Chapter 362: Chapter 360: A Gathering of Geniuses, the 3 Beauties Arrive Together
The Heavenly Refining Ancient Road has opened!
This time, it was open to everyone!
Jiang Jichen sensed something was different.
He didn’t know much about the Heavenly Refining Ancient Road, only having a general idea of what it was.
However, he was confident he would be taking the Foundation Establishment Level path of the Heavenly Refining Ancient Road.
He was confident that at his current Realm, he feared no one. He could be... invincible!
The Heavenly Refining Ancient Road would remain open for two days, so there was no need to worry about missing it.
But some prodigies were in a hurry. Having waited twenty years, they were the first to rush into the Heavenly Refining Ancient Road the moment their Guiding Light appeared.
They were all incredibly powerful, unafraid of battling the creatures that appeared from the outside world and the Mysterious Space-Time.
Logically, the sooner one entered the Academy’s back mountain, the greater their chances of obtaining opportunities and good fortune compared to those who entered later.
Of course, this wasn’t a hard and fast rule.
Jiang Jichen was in no rush. He quietly waited for the results of Elder Yao’s alchemy.
Meanwhile, an immense crowd had gathered in the vast lands deep within the Heavenly Sword Academy.
These were the geniuses from the various nations of the Southern Continent and from Yunshui City.
Their Cultivation ranged from the Foundation Establishment Early Stage to the Spirit Infant Perfection Realm!
Many of them were still observing, gathered outside the Guiding Light Area without entering immediately.
Of course, many were also just there for the spectacle.
After all, peerless geniuses rarely seen in public were now appearing one after another.
Even the hidden prodigies of the Great Families and Sects were emerging, which was enough to cause a massive stir.
Most importantly, there were rumors that this time, even the Three Beauties of Yunshui would make an appearance and... step onto the Heavenly Refining Ancient Road.
In Yunshui City, no one in the younger generation was more popular than the Three Beauties of Yunshui.
So, even though it was just an unconfirmed rumor, countless Cultivators had already caught wind of it and flocked to the depths of the Academy to wait.
This was absolutely the grandest, most lively event Yunshui City, and perhaps even the entire Southern Continent, had seen in a century.
It seemed like everyone had turned out in full force. Even those who couldn’t be there were watching via Imaging Stones.
Jiang Jichen remained calm, unaffected by the commotion.
「One day later」
Jiang Jichen, who was deep in meditation, suddenly sensed something. He opened his eyes to see a simple, ancient Pill Bottle floating before him.
"The pill is complete and sealed within. Do not break the seal until you have found the Phoenix Treasure Blood or it is time to use it. Remember this!"
That was the only sound from Elder Yao. After that, there was only silence.
Clearly, he had already entered seclusion to achieve his breakthrough.
Jiang Jichen put away the ancient Pill Bottle, rose to his feet, and murmured to himself, "Time to go."
Then, he strode out of Medicine Valley and headed for the depths of the Academy.
"Look, who’s that White-clothed Swordsman? Is that Mo Yu, the number one prodigy of the Flowing Cloud Sect? He’s ranked fifth on the list of young experts. I can’t believe he’s here! Rumor has it he reached the Spirit Infant Perfection Realm several years ago and achieved the Sword Dao Transcendent Realm."
"Huh, I’ve never seen that Bald Man before. But he has a Divine Ring above his head... Heavens, that’s a Spirit Buddha Physique! Could he be the hidden prodigy from the legendary Buddhist Holy Land?"
"Ah! And who’s that man in the golden robe? He looks like the Young Master of the Heavenly Sword Alliance... He... among everyone here, he could definitely rank in the top five!"
...
Jiang Jichen proceeded at a steady pace toward the depths of the Heavenly Sword Academy, hearing endless cries of surprise all around him.
The top ten experts on the youth rankings, who were rarely ever seen, and the hidden prodigies of the Great Families and Sects were all appearing, causing a sensation and fervent discussion.
Under the brilliant halos of these figures, Lingchen, the Young Master of the Pavilion of the Pharmacist System, seemed rather unremarkable.
No one noticed him. All eyes were drawn to those supreme prodigies.
Jiang Jichen didn’t mind. He even deliberately chose less crowded paths, avoiding the public eye until he appeared silently in the depths of the Academy.
Only then did he see that the depths of the Academy opened up into an incredibly vast, open field, with small, rolling hills dotted in the distance.
But now, all the hills and much of the field were packed with people.
There were too many people—hundreds of thousands of them!
Some floated in the air while others stood atop the hills. There were people everywhere.
But one area remained vast and empty, with very few people.
That was the far end of the field.
At the far end of the field, the ground simply ended, giving way to a chasm of empty space where faint clouds and mist drifted.
The void was perfectly still. There wasn’t a single sound or a trace of life. Some called it the Void of Annihilation.
No one could step directly into it. Even a supreme being couldn’t last long in the Void of Annihilation.
They would be assimilated and annihilated!
Now, at the far end of the void, a massive, faintly visible mountain could be seen, shrouded in a light mist.
