Chapter 163

As early as a few days ago, Lu Changsheng also received an invitation.

Open the invitation.

He saw a small golden sword reflected on the red rice paper, emitting a powerful sword Dao will.

Signature: Ke Yanfeng.

Lu Changsheng felt as if a powerful sword Qi surged into his mind.

"What an astonishing sword Dao cultivation; as the number one Heavenly Pride on the Great Zhou Heavenly Secret Pavilion ranking, it's definitely not simple."

"This person probably cultivated sword Dao to the point of communicating with the gods, completely turning it into divine ability power."

Lu Changsheng thought to himself.

However, this also stimulated his fighting spirit even more.

Competing with top powerhouses from various prefectures could also bring great fun.

Yuzhou.

Inside a magnificent hall.

A young man in a black robe, looking sloppy, looked at the invitation in front of him, and a burning light appeared in his eyes.

"Is this battle finally coming?"

Ji Wenrui looked forward to it.

As the second-ranked Heavenly Pride, he would never be willing to be inferior to others.

The gathering of Heavenly Prides this time was also his opportunity.

The internal turmoil of the entire Great Zhou and the demons eyeing them covetously, gathering the human destiny, was his only hope to step into a top giant.

Regarding the current situation, the deeper he understood, the more shocked he felt.

Qinzhou.

A man in white stood in the hall, his eyes deep: "Practicing divine abilities for several years, it's time to move; I don't know what the quality of this generation of Heavenly Prides is..."

In the void, only bursts of sighs remained.

Top Heavenly Prides from major prefectures came out of seclusion one after another and teleported to Yunzhou.

For a time, all the forces of the entire Great Zhou were paying attention to the Yunzhou Ten Thousand Flower Fruit Meeting.

Countless people speculated who could suppress all the Heavenly Prides and win the position of "Dragon King".

As everyone stepped into Yunzhou, the entire Yunzhou City became more and more lively.

It was like a grand banquet about to unfold.

This day, early morning.

The morning glow passed through the thin clouds and scattered over the entire Qingning Prefecture City.

As if draping a layer of brilliance over countless buildings in the city.

Lu Changsheng left his courtyard and walked slowly toward a hall in the west of the city.

Along the way, the figures on both sides avoided him with awe.

Some official ladies' eyes were even more blurred.

For this young Hall Master, he had long been a household name in the prefecture city.

The Fang siblings also followed closely behind.

For this grand event, the two also wanted to see it, so they went with Lu Changsheng.

Not long after.

Lu Changsheng and the others arrived in front of a magnificent hall.

Lifted his foot and stepped in.

He saw two armored soldiers coming up, bowing respectfully:

"Subordinate pays respects to Lord Lu, may I ask where the Lord wants to go?"

"Yunzhou."

Lu Changsheng smiled faintly.

This place was the teleportation hall; the entire Great Zhou was very vast, and most prefecture cities could teleport.

If he ran with human power, he probably wouldn't be able to reach Yunzhou for several months.

"Lord, please."

The two quickly gave way and began to carefully check whether the teleportation array was normal.

"Hmm."

Lu Changsheng took the Fang siblings and stepped onto the jade steps in front.

"Hum..."

As the teleportation array fluctuated gently, rays of fluorescence flickered on the jade pillars around.

When Lu Changsheng and the others opened their eyes again, they found that the surrounding environment had completely changed.

It was also a small teleportation array, and the few stood on the jade steps.

Nearby stood several men in armor.

"Please show your identity credentials."

A middle-aged man in armor came up, with a formulaic smile on his face.

Lu Changsheng immediately threw the waist badge in his hand over.

The man took it steadily, and upon seeing it, his expression became even more kind: "So it's Hall Master Lu, Lord, please."

His tone was quite respectful, and he quickly handed over the credentials in his hand.

For some top Heavenly Prides, he did not dare to offend them at all.

"Hmm."

Lu Changsheng nodded faintly, and after taking the waist badge, he took the Fang siblings out.

