458: Chapter 458 Celestial Prodigy, Ice Cloud Fairy

"The qualifiers are set in the Immortal Ruins, which means many beings are destined to fall there... It's said that the Immortal Ruins can turn black, a terrifying darkness. As for what it specifically is, the old man couldn't give a reason."

Hearing Wang Rushan's words, Qin Wushang's brow furrowed.

The Immortal Ruins!

In the Immortal Domain, this place held the same weight as the Forbidden Life Zones of the Five Domains and Two Heavens.

It was extremely dangerous.

He hadn't expected the Immortal Lord to choose such a place for the grand competition.

Furthermore, only beings below the level of Alternative Great Emperor were eligible to participate.

"Is this really a Prodigy grand competition?"

Qin Wushang frowned.

"Yeah, why wouldn't it be... Don't mind that those old fogies are allowed to participate; in the end, it's still meant to temper the younger Prodigies."

"The old man said the old fogies are just sparring partners. Of course, if they have the strength and means to take a ranking, that's their own skill."

Wang Rushan's words were undoubtedly cruel.

A grand competition was clearly just a bunch of Gu insects being raised together to determine the Gu King.

"Among the Saint Venerable Realm Prodigies of the Immortal Domain, who are the more outstanding ones?"

Qin Wushang asked again.

This was what he was more curious about.

"Speaking only of the Baixian City area, people like Ye Weiliang and Bai Jutang are considered somewhat famous Prodigies."

"As for King Bai Luo, his fame is much greater, but in terms of actual combat strength, he's definitely not among the top tier."

"He mostly has this reputation because he's riding the coattails of his Immortal King father."

"Of course, some people gossip that a tiger father doesn't have a dog for a son, saying he's intentionally hiding his clumsiness to pretend to be a pig to eat the tiger."

"Whether that's true or not, no one knows."

Qin Wushang shook his head slightly, not taking this person to heart.

"He's nothing special. Even if he's faking it, he won't be able to stir up much trouble."

His intuition was clear; this King Bai Luo couldn't even enter his sight and didn't pose the slightest threat.

After all, his judgment of people had always been accurate.

"Adoptive Father doesn't even care about King Bai Luo; your strength is truly unfathomable!"

"Those who can enter Adoptive Father's Dharma Eye must be the top Prodigies of the Immortal Sects, who are several levels stronger than King Bai Luo!"

"The powerful forces of the Immortal Domain are the Eighteen Great Immortal Sects. Every Sect has an Immortal King expert presiding over it, with deep Foundations."

"However, now only seventeen Great Immortal Sects remain, as the Taiyi Immortal Sect and the Taishang Immortal Sect have already merged into one."

"The Saintess of the former Taishang Immortal Sect, Meng Qingqiu, has completely risen in the last two years. Her name resounds throughout the Immortal Domain; she has already stepped into the Saint Venerable Realm and even personally killed a Quasi-Emperor Expert!"

Meng Qingqiu!

Hearing this name, a flash of surprise crossed Qin Wushang's eyes. He was all too familiar with this name!

Back in the Desolate Ancient Great World, this woman and Xu Qinghe had fought against him together.

"Rumors outside say she has comprehended the essence of the Supreme Immortal Dao and inherited a portion of the Supreme Immortal Power."

"As for exactly how strong she is, I haven't seen it with my own eyes, so it's hard to judge."

"But even stronger than Prodigies of Meng Qingqiu's level are the Five Kings of the Immortal Body, recognized by the entire Immortal Domain!"

"These five are all direct descendants of Immortal Kings, with Heaven-Defying Bloodlines, inheriting the purest Immortal Dao Origin power!"

"Their combat power is so terrifying they can kill Quasi-Emperors across Realms. They are almost invincible in the same Realm, the top combatants of the Immortal Domain's younger generation, suppressing an entire era!"

"Originally, there were six kings, but King Bai Luo only had the fame and couldn't produce any achievements to convince the public. He simply wasn't fit to be ranked alongside the other five!"

"So he was kicked out of the Six Kings and became a laughingstock."

Wang Rushan knew the layout of the Immortal Domain's Prodigies like the back of his hand, speaking with clear logic.

Qin Wushang listened quietly, gaining a clear understanding of his top competitors in the Immortal Domain.

"However, the layout of the Immortal Domain's Prodigies goes far beyond that! Recently, a mysterious Fairy suddenly appeared out of nowhere and directly shattered the existing layout!"

"This person's status is extremely noble; she is the Personal Disciple of the Immortal Lord. Her strength is unfathomable, powerful to an absurd degree!"

"Among the Five Kings of the Immortal Body, three were easily suppressed by her, left with no power to fight back!"

"I've only heard the rumors and have never seen her true face. Her background and details are all a mystery."

"Everyone only knows her as Fairy Bingyun, who appeared out of thin air in the eyes of the Immortal Domain's people."

