Building a long-lasting family lineage starting with genealogy

Chapter 268 Uninvited Guest, News from the Secret Realm (Seeking monthly votes, bonus chapter for 3000 votes!)

"Is this true?"

"A Foundation Establishment Perfection disciple of the Heavenly Azure Sect was suppressed by a Foundation Establishment Seventh Level disciple to the point of having almost no power to fight back?"

"It is somewhat unbelievable. Even if that armor is a two-pattern magic weapon, the aftershock of the attack should be enough to injure his internal organs."

Everyone was puzzled.

Wenrenjie and other geniuses from prominent families also looked puzzled upon seeing this scene.

"Last time, Ye Fan took Yun Yi's move head-on and was so shocked that he vomited blood. How come he can take so many moves from Zeng Guang now and doesn't look injured at all?"

“It is indeed strange. Even if Zeng Guang’s strength is not as good as Yun Yi’s, the gap should not be this big!” said Shangguan Hong, the genius of the Shangguan family.

boom! boom! boom!
In a blink of an eye, the two men exchanged dozens of moves.

Zeng Guang was consistently suppressed by Ye Fan!
Because the repeated head-on collisions between the two did not harm Ye Fan at all, but had a significant impact on Zeng Guang.

This caused his aura to gradually become disordered.

Ye Fan seized an opening, took a step forward, and condensed seventy percent of his physical strength and magical weapon power in his right fist, smashing it fiercely towards Zeng Guang's chest.

Zeng Guang quickly used his wooden sword to block in front of him.

But Ye Fan's strength was too terrifying, like a small mountain crashing down.

"Bang!" The gauntlet struck the wooden sword, dissipating the magical power, and continued to slam into Zeng Guang's chest.

The overwhelming force sent Zeng Guang flying backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily into the edge of the arena. He spat out a mouthful of blood, and his wooden sword flew out of his hand.

"Lost!"

"Zeng Guang actually lost!"

Everyone found it hard to believe.

"He actually did it. The gap of three realms shouldn't be something that two magic artifacts can make up for, right?"

"Who knows? Perhaps those two magical artifacts are quite special," someone said.

"I... lost." Zeng Guang struggled to get up and found that he was in excruciating pain in his chest, obviously with several broken ribs.

Ye Fan put away his gauntlets and armor, nodded slightly to Zeng Guang, and then turned and walked off the stage.

"Yunxi Xu family, Ye Fan, approved!" the steward said calmly. "Leng Chen, go up and replace Zeng Guang."

“Yes, Steward.” A man standing beside him stepped forward and clasped his hands in greeting.

After passing the arena test, Ye Fan, Xu Deyue, and Xu Mingxian turned around and left without lingering in Jiaoxiu City for even a moment.

I'm just here to go through the motions!

Today, Ye Fan's feat of reversing the situation from the seventh level of Foundation Establishment to the peak of Foundation Establishment will soon spread throughout the entire Tiancang Prefecture.

Wen Renjie and the others looked solemn. As geniuses nurtured by aristocratic families and future leaders of their families, they felt immense pressure from the Xu family.

"Of the five core members of the Xu family, four are so outstanding. So what kind of person will the head of the Xu family be, and who will lead them? Is it merely a matter of seniority?" Wenrenjie murmured.

"Brother Wenren, do you mean that the Xu family head is also extraordinary in terms of combat strength?" Shangguan Hong asked.

"Perhaps so, but I've heard he's a master alchemist with profound skills in alchemy, so perhaps combat isn't that important to him."

After a while, Wen Renjie sighed, "I wonder where the Xu family came from."

I heard that someone had investigated out of curiosity, but found nothing. The only family they might have known about, the Wu family, was wiped out long ago by a Golden Core cultivator.

"Currently, the Xu family is holed up in Yunxi Town. What if they expand to the seven cities in the future?"

"It's difficult unless the Xu family produces a Golden Core cultivator. Even so, for each city, the addition of a Golden Core family means that the other Golden Core families will have to give up some of their profits."

It won't be so easy for a new aristocratic family to quickly establish itself.

