Chapter 551: Various Forces

This game of chess lasted for three full days, during which the number of Golden Core cultivators gathered here increased by quite a bit.

Not only did Song Song Qingming have insights in this, but many Golden Core cultivators around the chessboard also felt different feelings. Of course, there were also not a few cultivators who were still confused and couldn't figure out what was going on.

Just when everyone was immersed in the chess game between the Nascent Soul cultivators, a red spiritual light flew from the high sky and stopped on this small mountain.

After the spiritual light dissipated, a yellow-robed giant with thick eyebrows, a square face, and a sturdy build, also carrying some sideburns, jumped down from the flying boat above and landed in the crowd watching the chess game nearby.

"All of you, get lost!"

The yellow-robed giant roared in the crowd, directly shaking the ears of the few Golden Core cultivators nearby until they were numb, almost unable to stand firm.

After everyone reacted and saw that the yellow-robed giant before them was another Nascent Soul cultivator, they immediately changed their expressions, quickly fled with their escape lights, and gave this open space to him.

Seeing the frustrated look of these people who dared to be angry but didn't dare to speak, the yellow-robed giant couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth and chuckle twice. Before long, eight or nine cultivators wearing various Daoist robes fell from the sky and carefully followed behind the yellow-robed giant.

"I say, Old Ghost Zheng, can you not make such a big scene every time? My chess game with Fellow Daoist Li hasn't been decided yet, and you've gone and messed it up again."

Situ Yan looked at the chess pieces on the chessboard that had been scattered by the yellow-robed giant's voice just now, shook his head helplessly, and couldn't help but blame the other party.

Facing Situ Yan's accusation, the yellow-robed giant acted as if he hadn't heard it, still looking disdainful, not caring at all about the other party's opinion of him.

Just when several Nascent Soul old monsters were bickering, a golden light appeared in the sky, and a flying car that looked very exquisite drove the clouds and mist, quickly approaching this side, and landed on a mountain peak not far from where the Xiaoyao Sect and others were sitting.

"Haha! Fellow Daoist Situ speaks nicely. If you don't want to take too much risk, just say hello to Zheng if you find good things after going in. I am willing to take this risk for you. When the time comes, if we get good things, I can even share half with you. How about it!" Zheng Wu Zitong looked at Situ Yan and smiled lightly.

This yellow-robed giant was exactly another Nascent Soul Supreme Elder of the Star Sect in the State of Wu, Zheng Wu Zitong. He was also a Nascent Soul early-stage cultivator, but Zheng Wu Zitong's cultivation was slightly worse than Li Li Mufeng's, only at the second layer of Nascent Soul.

Situ Yan nodded when he saw this and said: "Fellow Daoist Li is right. Old man, I only want to see if I can pick some spiritual medicine to refine pills this time, and I have no intention of competing with you for things at the top of the tower. After cultivating for so many years, I also somewhat want to live a few stable years."

"Fellow Daoist Zheng, don't be too anxious either. Judging from the current situation, the opening time of the Heaven-Reaching Tower is not that fast, and Fellow Daoist Yang and the others haven't arrived yet."

"Fellow Daoist Zheng, you are joking. Old man, I just have no intention of competing with others, not that I don't want spiritual items. If I really see any spiritual items inside, that is also a piece of opportunity bestowed by heaven. How can I give it to others at will? Doing so would be against the law of heaven."

Hearing the displeasure in Zheng Wu Zitong's words, Li Li Mufeng and Situ Yan looked at each other and could only smile helplessly.

"Hmph! You two old fellows can play a game of chess for months. If I didn't remind you, I'm afraid you wouldn't be willing to decide the winner even when the Heaven-Reaching Tower opens. I don't have your good mood to waste time here with these juniors."

Li Li Mufeng, sitting opposite, stood up calmly and cupped his hands: "Although this game of chess hasn't been finished, Fellow Daoist Situ has already gained the upper hand. Continuing on, I'm afraid I would lose, so old brother doesn't need to worry about it!"

"Hmph! This group of people from the Wanling Sect always likes to make such a big scene every time they appear, for fear that others won't know they are the first sect in the Floating Cloud Mountain Range."

Seeing this scene, a burst of exclamation arose on the surrounding mountain peaks, and even the Golden Core cultivators from the Nascent Soul sects among the Xiaoyao Sect group revealed a look of shock.

Ever since the Wanling Sect rose more than two thousand years ago, the Star Sect had lost its throne as the first sect in the Floating Cloud Mountain Range. Over these years, they had also been suppressed by the Wanling Sect cultivators everywhere outside. Zheng Wu Zitong's performance was indeed within their expectations.

In the next dozen or so days, there were still cultivators flying from all directions every day. There were also many low-tier cultivators at the Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining stages who had already arrived here. After seeing so many high-tier cultivators gathered here, they were scared and retreated, taking the initiative to flee from here.

On the mountain peak gathered by the Xiaoyao Sect, apart from some Golden Core rogue cultivators who didn't dare to get too close, there were also many cultivators who had rushed over from other countries around the State of Wei, including many Golden Core sects that Song Song Qingming had seen at the Taiyue Lake market back then, such as the Xuanyue Sect and the Huorong Sect.

