Upon hearing Wu Feng's words, Mu Feng's eyes gleamed with wonder.
"Ancestor, is there any other place in this world besides the Tianyan Continent?"
Wu Feng, the old patriarch, nodded in agreement.
"The world is boundless; the Tianyan Continent is nothing compared to it. Do you know why the Tianyan Continent holds a grand Immortal Realm Tournament every fifty years?"
"Why?" Mu Feng was stunned. "For the title of number one in the Immortal Realm!"
Wu Feng, the old ancestor, shook his head.
"The Immortal Realm Grand Competition is merely a selection process. It selects cultivators with high cultivation talent and sends them to the Ascending Dragon Path."
Mu Feng was somewhat confused, "The Path of Ascending Dragons?"
Ancestor Wufeng nodded.
"The Path of Ascension is a passage to other continents."
If a cultivator successfully passes through, it's like a carp leaping over the dragon gate.
Reaching the Nascent Soul stage is just around the corner.
Mu Feng swallowed hard. "What benefit would this bring to high-level cultivators?"
Mu Feng couldn't believe that these high-level cultivators had so much kindness that they would give up such readily available benefits.
The old ancestor Wufeng looked at Mu Feng with increasing satisfaction.
"I am nearing my end, and promotion is out of my reach. I see you are a wise and good child, so I will tell you the truth."
"For every talented cultivator sent into the Ascending Dragon Path, one will receive a massive amount of spiritual energy, enough to help a Nascent Soul cultivator advance."
Mu Feng's eyes widened in shock. It turned out that the Immortal Realm Grand Competition was prepared by high-level cultivators for themselves.
Elder Wufeng continued:
"The standard for judging genius cultivators is the top five in the Immortal Realm Grand Competition."
The eight cultivation professions of the Tianyan Continent.
The Immortal Realm competition is divided into two arenas: Foundation Establishment Stage and Golden Core Stage.
Each year, the Immortal Realm Grand Competition selects eighty people to be sent to the Ascending Dragon Path as sacrifices.
Whether they pass or not depends on their abilities.
A flicker of doubt crossed Mu Feng's eyes, and he hesitated before saying:
"Ancestor, should I still participate in the Immortal Realm Grand Competition?"
"Of course you should participate, because this year's competition gives you a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"
Mu Feng was somewhat excited: "What opportunity? I hope the Ancestor can give me some pointers!"
"A thousand years ago, a person entered the Ascending Dragon Path and successfully passed the test."
That person was a member of the Ten Thousand Swords Manor. In the last ten years or so, he had re-established contact with the Ten Thousand Swords Manor.
This year, all the children from the Wan family who enter the Rising Dragon Path will surely succeed.
All you need to do is get the younger generation of the Wan family to willingly take you there.
Mu Feng was overjoyed. He never expected that he would have a chance to advance and go to other continents!
"Thank you, Ancestor. This disciple will definitely seize this opportunity!"
Mu Feng banged his head on the ground several times.
Wu Feng, the old ancestor, smiled.
"This is your good fortune and luck. Now I will pass on another spiritual energy to you."
For the last three months, you shall stay by my side and cultivate.
I guarantee you'll advance from the third level of Foundation Establishment to the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment. Only then can you enter the top five in the Immortal Realm Sword Cultivation Competition.
Mu Feng was overjoyed. "Thank you, Ancestor! Ancestor, I have another request..."
Mu Feng hesitated, unsure whether to speak.
"What is it?"
“Outside the ancestral cave, there are many rare and precious plants. I’m afraid they’ll go to waste, so I want to pick some…”
Wu Feng Old Ancestor laughed heartily, and with a wave of his hand, many treasures appeared on the ground.
"You're a thrifty person, so feel free to pick whatever good things are outside the cave. This stuff on the ground is yours too, consider it a gift from me!"
"Thank you, Ancestor! This disciple, Mu Feng, is deeply grateful!"
**
Fairy River Garden.
In an unnamed mountain peak.
Song Chen is currently studying and cultivating the "Elephant Devouring Mystery Technique".
In the final round of the Talisman Cultivation Competition, he once again overdrawn his spiritual energy to draw talismans.
They successfully won first place in the competition.
Fu Xiudu cast envious glances at him.
