I opened the envelope and saw three words on it — Sanhuang Well.
The Sanhuang Well wasn't one of the top ten Heavenly Caves, but one of the thirty-six small Heavenly Caves. It ranked 23rd.
Although this ranking was also considered to be in the front, compared to Wangwu Paradise, it could only be considered to pale in comparison.
What method did they use to make Wang Can so nervous that he even took out the golden talisman?
The Sanhuang Well was located in Xianyan Town, Rui 'an City, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, at the foot of Daluo Mountain.
It was where Daoist Master Baocha ruled.
Daluo Mountain was called Spring Mountain in ancient times. The name of Daluo Mountain began at the end of the Fifth Dynasty.
According to ancient legends, Xuanyuan (the Yellow Emperor) had cultivated here. After he achieved the Dao, a dragon came to greet him, and the Yellow Emperor ascended on the dragon.
Therefore, there were historical sites such as the Huangdi Well, the Huangdi Pond, the Milky Way, the Dragon Beard Waterfall, the Immortal Ascension Rock, and the Alchemy Platform.
Because Xuanyuan ranked third among the Three Emperors, it was also called the Sanhuang Well.
Apart from that, there was nothing special about the background of the Sanhuang Well.
The Yellow Emperor was the leader of the ancient Huaxia tribal alliance. He was the co-ruler of the Huaxia people in ancient times. He was also the head of the Five Emperors, and he was respected as the First Ancestor of China.
It was said that he was the son of Shaodian and Fubao. His original surname was Gongsun, but he later changed his surname to Ji, so he was called Ji Xuanyuan.
He lived in Xuanyuan Hill and was called the Xuanyuan family. He built his capital in Youxiong, so he was also called the Youxiong family.
Some people called it the Hongdi family.
If the Yellow Emperor had really cultivated here, then the inheritance of the Three Emperors Well must have been extraordinary.
With such a powerful background, the Sanhuang Well didn't need other legends to embellish it. It was enough to stand out among the other Heavenly Caves.
Since this legend appeared in the envelope that Wang Can gave me, it was self-evident that it was true.
However, with such a powerful background, how could the Sanhuang Well become a small Heavenly Cave? It should be one of the top ten Heavenly Caves, right?
Curious, I continued to read.
As a Blessed Cave, the inheritance of the Sanhuang Well naturally had a long history. It was even better than the Wangwu Cave and the West City Mountain Cave. In its history, there were indeed many great figures. Even the position of the top of the Ten Caves had been taken more than ten times. It was just that hundreds of years ago, the Sanhuang Well Cave was tragically stolen by an Elder, causing a gap in the inheritance. This caused the strength of the Sanhuang Well to weaken day by day. It fell again and again from the position of the top to the present.
How could a blessed land be stolen?
I was slightly startled. It seemed that the elder was an extraordinary person.
However, what shocked me even more was that such an amazing person seemed to have disappeared after stealing the inheritance. His name never appeared in the blessed lands again.
Suppressing my surprise, I continued to read. Finally, I found something that made Wang Can nervous — the Xuande Wonderland.
I didn't know why the Xuande Wonderland had joined forces with the Sanhuang Well Cave. They had sent two of their best men to the Sanhuang Well's team. One of them was a Seal Celestial Master, and the other was an Earthly Master at the History-Glory Realm.
No wonder Wang Can was so nervous.
Although the Xuande Wonderland was only one of the 36 Minor Heavenly Caves, it ranked first and was only one step away from the top ten Heavenly Caves.
I had experienced their secret sword cultivation techniques many times. Their fighting capacity was second to none in the same realm, so Wang Can couldn't help but be nervous.
Although it was strange, it made sense in light of the Xuande Wonderland's behavior.
Zhao Hao was an ambitious and insatiable man. At the previous banquet, he had spoken ill of Wang Can. Under his control, the Xuande Grotto-heaven was naturally ambitious. This time, he just wanted to pull the Wangwu Grotto-heaven down from its position as the leader.
Like the Wangwu Wonderland, the Xuande Wonderland had been going downhill. There were not many Celestial Masters with Yang Spirit cultivation, so they couldn't afford to split their manpower. However, there were many Seal Celestial Masters and Earthly Masters of History-Glory. Coupled with the advantage of sword cultivation, any Seal Celestial Master or Earthly Master of History-Glory he sent would have an absolute advantage in the same realm. If they encountered ordinary Seal Celestial Masters or Earthly Masters of History-Glory, they would have a 70% chance of winning.
If I'm not wrong, if the two people that Zhao Hao sent out could kill me and the fatty in the third round, allowing the Three Emperor Well Paradise to smoothly enter the top 16, then in the next round, Zhao Hao would be able to control two spots in the top 16.
Although the two sides wouldn't meet directly in the next round, Zhao Hao could use this spot to cooperate with the other caves and give up a spot to advance. Then, he could use the power of the other caves to strengthen himself, so that the Xuande Wonderland could enter the top eight smoothly and ensure its spot in the top 10 caves.
Even if they couldn't win the top position in the end, after entering the top 10 caves, the benefits were obvious.
At the very least, the Xuande Wonderland would control one more True Dragon Vein, so that its strength would increase a little. In the next Heavenly Grand Ritual, it would have the ability to compete for the top spot.
