The Summer Emperor sat high on the grand throne, gazing down at those below, and said calmly: "At this point in the Immortal Fate Assembly, it is the most critical moment. Xia Mang, Zi Shan, Cang Wu, Ji Ning, Zuo Chen True Person, Mu Chuan True Person, Hei Shi True Person."

  Ji Ning and six others all looked towards Xia Huang.

  "The next round will determine which three of you six have the hope of being accepted as disciples by Master." The voice of Xia Huang seemed cold, but his eyes also swept over Ji Ning and the other five. He was also aware that in the turbulent Three Realms, the birthplace of the Great Xia Empire's world might be among these six people! Moreover, one of them was destined to be accepted as a disciple by the Ancestor of the Red Ming Dao, and another had already become a disciple of the Great Emperor Xuanwu.

  "Take your time and calm down for a while."

  "An hour later, this most critical battle begins." The Summer Emperor said calmly.

  Ji Ning and six others were taken aback at once.

  Sit quietly for an hour?

  The invisible pressure of rushing into the top three had already made it difficult for all six of them to breathe, and they were all prepared to start a one-on-one battle, but Xia Huang let them calm down for an hour first.

  "A battle an hour later will be the turning point of your fate." The Summer Emperor said calmly and didn't say anything more.

  ……

  "Xia Mang, you're quite good at tormenting people." Lü Dongbin said with a smile, "It's said that death is not scary, but the fear before death is the most terrifying. If they were to fight immediately, it would be over, but you've dragged it out for an entire hour... This one hour, the intangible pressure will likely torment each and every one of them."

  "Is the opportunity to become a Daozu disciple so easily obtained?" Xia Mang said calmly, "We nine have all gone through countless trials and hardships to get where we are today. And they are just Wanxiang True People, if they don't go through some tempering, how can they be? The opportunity to become a Daozu disciple is an invisible pressure on them, which is the best tempering."

  "Gentlemen, guess who among these six will be chosen by the Taoist Ancestor?" said Beidi Xianweng.

  "Zhuang Zhou can indeed enter the top three without any issues, but he is a disciple of Xuanwu Da Di, so Dao Zu won't possibly choose him. Hmm... maybe it's Xia Mang Zi Shan, this Xia Mang Zi Shan has an overbearing aura that has deeply penetrated into his bones, and I estimate that he also receives the blessing of Xia Mang's family fortune. As long as he can become a disciple of Dao Zu, his future achievements will be boundless."

  "I've been keeping an eye on that bald and barefoot young man, I always feel like he has a hint of Shennong's presence around him."

  The human race is the strongest among countless races in the three realms, in the ancient world when Pangu opened up heaven and earth. After Nüwa created humans, the human race continued to multiply, learn, and grow stronger, one by one embarking on the path of immortality... In the ancient world, the human race gave birth to several top-notch powerful beings.

  The Divine Farmer Shennong is one of them.

  "Big trend is here, are you out of your mind? That bald and barefoot young man used the Fuxi stick array, which can be related to 'Fuxi clan' after all."

  "I have high hopes for Ji Ning. This Ji Ning has only cultivated for over thirty years and is already so incredibly talented, with potential that cannot be measured. Perhaps the Dao Ancestor will choose this Ji Ning."

  "I think that wooden puppet is pretty good."

  "I'm watching the osprey."

  Xia Huang and others, only nine pure Yang true immortals. Except for the lazy True Man, no one else is optimistic about the other five people.

  *******

  Ji Ning, Yu Wei, Wei Chi Xi Yue and Ou Zhen Ren were sitting together. Yu Wei and Wei Chi Xi Yue looked at each other but didn't dare to speak, while Ji Ning and Ou Zhen Ren both fell silent in contemplation.

  "Yu Wei, they're like this now..." Wuyi Xixue worriedly transmitted.

