CHAPTER 462: 462 FRIENDLY SPARRING FROM THE QINGSHAN SECT

Swoosh!

Above the skies outside the South Gate of Moon Cool City, a massive shadow swiftly passed by—it was Yun Xiao riding the Blood Winged Fire-Eyed Lion. However, when he turned back, his face bore a hint of disappointment.

"Why haven’t those guys caught up?"

Yun Xiao turned his head back around, sensing no pursuit behind him, he couldn’t help but murmur. The ’those guys’ he referred to were naturally Shen Wannian, Ye Shimei, and their group.

When he was in the trading district of the city, Yun Xiao still had some concerns. After all, those people were geniuses from large sects and empires; killing them in public would undoubtedly lead to trouble.

With the Blood Winged Fire-Eyed Lion, a Sixth Rank advanced peak Vein Demon at his disposal, Yun Xiao had no fear of those people. If Shen Wannian and Ye Shimei dared to pursue him and make trouble, he wouldn’t mind causing their respective sects and empires to lose a few peerless geniuses.

Since the other party hadn’t pursued him for some unknown reason, Yun Xiao naturally had no intention of actively seeking them out. The Countries Hidden Dragon Conference was less than half a month away, and he needed to hurry to Baiyue City in Xuanyue Imperial City.

Not to mention anything else, just the Mixed Element Grass he had just obtained was the key to breaking through to the Meridian Union Realm. He had never forgotten about that person who considered him a sworn brother.

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Ten days later!

Even without making the Blood Winged Fire-Eyed Lion fly at full speed, eventually Yun Xiao could see an enormous city ahead—it was the Xuanyue Imperial City: Baiyue City!

The massive city, like a fearsome behemoth, sprawled on the ground, and the scale of Baiyue City was much grander than that of places like Moon Cool City.

Several miles outside the North Gate of Baiyue City, Yun Xiao was no longer riding the Blood Winged Fire-Eyed Lion. It would have been too conspicuous, and he preferred keeping a low profile.

Yet Yun Xiao didn’t send the Blood Winged Fire-Eyed Lion back to the Lingtian Empire. During this chaotic period of the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference, anything could happen. Having such a powerful Sixth Rank advanced peak Vein Demon by his side, his chances of survival greatly increased.

It wasn’t only Shen Wannian and Ye Shimei who were against him—probably even the Crown Prince of Xuanyue Empire was scheming against him. Yun Xiao had to be extra cautious.

After instructing the Blood Winged Fire-Eyed Lion to take off into the sky, Yun Xiao headed straight for the North Gate of Baiyue City, looking at the familiar grand city with a complex feeling of nostalgia.

Baiyue City was still the same old Baiyue City, yet lately, the city was bustling dozens of times more than usual. Countless young geniuses who had traveled from far and wide to attend the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference were brimming with confidence, seemingly all eager to make a splash at this grand event.

The Hidden Dragon Continent had several thousand empires, and along with the sects and clans from those empires, the young geniuses attending the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference probably numbered over a hundred thousand.

Fortunately, Baiyue City was vast. Even with the addition of tens of thousands of cultivators coming to spectate, it didn’t feel too crowded. However, the city’s inns and lodgings were somewhat overwhelmed.

Even on his way here, Yun Xiao saw no fewer than ten bloody fights over lodging disputes. In such situations, even the Xuantie Army found it difficult to intervene. As long as no lives were claimed, they pretty much let things take their own course.

As one of the Xuanyue Empire’s three great sects, Jade Pot Sect naturally didn’t need to compete for lodgings with sects from other empires. They had long established their own residence within the Imperial City of Baiyue, and finding it was not a difficult task for Yun Xiao.

Following his mood for sightseeing all this way, he caught sight of a manor situated at a relatively central part of the Imperial City.

"Jade Pot Courtyard!"

Seeing the four big characters above the gate, Yun Xiao knew he had found the right place, but when his gaze shifted to the two figures at the doorway, he was slightly taken aback.

"Tan Yun?"

One of the graceful figures wasn’t too unfamiliar to Yun Xiao, in fact, she could be deemed as the first person he met after joining the Jade Pot Sect—it was surprisingly Tan Yun, an Outer Sect Disciple.

"Huh? Yun Xiao, you’ve finally come back!"

Standing at the entrance of the Jade Pot Courtyard, almost like a gate-guarding guard, Tan Yun was first stunned upon seeing Yun Xiao, then immediately overjoyed with madness, and even the disciple beside her, who wasn’t too familiar, showed a face full of joy.

With this year’s Countries Hidden Dragon Conference being held in Xuanyue Empire, countless disciples of Jade Pot Sect wanted to join the excitement. However, such a privilege wasn’t available to Outer Sect Disciples.

Yet Tan Yun was somewhat special. Since Yun Xiao and Ling Wan, who represented Jade Pot Sect in this edition of the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference, were on good terms with her, the Sixth Elder Su He naturally gave Yun Xiao face and made an exception to bring Tan Yun to the Imperial City, letting her watch over the Jade Pot Courtyard’s gate.

"Mm, I’m back!"

Yun Xiao merely felt a bit of curiosity and didn’t think much of it; he nodded and asked, "Sister Mo Qing and Ling Wan, they should have arrived early, right?"

After half a year’s absence, to be honest, Yun Xiao was quite missing these little friends from the Jade Pot Sect, and with only five days left before the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference, he also needed to quickly use the Mixed Element Grass to help Ling Wan break through to the Meridian Union Realm.

