Chapter 470 -469: The Increasingly Lively Anniversary Celebration_1

The words of Fairy Eternity left everyone startled.

True to being the little disciple of Daoist Buyu, she was already coveting power and seeking to usurp the throne despite being at the Golden Core Stage.

Even the Eldest Senior Sister cast a sidelong glance.

Lu Yang facepalmed, knowing that nothing good could come out of attending the meeting in the Imperial City.

You, Fairy, should stop mimicking Eldest Senior Sister all the time. Even if you could imitate her speech, you would never be able to rival her abilities.

Neither our master nor Senior Sister would agree to you being the Sect Leader indefinitely!

Eldest Senior Sister, isn’t that right?

Lu Yang turned to Eldest Senior Sister, who seemed deep in thought, contemplating the feasibility of Fairy’s suggestion.

Emperor Xia coughed lightly to change the topic, “Let’s leave Daoist Buyu out of this. We have learned the location of the Imperial Teacher from the ones in Transcendance Tribulation Stage in Great Yu. Mr. Chen Tao hastened there at the earliest opportunity, but unfortunately, he was a step too late. The Imperial Teacher and his subordinates had already fled, leaving nothing behind, not even a trace of soil, which had been scraped off using a storage ring.”

Emperor Xia sighed helplessly. The court had already acted swiftly, even skipping the stage of severe torture for Poxiao and directly soul-searched him to learn the location of the Imperial Teacher as quickly as possible.

However, Great Yu was no pushover either. They had abandoned their Cave Heaven and fled with a speed matching that of the elusive Eternity Sect.

With the Nine Nether Sect being manipulated by Heaven’s Court and disabled, the dual Imperial Teachers of Great Yu undoubtedly posed the gravest threat at present. Capturing them at the earliest would reduce some pressure on the court.

“The major reason for calling everyone here is to discuss the matter of ancient cultivators disbanding their cultivation to start anew. We have typically been focusing on the Unification Stage and the Pass Tribulation Stage in the past.”

“Since Sect Master Lu, who was involved in the matter, is also here, we realized after the incident with Huang Ming of the Corpse Chasing Sect that our previous understanding was mistaken. These ancient cultivators, aiming for a grand opportunity, would resort to any means, even disbanding their cultivation to start over, despite the uncertainties.”

“They are still weak and pose no threat for now, but given time, they could grow into a major concern. They could potentially stab us in the back at critical moments or leak top-secret information.”

Luo Hongxia slightly frowned, finding the matter quite tricky: “We understand the problem. Do we have any solutions?”

Emperor Xia had gathered everyone as he had some ideas.

“I have a solution. I will personally issue an edict to gather all young cultivators and hold a grand competition starting from the city level up to the state level, then to the national level. All young cultivators must participate, with no excuse whatsoever.”

“Taking Qingzhou as an example, let it conduct its internal selection. Choose thirty cultivators for each level, representing the best of young cultivators in Qingzhou. Then gather these cultivators from seventeen states for a grand contest to screen out possible ancient cultivators who disbanded their cultivation and started over.”

“Cultivators who disbanded their cultivation to start over have certain characteristics: they have abundant training experience and hence, are unlikely to make mistakes that regular cultivators would. Their fighting style also differs from that of the present cultivators. Using these two points, we could most likely identify them.”

The approach seemed feasible. Luo Hongxia was slightly puzzled, “But what if these ancient cultivators concede halfway through the contest? What if they purposely lose in the state-level competition, preventing them from coming before us?”

Emperor Xia shook his head: “Concede? Noble ancient cultivators at the Unification Stage purposely conceding against peers after starting over? Their dignity wouldn’t allow them to do so. Conceding would leave a flaw in their mindset that would impede their practice.”

Lu Yang could vouch for this. During his fight with Huang Ming, the latter had resorted to using a technique like the Spiritual Arrow Feathers for the sake of victory. He’d rather expose his identity than lose to Lu Yang.

“Why only young cultivators? Can’t older ones participate?” Fairy was slightly confused but did not voice her question out loud; she asked Lu Yang quietly instead.

“Think about it, Fairy. What do cultivators aim for when disbanding their cultivation to start over? They wish to perfect each level before progressing to the next. Why would they choose to spend their entire life on a single level? There’s no benefit in doing so.”

“Sounds reasonable. That’s more or less what I thought.”

Yang Ding considered a flaw in the plan: “What if your edict doesn’t work and the cultivators who disbanded their cultivation to start over don’t show up?”

“For those affiliated with Sects, it’s easy. With the edict in place, even if they don’t wish to participate, the Sect Elders would force them to.”

“But what if we encounter those who, after starting over, hide in the Cave Heaven and refuse to come out until they reach the Unification Stage?”

“We can’t do anything about that. If they hide in the Cave Heaven, no one can find them. No edict would work, but such cases should be rare. Would they resist exploring the new world that is Great Xia? Would they not want to study new cultivation theories, understand the power distribution, and choose to focus on closed-door training instead?”

“And even if they hide in the Cave Heaven and only come out after reaching the Unification Stage, they are just a few more Unification cultivators without any core information and pose no threat.”

After Emperor Xia’s explanation, everyone agreed that this plan was reasonable. Although it won’t find all the ancient cultivators who disbanded their cultivation, identifying some of them would also be beneficial.

“Should the Immortal Sect send someone to participate?”

“Yes, cultivators who disbanded their cultivation to start over have reached the epitome at each level. Ordinary cultivators may not be able to defeat them. Do we want these ancient cultivators to win the championship?”

“Disciples of the Immortal Sect ought to prepare.”

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“Alright.”

“As the Seek Dao Sect is soon to host a ceremony, we can schedule the grand finale, the national competition, there. What do you think, Sect Master Lu?” Emperor Xia turned to ask Lu Yang.

“Of course, there’s no problem.” Fairy Eternity responsive instantly. She had already secured Yun Zhi’s approval; it was feasible.

The more people, the more bustling the ceremony, and the better she could showcase her competence as the Acting Sect Master!

Luo Hongxia looked at the pleased Fairy Eternity and suggested: “By the way, Sect Master Lu, you managed to defeat Huang Ming, who disbanded his cultivation, at the same level. Sect Leader Qiu also never stops praising you. Would you be willing to demonstrate your unique skills?”

Although it was proposed as a contest, the real intention was to teach Lu Yang a lesson. The chastisement wouldn’t be too harsh, and Yun Zhi wouldn’t object.

Fairy Eternity seemed reluctant: “Isn’t it unfair to take advantage of your superior position?”

She, as an immortal, was about to fight against a cultivator in the Unification stage. That was almost like a two-tier combat.

Luo Hongxia misunderstood Fairy Eternity and thought she was referring to it being unfair for the Unification cultivator to fight against someone in the Golden Core stage.

She pulled out a small round box from her storage ring: “This is a supreme treasure of the Fairy Palace. It can adjust our levels to be the same, ensuring absolute fair play!”

As the dignified Palace Master of the Laurel Fairy Palace and a top-tier cultivator in the Unification stage, even after adjusting to the same level as Lu Yang, she could easily defeat him!

Hadn’t Lu Yang defeated a cultivator who disbanded his cultivation to start over? Only cultivators with weak foundations would resort to such practices. She was far superior to those who disbanded their cultivation to start over!