Besides this, there was another Nascent Soul sect of cultivators on the mountain. It was the Zhao Tianji Sect of the State of Shangyang, located to the southeast of the State of Wei. Leading them was the Supreme Elder of the Zhao Tianji Sect, Yang Yang Fengyu, at the fifth layer of Nascent Soul.

The cultivation sects of more than a dozen countries to the east of the Floating Cloud Mountain Range had always been headed by the Star Sect, and the cultivators passing through there mostly gathered on this mountain peak.

The mountain peak near the middle position was occupied by several Nascent Soul large sects headed by the Wanling Sect, and the cultivators surrounding them were mostly from countries to the west of the Floating Cloud Mountain Range.

Apart from these two mountain peaks closest to the secret realm, individual Nascent Soul cultivators also appeared on the surrounding small mountain peaks. It was just that these people didn't gather in one place like the Nascent Soul cultivators on the middle two mountain peaks, but separately occupied a small mountain peak, with no such many Golden Core cultivators clustered at their sides.

Every time the "Heaven-Reaching Tower" opens, apart from the many cultivators in the Floating Cloud Mountain Range cultivation world, some cultivators from other cultivation worlds will also hear the news and rush over. However, regardless of which sect in the Floating Cloud Mountain Range they are from, or whether they are rogue cultivators or cultivators from elsewhere, basically everyone only dares to gather in this area to the south of the secret realm.

The side near the north of the secret realm is the territory occupied by the demon race. Although Song Song Qingming hasn't seen a single demon cultivator appear so far, as long as any ignorant low-tier cultivator runs to that side, they will soon disappear without a trace, completely gone.

As time passed day by day, the seven-colored glow above the secret realm became more and more intense. The huge shadow in the sky also slowly revealed its true appearance.

This was a tall palace covered by the glow. Apart from a huge bronze door that could be vaguely seen in the middle of the palace, the other positions were all pitch black, occasionally revealing some huge murals, but soon falling into darkness again.

Just before the "Heaven-Reaching Tower" secret realm was about to open, Song Song Qingming saw another acquaintance he hadn't seen for many years. It was the rogue cultivator Li Li Xianyun, who had helped the Xiaoyao Sect out of a siege during the demon beast chaos back then. After decades of not seeing him, Li Li Xianyun's cultivation had improved again, reaching the eighth layer of Golden Core.

Li Li Xianyun wasn't alone this time. Accompanying him was a white-clothed woman wearing a veil, who was also a Golden Core late-stage cultivator with profound cultivation.

After seeing Li Li Xianyun's figure, Li Li Mufeng was also somewhat surprised and immediately let Chen Chen Xuanfeng go over to greet him, wanting to invite him to go in with the Xiaoyao Sect.

However, it was a pity that Li Li Xianyun didn't agree to this proposal from the Xiaoyao Sect this time. It looked like he didn't want to get involved in the struggles between these Nascent Soul forces.

A few days later, a dazzling white light suddenly lit up in the sky. After about half an hour, as the white light dissipated, the seven-colored glow surrounding the palace in the sky also began to slowly disappear, revealing the true appearance of this entire huge palace.

Afterward, this palace began to move downward quickly through the clouds in the high sky, until it sank to a high altitude of several hundred meters from the ground before slowly stopping. At this moment, the people standing below finally saw the general appearance of the bottom of this palace and couldn't help but let out bursts of exclamation.

This palace was a giant tower that descended from the sky. The bottom layer was several dozen miles in radius. Because the top of the giant tower was covered by clouds and mist, plus it was covered by a thin layer of white light, its full appearance could not be completely seen.

The bronze door below, which had always been tightly closed, had already opened automatically at this time, revealing a pitch-black color surging inside, like a bottomless dark vortex.

"Senior Uncle Li, has the Heaven-Reaching Tower already opened?"

Seeing this shocking scene in the sky, Jin Wu Ziyuan, who was already extremely excited, saw that many cultivators around had already begun to fly toward the sky, and immediately asked Li Li Mufeng, who was before him.

Like those cultivators who had already set off, Jin Wu Ziyuan was also extremely excited at this moment, with a look of eagerness to try on his face.

Li Li Mufeng, whose eyes were still staring tightly at the entrance of the "Heaven-Reaching Tower" in the high sky, shook his head calmly: "Don't be anxious. Now is not the time to enter the tower."

No sooner had Li Li Mufeng finished speaking than an elderly Foundation Establishment cultivator who was closest to the bronze door in the middle of the "Heaven-Reaching Tower," seeing that the secret realm entrance was already right before his eyes, looked at the crowd behind him with a proud smile:

"Hehe! This old man will take the first step!"

Just when this old man thought he had taken the lead, a purple light suddenly shot out from the seven-colored glow that hadn't completely dissipated near the "Heaven-Reaching Tower," directly passing through his body.

This old man, whose cultivation had already reached the late stage of Foundation Establishment, didn't even have time to let out a scream before his body was immediately covered by a layer of strange purple fire, and soon he fell directly from mid-air.

(End of Chapter) ===== CHAPTER 552 =====