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Chapter 318 Perhaps It's a Good Result

The sun was shining brightly, and the sky was a clear blue.

On the second day of the eighth session of the Heavenly Dao Assembly, as a bolt of lightning descended, Zeng Shun, a disciple of the Zeng family in Lingzhou at the Fusion Dao Realm, was defeated. Intense lightning passed through his body, and he was blasted away.

On the high platform, Chen Le sheathed his sword, his eyes filled with contempt, which silenced the onlookers.

At twenty-eight years old, he had reached the intermediate stage of the Dao Integration Realm, which was already considered exceptionally talented even in the Immortal Sect.

The problem is that Chen Le had no prior reputation; he seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, which is quite puzzling.

Immediately following, Qiao Mo, a disciple of the Mountain and Sea Pavilion, flew out of the arena, spraying blood like mist.

Qiao Mo was no nobody. In fact, he had already shown his talent at the Heavenly Dao Assembly, fighting against Chen Shuo, a disciple of the Chen Clan. If he hadn't lacked cultivation techniques, reaching the finals wouldn't have been difficult for him.

The Qiao family from Yongzhou immediately rushed forward, helped Qiao Mo up, and then turned to look at the stage.

Zhong Hui, a disciple of Xuan Yuan Immortal Mansion, fought unarmed at the age of seventeen, and was already at the Upper Realm of Tong Xuan.

"He's actually a Transcendent Realm expert who's even younger than Huo Zhuoqun?"

"This...how is this possible?"

"Does the Xuan Yuan Immortal Mansion also have such hidden geniuses within its sect?"

On the viewing platform, countless members of aristocratic families were discussing the battle, their eyes flashing with disbelief.

At this moment, Ji You, who was looking down at the railing, turned his head to look in the northeast direction.

Standing there were the visitors from the Xuan Yuan Immortal Mansion, including Zhong Ze, the deputy head of the Xuan Yuan Immortal Mansion, and Chu Xian, the direct disciple of the sect.

However, besides them, there was another man sitting in front of them.

The man looked very young, with a sallow complexion that made his lips appear particularly alluring.

He only had the cultivation level of the Profound Realm, but his sitting posture was extremely domineering. He even had one leg resting on the armrest, and he was holding a bunch of grapes in his right hand, gently chewing them.

Because of his unrestrained eating manners, he had only eaten half a bunch of grapes when the juice had already soaked his palms.

The young man seemed somewhat disgusted by this, and waved his hand to wipe it on Chu Xian's expensive purple-gold robe.

On the hem of his robe where he wiped his hands, there was a faint footprint, which looked as if someone had kicked his leg.

Despite this, Chu Xian showed no anger whatsoever, letting him wipe it, and then handed over the teapot he had been holding.

"Useless! I told you to watch the tea get cold!"

"Young master, please calm down."

"Is there something you're unhappy about? Let me tell you, everything you have today is thanks to me, young master. What could you possibly be unhappy about? You dare to be unhappy?!"

Amidst the irritable voice, Chu Xian expressionlessly took the teapot, then gathered his inner energy in his palm, causing the water in the teapot to heat up rapidly, before handing it back to him.

Chu Xian then straightened up and looked back at the arena, his eyes devoid of joy or sorrow.

At this moment, the gong sounded, and Zhong Hui stepped down in victory.

Ji You was brought back to her senses by the sound of the gong and slowly turned her gaze away.

And in the days that followed, similar things continued to happen.

The scions of powerful families, who were originally considered the favorites to win the championship, were defeated one after another, while many young disciples from immortal sects emerged and quickly advanced to the next round, causing constant exclamations of surprise.

Especially in the battles of the Fusion Dao Realm, many familiar faces from the Heavenly Dao Society were driven off the stage and replaced by extremely unfamiliar, seemingly very young figures.

"Did all the members of your family lose too?"

"We lost... The last one has fallen today."

"Why did Qiao Mo stop in the second round?"

"The disciples sent by the Immortal Sect this year are truly beyond my expectations in terms of cultivation and age. This result is something I never anticipated when I came here..."

The assembled members of the aristocratic families discussed the matter animatedly, their eyes still filled with shock.

The "talent" mentioned by Qingyun Tianxia does not refer to realm, but rather speed. And when talking about speed, we must mention time, that is, age.

