The Tianxuan Mountains stretch for thousands of miles, traversing the heartland of the Seven Mysteries region. Legend has it that a purple python on the verge of transforming into a true dragon died here, its bones buried underground. Over the course of ten thousand years, this gave rise to a vein of terrestrial energy, and the main peak of Tianxuan Mountain where the Seven Mysteries Valley is located is precisely the core of this vein.

  Because of this, the Tianxuan Mountain is rich in heaven and earth yuanqi. Cultivating here will yield twice the result with half the effort. Moreover, in a valley within the Tianxuan Mountains, there lies the richest true yuan stone vein in the entire Tianxuan region. This place not only produces ordinary true yuan stones but also high-quality middle-grade true yuan stones, and even top-grade true yuan stones.

  These high-quality Zhenyuan stones are only provided to the core disciples and elders within the sect, ordinary warriors have not even heard of them, let alone used them.

  At this time, the open space in front of the Tianxuan Mountain gate was filled with heroes from all sides.

  Because there were too many people, Qinzhi and his group were allocated a place of only a few square meters. Lin Ming and Ling Sen sat on the ground to adjust their breath, while Zhou Yu and Liang Long were not so calm. They were worried about the upcoming Shanmen Pass, if they couldn't pass it, they wouldn't even be able to enter the door, which would be a great loss of face.

  "With a restless heart, it's hard to bring out one's full strength." Qinzhiya said slowly beside him, naturally referring to Zhou Yu and Liang Long.

  Zhou Yu and Liang Long felt a moment of awkwardness, they also understood this truth, but their strength was insufficient, it's hard to calm down.

  Helplessly sat down cross-legged, adjusting his mood, when suddenly a voice rose up, "Isn't this the Zither House Master of Tianyun Country? What an honor to meet you!"

  Qinzi turned her head back and saw a middle-aged man with a tall and thin figure, wearing a gray long gown, walking towards her with a smile.

  Qinziya hugged her fist and said somewhat coldly: "Lord Luo, nice to meet you."

  The middle-aged man with the surname Luo's gaze swept over Lin Ming and others one by one, after probing their cultivation, the smile on the middle-aged man's face became even more intense. This time, the disciples sent out by Tianyun Country didn't have a single person in the Condensation Period, only Qin Xuan was barely passable. At such a young age, he won't achieve anything, the middle-aged man had already anticipated this. This time, the Tianyun Country will be utterly defeated at the General Clan Meeting.

  "Qin Fu Zhu, are these five your disciples this time? How is it that there's still someone at the Bone Forging stage? With such strength, it'll be difficult to pass the Mountain Gate, won't it?" The middle-aged man surnamed Luo said with a hint of sarcasm.

  Ling Sen, who was in the early stages of his cultivation, was already like this. The other person's words were somewhat piercing to the ear, but Ling Sen simply opened his eyes and glanced at the middle-aged man with the surname Luo before continuing to meditate and regulate his breath. For someone like Ling Sen, who had no human emotions, how others looked at him or what they said about him was fundamentally a meaningless thing.

  "Strength isn't just about cultivation." Qinzijiao said indifferently, too lazy to bother with the other party.

  This middle-aged man with the surname Luo is the master of the Seventh Xuanwu Prefecture of Heluo Country. The relationship between him and Qinzijia was not very harmonious when they were fellow disciples in the Seventh Xuanwu Valley. Later, the two were assigned to be prefecture masters of neighboring Heluo Country and Tianyun Country, coincidentally during the Total Sect Martial Assembly. Neighboring Heluo Country and Tianyun Country were destined to be divided into one group, so these two martial arts schools that are not far apart have always had intense competition. The middle-aged man with the surname Luo would step on Qinzijia as soon as he got the chance.

  "The words of the Qinfu master are not wrong. Cultivation does not represent strength, but it is the most important part that affects strength. Our Holuo country and Tianyun country are separated by a single waterway. This time participating in the General Sect's martial arts conference is also a matter of honor and shame together. Let's get to know each other and support each other. Strive for good results, at least don't let the mountain gate not enter."

  A middle-aged man with the surname Luo said, beckoning ten young disciples to come forward. Although they were both second-tier powers, the territory of Huo Luo Country was several times larger than that of Tianyun Country, so they had ten places.

  These ten people were all around twenty years old, with three of them having reached the initial stage of Qi Condensation, and one even reaching the middle stage of Qi Condensation. The rest were all at the peak of Tempering the Body.

  Huoluo Country, as one of the top-ranked countries among the Thirty-Six Countries, had a faint sense of superiority among its disciples at home. Moreover, their cultivation was far superior to that of Tianyun Country.

  Six tempered bone peaks, three condensed meridian initial stages, and one condensed meridian middle stage. In contrast, the Tianyun country has one tempered bone initial stage, one tempered bone middle stage, and three tempered bone peaks.

  The middle-aged man with the surname Luo laughed even more brightly, completely disproportionate to his cultivation level, and was obviously intentionally showing off.

  These several Holo country geniuses, seeing Lin Ming and others' gaze, also had a hint of disdain. Zhou Yu and Liang Long furrowed their brows, holding back a surge of energy in their hearts. Geniuses are always proud and arrogant, the one thing they can't tolerate is being looked down upon.

  At this time, Lin Ming was stroking his chin, thinking about something.

  "What's going on in Holuo Country......"

  He remembered the Tianchi of Heluo Country, where there was a pool of divine water on Mount Tianchi that contained pure heavenly energy, which was very beneficial for postnatal warriors.

