39: Chapter 39 The Spirit of Heaven and Earth - The Celestial Butterfly

Although the destruction of the Sima Family stirred up quite a storm in Nebula City, the high-level figures of the three major forces were either attending the exchange meeting at the Xingyun Sect or conducting business outside.

Therefore, the true high-level figures of the three major forces had not yet had the chance to intervene and investigate.

As for the several Immortal Old Ancestors, they would not easily concern themselves with worldly affairs, as they were all in long-term closed-door cultivation.

However, the Ouyang Family was the most bustling place at this moment. When Ouyang Liuli first heard the news, she was overjoyed because she no longer needed to make up excuses to cover for her fabricated stories.

But after her excitement subsided, she felt that the matter was somewhat suspicious. Why was the Sima Family destroyed just as she returned and her relationship with them had broken down? Was this really a coincidence?

Ouyang Liuli could not figure it out, but she let it go after thinking about it; regardless, it was a good thing for her.

Besides Ouyang Liuli, the other Elders of the Ouyang Family had their own speculations, but the vast majority felt that this matter must have been the work of Ouyang Liuli's Revered Master.

Even Ouyang Liuli's father, Ouyang Yide, initially thought it was Ouyang Liuli's Revered Master, but after asking Ouyang Liuli, he learned that it likely wasn't her Revered Master's doing, because Ouyang Liuli told him she hadn't even informed her Revered Master about the matter yet.

However, when the Grand Elder and others asked if it was the work of Ouyang Liuli's Revered Master, he did not deny it, simply telling them not to inquire about this matter further.

Therefore, the Family Elders concluded that it was indeed the work of Ouyang Liuli's Revered Master.

The next day, Cao Yang took Hu Shan Tutu into the Huangqing Small World.

He then arrived at the center of the competition arena with his Senior Sisters, as today was the final of the exchange meeting's friendly matches.

The exchange meeting finals were held in the central area, with three arenas set up in the high sky, corresponding to the Soul Transformation, Nascent Soul, and Golden Core stages respectively. Only the top ten from each division participated.

The competition platforms from yesterday had been removed from the surroundings, and it was now packed with people, including Elders from various Sects and Disciples of the Xingyun Sect; there were some outsiders as well, but not many.

The positions of the three major forces and the Sect Masters of each Sect remained the same as yesterday, but while these high-level figures had not paid attention to the preliminary rounds yesterday, they were going to watch today's finals, as these represented the true Prodigies of this generation in the Tianxuan Realm.

The three arenas were not held one after another but simultaneously. For Disciples with weak cultivation, it was impossible to watch all three arenas at once, but for Cultivators with Divine Sense, this was not difficult.

Of course, those at the same Realm could only watch arenas below their own Realm; if the level was higher, they could only watch one arena, and might not even understand what was happening. This was very unfriendly to low-level Cultivators, and Cao Yang did not understand why the competition had to be held simultaneously.

Therefore, many low-Realm Cultivators could only choose one arena to watch.

In fact, Cao Yang did not know that previous competitions were not held simultaneously; the main reason for doing so this time was because of him.

Because the three major forces had discovered traces of Immortal Spiritual Energy at the Sima Family, the high-level figures of the three major forces decided to end the exchange meeting early, changing the originally four-day exchange meeting to two days.

The matches were still one-on-one, but this time it was not an elimination tournament; instead, the final ranking was determined by the number of victories each person achieved.

It went smoothly, and Cao Yang easily defeated his opponents every time he stepped onto the stage. This also attracted the attention of the high-level figures of the three Sects sitting on the high platform, but Cao Yang was not worried. The reason he was still participating in the competition was that he had promised his Revered Master, and at the same time, Cao Yang also wanted to see if he could encounter any strategy targets.

To Cao Yang's surprise, he actually encountered one, and that was Liu Yiran from the Falling Flower Valley.

Cao Yang examined the girl in the lace skirt opposite him. She had skin like snow, a cute face, big eyes that blinked, and two small braids tied behind her back.

Liu Yiran also seemed very interested in Cao Yang at this moment. That's right, Liu Yiran was the type of person who admired the strong, and she had just happened to see Cao Yang's battle against Hu Jiutian yesterday, so her interest in Cao Yang had greatly increased.

Cao Yang smiled slightly, cupped his hands, and said: "This Junior Sister, why don't you concede? You are very strong, but you are no match for me."

Although Cao Yang also wanted to trade a few blows with Liu Yiran to get to know the beauty through a friendly spar.

Unfortunately, he had been too aggressive in his previous moves. Although the beauty opposite him was not weak, she was still a bit worse than Hu Jiutian. If he were to fight her slowly, everyone wasn't stupid; how could they not tell?

If he defeated her aggressively as before, this was someone he needed to target for his mission, and it wouldn't be good if she got hurt. After all, several Prodigies had already been injured by his sword previously.