At the age of seventeen or eighteen, those who have reached the Profound Realm represent a future where they will be able to dominate the world, control the winds and rains, and even travel in spirit.

If such figures were so common, Qingyun Tianxia would probably have already roamed the world in his imagination.

On the ninth day of the Heavenly Dao Assembly, in the third match, Ban Yangshu faced off against Yan Yi, a disciple of the Heavenly Sword Peak of Lingjian Mountain.

The two were seven years apart in age, but they belonged to the same realm. In fact, Yan Yi had already slightly touched the threshold of the Yingtian Realm.

As expected, Ban Yangshu was knocked off the field, but fortunately, he was not injured.

Afterwards, Cao Jingsong and the others led Ban Yangshu away from the stage and back upstairs, where they stood with Ji You.

In fact, they were also shocked by these people whose names they had never heard of before, but who were now showing off their skills at the Immortal Tour Gathering, but they were not as bewildered as the other aristocratic families.

Because some things become clear once you think about them, they looked at Ji You and remembered what he had said on the day he came here: that the five major immortal sects had reopened the ruins.

Similar to the Heavenly Dao Society, although the competition is between disciples, there are also rankings within each sect.

The Mountain and Sea Pavilion swept through the land with unstoppable momentum, crushing everything in its path. The Chen Clan came in second, followed by the Xuan Yuan Immortal Mansion.

Lingjian Mountain, which was ranked first in the Heavenly Dao Assembly, has dropped to fourth. The problem is that only Yan Shuyi knows that those who have entered the next round are all disciples of Tianjian Peak.

As for the Dao Seeking Sect, they were even ranked behind the Spirit Sword Mountain, while the Heavenly Academy fell directly to the bottom.

This scene almost completely overturned the original rankings of the Heavenly Dao Society.

However, even within the Immortal Sect, there are subtle differences.

Take Lingjian Mountain for example. In everyone's eyes, they are not bad, at least better than Wen Dao Sect and Tian Shu Academy. But Yan Shuyi knows that there are very few disciples from Xuanjian Peak who have entered the third round.

As evening fell and the third round ended, Yan Jingxiang, his younger brother Yan Jingrui, and a group of elders from Xuanjian Peak gathered in the main building of Lingjian Mountain.

At this moment, Yan Shu also gracefully returned from the viewing platform, lightly touching the ground with his toes as he landed in the pavilion.

After glancing at the elders, the young appraiser stepped into the back pavilion.

At this moment, Yan Jingxiang stepped forward to catch up.

"Shuyi, you should have seen what has happened these past few days. Those relics fruits are truly a blessing from heaven. Sometimes it's not a mistake to have them, but it's a mistake not to have them. If we don't take the initiative, it will surely lead to disaster in the future."

Yan Shuyi looked at her father with cold eyes: "Father, are you here to persuade me to give the order to open the ruins of Lingzhou?"

Yan Jingxiang gripped his sleeve tightly: "Tianjian Peak was already powerful, and now it has reaped the rewards of the Great Wilderness Forest. If this continues, Xuanjian Peak will be in grave danger."

"Does Father think that Heavenly Sword Peak would dare to seize my sacred artifact with just a few small fruits?"

“Daughter, you are confused. Even if Tianjian Peak is not successful for the time being, can we ignore the external threats? The seven immortal sects are friendly on the surface, but once they lose their balance, the entire Lingjian Mountain will be in danger. The Dan Sect a few days ago is an example.”

After Yan Jingxiang finished speaking, he stared intently at his daughter's back.

The fact that only disciples came to participate in the Heavenly Dao Assembly was already unbelievable to everyone; who knew how many of their elders had actually taken the fruit?

The forces are not equal, so it is impossible for them to live in peace. Otherwise, why would the Dan Sect have been slaughtered overnight and had no choice but to close its mountain?

Upon hearing Yan Jingxiang's words, Yan Shuyi's eyelashes trembled slightly.

Many people think she is aloof and unapproachable, which is actually because she has faced such choices since childhood.

Perhaps a single sentence can determine the fate of Spirit Sword Mountain, and may even influence the course of the entire world.

That's why she didn't want to be the appraiser, and didn't want to shoulder such a heavy burden.

So that winter, she left the mountain alone and hid in a strange man's courtyard, unwilling to leave.

But she knew that her father's worries were right. When the power of the seven immortal sects was completely out of balance, Lingjian Mountain would be plunged into endless danger.

