Blind Spot
Chapter 544 - 500 Contact 2

Chapter 544: 500 Contact 2

The Flower Language Ability of the Snow Lotus enhanced the comprehension by double, and now it was perfecting itself quite swiftly.

Li Chengyi needed the Snow Lotus’s help to purify the malicious part within his heart less and less.

He anticipated that in the near future, the majority of the malice could be transformed into positive thoughts, thereby becoming a part of the power within his Primordial Spirit.

Thus completely removing the hidden danger.

But during this process, Li Chengyi also keenly discovered that among the Seven Sins, there seemed to be a covert, distinctly special thing that couldn’t be transformed.

He wasn’t surprised; if the Seven Sins were so easy to deal with, the many geniuses and powerhouses of the Faceless Sword Sect wouldn’t have spent years in vain trying to solve it.

But the road must be taken step by step; at least he had made a good start.

At this moment, Huo Qingkong seemed to notice his gaze. After she finished speaking, she slightly turned her head to look this way.

Li Chengyi’s gaze was different from others.

Most people were filled with adoration, respect, admiration; but he was different...

In Li Chengyi’s eyes, there was more scrutiny, observation. Any other attitude was feigned.

The two were now about thirty meters apart, their gazes suddenly intertwined.

After a pause of one second, Huo Qingkong smiled warmly and nodded slightly to Li Chengyi, then turned away her gaze, speaking softly to Zhao Yuan, one of the Four Junior Swords, as she approached.

Behind him followed two beautiful maids from his mother’s side, both accomplished martial artists responsible for attending to his daily life.

Moreover, most of the people surrounding him at this time were female disciples... From a distance, it made him particularly eye-catching to the male disciples.

"What’s wrong? Jealous?" Bai He teased softly.

"Jealous of what?" Li Chengyi was thinking about other things.

"Most of the senior sisters and junior sisters on the mountain have their hearts set on the eldest senior brother; if he wants, he could easily become Dao companions with any of them," Bai He said with a chuckle.

"Rather than thinking about that, it’s better to check out the competitors this time," Li Chengyi said, giving him a silent look.

At this time, Elder Yun Ling had already begun preparations for takeoff.

Everyone was on the back of the Giant White Crane.

Elder Yu Ling was leading everyone in offering prayers and farewells.

The so-called blessings consisted of lightly sprinkling ash from the incense burner used for offerings in the Faceless God Temple over everyone, as a sign of the Sect’s ancestors’ blessings.

"The competitors are actually just those people." Bai He didn’t know where he got a stack of yellow papers, all filled with densely recorded information about the competitors.

There were portraits, data, biographies; it seemed like there were files on every contender. It looked very professional.

"What’s this?" Qiu Chen asked from behind.

She and Bai He had the best relationship; the two often hung out together, and it seemed they were subtly becoming a couple.

"It’s the information for the great competition, from our Qingying Group. There are a total of twelve competitors from the Four Sects. Do you know why the transmission within the Sect mentioned Four Junior Swords and not five? There’s another reason: it’s because there’s a limitation to the maximum number of participants, which is four," Bai He obviously did his research in advance.

"It’s not just information about other people, there’s also information about the four from our sect..."

"Do you have information about the major group?" Li Chengyi wasn’t interested in these. Regardless of who the opponent was, he was going to win in the end.

On the contrary, he was more concerned about the competitors in the major group, Huo Qingkong’s group. As he became certain that Huo Qingkong was the Faceless Scholar, his attention to her gradually increased.

Now it seemed that Huo Qingkong was still a very gentle person. For her to possibly become a freakish monster like the Faceless Scholar, who might have devoured everyone in the sect, there must be some significant turning point.

If he could find this turning point, perhaps he could avert and change the eventual outcome.

Li Chengyi’s current goal was to take precautions, find a way to break away and investigate to save the Faceless Sword Sect—tackling both objectives, both hands grabbing firmly.

"Information about the major group? Yes, there is. The strongest disciples from the four schools actually have their own reputations. Red Frost Sword, Ding Zao from Qingmu Sword Sect, is said to be a top-tier genius who is not inferior to the eldest senior brother, having similarly slain three Six Seal Demon Kings in a three-on-one battle; his strength is extremely formidable," Bai He said.

"Are there so many demon kings?" Li Chengyi felt something was off; anytime there’s a mention, it’s about slaying several demon kings, they were almost becoming a unit of measurement.

"The Outer Domain, you know, is teeming with countless demon kings, and the troublesome thing is not this; it’s that demon kings are unending in their numbers. They can naturally resurrect and come back to life after a period of time, just like weeds, needing periodic eradication. There are rumors that the Demon Race in the Outer Domain has already mixed into the bloodlines of the Sea of Profound’s creatures, hence the emergence of such powerful immortality," Bai He knew quite a lot, talking about it at length, explaining the reasons.

"They can resurrect... Is it still the same one after coming back to life?" Qiu Chen asked quickly.

"Not the same, it’s a different personality. Anyway, those demon clans are super troublesome now, let’s not talk about this. Speaking of the opponents the eldest senior brother has to face, there’s Ding Zao, then there’s Yu Baiqing from Suyue Sect, the hunter-cloud lion whose physical strength is very formidable; plus, his bloodline naturally feeds on clouds, which is very targeted against the eldest senior brother.

The last one, data on Yuheng Sect’s leading senior sister, Chong Xinyao, with the title of Fuyao Sword, is said to have a devastatingly powerful offense, but because her battle record isn’t extensive, having fought only weaker opponents, so we don’t really know what she’s like."

"Don’t you know the level of their realms?" Li Chengyi asked in surprise.

"What level?" Bai He was equally surprised.

"The number of Origin Seals..." Li Chengyi said matter-of-factly.

