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[Ding, your Yin Yang Dual Cultivation Skills have reached the fifth level, reward returned: Sun and Moon Divine Beads.]
[Sun Divine Bead: Contains innate supreme Yang energy, capable of attracting the supreme Yang energy from the Ancient Sun Star for cultivating supreme Yang True Qi. It can also be used as a magical treasure to attack enemies.]
[Taiyin Divine Bead: Contains innate supreme Yin energy, capable of attracting the Moon aura from Taiyin Ancient Star for cultivating supreme Yin True Qi. It can also be used as a magical treasure to attack enemies.]
These pair of beads do not have a grade?
Lu Changsheng received two beads containing the Spiritual Energy of the sun and moon, but they showed no grade.
Another without a grade?
It seems the Dual Cultivation System easily returns treasures without a grade.
Lu Changsheng’s cultivation is based fundamentally on virile and positive Cultivation Techniques; thus, the Sun Divine Bead is essential for his cultivation of supreme Yang True Qi, whereas the Taiyin Divine Bead, having properties opposite to those of the Sun Divine Bead, is harmful and useless to Lu Changsheng’s cultivation. Hence, he gave the Taiyin Divine Bead to Xia Ningxue.
The properties of the Cultivation Techniques that Xia Ningxue practices are opposite those of Lu Changsheng’s, making the two complementary in a way that fits perfectly with the characteristics of the Sun and Moon Divine Beads.
A thousand years, to an Immortal Emperor, truly wasn’t long. Lu Changsheng and Xia Ningxue brought their Yin Yang Dual Cultivation Skills to the fifth level and their Holy Spirit Sword Art to the seventeenth level, and like that a thousand years passed.
Lu Changsheng and Xia Ningxue also had the rare opportunity to be alone together for a thousand years.
“Come, follow me into the house.”
Lu Changsheng had built a wooden house in the bamboo forest of the cultivation space and occasionally pulled Xia Ningxue into it…
Unknowingly, a thousand years had passed.
But in the outside world, only ten days had gone by.
Before the selection of the Clan Leader of the Candle Dragon Clan began, Lu Changsheng emerged from the cultivation space with Xia Ningxue.
Everyone in Guanghan Holy Land noticed that Xia Ningxue, compared to her previous solitude, now had less loneliness and more liveliness, and her pale complexion had gained a bit of rosiness.
“Your senior sister and I were originally worried that you were too detached from the worldly affairs and unable to experience the full spectrum of human emotions, which would eventually affect your Dao heart. But now, it seems we needn’t worry.”
Jin Yun Immortal Fairy saw that Xia Ningxue’s vitality had improved a lot and that she seemed enveloped in happiness, which made her feel much more at ease.
“The selection for Clan Leader is about to begin, we should set out.”
Renzhen Immortal Emperor and Jin Yun Immortal Fairy led the teams from Tai Hua Holy Land and Guanghan Holy Land toward the depths of Zhong Mountain to the Candle Dragon Valley.
All eight tribes of the Candle Dragon Clan had arrived, totaling about thirty to forty thousand members.
The numbers of the Candle Dragon Clan were not as large as those of a single human city, but their average cultivation level and talents were absurdly high; each grown Candle Dragon could at least become a Daluo Golden Immortal. Therefore, the Candle Dragon Clan was a force to be reckoned with in the Immortal Realm.
The deeper into Zhong Mountain they went, the more Lu Changsheng and the others felt an overwhelming pressure.
The sea of clouds in the depths of Zhong Mountain seemed to churn with the breath of a terrifying existence.
“Renzhen Immortal Emperor, do you feel it? There’s an extremely fearsome presence in the Candle Dragon Clan. I suspect it’s inside the mountain of Zhong Mountain.”
After becoming an Immortal Emperor, Lu Changsheng’s senses had become incredibly sharp, allowing him to detect the formidable presence within the Candle Dragon Clan.
Renzhen Immortal Emperor’s expression was equally grave, “Legend has it that during the ancient wars, the progenitor of the Candle Dragon Clan sought to harness the waters of Nether Sea to flood the coastal human nations. The Taiyin Goddess intervened to subdue the progenitor but did not kill it. Reportedly, the progenitor of the Candle Dragon is still alive, using the clan’s unique Eternal Silence Great Array to seal itself, pursuing immortality while waiting for the day to confront the Taiyin Goddess again.”
Hearing Renzhen Immortal Emperor’s words, the people of Tai Hua Holy Land looked at each other with discomfort in their expressions.
If the progenitor of the Candle Dragon Clan was still alive, how powerful could it be?
There were probably only a few in the entire Immortal Realm who could suppress the Candle Dragon progenitor.
There’s a possibility that the Candle Dragon progenitor is still alive, but the Taiyin Goddess has already fallen, and even those who had once subdued the progenitor were gone.”
Huo Zhang, leader of the Red Pupil Tribe, sat with his arms crossed over his chest, his eyes closed in meditation, ready to contend for the position of Clan Leader.
“Please take your seats, everyone. Besides those guarding the forbidden lands, members from all eight tribes of our Candle Dragon Clan have arrived.”
