To Ning Cheng's slight relief, the black-robed woman from the Star Stepping Tower did not seem to have noticed him.
"Elder Brother Ji ….." Ning Cheng had just walked to the door of the room when Xin Xiuxin opened the restrictions covering the room. At the same time, an incomparably happy voice arrived.
"Many thanks to Senior Apprentice Brother for saving my life." Standing behind Xin Xiu was Wu Qihong, who couldn't even open his eyes before.
At this moment, Wu Qihong's life force still remained weak. Ning Cheng could clearly feel that his life force was slowly converging, and even his Essence Spirit had started to slowly condense.
Ning Cheng knew that the Consciousness Transmutation Pill had no way to condense an Essence Spirit. As such, Wu Qihong's Essence Spirit started to condense slowly. It wasn't because the Empyrean Consciousness Transmutation Pill had the effect of condensing one's soul, but because his soul wasn't damaged. Wu Qihong's Essence Spirit slowly dissipated because his Sea of Consciousness had shattered. Now that his sea of consciousness had begun to recover, his primordial spirit had also begun to gradually solidify.
In any case, Ning Cheng felt very satisfied with Wu Qihong's recovery speed. The Empyrean Consciousness Transmutation Pill did not disappoint him. In fact, its effects far exceeded his expectations.
Seeing the look in Xin Xiu's eyes, Ning Cheng knew that Xin Xiu did not speak about the matter of him being a fake Ji He.
He was quite satisfied with Xin Xiu's cautiousness. After all, Wu Qihong was far from fully recovered. Knowing this kind of thing could easily leak out. He smiled and said to Wu Qihong, "You can recuperate in peace. Don't worry about anything else."
Wu Qihong replied respectfully, "Qihong will follow Senior Apprentice Brother's instructions."
After that, he took the initiative to enter the room to continue healing.
After Wu Qihong left, Xin Xiu spoke up, "I didn't tell Qihong about you. In fact, after Elder Brother Ji left, Qihong comforted me. He told me that Big Brother Yan took those god herbs in order to fulfill Master's dying wish to become a Pill Emperor as soon as possible. In fact, he never hated Big Brother Yan. "
Ning Cheng also couldn't help but sigh, the character of these two Junior Apprentice Brothers and Junior Apprentice Sister seemed to be much better than him.
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After returning to his residence, Ning Cheng did not go out again. He immediately threw the flame hive in front of the Exploding Golden Wasp King in the True Spirit World. The few Exploding Golden Wasps in the True Spirit World saw the flame hive and immediately rushed over, disappearing into the flame hive.
Ning Cheng did not continue to observe the Exploding Golden Wasps and withdrew from the True Spirit World to start refining pills. He had promised to send some Empyrean Consciousness Transmutation Pills to Qi Shisanxing. Although Qi Shisanxing hadn't arrived yet, he still planned to refine them first.
On the third day, Wu Qihong's cultivation also recovered by more than half. After Ning Cheng gave some spirit crystals and medicinal pills to Xin Xiu and Wu Qihong, he told Xin Xiu that he would be leaving and would never return to the Star Stepping Tower again.
Xin Xiu vaguely knew that Ning Cheng would participate in the Grand Essence Great Meet. But now that Ning Cheng said that he wouldn't come back, she didn't ask about it. She just said that once Wu Qihong recovered, they would leave the Heaven Essence Sacred City.
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By the time Ning Cheng arrived at the Heaven Essence Sacred City's public square, the Heaven Essence Sacred City's public square was already overcrowded. The Grand Essence Great Meet represented the highest level of fights under the Dao Confirming realm in the entire Grand Essence Realm. Almost everyone who could come here to watch the competition was here.
In the middle of the public square, there was only a single dueling platform. Sitting on the main platform were several powerhouses, but Ning Cheng could not make out their cultivations.