"Once you reach Five Seals, which is the completion of the foundational techniques of the sects, everyone starts to cultivate the core supreme techniques. At this stage, judging strength solely based on Origin Seals isn’t practical," Bai He explained earnestly.

At this time, the Giant White Crane had also begun to flap its wings, soaring into the sky, and gliding diagonally into the distance.

Interestingly, no matter how the white crane flapped its wings, it didn’t cause any turbulence for everyone on its back.

"Your body movement, swordsmanship, strength, limiting tactics, etc., how to combine them, match them, and release stronger power—these are all things that need to be carefully considered. Below Five Seals, whoever has more seals, whoever is essentially stronger, they are stronger, but after surpassing Five Seals, it’s a different kind of comparison."

"I see..." Li Chengyi showed a look of sudden realization.

He hadn’t made such a clear summary before. Hearing what Bai He had heard from somewhere, he felt as if many things suddenly became clear to him.

The Giant White Crane vibrated its wings, with the rapidly passing landscape of mountains, rivers, and streams below.

Flying for half a day, everyone had lunch in the sky, and after flying for another two and a half hours in the afternoon, they finally arrived at Yuheng Sect.

By this time, the sky had already darkened.

The landscape below had changed from towering mountains to lower, continuous rolling hills.

Atop a hill within these hills, an opulent yet ancient architectural complex bathed in red light came into everyone’s view.

Most buildings within the complex had sharp rooftops and were adorned with red lanterns with black characters.

From a distance, the entire architectural complex was square-shaped, with each layer nested inside another.

In the center was a small grey-white arena.

Surrounding the arena, there was a circular wall made of bright red flames, encircling the central area layer by layer.

The Giant White Crane slowly decreased its altitude and, with the assistance of a group of red-robed female cultivators who came flying over, gently landed on a cliff at the edge of the complex.

The enormous Giant White Crane, in comparison to the entire building complex, seemed like a tiny sesame seed upon landing, utterly insignificant.

"I didn’t expect Faceless’s Yun Ling to arrive first," said the leading red-clothed woman, who wore a golden forehead ornament and carried a long sword on her back, smiling at Yun Ling.

The long sword on her back was quite unique, as it burned with an uninterrupted flame of crimson.

Li Chengyi couldn’t help but take a few extra glances.

"That’s Yuheng Sect’s Life Flame Sword, ignited with the fire of life. As long as the flames do not extinguish, neither will the person," a particular voice arose from his side.

Li Chengyi’s heart tightened.

He hadn’t felt anyone approaching at all!

He turned his head abruptly, only to find that Huo Qingkong, who had just been amid the larger group, was now standing beside him.

"Senior Brother!" exclaimed the Bai He nearby, unable to suppress his astonishment from being in close contact with his senior brother.

Zhao Yuan’s small face blushed with excitement.

Qiu Chen’s expression was peculiar, her gaze shifting between Li Chengyi and Huo Qingkong, as if sensing an indefinable tension.

"Life Flame Sword... doesn’t this favor those with innate gifts too strongly? For those with vigorous innate life forces, wouldn’t their Life Flame Swords be exceptionally powerful?" Li Chengyi maintained his composure, aware that Huo Qingkong was observing him.

Perhaps his own frequent glances had alerted the other party.

His distinctly different demeanor from other disciples seemed to have caught the attention of his talented senior brother.

"That’s the case... the strongest contender this time is Chong Xinyao, who has a mysterious bloodline in her body. Her Life Flame Sword is inherently much stronger than the others’, but due to her arrogant, impulsive nature and the indulgence of her elders, which blurs her sense of right and wrong, she is destined to be nothing more than a stepping stone for me," said Huo Qingkong, whose words seemed gentle, yet were filled with an implicit my way or the highway arrogance.

"Thank you for the enlightenment, Senior Brother," Li Chengyi expressed his gratitude.

"You’re welcome... Speaking of which, among our sect’s members, aside from the elders and the sect leader, few are inscrutable to me, and you’re the only one among the juniors," said Huo Qingkong, still very amiable towards his own people.

"Senior Brother flatters me," Li Chengyi once again expressed his thanks.

"The first prize, the Heavenly Silk Cocoon, is mine this time, will you also compete for it?" Huo Qingkong’s gaze moved to Li Chengyi’s face.

"Uh... I’ll do my best," Li Chengyi replied helplessly.

Now, he could clearly feel that he had indeed caught the other’s attention.

At this thought, he was reminded of the newly discovered function of his Flower Language Ability.

’Flower Language: Good Fortune +2.’

This time, he had been holding onto it ever since his return, accumulating who knows how many times over.

The moment he’d use it, who knew what might result.

He was planning to keep it until he studied the Heavenly Jie Monument, and use it then.

Maybe he could stumble upon some unexpected gains.

Additionally, in his search for new variants of the Flower Language Technique related to the Ziwei Flower, despite spending a lot of time, he hadn’t found anything and had only increased his Flower Language Technique from 0 to 43. He couldn’t seem to find more after that.

Li Chengyi planned to take the opportunity during the contest period to wander around and see if he could find new variants of the Ziwei Flower.

People in this Blind Spot didn’t care for flowers, leading to few large-scale variants; they all grew wild in nature, unlike the extensive cultivation on Earth-Moon.

Hiss.

Suddenly, Li Chengyi felt a chill on his back, as if something was watching him.

He glanced back slightly but noticed nothing.

"Be careful, and don’t go out without caution," Huo Qingkong advised in a soft voice from the side.

Certainly, he too had noticed something off.

"Yes," Li Chengyi nodded gravely.

But he didn’t believe anything could threaten either him or his senior brother.

Their strength was most likely not something that could be surmised from the number of Imprints alone.

However, it seemed this contest would not be so peaceful.