Lu Yin knew that he was joking, but Qing Ping was serious. "You don't have the qualifications."
Kui Luo blinked. "I'm a Half-Ancestor, and I might even break through. You're saying that I don't have the qualifications?"
Qing Ping nodded. "You don't have the qualifications. My sect only accepts geniuses."
Kui Luo sneered. "I don't have the qualifications?
I'm a Half-Ancestor, someone who can break through. "
"Even if you break through, you still don't have the qualifications." Qing Ping was serious. This was related to the sect's honor, and he felt that if Kui Luo thought that he could become Mister Mu's disciple, it would be an insult to them. Of course, he wasn't looking down on Kui Luo.
Kui Luo was pretty good at being a Half-Ancestor, and he was almost on par with Elysium's sect master. However, that wasn't enough, far from it. Their sect wanted freaks, legends in the eyes of ordinary people. Kui Luo couldn't reach that level.
Kui Luo was annoyed that he was being looked down upon. "Kid, tell him how powerful my spiritual force is and how powerful my inner world is."
Qing Ping looked away. "The minimum requirement for becoming a disciple is for an Emissary to fight a Half-Ancestor. A Half-Ancestor can fight an Ancestor."
Elder Gong and the others were shocked once again. There were only two people in the Fifth Mainland who could fight a Half-Ancestor. One was Qing Ping, and the other was the Specter Clan's Patriarch, Tian Dou. This was an incomparably glorious battle record, and although it was shocking, it wasn't impossible for a Half-Ancestor to fight an Ancestor.
Even the twelve sect masters wouldn't dare to say that they could fight an Ancestor, let alone them.
Back when the Ancient God had used his Half-Ancestor body to forcefully display Progenitor strength, even Lu Buzheng had despaired. Who could resist?
And this was the qualifications to enter the sect?
"Kid, your senior is spouting even more nonsense than you." Kui Luo didn't believe him at all. What sect could be so freakish?
Lu Yin pursed his lips and took out Mount Supreme. "Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Senior, old man, let's go in and prepare to go to the Astral Tree."
Kui Luo grinned. "I'll meet your master one day. Let's see if I can take him as my master after I break through. Hehehe."
Qing Ping calmly entered Mount Supreme with Kui Luo and Tong Yu behind him.
Lu put Mount Supreme, "Seniors, let's begin."
"Lu Yin, do you still remember where the top ten of the Sovereign Tournament fell?"
Heavenly Master Xiu Ming suddenly asked.
Liu Tianmu isn't too far away from the Middle Realm's Sword Stele, which is part of the Liu family's territory. Yu Hua Mavis fell into the Humble School of Huaiyuan. Yao Xuan is on the Rainbow Bridge, and Ming Guang is in the No Man's Zone, which isn't too far from the Yinshan District. Qiushi is in the Farmer's Golden Wheat Field.
Celestial Master Xiu Ming replied, "I'm not sure, but my guess is that you fell in the same location as the others, which is one of the ten locations. This sourcebox array that Ancestor Hui left behind hasn't been activated consecutively for many years, and this is the first time it's been activated. So, we'll have to wait for you to come back and tell us your answer."
Lu Yin nodded and recalled the location he had just mentioned. He hoped that he wouldn't fall into Qiu Shi's golden wheat field, or else he wouldn't be able to escape. "I'm ready."
"Alright, let's begin," Heavenly Master Xiu Ming said. Although his cultivation level was the lowest among those present, his understanding of sourcebox array formations was the highest, so he was in charge of this sourcebox array transfer.
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The continuous drizzle covered the world with a blurry veil, and the quaint city was covered by the drizzle. There weren't many people on the streets, as this was a seaside city. If one looked out from the harbor, they wouldn't be able to see the end of the ocean.
Behind them, the Mother Tree supported the heavens and the earth. Through the curtain of rain, one could see the Rainbow Bridge. Although it was blurry, it still had an even more dazzling luster to it.
This was the Astral Tree's Sky Horizon, and it was right next to the Zhongping Sea. This was a coastal region, and this city was called Bay City.
Bay City was very large, and it spanned across the coastline. It was a long and narrow city.
The ruling family of Bay City was the Bei family, which had an Emissary.
At this moment, the entire city was decorated with lanterns and streamers. There were three city gates and five harbors, and people were constantly pouring into the city in preparation for the upcoming birthday celebration.
The person whose birthday was approaching was the Bei family's ancestor, an Emissary.
Emissaries were not rare in the Astral Tree Domain, but the Astral Tree Domain was too large, and it was scattered throughout the domain. There weren't many Emissaries in each region, and since the Bei family controlled Bay City, they had to have at least one Emissary.
A single Emissary was enough to allow a family to control an entire city.
The Bei family's ancestor's birthday was celebrated, and people came from all over to congratulate him.
At this moment, the Bei family's Emissary ancestor was fishing.
Drizzle dripped into the pond, splashing water everywhere.
Two figures were sitting by the pond. One of them was wearing a bamboo hat, and there was a small wooden table next to him. Hot steam rose from the tea, and a fragrant aroma filled the air. This was an old man with a leisurely expression. Beside the old man was a young girl. She looked delicate and cute, and she blinked her eyes curiously as she looked at the pond.
"Ancestor, let's make a bet. I think we can catch ten people this time," the young girl said excitedly.
