137: First place in the competition: Nine-Aperture Golden Elixir!

Accompanied by a majestic, stern shout.

The Six Paths of Reincarnation Sword shattered with a bang, turning into nothingness.

The entire field fell into a dead silence.

Everyone looked up in horror.

They saw the Void Realm crack open, and a majestic middle-aged man wearing a purple-gold robe and a high crown stepped through the air.

With every step he took, a golden lotus bloomed beneath his feet; he walked on lotuses, looking like an Immortal descending to the mortal world.

"That's... a Body Integration Stage powerhouse?!"

"Who is he? To actually interfere in the Foundation Establishment Grand Competition?"

Even Sect Master Yuhua and the others on the high platform changed their expressions, their eyes filled with wariness.

The newcomer ignored everyone present and landed directly on the arena, standing in front of the shaken Xiao Fan.

"You... who are you?"

Xiao Fan had regained control of his body by now, looking at the mysterious expert who had saved him with a dazed expression.

"My name is Qin Jiuyou."

The middle-aged man looked at Xiao Fan, his originally majestic face showing a gentle smile: "I come from the Central Region, the Longevity Immortal Clan — the Qin Family."

"Your mother is the daughter of our Qin Family's Clan Chief."

"Child, I've come to take you home."

"Boom!"

These words were like a heavy bomb, instantly detonating the entire scene.

Central Region! Longevity Immortal Clan! Qin Family!

To the Cultivators of the Eastern Wilderness, these titles were practically legendary existences.

Those were true behemoths standing at the Peak of the Cultivation World, with even Mahayana Stage Supremes presiding over the clan, and ancestors who had produced True Immortals!

Who would have thought that this Xiao Fan actually had such a prominent background?

For a moment, countless looks of envy, jealousy, and awe converged on Xiao Fan.

Xiao Fan himself was stunned, and then a surge of wild joy welled up in his heart.

So... I'm not Trash, I'm a descendant of an Immortal Clan?!

No wonder I have the Ancient Desolate Sacred Body! No wonder I have Yao Lao's help!

This is my destiny!

He suddenly turned around and pointed his hand at Lu Yuan on the high platform, his eyes full of malice and pleasure.

"Qin... Senior Qin!"

"This person is named Lu Yuan, the Old Ancestor of the Azure Cloud Sect! He has repeatedly snatched my opportunities and humiliated me too much!"

"Please take action, Senior, and kill this scoundrel for me to eliminate future troubles!"

In his view, with a Body Integration Stage powerhouse backing him, wouldn't killing a Lu Yuan be as easy as turning over his hand?

However.

Qin Jiuyou did not act immediately.

His eyes, which seemed to contain the sun, moon, and stars, slowly lifted and looked at Lu Yuan on the high platform.

The gazes of the two met in the air.

Lu Yuan's expression was calm; he even picked up his teacup and took a sip, as if he didn't care about this Body Integration Stage powerhouse at all.

Behind Lu Yuan, five sky-reaching sword shadows loomed, and an obscure but terrifying aura of Chaos remained latent.

"Hmm?"

Qin Jiuyou's pupils shrank slightly.

As a Body Integration Stage powerhouse, his intuition was incredibly sharp.

From Lu Yuan, he actually felt a hint of... danger?

"I can't see through him... I can't see through him at all."

"There is a great horror within this youth. If I force a move, even if I win, I'm afraid I'll have to pay a heavy price."

Qin Jiuyou calculated in his heart.

He came to pick someone up, not to risk his life. To fight to the death for an Eastern Wilderness native was not worth it.

"Fan'er."

Qin Jiuyou withdrew his gaze and said indifferently: "You now possess the Sacred Body, and your future potential is limitless."

"Although this person is strong, he is merely a whetstone on your path to success."

"Once you return to the Qin Family and receive the baptism, on the day your Sacred Body reaches Major Achievement, killing this person will be as easy as turning over your hand."

"Why bother using someone else's hands?"

After saying that, he didn't give Xiao Fan another chance to speak.

"Let's go."

Qin Jiuyou waved his large sleeve, and a brilliant golden light swept up Xiao Fan, directly tearing through the Void Realm.

"Lu Yuan! You wait!"

"On the day I return, it will be the time your Azure Cloud Sect is exterminated!"

Xiao Fan's malice-filled voice echoed in the sky, and then the figures of the two completely disappeared into the rift in the Void Realm.

Lu Yuan watched the slowly closing spatial rift and did not stop them.

"Longevity Qin Family, huh..."

He tapped his finger lightly on the armrest, a deep meaning flashing in his eyes.

Only by letting out a long line can you catch a big fish.

The current Xiao Fan wasn't fat enough.

Once he had sucked enough blood from the Qin Family and grown fat, it wouldn't be too late to kill him... Meanwhile.

In a dark corner of Huangtian City.

"Damn it! Damn it all!"

Gu Changge was currently gripping the Formation Plate in his hand tightly, his face as distorted as a malevolent ghost.

"Why is there no reaction?!"

"Where is my Myriad Demon Blood Fiend Pearl?! Where is my Blood Sacrifice Grand Formation?!"

Just now, he had desperately activated the Formation, wanting to detonate the Blood Fiend Pearls buried under the city to create Chaos.

But the result?

Those pearls were like stones sinking into the ocean, with no reaction at all!

"Could it be that I was discovered?"

A chill rose in Gu Changge's heart.

"Impossible! I did it so secretly, even a Body Integration Stage expert couldn't have found it!"

But the facts were right before him.

"This place is not for staying long!"

Gu Changge decisively crushed the teleportation talisman in his hand.

Although the plan failed, he still had one last trump card — the Eternal Night Demon Palace!

"As long as I get the Eternal Heart, I can still turn the tables!"

"Lu Yuan! When I return, I will tear you into ten thousand pieces!"

With endless hatred and unwillingness, Gu Changge's figure disappeared from the spot.

Originally, he planned to seek the Eternal Heart only after advancing to the Body Integration Stage for maximum safety.

Because he learned from his memory fragments that a remnant soul from his past life was also sealed within the Eternal Heart. Only by advancing to the Body Integration Stage would he be sure of suppressing this remnant soul and taking the dominant position.

But now, he could only take back the Eternal Heart first, not caring whether his past life or his current life would be dominant.

Little did they know.

The moment he teleported away.

On the high platform, a cold smile curled at the corner of Lu Yuan's mouth.

"Are you finally going to that place?"

With a thought of his Divine Sense, Lu Yuan sensed that the spatial mark he had left on Gu Changge was moving at extreme speed.

"Eternal Heart, Devil Emperor Treasure Trove..."

...With Xiao Fan's departure, the Foundation Establishment Grand Competition also came to an end.

Without any suspense.

Lu Xueyao took first place.

Sect Master Yuhua personally presented the reward — a fourth-grade Heaven-Mending Pill in a jade box, emitting a five-colored haze.

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for successfully intercepting the Son of Destiny Gu Changge's purple Opportunity, the Heaven-Mending Pill. Triggered Thousandfold Critical Return: one Nine Apertures Golden Core.]

[Nine Apertures Golden Core: An ancient Immortal Pill. After consumption, it can transform one's bones, wash the Physical Body, and even cause the Physique to transform, promoting its growth, enhancing Aptitude and Comprehension Ability, and can also repair Dao injuries.]

Lu Yuan listened to the System prompt and nodded with satisfaction.

Just as everyone thought the assembly was about to smoothly transition to the next stage.

"Wait."

A cold and majestic voice suddenly came from the seats of the Purple Heaven Immortal Sect.