The recently emerged Golden Core clan dates back three hundred years.

In the past two days, apart from the Golden Core families and the Xu family, only five people have passed.

Three of them are from the top five Foundation Establishment families in Jiaoxiu City, while the other two are independent cultivators who have emerged like dark horses.

In other cities, only an average of seven or eight people passed the assessment.

There are slightly more cases in Jiaoxiu City because the Xu family is an added variable.

Of the seven cities' Golden Core families, only two have passed the test most frequently: the Yan family of Fangsu City.

Of course, this is not to say that Golden Core families cannot cultivate outstanding geniuses, but there are very few who happen to be within the age of two Jiazi (60 years old) and have reached the peak of Foundation Establishment, and whose combat ability is not weak.

Many geniuses are still not at the Foundation Establishment stage.

Not everyone is Ye Fan.

Even those who can pass the ninth level of Foundation Establishment are extremely rare.

Three days later.

Those who have passed through each city gather and travel on a magic boat with the deacons and disciples of the Tiancang Sect. Each family member of the passerby may accompany up to two people.

Xu Chuan planned to go and take a look.

Meeting more people and predicting their fortunes will help him to increase his spiritual cultivation.

Seven magic boats, each over ten feet long, passed through the protective formation of the Tiancang Sect one after another, finally stopping above a certain mountain peak.

Although it is called a mountain peak, the top has actually been cut off, and the cross-section is extremely flat.

This place is not the same place Xu Chuan visited last time.

There are seven square arenas, each 100 meters long and wide, all covered with bluish-gray stone slabs, making them appear quite ordinary.

There are some traces of array patterns at the base of the arena.

It is likely that the defensive formation can be activated.

Xu Chuan used telepathy to ask Xu Mingxian about the grades of these formations.

“These arenas are all set up with second-tier high-grade formations.” Xu Mingxian glanced at them and transmitted his voice, “They should be arenas used for competitions between Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining disciples.”

Xu Chuan nodded slightly.

"Everyone, disembark from the Dharma boat."

One after another, Foundation Establishment cultivators and even Golden Core cultivators left the magic boat and landed on the ground.

A few moments.

Rays of light flew in from all directions.

Disciples of the Tiancang Sect and people from the three other sects have arrived.

The Qingmu Sect was led by Sect Master Feng Juechen and Law Enforcement Elder Chen Changge.

Xu Chuan stepped forward and greeted them with a smile, "Sect Master Feng, Elder Chen, it's been a long time."

“Fellow Daoist Xu,” Chen Changge replied.

Feng Juechen nodded slightly in acknowledgment.

His relationship with Xu Chuan was ultimately superficial, remaining only at the level of nodding acquaintances.

Chen Changge, on the other hand, was much more enthusiastic.

Before the arrival of the Tiancang Sect elders, the disciples greeted and exchanged greetings with each other.

Ye Fan, in particular, attracted the curiosity of many sect disciples and Golden Core families, who gathered around to greet him.

Ye Fan returned the greetings one by one.

"Your Xu family's disciples are truly outstanding, unlike my Chen family, which only has one member who barely ranks ninth in the Qingmu Sect. I wonder if we'll have a chance to get a spot this time."

"Which one?"

Chen Changge was stunned for a moment, then pointed to one of the Qingmu Sect disciples not far away.

He was not tall among the group, wore the uniform of the Qingmu Sect disciples, had a round figure, and squinty eyes.

I don't know if it's because she's fat or if she can only open her eyes this narrow.

Squinty eyes?
Xu Chuan put one hand behind his back and began to form a hand seal.

After a moment, he smiled faintly and said, "Elder Chen, your disciple is quite interesting. I think he will give you a surprise."

"Oh?" Chen Changge was surprised. "How did you figure that out?"

"Because people with squinty eyes are all fakers!"

"what?"

"Hahaha~" Xu Chuan chuckled, "Elder Chen, please don't take it to heart. I was just talking nonsense."

"Fellow Daoist Xu is still as witty as ever, but please don't call me Elder Chen anymore, it sounds awkward."

"Brother Chen!"