  "Don't worry, although their Dao hearts are firm, the temptation of the Dao ancestor's disciple is too great, and with a crucial battle approaching, it's better for them to calm down. It can also temper their Dao heart." Yu Wei said, her cultivation experience was relatively higher, after all, she had memories of her past life.

  Ji Ning also had memories of his past life. However, compared to others, Ji Ning's past life was short-lived and he was only an ordinary person.

  Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, an hour has passed.

  "The fourth round, also the most crucial one." Xia Huang's voice suddenly remembered.

  Splash! Splash! Splash! Splash! Splash! Splash!

  Ji Ning, Zuo Yi Zhen Ren, Xia Mang Zi Shan, Hei Shi Zhen Ren, Cang Wu Gu and Mu Chuan Zhen Ren all had extremely fervent gazes, simultaneously looking towards the Summer Emperor.

  "After careful consideration, I have decided that you six will be divided into three groups."

  "The first match, Lazy True Person vs Wooden True Person."

  "The second match, Kuroishi Shinichi vs. Ao no Kokyuu."

  "The third game, Ji Ning versus Xia Mangzi Shan."

  The sound is loud and clear, echoing throughout the great hall.

  Ji Ning and the other five instantly cast their gazes at each other's opponents.

  The two rustic and simple-looking men, Mu Chuan and Zhen Ren, have both made it to the top six. Now, only one of them can make it to the top three. As their eyes meet... they are both very calm, but behind that calmness lies an unshakeable determination.

  Hei Shi Zhen Ren and Cang Wu Sun were both unconventional, Hei Shi Zhen Ren was always bald and barefoot holding a cane, while Cang Wu Sun looked like an old eagle, his eyes seemed to devour people. The two exchanged a distant glance, their gazes seemed to spark flames.

  Ji Ning and Xia Mangzi Shan were the most ferocious of the two. Xia Mangzi Shan was born with a domineering nature, and his staff technique was also overbearing. Ji Ning was the number one sword immortal in this Xianyuan Conference, looking like a delicate young man, but when it came to strength, he was actually the strongest among them.

  ……

  Thick and heavy, thick and heavy.

  Independent of each other.

  Fierce against fierce.

  "The first round, you two, Lazy True Person and Wooden Transmission True Person, go to the Sealing Array, you can start." The Summer Emperor instructed.

  "Yes."

  The two men, Zhuangzi and Wooden Man, both respectfully replied, then immediately walked out of the palace.

  "Xia Mang, you've really made a sharp arrangement." Lü Dongbin shook his head, "I don't even dare to say who among them can make it into the top three now. It's unpredictable, completely unpredictable."

  "It's precisely because I couldn't see it clearly that I'm even more looking forward to it." Xia Huang was speaking with Lü Dongbin, but his gaze was on the grand formation outside the main hall, where three battles were about to begin. He had to watch each one with utmost seriousness... After all, watching in person was completely different from watching through the Water Imprint Technique.

  The art of watermarking is just an impression.

  On-site viewing can feel the fluctuations of 'Tao'.

  *******

  "Ji Ning, which one of them will win?" Wei Chi Xi Yue was also extremely nervous.

  "I don't know." Ji Ning shook her head and glanced at Xia Mangzi Mountain in the distance.

  Xia Mangzi Shan also sensed something and looked over.

  The two of them exchanged a glance and immediately shifted their attention to the outside, where the battle had begun... Zuo Ci True Person and Mu Chuan True Person would have one person enter the top three.

  Who is it?

  ……

  Seal within the grand formation.

  Two honest men, separated by a long distance, see each other clearly.

  "You are the strongest opponent I have met in this Xianyuan Conference." Mu Chuan's true body usually had a dull and foolish appearance, but at this moment his eyes were sharp as knives. He said solemnly, "I've seen your previous battle where you defeated Jiu Si True Person, however... you will lose to me."

  "Oh, talking is useless, bring out your powerful moves if you have any." The sloppy True Man smiled slyly.

  Boom! Boom!

