Refining Qi starts from repairing the panel.

Chapter 241 Competition Process, Fairy Demon

The white jade fairy palace hung high in the air, bathing in the morning sun, giving off a transparent seven-colored glazed divine light.

The platform is one level higher than the Immortal Palace and is located at the very center of Wanlong City.

This is a high platform that only one person in the Cang Yun Realm can climb once every hundred years. The moment Chu Zheng stepped onto the stage, he naturally attracted countless eyes.

The young man on the high platform has a tall and slender figure. He wears a red suit and a golden crown, a jade belt around his waist, and a magic ring on his shoulder. The blood jade that symbolizes his identity as the Holy Lord of Taixuan hangs at his side, glowing slightly. His whole body exudes an indescribable noble air.

In the crowd below the stage, Song Lingqing was stunned for a moment. After noticing Chu Zheng's gaze, she hurriedly lowered her eyelids to hide the complex look in her eyes, and her palms in her sleeves slowly tightened.

From the day she first set foot on the path to immortality, she had vowed that one day, she would reach the pinnacle of the path and no longer look up at others.

Now, this thought became stronger and stronger in her mind.

She can do what others can do, it's just a matter of spending more energy and time.

In addition to Song Lingxue, there were many people in the audience who had dealt with Chu Zheng, especially Miao Luan, Ji Xiao and other true disciples of the Taixu Holy Land. They all looked stunned, and it took them a long time to recover.

In their imagination, the person standing on the platform at this moment should be their Holy Lord, Bai Zhixiao.

But now, Chu Zheng surpassed Bai Zhixiao and was the first to step onto the platform. As the true disciple of the holy land, they knew the significance of this very well.

Before everyone could come to their senses, Chu Zheng's voice had already echoed between heaven and earth, clearly reaching the ears of everyone in the venue, and his supernatural powers were immediately apparent.

"Thank you all for traveling thousands of miles to participate in the competition. The latent dragon of the Ten Thousand Sects has been able to emerge today. This is a blessing for Cang Yun."

"Thanks to the protection of the Immortal Alliance, since the first competition, countless True Immortal seeds have been born in Cang Yun..."

Before this, Chu Zheng had learned a lot of information about the Wanzong Qianlong Competition.

What is said at the opening ceremony is the same old thing and has not changed for many years. I am afraid that many people in the audience have memorized it by heart.

Chu Zheng followed the previous practice and read from the script. He spoke for a while, mostly superficial words to encourage young people to practice cultivation, which were not very meaningful.

After finishing his polite words, Chu Zheng turned around and released a magical power to activate the magic circle on the platform.

In an instant, thunder rumbled in the void, and a divine list with jade edges and gold bottom suddenly appeared, hanging high in the air and hanging from top to bottom. Large light golden characters floated, and there were more than ten thousand pieces of information on them.

At the top of the list, the three big characters "Hidden Dragon List" shine brightly.

The appearance of the Hidden Dragon List means that the Ten Thousand Sects Hidden Dragon Competition has officially begun.

Until the end of the Ten Thousand Sects Hidden Dragon Competition, only one person's name will remain on this list, and that person will be the top of the Hidden Dragon List.

At this point, it is a real battle of destiny.

The ranking on the Hidden Dragon List determines how fast or slow the cultivation progress of the cultivators on the list will be in the next hundred years.

Below the three words "Hidden Dragon List", the first line has Chu Zheng's name.

[No. 1 on Hidden Dragon List: Taixuan Holy Land, Chu Zheng, bone age 27, cultivation level is in the early stage of Tongxuan realm.]

The second on the Hidden Dragon List is still Shang Zuling, but she has been away from the world for some time.

Since the person is not in the realm, Cang Yun Tiandao naturally cannot sense her specific cultivation level. The information on this list has not been updated for a long time. No one knows what level of cultivation she has reached now.

The dozen or so people following closely behind Shang Zuling were all at the Divine Infant Realm, and below that, they were already at the Soul Condensation Realm.

In this session of the Ten Thousand Sects Hidden Dragon Competition, more than ten cultivators at the Divine Infant Realm emerged, all of them were less than a hundred years old. This was an unprecedented event.

But at this moment, no one looked at the names of those geniuses who had entered the Divine Infant Realm. Everyone's eyes were on the top of the list.

"Tongxuan Secret Realm! Bone age is twenty-seven?!"

"The Holy Lord Taixuan has actually entered the realm of Tongxuan!"

"He's not even thirty yet! So young!"

The moment Chu Zheng's cultivation level was seen, there was an uproar all around. The Hidden Dragon List was originally only held by a few major holy places. In the impression of many people, Chu Zheng's cultivation level was still at the early stage of the Divine Transformation Realm when he last appeared.

Many cultivators have never seen the Hidden Dragon List and are not sure about Chu Zheng’s exact age. They only know that he is very young. However, they never expected that Chu Zheng would be so young.

