knowledgeable. As they saw the beast, they were stunned, "Qiong Qi?"

The beast was from the Qiong Qi demonic tribe, another member of the Four Imemorial Fearsome Beasts. It was a pure-blood Qiong Qi that was in Shi Tianhao's hands. The small world that it was in suppressed its demonic powers. It was only in the realm of a Demonic General, which was equivalent to the Foundation Establishment Stage in terms of human cultivation.

But even so, this Qiong Qi was not ordinary. Not any Aurous Core Stage cultivator could deal with it.

The Four Immemorial Fearsome Beasts were special in their own way. The Taoties engulfed everything, the Hun Duns destroyed everything and the Tao Wus were extremely stubborn.

The powers of the Qiong Qi were similar to the Blood River Primordial Water. They stained the powers of others and violated the spiritual energy of the Heavens and Earth.

The small world on the opposite of the light door had spiritual energy that flowed in a haphazard manner, something that was disliked.

That Qiong Qi roared at Shi Tianhao, "You were not killed at the Ancient Huanghai World by my tribe leader, but you will perish in the hands of the Nine Luminaries Heaven-Crushing Formation one day. You will die in the hands of the Qiong Qi demonic tribe and become our food!"

Shi Tianhao replied, "If it was not for the fact that you taste bad, you would have been in my stomach already."

As he said this, Xu Yunsheng and Ying Luozha were speechless. Their own elder was more brutal than the Qiong Qi.

Shi Tianhao knocked on the head of the Qiong Qi and laughed towards Xu Yunsheng and Ying Luozha, "This is a Qiong Qi that your Master, Third Elder Uncle and I managed to capture when we went to the Barren Expanses. But it's a pity he's not in the Demon Lord realm."

He pointed to the world on the other side of the light door, "Inside this world, there are hundreds of Qiong Qis. There are some who are Demonic Commanders, but their powers have been suppressed till the Demonic General realm. The aim of the second stage is to hunt these Qiong Qis."

"In the body of every Qiong Qi is a golden ring. The final goal is to retrieve the golden ring."

"Whoever gets 15 rings will leave the world within 15 minutes and he will have completed the second stage."

"One thing to take note of is that the Qiong Qis are also protected by the Dharma Hall. Once they die, they will disappear and the golden ring will disappear too."

Xu Yunsheng and the rest looked at one another. This meant that they had to capture the Qiong Qis alive, which was much more difficult.

Shi Tianhao looked at the junior disciples in front of him and said slowly, "In the second stage, all of you can take one another's golden ring.

"This stage aims to test your adaptability in a complex environment when you are on your own. Of course, you can collaborate with others privately. This is all voluntary. But the Voice-Projecting Crystal can't be used or you can't communicate with others using your powers in this small world."

"Furthermore, after you pass through the light door, your position in the small world is randomly allocated. No one can confirm who or what will be around them."

Ying Luozha's eyes brightened and he turned to look at Xu Yunsheng. Xu Yunsheng did not avoid his glance and the competitive streaks in both of them were alive.

Shi Tianhao said, "The last point is that only the first eight to pass the second stage will move to the third stage."

Xu Yunsheng and the rest were stunned. As compared to the first round where only half of the competitors were eliminated, the elimination rate of the second round was much greater.

Eight groups of people meant that there were around 40 people who passed the first stage. But only eight of them would pass the next stage.

"The victors in the second stage will also be rewarded. The first placing gets a Nascent Soul Stage magic item." Shi Tianhao continued saying, "At the same time, the rankings of the second stage will affect the third stage."

"Although the five of you have an upper hand and can enter the small world earlier, it doesn't mean that all five of you will have the last laugh. All of you will still have to work hard."

After hearing the reward, Xu Yunsheng and the rest were stunned. Most of those who participated in this gathering were only in the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Ying Luozha did not speak and burst through the light door. Xu Yunsheng and the other three were not willing to lag behind and they entered through the light door together.

Inside the Grand Heavens Pavilion, Lin Feng smiled as he saw this scene. He shook his head and turned his attention towards another group in the pagoda. He stared at one of the youth in black and thought curiously, "How will you perform?"

That youth had a straight figure like a long sword. He did not seem eye-catching and looked normal. But he had a special stature that was mysterious too.

He was the disciple of the Ethereal Mountain Sect, Chu Yang.

He also took part in this gathering, but he appeared very ordinary. In his group, he did not take charge either. He only followed his group up the pagoda. They were not fast, but they were not slow either.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know report chapter so we can fix it as soon as possible.

Report chapter

Chapter 679: None of My Business

Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

Chu Yang also took part in this gathering. But his performance was neither good nor bad. It was simply ordinary.

That was in line with his status as an Ethereal Mountain Sect disciple. Out of all the great powers that attended this gathering, the Ethereal Mountain Sect was one of the lowlier ones.

Chu Yang did not perform badly, which was something deserving of notice by the elders.

After all, his original cultivation was in the Aurous Core Stage. Even when he was suppressed till the Foundation Establishment Stage, his performance was still not affected.

However, he just earned himself the right to be treated normally. It was not as if anyone would be impressed or fearful because of his performance. That was because those in the same group as him had hidden talents.

Huang Zhenting from the Celestial Sect of Wonders, who was one of the best performers in the internal competition.

A rising talent from the Great Qin Empire's royal family, Shi Yu's youngest daughter, Shi Jingyun.

Successive Disciple from the earliest batch of the Celestial Sect of Wonders, disciple from the Inferno Precipice, Yan Wuwei.

Even the remaining Xiang Heng was an elite cultivator from the Great Zhou Empire. His cultivation was in the Aurous Core Stage, but in the Starry Treasure Pagoda, his cultivation was suppressed till the Foundation Establishment Stage like Chu Yang. In fact, his cultivation was the highest among everyone in this group.

In reality, Xiang Heng was a sociable person. His words were able to allow Huang Zhenting, Shi Jingyun and the others to accept him. As he was the most experienced and had the highest cultivation, this group of cultivators acknowledged him as their leader.

"Your junior that went crazy, will he be fine?" Xiang Heng asked Yan Wuwei and Huang Zhenting.

He was not that old either. He also had a round face, which made him seem very friendly as he smiled.

Yan Wuwei sighed, "He will be fine, but his time has been delayed greatly. I believe that he has not much chance left. It's a pity that Fifth Junior Uncle only has one disciple."

Xiang Heng also felt that it was pity. "Indeed, this is a pity. But why will he go crazy suddenly?"

Yan Wuwei pursed his lips, "Who knows, Junior Zhou rarely interacts with anyone. Even we don't know."

Huang Zhenting complained, "It's not his first time. I've seen it before…"

Xiang Heng's gaze flashed, "Oh?"

"He must have a taken a shortcut in his cultivation. He is also such a loner. I believe that he is not very receptive to Fifth Junior Uncle's teachings. He is always trying to learn things on his own." Yan Wuwei laughed and his body blocked Xiang Heng's view, as he shook his head at Huang Zhenting.

Fatty was also growing older gradually. He also left the mountain for training often and was much more mature than when he was younger. He seemed to be blabbering too much, but he was no longer as big-mouthed as before.

He also did not realize anything weird about Xiang Heng, but he did think that it was not necessary for him to share too much about his own fellow disciple with others. While he chatted with Xiang Heng along the way, everything that he said was just nonsense. There was nothing valuable that he revealed.

But a leopard can't change its spots. Yan Wuwei was also very curious about Zhou Yuncong's situation. But he did not have to reveal this in front of Xiang Heng.

Chu Yang remained quiet and followed instructions. The only thing lacking were the words "None of My Business" on his head.

But he was observing his own groupmates along the way and he made an analysis on all of them quickly.

Xiang Heng was a smooth person and had tricks up his sleeves. But he was not discreet enough. His actions of befriending Huang Zhenting and Yan Wuwei seemed too deliberate. His words revealed his intention of fishing news from the two Celestial Sect of Wonders' disciples.

He seemed to be very concerned about Zhou Yuncong, or he might be planning something.

Yan Wuwei was clumsy in minor things, but was reliable in carrying out bigger things. His cultivation was slightly weak, as he was only in the Intermediate Stage of the Foundation Establishment Stage. He was not that intelligent either. If Chu Yang was the one fishing news from him, he could do it better than Xiang Heng.

Huang Zhenting was acknowledged as a talent in terms of his cultivation, but he was not stable enough.

Shi Jingyun was the same. She and Huang Zhenting were very similar. Because of her background, she seemed a little more pampered than Huang Zhenting.

Throughout this journey, the only reason why the group was not harmonious was because of the two of them. It was as if they were destined enemies. From the start when they saw each other, they did not like each other already.

Chu Yang, Yan Wuwei and Xiang Heng had to mediate between the both of them apart from tackling the various problems along the way. They were left with a big headache.

They finally managed to reach the top of the pagoda. After claiming their rewards and hearing Shi Tianhao introduced the rules of the second stage, Shi Jingyun leaped to one side before snorting at Huang Zhenting, "Finally, I don't have to travel with this asshole anymore!"

Huang Zhenting waved his fist at her, "You are the asshole. Don't come crying to me when you are taken away by the Qiong Qis!"

Shi Jingyun retorted, "I wonder who it was who almost cried when he faced the meteor showers?"

Yan Wuwei was annoyed, "Are the two not tired of quarreling with each other?"

Huang Zhenting and Shi Jingyun quarreled before they advanced towards the light door. As they saw the actions of each other, they stopped and glared at each other. They were unwilling to give way to the other party.

"Two imps!" Yan Wuwei shook his head and entered the light door first. Chu Yang and Xiang Heng also followed him with frustrated looks on their faces.

As Xiang Heng entered the door, he turned his head to look behind. It seemed as if he was looking at Huang Zhenting and Shi Jingyun, but he was in fact looking back at the Starry Treasure Pagoda.

Inside the Grand Heavens Pavilion, Lin Feng and the rest were also observing the scenes inside the Starry Treasure Pagoda. At this point, which eight groups could enter the second stage was already very obvious.

The levels of the pagoda could only be ascended one by one. But if one activated the mana restrictions, they could fall many levels. The only thing that could affect the rankings of the groups were the mana restrictions.

But they were very obvious. In most cases, if they were not disturbed, nothing would happen.

Thus, the situation was more or less obvious. The only doubt was whether Zhou Yuncong's group could squeeze into the top eight.

Zhou Yuncong and Zhao Huan rushed their way to the top and had already passed half of the people. Zhou Yuncong was extremely domineering, but Zhao Huan was not lacking either. Although he was only in the Intermediate Stage of the Foundation Establishment Stage, because of the void elixir in his body, his powers were far beyond most Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators.

But to stabilize his foundation, he decided to slow down his cultivation speed.

At this point, inside the Starry Treasure Pagoda, he combined with Zhou Yuncong to increase their speed of ascension.

This caused them to quickly catch up with Zhu Yong and the other two. This caused all three of them to be shocked.

"Junior Zhou, we have already caught up so much. In the next stage, we may be able to move on our own or we may be regrouped. You can settle scores with him then." Zhao Huan stopped Zhou Yuncong and advised him.

Zhou Yuncong did not stop and forced his way to Zhu Yong, with a cold glare in his eyes.

Zhu Yong creased his brows. For him to catch up so fast, it must either be his luck was good or he activated some sort of mechanism that sent him all the way up. Otherwise, he must be some exceptional talent. Since the situation was unclear, he was undecided which of the options was the most plausible.

But he was not afraid. He laughed at Zhou Yuncong sarcastically. He was yearning for Zhou Yuncong to lay a move on him.

Zhao Huan grabbed Zhou Yuncong's arm and said, "Fifth Junior Uncle only has you as his disciple. It's only you from the Nirvana World who has taken part in this gathering. If you don't pass the first stage, Fifth Junior Uncle's face will be lost."

As he heard this, Zhou Yuncong stopped and stared at Zhu Yong. After a while, he turned and nodded at Zhao Huan. He did not bother with Zhu Yong anymore and moved forward on his own.

Zhao Huan followed him. The other two cultivators were a little hesitant and awkward, but they chased them.

Zhu Yong stared at Zhou Yuncong's back and his eyes squinted gradually. As Zhou Yuncong glared at him for the last time, he felt a sense of crisis. That feeling was similar to the one he felt in the battlefield when he almost died.

Inside the Grand Heavens Pavilion, as Yue Hongyan saw this scene, she stared at Zhu Yong coldly. She turned to look at Yang Qing, "Congratulations, Fifth Junior."

Yang Qing smiled and replied, "Yuncong has always been a kid who is cold on the outside but warm in the outside. I know that."

Wang Lin was silent for a while before he said, "For those who can appreciate him, they can tap on this virtue of his. But for those who are scheming, they will always try to exploit his weak spot."

Yang Qing bit his lips and looked at his own disciple before sighing.

Xiao Yan snorted, "Hey!"

Wang Lin and the rest were slightly stunned. They turned over and saw Xiao Yan starring at a light projection. It was not the view of the Starry Treasure Pagoda, but the small world in the second stage.

Wang Lin took a look too and his brows raised. His gaze turned cold.

In the small world, on a cliff, a young lady in purple was surrounded by five Qiong Qis. She was Li Xingfei.

At the bottom of the cliff was a deep valley. It was not the same as a normal deep valley. There were lightning and fire spurting out from it. It was extremely dangerous. For a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator to land inside, death was inevitable.

The powers of a pure-blood Qiong Qi were much superior than those of Wuyang beasts.

And at this point, a fat figure appeared not far from the cliff. His chubby face and squinty eyes revealed a vicious radiance, as he stared at Li Xingfei while laughing.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know report chapter so we can fix it as soon as possible.

Report chapter

Chapter 680: Celestial Sect of Wonders' Disciple About to Lose?

Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

The Wuyang beasts were only demonic freaks spawned from the evil energy of the Tao Wus, whereas the Qiong Qis were one of the Four Immemorial Fearsome Beasts like the Tao Wus. The difference between the Wuyang beasts and the Qiong Qis was very big.

Furthermore, the intelligence of the Qiong Qis was undoubtedly higher than the Wuyang beasts. Initially, they did not know why Li Xingfei and the rest came in for. As they saw Li Xingfei, Xu Yunsheng and the others capturing some of the Qiong Qis and obtained the golden rings, these Qiong Qis started to react.

Damn it, the Celestial Sect of Wonders had actually used them as training tools for their own disciples. The golden rings that were buried in their bodies previously had to be retrieved by the disciples.

"Let's see who hunts who first!" The Qiong Qis reacted and started to gather in their packs. These packs moved together.

To increase the difficulty level, Lin Feng prohibited the participants from communicating through the Voice-Projecting Crystal. But he allowed the Qiong Qis to communicate with one another.

Furthermore, the positions of the cultivators when they entered this small world were mixed up randomly, thus as they entered the small world, they were actually surrounded by the Qiong Qis.

Some of the cultivators were ganged up against by the Qiong Qis and received lethal blows. As the protective mechanism of the Dharma Hall was activated, they were eliminated.

Those who were watching all of this started to become very tensed up. They realized that the elimination rate in the second stage was much higher than the first stage for a reason. That was because the second stage was much more difficult than the first stage.

Li Xingfei was now attacked by five Qiong Qis at one shot. She controlled the River Styx Primordial Water. The special characteristic of the River Styx Primordial Water was that it did not fear being stained by the powers of the Qiong Qi. This made Li Xingfei much more relaxed when she dealt with the Qiong Qis, as compared to the others.

But the difficulty was still there. Especially since Li Xingfei still had to be wary of the deep valley at the bottom of the cliff. The ferocious lightning and fire that were spurting from the deep valley was too much even for an Aurous Core Stage cultivator to bear.

Li Xingfei exhibited the Spell of Geography from the Eight Spells of Heavens and Earth. The streaks of River Styx Primordial Water intersected to form webs that protected her. The Qiong Qis were separated from her.

But as the five Qiong Qis summoned their powers together, they surrounded her. She was about to be eliminated.

"It's a pity that I can't get all five rings now." Li Xingfei was in danger, but she remained calm. She did not panic but shook her head in pity.

The Qiong Qis were naturally fierce and powerful. To kill them was not easy already, not to even mention capturing them alive.

But Li Xingfei was decisive. She clasped her palms and the Heavenly Extreme Path Sutra she inherited from Wang Lin was unleashed.

The brutal and violent powers of the sutra expanded, seemingly causing an apocalypse.

The River Styx Primordial Water revolved around Li Xingfei and it exploded in all directions suddenly, destroying anything that was blocking in.

Even the Qiong Qis were scared, as if they were facing a huge disaster.

The last spell of the Eight Spells of the Heavens and Earth, Absolute Destruction!

The brutal powers of Li Xingfei spread and caused the mountain cliff beneath her to destruct and convert into powder.

The Qiong Qis were all shocked and they fell towards the deep valley along with Li Xingfei.

"You want us to perish with you, not so easy!" The Qiong Qis flapped their wings and flew up.

Li Xingfei looked at them and smiled, "Perish together? Who wants to perish with you all?"

She kept on conjuring different spells and streaks and streaks of mana flew out. They reached above the Qiong Qis. Before the Qiong Qis could react, the Reversal Spell of the Eight Spells of the Heavens and Earth was unleashed.

The Heavens and Earth was reversed. Initially, the Qiong Qis were on top, but now they were at the bottom. Whereas Li Xingfei was now above the Qiong Qis.

Li Xingfei did not stop moving her hands and summoning her powers. The Spell of Geography was unleashed again and streaks and streaks of the River Styx Primordial Water intersected and converted into a huge web which caught the Qiong Qis. Following that, the more brutal Absolute Destruction spell attacked the Qiong Qis.

The Successive Disciples from the Celestial Sect of wonders were now watching this entire scene from the Dharma Hall. Sun Xueer opened her mouth and shouted, "Good job Senior Li!"

The fellow disciples around her nodded their heads too.

As the last spell of the Eight Spells of the Heavens and Earth, the Absolute Destruction was extremely powerful. It was the last trump card of the disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders, but it expended a lot of energy too.

