The golden dragon's roar had alarmed everyone on the Saint Island.
At the summit of the Sacred Hall, Ah Jiao stared at the golden dragon in shock.
Below, the elders were also staring at the golden dragon in shock.
No one knew why a golden dragon would appear here.
Furthermore, the Lord Saint's reaction seemed to be a little exaggerated.
Sou!
The Lord Saint soared into the sky and waved his right hand. A massive palm appeared and grabbed at the golden dragon.
"Don't open your mouth, please don't open your mouth!"
The Lord Saint was still praying when he made his move.
Unfortunately, it was all too late.
The Golden Dragon spat out the Mortal List from its mouth.
Weng weng!
The void trembled.
The words on the Mortal Roll began to change.
In an instant, the two words "Mortal Ranking" had become "Heaven Ranking"!
A stairway to heaven directly appeared in the void above the Saint Island, faintly discernible.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Dong! Dong! Dong!
The bell and drum sounded.
In an instant, the soundwave spread across the entire Saint Second Heaven region.
The golden dragon looked at the massive palm and flicked its tail disdainfully before gradually disappearing.
Only the Lord Saint's pained howls could be heard.
Below, a look of shock appeared on the faces of the elders, but a moment later, their shock turned into joy.
"The bell and drum have sounded, and the stairway to heaven is no longer hidden. This means that the new round of the tournament will begin in thirty days!"
"Logically speaking, there should still be a year left. Why would it suddenly open?
Unless … "
"Right, didn't the Lord Saint say that Dongfang Xue is trying to harm him again?
I vaguely remember the name Dongfang Xue being mentioned by the Lord Saint in his sleep.
She's a Saint First Heaven Holy Elder! "
As the discussion reached this point, a look of realization appeared on the faces of the elders.
"Speaking of which, the Saint First Heaven Holy Elder held the tournament in advance.
Then, the Holy Elder made a move and used the Mortal Roll to draw down the Heaven Roll.
Even though I don't know why she did that, it's definitely a good thing at this juncture! "
"That's right. Even if the Lord Saint doesn't want to make a move, he has no choice but to do so."
"Thank you, First Heaven Holy Elder! Hahaha … "
The elders were very happy.
Badges flew out from the top of the Saint Island one after another, issuing orders.
At this moment, the deafening chimes of the bell and drum swiftly spread across the entire Saint 2-dan Heaven realm.
A few moments later, the entire Saint 2-dan Firmament was in an uproar.
No one would have thought that the Heaven List Tournament would actually start in advance.
This was a grand occasion that only happened once every ten years, the grandest occasion in the entire Saint 2-dan realm!
Everyone who wanted to participate in the Grand Competition began to make their preparations.
The Evening Drum and Morning Bell rang three times, which meant that the Grand Competition would be held in thirty days.
A full month was more than enough time for them to make preparations and head to the Saint Island.
If a Saint 1-dan cultivator wished to head to the Saint Island, the Saint Island would have to dispatch a Heavenly Dragon Warship to receive them.
However, as a Saint 2-dan cultivator, the Great Sage found it too troublesome to do so. Thus, he decided to remove all of the restrictions on Saint 2-dan cultivators.
The most important thing was that everyone was free to go to the Saint Island.
With the removal of this restriction, the saint island became a tourist destination for Saint 2-dan cultivators for a period of time.
There were many who weren't qualified to head to the Saint Island, but they were still willing to pay a hefty sum to board a Heavenly Dragon Warship and tour the Saint Island.
However, the residents of the Saint Island were displeased by this. They had paid a hefty price to be able to stay on the Saint Island, so how could they allow others to tour the Saint Island?
Thus, on behalf of the cultivators of the Saint Island, the elders repeatedly reminded the Great Sage to remove the restrictions on Saint 2-dan cultivators so as to preserve the nobility and mystery of the Saint Island.
Every time, the Great Sage would agree to their request, but he would soon forget about it.
Thus, the matter came to a stalemate.
It had been ten thousand years since then.
Over the past ten thousand years, there had been several generations of cultivators on the Saint Island. As such, everyone gradually got used to it.
Not only so, there were also some who saw a business opportunity in the Saint Island.
Thus, a special route was opened up from the various islands to the Saint Island.
These routes were operated by specialized powers, and it was a huge business opportunity.
Of course, it wasn't just merchants who saw this business opportunity.
Bandits were pirates on the seas.
Seeing how the Heavenly Dragon Warships were filled with cultivators who could afford to tour the Saint Island, the pirates couldn't help but feel envious. As such, robberies occurred from time to time.
In order to fend off the pirates, the merchant ships would often gather together before heading to the Saint Island. This way, the pirates wouldn't dare to make a move easily.
The Peach Blossom Island was one of the most famous of the many sea routes.
Many of the sea routes converged there.
Many merchant ships that were scattered all over the Saint Island also gathered there.
The merchant ships heading to the Saint Island from the Peach Blossom Island had only been robbed three times by pirates.
And these three times, it was with the cooperation of almost all of the pirates that they dared to make a move on the Saint Island.
Even after making a move on the Saint Island, they didn't manage to gain much from it.
The merchant ships might have suffered heavy losses, but most of the passengers managed to keep their lives.
This was no different from the pirates advertising the Peach Blossom Island. As such, more and more merchant ships gathered on the Peach Blossom Island.
The Peach Blossom Island was a large island.
There were many smaller islands around it.
Some of the smaller islands were inhabited by cultivators who were in closed-door cultivation, while others were deserted.
Gu Xuan was currently standing on one of the deserted islands.
It was truly a deserted island. Weeds grew everywhere, and it was less than a hundred zhang in radius. Other than a few beasts that were basking in the sun lazily, there was no one else around.
It was fortunate that there was no one else around. Otherwise, Gu Xuan would have already killed them to silence them.
"Pui pui!"
Gu Xuan spat a few mouthfuls of saliva onto the ground.
There were still a few weeds on top of his head, so he quickly plucked them off.
"Damn it! There must be something wrong with that Stairway to Heaven.
To think that I would encounter a spacetime storm here. They are clearly trying to harm me! "
Gu Xuan's lips twitched as he recalled the dangerous scene that he had just witnessed.
He walked up the Stairway to Heaven and walked into a Teleportation Formation.
After which, the Teleportation Formation activated. Unsurprisingly, on the other side of the Teleportation Formation was the Saint Second Heaven realm, the Saint Gate.
Just as Gu Xuan was about to reach the exit of the spatial passageway, a golden dragon suddenly flew past him.
Not only did it fly past him, its tail even nearly struck him.
Gu Xuan quickly dodged.
However, as soon as he dodged, the Saint Gate suddenly released a deafening rumble that sounded like the beating of a drum.
Following which, a spacetime storm appeared in front of Gu Xuan, nearly sweeping him in.
Gu Xuan tried his best to dodge, but he soon realized that the exit of the spatial passageway was no longer the Saint Gate.
Instead, it was the deserted island.
What was even more bizarre was that Gu Xuan had landed on the deserted island with his head above his feet.
There was even a hole in the ground due to his head.
"The heck! Do you think that I don't care about my reputation? "
What a humiliation!
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