It turns out, they were the main characters.

Mu Zhian looked you up and down a few times and smiled, "Not bad, it suits you very well."

"Wasn't this a gift from someone else?" Wei Mengrou frowned slightly.

Then, seeing the smile on Mu Zhi'an's face, she seemed to quickly understand something and whispered, "Shielding the secrets of heaven...?"

Judging from Yu Ziyan's speculation yesterday, Wei Mengrou's bad luck is likely because the rules of heaven and earth do not allow such a 'heretic' to exist, so the heavens have sent down divine punishment.

Blocking out the secrets of heaven is the most direct and effective way to get rid of bad luck.

The bronze fragment on Wei Mengrou's chest, and even the aurora necklace that Mu Zhian had just put around her neck, both possess similar abilities.

Wei Mengrou closed her eyes slightly, scanned her body with her spiritual sense, and then quickly shook her head: "The second necklace that shields the secrets of heaven has no effect."

"It seems we still have to find another way?" Mu Zhian muttered to himself.

Wei Mengrou took off the Aurora Necklace and was about to return it to Mu Zhian.

Suddenly, she heard a sound coming from the Aurora Necklace.

It was an extremely clear and pleasant female voice.

—The voice Lin Keyu left in the Aurora Necklace.

Seeing Wei Mengrou's hand holding the necklace suspended in mid-air, and her eyes filled with a strange look, Mu Zhian couldn't help but ask curiously, "What's wrong?"

Wei Mengrou quickly regained her composure, gave Mu Zhian a meaningful look, gently shook her head, and said softly, "It's nothing~"

She returned the Aurora Necklace to Mu Zhi'an.

It seems our young master is unaware of this matter...

However, it was naturally a girl's heartfelt wish, and perhaps Lin Keyu hoped that Mu Zhian would discover the message she left in the necklace herself.

She decided not to offer any further advice... and would continue to remain an observer.

Since the second necklace had no effect on Wei Mengrou, Mu Zhian put the Aurora Necklace back on his neck. Feeling the lively energy emanating from the necklace, he couldn't help but secretly admire Lin Keyu's generosity once again.

At that moment, Mu Zhi'an felt the call of the spirit from the Purple Lightning Holy Ring on his finger. He gently touched the ring and muttered to himself, "The necklace is powerful, and you are powerful too. But if Lingxuan ever uses the Lock of Desolate Time to bind me again, you'd better remember that I am your master. Don't betray me at a crucial moment..."

The Purple Lightning Holy Ring can block a fatal attack from others at a critical moment. As long as the difference in cultivation level between the two parties is not too great, this spirit ring will be of great help in the subsequent Ascension Conference.

Mu Zhian leaned back in his chair, raised his hand and opened his personal interface, wanting to see if any new titles or anything else had been added given how close his relationship with Ye Lingxuan had become in the past two days.

After a quick glance and confirming that there were no new titles, Mu Zhian's gaze fell on the title 'Born with the Dao Embryo', and a thoughtful look appeared in his eyes.

Mu Zhian had already experienced this physique several times with Fairy Yao Meng in the past.

Last night, he also experienced the beauty of Yao Meng's body, but before that, he did some more romantic things.

After all, although the fairy had a beautiful figure, what attracted Mu Zhian the most was her exquisite jade feet, which were like rare and beautiful jade.

Even now, thinking about it still makes me yearn for it.

It's not that I have strange hobbies, it's just that the fairy is too tempting, and her innate Daoist embryo can also contribute spiritual energy to my Eight Desolations Dream Map...

Everyone naturally has their own ideal partner, but ideal partners are always based on the premise that the other person is beautiful.

While explaining it in his mind, Mu Zhian silently looked at the description of the physique: Born with a rare Dao embryo, those who cultivate with it can obtain a first-grade cultivation technique that suits them, and this technique can evolve.

Previously, he had been too busy with other things to pay attention to this constitution, but even now, seeing this title still made Mu Zhian feel a mix of emotions.

The physique that should logically belong to the Holy Maiden of Yaochi has ended up in me, a man. What kind of situation is this?

However, considering she is the destined female lead, it's not surprising that she has a naturally born Daoist fetus.

