Chapter 982: Your Majesty, I Need a Secret Realm Qualification

East Moyu originally had nine Sovereign mountains.

Since the return of the Mingyan Great Emperor's tenth disciple, Lu Lingzi, the Lan family has declined, and the numerous resources within its sphere of influence have logically been taken over by Lu Lingzi.

Furthermore, not far from the Lan family's ancestral grounds, the tenth Sovereign mountain was erected.

This mountain towers into the clouds; viewed from afar, the mountain body is majestic, and while it radiates a majestic might, there are also waves of pressure belonging to a Sovereign, shrouding all directions.

Suppressing this heaven and earth.

Causing a huge vortex to appear in the sky here, which has been rotating for months, with a huge sound.

Triggering countless lightning bolts to roam within, the momentum is magnificent.

As for the surroundings of this mountain, within three miles, it is like a forbidden zone, completely empty.

And three miles out, a large number of Moyu Clan cultivators have now gathered, numbering in the tens of thousands, each sitting in meditation with this mountain as the center.

Viewed from the sky, they are dense, surrounding the mountain and the land.

Within it are loose cultivators, as well as forces that originally belonged to the Lan family; their purpose in coming here is all to seek to join under the command of the Tenth Sovereign.

In the Moyu Holy Land, whenever a new Sovereign appears and forms their own Sovereign mountain, similar events occur.

And the newly promoted Sovereign, in addition to their own forces, will also expand their influence due to the promotion of their cultivation base, thereby conscripting a large number of followers.

Therefore, beneath this tenth Sovereign mountain, cultivators arrive from afar every day to defect. After months of gathering, it has formed its current scale.

After all, if one can become a follower of a Sovereign, their status and position will be completely different from before, and in the current war period, having a Sovereign's protection will ultimately be much safer.

It's just that... up to now, that newly promoted Sovereign, Lu Lingzi, has not conscripted a single person into the mountain.

Even his previous followers have not been summoned by him.

Thus, this giant mountain gathered by the crowd now has only Lu Lingzi alone.

As for beneath the mountain, because there are many cultivators, a marketplace has spontaneously formed, where they trade items and exchange information, all waiting to join the Sovereign's sect.

Over time, it has gradually become lively.

However, all the cultivators who come here spontaneously do not step within three miles of the mountain body, keeping all the clamor outside.

When Xu Qing arrives here, what he sees is this bustling scene three miles outside the Sovereign mountain.

Looking at the formed marketplace, looking at the Holy Land cultivators within, Xu Qing, transformed into Xue Chenzi, does not stop, flying past and heading straight for the uninhabited three-mile forbidden zone.

At first, not many people pay attention to Xu Qing's appearance, until Xu Qing speeds all the way, crossing the marketplace and stepping into the empty three-mile range, which draws some gazes.

But that is all.

Over the past two months, there have been no shortage of cultivators flying like Xu Qing. They all approach the mountain body to seek an audience with the Sovereign, but in the end, they wait for a long time without any response and can only leave this three-mile range and wait in the surroundings.

So regarding Xu Qing's actions, those who see it here just follow with their gazes.

Xu Qing does not care about those gazes. He is expressionless, and after approaching the Sovereign mountain, his figure stands in mid-air, looking up at the giant mountain before him.

His eyes are deep, his heart is in thought, and until a long while later, Xu Qing takes a deep breath, a decisive look appearing in his eyes, and he bows, emitting a low voice.

"Xue Chenzi, requests an audience with the Sovereign!"

His voice is like muffled thunder, echoing in all directions, attracting more attention.

This is Xu Qing's probing.

If he sees him, everything can be discussed.

If he doesn't, Xu Qing has other strategies.

It is just that as time passes, a stick of incense later, that majestic Sovereign mountain has no response.

Thus, most of the gazes falling on Xu Qing are withdrawn, and one by one, they sigh in their hearts, transmitting voices to each other.

"Another one who doesn't believe in evil."

"Isn't that Xue Chenzi? Does he think the Sovereign will look at him differently by relying on his cultivation base and battle merits?"

"Clearly seeing us all waiting here, yet he insists on seeking an audience, and with such a loud voice... if I were the Sovereign, I would definitely not like being disturbed like this."

"To join the Sovereign's command, one must let the Sovereign see sincerity, so the best way is to wait in the surroundings; one day, the Sovereign will see our sincerity."

The crowd here shakes their heads one after another, then ignores him.

In their judgment, it won't be long before this Xue Chenzi leaves in disgrace.

Xu Qing turns a deaf ear to the crowd's discussion; his expression remains calm, he still stands in mid-air, maintaining the bowing posture, continuing to wait.

Just like that, another stick of incense passes.

The attention of the surrounding crowd has almost all moved away, everything returns to normal, and the marketplace becomes lively again.

But at this moment... Xu Qing speaks again.

"Xue Chenzi, requests an audience with the Sovereign!"

The same words echo again, attracting the attention of the surrounding crowd, and so gazes are cast again, some carrying dissatisfaction.

Sounds of discussion also emerge one after another.

But in the next instant, a scene that makes all the cultivators here fall silent and their expressions change drastically appears.

The Sovereign mountain suddenly begins to roar!

