Chapter 862 Nangong Qingyi's Advancement Battle

Li Hongyi's eyes, which had previously shown some ripples, turned cold again, as if nothing could affect her ruthless Dao heart.

Lin Xuan clenched his fists tightly, his hands filled with the Supreme Ruthless Dao.

Both Nangong Yue and Nangong Qingyi could feel the chill emanating from Lin Xuan.

"At the once-every-five-hundred-years promotion ceremony, are all seventy-two halls present?"

An old man emerged, his hair a mix of black and white, dressed in hemp clothing, looking like an old farmer from the fields.

"This is Bai Yi, the Hall Master of the Outer Hall of the Divine Dragon Palace, a genuine Immortal Emperor-level expert!"

Nangong Yue secretly transmitted her voice to Lin Xuan.

Lin Xuan nodded slightly, sensing an extremely strong aura emanating from the old man.

"Aoki-do has arrived."

"Hurricane Hall has arrived."

"We have arrived at Jinsha Hall."

"..."

"We have arrived at Xuan Yue Hall."

The seventy-two hall masters each sent a telepathic message and departed.

Bai Yi sat in his seat, casually waved his hand, and said no more.

As a powerful Immortal Emperor, this situation could no longer move him.

Immediately, an elder from the Divine Dragon Palace stepped forward and took over the assembly.

The first event was for outer disciples to be promoted to inner disciples.

The Eight Immortal Palaces stand tall in the Eight Universes, rightfully the number one overlord of the Eight Universes. Not only do the strong people of the entire Eight Universes flock to the Eight Immortal Palaces, but many other universes also regard the Eight Immortal Palaces as a sacred place for cultivation.

The Eight Immortal Palaces had more than a million outer disciples, reaching tens of millions at its peak, and hundreds of thousands of inner disciples.

Nearly ten thousand outer disciples participated in this promotion, all of whom had reached the Earth Immortal realm.

"Outer disciples who reach the Earth Immortal Realm must successfully advance to the inner disciple level within three thousand years, or they will have to leave the Eight Immortal Palaces."

Nangong Yue explained to Lin Xuan.

"Once every five hundred years, that means there are six chances, which is not bad."

Lin Xuan nodded slightly. The Eight Immortal Palaces had given their disciples quite a few opportunities.

Nangong Yue simply smiled and shook her head at this.

"Lin Xuan, you may not know how cruel the major sects are in this regard. Every year, thousands or even tens of thousands of people are promoted from outer sect to inner sect, but only six hundred to a little over a thousand are promoted, and at most no more than two thousand. However, every few hundred years, a large number of people from the outer sect will break through to the Earth Immortal Realm, so most of the outer sect disciples leave the Eight Immortal Palaces."

Lin Xuan let out a breath; this was the kind of cruelty a major sect should have.

Looking at the huge battle stage in the arena, Nangong Qingyi also became slightly nervous.

“Qingyi, you don’t need to worry. You are a second-stage Earth Immortal. Among the people who participated in the advancement this time, your realm is considered to be one of the higher levels.”

Nangong Yue reached out and grasped Nangong Qingyi's hand, comforting her with a smile.

Lin Xuan glanced over and saw that most of the outer disciples who participated in the promotion this time were at the first-order Earth Immortal realm, a few were at the second-order Earth Immortal realm, and as for the third-order Earth Immortal realm, there were only a handful.

Although Nangong Qingyi's Second Tribulation Earth Immortal Realm might not be the strongest among them, there are only a handful of people who can threaten her.

Because Nangong Qingyi also possesses a primordial spiritual treasure given to her by Lin Xuan, with this treasure protecting her, even a Third Tribulation Earth Immortal would not be able to harm her.

"All outer disciples who participated in the inner sect promotion shall ascend to the Immortal Platform!"

A high-pitched voice rang out, a voice that seemed to ring in everyone's ears, very clear and crisp.

In an instant, a group of Earth Immortals flew toward the floating platform in mid-air, a vast, swarming mass resembling locusts.

Lin Xuan sighed as he watched this scene. In the Hao Ri Universe and in the Thousand Absolute Immortal Sect of Tian Jue, the Earth Immortal Realm was already a high-ranking elder who dominated one side of the Thousand Absolute Immortal Domain. However, in these Eight Immortal Palaces, the Earth Immortal Realm was just at the bottom, a vast expanse that gave people the feeling that it was worthless.

"Then I'll go too."

Nangong Qingyi slowly stood up.

"Come on, Qingyi, you can do it!" Nangong Yue encouraged her with a smile.

Lin Xuan didn't speak, but just smiled at Nangong Qingyi, everything was understood without words.

