Grandpa, times have changed.

"Moreover, compared to the True God Ruins of that ritual, what I'm even more unhappy about is the will of Heaven in the Taiyi Realm," Yuan sighed.

Ruins almost killed him.

But the two were enemies to begin with, so any means were justifiable in their life-or-death struggle.

However, the will of Heaven in the Taiyi Realm is different.

Given his level of cultivation, if he were simply looking for spiritual objects needed to forge a physical foundation, he could simply take them and leave; no one in the entire Taiyi Realm could stop him.

However, he still made a pact with the will of the Taiyi Realm to help it resist external enemies.

It was under these circumstances that the will of Heaven in the Taiyi Realm, in league with the Ruins, betrayed him...

Two-faced and treacherous!
He was not a saint, and compared to everything the Void had done, the betrayal of the Heavenly Will of the Taiyi Realm was even more unacceptable to him.

If given the chance, he will definitely retaliate.

"Unfortunately, someone in the Taiyi Realm has already taken care of it."

Although not many people know about this, as one of the top talents in the current stage of the 'Ascension Plan', he is naturally qualified to know.

Five years ago, when he was still in the Taiyi Realm.

The only direct disciple of the founder of the Hehuan Sect, the Master of the Pure World, went to the Taiyi Realm to seek the opportunity of the 'Ultimate Dao'.

It is said that the Master of the Pure World Dao had an extremely extreme personality, even more so than the fellow villager who caused the 'Tai Xuan Blood Disaster' back then.

It seems that even the Heavenly Will of the Taiyi Realm will be destroyed by her, so he probably has no chance.

Huo nodded slightly and sighed:

"It's a real pity. If she hadn't arrived so quickly, the original script could have been even more perfect."

Even now, he still feels regret when he thinks about everything that happened in the Taiyi Realm.

After finally coming up with what seemed like a perfect 'script,' a series of unforeseen events forced revisions, ultimately leading to skipping the process and jumping straight to the ending...

It's such a pity!

Ok?
Yuan was clearly taken aback upon hearing this, looking somewhat puzzled.

What does "more perfect" mean?
He has been avoiding me for the past few years, and we have basically never met.

That's why he only had a vague understanding of the truth behind the Taiyi Realm back then.

I know that everything I've experienced is related to confusion, but I'm not quite sure what confusion did.

Complete……

Huo, however, seemed to have read his mind and explained with a smile:
“The script I initially designed for you was much more complete than what you experienced.”

"But because of the sudden appearance of the 'Supreme Being' and the matter of seeking the 'Ultimate Dao,' we had no choice but to skip the intermediate process."

"If you're interested, I'll let you experience it again sometime later."

Hey!
So that was an edited version?!

Yuan's eyes twitched, and he refused decisively.

"no need."

Only someone who's lost their mind would try to experience that so-called 'complete script'.

He subtly took a few steps away from the direction of confusion, secretly making up his mind.

If possible, try to avoid it in the future.

Xu Xing looked into the distance.

However, the conversation between the two of them reminded him of Ji Yinxue, who was still in the Taiyi Realm.

Five years...

Whether it succeeds or not, we should have an answer soon.

……

……

The selection site.

Near the arena, Chi Jiuyu stood ramrod straight, his expression extremely calm, holding a long sword in his hand, looking every bit the aloof swordsman.

They practically have "I'm an expert" written all over their faces.

Five years!

In the previous Immortal Sect Competition, her Nine Fishing Ancestor had just advanced to the Nascent Soul stage and lacked sufficient experience, so she didn't get a decent ranking.

But this time, she wants the world to see!
What truly defines the 'Number One Prodigy of All Realms'?
Zhang Yunlu stood to her left, one hand holding a phone and looking at something, while the other hand held a translucent longsword that looked like it was carved from ice crystals.

Actually, Chi Jiuyu was quite curious about what Zhang Yunlu was looking at.

However, considering her current aloof image and the subsequent arrangements, she resisted the urge to peek over and take a look.

Zhao Ruohan, Ye Zhiwei, and Lin Xuanxuan, who were just with the two, had already arrived in the audience and were each replying to messages on their phones.

"Sister Jiuyu! Sister Yunlu!"

Looking in the direction from which the sound came, they saw a smart and capable figure walking towards them, dressed in a black outfit that allowed for easy movement; it was Ye Zhiwei.

After some time apart, having successfully overcome her obsession and entered the "Four Seasons Flowing Sword Scripture," she has advanced to the Nascent Soul stage.

Strictly speaking, she is actually a generation younger than the two of them, after all, she is Li Ke's disciple.

But the previous way of addressing her had become a habit, and changing it would feel strange. So, at Chi Jiuyu's insistence, Ye Zhiwei kept the original way of addressing her.

