415 Them [1]
The Central Continent of the Cloud Plane.
It was a continent with a variety of different environments. If one looked at the Cloud Plane as a whole, the Central Continent looked like a representation of the other four continents combined.
It was surprising that this vast piece of land had such a small number of ruling powers, but this was simply a testament to the strength of those powers. However, currently, all those powers were paying attention to the same place.
After many years, it was finally time. The Empyrean Dragon Realm would once again be open to the world. And depending on what these powers were able to gain from it, their standings in the rankings may very well be affected.
The once-ruling Empyrean Dragon Sect was just that powerful, to the point where even if they were revived today, the current 5 Great Sects wouldn’t be able to stand against them.
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In a hidden area whose true location was only known to a select few individuals, a bevy of beauties had gathered together.
In front of them stood an elderly woman who was far past her prime, but the aura she emitted seemed to convince people that she could still hold the title of “fairy”.
“The Empyrean Dragon Realm has finally opened.” She opened her mouth and spoke to the beauties lined up in front of her. “For this opening, each of the five sects have gained 20 quotas. As for the four clans, they will each get 10.”
As she gazed upon the beauties, her eyes paused on two girls before continuing to pan across. “The strength of our Supreme Fairy Paradise has been hidden from the public since time immemorial. Even now, we are ranked towards the bottom of the Five Great Sects ranking.
“But we have never been bothered by this standing. Even with our low ranking, not a single person would dare act uncouth towards our girls. However, times have changed.”
She paused. Her aura and momentum grew, causing the blood in those beauties’ bodies to boil.
“The Age of War is once again going to dawn upon us, and our Supreme Fairy Paradise will never shirk its duties. Now is the time for us to reveal our strength, for us to become a pillar that can hold up the sky. And this Empyrean Dragon Realm opening, it is our first opportunity to prove ourselves.”
“”Yes, Sect Master!””
The beauties roared in unison. Each and every one of them had powerful flames burning in their eyes.
The Sect Master of Supreme Fairy Paradise smiled. “Good! To others, we are called fairies because each and every one of you is an unrivaled beauty. They believe that our sect recruits by looks instead of talent. But no longer will they look down on you! Prove it with strength! The Supreme Fairy Paradise is no weaker than the likes of the Celestial Star Palace and the Jade Heavenly Palace!”
“”Yes, Sect Master!””
The twenty who were representing the sect in the secret realm expedition had already been decided through tournament, so all that was left to do was prepare to depart. And so, once the Sect Master’s speech was completed, the 20 women who were selected went to do just that.
However, not all of them could enjoy such an easy situation.
A group of ten women stopped two of the participants. The one in front of that group was an above-average woman with long blonde hair and blue eyes.
She looked at the two women in contempt. “You two, come with us for a second.”
The two women looked at each other and sighed. “And why should we listen to you, Senior Sister?”
The golden-haired woman snorted. “You call me Senior Sister, but it seems you don’t respect our hierarchy at all. Since your Senior Sister has ordered you to come, then you should just be obedient and come.”
The two women had differing reactions to her words. The one on the left sighed in exasperation, while the one on the right had a playful smile on her face the whole time.
“Very well, Senior Sister. I’d very much like to see what you have planned for these humble juniors of yours.”
The group soon left the area, moving to a more secluded spot. As they went, murmurs spread through the crowd.
“Isn’t that Senior Sister Lan? What is she doing with the two of them?”
“Shh! Don’t you know Senior Sister Lan’s personality? It’s better to not get involved.”
“You’re right. But I feel bad for the two of them. Senior Sister Lan’s family has close ties with the Long Clan, so offending her isn’t something just anyone can do.”
Another girl looked at the one who just spoke and scoffed. “What good is Senior Sister Lan? Didn’t you see who she messed with this time?”
“No, they were hidden inside of Senior Sister’s group so I didn’t get a good look. Who was it?”
“Ha! No wonder you said such a thing. This time, Senior Sister Lan has chosen to offend the wrong people.”
A third girl chimed into the conversation. “Hm? But aren’t those two just girls without backgrounds? How could they compare with Senior Sister Lan?”
“Hah, it seems you’re new here so you haven’t heard the rumors. Those two are legends within the sect at this point. They have even been rewarded the title of the two Heavenly Fairies.”
The surrounding crowd let out a series of gasps. “Those two Heavenly Fairies? Are you sure it’s them?”
“I couldn’t mistake them even with my eyes closed! A year ago when they first joined the sect, they were given the title of Cotton Candy Fairies to mock them because of their hair colors, but do you know what happened to everyone who tried to test them?”
“What happened?”
“They either ended up braindead and bedridden, unable to even eat by themselves. The strangest part is, no matter how hard even the top doctors in the sect looked, they couldn’t find any injuries on the girls’ bodies or minds.”
“”Hissss!””
The crowd drew a sharp breath. Some of the more knowledgeable among them began to remember rumors that had spread starting a year ago. At that time, they had only regarded them as mere rumors and brushed them off, but it seemed they were wrong.
The two Heavenly Fairies. Anyone who had been in the sect for enough time knew their titles.
The ones who had crushed their opposition regardless of status and rose to the position of Sect Master’s disciples, the ones who had monopolized all the benefits from the sect’s exclusive Fairy Pond and Misty Cloud Secret Realm.
And those were only their achievements within the sect. They had fended off tens of beast tides with just the two of them, helped the Shi Clan uproot a rebellion, and many other feats. It seemed every time they took a mission outside of the sect, they would accomplish something unimaginable.
Those were the two Heavenly Fairies. Their titles were justly earned. But not everyone believed the rumors. After all, the two fairies had never publicly taken action within the sect, so some of the sisters who didn’t go to the outside world often refused to accept the feats those two girls had accomplished.
“Poor Senior Sister Lan…”
“She kicked an iron wall this time.”
“Hopefully the Long Clan won’t get offended by her misfortune.”
The crowd’s sentiment changed immediately. Anyone with half a brain, or anyone who has left the sect in the past year, knew very clearly the veracity of those rumors.
After all, the two Heavenly Fairies were widely renowned throughout the entire Central Continent. It was impossible for such renown to come from faked accomplishment.
The crowd of beauties looked towards the direction the previous group had left in pity. Now, all that was left was to see whether Lan Ruxue would return in one piece or not.