"Brother Xu!"

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Many Golden Core cultivators were surprised to see this scene.

It is rare to see a Golden Core cultivator willing to lower themselves and befriend a Foundation Establishment cultivator in this way.

After a stick of incense.

Suddenly, a whooshing sound came from afar.

Everyone looked up and saw three dazzling streaks of light sweeping across the distant horizon.

One streak was as red as flames, another as yellow as earth, and yet another as white as jade. Each streak was surrounded by immense pressure, the kind of magical power fluctuations only found in late-stage Golden Core cultivators!

The three streaks of light moved with incredible speed, landing on the mountain peak in an instant. The rosy light suddenly receded, transforming into three figures that slowly descended to the ground.

The elder in the lead wore a crimson-gold Taoist robe, had a ruddy complexion, a long, snow-white beard, and exuded intense spiritual power. He was the Fire Elder among the Five Elements Elders.

The one on the left, wearing an earth-yellow brocade robe, with a robust physique and a heavy, imposing presence, is Elder Tu.

The old man on the right, dressed in a moon-white Taoist robe, with white hair and a youthful face, holding a whisk, is Elder Jin.

The title "Elder of the Five Elements" in the Tiancang Sect is an honorific title, referring to those who have achieved extremely high attainments in the Way of the Five Elements.

Each of them was at the late stage of the Golden Core realm.

Elder Huo's gaze swept over the crowd, and his voice was as loud as a bell: "The thirty-six spots for cultivators of Tiancang Prefecture will be decided today through a battle on the arena!"

Those who believe they have earned a spot will step onto the stage to defend their position and accept challenges from three opponents. If they win all three matches, they will receive a spot.

If no one challenges the title within 15 minutes, the title is considered successfully defended.

Once a player successfully defends their title, they cannot participate in attacking it.

Each person can defend their title once and challenge it three times.

If a player fails to challenge the champion three times, they cannot challenge again. If they also fail to defend the champion, they will be ineligible for a spot.

The tournament will end once all thirty-six spots have been filled.

Those who obtain a spot may enter the Daoist Scripture Pavilion of my Tiancang Sect and choose a technique or supernatural power.

half year later.

We will once again gather at my Tiancang Sect and head to Xuan Yue Mansion to participate in the preliminary rounds of the Heavenly Pride Grand Gathering.

"Everyone, have you all heard the rules of the arena clearly?"

"I understand!"

"Then let's begin. The arena in the middle will be the competition venue. As for the other fellow Daoists, just watch the battle quietly and do not interfere. Once you are on the arena, unless you admit defeat, your life or death will be irrelevant."

Anyone who disobeys, don't blame me for being ruthless!

Everyone's faces turned solemn.

The elder personally presided over the arena battle to prevent any accidents from happening after someone conceded defeat.

The young Foundation Establishment cultivators scattered around looked at each other, and for a moment no one stepped onto the arena.

The rules of this arena battle are very simple: defending your spot determines your own qualification, while attacking eliminates others.

Therefore, defending one's title is of utmost importance.

The person who first defends the title faces the greatest pressure.

They are possibly the three strongest challengers among the rest.

"Since there's no one else here, I'll defend the arena for now!"

A handsome young man, with his hands behind his back, lightly touched the ground with his toes and walked onto the arena as if riding the wind.

"My name is Xi Tianqing. Which fellow Daoist would be willing to come up and offer guidance?"

Everyone was silent.

This is because he is the number one genius on the Tiancang Prefecture's genius list and the most outstanding scion of the Xi family in this generation.

Now, at just over sixty years old, he has already reached the peak of Foundation Establishment and comprehended the power of a certain supernatural ability.

"This young man is quite remarkable," Xu Chuan said calmly.

"Brother Xu, what you're saying is complete nonsense. With a Heavenly Spiritual Root aptitude, he's already being nurtured with the Xi family's top-tier resources. We still have to search desperately for high-level cultivation techniques."

He started by practicing top-level techniques.

He used only top-grade elixirs for his cultivation, which made his path smooth and successful. He also possessed amazing comprehension, and by the time he was in his early sixties, he had successfully comprehended supernatural powers.