A few people left the teleportation hall and walked on the streets of Yunzhou City; there were martial artists who came from everywhere, which was extremely lively.

The air was filled with all kinds of noisy sounds.

There were even some Innate martial artists.

Clearly, they were all martial artists who came to participate in the Ten Thousand Flower Fruit Meeting.

Seeing Lu Changsheng and the others, the nearby martial artists retreated one after another, their faces very solemn.

Many people recognized Lu Changsheng's identity.

As a powerhouse on the Heavenly Pride Ranking, information had long been known by some interested people.

"Who is this person? He actually made so many martial artists retreat."

Seeing Lu Changsheng gradually go away, some uninformed martial artists showed confusion; this kind of momentum could only be possessed by a small number of Heavenly Prides.

"This person is from Qingning Prefecture, ranked over 100 on the Heavenly Pride Ranking, and it is said that he has the strength to impact the top 100..."

A man in black opened his mouth to show off.

Hearing this, everyone's heart fixed.

This ranking already had a lot of weight.

The entire Great Zhou territory was vast, and martial artists were like crucian carp crossing the river; being able to rank over 100 among tens of millions of young martial artists, one could imagine how difficult it was.

"However, it is almost impossible for this person to impact the top 100."

"That's right, this time the Ten Thousand Flower Fruit Meeting has a large number of hidden powerhouses emerging, and the competition is several times stronger than in the past, plus some dark horses, it's even difficult to keep the ranking."

Everyone began to discuss.

They were also not optimistic about Lu Changsheng stepping into the top 100.

Lu Changsheng found a restaurant and stayed there.

As for the opening date of the Ten Thousand Flower Fruit Meeting, it was three days later.

Time passed slowly.

Three days later, early morning.

Lu Changsheng left the restaurant and walked toward the Ronghua Hall in the center of the prefecture city.

Walking all the way, he soon arrived at a large square.

In front of the square stood a magnificent hall, and an old man in black sat in front of the hall, collecting invitations.

Lu Changsheng let the Fang siblings stay on the square, and he walked toward the old man.

Arriving in front of the old man, he handed out the invitation.

"Heavenly Pride Ranking powerhouse, you can enter the hall; keep this object well, and never lose it."

The old man smiled faintly and placed a jade talisman on the table.

Lu Changsheng put away the jade talisman and then walked toward the hall.

When he stepped into the hall, many figures were already sitting inside.

There were quite a few powerhouses on the Heavenly Pride Ranking, most of whom were top figures from various prefectures.

A few of them even made Lu Changsheng sense a hint of pressure.

"The top 10 on the Heavenly Pride Ranking are indeed extraordinary."

Lu Changsheng secretly sized up everyone in the hall.

Among the Heavenly Prides in the entire hall, a young man in white, a young man in purple, and a sloppy man had the most powerful momentum.

The competition for the championship this time was probably these few people.

The man in white, full of sword intent, was the one who left that sword intent on the invitation.

Just as Lu Changsheng was sizing up everyone in the hall, many people were also secretly sizing him up.

However, seeing that Lu Changsheng was only ranked over 100, they stopped paying attention.

A group of people kept their eyes firmly on Ke Yanfeng and the others.

"Shoo..."

Just at this moment, three escape lights flew rapidly from outside the hall and landed on the high platform in front in the blink of an eye.

Revealing three middle-aged men with astonishing auras.

The one in the middle was wearing a purple python robe, his face full of majesty, and it was none other than Qin Chaoyang.

The one on the left had star-like eyebrows and sword-like eyes, his eyes were very sharp, and it was Di Zhiyu, the General Hall Master of the Yunzhou Demon Suppression Office, who held a high position.

He was also the host of this Ten Thousand Flower Fruit Meeting.

The one on the right was in black, with a gloomy face, and his whole person radiated a cold aura. This person was named Luo Tianxiang, a powerhouse sent by the Kyoto Demon Suppression Office.

