During the next three days, the Divine Spiritual City started to become increasingly lively, as more and more experts rushed over from all directions, before finally converging within the somewhat ancient city. In an instant, the winds and clouds surged, causing this place to truly become the most eye-catching location within the entire Northern Heavens Continent.
At the top of a towering pavilion within the city, Mu Chen looked towards the figures that hid the skies and covered the earth as they streaked across the sky above the city like streaks of light. He couldn't help smacking his lips. Over the past three days, he could be considered to have experienced the allure of the "Divine Spiritual Mountain". According to his predictions, regardless of whether it was big or small influences within the entire Northern Heavens Continent, all of them would rush over to join in on the liveliness.
"It's truly vast …"
Mu Chen smiled. This was the first time that he had encountered such a grand event in the past few years. The ones that he had experienced in the past, such as the ones in the White Dragon City and the Western Desolated City, were truly child's play. As for the Northern Spiritual Realm, it was even more impossible for such an event to occur. At that place, even an ordinary Heavenly Fusion Stage would be able to proclaim themselves as an overlord. However, they could only be considered as sloppy and ordinary in this place.
This disparity caused Mu Chen to give a helpless smile. After all, the Northern Spiritual Realm was only a small place. Furthermore, the path of cultivation had a rather strict requirement for resources. Therefore, in a small place where one couldn't even arrange a Rank 3 Spirit Convergence Array, it would be extremely difficult for one to obtain much success even if one were to use all of one's strength. Naturally, that small place was the place where Mu Chen grew up. The feelings he had for Mu Chen were something that no other place could give him.
Sometimes, Mu Chen would think that if he were to return to the Northern Spiritual Realm with his current strength, his father, Uncle Zhou and the others would probably be scared silly. Not to mention the tiny Northern Spiritual Realm, even within the Northern Spiritual Continent, a Heavenly Completion Stage would be considered a top-notch powerhouse. It would be extremely easy for them to occupy a territory and become a lord.
He knew that his journey had just begun. He had promised his father that he would bring his mother back, and he was still a long way from that step. However, no matter how difficult it was, he would still work hard. It was not because he was overestimating himself, but because of a promise he had made to his father before he left. That was because he knew that his father, who had painstakingly raised him for so many years, missed his mother very much. His figure was already a little lonely, especially after he left. However, he knew that he did not have that kind of power, and his only hope was this son of his, whom he had poured all of his blood, sweat, and tears into, and whom he had always been proud of...
Therefore, he could not disappoint him.
Facing the sunlight, Mu Chen gave a faint smile. Dad, I'm currently working hard. I'll help you do the things that you're unable to do.
"Tomorrow's the opening of the Divine Spiritual Mountain."
All of a sudden, the pleasant voice of a girl rang out from behind him. Tilting his head, Mu Chen looked towards Luo Li, who had arrived behind him. With a faint smile, he nodded his head, before turning his head to look towards the distance of the city. The Spiritual Aura of the world that pervaded the air grew increasingly berserk, spreading out in waves akin to the sweeping of the ocean, bringing with it crashing sounds.
Within the berserk Spiritual Energy that caused people's scalps to turn numb, the majestic mountain seemed to gradually become clearer.
This was the sign that the Divine Spiritual Mountain was about to open.
"I've asked Senior Sister Xia about it for the past two days. This time, you might need to pay attention to six people in the Divine Spiritual Mountain. These six people can be considered to be the pinnacle people within the younger generation of the Northern Heavens Continent. They're extremely powerful, and I'm afraid that even Mo Longzi might not be able to match up to them." said Luo Li with a slight frown.
"Oh?
Which six? "
"The first would naturally be the Demonic Dragon Palace's Mo Xingtian. He'll be your greatest enemy this time. Since you possess the treasure of the Demonic Dragon Palace, they'll definitely take action to snatch it back. Within the Divine Spiritual Mountain, no one can be held accountable for any injuries or deaths. Therefore, Mo Xingtian will definitely take action against you."
Luo Li's lovable face turned somewhat solemn as she continued, "According to Senior Sister Xia's information, a conservative estimate would be that Mo Xingtian's strength has at least passed the first of the" Three Minor Disasters ", the Human Body Disaster."
"He's passed the Human Body Disaster, huh …
Faintly nodding his head, Mu Chen's gaze turned slightly sharp.
"Next up would be the Young Master of the Umbra Chamber of Commerce, Liu Ying, as well as the Heavenly Yuan Chamber of Commerce's Dong Yuan, the Mysterious Yin Mountain's Zhou Xuan, and the Western Extreme Palace's Xi Qinghai. We've met this person once in the Western Desolated City, and he's been watching our fight with Mo Longzi. The last one would be the Heavenly Cauldron Divine Sect's Su Buxiu."
"I'm afraid that all of these people possess the strength to pass the First Disaster. All of them are the pinnacle geniuses that the peak influences of the Northern Heavens Continent have spent all of their resources and time to nurture. They can be considered as the future pillars of their Chamber of Commerce and sects. If you meet them in the Divine Spiritual Mountain, they'll be your formidable opponents."
With a soft laugh, Luo Li replied, "Naturally, Senior Sister Xia's strength isn't any weaker than them. However, compared to the others, the possibility of her targeting you isn't high."
"They're all vicious characters," said Mu Chen as he nodded his head. So this is the strength of the peak of the younger generation in the Northern Heavens Continent?
Indeed, they can't be underestimated.
"There won't be any problems, right?" shooting a look at Mu Chen, Luo Li's eyebrows started to faintly wrinkle as she replied, "You should've let me accompany you to participate."
