Chapter 499 - Sign Up

“Bai, Baili Xiaohualuo?”

Jiang Bietian was stunned and asked, “What’s wrong with him?”

Jiang Qianqian was so angry that she gritted her teeth. She let go of his collar, then she gritted her teeth and said, “This person is so shameless. Just now, he, he ran to Pure Mind Sect and told everyone that I was his fiancee. He also said that it was you who made the decision!” At this point, she stared at Jiang Bietian and said, “Tell me! Is that true?”

“What!” Jiang Bietian was furious. “How dare he! When did I say that?” After saying that, he slapped on the table next to him. With a bang, the table did not fall apart. Instead, he quickly retracted his hand and blew on the palm of his hand. It seemed that it was very painful, which made him look a little funny.

At this time, a servant suddenly came from outside. The servant was in a hurry and was panting. “Old… Old Master, Baili… Young Master Baili is outside the living room. He said he’s here to see Miss.”

“This…” Jiang Bietian looked at his daughter in a daze and said, “Qianqian, look…”

Jiang Qianqian was so angry that she gnashed her teeth. She stomped her feet and complained, saying, “I don’t care. If you, you don’t get rid of him today, I, I will sell myself to the brothel in the city! I, Jiang Qianqian, will do what I said!”

Jiang Bietian smiled bitterly and said, “If you go to the brothel, I’m afraid no one will dare to go again in the future…”

“You, you!” Jiang Qianqian was so angry that she could not speak. Jiang Bietian coughed and said seriously, “Well, don’t be angry, I’ll drive him away right now.”

…

At dusk, Xiao Chen was sitting cross-legged in the yard, meditating to prepare for the Wastelands Sword Tryout in a few days. Because now he was going to find a way to go to Death (Wastelands provinces) Realm of the four minor realms. The weapon master, Ren Tianxing, mentioned by Gui Xian, might not be in a small place like Yan Prefecture City. It was better for him to go to the four major realms. But he might have to spend a lot of money on this road. With that one million of Spirit Stones, everything would be easy to deal with.

He had asked the staff of the inn about the details of the Yan Prefecture City Wastelands Sword Tryout this morning. The preliminary contest was scheduled on the 9th of September, the Double Ninth Festival. The people between 16-28 years old could participate, but they had to go to the city center to register two days in advance. In the end, Pure Mind Sect and Heaven Heart Pavilion would host it.

Of course, Xiao Chen also knew about Pure Mind Sect and Heaven Heart Pavilion. It turned out that the person he met that day in the Demonic Beasts Mountain Range was from Pure Mind Sect.

He also knew something about Yan Prefecture City. It seemed that the City Master of Yan Prefecture City was not a cultivator, without any cultivation, but he had a gifted daughter who was born with nine Spiritual Meridians and had high comprehension ability. Now she was less than twenty years old, but she was already recognized as the first person among the juniors of Yan Prefecture City. Even her Senior Brother Liu Qing might not be comparable to her, although Liu Qing always thought that he was the first person.

Of course, Xiao Chen did not seem to care much about other people’s affairs. He just wanted to get a million Spirit Stones as soon as possible, and then went to the bigger place to find Ren Tianxing first.

When it was getting dark, Chu Qi came back from the outside. Xiao Chen stood up and asked her, “How was it? Have you found out anything about Ren Tianxing?”

With an indifferent face, Chu Qi walked up to him and said, “This person has been to many places, and the last time he appeared was seven years ago. Since then, there has been no trace of him.”

“Disappeared?” Xiao Chen frowned. According to Gui Xian’s description, this person should be very famous in Wastelands. Since he was very famous, had no one seen him in seven years? Unless he really disappeared…

“Forget it, let’s talk about it later. These days, I intend to…”

At this point, Xiao Chen suddenly let out a muffled groan, and then his elixir field seemed to be gathered with a mass of flames. His whole body seemed as though to be instantly burned to ashes. Chu Qi moved and immediately held him.

Xiao Chen raised his hand difficultly to indicate that he was fine. At the moment, many red runes appeared on his neck, and the power of Seven-apertured Exquisite Fruit gathered in the elixir field became agitated again.

Over the past few days, he had discovered that each time he meditated, the power of Seven-apertured Exquisite Fruit would become frantic and agitated, causing the two energies in his body to feel uneasy as well. This was especially so after he had exchanged blows with a Nirvana Realm cultivator in the Demonic Beast Mountain Range.

This feeling made him very uncomfortable as if his elixir field was about to explode and his whole body was burnt into ashes. However, he could only suppress it forcibly every time. The power of Seven-apertured Exquisite Fruit was not all that could be absorbed in a short time.

Back in his room, Xiao Chen let Chu Qi go out first and then ran the “Ice Heart Jade Palace”, a mind cultivation method of the Yaoguang School. Two hours later, the night had completely fallen, but he could only barely suppress the power of Seven-apertured Exquisite Fruit. At this moment, he still felt very hot and very uncomfortable. It seemed that this time, the power of Seven-apertured Exquisite Fruit came very violently. Now that Gui Xian was not here, he had to find a way by himself.

What worried him most was not that he could not suppress the power of Seven-apertured Exquisite Fruit this time. Instead, he was worried that if the power of Seven-apertured Exquisite Fruit suddenly became irritable after a few days’ Wastelands Sword Tryout, he would definitely lose at that time. The registration fee would be wasted, let alone the million Spirit Stones.

Suddenly, an idea came to his mind. He remembered his master’s words from years ago. “Chen’er, the Yaoguang School’s mind cultivation method is very mysterious. If you can understand all its mysteries, it’d be wonderful. But remember, when you practice the Six Suns Burning Sky of the 6th level, you must use the fourth level of the Jade Palace of Frozen Heart to assist yourself. Otherwise, you can’t bear the power of the most powerful Yang, then you’ll suffer Qi Deviation and your body will be burned to ashes.”

