#850 - It's average, but still far from being invincible

Over at Eternal World Academy, Qing Yue had called Jun Wuxie to a secluded spot, and the two were in conversation.

Yan Qingcheng and Mu Yunxi occasionally glanced at Qing Yue's back, their eyes filled with hostility.

Ji Yinlan, however, remained calm, making it impossible to discern her thoughts.

"Yinlan, who exactly gave you the information back then? Have you been well these days?"

They finally withdrew their gazes and began inquiring about Ji Yinlan's situation.

......

On Jun Wuxie's side, Qing Yue was discussing the Heavenly Position Dao Fruit with him.

"Fairy Qing Yue, are you saying that when the secret land opens in this era, Dao Fruits of the Extreme Heavenly Position realm will emerge?" Jun Wuxie looked at her in surprise: "Where did you obtain this information, Fairy?"

"Jun Shen, please refrain from calling me 'Fairy, Fairy.' You can call me Qing Yue, or even Qing Yue Jie Jie, if you wish."

"Ahem, I think I'll just call you Qing Yue."

Jun Wuxie's lips twitched slightly; he didn't like randomly acknowledging older sisters.

Even Yan Qingcheng, with whom he had shared marital intimacy in the past, he only called 'Xiao Jie Jie'.

Qing Yue gave him a disapproving look, saying, "Would it be surprising for my Curious Wonders Pavilion to know such information? This year's Heavenly Position Competition is particularly important. The wins and losses of previous competitions don't matter, but this time is different."

"Did you know that the Heavenly Position Secret Land is actually a semi-saint burial ground? In the extremely distant past, too many powerful individuals fell while fighting against the apocalyptic torrent. Someone buried their remains in that secret land, extracting their Dao Fruits using special methods."

"In past years, those who entered the secret land also obtained Extreme Heavenly Position Dao Fruits, but they were mostly at the early or mid-stages. However, this era will see the emergence of all the top-tier Dao Fruits, originating from ancient prophecies."

"Emerge? Prophecies?"

Jun Wuxie looked at her in astonishment. The word 'emerge' was truly intriguing.

Could it be that the Dao Fruits were underground?

"Yes, those Dao Fruits are the lifelong essence of fallen semi-saint powerhouses. Since those powerhouses are buried in the earth, the word 'emerge' is naturally used. As for the prophecy, it should be information left to later generations by those who buried the semi-saint powerhouses in that era."

"Does the Ancient Sacred Institute know about this information?"

"They only know that top-tier Dao Fruits will emerge from the Heavenly Position Secret Land in this era, but they don't know the specifics, just like your Eternal World Academy. What I want to tell you is that you must win the victory, so you have the opportunity to enter the secret land first. At that time, you can go directly to the deepest part of the secret land. It is said that there is a core mausoleum there, where all the powerhouses of the Extreme Heavenly Position realm are buried."

As Qing Yue spoke, she opened her slender, snow-white palm. A yellowish light flashed, and a very old parchment map appeared in her hand.

"This is..."

Jun Wuxie looked at her in shock. If he wasn't mistaken, this was probably a map of the Heavenly Position Secret Land.

Did the Curious Wonders Pavilion even have a map of the secret land?

"Jun Shen has already guessed it; this is a map of the secret land." Qing Yue nodded, placing the map in his hand. "The Curious Wonders Pavilion paid a huge price for this map..."

"What's going on? Have people from your Curious Wonders Pavilion ever entered the Heavenly Position Secret Land?"

Qing Yue smoothed her soft hair, sighing, "The entrance to the Heavenly Position Secret Land has a seal, which can only be opened by the joint efforts of the Eternal World Academy and the Ancient Sacred Institute. Their founders once obtained the method to open it, dividing the method into two. The Heavenly Position Competition only allows their people to enter, and there are also restrictions on recruiting students, excluding our Curious Wonders Pavilion and the Starry Sky Ancient Road headquarters from ancient times."

"However, this era, they allowed Sixth Ancestor's great-grandson, Xing Yu, to join the Ancient Sacred Institute, it seems that they have reached some agreement with them."

Jun Wuxie pondered slightly, saying, "Then how did your Curious Wonders Pavilion enter the secret land, and how did you create this map?"

"Once, by chance, the seal loosened. We received the news and forcibly broke through the barrier. A large number of Extreme Heavenly Position powerhouses went. Can you guess what the result was?"

Qing Yue shook her head and sighed, "In the end, only one powerhouse came out alive. After drawing this map, he passed away. He was too severely injured at the time, and his origin was completely shattered."

"This..." Jun Wuxie's eyes flickered uncertainly, "Why didn't those who entered it after the previous Heavenly Position Competitions to obtain Dao Fruit opportunities encounter such danger?"

"It's probably because they didn't reach the mausoleum in the core area. Our powerhouses went deep that year and encountered a formation. At that time, a powerhouse who was well-versed in the Dao of Talismans accompanied them. He broke the formation and arrived at the most core area, and that was the beginning of the nightmare..."

