Chapter 502 -501: The Ceremony Ends_1

Sect Master Lu and Young Master Lu ended up in a stalemate, much to the delight of the Geniuses, who enjoyed this much-needed consolation.

The cultivators who had to start over after disbanding cultivation looked solemn. With the ancient prodigies of the Heavenly Court ahead of them, and the current Geniuses behind them, they were caught in the middle. They felt they might not have a role to play in the endgame of this Great Era’s conflict.

In the spectator stands, Qiu Jin’an retracted his gaze from the fight just concluded, slowly releasing his breath as he reflected, “The young can indeed be full of surprises.”

Jiang Qun curiously asked, “Are you saying that it’s impressive how Sect Master Lu is such a formidable fighter at such a young age?”

“No, I mean he is even more deceptive than Old Buyu.”

“Back in his days, Old Buyu was fairly naive in his deception skills. Of course, I was also naive and ended up being deceived over and over again.”

“Lu Yang is different. His deceit is seamless. He’s not fooling a few people, he’s fooling everyone in the world.”

Jiang Qun stood speechless.

He felt fortunate to have been born in a later generation and didn’t have to deal with Old Buyu in his prime. Who knows how much suffering that would have brought?

“However, there’s one good thing about Lu Yang. When he deceives people, he only deceives outsiders. He doesn’t swindle his own.”

“I should encourage Bai Ming to spend more time with Lu Yang. While Bai Ming is talented and bright, when compared to Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou, he falls quite short.”

Yang Ding chimed in: “Even Tianzhi is not as good as Bai Ming. He’s a bit stubborn. He should also learn more from Lu Yang.”

Luo Hongxia would never allow her prized disciple to get close to Lu Yang. Who knows what could happen if they grow too close?

Master Jiesha would be reluctant to allow his disciple to get too close to Lu Yang. As monastic cultivators, honest communication is a staple. They can’t let their disciple pick up Lu Yang’s deceitful ways.

When Fairy Eternity took control of Lu Yang’s body again, he cheerfully returned to the judge’s seats.

“Rest of you still busy, should the competition continue?”

The competition was only halfway done, with several more rounds to go.

The competition proceeded smoothly. From the late-stage Golden Core group, to the early-stage Nascent Soul group… extraordinary cultivators emerged, not because their strengths were shocking, but because their strategies were.

The Luoshui Guards and the Immortal Sect were covertly observing those who entered the stage, identifying who might be ancient cultivators restarting their cultivation, who might be the Great Power playing the pig to eat the tiger, and who might have other tricks up their sleeve, like Kong Hao who has sealed the old Taozhu inside himself.

Fairy Eternity and the Immortal Sect leader were also discussing suspicious cultivators.

As the competition reached its climax and the list of finalists came out, the remaining tasks were handed over to the imperial court for investigation regarding the participants’ histories.

After ten days of exciting competition, the event ended, and the Seek Dao Sect’s celebrations came to an end too.

“Finally, it’s over.”

Lu Yang sighed in relief. Throughout the celebration, he had been on his feet with no help from Fairy Eternity.

“Second-in-command, great job!” Fairy Eternity did not hesitate to verbally praise him.

Lu Yang did not dare take all the credit and hurriedly responded humbly, “Thanks to the Fairy’s effective use of her people, everyone worked their utmost.”

“Sect Master Lu, when you come to the Imperial City, you must visit my residence. I shall host you generously!”

The crown prince recognized that Lu Yang was a talent, a potential significant assistant for the future seize of power in the throne.

Not to mention, Sect Master Lu was able to affectionately call Yun Zhi as “Miss Yun”. He dared not think too deeply about this relationship.

…

As the celebration came to an end, the final division of spoils was underway.

Surrounded by the crowd, Luo Hongxia took out a securely wrapped treasure box.

“Handle it gently, don’t damage the box.”

“…This is a treasured artifact of my Fairy Palace, not your vanity case.”

Luo Hongxia activated the box, and it emitted beams of light, absorbing everyone present.

Inside the box, the cultivators of Great Yu were still desperately smashing against the barrier. Their Transcendance Tribulation Stage joint attack was earth-shattering, yet it did nothing against the box, which had been sealed by Yun Zhi’s single drop of blood.

