Chapter 286: Bai Zhi's Visit

With the defeat of the three buried Buddha's disciples.

The results of the fifth round competition were officially decided.

Freelance cultivator Lin Chuan, Biluoyuan Nan Gong Ya, and the Purple Star Emperor Sect's Bai Li Ming successfully entered the sixth round.

The three winning geniuses will get a period of rest.

Another genius entering the sixth round will be selected among the many losers.

Lin Chuan has no interest in the losers' matches; it makes little difference who takes part.

……

On the Yun Tai.

After watching Nan Gong Ya's successive metamorphoses, Ye Xue's sense of danger grew heavier.

"Husband, I can no longer accompany you in the upcoming competition."

Ye Xue said in a deep voice.

"What's wrong, Xue'er?" Lin Chuan asked, puzzled.

"The facts are increasingly aligning with our speculation; if Black Mist has truly seeped into the Nine-phase World, the ensuing situation will inevitably become more tense."

Ye Xue said, "I want to attempt to breach the Legendary Realm."

Relying on others is inferior to relying on oneself.

Now, in this household, her cultivation is undoubtedly the strongest.

Even if she might be surpassed by Sangyu and Tu Shan Jiao Jiao, who ascended to the Immortal Realm in a past life, she must now shoulder the heavy responsibility.

"Are you confident?"

Lin Chuan was rather worried; even though he and his wives cannot assess it by ordinary standards, Ye Xue's breakthrough time is still too short.

"No problem."

Ye Xue's expression was firm: "In terms of talent, I am stronger than in my past life, and the heavenly and earthly environment is better than before; I will not fail."

"Very well."

Lin Chuan did not object, "Xue'er, I await your good news."

Ye Xue smiled, "I also await my husband's good news."

After speaking with Mo Sangyu and a few others, Ye Xue left.

"Sister Xue, when you return again, it will already be beyond the Legendary Realm; we must also work hard," Tu Shan Jiao Jiao laughed.

The cultivation realms pose no great obstacle for them.

It only requires some time to settle, transform, adapt, and convey past-life experience into this life by some means.

Mo Sangyu nodded, "After the competition ends, I plan to go to the Demon Abyss again."

Yun Zhi Yi already had a plan in mind, intending to use the Cloud Kingdom's momentum for cultivation.

Watching the ambitious crowd, Lü Ya clenched her little pink fist, feeling full of helplessness; the insights she gained as a Sword Spirit in a past life seemed of little use to her.

She often felt lost, wondering where her path lay.

"Lin Chuan, the cultivator Bai Zhi from the Qingqiu Shi San Zhou Fox Clan, requests an audience."

While they were chatting, a spirit instrument's voice sounded at Lin Chuan's ear.

"Bai Zhi? Who is that?"

He had never heard that name.

The spirit instrument's voice replied again, "Bai Zhi is the contemporary Emperor Lord of the Qingqiu Fox Clan."

"Qingqiu Emperor Lord?"

Lin Chuan was slightly surprised; he hadn't expected Bai Miao Miao's efficiency to be so high, directly summoning the Qingqiu Emperor Lord.

"Let him in."

A spatial fluctuation transmitted a figure into the Yun Tai.

In an instant, an invisible pressure enveloped the entire Yun Tai.

"Wangxian Realm! The true Wangxian Realm!"

Lin Chuan could sense the visitor's terrifying aura; even though the other party was already restrained, the pressure of the Wangxian Realm is naturally present and unavoidable for cultivators of the Legend Realm.

It is an aura exclusive to a peerless great power.

Aside from the uncertain existence of an "Immortal", the Qingqiu Emperor Lord is undoubtedly the top contemporary strongman, even surpassing the founders of the Three Teachings.

"Qingqiu Bai Zhi, I humbly come to visit, pleased to meet all Daoist Friends."

From the clouds, a towering figure emerged.

The Qingqiu Emperor Lord's build was robust; his humanoid height exceeded nine chi, exuding great oppression.

Yet he lowered his posture, addressing Lin Chuan and the others as Daoist Friends.

"I am Lin Chuan, I have met the Qingqiu Emperor Lord."

Lin Chuan clasped his fists in greeting.

The Qingqiu Emperor Lord Bai Zhi's gaze fell on Lin Chuan, then glanced at Tu Shan Jiao Jiao standing behind.

