C63 (2/2)

”Yes Sovereign!”

Yi Jin took a deep breath. His face was slightly flushed, but with the Sect Leader's encouragement, his fluctuating emotions quickly calmed down.

A hint of satisfaction appeared in Su Mu's eyes. When he glanced at Zhou Qing from the corner of his eyes, he discovered that the latter had a calm expression without the slightest trace of nervousness.

Su Mu had long since gotten used to Zhou Qing's indifference. Thus, he didn't say anything more and led the two into the arena.

Boom.

A wave of heat spread out the moment it entered his body.

The large arena was currently packed with hundreds of thousands of people. Moreover, they were all cultivators, so the scene was very spectacular.

In the center of the arena, there were two large empty areas. Each of them had about a hundred people standing on them. The two empty areas were surrounded by a circle of seats, and all of them were occupied by the powerful mages from different sects who had come to participate in the competition.

Over a hundred peak Spirit Realm experts had gathered together. Even if they did not release any of their pressure, the oppressive feeling they created was still extremely terrifying. Their blood and energy soared to the heavens.

This frightening pressure spread over the entire martial arena. Hence, none among the hundreds of thousands of spectators present dared to make a ruckus. All of them softly discussed this.

”Go. The central region is where the Spirit Opening and Spirit Condensation competitors gather.”

After leading the two into the hall, Su Mu gave a few words of advice before walking back to his seat.

Zhou Qing's expression was calm as he walked to the right, where the Soul Condensation Realm cultivators were.

There were already sixty to seventy people standing on the ground. They were all wearing the uniforms of various immortal gates with the aura of peak level Soul Condensation cultivators. At this moment, all of them were looking at Zhou Qing.

This time, Zhou Qing was representing the Ancient Stele Clan. As such, he had also changed into a long black robe. His left chest was embroidered with ancient stele inscriptions, making it very easy to discern his identity.

”Which small immortal sect is this?” How dare a late stage Soul Condensation cultivator participate in the battle, is there no one in the sect? ”

”It's the people from the ancient monument sect!”

”The Ancient Tablet Sect is the number one sect among the Four Great Clans, why would they send late stage Spirit Condensation disciples to participate in the ranking competition?”

”…”

As the sound of the discussion reached his ears, Zhou Qing's expression remained unperturbed as he lifted his eyes to look around.

The ones that spoke were the disciples of the smaller sects, such as the Jin Mountain Temple, the Immortal Sword Castle, and other top ten sects' participants. They all had serious expressions and didn't say a word.

There were also dozens of Mysterious Sky Sect disciples who had come to participate in the competition in place of the Celestial Sect of Wonders. They closed their eyes and adjusted their breathing, ignoring these people.

The ancient monolith gate was not an ordinary immortal gate. This competition this time around, they even had the ambition to replace the Lan Clan. They would definitely not send anyone to participate.

To be able to obtain a spot in the competition with his cultivation at the late stage of the Soul Condensation realm, this meant that this person was definitely extraordinary. He was definitely a strong opponent, how could he be underestimated?

Zhou Qing couldn't be bothered to guess what these people were thinking. After finding an empty space, he stood still and began to survey the area.

Those who had already arrived were all participants from the hundred immortal gates, and the people from the four great clans had yet to enter the stage.

After taking a clear look at the situation, Zhou Qing took a deep breath and slowly calmed himself down.

He and the Lan family were enemies, and the Lan family knew that he was the one who had stolen Xue Puti twice.

This was a big problem. The key to resolve this problem was Su Mu, or in other words, the Ancient Tablet Gate.

Although the Lan family was getting weaker, they were still one of the four noble families. They could not be easily provoked.

What step would the ancient monument be able to reach for him? Would he completely fall out with the Lan family?

While he was deep in thought, the arena suddenly became restless. Hundreds of thousands of gazes all turned towards the entrance.

Zhou Qing's heart skipped a beat as he looked towards the source of the sound.

Dozens of figures approached from the entrance. They were members of the Four Great Clans!

The old man had a head full of white hair and was thin. However, his eyes were flashing with a bright light. It was none other than the Li Family's Patriarch, a peak Spirit Realm expert, Li Mo.

Behind Li Mo, there were two youths. Their cultivations were at the peak of the Spirit Opening Realm and the peak of the Spirit Condensation Realm. They were both from the younger generation of the Li family, and their brows were filled with arrogance.

After the Li Clan was the Yuwen Clan.

The long-bearded man who was as tall and sturdy as a mountain approached with a smile on his face. He was the head of the Yuwen Clan, Yuwen Huan. Behind him were two other clan disciples.

Zhou Qing did not know the person at the peak of the Spirit Opening Realm, but when he saw the other person, he could not help but smile.

Yuwen Jie!

The two of them had not met ever since they parted ways in the Ten Thousand Devil Cave.

At this moment, Yuwen Jie's spirit was in full swing. His aura was much stronger than in the Ten Thousand Devil Cave. He was only a step away from breaking through to the Spirit Realm.

After them were the Zhou and Lan families.

The leader of the Zhou family, Zhou Wanchun, had been in closed-door seclusion the entire time. The representative of the Zhou family for the ranking competition was Zhou TianAo, a middle-aged man with a handsome and feminine appearance.

When Zhou Qing saw this person, the smile on his face disappeared, and a cold light appeared in his eyes.

Zhou Tian Ao was Zhou Xuan Lang's father!

Zhou Qing also didn't have a good impression of this person. In fact, he even had some suspicions about him.

However, of the two disciples from the Zhou family that came to participate in the competition at the Spirit Opening and Spirit Condensation stages, Zhou Qing was acquainted with them. They were Zhou Haoran and Zhou Haotian. They were both Zhou family's direct descendants.

When they were at the Zhou Mansion, Zhou Qing had taught them how to cultivate. Their relationship was pretty good.

After his gaze swept across the Zhou family members, Zhou Qing turned to look at the last Lan family member.

When Zhou Qing saw the stooped silver-haired old man with a sinister expression, his pupils immediately constricted.

The head of the Lan family, Lan Yuan!

As if sensing something, when Zhou Qing's gaze focused on him, Lan Yuan suddenly lifted his head and looked over.