Ancient Godly Monarch - Chapter 716

Chapter 716: Myriad Incarnations Immortal King

Qin Wentian stood on the immortal mountain, casting his gaze ahead only to see that below him in a slanting downwards direction, there were eight other mountain peaks covered in clouds. There were experts standing on peaks of every level, and right now, the ninth mountain peak he was standing on, was the ultimate peak.

A pair of sharp eyes landed on him. Qin Wentian turned only to see a cold and handsome silhouette looking at him. The deep eyes of that person were akin to sharp swords. Those who stood on the ninth peak were obviously here because they had their sights set on entering the Great Emperor’s tutelage. This person was originally extremely dazzling, unique and unmatched. But Qin Wentian’s appearance had changed everything.

Not only that, the aura exuding from Qin Wentian was many times weaker than him which indicated that this person had a much lower cultivation base compared to him. Yet…his perception wasn’t any worse off? Undoubtedly the presence of this newcomer would snatch away all the glory which should belong to him.

Within the Royal Sacred Region, countless people inclined their heads to stare at the scene above. They stared at the young man who stood on the highest peak. His white robes fluttered in the wind, exuding handsomeness and charm. Even when he is contending against an expert from the immortal realms, he didn’t seem to be inferior in the slightest and was as outstanding as ever.

The top ranker of the Immortal Martial Realms became more and more dazzling. No one could obstruct his radiance.

As for those in Grand Xia, no matter if it was Fairy Qingmei who was in the ancient kingdom, or the various ascendants of the transcendent powers, they were all stunned in shock as they watched the scene in the air. Qin Wentian would definitely walk higher and higher up in his martial path and even now, they could only stare up to him in wonder. There was no doubt that one day, he would be able to achieve a realm so high that they couldn’t even view it any longer.

Those in Chu felt their hearts shaking. This young man who originated from Chu actually appeared on the highest peak up in the skies, for this disciple recruitment event organized by a supreme existence.

Now on the peak of the nine mountains, over ten thousand people were there. The majority of the participants stood on the first mountain peak, and the higher the mountain was, the less people were there. On the ninth mountain peak, only two people could be seen standing there now. Hence, they were both extremely dazzling. And even on the eighth mountain peak, there were only around ten plus people who had the qualifications to stand there.

“How many people from the immortal realms stepped into our Royal Sacred Region exactly?” Qin Wentian mused in his heart. Even a particle world was too vast. Just an ancient country had billions of lives in it, let alone the entire Royal Sacred Region. If the people from the immortal realms disperse in different areas, and wanted to avoid notice, they could do so easily.

For existences like the evil-looking young man whom Qin Wentian killed, was considered the minority who showed up directly at the Sacred Royal City. The majority of the external visitors chose to remain hidden in silence before the test started.

For Zai Xuan, he arrived on the seventh peak. He inclined his head and stared at the mist filled immortal mountains far above him and on the eighth peak, a cold smile curled his lips because he didn’t see any familiar faces. After which, he turned his gaze upwards once again, and the instant he saw Qin Wentian, his body trembled as a cold killing intent flashed in his eyes. This disciple recruitment event was an opportunity for their Royal Sacred Sect to kill Qin Wentian since he was so bereft of the protection by the Medicine Sovereign Valley’s combat puppets.

“The ninth mountain peak.” Lu Ziyan also only arrived on the seventh peak where there were already several hundreds of cultivators gathered, indicating that this was only an ordinary accomplishment. When she saw the two silhouettes on the ninth mountain peak, she couldn’t help but to sigh in her heart. Even a genius from this particle world had a talent so many times more outstanding than hers. She had always thought of herself as extraordinary only to find that just at the first test, she was only qualified to at most, step upon the peak of the seventh mountain.

Two hours later, a third person ascended onto the ninth mountain peak. It was a young man with eyes filled with resolve. He appeared ordinary and didn’t have any fluctuations to his aura yet strangely enough, he also gave off a sense of extreme danger. Especially those eyes of his, at first glance it appeared normal, at second glance it turned sharp, and if one stared at it more attentively, they would discover themselves falling into an endless tunnel.

“Not bad not bad, hahaha, a third person actually appeared on the ninth mountain peak. Interesting.” At the banquet, those experts from the immortal realms all had expressions of interest on their faces. Although this disciple recruitment event of the Eastern Sage Great Emperor wasn’t widely spread in the immortal realms, there were still many talented youngsters who received the news and came to this place. This was especially so for the empire under the Eastern Sage’s control. There would definitely be many who wanted to take him on as their master.

“There’s already thirty nine people on the eighth peak. How unexpected.” The eyes of these experts were like torches, mainly focusing on those on the eighth and ninth peak. Only participants who ascended these two peaks were worthy of their attention. Their perception had the qualifications to condense astral souls from the 7th heavenly layer and the majority of them had a cultivation base above the fourth level of Celestial Phenomenon. This number is already considered excellent and even if their fifth astral soul wasn’t a violet-gold astral soul from the 7th heavenly layer, their next astral soul when they stepped into the Immortal Foundation Realm, would definitely be.

As for those below, the amount of attention paid to them was naturally lesser. Since it’s a disciple recruitment event, they naturally had to recruit outstanding people. With those already on the eighth and ninth mountain peak, unless those below could perform extremely well in the latter test, it was almost impossible for them to garner any more attention.

“The time limit for the first test shall end in another two hours.” At this moment, Dongsheng Ting spoke from his position atop the wardrum. His voice resonating throughout the Royal Sacred Region.

Time slowly flowed, and soon two hours had passed. There were still only three participants on the ninth mountain peak but there were already forty five participants on the eighth mountain peak.

“Ten more breaths of time.” Dongsheng Ting spoke.

“Nine breaths, eight…three, two, one. Time’s up!” At the instant Dongsheng Ting’s voice rang out, astral light flashed on the ninth mountain as a fourth silhouette appeared there at the last breath of time.

“This fellow, what good luck, he managed to ascend the ninth peak at the last possible moment.” A female immortal king attending the banquet laughed.

“You’ve misjudged. It isn’t that his luck is good, that is his confidence.” Deepflame stared at the young man who ascended last. This young man had a tranquility to him and stood there quietly, with no hints of panic. Did he manage to ascend simply because his luck is good? Going all out and succeeded at the last breath of time?

If he went all out, his aura definitely couldn’t be so stable. It would surely fluctuate. However, the calmness this young man exhibited clearly showed how relaxed he was.

“Is that so?” The female immortal king had a smile on her face. At this moment, she too already realized that Deepflame was right.

“Young Master Tianyi of the Scarce Moon Immortal Manor. His fame resounds throughout a region of the immortal realms. This young fellow’s cultivation base is only at the fourth-level of Celestial Phenomenon yet his fifth astral soul is a violet-gold one from the 7th heavenly layer. This indicated when he first broke through to the Celestial Phenomenon Realm, he should already be able to stand on the eighth peak. Hence now, with a fourth-level cultivation base at the Celestial Phenomenon Realm, the difficulty for him to ascend to the ninth immortal peak couldn’t be considered very tough. There are also several immortal kings who are willing to accept him as a disciple but it was only because the Scarce Moon Immortal King preferred to teach him personally. Since he is here today, it’s clear that the Scarce Moon Immortal King had the intentions to allow him to study under his Majesty, the Eastern Sage Great Emperor’s tutelage.”

Deepflame’s eyes slowly shifted about, landing onto a person clad in white. He then spoke with a smile, “Scarce Moon Immortal King, you truly know how to grab hold of opportunities. To think that you actually allowed Que Tianyi to come to this particle world.”

“Scarce Moon Immortal King, you are really a wily old fox.” The gazes of several experts landed onto the Scarce Moon Immortal King. This old fellow now had a satisfied expression in his eyes. Que Tianyi had a violet-gold astral soul and extraordinary affinity. His talent was outstanding as well, and if he could really enter the tutelage of the Eastern Sage Great Emperor, a second immortal king might appear in their Scarce Moon Immortal Manor in the future.

“I favor Que Tianyi more. If he can really enter the tutelage of his Majesty, he would have a very high possibility to reach the Immortal King Realm in the future.” Deepflame spoke.

“It’s too early yet. Anyway, his cultivation base is still low, and his future uncertain. Let’s hope that he would be able to gain his Majesty’s favor.” The Scarce Moon Immortal King was evidently more low-profile and didn’t want to brag in advance. After all, there were simply too many geniuses in the immortal realms. Although Que Tianyi’s talent wasn’t bad, there were simply too many barriers on the paths to becoming a supreme existence.

“Other than Que Tianyi, the second person I feel that has the highest chance, is the first person who ascended the ninth immortal mountain peak. From him, I can sense a similarity between me and him.” Deepflame continued. “Thirdly, the third person who ascended the ninth peak. He has a determination in him that I like.”

“Why does the Flame King seem to look down on the second person? He’s very young yet his perception is already so strong. In addition, his cultivation base is only at the first level of Celestial Phenomenon, and according to logic, shouldn’t he be the one ranked second instead?” The female immortal king gently spoke.

“He’s too young. And from the eyes of such a young person, there’s actually a confidence tinged with an incomparable arrogance. His talent naturally could be ranked second out of the four but sadly, he still needs to temper himself more. If we take him in as a disciple now, he wouldn’t be able to walk far on his path.” Deepflame spoke in a tone that could sever irons.

“There’s indeed an immense confidence and conviction in his eyes. But it’s also only natural for young geniuses to be proud of their own abilities. Flame King, your opinion seemed to be somewhat skewed.” That female immortal king laughed.

“Haha, let’s wait and see then.” Deepflame laughed out loud. After which, he turned his gaze onto Bai Wuya as he asked, “Bai Wuya, what do you think?”

“If one didn’t even have an immense confidence in one’s own abilities, how could they still inspire others to believe in them? Aren’t you also arrogant by commenting like that?” Bai Wuya mocked and continued, “If I’m his Majesty, I would definitely accept that second young man who ascended the ninth peak as my disciple. His potential is the highest among them, and he only lacks a pair of wings to soar into the sky.”

“Both of you make much sense.” Many among the crowd of experts laughed. The reason why Deepflame despised Qin Wentian was also because Qin Wentian had a gaze that was somewhat similar to Bai Wuya. This kind of self-confidence which bordered on arrogance would often give off a wrong impression to people – that these over confident people didn’t know how tall the heavens and how vast the earth is.

Only to see that now, Dongsheng Ting walked over. He stared at an immortal kings and smiled, “My royal father has instructed me that if the various seniors did show up, the ones who administer the trials shall be all of you. Next, I hope to be able to invite the Myriad Incarnations Immortal King to help me out.”

The Myriad Incarnations Immortal King was just so coincidentally, the only female immortal king present here in the banquet today. Although she was a female, her combat prowess was extremely frightening. Ordinary immortal kings weren’t her opponents. Her ability to assume the form of a countless number of incarnations filled the hearts of many with fear and trepidation.

The female immortal king smiled at Dongsheng Ting, “Being able to do my part for the Eastern Sage Great Emperor is my honor.”

“Senior’s cultivation base is extraordinary, and is extremely suited to test them. This time around, we will directly eliminate everyone until only a hundred is left.” Dongsheng Ting spoke.

“No problem.” The female immortal king nodded with a laugh. After which, she closed her eyes and sent out her immortal sense. The next instant, a beautiful projection body appeared on the mountain peaks. This was none other than the form taken by the female immortal king’s immortal sense.

“Next, I shall be the examiner. The hundred people who can persist the longest will earn the qualifications to remain behind.” She slowly spoke. And a moment later, an incredibly terrifying immortal sense directly enveloped the nine mountains. The participants who had their eyes on her projection when it appeared, all found themselves dragged into a dimension she created!

Translator Note:

缺天羿 Que Tianyi – lacking wings to soar up the heavens/lacking heavenly wings

Scarce Moon Immortal King has the same surname as Que Tianyi.

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first and second picture: Qin Wentian
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fifth picture: Autumn Snow
sixth picture: Chu Wuwei (Emperor of Chu, the one who couldn’t cultivate)

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Chapter 717: Endless Slaughter

The Myriad Incarnations Immortal King was obviously someone at the immortal king tier. With just her immortal sense, it was already so terrifyingly strong, capable of transforming a multitude amount of times in an instant, instantly enveloping everyone on the immortal mountains.

In this instant, the people on the nine immortal mountains suddenly felt that they were all alone. They still stood on the peak of the mountains yet there were no longer people around them. When they lifted their heads, only a vast and unlimited piece of sky was above them, there weren’t any other sounds save for their breathing.

“An illusion scape?” Qin Wentian murmured. An illusion scape at the level of the Myriad Incarnations Immortal King, how powerful would the illusions generated be?

