"Prodigy Convention?"
Yao Qiuyue couldn’t help but ask again, looking at Shi Qingyuan with a confused gaze.
Shi Qingyuan sighed slightly before explaining everything to her.
There was a barrier around them which restricted anyone from outside of the palace to hear anything, thus, it was unknown what they were talking about.
"The Demon Saint..."
She muttered the words which her master had mentioned more than once just now, falling into deep thought.
"Only the highest ranking figures of the righteous path and the demonic path and Demons who are supporting us know of this. You can’t mention it to anyone until the very last moment lest the plan gets ruined, understand?"
Shi Qingyuan spoke seriously, staring at her.
"Yes, I understand."
Yao Qiuyue replied, her tone of voice solemn.
"Tell that Celestial Fox with you this too."
Shi Qingyuan said calmly, retracting his serious gaze.
Yao Qiuyue couldn’t help but marvel at his terrifying cultivation.
The blue coat she was wearing was a Pseudo Rank-10 Dharma Artifact, and no ordinary Half Immortal could spy on it.
The Celestial Fox was also slightly stunned as it poked its head out.
"It’s a Seven Tailed one too. They have a high status in the Celestial Fox Race."
Shi Qingyuan remarked as the Celestial Fox, which was only around the size of a normal cat, jumped onto Yao Qiuyue’s shoulder.
"So, do you want to go to the Eastern Continent?"
Shi Qingyuan asked again.
Yao Qiuyue remained silent for a few seconds before taking a deep breath and answering firmly, "Yes, I wish to experience the outside world and represent the Ice Mystic Holy Land in the Prodigy Convention."
"There will be Tribulation Transcendence Realm and even Immortal Ascension Realm prodigies of the major factions. Are you sure about this?"
"Yes, I’m sure about this."
Hearing her confident words, Shi Qingyuan couldn’t help but smile again.
"Still, take your Dao Protectors with you. Both of them are at the peak of the Immortal Ascension Realm, yet they still haven’t accompanied you on any adventure."
Yao Qiuyue nodded slowly before bowing once again.
"Alright, I’ll leave in a few decades."
Shi Qingyuan just waved his hands at her, and she soon left the palace.
...
8 years later.
Eternal Peak.
Tian Yongheng slowly stabilized his cultivation base as he looked at his status panel.
[Name: Tian Yongheng]
[Race: Mortal]
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[Lifespan: 500/42,407]
[Cultivation: Eighth Stage of Nascent Soul Realm.]
[Constitution: Five-Elemental Divine Spiritual Physique.]
[Bloodline: Jade Pure Bloodline (Descendant of the Celestial Venerable of Primordial Beginning).]
[Innate Talent(s): Sword Heart, Primordial Meridians and Primordial Bones.]
Tian Yongheng couldn’t help but be slightly emotional upon seeing his lifespan.
"It’s been 500 years already..."
It feels just like yesterday when I had first entered the Foundation Establishment Realm and created the Eternal Peak.
He thought silently, looking over at the clone who had finished upgrading his Golden Heavenly Silk Robe to a Rank-8 Dharma Artifact.
He took the robe and wore it once again, feeling an added sense of security.
Even though the Golden Heavenly Silk Robe could only block attacks below the Immortal Ascension Realm as a Rank-8 Dharma Artifact, it was better than nothing.
What if someone launched a sneak attack on him?
Even though it was near impossible, it was always good to prepare for these scenarios.
At this moment, another system notification popped up in front of him.
[Congratulations to the host for breaking through to the Eighth Stage of Nascent Soul Realm.]
[Obtained the Heavenly Questions Sacred Texts.]
[Heavenly Questions: Original version of the 172 questions to heaven written by Qu Yuan on the walls depicting Immortals and Gods. Understanding these questions can lead to a great Dao comprehension, and upon comprehending all 172 of them, one can ascend to immortality.
There are ways hidden in the Heavenly Questions which can allow one to cut off their karma and Providence with the Human Race to become a True Immortal.]
Almost immediately, Tian Yongheng’s mind was filled with vast knowledge of the Heavenly Questions Sacred Texts, but it only took him a few seconds to absorb it all with his strong mental capacity.
