Sword Rises in the Blue Lagoon, Why Are All the Sword Cultivation Families Older Than Old Six?

Time flies like a white horse glimpsed through a crack, and in the blink of an eye, five years have passed. At this time, the Canglan Palace has taken control of the entire Qingyun Prefecture, both internally and externally. The cultivation resources collected over these years, after deducting the basic expenses of the Canglan Palace, have all been given to the one hundred and six people who entered the Daoist training ground.

In the Nine Heavens Hall, Ye Canghai, the Great Elder of the Ye family, waved his hand, and the one hundred and six people appeared in the hall. The cultivation levels of Ji Wushang and the other five at the front had increased by a small realm, reaching the mid-stage of the Ancient Emperor realm, while Xue Lao reached the peak of the Great Emperor realm. There were nine in the late stage of the Great Emperor realm, who were the original nine members of the Li family, twenty-three in the mid-stage, and the rest were in the early stage of the Great Emperor realm.

These people, plus 301 and 302 to 309, who were promoted to the mid-stage of the Ancient Emperor realm, and the eight in the early stage of the Ancient Emperor realm, meant that there were fourteen Ancient Emperors. Of course, the combat power of Ji Wushang and others was still far behind 301 and the others. 301, in the mid-stage of the Ancient Emperor realm, could defeat those at the peak of the Ancient Emperor realm and those with the same combat power as a half-step Heavenly Emperor, while 302 and the other eight could fight against those in the late stage of the Ancient Emperor realm.

The crowd below all cupped their hands and said, "We thank the Ye family for their cultivation and will definitely clear obstacles for the Ye family."

"Alright, you all go and prepare first!" Ye Canghai said.

At this moment, two figures, a man and a woman, arrived above the Canglan Palace. They looked at the area below, and uncertainly descended slowly, arriving near the mountain gate of the Canglan Palace. One of the middle-aged men spoke, "Is this place the Canglan Palace?"

The gatekeeper looked at the people in the sky and said, "Who are you, and what is the purpose of coming to my Canglan Palace?"

"We are people from the Dao Palace of the Eastern Region. Hurry up and let your Palace Master come out to greet us," the middle-aged man said arrogantly.

In the Nine Heavens Hall, Ji Wushang sensed the arrival of the people. After instructing the others to act according to their plans, he disappeared in a flash with two Great Emperor realm elders.

In front of the Canglan Palace mountain gate, before the gatekeeper could speak, the void rippled, and Ji Wushang and the other two appeared not far in front of the two people from the Dao Palace. The gatekeeper saw the approaching people and immediately respectfully said, "Greetings, Palace Master." Ji Wushang nodded and slowly said to the two Dao Palace members, "I am Ji Wushang, the Palace Master of the Canglan Palace. I wonder what brings the two Daoist friends from the Dao Palace here?"

The middle-aged man from the Dao Palace looked at Ji Wushang, who was dressed in luxurious clothes. With his cultivation at the peak of the Great Emperor realm, he couldn't see through this person's cultivation level. His expression began to become serious, and his tone also softened a lot as he said, "We have come to invite the Canglan Palace to participate in the upcoming Eastern Region Competition. The competition will be held in Qingming Prefecture in ten years. Each prefecture has ten spots. This is the invitation letter, which contains the rules of the competition." As he spoke, he sent out the invitation letter in both hands.

Ji Wushang took the invitation letter, glanced at it, and put it away. He smiled and said, "Then thank you, Daoist friends from the Dao Palace. Qingyun Prefecture will definitely participate."

After dismissing the two, Ji Wushang returned to the Nine Heavens Hall. At this time, Ye Canghai had not yet left. He told him the purpose of the two people's visit. Ye Canghai asked curiously, "What kind of power is the Dao Palace?"

Ji Wushang slowly sat down and said, "According to the inquiries made by the spies outside these years, in the Eastern Region, besides the Life Forbidden Zone (Undying Mountain), there are ten top-tier forces, namely the Dao Palace, the Taixu Hall, the Myriad Beasts Mountain, the Nine Nether Palace, the Yanyang Valley, the Blood Shadow Sect, the Tianji Pavilion, the Star Palace, the Heavenly Sword Gate, and the Thunder Emperor City. These ten top-tier forces all have Ancient Emperors sitting in their respective areas. Behind the scenes, the entire Eastern Region is controlled by these ten forces, and the number of prefectures controlled by each force varies.