He was only at the Celestial Phenomenon Realm yet inside his dreamscape, he was already powerful enough to cause his enemies not being able to tell the illusory from reality. When he uses his Dreamworld Constellation, and formed a dream domain, everything that happened inside that dimension was reality to his opponent. Hence, he knew that whatever happens next, he had to face this seriously. That female immortal king was a supreme existence to him, it was inconceivable how strong she was.

“If you want to exit the illusion scape, just tell me.” A melodious voice entered the ears of everyone, causing Qin Wentian’s expression to turn stiff for a moment. Abruptly, his surroundings all transformed into a purgatory world. The heat from the scorching hot lava could be felt in the air. Bubbling sounds rang out from underneath Qin Wentian’s feet, as he only felt a sudden surge of pain, feeling as though his entire person was about to be combusted.

His silhouette flickered as he soared into the sky. But above him, the sky transformed into a hellish ocean of fire and lava. The boiling lava was able to burn someone to death.

“This…” Qin Wentian’s countenance turned heavy. He was trapped between lava. The rising hot air currents constantly corroded his defenses, causing Qin Wentian to break out in perspiration. He felt his entire body becoming extremely uncomfortable, and even his skin was on the verge of being baked, and cracked from the lack of moisture.

Although it was extremely agonizing, this level of heat was something Qin Wentian was still able to bear. He lowered his head, and stared with trepidation at the boiling lava underneath him. The boiling sounds still continued, and in the midst of the lava, a dangerous aura gushed forth.

After which, a gigantic head of an unknown form appeared, with malevolence painted on its face.

“Swish~”

This was a gigantic flame ferocious beast. It bared its fangs and swiped its needle-like claws, as streams of lava flowed from its mouth. It was extremely hideous to look at, and it seemed to be a beast that originated from hell.

That beast flashed a look of malice as it broke free from the lava and lunged towards his way with a speed as fast as lightning. The needle sharp claws of the beast slashed out, filled with boundless strength which caused the sound of an explosion to thunder out as it swiped through the air.

Qin Wentian lifted his palms and blasted out with a Grand Nihility Palm Imprint, directly colliding into the paw swipe.

“Bang!” An incomparable dominating force directly tore his palm imprint apart. In the blink of an eye, the beast’s attack was in front of Qin Wentian. It’s strength was unbelievable.

“This level of strength… it should be at the absolute limit of what one can achieve at the peak of the first level of Celestial Phenomenon.” Qin Wentian mused. He retreated with explosive speed as an ice cold light flashed in his eyes. A terrifying will shot forth from his eyes, containing dreamforce yet to his dismay, he discovered that the gigantic beast wasn’t affected at all. After all, this beast was a real body formed in an illusion scape, it had no fear of one’s will unless the user was stronger than the person who created this scape. Only direct attacks would be able to deal with it.

“BOOM!” The sharp claws swiped down again as Qin Wentian lifted his palms in defense. The pain from the laceration of the sharp claws told Qin Wentian clearly that this beast was truly capable of killing people.

“DIE!” Qin Wentian coldly shouted, as a terrifying sword might gushed forth from him, ripping and cutting everything apart. With a whistling sound, the body of the gigantic beast was slashed into fragments, and transformed into bits of lava before falling back down below.

However, Qin Wentian was frowning. He sensed the presence of another three beasts lurking underneath the lava. And at this moment, they all floated up to the surface and was staring at him with ruthlessness, their eyes were filled with an intense killing intent.

A thunderous boom sounded out as the three beasts simultaneously launched attacks towards Qin Wentian.

A fearsome storm of sword might was still gushing forth from Qin Wentian but his brows remained furrowed. If this lava could birth those hideous monsters continuously, how should he pass the test set by that immortal king expert?

Stomping in the air, a terrifying suppression energy gushed out, mingling with his sword qi.

Qin Wentian lifted his palms and waved them forwards, directing the sword qi into the three beasts, instantly lacerating them apart.

“Swish, swish~”

The auras of danger never ceased. This time, the monstrous beasts weren’t only beneath Qin Wentian. There were even some in the ocean of fire above him. This time around, a total of over ten beasts appeared at the same time. Qin Wentian’s mind spun about rapidly as he tried to think of a solution to this.

The power of their roars shook the space. These ten or more monstrous beasts containing explosive strength rushed at Qin Wentian simultaneously. If he was an ordinary Celestial Phenomenon Ascendant, his only fate would have been death.

A glint of cold light flashed through his eyes. Qin Wentian directed his strike into the void. Instantly, a sharp sword broke apart the space, as an overwhelming pressure suppressed everything to death. Unceasing howls of pain and agony rang out, all the monstrous beasts had no way to withstand his attack. Qin Wentian’s combat prowess far exceeded the first level of Celestial Phenomenon.

Lifting his head as he stared at the sky, A gigantic sword appeared in his hands. With a leap, the humming of ten thousand swords filled the air as he dashed towards the ocean of fire, seeking to smash it apart.

“BOOM!”

When the sword qi gushed into the lava, Qin Wentian could see that they were instantly melted away by the heat, and became a part of the lava. This made his expression turn ashen. If that’s the case, if he used his body to barge through this space, there was a high possibility that he himself would be melted by the lava and die here.

It seemed as though this place was an inescapable net. There was no way out.

Even more lava beasts appeared. Qin Wentian once again suppressed them all, but to no avail. The monstrous beasts only got increasingly more in number and within an hour, the monstrous beasts could be seen everywhere in this space, flashing looks of malice and malevolence towards him.

Everything here seemed to have no end.

His constellation appeared but this time, it wasn’t the Dreamworld Constellation. The constellation which appeared had a rich corona of pure golden light surrounding it, indicating that it was evolved from an astral soul from the sixth heavenly level. Streams of insanely powerful sword might circulated around this constellation, exuding an immense aura of destruction.

This constellation was none other than the second constellation Qin Wentian condensed. It was evolved from his King Sword astral soul, the Sword Slaughter Constellation.

An endless number of monstrous beast rushed Qin Wentian. Yet at this moment, the constellation in the air unleashed beams of resplendent light which transformed into a countless number of sharp swords. These swords contained an incredible destructive power within as they erupted outwards.

“BOOM, BOOM, BOOM!”

The beasts fell one after another. Yet Qin Wentian’s expression was grim as he stood under his constellation.

Even for a Celestial Phenomenon Ascendant, their astral energy reserves weren’t endless. Although they could store astronomical amounts of astral energy, there was still a limit and would be exhausted sooner or later.

The monstrous beasts died one after another, yet they were birthed again and again. To Qin Wentian, these beasts could be considered quite weak. But no matter how weak they were, if they can respawn in unlimited numbers, that would inevitably be fatal for him.

“I have to reduce my consumption of energy. Only then would I be able to persist for long.” Qin Wentian mused. After which, he sat crossed-legged in the air, his constellation shone brightly as a resplendent phenomena appeared behind him.

“Sword Slaughter Constellation, annihilate!” Qin Wentian coldly spoke as numerous sharp swords rained down, suppressing everything in his surroundings with an overwhelming destructive powerful with him at the center.

Ten thousand sharp swords hung from the sky, suppressing this space as the endless monstrous beasts birthed again and again as they were shattered apart by the storm of sword might continuously and without ceasing.

Qin Wentian took out a number of Yuan Meteor Stones and directly drew energy from them to mitigate the consumption rate.

Time flowed by, those supreme existences at the banquet calmly watched as the scenes of each participant played out in the illusion scape. At this moment, there were already many participants who conceded voluntarily. As a female, the Myriad Incarnations Immortal King didn’t really like bloodshed and killing, hence as long as one voluntarily conceded, she would give them a path of survival. Those who conceded still remained standing on the mountain peaks as they too, are able to see the illusion scape of those who are still in it. It seems that the Myriad Incarnations Immortal King had intentionally done so, allowing them to witness how the others are faring.

“Very fair, such a trial would pit the monstrous beasts against the cultivators while using the cultivation base of the participant as a limiting factor. Those with weak combat prowess would swiftly be eliminated, and only those strong enough can continue to persevere on.” Everyone mused in their hearts, nobody had any complaints. If one was eliminated, it merely meant that they were too weak to be qualified.

However, there were some who were truly powerful. Those monstrous beasts were the same level as them, but they could kill any number of the beasts effortlessly. This indicated that their combat prowess had already exceeded the limits of their cultivation bases.

“There are some little brats who truly have excellent constellations. Without a constellation formed from the fusion of many true intents, they would have no way to resist the attacks of so many monstrous beast. Even if they had a constellation formed from the fusion of many true intents, the formed constellation had to be of a unique type. If not, they wouldn’t be sufficient to kill the endless tide of monsters.” The Scarce Moon Immortal King smiled. His eyes were on his descendant, Que Tianyi, as a smile of satisfaction lit his face.

Que Tianyi’s constellation actually had the form of many cold-looking moons around it. The astral light it exuded was filled with a chill that froze all the monstrous beasts solid the moment they came into contact with it.

“My judgement is truly superb. Scarce Moon Immortal King, Que Tianyi is extremely excellent. Such a manner of attack wouldn’t easily exhaust his energy reserves, he should be able to preserve all the way to the end.” Deepflame laughed.

He then cast a glance towards Qin Wentian. In fact, if one were to compare the wild arrogance of youth in their eyes, the amount flickering in Que Tianyi’s eyes wasn’t any less compared to Qin Wentian. But simply because Que Tianyi was a famous junior in the immortal realms and also a descendant of the Scarce Moon Immortal King, in addition to having a violet-gold astral soul, which resulted in his strength was already acknowledged before this. But speaking of which, in fact, the true reason was simply because Deepflame found Que Tianyi more pleasing to the eye while Bai Wuya found Qin Wentian to be more pleasing in contrast.

“Bai Wuya, look at the constellation of the young man you chosen. Although it’s powerful, the consumption rate is far too much. And although there wouldn’t be a problem for him to persevere till the top hundred, it’s almost impossible for him to become the last three.” Deepflame sneered, obviously, the young man in Deepflame’s speech was referring to Qin Wentian.

Qin Wentian’s constellation’s attack was very powerful. This was clear to all the experts at the banquet. But obviously, all of them also knew that the energy consumption rate for such a constellation to unleash attacks continuously was also inconceivably astronomical. Undoubtedly, Qin Wentian’s energy reserves would soon dry up!

 

Chapter 718: The Remaining Four

Time flowed by, the energy consumption rate of those who still remained within the illusion-scape got larger and large. These were all of the experts that could still withstand the onslaught of these monstrous beasts. For those who could not hold on, they had since been eliminated.

Six hours later, only a hundred plus participants still remained in the illusion-scape.

Among these hundred plus people, those on the ninth peak were there, and the vast majority of those from the eighth peak was also there. The rest were made up of participants on the seventh peak. As for the sixth peak and below, not a single one was left.

The immortal mountain peaks tested for one’s affinity, which was the foundation of all stellar martial cultivators. Those with strong affinity might not be powerful, but those with weak affinity would definitely never be powerful.

“My judgement is right. This person’s constellation is like an abyss of destruction, and it even has the ability to devour stuff, completely engulfing those monstrous beasts that rushed him.” Deepflame stared at the first person who ascended the ninth peak. The name of this person was called Blackpeak. He’s extremely powerful and had a unique constellation. Darkness stretches everywhere with the power of destruction and devoured everything within. It was extremely terrifying.

“The constellations of those four are all excellent. Check the constellation of the third person who ascended.” The gazes of some experts glanced at the third young man who ascended. At this moment, the baleful aura gushing from him was redoubtable. Yet there was a blade-like screen of light which enveloped his person entirely within. As long as any monstrous beasts got near it, they would all be destroyed completely.

“The second young man also isn’t bad. Ten thousand swords hang suspended underneath his constellation, suppressing everything underneath. Although we can’t feel it, the pressure must be extremely strong. At the very least in front of those at the same level, he can be considered unrivalled. Don’t forget, his cultivation base is only at the first level of Celestial Phenomenon, and there’s a chance that this might be the first constellation he condensed.” Some of the immortal kings commented as they took note of Qin Wentian. These four who ascended to the ninth peak were all extremely eye-catching, attracting the attention of everyone.

However, these immortal king characters all had different likings, which resulted in their differences in opinions regarding these four people. An example was Deepflame and Bai Wuya.

“On the eighth peak, there are a few fellows who are not too bad. Look at the young man in white, he is also at the first level of Celestial Phenomenon and the constellation he condensed is pretty unique too.” A golden-eyed immortal king commented as he stared at one of the participants on the eighth mountain peak.

