Chapter 307: Winds and Clouds Converge

307. Chapter 307: Winds and Clouds Converge

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Protagonist:

Yu Changsheng

At this moment, feeling everyone's gazes land on him, Qixing Laoren raised an eyebrow, his expression calm and composed, stroked his fluttering white beard, and spoke placidly:

"What each Sect Master said makes sense; each having their own concerns is correct."

"Actually, before coming, last night this old man observed the heavenly stars and divined once; it showed that this time Xuan Yin Gate's move has no major issue."

"Since Xuan Yin Gate wants a touchstone, wants to temper their disciples, wants to use this to spread their sect's prestige, thereby shocking Wu Zhou, if we all shrink back one by one, not daring to go up, wouldn't that be exactly playing into their hands?"

"Xuan Yin Gate's move is an open gambit; we have no choice. Whatever their purpose, this trip to Tian Sha Cheng is unavoidable."

Qixing Laoren spoke, his tone pausing, his gaze sweeping across everyone's faces, continuing blandly: "Each sect should still go back and prepare well, each select the heaven's prides within their sect who meet the conditions, go to Tian Sha Cheng and properly kill a wave of their sharpness."

"If the whole Wu Zhou truly lets Xuan Yin Gate stand alone at the top, once that spreads, it's bad for each sect's reputation. As for the rest, they can be delayed a bit."

The crowd fell silent. Hearing Qixing Laoren speak thus, they looked at each other in dismay, each gaze flickering, each harboring their own plans.

"So be it. Since True Lord has spoken so, we have no need to shrink back here any longer. Then, prepare well. In one month, see you again at Tian Sha Cheng."

Seeing the atmosphere grow somewhat tense, the Zi Hong Gate people spoke up first, laughing hehe.

"Everyone also has no need to bolster others' ambition and destroy their own prestige. It's just right; borrowing this opportunity to temper our own disciples. After all, opportunities where the Three Gates and Six Sects gather together are rare. This grand gathering is still worth anticipating."

"Moreover, the rewards Xuan Yin Gate offered participants this time, aren't they also very generous? Are the various seniors not tempted?"

Zi Hong Gate finished speaking, smilingly watching the rest. The sect masters fell silent, then someone nodded helplessly, someone else smiled frankly.

"Well said. You are all prominent figures within Wu Zhou. How come you're all so timid now? Xuan Yin Gate wants to use this to establish might; for us, isn't it also an opportunity!"

The speaker was precisely Cang Lei Sect's Sect Master. Among the few, his temper was the most explosive. His sect's strength could also be called first below the Three Gates. Therefore when he spoke, his gaze flickered, his confidence full.

"Fine. Then let it be so."

Words having reached this point, the rest could say nothing more. Each nodding agreement, each withdrew their divine sense and left Wanxiang Sect.

In the end only Zheng Tianheng alone remained here. Also the only one among them who came in true body, not divine sense projection.

Interestingly, Linglong Sect Master Jiang Tiancheng's divine sense projection, before dissipating, looked at Mo Pengchen with deep meaning.

"What, does Jiang Sect Master still have other business?"

Zheng Tianheng raised an eyebrow, looked at Jiang Tiancheng, spoke blandly.

"Nothing." Jiang Tiancheng heard this and laughed hehe. But this laugh appeared somewhat thought-provoking, darkly containing cold light.

"Just wondering, this trip to Tian Sha Cheng, I wonder what heaven's pride disciples your sect will send out. Last time the two sects competed, your sect's few heaven's prides made me curious for a long time."

Jiang Tiancheng spoke. The last two-sect competition caused their sect's most dazzling, most promising heaven's pride Yang Chengxu to fall, even if not the strongest. This was no small blow to the whole Linglong Sect.

"Oh, curious is curious. When the time comes Jiang Sect Master will know. Wait and see."

Zheng Tianheng's expression unchanged, answered blandly.

"Hehe, then I'll wait for the day your sect's heaven's pride appears." Jiang Tiancheng lightly shook his head, deeply looked at Zheng Tianheng once more, spoke no further, slowly dissipated.

Zheng Tianheng frowned, watching where Jiang Tiancheng dissipated. His brows then slowly relaxed. He shook his head and laughed, murmuring.

"This guy. Zi Hong Gate people were right in front of him, yet didn't see you dare utter a word to them. Instead you turn around and threaten me. Interesting."

"But this also gave me a wake-up call. Going to Tian Sha Cheng this time, one more to watch out for is Linglong Sect..."

