120: Unbelievable opportunity

"Then I shall look forward to Fellow Daoist Chen gracing us with your presence." After Qin Tianxing finished speaking, he left with his three underlings.

After Qin Tianxing and his group left, Elder Fang let out a heavy sigh, his mind relaxing slightly.

Recalling the Mysterious Realm Emissary's attitude toward Fellow Daoist Chen earlier... he hadn't expected a Mysterious Realm Emissary to have such an easygoing side.

Chen Xuan nodded slightly and joked, "It seems there's a better place to go now."

The burly old man with graying temples couldn't help but stand up straight upon hearing this. His lips moved, but he didn't make a sound. Finally, his attitude became respectful as he clearly called out:

"Senior Chen!"

Chen Xuan: "???"

Elder Fang said with a serious expression, "This Junior still has some important matters to attend to. If Senior Chen has any instructions, please just send someone to inform me."

Watching the man's departing back, Qi Yue said softly, "Sect Master?"

"It's fine. I'll just have a drink with the fellow later."

A moment later, Chen Xuan led several Disciples toward the floating platform carved from thousand-year-old profound jade.

This scene caused the Cultivators from various Holy Lands to speculate. After all, only Mysterious Realm Emissaries were allowed on the four floating platforms high in the sky. What was the background of this group?

Daoist Lianxiao of the Medicine Pavilion waved his hand, and a Disciple quickly approached. He said seriously, "Go and find out who those people are."

"Yes, Pavilion Revered Master!"

"Remember, do not provoke the Mysterious Realm Emissaries for me." The Medicine Pavilion Disciple then departed.

Not long after, a man with a lean face like an ancient pine, sword-like eyebrows slanting into his temples, and wearing cyan and white brocade robes floated in the air!

Upon seeing this person, the Cultivators below stood up one after another and bowed with their hands clasped.

Even those who didn't recognize him could guess his identity from the attitudes of their Sects and Revered Masters: the Pavilion Master of Tianji Pavilion, the person in charge of this Heavenly Selection Grand Ceremony. His words also represented the words of the Mysterious Realm Emissaries.

A few long-standing Holy Lands knew that Heavenly Secret Pavilion's achievement of becoming the number one Sect in the Central Region was entirely due to the support of the Profound Realm.

The Profound Realm needed someone to host the Heavenly Selection Grand Ceremony to find Prodigies, and thus Heavenly Secret Pavilion was established.

Some death-defying Cultivators even publicly claimed that Heavenly Secret Pavilion was nothing more than a hunting dog raised by the Profound Realm.

Fang Wuchang's gaze swept across the various Holy Lands on the golden cloud platform, and he said in a deep voice:

"Thank you all for coming today. The Heavenly Selection Grand Ceremony begins now!"

As his voice fell, the Cultivators below instantly became rowdy.

"Brother Chen, please sit!"

On the high platform, Qin Tianxing politely raised his hand, gesturing for Chen Xuan to take a seat. Beside him, Wang Er very sycophantically helped pour the wine, snatching Qi Yue's job.

Chen Xuan twirled the wine cup in his hand and took a sip; it was still that familiar taste.

He glanced down below, feeling as if he were watching an Olympic opening ceremony.

After a few pleasantries, Fang Wuchang continued, "Although you all likely already know, I still need to introduce the first stage of this Heavenly Selection Grand Ceremony."

"The first stage primarily tests a Cultivator's Comprehension Ability!"

"Heavenly Secret Pavilion will bring out an Earth-rank High-grade Divine Ability. The time limit is half a day. The more one can comprehend, the greater their chances of winning the competition."

These words raised the excitement and passion of the Cultivators to another level. An Earth-rank High-grade Divine Ability... this was a treasure that many Nascent Soul Cultivators would fight to the death for.

Some Cultivators even jumped up and started cursing on the spot.

"As expected of the Heavenly Selection Grand Ceremony, such a grand gesture—starting right off with an Earth-rank High-grade Divine Ability."