Qing Yue said that the powerhouses of the Curious Wonders Pavilion back then encountered terrifying attacks in that core area, and formations were activated, causing them to almost all fall there without even seeing what attacked them.

Jun Wuxie thought for a while and said, "If the existence that created the Heavenly Position Secret Land in the past was to leave opportunities for later generations to quickly improve their realms, it's impossible to set up a killing trap in the core area. There must be something wrong here..."

"We don't know exactly what's going on either." Qing Yue shook her head, saying, "The Heavenly Position Secret Land has existed for a long time. Even if there were living beings inside in the past, they should have passed away long ago, so there is something fishy about this."

"You're asking me to go to such a dangerous area, are you that confident in me?"

"Jun Shen is well-versed in the Dao of Talismans and has that mysterious battle armor. Before reaching the core area, Jun Shen can break through your cultivation in the formation area, and enter only when you are sure. According to what our powerhouses said back then, the space in that core area is very special and different from the order of the lower realm."

As she said this, she stared deeply at Jun Wuxie, her beautiful pupils filled with green light, revealing two swaying green lotuses, "Has Jun Shen's current talent growth intensity reached the peak of the tenth level of the eternal legend?"

"You... what kind of pupil technique is this?"

His mind was greatly shaken. The swaying green lotuses in Qing Yue's eyes gave him the feeling of being stripped naked and presented before her.

This pupil technique was too terrifying, even more terrifying than the Primal Chaos True Eyes after the combination of his two great pupil techniques!

"Part of my secret has been exposed in front of Jun Shen, let me keep the rest of the secret." Qing Yue did not answer his doubts, only saying, "When you reach the core area, Jun Shen will have the opportunity to take your talent growth intensity to the next level, but whether you can succeed depends on Jun Shen's own fortune."

"It seems that I have to venture in?"

Jun Wuxie's blood began to boil. He had obtained higher-quality tribulation lightning liquid during his tribulation, plus the tempering of the wind and fire tribulation during the tribulation, and if he took the tribulation lightning liquid again, he would have the opportunity to go to the next level, which would be the quasi-mythical realm!

In the future, if he could obtain some resources to improve his talent growth intensity, he would have the opportunity to attack the mythical realm.

It was just that at that time, he needed to contact Long Nu, and whether he could succeed was still a matter of debate.

Although he had done Long Nu a favor, it would probably not be easy to enter the Dragon Nest, otherwise, why would it be called a life-forbidden zone?

The so-called life-forbidden zone is an area that cannot be set foot in by any life outside the forbidden zone. The rules of the forbidden zone are here, and it is difficult to accept outside creatures entering it.

Regardless of whether he could enter the Dragon Nest through Long Nu in the future, the current opportunity must not be missed, not to mention that there are also Extreme Heavenly Position Dao Fruits inside, and the number is estimated to be quite large.

"Qing Yue." Jun Wuxie stared at her, smiling meaningfully, "You're really hiding deep. Apart from the people of your Curious Wonders Pavilion, it is estimated that few people in this starry sky know that you are so unfathomable."

"The number of people in my Curious Wonders Pavilion who know my secret is also very limited. You are the first outsider to know."

"Listening to you say that, I feel very honored?" Jun Wuxie smiled and put away the map, saying, "I will bring out the Extreme Heavenly Position Dao Fruit for you, as a thank you for giving me the map."

"No need." Qing Yue shook her head with a smile, saying, "Half a year ago, I stepped into the Extreme Heavenly Position, and now I am already in the mid-stage of the Extreme Heavenly Position, and I am about to break through to the late stage."

"..." Jun Wuxie looked at her in astonishment: "Your realm breakthrough is too fast, isn't it?"

"Compared to Jun Shen, it is still insufficient. When we first met, you were only in the Holy Sect realm, but now you are in the Great Heavenly Position realm, and I was already in the Great Heavenly Position at that time."

"You flatter me. In this case, the two seniors who protected you are just following you to make a show and cover people's eyes? With your current realm, ordinary Extreme Heavenly Position experts should not be your opponents."

"So-so, I'm still far from invincible, and this little distance can never be crossed, unless you never break through."

"Am I as powerful as you said?"

Jun Wuxie touched his chin. Qing Yue's words were so confident before, but then she suddenly came up with this sentence.

"Anyway, in the same realm with the same talent growth intensity, I believe that no one in this world is your opponent, and I am no exception. You will eventually be stronger than me. Jun Shen, if you win the Ancient Sacred Institute this time, we will be true allies. When the dynasty encounters enemies that cannot be dealt with, my Curious Wonders Pavilion will never sit idly by."

As Qing Yue spoke, she looked at the mountains and rivers in the distance, sighing faintly, "In this life, our Curious Wonders Pavilion is also in danger. It is really hard to say whether we can resist the apocalyptic torrent in the future..."

"We have to resist whether we can resist or not. There is no other choice."

After Jun Wuxie finished speaking, he turned and left.

Seeing him come back, Yan Qingcheng and Mu Yunxi pretended not to see him, leaving a side profile for him.

