78: A gathering of geniuses, where being a person means showing off.

The North Darkness Sea, vast and boundless.

As far as the eye could see, it was a deep, dark blue.

The seawater was not ordinary; it contained rich Primordial Water Essence Qi, heavy and icy cold. An ordinary Cultivator falling into it would instantly have their Divine Soul frozen stiff and their Physical Body crushed.

Above the sea, it was not empty, but rather a continuous expanse of ancient palace complexes floating.

Some of these palaces were resplendent and golden, some were as black as ink, emitting an eerie ghostly Qi, while others were crystal clear, like ice sculptures and jade carvings... They were scattered like islands across this boundless sea.

The periphery of each palace complex was shrouded in ancient Formation light barriers of varying strengths, emitting a dangerous aura.

At this moment, this sea area, which had been silent for an unknown number of years, had become unprecedentedly lively due to the news of the Kunpeng Nest appearing.

Countless streaks of light shot from all directions, with various flying boats, Tower ship, and exotic beast mounts shuttling through. Even powerful individuals directly tore through the Void Realm to descend.

Powerful auras intertwined and collided, making the space in this sea area appear somewhat chaotic.

"Boom!"

A rolling thunder sound came from the sky. An ancient war chariot, pulled by nine pure-blooded golden Suanni, rumbled through the Void Realm, roaring as it approached.

On the war chariot, a young man, dressed in a python robe, with handsome features and an inherent majesty between his brows, stood with his hands behind his back.

Around him, a faint five-colored Divine light circulated, as if he controlled the Five Elements of heaven and earth!

"It's the Golden Suanni War Chariot of the Sky Sea King's Mansion! Chu Qingtian has also come!"

"Five Elements Sacred Body! It is said that he has cultivated the Five Elements to an extremely high Realm, and his Divine Ability is unfathomable!"

"He entered the True God Realm ten years ago, left the Academy, and went to expand territory. I wonder what Realm he is in now."

"A year ago, he was a Heavenly God, and once killed a Heavenly God great Yao of the Yao Race in the Border Wilderness!"

"As expected of the successor to the Sky Sea King, the Five Elements Sacred Body is indeed terrifying! Only after Great Chu and the Yao Race made peace and he returned did he have the opportunity to come here!"

"It seems it's going to be much livelier!"

Before the exclamations faded, a Dragon roar shook the heavens from the other side!

Nine ferocious flood Dragons, with chilling scales and a single horn on their heads, pulled an incomparably luxurious jade palanquin, breaking through the clouds.

From the jade palanquin emerged a young man dressed in splendid robes, with eyes as sharp as an eagle, standing proudly.

A vast and ancient Battle Intent permeated his body, and his Qi and Blood were like a dormant volcano of ten thousand years, causing the surrounding space to subtly twist.

"Nine Dragons pulling a palanquin! It's Hua Yingxiong of Tianyan Sect! He possesses the Sky Desolation Battle Body, and it is said that his Physical Body is indestructible, and his Battle Intent reaches the heavens!"

"What a terrifying sense of oppression, as if facing a giant fiend from the ancient past!"

"A rising star, another Prodigy!"

"It is said that he challenged Chu Qinghe and won. I wonder who is stronger when facing the even more powerful Chu Qingtian."

The flood Dragons pulled the palanquin, shocking all directions.

Hua Yingxiong, a rising star, emerged from the jade palanquin, looking down on heaven and earth, surveying all living beings.

"Kunpeng... I hope this time I can encounter a stronger opponent, and not a bunch of nobodies."

He said disdainfully.

Invincibility was a kind of loneliness. Since entering the world, he had swept all before him, never losing.

He yearned for opponents, yearned for a battle with a Prodigy!

Only a hearty battle would allow him to grow faster and break through his own shackles.

"Saint, rest assured, with such a great commotion from this ancient Legacy, the situation will be dynamic, and you will surely have your fill of excitement."

A woman beside him smiled.

The North Darkness Sea was shrouded by a terrifying rule: the stronger one's power when entering here, the more terrifyingly it was suppressed.

Especially Realms above Heavenly God!

Even their mounts trembled upon entering here, and had to fly at low altitudes, or even not fly at all.

"Boom!"

Just as the Tianyan Sect powerhouses slowly descended, an ancient Tower ship, entirely crafted from ten-thousand-year-old Sunken Sky Wood, appeared.

At the bow of the ship, a woman dressed in elegant palace attire, holding an ancient zither, stood quietly, coming into everyone's view.

Around her, faint Dao Immortal sounds lingered, as if her every word and action could stir the rhythm of heaven and earth.

When her exquisite face appeared, it astonished all directions, and countless gazes immediately turned to her.

Even figures like Hua Yingxiong and Chu Qingtian couldn't help but look over.

"It's Saintess Lu Zhiyin of the Taiyuan Sacred Sect! Her Heavenly Sound Divine Art is said to be able to kill people invisibly!"

"Fairy Zhiyin has arrived! She is indeed beautiful!"

