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Chapter 622 - 552: A Gathering of Talents, Sinking or Swimming with the Leader?

Chapter 622: Chapter 552: A Gathering of Talents, Sinking or Swimming with the Leader?

Over the next two months, cultivators from various places almost turned Mount Tian upside down, but they found nothing.

"Damn it, two months have passed, and not a single clue has been found. Who the hell said that the increase in Earth’s Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi was caused by changes in Mount Tian?"

"Exactly, making us travel all the way to Mount Tian, only to suffer for more than two months for nothing!"

"Suffering is one thing, but being alive is good enough—apparently, quite a few people ended up as meals in the bellies of mutant beasts. By comparison, we are quite fortunate."

"Let’s go. Even if Mount Tian really contains earth-shattering secrets, they are not something we can uncover. Let’s head to the Tian Shan Sword Sect and prepare to watch the Qing bang competition!"

"If it weren’t for waiting for the Qing bang competition to start, I would have left this forsaken place long ago!"

"Stop complaining; let’s hurry. The Qing bang competition starts in five days, and we’ll miss it if we’re late!"

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At the foot of a snowy mountain in Mount Tian, a few cultivators walked together, grumbling as they hurried toward the Tian Shan Sword Sect.

At the same time, many other cultivators, just like them, stopped exploring the mysteries of the changes in Mount Tian and began converging from different directions towards the Tian Shan Sword Sect, while some who acted earlier had already arrived.

In the courtyard of Sect Leader Cang Bo of the Tian Shan Sword Sect.

"To know shame is the beginning of bravery. In the past three months, not only have you solidified your Half-step Gang Qi realm, but you have also mastered the Heavenly Sword Seventh Form. Not bad at all," Cang Bo said with a smile.

"This Qing bang competition, we are the hosts. You must give your all in each match and strive for outstanding results," Cang Bo added.

"Three months ago, I carelessly lost to that bastard Ye Fan. This time, I will redeem my honor and crush him under my feet!" Tian Shan Sword Sect’s foremost genius, Xiao Selang, said fiercely.

Three months ago, he was defeated by Ye Fan, and according to Meng Bai, an elder of the Tian Shan Sword Sect, Ye Fan had not even used his full strength.

This greatly impacted Xiao Selang, but he did not fall into despair; instead, he turned the shame into motivation, strived hard in his cultivation for three months, and achieved great progress, his spirit soaring high.

Although Cang Bo was very satisfied with Xiao Selang’s improvement, reason told him that Xiao Selang’s hope of defeating Ye Fan was very slim.

However—

Knowing this, Cang Bo did not want to dampen Xiao Selang’s spirits and deliberately changed the subject, saying, "It’s likely he won’t live long enough to compete against you."

"I hope he is lucky enough to encounter Emperor Bai later, to live a few more days," Xiao Selang said, his heart clear as a mirror, sneering coldly.

"He is not only a thorn in Emperor Bai’s side."

"As the saying goes, ’The taller the tree, the more likely it is to be blown down by the wind.’ He has defied the heavens by successfully concocting the legendary Lifespan Extension Pill, becoming famous throughout the world. With such brilliance, almost everyone will want to use him to make a name for themselves, even Leng Feng of the Yanhuang Organization," Cang Bo shrewdly said.

Yanhuang Organization headquarters.

Leng Feng took an elevator down to a basement chamber, pushing the door open to enter.

Inside the chamber, an elderly man with white hair sat cross-legged, appearing as though he was in deep meditation.

"Elder Gu."

Leng Feng bowed slightly as he greeted him, his tone exceedingly respectful.

As Yan’s direct disciple, his position within the Yanhuang Organization was not humble, and he naturally knew that the elderly man before him, Elder Gu, had unfathomable powers, being one of the three great inner sect elders of the Yanhuang Organization and also in charge of the Qing bang competition.

"Whoosh!"