“Yeah it’s really powerful, an illusion-scape constellation. He is the only one who doesn’t depend on attacks to persist on. Within the area of his constellation, incarnations of him are everywhere, yet his true body never appeared. The endless tide of monstrous beasts can attack as much as they want to, yet because their senses are already affected, they will never be able to kill him.”

Maybe, that enormous constellation of his is the greatest illusion. His true body has never appear before, that endless tide of monstrous beasts are already trapped within his illusion-scape like headless houseflies. It’s already very rare and extremely difficult for someone at the first level of Celestial Phenomenon to condense such a constellation.”

“Myriad Incarnations Immortal King, I’m afraid the attacks of the monstrous beasts must intensify even more so we can know the results sooner.” Deepflame’s deep eyes stared at the female immortal king who had her eyes closed. He was filled with anticipation for the ending, he wanted to see who could last the longest.

The female immortal king inclined her head slightly. And an instant later, the attacks from the lava beasts further intensified.

At this moment, only a hundred participants could continue persisting on. The top hundred were already chosen but those immortal kings evidently had no wish to stop yet. Since the Eastern Sage Great Emperor wanted to take on a disciple, it’s only natural to keep going on until the most outstanding person is selected. Only through exhibiting one’s talent through tests and more tests, would that person be qualified enough to become the disciple of the Eastern Sage Great Emperor.

In addition, there truly were quite a few good seedlings among these participants. There were even some immortal kings who felt like taking on a disciple. If his Majesty didn’t favor the person they liked, they wouldn’t hesitate and would grab the one they wanted to be their own disciples.

Lu Ziyan couldn’t persists anymore, she was ranked at #97. Zai Xuan gave up too, his ranking was at #73. When their eyes rested on the still persisting Qin Wentian, different expressions could be seen on their faces.

Zai Xuan’s countenance was naturally unsightly. He initially wanted to make use of this opportunity to kill Qin Wentian, by getting experts of his Royal Sacred Sect to surround him. Yet sadly, the only one from the Royal Sacred Sect who could make it to the top hundred was only him alone.

After some time, those on the seventh peak were all eliminated. There were still fifteen participants on the eighth peak, and all four participants on the ninth peak were still going on strong.

“The monstrous beasts became stronger.” Those that were eliminated silently watched on as they stated in their hearts. These remaining participants were all truly demon-level characters. To think that they could actually persist for such a long time. They were all unmatched existences among those at their level. One could only wonder who among them would be victorious if they really did start engaging in a fight against each other.

Qin Wentian and the others didn’t know of the situation outside. They only had a single thought in their hearts. Since this was a test personally administered by an immortal king expert. This was undoubtedly a fair trial. The degree of attacks he has to endure, was surely the same for the others as well.

Hence, what they should do now is to try their best to make themselves last here as long as possible.

At this moment, Qin Wentian was still drawing upon the astral energy within the Yuan Meteor Stones. However, the rate of absorption was far from sufficient to offset his energy consumption rate. In a battle of stellar martial cultivators, any techniques they used would require them to use up astral energy as a basis.

“The attacks from the lava monstrous beasts became even more ferocious.” Qin Wentian mused. But even so, these lava beasts could not stand up to his Sword Slaughter Constellation despite the fact that their current attack strength had already reached the second level of Celestial Phenomenon. The instant they neared the his constellation, they would feel an overwhelming pressure of suppression that instantly crushed them into smithereens.

“These five youngsters are truly not bad. The attacks of the monstrous beasts already intensified yet the attacks from their constellations were still able to keep them at bay.” The Scarce Moon Immortal King smiled. The four people on the ninth peak in addition to one more on the eighth peak, were the five who received the most attention. Their combat prowess was the strongest and if the Eastern Sage Great Emperor really wanted to accept a disciple here, the identity of the disciple would undoubtedly be from one of the five.

“Not bad indeed, I wonder who will his Majesty favor.” Another immortal king replied. The judgement of everyone was different, hence they all had different opinions regarding these five people. For the Eastern Sage Great Emperor, supreme existences at his level wouldn’t really be too bothered about choosing a disciple as long as the talents of the participants were high enough. Hence, it boils down to whom he would take a liking to. As long as he is fond of that person, that person would be accepted as a disciple under his tutelage.

Time continued to flow, and as the lava monstrous beasts grew even more powerful, many of the participants started to bow out. However, those five that were highlighted still remained as strong and stable as Mt Tai.

Que Tianyi’s constellation was formed from many moons. The cold qi exuded from him, wrapped around him like a protective embrace. None of the monstrous beasts were able to get near him.

Blackpeak was the first person who ascended the ninth immortal mountain peak. His destructive abyss engulfed and devoured everything.

Qin Wentian was the second person who ascended the ninth peak. The sword might that rained down from his Sword Slaughter Constellation contained enough pressure to crush all things he desired.

Yi Yang was the third person who ascended the ninth peak, his constellation resembled a hellblade formation.

And other than these four who ascended the ninth peak, there was one more character at the eighth peak who was extremely dazzling. He created a super strong illusion-scape with the help of his illusion constellation within the illusion-scape created by the Myriad Incarnations Immortal King. The monstrous beasts who got near him were all trapped within.

This person and Qin Wentian, were the two whom people from the Royal Sacred Region paid the most attention to. Because simply, these two were the only two who were born and bred in the Royal Sacred Region.

“Who would have thought that two out of the top three rankers in the Immortal Martial Realms Ranking would actually be this strong. The tier of power in the recent Immortal Martial Realm Ranking was truly high, far surpassing that of ten years ago. There was no need to say much about the top ranker Qin Wentian, everyone could witness his accomplishments and he even ranked higher than the eight era-suppressing geniuses. As for Hua Taixu, although he didn’t have that exemplary of achievements, he was also extremely powerful. Although, he was evidently much more low-profile in comparison to Qin Wentian. To be able to fight against the participants from the immortal realms to such an extent is already a very glorious matter. Sadly, Gu Liufeng has already disappeared for a long time. But since the immortal realms really exists, maybe Gu Liufeng is already roaming the vast immortal realms.”

The hearts of those from the Royal Sacred Region were all thinking of this. And who would have expected that it turned out the fifth person who was worthy of attention from those immortal kings was also a first-level Celestial Phenomenon Ascendant that ascended up the eighth mountain peak. This young man was none other than the second ranker of the Immortal Martial Realm, Hua Taixu.

He had now also broken through to the Celestial Phenomenon Realm.

“Myriad Incarnations Immortal King, seems like it’s time to kick things up a notch.” Deepflame spoke.

The Myriad Incarnation Immortal King shook her head, “There’s no need to. Next, we will see their resolve. I wonder how long would they last under such circumstances.”

“Sounds good too.” Deepflame nodded.

In the blink of an eye, three days passed. Right now, only five remained out of the countless stellar martial cultivators standing on the mountain peaks. The attention of the experts at the banquet were naturally all on these five characters.

How powerful, they could actually persist up till now.

“Next, we will see who gives up first.” Deepflame glanced at the five participants. Right now, the immortal kings at the banquet all felt a stirring in their hearts as they stared at these five with the faintest hints of excitement. The ones who persisted all the way until now were indeed as they had expected.

Behind Que Tianyi, resplendent golden light flashed. That was the luster of his astral soul. An incomparably cold pale moon hung suspended behind his back, as the radius of freezing grew even larger.

Yi Yang was extremely strong as well. Saber beams covered the skies as a screen of protective light enveloped him, it was as though he would never fall.

As for Blackpeak, the destructive abyss was terrifying to the extreme, even devil flames of the abyss manifested and was powerful enough to destroy all that stood in his way.

As for Hua Taixu, his illusion-scape constellation was still as effective as ever, causing a countless number of the monstrous beasts to be trapped within.

As for Qin Wentian who was sitting cross-legged, right now he appeared incomparably demonic as the power of his bloodline thrummed within his body.

Another five days passed. These five were still persisting on, causing shock to the hearts of the onlookers.

Yi Yang frowned, the screen of light enveloping him started shimmering in and out of existence. This caused the immortal kings to arch their eyebrows. Seems like this Yi Yang might become the first to reach his limits.

In fact, it was just as they anticipated. After a period of time passed, Yi Yang opened his eyes as a saber glow flashed within. He thought to himself that after persisting for such a long time, no matter what he should be ranked within the top three, right?

“Senior, let me out.” Yi Yang inclined his head and spoke. The instant his words rang out, everything in the illusion-scape disappeared. Yi Yang stood at the peak and glanced at his left and right as his expression turned incredibly unsightly to behold.

There were actually still three more who were persisting in the illusion-scape on the ninth peak.

Bai Wuya faintly cast a glance as Deepflame yet he didn’t say anything. Just a look was sufficient to express his disdain at Deepflame’s judgement skills.

“The fellow you thought well of has already resorted to using his bloodline power earlier but Que Tianyi and the first person didn’t. It’s only expected that they still have trump cards which they hadn’t used yet.” Deepflame coldly snorted in response to Bai Wuya’s disdainful glance.

 

Chapter 719: White Robe Immortal King

Bai Wuya didn’t reply, it was as though he couldn’t be bothered to care about Deepflame. This Deepflame was trying to pick faults with him on all grounds. No matter what he says, Deepflame would definitely have his own opinion regarding that. Since both their views were different, there was no need for them to quarrel. Just silently waiting for the ending was the best solution.

From Qin Wentian’s eyes, he saw a kind of conviction that bordered on wild arrogance but could also said to be a frenzied resolve. Not only that, Qin Wentian’s cultivation base was only at the first level. Bai Wuya still believed that in terms of affinity, perfection, and the resistance to astral pressure, Qin Wentian wasn’t any weaker compared to Blackpeak and Que Tianyi. In addition, he was even younger than them! In that case, he already had a ready-made excuse even if he was inferior now in comparison and discussing this while taking a step back, so what even if he lost? A test couldn’t represent everything. These participants’ talents were all amazing and how far they could traverse on the path of immortality wouldn’t so easily be ascertained just from a single test.

Around Que Tianyi, violet-golden light shone out resplendently as the domain of ice expanded. It appears that he could still persist on for a long time.

Within Blackpeak’s body, his blood was thrumming as a crimson glow coated the area around him. The devouring strength of his constellation grew even more powerful as he tried his best to control the energy consumption rate, using the power of his bloodline to burn as a fuel in place of astral energy, minimizing it as much as he could.

Qin Wentian’s Sword Slaughter Constellation blasted out at full force without stopping. Among the remaining participants, the cultivation bases of Hua Taixu and him were the weakest ones. However relatively, the lava beasts they had to fight off were also considerably weaker. Hence, the consumption rate can said to be equal for all of them. However, this was where Qin Wentian’s advantage of having five Yuanfus came into play. His energy reserves were much larger compared to others on the same level.

Time unceasingly flowed on, the remaining four challenged their limits again and again, achieving a degree that was inconceivable to others. At this moment, Blackpeak’s entire body already transformed into an abyss of darkness as the power of his blood thrummed frenziedly. Those who saw this scene all knew that Blackpeak was reaching his limits soon.

Hua Taixu was still in his illusion-scape. But his illusion constellation was trembling slightly as well.

Over at Que Tianyi’s side, the violet-gold corona of his constellation shone brightly. At this instant, an extremely terrifying surge of strength gushed forth from his body as a cold and pale moon enveloped him within, as though he resides there.

“Que Tianyi hasn’t reached his limits yet.” Someone mused. And at this moment, both Blackpeak and Hua Taixu exited from the Myriad Incarnations Immortal King’s illusion-scape at the same moment. As they stood on their respective peaks, they realized that there were two more participants who were still immersed within. Their expression couldn’t help but flash with astonishment. This was especially so for Blackpeak. He was here to obtain the position of number one over all the other participants. He was also the first to have ascended the ninth mountain peak but now, it seemed that he had failed.

“Only two participants left.”

The only ones remaining were Qin Wentian and Que Tianyi. This scene caused countless people in the Royal Sacred Region to sigh in their hearts. Once again, it’s that outstanding genius of their world that exuded unmatched magnificence through the generations. Even when contending against geniuses from the immortal realms, he was as outstanding as ever.

“I’m sure the others would have already reached their limits by now. However, I want to show them how long I can persist on.” Que Tianyi silently spoke as crescent moons behind him twinkled as a destructive freezing energy permeated the air. The lava monstrous beasts were all frozen solid the moment they entered the boundary of his constellation.

Qin Wentian could also feel the energy reserves in his body drying up. He mumbled something in his heart as he chanted some words softly. Streams of white runic lights akin to the flame of a candle started flowing around him. The light exuded seemed to be very weak, but with the reciting of his oracular chant, that weak-looking flame actually grew stronger and became powerful enough to incinerate any beasts which got near him.

