After entering the mountain gate, there was a ten-mile long mountain road in front of them. At the end of the mountain road was Tianjian Mountain Villa. After the seven people from Xiao Zong entered the mountain gate, they consciously deviated from the speed of their steps, and the distance between them became larger and larger. Xiao Juetian, Xiao Kuangyu, and Xiao Kuanglei walked in front, Xiao Boyun and Xiao Zhen walked in the middle, and Xiao Wuji and Xiao Nan fell behind.
Xiao Juetian, the leader of the Xiao clan, has four sons, named "Wind, Rain, Thunder and Cloud". From oldest to youngest, they are Xiao Kuangfeng, Xiao Kuangyu, Xiao Kuanglei and Xiao Kuangyun. Xiao Kuangfeng became famous in the upper realm ranking battle, and Xiao Kuangyu was the third in the previous session, and he was also very impressive. This time, it was the turn of Xiao Kuanglei, who just turned 20, to appear. As for the youngest son Xiao Kuangyun, although he is only one month younger than Xiao Kuanglei and is also 20 years old, he is a well-known playboy. To be blunt, he is a complete drunkard and lecherous idiot. Xiao clan will definitely not let him come to embarrass himself.
But in the Xiao clan, Xiao Kuangyun was the most favored. After all, he was the only son born to Xiao Juetian's wife.
Xiao Juetian glanced at the back calmly and said to Xiao Kuanglei, "Lei'er, the important task of getting rid of the title of 'Millennium Third' in the ranking battle this time is left to you. Your father does not expect you to defeat Ling Yun, but, with your talent, there is no reason for you to lose to anyone except Ling Yun... Of course, this also includes Xiao Zhen. He is eyeing you covetously to compete with you."
"I understand, I will never let my father and the sect down." Xiao Kuanglei nodded, with a resolute look on his face.
"Yu'er, please explain the matter of the qualifying battle to Lei'er tonight. Also, when the round of 16 begins, don't forget to give the 'Jingchen Sword' to Lei'er. It will be our secret trump card for this qualifying battle." Xiao Juetian reminded.
"Don't worry, father. I know how to guide my third brother." Xiao Kuangyu said with a faint smile.
Later, Xiao Boyun said something similar to Xiao Zhen. Xiao Boyun's eyebrows tilted slightly, and it was obvious that he was not a gentle person. He said in a low voice: "Zhen'er, this ranking competition is your chance to become famous! Your opponents are not only other disciples of the sect, but also Xiao Kuanglei! In the competition for the sect leader that year, I didn't win over Xiao Juetian, and I ended up being an elder of the Sword Sect. I accept it, but my son will never lose to his son! This time, you must not only take the second place for the Xiao Sect, but also defeat Xiao Kuanglei and make your father proud."
Xiao Zhen nodded heavily: "Don't worry, father. I will never let my fellow disciples down, and I will definitely not let you down."
As for Xiao Wuji's explanation to his grandson Xiao Nan, it was much simpler: "Nan'er, bringing you to the ranking battle this time is an opportunity that grandpa has fought hard for. You are still young, and it is basically impossible for you to break into the top ten, but as a disciple of the Xiao Sect, you can't fall outside the top fifty. You have been practicing for so long, this actual battle will be the best experience for you and a test of your hard work in practice during this period."
"Yes!" Xiao Nan responded respectfully, and then said: "Grandpa, when I was out of retreat a few days ago, I heard that the husband you chose for Yue Rui... I think his name is Xiao Luocheng, and he was abandoned? Is this true?"
"That's true." Xiao Wuji nodded, but his face was calm, obviously not taking it too seriously: "Yue Rui's talent is mediocre, her looks and temperament are not outstanding, instead of finding a 'phoenix tail' in the main sect, it's better to find a 'chicken head' in the branch sect. And with grandpa here, no one in the branch sect dares to bully her. Although Xiao Luocheng's talent is average, he is also considered a top genius in Xinyue City. If he hadn't been abandoned, he and Yue Rui should have been married by now."