“Everyone, don’t be afraid. The Imperial Teacher is still outside, maybe they are fighting right now. The Imperial Teacher will come to rescue us!” The black and white Venerable tried to boost everyone’s spirits.

He was calculating the time. The celebration was about to end, it was a good chance for the Imperial Teacher to make a move.

“See, the seal is open.” Black and white Venerable pointed at the light not far away, and shouted joyfully. This gave the cultivators of Great Yu a glimmer of hope.

But to their surprise, once the seal was released, they were surrounded by Great Xia cultivators falling like dumplings.

“My Lockheart Sect made a great effort in capturing them, and should be granted a Great Yu cultivator!”

“Hey, hey, hey, Old Li, didn’t you forget that during the competition you lost all the Great Yu cultivators to my Broken Void Sect?”

“Mind your words, gambling is illegal. Who gambled with you?”

“…Do you have any shame?”

“May I suggest, everyone, let’s sit down and discuss how to distribute the Great Yu cultivators.” As a newly advanced Transcendance Tribulation Stage cultivator, Lu Baqian voluntarily stepped forward to manage the situation.

These matters affected everyone’s interests, causing a constant debate leading to heated arguments. It was fortunate that Lu Baqian stepped up as he managed to divert their attention.

The crowd together dealt with Lu Baqian, which gave an opportunity for the One Qi Venerable to step in and manage the situation.

Listening to their discussion bored Lu Yang to yawning. He did not care about the final decision. All he knew was that the strongest cultivator in Great Yu, the black and white Venerable, was given to the Seek Dao Sect.

As for the rest, he left them to continue the discussion.

“Oh right Venerable, how have you decided to deal with Taozhu?” Before leaving the treasure box, Lu Yang asked the One Qi Venerable.

His identity at that time was Young Master Lu, and it was inappropriate for him to be concerned about Kong Hao’s situation.

“This young man Kong Hao wants to continue sealing the old Taozhu, hoping to live peacefully together. He believes that he will eventually win Taozhu over and become friends.”

“Alright, that’s one way to go about it.” Lu Yang was somewhat worried about Kong Hao.

Taozhu was not like Fairy Eternity. Fairy Eternity was a loving and harmless beauty adored by all, she would never harm her own. Taozhu on the other hand, was a cunning old demon and could scheme against Kong Hao at any given time.

But after all, it was Kong Hao’s own decision and Lu Yang should not interfere.

The eldest Senior Sister then exited the treasure box with Lu Yang, bringing along the unconscious black and white Venerable.

“Speaking of, where has the Imperial Teacher gone?”

Once out of the box, Lu Yang remembered that the Imperial Teacher was absent from the beginning to the end. Even the Eldest Senior Sister could not find him.

He thought the Imperial Teacher would make some trouble at the end of the celebration. So he kept a watchful eye for a long time, but nothing happened.

“Strange, could he have sensed something amiss and made a run for it?” Lu Yang thought to himself, realizing that dealing with the Imperial Teacher was not an easy task.

“Huh? It’s the barbecue shop?” Lu Yang lifted his head to see that they had arrived at the barbecue shop. Master Liu and Master Gao were cleaning the grill. The three ‘ghosts’, Xiao Wu, Xiao Liu, Xiao Qi, were cleaning the bowls and chopsticks. The restaurant owner was sweeping and mopping the floor, as though they were getting ready to close.

He originally wanted to get a bite to eat. But seeing the restaurant in such a state, he thought it best not to bother them to reopen.

“Lu Yang is here, please come in.” The restaurant owner greeted Lu Yang warmly.

In the Seek Dao Sect, Lu Yang was their pillar of support.

Why was he so friendly towards Lu Yang, was it because he was the junior brother of Yun Zhi? But it felt like there was another reason.

Who was it again who reminded him to be very polite to Lu Yang, even more polite than he usually was?

Who mentioned this to him?

Seeing the restaurant owner in a daze, Lu Yang asked curiously, “Is something wrong?”

The restaurant owner came back to his senses, realizing his rudeness, “Oh, nothing. Please take a seat.”

Looking around, Lu Yang felt someone was missing, “Where’s the Immortal Eternity? Is he at the breeding base?”

“Who?”