Each side has its own perspective!

"Hmm," Chi Jiuyu responded faintly.

Ye Zhiwei didn't care.

Over the years, she has gotten used to Sister Jiu Yu doing some inexplicable things every now and then.

Zhang Yunlu put away her phone until Ye Zhiwei came closer.

"You... have you mastered the basics of the Four Seasons Flowing Sword Manual?"

"OK!"

Ye Zhiwei also readily admitted it.

It was no secret that she frequently visited the Sword Sect's outer sect, the 'Four Seasons Garden'.

"Congratulations."

"Actually, there's nothing to congratulate me on. Just like Sister Jiu Yu said, the Four Seasons Flowing Sword Manual is indeed not very suitable for me."

"In any case, it's always a good thing to have achieved our long-held goal."

She knew that this matter had always been a knot in Ye Zhiwei's heart.

"Too!"

After saying that, Ye Zhiwei looked at the arena and prepared to observe the other contestants, but out of the corner of her eye she caught sight of Zhao Ruoming sitting in a corner of the audience.

"..."

He quickly looked away and continued to look at Zhang Yunlu.

"I remember Sister Yunlu, you only recently reached the Nascent Soul stage, right? Aren't you feeling pressured participating in the Nascent Soul stage Immortal Sect Competition?"

That's what she said, but actually she was under pressure herself.

After all, this was her first time participating in the Immortal Sect Grand Competition, so it's understandable that she was nervous...

That's fake!

"It's alright, after all, I've participated once before..." He paused, "but the thought of possibly facing off against my senior sister still makes me a little nervous."

Hearing this, Chi Jiuyu, who was standing next to him, became even more arrogant.

This is the loneliness of being invincible!
Even his closest junior sister felt the pressure.

Hey~
There's nothing I can do, nothing I can do. Who told me to cultivate too quickly?

Thinking this to myself, I almost couldn't keep my composure.

……

……

Soon, it was time for the selection competition to officially begin.

Above the arena, rows of large golden characters lit up, displaying important information about the selection competition.

The vast, mysterious light transformed into countless sword shadows, swirling around the top of the venue.

thump~
With a deep, long, muffled sound.

Countless streams of light rained down from all directions, landing on each participant and transforming into red, gold, and purple rays that illuminated their bodies.

At the same time, the vortex-shaped entrances to the secret realms on the arena were unblocked, and their edges lit up with corresponding three-colored light.

The Golden Elixir is red, the Nascent Soul is gold, and the Transformation Spirit is purple.

And so, the sword cultivators in the arena, according to the order in which they registered, stepped onto the arena and entered the vortex-shaped entrances to the secret realms. [Your number is 19. Please enter the corresponding secret realm entrance in an orderly fashion.]

The following text appeared on Zhang Yunlu's personal profile.

"19..."

After glancing at Chi Jiuyu, who was patiently queuing ahead of her, she quickly followed the line.

The selection process for the Sword Sect and Immortal Sect Grand Competition wasn't like this before. Back then, the scale was much larger, and just the process of entering the secret realm would take half a day.

Until several hundred years ago, the current sect leader merged with the Dao.

Feeling that such formalism was cumbersome, he worked hard to become the sect leader and immediately streamlined all aspects of the selection process.

It's cheaper and looks better!

Senior Sister's ambition is to become the sect leader. She is quite dissatisfied with the current sect leader and believes that she would definitely do a better job!

Even she herself agreed with the sect leader's reform.

If they were going to drag this out on a selection process, the whole thing would have been over by now.

These were her exact words at the time.

Before long, she arrived at the entrance to the secret realm.

Looking at the entrance in front of her, which was filled with swirling mist like a vortex, Zhang Yunlu took a deep breath and stepped inside.

Suddenly, my eyes lit up!
It was like suddenly going from indoors to outdoors on a sunny day. White light was everywhere, but she remained unmoved, simply changing her grip on the longsword from reverse to upright.

Gradually, the light that filled the surroundings dimmed.

Looking around, all that could be seen was a vast expanse of white. The arena, made of some unknown material, stretched out in all directions, with no end in sight.

There was no one else but herself.

She looked around, but in her mind she recalled the rules of this Immortal Sect Grand Competition.

Because of the large number of participants this year, the Sword Sect has set up 197 venues, distributed throughout the inner sect.

The selection process is divided into stages. The first stage consists of six rounds, and each person's first round is a random match.

The winners of the first match will face each other.

The losers will not be eliminated, but will face off against other losers. However, if anyone loses three consecutive matches, they will be eliminated.

After the first stage of six rounds, Tai Xuan Immortal Network will evaluate the remaining participants based on their individual performances, and 90% of the participants with mediocre performances will be eliminated.