At this moment, Xiao Chen’s face was full of cold sweat. He tried his best to recall what his master had said. “This set of Yaoguang School’s mind cultivation method was created for women, so I didn’t consider that much in the past. Women can use their own yin power to balance the yang power of the Six Suns Burning Sky. But as a man, you only improve yang power when cultivating, so you must use the fourth level of the Jade Palace of Frozen Heart as a supplement. If it doesn’t work, you can eat a piece of Wilderness Ice-lotus from the outside. But remember, you can only take one piece at a time. The yin power of the Ice Lotus is not what you can bear. It may be painful.”

“Ice Lotus…”

Xiao Chen thought of something and immediately took out a brocade box from the Divine Vessel. He opened the box. The ice lotus he picked in the cold and bitter place was still well kept inside as if it was carved out of ice and jade. It would not wither or melt.

Xiao Chen’s heart ached when he saw this ice lotus. Every time he saw this ice lotus, he felt as if he had seen the ice lotus outside the Yaoguang Temple. It was as if he had returned to the Yaoguang Temple.

Suddenly, a burning sensation surged from the elixir field. Xiao Chen snorted and took off a petal from the ice lotus. The ice lotus melted as soon as it entered his mouth, and a cold feeling immediately spread throughout his whole body. Then, this cold feeling gradually became freezing, as if it would freeze him into ice.

At this moment, two forces, one of them was extreme yin and the other was extreme yang. The two forces collided in his body as if they would tear him apart. This kind of pain was beyond words. Ordinary people might have exploded and died at this time.

Finally, after another two hours, the two forces began to gradually merge. They gradually turned into Mystic Power and were absorbed little by little by him. The next morning, Xiao Chen finally opened his eyes. At this time, he could no longer feel the two forces. The two forces had been absorbed by him, and the pain disappeared.

Now, his six senses seemed to be a little more sensitive and his cultivation had become much more stable. He did not have that ‘Emptiness’ that Bai Ying had mentioned. It was just like having the Wisdom-forsaking Technique in the Nirvana Realm. The power of Seven-apertured Exquisite Fruit that remained in his elixir field would probably not be raging in the near future.

A few days passed quickly. Today was the day to sign up for the Wastelands Sword Tryout. The city of Yan Prefecture City was bustling with noise and excitement. Many people had already been waiting in line in the square in the center of the city. Xiao Chen and the others arrived late, so they waited in the back.

Looking around, there were so many people that it was almost impossible to see the end. Of course, most of them were here to watch, or to accompany their friends. There were only about a few hundred people who were really signing up.

Xiao Chen glanced and saw two people on a high platform in the east of the square. One was an imposing middle-aged man, and the other was a red-robed old man.

Xiao Chen thought that this middle-aged man should be the City Master, Jiang Bietian. “People all say that he has no cultivation, right? But why did I feel a flash of strange aura just now? Or did this strange aura come from the old man in red sitting next to him?”

This red-robed old man gave Xiao Chen an unfathomable feeling. It seemed that as Yang Qing said, there were indeed experts in the Wastelands, even if they were in the minor four realms.

After a second glance, Xiao Chen saw an island suspended above the square surrounded by many mystic arts. He had inquired about it before and found out that this was the Fighting Platform for the Wastelands Sword Tryout. And about the Wastelands Sword Tryout, there was another thing he had never thought of before, which was that it was absolutely fair.

The so-called absolute fairness was because Wastelands Sword Tryout was mainly held to select talented people to enter Cloud Mist Academy. The age range was between the age of 16 and 28, there were exceptions, but it was very little. Because of the age gap, even if a 16-year-old person had a better aptitude, his cultivation was not as good as a 28-year-old. Therefore, the higher cultivation level people would be forced to seal part of Mystic Power to ensure the biggest balance between the two sides.

In spite of this, the party with higher cultivation still had a slight advantage. But this was not the reason that the contestants did not need to work hard to improve their cultivation. After all, it was for a better cultivation that they wanted to enter Cloud Mist Academy!

In the end, that was to say, although Xiao Chen’s cultivation was at Lv 4 Nirvana Realm, if he encountered a peak Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, his cultivation would also be suppressed to the peak of Nascent Soul Realm. As for how to suppress him, it was entirely up to the Fighting Platform that was hanging above the square.

From the outside, it seemed to be an ordinary floating island. It was no different from the other Fighting Platform. However, once the two sides went up, this battle platform would immediately weaken the higher level of cultivation and would not make any mistakes. Moreover, the space above the battle platform would be constantly changing. There was nowhere a hidden weapon could be used.

Of course, this special Fighting Platform could only be found in Yan Prefecture City. The other places relied on the strength of the older generation to measure the higher level of cultivation. As for the reason, it was because this Fighting Platform was designed by Ren Tianxing many years ago!

This was many years ago, and the reason Ren Tianxing had designed such a Fighting Platform for Yan Prefecture City was not known.

After learning about this, Xiao Chen finally had some respect for Ren Tianxing. He had learned how powerful Ren Tianxing was from Gui Xian’s description, but now it seemed that he had known it just at the tip of the iceberg. He had to rely on Ren Tianxing to establish the Forever City in the late stage.

More than two hours later, it was finally his turn to sign up. After seeing him on the high platform, Jiang Bietian’s face changed slightly, but he quickly returned to normal and continued to chat with the old man in red next to him.

However, at this time, the old man in red seemed to set his eyes on Xiao Chen.