This spell was reincarnated from the "Hong (Vast)" word from the Xuanhuang Four-Word Mantra and the Grand Moon Flash Flood Mantra. It unleashed the entire powers of a cultivator. Generally speaking, the average disciple would be helpless after unleashing this spell. Their powers would be expended.

But Li Xingfei did not just unleash this spell twice. She even included the Reversal Spell and the Spell of Geography in between. This seemed to violate the common knowledge of the Celestial Sect of Wonders' disciples.

Normally, if the five Qiong Qis combined strength and attacked, the Spell of Geography would be unable to trap them. They would still be able to escape and free themselves of the restraint of the River Styx Primordial Water. But as Li Xingfei unleashed the spells in succession, there were no gaps for the Qiong Qis to escape.

As the frightening powers of the Absolute Destruction came bearing down on them, even if the five Qiong Qis burdened them together, they still had to be careful. They did not have any more strength to deal with the Spell of Geography.

Furthermore, as the lightning and fire spurted out from the deep valley, they also had no choice but to divide their powers to face the different obstacles.

In this way, not only could they not escape, they were even further pushed down by Li Xingfei. They were about to fall into the deep valley.

The Qiong Qis roared furiously, but they could only reveal their desolation.

But at this time, an evil voice rang above Li Xingfei's head, "Hey, isn't this the talent from the Celestial Sect of Wonders?"

Li Xingfei's brows creased and she looked up. She saw a plump youth, who was looking at her with his squinty eyes that flashed across an evil look. He was Yang Likun from the Path of the Heaven-Born of the Samsara Sect.

The fats on his cheeks jiggled, "You destroyed my plan last time, I bet you didn't expect this scene?"

As he said, Yang Likun laughed and conjured a spell with his palms. The Red Lotus Fire appeared in front of him and descended downwards towards Li Xingfei.

Li Xingfei's expression changed and she used the Absolute Destruction spell. Even if she was powerful, she had her limits. She could not deal with Yang Likun while settling the Qiong Qis.

As she was out of choice, she could only dodge and avoid Yang Likun's Red Lotus Fire. While she dared to resist other attacks, Li Xingfei did not dare to resist the Red Lotus Fire. The Red Lotus Fire was brutal. If one was touched by it, his soul would be devoured by the fire.

Li Xingfei's River Styx Primordial Water was used on suppressing the Qiong Qis and could not be used to protect herself. She could only dodge the Red Lotus Fire for now.

But the Qiong Qis under her were now raging. As they almost fell into the deep valley, they were in extreme pain. They screamed, "The disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders deserve to die!"

As they screamed, the Qiong Qis had given up their resistance against the lightning and fire coming from the deep valley. Their entire powers were all focused on attacking Li Xingfei.

Yang Likun was also fierce in his attacks. He clasped his palms and the Red Lotus Fire converted into a sea of fire. Following that, the flames attacked Li Xingfei one by one.

The Reversal Spell of the Eight Spells of the Heavens and Earth was only effective within a certain range. Furthermore, the Red Lotus Fire was raging and covered the space entirely. It was difficult for Li Xingfei even if she wanted to switch her position.

Inside the Dharma Hall and Central Great Pavilion, the disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders cursed, "He colluded with the Qiong Qi. How can he be so shameless?"

Li Xingfei took in a deep breath and her expression sank. She stared at Yang Likun coldly.

Yang Likun laughed, "To defeat a Celestial Sect of Wonders' disciples is a good feeling."

As he said, his expression changed. As he looked down, he saw that Li Xingfei did not bother about the attacks from the Qiong Qis and the lightning and fire spurting out from the deep valley.

As she stared at Yang Likun, she pointed out her right index finger towards him.

"Extreme Finger of Styx!"

A pitch-dark black string came flying towards Yang Likun. As if it was cutting tofu, it tore the sea of fire apart and went straight for Yang Likun.

Yang Likun let out a scream and he quickly shifted his body to one side. He dodged the black string but it was still able to go through his shoulder blade.

"You…you dare…." Yang Likun gritted his teeth while staring at Li Xingfei.

Li Xingfei dealt one more lethal blow at Yang Likun, but she was also struck by the powers of the Qiong Qis. She spat out blood and her face was pale.

The Qiong Qis wanted to tear Li Xingfei apart, but they had no more time. The lightning and fire from the deep valley engulfed them.

The gravely injured Li Xingfei descended downwards and was about to follow in the footsteps of the Qiong Qi. Suddenly, a figure flashed past and exhibited the Grand Escape Spell. He caught hold of Li Xingfei's body and escaped the deep valley rapidly.

Li Xingfei looked up and saw an indifferent face. It was the face of someone she heard of very long but had never got to interact with.

Zhou Yuncong from the Nirvana World.

Zhou Yuncong placed her down. Li Xingfei coughed and blood was spat out again. Her injuries were too serious.

As he looked at Li Xingfei, Zhou Yuncong turned around suddenly and stared at Yang Likun. His gaze was freezing cold.

Yang Likun was trying to suppress the injury that Li Xingfei caused to him. As he saw Zhou Yuncong looking over, he laughed coldly, "How did your group managed to pass the first stage and reach the second stage? I wonder if you were lucky, or are you actually capable. But that's not important anymore!"

As he said, Yang Likun pointed a finger to his own brows. As a spiritual light appeared above his head, a huge spiritual talisman floated in space and white light descended, engulfing him.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know report chapter so we can fix it as soon as possible.

Report chapter

Chapter 681: Remove the sanction, release the beast!

Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

Inside the Grand Heavens Pavilion, Shen Qifeng appeared at ease as he heaved a sigh, "That unruly disciple of mine had the gall to band with the Qiong Qi Demon Tribe to attack a prized disciple of the Celestial Sect of Wonders. Such a wicked act has transgressed too many rules. We are really apologetic for failing to educate our disciples well. Our sect shall immediately disqualify this young disciple as his due punishment, but I will discipline him even more when I bring him back."

Wang Lin remained silent and cold, his white hair flowing in the wind behind him as he looked straight at Shen Qifeng. As the Immortal Soul powerhouses within the pavilion witnessed this sight, they all thought to themselves, "Even though he's only in the Middle Nascent Soul Stage, this man's thirst for blood and sheer hostility are really intense."

Lin Feng sat on his throne as calm as ever. He gently tapped his fingers on his armrest, which concentrated the attention of everyone in the room on him.

"There's no need for that." Lin Feng replied collectedly, "The second part of the assessment is supposed to test these youngsters on their ability to adapt to change independently. Since this is an assessment, any type of situation has the possibility of occurring, and the purpose of this test is indeed to react to these sudden, unexpected situations."

All the Immortal Soul cultivators nodded in unison. "The Leader of the Celestial Sect of Wonders is truly magnanimous."

What Lin Feng said may be true, but the second stage of the Spiritual Conference was geared more towards allowing cultivators to pit their skills against each other while vying for the prize. Hence, although teaming up with the Qiong Qi Demon Tribe to battle other cultivators was not explicitly prohibited officially, the others participating in this Spiritual Conference seemed to have tacitly agreed not to do so.

"The Leader of the Celestial Sect may be magnanimous, but your disciple's actions are nonetheless improper," Lin Daohan exclaimed.

"No worries." Lin Feng smiled gently and looked at Shen Qifeng. "Your disciple shall continue to participate in the Spiritual Conference until he is eliminated under the normal rules. If he does overcome this assessment and emerge as the top winner, the stated rewards shall be accorded without exception. The Celestial Sect of Wonders shall not disqualify him."

Upon hearing this, not only did Shen Qifeng not feel relieved, he instead turned somber and nodded in guilt. "Thank you very much."

He turned to look at the light illusion and sighed.

Inside the Dharma Hall, within the Celestial Small World constructed to capture the Qiong Qi, Yang Likun glared viciously at Zhou Yuncong and Li Xingfei in front of him.

He had intended to suppress the injuries Li Xingfei inflicted on him but realized that it was not as easy as it seemed. Columns of dark aura flanked the River Styx Primordial Water, eroding his life energy and mana continuously, which was particularly agonizing for Yang Likun who had mastered the secret techniques of the Samsara Sect.

The Extreme Finger of Styx is a formidable offensive spell created after Wang Lin established his own line of mantras inside the Heavenly Extreme Path Sutra for his Forest Abode, derived solely from the Heavenly Extreme Path Sutra. Even though it still pales in comparison to the Celestial Finger of Styx derived from Wang Lin's internalization of the Great Celestial Way of the Eight Trigrams, its power was nonetheless extraordinary, surpassing the Finger of Styx Abhijina derived from the River Styx Nirvana Mantra in strength.

The Extreme Finger of Styx could be considered as a simplified version of the Finger of Destruction in the Celestial Finger of Styx. Although it is incapable of traversing space to construct a Dimension of Death to obliterate opponents, it bears frightening destructive potential by combining its death aura with the River Styx Primordial Water.

It concentrates its power and punctures the opponent through a single point. Even though the opponent may not be in immediate danger of dying after being penetrated by the Extreme Finger of Styx, he would still be continuously worn down by the immense aftereffects of its formidable death aura and the River Styx Primordial Water.

Yang Likun was just like this. After being pierced by Li Xingfei's finger, he seemed to have been reduced to a similarly pathetic state with grievous injuries, losing his will to fight.

However, he was still a rising star among the Samsara Sect's younger generation of disciples, having mastered a plethora of secret techniques passed down by the sect. He pointed his finger at the center of his eyebrows. His head flashed with a brilliant spiritual light as a gigantic Spiritual Formation of runes suspended above him in mid-air, cloaking him in rays upon rays of white light.

The Secret Abhijina of the Samsara Sect - the Great Samsara Curse of the Nine Deaths!

Even if Aurous Core cultivators repress their mastery levels and compete with Foundation Establishment cultivators on the same battlefield, the former group still stands at a considerable advantage. Not only do they have more experience and knowledge, they have mastered many secret Abhijina techniques which were previously incomprehensible during their Foundation Establishment Stage only when they advanced to the Aurous Core Stage. Their mastery levels may have been suppressed back to Foundation Establishment levels, but they can still summon many of their profound Abhijina spells if their mana conditions allow them to do so.

The Great Samsara Curse of the Nine Deaths is an extremely powerful spell from the Samsara Sect. Basking in the blinding white light, Yang Likun's injuries healed rapidly. The surging death aura within his body has also been cleansed away, while the effects of the River Styx Primordial Water has also been sufficiently subdued.

Yang Likun's face flushed with a strange hue of bold red. He stared at Zhou Yuncong and Li Xingfei, and laughed gloatingly, "Even though this wouldn't last long, it's enough to deal with you two."

Back in the Grand Heavens Pavilion, the Peach Blossom Elder Yi Longbin, the Immortal Soul cultivator on the Path of Humanity from the Samsara Sect, whispered faintly, "The Great Samsara Curse of the Nine Deaths, haha, the Great Samsara Curse of the Nine Deaths!"

This Abhijina is a secret technique passed down within the Samsara Sect. After the Six Paths of the Samsara split up, currently only Samsara Sect cultivators in the Heavenly Way know this spell. It is the ultimate technique for guarding one's life for Samsara Sect cultivators.

As long as the user has yet to perish, once this spell is activated, even the most severe injuries will recover rapidly, healing over half of the wounds sustained. Even the user's mana is restored to its peak condition, albeit only for a limited amount of time.

After this short period of time, the user is reduced back to the brink of death, where he only has two options for survival: either he consumes the secret elixir of the Samsara Sect, the Single Life Elixir, or another cultivator in the sect with a higher mastery level heals him personally. Regardless of which option the user takes, he would be restricted to a prolonged state of frailness even though he keeps his dear life.

This spell exists purely to aid Samsara Sect cultivators in extricating themselves from life-threatening situations, be it to dispatch a foe or to gain enough energy to escape.

Yang Qing stared at Yang Likun inside the light illusion for a moment before turning to Lin Feng. Lin Feng met his gaze and smiled without saying anything.

Yang Qing took the cue and looked towards Zhou Yuncong, and called out, "Yuncong?"

The mana restrictions of the Dharma Hall have been adjusted. Shi Qifeng and the others must obtain Lin Feng's prior approval to project their voices into the hall, while Xiao Yan and Yang Qing can do so at will.

When Zhou Yuncong heard Yang Qing's voice, he titled his head to one side.

"I'll allow you to use the Yang-Incinerating Vital Spirit for this battle."

Upon hearing Yang Qing's voice, Zhou Yuncong held his breath before regaining his composure, but his gaze at Yang Likun turned even colder.

Yang Qing did not hide his voice projection from others, and all the Immortal Soul powerhouses looked at him curiously. The ominous sensation tugging at Shen Qifeng's heart grew even stronger, and the next moment, Zhou Yuncong advanced!

His body burst with a resplendent golden radiance, as though he had transformed into a scorching golden sun, and pounced towards Yang Likun.

"The Grand Sun Primordial Flame?" Yang Likun smirked and clapped his hands, producing a magnificent Red Lotus Fire to take on Zhou Yuncong.

In the next moment, the flabs on Yang Likun's fatty cheeks convulsed violently. He immediately realized that the golden Grand Sun Primordial Flame shrouding Zhou Yuncong's body had all been obliterated, vanishing into thin air and being replaced by puffs of black smoke. It was as though the blazing midday sun had plunged into a solar eclipse, dark and sinister!

What was even more terrifying for Yang Likun, the black smoke surrounding Zhou Yuncong's body grew thicker and denser until it became pitch-black like ink. The original gaseous state of the smog gradually condensed into black rays of radiance.

All the Immortal Soul cultivators inside the Grand Heavens Pavilion wavered their gaze.

The black smoke was the Yang-Incinerating Clouds formed after Zhou Yuncong's Grand Sun Primordial Flame burnt down to cinders, possessing frightening destructive powers, while the black light was the result of a further alteration of the Yang-Incinerating Clouds.

The Yang-Incineration Vital Spirit!

With a wave of Zhou Yuncong's hand, the black light swept through and instantly extinguished Yang Likun's Red Lotus Fire which dissipated into grey ash! Multiple crimson-red fire lotuses withered like fallen flowers pelted by rains and storms, reducing to dust.

Yang Likun's pudgy face turned pale, anxious and furious at the same time. "You ... What have you done?!"

Yang Likun's pair of beady eyes glared so intensely that it was on the verge of popping out. He shockingly realized that, not only did Zhou Yuncong's Yang-Incinerating Vital Spirit disintegrate the Red Lotus Fires he conjured, it even damaged his inner Abhijina!

The Red Lotus Fires that were destroyed had been thoroughly extinguished. Whatever amount of it destroyed also signified the same amount of tedious effort invested by Yang Likun to cultivate these Red Lotus Fires that has been wasted. All the years of hard work have now gone to ruin thanks to Zhou Yuncong!

The Yang-Incinerating Vital Spirit have reduced Yang Likun's Red Lotus Fires to ashes. Yang Likun's lips shivered so much that he could not even speak. The Red Lotus Fire Abhijina that he so painstakingly cultivated has been destroyed by Zhou Yuncong!

From today onwards, even if Yang Likun survives, he would have to begin cultivating his Red Lotus Fire again from scratch if he wishes to master the spell again. All those years of toiling have been wasted in a single day!

"How is this possible?" Yang Likun shuddered violently, unable to comprehend how Zhou Yuncong's Yang-Incinerating Vital Spirit could be this formidable, able to bypass his external Red Lotus Fire and completely annihilate his Abhijina.

What was even more frightening was, Zhou Yuncong did not stop after decimating Yang Likun's Red Lotus Fire. Having already closed in on Yang Likun, Zhou Yuncong stretched out his right hand and with a swirl of black radiance, he grabbed Yang Likun's flabby neck and yanked him from the ground up into the air.

As he unleashed the terrifying powers of the Yang-Incinerating Vital Spirit, Yang Likun instantly felt his internal organs burning. The Abhijina and mana throughout his entire body was being incinerated by the black radiance.

"Stop!" Yang Likun shrieked in rage and agony. To his sheer astonishment, not only was his mana being eroded by the black radiance, the Positive Yang Energy inside his body was also being burnt down by the Yang-Incinerating Vital Spirit.

With the Yang Energy drained away, the balance of Yin and Yang within his body has completely collapsed. Not only was Yang Likun's mastery being nullified, the strength and sensitivity of his soul was also deteriorating, his energy vessels were contracting, his physical vitality was weakening, and his connection with the heavens and lands were getting impeded ...

With these and many other implications, it would be incredibly difficult and painful to cultivate his spells again in the future.

He was still considered an outstanding and talented individual among those in the Heavenly Way of the Samsara Sect. Yet, after the effects of the Yang-Incinerating Vital Spirit, his innate abilities were as good as none.

Yang Likun's heart turned numb as he looked towards Zhou Yuncong in trepidation, feeling as if he had fallen through a crack in a glacier.

The surrounding black radiance shrouded Zhou Yuncong's body, concealing everything except his eyes which could still be seen clearly in the darkness.

Yang Likun shivered. How sort of eyes are those?

His pair of eyes were as frigid and menacing as a calamitous cloud falling from the sky, yet also burning like a grand fire!

"I ... Just what sort of evil spirit have I provoked? This freak is not human, he's a beast that has just emerged from his cage!"

At this critical moment between life and death, Yang Likun unleashed all of his innate potential and bellowed irately, "Samsara of Reincarnation, the Immortal Heavenly Way!"

His body instantly exuded an aura of immortality and purity as his remaining mana and spiritual energy burst forth, even his soul was seemingly ignited. His lifetime's worth of mastery concentrated together and condensed into a ray of divine light to protect himself.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know report chapter so we can fix it as soon as possible.

Report chapter

Chapter 682: Whether you live or die is not up to you!

Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

Inside the Celestial Small World, lightning and fire were spewing forth continuously from a deep abyss. At the edge of the abyss, a resplendent multicoloured pillar of light shot up to the heavens.

It was the secret Great Tao Spiritual Penetration of the Samsara Sect - the Immortal Heavenly Divine Light!

Among the myriad of secret spells honed within the Samsara Sect, the Immortal Heavenly Divine Light was one of the most formidable elite spells, encompassing the concepts of the Samsara of Reincarnation and Unlimited Immortality.