Just then, a maid in a long dress walked into the side hall. Seeing the two people in the side hall, she bowed slightly and said, "Young Master Mu, Miss Wei, the Holy Maiden invites you."

It seems that Regina's conversation has ended... Mu Zhian got up, stretched, and left the side hall with the maid.

……

“Miss Regina, I hope you can consider my proposal later. If we join forces with me and the Holy Maiden, we may not be able to win first place in the Ascension Tournament, but at least we can guarantee our spots.”

In the hall, the young man in the Confucian robe smiled gently and spoke again: "There are at least a thousand people who want to participate in the Ascension Conference this time, but in the end, I'm afraid less than a hundred people will be able to make it to the finals in the Liangyi Sect. You and I are cultivators from outside the Eastern Continent, so it's inevitable that we will be excluded by others."

Not far from the young man, Regina, dressed in an elaborate and gorgeous red dress, sat in a chair, seemingly pondering the suggestion of today's guest.

The World Sea separates the Eastern Continent from the Demon Realm. There are countless islands in the sea, and on some of these islands live cultivators who have lived since ancient times.

In the past, countless large-scale wars have taken place between cultivators and demon cultivators, while the World Sea, caught in the middle, has always remained calm. This is partly because that sea is extremely mysterious and can limit the cultivation of cultivators.

On the other hand, it is because there are powerful forces in the world's seas that are enough to make people wary.

The people who came to speak with the Holy Maiden of the Southern Wilderness were the Holy Maiden and Holy Son from the world's top powers.

“I will consider your proposals and give you an answer in the next couple of days,” Regina said.

The initial location for this Ascension Ceremony was set in the Martial Realm of the Eastern Continent. There would be a huge test in the Martial Realm, and usually out of thousands of cultivators, only a hundred or so would be able to qualify for the Ascension Ceremony.

Of course, it's not true that the more people there are, the higher the probability of passing. Sometimes, a lone traveler can pass the martial arts world's test the fastest and qualify for the Ascension Tournament.

Of course, both of them are geniuses from the World Ocean, so cooperating with them would be entirely beneficial.

But if possible, she would like to cooperate with Mu Zhian...

Mu Zhian's cultivation level isn't particularly high, but he still has many secrets and trump cards up his sleeve. Moreover, in a dangerous environment, the speed at which their feelings for each other develop will be much faster.

Ideally, she would step in to rescue him only when he is in danger...

As if she had thought of something interesting, Regina lightly touched her rosy lips with her fingertips and gently licked them.

Thinking about it this way, the Ascension Ceremony is actually quite something to look forward to...

However, this is contingent on being able to encounter Mu Zhi'an in the martial arts world.

The martial world is quite vast, and once you enter it, you will be randomly teleported to a certain area by an array, which will protect you from one fatal injury.

However, after that, the person tacitly agreed that he had lost his qualification for the Ascension Conference and would be expelled from the martial arts world.

After seeing the two off, Regina rested her chin on her hand, her fingertips stroking her hair, her toes adorned with delicate cloud-embroidered shoes, waiting for Mu Zhian's arrival.

……

On the other side, after the two from the World Sea left the hall, they saw two slightly unfamiliar faces coming into view not far ahead.

The young man had a face as beautiful as jade, wore a black and gold robe, and exuded the air of a noble young master. Although the maid beside him tried to conceal her aura, her stunning beauty still left a deep impression.

Mu Zhian smiled and nodded to the two, then led Wei Mengrou into the hall.

Wearing a light blue dress, the saintly woman, seemingly untouched by worldly affairs, glanced sideways with a hint of doubt in her eyes.

"It seems they are master and servant? But it's quite rare for the master's cultivation level to be so much lower than the maid's." The Holy Son from the World Sea looked at Wei Mengrou's departing figure with a solemn expression in his eyes.

Even someone as proud as him felt that the yellow-skirted maid's strength was unfathomable when he saw her, and he wasn't very confident in fighting her.

"The man beside her is a bit strange." At this moment, the calm and pleasant voice of the woman in the blue dress rang out softly.

"If I remember correctly, I saw this person in the Qingyang Palace a few days ago. I think his name is Mu Zhi'an." The young man pondered, "Should we investigate him?"

