Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme

Chapter 270: Chapter 180: The Great Contest_3

Translator: 549690339

And this Competition of the Chosen satisfies precisely that need.

As for fame, it goes without saying that in just one night, everyone had heard about the Azure Cloud Rankings. It wouldn’t be long before the news spread throughout Liang Country. If one’s name appeared on the board, they would instantly become a hot topic of discussion, reaping endless admiration and reverence.

The benefits are also obvious. The various rewards listed on the Azure Cloud Rankings are enough to make anyone’s heart race and eyes turn green with envy. Those Foundation Establishment Cultivators who once desperately lacked Spirit Stones now wished they could spring onto the platform to battle for Azure Cloud Points right away, exchanging them for the Spiritual Objects on the list.

The appearance of the Azure Cloud Rankings gave the Cultivators of Liang Country goals and motivation.

Otherwise, if they were simply told to keep working and cultivating over and over again, without variety, they might not rebel, but they would grow weary and find life empty, meaningless, and devoid of value, losing the drive to progress.

The Competition of the Chosen, leaving a name on the Azure Cloud, would allow them to demonstrate their personal value, making their hard cultivation seem meaningful and rewarding. With this, their will to act naturally surged.

Having goals and direction fills the emptiness of life. The driven Cultivators would exert themselves to their utmost, becoming the best “external cultivation aids” and contributing to the grand foundation of the “Spell King’s” great path.

Of course, they were unaware of this.

“The Competition of the Chosen, the Azure Cloud Rankings!”

“To have one’s name on the board is to be among the chosen!”

“We, as Sword Cultivators, why else do we live if not to make our swords known?”

“Today, on this list, there must be a place for Ying Donglai!”

“Other people might lose their lives ten times over for joining such rankings, but since it’s organized by Green Jade Mountain, it is undeniably authoritative.”

“Spell King Shifa holds this competition surely to gather all the world’s heroes under one banner. We shouldn’t hold back. Just go up and contest. Even if we overshadow the disciples of Green Jade Mountain, the Spell King won’t blame us; there will instead be rewards.”

“This old man’s been farming his whole life. I may not be good at much, but when it comes to farming skills, hehehe, that Spiritual Vein Cave Mansion is definitely mine…”

The crowd buzzed with excitement, their blood boiling, unable to contain themselves.

It was then…

“Boom! Boom! Boom!”

Outside Green Jade Mountain, thunder roared. Amidst the fleeing winds and clouds, a towering structure descended from the sky, landing with a thunderous crash just outside Green Jade Mountain.

Immediately, a person flew out and proclaimed loudly.

“The Competition of the Chosen will be held within the tower!”

The crowd, initially stunned, soon rose and headed towards the high tower.

In front of the towering structure, a figure stood suspended in the air. It was…

“How is it him again!?”

Seeing Bai Yunzi in the void, those who had rushed over were somewhat puzzled, “Has Green Jade Mountain run out of people? For such an important event, they let a defector preside?”

“Nonsense, everyone of significance from Green Jade Mountain has to participate in the competition. Those without the stature aren’t suitable to take the stage. If he doesn’t preside, who will?”

The crowd muttered among themselves, but Bai Yunzi paid them no heed.

“This tower is called Sky-reaching, a treasure of the Spell King, with a separate Cave Heaven within, clear-cut divisions, capable of accommodating a thousand people in one contest!”

“Each type of combat and technique has its own segments. Those who have registered through the Azure Cloud Rankings and received the Azure Cloud Jade Token can use the token to check their battle times and competition arrangements. Do not miss this, otherwise it will be regarded as forfeiture.”

“Moreover, this tower has been blessed by the Spell King himself, possessing the ability to aid in Enlightenment. If all of you give it your all, whether you win or lose, everyone will walk away with something gained.”

“Aid in Enlightenment?”

“Is that true?”

The crowd, hearing this, was incredulous.

Xiao Miao also hesitated, his mind calling out to Elder Zhen, wanting to see his reaction.

However, in his mind, there was only silence.

After a pause, Xiao Miao could no longer restrain himself and “prodded” Elder Zhen with his thoughts.

“What do you want?”

Elder Zhen responded irritably.

“About this…”

Xiao Miao tentatively asked, “Don’t you want to say something?”

