Although Cloud State City was only a county town, it occupied a vast area that exceeded Chen Hao's imagination. It was not inferior to the metropolises on Earth. The only difference was that there were no tall buildings with tens or hundreds of floors.
Xiao Ding led the crowd and walked for half an hour before arriving at the Xiao Clan's residence. Although the Xiao Clan's headquarters was in the Pillar of Heavens Mountains, as one of the Four Great Clans of Cloud State, they naturally had a residence in Cloud State City. The size of the residence was also extremely vast.
After a simple welcome, Chen Hao, Xiao Jihan, and the other participating disciples went to the rooms that were specially arranged for them. Today, even Chen Hao only meditated for four hours before he stopped cultivating. Instead, he entered a rare state of sleep …
Ever since the Demonic Cloud Mountain Range, Chen Hao had not truly slept for a day. This sleep was very sweet. It was only until the next morning when Xiao Mei knocked on the door that he woke up with a lingering desire …
…
"The Xiao Clan has arrived — —!"
When Xiao Ding led the Xiao Clan disciples to the entrance of the martial arts arena that was incomparably huge, with a radius of nearly a thousand meters, the guards guarding the entrance emitted a valiant aura. Instantly, the energy in their dantian surged, and their vigorous voices reverberated.
What shocked Chen Hao and the Xiao Clan disciples was that the huge martial arts arena was actually filled with a sea of people. In the middle of the arena, there was an incomparably huge arena that stood in the middle of the arena. The spectator stands around the arena were densely packed with people. At the front of the spectator stands, banners fluttered in the wind. They were all disciples in the uniform of the various major powers.
"Xiao Clan Head, this way please!"
An expert guard from the City Lord's residence said respectfully. After he finished speaking, he led the Xiao Clan disciples to the seats that were arranged for them.
Under the gaze of tens of thousands of people, the Xiao Clan disciples were all slightly excited. Especially the Xiang generation disciples who had never seen the Cloud State Martial Gathering, their hearts surged with passion. They secretly made up their minds to cultivate diligently and strive for the day that they would participate in the Cloud State Martial Gathering as participants and not as spectators!
"Xiao Clan Head, this is the seat of your Xiao Clan."
After more than ten minutes, the City Lord's residence guard led Xiao Ding and the rest to the seats where the Xiao Clan's banner was erected.
"En, thank you!"
"You're welcome. Patriarch Xiao, Sixth Elder, please take a seat on the rostrum! "
"Okay, we'll go in a bit." Xiao Ding glanced at the grandstand allocated to the Xiao Family with a faint smile on his face. His eyes imperceptibly glanced at Di Ling Yan who was already seated on the grandstand and cupped his fists in satisfaction.
"Okay. Then I'll take my leave first! "
…
After Xiao Ding gave a few simple instructions to everyone, he and Sixth Elder Xiao Bo quickly went to the rostrum at the edge of the central main arena and sat down.
As one of the Four Great Clans, they had two spots in the Cloud State's Martial Meet's arbitration committee. Xiao Ding, Helian Clan, Mo Clan, and Sima Clan's Clan Heads were respectively appointed as the Vice Team Leaders of the arbitration group. The Cloud State City's City Lord, Li Ran, was appointed as the Team Leader.
The Xiao Clan's results in the Cloud State Martial Meet had been poor for many years. Although a starving camel was still bigger than a horse, there had to be someone who admitted that the camel was not dead. And now, the position of the Xiao clan's disciples was enough to tell everyone that in the eyes of the City Lord's Mansion, the Xiao clan was still one of the four great clans, one of the four great powers of the Cloud Prefecture. However, whether or not they would be able to convince the masses was still unknown …
"Dong … Dong … Dong …"
At the end of the seven in the morning, at nine in the morning, the melodious sound of a bell rang out. The Cloud State Martial Meet that everyone had been waiting for was finally about to begin!
Right at this moment, a figure slowly rose from the center of the rostrum, as if he was floating in the air. But what was strange was that there were no fluctuations of Yuan Power around him. Just like that, accompanied by the melodious sound of the bell, he slowly descended onto the main arena.
At this moment, the originally noisy venue suddenly quieted down. Everyone's gazes were fixed on that celestial-like figure.
This was an old man with white hair and a white beard, but a youthful complexion. His entire body emitted a scholarly aura. If it wasn't for the fact that they personally saw the old man displaying the ability to float in the air that ordinary people were unable to do, no one would have known that this was an expert.
Because there was indeed no fluctuation of Yuan Power on the old man's body.
"This senior is the City Lord's Mansion's City Lord, Senior Li Ran. His cultivation is even stronger than the Old Ancestor's by thirty percent!"
When the City Lord's Mansion's City Lord Li Ran began to announce the list of factions participating in this year's Cloud State Martial Meet and the rules of the competition, Xiao Mei lowered her voice and whispered into Chen Hao's ear.
"Isn't it strange that he can float in the air without any fluctuation of Yuan Power?"
"Hmm? That's right … "Chen Hao was slightly stunned. He didn't sense any fluctuation of Yuan Power, but Chen Hao's innately sharp intuition had sensed another type of energy that was completely different from Yuan Power. It was like a cool breeze, formless and formless, but it gently lifted the old man's body. However, after hearing Xiao Mei's words, Chen Hao didn't explain it clearly.