“What ability is this? Reciting an oracular chant actually had this effect?” Everyone stiffened. This Qin Wentian was actually still able to persist on. How powerful. That white-colored candle flame seemed to be extremely strong, could that be a result of him activating an immortal art?

“What is that?” Even those supreme experts at the banquet were puzzled. The white flame circulating around Qin Wentian, was that the energy from an immortal art?

Qin Wentian’s body didn’t seem to exude any sense of his blood thrumming but all was exceedingly calm instead. His entire person became solemn and his expression became serene. His constellation disappeared as a vast amount of Yuan Meteor Stones appeared around him, their energy all being absorbed by him. Runic lights flashed; but now, simply the luminance of the white flames made it so that the lava beasts didn’t dare to approach him.

“The Myriad Incarnations Immortal King should know what ability this is right?” Many of the experts turned their gaze onto the female immortal king.

“It might be some secret immortal art, it’s very powerful.” The closed eyes of the female immortal king opened as she spoke. Even though Qin Wentian was in her illusion-scape, she couldn’t sense the thrumming of his bloodline. At this instant, there seemed to be no sound from his body at all. The only thing that existed was the white flame as the explosive eruption of his bloodline power. But that shouldn’t be the case if it was so. Hence, even the Myriad Incarnations Immortal King couldn’t tell for sure.

“This immortal art definitely has an extraordinary origin. No wonder he can persist for so long.” Deepflame murmured. He glanced at Que Tianyi as well, these two participants were still persisting.

Time flowed on bit by bit, silence was everywhere on the nine mountain peaks. The crowd observed Qin Wentian and Que Tianyi as they felt somewhat depressed in their hearts. These two actually persisted on for so much longer compared to them all.

“It’s time to draw this to an end I suppose.” Que Tianyi mused. After which he opened his eyes and spoke out in the illusion-scape, “I should be the number one already, right? Senior, please open up a path for me to exit.”

Even the immortal kings couldn’t control as their expressions twitched. After which, the female immortal king allowed Que Tianyi to exit the illusion-scape. And when an intense self-satisfaction flashed in his eyes, the smile that was starting to bloom on his face instantly froze when he noticed Qin Wentian was still immersed inside the illusion-scape.

There was actually someone who persisted longer than him, albeit there was only one person who managed to accomplish that.

Que Tianyi’s eyes flickered with reluctance but after which, he drew in a deep breath and emotionlessly stated, “How sad, I could still persist longer. It’s only because I thought I was the only winner and didn’t expect that there would be someone else too. I was too careless.”

However, Qin Wentian had no idea of what Que Tianyi thought. Just like what Bai Wuya speculated, Qin Wentian’s conviction was beyond ordinary. Conceding? Unless he truly could no longer persist on, he would absolutely never give up.

Hence, a day, two days…time continued. Qin Wentian was still going on strong and this even led to trepidation blooming in the heart of the Myriad Incarnations Immortal King. A notion then appeared in her head. Could this young man continue like this indefinitely if the test wasn’t concluded?

“Myriad Incarnations, let’s end this. There’s no longer a need to continue.” Deepflame calmly spoke. “How regretful that Que Tianyi was careless. If not, the end result of this trial would still be unknown.”

“A victory means a victory, a defeat means a defeat. Why would Que Tianyi be careless but this young man was not? Before this, you said that he lacks tempering but now, the results have shown that his resolve and will is extremely determined. How do you explain that?” Bai Wuya softly commented, his words causing Deepflame’s aura to fluctuate as an overwhelming might swept over. Although everyone here was an expert at the immortal king tier, they could still feel how strong the pressure was at that instant. This Deepflame was a war general under the Eastern Sage Great Emperor. He was indeed powerful, and his killing intent all erupted out at this instant.

“Bai Wuya is right. My judgement is off for this round.” After a moment, Deepflame smiled as he retracted that overwhelming pressure, causing it to dissipate instantly into the air. But from the start till the end, the calmness in Bai Wuya’s eyes showed no hints of being flustered. He didn’t even bother to look at Deepflame.

Qin Wentian finally exited the illusion-scape, the Myriad Incarnations Immortal King’s immortal sense finally dissipated. Qin Wentian stared at his surroundings as he felt joy in his heart. He knew he had persisted the longest and was the last to exit.

At this moment, Dongsheng Ting walked towards Bai Wuya as he spoke, “Senior Bai, there’s only a hundred participants left. Could you help to administer the next test, leaving only nine behind?”

“Simple enough.” Bai Wuya drily spoke. After which, his immortal sense gushed out, enveloping the nine mountain peaks.

Bai Wuya stood proudly in the air, as an almighty might exuding from him pressed upon the hundred participants who passed the earlier trial. He then coldly stated, “Before this, the Myriad Incarnations Immortal King had a target of a hundred participants to meet. As for me, my target is nine. I’m unlike her, my patience is limited. There’s a hundred of you here, right? I will just start slaughtering people until only nine is left alive. Those who don’t want to die, just voluntarily give up. Don’t waste my time.”

The voice of the White Robe Immortal King, Bai Wuya was so cold that it caused the hearts of all the participants to shiver. Within this hundred participants, he wanted to kill 91, leaving only nine behind?

“This…” Even Que Tianyi was stunned. The next instant, the White Robe Immortal King waved his hands as a terrifying melody directly rang out inside everyone’s ears. Qin Wentian felt his mind trembling violently, about to break apart into four to five pieces. Even his soul felt as though it was being shredded, as fresh blood flowed from his throbbing ear drums.

On the nine peaks, all one-hundred of the participants coughed out blood with no exception.

“This seat naturally will do what I said.” The White Robe Immortal King waved his hands again as lightning streaked down from the skies. The participants were all spooked out of their minds. Despair started to bloom in the hearts of many of them.

Those other participants outside the hundred all stared at the White Robe Immortal King in the air as their hearts trembled. Wasn’t this person too tyrannical? Directly killing ninety-one leaving only nine behind. Who cares about testing you? If you are lucky you live, if you are unlucky, you die. Simple as that.

Qin Wentian trembled, the agony and pain in his soul was so intense that it wanted his life.

Not only Qin Wentian, Que Tianyi was suffering the same effects as well. His countenance grew extremely unsightly as he stared at Bai Wuya in the air. This madman, how is this even a test? It’s merely an all out slaughter, where he would stop only after nine remained. Even though he was a descendant of the Scarce Moon Immortal King, Bai Wuya had no intentions of showing mercy at all. It was unknown who would be the first to die among the one-hundred participants.

“Die.” Bai Wuya waved his hands again. This time, a voice wracked with misery rang out, sounding especially pitiable in this extreme silence, causing the hearts of the remaining participants to shudder even more violently.

“I can’t give up.” Qin Wentian steeled his mind and heart and recited the oracular chant, causing runic lights to flow around his body. The white candle flame was like the fire of life. Bai Wuya launched another attack, and this time around, there was actually someone who fell over, dead.

Qin Wentian’s will was like iron, but he too, was forced to the ground by the strength of Bai Wuya’s attacks. His countenance paled but he still lifted his head, staring at Bai Wuya in the air.

“I GIVE UP!” A howl rent the air.

“I give up as well…” After the first voice sounded out, the voices of the participants echoed out one after another. This experience was more cruel and tyrannical compared to any other test.

“Very well, it’s you who chose this path on your own. Since you give up, I can allow you to survive. But if you want to persist on, it means that you handed your lives over to me. This is the path you voluntarily picked, hence the consequences resulting from this, will be borne by you alone.” Bai Wuya’s voice was ice cold. Even those immortal kings in the banquet were stunned by his methods. These were the actions of a mad man!

 

Chapter 720: Eastern Sage Accepting a Disciple

“Bai Wuya’s methods are indeed different from the others.” The Myriad Incarnations Immortal King’s beautiful eyes glowed.

“Indeed, for that young man whom Bai Wuya had chosen, he was the last one to exit from your illusion-scape. Out of all the participants, he was the only one who had no rest; but Bai Wuya didn’t seem to want to show him any mercy at all. For those who received a high valuation from him, it is more likely to work against their favor instead. He had no intention to go easy on them.”

An old immortal king praised. This immortal king was the oldest among those present today, and he was even older compared to the Eastern Sage Great Emperor. Those in the immortal realms had already forgotten his age and referred to him as the Undying Immortal King.

“For those who wish to enter the tutelage of his Majesty, they naturally would have to be extraordinary people. Bai Wuya did this because he wanted to see for himself how extraordinary the young man he had chosen was. If the young man was unable to match up to his expectations, based on Bai Wuya’s personality, he would rather admit that his judgement was wrong and kill him off. But if the young fellow could persist on, the good impression he made would only deepen.”

The various immortal kings laughed, nobody cared about how unsightly the Deepflame Immortal King looked. Earlier, when Deepflame released a destructive aura to pressure them, many of them were already very unhappy with him. Who were the people here? All of them were experts on the immortal king tier. Those who are able to reach this realm are naturally independent and prideful in their own right, yet this Deepflame actually did such a thing? If you want to contest against Bai Wuya, just go ahead. Why must you drag everyone into it? What do you mean by releasing your might to suppress all of us?

They all came here because they wanted to give face to the Eastern Sage Great Emperor. Deepflame Immortal King was simply a subordinate, a war general who had some accomplishments. There was no need to give him too much face.

“Seems like several of you also favor the young man Bai Wuya chosen?” Deepflame’s deep eyes danced with embers, smiling with a smile that was not a smile.

“What does it matter if we favor him or not? I am already so old, and have no intention of accepting disciples. I’m only guessing that Eastern Sage Majesty might choose this young man in the end.” Although the Undying Immortal King wasn’t afraid of Deepflame, his personality wasn’t among those who love to argue. Hence, he didn’t want to set things up so that they would end up in a state of mutual hostility.

“Let’s watch on.” The female Myriad Incarnations Immortal King smiled, causing the hearts of others to be stirred. She was truly a celestial fairy.

Bai Wuya continued with another wave of his hands. Each attack he sent out contained true killing intent within them which could destroy one’s will. Once the will of the participants collapsed, their lives would be destroyed.

And after a few more times, there were some who wanted to bow out yet because of their hesitance, quite a few among them had already died. The other participants looked on at their dead bodies as they felt their hearts trembling. Since they wanted to retreat, it meant that their wills were at the breaking point yet they were still hesitating? How could such individuals still survive under the killing intent of the White Robe Immortal King?

Qin Wentian at this moment found his entire body devoid of strength. He lie on the mountain peak, seemingly in a paralysed state. Not only him, none of the four on the ninth peak could remain standing. All of them were on the ground. This was a battle of wills, Qin Wentian inclined his head and stared at the silhouette in the air. The white candle flame illuminated his entire body, protecting the fires of his life, not letting it extinguish. His will won’t be destroyed, and was filled with an incomparable conviction instead. The eyes which he looked at Bai Wuya with, had no traces of hate. Only a yearning that one day, he would be able to become as strong as this man.

“I give up.” More and more voices conceding rang out. For those who could make it to the top hundred, all of them were people with extraordinary combat prowess. But when faced with this slaughtering ‘test,’ in addition to the fact that nobody knew if they would be lucky enough to be one of the remaining nine, none of them truly dared to stake their lives and fight it out. And from the perspectives of many, there were already four on the ninth peak. For the two earlier trials, none of them could match those who ascended onto the ninth peak. And not only that, since the Eastern Sage Majesty is only accepting one disciple, they didn’t feel that their chances were high enough to risk their lives. Naturally with such thoughts in their mind, their wills weakened further. If they don’t give up now, the only path remaining would be death.

The White Robe Immortal King in the air waved his hands once more as his killing intent infused into the melody. Yet another participant fell.

“I give up.” More voices containing despair within them echoed out. After which, the White Robe Immortal King halted his actions. He swept his gaze below and spoke, “Initially, I wanted nine to remain. But at the very end, since all of you simultaneously gave up together, you all will be ousted. The remaining eight follow me back to the banquet in the immortal palace.”

As the voice of the White Robe Immortal King faded, the expressions of those who called out earlier all turned ashen as intense regret appeared in their hearts. They fought and persisted for so long up till now. If they held on for a second longer, they would be able to go to the immortal palace. But, they couldn’t do so and decided to give up at the last moment. This can only be blamed on their wills. It wasn’t resolute enough.

“Come with me.” The White Robe Immortal King waved his hands as his immortal sense surrounded eight people. An instant later, the nine of them disappeared and among these, all four from the ninth peak had managed to persist.