"Daoist Friends, the inheritance entrusted by our clan's Bai Miao Miao has been received."

"Such great kindness will benefit the Fox Clan for millennia; Bai Zhi thanks you all here."

"The Qingqiu Fox Clan wishes to befriend Daoist Friends for generations, as a token of gratitude."

After speaking, the Qingqiu Emperor Lord bowed deeply.

He knew clearly what that inheritance meant; it was a supreme opportunity sufficient for the Qingqiu Fox Clan's Heavenly Pride to ascend to higher peaks.

It would not be excessive to have him bow or even kneel in thanks.

After fully comprehending the inheritance, he lingered in contemplation for a long time.

As the Emperor Lord of Qingqiu, he must make his stance clear.

It is respect for the benefactor, and also for the future of the entire tribe.

"The Emperor Lord's words are weighty."

Lin Chuan returned the greeting and laughed, "Those inheritances have always belonged to the Fox Clan; I am merely a messenger delivering them."

"Regardless, the merit of Daoist Friend Lin Chuan is something my Qingqiu cannot forget for generations,"

The Emperor Lord of Qingqiu replied firmly.

He did not ask who the senior behind Lin Chuan was.

Since that mysterious senior entrusted Lin Chuan to act as a messenger, they did not wish to appear; deliberately asking the other's identity would instead be a breach of etiquette.

The mysterious senior likely had Lin Chuan act as a messenger chiefly to make Qingqiu owe Lin Chuan a great favor, to help him through the road ahead.

Before coming here, the Emperor Lord of Qingqiu, Bai Zhou, had already set everything straight.

Help Lin Chuan?

Of course, we must help.

Even without the mysterious senior's inheritance grace, if there is a chance to help Lin Chuan, Qingqiu would act without hesitation.

Befriending such a super genius yields benefits far outweighing the drawbacks.

Even if Lin Chuan has had feuds with Fo Men Golden Spirit Mountain and Biluoyuan, so what? Could Qingqiu still fear them?

Lin Chuan does not know what the Emperor Lord of Qingqiu thinks.

The two chat casually.

After a long while, the Emperor Lord of Qingqiu looked at Tu Shan Jiao Jiao again, "This is the Dao Companion of Daoist Friend Lin Chuan, right? From Tushan?"

"Hmm."

Lin Chuan nodded, "Indeed, my wife Tu Shan Jiao Jiao."

The Emperor Lord of Qingqiu smiled, "Daoist Friend Lin Chuan and my Fox Clan truly share destiny."

He said, then lowered his head with a sigh, "Unfortunately, the relationship between my Qingqiu lineage and the Tushan lineage has already deteriorated; I strive to change it, yet it is hard to return to the past."

Tu Shan Jiao Jiao's eyes brightened, and she asked, "Emperor Lord, Qingqiu and Tushan share the same origin; why has it fallen to this state today?"

Although she was born in Tushan this life, she is only a branch of it.

She was sealed by a great power within the Tianyuan Continent, and has no contact with the true Tushan Fox Clan.

Naturally, she does not know the reason.

"This matter is hard to speak of."

The Emperor Lord of Qingqiu forced a smile, "If the two Daoist Friends are interested in listening, I will say a few words; the fault lies with my Qingqiu."

"Had it not been the Ancestor's erroneous decision of Qingqiu, the Tushan lineage would not have grown so resentful toward Qingqiu."

"Alas!"

"Truly, Creation toys with us!"

The Emperor Lord of Qingqiu, amid his sigh, briefly recounted the past story, explaining why the Qingqiu and Tushan lineages split.

These matters also involve the ancient era's legendary great war.

In the war against Black Mist, the Tushan lineage swore to follow the supreme being of the ancient age to the death; in one battle, all the clan's strong ones perished.

If the Qingqiu lineage had provided support then, the outcome might have been entirely different.

It was Qingqiu's hesitation that led to Tushan's decline.

The Emperor Lord of Qingqiu, Bai Zhou, said:

"Now that I serve as Emperor Lord, having received the Primordial Ancestor's inheritance, with Heaven's Mandate placed upon me, I will fulfill my duties and shoulder the responsibility of restoring the Fox Clan to its original source."