Chapter 426: Master Mei Zu

Not just the two of them, other competitors from the Supreme Dao Sect were also studying the basic data of this Cixian Sect Trial Ground, the Xuanxiang Realm.

Old Six is Old Six, but this matter can't be avoided anymore, so of course they must study it thoroughly and see if they can devise an absolutely secure plan.

On the contrary, Master Xiao Yu was somewhat bored, so after reporting the situation to the sect, he was now sitting in meditation in the quiet chamber of his room.

He didn't know many people in the Xiang Jianzong; the ones he was fairly close to were Zhou Kongming and another Return-to-Void sword cultivator.

But unfortunately, that Return-to-Void sword cultivator had recently left for a mission in the starry void and was now nowhere to be found in the Xiang Jianzong.

As for Zhou Kongming…

He and Qi Ling rarely meet; they're probably lost in each other's arms right now.

Would Dao Ye really go over there for no reason and be an annoying third wheel?

Fortunately, Lin Xingyue the brute and Ziyue sister are already on the way.

It's said that after Ziyue sister emerged from that trial world, she finally comprehended the Hehuan Sect's "Benwo" Supreme Transmission and no longer needs to rely on essence, qi, and desire to awaken her true self.

Joyful indeed, joyful indeed.

I just wonder if the gift I picked out will please her…

In contrast to the Supreme Dao Sect, which had only two people venturing out to gather the qi of heaven and earth, the competitors from the Divine Mechanism Alchemy Pavilion were entirely different.

Not only had their leader Qi Ling and Zhou Kongming vanished somewhere, but most of the other competitors, after securing their rooms, had gone to seek out their friends within the Xiang Jianzong.

After all, alchemists always need broader connections.

Moreover, sword cultivators frequently need to forge, maintain, and repair their flying swords, so over time they naturally got to know each other.

Qi Ling and Zhou Kongming originally formed their bond during a Yicixian Sect Great Trial, and gradually grew fond of each other afterward.

The competitors from the two sects acted entirely differently.

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…

On the other side, Xu Xing, who had originally intended to meet Zhao Ruoming but failed, simply went to the Sword Sovereign Hall.

As usual, Bie Xuening sat seated in that meditation hall, but she held a mobile phone, just like when she normally chatted in groups.

emm…

I haven't seen her chatting in groups lately.

"Sister."

Bie Xuening paused, saw Xu Xing appear nearby, tapped something on her screen, then tucked the phone away before speaking: "Why have you come, younger brother?"

So secretive.

"I had nothing urgent, so I planned to visit the descendant of Hong Zun, but couldn't manage it, so I came to see you instead."

As he spoke, Xu Xing stepped forward.

"Were you just chatting with Master Mei Zu?"

"..." Bie Xuening hesitated, "No."

It definitely was.

The two most active members hadn't chatted in groups, and whenever Sister lies, she unconsciously pauses for two seconds.

I just wonder what they were talking about…

"Why didn't you succeed in meeting the descendant of Hong Zun?" Bie Xuening asked next.

"He was chatting with his friend, so I didn't disturb him." As he spoke, Xu Xing sat down before her as usual, "By the way, even the junior guardians this year have been replaced."

Above the accommodation zones of the Supreme Dao Sect and the Divine Mechanism Alchemy Pavilion, two subtle yet powerful auras hovered.

Far exceeding the limits of Tongxuan, even within Dongzhen they were not weak.

They were precisely the guardians of this year's Supreme Dao Sect and Divine Mechanism Alchemy Pavilion.

"It must be about Xian Ning's breakthrough attempt," said Bie Xuening.

In past years, it was Tongxuan cultivators who came, but this year it was Dongzhen—specifically a Dongzhen of the same generation as Xu Xianning.

The disciples of Hong Zun and the disciples of Qi Zun. After all, if someone in the same generation has touched the "Immortal Gate," and you still sit idle, that would truly be strange.

If nothing unexpected happens, the remaining sects yet to arrive will surely also send Dongzhen cultivators of the same generation as Xu Xianning.

They probably wanted to come long ago; now they're just using the Great Cixian Sect Trial as an excuse to check the situation.

"It must be so," Xu Xing smiled, then suddenly changed the subject, "What did you chat about with Master Mei Zu?"

"... Actually, nothing much—just about your 'Dao Wang' issue." Of course she couldn't hide it from her younger brother, "After all, our perspectives always differ somewhat."

"That's not urgent. We can study it after the trial, once the Xian Network tests are done."

"Mm."

"Sister, then I'll head back first."

"Mm..."

Bie Xuening seemed to wrestle with herself for a moment, but finally made up her mind just before Xu Xing left.

!

"Younger brother, from past to present, how do you see me?"

Xu Xing: "..."

No need to think—this was definitely Master Mei Zu's instigation.

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That evening, the competing teams from all major Xian Sects arrived one after another.

Longxiang Qingtianzong, Jishi Valley, Hehuan Sect, Ling Yin Fang.

Considering the special nature of Longxiang Qingtianzong's competitors, their accommodations were equipped with the latest-generation environmental simulation devices to facilitate their body refinement.

It is equipped with powerful soundproofing arrays to ensure not a single sound leaks out and disturbs others.

Jishi Valley was assigned near the Divine Mechanism Refining Pavilion, all dwellings with geothermal veins and spiritual spring flows nearby, adjacent to the Xiang Jianzong's Pill Cauldron Pavilion—convenient for pill refining and constant exchange.

If any strange pills are produced and their qi leaks, it can be stopped promptly.

Hehuan Sect was placed even more directly—in an area with superior environment, suitable for public exposure and live streaming; many outsiders are quite curious about the Xiang Jianzong's inner sect.

Any kind of live stream brings massive attention, so several arrays to enhance the spiritual network signal were specially activated.

As for Ling Yin Fang, this was harder to arrange.

Some of them cultivate qin, chess, calligraphy, and painting; others cultivate pills, arrays, artifacts, and talismans—they're quite 'miscellaneous'; so let them choose for themselves.

Notably, Ling Yin Fang's secret guardian is Ning Wanyin, who is usually assigned by Ning Ruo to guard the mountain-body laboratory.

Perhaps they thought she was too idle, so they sent her out to wander around.

The arrival of each sect's competing teams made the entire Xiang Jianzong much livelier; everyone, from top to bottom, was discussing it, debating who among this year's contestants was more 'genius'.

Among them, Chi Jiuyu, as the sole exceptional case, was mentioned most frequently.

Abstract as it may be, the Xiang Jianzong as a whole still highly recognizes Xiao Shu Zu's cultivation progress.

Of course, it wasn't just the Xiang Jianzong—everyone on the spiritual network was discussing it too.

Many even called Chi Jiuyu the 'next Holy Emperor Yuan'—if considering only cultivation speed…

But many more did not accept this view.

Holy Emperor Yuan wasn't just fast in early cultivation; his later progress was astonishingly extraordinary.

What does it mean to be the most brilliant person in a thousand years?

Many who cultivated alongside him are still stuck at the Return to Void stage!

The spiritual network gathers too many people, each with their own views, so no one can convince another.

Many charm cultivators, seeing the overwhelming traffic around Chi Jiuyu, were envious to death.

On the day after the Xian Sect's competing team arrived, the orthodox alliance's ceremonial observers also arrived.

Led by the Tongxuan Realm chairman of the orthodox alliance, the other three were all HeDao! (End of chapter)