Because only a few people can ascend to the immortal realm, countless people are eyeing the world's limited resources, calculating every single penny. If you have less, I can have more.

"Look again."

"daughter……"

“My father knows. This is a very big matter. I need to take another look.”

Upon hearing this, Yan Jingxiang remained silent for a long time before gently waving his sleeve and walking out of the back pavilion.

Back then, the old sect leader left quietly, and then the Spirit Mirror chose its own master, selecting his daughter. Xuanjian Peak was overjoyed, and he kept marveling that destiny had smiled upon him.

He then locked Yan Shuyi in the back mountain, letting her devote herself to Taoist cultivation.

At first, the daughter was unwilling and thought about running away every day. She even tried to sink the spiritual mirror into the Xuanhai Sea.

Left with no other choice, he could only drag some of the disciples who had been injured by Tianjian Peak in front of her, saying that it was all her fault and that only she could change the situation.

So from then on, the daughter imprisoned herself in the mountains and never ran away again.

Of course, she did not disappoint. She reached the Profound Realm at the age of ten, then became the youngest to reach the Fusion Realm, the youngest to reach the Responding Heaven Realm, and now she is the youngest to reach the Boundless Realm.

But this also resulted in his daughter not being close to anyone, including him.

At this moment, Yan Shuyi stood by the window, looking out at the dark night, remaining silent for a long time.

Ding Yao and Zhuo Wanqiu were at the back, trembling with fear, and had not uttered a word.

However, not long after, they suddenly noticed that the judge's originally tense body relaxed slightly, and her pink cheeks couldn't help but puff out gently.

So the two looked out the window next door and saw that, in the east where the appraiser's gaze was directed, the son-in-law was looking up at them from the window.

Then came the third and fourth rounds.

The disciples of the Immortal Sect began to fight, and two people who had consumed the fruit appeared on the same arena.

The six major immortal sects, including Ji You, began to observe more and more carefully.

In a two-way battle, there are winners and losers, and there are situations where everyone gives their all, so you can see more.

"Now it seems that those people are fine in terms of both their cultivation level and aura, so the fruit should be used for good."

"Just like Chen Le, who almost had his arm cut off by Xiao Hanyan, even when he was furious, he did not show any signs of becoming evil, and his behavior was normal."

"So, perhaps we were all wrong, and this really is a gift from heaven." In a secluded courtyard, in a small house with red candles.

Ji You spoke softly, sharing her judgment with the young appraiser before her.

He firmly believed that it was not a divine opportunity but a great calamity because he had seen the Zheng family patriarch transform into a monster and ascend to immortality, had found out that some people used infants as vessels, and had also seen the Bu family members mutate into evil species.

But when faced with the facts, he had no choice but to admit it.

In a two-on-one contest, there must be a loser, but neither the loser nor the seriously injured one exhibited any strange behavior, which already speaks volumes about the outcome.

Yan Shuyi looked at him and said, "But if that's the case, then what happened before doesn't make sense."

"Perhaps there is no cause and effect between them?"

"Is there really no such thing as cause and effect in this world?"

Ji You peeled a melon seed and fed it to him: "No matter what, this can be considered a good thing. At least it won't cause too much trouble. The Immortal Sect is even worse off, but ordinary people can still live their lives as they please."

Xiao Jian advocates eating the melon seeds with your mouth: "Even if there is nothing wrong with the seeds, you have also said that if the fruits are not distributed equally, there will inevitably be conflict."

When they were vying for the Great Wilderness Forest Ruins, the Dao Asking Sect was the most active, and their disciples were the first to bring out the fruits from the ruins.

However, the Daoist Sect ranked very low at this Immortal Tour.

This proves that Ji You's initial observations and guesses were correct; there really weren't many relics or fruits from Broken Soul Mountain.

Merchants, of course, would not allow themselves to lag behind others and would inevitably vie for their share.

After a long silence, Ji You suddenly spoke up: "Let's deal with whatever comes our way, but there's something else that's strange."

"what's up?"

"There's a young man in the Xuan Yuan Immortal Mansion who seems incredibly arrogant. Do you know who he is?"

Yan Shuyi raised his eyes: "Zhong Chen, the biological son of Xuan Yuan Sect Master Zhong Li, has been the subject of rumors among the immortal sects for the past few days. It is said that Zhong Li wants Zhong Chen to inherit the sacred artifact."

