Chapter 119

Five days later, the sun shone brightly, and the dawn just appeared.

The teams of various sects poured into the core area of the Heaven and Earth Domain like a tide, continuously and endlessly.

They wore various splendid garments, bore their respective sect's banners, energetic and full of vigor.

Upon passing the city gate, a huge circular arena appeared ahead, large enough to hold ten thousand people.

Around this huge circular arena were layered tiers of seats. Each tier had been carefully designed so that people in different positions could clearly see the exciting matches on the arena.

Many young disciples, seeing this, felt their hearts pound hard in their chests, with a faint surge of hot blood.

Most of them were coming here for the first time.

The teams of the major sects were guided by the Heaven and Earth Domain's guards to their respective positions.

The treatment of the sects was also divided by rank.

Only the Lord of the Heaven and Earth Domain and the leaders of the Seven Great Sects could sit in the front high platform.

Yuan Yao and the others did not take seats; instead, the guards brought them to the waiting area.

In the waiting area, disciples of different sects wore uniforms of different colors.

The Carefree Sect wore white.

The Holy Sect wore bright yellow.

The Tai Sui Sect wore black and white.

The Surge-and-Void Sect wore greenish-blue.

The Thunder Sect wore purple.

The Dual Extremes Sect wore black.

The most conspicuous were the Seven Great Sects, because they had the most participants and gathered together, making them stand out.

The Holy Sect had fifty participants.

The Heavenly Cloud Sect and the Tai Sui Sect each had forty participants.

The Carefree Sect, the Surge-and-Void Sect, the Thunder Sect, and the Dual Extremes Sect each had thirty participants.

The remaining sects had participant quotas between ten and thirty.

Yuan Yao stood in the line with her senior brothers and sisters, with Ying Wuji on one side and Lu Xiangxiang on the other.

She noticed that Lu Xiangxiang had applied rouge today and inserted an elegant yet not vulgar hairpin in her hair, making her whole person even more gorgeous and eye-catching.

She occasionally lifted her head to look toward the high platform ahead, as if the person she longed for would soon appear there.

Yuan Yao also followed her gaze and looked over.

Just who is the male lead?

The original book's title is 《Overbearing Immortal Lord Fiercely Dotes》, so the male lead is likely an Immortal Sovereign.

Our own master is called an Immortal Lord.

And the rank of Immortal Sovereign is higher than that of Immortal Lord, so that male lead's cultivation is likely stronger than our master's.

Yuan Yao was thinking, just who is this Immortal Sovereign?

The Ninth Province seems to have only one Immortal Sovereign, namely the Lord of the Heaven and Earth Domain, Fan Quan Immortal Sovereign.

But that Fan Quan Immortal Sovereign is a person who has lived for over a thousand years……

On the high platform, the leaders of the seven great sects had already taken their seats, only the main seat remained empty.

Suddenly, the guards hurriedly brought a phoenix‑jade chair onto the platform, then nudged the main seat aside and placed the chair beside it.

Seeing this, the seven leaders were momentarily stunned.

Two main seats?

No, two people are to share the main seat.

The leader of the Holy Sect, Duanmu Han, was an extremely young man; his features were ordinary, yet he gave off a gentle, moist impression, making it hard to believe he was actually the leader of the foremost sect.

Duanmu Han smiled faintly, "May I ask why an extra seat is being added?"

Upon hearing this, the captain of the guards clasped his hands and respectfully replied, "A distinguished guest has arrived."

Hearing this, Duanmu Han raised his eyebrows slightly, shaking a white feather fan in his hand, "A distinguished guest—what a blessing for our Ninth Province."

To be called a distinguished guest by Fan Quan, Immortal Venerable of the Heaven and Earth Domain, and to sit on equal terms—this is certainly no ordinary person.

"Indeed, I look forward to it." The leader of the Thunder Sect, Feng Xiaqing, was a white‑haired old woman holding a cane; she looked extremely aged, yet when she smiled, her front teeth were missing.