Jun Wuxie didn't say anything. He looked at the participating students. Not only was Lilya not here, but Xu Yan'ning was also not here. With their strength, they must be qualified to participate.

He didn't say anything, sat down on the spot, and closed his eyes to rest.

"You don't blame this old man for not letting Lilya come, do you?"

As soon as he closed his eyes, the Great Elder's divine sense was transmitted to his mind.

“Elder, I am endlessly grateful for your care, and how could I blame you? Xian'er needs someone to be with her, and I, as her father, am always traveling. I can't let her mother travel with me. Besides, the Heavenly Dao Fruit doesn't require her to come in person to obtain this opportunity. I will bring it back to her myself.”

“Are you confident?” the Elder asked. “In tomorrow's battle, Yinlan can only deal with one of the three strongest. You will face a gauntlet from the remaining two.”

Jun Wuxie, who had been keeping his eyes closed, slightly raised the corners of his mouth upon hearing this, responding inwardly, “Forget a gauntlet, even if all of them come at me together, I can beat them until they can't take care of themselves. Now, there is no longer any difference in realm between me and them. Fighting in the same realm, if I don't even have this much confidence, then I would truly lose the face of my family's Military Saint.”

“Hahaha! Good, I like your fiery and sharp spirit. Then tomorrow, this old man will witness your brilliance.”

“The word 'witness' isn't used well. You are an elder, saying that is shortening my lifespan. By the way, what level is the Elder's talent growth intensity? You always hide it, and my pupil technique has never been able to see through it.”

“Alas…” the Elder sighed, “Divine King bloodline, a body envied by the heavens. This old man's luck has always been poor. To this day, I have not found a special environment that can break through the ceiling of my talent growth…”

Jun Wuxie couldn't help but be taken aback upon hearing this, “Then what level is Songzan at?”

“Peak of Triple Layered Ancient Legend.”

“Ah? Then how did you injure him with one palm before?”

“Divine King Forbidden Divine Power, burning essence blood to forcibly sublimate. If I didn't display such strength to intimidate them, with wolves surrounding us here, there would definitely be many experts attacking you together. At that time, with their numbers being several times greater, we would be very passive.”

“It's all my fault…”

Jun Wuxie's heart was filled with self-reproach.

“Silly child, what's your fault? It's not your fault, don't put psychological pressure on yourself.”

“No, I mean I forgot to tell you that there is a special space in my Sect Master Mountain that can break through the upper limit of talent growth intensity, up to the peak of Triple Layered Ancient Legend. I should have told you earlier so you could have broken through.”

“Is what you said true?”

The Elder's voice was full of excitement.

“It's true. After we go back, I will let you enter the special space to break through!”

“No wonder, Qingcheng and Yun Xi have both broken through the limit level. This old man has finally waited for such an opportunity. It's all thanks to you.”

“Elder, don't say that. I also have some rare treasures here that can help break through talent. When the time comes…”

“No need. This old man has accumulated profound experience over ten thousand years. There's no need to rely on rare treasures. What I lack is only the environment. If the special space you mentioned could reach beyond the Triple Layered peak, this old man could break through to the Fifth or Sixth Layer or higher.”

The Elder was very confident, which shocked Jun Wuxie.

His Divine King Forbidden Divine Power could instantly injure Songzan, whose talent was two levels higher. Now, he's so confident that without relying on any resources, he can rely on his own ten thousand years of accumulation to continuously break through talent levels.

This Divine King bloodline is truly terrifying!

“A bloodline physique envied by the heavens, it seems I really underestimated the Divine King Body before…”

Jun Wuxie couldn't help but exclaim. He couldn't wait to know how strong the Elder's talent growth intensity would be after breaking through to the Fifth or Sixth Layer. At that time, in the same realm and same talent field, I'm afraid there would be few who could be his opponents.

Such a remarkable person, but because of heaven's jealousy, his opportunities were shallow. Otherwise, why would he have been so tolerant of the Tong Sheng Ancient Mansion all those years in Myriad Worlds Ancient Academy.

…

The next day, at the break of dawn.

Everyone who had been closing their eyes to rest around the mountains opened their eyes.

The Elder and Songzan walked out from their respective peaks and activated the formation here.

Rumble!

The entire mountain range rumbled, and countless runes lit up, rising along the inner edges of the surrounding peaks where people were watching, forming a thick transparent light curtain barrier that enveloped the central mountain range.

The mountain range within the barrier was constantly extending and sinking, making the area, which was originally only a thousand miles in radius, become incomparably vast. Many stars even evolved in the sky.

Those stars ranged from several thousand miles to tens of thousands of miles in diameter, just suspended in the air. At a glance, in the vast barrier space, although they were not dense, the number was extremely astonishing.

“Is this the battlefield?”

Jun Wuxie couldn't help but feel shocked looking at such a scene. It really was a vast battlefield. This kind of formation technique could not be done by a Spirit Rune Master. Whose hand did it come from? Could it be a Saint Rune Master?