Ji You was somewhat surprised after hearing this: "Don't they have a direct disciple of the Holy Son?"

"You mean Chu Xian? It's true that he is the direct disciple of the Holy Son, but thinking about it, it's obvious that Zhong Li would never abandon his son and pass the Holy Artifact to someone outside the family."

Thinking of this, Ji You recalled the scene she had witnessed that day.

No wonder Chu Xian, as the direct disciple of the Holy Son, was so respectful to him and dared not refute even when reprimanded. It turns out that Zhong Chen is the next weapon holder of Xuan Yuan.

"Since he intended to pass on the mantle to his own family, why did he choose Chu Xian as his personal disciple in the first place?"

“Zhong Chen’s cultivation talent is insufficient, so he shifted his focus to Chu Xian under the title of a personal disciple in order to protect him. Now that the relic fruit has been produced, which can infinitely improve cultivation, Zhong Chen naturally no longer needs to lie low.”

Ji You frowned slightly: "This Chu Xian is actually willing to accept this?"

Yan Shuyi sneered after hearing this: "What can you do if you're not willing? More than two hundred years ago, the Chu family and the Xuan Yuan Immortal Mansion were sworn enemies, but in the end, the Chu family was still defeated. Chu Xian should know that he was being used. His position is not as easy as people think."

"The relationships between immortal sects and aristocratic families are truly complex."

Ji You couldn't help but murmur.

He had only been in Qingyun Tianxia for seven or eight years at most, and he didn't know much about the past. Only now did he finally understand the relationship between them.

After pondering for a while, Ji You came to her senses and found that Yan Shuyi was gazing out the window with deep eyes and a hint of worry in her brows.

The gifts brought by the Dao Fruit were so generous that the people of Lingjian Mountain naturally had their own ideas.

Ji You knew that even the arrogant ghost was now facing a choice.

Just as Ji You had always believed that a great calamity was imminent, the young appraiser also had many doubts and could not convince himself for the time being.

After watching for a while, Ji You suddenly stepped forward and gently kissed her small lips.

Yan Shuyi snapped out of her daze, looked at him coldly and arrogantly, and chased after his tongue, biting it repeatedly.

After being gently bitten for a while, Ji You suddenly raised her head and looked at Yan Shuyi with some surprise, only to see the little appraiser narrow her eyes.

My period started.

Although Ding Yao and Zhuo Wanqiu had already confirmed that their appraiser was a male slave, the high and mighty little appraiser kept denying it, grumbling that the disciples of the Little Heavenly Academy were nothing more than tools for procreation.

She doesn't lust after strange men, nor does she enjoy sex; her only goal is to have a child, and that is her belief.

But when her period started, she discovered that she had urinated in the urine twice.

The Immortal Tournament is still ongoing, and the final will follow the fourth round.

Ji You, who couldn't see anything amiss, gradually relaxed and instead took a closer look at the interaction between Chu Xian and Zhong Chen.

Although he didn't think the Chu family was any good either, Zhong Chen was truly a scoundrel, constantly beating and scolding his servants, his face full of hostility.

In fact, the surrounding noble families also witnessed this scene, and some even knew Zhong Chen, as they lived near the Xuan Yuan Immortal Mansion.

Seeing that the sect leader's son, who had never shown his face before, suddenly appeared and represented the Xuan Yuan Immortal Mansion to participate in the Immortal Tour, everyone could probably guess that the Xuan Yuan sect leader was going to let him take over the sacred artifact.

As a result, many people looked at Chu Xian with pity.

Ji You then turned her gaze away and looked down at the audience.

Lu Hanyan was quite lucky, making it all the way to the fourth round. However, she had already looked quite disheveled in the previous round, so the fourth round was even more uncertain.

Because his opponent was Yan Hao, the grandson of the Heavenly Sword Peak Master who had been defeated by Ji You years ago.

The chance of someone at the intermediate level of the Profound Realm facing someone at the advanced level of the Profound Realm is not nonexistent, but it is extremely slim.

However, Lu Hanyan was in a good mood. Before going on stage, she saw Ji You and called him "Senior Brother" and waved gently upwards.

"Ji You".

"?"

Ji You turned around and saw a plump figure walking towards her: "Why is the instructor here?"