All three were Grandmaster-level cultivation, and their strength was very strong.

Above the Innate Realm was the Grandmaster Realm, implying a powerhouse who could establish a sect.

Such figures could often shake the entire prefecture city by stomping their feet.

Lu Changsheng sat quietly in a corner, inconspicuous.

What made him a bit strange was that Qin Chaoyang's gaze looked at him faintly, and there was a hint of scrutiny in his eyes.

This made him quite puzzled.

The two did not know each other; he was very sure of this point.

At this time, Di Zhiyu scanned the audience and said with a loud voice: "I won't talk nonsense; there are two rounds of rules for this Ten Thousand Flower Fruit Meeting."

"The first round is a knockout round; everyone enters the Dao artifact Mountain and River Map, and those who remain in the map after three months and win five tokens will enter the next round."

"The second round requires drawing lots for battles to decide the ranking, and everyone in the top 100 will receive a Ten Thousand Flower Fruit."

"The top 10 will receive two, and the first will have twenty."

Hearing this, everyone was stunned.

The rewards this time were too generous; in the past, only the top 10 had them, and there was only one.

This kind of spiritual fruit was quite precious; none of them expected the imperial court to spend so much money.

Even many people speculated that it was probably because of the turbulent situation.

The imperial court urgently needed a large number of powerhouses to fight on the demon battlefield.

Thinking of this, everyone's heart fixed.

At this time, Di Zhiyu took out a picture scroll and threw it upward suddenly.

The picture scroll instantly began to expand, emitting rays of brilliance, and a powerful aura swept in all directions.

This Dao artifact belonged to the imperial court's Demon Suppression Office, and it was only taken out for today's grand event.

Inside was a small world, and it could reject those who entered at any time.

The jade talisman in everyone's hands was the proof of coming out; of course, if the wearer crushed it actively, they would naturally give up this grand event.

In order to reduce casualties, the imperial court also took great pains.

"Shoo..."

Heavenly Prides rose one after another and flew toward the Mountain and River Map above their heads, disappearing into the hall in the blink of an eye.

Lu Changsheng also mixed in the crowd, inconspicuous.

Then the Mountain and River Map came outside the hall, and numerous martial artists also swarmed into the Mountain and River Map.

These people all thought about picking up a bargain; being able to win a spiritual fruit by luck was also a huge harvest.

The number of martial artists participating in the Ten Thousand Flower Fruit Meeting this time was as many as tens of thousands.

A group of people were like a swarm of bees, throwing themselves into the giant divine map above their heads.

On the square, numerous martial artists also stared at the Mountain and River Map quietly.

Everyone could see the scenes inside clearly, which was very magical.

Liang Jinghui and the Fang siblings and many other Qingzhou martial artists were all paying attention to Lu Changsheng.

These people were all looking forward to Lu Changsheng stepping into the top 100.

Seeing many Heavenly Prides enter the field, Luo Tianxiang smiled faintly at Qin Chaoyang: "I heard that the beloved daughter of Marquis Wuyang also participated in this grand event; if she accidentally suffers damage inside, I'm afraid the Marquis won't be able to stand it."

His tone was quite playful.

As a subordinate of the First Prince, the two belonged to different camps and had never been on good terms.

"Hmph... don't bother yourself, Lord."

Qin Chaoyang smiled coldly.

He could naturally hear the sarcasm of the other party, and he couldn't be bothered to care about this person.

Although he was a son of Prince Yong, for these imperial court officials, he couldn't do anything to them.

"Haha... Qin niece has extraordinary strength, so naturally nothing will happen."

The host, Di Zhiyu, quickly smiled and smoothed things over.

Luo Tianxiang shrugged and didn't speak anymore.

The few looked at the scroll above their heads quietly.

They saw a cold and beautiful woman in red appear next to a forest.

The woman was named Qin Ruoshui, and she had some resemblance to Qin Chaoyang between her brows; she was Qin Chaoyang's legitimate daughter.