As the sound of Leng Feng’s voice fell, Elder Gu suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze sharp as a sword directly scanning Leng Feng, as if he could see right through him, "Leng Feng, I heard from Hong Lie that you’ve grasped the fifth level of ’Yanhuang’s Fury,’ not even he can match you now?"

"I’ve only understood a little bit of it, my senior brother let me win on purpose," Leng Feng modestly said, but the pride in his eyes revealed his innermost thoughts.

"Oh? Attack me with your full might using ’Yanhuang’s Fury.’" After a brief contemplation, Elder Gu made a decision and wanted to personally verify Leng Feng’s combat power.

"Elder Gu..."

Leng Feng hesitated. Although he held a notable position in the Yanhuang Organization and was a leading figure among the younger generation by virtue of being Yan’s direct disciple, he dared not offend Elder Gu, the leader of the inner sect elders.

"Go ahead and attack," Elder Gu interrupted.

"Alright!"

Seeing that Elder Gu was insistent, Leng Feng stopped hesitating. He responded solemnly and then suddenly activated his inner strength.

In an instant, a terrifying war intent surged from Leng Feng, climbing rapidly!

The emergence of the war intent turned Leng Feng into a war machine, his body radiating a cold, murderous aura, inspiring awe in others.

"To have grasped the War Realm to such a degree and to be able to unleash such war intent in such a short time, not bad, not bad at all!" Sensing the surging war intent in Leng Feng, Elder Gu’s pupils slightly dilated, and he exclaimed in praise.

"Elder Gu, please pardon my offense!"

Leng Feng shouted lowly, tightly clenched his right hand, and swung out a punch on the spot.

"Pop! Pop! Pop!"

A punch thrown, the air shattered, and an explosive sound continued, a punch ray composed of Gang Qi, carrying terrifying energy fluctuations, blasted towards Elder Gu.

"Pop—"

Elder Gu remained unmoved. The punch ray hit his Protective Aura and was directly dispersed, not harming a single hair on him.

However—

His expression changed!

"Leng Feng, you really are quite something, to have cultivated the fifth level of Yanhuang’s Fury to such an extent," Elder Gu said with an initially startled but then joyous expression on his normally stern face, "Such combat power, comparable to the disciple of Sword King, is rare under the Gang Qi realm."

"You flatter me, Elder Gu," Leng Feng said, concealing his war intent and feigned modesty, yet in his heart, he looked forward to confronting Emperor Bai in the Qing bang competition.

Arctic region.

Emperor Bai, carrying the Bloodthirsty Mad Blade, sat cross-legged at the foot of an iceberg, motionless.

The chilling wind howled but could not approach his body, appearing quite eerie.

"Thump! Thump! Thump!"

Suddenly, the dull sound arose as a massive polar bear charged towards Emperor Bai, its eyes flashing with vicious light, as if it saw Emperor Bai as its food, ready to feast.

Swish!

Suddenly, just as the polar bear was less than a hundred meters away from Emperor Bai, Emperor Bai abruptly opened his eyes.

Those were a pair of blood-red eyes, filled with overwhelming murderous intent!

"Woo~"

Seemingly feeling the terrifying murderous intent that suddenly erupted from Emperor Bai, the originally fierce polar bear, like a mouse seeing a cat, shook all over in fright, then with a "plop," it actually collapsed to the ground, scared stiff.

"Huff!"

Suddenly, Emperor Bai moved.

He was sitting cross-legged, turned his hand into a blade, and casually slashed out a blood-red sword light!

"Puchi—"

The next moment.

The sword light flashed, and the polar bear’s body was torn into pieces, hot blood spraying out, blooming like blood flowers, adding a dazzling note to the snow-white world.

Hmm?

Not far away, Jie Dao, who was originally in meditation cultivation, suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes flashing brightly.

"Master, let’s go,"

Emperor Bai stood up and walked towards Jie Dao.

