Chapter 256 Forest of Illusory Moon (1/2)
One-dot Red sneered and ignored Zuoqiu Yang. He led his group up to the registration platform. The Elder in-charge frowned when he saw them. ”Fallen Immortals Sect?”
”Yes,” Traceless for Ten Miles answered dully.
The Elder in-charge didn't ask any further and registered all of their names. ”Which continent are you representing?” Even though asking this made him look unprofessional, he must admit that he didn't know where this so-called Fallen Immortals Sect came from.
One-dot Red smiled. ”We don't represent any continent, only the Fallen Immortals Sect.” His words made it clear that he couldn't care less about the five continents.
Frowning, the Elder in-charge handed them ten black-colored badges. These badges indicated that they were independents. For the past several hundred years, nearly no one had ever worn these badges.
He then handed them a pouch to keep the Hearts of Illusory Moon but One-dot Red didn't take it. With a weak smile, he said, ”We don't need this.”
The Elder's brows furrowed even deeper. It was obvious that he was getting upset. ”You are free to be independents, but the Hearts of Illusory Moon are the proof of your participation in the Immortal's Sword Assembly. The Hearts of Illusory Moon can only be kept in the Illusory Moon Pouch or they'll disappear.”
Traceless for Ten Miles folded his arms in front of his chest and said dully, ”Elder, you need not worry about that.”
The crowd under the platform belatedly realized what he meant. In the Forest of Illusory Moon, they could very well snatch another sect's Hearts of Illusory Moon. Traceless for Ten Miles was saying that they didn't have to collect any; all they had to was snatch.
This spurred discussions among those in the square. The seven-day excursion in the Forest of Illusory Moon had always the main event in every assembly. The Divine Mist Sect had won several consecutive rounds, with them winning the last round with more than seven hundred Hearts of Illusory Moon. The first runner-up, Yin-Yang Sect from the North Continent, won with more than two hundred while the second runner-up, White Mist Academy from the West Continent, won with more than one hundred. The sects from the East Continent were all eliminated after failing to pass the qualifying round.
With the participation of the Fallen Immortals Sect this time, the arrangement for the past hundreds of years seemed to have shifted. Many were ill at ease. They never thought of winning; they were content with collecting twenty Hearts of Illusory Moon and entering the Violet Illusory Land to cultivate for two months.
However, the might of the Fallen Immortals Sect meant that a lot of them would return empty-handed this time.
Yu Yifeng was frowning as well. In the previous assembly, all the sects in the East Continent placed their hope on the Jade Qing Sect. However, the Divine Mist Sect ended up stealing all twenty of their hard-won Hearts of Illusory Moon. With the sudden appearance of the Fallen Immortals Sect this time, the enemies they would be facing were simply formidable.
A female disciple named Qingyu next to him asked softly, ”Senior Brother Yu, do you think we stand a chance this time?”
Yu Yifeng took a deep breath. ”Let's just try our best.”
Mu Shaoai scoffed. ”In the previous round, I said to steal from other sects at the last minute, didn't I? But you insisted on your ways, saying something about 'don't do unto others what you don't want to be done unto you'.”
Yu Yifeng frowned. ”Junior Brother Shaoai, the other sects collected their Hearts of Illusory Moon with painstaking effort as well. It's not the way of us cultivators to reap what we didn't sow.”
Mu Shaoai sneered. ”Pedantic.”
Qingyu's brows furrowed. ”Senior Brother Mu, how can you say that about Senior Brother Yu? For the past ten years, he has been at work cultivating. Do you think those from the Divine Mist Sect will dare to come up and steal from us this time?”
Mu Shaoai sneered but didn't respond. Right then, several disciples of the Divine Mist Sect walked past them. One of them glanced at the Illusory Moon Pouch in Yu Yifeng's hand and smiled. ”Yu Shiyi, be more careful this time.”
His sarcasm was obvious. Xiao Chen glanced at them and said nonchalantly, ”It's some people who should be more careful. You don't want your hard-stolen Hearts of Illusory Moon to be stolen by the Fallen Immortals Sect.”
”B*stard, what did you say?!”
The Divine Mist Sect hated bringing up the matter of someone from the Fallen Immortals Sect defeating all of them. When the disciple of the Divine Mist Sect heard what Xiao Chen said, his anger immediately flared up. His fellow disciple tugged on his sleeve after recognizing Xiao Chen. ”Junior Brother, don't. Let's just go.”
But the angry disciple didn't recognize Xiao Chen. Refusing to the drop the matter, he pointed at Xiao Chen and said through gritted teeth, ”Just wait and see, Jade Qing Sect!”
With a sneer, Xiao Chen spread his hands. ”I welcome you to snatch from us anytime.”