243: Canglan Immortal Venerable

【Ultimately, you were directly advanced to first place.】

【Because you never made a move, all your opponents voluntarily conceded.】

【Once everyone knew you possessed the immortal slaying sword as a trump card, they naturally didn't want to humiliate themselves. They all felt that conceding was not shameful, but rather preserved their dignity.】

【The other competitions were also stopped at the right moment, so the victors were quickly decided.】

【The Sixth Elder of the Holy Land solemnly announced the rankings and final results of the Holy Land Grand Competition:】

【The top ten are as follows—】

【First Place: Kunlun Dao Academy, Qin Chen.】

【Second Place: Canglan Holy Land, Holy Maiden Shen Mengqi.】

【Third Place: Xuanyuan Immortal Clan, Xuanyuan Yao.】

【Fourth Place: Wuji Immortal Sect, Mo Wentian.】

【Fifth Place: Kunlun Dao Academy, Luo Jiuchen.】

【Sixth Place: Nangong Immortal Clan, Nangong Xue.】

【Seventh Place: Sima Immortal Clan, Sima Yu.】

【Eighth Place: Liu Clan Immortal Family, Liu Ruyan.】

【Ninth Place: Tan Immortal Clan, Tan Yun.】

【Tenth Place: Yan Immortal Clan, Yan Nuo.】

【The eliminated Sacred Land Saint Son and Yan Feng sparked widespread discussion.】

【Especially the Nine Heavens Heavenly Palace, who did not win a ranking this time.】

【Every person from their contingent present had a ashen face.】

【These top-tier forces usually don't send many participants, as they are confident they don't need room for error.】

【As early as when Yan Feng was eliminated, the people from Nine Heavens Heavenly Palace had already left with him, their faces grim.】

【The result of this Holy Land Grand Competition surprised everyone.】

【You, who were initially regarded as prey, instead turned three thousand Prodigies into stepping stones for your path to fame.】

【The entire Holy Land was abuzz with discussions about this outcome.】

【"It's a pity for Sacred Land Saint Son and Yan Feng; it's said their strength is not inferior to Mo Wentian's."】

【"It's truly regrettable that I couldn't witness Yan Feng's confrontation with Qin Chen firsthand. I wonder how Qin Chen won."】

【"Someone is selling the recorded image stones from that time at a high price; you can go buy one to watch."】

【Due to the large number of spectators outside the arena, as in previous years, everyone was accustomed to using image stones to record the visuals from the Myriad Image Mirror.】

【Thus, your confrontation with Yan Feng was recorded by many Loose Cultivators.】

【Every Holy Land Grand Competition, these Loose Cultivators could make a fortune from this.】

【Many people, after watching the footage of you defeating Yan Feng, couldn't stop praising you.】

【"This Qin Chen is not the Immortal Domain's number one good-for-nothing; he's clearly the number one Genius! With his strength, as long as he doesn't fall midway, he will surely achieve the position of an unrivaled Immortal Venerable in the future."】

【"I heard that many Families have already started planning to form a marriage alliance with Qin Chen."】

【"That's right, I also heard that the Holy Land has the same intention and is considering reconciling the former Saintess, Shen Tongtong, and Qin Chen."】

【"This is only reasonable, after all, they even have such a grown-up daughter."】

【Meanwhile, you and Luo Jiuchen were following Yun Yao through the streets, preparing to return to the academy.】

【Along the way, countless gazes from both sides of the street fell upon you, interwoven with complex and unspeakable emotions—】

【Some eyes were filled with awe, unconsciously lowering their heads; some showed fear, quietly stepping back half a pace; and others couldn't hide their envy, whispering about your name with their companions.】

【Among them, many female cultivators' eyes sparkled, some lightly tossing their long hair, others casting smiling glances, their gazes fervent and bold.】

【Just then—】

【A streak of light arrived instantly from the horizon, landing before you with immense pressure.】