"No one is clear on her past Foundation. She is likely a Prodigy hidden for years by the Immortal Alliance, crushing the younger generation the moment she emerged!"

"And she might even be younger than the Five Kings!"

As soon as those words were spoken, Qin Wushang was momentarily stunned.

Fairy Bingyun?

Mu Bingyun?

Hearing this name, he immediately thought of her.

But could it really be her?

If it truly was the Mu Bingyun he was thinking of, how could she possibly have become the Disciple of the Immortal Lord?

"How about it... Adoptive Father, isn't our Immortal Domain very powerful too?"

"How does it compare to the era you lived in?"

Wang Rushan noticed the change in Qin Wushang's expression and thought he was wary of Fairy Bingyun, feeling a bit smug.

"It's just so-so."

Qin Wushang said indifferently.

He was still wondering if it was a coincidence or if it really was her!

After all, she hadn't appeared for a long time.

Buzz!

Just then, an aura came from outside.

It was a familiar aura.

Qin Wushang could clearly sense that it was Chu Yuehua.

"Why is Revered Master looking for me all of a sudden?"

He thought to himself.

Whoosh!

His figure disappeared from the private room, leaving Wang Rushan alone.

"Adoptive Father... Adoptive Father..."

Wang Rushan called out twice and breathed a sigh of relief.

"A True Demon Race Prodigy... I wonder if currying favor this time will let me latch onto a powerful backer!"

He whispered to himself.

The door wasn't closed, and his lackey walked in.

"Young Master... this isn't good, is it? Didn't the Family Head say that our Wang family should bet on the Five Kings?"

"If that doesn't work, we could bet on that Prodigy from the Lower Realm, you know, the one with the Supreme Double Pupils."

"This guy... if the Family Head finds out, won't he break your third leg?"

Hearing those words, Wang Rushan felt a chill in his crotch.

He glared at the lackey and snapped, "Do you think I want to? Didn't I say that plans have to keep up with changes?"

"The old man said so too! There's no choice! I'm gambling!"

"According to the Luck Observation Method I learned, this person is no worse than the Five Kings or that Double Pupils guy!"

...

Outside Baixian Tower.

"Have you had enough fun?"

Dressed in a white dress and wearing a moon-veil, Chu Yuehua looked at Qin Wushang as he approached and spoke via voice transmission.

The two walked forward in tacit understanding, looking like two strangers.

"...Revered Master, I wasn't playing. I just finished learning about this grand competition."

"The first round is held in some place called the Immortal Ruins. For you, Revered Master, there's probably no chance to join."

Qin Wushang replied.

He directly stepped closer and grabbed her jade-like hand.

"Aren't you afraid of being noticed by the Immortal Lord?"

She said.

"Uh... if I'm noticed, I'm noticed. For now, it seems she doesn't care about me."

He said in a low voice.

And at that moment, his other hand was also tightly held by a jade-like hand.

Di Qingli!

The two women flanked Qin Wushang, a sight that would surely make others green with envy.

"That may be so, but it's never wrong to be careful."

"But since you're already like this, I naturally don't care. At worst, we die together."

Di Qingli spoke very casually.

Chu Yuehua raised an eyebrow and said slowly, "The Immortal Lord's intention this time is definitely not as simple as a grand competition... She seems to be absorbing the Luck of the world's people."

"What do you mean?"

Hearing this, Qin Wushang hurried to ask.

"I'm not entirely sure... But the beings from the Five Domains and Two Heavens who were able to enter all have decent Luck."

"That's my current feeling. Combined with what you said earlier at the Immortal Ladder, it becomes even more likely."

"Otherwise, it wouldn't be like this."

Chu Yuehua's words made Qin Wushang think in that direction.

If the Immortal Lord was after Luck... then those with the most abundant Luck were undoubtedly the kings of the younger generation and the leaders of the major forces.

"If that's true... then it makes sense why she personally issued a decree for you to participate."

"After all, one of you is tied to Great Chu, and the other to the entire Taihuang Heaven."

"Third Uncle also received a decree, but he is busy handling the affairs of the Empire and the Alliance of many forces, so he didn't come..."

"Maybe that's really it!"

Qin Wushang analyzed carefully; the more he thought, the more likely it seemed.

In that case...

Then he was in danger, since what he had stepped out was multi-colored immortal light.

According to Xu Qinghe, that was an immortal light even more terrifying than the golden one.

"Harvesting Luck, could it be to take a step further?"

Di Qingli's expression darkened.

"Whatever... tomorrow is the sermon. I won't be eligible to get close then, so you two be careful."

Qin Wushang reminded them.

He planned to observe the so-called sermon from the private room.

"...Mm!"

"The reason I called you out was to carve a teleportation array on you. If necessary, you leave first, and then we'll activate the array to teleport over..."