………

With the conclusion of this meeting of Er Men Ba Zong high-level, the news of Xuan Yin Gate broadly inviting each sect's outstanding talents in Tian Sha Cheng Zhong also spread without legs.

For a time, winds and clouds converged. All focus gathered here.

Including Zi Hong Gate and Qixing Gate, within each sect and gate, per requirements, as long as disciples met the age within a hundred years, if willing, all could participate in Tian Sha Cheng.

………

That other side, still inside Haoyue City's Yu Clan, Yu Changsheng and Zhang Tianwen and others also received this news.

"Age no more than a hundred, broadly inviting all heaven's pride talents within Wu Zhou to Tian Sha Cheng, to participate in Tian Sha Secret Realm, to witness Wu Zhou young talents' bearing?"

Yu Changsheng set down the Chuan Yin Yu Tong in hand, looked up at Zhang Tianwen whose complexion was equally shocked, took a deep breath, brows slightly furrowed.

"This Xuan Yin Gate, the pattern is indeed opened very large. But this tone is somewhat arrogant."

Zhang Tianwen's brows and eyes slightly sank. In his flickering gaze, he thought of much: "Xuan Yin Gate, as first of Three Gates and Six Sects, these years though not showing mountains not revealing water, its strength remains not to be underestimated."

"Daring to speak these words, indeed has this capital. But at this critical juncture, its purpose is also very clear. The invitation it issued itself is a response to the dark current affair."

Zhang Tianwen finished speaking, looked at Yu Changsheng. Yu Changsheng's gaze slightly sank. He muffledly added following along: "This trip to Tian Sha Cheng, one can imagine, all Wu Zhou's heaven's pride talents will gather here. If so, the final top prize is still occupied by Xuan Yin Gate, then at that time, even if they say nothing, each sect will likely, for various reasons, not dare continue this hunt-dark-current operation."

"Itself, it wants to use this to display its own strength, thereby shocking all forces, turning a grand hunt-dark-current operation into a joke, ending without resolution."

With realm's elevation comes equally horizon's elevation. Things contacted differ, understanding of them also differs.

These matters, perhaps for the former Yu Changsheng, for a time still couldn't be figured out. But these years' experiences ultimately let him grow quite a bit. Therefore he quickly grasped the key points.

"Must admit, Xuan Yin Gate played a brilliant move. Using this to absorb all attention, relax the hunt on dark currents, yet also display their own muscle. Killing two birds with one stone."

"But all this premise is Xuan Yin Gate has confidence to handle other accidents. Whole Wu Zhou, heaven's pride disciples under a hundred years old... among them, there are quite a few people among dragons and phoenixes."

Even if disliking Xuan Yin Gate this sect, Yu Changsheng had to admit it indeed possesses unique courage.

Li Minghan stood to the side, listening to the two's dialogue. Eyes slightly narrowed, thoughtful. "But since Xuan Yin Gate has spoken thus, then this Tian Sha Cheng, cannot not go. Changsheng, what do you think?"

Zhang Tianwen shrugged. After initial shock, quickly returned to normal. Looked at Yu Changsheng and asked.

"Go. Why not go! Just right to go witness, this Xuan Yin Gate as first among Three Gates and Six Sects, what style it has." Yu Changsheng decisively nodded, laughed once.

"Moreover, if able to stand out in this tempering, the benefits and resources obtained are incalculable."

"Per Xuan Yin Gate's hint, the profits dark currents earned for them over a hundred years are all inside this one secret realm. The wealth and opportunities contained within, I'm very tempted."

Yu Changsheng laughed hehe, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, spoke thus.

Zhang Tianwen was stunned for a moment, then likewise laughed out loud.

"True, you put it that way, and I'm actually looking forward to it a bit too. The Wanxiang Sect is too small; how could a grand event of the entire Wu Zhou be without me?"

Having finished speaking, Zhang Tianwen turned his gaze toward Li Minghan.

Li Minghan was stunned, rubbed his nose, waved his hand and laughed hehe: "Since you two are both going, then I can't be left out, right? Besides, this brother now counts as one of the Wanxiang Sect's inner heaven's prides anyway; I always need to go out and see the world."

"Good." Yu Changsheng smiled and nodded. "Since that's the case, then let's not delay. Return to the sect now. The trial starts in one month. Go back and prepare well."

The other two naturally had no objections. After bidding farewell to Yu Tairan and the others, amid their reluctant expressions, the three turned and left. One day later, they returned to the Wanxiang Sect.

From slaying the Haoyue City undercurrents to now returning to the sect again, half a month had passed.

Over the next three days, throughout the entire Wanxiang Sect, the matter of the Xuan Yin Gate's Tian Sha Cheng spread like wildfire.