"Hmph, let him be disabled, his appearance is just good. We have hundreds of branches in the Xiao Sect, so it's easy to find someone stronger than him. What's funny is that the people of the New Moon Branch said that a sixteen-year-old boy pretended to be the 'evil heart saint' Huangfu He of the Divine Phoenix Empire to disable Xiao Luocheng and stole everything in the sect's treasure house. They simply fooled me like a fool, which is really ridiculous! They got a King Xuanlong Pill from the Black Moon Chamber of Commerce, and even the Black Moon Chamber of Commerce has admitted it, but they repeatedly said that it was just a fake, and finally took out a Xuan Pill of a lesser Xuan beast to fool me. It's simply unreasonable. I didn't disable the people of that branch on the spot, which is already my utmost kindness."
As he spoke, there was a hint of resentment in Xiao Wuji's voice.
"So there is such a thing. A small Xinyue branch sect actually possessed a treasure like the Wang Xuanlong Pill but refused to offer it. Grandpa condescended to go there in person, but they kept lying to Grandpa. It's simply an unforgivable crime. It's a good thing that Yue Rui didn't marry into the sect." Xiao Nan echoed.
"There's no need to mention these little things. You can walk around Tianjian Villa tonight, and then go to bed early to recuperate. Grandpa is waiting to see your performance tomorrow."
"Yes, Grandpa."
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In front of the mountain gate, the appearance of a group of five people instantly attracted the attention of everyone around them.
All five of them were women, and they were dressed very similarly, all wearing ankle-length, almost floor-length snow-gauze dresses. The dresses were originally pure white, but as they walked, tiny dots of icy blue light naturally floated around their bodies, adding an icy blue color and a dreamy atmosphere to their dresses.
The five women all looked very young. Except for the girl walking in the back, who was wearing a white veil and was only about 16 or 17 years old, the other four women looked only about 20 years old. Two of the five women, one in front and one in the back, had their faces covered with veils, hiding their faces, revealing only their crystal-like eyes. The faces of the other three women were completely uncovered, and all of them were extremely beautiful. The three beautiful faces were covered with a deep coldness. They did not wear makeup, but their skin was as white and smooth as snow jade. The moment people saw them, they would subconsciously think of the words "ice skin and jade bones" and "snowy face and red lips".
Each of the three snow-white faces has its own merits, but they are all exquisite and flawless. Their incomparable beauty reveals a kind of holiness and arrogance that makes people almost dare not look directly at them, as if they are fairies walking on the ninth heaven, untouched by the world of this world.
Watching them from afar, one could clearly feel a misty air mixed with a chilly breath seeping straight into the chest… To their right, a sect team that was also heading toward the mountain gate stopped in unison the moment they saw them, staring at them blankly, as if everyone’s soul had been taken away in an instant.
As they approached, the Tianjian disciple guarding the mountain gate was stunned for five seconds, then he bit his tongue fiercely, and tried his best to concentrate his mind and soul, and finally calmed down with difficulty, but he lowered his head and dared not look directly at them. He took a step forward and stammered, "Five... five distinguished guests are fairies from Frozen Cloud Immortal Palace? Please... please show me the invitation letter and the name list."
After saying these words, the Tianjian disciple wanted to slap himself twice on the spot. Welcoming guests at the mountain gate was a major event related to the reputation of the mountain villa, so he was specially selected as an important disciple who was capable of handling any situation. When facing the leaders of Xiao Sect and Burning Heaven Sect, he was neither humble nor arrogant, and his face did not change. But when facing the fairies of Frozen Cloud Palace, he finally became confused. After all, he was a normal man.
Although he hadn't seen the invitation letter yet, there was no other place where a woman with such a fairy-like appearance and transcendent temperament could be found except in Bingyun Fairy Palace. The floating dreamy ice flowers were an ironclad proof. Furthermore, in order to facilitate the control of possible unexpected situations, there was a hard rule in the rules of the ranking battle that the total number of accompanying persons and participating disciples of the forces participating in the ranking battle should not exceed seven people, and even forces like the four major sects would not make concessions. Seven places were too few even for a small sect, and there would hardly be a situation where a force had less than seven people...except for Bingyun Fairy Palace! Bingyun Fairy Palace was rarely willing to contact the outside world, especially places with more men, and everyone knew the reason. It was not surprising that only five people came from Bingyun Fairy Palace this time.
