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Chapter 394 The Imperial Election Begins

The otherworldly evil thought trembled, but ultimately made no sound.

After Lin Zhao put him away, he looked at a certain spot in the void: "Senior Thousand-Year Lotus, I have lived up to your expectations and cleared away the evil thoughts from the other world. Thank you for your grace."

If it weren't for the Thousand-Year Lotus and the spiritual plants in the Milky Way, how could I have entered the Thousand Lifetimes Dream state in just one day on my own?
The thousand-year-old lotus's will trembled, and Lin Zhao could sense that it was a feeling of joy.

After the evil thoughts from the other world were cleared away, the spiritual energy in this area suddenly became richer, and the roots of those plants also emitted some strange light.

Lin Zhao couldn't help but nod repeatedly. It truly lived up to its reputation as a spiritual plant from the upper realm. Even after being entangled by evil thoughts from another world for so long, it could immediately regain its original color after clearing away the evil thoughts that parasitized it.

Thinking this, Lin Zhao smiled and said, "Now that I wish to return to my physical body to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, could you take me back, senior?"

The next moment, the aura of the Thousand-Year Lotus enveloped Lin Zhao once again. Lin Zhao's vision went black, and when he regained consciousness, his soul had returned to his body.

If it weren't for the faint aura emanating from her body telling her that she could break through to the Nascent Soul stage at any moment, and that her foundation was stable, Lin Zhao would have doubted whether everything that had happened before was just a dream.
The next moment, Lin Zhao opened her palm, revealing seven seeds lying horizontally in it.

Thinking back to the roots of the plants that had been entangled with the evil thoughts from another world that he had eradicated, it seemed that there were indeed seven kinds of plants.

She couldn't help but smile: "Thank you all, seniors."

The thousand-year-old lotus beneath her swayed slightly, as if in response to her.

The spiritual energy in the bath became increasingly rich, and Lin Zhao understood that this was a gift from the Thousand-Year Lotus.

Lin Zhao sighed softly: "This time, I must seize this opportunity to break through to the Nascent Soul stage in one fell swoop!"

The next moment, she sat cross-legged, and a large amount of spiritual energy surged towards Lin Zhao from all directions.

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While waiting outside, Huang Yue sensed the movement of spiritual energy between heaven and earth and couldn't help but sigh: "Those who inherit the destiny of heaven... it can be said that heaven has not abandoned my Heavenly Phoenix clan."

She, like the elders of her clan, once didn't understand why the Ancestral Phoenix didn't leave its core inheritance to its own clan. Now, she understands the difficulties the Ancestral Phoenix faced to some extent.

A race that only relies on the legacy left by its predecessors for glory is destined to never reach the pinnacle.

Looking at the light ahead, Huang Yue slowly said, "Lin Zhao, the Holy Phoenix Palace, Lingtian Pavilion, and the current Ancestral Phoenix Royal Family have done everything they can for you. Now it depends on whether you can defeat Ji Wantang in the Imperial Election."

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Several months passed in the blink of an eye, and the grandest event in the Ancestral Phoenix Plane—the Imperial Election for the younger generation—finally began amidst the anticipation of all forces.

The Imperial Election will last for a month in total, divided into three rounds: upper, middle, and lower. The lower round will last for fifteen days. During these fifteen days, each sect will select its disciples to participate in a competition similar to the middle round, based on their quotas. The top ten from each region will be selected through individual combat to participate in the middle round.

Of course, sects of the first rank or above in the Central Continent can skip these fifteen days and select their elite disciples to participate in the subsequent selection.

However, the number of people selected from each sect is determined by the sect's level. If a sect wants to have more people than its quota to participate in the selection, it can only register for the next selection.

The top 10,000 selected will appear on the Imperial Selection List in the Tianhuang Plane.

The Imperial Selection Rankings were already out when the second round began. As the second round progressed in full swing, the Imperial Selection Rankings gradually became clearer.

Of course, the other rankings didn't matter to the cultivators who couldn't participate in the Imperial Election; they were more interested in the top five.

The first place still belongs to Ji Wantang, who is the undisputed leader among the younger generation.

The second place is somewhat controversial.

It's worth noting that this imperial selection list was compiled by the Diyin Sect, which is known for being the least involved in disputes.

The way Diyin Sect handled the second place this time was quite interesting. Instead of placing Lin Zhao, who was favored by the Ancestral Phoenix Emperor and now Lingtian Pavilion and Holy Phoenix Palace, in second place, Diyin Sect gave the ranking to the current royal family's Prince Hai.

The Prince of Hai County was none other than Chi Yuan's cousin, who had been obsessed with Ji Wantang for many years.

The third place was not Lin Zhao, but Prince Chiyuan.

The fourth place was not Lin Zhao, but Xu Lewei, the young master of the Diyin Sect.

The fifth place is not Lin Zhao, but Li Changhao, the young master of Hehuan Palace.

It wasn't until sixth place that everyone saw Lin Zhao's name.

Lin Zhao's ranking at sixth has drawn criticism from various factions, but the Diyin Sect has its own explanation.

Although Lin Zhao's power, which he last revealed to the public, was said to have reached the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage, it should be noted that the top five had all been at the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage for many years, and Ji Wantang had already directly advanced to the Deity Transformation stage! It's impossible to rank Lin Zhao, a cultivator who had just entered the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage, above these five, right?
In the world of cultivation, reputation is not what matters; true strength is what matters.

Although Lin Zhao is very famous, who has ever seen her actually fight against the top geniuses of the Tianhuang Plane?
You think ranking her sixth is too low, but Diyinmen actually thinks it's too high!
After all, the top fifty are all experts who have been immersed in the Nascent Soul Great Perfection stage for many years. Who knows if Lin Zhao is a match for them?

There wasn't much wrong with what was said, but other factions remained noncommittal about Diyinmen's ranking method.

When Yang Jingjing saw the Imperial Selection list, she sneered: "This list must have been compiled by Xu Leqing, right? The two siblings are always so high-sounding."

Cao Yunxuan knew she was angry, so he quickly comforted her, "Isn't the Diyin Sect always hypocritical? Once Lin Zhao comes out, they'll know what's what!"

Hearing this, Yang Jingjing frowned even more: "You mentioned Lin Zhao. I also want to know where she is, the imperial election has been going on for three days now? Ji Wantang has been killing batch after batch of people in the next election."

In theory, large-scale killings are not allowed in the Imperial Election, but the rule of the Imperial Election is that life and death are preordained.

Ji Wantang is determined to sign up for the selection herself and fight her way through; who can oppose her?

As a result, during the imperial election, the disciples of those factions who did not choose to side with the Bright Hall and Ji Wantang were all severely targeted by Ji Wantang, and in recent days they have either died or been maimed.

Lingtian Pavilion and Shenghuang Palace were willing to help, but unfortunately, none of them were a match for Ji Wantang.

Thus, Ji Wantang relied on her own bloody methods to force many disciples participating in the Imperial Election to stand on her side.

Even though some of these disciples were forced into submission, many more were overwhelmed by Ji Wantang's absolute strength during the battle and surrendered. Therefore, Ji Wantang had indeed amassed a large following. This was an extremely unfavorable situation for Lin Zhao, who had not yet appeared.

Whether it's the ranking of Diyinmen or Ji Wantang's current dominance, only Lin Zhao herself can resolve this situation.