Given the cultivation of Zhou Yuan and the rest, they clearly did not possess the qualifications to cross between continents.
On a certain level on the giant boat.
Mu Wuji was seated crossed-legged as he puffed his pipe. Before him were Zhou Yuan, Yaoyao, and the other dozen or so geniuses that had been chosen to enter the Cangxuan Sect.
Zhou Yuan and Yaoyao were seated at the front, clearly the leaders of the group.
In the small group behind them was a familiar figure. It was the junior city lord of Saint Remains City, Xiao Tianxuan...
At the very beginning, Zhou Yuan had been rather astonished that Xiao Tianxuan had managed to enter the Cangxuan Sect. Later on, Mu Wuji explained that he had given his permission because the city lord had personally pleaded.
Although Zhou Yuan was not really fond of the guy who had given him quite a bit of trouble in the Saint Remains Domain, he did not make things difficult. After all, following Zhou Yuan’s rise in strength, Xiao Tianxuan was no longer a threat.
Xiao Tianxuan was a smart individual, and knew that his status as junior city lord was useless here. Hence, he was much more well-behaved on their journey, as if afraid that Zhou Yuan would target him.
"At our current speed, we should reach the Shengzhou Continent in a month…"
“Do all of you know of the Shengzhou Continent?” Mu Wuji felt that it was a good time to teach these little ones some common knowledge.
Everyone shook their heads.
Mu Wuji sighed and began to explain, “The Shengzhou Continent is the number one continent in Cangxuan Heaven. Legend says all of the other continents in Cangxuan Heaven were split off from Shengzhou Continent.”
“Hence, if one were to say that the total blessings of Cangxuan Heaven was ten, the Shengzhou Continent would be blessed with sixty percent. That’s why it has been called the gathering place of Genesis Qi…”
“The Shengzhou Continent’s vastness is far beyond your imagination, and every one of the six sacred sects have been established there. Although we six sacred sects are the strongest factions in Shengzhou Continent, there exists several sects with ancient roots and strong foundations that are not to be underestimated.”
After spending a good part of the day talking, Mu Wuji took one final puff of smoke, before he glanced at the group and slowly said, "Besides all this, there is something I should tell all of you. Although you guys were selected by me, it does not mean that you will be able to truly become disciples of the Cangxuan Sect."
These words caused everyone's expression to freeze for a moment.
"There are millions of continents in Cangxuan Heaven, and the geniuses of these continents will also be selected by the Cangxuan Sect. At the end of the day, the number of new disciples will likely be over ten thousand…"
"These individuals are the same as yourselves, each one an outstanding elite in their respective continents."
"After you guys arrive at the Cangxuan Sect, all of the new disciples will have three months to acclimatise and train. After which will be the peak selection ceremony. And only by passing the peak selection ceremony would you be allowed to enter one of the seven peaks, and formally become disciples of the Cangxuan Sect."
"About half of the participants will be eliminated during the peak selection ceremony. In other words, likely half or even more of you guys will be eliminated. These individuals can only become recorded disciples which may only train outside the peaks. Only after making sufficient contributions will they be permitted to join the seven peaks…"
Upon hearing these words, even Zhou Yuan's eyes widened slightly. To think that half would be eliminated… looks like it wasn't so easy to enter the Cangxuan Sect.
Chapter 210 Third Class Disciple
The atmosphere in the room became much heavier in the wake of Mu Wuji’s previous words. The other geniuses, including Xiao Tianxuan and the rest, had taunt expressions, uncertainty coloring their eyes.
They were indeed the cream of the crop amongst the Cangmang Continent's younger generation, but the ones they were up against now were also elites in their respective continents. In fact, their competitors would likely even include the Shengzhou Continent's finest…
Mu Wuji had explained earlier that if Cangxuan Heaven had ten blessings, six would go to the Shengzhou Continent. From this, one could imagine how much more powerful the geniuses from there would be.
They had left the Cangmang Continent for what they viewed in their hearts as the holy land of cultivation, their families and clans placing all their hopes upon them. If they failed to become formal disciples, it would be a huge blow to their confidence.
