290: The ranking battle of the three major forces

"Holy crap, this Yang Chen actually knows Alchemy."

"I knew Senior Brother Yang Chen wasn't an ordinary person. I need to prepare my medicinal ingredients and go find Senior Brother Yang Chen for Alchemy later."

"That's right, let's hurry up and prepare the medicinal ingredients. If we're late, we won't be able to get in line."

At once, everyone rushed off to prepare their medicinal ingredients.

The news that Yang Lingchen was performing Alchemy in the Mission Hall quickly spread throughout the entire Hantian Sect.

At this moment, countless Hantian Sect Disciples, carrying medicinal ingredients, rushed toward Yang Lingchen's dormitory... At the same time, Zhen Tianyu and Xiao Menger also learned of this news.

"Junior Sister Menger, did Yang Chen know Alchemy before?" Zhen Tianyu asked.

"I'm also very surprised. I never heard that he knew Alchemy before!" A hint of confusion appeared in Xiao Menger's eyes.

"I didn't expect him to be quite good at hiding things." Zhen Tianyu curled his lips into a cold, disdainful smile and said, "But even if he is a Top-grade Alchemist, what of it? An Alchemist without power is trash, and trash will always be trash. He can never catch up to us again."

"Stop pretending. You're actually more afraid than anyone that he will rise again." Xiao Menger sneered disdainfully.

"Junior Sister Menger, your choice to break up with him was nothing more than an attempt to re-ignite his fighting spirit and make him return as a king."

"Unfortunately, you are destined to be disappointed. Elder Huang personally examined his body, and his cultivation level suffered irreversible damage. It is impossible for him to recover." Zhen Tianyu sneered.

"If Yang Chen can rise again, that's best. If not, I will protect him for a lifetime." Xiao Menger glanced coldly at Zhen Tianyu, then turned and left.

"bitch, one day This Young Master will completely conquer you."

Watching Xiao Menger's receding figure, Zhen Tianyu's handsome face instantly contorted: "And Yang Chen, as long as I exist, he will never be able to rise again."

...Half a year passed in the blink of an eye.

During this half year, Yang Lingchen accumulated a large amount of resources and Merit Points. At the same time, his cultivation level broke through three levels consecutively, reaching the sixth level of the True God Realm.

Although Yang Lingchen's cultivation level had broken through to the sixth level of the True God Realm, the strength he displayed externally was still only at the First Level of the True God Realm.

Yang Lingchen still understood the principle of pretend to be a pig to eat the tiger.

After all, his current strength had not yet reached the point where he could show off recklessly.

Furthermore, during this half year, Yang Lingchen Cultivated many Divine-Grade Martial Skills and raised all of his Martial Skills to a higher Rank.

Yang Lingchen estimated that with his current strength, even if he encountered Zhen Tianyu, who was at the Fourth Level of the Phantom God Realm, he was confident he could easily defeat him.

Of course, he would not proactively cause trouble unless others provoked him.

At the same time, the Taotie Egg that Yang Lingchen had auctioned off back in the Great Yan Dynasty finally showed a trace of life fluctuation during this half year.

Yang Lingchen estimated that it shouldn't be long before this Ancient Vicious Beast Taotie Egg hatches.

Yang Lingchen was quite looking forward to this Taotie Egg... Black Cloud Realm, Black Cloud Palace.

Inside a mysterious Immortal Cave, a cold and elegant young woman, clad in white silk gauze, suddenly opened her eyes. They were a pair of captivating eyes.

Although this stunning young woman looked only about eighteen years old, her actual age was already fifty. Of course, since Phantom God Realm Cultivators have a Lifespan of tens of thousands of years, describing her as a young woman was not inappropriate.

This stunning young woman was none other than the Saintess of Black Cloud Palace, Shangguan Qianyue, and she was also Yang Chen's fiancée.

Black Cloud Palace and Hantian Sect were both among the Three Great Top Powers of the Black Cloud Realm. The Palace Master of Black Cloud Palace, Shangguan Juehen, and the Sect Master of Hantian Sect, Yang Suxue, were also friends of many years.

Therefore, the two major Top Powers set the engagement between Yang Chen and Shangguan Qianyue forty years ago.

Although Yang Chen and Shangguan Qianyue were only ten years old at the time, both of them displayed the potential of Top Geniuses.

Thus, Shangguan Juehen and Yang Suxue made an agreement for the two children: they could marry once both of their cultivation levels reached the Sixth Level of the Illusory God Realm.

The reason for setting the marriage at the Sixth Level of the Illusory God Realm was mainly the fear that one of them might not keep up with their talent in the Late Stage. If the other person could not reach the Sixth Level of the Illusory God Realm within a hundred years, the engagement between the two children could be voided.

