Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“A practical experience?” Qin Wushuang was stunned, for at the time being he did not understand what he meant. He muttered to himself and was not in a rush to respond.
Elder Guan Qi nodded. “Yes. Wushuang, have you heard of the Illusion Heavenly Lake?”
Illusion Heavenly Lake? Qin Wushuang nodded as he had heard about the Illusion Heavenly Lake before mentioned by the Third Chief, Qin Chongyang when he was just entering the Qin Clan.
The Illusion Heavenly Lake was one of the five major Forbidden Spiritual Zones at the Tian Xuan Land and the totem clan was called the Karakorum Immortal Clan. This was all the knowledge Qin Wushuang had at the present moment.
In fact, Qin Wushuang had interacted with people of the Illusion Heavenly Lake previously. When he was at the Bowl Mountain before, near the house of the little girl, Shui Ruolan, Qin Wushuang had been tortured by a lady dressed in palace adornments. A lady from the Illusion Heavenly Lake.
Qin Wushuang had always been kept in the dark about these people. He always thought that they had come from a powerhouse of the Xuan Yuan Mound.
“Elder Guan Qi, is the Illusion Heavenly Lake the Forbidden Spiritual Zone located in the west?”
Elder Guan Qi nodded. “Yes. Like the Xuan Yuan Mound, the Illusion Heavenly Lake is also a Forbidden Spiritual Zone. It’s the Forbidden Spiritual Zone where we had shared a close interaction.”
“Oh? Between the major Forbidden Spiritual Zone, is there a difference between close and not close interactions?” Qin Wushuang asked with curiosity.
“Of course.” Elder Guan Qi chuckled. “Usually, the Endless Eastern Sea and the Heavenly Fire of Southern Border do not share close interactions with the other three major Forbidden Spiritual Zones. In comparison, the Xuan Yuan Mound, Illusion Heavenly Lake and the Extreme North Snow Zone were dominated by human martial artists and we shared a close relation.”
“At the Endless Eastern Sea, the human martial artists only have a small share of powerhouses in that place. At the Heavenly Fire Southern Border, it’s where spiritual beasts and humans divide the territory.”
Upon listening to Elder Guan Qi’s explanation, Qin Wushuang nodded thoughtfully. “Then the practical experience mentioned previously, could it be going to the Illusion Heavenly Lake?”
Elder Guan Qi chuckled. “That’s right, if it were just a normal interaction, it would not have mattered if we go or not. However, this time the opportunity is rare. At the Xuan Yuan Mound, only the Heavenly Emperor Eight Gates are qualified to be invited.”
“Oh? Invitation? The invitation from the Illusion Heavenly Lake?”
Elder Guan Qi said with unlimited fascination, “This invitation is not ordinary. It’s the totem clan, Karakorum Immortal Clan’s Ten Thousand Year Immortal Pilgrimage Event. Such a flourishing event will only occur once every ten thousand years. This is the event that has been passed down historically through the tradition of the Karakorum Immortal Clan.”
“A pageant hosted by the totem powerhouse?” Inwardly, Qin Wushuang was stunned. It was not strange how one valued this event with such much importance. The position held by the Karakorum Immortal Clan at the Illusion Heavenly Lake was the same as the Xuan Yuan Clan at the Xuan Yuan Mound.
Although Qin Wushuang had lived at the Heavenly Emperor Mountain long enough, he had never heard any information from the Xuan Yuan Clan. The totem clan was the hidden powerhouse of all major Forbidden Spiritual Zone. They were also the ruling powerhouse. Under normal circumstances, they would never show themselves. Therefore, it was almost impossible for different powerhouses of the Xuan Yuan Mound to gain favor with the totem clan.
Elder Guan Qi gave a long sigh. “Wushuang, this is a rare chance. Our Qin Clan has been invited; however, the spots are extremely limited and restricted. At most, each sect can only send six people. It means that with all of the Heavenly Emperor Eight Gates, only 48 people can go. The Heavenly Emperor Xin clan is no exception.”