Although Cao Yang thought so, the beauty opposite him did not go along with his wishes.

Liu Yiran cupped her hands and said: "Senior Brother Cao Yang, this Junior Sister has already witnessed Senior Brother's invincible demeanor before, and knows that I am no match for Senior Brother. But I also have some small tricks, and I still want to exchange a few moves with Senior Brother. Even if I lose, I will have no regrets."

"Alright, then let it be as you wish, Junior Sister. Please, make your move first," Cao Yang replied with a smile.

"Senior Brother, be careful."

Liu Yiran formed hand seals and quickly cast several Spells. Hundreds of butterflies flew toward Cao Yang at high speed. Cao Yang lifted his hand slightly and flicked his fingers; most of the butterflies vanished, but Cao Yang did not expect that three butterflies actually passed through his body.

However, he did not suffer any harm, only having some pollen left on him.

He quickly realized what was going on. In Cao Yang's mind, many beautiful women appeared, dancing gracefully. Some were offering fine wine to Cao Yang, rubbing their assets against him, and the Fairies dancing were constantly throwing winks at him. Their fox-like eyes were alluring and soul-captivating.

Cao Yang smiled and shook his head, patted himself gently, the pollen dispersed, and the scene in his mind dissipated along with it.

Originally, Cao Yang thought Liu Yiran's combat power was only at the early Void Refining stage, and her actual strength was weaker than Hu Jiutian's.

He didn't expect Liu Yiran to really have her own trump card. If this move hit a Void Refining expert, it could make them dazed for a minute, falling into an illusion, which would be fatal. But it naturally had no effect on him, as he possessed an Immortal Soul.

Of course, he was hit earlier because he had never used Immortal Energy in the competition; otherwise, how could the butterflies have passed through his body? Even if they hit him, the remaining pollen could not invade his Immortal body in the slightest. He had intentionally inhaled some pollen just now to see its effects.

"Junior Sister, this move of yours is quite good. You could kill enemies a whole Realm higher when they are caught off guard," Cao Yang nodded in appreciation of this Spell and said.

At this moment, the Liu Yiran opposite him was also very shocked. Although she had already witnessed Cao Yang's powerful strength, she hadn't expected it to be this powerful. Her Divine Ability could make even a Peak Void Refining expert briefly fall into an illusion, yet it had no effect on Cao Yang at all.

After the shock came overwhelming joy. Wasn't this young powerhouse her dream lover?

Cao Yang also sensed Liu Yiran's strangeness and thought to himself: "System, open Liu Yiran's information."

Name: Liu Yiran

Realm: Soul Transformation Peak

Race: Spirit of Heaven and Earth Transformation (Heavenly Butterfly)

Charging: No

Strategy Time: One Year

Task Reward: 50 Sign-in Opportunities

Favorability: 85

Cao Yang was stunned. Not only was Liu Yiran not of the Human Race, but how did she fall in love with him after just a few words? A favorability of 80 meant she liked him, and it was already 85.

Although there was the word "Heavenly Butterfly" after her race, she shouldn't be of the Yao Race. A Spirit of Heaven and Earth transformation, that's truly interesting.

Liu Yiran said excitedly: "Senior Brother's strength is invincible, and this Junior Sister admires you. I wonder if Senior Brother has time? We could exchange cultivation insights together; this Junior Sister truly admires Senior Brother's cultivation."

Cao Yang was shocked again—bold, too bold!

Asking him out so blatantly, in front of everyone!

Could this be the nature of a Spirit of Heaven and Earth?

"Alright, I am also quite interested in Junior Sister's Spells."

Cao Yang agreed with a smile.

This match between the two was the last round of the Soul Transformation arena. When both of them stepped down, the matches in the other arenas had also ended.

Undoubtedly, Cao Yang took first place, Hu Jiutian took second place—that guy relied on speed to defeat Liu Yiran.

Liu Yiran was third, and Eldest Senior Sister Mu Wanying was fourth.

It is worth mentioning that the first place in both the Golden Core and Nascent Soul arenas went to the Moyang Sword Sect.

The Golden Core first place was Xiao Lingxue, and the Nascent Soul first place was Hua Xinyu.

The Moyang Sword Sect had truly made a name for itself this time.

The Disciples and Elders of the Moyang Sword Sect were overjoyed, and while Sect Master Mo Nantian was also full of joy, there was a hint of worry in his eyes.

With this, the Xingyun Sect Elder announced the successful conclusion of the exchange meeting's friendly matches, and at the same time, announced that this exchange meeting had also come to an end.

Many participating Disciples were confused. According to the previous notice from the Sect, wasn't the exchange meeting supposed to last two more days?

The last two days were for Disciples to exchange cultivation insights and trade treasures and Medicinal Pills, with many small exchange meetings held.

But many Elders already knew the reason: an unknown Immortal Realm expert had appeared in Nebula City, which was why the exchange meeting was hurriedly ended.