The moment Shangguan Qianyue walked out of the Immortal Cave, a woman wearing a green silk dress walked over.

"Senior Sister Yue'er, the Palace Master asked you to go find him immediately after you came out of seclusion." The woman in the green silk dress said.

"Mhm...!" Shangguan Qianyue nodded and asked, "Do you know why my father is looking for me?"

"It should be about the Ranking Battle of the Three Great Powers, and also the marriage alliance between you and the Hantian Sect." The woman in the green silk dress replied.

"I know about the Ranking Battle of the Three Great Powers."

Shangguan Qianyue raised her delicate eyebrows and continued, "A marriage alliance? Wasn't this decided decades ago?"

"Senior Sister Yue'er, you have been in seclusion for almost two years, there is something you probably don't know yet." The woman in the green silk dress said.

"What is it?" Shangguan Qianyue asked.

"A year ago, Yang Chen suffered serious injuries while venturing out for experience, causing his cultivation level to severely regress." The woman in the green silk dress explained.

"cultivation level regression?" Shangguan Qianyue frowned slightly and asked, "What is his cultivation level now?"

"I heard it regressed to the Half-step True God Realm, but recently he already made a Breakthrough to the First Level of the True God Realm." The woman in the green silk dress said.

"Where is my father?" Shangguan Qianyue asked.

"The Palace Master is on the Main Peak." The woman in the green silk dress replied.

"Mhm... mhm!" Shangguan Qianyue hummed in acknowledgment and immediately flew toward the Main Peak of Black Cloud Palace.

The Main Peak of Black Cloud Palace.

A middle-aged man wearing a blue robe stood atop the mountain peak, radiating a dense Aura of a superior.

This middle-aged man in the blue robe was the renowned Top Expert of the Black Cloud Realm, Shangguan Juehen, and he was also the Palace Master of Black Cloud Palace.

"Father." Shangguan Qianyue parted her red lips slightly.

"Not bad, you've reached the Fifth Level of the Illusory God Realm." Shangguan Juehen nodded and said, "Follow me to the Hantian Sect tomorrow!"

"What are we going to the Hantian Sect for?" Shangguan Qianyue asked.

"To participate in this session's Ranking Battle of the Three Great Powers, of course!"

Shangguan Juehen continued, "And also to dissolve your engagement."

"Dissolve the engagement?" Shangguan Qianyue slightly furrowed her delicate eyebrows.

Shangguan Juehen said, "That's right. Yang Chen of the Hantian Sect is now crippled, so there is no need for this engagement to continue."

"Father, doesn't the hundred-year agreement still have fifty years left? How can you be sure that he cannot rise again?" Shangguan Qianyue asked.

"Could it be that Yue'er has taken a liking to that boy?" Shangguan Juehen chuckled.

"Of course not." Shangguan Qianyue replied, "It's just that the original agreement still has fifty years left. If we go to dissolve the engagement now, it would be somewhat unfair to Yang Chen."

"There is no such thing as fairness or unfairness in this world. I have thoroughly understood Yang Chen's situation. He used a certain mysterious Forbidden Technique, causing his cultivation level to regress to the Half-step True God Realm. It is highly unlikely he will recover in this lifetime." Shangguan Juehen said.

"Then Father, you decide!" Shangguan Qianyue said.

She didn't have a deep impression of Yang Chen. Their only meeting was forty years ago, when they were both only ten years old.

Over the years, Shangguan Qianyue often heard people mention Yang Chen, knowing that his talent and appearance were both decent. Therefore, her attitude toward the engagement was neither rejection nor dislike.

"Mhm, Yue'er, prepare well. This time the Ranking Battle of the Three Great Powers is being held at the Hantian Sect. Don't disappoint your father!" Shangguan Juehen said.

"Father, don't worry. In the Saint Battle of the Three Great Powers, your daughter will definitely take first place."

A flash of confidence crossed Shangguan Qianyue's eyes. Now that Yang Chen of the Hantian Sect was crippled, the Young Family Head of the Ximen Family, Ximen Qiao, was the only one whose strength was comparable to hers.

"It's good that you are confident. This time, our Black Cloud Palace must completely crush the Hantian Sect and the Ximen Family in the Outer Sect, Inner Sect, Core, and the Saint Battle competitions."

A domineering Aura flashed in Shangguan Juehen's eyes. Since he took over the Black Cloud Palace, its strength, under his leadership, had always surpassed the Hantian Sect and the Ximen Family.

Shangguan Juehen's goal this time was even clearer: he hoped to use this Ranking Battle of the Three Great Powers to completely establish Black Cloud Palace's dominant position in the Black Cloud Realm...