"Senior Li Ran is a type of cultivator that is completely different from martial artists. In our entire Zhen Yuan Kingdom, he is an extremely rare existence!"
"Oh? What is that? "
"Intent!"
"Intent?"
"Intent and martial artists are two completely different types of cultivation. Martial artists refine their physical body and increase their Yuan Power, while intent cultivators refine their thoughts and increase their mental strength. It is also known as intent cultivation. Compared to martial artists, intent cultivators have a much harder time, especially in the early stages. They can't fight against martial artists at all. However, as their mental strength increases, in the later stages, they will have even more mystical abilities than martial artists. Of course, this doesn't mean that martial artists are weak. These two types of cultivation actually lead to the same goal. Once you advance to the legendary Martial Saint realm, there isn't much difference … "
"That means …" Chen Hao frowned slightly. After pondering for a while, he said, "Intent cultivators also need to refine their physical body and condense their Yuan Power. Martial artists also need to refine their thoughts and increase their mental strength. Advancing to Martial Saint is the fusion of these two completely different types of energy, right? "
"So smart! After martial artists step into Martial Ancestor, they will mainly refine their thoughts. On the other hand, intent cultivators, after stepping into Intent Sect, will mainly refine their physical body. The classification of intent cultivators is the same as martial artists, except that the word 'martial' has become 'intent'. Of course, although different paths lead to the same goal, there are still some differences due to the difference in their main cultivation. I heard this from my grandfather. Perhaps one day, you will truly understand it … "Xiao Mei's charming face revealed a slight smile as she whispered into Chen Hao's ear.
The flash of sadness in her eyes did not escape Chen Hao's eyes.
Chen Hao knew that Xiao Mei had only advanced to ninth grade Martial Master at the age of twenty-two and became an inner disciple of the Xiao Clan. With this kind of aptitude, it was impossible for her to advance to ninth grade Martial King according to the conventional rules, not to mention the Martial Saint realm, which was two grades higher than Martial King …
"Senior Sister, you seem to be very discouraged? I really don't understand. What does cultivation have to do with age? Why is it that being unable to advance to ninth grade Martial Master at the age of twenty can determine a person's lifetime achievement? This is the most absurd thing in the world! This is simply a self-imposed shackle on one's soul. It's pure nonsense! " What made Xiao Mei flabbergasted was that Chen Hao's eyes were shining as he stared at her. He lowered his voice, but his words left no room for doubt.
Chen Hao's words caused Xiao Mei's heart to tremble slightly, but she immediately shook her head sadly and said, "This is already the law of the martial world that has been summed up by countless generations of ancestors … Junior Brother, I've already thought it through. It's nothing …"
"Senior Sister, let me ask you. Do you still have the confidence and passion you had when you were twenty years old? Do you still have the courage to advance before you were twenty years old? Do you still crazily cultivate day and night for the sake of breaking through? "
Chen Hao suddenly asked a string of questions, each of which knocked into the depths of Xiao Mei's heart.
"I'm certain that you don't!" Chen Hao did not allow Xiao Mei to answer and said directly, "Listen to me. Don't care about that bullshit law. As long as you can break through this shackle, I believe that you will definitely surpass yourself! Human life is in your own hands, not up to the heavens! If you treat that law as destiny, you'll be cutting off your own path forward! It's really laughable. I don't know who came up with this law, but he really deserves to die! Although I don't know much about it, you can go look it up. I believe that there are definitely people, and many people, who are not restricted by this law … "
"This …" Under Chen Hao's repeated lectures, Xiao Mei's charming little face actually started to glow red. She muttered to herself for a while and said, "There's no need to look it up. There are indeed people who didn't advance to ninth grade Martial Master before they were twenty years old, but later became Martial Emperors. These people, without exception, are all people that martial artists take delight in talking about … Junior Brother, is what you said true?"
"If there are people who can do it, then you can do it. You don't even have this much confidence? " At this moment, Chen Hao, this little brat, seemed to have become Xiao Mei's personal instructor. He had the appearance of a disciple as he spoke.
"Good! Senior Sister knows what to do … "Xiao Mei bit her lips, her eyes shining with a trace of determination as she spoke.
… …
"Helian Clan, Mo Clan, Sima Clan, and Xiao Clan, disciples of the Four Great Clans, please step onto the stage and draw lots!"
When Chen Hao and Xiao Mei's conversation came to an end, Li Ran's short opening speech had also just finished, and he directly began to draw lots before the competition.
The rules of the Cloud Region Martial Gathering had already been established as an unchanging rule. All the participating disciples would be divided into ten groups. The first place of each group would advance to the top ten.
The disciples of each faction would draw lots to determine their groups. This way, they could completely avoid facing each other in the group matches, and also maximize the strength of each faction.
"Boom boom boom …"
Just as the City Lord's words fell, the participating disciples of the Four Great Clans all activated their Origin Power, and each of their figures rapidly flew towards the main stage.
The disciples of the Four Great Clans were, without a doubt, the most outstanding contestants in every Cloud Region Martial Gathering. This was their first appearance. Although it wasn't a battle, it was actually a secret competition.
In almost an instant, the gazes of the tens of thousands of spectators gathered on each of the young but powerful figures.
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