Nangong Qingyi flew towards the platform, where more than nine thousand outer disciples stood. It was an extremely awe-inspiring sight.

"This time, the inner sect will only accept eight hundred people."

The sudden remark caused the faces of all the hall masters of the seventy-two halls to change.

The number of people promoted to inner sect this time is relatively large compared to previous promotion meetings, but the number of people needed is so small, less than one-tenth.

Most of the more than nine thousand people in the arena turned pale, especially the outer disciples who had failed to advance multiple times; they felt even more anxious at this moment.

Cultivators all possess a heart that yearns to reach the highest peaks, to live as long as heaven and earth, and to share the same origin as the universe. If they can continue to ascend, who would be willing to stay in one place and stagnate?

Upon reaching the Immortal Realm, one enjoys a lifespan of 100,000 years. However, the Immortal Realm also has its limitations. The most terrifying is undergoing a tribulation of lightning, to which countless cultivators have perished.

Besides the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning that breaks through realms, there is another type of lightning tribulation called the Longevity Lightning Tribulation. Successfully passing the tribulation allows one to live for thousands or even tens of thousands of years, while failure results in annihilation.

In particular, the Life-Extending Tribulation has a tendency to become more powerful the longer a cultivator lives. Therefore, if a cultivator keeps stagnating, he will eventually die under his own Life-Extending Tribulation.

Lin Xuan has only lived for a little over a hundred years, and is still far from the tribulation of life-longevity lightning, so naturally he cannot sense it.

Nangong Yue has already experienced several tribulations of life-long lightning.

As for those hall masters, apart from Li Hongyi, they have all lived for at least 100,000 years and have experienced countless tribulations of life-long lightning.

"The first stage is very simple. Only 3,200 people need to remain on the platform. Those who can withstand the pressure will successfully advance."

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately began to adjust their physical condition, gathering their source energy. If they couldn't even survive the first round, how could they possibly compete in the next two rounds?

The more than nine thousand people in the arena all sat cross-legged. In the sky, a huge pressure descended, and the terrifying power was as if the sky had collapsed, slamming onto everyone's shoulders.

Nangong Qingyi frowned slightly, but seemed to find it acceptable.

However, the others were different, especially the group of first-order Earth Immortals, who immediately felt immense pressure. Some outer disciples who had just advanced to the Earth Immortal realm were already trembling all over.

"puff!"

Finally, one outer disciple couldn't hold on any longer and was sent flying. This outer disciple seemed to trigger a chain reaction, and a large number of outer disciples followed suit, most of them coughing up blood and suffering injuries of varying degrees.

"Damn! This is so difficult!"

"Sigh, I failed once last year, and I failed again this time. Can I still stay in the Eight Immortal Palace?"

"Hehe, Brother Yuan, this is only your second failure, while I have already failed four times. If I fail two more times, there will really be no hope."

"Sigh, who says otherwise? I guess there's no hope left. Maybe I should accept reality."

The outer disciples who had been driven out stood together, many with vacant eyes, unable to accept this reality.

Some outer disciples immediately rallied and prepared to go into seclusion to prepare for the next five hundred years.

In just one hour, only 3,200 people remained on the platform, and these 3,200 people were the strong contenders for the 800 inner sect seats.

"The remaining people will draw lots in pairs."

The elders of the Divine Dragon Palace were already used to this kind of occasion, and without even blinking, they casually tossed out an array plate.

"These two duels are actually a test of luck. Those who are unlucky, even if they have the strength to enter the inner sect, will ultimately be blocked at the gate."

Nangong Yue immediately explained to Lin Xuan beside her.

Lin Xuan generally approved of this approach.

Luck is good fortune, and good fortune is also a part of strength.

In a duel between these two, if the second strongest overall player encounters the strongest overall player, then the second strongest overall player can only consider themselves unlucky and will have to wait another five hundred years.

Nangong Qingyi had good luck in the first round, drawing a First Tribulation Earth Immortal.

Meanwhile, Nangong Qingyi's opponent discovered that he had never seen Nangong Qingyi before.

But that's normal, after all, there are millions of outer disciples in the Eight Immortal Palaces, so they wouldn't care about so many others.

However, when this outer disciple discovered that Nangong Qingyi was actually a Second Tribulation Golden Immortal, his face turned ashen, as if he had eaten shit.

The final answer was straightforward: Nangong Qingyi easily advanced to the next round.

The next round is the decisive one. If you win this round, you will become a true inner disciple. At this moment, everyone in the 1,600 people is tense, even those few Three Tribulation Earth Immortals are no exception, because they are afraid of running into each other. If several Three Tribulation Earth Immortals meet each other, they will really suffer.