“In the earlier trial administered by the Myriad Incarnations Immortal King, the five people which were highlighted had all persisted on. His Majesty would probably pick his disciple from the five of them.” Everyone mused. Naturally, the Eastern Sage Great Emperor would only want the most outstanding one. All five of them performed admirably, and had a high probability of becoming the disciple of the Eastern Sage Great Emperor.

Right now, the remaining eight participants all felt extremely weak, totally devoid of strength.

The immortal sense of the White Robe Immortal King vanished. After bringing them to the immortal palace, he silently stood at one corner and drank his wine as though everything that happened earlier had nothing to do with him.

At this moment, the Undying Immortal King waved his hands as a resplendent green light enveloped the eight participants. Streams of vitality energy gushed into them, nourishing them back to their peak. In an extremely short period of time, Qin Wentian and the others felt their strength returning, and they were filled with boundless energy.

“This feeling is extremely marvelous.” Qin Wentian mused. He truly could not have persisted on any longer. He felt like crops receiving rain after a drought, this feeling was extremely comfortable. After which, his gaze turned to those at the banquet. Many of them were supreme existences that were deep and immeasurable. Their eyes turned towards the eight participants as though they could see through them.

Dongsheng Ting walked over as the gazes of the immortal kings landed on him. They then smiled, “Does his Majesty still require us to test them?”

“It’s fine, these eight have already proven themselves. My royal father also took note of the result, and if he intends to take a disciple, he would already have one in mind.” Dongsheng Ting shook his head and explained. After that, he turned his eyes onto the statue of the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor. Right now, gleams of light could be seen shimmering on the statue as it grew increasingly life-like. A moment later, that statue actually transformed into a real human.

The experts on the banquet all stood up and greeted in respect. “We pay our respects to the Eastern Sage Great Emperor.”

At this moment, those high up immortal kings all retracted their arrogance. No matter if it was in particle worlds or in immortal realms, an Immortal Emperor was an existence all had to look up to. Although these were immortal kings, they simply could not be compared to an immortal emperor. At their current level, any small gap in their cultivation was like a heavenly moat, and advancing a single step was harder than ascending the heavens.

“Please be seated.” The Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor manifested his will here. He sat on the master seat and stared at the eight participants and spoke, “All of you don’t be shy. Introduce yourselves, what are your names.”

“Your Majesty, my name is Que Tianyi.”

“Your Majesty, my name is Blackpeak.”

The participants all reported their names including Qin Wentian, their attitude was exceedingly humble and respectful.

The Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor stared at all of them, his eyes seemingly even able to see into the depths of their soul.

“All of your performances are not too bad but this time, I’m only interested in taking a disciple. As for the other seven, if the immortal kings have any interest, please feel free to recruit them too.” The Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor spoke with a smile.

“Since your Majesty is in such a good mood, I too am willing to accept a disciple.” Deepflame laughed as he stared at his emperor.

“Deepflame, do you have time to accept one?” The Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor laughed. The dangerous-looking Deepflame actually had a silly-looking smile on his face as he replied, “This time, I will do my best to raise him.”

“Haha, I can’t wait to see how that will turn out. Deepflame, according to your opinion, which of these eight is more suitable to be my disciple?” The Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor asked.

“This is a matter only your Majesty can decide, how would I dare to speak my mind.” Deepflame respectfully replied.

“If I tell you to share your opinion, just do so.” The Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor shot back, somewhat unhappily.

“In that case, Deepflame shall be bold enough to share my humble opinion. I think Que Tianyi will make a good choice.” Deepflame spoke, and as the sound of his voice faded, joy blossomed in the heart of the Scarce Moon Immortal King. His eyes flashed with gratitude as he glanced at Deepflame. Just a single sentence like this, made it so that he owed Deepflame a great favor.

“Mhm.” The Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor didn’t comment much. He then turned to the White Robe Immortal King, “Bai Wuya, you are the youngest among the immortal kings here. Before this, I know that you have a different opinion from Deepflame. Who would you recommend?”

“If your Majesty desires to recruit a disciple, what matters most is who you take a liking to. But if you ask me, I favor Qin Wentian more. If you want a reason as to why, he is the youngest among the participants which means that his potential is undoubtedly the highest.” Bai Wuya smiled.

Qin Wentian started, feeling that this was somewhat unexpected. Before this, he suffered Bai Wuya’s attacks right away after he exited the illusion-scape, he didn’t sense any good will from the White Robe Immortal King at all. Yet who would have thought that right now, Bai Wuya was actually speaking on his behalf, looking upon him with favor. As expected, when one see things, they cannot merely see what’s on the surface.

“Logical.” The Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor glanced at Qin Wentian. He then shift his gaze onto the Myriad Incarnations Immortal King and smiled, “Fairy Myriad Incarnations, what about you?”

“I prefer Hua Taixu. The arts and techniques he cultivates in bears a similarity to mine.” The Myriad Incarnations Immortal King laughed.

“Okay. Old fellow how about you? You’ve already lived for so long, give me some suggestions.” The Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor stared at the Undying Immortal King.

The Undying Immortal King’s eyes flashed with a glimmer of intelligence. He stroked his long flowing beard and smiled, “They all have excellent aspects. I believe your Majesty already has someone in mind.”

“You wily old fox.” The Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor laughed. After which, he turned his gaze onto the eight participants and finally, his eyes landed onto Qin Wentian. With a smile on his face, he spoke, “Qin Wentian, are you willing to enter my tutelage?”

As the sound of his voice rang out, the expressions of almost everyone turned stiffed. Many glanced at Qin Wentian with envy in their eyes. Ultimately, has the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor chosen him?

Qin Wentian’s performance was truly dazzling. Since the Immortal Emperor made such a choice now, it was evident that he had already chosen before this. What’s more, Qin Wentian’s talent was truly outstanding!

 

Chapter 721: Bitter Experience

Qin Wentian was exceptionally taken aback. Although his performance wasn’t bad in any of the three trials, the Eastern Sage Great Emperor was a supreme existence in the immortal realms after all, and was extremely powerful. If such a person wanted to recruit a disciple, even the immortal realms would be sent into a fervor. Just news of that spreading out caused so many from the immortal realms to search for the coordinates of this particle world, appearing here.

He was very clear on how far the distance between his strength and the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor’s strength was. In the eyes of supreme existences like an immortal emperor, talent counts for nothing. To them, they had seen too many talented people. A single sentence from them was sufficient to cause the most talented geniuses in the immortal realms to seek them out.

No matter how talented you are, can your value be comparable to any of the existences who attended this banquet?

And these immortal kings all even had to show respect to the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor. The word ‘talent’ in their eyes, was simply just a stellar martial cultivator with a just a little higher potential.

Qin Wentian had already prepared himself to endure an even harsher test. He thought that the next trial would be even more difficult because none of the other remaining seven participants were weaker than him by much. At the very least, that was how it appeared to be currently.

Yet, the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor directly called out his name, willing to accept him as a disciple.

“Is it because of Qing`er?” Qin Wentian mused as he drew in a deep breath, feeling some fluctuations in his heart. This was a supreme existence from the immortal realms. As long as he takes the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor as his master, the Royal Sacred Sect would be as inconsequential as a speck of dust to him.

“Qin Wentian, congrats.” The Undying Immortal King smiled, nodding his head to Qin Wentian.

“Congratulations on entering his Majesty’s tutelage.” The other immortal kings were all smiling at him, including Deepflame. He no longer showed a cold expression to Qin Wentian. Although he was somewhat shocked in his heart, since this was his Majesty’s decision, he could only accept this.

Currently, in an immortal region boundlessly far away from here, Qing`er and the Evergreen Great Emperor stood together as they watched the scene play out. The Evergreen Great Emperor accompanied his daughter and watched the entire process. In fact, even the words spoken by the immortal kings could be heard by them. Right now, a slight smile appeared on the face of the Evergreen Great Emperor as he spoke, “Qing`er, since Eastern Sage has already promised me, he won’t go back on his word. And he also intentionally allowed us to observe the whole process, it’s clear that he wouldn’t intentionally make things difficult for him. As long as his talent meets the mark, Eastern Sage would grant him an opportunity. In reality as you can see, although Qin Wentian hadn’t demonstrated the difference between him and the other seven, the Eastern Sage still chose him directly.”

“Mhm.” Qing`er crisply replied, as traces of happiness could be seen in her eyes. The cold-looking face of hers was much gentler than before.

At this moment, at the banquet, Qin Wentian drew in a deep breath as he stared at the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor. He knew why he came here to day. And now, the Eastern Sage Majesty issued an invitation to him and although he was taken aback, the ending was still what he desired. As long as he could enter the tutelage of the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor, he would work hard in cultivation, doing his best. He will never let down Qing`er’s good intentions.

“Junior naturally is agreeable.” Qin Wentian replied.

The faces of everyone was painted with smiles. They weren’t astonished by Qin Wentian’s reply. Even immortal kings would feel their hearts stirring if the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor wants to take on a disciple, let alone Qin Wentian. He didn’t have any reason to reject. To him, this was a heaven-sent opportunity.

“Since you are willing, why are you still not paying respect to your master?” Dongsheng Ting stood at the side of the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor as he spoke.

Qin Wentian nodded. He took a step forward and bowed to the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor before kneeling to the ground as he respectfully stated, “Disciple Qin Wentian, pays his respect to master.”

“Rise.” The Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor waved his hands as a powerful force propped Qin Wentian up, allowing him to stand back up. Laughing as he spoke, “Since you entered my tutelage, I naturally have a responsibility towards your cultivation. Your origin is from this world right?”

“Yes.” Qin Wentian nodded as he replied.

“Mhm,” The Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor lightly nodded as he continued, “It’s truly rare for someone in a particle world to possess this degree of talent. But no matter what, you still lack some cruel tempering to reforge yourself. No matter how high one’s talent is, only through tempering yourself would you become someone worthy to be called an expert. Regardless of my sons, or my disciples, they cannot always rely on my protection. If not, in the end that person would be useless, doomed to mediocrity.”

“Disciple understands.” This was Qin Wentian’s belief as well.

“It’s good that you understand. Don’t expect to live a life of leisure after entering my tutelage.” The Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor laughed. After which, he turned his attention to Deepflame and spoke, “Deepflame, your regiment of troops would occasionally be sent on punitive expeditions, experiencing combat. In normal days, I won’t have time to guide him in cultivation; hence, I will leave him in your care. There’s no need to keep a special look out for him, treat him like a member of your troops and train him well.”

“Deepflame’s troops?” Looks of astonishment appeared on the faces of the other immortal kings. They had naturally heard of this before, Deepflame’s troops were tightly disciplined and lived in extremely strict conditions. The mortality rate was extremely high as well. However, for those who could survive and walk out, they all became exceedingly powerful and there were some lucky ones who would be selected as guards for the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor’s immortal palace. To think that the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor actually wanted to place his new disciple into Deepflame’s troops for training.

However, they naturally could not tell what the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor’s intentions were.

If Qin Wentian could withstand the tempering of Deepflame’s troops, he would definitely have a limitless future.

“I obey the Emperor’s orders. To clarify, how long must he train before I release him for a break?” Deepflame asked.

“Once per thousand years. Each break would last for three months and if I have the time, I will guide him personally.” The Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor calmly spoke. Every mission undertook by the Deepflame Regiment were all exceedingly dangerous. Their movements and freedom were restricted, no one is supposed to be absent without leave. All deserters will be killed with no mercy.

“Understood, your Majesty. What realm should he reach before he is released from the regiment?” Deepflame asked again.

“When he steps into your current realm. After becoming an immortal king, let him come to my immortal palace and I shall personally guide him on his cultivation.” The Eastern Sage Immortal King replied.

“Your Majesty’s kindness will be appreciated. Even your subordinate me, who has stepped into the Immortal King Realm for so long, hasn’t had such an opportunity.” Deepflame nodded. He glanced at Qin Wentian as he spoke, “Qin Wentian, from today onwards you will follow me. I will temper you on behalf of his Majesty.”

Qin Wentian had been quietly listening to their conversation, and a peculiar expression could now be seen on his countenance…

“Master, if I join the Deepflame Regiment, I would only have three months of freedom every thousand years?” Qin Wentian asked the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor.

“Yes. This regiment is the harshest among the troops controlled by Deepflame. But those who can come back alive would all become exceedingly strong, all of them would at the very least, be at the immortal foundation level. There were even quite a few who managed to break through to the immortal king realm. That place would be a good tempering grounds for you to train yourself.” The Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor nodded his head.

“Master, a thousand years is too long for me. Is it possible to allow disciple to choose my own tempering methods?” Qin Wentian respectfully spoke. Defying his master the instant he acknowledge him wasn’t something Qin Wentian wanted to do. But, he hadn’t even cultivated for thirty years. A thousand years of time was truly a concept too long for him.