Ning Cheng's gaze swept around and quickly found a disciple from the Profound Moon Spirit Gate. He quickly walked over and cupped his fists before asking, "Senior Apprentice Brother, may I ask if Shisanxing is here?"
This disciple also knew Ning Cheng. Seeing Ning Cheng ask about Qi Shisanxing, he quickly returned the courtesy, "So it's Pill Emperor Ji. Senior Apprentice Brother Shisanxing should be in seclusion. As for the specific situation, I don't know much about it."
Ning Cheng didn't continue to ask. Qi Shisanxing had been trapped in the mystic realm for so many years, so it was normal for him to go into seclusion after returning. As for the Empyrean Consciousness Transmutation Pill, Ning Cheng didn't want others to bring it to Qi Shisanxing. This kind of thing was too precious. Therefore, he had to personally deliver it to Qi Shisanxing.
An old man with a ruddy face flew out from the main platform. It was the old man who presided over the Grand Essence Mystic Realm's display of divine grasses.
He stood in the void above the huge battle platform in the middle of the public square. "Disciples participating in the Grand Essence Great Meet, the Grand Essence Great Meet is about to begin. We will decide the top ten in the shortest time possible. The top ten will gain the right to enter the Extraterritorial Spirit Spring. As for the rankings after the eleventh place, which will involve the allocation of resources to the Grand Essence Mystic Realm and the sects, we will slowly decide them after the top ten enter the Extraterritorial Spirit Spring.
"Now, all participants, please pay attention to your participation qualification card, which contains your number of matches and opponents. I hereby announce the rules of the Grand Essence Sect Union. There are no restrictions in the tournament until one side concedes defeat. If one side concedes defeat, the other side must not continue to kill. The disciples who fall on the battle platform are the results of the battles. No sect or individual can seek revenge or take advantage of the results on the battle platform. "
After the old man with a ruddy face finished speaking, he turned around and returned to his seat.
Ning Cheng shook his head. The second half of the old man's words were equivalent to bullshit. He only said one sentence, 'Don't seek revenge because of the results on the battle platform.' Not only did he not mention the consequences of doing so, but he also didn't even mention any punishment. From this, one could imagine that those who sought revenge would still seek revenge after the battle.
This was to deter the disciples of the small sects from killing the core disciples of the big sects. From the old man's words, Ning Cheng understood that the Grand Essence Great Meet wasn't just about the quota for the Extraterritorial Spirit Spring, but something else.
After the ruddy-faced old man announced the start of the tournament, the public square turned silent, and Ning Cheng's participation qualification card also shook. Ning Cheng's spiritual consciousness swept through the qualification card and saw a row of small words on it, "Ji He, No. 95, Opponent No. 41, Round 16."
Ning Cheng had just seen his number when a purple-robed man landed on the battle platform.
Ning Cheng didn't know this purple-robed man. But before this purple-robed man came on stage, Ning Cheng could feel the aura coming from this purple-robed man. From this, he could tell that this purple-robed man was a powerhouse. In terms of strength alone, this purple-robed man wasn't much weaker than Ji Pingzhong.
"The first match is Kekelou Xi. This is going to be interesting. Kekelou Xi is ranked seventh among the Grand Essence's 12 Sacred Children. I don't know who's unlucky enough to meet Kekelou Xi. "
From the whispers of the cultivators next to him, Ning Cheng understood that the purple-robed man on the stage was called Kekelou Xi. He was also one of the Grand Essence's 12 Sacred Children and ranked seventh. So far, Ning Cheng had seen five of the Grand Essence's 12 Sacred Children. Qu Baiyi, Huo Erqi, Guo Haoge, Ji Pingzhong, and Kekelou Xi.
Kekelou Xi spoke with a rough tone. He cupped his fists on the battle platform and spoke with a gruff voice, "Heaven's Pole Island's Kekelou Xi. I'm here to learn from you."
As Kekelou Xi's voice fell, another man with a medium build landed on the battle platform. After this man came up, he didn't speak. Instead, he directly brought out a weapon and attacked Kekelou Xi.