"Nangong Qingyi, facing off against Yu Feng."

Yu Feng looked at Nangong Qingyi, a crazy smile appearing on his face.

"This woman named Nangong Qingyi is probably in trouble. Yu Feng is not far from the Third Tribulation Earth Immortal Realm. Originally, with her Second Tribulation Earth Immortal Realm, she would have been qualified to enter the inner sect. It seems that her luck is bad."

"Yes, that's a real shame."

"This seems to be Yu Feng's last promotion event. He's been unlucky all along, always encountering someone stronger than himself at the last moment. It seems he'll finally get his wish this time."

"It's alright, fellow Daoist seems to be participating in this promotion meeting for the first time."

"You've already reached the Second Tribulation Earth Immortal Realm on your first promotion meeting?"

"I am Yu Feng, Fellow Daoist Nangong, let's fight."

Yu Feng looked at Nangong Qingyi and smiled wryly.

Nangong Qingyi was very beautiful, and Yu Feng had to admit that such a stunning beauty made it difficult to strike her hard. However, since this concerned his advancement, Yu Feng would not hold back in the slightest.

"Nangong Qingyi, please enlighten me."

Nangong Qingyi looked at Yu Feng with a calm and indifferent expression.

Yu Feng suddenly disappeared from his spot, and reappeared high in the sky, where a ball of Origin Qi energy with a diameter of over a thousand meters gathered and slammed down towards Nangong Qingyi.

Nangong Qingyi was now staring directly at Yu Feng when she suddenly stepped back, pointing her fingertip and creating an energy shield in front of her.

"Boom!"

A violent explosion rang out, and the sky shook.

However, the space within the Eight Immortal Realms is extremely stable. Earth Immortals can only shake the space, and even Golden Immortals would find it difficult to tear open this space.

"God and Demon Finger".

Yu Feng immediately flicked out a finger, the force of which was extremely strong, and it swept out with a gust of wind.

Nangong Qingyi remained calm and composed, managing to neutralize all of Yu Feng's attacks.

Yu Feng also sensed something was wrong; the woman in front of him was no ordinary Second Tribulation Earth Immortal.

Yu Feng clenched his fists tightly. This was his last promotion contest. If he lost, he would have to leave the Eight Immortal Palace forever, his path to immortality would come to an end, which was not what he wanted.

"No one can stop me from entering the inner sect!"

Yu Feng roared, and an even more frenzied power surged forth. On the platform, the energy began to rage, and a huge Dharma image appeared behind Yu Feng.

"It seems Yu Feng is serious."

"This Yu Feng has actually been forced to this point."

"This is his last promotion attempt, so naturally he'll fight tooth and nail to win."

"This woman is no ordinary person; she seems to be from the Xuan Yue Hall."

“There’s a steward in Xuan Yue Hall named Nangong Yue, and this Nangong Qingyi also has the surname Nangong. Could they be related?”

The crowd watched the battle unfold and discussed it animatedly.

Nangong Qingyi no longer held back and immediately summoned her Dharma form.

The two emanations of power collided and were evenly matched.

Yu Feng suddenly charged forward, causing a series of explosions around him. In the blink of an eye, he was in front of Nangong Qingyi, holding a high-grade acquired spiritual treasure sword in his hand.

This acquired spiritual treasure cost Yu Feng all his savings accumulated over thousands of years, but Yu Feng felt it was worth it. As long as he could enter the inner sect, everything was worth it.

Everyone was shocked to see Yu Feng actually take out a top-grade acquired spiritual treasure.

Generally speaking, it's already quite good for a cultivator in the Earth Immortal Realm to have a mid-grade acquired spiritual treasure, as it can significantly boost their combat power. However, it's unexpected that Yu Feng would be so ruthless as to acquire a high-grade acquired spiritual treasure.

Just as the battle blade was descending from the sky, and everyone was mourning for Nangong Qingyi, a flash of green light suddenly appeared!

This azure light carried an extremely powerful force, and the power released by the superior-grade acquired spiritual treasure was like the light of a firefly in front of this azure light, completely obscured.

"Boom!"

"what!"

With a burst of power, Yu Feng screamed and his body flew backward.

The leaders of the seventy-two halls were all astonished by this scene.

"A Primordial Spiritual Treasure?!"

One of the hall masters said with some disbelief.

Everyone was shocked.

Even within the Eight Immortal Palaces, innate spiritual treasures are extremely precious, and most stewards are not qualified to possess a true innate spiritual treasure.

But this suddenly appearing disciple from the outer sect of the Earth Immortal Realm actually possesses such a precious treasure!