  The two almost simultaneously transformed into towering giants, all with three heads and six arms.

  Mù Chuánzhēn rén de liù zhī shǒu jìn jiāng dōu zhuā zhe dà chuí, ér yūsuì zhēn rén zé shì chì shǒu kōng quán, bú guò yǒu "xuán wǔ dà shén tōng" de tā gēn bù xūyào wǔqì. Qíshí jì níng yě yīyàng bù xūyào wǔqì, tā de zhāi xīng shǒu lìng shǒu zhǎng dōu néng pǐměi xiān jiē fǎbǎo, kěshì "zhāi xīng shǒu" qiān zhe tài dà, jì níng bù gǎn suíyì bàolù.

  If exposed in front of the ancestor of the Red Ming Tao, it would be fine. However, at the Fairy Fate Conference, there are many people and mixed eyes. Once exposed, I'm afraid it will spread immediately, and many people in the three realms may know... Maybe there will be powerful beings who have a grudge against San Shou Dao Ren, directly eliminating me and cutting off the inheritance of San Shou Dao Ren!

  Ji Ning didn't dare to gamble, so he had never used his palm to block the treasure! Although his palm was even stronger than the North Ming Sword.

  "Roar~~~~"

  A gigantic turtle-snake has appeared.

  There was still a faint roar, and in the midst of the tortoise-snake's sluggish true body, there was an absolute overbearing manner, directly crushing and killing Mu Chuan's true body.

  "This is my world..." Mu Chuan's eyes narrowed, his face filled with a drunken color. Suddenly, the entire sealed array around him began to sprout saplings, which grew rapidly into towering trees. The towering trees withered and turned to ash, only for new saplings to emerge. A multitude of saplings grew, and Mu Chuan, with six arms, seemed like a humanoid tree himself, his six arms stretching out like branches. The massive hammer in his hand resembled a fruit.

  "Bang!" The real man had arrived, his fists like thunder, rumbling and crushing down.

  The wooden puppet swung its large hammer.

  Wow!

  The giant hammer smashed into the fist, and Mù Chuánzhēn rén simply took a heavy step forward to unload the impact force, still waving six large hammers like a human-shaped tree.

  "Can't break through?" Zuo Ci, the True Person, was shocked. "No wonder he's a world-renowned genius who became famous 300 years ago and has been stuck at this level for 300 years until now."

  The offensive of the real person has changed.

  He directly cast the 'Layered Waves' secret art, and saw that the sloppy true man's attack began to surge like waves, one wave more turbulent than the last, continuously overlapping and increasing! Even the defensive specialist, Mu Chuan True Man, was getting increasingly overwhelmed.

  "Trees need water to grow!" Mu Chuan's expression changed slightly, and he suddenly spoke in a low tone.

  Wa wa wa~~~~

  The trees that grew everywhere within the Great Seal Array suddenly appeared with a large amount of water flowing from them, and countless streams surrounded these trees. The wooden true body also gave people a different feeling. The previous wooden true body was like a humanoid tree, but at this moment, it had an extra touch of spirituality, becoming even more lively and perfect.

  "Two big roads?"

  "Could it be walking on two major paths at the same time?"

  Lü Dongbin, Xia Huang and the other nine pure Yang immortals were suddenly shocked. In all the previous trials, including the Bright Moon Mountain Water Painting, Mu Chuan Zhenren had always used some of the subtleties of the 'Qingmu Great Way'. But the 'Yuanshui Great Way' that was revealed before their eyes was something that Mu Chuan Zhenren had never displayed before.

  Aoki Daido and Gen-sui Daido are two complementary major paths.

  One True Person of the Ten Thousand Realms simultaneously has an extremely profound realm on both 'Great Roads', at least reaching the 'Great Road Realm', and the entire Immortal Gathering would then be transmitted to only one True Person.

  This seemingly simple wooden puppet doesn't reveal its true nature at first, but once it does, it shocks everyone.

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