So, They Were the Protagonists All Along

Mu Zhian stood there for a long time, looking at the contents of the letter, like a sculpture that could be blown away by the wind at any time.

It was not until a long time later that he woke up from his trance. Looking at the contents of the letter, he said in his heart, "Fuck!".

I didn't expect that I regarded the sister of the sect leader as my wife, but she actually stabbed me in the back...

Is she going to send me to the end of the hatchet?

For a long time, there has been an ambiguous relationship between Mu Zhian and the girls around him, like a layer of window paper, hazy.

However, this letter from Concubine Shang Yan is likely to change the current situation.

If the final winner of the Ascension Conference is someone Mu Zhian doesn't know, it would be fine. If it is really a girl he knows... then it will be a lot of fun.

But the probability of the girl around him winning is still very high.

After all, from the past to the present, Mu Zhian has always provided help to the girls around him. Now, they have not evolved into great sharks, but at least they have grown greatly.

Everyone has the so-called "golden finger", and their innate strength is naturally much stronger than that of ordinary cultivators.

Originally, according to Mu Zhian's initial plan, it would be best if the Ascension Conference turned into a civil war between them... In this way, the three imperial-level medicinal herbs could be firmly won.

However, now...

This idea may have to change.

Wei Mengrou also noticed the abnormality of her young master and walked to his side.

Accompanied by a special fragrance, her shoulder accidentally touched Mu Zhian's shoulder, and she tilted her head slightly to take a look at the contents of the letter.

After a brief hesitation, Wei Mengrou's always indifferent and delicate face bloomed with a very beautiful smile.

The maid quickly restrained the smile on her face, pursed her lips, and tried her best to hold back the gloating that was about to overflow, and maintained the same cold tone as always: "What are you going to do now?"

However, when she said this, she couldn't help but raise a happy arc at the corner of her mouth.

Mu Zhian had already calmed down and smiled calmly: "In this case, I can only be more serious about this Ascension Conference."

Originally, I wanted to hide behind the scenes as a gigolo and be the 'female protagonist' behind the 'protagonists', but now it seems that I have to do a little bit of work...

Wei Mengrou raised her eyebrows slightly and heard the meaning of his words: "Do you really want to win the first place in the Ascension Conference?"

"Sister Mengrou, do you think it's unrealistic?" Mu Zhian asked with a smile.

Wei Mengrou shook her head gently.

"I didn't expect Sister Mengrou to have so much confidence in me?" Mu Zhian was a little surprised.

Wei Mengrou's mouth slightly outlined a faint arc: "Whether it is the forbidden area, the sword palace, or the Yaochi Holy Land, they are all good destinations. You can now consider who to marry after the Ascension Conference is over."

Mu Zhian: "..."

"If that's really the case, then wouldn't you have to be a dowry girl?" Mu Zhian complained.

Obviously, the maid is afraid of chaos in the world and hopes that her young master will suffer.

After a short silence, Mu Zhian quickly regained his composure, pondered for a moment, and said: "In fact, I don't necessarily have to win the first place in the Ascension Conference."

"There is a better way..."

When Mu Zhian said the last sentence, his eyes looked at Wei Mengrou intentionally or unintentionally.

Wei Mengrou frowned slightly: "What method?"

"For example, Sister Mengrou won the first place in the Ascension Conference..." Mu Zhian asked tentatively.

"Why should I help you?" Wei Mengrou snorted and refused immediately.

"Don't rush to refuse."

Mu Zhian paused, looked at Wei Mengrou's cold and flawless face, and smiled: "Sister Mengrou, think about it carefully. Before, you were my maid and listened to me. If you win the first place in the future, our identities can also be changed. I will serve you tea and water, massage your shoulders, and sleep with you..."

"Forget the last one." Wei Mengrou said lightly.

But her eyes flickered slightly, and a ripple appeared.

Although she had no interest in Mu Zhian as a ‘prize’, she was inevitably teased by him every time she served him tea and water, which made her angry.

If Mu Zhian became a servant…

Wei Mengrou looked at Mu Zhian silently, and after a while, she said, “Let me think about it again.”

“Does Sister Mengrou have confidence?” Mu Zhian asked.

“As long as she doesn’t participate, there will be no problem.” Wei Mengrou said.

Mu Zhian was puzzled at first, but soon she thought of something.

