Watching the numerous disciples from Tai'a Sword Sect eager to challenge Ye Chen, Mu Qingqing raised her voice and said, "Ye Chen, you will soon be participating in the Spirit Sea Realm swordfighting competition!"
"I know. In past years, your Tai'a Sword Sect and a few other third-grade sword sects were reluctant to participate, with most of the participants being sword cultivator disciples from fourth and fifth-grade sects."
"This time, if you want to challenge Ye Chen, you can compete against him at the competition!"
Mu Qingqing's words also stirred something in Ye Chen's heart.
He had long heard from Mu Qingqing about the Spirit Sea Realm swordfighting competition, and at the time was disappointed to learn that the truly powerful disciples from the major sword sects had not been participating for quite some time, choosing instead to directly challenge for higher cultivation levels by joining the Rotating Pill Realm competition.
At that time, Mu Qingqing had said that if Ye Chen really wanted to participate in the competition, she would make the Spirit Sea Realm competition more lively.
Unexpectedly, the girl was now directing these challengers to the upcoming Spirit Sea Realm competition!
"Ye Chen is participating in the Spirit Sea Realm swordfighting competition?"
"We haven't taken part in the competition for many years."
The disciples of the Spirit Sea Realm from the Tai'a Sword Sect started to hesitate.
And those from the Rotating Pill Realm even called out to Mu Qingqing, "If Ye Chen's challenges are to be held at the Spirit Sea Realm competition, what about us in the Rotating Pill Realm? We can't take part in the Spirit Sea Realm competition."
Seeing the expressions of the Spirit Sea Realm and Rotating Pill Realm disciples, Mu Qingqing's beautiful eyes shifted as she glanced towards Elder Xiao, the Supreme Elder at her side.
Then, the young girl loudly declared, "Many of you may not know, but I am an Envoy from 'Heavenly Sacred Palace'."
"And Ye Chen, he has just been selected to join the First Holy Temple as a genius disciple by our Heavenly Sacred Palace!"
Mu Qingqing's words shocked the countless disciples of Tai'a Sword Sect!
Apart from a few individuals, the majority of the Tai'a Sword Sect's disciples had no idea about Mu Qingqing and Ye Chen's identities. Finding out that the duo had significant ties with Heavenly Sacred Palace, it was inevitable for them to be astonished to the core!
Heavenly Sacred Palace, ah!
That was the most powerful sect in the entire Central Region, the only second-grade sect, the only sect where a late-stage Heavenly Saint powerhouse existed!
Even as disciples of a third-grade major sect, they couldn't help but feel a surge of awe at the prospect of facing Heavenly Sacred Palace.
No wonder, no wonder this girl could stand beside Elder Xiao, the Supreme Elder—she turned out to be an Envoy from Heavenly Sacred Palace!
No wonder Ye Chen, this young man, had such formidable innate potential for a divine soul—it turns out he had just been chosen as a genius disciple by the most powerful First Holy Temple of Heavenly Sacred Palace!
After learning about Ye Chen's identity, those who had issued challenges to him felt their fighting spirit blaze even more fiercely within them.
They were even more eager to see what great accomplishments, aside from divine soul innate potential, a youth favored by Heavenly Sacred Palace possessed!
With Ye Chen, a disciple of Heavenly Sacred Palace, deciding to join the Spirit Sea Realm competition, the Spirit Sea Realm disciples from Tai'a Sword Sect soon became intrigued by the idea of testing their skills at the competition!
And the Rotating Pill Realm disciples, even if they couldn't participate in the Spirit Sea Realm competition, were determined to find other ways to spar with Ye Chen!
At this moment, Mu Qingqing turned to the Spirit Sea Realm disciples of Tai'a Sword Sect and said, "This time, I will offer one slot for entry into Heavenly Sacred Palace and a powerful magical treasure from Heavenly Sacred Palace as a reward for the Spirit Sea Realm competition."
"Whoever wins first place will receive the reward from Heavenly Sacred Palace! They will also attract the personal attention of this Envoy, with the chance of joining Heavenly Sacred Palace!"
"Yes, I will handle it well," said Nine Swords Heavenly Saint, responding respectfully to the command of Elder Xiao Supreme Elder.
"Furthermore, for the 'Dragon Hidden List Competition', just as the Envoy said, the top three finalists will be able to join the Heavenly Sacred Palace! Moreover, I will present three Sacred Artifacts as the rewards for the top three contestants of the Dragon Hidden List Competition!"
