“It’s been a long time since I’ve felt this relaxed.” Xue’s face revealed a serene expression as she welcomed the night breeze, brushing a stray lock of hair from her ear. She resembled a figure stepping out of a painting, appearing dignified and beautiful. Perhaps it was the accumulation of years, but the current Xue was even more mature than before.
“In five days, the Heavenly King will hold a sacrificial ceremony on Shennong Peak. Many sects will be attending at that time. Will you also be going?”
“I probably will.” Jiang Wen said after a moment of thought. Luo Ji would be going, and he would follow her.
“Perhaps a martial arts competition will be held then. I hope you can participate.” Xue said.
“Why?”
“Winning the martial arts competition will grant you an audience with the Heavenly King. I need you to help me with a favor.” Xue looked at Jiang Wen, lowering her eyes and speaking softly. “If you are unwilling, I won’t force you.”
“Sister! Wait for me!” A childish voice called out.
“Which sect do these two belong to?”
A sky-boat emerged, riding the wind and cleaving through the clouds, leaving a trail of smoke.
“There are quite a lot of people here, truly prosperous.” Luo Ji couldn’t help but sigh as she saw the massive crowds. After all, such a scene was truly rare. Without this sacrificial ceremony, Tianyuan City would have difficulty attracting so many cultivators.
But he heard that person's voice was as plain as boiled water, without the slightest emotional fluctuation: "Why apologize?"
“Void Crossing! That person must be a Dao Palace powerhouse!”
“I see.” The white-haired girl nodded blankly, as if she understood something.
Her features were as if meticulously carved by a celestial artisan, every aspect of her radiance was beautiful to the point of being breathtaking.
“May the gods bless us.” Luo Ji prayed sincerely. She looked towards the distance again, and the majestic peaks appeared, and joy couldn't help but appear on her face.
The people on the flying boat were amazed by the prosperity of Shennong Peak.
“That distant one is it.” Jiang Wen scratched his head, still pointing the way for the girl.
“A bunch of bumpkins. Haven’t you heard of the Yingxue Sword Immortal of the Nanqi Ming Royal Clan?”
Her skin was as crystal clear as jade, emitting a milky white glow under the red sun.
“The cultivator who flew away on his sword just now, I couldn’t even see through his cultivation.”
The white-haired girl meticulously and accurately returned the greeting, following Jiang Wen's etiquette just now.
So it was a girl, Jiang Wen curiously raised his eyes to look.
Just because the sacrificial ceremony of Shennong Peak was coming, disciples from various sects came to Shennong Peak in an endless stream.
She was also holding a sword in her arms, chasing after the white-haired girl not far away.
Luo Ji said that she wanted to go around and see, Jiang Wen was worried about her body. So he gave her a communication talisman, so that she could communicate with him at any time.
The cultivators on the boat were talking about it.
“Take this to the Heavenly King.” Xue said, handing an object to Jiang Wen.
Jiang Wen naturally knew about this, he had also left his own insights on the Great Dao on the Boundless Pavilion.
Seeing this scene, Jiang Wen couldn't help but feel that Tianyuan City was becoming more and more powerful. Back then, it was still a territory that had to listen to the Great Cang Imperial Court, but now it was able to stir up the storms of the Great Cang world.
“That’s strange, why does this girl feel so wooden?”
“This Shennong Peak is indeed extraordinary.”
Spirit beasts frolicked, and celestial cranes danced in the sky. From time to time, dragons could be seen dancing in the sea of clouds, moving a hundred feet away.
Golden palaces shimmered in the mountains, and pavilions with white stones and green tiles stretched across the clouds and water.
“Ah?” Jiang Wen felt a little inexplicable about her words.
Seeing this, Jiang Wenji also went with the flow and promoted the martial arts competition. If one can achieve good results in the martial arts competition, one can get a promise from the Heavenly King of Tianyuan City. As long as it does not violate the order of Tianyuan City, the Heavenly King will agree. You can even go to the highest level of Boundless Pavilion to feel the insights left by the cultivators in the realm of the holy sages of the past dynasties.
That person nodded in satisfaction, and then continued: “The origin of this Shennong Peak is naturally Shennong, and the Heavenly King misses Shennong, so he named this peak Shennong Peak. But do you know where Shennong came from? I’m afraid you didn’t expect it. Shennong was originally a member of the royal family of the Nanqi Ming Royal Clan. It was only later that he gave up his identity as the patriarch of the Ming Royal Clan in order to assist the Heavenly King. As a descendant of the Ming Royal Clan, this Yingxue Sword Immortal will naturally come to participate in this ceremony.”
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“Is that Shennong Peak?”
“Please tell me, fellow Daoist.”
Wandering around, Jiang Wen carefully looked at this Shennong Peak named after him, and accidentally bumped into someone.
As the flying boat approached, the scenery of green mountains and clear waters was revealed before their eyes, parting the clouds and mist in the mountains.
After hearing about the sacrificial ceremony, Luo Ji readily agreed to go.
“This time we go to Shennong Peak, we should be able to see the Heavenly King.” Jiang Wen said to Luo Ji, looking at the letter in his hand.
“Hmph, what do you know? Do you know the origin of this Shennong Peak?”
“I accidentally bumped into you, fellow Daoist, I apologize.” Jiang Wen withdrew his gaze and said with a gentle smile.
“Judging by his cultivation, he doesn’t seem to be a cultivator from the Hundred Schools, could he be a member of a tribe.”
Many cultivators were whispering to each other, Jiang Wen looked at them. He found that most of the cultivators were only in the Lighting Lamp Realm, and only a few had entered the Fate Fire Realm.
“I see!” Everyone suddenly understood.
The scene was like immortals descending to earth, and the Dao was shining brightly.
“Since you bumped into someone, you should apologize, then I should also apologize. I was rude.”
Since eight thousand years ago, this sacrificial ceremony has not only been a ceremony and conference of Tianyuan City of the Great Cang.
“What do you need me to help with?” Jiang Wen stared at her and asked.
Looking up, wild geese flew south, and eagles spread their wings in the clouds.
“I didn’t notice you, please forgive me.”
Coming down from the flying boat, Jiang Wen sacrificed his flying sword and flew towards the main hall of Shennong Peak with Luo Ji.
That was a part of the inheritance of Boundless Pavilion.
And the sword intent contained in her body, even Jiang Wen had never seen such a sharp one.
The two came to the main hall of Shennong Peak, and many disciples from the Hundred Schools Sects looked at them on the way.
Also, cultivators rode their swords among the mountains, or crossed the rainbow.
Suddenly, thick clouds rolled, and birds and beasts flew in alarm.
Then he looked at the cultivator who was speaking, and then called out his name.
“You are actually a descendant of Li of Nanqi King! Li Zhaoming!”