Mu Wuji swept a look at the group, but did not say anything to console them. The Cangxuan Sect's standards were exceedingly strict, and not just anyone could become a formal disciple. In between, there were naturally those who ended up laughing, and those who ended up in tears.
“When you guys reach the Cangxuan Sect, all of the new disciples will be divided into categories; first class disciples, second class disciples and third class disciples…”
"Is there a difference?" Asked Zhou Yuan.
"Of course there's a difference." Mu Wuji chuckled. “First class disciples will not only be given their own personal dwellings, but even have a Genesis Rune boundary inscribed in the area, making the Genesis Qi more abundant and concentrated, far surpassing the dwellings of the other disciples. Staying in such a place will naturally bring many benefits.”
“In addition, first class disciples will be granted a bag of grade 5 Genesis Food, Heaven Heart Body Tempering Corn, by the sect every week. Daily consumption will temper the body and speed up Genesis Qi cultivation. Of course, the other cultivation resources for first class disciples will also exceed the ordinary disciples.”
“Grade 5 Genesis Food?!”
Zhou Yuan could not help but cry out when he heard these four words as his breathing began to intensify.
One must know that the Fire Spirit Grain Zhou Yuan had spared no effort in obtaining was merely a grade 4 Genesis Food, while the Mysterious Crystal Rice he consumed daily was even lower at grade 2.
Even so, he had benefited substantially from these two Genesis Foods. Though his talent and hard work were the main factors that contributed to his rapid progress in a short two years, the external factors such as cultivation resources could not be neglected.
Hence why he was so taken aback when he heard that one could consume grade 5 Genesis Food as daily meals in the Cangxuan Sect.
He was truly unable to imagine how insanely beneficial long term consumption of the Heaven Heart Body Tempering Corn would be.
Mu Wuji was all smiles as he looked towards the group, his gaze ultimately pausing on Yaoyao’s beautiful face. “However, I’m afraid that the only one amongst you guys that can be rated as a first class disciple is Yaoyao.”
Although Yaoyao had no Genesis Qi, Mu Wuji could sense that the strength of her Spirit had likely reached the mid Corporeal stage.
“As for you…” Mu Wuji turned towards Zhou Yuan and joked, “Based on your cultivation level alone, I’m afraid that you won’t even make it to third class disciple…”
However, Mu Wuji knew how overwhelming Zhou Yuan’s battle power was. In a real fight, he may not lose to those second or third layer Alpha-Origin geniuses. After all, he had already defeated the first layer Alpha-Origin Wu Huang when he was at the mid Heaven Gate stage.
Zhou Yuan smiled helplessly.
Mu Wuji suddenly said, “Right, take out the token that old mister gave to you.”
Zhou Yuan was momentarily stunned, but quickly understood. He was talking about the old mister that had taken Su Youwei away.
Zhou Yuan fished out the token from his Universe bag and handed it to Mu Wuji as he curiously asked, “What use does it have?”
Mu Wuji received the token and chuckled. “With this token, even a cripple will be able to enjoy the first class disciple treatment.”
These words
immediately caused Xiao Tianxuan and the rest to look towards the token with burning desire and envy.
Zhou Yuan was also somewhat astonished. He never imagined that they would give the old mister so much face.
“Does teacher uncle Mu know that old mister’s origins? Is he also from the Cangxuan Sect?” Zhou Yuan could not help but ask. Only after the old guy left did Zhou Yuan realise that after all that talk, the old man had not even told him where he was bringing Su Youwei!
An act that the old man had obviously done on purpose.
Mu Wuji shook his head. “That old mister is not from the Cangxuan Sect, but from Hunyuan Heaven.”
“Hunyuan Heaven?” Zhou Yuan stunned. By now, he naturally knew that Hunyuan Heaven was the strongest amongst the five Heavens.
“Doesn’t this mean that Youwei has gone to Hunyuan Heaven?” Zhou Yuan was a little sad. This truly was akin to being a world apart. He did not know when or where he would see her again.
