Chapter 760 - 705: Entry

Chapter 760: Chapter 705: Entry

Reading the list given by her master, Jiang Yuebai discovered that at the Nascent Soul Level, the Heavenly Interence Sect wasn’t sending veterans like True Monarch Cang Huo, True Monarch Lingjun, or True Monarch Fantao, but rather young disciples of their generation.

"Master, are you sure there’s no problem with this arrangement? True Monarch Cang Huo, don’t you want to join in the fun?"

True Monarch Cang Huo was visibly eager, but glanced at Lii Jiuchuan, not daring to speak.

Lii Jiuchuan calmly said, "It’s precisely because you’re young that we’re sending you. This is the Heavenly Interence Sect’s first time attending the Qingyun Conference, so be cautious."

Cautious?

Jiang Yuebai narrowed her eyes suspiciously, pondered for a moment, and suddenly realized.

"Master, you’ve changed, becoming more cunning. We are young, so if we lose at the Qingyun Conference, it won’t disgrace the Heavenly Interence Sect too much. If we win by chance, because we are young, it will make the Heavenly Interence Sect shine even more brightly."

"In contrast, if you veterans participate, win or lose, it would be easy for people to disparage you, and there wouldn’t be good excuses to refute them. High, truly high, master."

"Ahem~" Lii Jiuchuan said solemnly, "I didn’t think of it that way, it’s just to give you younger ones more opportunities."

"Am I so old that I’m unworthy of having opportunities?"

True Monarch Cang Huo rolled his eyes and muttered, while True Monarch Lingjun remained silent, and True Monarch Ling Yuan didn’t know what to say.

Dong——

Dong——

Dong——

The sound of a Copper Bell echoed, drawing everyone’s gaze towards it. Beyond the distant mountains, amidst the starry river, a rolling Azure Cloud churned, with faint sights of Immortal Mountains, floating islands, and cascading rainbows.

"The Qingyun Conference is about to start, quickly find the others, and enter the venue together from the Transmission Array at the mountain base. Be cautious in everything."

Lii Jiuchuan didn’t give much more advice, as Jiang Yuebai had already arrived late, leaving her with little time to prepare. She could only hastily take leave of Lii Jiuchuan and the others, to find her group and enter together.

At the Divinity Transformation Level, the Heavenly Interence Sect dispatched Ancestor Wenn Miao, Uncle Fuyi, Uncle Mo Ping, and a female Uncle named Cuixi, along with True Venerable Tianbao, Xie Jingshan’s grandfather, making five participants.

Among the ten at the Golden Core Stage, Jiang Yuebai saw names like Yun Shang, Hee Wangchen, Song Zhi’ang, Jiangg Ziying, Shi Xiaowu, Qii Yue, and Kong Jingyan.

There were also three Late-Stage Golden Core disciples whom Jiang Yuebai wasn’t particularly familiar with; they should be from other sects in the Earth Spiritual Realm who, after years of evaluation, became official disciples of the Heavenly Interence Sect in the Nine Rivers Realm.

Both Yun Shang and Hee Wangchen had reached the Golden Core Peak Cultivation. It seemed that to compete in the Qingyun Conference, they were deliberately withholding themselves from entering the Nascent Soul stage. Coupled with Kong Jingyan’s adept strategic mind, they should have little trouble on their side.

As for those at the Nascent Soul Level, all ten were familiar faces: Yuu Qiuqi, Fang Yuxing, Li Shen Zhi, Tang Weimian, Muh Wushuang, Ge Yuchan, Shen Huaxi, Wenn Jian, Anan, and herself.

This lineup was well-suited for both arena solo battles and team battles.

However, Jiang Yuebai was more hopeful for a team battle. Among these ten, only she and Anan were at the Late-Stage Nascent Soul, while Yuu Qiuqi, Fang Yuxing, and Shen Huaxi were at the Mid-Stage Nascent Soul, with the rest all at the Early-Stage Nascent Soul.

Moreover, Li Shen Zhi and his fellow disciples from the Heavenly Gang Peak were adept at arraying, Shen Huaxi specialized in strategy and healing, Ge Yuchan could launch surprise attacks, and the others had formidable combat abilities. Team battles allowed them to play to their strengths and mitigate weaknesses.

The Golden Core Stage cultivators went ahead, and Jiang Yuebai didn’t find Yun Shang and the others at the gathering place at the mountain base.

In the back where the Nascent Soul Stage cultivators gathered, she saw everyone standing quietly, except for Li Shen Zhi, who was moving around like a headless fly, wailing anxiously.

"It’s too dangerous! Why didn’t I suppress my cultivation level and enter into the Nascent Soul? As an Early-Stage Nascent Soul, fighting against so many Nascent Soul Late-Stage and peak cultivators, isn’t that courting death?"

His yelling was so loud that his fellow disciples, Muh Wushuang and Tang Weimian, found it embarrassing and distanced themselves from him. Around him, cultivators from the Zhuge Family, Xiong Family, Youx Family, and the Heavenly Star Sect all glanced over. Aside from the Zhuge Family and the Youx Family, others mocked Li Shen Zhi quietly.

