#324 - Chapter 324 is about to be born

A place where Yin and Yang intertwined.

As five hours passed, those who advanced were all lined up. Those who didn't were brought back by the people from the Star Gazing Pavilion.

As for those who unfortunately died, their bodies were brought back if they had them; otherwise, it was simply left at that.

The Star Gazers from the Demon Continent stepped forward and said, "Tomorrow at Chen hour (7-9 AM), the fourth round of the competition will begin!"

After speaking, the crystal displayed the names of the two hundred-plus disciples who had advanced.

The Saint Continent and the Demon Continent together accounted for over fifty people.

From the beginning, the participants from the Saint and Demon Continents occupied two-thirds of the total. After three rounds of elimination, the most eliminated disciples were from these two continents.

Even so, they still had quite a few people left.

This was the foundation of the two continents.

On the spirit boat.

After stabilizing her aura, Ye Qingjun walked to Ye Kong's side and said with a sweet smile, "Master, I've established my Foundation."

"Now that you've established your Foundation, you must cultivate diligently. Look at your senior brothers and sisters, each one stronger than the last. You must work hard to catch up to their pace," Ye Kong encouraged from the side.

"I will," Ye Qingjun nodded and smiled.

Mu Qianyuan looked at Ye Qingjun with a strange expression, muttering in his heart, "Was it her Foundation Establishment that caused the anomaly just now?"

Too fierce!

Seeing Mu Qianyuan's strange expression, the Earth Mother asked, "What happened just now?"

Mu Qianyuan turned to the Earth Mother and explained how the heavenly lightning struck, and how the Saint Continent's Star Gazers used the Star Gazing Pavilion to block it, and then the Saint Continent's Star Gazing Pavilion ran away.

Now, his Second Senior Brother was in charge of the Yin-Yang Intertwining Ground.

"Hahahaha… your Eldest Senior Brother is such a filial disciple," the Earth Mother couldn't help but laugh. She could roughly imagine the scene of Xing being struck by lightning.

"No, no, I have to go and mock Xing."

The Earth Mother turned and left the spirit boat, running off to mock Xing.

At this time, inside the Saint Continent's Star Gazing Pavilion, the Star Gazers were begging for the Ancestor's forgiveness.

"Ancestor, I really didn't do it on purpose. When the heavenly lightning struck, the Great Emperor didn't care, so I could only use the Star Gazing Pavilion to block it."

"I didn't know that you would be struck by lightning on the top floor!"

"If I had known… I definitely wouldn't have used the Star Gazing Pavilion to block it."

The Star Gazers said truthfully outside the pavilion.

Xing inside was numb from the electricity. He was currently sitting on the charred floor, questioning his life.

He was originally in a deep sleep, and his body's functions weren't consuming much energy.

But being struck by lightning caused him great losses, not only physical but also life-force losses.

More importantly, the coffin he was sleeping in was blasted apart.

Just as he was questioning his life, the Earth Mother appeared in the pavilion and mocked him.

"Hahahaha, Xing, I never thought you'd have a day like this!"

"Feeling bad, aren't you? Your coffin is gone, and your body is rapidly aging."

"Why don't you just come out of seclusion?" the Earth Mother said.

Xing raised his head and glanced at the Earth Mother, asking, "Is this heavenly lightning related to you?"

"Don't talk nonsense, don't guess randomly. This matter has nothing to do with me," the Earth Mother quickly defended.

Xing took a deep look at the Earth Mother, making her feel a burst of nervousness.

"Forget it, since Lord Ling has asked me to come out of seclusion, then I shall," Xing muttered, standing up from the ground.

"Ling, have you also sensed something?" Xing turned to look at the Earth Mother.

The Earth Mother was stunned, saying, "I don't know anything."

"You know everything," Xing stared intently at the Earth Mother.

Xing closed his eyes and suppressed his emotions, cupping his hands and bowing, "Please enlighten me, Lord Ling!"

The Earth Mother glanced at him, saying, "Anyway, your revival now will only benefit you. See for yourself what else is going on."

"Also, this Prosperous Era is quite chaotic and has signs of a turbulent era."

After the Earth Mother finished speaking, she turned and left.

Xing stood by the pavilion's edge, looking out the window, opening his eyes to take a look.

"A Prosperous Era mixed with a Turbulent Era, ancient powerhouses will also revive. Will the structure of the cultivation world change again?"

"Master, will you return?"

Xing looked up at the sky, his lips moving slightly.

The Star Gazers outside the door were still talking, but Xing had long set up a soundproof formation, and the Star Gazers' words couldn't be transmitted in at all.

After looking for a long time, Xing finally replied, "Grand-disciple, prepare yourself. After the Grand Competition ends, announce the news of my emergence."

The Star Gazers outside the door were suddenly stunned.

The Ancestor was coming out of seclusion?

So soon?

Wasn't he supposed to wait for the Ancestral Master to return before coming out of seclusion?

The Star Gazers were a little confused, but they still nodded in response.

"Yes!"

……

On the spirit boat.

Ye Kong lay on the rocking chair, closing his eyes and silently absorbing spiritual energy.

After two exterminations, his spiritual energy was almost exhausted.

However, the spiritual energy in various places was becoming increasingly dense, allowing him to absorb it discreetly.

As long as he didn't absorb all the spiritual energy in one go, no one would notice.

Ye Kong secretly absorbed spiritual energy, so that the spiritual energy that was originally supposed to accumulate and erupt never accumulated.

Ye Kong absorbed a little bit every time it increased.

This led to no one being able to deduce when the Prosperous Era would return, nor could anyone discover the clues.

The Earth Mother returned and keenly noticed that Ye Kong was absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. She sensed that Ye Kong absorbed one point for every point the spiritual energy increased.

"Could it be that Ye Kong is controlling the advent of the Prosperous Era?" the Earth Mother thought to herself.

He absorbed all the extra spiritual energy, so the dense spiritual energy could not accumulate or erupt.

Why would Ye Kong want to control the Prosperous Era?

The Earth Mother couldn't understand.

What she didn't know was that Ye Kong was simply absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, absorbing as much as he could to avoid absorbing it all in one go.

The Earth Mother moved a rocking chair and lay down next to Ye Kong, trying to leech some spiritual energy.

Ye Kong absorbed a lot of spiritual energy, and the Earth Mother lying next to him could leech a little of the spiritual energy absorbed by Ye Kong.

"Qingjun, come and massage my legs," the Earth Mother called out to Ye Qingjun, who was serving Ye Kong.

Ye Qingjun glanced at the Earth Mother, ignored her, and ran behind her master to massage his shoulders.

"Qingjun, if you massage me, I'll take you to play fun games and eat delicious food," the Earth Mother tempted from the side.

She also wanted to try the feeling of being served by the Qing Emperor's daughter.

Ye Qingjun still ignored her and continued to massage her master.

Ye Kong opened his eyes and looked at the Earth Mother.

"Ye Qingjun is my disciple," Ye Kong said unhappily, then added, "Either stay away from me or massage my legs."

"Me, the dignified Spirit of the Earth, serving you?"

"Hmm?"

The Earth Mother silently placed her hand on Ye Kong's calf.

"Do you think this strength is suitable?"

If it weren't for leeching spiritual energy, I wouldn't serve you!

Ye Kong closed his eyes, enjoying the massage while absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to replenish himself.

Mu Qianyuan looked at this harmonious scene and suddenly wanted to join in.

The Earth Mother personally served Ye Kong, so it seemed that Ye Kong was not only strong but also had great personal charm.

Should I… also go over and massage Ye Kong's legs?