Mysterious, ancient, and silent.
That was... the Academy’s back mountain.
At this moment, the crowd could see two beams of light, one green and one blue, connecting across the void to the great mountain at the far end.
The green and blue lights were the Guiding Lights, which led to the Heavenly Refining Ancient Road and, ultimately, to the Academy’s back mountain.
The green light led to the path for those below the Spirit Infant Realm, while the blue light led to the path for those at the Spirit Infant Realm.
The two beams of light were not far from each other.
The area directly before the Guiding Lights was vast and empty. Only those who had decided to step into them would enter it.
This was because a faint curtain of light separated this area from the outside world, a barrier that allowed one... to enter, but not to return.
Furthermore, only those at or below the Spirit Infant Realm in Cultivation could pass through!
Naturally, that area was the focal point of everyone’s attention.
Just moments ago, the White-clothed Swordsman, the Bald Man, and the golden-robed man had all appeared in that area, stepping into the blue Guiding Light and vanishing, which had caused a great sensation and fervent discussion.
Generally, most people formed teams before entering the Guiding Light.
The weak rely on the strong to survive; it has always been this way.
Only the most supremely talented prodigies would choose to proceed alone, fearless of any danger or challenge!
People like the White-clothed Swordsman, the Bald Man, and the man in the golden robe!
And yet, all the Cultivators, even knowing that the Heavenly Refining Ancient Road was incredibly dangerous—a place where nine out of ten would die—still pressed forward without a second thought, because even if they couldn’t obtain a great opportunity on the Academy’s back mountain, simply traversing the Heavenly Refining Ancient Road itself brought endless benefits.
The Heavenly Refining Ancient Road was mysterious. Just by walking it, one’s bloodline, innate talent, and Cultivation would be tempered. Some lucky individuals might even awaken an ancestral bloodline.
Beyond that, not only would mysterious creatures be transported from the outside world and the Mysterious Space-Time, but sometimes a Mysterious Material would also appear on the Ancient Dao.
This Mysterious Material could allow a person to... evolve!
Therefore, whenever the Mysterious Material appeared on the Heavenly Refining Ancient Road, countless people would fight to claim it.
This was the extent of Jiang Jichen’s knowledge regarding the Heavenly Refining Ancient Road.
He didn’t linger and soon walked into the Guiding Light Area.
Normally, someone should have recognized and paid attention to him by now. After all, he was a fairly well-known Young Pavilion Master.
But at that moment, he noticed the crowd begin to stir, and then everyone seemed to cry out in surprise and gasp.
"Look! It’s the mysterious proprietress, Shui Yunyao, one of the Three Beauties of Yunshui! She’s here! Holy crap, that figure is too perfect, her skin is so fair and soft, that..."
"And not just her! Look, there’s another beauty with her—the Su Family Phoenix, Su Xuefei! The two of them together... even with their faces veiled, they’re enough to dim the sky and make all the flowers pale in comparison! I can’t... my heart can’t take it!"
"Yeah, only Chang Xian’Er is missing. Otherwise, if all three beauties were gathered here, it would surely become a celebrated tale in Yunshui City!"
...
The crowd stared in awe, their eyes filled with obsession. All attention was fixed on the two women, and Jiang Jichen was completely ignored.
Jiang Jichen also saw the two women not far away, and he was inwardly surprised.
’To think the proprietress of the Yunlai Inn is actually one of the Three Beauties of Yunshui,’ he thought. ’That’s unexpected.’
It was also the first time he learned the mysterious proprietress’s name: Shui Yunyao.
As for the other beauty, Su Xuefei, her face was also hidden by a veil, so no one could see her true features. But Jiang Jichen felt a faint sense of familiarity from her.
The appearance of these two beauties instantly made them the center of the universe.
Moreover, they were accompanied by a group of powerful experts, all of whom were famous figures on the youth rankings.
The group was led by two men whose auras made even Jiang Jichen feel extremely wary.
’However, they’re taking the Spirit Infant path on the Heavenly Refining Ancient Road. Our paths won’t cross, so there’s no need to worry,’ he thought.
Jiang Jichen continued forward in silence, intending to slip into the green Guiding Light unnoticed.
"Young Master Lingchen, why the hurry? It seems you’ve forgotten to return something to me."
However, just then, a lovely and alluring voice rang out.
It was light and gentle, yet it seemed to land in everyone’s ears, impossible to miss.
Then, a breathtakingly beautiful woman appeared before the crowd.
Her entire being radiated an unparalleled charm, yet her eyes held a perpetual look of indifference.
It was Chang Xian’Er. She had arrived!
Everyone was thrilled. To think that all Three Beauties of Yunshui had actually gathered in one place.
But soon, everyone began to process what Chang Xian’Er had said.
And what a scene they saw!
Chang Xian’Er, one of the Three Beauties of Yunshui, was gliding with sultry grace toward that young man.
And just like that, Jiang Jichen, who had been completely unknown and unnoticed, instantly became the center of everyone’s attention.
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