Jiang Yuebai observed Li Shen Zhi closely for a moment and then smiled, seeing through it but saying nothing.

Over these thirty years, everyone had made rapid progress. This highlighted the importance of the Upper Realm environment for cultivation. If they had still been in the Earth Spiritual Realm, even after another thirty years, forming a nascent soul wouldn’t have been so easy.

"Anan."

Jiang Yuebai flickered into the air and landed immediately beside Lu Nanzhi. Seeing Jiang Yuebai suddenly appear, everyone breathed a secret sigh of relief, fearing she wouldn’t make it.

Moreover, with Jiang Yuebai’s arrival, everyone’s concerns about the Qingyun Conference inexplicably turned into anticipation, instilling more confidence and assurance.

Regarding Jiang Yuebai’s cultivation, having previously observed Lu Nanzhi, they all guessed that Jiang Yuebai had likely reached Late-Stage Nascent Soul, so this wasn’t unexpected.

The Immortal Palace of Immortal Monarch Chongmin was very suitable for Lu Nanzhi’s cultivation, and Jiang Yuebai, having been transformed into water by Immortal Monarch Chongmin for thirty years, received personal guidance from him every forty-nine days. If Lu Nanzhi failed to break through to Late-Stage Nascent Soul, the Nine Rivers Realm might have turned into the Undersea Realm.

Jiang Yuebai didn’t engage in pleasantries with everyone, instead approaching Shen Huaxi and Li Shen Zhi and extending her hand.

"Give me the intelligence on the Nascent Soul Level participants in the Qingyun Conference."

As soon as Jiang Yuebai said this, she realized everyone around was taking out something.

"I have it here, look at mine."

"I also have some. Do you want it?"

"I’ve collected quite a bit too..."

Subsequently, a Jade Scroll was handed to her by each person. Jiang Yuebai was momentarily stunned by their cooperative habit.

Only Lu Nanzhi next to her was unprepared, but she seemed unbothered, holding her long sword eagerly. There was a pendant shaped like a Luo Fish on the sword, which appeared extraordinary, presumably also a gift from Immortal Monarch Chongmin.

Jiang Yuebai waved her hand, collecting all the Jade Scrolls from everyone, holding one in each hand, and scanned them with two strands of Divine Thought concurrently.

Lu Nanzhi handed over a Spiritual Beast Bag, "Jingshan asked me to pass this to you."

Without free hands to receive, Jiang Yuebai used her hair to curl the palm-sized pouch in front of her, sending her main Divine Sense inside to find the Red Leaf and two Fat Grass Dragons. She couldn’t fathom what Xie Jingshan fed them; Red Leaf had shockingly reached Mid-Stage Nascent Soul.

The two Fat Grass Dragons had also gotten fatter, both advancing to Early-Stage Golden Core, with increasingly prominent Azure Dragon traits. However, each of their Dragon Horns bore a precious Jade Token, likely to conceal their aura.

Jiang Yuebai exclaimed at the sight, remembering when Jixiang got noticeably fatter after being in Xie Jingshan’s care, its cultivation surging. Now Red Leaf and the Fat Grass Dragons were the same; Xie Jingshan was truly skilled at nurturing Spiritual Beasts!

Jiang Yuebai transferred the Red Leaf and the two hefty creatures into the Golden Cicada Pendant at her waist, placing them with Jixiang. The pendant had a spacious interior which allowed them to keep abreast of the outside world, far preferable to a Spiritual Beast Bag.

The transmission was swift; the Transmission Array at the center of the stone columns could teleport a hundred people at a time. The turn for the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Nine Rivers Realm came in less than half an hour.

Traveling together with the Xiong Family and the Heavenly Star Sect, Jiang Yuebai stared intently at those around her.

A uniform assembly of Peak Nascent Soul cultivators, and saying nothing of them all being men, their bodies exuded a strong aura, extraordinarily robust, reminiscent of the Fang Family’s Barbarian God bloodline.

Unsure of what the first battle entailed, Shen Huaxi preemptively handed everyone a Jade Talisman to sense each other’s positions.

Once everyone stood on the Transmission Array, radiant beams projected from the surrounding stone columns, falling upon each of them, coalescing into an azure cloud imprint on their foreheads, soon becoming invisible.

The Qingyun Conference’s aim was to provide prodigies from all realms with a chance to showcase their talents, so within the Qingyun Realm, any life-threatening danger would trigger a teleportation to safety, preserving one’s life.

Light flashed underfoot as they were suddenly deprived of their vision. Everyone quickly activated the Sky-Controlling Method.

As their sight returned, Jiang Yuebai glanced around, finding the hundred people who were transmitted alongside her nearby.

Before her lay a majestic and vast sight of Immortal Mountains and floating islands amidst swirling clouds, magnificent and endless.

Beneath them rolled Azure Clouds, flocks of Immortal Cranes flew past, a heavenly realm above the mundane.

Jiang Yuebai attempted to move but found herself unable. The imprint on their foreheads stilled them all in place.

Soon, the rules of the first round of the Qingyun Conference appeared in each of their Seas of Consciousness.

Upon seeing them, Jiang Yuebai rejoiced. It was indeed a team battle—how lucky could they be?