Even before Chen reached the Core Formation stage, he probably wouldn't have been able to defeat him.

My Xu family is similar, except our cultivation methods are slightly inferior. Once we reach the Foundation Establishment stage, we need to switch to another cultivation method.

Xu Chuan thought to himself, "This is what I'm thinking."

He felt that once he or a member of the Xu family reached the Core Formation stage, the family genealogy would surely bestow upon them an exclusive Foundation Establishment cultivation method.

With these two foundations, the potential of the Xu family's children will not be lacking.

Seeing that no one was challenging him, Xi Tianqing said somewhat boredly, "Junior Brother Cang, Junior Brother Shen, Junior Brother Lei, Junior Sister Liu, won't any of you come up and spar with your senior brother?"

"I've heard that Fairy Ling of the Xu family in Yunxi has comprehended supernatural powers. Is she present?"

Chen Changge nudged Xu Chuan with his elbow, "Brother Xu, what about your Xu family?"

Xu Chuan's lips twitched slightly.

"Sister Ling has long been traveling, so let me learn a thing or two from her," Xu Deyue said in a cool voice as she leaped onto the arena.

"The 'Fairy of Cold Moon,' as her name suggests, is as aloof and serene as the moon." Xi Tianqing said with a faint smile, "Fairy of Cold Moon, please feel free to make your move."

"I only have three swords. If you can withstand all three, I will admit defeat."

Xu Deyue lightly brushed her jade-like fingers across the storage bag, and the Heavenly Water Sword emerged from the air, its blade shimmering with watery light, as if containing a pool of clear spring water.

Upon hearing this, Xi Tianqing's lips curled into a slight smile.

Xu Deyue didn't say much. With a flick of his fingertips, the Heavenly Water Sword hummed.

"Hankawa Lago!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the sword's surface shimmered with water, transforming into a clear, cold sword stream that rushed towards Xi Tianqing like a river cascading down in the dead of winter.

Where the sword flowed, a chill crept into the air.

With a wave of his hand, Xi Tianqing's surrounding energy condensed into a shield, easily blocking the sword flow.

Xu Deyue's expression remained unchanged, and he urged his sword technique again: "Tide Sound Break!"

The Tianshui Sword suddenly erupted with the roar of a tidal wave, its blade enveloped in layers of water, transforming into a surging sword tide that, with the force of crashing against the shore, slashed straight at Xi Tianqing's face.

Xi Tianqing's smile faded as he activated his wind-elemental divine power, transforming the wind around him into rotating wind blades that collided with the tide of swords.

"Oh!"

As the water waves clashed with the wind blades, the air currents scattered, and Xi Tianqing's figure swayed slightly, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

This move is almost as powerful as the moves of the top five younger disciples of the Tiancang Sect.

The four people Xi Tianqing had previously named all looked surprised.

Especially Liu Yue.

"Xu Deyue's strength has increased significantly compared to a year ago!"

"The Lock of the Vast Ocean!"

At this moment, Xu Deyue's fingertips rapidly changed their hand seals, and the Heavenly Water Sword floated in mid-air. The water light on the sword body gathered and transformed into a miniature Cangming.

The flowing water carried a sense of confinement, crushing towards Xi Tianqing.

Xi Tianqing was so overwhelmed by the power of this sword move that his expression became completely solemn. He dared not be negligent in the slightest and immediately used the supernatural power he had comprehended.

"Wind Evolution, Sky Rift!"

The pale blue wind suddenly surged, transforming into countless sharp wind threads. As these threads intertwined, they tore through the air, forming a blue light blade several meters long that rushed towards Cangming.

"Crack!"

The miniature Cangming was cleaved in two by the cyan light blade.

Then, Xi Tianqing's fist, wreathed in terrifying wind, pierced through the cracked Cangming Sea and slammed into the Tianshui Sword.

"clang!"

As the fist struck the sword, Xu Deyue felt a sharp gust of wind travel along the sword, causing his arm to go slightly numb, and the Tianshui Sword almost slipped from his grasp.