One after another, closed-door cultivation geniuses emerged from seclusion. As long as they met the requirements, each was eager to try. Thus, each peak held competitions to determine the representative quotas for the Wanxiang Sect's expedition. All were the strongest combat power of each peak's younger generation.

And Yu Changsheng's group, without a doubt, directly became the predetermined contestants.

After these were finalized, ultimately led by Lu Ruikai, the Yujian Peak's previous generation Peak Master — that is, the Yujian Peak's peerless Sub-Talisman True Lord — Ruan Hao accompanied them. A group of people, vast and mighty, set off, heading for Tian Sha Cheng.

"All of you are this generation's young outstanding talents of my Wanxiang Sect. This trip to Tian Sha Cheng is a long journey, a foreign land. Regardless of the final outcome, safety is always first."

On the Wanxiang Sect's massive Spirit Boat, Ruan Hao looked at the neatly arranged Wanxiang Sect disciples of all peaks before him, his expression calm and light as he spoke.

He wore a plain-colored long robe, a head of long hair scattered loose outside. Fluttering in the wind, his face appeared somewhat aged, yet his spirit was very good, his face ruddy, his breath steady. He looked utterly ordinary, just like a common old man in the mortal world.

And Lu Ruikai stood respectfully at Ruan Hao's side, head slightly lowered, highlighting Ruan Hao's extraordinary status.

As for the Wanxiang Sect disciples, they were even more respectful, expressions reverent, nodding in agreement.

Fortunately, Ruan Hao only casually gave a word of instruction. As the Spirit Boat took off and completely left the Wanxiang Sect zone, Ruan Hao said nothing more.

"Unexpectedly, this time even a Sub-Talisman True Lord was alarmed. It seems the sect attaches great importance to this trial."

Watching Ruan Hao's dissipating figure, within the crowd, Zhang Tianwen took a deep breath and said in a low voice to Yu Changsheng beside him.

"Sub-Talisman, huh..."

Yu Changsheng pondered. Hearing this, he unconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva. The feeling Ruan Hao gave him just now was too ordinary, to the point he didn't detect it. Now sensing Ruan Hao's aura again, it was still ordinary like a lake, yet with a few more indescribable qualities, like an abyss, unfathomably deep.

"Right. The Yujian Peak's previous generation Peak Master, Sub-Talisman cultivation base, is already one of my Wanxiang Sect's foundations. But it's also normal. This trip to Tian Sha Cheng is ten thousand li away, and gathers so many elite disciples of our sect. If any accident happens, it's something the sect cannot bear."

"Therefore, having a Sub-Talisman lead the team can suppress the scene."

Zhang Tianwen spoke softly in Yu Changsheng's ear. His gaze followed Yu Changsheng's gaze, and unintentionally, he glanced at the crowd ahead.

That group of people was completely different from their group, obviously more aged. And the other disciples looked at them with eyes of reverence mixed with unfamiliarity.

"According to the Xuan Yin Gate's rules, this trial allows any heaven's pride under a hundred years old to participate. And those people, accurately speaking, no longer count as disciples of our generation..."

Zhang Tianwen transmitted his voice to Yu Changsheng, his face expressionless.

"Every one of them is over ninety years old, just barely meeting the Xuan Yin Gate's requirement. Their cultivation bases have all reached the False Core realm. Among Foundation Establishment, they can be called Invincible."

"The Sect Master arranging them to participate this time also counts as adding some winning chances and foundation for our Wanxiang Sect."

"I see..."

"Just don't know how they compare with the other few sects."

Yu Changsheng nodded, his gaze enlightened. He unintentionally turned his gaze across the crowd, looking thoughtful.

He could sense that among that group of people, usually unseen, brought by Lu Ruikai, the lowest were all False Core realm. Even Golden Core wasn't absent...

From this point, one could see that this trip to Tian Sha Cheng would inevitably have fierce competition.

And one can imagine that within each sect, disciples like these who squeeze in by the age limit to participate in the trial are not few. And this group of people can also be said to be the most advantaged group in this trial.

But in this world, there has never been absolute fairness.

"Don't know, within a hundred years, what height I can reach?"

Yu Changsheng withdrew his gaze. In an instant, thoughts bloomed like lotuses. He thought of many things. Watching the clouds and mist constantly rippling open outside the Spirit Boat, the earth's mountains and rivers turning into a speck beneath his feet, the heavenly wind fierce, blocked outside the protective barrier, flying at extreme speed toward Tian Sha Cheng.

Winds and clouds gather at Tian Sha Cheng! (Chapter End)