11: The watchful eye of Heaven, the Jumang Divine Tower

Rumble!—

The sudden roar of thunder broke the tranquility of Taiyi Holy Land.

Seven days later, the entire Holy Land's attention was once again focused on Eastern Emperor Mountain.

Dark clouds gathered, purple lightning danced wildly, and a terrifying tribulation power enveloped the surroundings, making people's hearts tremble.

"Hiss—what terrifying Lightning Tribulation, its power is directly comparable to a Divine Palace Realm Great Perfection. Did Elder Qingyue refine some Divine Pill?"

An Outer Sect Disciple gasped, his face full of confusion.

He couldn't think of any other possibility for an anomaly of this scale, unless a top-tier Divine Pill was born.

But his statement was immediately refuted.

"Tsk, what a short-sighted bumpkin. This is a Breakthrough Lightning Tribulation! Only Heaven-Defying Geniuses breaking through major Realms will trigger such an anomaly. Judging by the direction, someone on Eastern Emperor Mountain must be breaking through to the Divine Palace Realm!"

"But Elder Qingyue has already become a Heavenly God. There is only Sequence Xu, a Disciple, on Eastern Emperor Mountain. Could it be..."

As soon as these words were spoken, the scene fell silent. Everyone looked towards Eastern Emperor Mountain, towards where the Lightning Tribulation was falling, trying to clearly see that figure.

But unfortunately, the Lightning Tribulation came quickly and left even faster.

Just as everyone was in doubt, a chaotic divine light suddenly shot up from Eastern Emperor Mountain, piercing through clouds and sun like a sharp sword, instantly tearing apart the sky full of tribulation clouds.

The dark clouds dispersed, and auspicious light shone everywhere.

Above the Nine Heavens, a handsome and peerless figure slowly emerged.

His robes fluttered, and a faint Dao charm of Chaos lingered around him, as if an exiled Immortal had descended.

It was only at this moment that the Disciples of Taiyi Holy Land truly saw Xu Jinhuan's face.

Instantly, their pupils dilated, their jaws dropped, and they even forgot to breathe.

Only one thought remained in their minds.

"How can there be such a beautiful person in the world?"

Xu Jinhuan was already handsome and peerless, with perfect features. Coupled with the special temperament of the Eternal Chaos Body, it made him even more transcendent and peerless.

Now, men who saw him fell silent, and women who saw him felt their hearts stir.

Countless female Cultivators at this moment felt their legs go weak and their lower abdomens warm, unable to move... Looking at the stunned Disciples below, Xu Jinhuan nodded imperceptibly, very satisfied.

Although he wasn't a high-profile or flamboyant person.

Seeing a group of people marveling at him still gave him great satisfaction.

Displaying his power in front of others felt great!

In his mind, the System panel changed dramatically again.

[Host: Xu Jinhuan]

[Realm: Golden Core Realm First Level (Super Grade Golden Core!)]

[Aptitude: Peak Immortal King Posture]

[Cultivation Technique: Taiyi Scripture (Ninth Level), Great Celestial Immortal Technique (Immortal Rank, Third Level)]

[Physique: Eternal Chaos Body (Awakening 6%)]

[Divine Ability: Double Pupil Technique!]

With his diligent Cultivation and Realm improvement, the Awakening progress of the Eternal Chaos Body finally changed.

"My talent and Cultivation speed are even stronger!"

Xu Jinhuan was overjoyed.

Just as he was feeling content and about to turn and leave, he frowned and looked in a certain direction in the sky.

Xu Jinhuan could feel that something strange seemed to be peeping at him from there.

But the feeling of being spied upon was fleeting, and even if he activated his Double Pupils Divine Ability, he couldn't detect any clues.

"Is it an illusion?"

Xu Jinhuan shook his head, not dwelling on the matter, and returned to the mountain to continue Cultivating and consolidating his Foundation... On the Heavenly Mystery Building at the edge of Giant Deer Dao Province.

A woman dressed in a Plain Daoist Robe suddenly opened her eyes, a flicker of heavenly mystery fluctuation in her pupils.

With a wave of her hand, wisps of silver-white Heavenly Mystery Power danced and swirled, quickly sketching on the blank jade paper in front of her. A moment later, a portrait of a man appeared vividly on the paper.

The man in the painting, dressed in white as snow, was incomparably handsome, none other than the recently Breakthrough Xu Jinhuan.

Even the Chaos Dao charm between his brows was precisely captured, as if the person himself was present.

Looking at Xu Jinhuan in the painting, the Daoist Robed Woman's eyes were full of surprise.

"What a handsome man, simply like a True Immortal descended!"

"Even Su Zhilan, who Ranks first on the peerless beauty ranking, is far from his equal!"

In fact, the Daoist Robed Woman could feel that her Heavenly Dao Heart, which had already severed all Mortal World desires, was subtly stirred at this moment.

Noticing this, she quickly formed hand seals, calmed her mind, and forcibly suppressed the distracting thoughts in her heart.

After calming down, she looked at Xu Jinhuan's portrait, a playful smile on her lips.