Each sect only gets six spots? In total, there would be 48 spots. Even with all all the five Forbidden Spiritual Zone together, there would be a little more than two hundred people.
It was claimed to be a pageant, yet wouldn’t the numbers be too little?
“Since this is the invitation from a totem clan, it’s impossible for the Xuan Yuan clan to not participate?” Qin Wushuang asked with curiosity.
“The totem clan only communicates amongst themselves. The Heavenly Emperor Eight Gate certainly is not qualified to go over it. This Ten Thousand Year Immortal Pilgrimage Event only occurs once every ten thousand years. I don’t know the exact details and I don’t even know if the Heavenly Emperor Qin Clan has any elite warrior who are ten thousand years old.”
“The Head Chief is not ten thousand years old?” Qin Wushuang could not refrain himself from asking.
“Ha ha, the Head Chief is mysterious and unpredictable and is not someone we can ask.” Elder Guan Qi stood up and said with a smile, “Wushuang, this is a rare chance. Most likely, you can only get invited through competition. The exact allocation is that each Chief brings five young disciples. As for Honored Warriors and Elders, they are not even qualified. Therefore, you are competing for one of the five spots.”
“Five spots? “Qin Wushuang thought for a moment, “Five spots, fighting for my place, certainly there is hope.”
Qin Wushuang was always possessing confidence.
Elder Guan Qi laughed. “Wushuang, among the younger generation of the Qin Clan, besides the outstanding Qin Taichong, there are five or six young men with exceptional strength. Certainly, Qin Taichong will be unquestionably chosen. For the remaining four spots, perhaps six to seven people will compete over it. Wushuang, Third Chief meant for you to try the best you can. He hoped very much for you to widen your horizon by taking this trip.”
One must say that regardless of Qin Yunran or Qin Chongyang, they were extremely optimistic towards Qin Wushuang’s future. His future was one thing, but they had other reasons for giving him endless support.
The Aspiring Throne Mountain Qin Clan was a large family emphasized on fairness. At any moment, playing favorites would not be a smart choice.
Although Qin Yunran and Qin Chongyang intended to promote and nurture Qin Wushuang, it was difficult for them to give him privilege over this matter.
If they gave Qin Wushuang, this newcomer privilege, it would certainly influence the entire atmosphere of the Qin Clan. No matter how much Qin Yunran and Qin Chongyang admired Qin Wushuang, they would never make such a foolish decision.
They hoped to give Qin Wushuang some support in secret and allow him to stand out with his own power. In that case, it would be perfectly legitimate for them to nurture Qin Wushuang as the future heir to the Qin Clan.
Qin Wushuang was not a foolish person: of course he understood that their hands were tied to some extent. Since the two Chiefs had put so much expectation in him, it was inappropriate for him to refuse them.
He said to Elder Guan Qi, “Elder, please respond to Chief Two that regardless the method used for selection, I will exert all my strength.”
Elder Guan Qi chuckled. “Good. Wushuang, I also admire you. Just to say, although this pageant is a rare opportunity, don’t worry too much about winning or losing. After all, it’s only been a short while since you arrived at the Qin Clan. The exceptional people among the core disciples have been nurtured by the Qin Clan since a young age.”
Qin Wushuang knew that Elder Guan Qi was reminding him to not underestimate his enemies. In the case where he did not qualify, he should not be overly depressed.
Upon thinking of it, he was right. Judging Qin Shaohong from previously, he was already at the Perfect Void Martial Stage. His power was not to be underestimated.
Immediately he asked, “Elder Guan Qi, for those five or six people you have mentioned, does it include Qin Shaohong?”
“Qin Shaohong? Have you guys met?” Elder Guan Qi was somewhat surprised.
Qin Wushuang did not conceal this fact. “We have previously, yes.”
Elder Guan Qi laughed and gave a long sigh. “Wushuang, Qin Shaohong is one of them. Could it be you guys have already gotten involved in some conflict?”
Elder Guan Qi is a person with keen senses. Earlier when he saw Honored Warrior oppose Qin Wushuang from becoming a core disciple directly at the Upright Morality Hall, it did not go unnoticed.
