More than one hundred thousand prodigies gathered in the imperial city. Geniuses came out every day on the stage. Those who could make it to the next round were top geniuses who had gone through many trials.
Many strange monstrous geniuses became the topic of everyone's discussion, and the successor of the demonic sword was one of them. However, most of them were talking about the sky-high wealth in the underground gambling hall, and the evaluation of his combat strength wasn't too high. Among the monstrous geniuses that had appeared, he could only be ranked above average.
The most popular contenders were still Li Xiaonan, Beiming Potian, Dongfang Jingshui, and Prince Hongye. After all, they were all historical geniuses, standing at the top of the young generation.
Of course, there were also many people who wanted to take the unorthodox route and take the Firebird Gown and Cloak of Invisibility from her. However, after a few unsuccessful attempts, Hongyan went into hiding and never appeared in the capital again.
With the cloak, no one would be able to find her as long as she didn't show herself. * * *
The spirit stone workshop of the Divine River Praetorian Guard was like an abandoned courtyard. Inside, there were several dilapidated walls that were more than ten meters tall. As the workers walked through the dilapidated walls, they would vanish in the blink of an eye, as if there was an invisible door on the wall that sucked them in.
Over the past few days, the number of workers in the spirit stone shop had increased. Many of them had come from afar, and they were all newly recruited workers.
A black brilliance flashed directly on the broken wall. In the next moment, a young man in a black robe stood proudly on a section of the broken wall. His facial features were distinct, and his eyebrows were like swords. Under his solemn and cold face, there was a hint of sunshine.
"I've finally reached fourth-level Heaven's Mandate after nine days of isolated training." Feng Feiyun shouted: "Bring me a sword."
A black ray flew out from one of the stone huts. The sword was covered in blood and emitted a monstrous energy. This was a murderous spirit sword that could devour human blood.
Feng Feiyun opened his palm and turned into a giant seal to capture the sword. The sword violently shook like a wild flood dragon.
Feng Feiyun forcefully suppressed it and slashed towards the stone hut. A fiery cloud flew out with dozens of red phoenixes. They were more than ten meters long and had beaks as long as a foot. Their claws were as sharp as spears and were covered in scales. Their feathers were as red as blood and were engulfed in flames.
They were condensed from sword energy and carried a demonic aura. They looked like ancient phoenixes that had just woken up and soared through the sky.
"Boom!"
Within the stone house, an elder rushed out, holding a bottle in his hand. His three-foot-long white beard was like silver wires, and the bottle in his hand expanded to a hundred meters tall, looking like a golden pagoda.
The sword energy collided with the bottle and both shattered.
The old man's white hair fluttered in the wind as he prostrated on the ground: "Congratulations, Divine King, your cultivation has reached the next level."
"Elder Mo, rise." Feng Feiyun put away his sword and gestured for the old man to rise.
Elder Mo was the one in charge of weapons in the Divine River Guard. Feng Feiyun had this sword in his hand because of the groom competition.
This was a Grade 1 Spirit Artifact sword.
The battle attracted the attention of the staff in the Spirit Stone Store. However, they merely glanced at it casually before withdrawing their gazes and continuing on with their own business.
After nine days of seclusion, Feng Feiyun successfully refined two Heavenly Marrow Pills and reached the fourth level. His spirit, energy, and soul all grew by a large margin. He was like a dragon hiding in a deep pond, ready to soar to the sky at the first opportunity.
"Unfortunately, the Myriad Beasts Physique still hasn't reached grand completion."
At the fourth level, Feng Feiyun tried to cultivate the physique again. However, after refining 9,998 beast souls, he hit a bottleneck again. He couldn't gather ten thousand no matter what.
"Ten thousand" was an extreme number, just like how emperors were called "Long Live", "Eternal Youth", "Eternal Youth", and "Eternal Youth". All of these represented the monstrous power of the word "Ten Thousand". Just how difficult was it to reach this extreme number?
"Do I really have to cultivate the first phoenix bone in order to reach the Myriad Beasts Physique?"
Feng Feiyun's Immortal Phoenix Physique was divided into two stages. The blood transformation stage had been completed long ago but the bone refinement stage had yet to progress. After all, this was a human body. Cultivating a phoenix bone in a human body was ten times, no, a hundred times more difficult than cultivating a phoenix.
Moreover, the first phoenix bone was the heart, also known as the "heart bone".
The human heart was made of flesh, so how could it be cultivated into a bone?
"Something's wrong, something's wrong …" Ningshuai ran into the spirit stone shop while wearing a pair of red underpants and a pair of straw sandals. He carried a large leather Buddhist helmet.
"Whoosh!"
Feng Feiyun suddenly stopped in front of him and asked: "What happened?"
Ningshuai was breathing heavily. After seeing Feng Feiyun, he became ecstatic and said: "Feng Feiyun, you're finally out."
"What the hell is going on?"
Ningshuai slowly explained: "The first round of the competition ended yesterday and all one hundred prodigies were born.
