Chapter 393 - 389: Everworth Lake

Chapter 393 - 389: Everworth Lake

The Myriad Monarch Sect’s most elite talents were gathering at one location, with a few exceptions. They were all enthralled and excited, having made ample preparations to explore the unknown realm beyond the Gateway Door. Many of them weren’t even aware of its existence, only finding out after the Grand Spirit Trials that they would be given a spot to adventure out.

Some paled, giving up their spots to others for resources or connextions. Others roared in excitement, ready to venture out into the unknown and test their mettle against whatever obstacle that comes. With the restriction set of three hundred years, this meant whatever came would be within their manageable limits. At least, this was the held belief of many elites.

Shockingly, their gathering place was not within the Myriad Monarch Sect, but outside the sect and on the planet. It was a public location called Everworth Lake. It was a pristine freshwater lake that expanded for three kilometers in all directions, and above those crystal clear waters was a floating pagoda.

This pagoda had similarities to the Wu Astral Tower on the Myriad Yore Continent and the Myriad Nascent Dao Pagoda, being sleek-black with faint starry light on its surface, but containing nine different floors. It lingered above the lake, floating beneath the clouds, and emanated an imposing and vast aura.

It housed the largest Void Gate on the planet, which was typically only used to send out troops of war. Furthermore, it was exceptionally powerful, capable of establishing a portal in terrifying areas. The Auric Sea, one of the most dangerous and mystical areas in the entire starfield, had its restrictions that caused normal Void Gates to be unable to establish a connection.

This led to the numerous elites venturing to this area, usually cordoned off at all times except war.

There were also various senior experts intermixed here, gathering in their own groups like the youngsters, having idle conversation. Amongst these experts were the former Grand Imperial Sage Yao Zhen, now the Prime Imperial Sags Yao Zhen. He stood off with a group of demons, including his son—Yao Wei, an almost smaller-sized exact version of himself.

Similarly, Qin Rui was present, within a group of elves alongside her own disciple, Bing Yin. She, shockingly, was not an elf. She was a human. She had long-flowing black hair that carried traces of an airy feeling, but her appearance wasn’t anything too outstanding, wearing round-framed glasses upon her face. Her flat-chested, almost board-like, slim figure didn’t contain much seductive charm. However, no one would ever underestimate her, especially as her aura revealed pulses of spiritual strength, an indication of her Soul Idol Phase Cultivation.

Ji Changkong stood with only one figure, his own disciple. Shudao was a hybrid demon, also different from his master who originated from the beastman race of the canine lineage. He had a pair of dark triangular eyes, waist-length white hair tied in a ponytail, pointy ears, and a slim frame that betrayed his elven side.

He was just as sharp as Ji Changkong, radiating Sword Intent that sliced the air. He, too, couldn’t be underestimated as his cultivation base had now reached the Third Stage of the Astral Core Realm. It seemed his abrupt elimination in the Grand Spirit Trials hadn’t dulled his edge nor stopped him from participating in this expedition.

The other eleven were top-tier members of Ascendants under three hundred, each with their own specialty and astonishing cultivation base. Hong Chunhua couldn’t help but recall Su Mei whenever she thought about this.

The Ascendants rarely saw Wei Wuyin, with him only coming to inspect them and give them some one-on-one time to size-up their cultivation needs a few times, allowing them to get to know their leader a little. But Su Mei was almost always present, delivering fresh, top-tier, high-grade alchemical products in vast quantities. Whatever they needed, she had.

She gave them assignments, orders, and guided their cultivation. Despite her cultivation base exceeding Su Mei, she wasn’t her match whenever they sparred. Thinking of Su Mei, she felt a desire to compete. Unfortunately, she learned that Su Mei wouldn’t be coming, so she felt a little dejected.

Besides members of Ascendants, she felt there was no competition amongst these so-called genius youths. Shudao? Bing Yin? Yao Wei? These former Grand Imperial Sage disciples and descendants were once top-talents that dominated beyond their cultivation stage, but now they paled.

She felt any member of the Ascendant could fight them to a stand-still at worst, and decimate them at best. While she sized up those present, her thoughts extremely arrogant and competitive, a winged shadow flitted through the sky and swept over them.

This prompted the rising of heads.

Qin Rui’s beautiful brows furrowed as a complex light emitted from her eyes. She couldn’t help but glance at Da Shan subconsciously, seeing her smile that effused heartfelt excitement. Her heart throbbed in an irregular fashion, causing her thoughts to become more complex.

The winged shadow circled the area a few times at a mind-blowing speed before swiftly landing on the lake’s surface, sparks of lightning erupted as a powerful neigh twisted wind currents. Stepping on the lake as if a holy creature, with snakes of lightning twisting beneath its hooves, Xiao Bai proudly lifted its head towards the gathering at the lakeside.

It was clearly basking in the awe and shock of the crowd, especially as its powerful aura made experts even at the Fifth Stage of the Astral Core Realm change their expressions.

"I’ve never flown that fast!" A flustered voice sounded, prompting a particular figure in the gathering, a figure that should’ve been a leading figure that was quietly residing off to the side with a few others, to lift their eyes and reveal complex emotions even greater than Qin Rui.

The voice belonged to a maiden that was quite familiar to the crowd, having had a spectacular showing at the Grand Spirit Trials.

Wei Wuyin’s hearty and unrestrained laughter resounded, "Where’s the "I can handle it!" girl gone?" With a faint tease, the lightning and wind subsided to reveal two figures. The first caught everyone’s attention, having a resounding reputation, but the second was just as gaze-stealing as her blushing beauty was an incredible sight to behold. The two seemed to be holding each other, or moreso, the gorgeous female was clinging to the robes of Wei Wuyin as if her life had flashed before her eyes, her eyes flickering with playful grievance.

That figure in the crowd softly murmured with rancor and vile, "Qing Qiumu..."Rêađ latest cha/p/ters at novelhall.com