"Although you haven’t taken that step to Break and Stand, breaking through to the Gang Qi Realm, with your current combat power, you are absolutely invincible under the Gang Qi Realm!"

Jie Dao was full of smiles, having specially brought Emperor Bai to the Arctic in an attempt to stimulate him with the harsh environment, which now seemed to be effective.

"I feel I can take that step at any time, now I just lack an opportunity," Emperor Bai confidently stated.

"Opportunity?" pondered Jie Dao.

"To put it precisely, it’s pressure. Unfortunately, no one in this Qing bang competition can give me that kind of pressure."

Emperor Bai was arrogantly unstoppable, "After I slay the Ye Family’s bastard and sweep through the younger generation, I plan to visit the other Five Great Alliances and fight against a cultivator at the Gang Qi Introduction Realm. This can not only attempt to break the ancient rules but also find an opportunity to breakthrough under pressure, achieving two goals at once."

"With your current combat power, even if you can’t break that rule, you can still protect yourself in front of a strong person in the Gang Qi Realm, indeed you can give it a try."

Jie Dao nodded, agreeing with Emperor Bai’s plan, then immediately changed the topic with hatred, "As for slaying the Ye Family’s bastard, I want you to use only one strike! Slay him with one slash so that Zhe Xuanji loses face utterly!"

"One slash is enough!"

Emperor Bai smiled proudly and put away the Bloodthirsty Mad Blade.

Jie Dao chuckled, no longer wasting words, and with a flash, he arrived in front of Emperor Bai, grabbed him, soared into the air, and flew toward the Tian Shan Sword Sect using Qi Manipulation.

Spirit Mountain.

Ye Fan sat cross-legged under a waterfall, letting the water strike his body, motionless like an ancient Buddha, his expression as calm as water.

Swish!

Suddenly, Ye Fan opened his eyes, and a hint of golden light flickered in his eyes, his features shimmering with gold.

"Awooo~"

In the pool not far below the waterfall, Little Wolf had been playing in the water. Seeing Ye Fan open his eyes, he quickly leaped to the shore and scurried towards Ye Fan.

Ye Fan heard the sound, slowly stood up, turned around, and faced away from the waterfall to meet Little Wolf.

"Clang!"

Just as Ye Fan turned, a crisp sound emanated, and a Xuanye Flying Blade flew out from a hole in the stone wall ahead.

"Swoosh—"

A sharp breaking sound resounded as the Xuanye Flying Blade turned into a streak of white light, whistling towards the waterfall behind Ye Fan.

"Shh—"

The flash of white light briefly halted the flow of the waterfall.

Ye Fan used his mind to manipulate the Xuanye Flying Blade and directly cut off the waterfall!

"Uh..."

Above the waterfall, Chu Ji, accompanying Zhe Xuanji on the rocks, stared at the scene before them, their eyes bulging and mouths agape.

One slash to cut the waterfall!

For a Half-step Gang Qi Swordsman, this wasn’t too difficult; they could use sword light to cut through it.

But for a Swordsman at the Innate Great Perfection Realm, it was almost impossible, akin to reaching for the sky.

And at this moment, Ye Fan, using only his mind to control a mere inch-long Xuanye Flying Blade, had cut through a waterfall twenty-something meters wide...

The shock this brought to Chu Ji was indescribable with words!

Not only him, but even Zhe Xuanji, ranked second on the Dragon Ranking, was astounded, seemingly not expecting Ye Fan’s combat prowess to have soared to such a degree!

"Old man, it’s time to go to Tian Shan,"

Below the waterfall, Ye Fan raised his head to look at Zhe Xuanji and Chu Ji, smiled, and winked, "The Qing bang competition starts in three days. If we’re late, and people mistakenly think we’ve retreated from the battle, how embarrassing would that be?"

Retreat before battle?

"I think those self-righteous old helpers’ expressions during the Qing bang competition will certainly be spectacular!"

Chu Ji muttered to himself, his face full of anticipation!

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