But this radiant ray of light was being suppressed by clouds of black light, being continuously gnawed at and eroded. Zhou Yucong's Yang-Incinerating Vital Spirit was ravaging to the extreme, burning everything before it to the ground. Even a grand Abhijina like the Immortal Heavenly Divine Light had to retreat in the face of its overbearing strength. Furthermore, just like the Red Lotus Fire, Yang Likun could clearly sense the foundations of his Immortal Heavenly Divine Light swaying vigorously, on the verge of collapsing. If this continues, this particular Abhijina would also be nullified by the Yang-Incinerating Vital Spirit.

Back in the Dharma Hall, all the spectating cultivators held their breath. Even the Nascent Soul Grandmasters looked at Zhou Yuncong with utmost seriousness. Since he was only in the Foundation Establishment Stage, he was of no threat to them. As magnificent and ferocious his Yang-Incinerating Vital Spirit was, it still had a certain limit which could only be raised along with Zhou Yuncong's present mastery level. That being said, how would Zhou Yuncong turn out once he forms his Aurous Core and eventually his Nascent Soul? Just thinking about those prospects sent goosebumps over everyone's heads.

Inside the Grand Heavens Pavilion, the various Immortal Soul powerhouses also watched the scene unfold with keen interest. The Azure Pulse Swordmaster turned to the Patriarch of the Lei Family, "Most cultivators with the same mastery level as Zhou Yuncong and who specialize primarily in cultivating Yang Energy would definitely not bode well against him."

Lei Lie nodded, "The destructive capabilities of the Yang-Incinerating Vital Spirit are truly overpowering and ruthless, sinister to the extreme."

Yue Mingyue turned to Lin Daohan and smiled, "When I go back, I must inform Teacher Kuang and the rest that since Runfeng does not exceed Zhou Yuncong by an entire mastery level, he must not stir up a conflict with Zhou Yuncong."

Among the young talent nurtured by the Radical Faction of the Great Void Sect, there was a man named Ding Runfeng. When he was in Xiling City, he once banded with Bai Xiqian to start an scuffle with Yue Hongyan, Li Yuanfang, Ge Qingwu, and other disciples from the Celestial Sect of Wonders.

He was born with the Pure Yang Being, and had cultivated the Pure Yang Righteous Heart Mantra. Such a complementary mantra harnessed his natural advantages to the maximum, with his Abhijina and mana far surpassing those of ordinary cultivators. Even in a place like the Great Void Sect where great talent congregated, he was still an elite amongst his peers.

But unfortunately for him, Zhou Yuncong's Yang-Incinerating Body and Vital Spirit were the exact counter to Ding Runfeng. Being at the same mastery level, Zhou Yuncong would score an easier victory against him than Yang Likun.

Lin Daohan said calmly, "After the incident at Xiling City, Junior Ding has grown to be much more mature and composed."

Yan Mingyue smiled and turned to look at Yang Qing at the Celestial Sect of Wonders' delegation. She withdrew her smile and said earnestly, "You are indeed a wonderful teacher. Under your mentorship, Zhou Yuncong has unearthed his natural talents beautifully without a tinge of wastage."

Yang Qing joined his hands together to return the compliment. "Lady Yan, you flatter me. Yuncong owes more to his own hard work and perseverance for his achievements today. I wouldn't dare to claim the credit."

Amidst the buzzing commotion in the crowd, back in the Celestial Small World, Zhou Yuncong's Yang-Incinerating Vital Spirit was about to obliterate Yang Likun's Immortal Heavenly Divine Light.

Under the protection of the Immortal Heavenly Divine Light, Yang Likun could finally catch his breath, but seeing that the Divine Light was on the brink of shattering, Yang Likun seemed to be hopelessly awaiting his impending doom. His chubby face crumpled in reluctance and after a brief moment of hesitation, he made up his mind as his beady eyes gleamed menacingly.

"How dare you try to destroy me completely, I won't let you get what you want!" Yang Likun bellowed, "I really want to thank the Celestial Sect of Wonders' Mana Defence Restriction over the Dharma Hall. In the beginning, I was feeling really restricted when I thought that I couldn't actually kill someone, but this is now a great help for me! You brat, this isn't over yet. You better pray that I don't see you after we leave Mount Kunlun, or else I'll make you suffer a worse fate than death once I regain my Aurous Core mastery!"

With that, Yang Likun flipped out his palm and gathered his mana, then charged straight towards his Heaven Spiritual Cover!

He was actually trying to commit suicide; he wanted to activate the Dharma Hall's Defence Restrictions and eliminate himself from the Spiritual Conference, which would send him out of the Celestial Small World and hence terminate the continuous erosion of his Abhijina and mana by Zhou Yuncong's Yang-Incinerating Vital Spirit.

Yang Likun was equally brutal both to others and to himself. Putting the certainty of elimination aside, taking one's life still required a considerable amount of courage and decisiveness even with the mana restrictions in place.

Upon realizing what Yang Likun was trying to do, Zhou Yuncong's gaze turned frigid. He grabbed Yang Likun with his right hand and clenched his left fist, gathering boundless amounts of black light rapidly which morphed into a giant ball of black light.

This ball of black light continued to compress and condense the savage powers of the Yang-Incinerating Vital Spirit, faintly producing a terrifying foreboding of an imminent explosion, like a meteor about to crash down.

The Yang-Incinerating Vital Spirit, Everlasting Heavenly Yang Explosion!

Yang Likun watched this frightening sight unfold with wide eyes. In the face of such a remarkable opponent, forget about wanting to live, even wanting to die cannot be up to him to decide.

The terrifying ball of black light collided against the crumbling Immortal Heavenly Divine Light and instantly blew the pillar of light into smithereens. Infinite amounts of black light burst forth and struck Yang Likun's body as rays after rays of the Yang-Incinerating Vital Spirit ignited and exploded all the Yang Energy contained inside.

Yang Likun let out a blood-curdling scream. He could not gather even a single ounce of mana in his palm, with all of it already burnt down by the Yang-Incinerating Vital Spirit.

Zhou Yuncong's final blow not only incinerated all of Yang Likun's Yang Energy mana, but also activated the Dharma Hall's mana restrictions, leaving him with his dear life but permanently crippling his mastery level.

There was complete silence in the Dharma Hall. After a while, cultivators from all mastery levels burst in commotion like a sizzling pot that just popped open.

"Zhou Yuncong has such amazing mastery, his spells are so brutal!"

The horde of disciples from the Celestial Sect of Wonders rejoiced in unison. "Amazing! You should give that vicious, evil man a taste of his own medicine!"

The Successive Disciples looked at each other and uttered, "I never knew that Junior Zhou was this strong! He is truly an unassuming yet exceptional talent."

Compared to the bustling activity inside the Dharma Hall and the Central Hall on Yun Peak, the Grand Heavens Pavilion was far quieter.

Shen Qifeng gazed calmly at the light illusion, and finally heaved a sigh after a good long while. "This must be fate."

The atmosphere in the Grand Heavens Pavilion turned slightly unsettling. Everyone's gazes landed on Lin Feng, who in turn looked at Shen Qifeng ever so calmly and thought to himself, "Is this the end result you wanted?"

Lin Feng chuckled to himself, "Interesting. I'm getting more and more intrigued by this."

Yang Likun's life was spared by the Dharma Hall's mana restrictions, but all his mastery up till now has been thoroughly nullified. His Aurous Core turned dark and shrivelled with a dense network of cracks, almost like a spiderweb.

Without the mana-suppressive effects of the Dharma Hall, he could have recharged his mana by activating his own Aurous Core. But not only did Zhou Yuncong's attack incinerate his mana and Aurous Core, it also wrecked all the Yang Energy inside his body, completely upheaving the balance of Yin and Yang in his body. He could not even summon his Aurous Core no matter how hard he tried.

All the years of cultivating the secret spells passed by the Samsara Sect's Heavenly Way and being hailed as a promising young prodigy have all gone to waste. Any sliver of hope for recovery was almost abyssmal.

This was also the worst disaster since the start of the Spiritual Conference, with even more severe consequences than how Yang Likun used the Red Lotus Fire to torture Liu Hang. Since Li Xingfei interfered in Liu Hang's match, Liu Hang's soul still has a sufficient chance of recovery after adequate recuperation despite being severely damaged. Yang Likun, on the other hand, was in a far worse plight.

The atmosphere in the Grand Heavens Pavilion became a little strange. Theoretically speaking, if the Celestial Sect of Wonders hosts a Spiritual Conference aimed at mutual interaction and friendly competition, the general mood should be quite friendly and amicable. Furthermore, such an unfortunate incident should have been swiftly prevented from happening.

However, the Heavenly Cloud Holy Man Shen Qifeng has no intention of pursuing the matter as the victim. Yang Likun may have been courting trouble himself, but Shen Qifeng's composed exterior was certainly unexpected, since Yang Likun was still his Immediate Disciple after all.

The Samsara Sect, especially the sect's Heavenly Way, has always been concealing its weaknesses and flaunting its strengths, not even bothering to curry favours for the Great Void Sect or the Mount Shu Sword Sect.

Furthermore, having caused such a serious incident, disqualifying Zhou Yuncong would be the most obvious and basic penalty. Yet, what was even more dumbfounding was, the entire Celestial Sect of Wonders seemed to be keeping mum about this issue, as if the incident had never occurred, adopting a stance of blissful ignorance.

Yan Mingyue's gaze shifted between Lin Feng and Shen Qifeng. "Judging by Lin Feng's behaviour since he began cultivation, he may have been overbearing and ruthless, but he has rarely been deliberating stirring trouble. Aside from the battle on Mount Kunlun where he schemed against the Golden Crow Grand Sage and the Aeolus Sect, Lin Feng's actions were upright and justifiable at all times. This move, however, is certainly perplexing."

Yan Mingyue looked at Lin Feng and Shen Qifeng and commented, "These two seem to have made a certain tacit agreement ..."

As she pondered over this, she turned to her senior Lin Daohan and noticed a rare glint in his eyes.

"Big Senior?" Yan Mingyue was slightly startled. Upon noticing her gaze, Lin Daohan turned around and used his Mana Voice Projection to convey a soft message. "There may be great upheavals in the Samsara Sect very shortly. Do be careful."

Yan Mingyue mulled over Lin Daohan's words and nodded gently.

Lin Feng refocused his attention on the light illusion. There, on a hill relatively further away from the abyss where Zhou Yuncong and Yang Likun were battling, stood a young man in black robes, having observed the entire duel between the two from afar.

It was Chu Yang.

"With such formidable and incisive Abhijina, the Celestial Sect of Wonders is certainly full of crouching tigers and hidden dragons, with every generation producing exceptional talent." Chu Yang nodded in awe. "However, this Abhijina should have its downsides as well. What a pity that the obese brat from the Samsara Sect lost so quickly, now I can't observe anything else. Besides having a limited attacking range, being only able to attack after closing in on the enemy, I wonder what other flaws does the black light Abhijina have."

Chu Yang noticed three golden rings left on the floor after Yang Likun vanished by activating the mana restriction. Those were the rings that Yang Likun used to hunt the Qiong Qi.

"If a cultivator is eliminated with a golden ring on hand, would it be left at the spot he 'died'?" Chu Yang stroked his chin, pondering the question as he fiddled with a golden ring in his hand.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know report chapter so we can fix it as soon as possible.

Report chapter

Chapter 683: Chu Yang's Struggle

Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

Inside the Celestial Small World, upon seeing that Yang Likun had activated the mana restrictions, the black light cloaking Zhou Yuncong gradually faded away as he walked back towards Li Xingfei.

Li Xingfei's face was pale but she nonetheless maintained her composure. She gazed at Zhou Yuncong and took a deep sigh, "Xu Yunsheng and Ying Luozha are about to take a great blow. I never thought that you'd be this strong, Junior Zhou."

After a short moment of silence, Zhou Yuncong replied, "I mustn't battle with you all."

Li Xingfei nodded. "Indeed, even if the Dharma Hall's mana restrictions can save our lives, duelling with you might incinerate our own Abhijina and mana. I'm afraid only Senior Yuting can afford to battle you if her mastery is not suppressed."

Zhou Yuncong looked above Li Xingfei's head and noticed a ray of golden light floating about with the number '4' written on it.

This ray of golden light was not produced by Li Xingfei herself, being projected by the Dharma Hall's mana instead. Throughout her battles with the Qiong Qi and Yang Likun, and even when she fell into the deep abyss of lightning and fire, this golden number has never once showed any changes.

Another number was also conjured from the golden light above Zhou Yuncong's head, '1', while the number previously above Yang Likun's head was '3'. This number represented the number of Golden Rings each person owned and was visible to everyone in the Celestial Small World.

Li Xingfei has already collected four Golden Rings while Yang Likun had three. Zhou Yuncong, having entered the small world only recently, only has one Golden Ring.

He turned back to look at the spot where Yang Likun had vanished and spotted three Golden Rings resting on the ground. The number on his head has also increased to '4'. Zhou Yuncong then presented the three Golden Rings to Li Xingfei. In response, she shook her head and gave four Golden Rings to Zhou Yuncong instead.

"My injuries are too severe, and I've only mastered the Destructive Powers of Master's Heavenly Extreme Path Sutra. I've yet to cultivate the Creation Powers within, which slows down my recovery process greatly. Even if I consume an elixir, it would only ease the wounds temporarily."

Zhou Yuncong flipped out his palm and conjured a dark-green stream of water - the Grand Moon Primordial Water, the best cure for a damaged soul of a physical body. However, his Grand Moon Primordial Water was relatively weak, hence achieving its intended effect would require a very long time.

Li Xingfei waved her hand. "There's no need for this, Junior Zhou. Only the top eight contenders from the second stage can advance to the third stage. Don't waste your time on me. Not only am I injured physically, my mana has been severely drained. Even if I ingest an elixir, it would be very hard for me to regain my peak condition, and it would be worse if someone else steals my Golden Rings. And even if I do make it to the third stage by luck, I may not be able to defeat the cultivators from other sects. I would just tarnish the grand reputation of our sect in vain, so I would rather leave this spot for you."

She smiled, "That chubby brat can make such a prompt decision based on the situation, so why can't I do so too?" With that, she endured the excruciating pain from her wounds to channel her remaining mana and placed a finger on the centre of her eyebrows, committing suicide.

The Dharma Hall's mana restrictions activated and instantly kept her dear life, delivering her out of the Celestial Small World.

Zhou Yuncong watched Li Xingfei disappear and became slightly somber, not saying a word. He quietly kept her Golden Rings and the golden number above his head shot up to an '8'.

Inside the Grand Heavens Pavilion, Xiao Yan and the rest grinned.

Li Xingfei maintained her cool despite landing in a dangerous situation, and slaughtered five Qiong Qis with her amazing strength. She also remained calm after Yang Likun schemed against her and waited patiently for a chance to deliver a devastating strike back. And now, she has resolutely sacrificed herself for another member of her sect. Li Xingfei's performance made Xiao Yan and the others nod in approval.

Wang Lin rose up and said calmly, "I'll go check on her. Her injuries must be tended to immediately."

The Dharma Hall's mana restrictions only protect one's life, and retain all the non-fatal injuries.

Lin Feng smiled as he sat quietly on his throne and continued monitoring the images projected from the light illusion.

The battle for the Golden Rings was gradually drawing to a close. As the first eight groups of cultivators in the first stage all entered the Celestial Small World, the Qiong Qis' days were numbered. Hordes of Qiong Qi were either being slaughtered straightaway, or killed after their Golden Rings were taken. The Qiong Qi population inside the small world was dwindling and a significant portion of Golden Rings has been transferred over to the cultivators participating in the Spiritual Conference.

More and more scuffles were breaking out between the cultivators themselves. On a whole, everyone was relying on their own strength and the environment to battle, with no one collaborating with the Qiong Qi to band against the human cultivators like how Yang Likun did.

All the Immortal Soul powerhouses were observing the progress of the Spiritual Conference closely and slowly noticed a problem. There were over a hundred Qiong Qi inside the Celestial Small World, naturally making the number of Golden Rings above a hundred as well. Only the top eight of the second round can advance to the third round, and they require a collective amount of eighty Golden Rings.

However, if a Qiong Qi is butchered first, it is sent out of the Celestial Small World along with its Golden Rings, hence the total number of Golden Rings actually attainable for the participating cultivators is actually much smaller. And Li Xingfei has just made five Golden Rings worthless.

If the participants do not capture the Qiong Qi alive and instead dispatch them immediately, the Qiong Qi's Golden Rings will disappear. On the other hand, if other cultivators are 'killed', their Golden Rings remain at the same spot. After realizing this, more participants are beginning to target their fellow cultivators.

The golden numbers on each of their heads are like a range of billboards. The larger the number, the easier it garners unwanted attention from greedy competitors.

Chu Yang stood on the hill and looked up to check the digit '1' above his head. After pondering for a bit, he took out a little Storage Bag. This Storage Bag was specially crafted to contain the aura of spiritual items without it leaking out. It was supposed to be the ideal tool to harvest spiritual herbs, but it also achieved the same effect when Chu Yang placed his Golden Ring inside.

The aura which the Golden Rings themselves emanate is actually very weak, and can only be detected by the Dharma Hall's mana restrictions. Foundation Establishment cultivators already have a difficult time locating them, and now with the added concealment with such a unique Storage Bag, the Golden Rings do not exude a single whiff of spiritual energy. That being said, Chu Yang still had the golden number floating above his head.

Chu Yang scanned his surroundings. There were strange rock formations towering all over the hill, their peculiar forms almost resembling a person's palm. Their highly conspicuous features make them perfect markings. After carefully probing his surroundings, Chu Yang buried his Storage Bag beneath one of the rocks.

With the Golden Ring removed from Chu Yang's body, the golden number above his head instantly disappeared. He nodded in satisfaction and leapt down the hill.

He traversed through the mountains and rivers, before he suddenly noticed something, but he did not stop and instead continued advancing forward.