She came specifically to participate in this grand event.

Qin Ruoshui scanned the surroundings, her gaze very vigilant.

Although her strength was extraordinary, ranked around 100th on the Heavenly Pride Ranking, this time it was clearly a melee in the Mountain and River Map.

If she were besieged by a large number of martial artists, she could only regretfully be eliminated.

She knew this point very well.

However, regarding her father's instruction to "take care" of Lu Changsheng in the Mountain and River Map, this made her quite puzzled.

Thinking of her sister Qin Ruobing asking her to investigate Lu Changsheng in secret, it was also related to Lu Changsheng.

It made her even more curious.

She had a good relationship with her sister Qin Ruobing since she was a child, so she kept Lu Changsheng in her heart.

She wanted to see what kind of sacred person this was that could make her sister soul-stirring.

When Lu Changsheng opened his eyes again, the environment in front of him had completely changed.

He saw that he was exactly in a large lake.

The surrounding spiritual energy was rich, and thick mist filled the entire lake surface; everything seemed to be looming.

Seeing that there was no one nearby for the time being, Lu Changsheng dived directly into the lake water.

Strands of icy lake water surrounded him, making his spirit shake.

He dived rapidly toward the depths of the lake bottom.

According to his speculation, the battle situation in the first two months would definitely be extremely fierce.

Some ordinary martial artists would probably unite to hunt down these powerhouses on the Heavenly Pride Ranking.

Every time one person was eliminated, their chances would increase a little; everyone knew this point very well in their hearts.

Lu Changsheng decided to hide for a while first.

Presumably, some Heavenly Prides would also do so.

In order to prevent Heavenly Prides from hiding all the time, the government also set a threshold for tokens.

Clearly, they had already figured out the rules.

Soon, Lu Changsheng dug a large hole at the bottom of the lake and buried his whole person in it.

Then he restrained his whole body's aura and hid quietly.

Digging holes, he was a professional.

Numerous Qingning Prefecture martial artists outside saw this and nodded in agreement one after another.

Appearing casually now was just looking for death.

Hiding and surviving the most dangerous early stage was the wise move.

Qin Chaoyang looked at Lu Changsheng's move and also smiled knowingly.

Clearly, he agreed in his heart; people with courage and strategy often go further than some reckless men.

Northwest corner of the world.

"Kill him quickly and win this person's token."

Hundreds of martial artists shouted loudly, surrounding a man in green.

"Are you looking for death? I am the Dao Son of the Gu family, a powerhouse ranked 90th on the Heavenly Pride Ranking."

The man in green had an iron-blue face.

He had just collected five tokens when he was surrounded by a large group of martial artists.

Now he only hoped to scare this group of people away, otherwise it would be difficult for him to break out of the encirclement.

"Kill."

Numerous martial artists looked ruthless and rushed up together.

At this moment, who cared about your Dao Son; even if the Heavenly King came, he would have to stay.

"How dare you!"

With a roar, the battle broke out instantly.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The man fought all the way, and after defeating dozens of people, he was finally powerless.

He quickly activated the token and teleported out.

Leaving only five jade talismans in the void.

After arriving outside, the young man was full of unwillingness, his face red and blue, not expecting that he couldn't even pass the first round.

"Idiot."

Qin Chaoyang couldn't help but mock in his heart.

This person formed a sharp contrast with Lu Changsheng.

In the demon battlefield, such martial artists often died the fastest.

Always thinking they were invincible, but their strength could not suppress everything.

In the next few days, a bloody massacre began in the Mountain and River Map.

Countless martial artists united one after another, hunting down many Heavenly Prides.

Because the Mountain and River Map was not large, many Heavenly Prides were found, and under the siege, they had to exit this world.

This made many onlookers outside quite regretful.

Even dozens of waves of martial artists flew over Lu Changsheng's head.

The Fang siblings were also nervous.

However, because Lu Changsheng's concealment technique was very brilliant, he was not discovered.

(End of chapter)