When Hades arrived at Phoenix Cry Mountain and explained his purpose, he was greeted only by two towering sword energies. Shi Mengqi and Qingran did not appear at all, and these two sword energies represented their intentions.
"Heh, how interesting." Hades stood with his hands behind his back, the sword energy dissipating on its own ten feet in front of him. He then shook his head and turned to leave.
After that, Hades disappeared, and no one knows where he went or where he is.
Gradually, people forgot about him, only occasionally mentioning this dashing swordsman during meals.
Five years passed in the blink of an eye, and the Yantian Conference finally began. Many sects from the starry sky arrived, some by warships, and others by strolling through the starry sky under the guidance of sages.
In the span of a hundred years, the area around the River Styx has undergone tremendous changes, with cities springing up everywhere, and the Evolutionary Heaven Assembly has begun in the largest divine city in the center.
Within the city of Shentai, a colossal mountain of books has risen up, indeed, a mountain made up of countless volumes of books.
The mountain is over 3,000 meters high. Halfway up the mountain, wisps of white clouds float in the air, making the Book Mountain seem like a fairyland, appearing and disappearing.
I wonder how many billions of books would be needed to build such a massive mountain?
Seeing such a sight would shock anyone and inspire a sense of awe.
Looking into the distance, one can vaguely see that quite a few cultivators are already climbing the Book Mountain, hurrying towards the summit.
Below the mountain of books, the place was packed with people, a sea of people, and everywhere you could see cultivators dressed in various styles, including many strange-looking half-humans.
The members of the Divine Elephant Half-Human Race are extremely tall, reaching seven or eight meters in height, with legs like pillars and ears like palm-leaf fans.
The members of the Fragrant Fox Half-Human Clan are mostly women, dressed rather provocatively, with extremely alluring appearances. A mere blink of their eyes can send shivers down a man's spine.
Hades stood on the periphery, unable to approach the mountain of books, and could only slowly walk over step by step.
At this moment, a disciple climbing the mountain spotted Hades' figure and immediately shouted, "Look, that's the amorous Hades!"
Countless eyes around him turned toward Hades, many with expressions of excitement, as if they were seeing their idol.
In the past month, the name Hades has spread far and wide. Everyone knows that he is a formidable figure, and no one among the younger generation in Tianxing dares to challenge him.
Moreover, this person is not only powerful, but also very romantic, having visited the Four Fairies in succession, and even raising a cup to drink with Murong Qingrou.
Therefore, everyone stepped aside, making way for Hades.
The person presiding over this year's Yantian Conference is a woman who comes from the depths of the starry sky and seems to have a close connection with the nine Martial Ancestors. Everyone calls her the Sacred Book Talented Woman.
On the mountaintop, one could faintly see the figure of the talented woman who knew the sacred book.
A familiar voice rang out from Hades' right: "The Book Mountain was built by the Holy Book Maiden using 397.8 million books and scrolls, each of which is inscribed with array patterns. The entire Book Mountain is like a great array."
Hades turned his head and saw that the person standing to his right was Qingran, who was wearing a tight-fitting martial arts robe and had long, sapphire blue hair that extended from the top of her head to her waist.
Those were the words she just spoke.
Beside her stood Shi Mengqi, her black hair flowing like a waterfall, her expression indifferent. Qingran had brought her to find the Underworld King in the hope that the two of them could join forces.
Because Qingran only has the cultivation of the early stage peak of Earth Immortal, even if she participates in the Yantian Conference, she will only be a burden to Shi Mengqi. Therefore, she can only lower herself and try to get close to her first.
"Such methods are truly worthy of a woman connected to the Martial Ancestor," the Underworld King exclaimed.
Qingran frowned and continued, "There are four classes of seats on the mountain of books."
"At the bottom of the mountain of books, there are 18,000 seats, called the 'Seats of Outstanding Individuals'. Anyone who can sit firmly in any of these seats without being knocked down by other challengers can be considered an outstanding individual and is qualified to become a guest of honor at the Yantian Conference."
Hades looked down at the mountain of books and saw that below it were densely packed seats, some hundreds of meters high, and others tens of meters high.
Moreover, each seat has a different number.
Clearly, even among the 18,000 outstanding individuals, there is a sequence, with higher ranks corresponding to higher positions.
From afar, Hades saw a burly man and a petite woman vying with a large group of cultivators for two spots on the Throne of Heroes. Even with their talent and cultivation, they were fighting a very difficult battle and were unable to secure their positions.
These two were Yan Bing and Li Bo, both at the peak of the early stage of Earth Immortal cultivation.
"Qingran, why don't you try to compete for the Hero's Seat? I heard that as long as you hold onto a seat, there will be a reward." Shi Mengqi looked at Qingran and then nodded to her.
Qingran looked at Shi Mengqi, then at Hades, and said, "Brother Hades, I hope you can lend Mengqi a hand."
"Qingran!" Shi Mengqi's face darkened.
A flicker of surprise crossed Hades' eyes, and he chuckled, "Why should I help her?"
"If you help her secure the top nine seats, I'll share a cup of sake with you." Qingran gritted her teeth.
Shi Mengqi's expression turned somewhat unpleasant. She said, "Qingran, that's enough! I can handle this with my own strength. Don't forget your own feelings!"
Qingran wanted to say something more, but Hades smiled and said, "I promise you, including you. Your name is Qingran, right? I will take the two of you to the top of the mountain. But you need to tell me about that genius who fell a hundred years ago."
"Whoosh."
Before the words were even finished, Shi Mengqi and Qingran simultaneously drew their swords, their eyes filled with intense killing intent.
"Don't get agitated, I mean no harm. I'm just very interested in the history of Tianxing and would like you to tell me about his past." Hades' voice echoed in their minds.
Many people believe that Hades is mute because he always communicates through sound.
Shi Mengqi and Qingran stared coldly at him, trying to discern the King of the Underworld's true intentions from his eyes beneath the mask.
A moment later, Shi Mengqi narrowed her eyes, sheathed her sword first, and said coldly, "You are far inferior to Wang Hao. If you can bring me and Qingran to the top of the mountain, I will have no problem talking to you."
"Wang Hao?" Hades muttered, then smiled slightly and said, "You two just need to follow behind me."
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