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Huo Wen, daughter of Huo Zhang, replaced her father and led two teams of human cultivators to their designated seats. The delegates from the Tai Hua Holy Land and Guanghan Holy Land were only responsible for supervision while the selection of the Clan Leader would be determined by the eight tribes of the Candle Dragon Clan.
The eight tribes of the Candle Dragon Clan: Red Pupil Tribe, Silver Eyes Sector, Golden Pupil Sector, Blue Pupil Sect, Black Pupil Sect, Yellow Pupil Sect, Purple Pupil Sect, and Gray Pupil Sect, were filled with formidable figures, with the chiefs of all eight competing for the position of Clan Leader.
And the chiefs of each tribe would let their strength do the talking.
Jin Yun Immortal Fairy analyzed, “To my knowledge, the Red Pupil Tribe and Silver Eyes Sector have always been the two most powerful tribes of the Candle Dragon Clan. It is very likely that this time, the position of Clan Leader will be contested between Huo Zhang of the Red Pupil Tribe and Yin Hao of the Silver Eyes Sector.”
Lu Changsheng glanced toward the Silver Eyes Sector and saw a burly man warming up, who was most likely Yin Hao, the sector’s chief.
Yin Hao’s aura was on par with Huo Zhang’s, and the cultivation of both was slightly higher than that of the other tribal chiefs.
Indeed, the next Clan Leader of the Candle Dragon Clan might emerge from one of these two.
Next to Yin Hao, a pale-faced, skinny man with black hair coughed from time to time, his aura hovering around that of an Earth Immortal.
However, Lu Changsheng shuddered.
Any human cultivator qualified to stand beside the chief of the Candle Dragon Clan was certainly no ordinary figure.
“This might very well be an agent from the Blood Sea Palace, but now is not the time to act,” he thought.
Lu Changsheng knew that this seemingly frail man was very likely an agent from the Blood Sea Palace.
In the Immortal Realm, a fighter’s strength cannot be judged by appearance alone, or one would suffer significant losses.
The eight tribes of the Candle Dragon Clan conducted a draw, supervised by Jin Yun Immortal Fairy. The eight chiefs were not allowed to use True Qi and had to rely on luck to draw lots.
“The first group, Red Pupil Tribe against Blue Pupil Sect.”
“The second group, Golden Pupil Sector against Black Pupil Sect.”
“The third group, Purple Pupil Sect against Gray Pupil Sect.”
“The fourth group, Silver Eyes Sector against Yellow Pupil Sect.”
In the end, the drawing results were out, with Huo Zhang of the Red Pupil Tribe and Yin Hao of the Silver Eyes Sector only meeting in the final round of the contest.
Yin Hao, with lot number 7, coldly said to Huo Zhang, who drew lot number 1, “Huo Zhang, you are indeed lucky. Enjoy your time before facing me.”
Huo Zhang clenched his fists, his gaze sharp, “Yin Hao, it remains to be seen who will fall to whom. I often leave the Nether Sea and venture into the human territories for training, and I am confident that I can defeat you.”
“Then I shall watch with great interest,” replied Yin Hao.
Yin Hao returned to the Silver Eyes Sector’s seat, while Huo Zhang had to face the chief of the Blue Pupil Sect first.
The competition for the Candle Dragon Clan Leader was peculiar, with no breaks in between—the strongest, who could continually defeat their opponents, would become the new Clan Leader, commanding respect from all.
The trial of the Candle Dragon Clan took place in an isolated space of the Candle Dragon Valley, encompassed by a barrier on all sides to prevent the battles from affecting the living areas of the clan.
Huo Zhang of the Red Pupil Tribe consecutively defeated the Blue Pupil Sect and Golden Pupil Sector, while Yin Hao of the Silver Eyes Sector successively overcame the Yellow Pupil Sect and Purple Pupil Sect, leading to the decisive battle for the position of Clan Leader between the two of them.
“Junior Brother, who do you think has greater chances of winning?”
Lin Qinghan couldn’t help but look towards Lu Changsheng for his opinion.
“In a fair contest, Huo Zhang of the Red Pupil Tribe would have better odds of victory, but if the Blood Sea Palace intends to assist the Silver Eyes Sector in the struggle for the Clan Leader’s position, they certainly won’t use fair means,” Lu Changsheng said, aware that things were not as simple as they seemed.
“Blue Pupil Sect, Purple Pupil Sect, Gray Pupil Sect, why are the chiefs of these three tribes sitting together? Could it be… something’s amiss.”
Lu Changsheng noticed the seating arrangement within the Candle Dragon Clan and sensed an aura of danger.
Fortunately, he and Xia Ningxue had cultivated the Holy Spirit Sword Art to the 17th level in the training space, gaining an additional life-saving technique. With the invisible protection from Buyi Immortal Emperor and Fairy Shun Hua, Lu Changsheng wasn’t too worried. If the situation with the Candle Dragon Clan escalates too much, Lin Xuantong himself might take action.
While Lu Changsheng remained on guard, Huo Zhang and Yin Hao, two formidable warriors of the Candle Dragon Clan, had already tuned their auras to the peak. Their momentum was continuously rising, and the aura of Great Accomplishment Immortal Emperors set the space of Candle Dragon Valley ablaze with an overwhelming presence.