"The 'Dragon Hidden List Competition' will be held three days after the Spirit Sea Realm Sword Fighting Conference at the same location, Immeasurable Mountain. This matter will be announced to the entire world in the name of the Heavenly Sacred Palace!"
Boom!
The words of Elder Xiao Supreme Elder truly sent the disciples of the Tai'a Sword Sect, who were already shocked by the two events finalized by Mu Qingqing, into a frenzy!
Now that their most powerful, Elder Xiao Supreme Elder of the First Holy Temple of the Heavenly Sacred Palace, had spoken thus, it seemed that these two grand events were really about to be held!
With the influence of the Heavenly Sacred Palace, as soon as the news spread, it would likely shock the entire Central Region, and perhaps even the entire Barbarian Wilderness!
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Immeasurable Mountain, located in the eastern part of the Great Qian Dynasty.
This was the place where the Spirit Sea Realm Sword Fighting Conference was to be held!
With a little over a month until the day of the Spirit Sea Realm Sword Fighting Conference, on this day, the nine hosts of the Sword Fighting Conference, who were all in the late stages of the Rotating Pill Realm, were discussing the details of the event in the "Immeasurable Sword Sect" next to Immeasurable Mountain.
The Immeasurable Sword Sect was a fourth-rank Sword Sect.
Since the four major third-rank Sword Sects had stopped participating in the Spirit Sea Realm Sword Fighting Conference, the responsibility of organizing the event fell to the Immeasurable Sword Sect.
Looking towards the nine hosts, one could see Daoist Wine Sword, who had invited Ye Chen to participate in the Spirit Sea Realm Sword Fighting Conference, among them.
"Wine Sword, how many powerful sword cultivators have you found in the Southern Territory to participate in the Spirit Sea Realm Sword Fighting Conference?" asked Snow Jade, a Rotating Pill Realm powerhouse from the Immeasurable Sword Sect, towards Daoist Wine Sword.
Daoist Wine Sword smiled and replied, "This time, I have selected thirty-three formidable sword cultivators, on top of the top ten from the True Qi Realm Sword Fighting Conference in the Southern Territory. So, the Southern Territory will have forty-three participants in the Sword Fighting Conference."
Snow Jade nodded her head before turning to another late-stage Rotating Pill Realm powerhouse and asked, "Heavenly Brow, how many participants for the conference have you chosen from the Polar Star Archipelago in the east?"
This Heavenly Brow was a female cultivator who also began to speak, "In the Polar Star Archipelago, the various hidden clans and independent cultivators rarely wish to travel to the Central Region, and with the Spirit Sea Realm Sword Fighting Conference waning in the past thousand years, this time only a little over twenty formidable sword cultivators have chosen to participate."
After listening, Snow Jade sighed regretfully and nodded her head.
As the main supervisor for the Spirit Sea Realm Sword Fighting Conference, Snow Jade directly felt that since the absence of the third-rank Sword Sects from the Conference, the event had been losing the public's attention year after year.
Then, Snow Jade went on to inquire about the selection of participants for the Sword Fighting Conference from the other people present.
In the midst of their conversation, suddenly, their expressions all changed simultaneously as they looked towards the sky.
Just as they raised their heads, the void was torn open, and a sword cultivator in white emerged.
Upon seeing this sword cultivator in white, Snow Jade cried out in astonishment, "Nine Swords Heavenly Saint! Senior, why have you come here?"
The one who had torn through the void to arrive was none other than Nine Swords Heavenly Saint, who had just received the order from Elder Xiao Supreme Elder and had hurried over to the Immeasurable Sword Sect to explain the situation to the hosts of the Spirit Sea Realm Sword Fighting Conference.
When they heard Nine Swords Heavenly Saint announce that the vice hall master of the First Holy Temple and the Envoy had issued orders, to set up rewards for the Spirit Sea Realm Sword Fighting Conference sponsored by the Heavenly Sacred Palace, and that the third-rank Tai'a Sword Sect would rejoin the Spirit Sea Realm Sword Fighting Conference, the nine hosts were stunned!
Upon hearing that after the Sword Fighting Conference, the Heavenly Sacred Palace would also specially hold a "Dragon Hidden List Competition" to select the top three finalists to join the Heavenly Sacred Palace, the hearts of the nine late-stage Rotating Pill Realm cultivators raced even more!