Shen Ying and the others did not have to wait long. About fifteen minutes later, immortal Qi surged at the door and a few figures landed. The country emperors who had been whispering to each other stood up and bowed to the door.
"Greetings, Celestial Emperor!"
A person walked in through the door. He was dressed in white and had black hair. His entire body was surrounded by Immortal Qi, and his face was well-defined. Although he was not as devilish as Xun Shu and Radish, in the Celestial World where the overall standard was high, he could be considered outstanding. He had a gentle and kind face, but there was a sense of authority about him that could not be ignored. But he did not have the childishness that he had when he was Ning Zi 'an. It was not just his appearance. He had completely changed back to Celestial Emperor Chen Ge.
Chen Ge nodded at the crowd and walked directly to the main seat in the hall. He stopped when he saw Shen Ying, who was still focused on eating. All the country emperors in the hall stood up and bowed to him. She was the only one sitting. He didn't know if it was because no one was paying attention, but no one noticed.
"Sect Master Shen, long time no see." Chen Ge stopped and looked at her with a smile. He asked casually, "Was the journey smooth?"
"Huh?" Shen Ying still had half a piece of pastry in her mouth. She nodded and swallowed. "It was pretty good. Thank you."
Who … was this person?
"That's good!" Only then did he nod his head in relief.
The country emperors' faces darkened. No wonder the Celestial Emperor ignored their joint request. He was already acquainted with Invincible Sect. They could not help but worry.
Chen Ge continued to walk in, but a malicious gaze suddenly swept over the three of them. Lonemoon looked up and saw a man and a woman following behind Chen Ge. One was Lu Ming, and the other was dressed in emerald green. It was Hui Ling. She changed her clothes quite quickly.
She seemed to be very unhappy with Shen Ying. She glared at Shen Ying when Chen Ge turned around and snorted softly. It was as if she was saying, Just you wait. It was clearly a malicious gaze, but she looked like a spoiled little girl. It was hard to get angry.
Shen Ying tilted her head. Before she could retract her expression, she suddenly pulled her face with both hands and stuck out her tongue, making an even more professional face at her.
Hui Ling was stunned. She didn't expect him to do this. Startled by her, he stumbled and fell forward.
"Junior Sister!" Lu Ming was shocked and quickly held onto the person beside him so that she didn't fall face first. "Are you alright?"
Even Chen Ge, who was about to sit down, turned around. "Little Ling, what's wrong? You can't even walk without falling? "
Hui Ling was so angry that she could no longer maintain the innocent expression on her face. Suddenly, she recalled Lonemoon's mocking words. His heart felt like it was on fire, and his eyes turned red. Before he could stand still, he pointed at Shen Ying and said angrily, "Master, she … she scared me on purpose just now!"
Shen Ying, who had already regained her composure, sat calmly on the chair. Bite me!
Instead, Lonemoon was shocked. Master?! She was actually Chen Ge's disciple!
How could that be?!
Chen Ge frowned and said sternly, "Little Ling, don't spout nonsense!"
"I'm not spouting nonsense!" Hui Ling seemed to be extremely angry. Tears welled up in her eyes as she revealed what had happened earlier. "She obviously doesn't like me. Just now … just now, she even poured tea on my head. Senior Brother, you saw it too."
"Master …" Lu Ming stepped forward and said, "Junior Sister is not lying. Junior Sister came in out of curiosity just now … Sect Master Shen did have some conflict with her."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lonemoon, Yi Qing, and even Xun Shu's faces darkened. What was going on just now? Everyone knew that Lu Ming's words were obviously saying that Shen Ying was the one who bullied them.
Lonemoon snorted coldly and was about to argue.
But Chen Ge's expression darkened. He shouted first, "Shut up! I believe in Sect Master Shen's character. The two of you must have neglected an important guest. "
"Master …" Hui Ling raised her head in disbelief.
"Leave!" His voice became even colder as he turned to look at Lu Ming. "As her Senior Brother, you did nothing to stop her and allowed her to do as she pleased. Both of you are to face the wall at Qingxin Peak and reflect on your mistakes. You are not allowed to leave without my permission. "
"Master …" Lu Ming fell to his knees, looking flustered. "But tomorrow is the competition …"
"You don't have to participate." He turned to Hui Ling. "You too. Leave!"
"Master!" Hui Ling looked like she had suffered a huge blow. As if a switch had been turned on, tears streamed down her face. She turned to look at Shen Ying, sniffled, turned and ran out.
Lu Ming bowed, his face pale. Then, he turned and left to receive his punishment.