The stunning woman standing in front of him without a veil took out the invitation and the list and handed them to the Tianjian disciple. Seeing the snow-white jade hand in front of him, the Tianjian disciple's heartbeat suddenly accelerated. For the first time in his life, he knew that a woman's hand could be so beautiful. He even felt that he would be willing to die if he could touch this jade hand... But even if he had ten thousand courage, he would not dare to put it into action. He carefully reached out his hand, pinched the edge of the invitation and the list, and took them.
He glanced at the invitation letter and the name list, and quickly lowered his head and said, "It turns out that Fairy Bingli and Fairy Bingchan from Frozen Cloud Palace are here in person... Ah? Fairy Bing... Fairy Bingchan?"
The Tianjian disciple, who was a little slow to react, subconsciously raised his head to look at the veiled woman with eyes as cold as ice. When he met her gaze, his whole body shuddered and he immediately realized that he had seriously lost his composure. He hurriedly lowered his head and said respectfully: "The name of Fairy Bingchan is well-known. Please forgive me for my loss of composure. Five distinguished guests, please come in..."
After saying that, he stepped aside with unsteady steps, and when a gust of cold fragrant wind passed by him, he didn't even dare to raise his head.
Only after they walked away did the Tianjian disciple come back to his senses. He stared at their receding figures in a daze, and for a moment he was a little distracted. At this time, the disciple next to him suddenly said, "Brother Haiya, what you just called was... Fairy Bingchan? Could it be the legendary Chu Yuechan?"
“Yes!” The senior brother called Haiya nodded: “Chu Yueli, Chu Yuechan, Shui Wushuang, Wu Xuexin, Xia Qingyue… That is indeed Chu Yuechan’s name. She actually came in person…”
"Should we report this to the owner of the manor right away? The owner will definitely be excited when he knows Chu Yuechan is here..."
"Report to your head!" Ling Haiya slapped him on the head, "The owner and his wife are welcoming guests together now. In the villa, even a fool knows that the name Chu Yuechan is a huge taboo for the wife of the owner. If you report something, I'll see how you'll handle it!"
"Then, how should I report it?"
Ling Haiya thought for a moment and said, "Just say that they have arrived from Bingyun Immortal Palace. There are five people in total, and the Ice Fairy Chu Yueli is leading the team. Anyway, her name is written first on the list. Don't mention Chu Yuechan!"
"Oh, okay." The Tianjian disciple quickly moved to another location, took out the sound transmission talisman, and passed the message to the village.
At this time, the group of people who had been stunned before finally walked over. The middle-aged man in the lead clasped his fists and said, "My dear brother, are those people just now fairies from Frozen Cloud Immortal Palace?"
"Yes." Ling Haiya nodded simply and decisively.
"It is indeed so. Seeing is believing." The middle-aged man sighed, and then said, "We are from the Black Blade Sect of the Eastern Region, and we have come to visit Tianjian Villa..."
Waves of sect teams continued to arrive. Although each team consisted of only seven people, the elders were all well-known overlords, and the younger ones were all top talents. In the next few days, these world-famous overlords and the top young talents of the young generation would gather at Tianjian Villa to compete in the ranking battle.
At dusk, a somewhat unusual team arrived at the mountain gate. The reason why it was unusual was that there were only four people in this team, which was even fewer than the number of people in Frozen Cloud Immortal Palace.
And these four people are Qin Wushang, Cangyue, Yun Che, and Xia Yuanba.
When they reached the mountain gate, Ling Haiya stepped out and said solemnly, "Please stay. My villa is preparing for the Blue Wind Ranked Tournament these days. I'm sorry that I can't entertain you. Please go back."
There were only four people. Apart from the elder, the other three young men and women only had two True Profound Realm Xuanli and one was only at the Elementary Profound Realm. In this Tianjian Villa where so many heroes gathered, it was simply horrible to see. No one would believe that they were here to participate in the Blue Wind Ranking Tournament.
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