The entire place fell silent.
Every genius watched as six Genesis Qi clouds drifted over from far away. Six figures were seated on each cloud, powerful Genesis Qi pressure rippling from their bodies.
It was the six envoys.
Upon their arrival, the crowd of geniuses grew nervous. They knew that the end of the Saint Remains Domain was the start of the selection by the six envoys. Those that they found worthy would be allowed to enter the six sects to train.
These were the strongest sects in Cangxuan Heaven.
For every genius present, it was akin to a carp leaping through the dragon's gate!
Chapter 206 Entering a Sect
Six clouds of Genesis Qi hovered in the air. Six figures were seated on each one, powerful and vigorous Genesis Qi spreading from their bodies that intimidated and awed everyone in the area.
In the face of these six Divine Dwelling experts, the numerous geniuses were all extremely respectful, not daring to show a slightest hint of arrogance as they patiently waited.
Because they knew that these six practically had complete control over the futures of every genius here.
The six sacred sects were the strongest sects in Cangxuan Heaven. As long as one could enter and train inside, one’s future would be incomparable to staying behind in a continent like theirs. After all, the best resources and experts of Cangxuan Heaven were gathered in these six sects.
Hence, many people felt that even entering these six sects as an ordinary disciple would be better than being a genius in the Cangmang Continent.
Zhou Yuan’s gaze also looked towards the six envoys. He had already gained information about the six sacred sects In the Saint Remains Domain, and now knew that the bare-footed uncle was an envoy of the Cangxuan Sect.
As for the fair, clean-shaven Zhao Pan that looked like a dishonorable middle-aged man, he was the envoy of Sacred Palace.
The other four sects were the North Sea Dragon Subduing Hall, Sword Seeker Sect, Heavenly Ghost Sect and the Hundred Flowers Fairy Palace.
These four great sects were also very famous in Cangxuan Heaven, and were said to be behemoth like existences.
On one of the clouds, the Sacred Palace envoy, Zhao Pan, swept his cold gaze across the crowd. His gaze was akin to the edge of a blade, no one daring to meet it.
“Although you are the geniuses of the Cangmang Continent, it will not be so easy to enter our six sacred sects. You should know that there are millions of continents in Cangxuan Heaven, and the Cangmang Continent really doesn’t stick out amongst them.”
“The other continents also have all kinds of geniuses of uncountable numbers. Envoys from the six sacred sects have also been sent to these places to select disciples.”
“Therefore, do not feel so pleased with yourselves just because you performed somewhat decently in the Saint Remains Domain. If put amongst the entire younger generation of Cangxuan Heaven, none of you are anything special.”
Zhao Pan’s indifferent voice was akin to a basin of cold water, giving a cold awakening to numerous geniuses that had originally been under the impression that they had performed pretty well in the Saint Remains Domain.
Zhou Yuan also frowned slightly. He could feel that Zhao Pan’s frosty gaze seemed to pause on Zhou Yuan when he spoke, as if these words were directed at the former.
However, Zhou Yuan’s expression did not change, neither showing joy nor anger.
Luluo mumbled in a low voice, “How loathsome.”
Zuoqiu Qingyu glanced at Zhou Yuan and quietly said, “I managed to gather some information earlier. The one who saved Wu Huang’s Spirit was the Sacred Palace Envoy, Zhao Pan.”
Zhou Yuan’s eyes widened a little as anger flitted across the depths of his eyes. So this fellow was the one who had ruined things.
If not for that, Zhou Yuan would have been able to kill Wu Huang’s Spirit in the Saint Remains Domain, bringing a clean end to the matter, unlike the current situation, where there were loose ends.
“Hehe, envoy Zhao Pan need not be so stern. I feel that there are some pretty good seedlings among these little ones. If we provide guidance and training for them, they may even become pillars that support the sect in the future.” While the numerous geniuses in the area were completely silent, a laugh suddenly rang out. If one turned to look, one would discover that the one who had spoken was the currently smiling envoy of the Cangxuan Sect, Mu Wuji.
“Alright, let’s not waste any more time. Begin the selection process.” The one who spoke this time was a man in white robes. His face was cold and stern, the Genesis Qi around him extremely sharp, while a sword lay across his lap.
He was the envoy of the Sword Seeker Sect.
