Chapter 717 - An Eye Opener (1/2)

Translator: AL_Squad Editor: Chrissy

In many cases, the truth did not exist objectively but artificially created from top to bottom.

People’s observation ability was limited. A pair of eyes couldn’t see through everything in Nine Regions. A pair of ears, couldn’t hear all the secrets of the world. Thus, most of the information was obtained from various people.

If one stared at the spread of information, one would find a three-dimensional network. This network was like a cone. From top to bottom, it expanded rapidly from one point to multiple levels and multiple dimensions. There were countless nodes on this cone. Most of the people on the node thought that they know the truth, but they couldn’t see the source of everything far away at the top.

“Alas, tomorrow would be the first day of the new compet.i.tion system. I don’t know what the elders of the Union of Ten Thousand Immortals thought. They suddenly changed the compet.i.tion system by cutting off half of it… Some people say that w.a.n.g Lu was bribed, but looking at the new compet.i.tion system, it was all of us who take advantage of it.

“Yeah, I think there’s something wrong in the head of those Earth Immortals. How could they agree with this condition… One person, responsible for all the matches in the Grand Compet.i.tion. Does that person thinks she is G.o.d?”

“Even if it’s true, it’s impossible to put all of us in all the matches. We’ve seen all the matches designed by w.a.n.g Lu. If you don’t have special training in advance, even if you have great skill, there’s no use.”

“Ah, do you mean the ultimate version of the test? It’s a h.e.l.l of a thing. I’m well versed in books and poetry. There are at least tens of thousands of books in my collections. But I can’t even get more than thirty percent of the score when I did that set of the test!”

“Hahaha, at least you still have thirty percent overall score. I did three sets of questions, and I only managed to get thirty percent right! I’m afraid that even the real G.o.d will have a headache when trying to solve that test! Moreover, under the new compet.i.tion system, I think there are many matches with the same level of trickery as that test. How much ability can Senior Gem Emperor have to surpa.s.s a lot of us?”

“I think her mind is not yet fully awake. It is said that she woke up from a deep sleep not long ago. When she woke up, she launched a coup. Most likely is that she doesn’t know how powerful the Union of Ten Thousand Immortals is. And here I thought the Earth Immortals are omnipotent…”

“But I heard that she woke up not long ago and went to Nine Regions with Daoist Master w.a.n.g Lu, especially to see the five super sects. She knew nothing about the present age of cultivators. So…”

“Speaking of this, I’ve heard that the relations.h.i.+p between Daoist Master w.a.n.g Lu and Senior Gem Emperor is extraordinary. And the degree of intimacy seems to be a personal one… Is this why the other side agreed to this bizarre condition? Daoist Master w.a.n.g Lu is indeed really good in taking drastic measures to deal with a situation, tsk tsk.”

“Yeah, before that, many people said that he would not choose one of his many confidants. It turned out that he left that spot to the Earth Immortal. His taste and realm are beyond our reach.”

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The previous dialogue could be heard everywhere in today’s Nine Regions. When the compet.i.tion system of the Grand Compet.i.tion was changed, the opponent would only be Senior Gem Emperor alone, which was the truth that most people knew. Most people here referred to the ordinary people who were living in the City of Immortals. They were from inferior sects and had ordinary qualifications, and those entered the path of Immortal cultivation by chance. As for the reason behind this, there was a wide variety of opinions.

Above them, some cultivators from the big sects would get the truth further.

“… That Senior Gem Emperor is really a great person. When she woke up, she found that her companions had hurt the feelings of the Union of Ten Thousand Immortals and a.s.sa.s.sinated some of its members. She then exiled the murderer and put all the burdens on her shoulders. This is an amazing spirit… Although she is just a woman, she is better than countless men with beards. It’s just that she is too thoughtless. It’s good that she is willing to take responsibility, but this kind of compet.i.tion will only make people think that she is arrogant.”

“She is the Emperor of the Earth Immortals after all, so it’s ok to be a little arrogant… Moreover, the Grand Compet.i.tion’s matches have been reduced by seventy to eighty percent after all. Although there are many tricky matches, there are more than enough straightforward ones. Maybe people will have the ability to win more than half of them, so we have nothing to lose.”

“But if you’re a good talker, it doesn’t matter if you lose to her. In any case, w.a.n.g Lu had already taken drastic measures to deal with the situation, we’re all one family after all, hahaha!”

For most of the middle and upper levels of the Union of Ten Thousand Immortals, this is the truth of the sudden change in the Grand Compet.i.tion. It was also the version that w.a.n.g Lu decided to release after his discussion with Daoist He Tu.

This was a true man-made truth. But even so, only a few people in all the Union of Ten Thousand Immortals could know about it… In fact, this way of spreading the truth was very good, because people at the bottom would never be satisfied with their known parts. And as they continued to explore, this version of the truth would gradually spread and become the truth that people believed in.

Only the top few knew that things were actually more exaggerated than what most people think.

According to the requirements of Senior Gem Emperor, the Grand Compet.i.tion was over. The past points and rules were totally invalid. Under the new compet.i.tion system, there were no match restrictions at all. As long as it was not too boring and absurd, one could go to the stage to compete against Senior Gem Emperor. What’s more, the outcome was not determined by the sum of the points.

As long as the Union of Ten Thousand Immortals could win one of these numerous matches, Senior Gem Emperor would admit defeat on behalf of the Earth Immortals.

The conditions were so generous that there was no reason to refuse. However, because of the excellent conditions offered by Senior Gem Emperor, people were worried about what was hidden behind the scenes. Those who had been in contact with Senior Gem Emperor would not doubt her ability and wisdom and thus, believed she dared to offer such conditions. She was very sure in her ability to subdue the Union of Ten Thousand Immortals with her own strength.

Where this confidence came from remained a mystery.

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“Daoist Master w.a.n.g Lu, in your opinion, tomorrow’s preliminary contest… how much hope could we have?”

In the conference room of Heavenly Sage Hall in the City of Immortals, the last meeting before the match was coming to an end.

Everything had been arranged. On the morning of the next day, Senior Gem Emperor would appear in the central stadium of Immortal One Area, waiting for the challenge from the Union of Ten Thousand Immortals.