Obviously, the maid was referring to Lan Murian, the homegirl who was currently in Liangyi Peak.

Logically speaking, cultivators in the Return to Void Realm should not participate in the Ascension Conference, but Lan Murian is about the same age as them, and the specific situation will have to wait until the rules of the Ascension Conference are released.

"Are you talking about my senior sister...?"

Mu Zhian looked thoughtful and said, "Under the most desperate situation, I can only suppress her myself."

Wei Mengrou said perfunctorily, "Oh," pretending to believe it.

She paused and continued, "Compared to this, you need to deal with those people at the door first."

"After your imperial-level medicinal materials were put into the natural furnace, some people couldn't sit still." Wei Mengrou said intentionally or unintentionally.

Just now, after the imperial-level medicinal materials were absorbed into the natural furnace, some aura still overflowed from the natural furnace. Of course, male cultivators could not detect it, but some female cultivators in the Return to Void Realm could naturally detect something more or less.

"Then let them sit still." Mu Zhian said with a smile.

But when he looked at the letter in his hand, he couldn't laugh.

Compared with the spiritual energy overflowing from the imperial-level medicinal materials, this letter was really tricky...

In addition to the way of winning by himself, he had to think of other ways...

Does the way to prevent the girl next to him from winning and to obtain three imperial-level medicinal materials steadily... really exist?

Mu Zhian silently folded the letter and put it into the ring.

He walked to the window sill and looked at the snow scene outside the house, and fell into deep thought.

...

Just as Yao Meng said to Mu Zhian after waking up, there was no problem with Mu Zhian refining the imperial-level medicinal materials.

However, Mu Zhian obviously did not expect that the medicinal fragrance of an imperial-level medicinal material would be so strong that even the natural furnace could not completely absorb the spiritual energy of the entire imperial-level medicinal material, and some of the spiritual energy of the imperial-level medicinal material would still overflow.

Previously, when Yu Ziyan, the head of Daofeng, was refining the Soul Returning Pill for Mu Zhian, she deliberately set up a formation in her hall, which prevented the medicinal fragrance from overflowing.

However, this is Liangyi Sect after all. Not to mention that some female cultivators just suspected that Tianhe Garden had imperial-level medicinal materials, even if they really knew about it, there was nothing they could do.

At most, they would secretly contact him and test him when Mu Zhian went out.

As for having any evil thoughts, it is basically impossible.

First, the spirit dragon is still in Tianhe Garden, and there is also the existence of the Green Emperor... Although most people don't know about this, this itself is a great guarantee.

Second, there is also the sister of the sect master to keep the scene.

The imperial-level medicinal materials are indeed tempting, but no one dares to take this risk.

At noon that day, the fact that Tianhe Garden was suspected of having imperial-level medicinal materials was forgotten by some female cultivators. After all, Mu Zhian had not left the house for a long time, and they could not force their way into Tianhe Garden.

...

Dexin Garden.

Ye Lingxuan was playing with the paper crane in her hand carelessly, holding her cheeks and looking at the snow scene outside the window, seeming absent-minded.

If Mu Zhian was present at this moment, her mentality would probably change again.

The content of this paper crane is the same as the one in Mu Zhian's hand. It is conceivable what the troubles of this forbidden area saint are at this moment.

The reincarnated queen left a spiritual energy in each life. When nine spiritual energies coexist in the body, the inheritance of the reincarnated queen is considered to be perfectly inherited.

But now, there is still a spiritual energy left in Mu Zhian's body...

If it was in the past, Ye Lingxuan would not be in a hurry. After all, when the time is right, the ninth life spiritual energy will naturally return to her body after being strengthened by the natural furnace.

However, the arrival of this letter directly broke Ye Lingxuan's usual indifference.

She couldn't wait any longer.

Under normal circumstances, the eight generations of spiritual energy in one body would be enough to win the Ascension Conference.

But this is a golden age, an era of genius.

Ye Qian accepted the inheritance of the Green Emperor in the past, Bai Ruoxi was the scabbard left by the master of the Sword Palace, and Wei Mengrou was even more mysterious.

Although no one knows what her physique is so far, her demonic cultivation speed and strength make her the strongest among the crowd.

There are also the Lan sisters. The senior sister is cold and has a very high self-esteem. She should not participate in the Ascension Conference.