Mu Wuji’s gaze shifted towards the rest as he said, “That’s why all of you should not have the mindset that you will be able to smoothly enter the Cangxuan Sect just because you were selected by me. If you slack off on your training and end up being eliminated, there will be no one to blame but yourselves.”
Mu Wuji’s warning made the hearts of the numerous geniuses shiver. They knew that they had been taking it too easy recently, and had even slacked off on their cultivation. No one dared to tarry, immediately acknowledging one after another.
...
A bright moon hung high in the sky.
A giant boat smoothly shot past. Several figures were silently seated around a circular tablet near the front of the boat. They were Zhou Yuan, Yaoyao, Luluo, Zuoqiu Qingyu, and even Zhen Xu, Lu Chunjun plus Ning Zhan.
Luluo had originally been the only one Zhou Yuan had called over, but Zuoqiu Qingyu wanted to have a gathering before they split up in the Shengzhou Continent. To their surprise, even Zhen Xu, Li Chunjun and the not so familiar Ning Zhan had joined in.
All of them clearly understood that no matter how famous they previously were in the Cangmang Continent, the halo they used to have would now fade upon reaching the Shengzhou Continent.
Their future paths would have to be forged by themselves. No one knew whether or not they will once again ascend the peak or return mediocrity.
The three girls talked and laughed at one side, while Zhou Yuan raised his cup and smiled at Li Chunjun. "I've been wanting to thank you for some time. If not for your help on the Saint stairs, Wu Huang would have likely taken first place."
On the final leg of the Saint stairs, Li Chunjun had aided Zhou Yuan, allowing him to catch up to Wu Huang and ascend the peak together.
Li Chunjun's black cloth wrapped eyes 'looked' towards Zhou Yuan as he too raised a cup and emptied it, before his raspy voice sounded, "It was because only you could do it. Wu Huang is very strong, and I cannot slay his physical body."
"If you want to thank me, let me use you to polish my sword if there comes a chance in future…"
Zhou Yuan grinned and said in a carefree manner, "I'll accompany you any time."
Ning Zhan's eyes glowed when he heard this, unable to stop himself from saying, "When that time comes, have a good battle with me too!"
"We can go at it now too." Zhou Yuan chuckled.
Ning Zhan froze a little, shaking his head as he said, "I doubt I'll be able to beat you now. You are even stronger than when you fought Wu Huang."
Although he was a battle junky, his senses were extremely sharp. Thus, he could tell that Zhou Yuan was a whole other level compared to when he had fought Wu Huang.
By the side, Zuoqiu Qingyu placed her hand on her chin, smiling as she looked at Zhou Yuan. "Zhou Yuan, I heard that there are more geniuses in the Shengzhou Continent than fish in the river, almost too many to count. You’d better not let yourself vanish into the crowd, making it such that I won’t even hear of your name.”
"So what if you do hear his name, are you going to tell others that he’s the groom you chose?” Luluo chuckled.
Zuoqiu Qingyu’s eyes swirled in thought, charmingly enchanting as she boldly declared, “If his name truly does spread in the Shengzhou Continent, I won’t lose out if I tell others that he’s a potential groom I have my eye on.”
“That’s why, you’ve got to work hard Zhou Yuan.” Zuoqiu Qingyu grinned widely.
There was a faint smile on Zhou Yuan’s face. The truth was that he knew. He knew that everyone was feeling some pressure after realising the future challenges they will face.
Zuoqiu Qingyu might seem to be teasing him, but under it all, was she not also encouraging him?
Zhou Yuan raised his cup, his gaze sweeping across everyone. After a brief silence, he smiled. “Friends whom have stood beside me in battle. Although our Cangmang Continent is a tiny place, when we one day stand at the pinnacle of the Shengzhou Continent’s younger generation, they will know how amazing that tiny Cangmang Continent actually is.”
“Everyone, I hope to see all of you again at the peak.”
Under the rays of the moon, that young, kindly face wore a calm smile. It was as if an inextinguishable flame burned in his eyes, a sight that would slightly move anyone’s heart.