Of course, if his plan were to fail, Sanhuang's Well would not be able to clinch the victory with his support. Xuande's Grotto-heaven would not suffer any loss. On the contrary, they would be able to figure out my and the fatty's abilities and use them as a bargaining chip. In the next round of the competition, they would be able to strike a deal with Wangwu Grotto-heaven's opponent.
Although the other caves didn't have a big grudge with the Wangwu Wonderland, at this time, even a little good news was worth fighting for.
After all, it was related to the top 10 caves. No force would give up easily.
Therefore, to the Xuande Wonderland, this was definitely a profitable deal.
To be able to think of such a method, it proved that Zhao Hao wasn't stupid.
Actually, this kind of deal had happened in the previous battles. Previously, the Changshan Wonderland had admitted defeat to the Lv Liang Blessed Land that was represented by Lin Xue before they went on stage.
However, what puzzled me was that the Sanhuang Well didn't raise any opinions in this deal. Could it be that the deal between them was really that simple?
I didn't know why, but I felt that the deal between the Xuande Wonderland and the Sanhuang Well was far from being as simple as it seemed.
However, before I could figure it out, I was shocked by the fatty's voice.
While I was reading the letter, this fellow opened the cloth bag and looked at the red and silver talismans. He said while drooling, "As the saying goes, a starving camel is still bigger than a horse. This time, I really believe it.
Didn't the Wang family's brat say that his family was going downhill? Why did he suddenly take out so many silver talismans?
Wait, there's even a gold talisman … "
Speaking of this, the fat man took a deep breath and tried to make himself look calm. Then he went on to say, "My master values a silver talisman more than anything else. How could Officer Wang take out a golden talisman? Did he encounter a strong enemy?"
I nodded, and told him the contents of the envelope, along with my own conjectures.
After listening to me, the fatty wasn't as careless as he used to be. He pondered for a while and asked, "Is the sword cultivator of the Xuande Wonderland really that strong?"
I nodded, then told him about how I was ambushed by Zhao Hao, and how I escaped with Ah Fu's help in the end.
When Fatty heard that there was such a thing, his face immediately turned hostile. "How could Xuande Grotto-heaven be so despicable? How about this, Third Brother, give me a few of these talismans. When we get to the arena later, I'll teach that Xuande Grotto-heaven a good lesson!"
In this world, the strong preyed on the weak, not to mention cultivators. For the sake of wealth, companions, techniques, and treasures, how many people could be honest and upright?
Although I was angry about Zhao Hao's sneak attack, I was the one who should be angry. I wasn't strong enough, so I fell into his trap.
Therefore, compared to the fatty's anger, I was much calmer. I was even a little happy.
I thought that I would have to spend a lot of effort to persuade the fatty to take those talismans, but he offered to take a few of them, which saved me a lot of trouble.
However, the talismans that Officer Wang had given me were meant for the fatty. If he only took a few, what should I do with the rest?
After thinking for a while, I handed the cloth bag to the fatty and said, "With my current cultivation, these talismans won't help me much.
When you fight, you should focus on formations, and the most important thing to arrange them is time.
I've checked them, and these talismans are mainly for defense. They can buy you a lot of time in a fight.
You can take them. "
The fatty glanced at me. He wanted to make some concessions, but I used my cultivation and the Xuan Yuan Sword as an excuse to stop him.
The fatty knew that my means weren't simple, and I had the Xuan Yuan Sword, an ancient divine weapon. No matter how strong the sword cultivators from the Xuande Wonderland were, they wouldn't be able to win against me. That was why he agreed.
Then, I took out some talismans from the cloth bag and introduced them to the fatty one by one, so that he wouldn't be confused when fighting against the enemy.
After seeing that he had memorized them, we turned around and walked to the venue.
In each round of the Allheaven Competition, half of the teams would be eliminated, but this didn't prevent the other teams from coming to watch the competition. Therefore, even though only the 32 Blessed Paradises were qualified to participate in the next competition, almost all the people from the Ten Great Paradises, the 36 Small Paradises, and the 72 Blessed Lands were present.
When the fatty and I arrived at the viewing platform, Ah Fu and the others from the Wangwu Paradise had already arrived.
When Ah Fu saw me and the fatty, he stood up to greet us, but someone beat him to it.
It was Zhao Hao.
He was still wearing the black Taoist robe he had worn at the banquet, and there was an unknown ancient sword on his back. He stood in front of the fatty and me, his triangular-shaped eyes glancing at us. He teased, "Officer Wang's taste is getting worse and worse. He's bringing in anyone to make up the numbers!"
Seeing that the competition was about to enter the final stage, Zhao Hao couldn't sit still anymore and took the initiative to provoke us.
However, this person had the right to be arrogant. At such a young age, he had reached the Complete Seal realm. He was even stronger than Officer Wang and me.
As I was about to retort, the fatty took a step forward and stood in front of Zhao Hao and me. He said, "You're Zhao Hao, right?
Triangular-Shaped eyes, arched eyebrows … You look like you, but you're still the Cave Master. It's no wonder that the Xuande Wonderland can't enter the Ten Great Paradises! "
I wasn't even a match for the fatty when he was rash, let alone Zhao Hao.
With just a few words, he had been provoked. However, due to his identity and the current situation, he could not do anything in the end. He could only glare fiercely at the fatty, leave some harsh words, and leave the scene pathetically.