#62 - Chapter 62: Opening Ceremony of the Nine Peaks Competition
“Clang! Clang! Clang…”
The morning bells echoed through the Nine Peaks, parting the clouds and shaking off the dewdrops.
As the bells rang, all disciples of the Nine Peaks who wished to participate in the competition had to go to Star River Square to register.
“Xiaobai, wake up!” Lin Yaoyao knocked on Xiaobai’s door.
“Coming.” Xiaobai kicked Erha off him, washed up, and rode Erha out the door.
“Senior Sister, the sun hasn't come out yet.” Xiaobai glanced at the sky; the sun hadn't risen yet.
“Yes, originally, the opening ceremony of the Nine Peaks Competition was supposed to start when the sun was high, but today, I don’t know why, it was suddenly moved forward.” Lin Yaoyao didn’t understand it either.
“Master is, after all, one of the Nine Peaks Lords and can appear later.” Lin Yaoyao explained.
“That’s true.” Xiaobai responded and followed Lin Yaoyao down the mountain to Star River Square.
Star River Square was divided into nine major areas to avoid crowding and conflicts.
The area for Carefree Peak was on the far right, with only Lin Yaoyao and Xiaobai.
Lin Yaoyao, holding Little Blue, and Xiaobai, riding Erha, stood in the vast area, looking somewhat empty.
On the other hand, Heavenly Sword Peak was almost full of people; there were as many as 1,300 participants this time, standing in one area, looking somewhat crowded.
It was a stark contrast to Carefree Peak.
But the most crowded was Beast Taming Peak.
There was no way around it; more than 700 disciples from Beast Taming Peak were participating, each equipped with demon beasts, so the number of demon beasts plus people was even greater.
Not to mention that the demon beasts were very large, with one demon beast occupying the space of five people.
“Please, Peak Lords of the Nine Peaks, register the participating disciples of your peak and imprint the participants’ marks on the Soul Crystal.”
After the Hall Master of the Enforcement Hall finished speaking, a huge purple crystal floated in front of the Nine Peaks disciples.
This Soul Crystal could sense a person’s strength and record the ranking of the competition.
If a person died, the name on the Soul Crystal would also dim.
Lin Yaoyao looked at Xiaobai, condensed sword energy, cut Xiaobai’s finger, and took a drop of essence blood.
“Senior Sister, I remember that you can also use hair to imprint a mark.” Xiaobai said, biting his fingertip.
“Really? Why didn’t you say so earlier.” When Lin Yaoyao heard that she could use her hair, she broke off a strand of her beautiful hair.
She walked to the Soul Crystal, wrote her name under the Carefree Peak section, and imprinted her hair and Xiaobai’s blood on it.
Xiaobai: …
There were only two people from Carefree Peak, so they were the fastest.
The other peaks still had to slowly collect and write names, so the speed was very slow.
On Carefree Peak.
Ye Kong woke up naturally after sleeping in, and his divine sense sensed that the opening ceremony of the Nine Peaks Competition had already begun.
After stretching lazily, he walked down the mountain with his hands behind his back.
Before he could go down the mountain, Luo Yangtian appeared next to Ye Kong.
“Nephew Ye, let me take you for a ride.” Luo Yangtian said.
“Ah, that won’t be necessary, will it?” Ye Kong waved his hand and refused.
“It’s okay, let’s go together.” Luo Yangtian said, taking Ye Kong to Star River Square together.
The appearance of the Nine Peaks Lords must have a grand display.
Luo Yangtian thought that Ye Kong was weak and didn’t have much of a display, so he came to help him out and take him along.
Ye Kong couldn’t refuse Luo Yangtian’s kindness and had to let Luo Yangtian take him to Star River Square.
At Star River Square.
All the names had been entered completely.
Chen Changqing looked at the empty Carefree Peak area and slightly curved the corners of his mouth.
With only two participants, if you can get a good ranking, I, Chen Changqing, will read my name backward!
“Heavenly Sword Peak Lord Chen Chunyang enters!”
As the Enforcement Hall disciple’s voice fell, Chen Chunyang came riding on his sword, his sword energy soaring, and his heroic spirit was compelling.
“Welcome, Heavenly Sword Peak Lord!” Everyone cupped their hands and bowed.
