Chapter 477: Heavenly Dao Secret Realm (Two-in-One Chapter, Requesting Everything)

"Naturally, it's the National Tournament!"

Li Changsheng's eyes were filled with confidence; according to custom, waiting for this year's National Tournament to begin would likely mean waiting until March of next year.

By that time, Li Changsheng would be at least a Fifth-tier Beastmaster, and there was even a significant possibility of him becoming a Sixth-rank or even a Pseudo-King.

Li Changsheng looked at Ning Bizhen and asked in return, "Bizhen, what about you? Why don't you participate in the National Tournament as well?"

The age threshold for National Tournament registration is 30; Ning Bizhen naturally met the requirements, and with her Pseudo-King realm, she was enough to lock in a spot in the top four.

Ning Bizhen hesitated slightly; she knew very well that given Li Changsheng's strength, the two of them might end up facing each other in the National Tournament, and what would they do then?

Li Changsheng's mind turned, and he guessed Ning Bizhen's concerns, so he couldn't help but smile and say, "Bizhen, you don't need to have any concerns. I believe that with our strength, we will definitely be able to secure a place. The rewards for the top four of the National Tournament are also an opportunity for both you and me."

Li Changsheng was very greedy for the top four rewards of the National Tournament, and if he accidentally became the champion or runner-up, that would be an even greater surprise.

As long as one becomes a top-four contestant in the National Tournament, one will gain the opportunity to compete with the top four from other nearby countries for entry into the Heavenly Dao Secret Realm.

The so-called Heavenly Dao Secret Realm is a secret realm specifically opened by the Heavenly Dao of this world; it is said that this secret realm was born together with the Heavenly Dao, which is why it is called the Heavenly Dao Secret Realm.

In the Heavenly Dao Secret Realm, treasures are piled up, and there is no lack of World Wonder-level treasures; it is said that Divine Beast Corpses and even Divine Beast Sprite Eggs exist there.

In the past, the Heavenly Dao Secret Realm usually only opened once every hundred years, but ever since the Abyss World began to erode this world, the Heavenly Dao Secret Realm has changed to opening once every year.

Simply put, in order to protect itself, the Heavenly Dao began to actively support the Heavenly Prides of this world, accelerating their growth to avoid the fate of being devoured by the Abyss.

Besides the Heavenly Dao Secret Realm, the top-four rewards of the Langya Kingdom are also heart-stirring; the previous session featured Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure-level rewards, and one could also enter the Blessed Land Secret Realm of the Dark Night King Dou Cangqiong to freely contract a wild Spirit Beast.

The Dark Night King has been famous for hundreds of years and has a deep foundation; he is a veteran Double-Character King. Hundreds of years of accumulation allowed his secret realm to successfully advance into a Blessed Land, becoming one of the 72 Blessed Lands, so the energy it contains can be imagined.

Blessed Land Secret Realms have vigorous energy and possess various wonderful uses; they are very suitable for the survival of Spirit Beasts and make it easier for High Quality Fairies to be born.

For hundreds of years, Dou Cangqiong has intentionally fostered a large number of Exotic Beast Spirit Beasts in his Blessed Land Secret Realm, among which there is no lack of Quasi-God Sprites.

After hundreds of years of reproduction, the Blessed Land Secret Realm has given birth to a large number of Exotic Beast Spirit Beasts, among which there are even several types of Quasi-God Clans.

Li Changsheng was naturally tempted; with so many years of accumulation, there might very well be top-quality Spirit Beasts inside.

"Alright then!"

Ning Bizhen thought for a moment and finally agreed.

Not long after, Li Changsheng and Ning Bizhen arrived at Peng City together, where the National Tournament registration office was naturally located.

The registration office was set up in a small courtyard near the Governor's Mansion. At this time, long queues had already formed, each extending outside the courtyard, which showed the Beastmasters' longing and enthusiasm for the National Tournament.

Originally, Li Changsheng wanted to queue, but he was pulled into the courtyard by Ning Bizhen.

"My friend is the person in charge of the registration office. By the way, the Secret Silver I gave you before was given to me by her!"

Ning Bizhen's mouth moved, but there was no sound; she used the method of Sound Transmission to communicate with Li Changsheng.

Li Changsheng nodded, ignored the gazes of others, and walked into the courtyard with Ning Bizhen.

Soon, the two were invited into a room—or to be precise, an office—where a middle-aged woman with a unique appearance was working; she must be Ning Bizhen's friend.

The other party was a Fifth-tier Beastmaster, so it was no wonder she could become the person in charge of the Peng City registration office.

After the two entered, the middle-aged woman hurriedly put down her work and said, "A rare guest indeed. What wind blew you here today?"

"An east wind!"

Ning Bizhen replied casually; the registration office was located to the east of the Yuanling Academy.

The middle-aged woman was not surprised; Ning Bizhen was just like that. At this moment, her gaze turned to Li Changsheng, and a look of surprise flashed through her eyes.