The second stage is the same, and this process continues until the final few are selected, at which point the selection process is truly over.

The rules are very simple and straightforward, and to some extent, luck plays a role.

Either crush them with overwhelming strength, or pray that you never encounter a strong opponent.

"Luck, huh..."

I'm not usually very lucky.

Who knows, I might run into my senior sister right away?

Just then, a hazy human figure appeared in front of me, solidifying from the blur.

When the person's appearance came into view, Zhang Yunlu was stunned for a moment.

He was a somewhat dull-looking young man, whose cultivation level was the same as hers, both at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

But what stunned her was not how strong the young man was, but that she recognized him!
She had seen him before she joined the Sword Sect and became his disciple!
"Li Fengping, please enlighten me."

Not bad!

Li Fengping!
When Xu Xing emerged from seclusion, he and Lin Qiuxian went to Xuanjian City to carry out a mission to explore the secret realm and seek opportunities. They were disciples of the Sword Sect.

He completed that task together with Xu Xing.

Zhang Yunlu never expected to meet him under these circumstances.

But she quickly suppressed the strange feeling in her heart.

"Zhang Yunlu, please enlighten me."

森！
Without exchanging many words, the two drew their swords and slashed at each other almost simultaneously.

A crescent-shaped, pure white sword light swept across, its bone-chilling cold spreading outwards, causing a thin layer of frost to condense on the arena. The sword light, which was slanting towards the arena, was shattered the moment it made contact.

It was clear that in the first probing strike, Li Fengping was completely at a disadvantage.

But he showed no sign of panic. He stepped to the side to dodge the sword light, and at the same time, the blade of his longsword shone with a purple light.

Call ~
Like a gentle breeze, a straight, thin purple line flashed!
The overwhelming sword intent focused on a single point, terrifying the soul, and directly pierced Zhang Yunlu's brow.

"The Four Symbols are destroyed!"

Zhang Yunlu held her sword horizontally in front of her.

As the four elements shifted, a murderous aura capable of freezing everything spread out, casting a dark shadow over everything around it.

The Four Symbols Annihilation Sword Wheel!

Chi Jiuyu taught her this a long time ago, before he sold it to Chuanfalou, and in the past few years she has incorporated her own understanding into it.

"cut!"

boom!
A pure, murderous sword intent governs the four elements, and the four colors of light illuminate the space, making the vast white expanse dazzling.

The violent sword wheel swept down, engulfing everything in its path!
Destroy everything!

A truly devastating victory!
The purple sword light shattered almost instantly upon contact. Li Fengping withdrew from his state of 'man and sword as one,' his body disintegrating inch by inch under the crushing force of the sword wheel, and he was swept backward by the wheel.
At this final moment, Li Fengping stared intently at Zhang Yunlu.

His eyes held resentment and anger, but even more so, helplessness.

Two swords!

Just two sword strikes!

Time has passed, and that high school student who was only at the eighth level of Qi Refining back then has now reached a level that is completely beyond his reach.

'Is it still far from perfect?'

I sighed inwardly.

But then he remembered the scene when his senior brother Lin Qiuxian advised him not to 'overestimate his abilities' when he signed up for the selection competition.

"The Four Symbols Annihilation Sword..."

Before he could finish speaking, Li Fengping was shredded by the sword wheel, losing the battle.

Everything falls silent.

Zhang Yunlu stood holding her sword, looking ahead.

The Nascent Soul cultivators who were once beyond my reach when I participated in the combat test at Xuanjian City No. 3 Middle School have now been defeated by me with just two sword strikes...

To be honest, this feeling is quite peculiar.

"Looks like I'm having a lucky day."

The opponent we just faced was of average strength, someone who had only just reached the qualifying rounds.

……

……

"Tsk! Chi Jiuyu is getting more and more monstrous."

Standing in the front row of the audience, Chen Yuanlin watched as Chi Jiuyu instantly killed his opponent with a single sword strike and couldn't help but sigh in admiration.

"Is this momentum really going to make him the next Master?"

He turned to look at his surroundings.

"What do you think, Brother Xiao?"

It was only then that Chen Yuanlin noticed that Xiao Fan, who was always cold and aloof, was staring intently at one of the images projected on the screen.

Follow the line of sight.

Ok?
Isn't that Chi Jiuyu's junior sister?

"You know her?"

"High school classmates."

Yo hoo!

These two are no ordinary people; they were actually high school classmates?
"High school classmates? Which school did you two go to? Could it be the First Affiliated High School of Jian'an University?"

That was the best middle school under the Sword Sect's jurisdiction.

Chi Jiuyu failed to skip a grade because he didn't pass his academic exams.

"Xuanjian City Third Middle School"

Um???
What kind of school is this? I've never heard of it! (End of Chapter)