Lu Chengping and Lu Chengyi. From where they stood, one was Glory of Knowledge while the other was Celestial Master.
Overall, their realms were no different from before.
But after so long, their cultivations had obviously reached the peak of their respective realms. Otherwise, they wouldn't have represented Spiritual Mountain Blessed Land in this Allheaven Grand Competition.
But Lu Zhenyang wasn't here, so the Lu family would lose the first match.
Since the start of the Allheaven Grand Competition, there wasn't much of a difference in strength between the two sides. The Lu family wasn't strong enough to give others a chance.
Did something happen to Lu Zhenyang?
With the hatred between the Lu family and me, they would naturally be happy to see them eliminated.
As for Lu Zhenyang, considering the huge difference in strength between us, there was no point in talking about revenge. It would be nice to see something happen to him.
The only pity was the Devil Refining Gourd.
If something happened to Lu Zhenyang, it would be extremely difficult to find the Devil Refining Gourd.
My mind was in a mess. On the arena, the last match of the first round had already begun.
Lu Liang Blessed Land and Golden Court Mountain Blessed Land were ranked seventh and twelfth respectively among the seventy-two blessed lands. The opponents they faced were weaker, so they had a huge advantage from the start.
Especially Chen Yadong and Lin Xue. The strength they displayed could be said to be peerless in the Glory of Knowledge realm. In less than a minute, they each won.
As for Spiritual Mountain Blessed Land, it was ranked thirty-first. Their opponent was ranked sixth, Nantian Mountain Blessed Land.
Rumor had it that Nantian Mountain Blessed Land was located in the east of the East Sea. Its techniques were imparted by immortals of the East Sea, and its origins were extremely mysterious.
The Lu family didn't have a Yang God Celestial Master, so they lost the match. In other words, both Lu Chengping and Lu Chengyi had to win for the Lu family to have the right to climb up.
Without Lu Zhenyang, with the strength of the others in the Lu family, it wouldn't be a big deal for the Lu family to lose. After all, they weren't strong enough.
But the Lu family had given birth to Lu Zhenyang, a Yang God Celestial Master, so they would definitely be ambitious. If they lost under such circumstances, it would be bitter.
Naturally, I hoped that the Lu Family would suffer a crushing defeat, but after watching for a while, I had to admit that the Lu Family was not ordinary. Lu Chengping and Lu Chengyi had a slight advantage over the Nan Tian Mountain fighters. Although the situation was still tense, it was easy for them to win.
If there were no accidents, both of them would be able to win. With two wins and one loss, the blessed land would still be able to advance to the next round.
Of course, the strength that Lu Chengyi displayed was only considered ordinary among seal heavenly masters. If Lu Zhenyang still didn't appear in the next round of battles, the Lu family would most likely be wiped out.
After coming to this conclusion in my mind, I felt rather rueful in my heart.
When Zhang Kanwen and Lu Chengyi fought on the way to the Yi Que Dragon Gate, Lu Chengyi was still an unreachable figure in my eyes. Not to mention looking down on him, I couldn't even look at him as equals. Who knew that in just a short year, my strength would completely surpass his, and I could even look down on him to judge his cultivation.
I smiled and shook my head. Maybe it was because during this period of time, I had only come into contact with powerful people, and usually felt that my cultivation was low.
Only now, when I met an old friend like Lu Chengyi and thought about the past, did I realize that my cultivation was actually extremely fast. I had left those of the same generation, and even those who were previously above me, far behind me.
The path of cultivation was long, and the state of mind was extremely important.
Being complacent wasn't good, but belittling oneself wasn't a good thing either.
Just as I was thinking, most of the battles on the arena had already been decided.
Lu Liang blessed land and Golden Court Mountain blessed land had smoothly won. The few remaining battles, such as the blessed land of the Spiritual Mountain, were also nearing the end. Lu Chengping had already won, and Lu Chengyi had completely gained the upper hand. In a short while, he had also defeated his opponent, causing him to lose his ability to fight.
Among the people of the Lu family, only Lu Chengyi had left a relatively positive impression on me. He wasn't a vindictive person. It was the same at this moment. After defeating his opponent, Lu Chengyi didn't continue to pursue him. He just stood there calmly, waiting for his opponent to admit defeat before nodding and leaving the arena.
Not everyone was as good-tempered as Lu Chengyi. The Blessed Land of Mount Jun, which was ranked 11th, had brazenly killed the Blessed Land of Cave Spirit Source, which was ranked 26th. The Blessed Land of Cave Spirit Source had sent out the Heavenly Master of Seal and the Earth Master of Glorious Knowledge.
I frowned slightly. If Mount Jun blessed land had done this for the sake of victory, it would have been fine. However, the Cave Spirit Source blessed land hadn't even sent out the Yang God Celestial Master. It was obvious that they weren't strong enough. Yet, Mount Jun blessed land had still killed them. It was indeed ruthless.
While I was puzzled, Officer Wang sighed. He couldn't help but say, "This Cave Spirit Source blessed land is really pitiful. How did they encounter Mount Jun?"
