Jianchen had heard about the Heavenly Enchantress from the second miss of the Tianqin clan before. The Heavenly Enchantress was a legendary woman on the Tian Yuan Continent. She was peerless in her generation and devastatingly beautiful. Her zither skills were unrivalled. She could make many experts on the Tian Yuan Continent pale when they talked about her. Just the sound of her zither was enough to make people lose themselves in illusions and even obliterate their souls, leading to the destruction of their souls.
Besides that, the Heavenly Enchantress had played a song in the air above the battlefield in order to stop a war between two countries. In just a few seconds, she had made over a million soldiers sleep for three days and three nights. It was extremely terrifying.
The Heavenly Enchantress had become a Saint Ruler long ago and was now a Saint Ruler. A person like her had already stood at the apex of the Tian Yuan Continent, looking down on all life. Jianchen had never thought that he would be lucky enough to see the Heavenly Enchantress today. He struggled to remain calm because of this.
After all, this was a Saint Ruler standing in front of him. Moreover, she was a legendary woman.
Although the Heavenly Enchantress had covered her face, it was not enough to hide her beauty. Just her slender figure was indescribably beautiful, so beautiful that it was suffocating. It was as if she should not exist in this world. Even with Jianchen's willpower, he struggled to shift his gaze away from the Heavenly Enchantress the moment he saw her. It was as if she was the only thing in the world. Although she just stood there, she was enough to make the world lose its color and flowers wither.
The Heavenly Enchantress seemed to notice Jianchen's gaze. She slightly turned her head and glanced at Jianchen. Surprise flashed through her eyes and she softly said in a melodious voice, "Elders, this must be the king of the mercenaries this year."
The eighth elder chuckled, "The Heavenly Enchantress has guessed correctly. He's Jianchen, the king of the mercenaries this year. Although he's only an Earth Saint Master of the First Cycle, his potential is limitless. His future accomplishments will definitely not be any weaker than ours."
The Heavenly Enchantress nodded slightly before falling silent. She seemed to have lost interest in Jianchen. She stared at the altar filled with memorial tablets in a daze. The light in her eyes seemed to become rather dazed.
Jianchen was slightly surprised by how the elders treated the Heavenly Enchantress as equals. He could not help but think of what the thirteenth elder had said. the sacred grounds were only open to Saint Rulers. If anyone below Saint Ruler wanted to enter, they had to obtain the title of king of the mercenaries.
"In other words, the ten elders of Mercenary City are all Saint Rulers. Even the thirteenth elder who brought me to the armory is a Saint Ruler," Jian Chen thought to himself. When he reached this conclusion, even Jianchen felt inexplicably shocked. These were ten Saint Rulers. Mercenary City was actually so powerful, so powerful that it was terrifying.
Afterwards, another dozen or so people arrived one after another. From how the ten elders of Mercenary City addressed them, Jian Chen understood their identities. Other than the two elders of Mercenary City, the others all belonged to other organisations. They all seemed to have special ties with Mercenary City.
Now, there were twenty-six people present aside from Jianchen. There were both men and women, and most of them were old people in their seventies. There were also a few middle-aged men who seemed to be in their forties. However, the person who attracted the most attention was still the Heavenly Enchantress. She stood out among the crowd with her beauty.
Now, there was still an hour before noon. At this time, another person flew over and landed in front of everyone.
It was a young man. He wore luxurious white robes and seemed to be in his twenties. He was extremely young. The young man was handsome, enough to be compared to Jianchen. However, his handsomeness possessed a hint of femininity, which was very different from Jianchen's masculine handsomeness.
As soon as the young man landed, he smiled resplendently and made his way toward the azure-robed Heavenly Enchantress. He clasped his hands and said, "Heavenly Enchantress, we haven't seen each other in fifty years. You really are becoming more and more beautiful." The young man looked at the Heavenly Enchantress with deep infatuation. He did not even try to hide the adoration in his eyes.
The Heavenly Enchantress frowned slightly when she heard that. A sliver of disgust appeared in her eyes, and she did not even glance at the young man. She nonchalantly replied, "Thank you for your praise, King Qijian."