He vaguely detected someone seemingly hiding in ambush, but he did not display any unusual behaviour. Even if that person was waiting to pounce, he would not be targeting Chu Yang. After all, there was no golden number above his head which meant that he did not have any Golden Rings on him, and neither did he have any sworn enemies amongst the cultivators attending this Spiritual Conference. Hence, the person lying in wait would never waste such a painstakingly tedious ambush plan on him.

And sure enough, Chu Yang travelled forward without any interruption. The ambusher lurking by the side did not move a muscle, completely ignoring Chu Yang.

However, Chu Yang was no pushover himself. After walking for a certain distance, he took a deep breath as an image wavered gently within the Aurous Core inside his body and a faint glow surged forth from. This glow illuminated Chu Yang's body from the inside out and his bodily aura instantly evolved. The next moment, he was nowhere to be seen.

Chu Yang did not actually disappear, neither was he crouching somewhere in hiding. He was still standing at his original position, as carefree as ever, yet he made others neglect his presence subconsciously, as if no one was even standing there.

This was because Chu Yang has fused himself almost seamlessly with the space of the outside world. When others look in his direction, he looks no different from the scenery and foliage in the background, being completely one with the surroundings and hence producing the illusion of him vanishing.

Naturally, such a spell cannot deceive cultivators with higher mastery levels, yet most Foundation Establishment cultivators could not detect his presence. Even some Aurous Core cultivators may not necessarily be able to do so either. Once Chu Yang is no longer under the Dharma Hall's mana restrictions, all Aurous Core cultivators would not even notice him.

Chu Yang leisurely strolled back to the spot where the person was lying in ambush, and simply waited there without a care.

Not long after, the ambush target delivered themselves to his front door. There were two dragon shadows which appeared as a young man and a young lady. They were Shi Shaogan and Shi Jingyun of the Great Qin Empire. Radiant golden numbers flickered above their heads, '5' and '4' respectively, flaunting their harvested rewards.

But shortly after they entered the area, rays after rays of light fired into the air and created a massive spell formation, trapping the duo inside. Inside the formation was a figure clad in white with a symbol of a cloud sewn onto his robes, and boasting an elegant, handsome face. Despite being a man, his eyes slanted upwards at the ends like a phoenix.

Upon seeing him, Shi Shaogan and Shi Jingyun frowned, recognizing him as the young cultivator who hailed from the Great Void Sect like Chen Xingyu. His name was Fan Xuefeng, an extremely outstanding cultivator who was among the first group of people to enter the Celestial Small World along with Xu Yunsheng and Ying Luozha. The golden number above his head was a resounding '7', which solidified his leading position in the second stage, having performed exceptionally well.

At the moment, he was in the middle of a flag formation, where seven small flags of different colours fluttering valiantly in the wind, holding up the formidable spell.

The Spiritual Conference prohibits the use of magic items and only allows most participants to rely on their own Abhijina and mana, with the exceptions of sword cultivators and spell formation cultivators.

Sword cultivators invest their entire mastery level into the swords they yield, which naturally makes it impossible for their swords to be banned. On the other hand, spell formation cultivators also require their magic items, hence the Spiritual Conference provides this exception. For the sake of fairness, other cultivators going up against these two groups are also allowed to deploy their own magic items, but the power of their items would be restricted solely to the Foundation Establishment Stage and cannot achieve the Aurous Core Stage.

Fan Xuefeng unleashed his spell formation. Rainbow-coloured mist and clouds swirled around Shi Shaogan and Shi Jingyun, trapping them inside. Despite being ambushed and their opponent using his spell formation to clinch a geographical advantage over them, Shi Shaogan and Shao Jingyun were prized talents painstakingly nurtured by the Great Qin Empire, and were equally extraordinary. Shi Shaogan clasped his hands together and summoned a spell. Two light dragons, one red and one yellow, encircled him. These were the Imperial Scripts of the Crimson and Yellow Dragons respectively.

Compared to the Spiritual Conference of Huanghai, Shi Shaogan's strength has increased tremendously, and not just because he has formed his Aurous Core. With a clap of his hands, another green light dragon bounded into the air. It was the Abhijina manifestation of the Imperial Script of the Green Dragon.

"There's no need for this, Cousin. Since you're injured, summoning the crimson and yellow dragons would already be adequate." As Shi Jingyun said this, the area surrounding her also began to glow, having conjured the three light dragons of green, black, and white.

Hiding in a dark corner, Chu Yang's eyes gleamed faintly. "If I recall correctly, her true mastery level is only at the Advanced Foundation Establishment Stage. How could she have mastered three of the five scripts inside the Secret Manual of the Five Imperial True Dragons?"

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know report chapter so we can fix it as soon as possible.

Report chapter

Chapter 684: The mantis catches the cicada, but the oriole is waiting behind

Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

The previous year, on the Sea of the Northern Wind, Shi Shaogan simultaneously mastered both the Imperial Scripts of the Crimson and Yellow Dragons from the Great Qin Empire's Secret Manual of the Five Imperial True Dragons just with his Advanced Foundation Establishment mastery, displaying exceptional talent.

Following that, Shi Xingyun summoned all five light dragons to life, her boundless mana astounding the world.

And now, Shi Jingyun has revealed her grasp of the Imperial Scripts of the Green, Black, and White Dragons just with her Advanced Foundation Establishment mastery, a feat even more impressive than what Shi Shaogan previously accomplished at the same mastery level. People could faintly see the shadow of a younger Shi Xingyun in her.

Inside the Grand Heavens Pavilion, all the Immortal Soul powerhouses were watching this scene unfold curiously. Those who were closely acquainted with the Qin Emperor Shi Yu congratulated him in flocks.

Xiao Yan tilted his head to one side and used his Mana Voice Projection to speak to his juniors. "The daughter Shi Yu bore is indeed of a decent level, but his son is slightly sub-par. What's worse, Shi Chongyun is a black sheep of the family."

His juniors giggled as Zhu Yi pointed at Xiao Yan, saying with a grin, "Big Senior, isn't your mouth a little too foul?"

Xiao Yan chuckled, "It's true. I'm not badmouthing anybody."

Inside the Celestial Small World, Shi Shaogan and Shi Jingyun combined their mana together as the five light dragons of white, green, black, yellow, and crimson linked up head-to-tail, transforming into a multi-coloured ring of light. The five rays of life continued to grow bigger, accumulating immense energy.

This combination spell made the spectating cultivators all gape in awe, even the Immortal Soul powerhouses were observing it keenly. This Abhijina had never been demonstrated before by the Great Qin Empire, and was surely a spell invented only in recent years. Having made its debut, it was now in the spotlight of attention.

The Vivant Joy Holy Man smiled and said, "It still has many unpolished areas. Feel free to point out the things we can improve upon."

Just like he said, Shi Shaogan and Shi Jingyun's combined Five Elements Light Dragon Transformation Spell was a far cry from what Shi Xingyun could accomplish alone, although their new spell was indeed extraordinary.

The Crown Prince of the Great Zhou Empire, Liang An, and the Marquis of Jinghuan were sitting in the Quiet Chamber of the Dharma Hall. Upon witnessing this sight, they straightened themselves us and nodded in unison, thinking, "The Great Qin Empire has indeed refined their Secret Manual of the Five Imperial True Dragons and achieved their intended effect."

The ring of light continued to expand to counter Fan Xuefeng's spell formation head-on.

The spell formation is subjected to numerous restrictions, but once completed and activated, its power far surpasses that of most Abhijina spells at the same mastery level.

Despite battling one-against-two, Fan Xuefeng showed no signs of buckling or backing down

Back in the Grand Heavens Pavilion, Yue Hongyan turned to Li Yuanfang and asked, "Sixth Junior, I heard that the Great Void Sect boasts an elite spell formation called the Seven Lights Defence Formation, is that true?"

"There indeed exists such a spell." Li Yuanfang nodded, "It's the second strongest spell formation from the Great Void Sect after the Supreme Yin-Yang Void Formation, and is still widely inculcated throughout the Divine Lands today. Apart from a few Grand Mountain-Guarding Formations, the Seven Lights Defence Formation is hailed as the most elite formation in existence, rivalling the 6 Mountains Celestial Sword Formation of the Mount Shu Sect." (Translator's Note: A Grand Mountain-Guarding Formation is a general term referring to specific formations that the different sects use to protect the mountains of their sects.)

With that, Li Yuanfang changed his tone. "However, the formation established by this pair isn't the complete Seven Lights Defence Formation. Not only is the quality of these formation treasures not up to standard, the spell formation itself is just a simplified version of the original. It cannot hold a candle to the actual Seven Lights Defence Formation in terms of strength."

"The control of the formation is still choppy and clumsy. The mastery of certain aspects of the spell is not comprehensive enough. The worst part is, two of its formation patterns are completely wrong. When I first saw this spell formation, I wasn't exactly sure myself, but I have confirmed my suspicions after observing it again now - the two Formation Patterns in the southeast direction have been inverted."

Xiao Yan looked at Yue Hongyan and smiled, "You're lucky that you're using your mana's Voice Projection to communicate with him."

Since Yue Hongyan was already using her mana's Voice Projection to converse with Li Yuanfang from the beginning, he naturally relied on the same method to reply back, allowing the conversation to be heard only by a few Celestial Sect disciples.

Zhu Yi smiled, "He took the objective path and pointed out their flaws. Sixth Junior did nothing wrong."

His gaze landed on Chu Yang who was still within the light illusion. "I, on the other hand, am more intrigued by this person from the Ethereal Mountain Sect. After three years in the Greater World, I can tell that he had cultivated in the Alternate World Time Zone where time flowed quicker, but it didn't take long for him to form his Aurous Core."

"If he was showered with resources from the Mount Shu Sect, coupled with his innate talents, achieving such a feat would not be surprising. However, the Ethereal Mountain Sect has evidently turned their back against the Mount Shu Sect in favour of us, and our sect hasn't been offering this person any significant help, yet he could still accomplish so much. He is truly exceptional."

Zhu Yi gazed at Chu Yang who was hiding quietly at a corner observing the techniques employed by Fan Xueheng, Shi Shaogan and Shi Jingyun, and commented softly, "Although I don't know what sort of Abhijina and mantras he will use, this person's skills seem quite outstanding and unlike the traditional teachings of the Ethereal Mountain Sect."

Xiao Yan smiled, "He seems like someone with pretty good fortune too. After hearing what you said, I suddenly recalled meeting him once when he and the rest of the Ethereal Mountain Sect first arrived at the Cloud Mirror City. Back then, I could already sense that this person was a notch above the rest."

Zhu Yi nodded. "Let's see how he fares now."

The fight now was still none of Chu Yang's business, with Fan Xuefeng and the duo of Shi Shaogan and Shi Jingyun battling so ferociously.

Then, a figure appeared within the Seven Lights Defence Formation and with a razor-sharp sword in his hand, his Sword Aura charged up into the clouds as if ascending straight into the heavens. He was the Descendant Disciple of the Heavenly Master Sword Sect who was paired with Chen Xingyu in the first round - Kang Hai.

A golden '3' glowed above his head. Due to unforeseen circumstances, his group arrived at the top of the Starry Treasure Pagoda much later than expected.

Kang Hai suddenly teamed up with Fan Xuefeng and summoned the Heavenly Sword Teleportation Technique passed down by the Heavenly Sword Sect, which swirled incessantly around Shi Shaogan and Shi Jingyun, bombarding and trapping them as well as the Seven Lights Defence Formation.

His appearance made Shi Shaogan and Shi Jingyun's hearts sink. Kang Hai's mastery was indeed incredible, but the worst part was, his Heavenly Sword Teleportation Technique was just too fast.

Comparing against all the cultivators attending this Spiritual Conference, the speed of Kang Hai's Teleportation was among the highest. Only a select few could even match his speed, much less surpass him.

Kang Hai and Fan Xueheng's teamwork completely eliminated any possibility of Shi Shaogan and Shi Jingyun breaking through the Teleportation Technique. Even if they did burst free from Fan Xueheng's Seven Lights Defence Formation, Kang Hai could rely on his advantage in speed to prevent their escape without even exchanging any actual blows, buying just enough time for Fan Xuefeng to reconstruct his formation.

Even if they do not break out of the Teleportation Technique, it would also be extremely difficult to take on those two. Having arranged his formation to exploit a geographical advantage, Fan Xuefeng's strength was phenomenal and could already rival their combined powers. Now with Kang Hai joining in the fray, the evenness of power was instantly thrown out of balance. Shi Shaogan and Shi Jingyun could only ward off attacks without any ability to retaliate.

Fan Xuefeng then uttered his first words ever since he revealed himself. "Both of your mastery levels are indeed extraordinary. I can't even secure a speedy victory by joining forces with Kang Hai. If we drag this on, we'll still be wasting time. Only the top eight can advance to the third round. Time is precious and cannot be wasted."

Shi Jingyun grunted, "You say such things so lightly. You're indeed a worthy opponent, but you must be dreaming to even think that we would simply concede. Why don't we just go our separate ways?"

Fan Xuefeng closed his slit-like eyes and said calmly, "Both of you should know that Kang Hai and I are just after your Golden Rings. Leave your rings here and we'll let you off. You still have time to come up with a way to seize other rings and who knows, maybe even make it into the top eight. However, you'll lose without a doubt if this continues. You won't stand a chance."

Fan Xuefeng pointed at the formation patterns of the Seven Lights Defence Formation at his feet. "I don't wish to destroy your formation and break your formation treasure. It may allow me to defeat the both of you swiftly, but it would affect my strength for subsequent rounds. The main goal of this Spiritual Conference is interaction and exchanging knowledge. We don't have to go to sheer extremes and in turn harm ourselves while battling others. I urge you both to reconsider."

He spoke so honestly, employing both soft and hard tactics in an attempt to weaken their fighting spirit and then proceed to eradicate them swiftly. After all, Fan Xuefeng already seized seven Golden Rings himself, while Shi Jingyun and Shi Shaogan has a collective number of nine rings. He just needed three more to meet the requirements to pass the second round.

Shi Jingyun raised her eyebrows, wanting to rebut him, but Shi Shaogan projected his voice to her and said, "Give our Golden Rings to them."

"Huh?" Shi Jingyun was momentarily stunned but quickly recovered from the shock. They have a total of nine rings and Fan Xuefeng needs three to make the cut, but Kang Hai has seven rings too and also require three to fill the quota. Handing out three rings now may very well incite an internal conflict between them.

Obtaining ten Golden Rings would not send one out of the Celestial Small World immediately, instead requiring about fifteen minutes, and so many things can be accomplished in these fifteen minutes.

This might be their chance to make a resounding comeback.

After understanding the motive of such a move, Shi Jingyun scoffed, "Fan Xuefeng, you win." With that, she took out her five Golden Rings and tossed them out. Shi Shaogan took out four of his own and did the same. The nine Golden Rings flickered within the spell formation and immediately vanished, and a ray of sword radiance flashed past almost at the same time but just a tad bit slower. It was Kang Hai.

Fan Xuefeng cracked a grin. He obviously knew how fast Kang Hai was and would hence definitely consider Kang Hai's presence when formulating such a plan. Otherwise, if Kang Hai gathered all ten Golden Rings before him, Fan Xuefeng would be the one left in an awkward position instead.

Fan Xuefeng flipped out his palm and the space above him radiated with a shimmering glow as nine rays of golden light appeared. They were the Golden Rings he gathered using his formation. Kang Hai may be fast, but the Seven Lights Defence Formation was ultimately under Fan Xuefeng's manipulation.

Fan Xuefeng grinned, "Could it be that you don't trust me? I just need three Golden Rings, and I'll give the rest to you ..." Without even completing his sentence, Fan Xuefeng's face turned terribly pale as if he saw a ghost.

A strange ray of sword radiance blasted through the skies and picked up all nine Golden Rings. A young man in black appeared, retrieved the rings, and instantly flew off into the distance, leaving behind a flabbergasted Fan Xuefeng and everyone else.

It was Chu Yang. His weird concealment spells infiltrated the Seven Lights Defence Formation and even the formation's main orchestrator, Fan Xuefeng, could not detect his presence.

Fan Xuefeng, Kang Hai, Shi Shaogan, and Shi Jingyun regained their senses after a moment of sheer astonishment, and chased after Chu Yang in a hurry.

Even though Chu Yang could easily lose most of his pursuers, Kang Hai's speed was even higher than his own. In the blink of an eye, Kang Hai was already right behind him. Chu Yang did not panic and instead smilingly asked Kang Hai a dumbfounding question. "Do you have three Golden Rings with you now?"

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know report chapter so we can fix it as soon as possible.

Report chapter

Chapter 685: Who will win and who will lose?

Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

The Great Way of the Heavenly Master Sword of the Heavenly Master Sword Sect, the Shaoze Sword of the Mount Shu Sword Sect, and the Instant Sword Teleportation of the Sword of Radiance Sect, are hailed as the three fastest swordplay techniques in existence throughout the Divine Lands and are among the speediest Abhijina in the Human Cultivation World.

Kang Hai's Instant Sword Teleportation Technique may not match the Great Way of the Heavenly Master Sword in speed, but with all the participating cultivators in this Spiritual Conference being either at the Aurous Core Stage or the Foundation Establishment Stage and everyone's mastery levels suppressed to Advanced Foundation Establishment levels, Kang Hai's speed was now one of the highest.

Judging by the look of things, Kang Hai dominated everyone based on speed alone and quickly caught up with Chu Yang. But at this moment, Chu Yang's question threw a curveball at Kang Hai.

"Do you have three Golden Rings with you now?" Chu Yang asked smilingly. Kang Hai furrowed his eyebrows but blatantly replied, "A pity indeed. I only have three with me now, a long way to go before I meet the required quota."

Chu Yang laughed, "This cannot get any better. I only need two of the nine Golden Rings I obtained. I'll leave the remaining seven all for you. This way, you'll hit the necessary quantity."

When Chu Yang asked him initially, Kang Hai's heart already wavered slightly as he considered the possibility of such an offer. But with Chu Yang making such a prompt decision, it garnered a little admiration from Kang Hai. "Mastery levels aside, such kindness is truly hard to come by."

