When he mentioned Ancient Phoenix Mountain, the crowd was energized. They came specifically for this!
“Starting from this evening, Ancient Phoenix Mountain’s exterior barrier will be affected by the Heaven and Earth Force, and its suppression will gradually subside. After one day and one night, its suppression will decline to its lowest. It will thus be the best time to enter then.”
Jun Jiuqing’s explanation was brief. “There’s only one entrance to Ancient Phoenix Mountain, which is also its exit. This also means that you need to come out from wherever you go in. This opening was also formed after countless ancestors worked together for thousands of years. This time, we can only open it because of the perfect timing, location, and manpower.”
The crowd nodded in understanding. They were stepping into the barrier left behind by Apostheosis Realm cultivators after all, so average cultivators naturally couldn’t go against it. Their only chance was to work together to get this one opportunity.
It was no wonder the Beiming Dynasty was willing to invite people from the other dynasties to share this opportunity. This really was the only way.
“Thousands of years ago, the founder of my Beiming Dynasty cultivated at Ancient Phoenix Mountain and successfully broke through as a peak stage-nine warrior, leaving behind this mountain. This whole time, Ancient Phoenix Mountain has always been shut and never activated, let alone had people enter it. As time passed, the force within Ancient Phoenix Mountain gathered and gave birth to countless precious herbs and treasures. Ancient Phoenix Mountain’s interior has reached the peak of its tolerance, so it chose to automatically activate itself and release its strength before entering the next cycle. This entire process is called the ‘Three Yuan Convention.’”
“At that time, the force gathered within Ancient Phoenix Mountain will rush out like a tidal wave, and the cultivators there can use this chance to strengthen themselves. Cultivators with strong talent and potential might even break through continuously.”
With every sentence that Jun Jiuqing said, the crowd below looked even more agitated.
Who didn’t want to become stronger in this world where the strong were respected?
Some people may not have even had this chance in their past few lifetimes. Besides, Ancient Phoenix Mountain was truly a holy mountain. Someone might find the magnificent method and strength to break through as a peak stage-nine warrior inside.
As long as they could go in, they would be benefiting from it!
“The Beiming Dynasty is too kind to invite the rest of us into Ancient Phoenix Mountain. I have nothing to offer in return, and I can only implore my elders to do their best to help at that time.” Ning Yuan cupped his fists.
Once he said this, the rest naturally expressed their thanks respectively. Even though they knew that the Beiming Dynasty had only invited them mainly because of themselves, this was undoubtedly a good thing for them, so nobody was calculative.
Jun Jiuqing surveyed the surroundings and seemed to be very satisfied with the crowd’s reactions as his lips curved up into a sinister smile. “Everyone, you’re too kind. At that time, we’ll need everyone to help open Ancient Phoenix Mountain at the same time. As for how long one can stay on that mountain, that will depend on your own abilities.”
Jun Jiuqing leaned back slightly in a seemingly smiling manner. “There was something I forgot to mention just now. When Ancient Phoenix Mountain erupts, only five people can enter every four hours. This also means that everyone needs to split into four batches to go in. Why don’t we decide on the order of entering Ancient Phoenix Mountain now?”
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The hall instantly fell silent once he said this, and quite a few people exchanged glances. They initially thought that everyone could go in together once they opened Ancient Phoenix Mountain, so they didn’t expect that there would be an order of entry.
And the interval period wasn’t short—it was a whole four hours.
This didn’t sound like much, but one had to know that time was especially precious within Ancient Phoenix Mountain. The longer one stayed within, the higher one’s chances of finding some miracle or elevating their strength.
Who would be willing to be behind everyone else? Hence, this order of entry became extremely precious.
The Beiming Dynasty would definitely be the first to enter, and the remaining four dynasties had to arrange themselves accordingly.
At that point, nobody spoke.
Chu Liuyue looked down and silently stared at the wine cup in front of her as her lips undetectably curled up. This Jun Jiuqing is really afraid that the world won’t be in chaos. As Beiming’s Crown Prince, he could just directly settle the order of entry without a problem, but he refused to do it. He insisted on getting the other four dynasties to decide on it. On the surface, it looks like it’s a fair fight that he doesn’t want to intervene in. But in actual fact, he just wants to spark a fight between the four dynasties.
There were already intense secret battles before they even entered Ancient Phoenix Mountain. With this commotion, everyone would definitely have arguments and quarrels, which would directly reduce their possibilities of forming an alliance.
And the Beiming Dynasty just had to stand outside and watch everything with a smile.
Everyone present was smart and knew that the hunter would shoot the bird that stuck out. Nobody wanted to offend anyone and become this tool.
…
“I do have a suggestion,” said Dantai Chen suddenly.
Upon hearing this, the crowd looked over at him in unison.
Chu Liuyue looked up and saw Dantai Chen staring straight at her. Her heart skipped a beat, and she had a strong feeling.
As expected, she heard Dantai Chen say, “The Tianling Dynasty traveled a long way to come here, and it must be very tiring for them. Why don’t we put them at the front of the entry order? What does the rest think?”
Once he said this, the hall became even more silent.
Other than the host—the Beiming Dynasty—who didn’t come here from far away? The reason why Dantai Chen purposely said this was just to emphasize that the Tianling Dynasty was the only dynasty that didn’t neighbor the Beiming Dynasty, secretly hinting that they had no right to be here.
But not only were they here, they even stayed in the best villa.
This made quite a few people feel indignant. Didn’t they say that she was related to the Beiming Crown Prince? Didn’t they say that she has him as her backing? Since this is so, why don’t we directly arrange for her to be at the front? Then, everyone can see if they’re worthy and if they have this capability.
In the silence, Chu Liuyue smiled slightly and said, “I didn’t expect Senior Dantai to take care of me so well. Logically speaking, I’m the youngest here and should be the last to go in. But since Senior Dantai has already said this… Won’t it be disrespectful if I reject it?”
Dantai Chen sneered in his heart but didn’t show it on his face as he said lightly, “You’re still young, and you’ve just ascended the throne. I believe it must’ve been tiring to bring all of them to Beiming. It’s nothing much for us to give in.”
Chu Liuyue’s eyes curled up. As if she didn’t hear the mockery in his words, she smiled and nodded. “Since you’ve already said so, then… I’ll respect your wishes! But what do the other seniors think?”
Then, she looked at Ning Yuan and the rest.
Gongsun Xiao wanted to fight for it, but he didn’t expect Dantai Chen to push Chu Liuyue and the others to the front. Since they’ve already said so much, I would seem too petty if I refused it!
Gongsun Xiao paused for a moment and said rather hesitantly, “Uh… they’re all young kids. Won’t it be too dangerous if they’re the first to go in?”
Dantai Chen laughed. “Everyone, you don’t have to worry about this. You might not know, but Shangguan Yue had already memorized the few ninth-grade Xuan formations on the barrier when she reached the borders of Beiming. She just has to execute some of them after entering Ancient Phoenix Mountain, and she would be invincible.”
