Blue Card Starry Sky

Chapter 130 Battle of the Holy Mountain
Lan Tian was caught in a dilemma, unsure whether to go looking for Hai Liang and the others now. With the city under siege and a conflict imminent, Hai Liang and the others certainly wouldn't be waiting for him there. They should be at the Fifth Prince's residence, doing their best to protect their savior.

Thinking it over, Hai Liang and the others wouldn't see him now, so he should hurry back to the competition apartment to finish the competition. Seeing the letter Hai Liang left for him, he felt relieved! Lan Tian immediately returned quickly. When he passed through the main city, the streets were noticeably less crowded. The royal guards were everywhere, and the army could be seen all over the streets. The palace had been fortified. It seemed that the conflict within the Shura Empire's royal family was about to erupt, and a storm was brewing.

Lan Tian returned to the camp and recounted his experiences along the way to his master, Zhao Qingyun, which only intensified Zhao Qingyun's worries. Whether the competition could still be held as scheduled was truly uncertain!
The Holy Mountain is still in the hands of the Asura Empire, and their cultivators are likely still inside, cultivating. Once they emerge and take to the air, the competition will begin. The third round of the competition will take place inside the Holy Mountain; the outcome will depend on their presence there. In fact, Zhao Qingyun didn't explicitly tell everyone that the third round is a life-or-death battle. Only the surviving side will have the right to control the Holy Mountain; the loser will be trapped inside forever. Only the participating team members can enter; Zhao Qingyun and Crown Prince Zhao Ying cannot. Therefore, everything inside depends on the team members themselves; life and death are in their hands. Strength will be the best proof; the strong will live, and the weak will perish.

The Sacred Mountain was discovered jointly by the ancestors of the Luo Yi Empire and the Shura Empire, who also jointly established the rules of this competition. The winner of each competition can control the Sacred Mountain for a hundred years. Countless competitions have passed since then, and each competition has resulted in the deaths and injuries of countless young talents from both empires. Only by controlling the Sacred Mountain can more Venerable Realm experts be cultivated to serve their respective empires.

The third round of competition finally began. Led by Zhao Qingyun and Crown Prince Zhao Ying, the Luo Yi Empire team arrived at the Shura Empire's palace, the only entrance to the Holy Mountain. The Shura Empire had built the entrance to the Holy Mountain in the palace's backyard, a heavily guarded area. It was a small open-air plaza with a huge pavilion in the center. A square staircase led upwards from four directions, and on top of the pavilion was an octagonal disc emitting energy fluctuations—a special energy fluctuation that none of the people present possessed.

Teams from both the Loy Empire and the Shura Empire, led by their respective team leaders, successively reached the summit. Like the Loy Empire, the Shura Empire had only ten members who reached the top, with no members of its royal family participating.

The two team leaders produced a key to open the sacred mountain; only by uniting the two individuals could the mountain be opened. This was a method passed down through generations. Zhao Qingyun and the opposing team leader produced their keys, and immediately, light and shadow flickered as the two items slowly rose and approached the disc in the center of the pavilion.

"Rumble"

They were combined into one and inlaid into the disc.

A powerful surge of energy crashed down from the sky, pouring onto the pavilion and forming a massive pillar of light that stretched into the air, its end nowhere in sight. This was the passage to the Holy Mountain, the only passage, a time-space tunnel leading to the Holy Mountain. It opened once every hundred years and closed once every hundred years.

The cultivators from the Asura Empire were just kicked out of the Holy Mountain, and now it is empty. The third round of the competition will begin. Once inside the Holy Mountain, both sides can start killing each other until one side is completely wiped out. The final victory belongs to the survivor, who will then control the next hundred years.

However, the Holy Mountain has always restricted entry to those at the Venerable Realm.

Just as Lan Tian and his group were preparing to enter the Holy Mountain, a strange event occurred within the palace. The conflict between the Shura Empire and the Shura Crown Prince erupted, and a royal struggle began. The sounds of battle shook the heavens in the distance; the fighting was extremely fierce. A surge of dark energy swept towards them. Zhao Qingyun hurriedly ordered Lan Tian and the others to enter the Holy Mountain. They must return victorious and obtain the opponent's key. Only by combining the two keys could they truly control all power on the Holy Mountain. He instructed them to return directly to Luo Yi City in the Luo Yi Empire upon their return. After speaking, Zhao Qingyun pushed everyone through the entrance, and they all entered the Holy Mountain. Meanwhile, the Shura Empire also entered the Holy Mountain and disappeared into the time-space tunnel.

When the blue sky reappeared, they had been transported through a time tunnel to an unknown space. Here, there was no light, only darkness and coldness. There were no energy fluctuations, no sense of pressure, and no idea what lay ahead or what complex environment they were in. The road ahead was uncertain and dangerous.

Lan Tian and the other eight people gathered together. Now only the Luo Yi Empire team is left; the opposing Shura Empire team did not follow, and must have gone to a different space.

Everyone discussed what to do next, wondering why the Holy Mountain was like this! First, Lan Tian activated his fire attribute skill, illuminating the surroundings with five fireballs, allowing everyone to immediately see their environment.

This is an underground world, with countless stone pillars standing all around them, extending infinitely in all four directions, with no end in sight. They couldn't see anything in the distance, which made everyone feel quite disheartened. How could they get out of here, and in which direction should they go?
Blue Sky has completely lost contact with Little Darling. He has lost too much energy and is in a deep sleep recovering. Therefore, Blue Sky can only rely on himself now. Without Little Darling's help, he cannot mobilize the energy of Sky City for his own use.

Yi Mengying has always been by Lan Tian's side. Everyone is united in letting Lan Tian lead them. During this time, Lan Tian's performance has completely won everyone over. Without Lan Tian's unwavering defense, they would not have made it this far. Therefore, everyone is waiting for Lan Tian's final decision on where to go!
Indeed, after the Shura Empire team entered the Holy Mountain, they entered a different space from the Luo Yi Empire team. This was an underground world surrounded by the sea. They were on an island, and it was so dark that they couldn't see far into the distance. They were also in an unknown place.

Now, neither side knows their location or whether there are any dangers in the surrounding environment. This is completely different from what Zhao Qingyun told them, which makes everyone very surprised. A bad feeling arises in their hearts. Lan Tian is also undecided and stands there for a moment, hesitant.

"Everyone, adjust your mindset and focus on defense. Let's move in one direction and make sure we don't get separated."

Lantian's decision was unanimously agreed upon, and everyone adjusted themselves to their best condition for full-scale defense, advancing in a single file. They surrounded Yi Mengying in the center of the team; she was their hope, and they couldn't afford to let her suffer any loss or harm.

(End of this chapter)