Could he toss Mo Qingcheng aside for a thousand years? He could not. And for Qin Wentian although he works hard in his cultivation, freedom was carved into his bones. He was ill suited to be restricted hence he wanted to try and see if there are any other methods.

The main reason why he wants to enter the tutelage of the Eastern Sacred Immortal Emperor was because he wanted to enter the immortal realms, allowing him to have an opportunity to look for Qing`er. However, if he could only be free for a period of time after every thousand years, wouldn’t that make the distance between him and Qing`er further and further?

The Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor as well as the others at the banquet were all stunned by Qin Wentian’s suggestion. After which, the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor replied, “Qin Wentian, everyone in the immortal realms know that regardless if it is my own heirs, disciples or subordinates, I treat them equally and strictly. Since you acknowledged me as your master, I will be responsible for your cultivation. Maybe you have only cultivated for a short while but you must know that in the immortal realms, a period of a thousand years is really very short. If you want to become a supreme existence in the future, you have to be able to endure the test of time. This is also extremely important in tempering your heart. The only reason why the Deepflame Regiment is so strict is because the people that place nurtures, are all talents.”

“Master.” Qin Wentian spoke once more, “Disciple has no wish to rebut Master’s kind intentions. Only that disciple is only twenty-nine years of age this year. A thousand years is really too long to me, and maybe, I might even be able to break through to the Immortal King Realm within that time frame. If Master can consider my circumstances and arrange other forms of tempering exercises, this disciple would truly be gratified in my heart.”

“Qin Wentian, a thousand years in the immortal realms is really extremely short.” The Undying Immortal King seemed as though he wanted to persuade Qin Wentian.

Deepflame’s eyes flashed with cold intent as he spoke, “Qin Wentian, it’s immensely difficult to break through to the Immortal King Realm. Of all present here now, Bai Wuya used the shortest time but even so, he still took 8,000 years. Yet you actually said… Not only that, his Majesty only has your best interests at heart. It isn’t appropriate that you instantly question his Majesty’s plans the instant you entered his tutelage.”

“Do you know how difficult it is for my royal father to accept a disciple?” Dongsheng Ting spoke. Qin Wentian inclined his head and stared into the eyes of Dongsheng Ting. Dongsheng Ting’s eyes were sharp and contained a hint of heavy mockery, and this involuntarily made Qin Wentian recall the fact that back then Dongsheng Ting was arranged to come here to escort Qing`er.

Would becoming the disciple of the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor truly be a great boon for him?

Earlier, the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor said that he would only have a period of freedom after a thousand years and would only guide him if he was free. This meant that if the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor was busy, he as his disciple couldn’t even be able to meet him if he wanted to. Unless…

Unless there’s one day when he stepped into the immortal king level. Only then would he be qualified to receive guidance from the Eastern Sage Great Emperor.

The reason why Qin Wentian acknowledged a master wasn’t because he wanted the personal guidance of the Immortal Emperor. But if the master truly appreciates the disciple, this sort of personal guidance need not be put into words and would happen naturally unless the master didn’t even have any intentions of valuing this disciple.

If that was really the case, maybe his conjecture earlier was right. It was only because of Qing`er that the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor chose him to be his disciple. Hence, there was no need for another trial. And it might also be because of this reason that the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor didn’t truly value him and wanted to toss him into one of the armies under Deepflame for training instead of nurturing him personally.

Inclining his head, Qin Wentian stared at the emotionless eyes of the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor as well as the cold mockery in the eyes of the immortal kings and Dongsheng Ting. Right now, he could truly feel the arrogance from these supreme existences. In their eyes, just simply accepting him as a disciple was already an opportunity hard to come by in a millenia. It was a heaven-defying opportunity for him and he should respectfully accept his master’s arrangement and not try to suggest some other ideas.

The vast majority of people on the scene all felt that it was only proper and to be expected. Because, he was simply a genius from a particle world, while the other party, was an immortal emperor from the immortal realms.

They all thought that as long as the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor waved his hands, countless geniuses of Qin Wentian’s level would come flocking over. It was his fortune that he was able to acknowledge a supreme existence as his master yet he actually dared to defy the arrangement made by the Immortal Emperor, showing his disrespect!

 

Chapter 722: He Will Regret This

The expression of the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor was indifferent. That star-like gaze of his had no hints of any expression in them. Nobody could tell what he was thinking.

He silently stared at Qin Wentian, and when he saw Qin Wentian’s gaze on him, he asked again. “You defy the first command I gave as you as your master. Is it because from your opinion, with me as your master you should have no more worries because I would provide you daily guidances and the best resources?”

“Your Majesty, Wentian did not mean it that way.” Qin Wentian spoke.

“What a good ‘Your Majesty,’ you don’t even take me as your master any longer.” The Eastern Sage’s tone seemed to contain a faint hint of anger. Dongsheng Ting who was by his side also had a cold expression on his face as he added, “If my royal father wished to take on a disciple, people from millions of particle worlds would flock to him. Just a genius of your level would rush over in countless numbers. Within the immortal realms, when the master is guiding the disciple, none has ever been as arrogant as you.”

Qin Wentian stared at the cold eyes of Dongsheng Ting. He had nothing to reply. He knew that no matter what he said, everyone would still treat him as though he was wrong. Because, the status between them was too different. He was merely a genius from a particle world while the other party was the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor. For the matter of him entering the Immortal Emperor’s tutelage, everyone believed that Qin Wentian already got the best deal, yet he still dared to defy the arrangements made.

Thinking to here, Qin Wentian could only sigh in his heart. The difference between their strength was simply too vast, so was their status. He suddenly thought of something. What if Dongsheng Ting wanted to make things difficult for him? If he takes the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor as his master, Dongsheng Ting could probably do whatever he wanted to him. And as to why Dongsheng Ting didn’t seem to like him…could the reason be Qing`er?

“Seems like for immortal emperors, it isn’t going to be so easy to be looked on in favor by them.” Qin Wentian felt a sense of self-mockery. It was all too easy if the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor wanted to recruit a genius. As for him who ‘got in’ due to his connections with Qing`er, he also wouldn’t have any status even if he truly joined.

Drawing in a deep breath, Qin Wentian bowed to the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor, still maintaining his respect. “Your Majesty, Qin Wentian isn’t blessed enough to become your disciple.”

The surrounding immortal kings all start as they stared in flabbergasted astonishment at Qin Wentian. Many of them thought that Qin Wentian had gone crazy, how could he dare to be so bold?

He just acknowledged a master yet he wanted to separate himself from the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor’s tutelage now? If this matter were to be spread out, what would people in the immortal realms treat the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor as? Being rejected by a genius from a particle world?

How ridiculous was this? Yet this truly happened in reality.

The Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor turned silent. He simply stared at Qin Wentian who was still in a bow. Only after a long time did he say, “Do you think that I, Eastern Sage, actually wanted to recruit a disciple who had personality problems. How laughable.”

“Earlier you have already acknowledged me as your master. And according to the rules of the immortal realms, traitors are all sentenced to death.” The instant the immortal emperor’s words rang out, Qin Wentian turned pale. The immortal kings at the banquet all glanced at Qin Wentian with pity in their gazes. Initially, this young man had already succeeded in taking the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor as his master. Yet to think that such a thing was actually happening now. What a pity.

“Your Majesty.” At this moment, a voice rang out. The Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor turned to the one who spoke, it was actually none other than Bai Wuya.

“This young man’s personality has flaws, how can he be qualified to take you on as his master? Today was supposed to be a day of happiness for your Majesty, the grand day of you choosing a disciple. It was actually quite fortunate that we’ve seen through him before anything else, and instead of saying he is a traitor to your Majesty’s sect which would undoubtedly damaged your Majesty’s prestige and reputation, why don’t we just treat him like a joke? Your Majesty can still have your pick among the other seven participants.”

Bai Wuya slowly spoke, his voice extremely calm. Many people deeply cast a glance at him. The people here were all immortal king tier characters, which one of them weren’t old monsters who already lived for ten thousand years or more? Although Bai Wuya seemed to be speaking on the side of the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor, in fact, everyone could tell that he had the intention to help Qin Wentian.

However, Bai Wuya’s words made sense as well.

The Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor indifferently glanced at him before turning his glance back onto Qin Wentian. “Bai Wuya is right. Let’s just treat what happened earlier as a joke. My mood today isn’t bad and what I said earlier is still effective, I will be recruiting a personal disciple today. And if the immortal kings are interested, all of you can pick any one of the participants to join your sect as well, including Qin Wentian.”

“Your Majesty is benevolent.” The Undying Immortal King laughed.

“Your Majesty is benevolent.” The others echoed. The Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor no longer glanced at Qin Wentian. He turned and spoke to the other seven participants, “Let me ask you all first. For those who enter my tutelage, you will have to follow my commands and never defy me. Who among you seven are still willing to take me as your master?”

Qin Wentian stood by the side, in an extremely awkward position. But at this moment, a voice rang out in his mind, “Retreat quietly.”

Qin Wentian’s heart stirred. After which, he silently walked to the back, behind the crowd and outside of the banquet.

Deeply drawing in breath, he steadied the state of his heart. Seems like he still had to let down Qing`er’s efforts after all. If he wished to enter the immortal realms, he still had to depend on himself.

“This junior is willing to.” Que Tianyi instantly bowed and faced the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor.

“We are willing as well.” Blackpeak and the others respectfully stated. The Immortal Emperor obviously added his latter statement because of the issue with Qin Wentian. The other seven all expressed their willingness with the exception of one person. Hua Taixu didn’t express his attitude.

The Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor didn’t glanced at Hua Taixu. He looked to Que Tianyi and spoke, “Que Tianyi, you are a descendant of the Scarce Moon Immortal King. But if I take you on my disciple, the training arranged for you will be many times more tedious compared to the ones arranged by the Scarce Moon Immortal King. Will you be able to endure?”

“If I can enter under your Majesty’s tutelage, I would die nine deaths with no regret.” Que Tianyi knelt down, causing a smile to appear on the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor’s face.

“Good, if that’s the case, I shall accept you as my disciple today.”

Joy flashed in Que Tianyi’s eyes, he agitatedly added, “Your disciple Que Tianyi, pays his respect to master!”

“Good, good. Rise.” The Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor smiled. At this moment, the Scarce Moon Immortal King stood up and bowed to the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor. “Your Majesty, this is a matter of glory for my Scarce Moon Immortal Manor that this brat is so fortunate and blessed enough to be able to enter under your tutelage. In the future, your Majesty please feel free to just treat him as harsh as possible, with whatever methods at your disposal.”

“Mhm.” The Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor nodded. “After this, I will bring him back to the immortal realms first before I make other arrangements.”

“Thank you, your Majesty.” The Scarce Moon Immortal King bowed again before he sat down.

“Que Tianyi, congratulations.” Dongsheng Ting smiled at Que Tianyi. Que Tianyi nodded as he bowed low, “Que Tianyi pays his respect to senior apprentice brother.”

“Good. In the future if junior apprentice brother encounters any trouble, just feel free to look for me.” Dongsheng Ting stated.

“Thank you senior apprentice brother.” An expression of joy appeared on Que Tianyi’s face. Seems like in the future, he would do well to better the relationship between him and Dongsheng Ting.

“Congratulations to your Majesty for taking on a beloved disciple,” The Undying Immortal King toasted his wine cup as he smiled.

“Congratulations to your Majesty!” The other experts all raised their cups. This Undying Immortal King always knew how to conduct himself and had extremely fast reactions. The earlier unhappiness caused by Qin Wentian’s rejection soon dissipated in the air. As for Qin Wentian himself, nobody had any interest in him any longer.

The Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor toasted his wine cup to everyone as he spoke, “There are still quite a few talented youngsters here. Don’t you all want to recruit them?”

“Haha, your Majesty is right. Since your Majesty has already taken on a disciple, your subordinate naturally also wished to take on one as well.” Deepflame spoke with a straightforward smile. “Blackpeak, are you willing to take me on as your master?”

Blackpeak’s eyes flashed with surprise. Deepflame was one of the strongest generals under the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor, and was proficient in killing and slaughter. This was exactly what he wanted. And today although he failed to enter the tutelage of the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor, being able to take on Deepflame as his master was not a bad thing as well.

“Disciple Blackpeak, respectfully greets master.” Blackpeak paid his respect.

“Let me join in this liveliness as well.” A sharp-eyed immortal king expert stared at Yi Yang as he asked. “Yi Yang, are you willing to acknowledge me as your master and join my Solitary Saber Sect?”

This immortal king was known as the Solitary Saber Immortal King, Yi Yang’s constellation was in the form of a saber hence he felt an affinity with him.

