Chapter 110

At the same time.

Central Region, the Upper Great Continent.

Yang Continent.

Yang Continent, among the thirteen regions of the Central Region, ranks among the top five great continents.

Here the spiritual energy is more abundant and rich, competition fiercer, at every moment the law of the jungle in the cultivation world is fully displayed, the territory vast and boundless.

Here there are numerous ancient clans, forbidden forces, and even imperial clans stationed; it can be said that strong individuals abound.

It is also the homeland of the ancient legendary emperor, the Yang Emperor.

There once circulated an ancient saying: "When the emperor emerges from the Star Continent, he sweeps across the barbaric martial world."

At this moment, in a place where spiritual energy is abundant, a secluded little world beyond the mundane.

This is the stronghold of the forbidden force, the Floating Life Pavilion.

Myriad pavilions and towers are magnificent; several huge temples rise from the ground, countless tall ancient towers pierce the clouds.

A supremely magnificent sacred pavilion stands on a lofty distant mountain peak; within its broad hall, an aura of ancient ages comes straight at you.

At this moment, a figure of imposing presence sits in the hall.

"Eastern Domain Qingyun?"

"I never expected they actually have a great emperor stationed there; how come over all these years I've never heard of such a sect."

"But what puzzles me is that a supreme expert actually slaughtered all the blood fiends who possessed imperial weapons."

"There are two possibilities: either this person also wields an imperial weapon, or their swordsmanship has reached a miraculous level."

"If it's the former, it's fine; if it's the latter, we're in trouble—would we need another Azure Lotus Sword God? How would we defend against them then?"

A deep, venerable voice came from one side.

"If it's the latter, these two are different: the Sword God is a lone wandering cultivator, while the Qingyun Sect here has an imperial sect backing it; if we provoke them, what would they do?"

"Elder, rest assured, even if Qingyun produces a sword god, they can't do anything to us; you still remember how the Azure Lotus Sword God fell, don't you?" a blurry figure below said respectfully.

"That's right, I was overthinking; with that esteemed person present, there's no need to worry."

The venerable voice continued.

"By the way, Elder, speaking of the Qingyun Sect, I actually know a bit about it."

The blurry figure suddenly interjected, seeing that the elder seemed interested, and continued: "Speaking of which, the Qingyun Sect had long vanished from the world; it was an imperial sect founded by the Qingyun Great Emperor of the Eastern Domain during the middle ancient era, tens of millions of years ago, before the middle ancient fracture."

"But records ceased a few million years ago, as if the emperor had died, his imperial weapon lost, destroyed in several wars; yet for some reason it has reappeared now, and even great emperors and supreme experts still exist."

He also found this puzzling; he learned all this from a mysterious barbaric martial chronicle, and the later events are not recorded.

"Never mind; there might be some unknown secret involved; our Floating Life Pavilion is better off not probing too deeply."

The elder spoke again, the cloudy eyes of the old man flashing with light.

A power wishing to endure through the ages should avoid meddling in the affairs of mighty forces, especially a great power of unknown origin; perhaps one day they will rise and then settle scores together.

"What also puzzles me is that the great emperor of the Qingyun Sect did not participate in that matter…"

"Forget it, I've gone off topic again."

"Si Chen, have you notified everyone about the Five Regions Disciples' Grand Competition? Also, don't forget to inform this Qingyun Imperial Sect."

Upon hearing the matter, Si Chen—who is that blurry figure—bowed respectfully and said: "Elder, rest assured; three days ago, when the Qingyun Supreme descended, I already sent the news to many forces, and the Qingyun Sect even had an elder personally go via the teleportation array."

"Then that's fine; if there's nothing else, you may withdraw; I need to continue cultivating."

After the elder finished speaking, he continued to circulate his technique; a mighty half-step Dao resonance coiled around him—indeed he is a supreme grandmaster!

"Si Chen takes his leave," Si Chen said, then turned and left the hall, meanwhile admiring the elder in his heart—truly a leader of the supreme realm, constantly cultivating.

At the same time, the Central Region.

Since the supreme upheaval three days ago, an even more explosive piece of news has spread.

At the same time, also three days ago, the Floating Life Pavilion released the news: after a hiatus of ten thousand years, the Five Regions Disciples' Grand Competition will open once again at a certain place on the Heavenly Star Continent in one year.

As soon as this news came out, it directly shook the continent.

The Five Regions Disciples' Grand Competition, held once every ten thousand years, has finally reopened!

The Five Regions Grand Competition has been popular since ancient times; several great emperors conceived it to boost disciples' enthusiasm and strengthen the inseparable bond among the Five Regions.

Its purpose is to seek out all manner of heavenly talents, discover sect-internal genius disciples, and invigorate the cultivation atmosphere of the barbaric martial continent.

After all, the golden age will rely on these heavenly talents; when the golden age arrives and the path to becoming emperor comes, the heavenly talents will vie for supremacy.

Nowadays there are already faint signs of the golden age: supreme experts are appearing, great emperors are emerging, and even the Eastern Domain, once crushed, is beginning to rise.

Led by the three great imperial clans, dozens of transcendent sects from the Central Region participate, plus countless smaller powers great and small; this is a major event of the continent, and the disciples and their forces that rank highly in the competition will receive rich rewards and honor.

Moreover, the heavenly talents who stand out will be listed on the Five Regions Heavenly Talents Ranking, recompiled by the Floating Life Pavilion; this too is a battle of honor!

"In one year it will be the Five Regions Grand Competition—I need to hustle, or else my wealthy aunt will leave me, waa waa waa!"

"Yeah, this competition is expected to be of higher quality; although it's usually called the Five Regions, since the Eastern Domain was destroyed, each edition has seen only its strongest power participate."

"This time is different; with the Qingyun Imperial Sect leading the way, the Eastern Domain will rise too, and I don't know how monstrously strong the sect's disciples will become."

Qingyun Sect disciple: "Monstrous? You'll find out then!"

At this time, disciples of the various continental powers who received the news have already begun to hustle, all hoping to make a name that shakes the world in one battle at the Five Regions Grand Competition.

At the same time, over at the Qingyun Sect.

After receiving the order, the Empress of the Bright Moon headed toward the Azure Phoenix Peak.

The Sect Master entrusted this immortal peak to her; she cannot let down the Sect Master's expectations.

"There are less than two months left until the selection of disciples for the Immortal Peak, right?"

The Empress of the Bright Moon thought to herself, her lovely brows slightly raised.

Then she gazed upon the mist-wreathed Azure Phoenix Peak and leapt upward.

At the same time.

At the border of the Eastern Region.

A massive teleportation grand formation opened.

An unassuming old man stepped out from within.

「Azure Cloud Imperial Sect」