50: My Master taught me cultivation

The next morning.

At this moment, Dongfang Yunbing was sitting cross-legged. Her brows were tightly locked; she was clearly at a critical moment of her Breakthrough.

"Boom..."

She moved her jade hands rapidly to form hand seals, and an extremely intense aura suddenly erupted from Dongfang Yunbing's body.

Meanwhile, Yang Lingchen was also sitting cross-legged. He was forming hand seals with both hands and continuously operating his Cultivation Technique.

At this very moment, he felt the aura on his body suddenly increase dramatically. Without time to overthink, he unhesitatingly poured all his effort into refining the massive Spiritual Qi within his body.

At this time, Yang Lingchen had already reached the most critical moment of his Breakthrough. He gritted his teeth tightly, desperately driving the Profound Energy in his body, charging with a frantic momentum toward the fourth level of the Void Seeking Realm.

A few hours passed in the blink of an eye.

"Rumble..."

"Fourth level of the Void Seeking Realm."

Yang Lingchen's cultivation level had finally successfully broken through to the fourth level of the Void Seeking Realm. He opened his eyes abruptly, and two sharp glints flashed and vanished.

Dongfang Yunbing was already fully dressed and sitting elegantly, sipping tea.

"Revered Master." Yang Lingchen spoke respectfully.

"Cultivate well during this period." Dongfang Yunbing said coldly.

"Yes, Revered Master."

Yang Lingchen quickly put on his clothes and carefully checked himself, confirming there was nothing amiss.

"Before the Grand Competition, do not leave the Residence. Go out!" Dongfang Yunbing had returned to her usual cold-as-frost demeanor.

"Yes, Revered Master."

Yang Lingchen slowly retreated. For Dongfang Yunbing, his heart held not only deep admiration but also a sliver of fear and endless respect.

Not long after walking out of Dongfang Yunbing's room, Yang Lingchen ran into Lin Yurou.

"Junior Brother Lingchen, why are you only coming out now?" Lin Yurou asked, her face full of curiosity.

"Cough, cough... Revered Master has been diligently teaching me... to Cultivate all night."

"Senior Sister Yurou, look, my cultivation level has even had a Breakthrough." Yang Lingchen quickly said.

"Really? Junior Brother Lingchen, Revered Master is so good to you." Lin Yurou had an envious expression, her eyes filled with envy.

"Senior Sister Yurou, I've been Cultivating all night, I'm going back to my room first."

Yang Lingchen greeted Lin Yurou and hurried back to his room.

Upon returning to his room, Yang Lingchen finally let out a long sigh of relief. It was fortunate he had responded wittily; he had almost been seen through by Lin Yurou.

After taking a comfortable hot bath in his room, Yang Lingchen quietly slipped into the haotian jade space and began to Cultivate with focused concentration.

Cultivating is like rowing a boat against the current; if you don't advance, you retreat. Therefore, Yang Lingchen had never relaxed his requirements for his own Cultivation.

Time passed quietly without him noticing, and another day went by in the blink of an eye.

The day of the Northern Profound Region Grand Competition finally arrived as scheduled.

The next morning.

Led by Dongfang Yunbing and several Elders, Yang Lingchen and the other four people arrived at the site of the Northern Profound Region Grand Competition in a grand procession.

The site of the Grand Competition was set in the north of the Northern Profound Empire, on the summit of the cloud-piercing Beixuan Peak.

At this time, the summit of Beixuan Peak had already gathered all the forces, including the Northern Profound Empire, and many cultivators from the Northern Profound Region had also come to watch the battle.

As the Peak Grand Competition for the younger generation of the Northern Profound Region, all major forces attached great importance to it.

If a Sect could win the champion title of the Grand Competition, that Sect would definitely become the most prominent Sect in the Northern Profound Region when recruiting new Disciples the following year.

On Earth, the younger generation chases after celebrities, while on the Tianwu Continent, the younger generation worships the strong.

Therefore, the Sect of the overall Grand Competition champion would certainly be the preferred choice for all young people to join.

For a Sect to remain prosperous for a long time, it certainly cannot do without the continuous influx of Genius Disciples.

Under the leadership of Dongfang Yunbing, the group arrived at the location of Heavenly Origin Palace and sat down in order.

Looking at the huge Arena in the middle, Yang Lingchen's heart instantly surged with passion.

He was extremely attentive to this Grand Competition because he could clearly see that Dongfang Yunbing cared quite a lot about it.

Even if it was only for Dongfang Yunbing, he was determined to achieve an outstanding ranking.

Not long after, all the forces arrived at the scene one by one.

Just then, a tall middle-aged man with a steady-as-a-mountain aura walked steadily to the center of the Arena. He swept his sharp eyes slowly across the surroundings, and the scene instantly went quiet.

This person was none other than the Town North King of the Northern Profound Empire, Zhou Xuanzheng.

As soon as Zhou Xuanzheng took the stage, from just the aura emanating from his body, Yang Lingchen could keenly feel that this person's strength was unfathomable, far exceeding even Dongfang Yunbing.

From this point, Yang Lingchen could clearly see that the Northern Profound Empire possessed absolute overwhelming dominance in the Northern Profound Region.

"This Northern Profound Region Grand Competition will be presided over by this King personally."

"The Grand Competition is divided into two rounds. The first round is the Illusion Trial, and the second round is the individual Arena ranking battle." Zhou Xuanzheng said in a resonant voice.

Under Zhou Xuanzheng's announcement, Yang Lingchen learned that the first round, the Illusion Trial, was to send all the participating contestants into the Northern Profound Illusion.

Being killed in the Northern Profound Illusion would not mean actual death; instead, one would be directly teleported out of the illusion.

Each contestant would have a unique identity badge, which was specifically used to collect points.

In the illusion, for every Phantom Beast killed, one could obtain a certain number of points.

Of course, one could also kill each other in the illusion. If one successfully killed the opponent, one could obtain thirty percent of the opponent's points.

The higher the points, the higher the ranking of the Sect.

The higher the Sect ranking, the more cities and resources allocated; those with low rankings would need to hand over the ownership of several cities.

For example, Heavenly Origin Palace controlled hundreds of cities, while the stronger Sword Origin Pavilion controlled thousands of cities.

Therefore, the first round was to fight for the honor and interests of the Sect, while the second round was to fight for individual ranking.

And the location of the illusion was right on the summit of Beixuan Peak.

Through the entrance of the illusion, Yang Lingchen vaguely felt that inside, it should be an illusion that was like a Small World.

"Alright, all contestants, enter! The time limit is one day. After one day, everyone will be teleported out." Zhou Xuanzheng said.

"After entering, you five must remember to stay united." Dongfang Yunbing instructed solemnly.

"Yes, Palace Revered Master, Revered Master." The five replied in unison.

Just then, Dongfang Yunbing's voice suddenly came into Yang Lingchen's mind, "Chener, if you don't get a good ranking, I will make you pay."

Yang Lingchen looked left and right, seeing that the others had no reaction, and only then confirmed that Dongfang Yunbing must have used a Soul Sound Transmission.

Yang Lingchen and the other four followed the other contestants and entered the Northern Profound Illusion together.

There were a total of seventy contestants this time.

The twelve major forces averaged five participants per Sect, while the Northern Profound Empire had ten contestants, totaling seventy people.

After entering the illusion, everyone was instantly scattered and landed in different parts of the illusion.

This illusion was no different from the primeval mountain ranges of the outside world, containing countless Phantom Beasts.