Chu Yang was the oriole waiting behind Fan Xuefeng's mantis, having audaciously stolen a whooping total of nine Golden Rings from Fan Xuefeng, as if plucking fangs from the mouth of a ferocious tiger. The collected number would almost satisfy an individual's required quota, but Chu Yang tossed out seven for Kang Hai without even batting an eyelid.

This was because, after scanning through the entire arena, only Kang Hai posed a realistic threat to him. As for the others, regardless whether it was Fan Xuefeng or the duo of Shi Jingyun and Shi Shaogan, neither could rival Chu Yang's speed. Whether Chu Yang wanted to battle them was another matter entirely, but if he did not want to fight, he could just walk off as they stared at him blankly.

Only Kang Hai could outmatch Chu Yang's speed with his Heavenly Sword Teleportation Technique. He did not need to duel with Chu Yang directly, and just needing to keep hard on Chu Yang's heels. Once the rest caught up, Chu Yang, yielding nine Golden Rings, would naturally become the target of attacks from all sides.

Chu Yang was not hesitant in the slightest, promptly counting seven Golden Rings and tossing them to Kang Hai. Kang Hai caught the rings and gazed at Chu Yang with a conflicted expression, but eventually uttered, "Thanks."

With that, he stopped chasing Chu Yang, and his sword radiance propelled away in another direction.

Chu Yang did not have high hopes of Kang Hai helping him either. Those seven Golden Rings were to ensure that Kang Hai would not interfere with his plans.

Fan Xuefeng might have been tailing far behind, but he could hear every word of Chu Yang's conversation with Kang Hai. When Chu Yang asked his first question, Fan Xuefeng already exclaimed to himself, "That's not good", as his heart sank right down.

Once Kang Hai received the Golden Rings, he had no idea what to do. Kang Hai's Heavenly Sword Teleportation Technique was simply too fast. Unless Fan Xuefeng trapped him earlier with a spell formation, no one could restrain Kang Hai once he made up his mind to leave.

Forging an alliance with Fan Xuefeng was purely to collect the necessary number of Golden Rings as quickly as possible. Now that Kang Hai has achieved his goal, he no longer needed to ally himself with Fan Xuefeng.

Kang Hai was also the only person in the arena who did not have to worry about taking on combined assaults from other competitors due to his stellar speed dominating the Conference. The other cultivators could forget about taking any of his ten Golden Rings and just admit defeat.

Fan Xuefeng frowned as he glared at Chu Yang. This was this man who wrecked all his plans.

"I'm sorry if I offended you." Chu Yang did not panic. Not only did he stop fleeing, he turned around to face Fan Xuefeng head-on.

Even with his plans all destroyed, Fan Xuefeng kept his cool and watched as Chu Yang advanced towards him aggressively. Fan Xuefeng's heart tremored with an ominous foreboding.

Just as expected, Chu Yang exclaimed, "My two friends from the Great Qin Empire, go ahead and avenge whatever grievances you have. This is your chance right here."

Fan Xuefeng's heart sank as the fears he bore came true. He suddenly found himself trapped in a highly disadvantageous situation. He turned back to see that both Shi Jingyun and Shi Shaogan have transformed into two dragon shadows, and had already caught up to him.

After hearing what Chu Yang shouted, Shi Jingyun's face contorted violently in displeasure as he grunted, "All of our Golden Rings fell into your hands, and you still offered them up to that scum Kang Hai!"

Chu Yang clapped his hands and grinned, "To my knowledge, our friend from the Great Void Sect already has seven Golden Rings, while I only have two. Even a fool can tell which target reaps a greater reward."

Shi Jingyun and Shi Shaogan's eyes instantly lit up. With Kang Hai long gone, only Fan Xuefeng was left. With their combined powers, it would be incredibly difficult for Fan Xuefeng to flee. On the other hand, if Chu Yang wanted to escape, he could easily do so as no one else could match his speed with Kang Hai out of the picture.

Kang Hai has already gathered ten Golden Rings and was on cloud nine as he departed the scene. After patiently waiting for fifteen minutes, he successfully made it past the second round. Hence, Chu Yang was in a position of absolute safety and could take both an offensive or a defensive stance with ease. On the contrary, Fan Xuefeng was now forced into a corner.

Shi Shaogan nodded and Shi Jingyun quickly understood what she was hinting at. The only thing they had to be wary of was not to let Chu Yang play the same tricks again and snatch all their Golden Rings away.

Chu Yang chuckled, "You two, the chance for revenge is right before you. Even without any Golden Rings, what else do you have to worry about?

Shi Shaogan looked at Fan Xuefeng and sneered, "You're right. Even if we don't have any Golden Rings, don't think of getting away with this, Fan Xuefeng!"

Shi Jingyun and Shi Shaogan were both coerced by Fan Xuefeng and forced to surrender their Golden Rings to save themselves. Even though this was a cheap trick, the duo were deeply humiliated. Yet, no one expected the tides of fortune to change so suddenly and that an opportunity for revenge would arise so soon.

Fan Xuefeng took a deep breath. His expression turned calm again as he stared Chu Yang dead in the eye.

To produce clouds with one hand and rain with the other - this saying appeared in Fan Xuefeng's mind after looking at Chu Yang. Everything was just as Chu Yang had planned. A few simple steps and the battle changed drastically, and Fan Xuefeng who was originally enjoying a great advantage, instantly descended into a gravely dangerous plight.

The level of Chu Yang's mastery did not matter. The important part was how Chu Yang gave up seven Golden Rings without hesitation and covertly sent Kang Hai out of the picture. It may sound simple, but he already possessed nine Golden Rings and was just one ring away from reaching the required quota, and yet he still gave up most of his rings and presented them to someone else while getting nothing in return. How many people would do such a thing?

Fan Xuefeng asserted that he could do the same but probably not with the same certainty and promptness as Chu Yang who did so without a second's delay.

If Chu Yang had hesitated for a moment longer and was snared by Kang Hai, allowing the rest to catch up and giving Fan Xuefeng ample time to set his spell formations, Chu Yang would not have been able to flee so easily. But now, Fan Xuefeng was the one in danger, flanked from the front and back by all three opponents.

Back in the Grand Heavens Pavilion, the crowd watched the scene unfold with immense interest. Yan Mingyue shook her head and chuckled, "Haha, Fan Xuefeng really took a huge fall here. I really never expected Chu Yang to be such a genius. He's a disciple from the Ethereal Mountain Sect, isn't he?"

Lin Daohan explained collectedly, "Chu Yang, the disciple under the Elder Meng Chaoran of the Ethereal Mountain Sect. He was once a guest official serving under Liang Gan in the Great Zhou Empire but he resigned three years ago and returned to the Ethereal Mountain Sect to continue his training."

After a brief pause, Lin Daohan continued, "Adding the time he spent cultivating in the alternate dimension where time flowed faster, he managed to leap from the Qi Training Stage to the Beginner Aurous Core Stage in less than ten years."

All the Immortal Soul cultivators present appeared slightly surprised. The Vivant Joy Holy Man from the Great Qin Empire stroked his long beard and smiled, "His talent for cultivation is also exceptional. The Ethereal Mountain Sect has produced a rare prodigy, but he should have also been nurtured by his own fortunes. Looking at the concealment spells and remarkably fast teleportation techniques he demonstrated just now, they may have been based off the Ethereal Mountain Sect's mantras but they surpass the latter by a huge extent."

The Dharma Hall was abuzz with comments and gossip from cultivators from every sect. Who would have thought that a black horse would emerge during this Spiritual Conference? The strength of the Ethereal Mountain Sect's delegation at this Spiritual Conference was not considered inferior, with many small and medium-sized sects from the Kunlun mountain ranges attending the conference.

However, these small and medium-sized sects knew their place and did not casually send representatives to participate without any exceptional talent. The Ethereal Mountain Sect sent Chu Yang to participate in the Spiritual Conference in order to train him further. There are numerous ways to increase one's knowledge beyond the interpretation of solely jostling with each of the larger sects.

After watching Chu Yang's performance, many of the Ethereal Mountain Sect's own cultivators were considerably stunned, pleasantly surprised albeit with plenty of doubts and concerns.

A few of their senior cultivators gazed at each other with conflicted expressions, revealing great uncertainty in their eyes. One elder projected his voice straightaway and exclaimed, "We must interrogate Chu Yang thoroughly once he returns!"

Wu Yunliang nodded gently and met Meng Chaoran's gaze. Both of their eyes concealed a hint of their complete grasp of the situation.

Inside the Celestial Small World, Chu Yang, who had just widened everyone's eyes with astonishment, stared straight at Fan Xuefeng and thought to himself, "What will he do? Would he minimize his losses and simply surrender seven Golden Rings to Shi Shaogan and Shi Jingyun from the Great Qin Empire?"

Fan Xuefeng looked at Chu Yang then glanced over at Shi Jingyun and Shi Shaogan, and burst into laughter. His phoenix-like eyes closed to form a thin line as he casually took out his Storage Bag filled with Golden Rings and poured them out. There were indeed seven of them.

The duo's eyes lit up. Claiming Fan Xuefeng's seven Golden Rings would remedy most of the losses that they had incurred.

Fan Xuefeng grinned and placed the rings back into the Storage Bag. However, he did not keep the bag and instead swung his arm and tossed the bag at Chu Yang!

This move blew everyone's expectations. Chu Yang may have displayed outstanding concealment and teleportation spells, but he was undoubtedly the weakest person in terms of pure strength among the three cultivators cornering Fan Xuefeng. Despite this, Fan Xuefeng still chose him to accept the rewards of their victory, clearly to draw the centre of the conflict away from himself and towards Chu Yang.

Fan Xuefeng watched as his Storage Bag arched across the air and dropped down towards Chu Yang, who simply reached out his hand to grab it almost subconsciously.

Upon witnessing this sight, Fan Xuefeng immediately cracked a smile and blurted, "Now is the critical moment that will decide who wins and who loses this game of chess!"

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know report chapter so we can fix it as soon as possible.

Report chapter

Chapter 686: Dark Horse! Dark Horse!

Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

As they watched Fan Xuefeng threw the bag filled with golden rings to Chu Yang, Shi Jingyun and Shi Shaoqian furrowed their eyebrows.

Seeing that, Fan Xuefeng smiled. That was his main goal. He betted that Chu Yang would make a mistake in his arrogance.

Without Kang Hai's restraint, Chu Yang could do as he pleased. He felt extremely safe as he was without any threat. His sense of security naturally fell and in the face of temptation, he became more greedy. He was unable to consider problems rationally.

Earlier on, with the threat of Kang Hai, Chu Yang was able to forgo seven golden rings. However, now that he was faced with the temptations of the seven golden rings again, he was unable to think and act calmly.

In other words, this could because of Chu Yang's self-confidence. He believed that as long as Kang Hai did not interfere, he was able to keep every single golden rings on his fingers.

However, Fan Xuefeng made use of Chu Yang's self-confidence. As the nature of the conflict changed, he placed Chu Yang at a disadvantage. Fan Xuefeng was not someone who could be so easily bullied.

Fan Xuefeng looked at Chu Yang and said, "Now, you can't leave."

With that, he called an incantation and said softly, "Seven Peaks True Form Formation, open!"

Mana swirled and Chu Yang instantly felt the objects in the bag changing shape. The entire bag burst open and the seven golden rings hovered in mid-air. Every single golden ring became covered in runes.

On the small golden rings, one could see spell formations carved on it. The seven golden rings combined their spell formations into one as they formed a giant spell formation over Chu Yang's head.

In the spell formation, the shapes of seven mountains flashed. Every single one of them weighed tons and they came crashing down onto Chu Yang's head.

Under the Seven Peaks True Form Formation, Chu Yang's form was pinned. He could no longer escape with his Vanishing Spell.

Shi Shaoqian and Shi Jingyun were slightly shocked but they both reacted quickly to this development. Fan Xuefeng was able to use the seven golden rings to cast a spell formation and lay a trap for Chu Yang, who fell for it immediately.

At first, Chu Yang thought that he could come and go as he pleased. Without any constraint, he felt completely at ease. Instantly, this sense of ease disappeared as the situation reversed.

Above Chu Yang, a golden number nine shone brightly. Chu Yang became encircled by Fan Xuefeng, Shi Shaoqian, and Shi Jingyun and he was like a lamb for slaughter.

Fan Xuefeng now possessed zero golden ring. While Shi Shaoqian and Shi Jingyun were unhappy with his ambush earlier on, they were trapped in the same situation as Fan Xuefeng. Arguing with him now would prove fruitless. Hence, they turned their attention to Chu Yang.

The battle was as exciting as a roller-coaster. Every single spectator in the Dharma Hall was taken aback.

In the Grand Heavens Pavilion, the group Immortal Soul stage elders shook their heads and sighed. Fan Xuefeng did not panic despite having faced setbacks. He planned calmly and coldly as he turned the situation around in his favor. Chu Yang was once again at his mercy. They were all very pleased with this young man.

The Sun Radiance Swordmaster looked at Lin Daohan and Yan Mingyue and said, "He truly lives up to his name as a Great Void Sect disciple."

Lin Daohan nodded his head slightly in thanks and Yan Mingyue shook her head and smiled, "The outcome of the battle has yet to be determined. Saying this may be premature."

As she said it, Chu Yang, who had metaphorically fallen from the clouds to the deepest canyon, did not panic despite the serious expression on his face.

While he was slightly surprised, he had expected something like this to happen the moment he accepted Fan Xuefeng's seven golden rings.

Fan Xuefeng exhaled. The situation of the battle had been saved by him. Now, he wondered what should he do next. He should take some time to plan so that he could retrieve the nine golden rings on Chu Yang.

As his mind turned, he did not pause his actions. Decisively with Shi Shaoqian and Shi Jingyun, the three of them rushed towards Chu Yang.

Chu Yang looked at Fan Xuefeng and thought, "Lucky you are a spell formation cultivator, for now, I could use objects without breaking any rule. Even if you aren't a spell formation cultivator, you cannot stop me."

"Lucky I am prepared. I can use this object to cover me, if not I may not be able to escape this time."

As he thought, Chu Yang opened his palms to reveal two sigils.

The two sigils began to shine simultaneously in the sky. One was slightly darker than the other. However, no one would believe that it was weak. Instead, it was like a shadow as it flitted in and out of everyone's vision.

The other one shone brightly and sharply. It was as bright as a rising sun.

While the light of both was different, there was no doubt that both were sword radiances.

Chu Yang pointed out with the longsword in his hand as his body merged with the sword. His body first merged with the first sword radiance, turning shadow-like. It was as if he was trapped in the void. Fan Xuefeng's Seven Peaks True Form Formation could no longer suppress him.

As Fan Xuefeng telepathically communicated with this spell formation, Chu Yang suddenly disappeared.

The shadowy sword radiance shone as it scraped off the runes carved on the golden ring. The seven golden rings were then reclaimed by Chu Yang.

At this time, Fan Xuefeng and the two others were very close to him. As their numerous attacks came down, Chu Yang turned into a shadow. As long as he actually existed, there was no way he could escape.

However, Chu Yang did not bother with them. In his shadow-form, he escaped from the spell formation and took away the golden rings. In the next moment, he separated his body from the shadowy sword radiance. Then, he merged with the brighter sword radiance and an astounding power could be felt shooting straight into the heavens.

It was like a sudden solar dazzle. Chu Yang chose Shi Shaoqian, who was already injured, as his target as he charged out of the encirclement.

Right after he broke free, he teleported to somewhere faraway, leaving Fan Xuefeng, Shi Jingyun, and Shi Shaoqian behind him.

The cultivators in the Dharma Hall burst out in acclaim. No one would have thought that Fan Xuefeng could turn the situation around so quickly. In the end, he was able to an unfortunate situation to his benefit as he broke free from the encirclement.

He was able to escape with nine golden rings despite the combined attack of Fan Xuefeng, an immediate disciple of the Great Void Sect, Shi Shaoqian and Shi Jingyun, both of whom were direct disciples of the Great Qin Empire. Everyone was shocked by his performance.

Earlier on, he used his cunning to succeed. This final escape proved that this young disciple, born in the Ethereal Mountain and not very well known beforehand, was also very powerful and should not be undermined.

As the spiritual conference progressed till now, Chu Yang could be said to be the second dark horse after Zhou Yuncong.

In the eyes of the crowd, he was more surprising than Zhou Yuncong. While Zhou Yuncong was one of the rare disciples under Yang Qing, he was ultimately still from the Celestial Sect of Wonders. Hence, it was not surprising that he was this powerful.

However, before he stepped into the Starry Treasure Pagoda, Zhou Yuncong appeared to have over-cultivated and lost his way. This lowered everyone's expectations of him and hence when he pulled off his counter-attack, everyone was genuinely surprised.

However, for Chu Yang, everyone thought from his appearance and actions that he came here to network rather than to compete. Hence, they labeled him as someone who was just here to fill up the slots or to take a vacation.

In the Grand Heavens Pavilion, every single Immortal Soul stage elder was shocked. This time, every one of their gazes fell onto Chu Yang. Some of them, however, did not focus on Chu Yang exclusively.

The Heavenly Master Swordmaster looked at Lin Feng and Lin Daohan and asked, "If I did not see wrongly, I believe that Chu Yang used the Heavenly Vast Sword Talismans of the now-defunct Heaven's Gate?"

The Lightning Swordmaster, Supreme Radiance Swordmaster, Azure Pulse Swordmaster, Sun Radiance Swordmaster, Great Barren Swordmaster, and the Starry Swordmaster all had serious expressions on their faces.

Heaven's Gate was eradicated before these Immortal Soul elders were even born. Hence, records of this sect only appeared in some of their records.

Lin Daohan said slowly, "It is indeed Heaven's Gate Heavenly Vast Sword Talismans. In the two sword talismans, they contained the

Southwest You Heaven Sword and the Southeast Yang Heaven Sword of the Great Nine Heavens Holy Sword Technique of Heaven's Gate."

The Lightning Swordmaster slapped the armrest of his seat and said, "No wonder, while his swordplay technique resembled that of the Ethereal Mountain Sect, it was still evidently different. In some aspects, it appeared better. That is because he carries with him the Heavenly Vast Sword Talisman."

