555: Chapter 555 Five Sect Competition!

[Year 11.]

[Central Province, Canglan Realm, Sacred Heaven Sect Mountain Gate.]

[You look at these people of the Human Race rescued from various places.]

[After several years of recuperation, their understanding has completely moved beyond the previous notions of the Demonic Path and Righteous Path.]

["From today onward, you are all Disciples of the Sacred Heaven Sect."]

[Saint Heaven Immortal Emperor's voice echoed through the grand hall.]

["Cultivate diligently, do not waste this hard-won peace."]

[As his words fell, Saint Heaven Immortal Emperor vanished from the spot.]

[And you closely followed him, leaving the mountain gate.]

[Inside the grand hall!]

["Young Friend Su, how is the situation in the other four provinces?" ]

["Everything is proceeding according to plan."]

[You spoke plainly.]

["Jian Lingtian has rebuilt the Sword Pavilion in Youzhou and accepted thirty-six Sword Cultivator Disciples."]

["Empress Cangqiong has established the Star Palace in Qingzhou, using the Star Immortal Vein to nurture a group of Cultivators with Star Physiques."]

["Shennong Immortal Emperor has opened the Medicine King Valley in Huangzhou; the Spirit Medicine there has already begun to recover and grow."]

["Tidal Empress has established the Sea Palace in Xuan Province, controlling all the resources of the Eastern Sea."]

[Saint Heaven Immortal Emperor nodded.]

["It seems everything is going smoothly."]

["Smoothly?" ]

[You stopped walking and turned to look at him.]

["Far from enough."]

["Although the Guichong Ancestor is dead, the Eerie Clan will not give up so easily."]

["As the Lower Realm of the Canglan Immortal Domain, the Canglan Realm will inevitably become their next target sooner or later."]

["We must Cultivate a sufficiently powerful force in the shortest possible time."]

[Saint Heaven Immortal Emperor's expression turned solemn.]

["Young Friend Su, you mean..."]

["Hold a Five Sects Grand Competition."]

[You directly stated your plan.]

["Let the Disciples of the five great Sects spar with each other to stimulate their potential."]

["At the same time, it will allow us to clearly see the strength gap between the Sects."]

["A great idea!"]

[Saint Heaven Immortal Emperor's eyes lit up.]

["Then it's settled! Ten years from now, the first Five Sects Grand Competition officially begins!"]

...[Year 15.]

[Youzhou, Sword Pavilion.]

[Jian Lingtian stood atop Sword Peak, looking down at the Disciples cultivating below.]

["Revered Master, Thirteen and the others have broken through in their Realms again."]

[Sword One walked to Jian Lingtian's side and spoke respectfully.]

["Sword Thirteen is already at the Immortal Emperor Ninth Heaven, and Sword Nine has reached immortal emperor eighth heaven."]

[Jian Lingtian nodded.]

["Their talent was never ordinary. Combined with the resource bias these years, such achievements are not unexpected."]

["But..."]

[Sword One hesitated to speak.]

["Speak."]

["The Five Sects Grand Competition only allows Disciples below the Immortal Emperor Realm to participate."]

[Sword One said with a bitter smile.]

["The weakest of our Sword Pavilion Disciples are at the Immortal Emperor Realm, while those newly joined Disciples haven't even reached the Immortal Realm.]

[We have no one who can compete."]

[Jian Lingtian fell silent.]

[This was indeed a problem.]

[The Disciples of the Sword Pavilion were all Sword Cultivator geniuses he had meticulously selected.]

[Each one was one in ten thousand.]

[But precisely because of this, their starting point was too high.]

["It's fine."]

[Jian Lingtian spoke plainly.]

["For this competition, our Sword Pavilion will just be spectators."]

["By the next competition, this new batch of Disciples should hopefully be able to participate."]

[Sword One nodded.]

["Revered Master is right."]

...[Year 20.]