But Lan Feiying... Ye Lingxuan doesn't know much about this charming and enchanting woman. She just heard that her strength has soared a lot recently, shocking the elders of the major main peaks.

Even Huang Manting has gained a lot of adventures, and her strength is immeasurable.

Could it be that I really have to go to Brother Mu to get back the spiritual energy of the ninth generation...?

Ye Lingxuan held her cheeks with her hands, her snow-white feet in exquisitely embroidered shoes swayed gently, and under her usual calm face, there was a little more hesitation.

She silently took out a small box with exquisite workmanship.

If Mu Zhian was present, he would probably complain, "Isn't this a wedding ring box?"

In fact, this is really a wedding ring box.

The reincarnated queen took Zidian Shengyan to make a ring not long ago, and this box was used to store the ring later.

"After the ring is made, I will go to Tianheyuan to give it to him..." Ye Lingxuan whispered to herself.

It's just saying that, but even if the ring is made and given to him, how can I explain it to him later...?

"Brother Mu, I want the spiritual energy of the ninth life, so..."

Ye Lingxuan silently covered her face.

No, it's impossible no matter how I think about it!

Just thinking about that scene, Ye Lingxuan, who was already thin-skinned, couldn't help but blush slightly, and felt extremely ashamed.

"Sister...?"

At this moment, she suddenly heard a pleasant voice behind her. Ye Lingxuan turned her head subconsciously and saw Ye Qian standing behind her with her hands behind her back, with a look of concern in her eyes.

"Sister, why are you so absent-minded? Is there something on your mind?" Ye Qian asked with a concerned tone.

This sister, who is always classical and elegant, turned so red at this moment, looking worried. No wonder she made people worried.

Ye Lingxuan restrained her emotions well, maintaining her usual elegance as a sister, shaking her head and smiling: "Nothing, just thinking about the Ascension Conference."

Who knows, when she heard the word "Ascension Conference", Ye Qian's eyes immediately showed a trace of panic, subconsciously covered her ring, and smiled: "Sister, didn't you care about the Ascension Conference before? Why now..."

When she said this, a pair of gentle eyes stared at Ye Lingxuan.

However, Ye Lingxuan saw at a glance that the face of this sister who grew up with her was a little abnormal, and she couldn't help but look her up and down.

"Could it be... you also received the letter?" Ye Lingxuan suddenly asked.

Ye Qian was stunned for a moment, and her eyes subconsciously met Ye Lingxuan's.

"Sister too...?"

A paper crane quietly appeared in the hands of both of them.

...

Liangyi Peak.

Lan Mulian sat in front of the pavilion, looking a little absent-minded.

Opposite her, Lan Feiying, whose black cheongsam wrapped her exquisite and curvy figure, was playing with the teacup in her hand, staring at her cold and noble sister with charming eyes, and smiled softly: "Sister seems to have something on her mind?"

"Could it be because of this?" Lan Feiying took out a paper crane from her ring and placed it on the table.

Lan Mulian's eyes narrowed slightly, and then she raised her head and looked at her sister with a strange look: "You also received it...?"

Lan Feiying held her cheeks with her hands, sitting with her plump legs crossed. The cheongsam made her round and slender legs look particularly white and smooth. She was wearing a pair of high-heeled sandals imported from the Southern Wilderness. She smiled and said, "I received the letter while I was in seclusion today. It seems that my sister also knows about this?"

Lan Mulian rubbed her eyebrows and said, "This is what the master sent out."

"Master...? The leader of Liangyi Sect?" Lan Feiying looked at her sister with a little surprise and said, "What does the leader want to do...?"

Lan Mulian shook her head slowly: "I don't know."

"And there are things that my sister doesn't know?" Lan Feiying smiled with narrowed eyes.

Lan Mulian remained silent.

This first genius beauty in the sect can understand most things clearly. She also knows the thoughts of those cultivators in the outside world, including some of Mu Zhian's thoughts about herself.

Only for that master, she can't see through his thoughts at all.

Want to force me to attend the Ascension Conference?

This is not Master's style. She is not the kind of person who would coerce others.

But other than that, she really couldn't figure out why Master gave a few girls a temporary "prize".

"Are you going to attend?" Lan Feiying changed the subject.

"If you don't plan to attend the Ascension Conference, I will bring your junior brother back to you." There was a hint of teasing in her words.