His voice then turned soft as he took a deep breath and said, "Did he learn the Heaven's Gate Great Nine Heavens Holy Sword Technique? Or did he managed to find the Heavenly Vast Sword Talisman through sheer luck?"

If he was the former, then it would be momentous. If it was the latter, then it did not matter as much. The Heavenly Vast Sword Talisman was a specialty of Heaven's Gate and given to its weaker disciples for self-protection. Its restrictions and seals were unique and even the disciples of Heaven's Gate themselves could not learn the true secrets of the Great Nine Heavens Holy Sword Technique with the talismans alone.

Any attempt at experimentation would make the talismans self-destruct. Both the Great Void Sect and the Mount Shu Sword Sect possessed some talismans but to their great dismay, they were unable to find out the secrets of the Great Nine Heavens Holy Sword Technique.

The Heavenly Master Swordmaster looked at Lin Feng and said slowly, "Let's not rush things. Once the conference is over, the Master of the Celestial Sect shall ask that child some questions."

The Ethereal Mountain Sect had grown closer to the Celestial Sect of Wonders over time as it became more distant from the Mount Shu Sword Sect. Hence, it could be considered to be part of the Celestial Sect's territory. These matters would naturally involve Lin Feng.

Lin Feng smiled and said, "Yes, there's no rush."

Everyone's head turned to the light image projected before them. After they saw Chu Yang obtaining the nine golden rings, he then rushed to the hill where he hid his first golden ring.

With that golden ring, he now possessed ten golden rings. As long as no one tried to sabotage him, he could progress safely into the third stage.

Now, only four people completed the task of the second stage.

Number one was Xu Yunsheng of the Celestial Sect of Wonders' Heavenly Temple!

Number two was Dao Yuting of the Celestial Sect of Wonders' Forest Abode!

Number three was Chen Xingyu of the Great Void Sect!

His appearance ensured that the disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders did not sweep the top three placings. It also made others anticipate the third stage.

However, number four was another disciple of the Celestial Sect of Wonders, it was little Lin Tong of the Inferno Precipice.

The many elders in the Grand Heavens Pavilion looked at each other and thought for a long while. "I believe that the next person would be Kang Hai of the Heavenly Master Sword Sect? Time is almost up."

Everyone's gaze focused on Kang Hai in the light image. Just as it seemed that he was going to be called out, something happened. A human silhouette appeared before Kang Hai.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know report chapter so we can fix it as soon as possible.

Report chapter

Chapter 687: The Last Person Who Progressed to the Next Round

Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

The competition for the second stage was intense but it was nearing its end. The many golden rings on the Qiong Qi were already in the hands of the cultivators, except for a small number of them that were nullified when the Qiong Qi was slew.

Hence, the cultivators began to target each other as they snatched gold rings from one another.

Xu Yunsheng of the Celestial Sect of Wonders was one of the first few to enter this round. Other than the golden rings he obtained from hunting Qiong Qi, he too earned some golden rings from sparring with other cultivators. Hence, he was the first to obtain 10 golden rings and also the first to progress to the next round.

Dao Yuting moved slightly slower. While the time she took to clear the second round was the same as Xu Yunsheng, she took longer to climb the Starry Treasure Pagoda in the first round. Hence, she was slower than Xu Yunsheng.

What caught everyone's eye was the third participant, Chen Xingyu. Not only did he prevent the Celestial Sect of Wonders from dominating the top three spots, the golden rings he accumulated in the second round was entirely from hunting Qiong Qi.

Chen Xingyu's 10 golden rings were all from the Qiong Qi. From start to finish, he did not fight any single cultivator. Neither did he steal from anyone nor did anyone steal from him. It was as if he did not interact with a single, other, cultivator.

The onlookers in the Dharma Hall exclaimed in wonder. The Immortal Soul elders in the Grand Heaven Pavilion too smiled.

Chen Xingyu's non-interaction with the other participants was not coincidental. Instead, he was able to discover his opponents before they could discover him.

Other cultivators in the conference could do this too. Some would seek out their opponents to see if they possessed golden rings. However, once Chen Xingyu discovered an opponent, he would avoid him/her.

Chen Xingyu's group entered the second round later than Xu Yunsheng and Dao Yuting because of the unfortunate event in the Starry Treasure Pagoda. However, he was still able to collect 10 golden rings and hence, did not lag behind too much in the second round and thus, he was able to progress to the third.

At that time, Kang Hai of the Heavenly Master Sword Sect, who was in the same group as him and who reached the top of the Starry Treasure Pagoda together with him, only obtained three golden rings. He was too busy planning an ambush with Shi Shaoqian and Shi Jingyun.

After Chen Xingyu, many people hoped that another sect would be able to come in fourth. However, little Lin Tong of the Celestial Sect of Wonders obtained it before them. She could be said to extremely lucky as she managed to rob the person who planned to rob her of her golden rings.

Xiao Yan said gleefully, "Trying to steal from my god-daughter? Please, in the entire conference, fewer than five people would dare to pick a fight with her."

Luo Qingwu smiled and shook her head, "Lin Tong's ability is too deceptive. She is the most powerful disciple of the Inferno Precipe."

Xiao Yan smiled at her and said, "Like you."

Luo Qingwu giggled and wave her hands, "How can I compare? I should say that she's similar to Little Junior all those years ago."

When they thought of Shi Tianhao, who managed to thrash many Nascent Soul stage cultivators at a mere age of 16, Xiao Yan, Zhu Yi, and the rest all burst out laughing.

"I'm afraid that number five will be Kang Hai of the Heavenly Master Sword Sect. What a pity for Yuncong," Yue Hongyan smiled and then sighed as she looked at the light projection.

At that moment, a dazzling golden 'ten' flashed above Zhou Yuncong's head. While he managed to accumulate 10 golden rings, he would be able to leave this round after 15 minutes.

However, he was later than Kang Hai by just a tiny bit. Hence, he would be sent out of this world a little after Kang Hai.

Yang Qing smiled slightly and said, "No one can predict what will happen. This is the whole point of the spiritual conference's rules."

Objectively, with Kang Hai's abilities, he would not be able to obtain his current results. However, thanks to a myriad of factors, he was able to enter the top 5 and outclassing many others.

Chu Yang gave Kang Hai seven golden rings straightaway with the hope of ensuring that he would not interfere with Chu Yang's battle. However, that was the equivalent of sending Kang Hai straight into the third round.

As everyone in the Dharma Hall looked at the lucky Kang Hai, all of them shook their heads and sighed in admiration of his luck.

As they thought about that, something happened. A human silhouette appeared before Kang Hai.

The person appeared to be a tall, young, man about 20 years old. His face was handsome and he appeared resolute.

He was Lei Jie, the first of the younger generation of the Lei Family. He too had a reputation of being exceptionally talented.

A gold light flashed on top of Lei Jie's head with the number 'five'. It meant that he had five golden rings.

In the first round, where they were required to climb the Starry Treasure Pagoda, Lei Jie did not go with the rest. Instead, he climbed it alone. Even so, he was extremely fast, much faster than some who worked in groups.

When Lei Jie reached the top of the pagoda, he was early. However, due to the rules, he could only progress to the next round when the other members of his group arrived.

In terms of ranking, Lei Jie's eight-man group was one of the last. However, he was already able to collect five golden rings despite this disadvantage, demonstrating the same abilities he had shown when he climbed the pagoda.

When Kang Hai saw Lei Jie, his brows furrowed. He was not scared of his opponent. As he had already collected 10 golden rings, he had no need to fight with Lei Jie. Doing so would bring no benefit and only harm to him.

Here, Kang Hai once again used his Heavenly Sword Teleportation Technique as he tried to flee from Lei Jie.

Who knew that as he moved, a shadow flashed before his eyes and appeared in front of him. The speed was fast enough to shock Kang Hai.

He then saw green sparks of electricity crackling all over Lei Jie's body. As Kang Hai sought to escape, he realized that Lei Jie blocked all of his attempts. Kang Hai was fast, but Lei Jie was faster. The latter was like a lightning demon.

Kang Hai looked in shock at the crackling electricity all over Lei Jie's body. "His green lightning is weird. With his lightning, he is able to trigger his teleportation, which is much faster than my Heavenly Sword Teleportation Technique. It can be compared to my sect's Great Way of the Heavenly Master Sword or Mount Shu's Shaoze Sword. Even the Sword of Radiance Sect's Instant Sword Teleportation cannot compare."

"Five golden rings. If not, I will take all ten," Lei Jie opened his mouth and said plainly. His voice was like thunder.

Lie Jie was unhappy. "Time's almost up, why would I give it to you so freely?"

He summoned his sword mantra as a sharp, heaven-piercing, Sword Qi shot straight into the sky. It appeared to lead a path straight into heaven. His body merged with his sword as he charged towards Lei Jie.

He did not seek to teleport away. Instead, he planned on facing his opponent headfirst.

Lei Jie's face did not change. He performed an incantation and the green lightning on his body flew out in balls. In mid-air, they formed a shadow.

An entire stretch of the sky was rendered black. Storm clouds rolled and thunder flashed. It was as if the Apocalypse had arrived.

An aura of a great disaster or catastrophe could be felt. A giant, snake-like, bolt of electricity twisted and turned non-stop. It formed a terrifying Hell covered by lightning.

That was the pinnacle ultimate move of the Lei Family, the Lightning Purgatory. It threatened its opponent with a thunder-like Hell where one would experience unimaginable torture, never able to reincarnate.

If it was only the Lightning Purgatory Spell, then Kang Hai was not worried no matter how strong it was. The spells of the Heavenly Master Sword Sect were stronger than the Lei Family's spells and mantras.

However, this was a different Lightning Purgatory. In the shadow above Lei Jie's head, the many bolts of electricity came slowly together to form a shape, which then turned out to be the light shadow of a giant, roaring, thunder god!

Much of the Qi in the sky were congregated on the light shadow of the giant, roaring, thunder god. Its power seemed to grow exponentially.

Finally, the thunder god appeared to materialize from its light shadow form to something concrete. It turned into something human-like as it descended onto the world.

The giant thunder god glowed with bright, green electricity. It clashed together with Kang Hai, sending Kang Hai flying away together with his sword.

Kang Hai was knocked so hard till the very mana in his body became unstable. His soul was rattled and his very Qi went amok. In the previous exchange, he was already injured.

However, the giant thunder god too disappeared. However, he was not destroyed by Kang Hai. Instead, it transformed itself. It was gone but not destroyed. It turned into a sea of bright thunder as it surrounded Kang Hai. Whips, made out of thunder, lashed out at Kang Hai as they diminished his mana.

Kang Hai was shocked. His powerful Heavenly Sword Teleportation Technique, under the bombardment of his opponent's thunder, became weaker.

After a while, he was sure that his defenses would be broken by Lei Jie. Then, the thunder would kill him.

At this point, Kang Hai could bear it no more. He shouted, "I'll give you five!" While it was slightly depressing, he still had five golden rings, which gave him a chance at progressing to the next round. The two opponents had no blood feud and there was no need to see who was the better one. Fighting to the death may injure his opponent, but Kang Hai believed there was no such need.

Kang Hai surrendered his five golden rings. Lei Jie too stopped his spells. He took the five golden rings and the number above his head turned to 'ten'.

When Kang Hai saw the number on his head turn to 'five', he smiled bitterly.

This change was completely unpredicted by everyone. Kang Hai, who had everything going for him at the start, had his fortunes reversed almost immediately.

This sudden incident meant that not only did Lei Jie take ten golden rings from Kang Hai, Zhou Yuncong who was ranked right behind Kang Hai would be the fifth person to progress to the third round.

While Lei Jie managed to take the golden rings from Kang Hai, his 15 minutes had just started. Hence, he was behind Zhou Yuncong. Lei Jie then became the sixth person to progress to the third round.

The seventh was Chu Yang, who retrieved the golden ring he had hidden at the start. This dark horse, who only revealed his true powers in the second round, shocked everyone. Even if he did not perform all that well in the third round, his performance in the second round was enough to earn him acclaim.

Everyone stared intently at the light projection. There was one last slot. No one knew who would get it.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know report chapter so we can fix it as soon as possible.

Report chapter

Chapter 688: Slave

Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

After Chu Yang successfully collected ten golden rings and became the seventh person to ascend into the third round, there was only one last slot.

The situation now was very hazy.

This was because cultivators could take golden rings from each other, which meant that no one was guaranteed progression into the next round until the final moment. Even if they did accumulate ten golden rings, they would only progress if they managed to hold them for 15 minutes.

Kang Hai was the best example. In the last moment, he was robbed by Lei Jie. Now, all he could do was to bitterly search for other golden rings.

Zhu Yi's voice resonated to the disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders in the Dharma Hall and those in the Central Great Pavilion on Yunfeng Peak, "There are many unforeseen events and no one knows his own fortunes. Other than keeping one's calm during such incidents, one must also practice and cultivate more often."

"For example, look at Kang Hai from the Heavenly Master Sword Sect. His true abilities do not permit him to gather ten golden rings so quickly. However, he has his own forte, which is his fast teleportation speed. Hence, in the right circumstances, he was able to benefit from the conflict of others."

"However, his true abilities are still lacking. Hence, once his speed advantage is gone, particularly after he met Lei Jie who outclassed him in both speed and battling abilities, he has no choice but to surrender his golden rings."

Xiao Yan smiled and said, "To forge metal, one must be strong. If not, you can only enjoy a temporary advantage before inevitably meeting obstructions."

The disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders nodded their heads to show that they had understood.

After Xiao Yan and Zhu Yi were done with their lecture, Yang Qing, who was by their side, smiled and said, "However, Lei Jie is truly extraordinary. While Kang Hai's speed provides him with his advantage, his abilities are not particularly bad either. He was able to compete with Song Qingyuan of the Heaven Lake Sect and Gu Lei of the Purple Clouds Sect in Spiritual Conference of Huanghai."

Yue Hongyan nodded her head too and smiled, "Lei Jie is truly extraordinary. I believe that his Nine Qi True Thunder Form is the most powerful thunder-type spell there is."

Zhu Yi said, "Not only does this person possess strong innate abilities, he is extraordinary in other aspects too. While his progress was affected earlier, he still has a good chance of progressing."

Luo Qingwu smiled and said, "Senior Zhu Yi, who do you think will be the last person to progress?"

"Yin Luozha, Huang Zhenting, Murong Yanran, Wanqiu, Luo He, these are the five people I have in mind," Zhu Yi smiled slightly. "Initially, I thought Yin Luozha will get in for sure. However, one cannot predict anything and hence, we can only see their luck right now."

"Shi Jingyun of the Great Qin Empire had a good chance earlier on. However, after that encounter, she lost all her golden rings. It may be very difficult for her."

Luo Qingwu and the rest nodded their head in agreement. They saw that the different people appeared in the light projection. The numbers above their heads were not small, which meant that they possessed many golden rings and hence, occupied the leading few spots.

Huang Zhenting had six golden rings, Yin Luozha had nine golden rings, Murong Yanran had six golden rings, Zhuge Wanqiu had seven golden rings, Luo He of the Purple Clouds Sect had six golden rings. These are the five people who possessed the most golden rings.

However, Huang Zhenting was now in trouble. This was because Shi Jingyun and Shi Shaoqian were eyeing him right now.

After the little princess was ambushed by Fan Xuefeng, and then robbed by Chu Yang, she was in a terribly sour mood. When she saw the young Huang Zhenting, it was as if she had met her mortal enemy. Her eyes turned red with jealousy when she saw the number 'six' on Huang Zhenting's head. Hence, she struck without thinking.

Shi Shaoqian had no beef with Huang Zhenting. However, the six golden rings on Huang Zhenting caught his eye and hence, he decided to strike too.

Huang Zhenting was trapped by them. He realized that both of them had no number above their head and hence, he wanted to ignore them. While he was a child, he knew the importance of achieving good results here.

However, Shi Shaoqian and Shi Jingyun harassed him for quite a long while. He even saw a Qiong Qi escaping from his side. Hence, Huang Zhenting became angry. The three of them started to fight.

In the Grand Heavens Pavilion, Xiao Yan's gaze turned to Zhu Yi. Zhu Yi smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I think Huang Zhenting can't make it." If Shi Jingyun and Shi Shaoqian possessed golden rings, then Huang Zhenting could at least gain something if he won. Now, it was a pure waste of time.

If Shi Jingyun and Shi Shaoqian won, they obtained all six of Huang Zhenting's golden rings. If Huang Zhenting won, he gained nothing.

Other than Huang Zhenting, another disciple of the Celestial Sect of Wonders, Zhuge Wanqiu, was in trouble too.

Zhuge Wanqiu had seven golden rings on her. For others, she was indeed a big fish. Many people surrounded her and tried to attack her.

Faced with three opponents, Zhuge Wanqiu was still able to react decisively and effectively. However, she felt uneasy.

Not far away, a big man dressed in tribal attires stared intently as if he was a wolf watching a prey.

There were wounds on his right shoulder, which were clear evidence that he had just taken part in a big battle. A golden 'two' shone above his head, indicating that he had two golden rings on him.

He did not join in the group attack against Zhuge Wanqiu but neither did he render assistance. He appeared to be waiting for Zhuge Wanqiu and her opponents to use up their energy fighting each other.

Zhuge Wanqiu looked at the wound on the man's shoulder and thought, "This wound appears to be Ying Luozha's doing…"

The man appeared to have notice Zhuge Wangqiu. He burst out laughing.

Zhuge Wanqiu's three attackers too noticed this man. They too felt uneasy. The Royal House of the Northern Tribes and the Celestial Sect of Wonders were close allies.

"I'm called Zhuo Lei. You probably don't recognize me," the big man looked at Zhuge Wanqiu and said with a smile. However, one could detect malevolence in his smile. "It doesn't matter, as long as you know Ying Luozha."

Zhuge Wanqiu's heart sank. "Ying Luozha belongs to the same sect as me. Of course I know him."

Zhuo Lei, the big man from the Northern Tribes, laughed coldly, "Your relationship must be closer than just that right? Even if I am blind, I can tell the debt that the filthy slave owes you."