Now hearing Qin Wushuang mentioned Qin Shaohong’s name, of course he paid extra attention. Qin Shaohong was the direct disciple in which Honored Warrior Zhui Huai nurtured with all his energy. It was impossible for Elder Guan Qi not to know about it.
Qin Wushuang tried to reason and said, “It’s not a conflict, yet Qin Shaohong seems to be overly tyrannical.”
Elder Guan Qi said with a bitter smile, “That child has the personality of Honored Warrior Zhi Huai, rather flamboyant and exposed. Wushuang, unless necessary, don’t get into a deadlock position with him.”
This method used by Honored Warrior Zhi Huai was famous at the Aspiring Throne Mountain Qin Clan. With Qin Wushuang’s identity as a newcomer, even if the Chief appreciated him, did not mean he could challenge Honored Warrior Zhi Huai.
Qin Wushuang knew that Elder Guan Qi was saying it for his own good, so he did not express his opinion. Bao Bao was unhappy by this. “Elder Guan Qi, that Qin Shaohong bullied us and was in our faces. We cannot sit and do nothing, right? My boss is just afraid of hurting the friendship between fellow disciples, it’s not because we are afraid of him.”
Lone also said, “Isn’t that right? This guy appears to be a local tyrant. He feels that this Ascending Dragon Slope is his private territory.”
Elder Guan Qi was one of the most experienced people among the sect. Of course, he had heard about Qin Shaohong’s unsavory track record. In the end he was not the person involved and it wouldn’t be right for him to say anything.
“Yes, anyways you should watch out for yourselves. We do have internal conflicts among our disciples that have originated from all random things, yet it rarely transforms into anything too serious.”
The implied meaning was that he should not step out of bounds and grasp the degree of seriousness. Qin Wushuang had understood thoroughly.
“Alright, Wushuang, this time I have come due to private instruction. Therefore, you should keep it to yourself for now and make some preparations. Although we don’t know the selection process, you should prepare thoroughly.”
Qin Wushuang was extremely thankful. “Elder Guan Qi, thank you for the trouble.”
“Ha ha, don’t mention it. My responsibility is to run errands for everyone. Ok, stop here.” Elder Guan Qi patted Qin Wushuang’s shoulder to encourage him. Then, he floated away.
After Bao Bao saw that Elder Guan Qi had left, he chuckled. “Boss, I heard there are a lots of beautiful ladies at the Illusion Heavenly Lake.”
Qin Wushuang rolled his eyes. “Little one, spring is here, it seems that you are becoming a little restless.”
Bao Bao chuckled mysteriously and yet, he revealed a daring smile.
Illusion Heavenly Lake? In fact, Qin Wushuang had some previous impressions of the Illusion Heavenly Lake. He had acquired this memory from the Second Chief, Qin Yunran.
This memory was related to his Graceful Spiritual Bow. Initially, Chief Qin Yunran said that the original owner of the Graceful Spiritual Bow was an elite warrior of the Illusion Heavenly Lake.
He failed at his challenge to the Xuan Yuan Clan and lost the Graceful Spiritual Bow. The original equipped bow and arrow of the Graceful Spiritual Bow had nine pieces called the Shooting Sun Arrows.
Per Second Chief’s estimation, those nine Shooting Sun Arrows were confiscated by the Xuan Yuan Clan.
Although Qin Wushuang longed for the original Shooting Sun Arrows, he did not have the courage to ask for the arrows from the Xuan Yuan Clan at that moment.
The totem clan of the Illusion Heavenly Lake, the Karakorum Immortal Clan was to host the Ten Thousand Year Immortal Pilgrimage Event. He just didn’t know whether this Graceful Spiritual Bow was related to the totem clan of the Illusion Heavenly Lake or not…
If it were just an ordinary pageant, Qin Wushuang would not have been very interested. However, since it had to do with the totem clan, this was definitely the best chance to widen his horizon. Of course, Qin Wushuang was not willing to let it go.
Therefore, he planned to exert all his efforts to fight for it. He would also use this opportunity to compete with the young disciples of the Qin Clan and enhance their communication.