Lan Murian glared at her: "Don't joke around. He is just a junior brother with whom I have a good relationship."

Lan Feiying smiled softly, looking at Lan Murian's beautiful and cold face, seeing through but not saying it.

If Sister really attended the Ascension Conference in the end, the result of this Ascension Conference would be doomed.

The Southern Wilderness and the Western Regions probably thought that the geniuses in all parts of the Nine Provinces should be similar in strength, and they even thought that the geniuses in their own states would be stronger...

However, they probably didn't expect that a little cultivator who seemed to have nothing to do with the Ascension Conference would completely rewrite the nature of this Ascension Conference.

…

Two days passed unknowingly.

In the past two days, young people from all over Jiuzhou have arrived at Liangyi Sect. In addition to some descendants of ancient families, there are also some gifted independent cultivators.

In the afternoon of that day, Mu Zhian got the latest news in Tianhe Garden.

The eldest princess of the Dagan Dynasty is here too!

The last time, the eldest princess Yongning came to Liangyi Sect as a private person to ask Yan Ruyu about poetry, but this time, she represented the Dagan Dynasty.

Although this dynasty seems to be showing some signs of decline, even some ancient families dare not underestimate it.

As for the reason, it is because behind it is the "power of all living beings" brought by the common people.

This power of all living beings is not illusory, but can be transformed into substantial blessings.

The power of all living beings of a dynasty is gathered together. If used properly, it can even send a blow infinitely close to the state of unity.

The strength of the imperial master of the dynasty was even more mysterious. Some people had speculated that the imperial master of the Dagan Dynasty might be the only land immortal who had comprehended a trace of Taoism.

Snowflakes were falling outside the house, and the sky and the earth were white. The ground was covered with snow, and occasionally there were cranes flying in the snow.

Then in the next moment, a giant dragon grabbed the back of fate's neck and flew to Tianhe Garden with the singing of "Aaa"...

Mu Zhian was sitting under the pavilion of Tianhe Garden, looking at the snow outside, holding a cup of hot tea in his hand, and looked like a nobleman.

He seemed to be appreciating the snow scene, but in fact he was thinking about his second and third preparations.

There is no doubt that Mu Zhian is the one with the highest "combat power" in the current Immortal Ascension Conference.

If you put aside your strength, he can suppress the girl next to him without even using his spiritual energy.

Let alone the Refining God Realm, even if it was the Hedao Realm, he had suppressed it and carried out a stick education.

But if the girl beside him takes the words "the winner can take away the natural furnace" seriously and participates in the competition seriously, it will be difficult for him to deal with it...

However, it is not that there is no chance at all.

In terms of strength alone, Mu Zhian's strength is comparable to those so-called ancient family geniuses in Jiuzhou, or even stronger than them.

After all, he is a chaotic body. Although he has not made many moves, he has never been defeated in the same realm.

This Ascension Conference invites talented cultivators from all over Jiuzhou, but in fact, there are only a few strong competitors for the top spot.

Except for the monk in the Western Region and the geniuses from the other two states, most of the others are people that Mu Zhian knows well.

In other words, as long as these three people are dealt with, the rest are people that Mu Zhian knows well.

It will be easier to operate at that time.

The current priority is to improve his strength as much as possible.

As for the method... I have to ask Pavilion Master Yan for advice again.

In addition, Mu Zhian was also somewhat concerned about the dynasty of the words described in the murals seen in the Sword Palace and the words seen in the mirror of the restricted area.

Yan Ruyu was knowledgeable and had read poetry and books since childhood. She was an intellectual teacher... Maybe she could know what dynasty the words were from.

Seeing that Mu Zhian was about to leave, Wei Mengrou, who had been silent in the corner, said coldly: "The Ascension Conference is coming soon. Are you going to go out without practicing?"

"Before practicing, I still have some things to deal with." Mu Zhian smiled.

Wei Mengrou raised her eyebrows slightly and teased: "Is there anything more important than your safety after the Ascension Conference? Or have you already considered who you will marry in the future?"

Mu Zhian shook his head and said seriously: "The result of the Ascension Conference is very important, but Sister Mengrou's matter is more important."

Forget about not telling the truth... Wei Mengrou glanced at him lightly and was too lazy to pay attention to him.

Mu Zhian smiled but said nothing.

Sometimes it's like this, when you tell the truth, no one believes it.