The Eastern Region Competition is held once every thousand years, and it is hosted by these ten top-tier forces in rotation. The two people who came to investigate the turmoil in Qingyun Prefecture last time, who were blocked by Senior Jian Wuyai, were from the Heavenly Sword Gate. The power of the Heavenly Sword Gate radiates to fifty-six prefectures, including Qingyun Prefecture, which is neither too many nor too few. That's roughly it."

After listening, Ye Canghai tapped the armrest of the chair slowly with his fingers. After pondering for a moment, he looked at Ji Wushang and said, "Since that's the case, it's not necessarily a bad thing. Within ten years, replace the Heavenly Sword Mountain and let the power of the Canglan Palace radiate to fifty-six prefectures. Wait until the competition is over before making further plans.

Oh, right, is there anything hidden behind this Eastern Region Competition?"

Ji Wushang replied, "I just learned about this matter, and this still needs to be investigated."

Ye Canghai saw that Ji Wushang didn't know either, so he said, "Then tell me about the rules and let's take a look."

"Okay!" Ji Wushang agreed and began to explain the rules of the competition on the invitation letter.

The first round: a battle for resources, obtaining spirit crystals within a secret realm. Participants will be teleported to various locations within the secret realm simultaneously, with a time limit of five days.

The second round: an elimination round, dividing the two thousand people into twenty groups, with one hundred people in each group, entering a closed space for a free-for-all.

The third round: a ring battle, with two hundred people randomly drawing lots for one-on-one ring battles.

The fourth round: a top 100 battle, with the contestants divided into ten groups, with ten people in each group. Each person will fight against the other nine people in their group. Winning a match earns one point.

The final round: the finals, with ten people each having to fight against the other nine people, and the final ranking is determined by the number of wins.

The higher the ranking, the more rewards. Those with heaven-defying talent have the opportunity to be sent to the Central Region's Eternal Ancient Clan or Immortal Force for training."

After listening, Ye Canghai smiled and said, "Interesting. Then the selection of candidates will be decided before the start of the competition! First, contact the people from the Heavenly Sword Gate! As for how to resolve it, that's your business. I only want the results. If there are any unexpected events, you can send a message to me at any time."

"Understood, Great Elder," Ji Wushang said before turning and leaving the hall.

He arrived at the main hall of the Canglan Palace and summoned everyone to begin discussing the matter of going to the Heavenly Sword Gate. The crowd discussed non-stop, and Xuan Xiazi said, "The Palace Master's intention is for us to go directly to Heavenly Sword Mountain in Heavenly Sword Prefecture."

Ji Wushang nodded. Xie Wuyai, who was sitting on the side, said, "I also agree to go directly."

Jiang Linyuan then spoke, "I also agree." Just as Jiang Linyuan finished speaking, another voice rang out, "We also agree to go directly to Heavenly Sword Mountain. I want to see the strength of the sword cultivators of the Heavenly Sword Gate." The speaker was Jian Wuyai, played by 301.

At this time, Ji Wushang, who was sitting above, smiled, "Haha, since everyone agrees, then we will set off for Heavenly Sword Prefecture tomorrow."

Xuan Xiazi and Luo Tianyi also echoed, as they had no other thoughts. They just felt that this was a bit too fast. After hearing everyone's thoughts, they were enlightened, and then everyone left.

The next day, a flying boat with a silver, flowing light exterior slowly ascended into the sky. Standing on it were fourteen people: Ji Wushang and the other five, plus the nine from 301. All of them were at the Ancient Emperor realm. With this lineup going to the Heavenly Sword Gate, even the Heavenly Sword Ancestor would have to kneel.

After the flying boat ascended to a certain height, it began to accelerate, transforming into a silver stream of light and flying towards the Heavenly Sword Prefecture. There were seven prefectures between Heavenly Sword Prefecture and Qingyun Prefecture. At the speed of a Saint-grade flying boat, it would take about a month to get there because each prefecture in the Tianxuan Realm was vast and boundless. The flying speed of a Saint-grade flying boat was equivalent to the flying speed of a cultivator in the early stage of the Great Emperor realm, and it would take three to five days to cross a prefecture.

On the flying boat, a large flag embroidered with the two large characters "Canglan" fluttered as the flying boat moved forward.

Because they were not in a hurry this time, everyone chose to travel by flying boat. They also didn't intend to hide, directly unleashing the flying boat's aura and speeding all the way. Occasionally, when passing through the resident grounds of sects below, after being stopped, they only needed one person to come out and "discuss the etiquette" once, and the person who stopped them would immediately bow and apologize. There were also some who didn't have eyes and were directly crushed. Along the way, they built up a lot of fame for the Canglan Palace.