At that moment, Song Chen was the center of attention, the future number one in the cultivation world.
No one questioned Song Chen's abilities anymore.
But Song Chen became increasingly anxious.
His performance did not attract the attention of Nascent Soul cultivators as expected.
With worries weighing on his mind and his spiritual energy depleted, Song Chen lay in the cave for another three days.
Over the past three days, he has been nourishing his meridians with spirit stones and honey, and his meridians have been expanded once again.
**
Three months have passed in a flash.
The college competition is still ongoing.
In the weapon crafting competition, Song Chen won first place.
Song Chen won first place in the seal carving competition.
In the formation competition, Song Chen once again took first place.
The competition among the five colleges has come to a complete end.
The atmosphere in the entire Xianhe Garden was electric.
All the students felt they had witnessed the birth of a genius.
This genius will lead them to participate in the Immortal Realm Grand Competition and win honor for Immortal River Garden.
Before the start of the sword cultivator competition, Song Chen finally received the summons from the Nascent Soul Ancestor.
At the foot of a mountain.
Fertile fields, small bridges and flowing water.
Song Chen, dressed in a red robe from the Weapon Refining Academy, stood outside a thatched hut.
He said loudly:
"Student Song Chen greets Dean Pei."
An old voice came from inside the house.
“Song Chen, since I advanced to the Nascent Soul stage, I have gone into seclusion for fifty years each time, only emerging the day before the Immortal Realm Grand Competition.”
However, your appearance has disrupted my habits.
"Ever since the Danfeng and Fufeng competitions, I've been hearing news about you."
Song Chen lowered his head, wondering what this Nascent Soul Ancestor wanted to say.
"Song Chen, do you know how long it's been since my Immortal River Garden achieved a top-five finish in the Immortal Realm Grand Competition?"
"The disciple saw the library's introduction; it has been 450 years."
The old ancestor laughed and said:
"That's right. In the nine Grand Competitions, our Immortal River Garden has lagged behind, with no one making it into the top five. But this year, I hope you can win the Immortal Realm Grand Competition!"
"If you can win any championship or make it into the top five of the competition, I'll grant you one request."
Song Chen's heart skipped a beat; this was exactly the promise he wanted!
Song Chen bowed in greeting:
"Disciple Song Chen will certainly live up to the Ancestor's expectations. However, there is one thing I hope the Ancestor will grant."
"What is it? You've already made up your mind about this request so quickly?"
"I have a Daoist partner named Zhao Ziyi, who is a disciple of Sword Peak. If Ziyi's life is threatened during the Immortal Realm Grand Competition, I hope that the Ancestor will intervene to save him."
"Hahaha, this is simple, I agree! I now possess the strength of the fifth level of the Nascent Soul stage. If I were to take action, there would be no one on the Tianyan Continent whom I cannot stop!"
Song Chen's face lit up with joy: "Thank you, Dean Pei!"
"Well, since you've agreed, then hurry back and start cultivating! There's only one month left before the Immortal Realm Grand Competition. You must focus on your cultivation."
Song Chen bowed and took his leave, then rode his flying sword back to the nameless mountain peak.
An unnamed mountain peak.
Inside the cave.
Zhao Ziyi is currently focusing on his cultivation.
He heard a sound and immediately came to his senses.
"Song Chen, you're back! What did Dean Pei say?"
Song Chen smiled and said, "Don't worry, Dean Pei has promised me that as long as I get into the top five in the Immortal Realm Competition, he will guarantee our safety."
Zhao Ziyi breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
As long as they survive this inevitable death and stay away from the protagonist Mu Feng, they might be able to continue cultivating indefinitely.
"Oh, right." Song Chen looked at Zhao Ziyi.
"Ziyi, do you remember what happened after the Immortal Realm Grand Competition in the book 'The Peerless Prodigy of Immortal Cultivation'?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Ziyi shook his head and sighed.
"I don't know what happened after the Immortal Realm Grand Competition. I only saw the ending in the book review, which said that in the end, Mu Feng and his four men lived happily ever after after ascending to immortality."
When Zhao Ziyi was reading the book, he only read up to the part about the Grand Competition of the Immortal Realm.
Then a thunderclap struck him and pierced through him.
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