However, this man's strength was far inferior to Kekelou Xi's. As soon as the two started fighting, Kekelou Xi completely suppressed him.
In less than half an incense stick worth of time, several blue lights struck the man's chest. A few blood mists sprayed out from his chest, and he also spat out a few mouthfuls of blood. In this state, even if he wanted to admit defeat, he wouldn't be able to say it.
Kekelou Xi shouldn't be a cruel and merciless person. Therefore, when his opponent couldn't even speak, he immediately stopped.
It wasn't until Kekelou Xi stopped that his opponent finally said the word 'admit defeat'. If Kekelou Xi hadn't taken the initiative to stop, Kekelou Xi would have already killed this cultivator.
After the two people went down, another two people came up.
Ning Cheng could tell that this was an elimination round. A hundred people fought against each other, and this elimination round determined fifty people.
The battles progressed quickly, and Ning Cheng could hear some of the origins of the cultivators fighting on the battle platform from the cultivators around him. Under normal circumstances, cultivators from big sects would win more than they lost.
The cultivators who came to participate in the Grand Essence Great Meet were indeed much stronger than ordinary cultivators. But in Ning Cheng's opinion, if they all had this level, he wouldn't have any problems entering the top ten.
The battles reached the fourteenth round, and a female cultivator came up on the stage. Ning Cheng heard from the surrounding cultivators that this female cultivator's name was Ye Luoping. She was also one of the Grand Essence's 12 Sacred Children and ranked tenth.
This female cultivator's opponent turned out to be Aiden, the rogue cultivator who traded the flame hive with Ning Cheng.
Ye Luoping didn't speak after coming up on the stage. Instead, she brought out a Lotus Sword Platform. Ning Cheng knew that the Lotus Sword Platform was a powerful weapon. It was a Lotus Sword Platform formed from a sword array. Once trapped by the Lotus Sword Platform, even if one's strength was a level higher than the other party, one would find it difficult to escape. In the end, one's heart would be pierced by ten thousand swords.
Aiden gave Ning Cheng a relatively average feeling, and he felt that Aiden wouldn't be Ye Luoping's opponent.
But when Aiden and Ye Luoping started fighting, Ning Cheng realised that he had misjudged him. Aiden was far more terrifying than what he showed on the surface. Moreover, Aiden's weapon also looked strange. It was just a wisp of black smoke.
The black smoke obviously didn't have any strength. But after Aiden brought it out, it transformed into a substantial smoke shield and a black smoke killing light.
The black smoke didn't show any signs of collapse when it collided with Ye Luoping's sword array. Powerful Celestial Essence and smoke burst out and quickly covered the two fighting figures. The battle platform shielded one's spiritual consciousness. Therefore, as the two fought fiercely, Ning Cheng's eyes couldn't see who had the upper hand.
A burst of whimpering sounds came from the battle platform. Although it was broad daylight, these sounds gave people a chilly feeling.
"Boom-Boom-Boom-Boom ….." The celestial essence explosions didn't stop after the two fought on the stage.
After an incense stick worth of time, a beautiful figure flew out of the center of the explosion and hit the restrictions around the battle platform. She then spat out a few mouthfuls of blood and slid to the ground. Ning Cheng could clearly see that it was Ye Luoping.
"I lost." Ye Luoping, who slid to the ground, didn't wait for Aiden to continue and immediately admitted defeat. Seeing that she couldn't get up from the ground for a long time, Ning Cheng understood that Ye Luoping's injuries weren't light.
The public square immediately burst into an uproar. This was the first time since the start of the battle. A rogue cultivator had actually defeated Ye Luoping, who ranked tenth among the Grand Essence's 12 Sacred Children. Didn't this mean that this rogue cultivator also had the strength to contend for the title of the Grand Essence's 12 Sacred Children?
Aiden showed a calm smile and cupped his fists towards the audience. He then walked down the battle platform unhurriedly.
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