"Sect Master Shen." Chen Ge softened his tone and looked at Shen Ying apologetically. "It's my fault for not disciplining her properly. Little Ling is a disciple I brought up from the mortal realm. She had a tragic life and suffered a lot. That's why I spoiled her. That's why she offended Sect Master Shen. Please forgive her. "
"Oh, it's fine," Shen Ying replied nonchalantly.
Lonemoon's frown deepened. What a coincidence.
Chen Ge then sat down and looked at the country emperors in the hall. In a low voice, he said, "Thank you for your hard work."
Everyone responded. Their eyes could not help but drift to Shen Ying. They did not know where this woman came from. How could the Celestial Emperor reprimand his own disciple for her? They could not help but be more wary of the Invincible Sect.
What followed was a long series of official speeches and all kinds of commercial boasting. At the same time, they informed everyone about the competition schedule and venue. Then, they went their separate ways.
What was strange was that Lonemoon, who had always been like a fish in water in such occasions, did not speak again. He just stood where he was, looking like he was deep in thought.
— — —
The next day was the official competition.
The moment Lonemoon returned, he summoned the fifteen participating disciples to discuss the tactics for the competition.
Unlike the sect competition in the lower realm, the immortal realm's competition was much more advanced. Moreover, all the groups would be held at the same time. All those who were Young Emperors and above had the ability to open mystic realms.
What's more, there were many immortal meridians and abundant immortal Qi. Chen Ge directly opened up an independent mystic realm for each group of participants. There were all kinds of realms inside. There was no need to go through the trouble of competing one by one. He just threw the entire group in.
Those who entered could fight freely. Everyone had an immortal talisman with them. If they could not win, they could crush the talisman and come out of the mystic realm.
There were ten special array flags in each group, and the mystic realm would close after six hours. At that time, all the people who were still inside would be ejected, and the last ten people who obtained the array flags would be the winners.
It was simple and violent. It did not waste time.
After the top ten were decided, they would fight each other to determine their ranking.
"There are four groups in this competition. They are divided according to their cultivation," Lonemoon instructed seriously. "So you don't have to worry. The people you will meet in the mystic realm will be of the same cultivation level as you. Just do what you usually do."
"Yes!" Everyone replied in unison.
"Yu Hong, Si Yu." He looked at the two people on the right. "There are only five people in the Golden Immortal group. The two of you will lead the group. You can take care of each other."
"Yes, Elder." The two of them nodded.
"As for the Earth Immortal group …" He scanned the remaining ten people. Most of them were disciples who were recruited later. They did not have enough experience. "Feng Ying, Chengyu. The two of you have more experience. It's not your first time in the mystic realm. I'll leave the rest to you. "
"Alright!" Feng Ying nodded. "Brother Lonemoon, don't worry. I'll look after them."
"Mm. Nobody knows what the mystic realm will look like tomorrow. It's good to get the array flags. If we really can't get them, we don't have to fight. "Lonemoon's expression darkened." Getting out safely is the most important thing. "They were not familiar with the terrain and could not come up with any good ideas.
He sighed. Then, he glanced at a certain person who was lying on the table like a pile of mud. His brows furrowed. "Hey! You're the sect master. Can't you at least say something? "
"Oh." Shen Ying turned to look at the group. She thought for a moment and said, "Actually, I do have an idea."
Lonemoon was shocked. He looked at her in surprise. "What idea?"
"Hide!"
"What?" What did she mean?
"As the saying goes, hide and you'll live longer!"
Lonemoon: "…"
Everyone: "…"
Hide my ass. Do you think the mystic realm competition is a chicken dinner? If you hide, you won't become a box.
"I think Master's words make sense." Yi Qing nodded in agreement.
Lonemoon immediately glared at him. Master, you're bragging. You don't have to say what she said makes sense.
Yi Qing ignored him and continued, "There are many Earth Immortals and Golden Immortals. There are thousands of Earth Immortals participating. That means there are at least hundreds of people from each country. Just the few of them alone, even if they get the array flags, they won't be able to fight so many people. It's better to hide first. When the countries are almost done fighting, the number of people will naturally decrease. If they get the array flags now, they will have a higher chance of winning. "
Lonemoon paused. Thinking about it that way, it did make some sense.
The disciples understood too. They looked at Shen Ying with shining eyes. She was the sect master indeed!
"Alright, we'll do that?" Lonemoon said. "After you go in, don't be in a hurry to fight. Act according to the situation!"
"Yes!"
Shen Ying waved her hand. "All the best. Get chicken dinner tomorrow!"
Lonemoon: "…" You're still talking about getting chicken dinner!
Yi Qing: "…" Master is going to get chicken dinner tomorrow. We can start preparing.
The disciples: "…" Sect master is indeed unfathomable!
— — —
Mystic Spirits and Spirits Meeting.
