The next morning, the sky was blue.
Banners fluttered in the wind of Green Mountain Range City as the voices of the people boomed. Countless cultivators headed for the dueling grounds in the center of the city.
This was the largest martial arts arena in Cangshan City. It had existed since the establishment of Cangshan City. It had a long history and was the holy land in the eyes of Cangshan City's martial artists.
Every day, there would be countless warriors fighting in the city, increasing their strength through actual combat.
Today, Cangshan City welcomed the grandest day of the year.
The Cangshan Conference!
The meeting was organized by the Soul Seizing Palace, and it was held once a year. Its purpose was to recruit outstanding youths from the Blue Mountain Range, and as long as one was able to come out on top in the meeting, he would be able to successfully enter the Soul Seizing Palace and become an outer sanctum disciple.
From then on, one's status would skyrocket, like a carp leaping through the dragon gate. Crossing this threshold was equivalent to nine dragons soaring into the sky, receiving the nurturing of a large sect, becoming a dragon amongst men.
The one hundred and eight forces in the city were all looking forward to this day.
The reason why the Yuan family and the Elixir Production Alliance were able to stand out from the rest was that they had trained a large number of the Soul Seizing Palace's outer sanctum disciples.
After these disciples returned to the Cang Mountain Range, they supported their families and quickly rose to power. After a few generations of hard work, the two factions had their current achievements.
For the Yuan Family and the Elixir Production Alliance, this day was extremely important.
Two tigers couldn't live on the same mountain, and they had been fighting openly and secretly for hundreds of years. The gap between them had been widened little by little, and a Soul Seizing Palace's quota was enough to widen the gap between them even further.
This was especially true for the Yuan Family, as they were determined to win this slot.
Moreover, the Yuan Family still had a bet. If they could obtain the final victory, they would obtain a market in the Elixir Production Alliance!
That was an immeasurable amount of wealth. Thus, no matter what, the Yuan Family had to win!
When they arrived at the Martial Arts Arena, the Yuan Family members were extremely nervous and looked forward to this battle.
Many people fixed their gazes on Yuan Wanbi, and they all had high expectations for her.
"Wanbi, act within your means and don't put too much pressure on yourself. It doesn't matter even if you lose." The Yuan Family's Master loved his daughter the most, so he comforted her with a gentle voice.
Yuan Wanbi clenched her fists. She also wanted to fight for her family's honor and turn her family's situation around.
Her father's words touched her heart.
However, when he caught a glimpse of Su Yu, his heart became cold again. Compared to the family's interests, his own future was more important.
She had to get rid of this man, only then would she be able to preserve her clean reputation, marry into the Shangguan Clan, and soar into the sky.
On the contrary, the value of a street market was far less than what she could bring by marrying into the Yuan Family.
Therefore, no matter what, she had to lose this battle.
What made her feel gratified was that even if she used her full strength, she most likely wouldn't be able to win. This was because the Elixir Production Alliance had an extremely valiant Zhao Yin, who was almost 20 years old. He had barely reached the recruitment age limit, but he could still participate in the battle.
His cultivation was only at the Level Two Fairy Realm, so the Yuan family probably wouldn't have any chance of winning.
The Yuan Clan had long lost this battle.
Thinking of this, Zhang Xuan felt much more at ease.
Yuan Yingying stared blankly at the tens of millions of people on the Super Martial Arts Stage. She was extremely nervous, but when she looked at the back of the old man who blocked half of her body, her heart surged with endless courage.
"Uncle Su, just wait and see, I'll snatch you back!" Yuan Yingying swore in her heart.
Su Yu stood there with his eyes closed, but the strange incident from the previous night was still lingering in his heart.
Opening his eyes, Zhang Xuan looked at the burn mark on his palm. Even after a night had passed, the burn mark did not subside in the slightest. Instead, it felt even more painful.
He could vaguely see a thin flame slowly spreading in his palm.
The bad premonition in his heart grew stronger and stronger. A shadow of great threat silently shrouded him.
What was the purple object that Jingyu had mentioned?
The only purple objects that Su Yu had come in contact with were the Level Four Fairy Expansion Pill, as well as his left eye, which contained time power.
Was it related to those two objects?
Su Yu shook his head and denied this possibility. If he could resolve such a crisis so easily, Jingyu wouldn't have told him that the purple object was so powerful that she couldn't discern its true appearance.
"My body will soon recover, so I must immediately try to advance into the Fairy Realm after the competition. Then, I must quickly leave," Su Yu said in a deep voice.
The competition had finally started.
The representatives of the hundred and eight factions stepped forward one after another.
Each family could only send ten people at most, so it was a large-scale arena battle with one thousand and eighty people.
Su Yu was only concerned about Yuan Yingying.
She had fought ten battles in a row and had won every one of them. She could be considered a dark horse among the tens of thousands of people here.
Su Yu was also paying attention to Zhao Yin.
He was a Level Two Fairy, and he stood out among all of the participants. There wasn't even a single person in the same realm as him, so he would surely win.
The great battle continued like a raging fire, and it was only when the sun had set that the competition reached its final stage.
This bitter competition had eliminated most of the participants, and they had lost all hope of entering the Soul Seizing Palace.
Only a hundred people were left in the arena.
Among them, there were nine Three Crystals Half Fairies and one Fairy.
Many of the factions' moods became slightly better as they looked at such a strange competition.
Zhao Yin was a talented youth, and it seemed like the Yuan family would suffer the same fate as them.