Not to mention those monks who are already over a hundred years old, even the geniuses of the same generation who are on the Hidden Dragon Ranking,
A person who is not even thirty years old has never appeared in the ancient history known to the Cangyun Realm, including Shang Cangyun, the top winner of the first Wanzong Qianlong Competition, whose talent is far from this level.

"With such talent, could it be that our Cangyun Realm is about to produce another top-notch Immortal King?!"

"If such a person becomes the Grand Master of Taixuan, will the Cangyun Realm be changed into the Taixuan Realm in the future?"

In an instant, the divine thoughts around were surging like the tide, whispering.

There are many things that many monks dare not say openly, but the invisible wind direction has gradually changed.

It has become a consensus among almost everyone that Taixuan should rise.

The many elders and celebrities standing in front of the Immortal Palace were all silent, some were happy and some were worried.

Bai Zhixiao looked indifferent as he stared at the platform. There was a gleam of light in his eyes that flickered, as if he was weighing something.

After formally completing the process of opening the hall, Chu Zheng stepped down from the platform and took the lead in entering the Immortal Palace.

Inside the Immortal Palace, there is a universe all within, it is almost a small cave world. A huge light curtain is suspended in the air, divided into thousands of pictures, reflecting the arena.

A hundred years is a huge span of time. Due to the age gap, many young geniuses are destined to have no chance of being at the top of the Potential Dragon List and can only fight with opponents of similar age.

However, this rule only applies to ordinary cultivators outside of holy places and aristocratic families.

Among the family forces in the holy land and ordinary true immortal families, when a woman becomes pregnant, it mostly depends on the time and the people. If the timing is not right, it will delay the birth of the fetus and thus control the bone age.

Sometimes, a woman would even be pregnant for ten years. Some children could speak as soon as they were born, were precocious in the womb, had completed enlightenment, and were even born with cultivation.

Therefore, most of the geniuses from holy places and true immortal families on the list have a bone age of at least eighty to ninety-nine years.

This is an innate gap, and the top of the list is basically monopolized by holy places and aristocratic families.

About half an hour later, figures gradually appeared on the stage above the light curtain, and under the supervision of the referee, the competition began.

The referee of the competition is also from the Biluo Sect.

In the Cangyun Realm, this is an absolutely neutral force. Behind it are the five major holy places, and no cultivator will question the fairness of the Biluo Sect.

The Ten Thousand Sects Hidden Dragon Competition was extremely dangerous, but the danger lay in the journey to the competition. As long as one could reach the Ten Thousand Dragon City alive, they would have passed the most difficult stage. There would naturally be casualties in the fighting during the competition, but there would be cultivators on the sidelines to control the situation, so basically everyone could save their lives except in extreme cases.

In previous competitions, in addition to the top of the Qianlong list who was destined to be the best, the first place in the Lingquan Realm, Rudao Realm, and Ningpo Realm would all receive a huge reward, with each of the five major sacred places providing a spiritual object as a reward.

This time, there were some changes. In addition to the fact that the top spot on the Hidden Dragon List had already been determined and the reward was destined to go to Chu Zheng, a reward for the first place in the Divine Infant Realm was also added.

Chu Zheng searched the light curtain for a moment and soon found a group of Taixuan disciples.

The Taixuan disciples are still young, and the important thing this time is to participate. Most of their opponents are of the same age. In this way, they can avoid the elites of the major holy places and the descendants of the True Immortal families. Naturally, they will win more and lose less.

After watching for a while, Chu Zheng gradually calmed down and began to search for Song Lingqing's whereabouts.

Soon, he discovered something.

During the more than one year of his retreat, Song Lingqing's cultivation had reached a higher level and he had entered the late stage of the Dao Entering Realm. Among his peers, he was already a leader and was qualified to compete for the position of the first person in the Dao Entering Realm.

In the light curtain, Song Lingqing held a magic sword in his hand, with sword lights like rain on his side. In just two rounds, he knocked away the opponent's weapon, and the tip of the sword pointed directly at his throat. The referee outside the field stopped him and he won easily.

His movements were crisp and efficient, and it was obvious that he had fought many battles with others over the years, so his skills were very solid.

After looking for a while, Chu Zheng had no intention of looking any longer and turned away.

The fights between these lower-level monks were of no use to him and were just a waste of time. He had a lot of things to do and didn't have time to waste here.

The two special envoys from the Martial Hall did not leave. They stared at the light screen intently, watching with great interest. They rarely come across such a scene on a normal day.

Bai Zhixiao looked at Chu Zheng's departing back, as if he had made some kind of decision. His eyes were as calm as water, and he also turned around and left the Immortal Palace.

…………

…………

After leaving the Immortal Palace, Bai Zhixiao went all the way back to the residence of the Taixu Holy Land, entered a secret room at random, closed the magic circle from the outside world, and isolated himself from all disturbances.

Then, he took out a jade disk, injected immortal power into it, and activated it.