Shen Ying and the others arrived early, but the competition venue was already surrounded by many people. At a glance, it was a sea of people. There were at least tens of thousands of people. This was more than the number of people they saw when they first came to Heavens beyond Heaven.
After asking around, they found out that it was not just Feng Cang Continent. The country emperors of other continents had also sent people to participate. As usual, Lonemoon gave his disciples a pep talk.
He even dragged Shen Ying along to give these diehard fans some encouragement and personally sent them to the waiting area.
Then, he brought Shen Ying and Yi Qing to the spectator stand.
The people on the spectator stand were all present. Even Chen Ge was sitting there.
"The three of you are here." Chen Ge smiled and greeted them.
"Celestial Emperor." Lonemoon and Yi Qing bowed politely.
"Hey!" Shen Ying waved her hand. She could not remember his name. A moment later, she said, "Salted Fish?"
"Cough, cough …" Lonemoon choked. He turned and glared at her. You should at least remember one or two names. What the hell is Salted Fish? Even if you smacked him with a fish, you can't call him that, can you?
Chen Ge was stunned. He clearly did not understand what she meant. He did not pursue the matter further. He invited the three of them to sit beside him. Then, he turned and gave the person beside him a look.
"Sect Master Shen …" Hui Ling, who had been standing beside him, finally walked out.
Lonemoon and Yi Qing subconsciously frowned. Wasn't she in confinement? Why was she released so soon? It seemed like Chen Ge really liked this disciple.
Hui Ling changed her attitude and bowed respectfully to Shen Ying. "Ling 'er was rude yesterday and offended Sect Master. I hope Sect Master can be magnanimous and forgive Ling' er's offense." Seeing that Shen Ying was not speaking, Hui Ling looked at Chen Ge anxiously. She gritted her teeth and knelt down.
Shen Ying did not speak. She turned to Father Niu out of habit.
"Fellow Immortal, you don't have to do this." At this point, there was no point in continuing to argue. Lonemoon replied, "What's more, this is a small matter. Our Sect Master did not take it to heart." If she took it to heart, it would not be as simple as pouring a cup of tea on you. It would make you doubt your life!
"Thank you, Sect Master Shen." Hui Ling stood up. She looked as if she had completed some kind of mission. She turned to Chen Ge and stood behind him. Her eyes were full of grievance and grievance.
"Sect Master Shen is indeed a broad-minded person." Chen Ge ignored Hui Ling's grievance and smiled at the few of them.
As for Shen Ying, he couldn't quite see through her. She looked like an Earth Immortal with so little Immortal Qi that it was almost invisible. She looked so weak that any immortal could crush her to death. But Yi Qing, who was a Young Emperor, and Lonemoon, who was an Exalted Immortal, seemed to respect her very much. They even seemed to regard her as their leader. Even during the days when he was in Invincible Sect as Ning Zi 'an, all the disciples in the sect worshipped her for no reason.
At first, he thought that she was Yi Qing's former master. That was why they treated her like that. But later on, he was manipulated by his mental demons and entered the demon world. She realized that even the Devil King was obedient to her.
That was why he guessed that her identity was not simple. As for whether it was what it seemed on the surface … He even guessed that Lonemoon and Yi Qing's cultivation had increased so quickly because of her. Someone that even the Demon King was so afraid of, could possibly be … related to the divine race. Someone like that could not be offended.
"Master, the competition is about to begin," Yi Qing reminded her.
Indeed, a large group of disciples had gathered in the square below. In front of the crowd, there were four huge stone doors. There were complicated arrays on them. They were glowing with white light. They could vaguely see the mountains and rivers inside.
"Master, I'm going over," Hui Ling suddenly said.
"Mm, be careful." Chen Ge nodded.
Hui Ling mounted her sword and flew towards the entrance of the leftmost Earth Immortal group.
It looked like she was also going to participate in the competition. No wonder Chen Ge let her out so quickly. I wonder what happened to that Lu Ming?
Chen Ge conjured a seal and set up an array in front of him. Suddenly, several water mirrors appeared in front of him. They showed the images of the mystic realm. They were the four that had appeared at the start of the competition. But it was still empty. They could clearly see the mountains, lakes, snowy mountains and grasslands.
Chen Ge stood up and announced the start of the competition. The array on the huge stone opened up, revealing an entrance. The disciples of the various groups flew inside one after another. The disciples of Invincible Sect chose to fly in from the middle, neither too early nor too late.
Compared to the people who started looking for array flags the moment they entered, the disciples of Invincible Sect were much more passive. They found a dense and inconspicuous patch of grass nearby and set up a few concealment arrays. Then, they squatted down in a row.
They were very serious and serious — lying low!
They did not move.
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