Clearly, the Divine Spiritual Mountain Tournament wouldn't be comparable to those small skirmishes from the past. Furthermore, there wouldn't be any leniency shown in this tournament. If one was the slightest bit careless, there was a high possibility of them walking out of the Divine Spiritual Mountain. Clearly, Luo Li was somewhat worried about this, although she had always believed in Mu Chen.
"There's only one quota, right? I'm not willing to let you face those fellows that are even more vicious than wolves."
With a smile, Mu Chen replied, "Furthermore, relax. Although my opponents are very strong, I'm not that weak. Later on, I'll take a look at exactly what's going on with the Divine Spiritual Baptism. If I'm able to bring it out, I'll get one for you."
Upon hearing this, Luo Li rolled her eyes at him in annoyance, before replying, "I've heard from senior sister Xia that there are extremely few Divine Spiritual Baptisms every time, and can only be used by a few people. If you dare to bring one out, I'm afraid that you'll be surrounded and attacked."
With a smile, Mu Chen did not refute her words.
"That's right...
Luo Li seemed to have thought of something. With a wave of her jade-like hand, numerous fiery glows surfaced, before floating in front of her. They were five palm-sized transparent jade bottles, which were unexpectedly filled to the brim with blazing flames. These flames were scarlet-red in colour, while a high temperature radiated from them. However, the transparent jade bottles were clearly made from a special material, as regardless of how the flames rose, they were unable to incinerate them.
"These are the things that you've asked senior sister Xia to purchase … it's said that the flames inside are formed from a creature known as the Raging Flame Sparrow devouring the magma in the earth's core … they possess quite a bit of destructive power. The flames condensed within these five small jade bottles seem to require several hundred Raging Flame Sparrows to form."
Luo Li shot a puzzled look at Mu Chen, clearly unable to understand why he would suddenly want to collect these things. Although these things were able to produce some unexpected results when fighting against enemies, they were not particularly powerful.
"They naturally have their own uses."
Looking at the five jade bottles, happiness flashed within Mu Chen's eyes. Carefully keeping them, he said, "Looks like I owe senior sister Xia a favour."
These things were clearly not cheap, and were exceedingly difficult to collect. Fortunately, Xia Youran was the big miss of the Nine Summers Chamber of Commerce. If not, he would truly have no way of obtaining them within such a short period of time.
"It should be because of elder sister Ling Xi."
Replied Luo Li with a faint smile. Xia Youran was extremely close to elder sister Ling Xi. After seeing the latter's attitude towards Mu Chen, she had clearly placed some importance on Mu Chen. This was the reason why she had paid so much attention to his request.
Nodding his head, Mu Chen did not bother to care about the relationship between Xia Youran and Ling Xi. Instead, he patted his wrists. With these things, he would have another trump card up his sleeves. At that time, even if he were to face off against Mo Xingtian, he should be able to make the latter suffer.
"Everything is ready. Next up …"
Stretching his waist, Mu Chen looked towards the outline of the mountain in the distance, which was concealed within the torrential Spiritual Energy, before giving a faint smile.
"Let's wait for the opening of the Divine Spiritual Mountain …"
In the early morning of the next day, the atmosphere within the Divine Spiritual City had already completely erupted. Countless glowing figures shot out like a swarm of locusts, while figures continuously rose into the air from some of the mountain peaks and plains in the surroundings of the city. Transforming into streaks of light, they howled across the horizon.
The allure of the Divine Spiritual Baptism was too great, causing countless people's eyes to turn red with envy. Therefore, even those powerful peak influences would not be able to occupy the Divine Spiritual Mountain by themselves, as they would truly become the target of public criticism. This was something that even Hokuang Reiwon and the usually overbearing Demonic Dragon Palace were somewhat unable to endure. After all, the price they had to pay was too great.
Therefore, the Divine Spiritual Mountain belonged to everyone within the Northern Heavens Continent … as long as you possessed the strength and didn't exceed the limit, you would have the qualifications to fight for it. Therefore, the scene had turned into such a majestic and spectacular sight.
Under the lead of Dean Tai Cang, Mu Chen and his group arrived before the vast and boundless ocean of Spiritual Energy. At this moment, the sky and ground were already filled with a sea of people. However, the positions at the front were clearly the ones that only the peak influences within the Northern Heavens Continent had the qualifications to occupy.
Hokuang Reiwon's arrival had attracted the attention of numerous people. After all, there wasn't anyone within the Northern Heavens Continent that could underestimate such a genuine colossus.
Dean Tai Cang only gave a smile towards a few familiar faces, before standing with his hands behind his back. Casting his abstruse gaze towards the ocean of Spiritual Energy, he looked towards the majestic mountain that appeared to be isolated within a separate space …
On the other hand, Mu Chen shot a look at a place not too far away, where the Demonic Dragon Palace was located, with the Black Dragon Sovereign standing at the head position. Standing behind him was the extremely ordinary-looking Mo Xingtian, who was dressed in linen clothes. If not for that pair of deadpan eyes that gave people a deep impression, it would be extremely hard to find him in a crowd. However, it was precisely this ordinary-looking fellow that was the most thorny person within the younger generation of the Northern Heavens Continent.
Sensing Mu Chen's gaze, Mo Xingtian turned his head around, sending an indifferent smile towards the former. Although there wasn't any killing intent present within that smile, Mu Chen knew that Mo Xingtian might have already placed him on his must-kill list …
"The second rank on the bounty list has been dealt with. Only you're left."
Muttering to himself, Mu Chen raised his head, only to see intense fluctuations appearing within the vast and boundless ocean of Spiritual Energy. At this moment, the majestic mountain hidden within its depths grew increasingly clear, while ripples started to appear in the space between the heavens and earth.
Everyone's eyes started to boil with excitement.
The Divine Spiritual Mountain was about to open!
(Everyone, do you still have your monthly tickets?)