"If I'm not mistaken, this must be Lord Li Changsheng, who broke the record for the youngest Fourth-rank held by my distant aunt some time ago, right?"

With such a young Fourth-rank Demon Tamer, the middle-aged woman couldn't think of anyone else in the Langya Kingdom besides Li Changsheng, not to mention she also knew that Ning Bizhen was Li Changsheng's Instructor.

"Distant aunt?"

Li Changsheng felt a chill in his heart; the original record holder was the 'Butterfly King' Luo Qingning, and he hadn't expected the middle-aged woman to be her niece.

Even if it was only distant, they were still relatives after all.

At this time, Ning Bizhen began to introduce the two parties. Li Changsheng shook hands with the middle-aged woman named Luo Jingfei, and both sides sat down as host and guest.

Luo Jingfei didn't hide anything and asked directly, "You came here this time, could it be that your student wants to sign up for the National Tournament?"

"Yes, and also no!"

Ning Bizhen paused and continued, "I also want to sign up for the National Tournament!"

"You... ah, I almost forgot, you are only 24 years old..."

Luo Jingfei slapped her forehead in annoyance, not hiding the jealousy in her eyes at all.

This was too infuriating; Ning Bizhen was a Pseudo-King at 24, while her own age was almost double Ning Bizhen's, yet she was still only Fifth-tier. Comparing the two, it was as if her cultivation had gone to the dogs.

This was too infuriating!

"Don't be angry, I'm not angry!"

Luo Jingfei took a deep breath, trying hard to suppress her chaotic emotions. She had been used to being discouraged since she was a child, and the object of that discouragement was her distant aunt, Luo Qingning.

Although Luo Qingning was her distant aunt, in reality, there wasn't much difference in their ages. She grew up in Luo Qingning's shadow because Luo Qingning became the "child of someone else" in her parents' mouths.

However, looking at Ning Bizhen's age, she didn't look any worse than Luo Qingning back then, especially since she had brought up an even more monstrous disciple, giving the feeling of the student surpassing the master.

"It's not like there hasn't been a Pseudo-King signing up for the National Tournament in history!"

Luo Jingfei pouted and continued, "But it's really rare for two Pseudo-Kings to sign up for the National Tournament in one year!"

Li Changsheng and Ning Bizhen looked at each other, both seeing surprise in the other's eyes.

That is to say, besides Ning Bizhen, there was another Pseudo-King who met the criteria and signed up.

"Who is the other person?"

"Who else could it be? Liu Xuguang. Not long ago, he also completed his breakthrough and, just like you, skipped the Sixth-rank to become a Pseudo-King!"

When mentioning Liu Xuguang, Luo Jingfei showed a gnashing-of-teeth expression. These Heavenly Prides were truly disgusting; it was just too discouraging.

"This year's National Tournament will be worth watching. I'm looking forward to seeing the duel between you and Liu Xuguang. Big sister is rooting for you!"

When Luo Jingfei spoke, she glanced at Ning Bizhen; she was also quite looking forward to the battle between Pseudo-Kings.

According to her understanding of the National Tournament, it was impossible for Ning Bizhen and Liu Xuguang to face each other before the Finals.

"That's not necessarily true, my Changsheng is very strong!"

All along, Ning Bizhen had an inexplicable, god-like confidence in Li Zhangsheng.

"He... don't tease me, maybe in a few more years. I don't mean to discourage you, and I also admire your student's speed of progress, but there are only ten months left until the National Tournament begins. By then, what level could he possibly reach? Taking a step back, even if he becomes a Fifth-tier Beastmaster by then, it is impossible for him to defeat Liu Xuguang; after all, Liu Xuguang is also a top-tier Heavenly Pride!"

When he was at the Fifth Rank, Liu Xuguang had already defeated multiple Sixth-Rank Experts, including veteran Sixth-Rankers, which was the reason Liu Xuguang was able to enter the Top 100 Ranking as a Fifth-tier Beastmaster at the time.

Now that Liu Xuguang has become a Pseudo-King, his ranking will definitely enter the top thirty.

Ning Bizhen also knew she could not persuade Luo Jingfei, so she had to say: "We will know the outcome when the time comes; for now, please help us register!"

Although Luo Jingfei was the person in charge, necessary procedures still had to be followed, such as testing bone age to prevent 'overage' contestants from sneaking in.

Following Luo Jingfei's instructions, Li Zhangsheng held a Purple Crystal, and a subtle force drilled from the Purple Crystal into his body, gradually scanning his entire skeleton.

While Li Zhangsheng was being scanned, Luo Jingfei activated an Image Stone to record the scanning process, avoiding being caught by any pretexts.

Within a few breaths, seventeen marks appeared on the Purple Crystal, representing that Li Zhangsheng was only 17 years old.

Soon, Ning Bizhen also completed the test.