“Say what?”

Elder Zhen spoke calmly, “The objects of Enlightenment are rare, but compared to the deeds that old ghost had done before, they are just so-so. Unless he digs up the Three Treasures Bodhi Tree of Brahma Sect that is of the Buddha seed level, it doesn’t count for much.”

“Oh!”

“It’s my turn.”

Xiao Miao nodded, checked the Jade Talisman in his hand to confirm his ranking, and then headed towards the tall tower.

“Kid, get a grip. If they’re putting out words like that, they definitely won’t be faking it. It just comes down to how potent the effects are. If the Enlightenment effect of the tower is decent, then we’ll join the Formation Master competition later, and I’ll give you a lesson in Array Formation,” said Elder Zhen.

“Okay!”

Confident, Xiao Miao stepped into the tower with the advice of Elder Zhen.

As he entered the tower, he felt the world spinning around him and when he regained his bearings, he found himself in a vast expanse.

Mist was everywhere, half real and half illusionary, like a platform in a sea of clouds.

In the midst of the clouds stood another person, a tiny, adorable-looking young girl carved from jade.

Though just a girl, and exceedingly cute, enough to evoke pity, Xiao Miao still did not dare to be careless and carefully observed the opponent.

At the same time, a resounding voice echoed from the void.

“Xiao Miao, Perfect Qi Refinement Cultivation!”

“Shui Lingling, Perfect Qi Refinement Cultivation!”

“This bout is a Qi Refinement competition. Any external objects, pills, talismans, and magic artifacts used must not exceed tier one, or else it will be deemed a loss!”

“The fight begins. Whoever breaks the Azure Cloud Jade Token first will determine the victor. No further killing is allowed!”

“Perfect Qi Refinement?”

Listening to the introduction from Sky-reaching Tower, Xiao Miao secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, although King Shifa had divine tactics, the Five Elements Reversal Qi Training Method that Elder Zhen had taught him wasn’t bad either. It successfully concealed his Foundation Establishment Realm Cultivation, and even the Sky-reaching Tower couldn’t detect it, placing him into a Qi Refinement Realm combat class.

As a Foundation Establishment Cultivator facing opponents in the Qi Refinement Realm, the advantage was self-evident.

Even if he had to restrain himself and couldn’t use his full strength, he was confident he could defeat this cute little girl.

Not just this little girl, but also other competitors, all the cultivators contending for the number one spot on the Azure Cloud Qi Refining Rankings…

“Big brother over there, are you ready?”

His thoughts were interrupted by a timid voice calling out to him.

Xiao Miao was startled and looked intently, only to see the young girl staring at him with big eyes, her expression plaintive.

“Such a small child is participating in the competition too?”

Surprised, Xiao Miao didn’t say much, just replied, “I’m ready. Let’s do this.”

“Okay!”

The girl nodded her head, then clapped her hands together.

“Boom!!!!!”

Thunder roared, lightning flashed, and the raging forces of destruction surged forth, coiling around her in the shape of a thunderous draconic serpent.

“Holy shit!!!!!”

Xiao Miao cried out in alarm, splitting his figure into three, dodging the roaring thunderous draconic serpent.

“Boom!!!!!”

With a loud bang, the thunder dissipated, revealing Xiao Miao’s somewhat disheveled figure.

In his mind, the voice of Elder Zhen was as loud as thunder, “Don’t be fooled by this girl’s appearance. Look at the might of this Thunder Series technique. If she’s not that old ghost’s biological granddaughter, then she’s definitely his true disciple. Be careful, don’t get eliminated in the first round…”

Before he could finish speaking, he saw the little girl retract the thunder and stand in place, pinching a magic gesture with her hands and chanting a spell in her childish voice.

“I summon the Supreme Jade Emperor Haotian, the Three Mountains and Five Peaks Magic Spell. Heaven is not greater than earth, earth is not greater than me, I am not greater than Mount Tai, I summon a thousand mountains to crush, two summons for ten thousand mountains to crush, one man crushes ten, ten crush ten hundred, hundred crush thousand, thousand crush ten thousand, ten thousand cannot lift!”

“Quick!”

With a single spell, a thousand mountains crushed down, ten thousand mountains pressed on, directing their weight onto Xiao Miao.