The old man laughed. "To them, this is a chance to break free from civilization. Last time, we caught seven, and this time, there should be more. Of course, it's also possible that they'll fight each other for this quota, causing the number of people to decrease."
"Ancestor, you're shameless. You said everything. No, you have to say a few." The young girl pouted unhappily.
The old man laughed. "Okay, okay, okay. Then, five."
"Okay, let's make a bet. If I win, Ancestor will personally send me to Yi Xian Academy to participate in the examination," the young girl said expectantly.
The old man hesitated.
The young girl shook the old man's arm with all her might. "Ancestor, promise me, promise me."
"Little Yu, I've told you before that Yi Xian Academy is too far away, and there are many dangers along the way. We don't have to go to Yi Xian Academy to study. We can go to other academies that might not be worse than Yi Xian Academy." The old man was in a difficult position.
The young girl frowned. "But Yi Xian Academy is the largest and oldest academy in the Middle Realm. It has been passed down from Ancestor Wen, and it has the Literary Prison, secret techniques, and Mr. Tang, who has cultivated to the Empty God Realm. Right, there seems to be more than one secret technique there."
"How do you know?"
The old man was shocked. There were some things that even he didn't know.
The young girl covered her mouth. Oh no, she had let it slip.
"Little Yu." The old man was angry. How could a little girl know something that even he didn't know?
Mr. Tang? He had never heard of him.
The young girl sighed. "Ancestor, do you still remember that person?
The person who walked out of the pond. "
The old man's expression changed, and there was a deep fear in his eyes. "That young man?"
The young girl nodded. "He was the one who told me. He said that he would also go to Yi Xian Academy to study. I was only five at the time, but I still remember it."
The old man's eyes flashed as he thought back to a young man who had walked out of the pond a few decades ago. That young man had come from the Divine Martial Plane, and for some reason, he had stayed with the Bei Clan for a few days after leaving the pond.
"So you've been with him for so many years?
You only remember Yi Xian Academy? "
The old man asked.
The young girl grunted.
"But so many years have passed. Even if he went to Yi Xian Academy, you won't be able to meet him if you go now," the old man said. He didn't object to the young girl interacting with that young man. If the two of them could be together, it would be a great thing for the Bei Clan, and they would be able to climb to the top of the Divine Martial Plane.
However, the old man felt bitter. That was wishful thinking. What kind of existence was the Divine Martial Plane? The Bei Clan couldn't even compare to those vassal clans of the Divine Martial Plane.
The young girl was stubborn. "I still want to go and take a look. Maybe he's at Yi Xian Academy?
There's no time limit for studying there. Some people stay there for their entire lives. "
The old man nodded. She was right. "Alright, let's bet. If you win, I'll personally send you there."
"Thank you, ancestor," the young girl said happily. The Middle Realm was too big and dangerous. The Bei Clan was very far away from Yi Xian Academy, and she couldn't reach there on her own. Only the ancestor, who was an Emissary, could travel through the void and send her there.
"Don't be happy too early. It's hard to say whether you can win or not. Even if you win, you might not be able to get into Yi Xian Academy. Do you know how many young geniuses in the Starry Sky Tree want to enter Yi Xian Academy?
The exam is too difficult. Even the Four Cardinal Scales want to send their own disciples there, "the old man said.
The young girl clenched her fists. "I have to get in. Even if he's not there, I have to study hard. It'll be best if I can make friends with the people from the Four Cardinal Scales. That way, my Bei Clan will have a chance to improve. Am I right, ancestor?"
The old man's eyes lit up. That was right. Although it was extremely difficult to get into Yi Xian Academy, once she got in, she would definitely be able to make friends with the top young geniuses. It was even possible for her to meet the direct descendants of the Four Cardinal Scales.
The old man laughed. "Haha, it's not bad that you have such ambitions. Alright, I hope that you can win. Hahahaha!"
The young girl was so excited that her face turned red. This was great! The ancestor liked this! She would definitely go to Yi Xian Academy.
At that moment, the hook moved, and the old man's lips curled up. "The fish has taken the bait."
There was a starry sky hidden beneath the pond in front of the old man.
In the Starry Sky Tree, there were mountain ranges, rivers, ponds, and even some unimaginable places that gave birth to astral civilizations. Lu Yin had seen Longshan before.
The Bei Clan's pond also gave birth to a civilization, but it was far less exaggerated than Longshan's. It was just a small civilization with a few planets.
This was a game played by some of the great clans in the Starry Sky Tree. Some clans liked to choose people from their own civilizations to fight to the death or gamble. In some places, they even used these civilizations to nurture beauties and giant beasts. It was a unique culture.
Within the pond, the stars rotated. Some of them were cultivation civilizations, while others were technological civilizations. The two civilizations fought against each other, and the Bei Clan's ancestor watched from the sidelines like a god.
Once a cultivator became an Explorer, they would be able to leave the pond and become a servant of the Bei Clan.
Fishing was one of the Bei Clan's ancestor's pastimes, and he would set down his hook every once in a while. To the civilizations that were nurtured within the pond, the hook that appeared in the void was like a stairway to heaven that led to an unknown higher civilization. This was also the reason why the two civilizations fought against each other. Everyone wanted to break through the shackles of their current civilization.
However, before they left the pond, they would never know that once they left their civilization, what awaited them was an endless life as a slave.