She hurriedly sheathed her sword and retreated, only to see Xi Tianqing already close in on her. He threw a punch at her.

At this moment, a blue light shone from the ring on her left hand, forming a semi-transparent, light blue curtain that blocked Xi Tianqing's punch.

Xi Tianqing was knocked back, and Xu Deyue also retreated to the edge of the ring.

Liu Yue and the others were extremely surprised, never expecting that Xu Deyue could force Xi Tianqing to take it seriously and even use supernatural powers.

Although her sword technique was not like a supernatural power, its power was infinitely close.

"I concede!" Xu Deyue knew that if the fight continued, she would not be a match for Xi Tianqing.

"Xi Tianqing has successfully defended his title!"

Elder Tu said calmly, a hint of appreciation in his gaze as he looked at Xu Deyue.

He opened the array's light barrier and let Xu Deyue go down.

"Xu Xianzi's strength has truly broadened my horizons. I wonder what the name of that sword technique is? It seems extraordinary?"

"The Heavenly Water Sword Manual".

After speaking, Xu Deyue stepped down from the arena and went to Xu Mingxian and Ye Fan's side. Then, she silently swallowed a pill to restore her depleted mana.

After that, no one challenged Xi Tianqing again.

Fifteen minutes later, Xi Tianqing successfully secured the first spot.

Next up are the top five on the genius list: Cang Daoling, Shen Feiyu, Lei Chaojian, and Liu Yue.

They are also among the top five young disciples of the Tiancang Sect.

After that, no one dared to step into the ring.

Many people's eyes were drawn to Xu Deyue.

Xu Mingxian said calmly, "Go up. If you don't go, I'm afraid none of them will dare to go."

"Yes, father."

Xu Deyue leaped onto the ring, and then waited for fifteen minutes before coming off.

Next up is the former sixth on the genius list, who is also a disciple of the Tiancang Sect and is extremely strong.

However, it still falls short of the top five.

Therefore, he was challenged soon after he stepped into the ring.

But he easily defeated both of them.

It wasn't until the third person, Yan Kuangtu, entered the arena that this person was defeated.

The crowd was in an uproar.

I never expected the Yan family to have kept a genius hidden away!
Yan Kuangtu was able to force Xu Deyue to use the "Taiyin" flying sword to defeat him last time, so his strength must be very strong.

"Yan Kuangtu, are you going to defend your title?"

"want!"

Two more people came up and were defeated by Yan Kuangtu, making him the seventh person in Tiancang Mansion.

Liu Yue and her companions were secretly wary of Yan Kuangtu.

Their demonstrated strength is already enough to threaten them.

Next up is Wang Chuan.

He fought hard to defeat three opponents and secure a spot.

Until the eleventh person.

Ye Fan was itching to make a move.

Xu Mingxian said, "Go if you want to, there's no need to worry about anything."

Ye Fan nodded and stepped onto the arena first.

"My name is Ye Fan. I would like to ask fellow Daoists for your guidance."

This statement sparked a lot of discussion.

"Is he the one who spoke such arrogant words? The Daoist partner of 'Fairy of the Cold Moon'?"

When Yun Yi saw Ye Fan go on stage, he immediately recalled the embarrassing moment at the "Yunhu Small Meeting".

Without saying a word, he jumped up.

"What a small world, Fellow Daoist Yun Yi," Ye Fan said calmly, his gaze slightly narrowed.

"I didn't expect Fellow Daoist Ye to be so arrogant, jumping out so early. Wouldn't it have been better to just obediently grab the last few spots?"

"You want me to learn from you? I'd rather die!" Ye Fan suddenly said coldly, "Perfect, let's settle our scores in this battle."

"Speak wild words!"

Yun Yi suddenly produced a black iron rod, a magical artifact.

A flash of crimson light appeared on Ye Fan's body, along with crimson-gold armor and gauntlets.

Chen Changge's eyes lit up, and he nudged Xu Chuan with his arm again, "Brother Xu, I've heard that your Xu family has quite a few second-level magic artifacts. Now that I see them, it's true."

