Chapter 567
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At the entrance, two graceful figures stood still. They were none other than the sisters Qing Shihua and Qing Shiyu. It must be said that although they were sisters and bore a resemblance in appearance, their demeanors were entirely different. Qing Shihua was like a lily in a painting, exuding a serene and leisurely aura. In contrast, Qing Shiyu was more like a lotus, untarnished by the mud and brimming with vitality.
Qing Shiyu walked forward step by step, her hands clasped behind her back as she circled Ye Wushuang twice before speaking. “When did you become so formidable?” she asked. To be honest, Qing Shiyu had thought that while Ye Wushuang might be able to defeat Qin Ming and the others, facing Liu Huan Yu would be a different story. Little did she know that he had not only killed Liu Huan Yu but had also slain Liu Yuyu.
“Haven’t I always been this strong?” Ye Wushuang smiled and replied. “But I must say, you’ve made quite a bit of progress yourself.”
Upon hearing this, Qing Shiyu expressed her discontent. “Compared to others, it might seem fast, but when compared to you, I feel so slow.” She continued, “Didn’t you say that a Pure Yuan Spirit Body is naturally in harmony with spiritual energy, and that my cultivation level would rise even without deliberate practice?”
“Yes, I did…” Ye Wushuang acknowledged.
“So why is it that even with my focused cultivation, my progress still seems slower than yours?” Qing Shiyu lamented. “Now you’re at the third level of the Yuanfu Realm, and I’m still at the third level. It’s just too slow…”
Upon hearing this, Wang Xueqi and the others were left speechless, feeling rather disheartened. Throughout the entire Qingyun Empire, how many people could match Ye Wushuang’s rate of improvement? Qing Shiyu’s progress was already astonishing, yet she still wasn’t satisfied. It truly was a case of “comparison brings no joy.”
Qing Shihua stepped forward at this moment and said with a smile, “Congratulations to you.”
“By killing Liu Yuyu this time, it seems you’ve earned a place among the top ten prodigies of the Tianyuan,” she continued. “Even Ye Wentian back in the day couldn’t achieve being among the top ten prodigies at the third level of the Yuanfu Realm!”
Ye Wushuang nodded and smiled.
Qing Shihua then added, “But from now on, you need to be careful!”
Hearing this, everyone’s gaze turned to Qing Shihua.
“Before, you appeared dangerous, but you were still at the Condensation Pulse Realm. Now that you’ve suddenly reached the third level of the Yuanfu Realm and even defeated an opponent at the eighth level, it means that within the Yuanfu Realm, it will be difficult for anyone to kill you,” she explained.
“In the Qingyun Empire, the Yuanfu Realm is already considered a mid-to-high level of strength. If it takes a Tiangang-level cultivator to kill you, the five great clans will no longer be able to ignore you,” she warned.
Ye Wushuang nodded in agreement.
“Besides that, there is another matter that I think might interest you,” Qing Shihua continued.
Oh?
Qing Shihua elaborated, “As you know, the Qingyun Empire is located within the territory of Qingzhou. In fact, there are dozens of countries like the Qingyun Empire across the entire land of Qingzhou.”
“Moreover, the core region of the entire Qingzhou land is called Qingzhou itself, which is where the forces like the Shengdan Sect, the Jujian Sect, and the Tianji Mansion are located.”
“What I’m getting at is that for many years now, the Hundred Nations of Qingzhou have been holding a grand martial contest known as the Hundred Nations’ Martial Gathering.”
Hundred Nations’ Martial Gathering?
Ye Wushuang was genuinely unaware of this. It seemed that such an event did not exist five hundred years ago.
Qing Shihua continued, “This event only began three hundred years ago. The peripheral nations of Qingzhou were constantly at war with each other, resulting in countless casualties.”
“You must understand that many of the core warriors within the dominant forces of Qingzhou actually originated from these Hundred Nations. The fierce wars among the Hundred Nations meant that the seven dominant powers would lose a significant number of talents.”
“So, in order to ease the tensions and put an end to the relentless warfare, the seven dominant powers of Qingzhou initiated this Hundred Nations’ Martial Gathering.”
“Previously, the nations of Qingzhou would engage in conflicts over the slightest disagreements. Now, every four years, each empire sends forth its most outstanding prodigies, under the age of twenty-six and with a minimum strength of the first level of the Yuanfu Realm, to a designated forbidden area in Qingzhou. There, these prodigies enter and battle each other.”
“Based on the number and strength of the opponents from rival nations they defeat, they earn points. In the end, the ten strongest nations are selected.”
“After the ten strongest nations are determined, the other nations must offer tributes of spiritual weapons, pills, and materials once.”
“Moreover, for the following four years, no nation is allowed to launch an attack on these ten nations.”
Ye Wushuang and the others listened attentively.
Qing Shihua went on, “Initially, the Hundred Nations’ Martial Gathering was only for the prodigies of the Hundred Nations to compete. However, after several editions, the seven dominant powers of Qingzhou realized that this trial had an excellent tempering effect on the prodigies of each nation and began to harbor ulterior motives…”
Ulterior motives?
What kind of ulterior motives?