When Zuoqiu Qingyu’s glittering eyes gazed at Zhou Yuan in that moment, she was a little surprised that the usually mild young man would have such an eye raising pride.
Li Chunjun, Ning Zhan and Zhen Xu felt the blood in their bodies stir slightly, before they lifted their cups and smashed them together.
“Haha, alright then, let’s see how many of us will shake the Shengzhou Continent in a few years!”
The passionate voices of these youth were filled with the carefreeness of the young.
At the top floor on the giant boat, Mu Wuji, the beautiful woman in palace garbs and the other few envoys seemed to sweep their gazes below, before they exchanged a look and let out a soft chuckle.
“How nice to be young…”
Nearby, there was a sinister look in Zhao Pan’s eyes as a mocking and disdainful smile rose from the corners of his mouth.
“What a bunch of foolish country bumpkins. When you reach the Shengzhou Continent and see the true Chosens, you will know how laughable your promise looked today…”
“Don’t worry Zhou Yuan… after I return and report everything to palace master, the Chosens from my Sacred Palace will likely crush your pitiful confidence to pieces…”
“Hehe, I really look forward to that day.”
Chapter 211 Shen Wanjin
Time swiftly flowed as they traveled, and month unknowingly passed.
On a certain day.
In one of the holding quarters of the ship, Zhou Yuan’s shut eyes suddenly opened, breaking him out of his cultivation state. He had suddenly sensed some strange activity in the surrounding Genesis Qi which seemed to be stirring violently.
At the same time, numerous cheers could be heard outside the room.
Zhou Yuan opened the windows and looked outside. The thick layers of clouds were being torn apart as an extremely distant land began to appear.
His heart trembled slightly when his gaze fell upon it. He could sense an extremely concentrated and boundless natural Genesis Qi filling the sky above the land.
Its concentration level far surpassed that of any continent Zhou Yuan had visited before.
In addition, the Genesis Qi seemed to slip between various forms and shapes, giving off a spontaneously unique feeling, as if it was a blessing and right belonging only to them.
Zhou Yuan seemed to realise something as he mumbled to himself, "Is… this the Shengzhou Continent that enjoys 60% of the entire Cangxuan Heaven's blessings?"
It was indeed vast and practically limitless.
In a place like this, even if two people had similar talent, the one who trained here would achieve far more than the one in any other continent.
In a certain sense, the entire Shengzhou Continent was basically an indescri
bably enormous cultivation paradise…
"No wonder teacher uncle Mu told us the geniuses here would be exceedingly arrogant. If you grew up here, geniuses from other continents would indeed look like country bumpkins." Zhou Yuan sighed deeply.
*Knock knock*!
While Zhou Yuan was sighing, the sound of knocking was heard from the door.
Zhou Yuan called out to come in, and the door quickly opened, revealing a round face that smiled charmingly at Zhou Yuan. "Little Yuan bro, teacher uncle Mu told us to get ready. Once we reach the Shengzhou Continent, we'll be leaving the boat and heading towards the Cangxuan Sect."
The one at the door was a little fatty. Though a smile was usually present on his face, light often flickered brightly in his small eyes, an indication of his exceptional brilliance.
The little fatty was called Shen Wanjin, and was also one of the geniuses from the Cangmang Continent. His Shen clan was an overlord of its own domain, equipped with wealth that could match entire empires.
Of course, this did not mean the little fatty was weak, or he would not have been selected by Mu Wuji.
Ever since Mu Wuji's warning, the Cangmang geniuses had understood that their previous status in their homeland would no longer be valid in the Shengzhou Continent, making them extremely ordinary instead.
In fact, they may not even be able to become formal disciples of the Cangxuan Sect.
The cruel reality was a wake up call for everyone. Most of them began to train frantically, hoping to at least raise their strength a little before reaching the Cangxuan Sect, so as to avoid becoming a third class disciple and be looked down upon by others.
On the other hand, this little fatty, Shen Wanjin, had chosen the most direct and efficient method; relying on Zhou Yuan… the little fatty had practically become Zhou Yuan's servant during this period, obediently abiding his every command.
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