Grandpa, times have changed.

Before long, the group returned to the vicinity of Chi Jiuyu's cave.

"You wanted to see my last four sword techniques, didn't you? Get some rest tonight, and I'll show you tomorrow!"

After saying that, Chi Jiuyu threw the remaining ice cream cone into his mouth, chewed it a couple of times, and then swallowed it.

After today's selection competition, she suddenly realized that the gap between herself and the others seemed to be larger than she had expected.

There's naturally no need to hide it.

emm...

The important thing is that she was also quite curious about Xiao Zhao's 'Supreme Separation Flame Spirit Immortal Light' and Xiao Ye's 'Life and Death Uncertain Withering and Flourishing Mysterious Light'.

Ye Zhiwei, walking beside her, glanced at her:
"You just won first place in the qualifying rounds today, aren't you going to celebrate?"

Given Chi Jiuyu's personality, why is he so calm after winning first place in the selection competition today?

"What's there to celebrate?" Chi Jiuyu said nonchalantly. "Why celebrate something so trivial?"

She, the Nine Fishermen Ancestor, was not the kind of person who would become complacent after achieving some success!

"It's not too late to celebrate after we win first place in the competition."

"..."

That's incredibly arrogant.

The same thought flashed through everyone's minds at the same time.

However, she now has the means to do so...

"As far as I know, Qiu Zheng from the Dragon Elephant Sky-Supporting Sect will participate again this year, so Sister Jiu Yu still needs to be careful," Ye Zhiwei said.

Qiu Zheng.

They were the favorites to win the championship last time, and were in the top tier, second only to Lin Changsheng, Chang Xiao and Yue Chongfeng.

He was fifty-four years old in the last Immortal Sect Grand Competition.

Now, more than five years later, at the age of 59, he is just barely at the cutoff for being eligible to register.

Moreover, although only five years have passed on the surface, with the existence of the ascension mission, who knows how long he has been cultivating in the mission world.

"He is very likely already in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm."

To increase their chances of achieving Dao Integration in the later stages of cultivation, the prodigies of the Immortal Sect will elevate their accumulated knowledge to an unparalleled level at the Nascent Soul stage, and only choose to break through after honing all aspects to their limits.

Therefore, they would stay at each minor realm of the Nascent Soul stage for a very long time.

However, with the full deployment of the Tai Xuan Immortal Network and the emergence of ascension missions, they can absorb the unique aspects of different world cultivation systems to improve themselves more quickly, thus accelerating the process.

In all the previous Immortal Sect Competitions, there has never been a contestant at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

But this year…

If nothing unexpected happens, it should be there.

“Emm…” Chi Jiuyu hesitated for a moment, but quickly waved her hand dismissively, “I know, but a little pressure is better, otherwise it’s no fun to get first place so easily!”

She attached great importance to this Immortal Sect Competition, so how could she not want to know the details?

She had worked so hard to create the "Seven Swords of Moon Mist," and these past few days she had been suffering from nervous breakdown while trying to comprehend the "Sword of the Ultimate," making the seven swords merge and resonate with each other, all for the sake of using it under the spotlight to crush her opponent and let the world see her unparalleled talent as the future sect leader of the Sword Sect!

To put it simply...

Besides living up to her master's expectations, she had been holding back for so long in order to put on a big show!
Being at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm is fine; nothing proves oneself better than winning a battle against a prodigy from a celestial sect across borders.

She is the number one genius in all the heavens and myriad realms!

It's about being able to do what others can't!

“Exactly! And if you win, you make a huge profit, and if you lose, you don’t lose anything!” Lin Xuanxuan added.

Both being prodigies of the immortal sects, they cultivated the best techniques and practiced the strongest supernatural abilities, pushing each step to its ultimate limit.

A higher level of skill giving you an absolute advantage over a lower level of skill!

"You're wrong," Chi Jiuyu said seriously. "I will definitely win!"

……

……

night.

The Sword Ancestor's Hall.

Xu Xing stood in front of the hall.

In the evening breeze and under the moonlight, his shadow was stretched long.

The scene appeared somewhat desolate.

Before him, a strange sphere, the size of a bullet, containing countless manifestations of phenomena, floated silently.

Mu Wujie.

It was salvaged by Xu Xing from the [Third New Realm], a world of the 'Honeycomb Plane' type, specifically used for this Immortal Sect Grand Competition.

Before he chose to capture it, this world was located at the boundary between the Third New Realm and the Taiyi Realm.

If it weren't for the current problems within the Taiyi Realm, Mu Wujie might have been captured and become a world under the illumination of the Taiyi Realm's World Light.

Because of its special position, the world contains both cultivators who follow the Qi Refining and Foundation Building cultivation systems, and extraordinary individuals who follow the ritual system due to the influence of the Dao.