First the Nine Tripod Cauldrons, and now the Heavenly Questions...
Not just that, it can even allow one to become a True Immortal.
Just what is the connection of earth to the ancient mysteries no one knows even in the Second Great Mortal World?
The system said it was the original text...was it a fake back on earth?
He slowly calmed down his mind and carefully read the Heavenly Questions in his mind.
After a few moments, he was slightly stunned.
He couldn’t understand any of the 172 questions!
Logically speaking, with his Jade Pure Bloodline that provided extreme comprehension, he should have been able to understand the Heavenly Questions.
However, he felt that since these Heavenly Questions were related to becoming an Immortal, perhaps he couldn’t understand them because he was only in the Nascent Soul Realm, and to understand even a single Heavenly Question, he needed to be at least in the Tribulation Transcendence Realm since it was considered taking a step into the Immortal Domain.
He put aside the Heavenly Questions for the time being and was about to enter seclusion again before suddenly opening his eyes.
His Divine Sense spread out almost instantly, covering the entirety of the Eternal Peak and more than five thousand miles.
His Divine Sense at the Eighth Stage of Nascent Soul Realm could already almost cover over five thousand miles!
Immediately, it locked onto the Bodhi Wisdom Tree, where great Providence and Spirit Qi was gathering crazily.
After thinking for a moment, he disappeared from the cave abode and appeared besides the Bodhi Wisdom Tree.
There was a faint glow right beside the tree, and upon closer look, it was a huge golden-white egg which was nearly 4 feet in size.
All the surrounding Spirit Qi and Providence surged towards the egg before being completely absorbed by it as it emitted a great golden light, shaking slightly.
It was the True Dragon egg Tian Yongheng had obtained as a reward when he first entered the Innate Realm many years ago.
It had been hundreds of years since then, and the egg hadn’t showed any signs of hatching.
Tian Yongheng didn’t take it to mind and almost forgot about it because it’s description stated that the True Dragon egg could take as long as a million years to hatch.
However, it seemed like it was about to hatch now!
Sensing the abnormality of Spirit Qi, Tian Yunchen, Yan Jingfei and the others also quickly came to the Bodhi Wisdom Tree’s side, only to be stunned upon seeing Tian Yongheng already there.
They hurriedly paid their respects before turning their attention to the egg.
"Master, is it about to hatch?"
Liu Ruoxue couldn’t help but ask as she looked at Tian Yongheng.
She had entered the Innate Realm some time ago and was rushing towards the Golden Core Realm.
For some reason, she couldn’t help but feel like she had encountered her natural enemy when facing the True Dragon egg of her master.
"Yes."
Tian Yongheng replied calmly, using his Divine Sense to check on the egg carefully.
He could sense some near invisible cracks on the inside of the egg which others below the Nascent Soul Realm possibly couldn’t.
It won’t be long before those cracks grew bigger and started to appear on the outer shell of the egg.
Despite that, even with his high cultivation, he was unable to see the True Dragon inside of the egg. It was covered by the invisible power of Providence, which made it hard for anyone below the ranks of Immortals to see through it.
"It will take a few days or even months for it to completely hatch. You all can go and do your things."
Tian Yongheng’s calm voice sounded in the ears of everyone present, filled with a sense of mystery.
They all looked at each other before bowing towards Tian Yongheng and leaving.
He also sat down cross-legged and entered a meditative state, trying to comprehend the process of life being born through the egg.
It was also a form of Dao comprehension.
The day and night cycles continued to pass, and it was only after a month did the first crack on the outer shell of the egg began to appear.
A few more months passed as multiple cracks appeared on the egg, a strong golden light emanating from it.
It’s about to be born.
Opening his eyes slowly, Tian Yongheng speculated expectantly, his gaze fixed on the egg which was on the verge of being cracked open.
*Boom!*
With a loud boom, the egg cracked open as a strong golden white light spread out in all directions.
Cracks in the void began to appear around the egg as a tremor spread throughout thousands of miles.
The heavenly rules and worldly laws of the Lower Realm trembled, welcoming the arrival of the supreme existence in the mortal world!