Chapter 489: End of the Event
When he heard the taunt, Tian Xiang gritted his teeth but soon calmed down.
Without saying a word, he walked away from Jiang Yue’s stage and seemingly gave up on the primordial yin-yang flame.
After that, the competition calmed down.
Although Yu Nianzhen, Jiang Yue and others continued to accept challenges, all their opponents were unremarkable.
Compared to previous years, the last two years were anticlimactic.
However, none of the Cangxing cultivators felt at ease.
For some reason, they felt the two years were the calm before the storm.
Although they didn’t know when the storm would land, they knew it would eventually come.
Amidst this tension and anticipation, two years passed.
In the blink of an eye, it was only one month before the end of the challenge event.
[Azhen, it’s almost.] Jiang Yue transmitted.
On the main stage, Yu Nianzhen turned to Jiang Yue and nodded.
[How are the preparations?] The swordsman asked.
[Almost finished.]
Before the competition started, Yu Nianzhen and Jiang Yue knew that exiting the arena would be the most difficult part of the event.
If they were careless, they would not only lose their hard-earned resources but also their lives.
Knowing that, Yu Nianzhen and several trusted people spent a lot of time formulating an exit plan.
Fortunately, they managed to make a good plan.
[Have the bets been settled?] Yu Nianzhen continued to question.
[Some of the bets are still outstanding but they will be settled on time. However, shop rents and other charges have all been collected.]
[That’s good.]
[Everything will go well.] Jiang Yue assured.
[Let’s hope so.]
Similar to Yu Nianzhen and Jiang Yue, many spectators were also planning for the end of the challenge event.
Compared to previous years, the spectator stands were half-empty.
This situation was because of several reasons including fear and opportunism.
Knowing that the event was about to end, some spectators had left early to avoid treasure-hunting cultivators.
In the same way, some treasure-hunting cultivators had also left to intercept the people who left the arena.
However, most of the treasure-hunting cultivators had gone to prepare ambushes on the road to and near the Cangxing mountain.
Other than ordinary cultivators and treasure-hunting cultivators, most of those who left the arena were those who held a deep grudge against Cangxing mountain cultivators.
Like the treasure-hunting cultivators, these enemies also set up ambushes and lay in wait for their enemies to appear.
As the end neared, the arena became emptier and emptier.
On the last day, the remaining spectators were less than one-tenth of the arena capacity.
Seeing this, Jiang Yue couldn’t help but shake his head and chuckle to himself.
[What are you thinking?] Yu Nianzhen asked.
[On Earth, the finals of the Olympics or World Cup are the most watched. However, in our case, the last day of our challenge event has turned out to be the least popular.] Jiang Yue said and Yu Nianzhen also found it funny.
[It doesn’t matter. This is a good thing.] He finally said.
[It’s a good thing indeed.] Jiang Yue nodded in agreement.
A moment later, a teasing look entered his eyes and he chuckled happily.
[It’s too bad we won’t see the commotion.] He said.
[Naughty.] Yu Nianzhen said and smiled.
Four hours later, the event finally ended.
Simultaneously, hundreds of spectators left the stands and surrounded the martial stages.
"Mountain master Yu, if you know what’s good for you, throw out your storage ring and we will let you live." A female cultivator shouted.
The female cultivator was called Wang Zhen’er.
In her world, Wang Zhen’er was a casual cultivator.
After she came to the Reincarnation world, her status was not any better and she eventually joined a group of female treasure-hunting cultivators.
Over eight thousand years, Wang Zhen’er rose the ranks from an ordinary member to the second in command.
Recently, she became the leader and robbing Yu Nianzhen was her first big job as the leader.
"Our sisters like mountain master Yu. If you come with us, we will let you keep some of the reincarnation stones." Another female spoke.
Hearing this, the treasure-hunting sisters hollered in agreement.
After all, Yu Nianzhen was not only powerful but also handsome.
"Do you think I am dead?" An angry voice sounded from the first small stage.
"Our sisters also like deputy mountain master Jiang." One of the women said and licked her lips.
Seeing this, Yu Nianzhen became angry.
Without a word, a domineering sword energy rushed towards the women and broke the formation along the way.