Among cultivators, those who have returned to the Void and those who have integrated the origin of the planes into the ritual system occupy several large planes and govern hundreds of small planes respectively.

Furthermore, cultivators need spiritual objects to cultivate, while extraordinary beings need to control the plane to hold rituals or merge with the world's origin to 'ascend to godhood'.

Neither side was willing to back down, so the fight raged on.

chaos!
This is the current theme of Mu Wujie.

"It won't be easy to get first place this time."

Mu Wujie's Void Return and 'Divine Spirit' are not the kind of worthless stuff he displayed in the previous Immortal Sect Competition.

Especially the top figures in the two camps, whose talents are in no way inferior to the immortal geniuses of the Tai Xuan Realm, are only limited by the world level.

Unless they can unlock the final stage of this competition's 'golden finger,' the participants in this Immortal Sect Competition won't even have the right to fight them.

"In five years, you have all experienced some aspects of the world."

Xu Xing looked at Mu Wujie, who was floating in front of him.

Through the World Crystal Wall System, one can see that one of the seat surfaces is connected to each other like a grid, resembling a honeycomb.

Within the largest 'grids', several brilliant lights shone, representing the most powerful beings within the plane.

They illuminate the major planes with their own light and rule over the numerous minor planes.

But at this moment, under Xu Xing's intervention, everything inside fell into absolute stillness.

"Let me see how far you can go this time."

If the Immortal Sect Grand Competition is only about comparing combat strength, then there's no need for such a complicated process; a simple arena match would suffice.

Why choose the 'world' as the testing ground?
Therefore, the real purpose of this Immortal Sect Grand Competition is mainly to test their adaptability to the unfamiliar world after experiencing one ascension mission after another over the past five years.

It also serves to see what choices they will make when faced with certain situations.

Immediately, Xu Xing raised his right hand.

A dazzling crimson light shone from his fingertips, which he gently tapped towards Mu Wujie, who was suspended in front of him.

Silently, visible ripples spread out in the stagnant world, oscillating and sweeping across everything within the boundary.

The world itself, its various dimensions, the billions of beings within it, mountains and rivers, and even the smallest particles!

Everything became blurred, with multiple overlapping images appearing on the honeycomb-like grid plane, yet gradually becoming distinct amidst the tremors of the world itself.

It was created by Hongzun, the Law of Realm Evolution!

New timelines are created by external interference and by creating tiny possibilities that are different from the original ones.

Then Mu Wujie appeared just like the Xuanxiang Realm from last time.

Amidst the buzzing and trembling sounds, the entire world began to change, as if overlapping shadows suddenly scattered, extending two new 'branch lines' of different thicknesses and neither real nor illusory from the original timeline.

Apart from the gradual decrease in energy level, everything else within it is no different from the original timeline.

Once it was confirmed that the two newly generated timelines were completely stable, Xu Xing clasped his hands together and put Mu Wujie away.

After doing all this, he looked up and gazed ahead.

Although it was already night, the Sword Sect was still bustling with activity.

Looking out, one could see sword rainbows flashing across the designated sword-riding path, and sword cultivators seated high atop the clouds, their sword intent swirling around them, gathering qi to refine their swords and releasing sword light. Watching this scene, a thought that had crossed Xu Xing's mind again resurfaced—

The social structure of the Tai Xuan Realm is now relatively stable. A hasty change would cause many ordinary people with weak risk resistance to be displaced.

that……

What if we use the 'World Evolution Technique' on the Tai Xuan Realm to create a new timeline?

Can some ideas be put into practice without causing turmoil?
A strange light flickered in Xu Xing's eyes as he gazed into the distance, remaining silent for a long time.

……

……

For a period of time afterwards.

Other immortal sects followed suit and successively held selection competitions for their own immortal sect competitions.

During this period, Chi Jiuyu continued to study the 'Extreme Sword' every day, striving to improve his 'Seven Swords of Moon Mist' to a higher level.

That's right!

From the very beginning, she never intended to learn the 'Extreme Sword'.

From the moment Chi Jiuyu saw the scene of the birth of the 'Sword of the Ultimate' through the Sword Intent Crystal, she realized that this sword technique was not something she could learn.

More strictly speaking, it's not something she can learn right now.

Moreover, this 'Sword of the Ultimate' is not quite suitable for her. Even if she wants to learn it in the future, she will have to modify it to make it her own sword.

She continues to study it now only to draw upon the insights into swordsmanship as a reference.

That's it.

Of course, during this time she also took the time to watch the selection competitions of Jishi Valley and Longxiang Qingtian Sect.

Since Xiao Ye and Xiao Xuanxuan were in Jishi Valley, she naturally had to go and take a look.

Dragon Elephant Sky-Supporting Sect, huh...

