"Thanks are unnecessary, but for now, tell me about the Hidden Dragon List..."
"The Hidden Dragon List, huh..."
Jun Yao muttered something, then slowly pulled out a chair next to Li Wen and sat down.
"Speaking of the Hidden Dragon List, the first thing to mention is undoubtedly the Great Sorrow Mountain."
Great Sorrow Mountain... Li Wen was not unfamiliar with this term.
The organization that previously deceived Shangguan Zhaixing out of a million spirit stones by selling false information.
This Great Sorrow Mountain seems to be in the same business as I am. If I had enough Heavenly Dao points, I would really need to investigate this Great Sorrow Mountain thoroughly.
The master of Mount Dabeishan is extremely mysterious; no one in the world has ever seen his true face. His strength is formidable, and he is reputed to control the rise and fall of nations, having personally overthrown numerous dynasties.
"Speaking of the formidable strength of Mount Dabeishan, not to mention a second-rate dynasty like the Northern Yan Dynasty, even a top-tier dynasty would be reluctant to confront it head-on."
Li Wen smacked his lips, "This is quite interesting."
Jun Yao nodded: "Fifty years ago, two peak Saint Realm experts went to challenge it, but in the end, there was no news from them. Just how powerful the forces of the Great Sorrow Mountain are remains a mystery to this day."
Li Wen nodded. After all, it was a force engaged in a similar business to his own. It seemed that investigating the details of Dabeishan had to be added to the schedule in advance.
"Such is the overwhelming power and influence that every year, the Hidden Dragon List is announced atop the Great Sorrow Cliff, revealing the names of the top hundred young warriors in the Northern Region."
"Speaking of which, June is almost here, and the Great Sorrow Mountain will soon release this year's Hidden Dragon Rankings. To secure a spot on the list, the young prodigies from various major forces are probably already secretly gearing up."
Hearing this, Li Wen touched his chin.
Mount Da Bei's actions were somewhat intriguing; creating a Hidden Dragon Ranking without any apparent purpose, just for the sake of ranking? Is there really such a benevolent force in the world?
However, I can create a few rankings to boost the reputation of the Tianji Pavilion.
Hmm... When the time comes, let Liu Qiankun and the others help to release it. By then, the Tianji Pavilion will surely be bustling with visitors.
When the time comes for the heavenly way to yield its rewards, the continuous flow of income will bring me closer to the day I can leave the Celestial Pavilion.
At this moment, above the Liangyi Mountain Range..
Liu Qiankun was staring wide-eyed, watching this unbelievable scene unfold before his eyes.
"How is this possible? Isn't Liangyi Mountain a desolate place without a trace of spiritual energy? How could it be like this?"
"The mark of the Southern Lin Great Sage, the Southern Lin Great Sage who once roamed the world, actually died here!"
"All these years, no one had discovered it, yet today the Master of the Tianji Pavilion managed to deduce it so easily! The Master of the Tianji Pavilion is truly a great talent!"
"That's great, it turns out Yao'er wasn't deceived. Instead, it was me, this old fossil who has been in seclusion at Feiyun Sect for too long, who was short-sighted! This is wonderful, now Feiyun Sect is saved!"
The opportunity for immortality, this is something that countless strong practitioners in the Cauldron Transformation Realm dream of. Even the master of the Feiyun Sect, who holds a high position, couldn't help but rub his hands together: "If I successfully break through to the Immortal Realm this time and help Feiyun Sect overcome this crisis, I will surely mobilize the entire sect to thank the master of the Tianji Pavilion."
After saying this, he, like Shangguan Zhaixing, couldn't wait to rush towards the burial ground of Liangyi Mountain.
Sure enough, in the next moment, the formation that had previously attacked Shangguan Zhaixing once again launched an assault on Liu Qiankun. The overwhelming sword light seemed to form a dark wave, obscuring even the sun in an instant.
The might of the sage was displayed to its fullest in this moment, as the grand killing formation seemed poised to engulf Liu Qiankun.
"Damn, I was careless. Even an ordinary sage, upon death, would certainly leave some contingency outside their burial ground. How could the great Saint of Southern Lin not do the same?"
"Could it be that not only will I, Liu Qiankun, fail to obtain the opportunity for immortality this time, but I will also be blasted to death by the killing array left by the Great Sage of Nanlin?"
In a moment of despair.
The wooden box clutched in Liu Qiankun's palm suddenly glowed, and then it shot out from his hand as if it had a soul of its own.
And just like that, it floated in mid-air. In the next instant, a sudden burst of green light erupted, and one by one, verdant willow branches extended through the gaps of the wooden box.
In just less than two breaths' time, an endless expanse of emerald ocean formed before Liu Qiankun.
The emerald ocean and the silver ocean intertwined, unexpectedly buying Liu Qiankun a thousandth of a second under this terrifying killing formation.
As the head of the Feiyun Sect, Liu Qiankun was naturally no ordinary person. Upon glimpsing a sliver of hope, his first thought was not to flee for his life, but to plunge headlong into the Liangyi Mountain.
Cultivators strive to defy fate itself; one step forward leads to boundless horizons, one step back results in utter annihilation.
This is a universally acknowledged truth among cultivators on the continent, but how many can truly achieve it?
Nowadays, for the sake of immortality and for Feiyun Sect, Liu Qiankun was willing to forgo that one-thousandth of a second chance of survival and chose to fight with his back against the wall.
This time, if I break through to immortality, I will shatter the killing array and leap out like a carp over the dragon gate.
If he could not achieve immortality, he would be trapped and die within the Two Yi Mountain.
After landing, watching the green shade in the sky being swiftly strangled, Liu Qiankun still felt lingering fear.
"Truly worthy of being the master of the Tianji Pavilion, to be able to precisely and accurately calculate the killing formation left behind by the Southern Lin Great Sage after his death, as well as the method to counter it."
"Thinking about it, even the secret of the wind cave behind the Feiyun Gate can be easily calculated!"
In other words, as long as he can break through to immortality and leave this place, Feiyun Sect will be saved, and they might even receive a millennium of protection from the Pavilion Master of Tianji Pavilion.
At that moment, a surge of powerful spiritual energy suddenly struck Liu Qiankun's face.
Liu Qiankun was greatly astonished; that sensation brimming with vigorous vitality must surely be a heavenly treasure!
Staring intently, Liu Qiankun was completely stunned. He saw that amidst the gaps in the white bones, there were clusters of pale blue flowers growing, their petals resembling human faces, incredibly mysterious.
"Human-faced flower, this is a human-faced flower!"
"This is a sacred medicine, an unparalleled elixir that surpasses even the rarest treasures of the heavens!"
Although the price of medicinal herbs cannot compare to magical treasures, it is a different matter if it is a sacred herb.
Especially this kind of peerless elixir that can bring the dead back to life and regenerate flesh from bones, even a single plant is worth half a heavenly treasure!
Nowadays, there are so many here, at least enough to match a semi-saint artifact.
If these items were exchanged with the master of the Tianji Pavilion for information, Feiyun Sect would not only overcome its difficulties but also reach new heights!