【The newcomer, with flowing robes, was none other than the Sixth Elder of the Holy Land.】

【As soon as he landed, he said solemnly, "Yun Yao, the Holy Lord requests your presence!"】

【Yun Yao nodded slightly, as if she had expected it.】

【With a flick of her sleeve, she took you and Luo Jiuchen, ascending into the sky with the Sixth Elder, transforming into four streaks of light that shot straight into the clouds.】

【Moments later, you passed through layers of clouds and mist, landing before a palace suspended in the clouds.】

【In the garden, spiritual springs gurgled, and with every step, lotus flowers formed from condensed Spiritual Qi bloomed underfoot. Immortal plants swayed on both sides, each leaf shimmering with the radiance of Dao.】

【In a white jade pavilion, an unparalleled figure sat quietly.】

【Her black hair cascaded like a waterfall, gently tied with a single jade hairpin, and her plain white robes shimmered with starlight.】

【Although she merely sat there, she seemed to merge with heaven and earth—】

【She was the Holy Lord of Canglan Holy Land, Fairy Canglan, revered by the world as Canglan Immortal Venerable.】

【Her cultivation had reached the Peak of the Immortal Domain—the Mahayana Peak.】

【Even several feet away, the subtle Mahayana pressure caused the surrounding space and time to freeze.】

【One more step forward was Undergoing Tribulation—the Realm preparing for Ascension.】

【As for why she hadn't undergone tribulation and Ascension yet, the reason was unknown.】

【"Greetings, Holy Lord!" you all saluted in unison.】

【Fairy Canglan looked directly at you and asked indifferently, "Your Junior Brother's Legacy, it should be from Venerable Ziyang, right?"】

【Yun Yao actually didn't know about this. Although she had always been curious, she had never asked you.】

【You nodded in acknowledgment: "This Junior accidentally obtained Venerable Ziyang's Legacy."】

【This was, of course, the explanation you had prepared long ago.】

【Fairy Canglan nodded slightly: "To obtain Venerable Ziyang's Legacy, it might be a misfortune rather than a blessing."】

【"Do your best, and leave the rest to fate," you calmly replied.】

【Fairy Canglan nodded approvingly, then looked seriously at Yun Yao: "Those fellows have been lurking in the shadows all these years, and their strength is probably far greater now than before."】

【"You yourself suffered greatly from them back then, becoming a pawn in their scheme to sow discord between the Holy Land and the academy. Now your Junior Brother is also involved, and it might be difficult for him to extricate himself easily."】

【"According to my secret agents' reports, they will take action against your Junior Brother next, but the specific plan is still unclear."】

【"You are skilled in the Dao of divination; do you have any countermeasures?"】

【Yun Yao's expression was solemn: "Junior Brother's heavenly secrets are obscured, which must be their doing. I cannot see his future destiny either."】

【"Revered Master also anticipated this, which is why Junior Brother was allowed to enter the game personally this time."】

【"Indeed, your Junior Brother's strength is still shallow, making him an easy target to draw those people out and expose their weaknesses," Fairy Canglan agreed.】

【From their conversation, you vaguely sensed a hidden enemy force lurking in the shadows.】

【This mysterious organization has been secretly instigating conflicts among various forces, and their infiltration into each faction is quite deep.】

【It's even possible that many forces have their operatives embedded, or are even members themselves.】

【You suspected that the Liu Clan Immortal Family and Nine Heavens Heavenly Palace might also be involved.】

【Furthermore, the fall of Venerable Ziyang in the unrivaled Immortal Domain back then was also inextricably linked to this organization.】

【However, they also suffered heavy losses in that great battle.】

【After so many years of recuperation, their strength must undoubtedly be far greater than before.】

【Thinking of this, a thought flashed through your mind—could the annihilation of the Qin Immortal Clan also be related to this mysterious organization?】

【Did the Qin Immortal Clan discover their secret? Or did they fail to recruit them and simply exterminate the Qin Immortal Clan?】