Zhuge Wanqiu's eyebrows arched tightly. "My fellow Daoist from the Royal House of the Northern Tribes, our two sects have always been close. Saying such words may harm our relations."

Zhuo Lei laughed into the sky, "An escaped slave who killed his own master and then joined the Celestial Sect of Wonders could change his skin? Fat hopes!"

He pointed to Zhuge Wanqiu and smiled cruelly and said, "The filthy slave killed my father. I must make him pay for what he did. You are his s*ut and hence, I shall make a move against you first. In this world, while I can't do much to either of you, I can at least make you suffer!"

With that, the blood in his body boiled as he rushed towards Zhuge Wanqiu.

Zhuo Lei was stronger than the three attackers combined. Once he joined the brawl, the pressure on Zhuge Wanqiu became immense.

In the Grand Heavens Pavilion, the Royal House Lord of the Northern Tribes looked at Lin Feng. Lin Feng looked back calmly and naturally and waved his hand slightly, "The feuds of the younger generation are best settled by them rather than us. My lord, you have no need to bear this in your heart. Neither will I do so."

In the tiny world, Zhuo Lei's moves became increasingly vicious as he approached Zhuge Wanqiu.

He was a Martial Way cultivator while Zhuge Wanqiu was a purely spell cultivator. Once he was near her, the situation became extremely unfavorable for her.

Here, a cold black light came slicing forth. Immediately, Zhuo Lei was beaten back.

Zhuo Lei had suffered under the black light and hence, he did not dilly-dally. He retreated immediately. However, one of the other cultivators attacking Zhuge Wanqiu was not so lucky. He did not escape in him and as the black light flashed, it triggered the protective enchantments of the Dharma Hall.

The two remaining attackers were shocked. They sought to retreat but now the choice was no longer theirs. Zhuge Wanqiu, who was in a defensive position before, started to counterattack. Spells after spells came after them, causing them to be unable to escape.

Zhuge Wanqiu was one of the top disciples of the Wasteland Valley. Her cultivation and spells were both outstanding. However, her personality was rather conservative and hence, she was more accustomed to defense than offense. Just now, with Zhuo Lei observing her by the side, she had no confidence of going all-out and hence, took up a more defensive posture.

Now, however, she could attack to her heart's content. Zhuo Lei was no longer a threat.

Because right now, a dark-skinned young man was flying towards her. It was Ying Luozha.

Ying Luozha looked coldly at Zhuo Lei and said, "Zhuo Lei, look at yourself now. What happened to your pride as a 'wolf of the prairie'? You escaped from me and now, you are attacking a woman. You can't even compare to a dog!"

"I don't even want to kill you now. That will be dirtying my hands!"

Zhuo Lei's gaze flashed with humiliation and rage. He bellowed furiously, "You master-killing slave! Do you think joining the Celestial Sect of Wonders change anything? A filthy slave shall always be a filthy slave! You killed my father and for that, I will make you pay!"

Ying Luozha could not help but to smile and bared his white teeth, "Correct, I, my father and my mother were all your tribes and your slaves. However, does that mean that I'm a slave by birth?"

"My entire family were originally herders. We joined your tribe to escape a famine. However, you forced us into slavery. Because you started cultivating under our lord's banner, no one dared to intervene," Ying Luozha said as his gaze turned colder. "I killed your father. However, had he not whipped my mother and father to death, I would have just escaped rather than stabbing him."

Ying Luozha stretched his arms wide open as if he wanted to hug the sky and said, "I like my master and my sect because they made me into who I am today. However, I like them not only because they had given me so much, but also because I just happen to like it here!"

"In particular, I like one rule," roared Ying Luozha, "Whoever owes me anything must repay me! If you do not repay me, I'll beat you till you return me!"

Ying Luozha pointed at Zhuo Lei and said, "Strictly speaking, your family still owes me one life. I only killed the main culprit and I shall not go after other members of your family. That was why I did not return to the plains to massacre the lot of you after I had joined the Celestial Sect of Wonders. However, today, you brought this disaster upon yourself. Do you really think you can escape a second time?"

"The Dharma Hall can save your life, but that's all it can save!"

With that, Ying Luozha rushed towards Zhuo Lei. In an instant, he was before Zhuo Lei.

Earlier on, Zhuo Lei was able to escape from Ying Luozha. However, now that he was wounded, he could no longer flee from Ying Luozha.

In the Grand Heavens Pavilion, Luo Qingwu looked at the scene and shook her head, "This person is truly vile, but is he crazy? Not only did he dare to do this on our territory, but there's no way he could hurt Ying Luozha or Wanqiu in the Dharma Hall."

"If he bears a grudge, he should find another chance. Doing it now will only expose his identity."

Zhu Yi looked at the light projection and telepathically communicated to Luo Qingwu, "Junior, don't be angsty."

"Oh?" Luo Qingwu looked at Zhu Yi and her eyes went back to the light projection as she carefully observed the developments within.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know report chapter so we can fix it as soon as possible.

Report chapter

Chapter 689: So Many Tricks

Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

Earlier on, Zhuo Lei allied with others to attack Ying Luozha and was injured by him. Zhuo Lei was more astute than the rest and fled without them.

However, he could not flee this time. The second unfortunate incident of this conference happened. Zhuo Lei was crippled with Ying Zhaluo, losing one arm and one leg. He became disabled, effectively ending his career as a Martial Way cultivator.

Members of the other powers all discussed intently. The two unfortunate incidents of the conference were all committed by disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders. This made some of them murmur their unhappiness with the Celestial Sect, whom they believed were too aggressive.

However, the cultivators from the Royal House of the Northern Tribes did not show any unhappiness. Some of them looked at Zhuo Lei with disdain while others were outright embarrassed by his behavior.

Strictly speaking, Ying Luozha was also a member of the Northern Tribes. The private feud he had with Zhuo Lei wasn't much in the eyes of the Royal House. However, Zhuo Lei's picking on Zhuge Wanqiu because he could not beat Ying Luozha was viewed as shameful.

Between the tribes, there were indeed cases of them snatching the women and children of their enemies. In a hunt or a battle, the results determined everything. One would use despicable methods to obtain victory.

However, for feuds between cultivators where one's strength should determine the outcome. Kidnapping others as a method was viewed as something only a coward would do.

The Lord of the Royal House of the Northern Tribes did not express any displeasure. He did not feel that his Royal House had been humiliated by the Celestial Sect. He only felt that Zhuo Lei had lost face for his family.

Those familiar with the way of the Northern Tribes too would recognize this point. No one thought that this incident would cause a schism between the Royal House of the Northern Tribes and the Celestial Sect of Wonders. However, those clueless about both parties would let their imaginations run wild.

With Zhou Yuncong as their precedence, the Celestial Sect of Wonders took justice into its own hands again.

In the tiny world, Ying Luozha looked at Zhuo Lei, who was lying on the ground and staring daggers right back at him. His mouth twitched as he smiled, revealing his white teeth, and said, "Out of the Dharma Hall, I would welcome a challenge from you at any time."

"However, by then, the Dharma Hall can no longer protect you," smiled Ying Luozha. "You should thank the two golden rings you currently possess. For these two golden rings, I will give you a coup de grâce. If not, I will leave you to your death here."

Zhuo Lei bellowed, "You..." As he shouted, Ying Luozha's palms stiffened like knives and came down on him. The Dharma Hall's protective mechanisms activated as it sent Zhuo Lei out.

On the other side, Zhuge Wanqiu had settled her remaining two opponents. However, other than Zhuo Lei, the rest only had one golden ring each.

Ying Luozha passed her one of Zhuo Lei's golden rings while keeping the other one for himself. The number above his head changed from 'nine' to 'ten'.

Zhuge Wanqiu smiled and said, "Congratulations senior, for obtaining ten golden rings."

Ying Luozha raised his head and noticed the number above her head increasing from 'seven' to 'eight' and finally 'nine'. He fell silent for a while and then said, "100 li east of here, there is a valley. There's a forest in the valley and underneath the biggest pine tree in the forest, there's a single golden ring. Take it."

"I don't know how many people had ascended to the next round. You must hurry. Only then would there be a chance for you to advance. I'll be with you until the end."

Zhuge Wanqiu was shocked as she said, "Senior Ying Luozha..."

Ying Luozha nodded his head, "I buried the golden ring. When I first met Zhuo Lei, I only injured him and hence, he fled. He threatened to hurt you and from his expressions, I believed he meant what he said. Hence, I pursued him all the way."

"While that person is weak like a dog, he was ultimately raised on the plains. He is good at both hunting his prey down and escaping from hunters. Hence, I only caught up with him here."

Ying Luozha said calmly, "With ten golden rings, I will be sent out in 15 minutes. Hence, I decided to drop one."

"But it's fine. The dog Ying Luozha has two golden rings. I don't need to head back. However, I'm afraid I have to trouble you to take it."

"I don't know what's Xu Yunsheng's progress, but I doubt that he will be far away," Ying Luozha's mouth twitched, "I must win him!"

Zhuge Wanqiu looked at Ying Luozha and mumbled after a long while, "Ying Luozha, there's no need for that. This is the Dharma Hall..."

"The Dharma Hall can only save your life!" Ying Luozha cut her off. "I just cut off that dog's arm and leg."

"I have faith in your cultivation. The scum Zhuo Lei is not your opponent. Even with the three other cultivators, even if I hadn't arrived, they can't do anything to you. However, what if there had been more enemies? Then, it would have been more dangerous. In this tiny world, there are many dangers and threats. Furthermore, us disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders are very prominent, and hence I don't want to take the chance."

Ying Luozha then said, "Now that Zhuo Lei had been settled, even if you meet the disciples of other sects, it would still be a lot safer."

Zhuge Wanqiu looked at Ying Luozha's eyes and said, "Senior Ying Luozha, have you ever thought that in the time you took to help me, Senior Xu could have already passed this round?"

Ying Luozha clenched his fists tightly as he kept his silence.

Zhuge Wanqiu did not say much. She walked together with Ying Luozha to the East.

The numbers 'ten' and 'nine' on their heads attracted many greedy challengers. However, they were all soundly defeated by the pair of them. Too bad they had no golden ring on them.

"My time is up. Everything else is dependent on you now. Be careful," Ying Luozha suddenly stopped as he looked at Zhuge Wanqiu and spoke.

Zhuge Wanqiu nodded her head and said, "Don't worry, senior. I will be fine."

In the next instant, the number above Ying Luozha's head dissipated and turned into a golden light pillar. It enveloped Ying Luozha. The golden light pillar shot straight into the sky. Ying Luozha's body began to float as he ascended skywards with the help of the golden light pillar.

Once they were enveloped by the light pillar, the cultivator was unable to leave. Outsiders too were unable to attack the cultivator within.

Zhuge Wanqiu looked at his disappearing figure in silence. Then, she sighed and said softly, "Senior, there's really no need."

In the Grand Heavens Pavilion, Xiao Yan, Wang Lin, and the rest congratulated Zhu Yi. Two of his disciples were able to ascend to the third round, ensuring that they would at least be amongst the top 8.

"While there were some ups and downs, Ying Luozha was still able to obtain the last slot," Xiao Yan said with a smile. "Second Junior, congratulations."

Zhu Yi smiled slightly and replied, "So many tricks were involved here."

Xiao Yan laughed and said, "Even if everything goes as planned, the top 8 should roughly be the same few people, even if their rankings may differ."

"Other than the black horse from the Ethereal Mountain Sect, we more or less predicted all top 8 cultivators. However, it was a pity that Little Junior's Huang Zhenting and Zhuge Wanqiu, Third Junior's Li Xingfei and Fan Xuefeng of the Great Void Sect were unable to progress. They were all strong candidates for the top 8 placings."

Wang Lin then said, "Master's first and second rounds are indeed filled with unforeseen factors. However, this is the best way to assess a disciple's overall capabilities. In life, many things are unforeseen too."

Yue Hongyan smiled and said, "However, the third round can be a breather for them."

None of her disciples ascended into the third round. Ke Jing was ambushed in the Starry Treasure Pagoda. They accidentally activated the Starlight Rotationary Mechanism and was forced to move backward. They wasted too much time and hence, no one from their group was able to squeeze into the top eight of the first round, losing their right to participate in the second round.

Zhao Huan wasted time trying to protect Zhou Yuncong. While the two of them tried their best to catch up, they barely made it into the top 8. Hence, they were the last group to advance into the second round.

However, as they entered the second round too late, Zhao Huan was unable to make up for his slow start despite his above-average abilities. Till now, he only obtained four golden rings.

However, Yue Hongyan did not care so much. Her thinking was simple. Discover the problem and learn from it. Then, she would go back and continue training these buggers.

Xiao Yan and the rest ribbed around. Li Yuanfang turned his head to look at Lin Feng. Lin Feng smiled and nodded his head. Li Yuanfang then telepathically communicated to Shi Tianhao, the main organizer within the Dharma Hall, "Tianhao, it's time."

Shi Tianhao slammed his fists together and immediately, dozens of golden pillars fell from the sky. They enveloped the remaining cultivator in the second round.

Initially, around 40 people entered. Excluding the first eight, there were only about 20 people left. Around 10 of them 'died' in battle. Some 'died' at the hands of the Qiong Qi while others fell in battle over the golden rings.

Ying Luozha exited the small world to realize that he was number eight. However, not only was he displeased, his face turned dark upon finding out that Xu Yunsheng was first. His originally-dark face turned coal-black upon hearing that news.

Zhuge Wanqiu and the rest were sent out of the world by Shi Tianhao. After finding out the situation, the group of disciples from the Celestial Sect of Wonders felt sorry for her. However, she took it in stride, even going as far as to comfort Huang Zhenting.

As everyone looked at the top 8, particularly Zhou Yuncong and Chu Yang, those who had never met them were shocked.

Xu Yunsheng, Dao Yuting, and company carefully took stock of Zhou Yuncong. They never knew that their Junior Zhou possessed such talents.

Shi Tianhao came before everyone and said with a smile, "First, let us give out the prizes for the second round. The top 8 contestants will each get a prize. However, the better your ranking, the better your prize."

The most attractive prize in everyone's eyes was the Nascent Soul stage magic item that Xu Yunsheng obtained. Many young cultivators looked with envy at his prize. With this prize, forfeiting right now would still be worth it.

Those ranked behind Xu Yunsheng too were happy with their prizes. However, they quickly kept their winnings and turned their gaze to Shi Tianhao. All they could think about was the third round.

At this point, who would not want to the final winner?

Shi Tianhao, looking at the situation before him, smiled and said, "The eight of you have earned the right to enter the third round. This round isn't hard; it's a simple, one-versus-one, match. Winners would progress."

"Earlier on, I mentioned that your performance and ranking for the second round will affect your third round."

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know report chapter so we can fix it as soon as possible.

Report chapter

Chapter 690: The Right to a Challenge

Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

Shi Tianhao faced the eight cultivators and he performed a spell. Under the power of the mana, the small world and the Starry Treasure Pagoda disappeared.

The Dharma Hall before everyone was once again a room with two floors. The bottom floor was entirely dark. Only the arena above was open to everyone.

"The top eight cultivators from the second round would be split into pairs according to their performance in the previous round. The top would be the paired with the last, the second-best would be paired with the second-last and so on."

"At the same time, the one with the better ranking would be allowed to pick the terrain."

Everyone, regardless whether it was Xu Yunsheng or the other cultivators watching the battle, was slightly taken aback.

Compared to the pairing, the second point was where the better-performing cultivators of the previous round truly possessed an advantage.

The cultivators who took part in the conference were all in the Aurous Core stage or the Foundation Establishment stage. In a battle, if one party had an obvious geographical advantage, then the battles would not be balanced.

However, as this was agreed upon beforehand as the reward for the better performing cultivators of the previous round, no one raised any objection.

Hence, everyone began to ponder.

"The first shall be paired with the eighth, does that mean Senior Xu shall be paired by Senior Ying Luozha?" Huang Zhenting asked curiously. "Eh, the two of them are matched so quickly. This will be interesting to watch."

A look of worry crossed Zhuge Wanqiu's face. She saw Ying Zhaluo sweeping aside the fog before him in one gesture. Immediately, he brimmed with energy and a strong will to battle.

Xu Yunsheng was calm like Mount Tai. His face did not change.

"The second one shall be paired against the seventh, Senior Yuting will be fighting against the cultivator from the Ethereal Mountain Sect... what's his name again?" Huang Zhenting scratched her side slightly apologetically. Zhuge Wanqiu regained her senses and reminded her, "Chu Yang."

"Right, Senior Yuting will be fighting against Chu Yang from the Ethereal Mountain Sect," Huang Zhenting nodded her head. "The third against the sixth..."

In the Central Grand Pavilion at the top of Yun Peak, a youth quietly watched Lei Jie in the light projection as he mumbled to himself, "... the third against the sixth... Chen Xingyu of the Great Void Sect will battle against Lei Jie of the Lei Family."

"The fourth against the fifth, which means Lin Tong shall be matched against Yuncong..." In the Grand Heavens Pavilion, a bitter expression crossed Xiao Yan's face, wiping away the smile that was previously there.

Zhu Yi, Wang Lin, and the rest looked on helplessly and sympathetically at their Big Senior.

The final pairing was viewed as an internal battle within the Celestial Sect of Wonders. Others looked on with schadenfreude, as they realized that the Celestial Sect of Wonders had become a victim of its own rules.

In this spiritual conference, the cultivators from many sects participated. While the Celestial Sect of Wonders had many disciples, it was still the minority in the conference.

However, the power of the Celestial Sect remained unchanged. Amongst the top 8 contestants, 5 were from the Celestial Sect. Furthermore, Zhuge Wanqiu, Li Xingfei, Huang Zhenting were all disciples with the potential of entering the top 8 and potentially allowing the Celestial Sect to dominate the top 8 placings.

Such a hegemonic performance made the Vivant Joy Holy Man, Huo Xiu, the Sun Radiance Swordmaster and the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster think back to the Spiritual Conference of Huanghai.

This time, however, Xu Yuncong and company did not exhibit the overpowering dominance that Zhu Yi and Shi Tianhao had shown earlier on.