I wonder if you could sell one to my Chen family.

“There really is one that would suit your Chen family’s little fatso. It costs four thousand five hundred spirit stones. You can go to my Xu family after the competition to hand over the spirit stones and get the magic weapon.”

Is this price a bit too expensive?

"A special defensive magic artifact with two earth-type patterns. Not only is its defensive power excellent, but like that little fat boy, it can also store earth-type spiritual power."

Xu Chuan transmitted his voice, "The maximum amount of earth-type spiritual power that this magic artifact can store is much higher than what he has now."

"How did you know?" Chen Changge asked, slightly surprised.

"It's not convenient to tell you that, just tell me if you want it or not."

"I want it!" Chen Changge said decisively. "What's the name of this magic artifact?"

"The Gluttonous Shield!"

After saying that, he continued watching the match on the stage.

Ye Fan unleashed his full physical strength, and with the techniques of a martial arts grandmaster, he was able to unleash even greater power, approaching that of a peak second-tier demon beast.

With the addition of the two-patterned armor and gauntlets, Ye Fan was now a complete humanoid demon beast.

It's a humanoid monster that knows martial arts and various spells!

After he put on the magic weapon, he could suppress a Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivator wielding a top-tier magic weapon with 70% of his power.

Now, he's even making Yun Yi flee in all directions on the arena.

Numerous fist marks appeared on the surface of the top-tier shield in front of Yun Yi, giving the impression that it was about to be pierced through.

Not only were the Foundation Establishment cultivators present extremely shocked, but even the Golden Core cultivators' pupils shrank slightly in surprise.

This child's physical strength is unbelievably powerful!

Only a few dozen moves.

Yun Yi was severely injured by the attack, and his magic weapon and shield were thrown from his hands. If he hadn't admitted defeat in time, he would have been smashed to pieces by Ye Fan's punch. Even if he had erected a magic shield, he wouldn't have been able to withstand it.

After Yun Yi went down, two more people, not believing in the superstition, came up to try it.

However, they all conceded defeat after only a dozen or so moves, stopping short of defeat.

Even after they stepped off the stage, the hand holding the sword was still trembling slightly.

"Freak!" they both muttered under their breath.

Ye Fan successfully secured the eleventh spot.

Time passed little by little.

Yun Yi was seriously injured, and if he cannot recover, he probably has no hope of getting a spot.

During the competition for the eighteenth spot.

Xu Chuan suddenly transmitted his voice to Xu Mingxian, "Go up and challenge the champion, but don't defend it. Just take the last spot."

"Understood, Father," Xu Mingxian replied calmly.

At this moment, the one defending the arena was a rogue cultivator, a dark horse who had emerged during the selection process of the Seven Cities.

He was quite strong, defeating two challengers in succession.

The third challenger was Xu Mingxian, who, relying on the power of his two-patterned magic weapon, shattered his opponent's dream.

Of those present, only about a dozen possessed both offensive and defensive magic weapons; the rest mostly had single-pattern magic weapons that were compatible with the weapon type.

Next is a top-tier magical artifact, but it may have been cultivated with powerful techniques.

Techniques such as Xu Deyue's "Tianshui Sword Art", Wang Chuan's "Mad Demon Blade Art", and Yan Kuangtu's "Crimson Thunder Sword Art" are all extremely powerful and difficult to cultivate.

One must have a suitable physique to have any hope of succeeding in cultivation.

The same applies to ritual implements.

A top-tier magic weapon that is handy and compatible with one's cultivation technique can better unleash its power than a magic weapon with incompatible patterns.

After admitting defeat, the man glared at Xu Mingxian and then stepped off the stage.

"Do you want to defend your title?" Elder Tu asked.

Xu Mingxian shook her head and then stepped off the stage.

Many people were surprised.

Xu Mingxian did not challenge the next few contestants.

Until a dark horse rogue cultivator came onto the stage, he challenged the champion at the last moment.

The two people in front of him had drained a lot of his magical power.

Xu Mingxian found it much easier to take action again.