"Brother Yun Xiao, you’ve come back at a somewhat unfortunate time!"

On the other side, an inner sect disciple of the Jade Pot Sect, with an excited expression, finally found the opportunity to speak up and used an honorific address as soon as he opened his mouth. The legendary deeds of Brother Yun Xiao were something he had witnessed with his own eyes.

"Oh? What happened?"

Hearing this, Yun Xiao was slightly startled, but he wasn’t too worried. After all, the Jade Pot Sect was one of the three great sects of the Xuanyue Empire, and the sect had many Meridian Refining Masters, all holding high status and regard, so it was rare for anyone to dare provoke them without cause.

"It’s like this, Yun Xiao. This morning, Sect Master Li Feng of the Qingshan Sect suddenly brought a few disciples over, claiming they wanted to have a friendly exchange before the Hidden Dragon Conference starts. I’m afraid they are already in the midst of an intense battle!"

In the end, it was Tan Yun who spoke up and explained. As a disciple of the Jade Pot Sect, how could she not know about the long-standing animosity and rivalry between the Jade Pot Sect and the Qingshan Sect?

"Friendly exchange?"

Hearing the term from Tan Yun’s mouth, Yun Xiao couldn’t help but shake his head. At King Xuan Haoran’s birthday banquet, he had already encountered the arrogance and rudeness of the Qingshan Sect’s master and disciples. If it weren’t for his own capabilities, he might have been schemed against by that Qingshan Sect genius Li Yue.

"Not good!"

Yun Xiao first let out a helpless wry smile, but then, as if thinking of something, his face slightly changed, and he suddenly quickened his pace, heading inside the Jade Pot Courtyard.

Yun Xiao realized that the people the Jade Pot Sect was sending to participate in the Hidden Dragon Conference this time were different from before, especially Ling Wan, who probably hadn’t yet reached the early stages of the Meridian Union Realm.

It seemed that those people from the Qingshan Sect had come prepared, definitely having inquired through certain channels about the Jade Pot Sect’s spots for the Hidden Dragon Conference, intending to come and bully them first.

Named as a friendly exchange within the Xuanyue Empire, it was actually an attempt to slap the face of the Jade Pot Sect. Yun Xiao had also witnessed the strength of that Li Yue before; it was doubtful that even Mo Qing could match him.

As for the other two from the Qingshan Sect, they were at least geniuses who had reached the early or even mid-stage of the Meridian Union Realm. How could Ling Wan, facing such talents, possibly contend?

The spot for Ling Wan was obtained rather fortuitously; if not for Yun Xiao defeating Xue Gong, Bi Luo, and Yue Lin one after another and causing all three to fall from grace, this opportunity would never have fallen on Ling Wan, who at the time was only at the late stage of the Meridian Rushing Realm.

Who could have expected the Qingshan Sect to take advantage of such an occasion to come over and "exchange moves" so openly and brazenly? This was something Yun Xiao had not anticipated.

Seeing Yun Xiao quicken his step, Tan Yun gave a meaningful glance to the other disciple and hurriedly followed herself, leading the way. She indeed knew exactly where the exchange between the disciples of the Qingshan Sect and Jade Pot Sect was taking place.

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The Jade Pot Courtyard!

Around a stone platform, a handful of young disciples dressed in various attire was sparsely divided into two groups. Some faces on one side may not be too unfamiliar to Yun Xiao.

As for the others on the opposite side who wore conceited expressions, they naturally belonged to the Qingshan Sect, and their tone was quite disrespectful.

"Tsk tsk, I thought the top talent of Jade Pot Sect was something special, but isn’t she still being suppressed by Brother Li Yue?"

One of the swaggering Qingshan Sect disciples took a glance at the man and woman fighting on the stone platform and suddenly shouted loudly, clearly intentional.

On the stage, a young man in yellow clothes acted ruthlessly, continuously launching attacks aimed at the vital points of the woman in black, showing no sign of mercy or tenderness.

If Yun Xiao were here, he would recognize both of them as not too unfamiliar; one was once the leader of the Spiritual Chick List of the Jade Pot Sect, a genius medical pulse cultivator girl: Mo Qing!

As for the young man in yellow, he was also someone Yun Xiao had met, the top genius of the current Qingshan Sect, Li Yue. However, after not seeing him for half a year, Li Yue’s Meridian Qi Cultivation had astonishingly reached the late stages of the Meridian Union Realm.

In contrast, Mo Qing, whether she encountered a bottleneck in her Pure Yang Immortal Body cultivation, remained at the mid-stage of Meridian Union Realm for this past half year, which was somewhat strange.

Between each minor stage of the Meridian Union Realm, there exists a vast gap. Even with the added advantage of Mo Qing’s Pure Yang Immortal Body, after a prolonged battle, she gradually fell into a disadvantage.

It was no wonder those from the Qingshan Sect were so arrogant and smug. In the Xuanyue Empire, Mo Qing’s reputation dwarfed Li Yue’s, and there were even whispers that she was the top talent of the younger generation aside from the Royal Family.

The Qingshan Sect, always at odds with the Jade Pot Sect, naturally could not accept this, and finally found an opportunity on the stone platform of the Jade Pot Courtyard. Through this fair and square battle, Li Yue intended to let the world know that he would never be below this woman.