The Hehuan Sect Was Squeezed Dry for Ten Thousand Years, but It Became a Sacred Ground? - Chapter 19

Chapter 19: She’s Jealous to the Point of Turning Purple! The Great Competition Begins!

Feeling the gaze from the side, Liu Ruyan exited her Ice Soul meditative state, her eyes returning to normal. Ignoring her troublesome junior sister and rebellious disciple, she looked at Ning Chen on the bed with tender affection.

“A Chen, you truly are my greatest blessing!”

Since they were already tied together like grasshoppers on a string, Liu Ruyan didn’t hide her gains. She knew this was the result of long-term refinement by the Primordial Yang. Even if she didn’t say it, the other two would eventually achieve the same in the future.

Hearing this, the two women were utterly shocked, their faces filled with disbelief. They had thought that what they had experienced over the past year was the full extent of Ning Chen’s abilities, but it turned out to be just the tip of the iceberg!

Compared to the Supreme Pure Yang Saint Body, a legendary physique only briefly mentioned in ancient texts, the Heavenly Ice Soul Saint Body was far more renowned. Over the millennia, several awakeners of this physique had appeared in the cultivation world, each with clear records. Without exception, those who grew into their power became top-tier experts of their time.

“The only known awakener of the Heavenly Ice Soul Saint Body should be the Holy Maiden of the Xuanyi Sacred Land, outside of the Great Xia, right?” Xu Qingyao suddenly spoke up.

“I think her name is Liu Muxian?”

Xu Qingyao chuckled. “Hey, Senior Sister, you both share the surname Liu. Maybe you were from the same family ten thousand years ago.”

Then she continued teasing, “But she’s much stronger than you. She’s not much older than you, yet she’s already a Void Refinement Realm expert, beyond the Divine Transformation Realm.”

At this rate, as long as she didn’t die prematurely, her ascension to immortality and the upper realm was practically guaranteed.

“Hmph.” Liu Ruyan rolled her eyes. “She has the resources of an entire sacred land backing her. It’s normal for her cultivation to be high.”

Even the top sects of the Great Xia were nothing more than larger ants in front of a sacred land, let alone the resource scale of the Qinglian Sect.

But Xu Qingyao wasn’t buying it. She retorted, “Then why don’t you mention that you’ve been consuming A Chen’s Primordial Yang every day?”

“You!” Liu Ruyan gritted her teeth, not wanting to continue the argument but unwilling to back down. She snorted coldly, “I think you’re just jealous.”

“…” Xu Qingyao had no rebuttal.

She was jealous, so jealous that her “happy beans” were turning purple!

This was a top-tier cultivation physique! It meant that even if her senior sister relied solely on her own cultivation from now on, she would likely ascend to immortality in the future. Its power was self-evident.

Now that she knew that continuous absorption of Primordial Yang could lead to such a transformation, who wouldn’t be excited?

If it weren’t for the fact that this was the two women’s主场 (main stage), Xu Qingyao would have already fought for control of the reins.

On the other hand, Nan Gongling was the same. The way she tightened her movements showed her inner excitement. However, something that required long-term accumulation couldn’t be changed in an instant, no matter how eager one was.

But without exception, the fighting spirit in both women’s hearts grew stronger.

However… Xu Qingyao suddenly thought of something. “Senior Sister, I remember that top-tier physiques are unique, right?”

Uniqueness meant that a top-tier physique couldn’t appear in two people at the same time. Only after the former ascended or died could the cultivation world give birth to a second person with the same top-tier physique.

“That’s right!” Liu Ruyan realized this after the reminder and found it astonishing. But she couldn’t explain it either, so she simply attributed it to Ning Chen’s abilities being too heaven-defying.

Well, since it’s already heaven-defying, what’s one more thing?

Outside Yedu City.

The Yuan Tan Academy, a top-tier force under the Great Xia Dynasty.

As the number one sect of the Great Xia and the host of the once-every-twenty-years Great Competition, the Yuan Tan Academy had begun preparations a month ago to welcome the three thousand registered sects of the Great Xia participating in the competition.

Today was the day of the Great Competition, and representatives from various sects had arrived, with the Qinglian Sect’s cultivators among them.

An elderly man with a long white beard, wearing a starry Daoist robe, walked slowly across the sky. Under the gaze of countless onlookers, he raised his hand.

Rumble!

The two immortal mountains on either side began to shake and rise from the ground, their peaks flipping upside down and hanging in the air.

This divine spectacle left all first-time participants of the Great Competition utterly stunned.

Liu Ruyan, dressed in an intricate palace gown today, exuded a cold and aloof demeanor, perfectly embodying the lofty attitude of a sect leader. She glanced at Nan Gongling not far away. The woman, with black silk covering her eyes, showed a hint of surprise on her face but quickly calmed down, which pleased Liu Ruyan.

Although this rebellious disciple had become increasingly bold in the Demon Locking Prison, even daring to compete with her for Ning Chen’s attention, she still showed proper respect and decorum in public.

But when Liu Ruyan looked at the rest of her sect’s disciples, who were of mixed quality and completely dumbfounded, her mood instantly soured.

Looking around, the overall cultivation level of the Qinglian Sect’s disciples was far behind that of the top sects, not even comparable to the average first-rate sect’s disciples.

Sigh.

Liu Ruyan sighed helplessly.

And these were the sect’s elites.

After this Great Competition, improving the overall strength of the sect’s disciples would have to be prioritized.

The star-robed elder waved his hand, sending two streams of spiritual power toward the two mountains. Chain-like seals enveloped the entire mountain bodies, and the mountains came to a complete standstill.

After completing this, the elder’s voice boomed like thunder. “Everyone, the Great Competition may begin.”

His figure flew higher and higher, heading effortlessly toward the uppermost mountain.

As soon as his words fell, representatives from the three thousand sects shot into the sky.

However, they quickly discovered that the higher they flew, the greater the gravitational force they had to endure.

Foundation Establishment disciples from various sects struggled with all their might, barely reaching the edge of the first mountain. They clung to the edge, scrambling awkwardly to climb up.

Some disciples with unstable cultivation couldn’t even fly up at all, losing their qualification to compete before the competition even began.

The test had already started at this moment.