However, compared to the sparse manpower of the Celestial Sect of Wonders during the Spiritual Conference of Huanghai, where only Zhu Yi and Shi Tianhao took part in the Aurous Core round, there were much more Celestial Sect disciples this time. In fact, as these disciples were abundant in both tiers, other sects could feel the pressure.

However, as a result of the rules, the Celestial Sect of Wonders would come into an internal conflict despite having 5 people advancing to the next round.

Lin Feng watched this scene with interest. He did not care so much about two of disciples not making past the first round. Since they had agreed on the rules, everyone ought to follow it.

Overall, the top eight were all within his predictions. Unlike Xiao Yan and Zhu Yi who viewed Chu Yang as a dark horse, Lin Feng mentally noted that he would definitely make it to the top eight in this conference.

As to the overall results after the second round as well as the final results of the conference, Lin Feng was unsure. After all, there were too many factors involved.

Lin Feng expected Zhou Yuncong, Chen Xingyu, Chu Yang, Dao Yuting, Xu Yunsheng, Ying Luozha to advance past the second round. This was no surprise.

Lin Tong, Huang Zhenting, Zhuge Wanqiu, Li Xingfei, Lei Jie, Fan Xuefeng and Shi Jingyun would compete for the remaining two slots.

The final result was that Lin Tong and Lei Jie were successful.

To Lin Tong and Lei Jie, Lin Feng lowered his expectations of them. That was not because he had no confidence in their abilities. Instead, they had yet to mature and their performance varied quite a lot and was full of chance occurrences.

From a certain perspective, they were the same type of people as Shi Jingyun of the Great Qin Empire.

Looking at the final results, Lin Tong's results weren't bad. In both rounds, she had her victory handed to her. Furthermore, not only did she just manage to advance to the next round, she was ranked fourth.

Huang Zhenting, on the other hand, met with many mishaps.

However, Lin Tong's luck was at its end. Actually, when Zhou Yuncong was ranked fifth, Xiao Yan did not care much. Lin Feng smiled and shook his head as he thought, "In the top 8, Lin Tong could beat anyone except Zhou Yuncong, who's under Yang Qing."

"Even if Lin Tong battled against two opponents at the same time from the other top cultivators, she would have a better chance compared to battling against Yuncong."

This time, Lin Tong had met her match. Zhou Yuncong was the only one with a 100% of beating her.

Meeting Zhou Yuncong was the equivalent of Ding Runfeng, a Great Void Sect disciple who was a pure Yang entity, meeting Zhou Yuncong. She would be trapped completely.

Zhou Yuncong himself did not mind. Objectively speaking, his favorite opponent would be people like Lin Tong and Ding Runfeng.

Cultivators who cultivated fire-type spells would need at least 2 types of primordial fires to successfully battle Zhou Yuncong, who was a Yang Incinerating Entity.

However, that could only ensure that they would not face an inherent disadvantage against him and that the battle would be fair.

The ultimate victory would still depend on many reasons. Only by brawling it out could the victor be determined.

However, the Seven Legendary Primordial Fires were the most dynamic forces in the world. It was difficult for them to exist in one being. Cultivating more than one type of primordial fire was extremely difficult.

Xiao Yan was an exception and a rarity. He too was only able to do so with the help of the powerful mantra "The Heavenly Classic of the Way's Virtues" and even so he suffered a lot on the way.

Lin Tong possessed strong innate abilities and a good foundation. However, she only had the mastery of a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator. She could only battle against Zhou Yuncong with the Pure Yang Primordial Fire, which was tantamount to suicide.

"If we let Lin Tong and Yuncong battle against a third party, then their performances would not differ by too much. However, letting the two of them battle each other guarantees defeat for Lin Tong," said Lin Feng as he shook his head with a smile.

Thinking about it too, Xiao Yan smiled bitterly.

Yang Qing too smiled bitterly. He did not know what to say.

In the Dharma Hall, Yan Wuwei, who still did not know much the situation, was mumbling to himself, "Junior Zhou truly knows how to hide his talent. I can't believe he managed to get into the top eight. Earlier on, when he was ascending the Starry Treasure Pagoda, he was much slower than everyone else."

"However, let's not underestimate our junior Lin Tong too. She may be young but she's very strong. Junior Zhou may not be her opponent. There's hope for a disciple of the Inferno Inferno Precipice to enter the top four."

Liu Xiafeng, who was next to Yan Wuwei, looked at him. The odd gaze made the hairs on Yan Wuwei's body stand. Then, Liu Xiafeng said bitterly, "Regardless who Junior Lin meets from the top eight, be it Xu Yunsheng, Ying Luozha, Senior Yuting or even Chen Xingyu from the Great Void Sect, I'm confident that Little Junior will do well. However, meeting Yuncong is truly bad luck."

Yan Wuwei stared with his mouth agape as he said, "Xiafeng, you..."

Liu Xiafeng then said, "Junior Zhou has the innate ability to check cultivators who cultivate Yang-type mantra. Regardless whether it's my Grand Sun Primordial Flame or Junior Lin's Pure Yang Primordial Fire, the results would be the same."

Yan Wuwei then asked curiously, "How do you know, Senior Xiafeng"

Liu Xiafeng retorted with a question of his own, "Weren't you curious why did my abilities seem to have deprived compared to the mini spar we had three months ago?"

Yan Wuwei nodded his head. Liu Xiafeng opened his palms and said, "Earlier on, I challenged Junior Zhou to a match. In the end, I lost completely to him. The Grand Sun Primordial Flame I'd been cultivating was nearly lost too. Thankfully, he showed mercy to me. If not, the Scripture of the Great Heaven-Illuminating Sun which I had been cultivating would have been wasted."

Yan Wuwei looked stunned. He could not speak.

By his side, he heard Shi Tianhao's voice. "In the third round, there would be prizes too. The winner will be accorded the right to a Baptism of the Original Stellar Light."

Upon saying that, the reaction was not very strong. Many people, including the eight cultivators before Shi Tianhao, did not know what did the prize entail.

Shi Tianhao did not provide any more explanation as he continued, "For the second to fourth-place contestants, they would win a chance to cultivate in the Heavenly Cosmic Ray World if they are from our sect. If not, they will win the right to freely enter the Celestial Wonders World."

"Those who are defeated in the first round need not despair. You will have prizes too," Shi Tianhao said with a smile. "Those who are defeated in the first round will win the chance to spar with either my seniors or myself. You can pick one of us to be your sparring partner."

"Through a spar of our mantras, we can help each other improve," Shi Tianhao extended his thumb and pointed to his nose and said with a smile, "For example, you can fight against me. If all four of you fight against me in succession, that's fine too."

Shi Tianhao's words were polite. However, the Dharma Hall burst out into discussion. The immediate disciples of the Master of the Celestial Sect were famous.

Xu Yunsheng and the other eight of them did not have such a big reaction. They all sought to progress. Prizes were not as important as fame.

Only Chu Yang's gaze seemed slightly off.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know report chapter so we can fix it as soon as possible.

Report chapter

Chapter 691: Chu Yang's Plans

Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

Chu Yang's aims for this conference was very simple. He simply wished to introduce to everyone and leave an impression, particularly for the Celestial Sect of Wonders. This would facilitate communication with the Celestial Sect in the future.

Since he wanted to leave an impression, he must leave a good one. He must distinguish himself to shine but he couldn't outshine his host.

Chu Yang was a proud person. He was also rather head-strong. However, his special experiences left him slightly wary at times. He was rather calm and practical and he sought no temporary fame.

Reaching this stage in the spiritual conference, Chu Yang himself understood that it was about time for him to make a graceful withdrawal from the limelight.

With his results from the second round, he had achieved his objective.

The first and second round had many chance occurrences that may affect the results. The third round was a simple spar between the many contestants where might alone determine the results. Furthermore, he was going up against the only Aurous Core stage second-generation disciple of the Celestial Sect of Wonders, Dao Yuting.

Let's not even talk about whether he could beat her. If he were to truly try, then he would have to use his true powers. He could not win with one or two talismans. His many secrets would definitely be exposed.

With so many eyes on him, Chu Yang would not be very eye-catching if he did nothing. However, if he were to truly use his skills, then his cover would be blown.

In reality, Chu Yang believed that despite the talismans, many people had already thought of killing him.

In such circumstances, he would be courting death should he continue down his current path.

Before Chu Yang took part in the spiritual conference, he had thought through everything. Hence, he was able to make his decision quickly.

This was Chu Yang's original decision. Now, the prizes Shi Tianhao announced proved to be another incentive for him.

"A chance at a spar..." Chu Yang took a deep breath and calmed himself.

Shi Tianhao's gaze swept over the eight contestants' faces. He then said, "In reverse order, may the fourth and fifth contestants please step out."

Everyone else went back to the quiet chamber to rest and watch the battle. Only Lin Tong and Zhou Yuncong were left in the arena. The little lass looked at her hands curiously.

Those who understood Zhou Yuncong's power looked at Lin Tong sympathetically. While the little girl's powers were extraordinary, her luck was just too bad.

In the luxurious lounge where the Marquis of Jinghuan sat, Xiang Heng and Wang Le had returned. Their gazes were fixed on Zhou Yuncong.

Xiang Heng said in a low voice, "Look, it's Zhou Yuncong. I couldn't believe that he asked Yang Qing to be his disciple and not Xiao Yan."

Wang Le nodded his head and said, "We should have predicted this. If he had joined Xiao Yan, then there was a chance that he may over-cultivate and eventually be consumed by his mantras."

The Marquis of Jinghuan held a fan in his head as he gently tapped his left palm with it. His gaze darted about as he said, "A Yang Incinerating Entity, indeed. Is that what the Great Master wanted? Someone who could successfully live despite his status as a Yang Incinerating Entity?"

He turned his head to Xiang Heng and Wang Le and asked, "Why does the Great Master want a Yang Incinerating Entity?"

Xiang Heng and Wang Le shook their heads and replied, "We don't know, Marquis. We really don't know. We are only carrying out the Great Master's biddings."

"Acting all mysterious, eh? This interests me," The Marquis of Jingheng smiled slightly. However, this greatly alarmed Xiang Heng and Wang Le. They both knew that the Marquis of Jingheng was a lawless man who did things as he pleased.

The Marquis of Jingheng pointed his fan at them and said with a smile, "Relax, I'm just joking. I don't have time for these trivial matters."

"Over at the Great Zhou, they are bugging me really tightly about the picture manual. All my energy were spent on that. It's truly a cause for a headache."

While the Marquis of Jingheng said that, his face did not appear alarmed.

Xiang Heng and Wang Le both fell silent. After a long while, Wang Le said in a low voice, "The two of us are only responsible for carrying out errands. We probably aren't qualified to speak on your behalf."

The Marquis of Jingheng laughed nonchalantly and said, "That I know, of course. I will talk to the Great Master about it personally. There's no need for the two of you to say anything. Just do what I instructed you to. However, if you make a mess out of it, you will bear the responsibility for it."

Xiang Heng and Wang Le nodded their heads and said, "Naturally."

The two of them turned to look at Zhou Yuncong in the arena once again.

Xu Yunsheng returned to the Heavenly Temple where the quiet chamber for disciples was. Sun Xue'er, Yang Tie, and the other disciples offered their congratulations to him for obtaining first in the second round. Xu Yunsheng returned their congratulations and then asked about the situations of others.

As they were in the Starry Tower Pagoda and the small world, the contestants could not possibly know the whole picture. However, the disciples who had been watching them knew.

"Senior Ying Luozha just managed to obtain the eighth placing. Actually, he had collected the ten golden rings a long while ago. Barring any incident, he would have been in the top three. However, he wasted too much time for Senior Zhuge Wanqiu," Sun Xue'er said with a sigh. "Senior Zhuge Wanqiu is rather pitiful too. She was number nine. She barely missed it."

After Xu Yunsheng heard that, his expression did not change. He sat down for a while, stood up and left the room. He came to the quiet chamber for the Wasteland Valley disciples.

He did not open the door but instead, stood before it like a statue. After a long while, he turned around to leave. Just as he turned, he saw an amicable young girl walking towards him. It was Zhuge Wanqiu.

Zhuge Wanqiu looked at Xu Yunsheng and was stunned. Then, she said, "Senior Xu..."

Xu Yunsheng opened his mouth and then stopped immediately. he said softly, "It's really a pity. you almost made it into the top 8."

"Yes, I just need to work harder," Zhuge Wanqiu said with a smile. She turned her head sideways to look at Xu Yunsheng.

Xu Yunsheng fell silent for a while and then said, "Everyone needs to work harder."

With that, he walked straight and as he passed Zhuge Wanqiu by, he said, "The spar between Junior Zhou and Junior Lin will commence shortly. Look at it carefully, I believe you can learn much from it."

Zhuge Wanqiu stood there without moving as she looked at his disappearing figure silently. Finally, after Xu Yunsheng left her field of vision, she sighed and returned to the quiet chamber.

Xu Yunsheng too returned to the meeting point for disciples in the Heavenly Temple. The moment he entered the door, he saw Ying Luozha sitting there, focused entirely on Zhou Yuncong and Lin Tong in the light projection.

Xu Yunsheng looked at Ying Luozha and his gaze flashed. Then, he regained his calm.

"Junior Lin Tong chose such a battlefield. This will increase her abilities by 50%," Ying Luozha said without turning his head around. "Neither you nor I am her opponent in this terrain."

Xu Yunsheng lifted his head to look. He noticed that the battleground had turned into a sea of white flame. The blazing inferno singed the very sky.

The two combatants were Lin Tong, ranked fourth, and Zhou Yuncong, ranked fifth. Hence, Lin Tong got to choose to the type of battleground. The little girl showed no mercy as she turned the battleground into a sea of Pure Yang Primordial Fire.

Xu Yunsheng nodded his head and said, "In such a battleground, I am truly no match for Junior Lin."

"However, I feel that Junior Lin is going to lose..." Sun Xue'er said hesitantly. Xu Yunsheng and Ying Luozha looked at her curiously as Sun Xue'er recounted to them Zhou Yuncong's performance earlier on, particularly how his Yang-Incinerating Vital Spirit destroyed Yang Likun's Red Lotus Fire.

Xu Yunsheng and Ying Luozhe exchanged gazes. Then, they looked at Yang Tie and the rest, who nodded.

In the Grand Heavens Pavilion, Lin Feng could not help but laugh upon seeing the battleground Lin Tong had picked. "Little Tong, you are really too young too simple."

Xiao Yan, who was by Lin Feng's side, smiled bitterly too. However, the two of them did not warn Lin Tong ahead of time. The little girl's mindset was not yet mature. She was still innocent and trusting. If she were to go out like this, then she would surely be taken advantage of. This was a time for her to gain some real-life experiences.

Shi Tianhao watched closely from the side. Even if Zhou Yuncong were to use his Yang-Incinerating Vital Spirit, nothing much would happen.

Things went as Lin Feng and his disciples had expected. Lin Tong was caught in a trap as Zhou Yuncong used his powerful Yang-Incinerating Clouds to battle against her Pure Yang Primordial Fire. In the battleground that Lin Tong chose, it was hard for him at first.

However, he only needed to let out a tiny bit of his Yang-Incinerating Vital Spirit to completely throw the little girl off-guard.

She lacked battling experiences but she had strong innate potential. She was extremely sensitive to the Yang-Incinerating Vital Spirit and she was terrified of it, like how a mouse is terrified of a cat. She could feel the pressure from her mortal enemy.

A black light flashed on Zhou Yuncong's body. Immediately, the sea of Pure Yang Primordial Fire was destroyed.

Destroying such a huge amount of Pure Yang Primordial Fire greatly increased the power of his Yang-Incinerating Vital Spirit, to the point where he seemed to be losing control of it.

Lin Tong's own Pure Yang Primordial Fire was not damaged. However, she knew she was helpless against this opponent and hence, she admitted defeat unwillingly.

Up to this point, the cultivators who had progressed from the second round was finally able to witness Zhou Yuncong's terrifying powers. While he was innately able to subdue Lin Tong, his powerful showing still created a huge amount of pressure for everyone else.

Ying Luozha fixed his gaze on Zhou Yuncong and said nothing for a long while.

Xu Yunsheng's gaze was not as aggressive as Ying Luozha's. However, all his attention was fixed on Zhou Yuncong. He tried to imagine how would it play out if he were in Lin Tong' shoes.

"Ying Luozha, do you know what I am thinking right now?" Suddenly, Xu Yunsheng telepathically communicated to Ying Luozha. Ying Luozha's body did not move as his gaze remained fixed on Zhou Yuncong. Xu Yunsheng did not mind as he continued, "I'm thinking what a joke both you and I are."

Ying Luozha fell silent for a long while. He understood what Ying Luozha wanted to say.

Ever since they both joined the sect, they were fighting to be the top second-generation disciple. In reality, they two were the most exceptional disciples of the second generation. It was hard to tell who was the better one.

Ying Luozha was extremely arrogant. He did not even view Li Xingfei, Liu Xiafeng, and the rest as his competitors. Amongst disciples of his generation, he only viewed Xu Yunsheng as his competitor.

Xu Yunsheng, however, was polite on a day-to-day basis. However, deep down inside, he was proud too. Let's not talk about other aspects, in terms of cultivation he only viewed Ying Luozha as his competitor.

This situation persisted until Dao Yuting joined the sect. However, Dao Yuting joined as an Advanced Foundation Establishment stage cultivator and hence, her circumstances were exceptional. While Xu Yunsheng and Ying Luozha respected her, they believed that in the same stage they would be as powerful as Dao Yuting.

Lin Tong, after undergoing special training and cultivation by Lin Feng and Xiao Yan, could cultivate the mantras of man. However, she was ultimately born as a supernatural being. Hence, she was an exceptional case too.

Today, Zhou Yuncong's appearance was a great shock to both Xu Yunsheng and Ying Luozha.

In the Grand Heavens Pavilion, Zhu Yi used his supernatural awareness to sweep through his disciples. He realized that they were all shocked.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know report chapter so we can fix it as soon as possible.

Report chapter