The young man did not mind the Heavenly Enchantress' attitude at all. He arrived in front of the Heavenly Enchantress with a smile and stared at her watery eyes in infatuation. Suddenly, his voice became extremely gentle, "Heavenly Enchantress, we've known each other for two hundred years now. When can I invite you to visit Three Saint Island? I've long heard that the Heavenly Enchantress lives on Three Saint Island, an otherworldly paradise. There's no conflict there, no deception. There's only a group of peaceful fishermen. It's a paradise that has transcended the mortal world, which is something that even I yearn for. I've always wanted to live a life without conflict and intrigue."
Hearing Bi Shou's words, the twenty or so people present revealed helpless expressions. Bi Shou's admiration for the Heavenly Enchantress was no secret among them. Back then, Bi Shou's appearance was that of a middle-aged man. From the moment he saw the Heavenly Enchantress, he fell in love with her at first sight. After returning, he used a secret technique to forcefully change his appearance to his current appearance. His goal was to win the Heavenly Enchantress's heart.
Unfortunately, the Heavenly Enchantress completely ignored Bi Shou's passion. Moreover, she was always indifferent to Bi Shou's passion. Over time, Bi Shou actually started to loathe Heavenly Enchantress.
"Apologies, King Qijian. Our Three Saint Island does not welcome outsiders," the Heavenly Enchantress said coldly.
King Qijian did not become discouraged. He said innocently, "Heavenly Enchantress, am I an outsider as well?"
"Of course!" The Heavenly Enchantress replied without any hesitation, not giving King Qijian any face at all.
King Qijian's eyes revealed a sliver of helplessness when he saw how cold the Heavenly Enchantress was. He raised his head to the sky and sighed before standing silently beside the Heavenly Enchantress. He had already lost count of how many times he had been rejected in his pursuit of the Heavenly Enchantress. However, no matter how difficult it was, he would never give up.
At this moment, the space in front of the altar began to fluctuate in an extremely unstable manner. Surging waves of energy slowly gathered without anyone guiding them.
"It's a quarter past noon. The sacred land is about to open," an elder of Mercenary City said loudly.
Everyone's gazes gathered there at practically the same time. The energy there became denser and denser, more and more powerful. In the end, even the space seemed to be unable to withstand it and began to distort.
After a few breaths of time, the energy there finally surpassed the limits of what the space could withstand. Space was torn apart, and the surging energy forcefully opened a ten-meter-wide door. Inside the door was chaos, and nothing could be seen.
"The door to the sacred land has opened. Everyone, go in." An elder from Mercenary City called out to everyone before bowing respectfully to the Sacred Land's Gate. He strode in and disappeared into the chaotic Sacred Land's Gate.
After that, the rest of the elders of Mercenary City bowed respectfully to the Gate of the Holy Land before disappearing into the Gate of the Holy Land.
Once all the elders of Mercenary City had entered, the Saint Rulers all followed the example of the elders of Mercenary City. They respectfully and sincerely bowed to the door before entering in the end.
Jianchen was the last one to enter. Although he did not understand why everyone had to bow to the door, he also followed their example and bowed to the door before stepping into the chaotic door.
When Jianchen appeared once again, he discovered that he was standing in a rather gloomy place. The air there was different from outside. It was a little colder and moist.
Jianchen looked around and discovered that he could not see the sky above him. There was a huge rock a hundred meters above him. He seemed to be standing in the middle of a hollowed out mountain. A translucent, crystal-like object hovered in the air above the mountain. It shone with a hazy white light and pulsed with extremely pure energy.
The eighth elder just happened to be beside Jianchen. Jianchen asked out of curiosity, "Eighth elder, is this the sacred land?"
The eighth elder nodded, "Yes, this is the sacred land. You must have seen that it's in the middle of a mountain. Correct, the sacred land is indeed in the middle of a mountain. It's in an independent space created by the city lord of Mercenary City, Mo Tianyun. The only way to enter the sacred land is through the only naturally formed door. There's no other way aside."
Jianchen carefully studied the sacred land again. He had never thought that it would be related to Mo Tianyun again.
At this moment, the eighth elder looked at the translucent object hovering in the air and slowly raised his hand. The object seemed to be drawn by a mysterious force, slowly drifting toward the eighth elder's hand. In the end, it hovered before the eighth elder's hand.
Jianchen looked at the object and saw that it was a triangular object. It was only the size of a thumb and was translucent like a crystal. It emitted extremely pure energy, as if the entire crystal was formed from pure energy.
"Eighth elder, what is this?" Jianchen could not help but ask out of curiosity.
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