“Ten Thousand Flowers Peak Lord Liu Ruyan enters!”
Only to see flower petals falling in the air, Liu Ruyan wearing a blue dress, her jade feet bare, each step producing a lotus flower, incomparably alluring.
“Welcome, Ten Thousand Flowers Peak Lord!”
…
“Carefree Peak Lord Ye Kong enters!”
As the Enforcement Hall disciple’s voice fell, Ye Kong came stepping on the Star River, his white clothes fluttering, like an immortal descending to earth.
When it came to pomp, no one could compare to Ye Kong.
“Hiss, Carefree Peak Lord can actually mobilize the Star River? That’s too amazing!”
“Except for the Sect Leader, no one can mobilize the power of the Star River. How did the Carefree Peak Lord do it?” Everyone was puzzled, looking at the shocking scene in the air.
You must know that the power of the Star River can only be mobilized by the Sect Leader.
Behind Ye Kong, Luo Yangtian urged the power of the Star River to pave the way for Ye Kong.
At the very least, Ye Kong couldn’t be without any pomp.
“Welcome, Carefree Peak Lord!” Everyone still shouted, but the voice was very small.
“The Sect Leader has arrived!”
“Greetings, Sect Leader!” Everyone said loudly.
In the air, Luo Yangtian, with his hands behind his back, his whole body obscured by clouds and mist, came stepping on the Star River that Ye Kong had walked on, standing next to Ye Kong, turning around, and facing away from the crowd.
At this point, the Nine Peaks Lords, and the Sect Leader, had all arrived.
Carefree Peak Lord Ye Kong, Heavenly Sword Peak Lord Chen Chunyang, Beast Taming Peak Lord Qin Wuyi,
Ten Thousand Flowers Peak Lord Liu Ruyan, Pill Peak Lord Yao Zidan, Array Weapon Peak Lord Lin Lie,
Talismans Peak Lord Liu Fu, Martial Arts Peak Lord Xiao Wu, Yin Yang Peak Lord Zhou Miesheng;
The Nine Peaks Lords surrounded the Star River Sect Leader, standing in the air.
“I didn’t expect Master’s display to be quite grand. I thought Master would walk over, panting for breath.” Xiaobai muttered.
Lin Yaoyao nodded in agreement; she had prepared herself for Master to embarrass himself.
“Look, the Star River that Master is stepping on is the same as the Star River that the Sect Leader is stepping on. It’s estimated that the Sect Leader is helping from behind.” Lin Yaoyao said in a low voice.
Xiaobai looked at the Star River under Master’s feet and nodded: “Indeed.”
“It’s estimated that Master begged the Sect Leader for a long time before the Sect Leader agreed to take him into the sky.”
Lin Yaoyao nodded in agreement, looking up at Master in the air.
Master, if you don’t embarrass your disciple, your disciple won’t embarrass you either.
A mere Nine Peaks Competition, watch me take first place!
“The Nine Peaks Competition is related to the glory of the Nine Peaks and the development of the sect. Each peak must go all out!” Luo Yangtian said, his voice spreading throughout the entire Star River Sect.
“Yes!” Everyone responded.
“In addition, those participating in the Nine Peaks Competition must not kill fellow disciples, must not design traps, and must not collude with the Demonic Sect. Violators will have their cultivation abolished and be expelled from the sect!” Luo Yangtian reminded again.
“We obey the order!”
The Three Great Elders had already gone to make preparations, so they were not at Star River Square at this time.
The matter of speaking naturally fell on Luo Yangtian.
The Three Elders outside the sect saw a huge spirit boat sailing from afar and immediately released their divine sense to see the flag on the spirit boat clearly.
Demon Music Palace!
The three large characters were like a great bell, bombarding the Three Elders’ sea of consciousness.
The Demon Music Palace has really come!
“Palace Master, we are being spied on. Do you want to take action?” Hei Yun asked, standing next to Xu Wudi.
“No, we are here to participate in the competition. It’s not time to kill yet!” Xu Wudi said indifferently.
When the Three Elders saw the Demon Music Palace coming, they immediately blew the horn.
“Hoo woo woo woo…”
Luo Yangtian and Ye Kong almost simultaneously looked up into the distance.
“Finally here.” The two said to themselves.