The main reason was to see Qiu Zheng.

She's participating in the Immortal Sect Competition this time with the goal of winning first place, so of course she needs to observe her competitors.

You can also accompany Xiaoyunlu to visit her brother.

Logically speaking, the kind of brutal, hand-to-hand combat that the Dragon Elephant Sky-Supporting Sect engages in is the most violent and also the most entertaining.

But as for body cultivation, those who know, know.

The Immortal Sect Grand Competition has been held for many years, and their selection tournament has the worst ticket revenue.

As for why soundproofing arrays weren't installed?

To avoid being unable to defend their family lineage due to verbal sparring, the body cultivators of the Dragon Elephant Sky-Supporting Sect generally cultivate sound-based techniques, rendering ordinary soundproofing arrays useless.

High-level formations are expensive, and the ticket price doesn't even cover the costs of production and maintenance.

Let's just not decorate it.

Those who want to come and see it live can also use the sonic energy to temper their bodies and train their mental resilience.

If you're watching the Lingwang broadcast, just turn off the sound.

Therefore, when Chi Jiuyu arrived at the selection competition, he found that apart from some body cultivators from the Dragon Elephant Sky-Supporting Sect, there were hardly any people in the audience.

After watching a selection competition...

wrong!

She didn't even hold out until the end!
no way.

Even though she, the Nine Fishermen Ancestor, possessed an invincible Dao heart, unparalleled talent, and extraordinary wisdom!

However, the mental attacks of the body cultivators of the Dragon Elephant Sky-Supporting Sect were simply too powerful. So after observing Qiu Zheng's performance several times, she couldn't bear it any longer and ran away with Xiao Yunlu.

The main problem is that she can only watch but not criticize, and that group of people has very loud voices.

I feel so awful!

Pooh!
That's really low quality.

You deserve it if you can't even sell tickets!

Not long after that, Chi Jiuyu went to the Supreme Dao Sect.

Their selection process was held last.

It is worth mentioning that, in stark contrast to the Dragon Elephant Sky-Supporting Sect, the selection competition of the Supreme Dao Sect is very popular.

It's always packed every year; tickets for the back rows are incredibly hard to come by, let alone the front.

It was only through Zhao Ruohan's connections that Chi Jiuyu managed to get a ticket for a front-row seat.

……

……

The night before the selection competition of the Supreme Dao Sect.

The small courtyard where Chi Jiuyu stayed when he last came to the Supreme Dao Sect to learn about 'talismanic swords'.

"I didn't expect him to leave behind a wisp of sword intent..."

Hong Qianqian looked at the perfectly regular hexagonal crystal floating quietly in her palm, a complex expression in her eyes.

The delicate filaments of light traveled continuously within the crystal-clear interior, faintly converging into a sword shape.

"Didn't Third Senior Brother leave anything for you, Sister Qianqian?" Chi Jiuyu, sitting opposite her, asked curiously.

That's a bit of a sore spot, isn't it...?

Sitting to the side, Zhao Ruohan paused, thinking that Sister Qianqian would definitely slap Chi Jiuyu into the ground later.

After all, Sister Qianqian has never been the kind of person who is mild-mannered.

However, this time, Hong Qianqian remained unusually calm:
"No."

She handed the sword intent crystal back to Chi Jiuyu.

"That sword strike is very powerful; you should learn it well."

That's just how things are sometimes; when you no longer have the chance, you can actually see things more clearly.

Both of us were too proud back then.

Neither side was willing to back down, and neither side was willing to yield.

They'd been competing openly and secretly for so many years, and I thought he could keep competing with me forever. But in the end, I didn't even have time to say what was on my mind before the chance was gone.

Cherish it...

People often only learn to cherish things when they lose them, but by then it's always too late.

Chi Jiuyu took the sword intent crystal and scratched his head:

"Ok."

Sister Qianqian seems to be in a bad mood, so it's best not to say too much about Third Senior Brother.

Just as she was thinking of what to say to change the subject...

"Nine Fishermen have arrived."

With a soft sound, a woman with an extremely beautiful face and white veil over her eyes appeared beside them.

The three of them immediately stood up.

"Sister."

Hong Qianqian and Zhao Ruohan said at the same time.

"Senior Yuanjun." Chi Jiuyu was about to bow.

"Sit down, we're all family here, no need for such formalities."

Hong Qianqian sat down first, and Chi Jiuyu and Zhao Ruohan exchanged a glance and then sat down as well.

"What brings Senior Yuanjun here?" Chi Jiuyu asked.

Yuanjun chuckled: "This is the Supreme Dao Sect, so it shouldn't be strange for me to be here, right?"

"I heard from my martial uncle that you've been traveling around a lot and don't return to the sect often." (End of Chapter)