“Yi Yang pays his respect to master.” Yi Yang naturally would be willing to join the sect headed by an immortal king. In the immortal realms, immortal kings were also considered quite rare, it was hard for people to meet one ordinarily. And now since an immortal king was willing to take him as a disciple, how could he reject this? Most probably, only Qin Wentian that fellow would miss out on this opportunity to enter under the tutelage of the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor.

Three out of the four people who ascended the ninth peak took on a master. The only exception was Qin Wentian.

“Hua Taixu, are you willing to join my sect and take me on as your master?” At this moment, the Myriad Incarnations Immortal King toss out an olive branch to Hua Taixu. Hua Taixu’s expression was serene, he stared at the beautiful female immortal king smiling at him and contemplated for a moment before he nodded his head. He then bowed low and greeted, “Disciple Hua Taixu, pays his respect to master.”

“Good!” The Myriad Incarnations Immortal King laughed as she nodded her head. After which, she stretched out her arms and eased Hua Taixu from his bow.

“Hua Taixu, your luck is really good. There are countless people in the immortal realms who wants to take this beautiful fairy as their master. There will surely be many who are going to be jealous of you.” The Undying Immortal King joked, he’s good at controlling the atmosphere.

“Old fellow, how can you be so casual in front of a junior?” The Myriad Incarnations Immortal King glared at the old man, her every smile and frown containing a flirtatious expression that hinted at a number of things.

At the immortal king level, how could one’s aura not be extraordinary. Hence, for some females as long as their talent was good and cultivated fast enough, they would grow more beautiful as their cultivation base deepens. Even their demeanors would be more graceful and as long as they stepped into the immortal foundation realm, their appearance would be akin to a true celestial maiden.

“Haha, I’m only speaking the truth.” The Undying Immortal King laughed. The other experts at the banquet laughed as well. The Myriad Incarnations Immortal King was the only female here right now. She was also extremely pretty and many immortal kings have failed when they tried to pursue her. After all, as someone also at the immortal king tier, the Myriad Incarnations Immortal King naturally had very high standards. Ordinary immortal kings wouldn’t be looked upon in favor and in addition, she basically didn’t even need to depend on men.

And from this, there were four who took on masters. The earlier five persons who were nominated all had joined a power other than Qin Wentian. Que Tianyi’s luck was pretty good, he managed to enter the tutelage of the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor, causing many to cast looks of envy at him.

…..

The immortal realms, an extremely far away place. Qing`er stood there silently watching everything. When she stared at the lonely-looking silhouette of Qin Wentian, her expression couldn’t help but to grow colder.

“Qing`er, this young man didn’t know how to appreciate favors. The Eastern Sage had the intentions to take him on as a disciple, but for a supreme existence like him, how could he not have a little bit of temper? He took on a new disciple and was rebutted straight away. Naturally, he would be unhappy. Since he could already make it so that he didn’t blame Qin Wentian, it’s already considered that he’s giving me a lot of face.” The Evergreen Great Emperor stated.

“He will surely regret this…” Qing`er spoke in an icy manner.

 

Chapter 723: Taking on a Master

After Bai Wuya’s trial, the eight participants were brought to the banquet. Among them, four were selected by the various immortal kings as their disciples.

Qin Wentian stood behind the crowd, silently watching everything. It was impossible to say that he had no fluctuations in his heart. The scenes in this immortal palace was witnessed by everyone in the Royal Sacred Region. He came here with a heart filled with conviction to participate in the trials, contending with other geniuses of the immortal realms. Ultimately, he did succeed and even became a disciple of the Eastern Sage Immortal King.

At that time, how dazzling was he? The various immortal kings all offered their congratulations.

However, in the span of a single thought, he was abandoned by the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor and became nothing but a spectator. The immortal kings right now didn’t even bother to glance at him. What genius? If that genius was deprived of the status that came with being the disciple of the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor, it was simply negligible. Even in the face of immortal king tier experts, he was an existence akin to an ant. Nobody would even bother to glance at you. This was the first lesson Qin Wentian learned after he came in contact with powers from the immortal realms.

The respect those in the immortal realms had for experts, and the disdain they had for weaklings, were even more obvious compared to the particle worlds. And also even more direct.

In such a short span of time, Qin Wentian experienced a roller coaster ride of emotions. In the eyes of many of those immortal kings, what happened earlier was already sufficient to determine his destiny for this lifetime.

But Qin Wentian had no regrets, he had his own conviction. So what if the other party was a supreme existence, the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor? He still had his own principles and will. No matter how others saw him, he could face his heart with a clear conscious.

People in the Royal Sacred Region could see everything that happened in the immortal palace. Although they couldn’t hear the words spoken, just seeing the actions during the scenes playing out was already sufficient for them to guess at some stuff.

A supreme existence really appeared and the experts at the banquet all paid respect to him. Dongsheng Ting stood beside the supreme existence and from that, one could see that that person was none other than the main lead, that rumored supreme existence that wanted to take on a disciple.

Not long ago, Qin Wentian knelt to the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor and showed an attitude of wanting to take on a master. The experts on the banquet were also smiling at him. In that instant, those in the Royal Sacred Region were all incomparably stunned. Despite contending against geniuses from the immortal realms, Qin Wentian was still as dazzling as ever. Was he really going to be taken on as the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor’s disciple?

But just when everyone believed it would be so, they soon discovered that the expression on the immortal emperor and Qin Wentian’s face changed, so did the way the experts in the banquet look at Qin Wentian. After which, Qin Wentian retreated to the back of the crowd, as though he was already castigated and had no more status. After which, someone else replaced him at the position where he used to stand, and paid his respect to the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor.

Such a scene caused many to guess that the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor might have forsaken Qin Wentian and chose another instead. At the end, including Hua Taixu and a few others, they were all favored by immortal kings and decided to enter their tutelage. Qin Wentian was the only one who stood there, appearing extremely lonesome, forgotten by everyone else.

“What happened exactly?” Countless people in the Royal Sacred Region were all speculating in their hearts. The people of Grand Xia, the people of Chu, were all watching the scene in the immortal palace. What exactly happened to Qin Wentian?

Those who were concerned about Qin Wentian, were all extremely worried about him.

In the immortal palace, one after another of the participants were chosen by the immortal kings as their disciple. There were a total of eight participants, and five have successfully been accepted as disciples. Qin Wentian and two others were the only ones who were shunted aside. It wasn’t because the five who got selected were extremely outstanding. It was because the experts were just giving face to the Immortal Emperor. Since he wanted to accept a disciple and the atmosphere was so good, they too, decided to accept one as well. But of course, they would choose a disciple which fits them most.

Nobody dared to take on Qin Wentian. It would only be seen as a rebuttal against the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor and cause him to be unhappy. Even though they knew that Qin Wentian wasn’t in any way inferior, nobody dared to say anything. They all simply chose to ignore Qin Wentian.

Dongsheng Ting’s gaze would sweep across Qin Wentian occasionally. Within his deep eyes, there would sometimes be a hint of mockery flashing past. Qin Wentian wanted to ascend to the heavens with a single step? Is it even possible?

This time around, his royal father has already given sufficient face to the Evergreen Great Emperor. He believed that the Evergreen Great Emperor had also seen the situation. It was this young man who was too disrespectful and had a improper character.

Qin Wentian’s senses were extremely sharp. He could clearly sense the gaze of Dongsheng Ting on him. He couldn’t help but muse that it wasn’t anything unfortunate that he wasn’t able to enter the tutelage of the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor. If not, he would merely be a disciple with no status, how could he be comparable to Dongsheng Ting, the talented youngest son of the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor? At that time, Dongsheng Ting could use any underhanded methods he wanted to deal with Qin Wentian.

At this moment, Qin Wentian wanted nothing more than to leave this embarrassing place. However, he couldn’t even leave if he wanted to.

And at this very moment, a will entered into his sea of consciousness, causing Qin Wentian to furrow his brows in displeasure as he prepared to resist. However, he instantly heard a voice, “Don’t resist.”

Upon hearing this voice, Qin Wentian couldn’t help but start. After which, he gave up his attempts at resisting, as he allowed the powerful will to fully enter his sea of consciousness. His heart couldn’t help but to tremble slightly because right now, in his sea of consciousness, a silhouette actually appeared and it was none other than the White Robe Immortal King, Bai Wuya.

“Don’t be so shocked, this is my immortal sense. The disparity in our strength is too vast and this is why my immortal sense can directly appear within your sea of consciousness. You can simply use your will to communicate with me.” The White Robe Immortal King spoke to Qin Wentian as he continued, “According to what I know, the Eastern Sage would only organize such an event this time around and likely has something to do with the Evergreen Great Emperor. You should be acquainted with the daughter of the Evergreen Great Emperor right?”

“I don’t know what her status is, but I think what senior said is highly probable.” Qin Wentian attempted to use his will to communicate. And indeed, Bai Wuya’s immortal sense could hear him clearly. Bai Wuya nodded lightly and continued, “Then there’s no mistake. Since the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor promised his good friend the Evergreen Great Emperor, this matter might have originated because of the request of your friend. From the end result of this matter, the Eastern Sage can also be considered to have done his best. After all, you are the one who defied him and didn’t want to take him on as your master. But as for the harsh conditions he imposed, I have no idea whether that was intentional or unintentional on his part.”

“Naturally, I also don’t really have any interest to know. I came to this particle world only because I just coincidentally passed by it. I can only feel regret at their actions when I saw your potential. Can I ask you this? Which heavenly layer did you condense your astral soul from after you broke through to the Celestial Phenomenon Realm?” Bai Wuya asked.

“The 7th heavenly layer.” Qin Wentian replied.

“To think that you are able to condense a violet-gold astral soul for your fifth one in a particle world. Truly excellent.” Bai Wuya praised, yet he wasn’t really that surprised. He then spoke again, “As to why I wanted to talk to you using my immortal sense is simply because I would like to issue an invitation to you. But before I do so, I would like to be clear of your wishes. Are you willing to join a certain power in the immortal realms? This power is the sect which I’m currently in and I temporarily won’t divulge the name of the sect. I will only do so if you are willing to join, but if you are not, just forget that this conversation has ever happen.”

If the others knew that Bai Wuya was having this conversation with Qin Wentian, they would definitely be extremely shocked. The general knowledge was that in the immortal realms, Bai Wuya was unaffiliated, he belonged to no power. Everyone only knew that he was a lone ranger, a madman that follows his own principles and had supreme combat prowess.

Qin Wentian naturally had no idea about all this ‘general knowledge.’ He was somewhat taken aback, when everyone was avoiding him like the plague because of the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor, this Bai Wuya who seemed to have favored him from the start actually took the initiative to communicate with, and was even planning to issue an invitation to him.

“Senior, may I ask what kind of power is your sect?” Qin Wentian inquired.

“It is something that wouldn’t restrict your freedom, wouldn’t command you to do anything or take any actions not of your own will. But at the same time, it also will not provide you with protection. You are still you, and have to cultivate on your own, seek your own path, walk your own road. The cultivation resources you need, also have to depend on your own efforts to procure. The only two requirements the sect would have of you is that you have to keep everything that has to do with this sect an absolute secret. You cannot announce to the public that you belong to this power and this includes your closest kin; secondly, joining the sect means taking on a certain supreme existence as your master. But within the immortal realms, you can no longer take anyone else as your master or join any other powers. For those who break these two requirements, they are all exterminated regardless of the reason. Hence, you better consider this carefully.”

Bai Wuya solemnly stated, the seriousness of the atmosphere causing Qin Wentian’s soul to shiver. What a mysterious power, and the only restrictions were that matters regarding this sect had to be kept an absolute secret and he couldn’t join any other powers or take anyone else as his master.

“In addition, let me give you some information. The conditions to join my sect: Firstly, only those with outstanding talent that could also have a violet-gold astral soul for their fifth astral soul would be considered; Secondly, they must not be affiliated with any other powers in the immortal realms. You have already fulfilled the first condition and also, since you came from a particle world and had no fate with Eastern Sage, you have also fulfilled the second condition. I, Bai Wuya, because I’ve stepped into the Immortal King Realm, gained the qualifications to issue an invitation to others. Hence, when I noticed you earlier, I have already planned to invite you.”

Bai Wuya added, causing Qin Wentian’s heart to shake slightly. Only those whose fifth astral soul was a violet-gold one, had the qualifications to join the sect?

However, this sect seemed to prioritize their secrecy and joining other powers was a forbidden thing. Maybe, it was because joining other powers or taking another as a master would interfere in that sect’s nature of secrecy. And it was because of this that Bai Wuya would emphasize so seriously to the point where before he agrees, Bai Wuya had no intentions of telling him what sect was that.

