Sword Sovereign of the Celestial Emperor-Chapter 274, Primordial Earth Palace

"Sect Leader, among the inner sect disciples this time, we have seasoned geniuses like Mo Ling and Ning Fei, as well as rising stars like Chu Ming and Bai Hanyan. We are certain to gain the upper hand in the competition for the Primordial Earth Palace."

Grand Elder Kong Qianren respectfully spoke to the highest-ranking Yan Nanxing.

Although both of them were in the Realm of Transcendence, Kong Qianren had just stepped into the realm, whereas Yan Nanxing, even though he hadn’t made a move for many years, the aura he unintentionally emitted was enough to subdue Kong Qianren. Thus, Kong Qianren naturally dared not show the slightest disrespect.

"We must not be careless. The Primordial Earth Palace has appeared in the Celestial Realm for the first time, and it is situated at the boundary between the Celestial Realm and the Golden Sand Domain. The three sects of the Golden Sand Domain are already selecting disciples, and we absolutely cannot fall behind this time."

Yan Nanxing shook his head and said blandly.

Hearing this, Grand Elder Kong Qianren fell silent.

The Primordial Earth Palace appears in the continent once every five thousand years, each appearance causing great upheaval, containing countless earthly treasures, secret manuals, and even magical spiritual medicine that could allow Martial Artists to soar to new heights.

Even Yan Nanxing had only seen descriptions of the Primordial Earth Palace in ancient books. According to the records, it was the mausoleum of a Life and Death Realm King.

This time, Grand Elder Kong Qianren was out on a mission and discovered traces of the Primordial Earth Palace at the boundary between the Celestial Realm and the Golden Sand Domain in the Lonely Star Mountain Range. The appearance of the Primordial Earth Palace is random, but it had never appeared in the Celestial Realm’s history before.

This discovery naturally made Grand Elder Kong Qianren ecstatic. However, the disturbance caused by the Primordial Earth Palace did not escape the eyes of the sects in the Golden Sand Domain, leading to conflict between the two sides. Although the Grand Elder was a Martial Artist in the Realm of Transcendence, he was outnumbered and severely injured, eventually escaping back to the sect to report to Yan Nanxing.

After discussions between the Celestial Travel Sect and the three sects of the Golden Sand Domain, the sect leaders joined forces to barely tear open a sliver of the entrance to the Primordial Earth Palace, but it only allowed Martial Artists of the True Dao Realm to enter. Consequently, the sects agreed that each domain would send ten disciples to enter the Primordial Earth Palace to seek opportunities.

This led the Celestial Travel Sect to decide to hold the inner sect competition ahead of schedule!

The Golden Sand Domain is closer to the center of the continent than the Celestial Realm, hence the spiritual power is denser and the number of geniuses is greater.

The Golden Sand Domain is not dominated by a single sect like the Celestial Realm. Instead, it has three major sects that form a tripartite stance.

The three major sects are the Blue Mountain Sect, the Black Moon Mountain, and the Sun Moon Lake.

Any one of these sects may not be as powerful as the Celestial Travel Sect alone, but combined, they are not much weaker, and perhaps even stronger.

At this time, in the Central Hall, the second match of the first round had ended, and the third match began.

Countless beams of light streaked by, with figures standing amidst them, radiating immense auras.

Among these figures were Gu Muling, Xiao Huang, Ning Fei, and Feng Buzhi.

Although Gu Muling was known as the Undying, he was not truly immortal. Even a Life and Death Realm King faces their end eventually, let alone a mere True Dao Realm Martial Artist like him.

He was known as the Undying because he cultivated a peculiar skill, the "Undying Profound Skill."

The "Undying Profound Skill" is of Earth Level Middle Tier. Cultivating this skill extracts the vitality within the body and converges it into the Sea of Souls. Even if the body is destroyed, as long as the Sea of Souls remains, he can continue to live.

If Chu Ming remembered correctly, Gu Muling’s body was originally not so small and frail, but he drained all the vitality from it, hence it compressed. The more he cultivated the "Undying Profound Skill," the more withered his body became.

Xiao Huang was known as the Blood Burst Hand. When his palm moved, countless blood rays seemed to sweep over, shattering the attacks of surrounding disciples in an instant.

The top ten disciples of the Celestial Travel Sect’s inner sect had battle powers at least at the peak of the True Dao Realm, and the more powerful ones were even invincible in the True Dao Realm, such as the first-ranked Mo Ling and the second-ranked Ning Fei.

Ning Fei’s body flew swiftly, numerous afterimages densely covered the air. At the same time, her right fist punched out, immediately causing snowflakes to fall from the sky, instantly dropping the temperature of the air.

With just one strike, over twenty disciples were sent flying, spitting out blood mixed with countless ice shards as they were flung through the air.

Chu Ming’s gaze scanned the arena, eventually attracted to a tall, white figure.

It was Bing Bufan, who had once fought against him.

Bing Bufan’s battle power had significantly improved since then. Though not as powerful as Chu Ming, he could probably rank within the top hundred of the Celestial Travel Sect’s inner sect.

His Profound Ice Thirteen Fist had become more majestic; each move sent countless white shadows into the air, and the disciples in the arena couldn’t withstand even one blow from him. Before long, his dominance caught the attention of another occupant in the arena.

Inner sect disciple ranked sixty-fourth, Wu Hai. Although Wu Hai’s inner sect ranking wasn’t high, he was very arrogant and looked down on disciples ranked lower than himself. Seeing Bing Bufan steal the spotlight made his eyes flash with cold light.

"Broken Jade Palm!"

With a sneer, Wu Hai charged at Bing Bufan, his right hand curved like an eagle’s claw, carrying the force of shattered stones and broken jade towards Bing Bufan, causing countless sonic booms in the air.

"Ice Shattered Mountains and Rivers!"

Bing Bufan’s eyes showed a trace of solemnity, but he was undaunted. Taking two steps with three strides, a blue ice vortex spread from his hand, transforming into a blue aurora that collided fiercely with Wu Hai’s hand, causing waves of air to roll.

Thud!

Their collision sent a massive shockwave, affecting the disciples around them, causing another dozen disciples to be thrown away. Bing Bufan’s face paled, his steps retreated thrice, while Wu Hai only swayed slightly.

Boom!

Just as the strike ended, Wu Hai did not intend to let Bing Bufan off easily and attacked again, his strong claws rushing at Bing Bufan, causing his face to sting sharply!

Having no choice, with limited space in the arena, Bing Bufan could only grit his teeth and defend. Although Wu Hai was stronger, defeating him in fewer than a hundred moves was impossible.

Conversely, the aftershocks of their attacks caused trouble for the surrounding disciples, many of whom were directly eliminated!

Boom!

After another clash, Bing Bufan’s body retreated, blood oozing from the corner of his mouth, while Wu Hai’s face also showed signs of strain. Currently, including them, there were only three people left in the arena.

"Hmph, you got lucky this time. Next time, I’ll crush you!"

Unable to continue attacking, Wu Hai could only spit out threats.

"It’s not certain who will win or lose!"

Bing Bufan retorted defiantly, a hint of coldness flashing in his eyes.

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