[Central Province, Sacred Heaven Sect.]

[Today was the opening day of the Five Sects Grand Competition.]

[The entire Central Province was abuzz.]

[Countless Cultivators came from all directions, wanting to witness this grand event.]

[On the Sacred Heaven Sect's plaza, a massive arena had been erected.]

[Around the arena, a dense crowd of spectators stood.]

["I heard only Disciples below the Immortal Emperor Realm can participate in this competition."]

["Yes, they say it's to give the younger generation more opportunities."]

["I wonder which Sect will take first place."]

["I favor the Star Palace. Empress Cangqiong's Disciples all have Star Physiques, their combat power is astonishing."]

["I think Medicine King Valley is stronger. Shennong Immortal Emperor's Alchemy skills are peerless under heaven, his Disciples certainly aren't weak."]

["You're all wrong. The Sacred Heaven Sect is the strongest. This is the place where Saint Heaven Immortal Emperor personally presides!"]

[The crowd buzzed with discussion.]

[And on the high platform overlooking the arena.]

[The five Immortal Emperors had already taken their seats.]

[Saint Heaven Immortal Emperor sat in the center, with Jian Lingtian, Empress Cangqiong, Shennong Immortal Emperor, and Tidal Empress on his left and right.]

[You stood behind Saint Heaven Immortal Emperor, quietly watching below.]

["Young Friend Su, what are your expectations for this competition?" ]

[Saint Heaven Immortal Emperor turned his head and asked.]

["Expectations?" ]

[You smiled faintly.]

["I just want to see how many usable talents our twenty years of effort have truly cultivated."]

["The Eerie Clan could return at any time."]

["If these Disciples can't even protect themselves, then all our efforts will have been in vain."]

[Saint Heaven Immortal Emperor nodded.]

["Well said."]

["However... I'm curious why you aren't participating in this competition?" ]

[Hearing this, you smiled slightly but did not answer.]

[The reason you weren't participating was simple.]

With your talent, you had no opponents within the same Realm.

[And since this competition didn't allow those at the Immortal Sovereign Realm to participate, there was no need for you to join.]

[Over these years, your cultivation had also broken through to Immortal King Second Heaven.]

[Right at that moment.]

[A resounding voice rang out.]

["The First Five Sects Grand Competition begins now!"]

[As the words fell.]

[Disciples from the five great Sects stepped forward onto the stage.]

[From the Sacred Heaven Sect side, ten Disciples walked out.]

[Leading them was a young man in white robes, named Wang Fan, at the immortal lord ninth heaven Realm.]

[From the Star Palace side, ten Disciples also walked out.]

[Leading them was a woman named Xing Xuan, also at the immortal lord ninth heaven Realm.]

[Medicine King Valley and Sea Palace each sent out ten Disciples as well.]

[Only the Sword Pavilion side was empty.]

["Senior Jian Lingtian, is your Sword Pavilion not competing?" ]

[Empress Cangqiong looked at Jian Lingtian.]

[Jian Lingtian let out a bitter laugh.]

["The weakest of our Sword Pavilion Disciples are at the Immortal Sovereign Realm, they don't meet the participation criteria."]

[As these words were spoken.]

[The entire venue erupted in an uproar.]

["What? The weakest Sword Pavilion Disciples are at the Immortal Emperor Realm?" ]

["That's too exaggerated!"]

["As expected of Senior Jian Lingtian, every Disciple he takes is a Genius!"]

[Exclamations of surprise came from the crowd.]

[But some also shook their heads in secret.]

["Having too high a starting point isn't necessarily a good thing."]

["This competition, the Sword Pavilion doesn't even have a chance to compete."]

["They might fall behind the other Sects in the future."]

[You stood on the high platform, taking all of this in.]

[The Sword Pavilion's situation was something you had anticipated long ago.]

[But you weren't worried.]

["Begin."]

[Saint Heaven Immortal Emperor waved his hand grandly.]