The woman in the blue dress shook her head and said calmly, "Don't forget why we came to the Eastern Continent this time. Finding the Primordial Witch is the key. Don't cause trouble for a woman."

The young man smiled faintly and said, "I was just saying it casually. If a cultivator at the fourth level of the Spirit Refinement Realm really wants to resolve this, he can deal with it after the Ascension Conference begins."

"But we need to be careful with the maids around him," he continued.

The primordial witch, the true master of the World Sea, is said by the clan's elder to be still alive, though suffering from some health problems, and is currently in the Eastern Continent.

While the three Emperor-level medicinal herbs were certainly tempting at this Ascension Ceremony, what was truly important to them was the Primordial Witch who might be slumbering somewhere in the Eastern Continent.

If we can awaken her, even if we ultimately fail in this Ascension Tournament, it will still be worthwhile.

Besides, they don't think they will lose.

……

in the hall.

Mu Zhian entered the hall and saw the Southern Wilderness Saintess, who was dressed in a bewitching and charming manner, yet possessed a pure and gentle temperament. She wore a gorgeous red dress adorned with white floral patterns, exuding a charm that blended purity and allure.

After having the maid serve tea, Regina glanced at the maid in the yellow dress who was standing quietly in front of the door, and smiled: "Young Master Mu, are you perhaps planning to complete the contract ahead of schedule?"

That's what she said, but in reality, Regina knew perfectly well what was going on.

Mu Zhian's visit to her likely has another reason.

After all, if Mu Zhian really intended to complete the contract ahead of schedule, he wouldn't have brought his maid with him today.

It seems she's eager for the Soul Reader to complete its evolution... Mu Zhi'an smiled and said, "It is indeed related to this matter."

Regina crossed her left leg over her right, her dangling toes pausing slightly as she gazed at Mu Zhian, a smile playing on her lips, her voice soft and pleasant: "If that's the case, why did you bring a maid with you?"

"Could it be..."

Her gaze drifted, intentionally or unintentionally, to the maid in the yellow dress standing in front of the door.

Mu Zhian shook his head and smiled, "The main reason I came to see Miss Regina is that there's something else I'd like to ask you."

Upon hearing this, Regina's expectant gaze immediately dimmed, and she looked at Mu Zhian: "Young Master Mu, please speak freely."

The voice suddenly became much calmer.

I knew it wouldn't be that simple. How could Mu Zhian bring up the contract when the Ascension Ceremony was about to begin?

“The strange phenomena that occurred last night caused the fortunes of all the cultivators in the sect to surface. I have heard that there is a secret technique in the Southern Wilderness that can shield one’s aura from the secrets of heaven. So I would like to ask Miss Regina about it.”

At this point, a hint of surprise appeared on Regina's cold, jade-like face as she said, "Young Master Mu knows quite a lot."

“Someone in your Southern Wilderness once plotted to harm me in secret. How could I not know?” Mu Zhian said with a smile.

“His decisions were all made on his own initiative, and I was unaware of this matter,” Regina said gently. “If Young Master Mu minds, I can compensate him with spirit stones later.”

Regina lowered her eyes, her fair thighs faintly visible beneath the sheer fabric of her red dress. She sighed softly, "However, the secret of shielding heaven that you mentioned is a closely guarded secret of the Southern Wilderness, and I have no sample of it."

However, there are always exceptions.

Before Mu Zhian could speak, Regina raised her head, a charming smile on her beautiful face: "If Young Master Mu can accompany me to the Southern Wilderness in the future, I can, on behalf of the gods of the Southern Wilderness, tell you the secret technique."

"If Young Master Mu desires any cultivation resources in the future, I can provide them to you."

Mu Zhian raised an eyebrow and smiled, "It seems that Miss Regina holds a high position in the Southern Wilderness."

"I'm sorry, but I can't go back with you."

“Then there’s nothing more to say about this matter. Young Master Mu, please don’t make things difficult for a weak woman like me.” Regina’s attitude immediately turned cold.

"Miss Regina, please don't rush to judgment."

Mu Zhian reached out and placed her hand on Regina's leg, covering it with her right hand.