Chapter 86 Fighting for the Last Eigh (1/2)
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The battle today was for the last eight in Gathering of Practitioners. The field was crowded with people early as they all wanted to catch a glimpse of the geniuses, like Feng Tianming as the head disciple of swordsmen in Shushan, Meiqing from Palace of Hundred Flowers, Ning Zhe as a secular monk in Mount Fanjing, Leng Yueyan and Lu Qianchen from Sect of the Nine Heavens, Zhao Changge from Dragon Spear Sect and Lyu Hao, Wang Bugui as liberal cultivators etc.
They were all the most talented youth and prodigies in this generation. Despite being in the era of the late arts, they had made the best of what they have and even the less accomplished ones had already reached the later period of Gather Spirit Realm, which in this era might be a peak level for many cultivators after struggling diligently for a lifetime.
Undoubtedly, this was a Great Age over the past two thousand years. The ancient prediction was going to come true. Some of these prodigies might become an immortal by cultivation!
”It's said that Feng Tianming has defeated all his opponents without even drawing out his sword from the sheath. No one is capable enough to force him to unsheathe his sword.”
”The three fairies of Palace of Hundred Flowers are also very impressive, especially the elder sister, Jiang Lianyue. She has been cultivating in Void Returning Realm for seven years. But two of them have already been defeated by Yu Wude and Zhao Changge. It's said that the youngest one, Meiqing, also has a strength that is comparable to Jiang Lianyue. They are all quite amazing.”
”Ning Zhe, who converted to Buddhism in Mount Fanjing, is much better than his elder brothers and junior brothers. His opponents have used up all their magic and magic weapons, but they cannot hurt him even a little bit. You can imagine how strong his 30 Foot Golden Body Manifestation is. Maybe Wang Bugui, the new-found genius yesterday, is a match for him.”
”Zhao Changge from Dragon Spear Sect is also very strong. He is worthy of being called the heir of General Long's family.
”And that guy with a big halberd called Lyu Hao is just like the demon Lyu Bu. It would be awful to fight with him.”
”Leng Yueyan in Sect of the Nine Heavens is said to be a genius with a cultivation base of half Voiding Realm. No one can stand her one blow. She moved while following the Tao in the universe. She might be the strongest young prodigy.”
”Maybe. But look at the liberal cultivator called Wang Bugui, who used to pretend to be weak. In the last contest, his opponent was Zhang Lan, who is only inferior to Leng Yueyan and Lu Qianchen in Sect of the Nine Heavens. Zhang Lan may not be almighty, but he is very powerful already. But Wang Bugui was not injured at all after taking all his attacks. And in the end, he just defeated Zhang Lan in one blow.”
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Looking at the remaining talents, the cultivators off the field talked over and over as they all felt the mightiness of them. However hard they were gonna try, it was just impossible for them to catch up with these talents.
The elder predecessors in the palace sighed emotionally. They used to be as heroic as them, standing there and being focused. But time and tide waited for no man. The era changed a long time ago. These elder predecessors kept talking and looking over every prodigy.
”This is really a Great Age in the era of the late arts. Even if we add up all prodigies of several generations during the past two thousand years, the number might be equal to that of this generation.” A predecessor of Crazy Saber Sect said. Though being weak with age, he was as passionate as before.
An elder sitting opposite him also laughed and said, ”Yeah. The ancient prediction about Greater Power may come true. Old fellows like us would die with no regret if we can see someone become an immortal. Haha!”
”Yes. Is there a Path to Immortality in the world? It is a question that has been asking by all cultivators during the past two thousand years. People in Big Achievement State of Joint Tao can live for nearly a thousand years at most, but as great as they are, they still cannot become immortals.”
”The aura can only be used for two generations at most in this era of the late arts. And we collect all our resources and try to become immortals. If we can't succeed at last, I'm afraid that cultivators on earth will disappear forever.”
These elder predecessors were happy for this Great Age and also worried about it. The earth was almost running out of its aura now, which was likely to disappear completely. If no one could break through the barrier in the era of the late arts, there might be no cultivator left on the earth in the end.
They all pinned their hope on this generation. Anyway, the era they were in now was called a Great Age in the prediction. Someone among the geniuses in this generation had a chance to become immortal!
”Sect of the Nine Heavens is great and worthy of being called the first big sect nowadays. Such an extraordinary girl was found out by them. Her spirited body coincides with Tao, which is rare even in the golden age of cultivation during ancient historical times.” An old man with white hair and beard said in admiration.
”That swordsman also has Sword Bone in addition to his Sword Core. That's fantastic! And the secular monk is amazing, too. I can even catch sight of the shadow of Buddha on his body. With golden light filling his body, he must have some achievements on other Buddhism magic skills in addition to his 30 Foot Golden Body Manifestation.” An elder of Palace of Hundred Flowers exclaimed.
”That guy named Wang Bugui, who surprised everyone yesterday, might be a strong opponent for prodigies of each Taoism. I cannot even perceive his Taoism without him releasing the vigor deliberately. He must be the liberal cultivator that Qianchen has talked about. He is really impressive!” Tong Yixing, the Mahathera of Sect of the Nine Heavens, frowned at this moment.
Having white hair and ruddy complexion, he was sage-like in a plain robe. He was usually mild and detached, but now he looked grave. Yesterday he was there, too. After the contest, he couldn't calm down for a long time.
Following what he said, everyone started to stare at Wang Bugui. Nevertheless, they were still not fully convinced until now, despite having seen his actions themselves yesterday. He did defeat Zhang Lan with one blow in the end beyond everyone's expectations. But he still might be overrated.