“Those who managed to reach the Saint stairs may take a step forward.” A woman’s kind and gentle voice sounded. She wore palace robes on which an exquisite pattern of a hundred flowers could be seen. She was clearly the envoy from the Hundred Flowers Fairy Sect.
At the sound of her voice, a few dozen figures walked out from the crowd of geniuses. They were the group who had managed to reach the Saint stairs, and included Zhou Yuan, Yaoyao, Luluo and the rest.
What caused Zhou Yuan to be somewhat surprised however, was that Ye Ming was also present, though the other few were nowhere to be seen.
The six envoys suddenly moved as they gazed upon these three dozen or so geniuses. Genesis Qi swept forth, transforming into giant hands that barbarically grabbed several individuals and threw them onto the Genesis Qi clouds behind the envoys, not caring whether these geniuses were willing or not.
Soon, only a handful of figures were left.
They were Zhou Yuan, Yaoyao, Luluo and the other more outstanding geniuses.
“My Sword Seeker Sect lives for the sword, are you willing to join us?” The Sword Seeker Sect envoy first looked towards Li Chunjun, his voice much gentler, clearly pretty fond of the latter’s talent in the sword.
Li Chunjun gave a slight nod. “I’m willing.”
His original goal was the Sword Seeker Sect after all.
The other geniuses understood upon seeing this. The final few were the envoys’ focus, hence why they would even voluntarily ask for these individuals’ opinion. Unlike the previous geniuses that had been casually divided amongst the envoys without caring about what they thought.
Even so, numerous geniuses were still overflowing with envy. After all, they did not even have the qualifications to be casually divided by the envoys.
The spooky looking man in black robes looked towards Zhen Xu and said, “The King Yama Sect you previously cultivated at was founded by someone who was once an envoy of the Heavenly Ghost Sect. Are you willing to enter the Heavenly Ghost Sect?”
Zhen Xu respectfully nodded.
“These two little lasses are not bad. Why not both of you join the Hundred Flowers Fairy Palace?” The beautiful woman smiled as she looked towards Luluo and Zuoqiu Qingyu.
Luluo and Zuoqiu Qingyu exchanged a look. After seeing that none of the other envoys were going to say anything, they gracefully bowed to the beautiful woman.
The beautiful woman smiled faintly, before she cast her gaze towards Zhou Yuan’s side at Yaoyao and said, “I really like this little girl too…”
Although Yaoyao barely had any Genesis Qi, the beautiful woman could see that the former’s Spirit was extremely powerful. If she were to focus solely on Spirit cultivation, her future accomplishments may be pretty amazing too.
Mu Wuji coughed and said, “*Cough*, envoy Shang Yu, I believe two is enough.”
The other envoys nodded. The main reason why they had allowed the Hundred Flower Fairy Palace to take two was because they could not be bothered to compete with a women. After all, the Hundred Flower Fairy Palace was rather unique, only accepting female disciples.
Upon seeing the other envoys’ objections, the beautiful woman could Shang Yu could only regretfully shake her head.
The next one was Ning Zhan who entered the North Sea Dragon Su
bduing Hall.
At this moment, the Sacred Palace envoy, Zhao Pan, suddenly looked towards Ye Ming and said in an indifferent voice, “Ye Ming, you should enter my Sacred Palace.”
The numerous geniuses in the area began to stir, everyone feeling rather discontent. After all, Ye Ming was from the Dongxuan Continent, and it already felt against rules for them to come here to participate in the Cangmang Continent. They never expected that he would still gain the attention of the Sacred Palace envoy.
However, Zhao Pan did not even give them a single glance, merely looking at Ye Ming.
Ye Ming hesitated slightly, but ultimately nodded his head. Sacred Palace was on the rapid rise in Cangxuan Heaven, and entering it to train was definitely an excellent choice.
Mu Wuji breathed out smoke, smiling as he glanced at Zhou Yuan, before speaking towards Yaoyao beside him, “Are you willing to enter my Cangxuan Sect?”
Yaoyao nonchalantly nodded.
As such, only Zhou Yuan was left...
Every gaze in the area looked over. Everyone knew that Zhou Yuan was the most outstanding in this batch’s Saint Remains Domain.