Moreover, among the present young disciples, seeing the Thunder Sect leader in this state for the first time, they could not help but whisper among themselves.

"The Thunder Sect leader is actually an old woman!" Looking at her, she seemed utterly devoid of any intimidation.

"Quick, look—she's so old her front teeth have fallen out, hahaha."

"That old woman refuses to step down and enjoy her twilight years, instead clinging to the Thunder Sect leader's position—tsk tsk… could it be that the Thunder Sect has no one capable of bearing such a responsibility?"

Just as they were happily discussing, suddenly the sky filled with dark clouds and heavenly thunder roiled.

Boom—rumble!

Dozens of bolts of lightning suddenly struck down, hitting exactly those gossiping young disciples.

They let out a shrill scream.

In an instant, some were scorched black all over, while others were knocked unconscious by the strike.

Meanwhile, the white‑haired old woman seated on the high platform remained calm and smiling, looking utterly kind and harmless.

Many present, seeing this, fell silent in an instant.

At that moment, the white‑haired old woman turned her head toward the leader of the Carefree Sect and asked, "Carefree Sect leader, why hasn't the Thousand Mountain Immortal Lord come?"

Upon hearing this, several leaders turned their gazes to the Carefree Sect leader.

"He's been held up by affairs." The Carefree Sect leader's fierce visage showed a hint of a smile.

The Holy Sect leader chuckled, "I've heard that the Sixth Disciple of the Thousand Mountain Immortal Lord has recently gone out for training. Our Yan Lao says that the Sixth Disciple is young but quite capable. Why, it was thanks to her that we were able to save so many people in the Cloudy Dark City incident earlier."

The Carefree Sect Master said nothing.

The Holy Gate Master made a futile remark and did not continue speaking.

The Dual Polarity Sect Master suddenly said, "The few disciples taken in by the Thousand Mountain Immortal Lord are indeed all fine. After all, they are not from the Ninth Province…"

"The Dual Polarity Sect Master praises erroneously," the Carefree Sect Master interjected.

The Dual Polarity Sect Master let out a cold sneer in his heart.

He continued, "Although the disciples taken by the Thousand Mountain Immortal Lord all have good talent, compared with Xiao Zhufeng they are still far behind."

Xiao Zhufeng was the top of the disciple ranking in the previous sect-wide competition.

Three years ago, Xiao Zhufeng was only sixteen, yet he alone overpowered all the geniuses; calling him a peerless talent was no exaggeration.

Xiao Zhufeng is a disciple of the Chongxu Sect Master.

When the Chongxu Sect Master heard someone praising his disciple, he was naturally pleased.

The Carefree Sect Master said, "Xiao Zhufeng truly is a genius."

No one could deny it.

For the younger generation today, Xiao Zhufeng can indeed lead the future.

Suddenly, at that moment—

"Fan Quan Immortal Venerable has arrived!"

"Formless Immortal Venerable has arrived!"

Everyone who heard this rose from their seats and looked toward the two figures who had suddenly appeared on the high platform.

One was an elderly man with crane‑white hair and a childlike face.

The other was a strikingly handsome young man, clad in a white robe, tall and upright, standing with his hands behind his back; his eyebrows were sword‑shaped, eyes star‑like, nose high and straight, features sharply defined, exuding an innate aura of nobility.

His appearance caused almost every woman present to stare unblinkingly, their hearts stirring with desire.

At that moment, Lu Xiangxiang stared intently at the young man on the platform, her heart racing.

This is the man destined for her, Lu Xiangxiang—

the Formless Immortal Venerable, Xu Yan Zhi.

Yuan Yao glanced at Xu Yan Zhi, then immediately looked at Lu Xiangxiang; seeing her blush shyly, she instantly confirmed that this Formless Immortal Venerable was the male lead!

【Host, the male lead Xu Yan Zhi is now online.】 The 250 system added a reminder.