"The peerless beauty ranking has always been a list for evaluating women."

"I wonder what it would be like if a man reached the top?"

"It's truly intriguing..."

...Three days later, inside the Eastern Emperor Mountain palace.

Xu Jinhuan slowly rose, Golden Core Dao Charm flowing around him, his aura as steady as a mountain.

"My Foundation is at Perfection, it's time to go to Jumang Mountain to test my strength."

Jumang Mountain is located thirty thousand li southwest of Eastern Emperor Mountain and is an important Peak of Taiyi Holy Land. On it stands the Jumang Divine Pagoda, which can test a Cultivator's combat power.

Legend has it that an ancient Saint scripture exists within the Jumang Pagoda, but unfortunately, despite countless Geniuses in Taiyi Holy Land over tens of thousands of years, none have found anything.

Xu Jinhuan flew through the air, his body supported by Chaos Power, moving as fast as a meteor.

Even without practicing specialized Flying Escape Techniques, the thirty thousand li journey took only a moment.

The Eternal Chaos Body was simply too comprehensive!

Upon arriving at Jumang Mountain, he saw a bustling crowd. The mountain, spanning an area of one thousand two hundred li, was packed with hundreds of thousands of people, forming a long queue, orderly entering the Jumang Divine Pagoda.

The lowest Cultivation of these Disciples was Golden Core Realm.

In the Mortal World, a Golden Core Realm Cultivator was already a powerful being who could ride clouds and mist and suppress a region, but in Taiyi Holy Land, they were merely ordinary Disciples, numbering in the hundreds of thousands, completely inconspicuous.

As the number zero sequence, Xu Jinhuan naturally didn't need to queue.

As soon as he reached the entrance of the Divine Pagoda, the two Disciples guarding the gate recognized the Sequence Token hanging from his waist and immediately bowed respectfully, allowing him to pass with great deference.

"Is this what it feels like to have connections and privileges? It's great."

Xu Jinhuan sighed with emotion and arrived before the true Jumang Divine Pagoda.

However, an unexpected situation suddenly arose before his eyes.

Two graceful figures walked out of the Jumang Divine Pagoda, their gazes clashing.

"Fang Qingyao, don't be so ungrateful!"

A sharp female voice rang out. The speaker was a woman in a Long Green Dress.

She was heavily made up, her neckline was extremely low, and when she spoke, her chest heaved dramatically, as if it wanted to burst out of her collar. Her face was full of arrogance and disdain.

"Becoming Saint Son Lianshan's follower is a blessing you've cultivated for eight lifetimes! This is your last chance, don't be ungrateful!"

"Saint Son Lianshan was able to reach the six hundredth floor of the Jumang Divine Pagoda in the Divine Palace Realm, fighting against Immortals and facing Heavenly Beings!"

The green-dressed woman became more aggressive, her tone increasingly arrogant.

"Come with me now to apologize to Saint Son Lianshan, and perhaps the Saint Son will be merciful and give you a chance to follow him. Otherwise, you'll bear the consequences!"

Opposite the green-dressed woman stood a woman in a Black Dress.

Her long hair cascaded like a waterfall to her waist, her skin was as smooth and radiant as snow, her eyes bright and teeth white, possessing a face of unparalleled beauty.

However, her aura was cold and aloof, with an inviolable nobility between her brows, like a Heavenly Goddess from the Nine Heavens, making people dare not approach her easily.

Facing the green-dressed woman's aggression, Fang Qingyao, in her Black Dress, did not respond.

The confrontation between the two naturally attracted a large number of surrounding Disciples to watch and discuss.

"Senior Sister Qingyao is too pitiful, being forced like this by Yuan Mengrou."

"There's nothing she can do. Who told Yuan Mengrou to be Saint Son Lianshan's most favored follower? I heard she's almost the Saint Son's Dao Companion. She invited Senior Sister Qingyao to join many times, but was rejected, so it's inevitable she'd hold a grudge."

"Speaking of which, Senior Sister Qingyao is the seventh-ranked beauty on Giant Deer Dao Province's peerless beauty ranking, with both talent and beauty! She just broke through to the Divine Palace Realm and has already passed the four hundredth floor of the Divine Pagoda. Given time, she might even rival Saint Son Lianshan. If it were me, I wouldn't easily follow others."

From the discussions of the surrounding Disciples, Xu Jinhuan quickly understood the whole story.

The green-dressed woman was named Yuan Mengrou, a follower of the Seventeenth Saint Son, Jiang Lianshan.

The cold and aloof black-dressed woman was named Fang Qingyao, a Core Disciple of the Holy Land, with extraordinary talent and beauty, ranking seventh on the peerless beauty ranking. It was precisely because of this that Jiang Lianshan took an interest in her and insisted on taking her as a follower.

But what Xu Jinhuan cared about more was the prompt in his mind.

(Disciple Ranks: Outer Sect, Inner Sect, Core, True Disciple, Saint Son, sequence)

(Although the protagonist was born with a silver spoon, it's still worth explaining)