After completing the registration, Luo Jingfei handed the two Identity Tokens back to them.

"By the way, this is the recent tournament list!"

As if thinking of something, Luo Jingfei handed two tournament lists to the two of them.

There are two ways to compete in the National Tournament: one is through selection, which requires a large number of battles, step-by-step from City—County—Province to obtain the qualification for the National Tournament Qualification Tournament; this method is more time-consuming.

The second way is to participate in various forms of tournaments held within the Langya Kingdom; as long as one enters the top ten of a tournament, one can obtain a medal.

As long as one collects five medals, one can directly obtain the qualification for the National Tournament Qualification Tournament; this method seems not to require much time, but the difficulty of collecting five medals is obviously greater, after all, there are many monks but little gruel.

Li Zhangsheng and Ning Bizhen did not have that much time to waste, so they naturally chose the second way; besides, the second way could also yield certain Merit rewards, mainly based on the ranking.

"Fishing Tournament, Capture Tournament, Surfing Tournament..."

On this list, the tournament names, times, and locations were listed respectively; these three tournaments were being held in the next few days.

Li Zhangsheng and Ning Bizhen discussed it, and among these three major tournaments, the two finally decided to choose the Surfing Tournament.

Ning Bizhen possessed a Green-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast, while Li Zhangsheng possessed a Venomous Flying Dragon and a Giant Whale Kun; taking the top ten should not be a problem.

After bidding farewell to Luo Jingfei, the two returned to the Yuanling Academy.

Just as they were preparing to return to the Number One Courtyard, they were unexpectedly stopped by a guard halfway.

"Li Zhangsheng, someone is looking for you!"

Li Zhangsheng stopped his steps and asked suspiciously: "What is his name?"

"He is a merchant from the Market District; he asked me to bring you a message, saying he found the place where the Clam Maiden lived."

Li Zhangsheng thought for a moment, and only then did he remember that more than a month ago he had asked that merchant to look for the place where the Clam Maiden had lived, mainly because the life force contained in that seed was truly too astonishing.

That seed was quite miraculous; under the effect of the Breathing Soil, it had already sprouted, and Li Zhangsheng also discovered a strange phenomenon: the growth rate of the two medicinal herbs closest to the seed significantly exceeded that of other medicinal herbs; this seed seemed to have the ability to promote the growth of other plants.

Once this seed grows up, it is unknown whether the ability and range of accelerating plant growth will be enhanced as a result.

If it can be enhanced, it can be said to be quite important to Li Zhangsheng.

In addition, Li Zhangsheng also wanted to look around the place where the Clam Maiden picked up the seed; perhaps there would be other gains.

Even if there was only a glimmer of hope, he would not let it go; who knows if this might become a fortuitous encounter.

Soon, Li Zhangsheng met that pot-bellied merchant, and together with the merchant was a Second-Rank Beast Master with a knife scar on his face; this must be the Beast Master who captured the Clam Maiden.

"This is the captain of the Wolf Fang Beast Capture Team, Qu Wen; it was he who led his team members to capture that Clam Maiden."

Upon seeing Li Zhangsheng, the merchant hurriedly and respectfully introduced Qu Wen to Li Zhangsheng.

Qu Wen did not dare to be careless, but instead greeted Li Zhangsheng quite nervously; in his eyes, Li Zhangsheng was a big shot.

"You wait here for a moment, I'll be right back!"

Suddenly, Li Zhangsheng's figure disappeared, and in less than a minute, he reappeared in front of the two; this time he naturally had to bring the Clam Maiden along, lest someone deceive him.

"It's about three or four hundred miles away from here; it will take about half a day to arrive!"

What Qu Wen said was naturally his own travel time; he was only a Second-Rank Beast Master, and his speed could not be fast at all.

Li Zhangsheng threw out a pocket-sized Purple Flame Corpse-Hiding Coffin; under their dumbfounded gazes, the Purple Flame Corpse-Hiding Coffin instantly enlarged and hovered slightly above the ground.

"Come up together!"

At Li Zhangsheng's signal, the two jumped up excitedly, looking left and right, their eyes full of interest in new things; this would also become their future talking point.

The Purple Flame Corpse-Hiding Coffin flew through the air; its speed was roughly the same as a Crowned Flaming Bird, and it arrived at the destination in less than two hours.

This was a fairly large lake, sparkling and calm, looking like a pool of stagnant water.

"Clam Maiden, is this your home?"

"Yes, it's right here!"

The Clam Maiden looked at the lake excitedly, her eyes full of joy, and then she became sad; her former companions and home were now gone.

"We are going back now, so we won't disturb you."

Seeing the Clam Maiden appear, the chubby merchant and Qu Wen could not help but look at each other, each seeing a strange gleam in the other's eyes.

They really thought Li Zhangsheng was going to release the Clam Maiden here, and were preparing to come back later to recapture the Clam Maiden.

(End of this chapter)