  At first, Jia Qinzhiya used Tianchi Mountain as bait to lure Lin Ming out of the Seventh Imperial Palace and flew south on a divine wind eagle, nearly killing him.

  Lin Ming looked up and sized up the young man in front of him, whose face was clearly filled with a hint of arrogance. He indeed had the capital to be proud, being a twenty-one-year-old middle-stage Congealed Void cultivator, which was quite impressive even among the Seven Profound Valleys' main sects.

  Huoluo Country, relying on Tianchi, plus its large territory and rich resources, the disciples under its gate enjoy more resources than those of Tianyun Country, so it's not surprising that their cultivation is higher.

  "This young man in his prime must have been to Tianchi."

  Lin Ming was guessing in his heart, he didn't notice the slight disdain in the other's eyes at all, but instead looked up and down, as if looking at a delicious prey.

  Lin Ming had long seen the contradiction between Qinzijia and the middle-aged man surnamed Luo. The middle-aged man surnamed Luo was a hypocrite, while Qinzijia simply didn't bother to pay attention to him. There must have been deep-seated resentment between them for a long time.

  Lin Ming's mouth corners rose slightly as he transmitted something to Qian Zhenyuan through the True Yuan transmission.

  Qinzi's eyes were originally closed, ready to completely ignore Luo's middle-aged man's boast, but when he heard Lin Ming's true yuan transmission, he opened his eyes and looked at Lin Ming with a strange expression.

  This kid is quite sinister.

  "In the Grand Martial Arts Assembly, our thirty-six nations are at a disadvantage. We should support each other and present a united front against outsiders. The Holo Nation and the Tianyun Nation are brotherly nations, and when the time comes, we will be in the same group. When we meet on the martial arts arena, let's show mercy and not hurt anyone, or it won't be fun to fight again next time."

  A middle-aged man with the surname Luo said with a smile, his intention was naturally to let the disciples of Huo Luo Country spare the disciples of Tianyun Country.

  "Right, we should show mercy. Lin Ming, Ling Sen, don't use too much force later on, or else someone might get hurt, got it?"

  "Yes, Master, I will stop at the right time." Lin Ming smiled and responded, while Ling Sen was still unclear about the situation, stunned for a moment, and nodded stiffly.

  Qinzi said that, and the middle-aged man surnamed Luo became depressed. What does it mean? When will it be your turn to show mercy?

  He brought ten disciples, each of whom was dissatisfied. Is it just a matter of pointing? If someone gets hurt, it's not good! Are you qualified to say this? Especially Lin Ming's smile, no matter how I look at it, it's so arrogant. When the time comes, you'll be beaten and won't even know where to go. Can you still laugh then?

  "Haha, Old Qin, you're quite confident in your disciple, aren't you!" The middle-aged man with the surname Luo said with a sarcastic tone, his words full of mocking implications.

  "It's okay, this time I brought a few disciples, some of them are quite capable, and they can handle cross-level battles without any issues."

  "Oh, really? Which one?" The middle-aged man with the surname Luo smiled and listened to Qinzijia's boastful words, thinking to himself, "Go ahead and brag, when the time comes, I'll just say one sentence to expose you, let's see what else you have to brag about."

  "Hmm... for example, Lin Ming." Qinzis said, pointing to Lin Ming and saying: "Don't look at Lin Ming's only tempered bone peak cultivation, if it's against a condensed pulse mid-term warrior, it's still completely fine."

  Qinzi's words had just fallen when a young man from the Holo country let out a cold hum, "Is that so? Then I'd like to learn from you!"

  It's a bit impolite to interrupt when the two masters are talking, but since the other party has pointed out that my cultivation in the Condensing Pulse stage is aimed at me, it's unbearable, what can't be tolerated?

  "No rush, Horo and Tianyun will meet eventually. Lin Ming, let's just end it here, don't affect the rest of the competition, and hurt the atmosphere." Qinzijia said with a calm tone, but those words were deadly to the young man who was in his prime age, having grown up with the halo of genius, how could he tolerate such insults and provocations.

  He took a step forward and said in a cold voice: "Lin Ming, I presume? I am the King of Horo, Wu. Now we can compare ourselves!"

  Lin Ming just smiled and didn't say a word. The middle-aged man with the surname Luo waved his hand to stop the impulsive Wang Wu, and it was naturally impossible to fight in such a crowded square.

  He chuckled and said, "The master of the Qin Manor and this young brother are both very confident. What if you can't win?"

  "This... Hehe." Kotoko just smiled and didn't say anything.

  At this time, Lin Ming said: "We can't win, I'll give you a top-grade human artifact."

  A middle-aged man with the surname Luo sneered and didn't respond. The difference between good and bad upper-grade treasures is huge, he thought Lin Ming wouldn't bring out anything good either. If it's a second-rate upper-grade treasure, he wouldn't even give it a glance.

  Lin Ming said, "How about adding a Bi Ling Dan and a bottle of Jing Ti Ling Ye?" The Bi Ling Dan and Jing Ti Ling Ye were naturally the rewards given to him by Qian Ziya after defeating Lin Sen and Tuo Ku, which he had not used until now.

  Lin Ming said so, but Wang Wu was moved. The Bixian Dan and Jingti Lingye had a significant effect on him, and he immediately agreed: "Good, I'll keep my word!"

  "Naturally, I can swear to the heart of martial arts! But... what if I win?" Lin Ming said, turning his words around, setting up so much, and his fox tail also came out. He had already done such things as deceiving others into betting with him and losing their family property to him many times before.

  "What did you say?" Wang Wu sneered, he never thought he would lose.

  "Simple, if I win, just let me use Tianchi of your Heluo country for a few times."