Chapter 102: Chapter 102 - Ancient Grotto-heaven, Dao Seeking Sect

Qi Ming was actually quite speechless. What was a ‘miracle’? He called it a ‘miracle’ just because he obtained first place in the puppet screening test?

This was too exaggerated.

Damn!

He did not plan to pursue such a small matter.

“Congratulations, Junior Brother Qi.”

Tang Binshun’s gaze was complicated. He originally thought that Qi Ming’s cultivation level was too low and was only at the late-stage Core Formation realm. He should be like Fan Zhong, unable to pass the puppet screening.

Unexpectedly, Qi Ming’s performance in the puppet screening was extremely outstanding, and it even exceeded everyone’s expectations. Not only did he pass the screening, but he also directly obtained first.

Speaking of which…

Tang Binshun’s performance was very ordinary. He was only 58th on the rankings and was still very far from the top ten, much less compared to Qi Ming.

The difference was huge.

In the Green Cloud Floating Palace.

“I was wrong. I was really wrong.”

Feng Zimu sighed again, “I originally thought that Tang Binshun would stand out in this legacy competition, and Qi Ming might not even be able to pass the first round of screening.”

“The truth shocked me.”

“Qi Ming’s performance was too unexpected.”

“Indeed.” Chi Xiao nodded and said in deep thought, “Although this Qi Ming has only been a legacy disciple for a short period of time, his talent is truly shocking. There’s nothing to say about his performance this time.”

“Hahaha…”

Miao Hongjian directly laughed loudly and said, “As expected of a legacy disciple that I took a fancy to. He’s indeed extraordinary. A super genius who can master the Chaos Green Lotus Sword Scripture is naturally not to be underestimated with common sense. With Qi Ming around, our Green Cloud Peak will definitely become famous in this legacy competition. At that time, the resources of the sect will definitely lean towards our Green Cloud Peak.”

“Good, this is good!”

“Yes, yes.”

“Peak Master is right.”

“…”

Yu Jin, Elder Wang, and the other legacy elders nodded repeatedly.

In the square of the Heaven Enlightenment Sect’s legacy competition palace.

“All the legacy disciples who did not pass the puppet screening, come over.” Daoist Azure Dragon said.

“Yes.”

“Yes.”

“…”

The 218 legacy disciples stood together under Daoist Azure Dragon’s instructions.

“Then I’ll leave first.”

Fan Zhong waved at Qi Ming and the others, feeling a little regretful, “I didn’t expect that I wouldn’t even be able to pass the first round of the puppet screening. It’s really a pity.”

“Go back.” Tang Bin said casually, “This might be a good thing for you.”

“That’s right.” Zhang Pinliang nodded.

“This legacy competition is clearly different from the past. The first round of puppet screening is obviously to eliminate legacy disciples with insufficient strength and cultivation.” Zhao Feifei said in a low voice.

“Teleport.”

Buzz! Buzz!

A gorgeous green light pillar flew out from the azure dragon’s body and enveloped the 218 legacy disciples before teleporting them away.

Swish! Swish!!

The next moment, these legacy disciples were teleported to the surrounding twelve floating palaces.

Fan Zhong arrived at the Green Cloud Floating Palace.

“Master.”

Fan Zhong returned to his senses and saw Feng Zimu. He immediately bowed, “I’m not strong enough to pass the puppet screening. I’ve embarrassed you.”

Feng Zimu nodded and said, “You have to remember this lesson. In the future, you have to stop being anxious and cultivate well. Continue working hard in the next legacy competition.”

“Yes.” Fan Zhong nodded solemnly.

In the surroundings, the legacy disciples who had been eliminated all apologized to their masters, but they basically did not really blame them. They only encouraged them verbally.

After the 218 eliminated legacy disciples were teleported away, the official legacy competition was about to begin. The legacy disciples were also waiting quietly.

In addition, out of the 74 legacy disciples of the Green Cloud Peak, 13 had been eliminated. There were 61 remaining, and all of them had reached the Nascent Soul realm.

All the legacy disciples who passed the puppet screening had cultivation levels above the early-stage Nascent Soul realm. There was only one exception, and that was Qi Ming.

Jin Lin’s beautiful eyes sized up Qi Ming repeatedly with a strange gaze as she said, “Junior Brother Qi, I didn’t expect you to hide so deeply. It’s really unexpected.”

“To be honest, after we saw the rankings, we were already shocked and could not calm down for a long time. Junior Brother Qi’s outstanding performance made us senior brothers and senior sisters dumbfounded.”

“This way, our Green Cloud Peak will also benefit.”

The legacy disciples of the Green Cloud Peak said one after another.

“Everyone, you’re welcome.”

Qi Ming cupped his hands and said, “I was just lucky.”

“There’s no such thing as luck in this world.”

Luo Qishan glanced at Qi Ming. He was the eldest disciple of the Green Cloud Peak’s legacy disciples. Apart from Qi Ming, the person ranked the highest was 28th on the ranking. He was the eldest disciple of the Green Cloud Peak’s legacy elder, Daoist Golden Toad. His cultivation level had naturally reached the late-stage Nascent Soul realm, “To be able to obtain the first place, he naturally has his outstanding points. Junior Brother Qi, being overly humble is being conceited.”

“Senior Brother, you’re right.” Qi Ming smiled.

“Silence!”

Boom!

The azure dragon roared as a dragon roar sounded. A faint dragon might shook the entire place. Its dragon eyes swept across all the legacy disciples present, “Next, the true content and rules of this legacy competition will be announced.”

“Listen carefully.”

Everyone was silent.

It was not only the legacy disciples on the square.

