Chapter 483: Qianjian Sect, Upgrade Grand Competition

And just like that...

Lu Chao had inexplicably arrived on the Biyue Continent, inexplicably encountered disciples from the Qianjian Sect of the Biyue Continent, and then, just as inexplicably, was mistaken for a troublemaker sent by a rival sect and captured.

’Looks like I won’t be able to return to the Azure Flame Domain for the time being.’

’Never mind the other Qianjian Sect members; that Master Tian alone is an existence even more terrifying than Mo Jing.’

’It’ll be very difficult to slip away from him. I’ll just have to take things one step at a time for now.’

Lu Chao thought to himself. He didn’t feel the least bit unlucky; instead, he felt a strange sense of excitement...

He was outside the Azure Flame Domain now, beginning to make contact with people from the outside world.

’First, I’ll assess the situation and learn more about the Biyue Continent. Perhaps I can even use this opportunity to go to the Green Bone Palace.’

’The Master of Blood and Bone could exist for thousands of years, so maybe the Elder Biyin that Elder Sect Leader Cang Xu mentioned is still alive.’

’If I can find her, the crisis in the Azure Flame Domain can naturally be resolved.’

’If Elder Biyin is long gone, maybe I can find a chance to become a disciple of the Green Bone Palace.’

As long as he became a disciple of the Green Bone Palace, he might be able to keep the Cyan Sword Great Empire in check.

’The situation in the Azure Flame Domain should be proceeding according to the plan Marshal Fan and I laid out.’

’We should be able to hold out for a while longer.’

Thinking of this, Lu Chao was no longer fixated on returning to the Azure Flame Domain immediately.

He wanted to see what the world outside the Azure Flame Domain was really like. He glanced at the people around him...

’A single sect from Rising Moon City on the Biyue Continent has this many Creation Realm masters. The Azure Flame Domain is truly too small.’

’This is the real Heavenly Destiny World, isn’t it?’

Lu Chao marveled silently, his brother’s words from the dream echoing in his mind: to travel this Heavenly Destiny World in his stead.

Just as Lu Chao was silently observing his surroundings...

A cold voice suddenly sounded by his ear. "Hey, you. What are you looking at so furtively? Are you planning to escape?"

The speaker was the same young woman from the Qianjian Sect who had been questioning Lu Chao all along.

He couldn’t help but steal a few more glances at her. She was about the same age as Yu Xiaoping, but her cultivation had already reached the Creation Realm. Though she was only at the Creation First Layer, back in the Azure Flame Domain, she would be a legendary existence.

The gap was just too vast.

"What’s with that look? Believe it or not, I’ll gouge your eyes out!"

The Qianjian Sect girl spoke viciously, clearly displeased with the way Lu Chao was looking at her.

With a faint smile, Lu Chao replied calmly, "My name is Lu Chao. I just envy you for having so many Creation Realm experts."

After speaking, Lu Chao withdrew his gaze. His envy was sincere.

The Qianjian Sect girl on the other side stared blankly for a moment, then snorted coldly. "What are you talking about? Isn’t it normal to have this many Creation Realm experts? On the Biyue Continent, which Four Moon Level sect doesn’t have this many?"

At that moment, another young man walked over...

"Sixth Junior Sister, don’t talk to him too much."

"This person is just spouting nonsense. He’s probably trying to fish for information. He was definitely sent by another sect."

The group stopped paying attention to Lu Chao.

Lu Chao, however, merely smiled and continued to follow the Qianjian Sect members on his own.

Along the way...

Lu Chao finally learned from the conversations of the Qianjian Sect disciples what the so-called Rising Moon City competition was all about.

He also learned about the basic situation on the other side of the Nether Spring Mountain Range.

Rising Moon City was the largest city closest to the Nether Spring Mountain Range, a prominent city even on the Biyue Continent.

The Qianjian Sect was a "Four Moon Level" sect in the Rising Moon City region.

’Sects on the Biyue Continent are also divided by level.’

’The highest level on the Biyue Continent is Six Moon Level, and the lowest isn’t One Moon Level. There are also various sects below Moon Level, all collectively called Star Level. As far as the Biyue Continent is concerned, Star Level sects are completely insignificant.’

’Of course, there are also Seven, Eight, and Nine Moon Level sects, but none exist on the Biyue Continent.’

This was what Lu Chao had learned about the sect ranking system on the Biyue Continent.

’Rising Moon City has a total of four Four Moon Level sects and ten Three Moon Level ones. Every autumn, there is a competition known as... the Promotion Grand Tournament!’

’If a Three Moon Sect can secure a spot in the top four during the competition, it can be promoted to a Four Moon Sect.’

’And the Four Moon Sects must defend their top-four positions, or they will be demoted to Three Moon.’

’Finding people who emerge from the Nether Spring Illusion Array is a very important part of this Promotion Grand Tournament. By killing that maddened Yan Soul Guard, I cost the Qianjian Sect a bargaining chip in the competition.’

’That’s why they think I was sent by a rival sect to cause trouble.’

Thinking of this, Lu Chao couldn’t help but smile bitterly. Who the hell knew he would end up on the other side of the Nether Spring Mountain Range?

It was truly a disaster that had come out of nowhere.

For the next three days, Lu Chao followed the Qianjian Sect members through the mountain forests, searching for people who had emerged from the Nether Spring Illusion Array. But in three whole days, they didn’t find a single one.

The Nether Spring Mountain Range was vast...

Only a few dozen people were estimated to have come out of the Illusion Array, and with over a dozen sects competing, the difficulty was naturally immense.

Finding none at all was a perfectly normal outcome.

"Three days have passed. The allotted time is up. We have to go back."

At Master Tian’s words, the dozens of Qianjian Sect members could only begin the frustrating trek toward the outskirts of the Nether Spring Mountain Range.

Lu Chao, of course, went with them...

Two days later, Lu Chao and the Qianjian Sect members left the Nether Spring Mountain Range and arrived at a camp on its edge.

Evidently, this was the Qianjian Sect’s camp near the Nether Spring Mountain Range.

It was also a rendezvous point. Over the past few days, Lu Chao had also learned that the Qianjian Sect had sent three teams into the Nether Spring Mountain Range. His team had found nothing, but there were still two other teams.

Just as they reached the camp... WHOOSH!

Dozens more Qianjian Sect members rushed over to greet them, led by a young man...

He was very tall and asked as soon as he approached, "Master Tian, did you also only get one person?"

As he spoke, the man’s gaze fell on Lu Chao, clearly assuming Lu Chao was the one person Master Tian’s team had found.

Before Master Tian could speak...

The young woman from before rushed out and said, "Second Senior Brother, to be precise, our only find was a corpse. As for this man, who knows which rival sect sent him to cause trouble."

Saying this, the girl chattered on, recounting the circumstances of their encounter with Lu Chao.

Instantly, the man called Second Senior Brother’s expression darkened.

His True Qi erupted from his body. Despite his youth, he had reached the terrifying level of Creation Peak. He glared at Lu Chao angrily and demanded, "Speak! Which sect sent you?"

Lu Chao glanced at him and replied calmly, "I just came to the Nether Spring Mountain Range to train."

Anyone who came out of the Nether Spring Illusion Array was bound to be either insane or frenzied.

No one would believe Lu Chao had come from inside it, so he might as well just make up some unknown identity to fool them.