The sword is the only one that can lead to enlightenment once a month

Chapter 13 Qianlong Ancient City
"The Hidden Dragon Competition is about to begin, did you know?"

"Isn't there still nearly a month left?"

"You have been in seclusion for too long. Now there is less than half a month left before the Hidden Dragon Competition. It is time for you to make preparations in advance."

"Is it."

Chen Fan nodded: "In that case, I will go back and prepare first."

"and many more."

"Dad knows that you are very well hidden. You should have cultivated the Purple Thunder Divine Art to the tenth level. You are aiming for the first place. But those disciples from big forces are not so easy to deal with, so be careful."

"Oh, I see."

As the once-in-three-years Hidden Dragon Competition draws closer, clouds are rising in the Nanzhuo Region. Powerful astronomers can find out by observing the stars at night that dragon energy is everywhere in the Nanzhuo Region, which is a sign of the emergence of a hidden dragon!
The ancient land of Zhenlong is located at the junction of three major countries. Its area is larger than any of the three major countries. There are many mountain ranges connected together, and it is difficult to see the end at a glance.

The Qianlong Ancient City is located in the center of the Zhenlong Ancient Land and is the venue for Qianlong Competitions throughout the ages.

The history of Qianlong Ancient City is no longer well-documented. We only know that it has existed for a very long time, since ancient times, and has stood immortal for countless years. Here, even the king of the life and death realm has to be respectful.

Because in this place, there are no less than two palms of kings who have been killed, which is extremely terrifying.

The vast plain outside the south gate of Qianlong had already turned dark. Millions of warriors had gathered here, like a dark cloud covering the mountains and plains.

The powerful sects built temporary buildings on the plain, while the lone traveler just found a place to sit down and looked in the direction of Qianlong Ancient City.

"Look, isn't that Xinghen, the Seven Stars Pavilion's top disciple who ranked third on the last Hidden Dragon Ranking?"

In the sky, a giant golden bird with a wingspan of over a hundred meters soared over. On the bird stood a group of people wearing blue robes with seven stars engraved on them, led by an old man with a kind look.

Next to him was a calm-looking young man. The golden star on his face made him look more noble, unlike the other disciples of the Seven Stars Pavilion.

The Seven Star Pavilion is the top force among the seventh-grade forces, and Xinghen is the only top genius who has made it into the top five among all the disciples of the seventh-grade forces.

"We've arrived at the Seven Stars Pavilion."

"It's not just the Seven Stars Pavilion. Look, those sixth-grade overlord forces are here too."

From all directions, terrifying auras were converging towards this place, some were riding on monster beasts, some were riding on birds, and some were even puppet beasts. They were the dominant forces in Nanzhuo Territory, the seven sixth-grade sects and the royal families of the three major countries.

"It seems that this Hidden Dragon Competition is not simple. Even the leaders of the seven sixth-grade forces and the rulers of the three major countries have all arrived."

"That's right. It's not surprising that the leaders of the seven sixth-rank forces are here. But why would the rulers of the three major countries leave the imperial city?"

"I don't know, could it be that something has changed in this Hidden Dragon Competition?"

Each of the royal families of the three major countries is a sixth-grade force with extremely profound foundation and long history. Among the seven sixth-grade forces, only Xuankong Mountain, the first of the seven forces, can surpass the three royal families in terms of existence history.

And because of their different forms of existence, the rulers of the three royal families would not come to Qianlong Ancient City in person. If something happened to them, I am afraid that the entire Nanzhuo region would be in chaos.

The open space closest to the south gate of Qianlong Ancient City is a place reserved for the seven major forces and the three royal families.

At this moment, people from the seven major forces and the three royal families landed on the open space one after another. The younger generation of disciples all had an arrogant aura, even better than some of their predecessors, which was intimidating.

The top seventh-grade forces such as the Seven Star Pavilion are located a little further away from the Qianlong Ancient City.

Xinghen had his hands behind his back, his pupils were full of stars, and his eyes were deep, not like those of a young person. Instead, he looked like an old senior who had seen through the world and was knowledgeable.

"Hen'er, are you sure you can win first place this time?" The Seven Star Pavilion Master also stood beside Xing Hen with his hands behind his back, looking into the distance, and said lightly.

"I have already broken through to the tenth level of the Star Summoning Technique. If it were just the group of people on the surface, I would definitely take the top spot on the Hidden Dragon Ranking!"

Xinghen's words were plain, but filled with indescribable confidence.

"The tenth level of the Star Summoning Technique, right? Not bad."

The Seven Star Pavilion Master nodded slightly, but his face showed worry: "The Star Calling Art is a top-level earth-level technique. The tenth level is equivalent to the great perfection of an intermediate earth-level technique. If it were in the previous session, it would be invincible. But recently, my master has observed the celestial phenomena at night and found that the fortune of the Nanzhuo region has changed greatly. A potential dragon will be born, and he will be your great enemy!"

"The great enemy, is that him?"

Hearing this, Xinghen looked towards the Xuankong Mountain base, where stood a young man with his hands behind his back and eyes as indifferent as a god. His aura was mighty and powerful, like a king looking down on the world, covering all directions.

Sikong Sheng, the descendant of King Cang and a rare genius rarely seen in Xuankong Mountain for a hundred years, is only fifteen years old. His cultivation has reached the peak of the late Ningzhen realm, but he makes many Baoyuan realm warriors admit defeat.

"He's very strong, but right now, it's not enough."

Xing Hen was still not afraid. He was also a rare genius in the Seven Star Pavilion in a hundred years. At the age of sixteen, he participated in the Qianlong Competition with the peak cultivation of the late Condensation Realm and entered the top three. At the age of nineteen, he entered the middle stage of the Baoyuan Realm.

Sikong Sheng was very strong, he admitted, but if he wanted to defeat him, the Condensation Realm was not enough!
"maybe."

The master of the Seven Star Pavilion stroked his white beard gently. As one of the few stargazers in the Nanzhuo Realm, he could see more than many powerful people in the Spirit Sea Realm.

"Is this Sikong Sheng? His aura is so strong, he really has the appearance of a hegemon."

On a small hillside dozens of miles away from the south gate of Qianlong Ancient City, Chen Fan's eyes flashed with purple true energy, and he saw the figure across the long distance.

"Ok?"

At the same time, Sikong Sheng, who was standing with his back to the camera, had a very strange feeling in his heart, as if someone was secretly watching him.

He subconsciously turned around, but saw nothing, because the people who could sense Sikong Sheng's power were basically the Star Realm and Spirit Sea Realm masters.

The others could only sigh at how talented Sikong Sheng was. A warrior who was participating in the Hidden Dragon Competition for the first time and was only at the peak of the late Condensation Realm was not worthy of their attention.

"What a strong perception. I guess his soul is naturally superior to that of ordinary people. He is indeed the peerless genius who suppressed the younger generation of Nanzhuo Domain for several years before Ye Chen was born."

Chen Fan sighed and retracted his gaze. Although he sighed, his target this time was not Sikong Sheng.

"Fan'er, are you sure? Those youngsters are not simple. Some of them are so powerful that even Dad may not be their match."

At some point, Chen Haoran had already come to Chen Fan's side.

"Of course."

"That's great. Then Dad will wait for you to reach the top!"

Chen Haoran patted Chen Fan on the shoulder and laughed.

"If you really take the top spot, there will be a great opportunity waiting for you in the future."

　Well, due to the time span, there are very few characters that appear in the original novel in the Hidden Dragon Competition that the protagonist participates in, and it is not easy to write, so I may have to write it in an exaggerated way.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)