Even the elders and Peak Masters in the surrounding twelve floating palaces looked over and listened carefully to Daoist Azure Dragon’s next words.

Honestly, everyone was curious about the situation of this legacy competition.

The various performances and rules from before could be said to have whetted everyone’s appetite.

“38 years ago.”

Daoist Azure Dragon said in a low voice, “At the border between the Southern Region and the Eastern Region, there was an unexpected change. The Chang River, which is thousands of miles long, dried up overnight.”

“Moreover…”

“Even the demon beasts and demons living in the Chang River have disappeared.”

“Therefore…”

“Patriarch Wuyan and I headed to the Chang River to investigate the truth. After spending three years, we discovered a gap in the ancient grotto-heaven at the bottom of the Chang River.”

“The entire Chang River, along with the demon beasts and demons living in it, was sucked into this ancient grotto-heaven. That’s why the scene back then appeared.”

“When we tried to enter this ancient grotto-heaven, we discovered a very strong restriction. Cultivators whose cultivation levels exceeded the Nascent Soul realm could not enter.”

“We can’t force our way in.”

“But…”

“Patriarch Wuyan and I used our Essence Soul Divine Sense to probe inside and discovered that this ancient grotto-heaven is filled with spiritual qi and spiritual herbs. It’s even more likely that there’s an ancient inheritance. However, it’s also filled with danger. If we’re not careful, we’ll die in this ancient grotto-heaven.”

There was an uproar.

“Ancient grotto-heaven! This legacy competition is actually related to an ancient grotto-heaven!”

“This is really unexpected.”

“If I remember correctly, the last time the ancient grotto-heaven appeared was 3,000 years ago. At that time, it appeared in the ‘Northern Region. Our Southern Region could not interfere at all.”

“Yes, yes.”

“I’ve heard that the ancient grotto-heaven that appeared in the North Region three thousand years ago is called the Water Moon Grotto-heaven. It has an ancient inheritance and even a True Immortal Artifact has appeared.”

“I wonder what the situation is this time.”

“Most importantly, the appearance of the ancient grotto-heaven probably won’t hide the news for long. Forget about the other sects and families. The Spring Autumn Sect, the Ten Thousand Buddha Temple, and the Myriad Demon Cave will definitely interfere.”

“No wonder they said that this legacy competition is dangerous.”

“Have you forgotten what Elder Azure Dragon said just now? The ancient grotto-heaven has appeared at the border of the Southern Region and the Eastern Region. Do you think the Eastern Region will not react?”

“That’s true.”

“I feel that this time, all kinds of monsters will appear.”

“…”

The elders of the twelve peaks discussed.

It was very lively.

“Ancient grotto-heaven.”

Qi Ming pondered for a moment. “My Golden Core Great Dao Scripture is already approaching Perfection. I’m almost at the end of my Golden Core Great Dao. If I want to continue improving, I need my core to break into the Nascent Soul realm.”

“However, if the Connate Purity Great Dao Golden Core wants to break into the Nascent Soul realm, it will be extremely difficult. It’s almost impossible. With the Heaven Enlightenment Sect’s Nascent Soul Formation Method, it’s impossible to shatter the Connate Purity Great Dao Golden Core at all.”

“Now that the ancient grotto-heaven has appeared, if there really is an ancient inheritance inside, there might be an extraordinary Nascent Soul realm cultivation method. I can search for it when the time comes.”

“If there’s really no choice.”

“I can only place my hope in the game dungeon.”

For example, the Foundation Establishment realm’s Dao Foundation was divided into the Human Dao Foundation, the Earth Dao Foundation, and the Heavenly Dao Foundation. The Core Formation realm was divided into the False Core, True Core, and Golden Core.

Similarly, at the Nascent Soul realm, according to the Dao Foundation that a cultivator had established and the level of the Core that they had condensed, as well as the Nascent Soul realm cultivation method, the Nascent Soul that they cultivated would also be different.

From low to high, they were divided into: False Nascent, True Nascent, and Dao Nascent.

A total of three levels.

Back then, Shi Zhaoyuan, who Yuan Feng had cursed with the Nail Head Seven Arrows, could only be considered a False Nascent Soul. This was because Shi Zhaoyuan had taken over and cultivated again. His aptitude had already decreased, and he had also cultivated to the Nascent Soul realm in 300 years. His foundation was naturally unstable, and he could only cultivate the False Nascent Soul.

Of course, if Shi Zhaoyuan really succeeded and completely absorbed the Hornless Dragon Essence to transform his body, he might even be able to reconstruct his foundation and cultivate the True Nascent Soul.

Unfortunately…

Shi Zhaoyuan was already dead, so all his plans were for nothing.

“After Patriarch Wuyan and I sent this matter to the sect, we originally planned to seal the matter of the ancient grotto-heaven in secret and let our Heaven Enlightenment Sect slowly digest it.”

Daoist Azure Dragon continued, “Unfortunately, the Dao Seeking Sect of the Eastern Region is also secretly investigating the Chang River incident. They have also discovered the gap in the ancient grotto-heaven.”

“The ancient grotto-heaven is important. We originally wanted to fight over it, but we did not end up doing so. This is because if we fought, it would cause too much commotion and attract too much attention.”

“Therefore…”

“After a careful and serious discussion between the Heaven Enlightenment Sect and the Dao Seeking Sect…”

“We’ve decided to explore the ancient grotto-heaven together.”

“Our Heaven Enlightenment Sect will send out legacy disciples of the twelve peaks. The Dao Seeking Sect will also send out legacy disciples of their sect. You will definitely encounter the legacy disciples of the Dao Seeking Sect in the ancient grotto-heaven.”

“As for how to deal with them, you can decide yourselves.”