I turned to look at him. "Why? Has Mount Jun blessed land always been so ruthless?"
Officer Wang shook his head. "That's not the case.
Mount Jun blessed land and the Cave Spirit Source blessed land are located at the junction of Dongting Lake and Mount Heng. Since ancient times, there have been many conflicts and battles between them.
Who would've thought that after the last ranking competition, the two blessed lands would be in the same position as they are now?
Before the competition, when I saw the list of opponents, I knew that the Cave Spirit Source blessed land would most likely suffer this time. Sure enough … In fact, the Cave Spirit Source blessed land also has a Yang God Celestial Master. Since they sent two people, they obviously knew the outcome. "
I nodded as I understood what was going on. I didn't take it to heart. The fatty at the side asked curiously, "I don't know what these people are thinking. They are fighting with their lives on the line just for a title. Is there a need for that?"
Officer Wang shook his head again. "It's not just a title. The ranking of the blessed land determines the distribution of cultivation resources. Although it's only a short period of ten years, the opponents with similar strength will have a small advantage. After a long period of accumulation, it will inevitably become an unshakable capital.
For example, our Wangwu Grotto-Heaven wasn't the first of the ten great grotto-heavens. Since our ancestors won the first place in the Allheaven Grand Competition, they never let go of this position.
Until now, whenever people talk about the blessed lands, they must mention our Wangwu Grotto-Heaven. "
The fatty still looked puzzled. He asked again, "But even if you lose, won't you still live in Wangwu Grotto-Heaven?
Do you want to move away?
Even if you move away, you can't call it Wangwu Grotto-Heaven in the future, right? "
I had the same question as the fatty, but since it was none of my business, I didn't ask.
Hearing the fatty's question, I was also puzzled. I turned to look at Officer Wang.
Officer Wang said with a smile, "Of course we won't move away. Our Wang family has lived in Wangwu Mountain for generations. Unless our family is exterminated, we must guard the mountains and rivers left by our ancestors … The distribution of resources in the competition refers to the dragon veins in the blessed lands.
For example, our Wangwu Grotto-Heaven is ranked first among the ten great grotto-heavens and has four true dragon veins. If we fall to second place, we will only have three veins. If we fall to the 36 small grotto-heavens, we can only keep two veins at most.
The reason why the spiritual energy in the blessed lands is denser than in the outside world is that our small grotto-heavens occupy one or even several true dragon veins.
The cultivation resources I'm talking about are the dragon veins. "
I see … I nodded. Although I had never heard of a True Dragon's Vein being able to be moved in the secular world of Metaphysics, it wouldn't be difficult for the experts in the Blessed Paradises to move the True Dragon's Vein.
All cultivators knew the meaning of the True Dragon Vein from where they cultivated.
There was no spiritual energy in the world for people to cultivate. All the cultivators had to rely on the power of true dragon veins from the very beginning. In the future, they could only absorb the power of true dragon veins to increase their cultivation.
Except for Officer Wang and a few other cultivators who cultivated witchcraft energy, all the other cultivators needed the true dragon veins as their cultivation resources.
The fatty was like a curious baby. After listening, he asked again, "Although your Blessed Enclave has a lot of True Dragon Veins, the small clans in the 72 Blessed Lands can't possibly each have one, right?"
Officer Wang shook his head and said with a smile, "You're wrong. All the forces in the blessed lands have at least one complete true dragon vein!"
The fat man's face changed, and I was also startled.
In the secular world of metaphysics, including the Metaphysics Association, there is only one True Dragon's Vein. Back then, when I told the Metaphysics Association about the existence of the True Dragon's Vein in the Fire God Temple, even the old president was alarmed and personally investigated.
It showed how rare and precious the true dragon veins were. However, Officer Wang told me that all the families in the blessed lands had at least one complete true dragon vein!
It was no wonder that the cultivators in the blessed lands were so strong. This kind of cultivation resource was really terrifying!
Officer Wang didn't care about our shocked faces. He waved his hand and said, "Although each family has at least one true dragon vein, it's not as powerful as you think.
The true dragon veins are alive. Some are in their prime, with thick dragon energy. Some are dying, and they don't have much dragon energy.
Many of the true dragon veins in the blessed lands are dying dragon veins. It's said that there is only one complete dragon vein, but in fact, ten of them aren't necessarily as big as the one in the Wang family. "
He didn't care about it, but the fat man and I looked at each other with a wry smile.
The true dragon vein was transformed from the Tai Sui tree, so it naturally had its ups and downs. However, to the secular cultivators like us, even the oldest true dragon vein was still a true dragon vein. Even the smallest true dragon vein wasn't something that ordinary people could dream of.
The true dragon vein in the Metaphysics Association was at least half the size of the half-transformed true dragon vein I had found in the basement in Shenzhen. However, it was still the foundation of the Metaphysics Association. They had sent people to guard it all year round, and they didn't want to expose any information to outsiders.