Chapter 406

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　　“The Golden Scale Assembly？”
　　This was the first time Xu Taiping had heard of this Golden Scale Assembly.
　　“Wait a minute. You just said that this is the Golden Scale Assembly of the Upper Clear Realm held in the Nether Heaven. That means the Nine Mansions actually have contact with several other heavens？”
　　Xu Taiping suddenly realized something.
　　“It seems that Taiping, you also know a lot.”
　　The Sparrow showed a meaningful smile to Xu Taiping.
　　“I met the remnant soul of the former head of the Tiandao Sect, Duan Tianya, in the remains of the Yunmengze Immortal Mansion. Besides obtaining some of his inheritances, I also learned some things about the Zhenwu Heaven and the Shangqing Realm from him.”
　　Xu Taiping didn’t hide anything from the Yellow Sparrow.
　　Now, except for the matter related to Sister Lingyue and the Earth Fruit, there is no secret that he needs to deliberately hide.
　　Seeing Xu Taiping being so frank, the Yellow Sparrow was a little surprised.
　　“Actually, the matter that you obtained the inheritance of Elder Duan has been faintly guessed by the Jiufu. After all, your saber technique is too similar to that of the Tiandao Sect.”
　　The Yellow Sparrow smiled.
　　“As for the connection between the Jiufu and the other regions of the Shangqing Realm, it has never been interrupted, but ordinary cultivators rarely come into contact with it.”
　　He then explained to Xu Taiping again.
　　“Then what’s the matter with this Golden Scale Meeting？”
　　Xu Taiping pulled the topic back again.
　　“The Golden Scale Meeting is a grand competition among the cultivators of all regions in the Shangqing Realm held once every sixty years. After the competition, the Golden Scale List will be released to several regions.”
　　The Yellow Sparrow replied.
　　“That is to say, at the Golden Scale Meeting, cultivators from all regions can be encountered？”
　　“That’s right.”
　　“Why can this Golden Scale Meeting make the cultivators of all regions gather in the Youyun Heaven？”
　　In Xu Taiping’s opinion, for the cultivators who don’t get up early without profit, just having a Golden Scale List is definitely not enough to make them gather in the Youyun Heaven.
“First of all, the Golden Scale Meeting is a grand event personally issued by the Youyun Great Emperor. and the Golden Scale List is even written by his own hand. It is a great opportunity for cultivators to make a name for themselves.”
　　The Yellow Sparrow took a sip of tea and then continued：
　　“Secondly, all the cultivators who are on the list will receive the blessing of the Youyun Great Emperor of Youyun Heaven within one Jiazi. The destiny obtained varies according to the ranking.”
　　The Yellow Sparrow explained to Xu Taiping.
　　“ destiny ？”
　　The Youyun Great Emperor, Xu Taiping had heard of him mentioned by Fairy Lingyue. Like the True Martial Great Emperor of True Martial Heaven, he is one of the Five Emperors of the Upper Pure Realm.
　　However, the word “ destiny ” was the first time Xu Taiping had heard of it.
　　“ destiny is the luck and fortune in the mundane world. It seems illusory, but in fact, there are traces to follow. However, there are very few cultivators who can practice the art of divination nowadays.”
“But in the era of the Five Emperors in ancient times, there were many cultivators who were proficient in the art of divination, and the Youyun Great Emperor was one of the outstanding ones among them.
　　“Even though he has now ascended to the outside of the sky, his destiny can still bless the Upper Pure Realm, making the Upper Pure Realm able to turn the corner every time the demons invade.”
　　Hearing this, Xu Taiping suddenly remembered what the Sword Saint Amon had said in the cave in Yuhu Dongtian that day——
　　“Today, we can only rely on the alms of those few gods, huddled in this world, living like maggots.”
　　“Could it be that one of the several deities in the mouth of Senior Amon is the Youyun Great Emperor？ And what he uses to shelter the human race is this destiny .”
　　Xu Taiping thought to himself in this way.
　　“And for ordinary cultivators, destiny can even make them avoid disasters and seek good fortune. Most cultivators have obtained great opportunities after boarding the Golden Scale List.”
　　The Yellow Sparrow continued at this time.
　　“If there is a disciple on the list, it should also be beneficial to the world where that disciple is located, right？”
　　Xu　Taiping　asked.
　　“How did you know？”
　　The Yellow Sparrow looked at Xu Taiping in surprise.
　　“If there is no benefit, why would the Nine Mansions let Big Brother Yellow Sparrow you come and tell me about this in person？”
　　Xu　Taiping　said.
　　The Yellow Sparrow smiled awkwardly when he heard this.
　　“You’re right. Besides the cultivator himself, the world where he is located will also have the blessing of the destiny of the Youyun Great Emperor.”
　　“Even if that cultivator doesn’t make it onto the list, he can still get a part of the destiny .”
　　He then explained to Xu Taiping.
　　Xu　Taiping　nodded.
　　After listening to the Yellow Sparrow’s explanation, he probably understood, but there was still one question that he was very confused about.
　　“Who chose me, and why did they choose me？”
　　Xu Taiping asked the Yellow Sparrow the biggest doubt in his heart.
　　The Yellow Sparrow seemed to be waiting for Xu Taiping’s question, and immediately replied with a solemn expression：
　　“First of all, the Golden Scale Association was established by the Youyun Great Emperor to take care of the young talents in the Upper Clear Realm. Therefore, the age of the invited person must be under thirty years old, and the cultivation base must not be lower than Tongxuan and must not exceed the Refining God Realm.”
　　“Taiping, you just meet this condition.”
　　“Secondly, under normal circumstances, every fifty years or so, all parties in the heavens will submit a list to the Youyun Mansion, and then the Youyun Mansion will select the appropriate people.”
　　“So, three years ago, Taiping, your name was actually on the list submitted by the nine mansions. But at that time, we didn’t hold much hope because in the past five hundred years in the Western Region, almost all the lists submitted by True Martial Heaven have been rejected. Fifty years ago, both your Second Senior Brother and I were on this list.”
　　“Later, as we expected, everyone including you, Taiping, was rejected by the Youyun Mansion.”
　　“Because we have long been used to it, including the Mansion Master, none of us paid too much attention to this matter.”
　　“Until March of this year, the messenger from the Youyun Mansion delivered an invitation letter and a Moon Shadow Stone to the nine mansions.”
　　“The invitation letter was personally written by the Mansion Master of the Youyun Mansion. The content is very simple. It is to ask us in True Martial Heaven to definitely send the young man in the Moon Shadow Stone to Youyun Heaven to participate in the Golden Scale Association ten years later.”
　　When saying this, the Yellow Sparrow took out a Moon Shadow Stone from his sleeve and carefully placed it on the table.