[Let’s go.] Jiang Yue reminded.
Without waiting to see the outcome of his attack, Yu Nianzhen broke a teleportation jade and disappeared from the main stage.
A moment later, he appeared in a large room.
In the room were a dozen Cangxing world cultivators including Jiang Yue, Yang Xu, Meng Zihua, Wei Ge, and several others.
"Is everyone here?" Yu Nianzhen asked.
"Several groups have already gone." Meng Zihua said and continued.
"We are the last ones."
"Good." Yu Nianzhen said and motioned for everyone to get on the teleportation formation etched on the ground.
Back then, the plan they chose was a teleportation formation.
Although arranging a teleportation formation was cumbersome and required a lot of resources, it was the best option.
Fortunately, Jiang Yue could arrange it and they didn’t require foreign help.
Otherwise, their escape plan would have long been discovered.
However, implementing the teleportation plan was not easy.
Other than the formation, they also required targeted teleportation talismans to transport everyone from the martial stages to the hidden teleportation room.
One hundred years ago, none of the talisman masters in the Cangxing Mountain could draw the required talismans.
However, there were several talented talisman masters in the mountain.
During the event, they focused all their energy on studying such a talisman.
Just eight years before the end of the challenge event, the masters succeeded.
After that, the cultivators assigned to repairing formations and delivering information secretly passed on the teleportation jades to Yu Nianzhen and other cultivators on the martial stage.
Because of this, Yu Nianzhen and the rest were at ease even when they knew what would happen after the event ended.
"Let’s go." Yu Nianzhen said and Jiang Yue immediately activated the teleportation formation.
A moment later, the Cangxing cultivators disappeared from the room and soon appeared in the Cangxing mountain.
However, the landing wasn’t peaceful.
Because Jiang Yue was worried that a traitor would destroy the formation on the Cangxing mountainside, he added a trick to the formation.
As soon as a group of people arrived on the formation, they were directly thrown out of the room even before they had a chance to catch their breath.
By the time they reacted, they were already at the foot of the mountain.
"Congratulations to the mountain master, deputy mountain master, and fellow Daoists of our Cangxing mountain." A loud chorus suddenly resounded around the mountain area.
Hearing the voices, Jiang Yue was startled but Yu Nianzhen took it in stride.
"Everyone did well." He said.
"Thank you, mountain master." Several voices said.
From the voices, Jiang Yue could hear everyone’s excitement.
"Our Cangxing mountain won." He said and a happy smile brightened his face.
"Deputy mountain master Jiang, do you need to destroy the teleportation formation on our side?" Meng Zihua asked.
After all, the teleportation formation on the other side was intact.
Although the teleportation room was hidden, there was no guarantee it wouldn’t be found.
If it was found, wouldn’t the enemies have direct access to the Cangxing mountain?
"Don’t worry." Jiang Yue said with a cunning smile on his face.
Ordinarily, foreign cultivators could enter a world mountain at the invitation of a mountain master.
In the same way, a mountain master could restrict the entry of foreign cultivators into a world mountain.
If foreign cultivators tried to enter a restricted mountain, their ending would be very miserable.
Because of the situation, Yu Nianzhen had already raised the restrictions.
Other than Cangxing world cultivators, no other cultivators were allowed on the mountain.
"Mountain master, shall we prepare a banquet to celebrate the victory?" Meng Zihua suddenly asked.
"Mmmm." Yu Nianzhen directly agreed.
Although he didn’t like to socialise, he was the Cangxing mountain master.
After one hundred years, everyone needed a break and a banquet was a good option.
Most importantly, a banquet was a good way to observe the Cangxing world cultivators.
Although there was no way to predict which cultivators would defect to other worlds, a banquet was a good setting to find clues.
Standing beside Yu Nianzhen, Jiang Yue had a similar idea.
’We can’t allow the hard-earned resources to flow to other mountains.’ He thought and his eyes narrowed into slits.
’After the banquet, I will arrange the heart-revealing formation. Only those who pass this level will be allowed to share the resources we worked hard to get.’ He thought and simultaneously transmitted his idea to Yu Nianzhen.