The only gratifying thing was that the top ten strong martial artists would be able to receive an additional test from the Soul Seizing Palace's Elder. If they were to be found to have outstanding attributes, such as having an extraordinary specialty in a certain area, they would be able to make an exception and enter the Soul Seizing Palace.
Such a thing had happened in the past, so even though they knew that the Elixir Production Alliance had Zhao Yin, many families still accepted the challenge. Getting into the top ten was an opportunity for them.
The bet between the Yuan family and the Elixir Production Alliance was just to see who would have the last laugh.
Even if the Yuan family's fighting prowess wasn't a match for the Elixir Production Alliance, it wouldn't be considered a loss if they managed to get a spot in the Soul Seizing Palace.
The Yuan Family's Master was looking at the final battle in anticipation.
The battles here were much fiercer and more difficult than the family's test the day before.
Yuan Wanbi was known as the Yuan family's number one expert, yet she still felt pressured in the Blue Mountain Meet. Even though she managed to defeat several opponents at the same realm as her, it still wasn't easy.
Surprisingly, the Yuan family's second miss, who was ranked second, managed to defeat three opponents at the same realm as her with ease. She didn't even need to fight, yet her opponents were already scared and forced to retreat.
The crowd was flabbergasted by such a sight. Yuan Wanbi was quite surprised, and she couldn't understand why her father was so biased. Did he secretly give a treasure to his younger sister?
"The first battle of the semi-finals will be Yuan Wanbi against Yuan Yingying."
Such a battle made the spectators quite spirited.
"Tsk, tsk! The Blue Mountain Range's most beautiful woman has a younger sister, who is the complete opposite of her. Interesting! I can't believe that we will get to see a battle between these two sisters! "
"What's strange is that I remember that Yuan Yingying's power was quite ordinary. So, how did she manage to reach such a level?"
The Yuan family's members were the only ones whose expressions didn't change. They had all witnessed Yuan Yingying's fighting prowess in the family's test, so it wasn't strange for her to reach such a level.
As for who was stronger and who was weaker, there wasn't much suspense.
After all, Yuan Yingying had admitted defeat in the previous day's test. She didn't even have the courage to fight.
The referee on the stage announced the start of the battle.
However, the two sisters didn't immediately start fighting.
Yuan Wanbi sized her younger sister up and said, "I have to admit that you have already changed. In the past, you were a yes-man and mediocre, but now, you can stand before the Blue Mountain Range's Great Meet and fight against me. You have really changed.
But, what does it matter how much you have changed? Younger sister, I told you yesterday that you were inferior to me in the past, and you are still inferior to me today. So, just accept your fate. The Yuan family only has me, Yuan Wanbi, and you are just an illegitimate child. You will never be able to become the family's backbone. "Yuan Wanbi didn't try to hide her disgust for Yuan Yingying anymore.
Of course, she also lowered her voice when she spoke, so that no one could hear her except Yuan Yingying.
Yuan Yingying's expression was calm, and she pursed her lips into a faint smile. "Big sister, you still look at me like that. I knew it the first time we met. But, it doesn't matter, as you are my big sister, and I will always respect you."
Yuan Wanbi snorted disdainfully. "I don't need your respect. Alright, let's cut the crap. Are you going to admit defeat, or do you want me to beat you?"
Yuan Yingying said, "I would have given you the Soul Seizing Palace's quota, but today, I must defeat you for someone."
After she spoke, Yuan Yingying unsheathed her sword.
"You overestimate yourself. Your comprehension of cultivation techniques is far inferior to mine." Yuan Wanbi didn't have the confidence to fight against Zhao Yin, but she was confident that she could defeat her younger sister easily.
Yuan Yingying revealed a faint smile and charged forward with her sword.
Clang!
A sword cry echoed in the sky, while two silver sword lights flickered in the air.
In an instant, the two figures separated.
Yuan Yingying flew back several steps and landed on the edge of the stage, while blood flowed out of her purlicue.
As for Yuan Wanbi, she floated down and wore a mocking look on her face. "I told you that you overestimate yourself."
However, in the next moment, Yuan Wanbi's body shook, and she felt a sharp pain in her head.
"What's going on? What did you do? "Yuan Wanbi asked in surprise.
Yuan Yingying waved her sword and said calmly, "I didn't do anything."
Su Yu nodded inwardly. Yuan Yingying was unexpectedly able to fuse a wisp of the White-Eyed Fire Glass Frog's soul flame onto her sword.
This was why anyone who fought against it would be burned by its weak soul flame. Although it wouldn't be fatal, it would still affect one's power.
Su Yu hadn't taught her about this, so she had figured it out by herself.
This lass really had great talent in terms of soul attainments.
"Poison? Fine, let's fight again. "Yuan Wanbi activated her Vital Energy Protective Barrier, hoping that she would be able to resist the poison released by her opponent.
However, after another exchange, Yuan Wanbi was sent flying by the sword energy, and she felt a sharp pain in her head.
"Sister, just admit defeat. I don't want to injure you." A wisp of sword light was pointed at Yuan Wanbi's forehead.
Yuan Wanbi raised her head and looked at her younger sister, who was holding her sword. Her cute face was still the same, but her gaze had changed.
"Humph! I won't lose to you!" Yuan Wanbi shouted angrily. She forcefully flipped her body, intending to fight once again.
However, while she was still rolling on the ground, she felt a sharp pain in her waist, and Yuan Yingying kicked her in the waist, sending her flying off the stage.
Since Yuan Yingying had already pointed at her forehead, if it had been a fight to the death, she would have already died.
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