“Senior when you say that by entering this power, it means I’m taking someone as my master right? What do you mean by that?” Qin Wentian asked.

“For those who enter my sect, all have to take that person as their master. Hence, if you agree to join, you will be considered a member of my sect from this moment onwards and your status would be my junior apprentice brother. However, this matter is only known between us, we cannot acknowledge this out in public.” Bai Wuya replied.

Qin Wentian turned silent, he was contemplating.

If he joins this sect, he would be in the same sect as Bai Wuya, hence he would be Bai Wuya’s junior apprentice brother.

With a character like the White Robe Immortal King as his senior apprentice brother, one could very well imagine how powerful the sect he belonged to was. It would only be stronger when compared to the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect.

If he entered the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect, he might not even be able to obtain any guidance unless he broke through to the Immortal King Realm. And if he joins Bai Wuya’s sect, and if he broke through to the Immortal King Realm, he should also be able to come in contact with the core of the sect.

And if he joined the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect, he too wouldn’t to join any other powers or take someone else as his master. If not, the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor would surely take his life.

Also, entering the tutelage of the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor would only grant him a period of freedom once every thousand years; and as for entering the tutelage of Bai Wuya’s master, there was no restrictions whatsoever.

“A supreme existence accepting a disciple depends on whether they found the disciple was to their liking or not. But as a disciple choosing a master, wasn’t this the same as well? This is fate. Bai Wuya has favored me from the start and at the same time, my impression of him also isn’t bad. Since this is the case, what more do I have to consider? Even if I can’t join other powers in the future, I can always still depend on myself.” Qin Wentian mused. After a moment, he opened his mouth and replied, “I am willing to.”

“Good.” Bai Wuya nodded his head. His immortal sense projection stared at Qin Wentian as he continued, “I, Bai Wuya, formally invites Qin Wentian to join as a member of my sect on behalf of my master, the Realmlord of the Heavenly Talisman Realm. Qin Wentian from now onwards, you are considered an official member of the Heavenly Talismen Realm and a disciple of my Master.”

 

Chapter 724: The Curtain Falls

“Realmlord of the Heavenly Talisman Realm.” Qin Wentian silently mused, remembering this name. From today onwards, he can no longer join any other powers after he stepped into the immortal realms. He was a disciple of the Heavenly Talisman Realm.

“Senior.” Qin Wentian wanted to speak, only to hear Bai Wuya interjecting, “When conversing in private, you can just refer to me as senior brother Bai.”

“Mhm, okay.” Qin Wentian replied. “Senior brother Bai, when can I meet master? And how many disciples does Master have under him?”

“Only after I broke through to the Immortal King Realm was I really considered to have entered the sect and gained the power to issue invitations. This was how I could invite you to be a disciple under our master. But in fact, you are now just a disciple that was just recruited and have not met with the approval of master yet. Only after gaining master’s approval would you have the opportunity to meet with him.”

Bai Wuya didn’t try to dodge or hide anything, he meticulously informed Qin Wentian. “In addition, you must remember this. The two rules which I mentioned earlier must never be broken or death is the only outcome. I’m also not that clear how many disciples master has exactly, but I know one thing for sure. There are several that are stronger compared to me. Back then when I killed a descendant of an immortal emperor and was pursued by him, it was only due to the appearance of another stronger immortal emperor that I was saved. The pursuer thought that the immortal emperor appeared for my sake simply because he likes my character but in truth, this was not the case. The one who helped me was also a disciple of the Heavenly Talisman Realm, a disciple under master, my senior apprentice brother.”

Qin Wentian’s mind trembled a little. An existence at the Immortal Emperor Realm was Bai Wuya’s senior apprentice brother? Wasn’t the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor also an existence at the Immortal Emperor Realm?

The Realmlord actually has immortal emperors as his disciples. How strong was he exactly?

This story told to him by Bai Wuya was naturally considered a secret. If others in the immortal realms knew that the immortal emperor who appeared on behalf of Bai Wuya back then was someone from Bai Wuya’s sect, a raging storm would surely manifest. The power of such a sect was simply too mighty but in fact, the truth was that no one else in the immortal realms have any inkling at all. Nobody knew how terrifying was the sect that Bai Wuya had entered.

“Understood. Thank you senior brother for your guidance.” Qin Wentian nodded his head.

“I cannot bring you with me and leave here in view of everyone. You have to head to the immortal realms yourself. I will leave a strand of my immortal sense with you and the instant you step into the immortal realms, I would be able to feel it and look for you to bring you to the Heavenly Talisman Realm. Once you entered, you will be free to pick an entry-level treasure and meet with the other sect brothers and sisters. Although people of our sect might not know who everyone is exactly, all of us are able to sense each other in the outside worlds as long as they are members of the Heavenly Talisman Realm. This way, we will be able to take care of each other when roaming the immortal realms.”

Bai Wuya continued, “During my younger days, my senior apprentices have also taken great care of me. The disciples of the Heavenly Talisman Realm don’t belong to other powers and also cannot take on anyone else as their masters. We are all considered unaffiliated cultivators hence we will feel a kinship if we meet each other in the outside world, becoming extremely united.”

Qin Wentian silently noted this now as he speculated about what kind of power was the Heavenly Talisman Realm exactly. It was so strong yet it chose to remain in the shadows, keeping a low-profile while cloaked in mystery.

“Okay enough, it’s time for me to leave. The immortal sense I left with you is extremely weak, it won’t activate automatically and would only serve as a beacon, informing me of your position. Don’t be so careless and die off even before meeting me when you step into the immortal realms.” Bai Wuya laughed. After which, that powerful will of his retracted, disappearing from Qin Wentian’s sea of consciousness. He could feel a thin strand of Bai Wuya’s immortal sense inside his sea of consciousness, and just like what Bai Wuya had said, this immortal sense was extremely weak and couldn’t be activated to be used as protection.

“Hu…” Drawing in a deep breath, the ups and downs these few days were truly extremely incredible. He himself had no way to imagine that he joined the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect, and was expelled after. Those supreme existences all treated him with indifference, not getting close to him and right now, the sect which Bai Wuya was inviting him to join, might be even stronger compared to the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor.

His state of heart gradually regained his calmness. Qin Wentian understood that no matter who he took for his master, how far one could walk on one’s martial path ultimately still depended on the person himself. A master was only an external force that could aid you, but you must not ever depend on them overly much.

Only by being strong personally could one gain approval, and respect.

Right now, the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor and the other immortal kings were idly chatting at the banquet, no longer even sparing a glance at Qin Wentian, treating him as if he didn’t exist. After a period of time, the voice of the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor rang out, “Enough, today I’ve spend quite a bit of time gathering with all of you and also accepted a wonderful disciple. It’s a successful conclusion to the banquet, let the banquet end here.”

“Right, we will all toast to your Majesty one more cup of wine and respectfully send you off.” The Undying Immortal King raised the wine cup in his hand and had no intentions to hold the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor back. If his status was the same as the Eastern Sage, he might be able to urge him to stay a little longer. But since their status was different, and the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor wanted to leave, all of them didn’t have the qualifications to retain him. These old monsters from the immortal realms were all very clear on their differences in status they had hence everyone didn’t really comment much.

“Fine, let’s drink one last toast.” The Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor smiled as he raise his cup. The various immortal kings all stood up, leaving the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor as the only one who remain seated.

“We respectfully sent your Majesty off.” The various immortal kings all respectfully spoke, as they drained the contents of their cup in a single gulp.

“Mhm.” The Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor also drank his wine. His gaze roamed over the immortal kings and finally rested on Qin Wentian. Staring at Qin Wentian who was standing lonelily by the side, the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor emotionlessly commented, “If you repent and acknowledge your mistake, I can still recommend one of my immortal kings to be your master.”

Qin Wentian inclined his head and stared at the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor. The tone of the immortal emperor was cold and filled with pity, as though it was an act of kindness on his behalf. The other immortal kings all stared at Qin Wentian, also exuding a similar feeling. Deepflame instantly followed up, “Your Majesty’s kindness knows no bounds, even now you are still treating this young man so well.”

However in Qin Wentian’s eyes, there were no fluctuations. He was exceedingly calm. He bowed low to the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor and replied, “Junior inclines more towards freedom, and is unable to reciprocate the love your Majesty has for me. I can only disappoint your Majesty.”

Everyone believed that it was an act of kindness borne out of pity, hence Qin Wentian could only say that he had to disappoint this grace given to him by the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor. His reply had surely rendered everyone present speechless.

“Truly doesn’t know what is good for himself. Your Majesty, this brat is not suited to be a disciple.” Deepflame coldly added. The Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor didn’t continue to look at Qin Wentian. He turned to Dongsheng Ting who was by his side and spoke, “Send the participants back to the particle world then.”

After speaking, his silhouette flickered and he brought his disciple Que Tianyi away, departing this place in an instant.

“Let’s leave.

“Everyone, farewell.” The Undying Immortal King clasped his hands to the other experts at the banquet.

“Beauty Myriad Incarnations, if you have the time, let us hang out more?” Some one called out to the Myriad Incarnations Immortal King.

“No time, I need to bring my disciple and return.” The Myriad Incarnations Immortal King smiled. That person jealously glanced at Hua Taixu before smiling, “This young man is so fortunate, having such a beauty as a teacher. Hahaha.”

After speaking, that expert too turned, and also left.

“Let’s leave as well.” The Myriad Incarnations Immortal King brought Hua Taixu away.

“Bai Wuya, why don’t you accept him as your disciple?” Deepflame glanced at Qin Wentian, a deep mocking expression could be seen flashing through his eyes. After that, he also brought his disciple Blackpeak away.

Bai Wuya cast a glance at Deepflame but didn’t bother to reply. After that, he transmitted his voice to Qin Wentian, “See you in the immortal realms.”

After speaking, his silhouette flickered as he whistled through the air, departing this area.

In the blink of an eye, everyone left. Only Qin Wentian and a few others conspicuously remained there.

The tunnels of light manifested again, leading from the immortal palace back to the Royal Sacred Region. Dongsheng Ting walked towards and stood atop the war drum, he cast a glance at Qin Wentian as his transmitted his voice into Qin Wentian’s mind. “Frog in the well not knowing how high the heavens are. Did you really think you can ascend to the heavens, climbing up by just having a connection with princess Qing`er? Dream on.”

Evidently, his voice transmitted to Qin Wentian alone. Qin Wentian furrowed his brows and inclined his head, staring at Dongsheng Ting who was atop the war drum. Did he truly have a chance to enter the tutelage of the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor right from the start? Would the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor really take care of him due to his promise with Qing`er’s father, the Evergreen Great Emperor? Maybe this was already impossible right from the start.

A hint of mockery flashed on his face. It was unknown whether he was mocking himself or Dongsheng Ting. Climbing up via connections, ascending to the heavens?

“The disciple recruitment event organized by my royal father has come to an end. The various immortal kings have also chosen their disciples, and for those who wasn’t fortunate enough, you can all return now.” Dongsheng Ting’s voice rang out through the Royal Sacred Region. The remaining participants on the nine mountain peaks all sigh as they walked towards the connecting passage. Before this, the passage led them upwards, just like their excitement surging up in their hearts; but now, it led them back down, like a stone dropping into their stomach.

Qin Wentian and the others all stepped onto the different connecting passages as an intense spatial fluctuation covered their bodies. The next instant, they were transported back to the ground of the Royal Sacred Region.

Inclining their heads staring up at the immortal palace and the nine mountains, the people there gradually departed and the nine mountains vanished.

The immortal palace then started shimmering and turning illusory before it disappeared from the skies of this world.

This time, the disciple recruitment event by the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor has finally concluded.

Qin Wentian stood on the ground, lost in contemplation. At the end, he still returned, returned to this world where he was born and bred in. He missed the opportunity to head towards the immortal realms but even so, he had no regrets in his heart.

“The immortal realms…” Qin Wentian mumbled. After which, his silhouette flickered as he headed off in a certain direction.

Similarly, Zai Xuan had also landed back in the Royal Sacred Region. He stared at the vanished immortal palace, and there wasn’t really much disappointment in his eyes. Qin Wentian ultimately, was abandoned by all. He stood at the side like a lone ranger, not one of the immortal kings were willing to take him on as a disciple despite his talent.

Those external visitors from the immortal realms could also only sigh in their hearts. The commotion caused by this event was so great, attracting so many geniuses from the immortal realms. Even though they weren’t weak, it was simply too difficult to enter the tutelage of the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor. At the end, only one person was fortunate enough to succeed. Right now, these external visitors could only shake their head and return to where they came from.