After a few breaths, a gate of light emerged with some ripples, dimly reflecting a beautiful figure.

After a moment, the soft light condensed into a water mirror, reflecting a lush green world and a forest of ancient trees.

A woman with red lips and white teeth was lying on her side on the branches of an ancient tree, her green hair draped over her shoulders, her features exquisite and her skin as white as snow.

Seeing the figure in the mirror clearly, Bai Zhixiao took a deep breath and bowed:
"The Lord of the Cangyun Realm and Taixu Holy Land, Bai Zhixiao, has met the Dongsheng Demon Immortal."

"I was wondering who it was, it turned out to be you..."

The woman stretched lazily and sat up. Her legs were long and her waist was slender, revealing an indescribable charming charm. She raised her eyebrows slightly, looked at Bai Zhixiao for a few times, and said with interest: "Did you agree to what the former Japanese master told you?"

Bai Zhixiao nodded heavily and said solemnly: "The Demon Immortal has instructed me to do this, so I have no choice but to accept it. After dealing with Chu Zheng, I will also welcome the demons back to the Cangyun Realm and take control of the Northern Region again."

"Later I will send two demon kings from the Immortal Tribulation Realm to secretly enter the realm. With the three of us working together, it shouldn't be difficult to kill them."

Hearing this, Dongsheng Fairy smiled faintly: "There is a saying in the human race that those who know the current situation are heroes, and the Holy Lord Taixu should be a hero."

"Demon Immortal, this matter is of great importance and requires long-term consideration."

Bai Zhixiao's face was devoid of joy. He lowered his head and said in a deep voice, "Chu Zheng is now valued by the Immortal Alliance. If the Immortal Alliance is on their side..."

"I will handle the Immortal Alliance side, so you don't have to worry about it. I'm afraid you will die in his hands in a few days."

The Dongsheng Fairy casually broke off a branch, plucked off the lush green leaves one by one, and said nonchalantly:
"I've already inquired about it. Chu Zheng possesses the Yin-Yang Immortal Bone. After he enters the realm of True Immortal, he will surely advance by leaps and bounds and step into the Seven Tribulations True Immortal. It's a foregone conclusion. By then, I may not be his opponent. It's better to deal with it early and save yourself the trouble."

“I’m afraid the demon fairy doesn’t know that Chu Zheng is the top of the Cangyun Realm’s Ten Thousand Sects Hidden Dragon Competition. According to past practice, he will directly enter the Immortal Alliance…”

Bai Zhixiao seemed a little hesitant, his eyes flickering.

If he hadn't been afraid of this reason, he would have taken action himself long ago.

The risk of taking action against the True Immortal Seed that the Immortal Alliance had set its sights on was too great, and he needed some protection.

"Put away your little tricks. I will not take back what I have said. After this is done, I will reward you with another low-grade fairy treasure. Don't worry about the Fairy Alliance. He is just a lowly creature from Cangyun."

Dongsheng Demon Immortal's face darkened: "If you keep talking nonsense, I will find someone else."

If Chu Zheng came from another great realm, not only would she not touch him, she would even put aside past grudges and take the initiative to make peace with him at a huge cost, because the talent Chu Zheng showed was really too amazing.

But unfortunately, Chu Zheng came from the Cangyun Realm. He was a group of inferior species that could not fuse with immortal blood and were not qualified to become descendants of immortals. The best they could do was reach the realm of perfect true immortals. To the Immortal Alliance, he was simply insignificant.

Otherwise, with the talent Chu Zheng has shown now, he would not have needed to participate in such a trivial competition as the Ten Thousand Sects Hidden Dragon Competition. He would have been introduced to the Great Immortal Realm and taught by the Immortal King himself.

With her many years of connections in the Immortal Alliance, she didn't have to spend much effort to suppress the matter.

"The demon fairy calmed down."

Hearing this, Bai Zhixiao said nothing more and bowed.

The water mirror shattered and turned into a ball of soft light, eventually solidifying into the original jade disk.

Looking at the jade disk in his hand, Bai Zhixiao stopped for a long time, and finally turned and left.

To kill Chu Zheng, one must make all the necessary arrangements. The best option is to strike on Chu Zheng's way back to Taixuan.

By then, the immortal treasures in the Taixuan Holy Land will be out of reach and will have no time to react.

…………

…………

After leaving the Immortal Palace, Chu Zheng found Song Lingxue among the crowd and went all the way back to the Taixuan Holy Land’s base.

Now, the residence of Taixuan Holy Land has been covered by colorful streams of light.

In just a short moment, Chu Zheng received countless visiting cards, which were of various kinds and had different contents.

Some proposed marriages among their disciples, some gave gifts, and many wanted to send their children to the Taixuan Holy Land, and asked Chu Zheng when he would reopen the mountain gate.

It was nearly six years ago that Taixuan reopened the mountain gate. According to normal rules, the next opening of the mountain gate should be on plan.

(End of this chapter)