Sure enough, Mu Wuji smiled and said, “Zhou Yuan, as the only one to reach the peak of Saint mountain in this batch’s Saint Remains Domain, you may choose to join any sect you wish.”
The world around fell silent, waiting for Zhou Yuan’s answer.
But just as Zhou Yuan was about to speak, the Sacred Palace envoy, Zhao Pan, suddenly intercepted, “Zhou Yuan, if you enter my Sacred Palace, we will let you off for killing Wu Huang’s physical body.”
“Moreover, you should know that my Sacred Palace is currently the strongest sect in Cangxuan Heaven. Once you enter, you will naturally receive guidance and tutelage.
Zhao Pan looked down from above at Zhou Yuan, his tone appearing rather proud. From what he could see, he had already given Zhou Yuan enough face, and even offered the latter an olive branch. If Zhou Yuan had any brains, he should know what to choose.
The truth was that Zhao Pan had spoken these words not because he thought highly of Zhou Yuan. After all, it was only a selection from geniuses of a tiny Cangmang Continent. The reason why he had given this offer was because he knew that Zhou Yuan was very important to Mu Wuji. The former just had to stir up a little trouble to make things difficult for Mu Wuji.
Sure enough, Mu Wuji’s expression immediately turned rather ugly as he glared at Zhao Pan.
“Heh, let him off? It’s his fault for not being good enough and getting his physical body killed. Just who do you intend to not let off?” Mu Wuji sneered.
Zhao Pan ignored him, merely continuing to look down at Zhou Yuan.
Gaze after gaze all turned towards Zhou Yuan.
Under the watching eyes of the crowd, Zhou Yuan chuckled and lifted his head to look at Zhao Pan. “I appreciate envoy’s thoughtfulness, but Sacred Palace’s requirements are too high, and I’m afraid that I won’t be able to reach them.”
After finishing, he looked towards Mu Wuji and said, “I wish to join the Cangxuan Sect.”
His voice echoed across the area.
Zhao Pan’s expression instantly turned dark and cold, fury appearing in his eyes. A split second later, he suddenly took a step forward as berserk Genesis Qi pressure swept towards Zhou Yuan.
“Unappreciative thing!”
“Since that is so, let’s have a chat about the matter of killing Wu Huang’s physical body!”
His chilling voice rang out across the area.
Chapter 207 A Single Palm Strike
Rumble!
Boundless and vigorous Genesis Qi ferociously swept out from Zhao Pan’s body like a thunderstorm, causing the world around him to tremble slightly.
The expressions of the countless geniuses present involuntarily changed. The anger of a Divine Dwelling expert was not something the likes of them could withstand.
The Genesis Qi pressure charged towards Zhou Yuan, making him feel the brunt of it. In that moment, he felt as if his body was deep in the sea, terrifying pressure rushing towards him from all directions as if intending to crush him to a pulp.
The bones all over his body creaked and cracked.
Hsss!
In his Qi Dwelling, the Omni Python Qi let out a hiss in response as it swiftly broke out of his body, transforming into a giant Genesis Qi python around him to block the frightening pressure.
“Zhao Pan, what do you think you’re doing!”
However, Zhou Yuan did not suffer for long before Mu Wuji’s angry voice was suddenly heard.
Rumble!
Equally powerful and vast Genesis Qi erupted from Mu Wuji’s body, meeting Zhao Pan’s Genesis Qi pressure head-on.
The stand off between two Divine Dwelling experts immediately made the Genesis Qi in the area show faint signs of boiling.
Zhao Pan icily said, “Humph, this vicious and merciless kid slayed the physical body of a genius my Sacred Palace had our attention on. If he is not punished, won’t others look down on my Sacred Palace!”
“Mu Wuji, I advise you to hand over the kid. Or else when I report this to the palace master, my Sacred Palace may step up to formally demand your Cangxuan Sect to hand him over!”
Cangxuan Sect’s power had been on the decline ever since the death of patriarch Cang Xuan, while Sacred Palace was akin to a rising sun, even showing signs of soon becoming the number one sect in Cangxuan Heaven. This was why they had grown increasingly overbearing over the years.
Mu Wuji laughed in extreme anger when he heard this. “Zhao Pan, who the heck do you think you are. Do you really believe my Cangxuan Sect is afraid of your Sacred Palace?!”