Cao Jingsong spoke softly: "Your Senior Sister Wen and your Second Miss Lu are having a competition today, so I've come to take a look."

"Hey, you can't just say things like that. How could Lu Hanyan be mine?"

"If you did it, you have to admit it!"

After Cao Jingsong finished speaking, he looked him over and asked, "Why do you seem so relaxed today?"

Ji You leaned on the railing: "It's not a good thing that the Immortal Sect is getting stronger, but it's still one of the better things out of the bad."

"I don't understand, so stop telling me secrets."

"The instructor is too timid."

Cao Jingsong also leaned over the railing: "It's best not to know, anyway, if the sky falls, there's someone taller to hold it up."

Ji You chuckled softly after hearing this, then began to watch the duel below the stage. The smile on her face gradually faded, and then she began to frown.

The next instant, everyone watching from the upper floor suddenly felt a surge of heat rising up.

Heavy sword energy was released into the sky, causing the entire pavilion to tremble violently, before crashing down with a deafening roar.

With a crack, the barrier set up on the arena shattered, and the sword energy continued to slash towards Yan Hao with undiminished momentum.

Inside the arena, Yan Hao, who was attempting to kill Lu Hanyan, had eyes blazing with fury.

He was once a top ten member of the Heavenly Dao Society, but was ultimately killed by Ji You. After returning to Lingjian Mountain, he was ridiculed by his fellow disciples and harbored a deep desire for revenge.

Unfortunately, Ji You did not attend the Immortal Tour.

Fortunately, his opponent in this battle was said to be Ji You's concubine, so Yan Hao used deadly moves to strike.

But he didn't expect that as the sword that sealed his throat fell, the surrounding barrier shattered with a crack, and only then did he see the sword energy.

However, Yan Hao was, after all, the grandson of the sect leader. Just as the sword energy was about to strike, an elder from Tianjian Peak flew over and slammed his hands together, forcing Ji You to sheathe his sword.

Zheng——

With a clear, crisp sword cry, Ji You gripped his sword and slashed horizontally. Under the force of his wildly swirling energy, the elder of Tianjian Peak was forced back three zhang, his blood surging violently.

The sudden scene plunged the entire audience into silence. Whether it was the Immortal Sect or the Noble Family, everyone stared at it, their eyes slightly narrowed as they gazed at the powerful and scorching energy.

Many people have heard that Elder Fang suffered a loss at the hands of Ji You, and many also know that he cut off the supply of spirit stones, which attracted the aristocratic families to Shengjing but ultimately returned empty-handed, leading to constant speculation about his combat strength.

Up until now, some things seem to have been confirmed.

The elder from Tianjian Peak was a renowned expert in the Boundless Realm, yet he was subtly suppressed by Ji You in a single move.

Upstairs in the viewing area, Zhao Yunyue, Lu Qingqiu, and Liu Junchi all looked over, their eyes filled with shock.

But when they turned around, they found that many members of the immortal sects had solemn expressions, but they were not surprised.

"Smoke!"

With blood trickling from the corner of her mouth, Lu Hanyan dazedly raised her head and saw Lu Qingqiu and the Lu family couple rushing down to help her up from the ground.

At the same time, the elder from Lingjian Mountain grunted, helped Yan Hao up who had fallen to the ground in fright, gave him a deep look, and then turned and left.

Seeing this, Ji You suppressed her aura, faced countless gazes, and returned upstairs along the silent staircase.

Too many people here wanted to kill him, so he couldn't forcefully kill Yan Hao.

Cao Jingsong watched him approach, swallowed hard, and said, "Still saying it's not yours?"

Ji You lowered her head: "You should talk less. My boyfriend is looking at me with a jealous expression."

"?"

Cao Jingsong looked up to the west and saw that the young appraiser of Lingjian Mountain had narrowed his eyes, revealing a hint of jealousy.

Yan Shuyi had specifically researched the Lu sisters, who were said to have "bravely lost their virginity," because she was afraid of sex. She found out that those were just rumors, otherwise she would have been even more jealous.

As the sun began to set in the west, the interrupted duel resumed amidst the sound of gongs, but the once bustling viewing tower remained completely silent.

Because everyone was watching Ji You, especially the Prince Chong, who, after a long period of shock, couldn't help but clench his chest, feeling heartbroken.

(End of this chapter)