"The rumors are true, Fairy Zhiyin is indeed worthy of being on the Rouge List... She is devastatingly beautiful!"

Lu Zhiyin's arrival drew everyone's attention.

"I didn't expect her to come too. The competition just got fiercer!"

Chu Qingtian glanced at her, a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth.

She was a woman who made his heart stir, and he had pursued her, but unfortunately, she was also a cold and aloof person, never responding to his advances.

Today might be his chance!

"Since Junior Sister Bingyun has arrived, why not show yourself?"

"Dong!"

Lu Zhiyin suddenly rose from the ancient ship, plucked a zither string, and looked towards the sky.

In an instant, the sky tore open, and the temperature plummeted.

A patch of icy blue light scattered down, and an Ice Phoenix, with magnificent wings and a body carved from ten thousand years of profound ice, burst forth from the Void Realm crack.

"Caw!"

The Ice Phoenix let out a long cry, and as its wings spread, tiny ice crystals condensed in the Void Realm, and a large area of the sea was instantly frozen.

On the back of the Ice Phoenix, the figure in white, purer than snow and as cold as an Immortal, appeared, and heaven and earth fell silent, as if everything paled in comparison to her.

"Heaven-Mending Saintess! Still so detached from the world..."

Hua Yingxiong exclaimed, swallowing hard.

"If I could win her favor, it would be worth dying for..."

A Prodigy exclaimed.

Mu Bingyun's beauty gave people a feeling of being able to be admired from afar but not to be profaned; it was a sacred beauty.

"Fairy Bingyun... having traveled so far, are you interested in exploring together?"

Chu Qingtian shouted from below.

Everyone looked at Mu Bingyun, somewhat anticipating how she would respond to Chu Qingtian.

However, Mu Bingyun did not answer. Her beautiful eyes turned, looking towards the sky on the left, and she remained silent for a long time.

She stood there like an ice sculpture, and all living beings looked over curiously.

"Caw!!!"

A long cry, as if from the Primordial Chaos, containing endless vastness and domineering, suddenly resounded from the distant sky!

The entire surface of the North Darkness Sea began to violently undulate and boil because of this long cry!

Everyone looked closely, stunned.

They saw that the distant sky suddenly darkened!

An indescribably massive beast was parting the clouds, slowly swimming closer!

Its back was like a towering mountain, thousands of miles wide, and its wings were like clouds hanging from the sky, when spread, they seemed to cover half of the sky!

Its entire body was covered in dark golden scales, flowing with Chaos Qi, making all living beings tremble with fear.

"Kunpeng..."

"Oh my God! It's a Kunpeng! There's actually a Kunpeng in the world!"

"Impossible... How can there still be a Kunpeng in this world!"

"Has the Kunpeng Race truly passed down its Legacy?"

"The Primordial Royal Clan... the former Kunpeng King, did it really pass down its Bloodline?"

Countless people exclaimed, unable to believe it.

A colossal Kunpeng was entering the North Darkness Sea at a terrifying speed.

"Hmm? Someone?"

Chu Qingtian's eyes sparkled, very surprised.

On the back of that descendant of the ten primordial fierce beasts, capable of making all living beings tremble, two figures stood side by side.

The young man wore a white robe, with a tall and straight posture and handsome features. A faint, lazy smile played at the corner of his mouth, like a graceful Young Master out for a spring stroll!

The woman, dressed in red, carried an ancient sword, exuding heroic spirit. Her exquisite face held a hint of coldness and arrogance!

"There... there are people? Who are they?"

"Kun... Kunpeng?! My heavens! Someone can actually use a Kunpeng as a mount?"

"Could it be the Son of the True Dragon? Impossible... Rumor has it that the Dragon Clan did give birth to a Son of the True Dragon... but he shouldn't appear here... and even the Son of the True Dragon wouldn't be qualified to enslave a Kunpeng descendant!"

"A red dress... it's her! Ye Hongfu of Great Chu Academy, that's Sword Fanatic Ye Hongfu!"

"What a terrifying aura... That Kunpeng makes my Divine Soul tremble! How is Ye Hongfu there? And who is the guy next to her?"

"Oh my God... Ye Hongfu is actually standing on the back of the Kunpeng with a mysterious man!"

On the Taiyuan Sacred Sect's Tower ship, Lu Zhiyin's beautiful eyes flowed, looking at Qin Wushang on the Kunpeng's back.

"Sword Fanatic... to be able to walk side by side with such a person, his status in the Academy is not low... I know all the Prodigies of Great Chu, but I have never seen him..."

"Could it be that one?"

Lu Zhiyin whispered, a name appearing in her mind.

Qin Wushang!

That guy whose name was famous throughout the world!

Among the renowned Prodigies of Great Chu, he was the only one she hadn't met!

The Kunpeng landed on the North Darkness Sea, shaking heaven and earth and stirring up monstrous waves.

"Junior Brother! Are we being too ostentatious?"

With all eyes on them, Ye Hongfu felt very uncomfortable.

"Senior Sister! A man who doesn't show off in his youth lives in vain!"