His Highness, as Princess Luofu's older brother, invited them to the Supreme Beauty Pavilion for a banquet. "
"What's wrong with that?" Feng Feiyun asked.
Ningshuai replied: "Of course there's nothing wrong with that, but today, after everyone gathered at the Supreme Beauty Pavilion, there was someone who wanted to make things difficult for Miss Nangong. He claimed that Miss Nangong killed his Martial Uncle and stole a spirit treasure. He wants Miss Nangong to return it."
"Right after that, someone else made things difficult for her, claiming that she stole the clan's supreme technique."
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Feng Feiyun said: "These people are really funny. They clearly want to steal Hongyan's Firebird Gown and Cloak of Invisibility, yet they want to accuse her of something else.
If Hongyan wants a certain treasure, she only needs to stretch out her hand, and someone will rush to deliver it to her. "
"I know, but these people don't want to give up. They can't find Miss Nangong, so they took it out on Xue Wu and Yu Chan in order to force Miss Nangong to show herself."
Ningshuai said: "I was at my wit's end, so I came back to ask for reinforcements. If you didn't come out, I would have asked a few seniors from the Divine River Guard to take charge."
Feng Feiyun noticed the badge hanging on Ningshuai's waist. This was the badge for the second round of the competition, so he asked with surprise: "You actually made it through the first round as well?"
"Of course, if I didn't make it through the first round, how could I be qualified to enter the Supreme Beauty Pavilion?" Ningshuai proudly said.
Feiyun picked up the order on his waist. Sure enough, Ningshuai's name was engraved on it. He put it down after making sure that the guy didn't steal it. This thief was quite a master of concealment.
"I was able to make it through the first round thanks to your two Heavenly Essence Spirit Pills. They helped me break through a level and increase my cultivation base. I've lost count of how many beauties have fallen for me … Hey, can't you let me finish? Where are you going?" Bi Ningshuai called out.
"Supreme Beauty Pavilion."
Feng Feiyun put on his black hat and hugged his black sword. He strode forward and soared into the sky.
"They are very domineering, are you sure you don't want to bring a few more people?
Damn … "Ningshuai put on his helmet and chased after him.
Today, there was a sea of people outside of Supreme Beauty. Many cultivators had gathered, and the majority of them were female cultivators. This strange scene had never happened before.
This was because the top prodigies of the younger generation were gathered here today. These prodigies were the future overlords of the Jin Dynasty. A hundred years later, they would be the masters of the great clans, the sect masters of the immortal sects, the cave lords of the corpse caves, the grandmasters of the heretical path, and even the emperors of the dynasties.
This was truly a gathering of the pinnacle. It had never been seen since the beginning of time, and it would be very difficult to see such a grand occasion again in the future.
Monstrous geniuses gathered and kings descended.
It was as if the entire world was gathered here.
A clamor arose. "The demonic successor and Big-headed Buddha are here together."
Out of the hundred prodigies that passed, more than ten of them had mysterious identities. Among them, the 'Demonic Sword Inheritor' and the 'Big-Headed Buddha' were among them. Although some people saw through their mystical techniques, no one knew their true identities.
This was especially true for the demonic successor. He had the demonic man behind him, causing the other clan masters to have a hard time breathing.
The Unparalleled Demonic Man was comparable to the top ten supreme experts.
Half of the ten had not come out for a thousand years. Some had left the Jin Dynasty while others died in the wilderness. The remaining few rarely appeared in front of the world and focused on cultivation in order to reach the heavenly dao.
If there was a new ranking for the top ten, the demonic man would definitely be one of them.
With such a powerful backer, no one would dare to stop the demonic successor even if he wanted to roam the world.
The battle in the underground gambling hall had displayed the strength of the Bewitching Sword's successor. He was like a god that could kill gods and buddhas that could block his path, shocking many people.
Feng Feiyun and Big-headed Buddha entered the Supreme Beauty Pavilion at the same time. Though many girls went crazy for them, they couldn't enter and could only watch from afar.
"Big-headed Buddha is also very mysterious. Don't be fooled by his short stature and dark skin. He has a Dominating Armament on him so no one can harm him."
"During a fight against a young king, Big-headed Buddha used a technique called Stellar Shift and directly teleported the young king outside the stage.
A senior once said that this Revolving Star Passage Technique was a technique recorded in the Law of Dao. Two thousand years ago, the Law of Dao had its eighth volume stolen, and with it, this technique was lost. "
"The Dao Scripture, the Grave Palace Treasure Seeking Record, and the Golden Silkworm Scripture are the three legendary scriptures of the Jin Dynasty, the most profound and profound merit laws. Big-headed Buddha actually learned a technique from the scripture, I wonder if he has the eighth part of the scripture or not."
The arrival of the demonic sword's successor and the big-headed buddha not only excited the cultivators outside, but even some of the devilish geniuses inside the Supreme Beauty Pavilion were stirred up with battle intent. They peeked through the gaps of the window and stared at the two approaching figures.