The mountain body shakes!

Furthermore, amidst this roaring, lightning surges within the huge vortex above it, scattering like a flood, stirring up even greater momentum.

The rumbling sound is as if reinforced, deafening, spreading in all directions.

Subsequently, within that vortex, a pair of huge eyes actually appears.

These eyes are silver, cold, like the eyes of heaven, looking down at the earth.

Anyone gazed upon by these eyes feels fear, each bowing their heads, instinctively worshipping.

And as the vast intent rises suddenly, the terrifying pressure makes the earth tremble, countless cultivators breathe rapidly, and as huge ripples rise in their minds, Lu Lingzi's voice coldly emerges from within the Sovereign mountain.

"Come up."

These two words transcend heavenly thunder, exploding outward.

Forming countless echoes, falling into the ears of the crowd here, roaring in their souls.

As the minds of the crowd churn violently, Xu Qing takes a deep breath and takes a step forward.

Under the gaze of everyone, he flies directly toward the Sovereign mountain.

Soon, he vanishes into the mountain body.

The cultivators who have been waiting here until now, seeing this scene, are stunned, various emotions uncontrollably intertwining in their hearts, and their eyes become fiery.

Xue Chenzi being summoned makes them incomparably surprised, but what follows is excitement.

Because being summoned once means there can be a second time, meaning their wait is not far from seeing the dawn.

And compared to the excited mood of the crowd outside, thoughts rise in Xu Qing's heart; his first probe has had a preliminary answer.

At this moment, he flies into the mountain body, speeding inside, heading straight for the summit.

Soon, a hall that is not luxurious and looks very simple appears in his eyes.

This hall sits on the summit, the hall door open.

As he draws near, he can see one person sitting cross-legged at the head of the hall, eyes closed in meditation.

It is exactly Lu Lingzi.

The moment he sees the other, Xu Qing bows his head and walks a few steps quickly. Before the hall door, he does not step in, but bows.

He does not say a word.

After a long while, Lu Lingzi in the hall opens his eyes.

There are no ripples in his eyes, and no emotional fluctuations can be seen; he speaks faintly.

"What is it."

This voice contains rules, as if words follow the law, stirring up ripples in the void.

Xu Qing responds with a low voice without hesitation.

"Please grant the Sovereign a qualification to enter the Boundary Source Secret Realm."

Lu Lingzi's expression does not change at all; he just looks at Xu Qing and speaks slowly.

"Present your military merits."

Upon hearing this, Xu Qing shakes his head and says frankly.

"I have no military merits."

He indeed has none.

When Xu Qing checked the mission jade slip before, he found that the missions within were numerous and varied, but most were related to the war.

Many even required fighting against humans and killing powerhouses.

As for those unrelated to the war, the cost to complete them was also great, and the battle merits were few, taking too long.

And the exchange for the Boundary Source Secret Realm qualification required a significant amount of military merits.

If he were really to complete the missions, it would take at least several months to accumulate enough.

Since that is the case, Xu Qing feels he might as well not take the mission route and come directly to Lu Lingzi to ask for one, which would be simpler.

After all, in his and Erniu's analysis, Lu Lingzi's identity has clues.

If the other party is indeed Lu Lingzi, then by his status, even if he became a Sovereign, he would likely not recognize his karma grafting.

Then the possibility of him coming to seek an audience and being summoned is very small.

But if the other party is not the real Lu Lingzi, then his identity... besides the Empress, there would be no one else.

So Xu Qing feels that coming to ask for a secret realm qualification is feasible.

That is why he came here.

And at this moment, after meeting, Xu Qing is still not very sure whether this Lu Lingzi before him is the one he saw before.

Or perhaps, it is the Empress...

Hence, he has been observing secretly.

And at this moment, hearing Xu Qing's words, Lu Lingzi speaks slowly after a long while.

"To want a secret realm qualification without military merits is one thing, but to say it so righteously—Xu Qing, you have great courage, even greater than your senior brother!"

The pressure spreads with his words, enveloping the entire Sovereign mountain.

Causing the vortex in the sky to roar even more, the entire mountain body shaking slightly, forming an isolated seal.

Having his identity revealed in one word, Xu Qing blinks, naturally hearing that the other party's mention of his boldness is pointed, so he looks up and meets Lu Lingzi's gaze.

"Your Majesty..."

Having said only these two words, Xu Qing falls silent.

After a long while, amidst the permeating pressure, Lu Lingzi in the hall speaks.

"Where is your senior brother?"

Xu Qing blinks and answers truthfully.

"He went to the Immortal Arts Hall."

Lu Lingzi is silent. A moment later, he snorts coldly, and with a wave of his hand, a token flies out, heading straight for Xu Qing.

Xu Qing catches it.

This token is exactly the qualification token for the Boundary Source Secret Realm.

"Thank you, Sovereign!"

Xu Qing bows and turns to leave.

"Don't make too much of a scene!"

Behind him comes Lu Lingzi's voice.

Xu Qing pauses, nods, and flickers away.

Until he is far away, in the hall, Lu Lingzi, sitting cross-legged there, rubs his furrowed brow.

"Xu Qing here is fine, he will have a sense of proportion, but his senior brother's side... is worrisome."