"Hiss... No wonder so many people say the first stage is a massive Opportunity. I didn't expect Heavenly Secret Pavilion to be so generous as to even bring out an Earth-rank High-grade Divine Ability."

"Damn... I'm still one Realm short. If I could have made a Breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Fifth Layer, I would have been eligible to participate in this Heavenly Selection Grand Ceremony."

"Get lost! You already have a son, yet you dare to say you're only sixteen."

Immediately after the Pavilion Master of Tianji Pavilion announced the start, those who had qualified took out their number plates and stepped onto the stage.

Mu Wanqing's expression was somewhat conflicted; she hadn't expected the first stage of the Heavenly Selection Grand Ceremony to be a competition of this.

She had already mastered two God-Tier Divine Abilities. Even if she needed to learn new ones in the future, the Spirit Guardian Senior in the Sect's Divine Ability Pavilion would select the most suitable ones for her.

This Earth-rank Divine Ability was somewhat unnecessary... Ye Hao and the others had similar expressions, all considering whether they should bother comprehending this new Divine Ability.

Chen Xuan said calmly, "For this first stage, just go through the motions. If you're interested, go ahead and try to comprehend the Divine Ability; if not, then forget about it."

Hearing this, Mu Wanqing let out a soft sigh of relief, a smile playing on her lips as she said, "Revered Master, then I'll listen to you. If I lose the competition, you can't blame me."

"I never expected you to win. Even Xingchen, who just joined, has made a Breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer. Yet you're still dawdling at the sixth layer!" Chen Xuan teased with a smile.

Mu Wanqing didn't seem to care, retorting with her head held high, "So what? No matter how high their Realm is, they still have to call me Senior Sister."

Xiao Lingxian and the others laughed, "That's true. We're just waiting for the moment Senior Sister amazes everyone."

Li Pingan said in a deep voice, "Revered Master, then we'll head down first."

Chen Xuan waved his hand, "If you give up on the first stage, make sure to catch up in the later ones."

Sitting opposite him, Qin Tianxing was no longer surprised by this. Since even a treasure like a Flat Peach could be produced, it was only natural for his Adoptive Father's Disciples to look down on an Earth-rank Divine Ability.

I wonder how the Luck of these Disciples is!

After resting for a few days, Qin Tianxing's Gold Vein Qi-Gazing Eyes had fully recovered.

His eyebrows twitched slightly, and faint golden patterns suddenly spread deep within his eyes as he looked toward the departing backs of Mu Wanqing and her group.

But in the next second, his pupils suddenly contracted, and his breath caught in his throat.

With a crisp "clink," the white jade wine cup filled with flowing sunset drunkenness fell to the ground.

This Mysterious Realm Emissary, whom even the Pavilion Master of Tianji Pavilion had to treat with the utmost respect, actually showed an expression of indescribable excitement.

He saw that behind Mu Wanqing and her group, a phantom-like Golden Crow actually rose! The Golden Crow's wings spanned about a zhang, its body wrapped in scorching golden flames, and every feather shimmered with a glazed light. Although it was only an illusion condensed from Luck, it seemed capable of burning the Void Realm.

What shocked Qin Tianxing the most was that the Luck of these several people was not independent but faintly connected.

"This... that... how is this possible!"

Qin Tianxing cried out in shock, fine beads of sweat breaking out on his forehead. As the faint golden patterns in his eyes dissipated, he hurriedly closed his Gold Vein Qi-Gazing Eyes.

Qi Yue frowned slightly at this scene, not understanding what had suddenly happened to this Mysterious Realm Emissary. She turned to look at Xiao Yun beside her, only to see a look of complete bewilderment.

"Boss!" Wang Er and the other two immediately stepped forward to check on him.

Qin Tianxing waved his hand, "It's nothing, don't worry!"

He took a deep breath, calming his turbulent state of mind before organizing the thoughts in his head.

If it were just his Adoptive Father alone with such Luck, it would be one thing... but five people... there were five of them. With such immense Luck, they would surely become top-tier experts who would shake an entire continent in the Profound Realm in the future.

Such a tremendous Opportunity, he absolutely could not miss it.