Chapter 181 – The Curtains Rise (1/2)
Ten days later.
There was an enormous square within the Imperial Palace of the Grand Qin Empire. The square was around 10km long and around 4km wide. This enormous square could accommodate an army of 100,000! However, at this moment, this square still seemed to be slightly crowded because it was densely filled with the Profounders who were partic.i.p.ating in the Ascension Rankings.
Besides the partic.i.p.ants, there were rows of Imperial Guards that wore golden armor and held silver spears at the borders of the square. There were at least over 100,000 Imperial Guards in the surroundings. Of course, this wasn’t the main point, the main point was that all these 100,000 Imperial Guards were experts at the First Heaven Realm!
This colossus of the southern territory had revealed its might to the world again!
A dense expanse of people stood outside the Imperial Palace as well. However, these people weren’t here to partic.i.p.ate in the Ascension Rankings. A portion of them were the relatives and loves ones of the partic.i.p.ating Profounders while even more were from clans that had come to select sons-in-law for their clans!
What did a clan need in order to strengthen itself and avoid falling into decline? It naturally needed talented individuals! Only when talented individuals appeared ceaselessly within a clan would that clan be able to strength incessantly. Every single year, numerous geniuses would appear during the Ascension Rankings, and besides the disciples of the six great powers, most of these geniuses were independent cultivators!
These independent cultivators possessed natural talent and strength, but most didn’t possess any cultivation resources. They didn’t, but the clans did. So, during the Ascension Rankings every single year, there would be many independent cultivators that joined these clans and became the sons-in-law of these clans. Of course, the precondition was that these independent cultivators could survive the Grand Myriad Mountains!
Being able to survive was proof of a person’s potential and strength, and only in this way were these independent cultivators able to obtain the acknowledgment of the clans.
The compet.i.tion during the Ascension Rankings was brutal. Of course, it was only brutal during the first round. During the second round, so long as both sides didn’t have enmity or other irreconcilable conflicts between them, then they would show restraint during the second round. Of course, if the Sword Sect encountered the Ghost Sect, then there would be no restraint because it would be a battle that only ended with the death of the other partic.i.p.ant.
So, to these independent cultivators, it was fine so long as they were able to survive the Grand Myriad Mountains!
Within the Imperial Palace, the partic.i.p.ating disciples of the six great powers and the Imperial Academy stood at the front. Yang Ye swept them with his gaze, and he noticed that the number of partic.i.p.ating disciples from the six great powers was actually a little small. There were only 3 from the Origin School, Flower Palace, and Snow Palace respectively. Besides these three sects, the Ghost Sect had even fewer partic.i.p.ants, a mere 2. On the other hand, the Brightmoon Sect was slightly better because it had 6, and the Sword Sect had the most, 10!
“In the opinion of the six great powers, the compet.i.tion to ascend the Ascension Rankings depended most on quality than quant.i.ty! Of course, this isn’t the main reason. Just think about it, if the Origin School dispatched 10 or even more geniuses, then what would the outcome be?” As if she knew what puzzled Yang Ye, Murong Yao suddenly spoke from his side.
Yang Ye pondered briefly before he came to an understanding. He immediately smiled and said, “If the Origin School dispatched too many geniuses, then it would be targeted. The other powers would join forces to target the Origin School. No matter how formidable the disciples of the Origin School are, they would still be doomed when facing the joint forces of all the other powers.”
When he spoke up to here, Yang Ye asked. “Then why has out Sword Sect dispatched 10 disciples? Isn’t it afraid of being targeted?” As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Ye felt slightly regretful because he seemed to have understood the reason….
Murong Yao glanced indifferently at Yang Ye before she said, “Do you think the other powers would fear our Sword Sect?”
Yang Ye smiled and said, “Right, with your natural talent, it’s entirely possible for you to join the Origin School, Snow Palace, or Flower Palace. Why did you choose the Sword Sect? I’m just curious and have no other intentions!”
Murong Yao said, “No matter what, it’s best to choose the sect that’s most suitable for myself. I like the sword, so it’s naturally best for me to join the Sword Sect. Moreover, my natural talent would be considered as top-rate in both the inner court and outer court of the Sword Sect, so the Sword Sect would naturally foster me with all its strength and take care of both my family and me. But if I went to the Origin School and the other two palaces, do you think those three extraordinary powers would foster me as the Sword Sect would?”
Yang Ye was stunned. He’d never imagined that this proud woman would actually think in this way. However, she was right. Her natural talent was top-rate in the Sword Sect, but it could probably only be considered as first-rate in the Origin School. After all, the Origin School had that extraordinarily monstrous genius that was said to be invincible beneath the King Realm.
Yang Ye was about to speak when he suddenly seemed to have noticed something. He turned around abruptly and gazed towards the depths of the Imperial Palace. He saw two black dots approaching slowly from there.