Then came the thirtieth spot, and Xu Mingxian once again caused a rogue cultivator to fail in defending the title.

Another dark horse cultivator was eliminated by the chubby boy from the Chen family when he was the thirty-fifth to be selected.

This was naturally Xu Chuan's request.

The chubby boy then defended his spot, relying on his amazing earth-type defense and sudden burst of power to secure the thirty-fifth place.

As for the last spot...

Xu Mingxian went up on stage to defend her title.

As for the three challengers, they were the dark horse rogue cultivators whose defense had been disrupted by him at a crucial moment.

All three are quite strong, with the potential to rank in the top ten of the genius list.

However, Xu Mingxian took out a second-tier high-grade killing array plate and easily severely injured several people.

Even Golden Core families would treat array plates of this caliber as treasured assets and wouldn't use them lightly.

After all, it is difficult for anyone who is not a third-tier array master to refine array artifacts of this rank, or they must have a powerful array deduction ability like Xu Mingxian.

The thirty-six spots have now been filled.

"Now that the thirty-six have been chosen, please follow me to the Daoist Treasury Pavilion to select the next group."

The words have not yet fallen.

A chilling voice suddenly resounded for hundreds of miles around, penetrating the protective array of the Tiancang Sect, carrying a hint of provocation.

"Fellow Daoist of Tiancang Sect, we have a guest who has come from afar. Aren't you going to come and greet him?"

Upon hearing this voice, the three elders, Jin, Tu, and Huo, changed their expressions slightly and immediately transformed into three streaks of light, flying towards the edge of the mountain-protecting formation.

Some disciples and onlookers followed without thinking.

When the group arrived at the edge of the great formation, they looked out through the light screen and saw twelve cultivators dressed in black and red robes hovering in the void.

There were young disciples and middle-aged cultivators, all of whom wore robes embroidered with a blood-red lotus flower, exuding an eerie and murderous aura.

Two elderly men stood out prominently at the front of the crowd.

The old man on the left was dressed in a red robe, his body was as fat as a ball, his face was covered with a greasy smile, but his eyes were sinister, and a faint blood-red mist surrounded him.

The old man on the right wore a black robe, his body was withered and emaciated, his hands were behind his back, his skin was close to his bones, like a walking mummy, and his aura was cold and chilling.

"Greedy Wolf Sect, what brings you here?" Elder Tu barked, his eyes flashing with anger. "Do you wish to start a war with my Heavenly Azure Sect?"

The fat old man in the red robe grinned, "Huang Yuan, it's been a long time. You're still as irritable as ever."

"During the Gathering of Prodigies, no sect should act rashly, otherwise they will be besieged by the five top sects. My Greedy Wolf Sect does not take your Heavenly Azure Sect seriously."

However, they dared not offend the five top sects.

"Then why have you come?"

"You know perfectly well why I'm asking." The withered old man in black robes took over the conversation, his voice hoarse like sandpaper scraping. "Our Greedy Wolf Mansion produces many geniuses, and thirty-six spots are far too few."

"Why don't you borrow a few spots from Tiancang Prefecture? Maybe that can improve your ranking by one or two places and lift you out of the bottom ranks."

In the entire Northwest region, among the eight prefectures, Xuan Yue Prefecture, with the Xuan Yue Sect in charge, naturally has the strongest overall strength, while Tan Lang Prefecture, a mixed cultivation of righteous and demonic cultivators, ranks third.

The Xuan Yue Sect has a rule that if a prefecture has multiple Nascent Soul level forces, it can have an additional thirty-six slots.

Apart from Xuan Yue Prefecture, only Cang Shan Prefecture, which ranks second, has two Nascent Soul level forces, while the rest each have only one Nascent Soul level force.

Upon hearing this, Huang Yuan and the other two elders of the Tiancang Sect were filled with anger.

"This is blatant robbery," Xu Chuan said in a low voice, but the others seemed to take it all for granted.

A classic case of "if you fall behind, you'll be bullied!"
"It was the same last time. The people from the Greedy Wolf Sect always arrive at the exact right time," Chen Changge transmitted his voice. "Not only our Tiancang Prefecture, but also the Liuyue Prefecture, which is second to last, loses several spots every time they hold the Gathering of Prodigies."