“Such a fate befell Wu Huang because his skills were lacking. Aren’t you afraid of becoming a laughing stock if you continue to pester us here.”
The other four envoys frowned slightly, evidently also thinking that Zhao Pan was causing trouble for no reason.
Zhao Pan’s eyes hardened. “It seems that you’re not going to hand him over. If so, I’ll have to take him myself!”
Rumble!
Magnificent Genesis Qi whizzed out, transforming into a giant hundred feet wide hand that grabbed at Zhou Yuan.
Mu Wuji coldly snorted as green Genesis Qi rapidly blew out from his nose. Like a giant Genesis Qi chain, it wrapped around the Genesis Qi hand, binding it and preventing it from descending.
“Green Smoke Dragon Bind technique!”
At the same time, the pipe in Mu Wuji’s hand shook as green smoke rose from it. A split second later, the smoke seemed to penetrate space, directly appearing in the air around Zhao Pan as it began to coil around his body.
The green smoke may appear thin and weak, but the surrounding space began to warp and distort when held in its clutches, as if even a giant dragon would be unable to escape its grasp.
Poof!
However, the moment the green smoke wrapped around Zhao Pan, his body suddenly began to distort. In the end, his body transformed into a shadow with a poof and slowly faded away.
The moment his figure faded, Zhao Pan’s icy snort rang out. “Humph, I’ve long heard of Mu Wuji’s dragon bind technique, how can I possibly not be prepared?!”
“Shadow Split technique?” The eyes of the other four envoys widened slightly when they saw this.
It was a rather high level Genesis technique of Sacred Palace. They had not expected Zhao Pan to have mastered it.
In the sky, the giant Genesis Qi hand Zhao Pan had sent forth earlier suddenly split open, revealing his true body as his icy gaze locked onto the nearby Zhou Yuan.
“Let’s see who can save you today!”
Zhao Pan transformed into a blur as he shot forward.
The sight of this caused Zhou Yuan's expression to change slightly as a cold look filled his eyes. He never imagined that Zhao Pan would be so shameless as to use the might of a Divine Dwelling expert to deal with a younger generation like himself who had only recently touched the Alpha-Origin stage.
"Space Lock Palm!”
Boundless Genesis Qi gathered towards Zhao Pan's outstretched hand, before he suddenly swatted downwards.
The palm seemed to abruptly enlarged in Zhou Yuan's eyes, covering the entire sky as if blocking off any escape.
Beside him, Yaoyao's pretty face had turned exceedingly frosty as her chest rose slightly, an indication that she had truly been angered. A faint glow began to emerge between her brows.
However, it was at this moment that Zhou Yuan suddenly grabbed Yaoyao's cool as jade hand.
He looked towards her ice-cold eyes and faintly shook his head, before reaching out to grab her slender waist as their figures rapidly backed away. At the same time, the Saint Rune began to spin in his eyes
"Humph, the Space Lock Hand will seal the surrounding space. How can you possibly escape?” Mocked Zhao Pan, the gaze that looked towards Zhou Yuan akin to a cat toying with a mouse.
Zhou Yuan did not answer. He knew how powerful a Divine Dwelling expert was, and had no intentions of facing the attack directly. The ancient Saint Rune spun in his eyes, the originally sealed area seemingly becoming much blurrer.
Several weak points appeared.
Zhou Yuan used Dragon Step as he rapidly retreated.
Huu!
He took a dozen steps back at an angle.
When the final step fell, the sealed area suddenly vanished, the giant sky encompassing hand also disappearing...
At this moment, Zhao Pan's palm fully landed.
The expression on his face immediately turned rigid as he stared at Zhou Yuan in disbelief.
"Eh?" The other envoys cried out in bewilderment. They clearly knew that no one under the Divine Dwelling stage could possibly avoid Zhao Pan’s palm, and yet it had just been ingeniously evaded by Zhou Yuan.
*Uproar*!
The countless geniuses in the area broke into an uproar, shocked gazes looking towards Zhou Yuan.
No one had expected him to survive an attack from a Divine Dwelling stage expert!
Mu Wuji’s figure flew over in a flash, blocking in front of Zhou Yuan. However, the eyes that looked towards the latter were likewise filled with shock and amazement, evidently unable to understand how he had avoided Zhao Pan’s palm.
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