"Jie Jie Jie~"

"Does your Heavenly Azure Sect dare not?"

The withered old man in black robes chuckled and said, "If you dare not, then have the thirty-six Foundation Establishment cultivators selected by your Tiancang Palace bow down and admit defeat to the cultivators of the Tanlang Palace behind me one by one, and then we will leave."

Hear the words.

The cultivators behind him all revealed mocking smiles, some even sarcastically saying, "That's right, they don't need to kneel down and kowtow to call him grandpa."

All you need to do is lower your head and say, "I admit defeat, I'm not as good as you."

This is truly a rare and generous treatment.

Xi Tianqing coldly said, "A bunch of trash dare to spout nonsense in front of my Tiancang Sect's protective formation. If you have the guts, let's have a match now, and I'll definitely cut off your head!"

"Young friend, you have quite a temper. You must be Xi Tianqing, the genius of the Xi family."

The fat old man in red robes smiled slightly, "You are indeed qualified to say that, but are you sure you want to lower yourself to compare with a group of cultivators from my Greedy Wolf Mansion who can't even get one of the thirty-six spots?"

Then, he looked at Elder Huo and said, "Fellow Daoist Chiyang, how about this, if you agree, I will tell you about a secret realm. This is the first time that the ancient Taishan Sect's secret realm has been opened."

"The ancient Mount Tai Sect?!"

Huang Yuan's face lit up with joy as he looked at Chi Yang. Chi Yang pondered for a moment before saying, "Does your Greedy Wolf Sect have such a kind heart?"

"It's fine if you don't believe me. Then, as we just said, if the people of your Tiancang Mansion take turns admitting defeat, we will leave. Otherwise, we will stay outside this great formation for the time being."

"Shameless!" Chi Yang gritted his teeth, then asked again after a moment, "How do you intend to compete?"

"Of course, it's impossible to start by challenging the top spot. After all, we've heard about the reputation of the Xi family's geniuses. Even among the top ten in our Greedy Wolf Mansion, only a handful of people can rival them."

Let's start with the thirty-sixth person.

However, the people of my Greedy Wolf Mansion are always fierce and ruthless, lacking any sense of restraint. If I show mercy, they will find it difficult to unleash their full strength. Therefore, this battle is a matter of life and death.

The three elders of the Heavenly Azure Sect exchanged glances, and Chi Yang said, "Alright."

"Tianqing, go and summon the remaining thirty-six people."

"Yes, Elder Chiyang."

Xi Tianqing left immediately and soon brought the rest of the people to this place.

The group emerged from the formation and confronted the people of the Greedy Wolf Sect. Those who arrived later also learned of the Greedy Wolf Sect's purpose and were filled with righteous indignation.

Chi Yang looked at the fat old man in red robes and said, "Old Demon Li Yang, now it's time for you to tell us about the secret realm, isn't it?"

Li Yang, the old demon, smiled and immediately sent a telepathic message to the three elders of the Tiancang Sect, Chi Yang, Huang Yuan, and Bai Yan. Upon hearing this, the three elders' pupils shrank slightly.

"The message has been delivered; may we begin now?"

Chi Yang nodded slightly, then turned around and glanced at the thirty-six cultivators behind him. He said solemnly, "This battle concerns the reputation of my Tiancang Mansion. If we kill three cultivators from the Tanlang Mansion, our Tiancang Sect's weapon-refining elder can tailor-make a two-pattern attack magic weapon for us."

After killing six, you can forge another two-pattern defensive magic weapon.

Killing nine will grant you another complete talisman.

"Slay them all, and you may make any request to my Heavenly Azure Sect, as long as it is within our capabilities."

Many people's eyes lit up.

"Starting with the thirty-sixth person, step forward automatically."

Everyone else looked at Xu Mingxian. Xu Mingxian glanced at his father and saw Xu Chuan giving him a faint smile with a strange smile on his lips.

"So that's why."

"As expected of a father!"

(End of this chapter)