Situ Shan looked coldly at Ning Wufeng. The spiritual energy in his body was surging. His face was stern and his fists were clenched tightly. Suddenly, his aura was retracted."Ning Wufeng, just you wait!" As the sword light vanished, Situ Shan turned around to leave.
Everyone heaved a sigh of relief.
Situ Shan"s strength definitely wasn"t limited to just this, but in the end he chose to endure. This caused many people to feel suspicious.
Ruan Yue hastily walked up and knocked Ning Wufeng on the head, scolding, "You little rascal, now you"re so bold, you even dare to provoke Situ Shan."
Wan Shi"s honest face also had a look of worry. He said in a m.u.f.fled voice, "This guy is too cunning. You should be more careful in the future."
Ning Wufeng nodded slightly. Obviously, they didn"t believe that Ning Wufeng could defeat Situ Shan. However, Ning Wufeng could tell that they were concerned about him, so he didn"t bother trying to defend himself.
Liu Wenchuan suddenly said with a smile, "Senior Brother, Senior Brother, since Brother Ning has just come back today, everyone shouldn"t be so unhappy. Let"s go back and celebrate."
With his suggestion, Ruan Yue and the mischievous stone were agreed upon.
On the island, everyone was drinking and chatting merrily. When Ning Wufeng told everyone about his six months of experience, everyone exclaimed in surprise.
One month later, on the island in the middle of the lake.
A figure dressed in black hastily walked to the island and shouted, "Who is receiving this letter from the Heavenly Alliance?"
Hearing the sound, Liu Wenchuan walked out of the house with small steps. A lone boat stirred and took the letter from the man in black"s hands.
"Moon Invitation Letter!"
When Liu WenChuan saw the three golden words on the red invitation card, his pupils immediately constricted and his breathing quickened.
He quickened his pace and returned to the island at the center of the lake.
"What?" How could the invitation letter come so fast? "
On the island in the center of the lake, in Ning Wufeng"s courtyard, Ruan Yue"s charming face revealed an expression of surprise. Wan Shi"s complexion also became serious.
"What"s going on?" Ning Wufeng asked.
Liu Wenchuan lightly coughed and said: "Senior Brother, you still don"t know, right? The invitation letter represents the invitation to the monthly feast. This is a banquet held by the various alliance members of the Emperor Dao Palace, and they are competing for the position of the Earth Board at the end of the year. "
"The Earth Board"s slot?"
Liu Wenchuan nodded and said, "Now that the end of the year is near, the four great inst.i.tutions will have a banquet like this to filter out the students who enter the Earth Board. This is equivalent to the preliminaries for the Earth Board. Everyone has the qualifications to partic.i.p.ate in this sort of preliminaries, as long as you have the strength. "
"However, the interesting thing about this compet.i.tion is that the prize money is very heavy. It is because those who usually partic.i.p.ate are all distinguished officials. There are even people who are able to become rich overnight after the invitation ceremony. "
Ning Wufeng rubbed his nose, this was rather interesting.
"But this year"s monthly invitation ceremony is almost a month ahead of the previous years"." Liu Wenchuan said with a puzzled expression.
Ruan Yue"s pretty face revealed a similar expression of worry. "It"s obvious that this invitation to the Moon Festival is specifically aimed at our Heavenly Alliance."
"What you don"t know is that the ranking compet.i.tion of the Earth Board is also called the pilgrimage feast. In the Emperor Dao Palace, only the top three sects had the qualifications to partic.i.p.ate in the pilgrimage feast. "Our Heavenly Alliance has already lost its qualifications to do so for the past four years. If we lose this year, then the Heavenly Alliance won"t be able to obtain even the tiniest bit of resources from the academy." Ruan Yue softly said.
The reason why the Nine Alliance were so numerous within the Emperor Dao Palace was to nurture the students" compet.i.tive awareness. The reason why the academy was constantly growing was to select outstanding students from among the numerous students and focus on cultivating their resources.
If the Nine Alliance didn"t qualify to partic.i.p.ate in the pilgrimage feast for the fifth consecutive year, then the resources provided by the academy would be very little. Sometimes, they didn"t even need the academy to ban the qualifications of the alliance, and that alliance wouldn"t be able to survive.
Moreover, outside of the United Nine, there were also many student groups that were eager to have a go. They wanted to break their heads and become one of the Nine Alliance"s members. Inviting the monthly feast was also their chance.
Therefore, this year"s monthly invitation was of the utmost importance to the Heavenly Alliance.
"Time is running out." Ruan Yue"s expression changed. In the entire Heavenly Alliance, she and Wan Shi were the only two who could fight.
However, none of them had the strength of an Invigorated Meridian Realm Eight Spirit Aperture. Wanting to make it into the top three would be very difficult.
"It must have been deliberately arranged by that group of people from the Imperial Union." Liu Wenchuan clenched his fist and said.
The other allied sects were all waiting to see the Heavenly Alliance make a fool out of itself. If the Heavenly Alliance was kicked out of the Nine Alliance"s ranks, it would mean that they would be able to recuperate for a long period of time.
"Senior Sister, what kind of strength do the top three Allied Sects have?" Ning Wufeng asked. He wasn"t very clear about the distribution of power in the bigger factions.
"As long as it"s an Invigorated Meridian realm eight spirit vein. This has been the case for the past four years. "The Imperial Union, the Battle Alliance, and even the later generations of the Wen Alliance do not lack cultivators with the Eight Spiritual Pulse." Ruan Yue asked in a deep voice.
"What about the Alliance Masters?" Ning Wufeng asked.
"Under normal circ.u.mstances, the chief would not intervene, unless it is the time for the chief to lose. It had been four years since Zhao Wuji fought against the Alliance Chief, and it had been three years since Berserk Dragon fought against the Alliance Chief. And last year, the Alliance Master of the Wen Alliance did not take the initiative to attack us. " Ruan Yue whispered.
With the strength of these three alliances, they usually wouldn"t have the power to take action. The chief, on the other hand, had to conceal his strength and prepare for the final pilgrimage.
"I heard that this year, in addition to the Di, Zhan, and Wen alliances, the Second Alliance Master of the Green Alliance also broke through to the Eight Spiritual Apertures. He even learned an ancient Spiritual Art, coveting the top three positions." Liu Wenchuan said.
As the grandson of the Right Premier, his sources are always quick.
The Green Alliance?
Ruan Yue"s frown deepened.
"There"s one more thing. Senior brother Zhao Jun is already a Violet Lake Stage cultivator, and after this year, he won"t be able to hold the position of Heavenly Alliance"s Alliance Master. Therefore, we"ll have to discuss about the position of Alliance Head." Ruan Yue said.
Wan Shi said in a m.u.f.fled voice, "No matter what, let"s first protect the qualifications of the Heavenly Alliance."
Ning Wufeng and the rest nodded their heads.
The invitation ceremony was held at the biggest restaurant in the imperial city. The owner of the Moon Pavilion was the Xiao family.
Looking at the golden plaque, one could see endless streams of n.o.bles and officials coming and going. To be able to place the academy compet.i.tion in such a place, the alliance was truly rich and imposing.
Ning Wufeng and the rest arrived on a green horned carriage. Suddenly, a strong wind was stirred up by the side of the carriage. The green horned horse roared incessantly in fear and immediately fell into a mess. It pulled the carriage and rushed out violently. It looked like it was about to break into the Moon Inviting Tower.
The guests in front of the door were in a mess. Liu WenChuan, who was driving, turned pale with fright. His Qi sunk into his dantian and his spirit energy burst out, trapping the Blue Horn Horse.
Dong dong dong …
The drumbeats suddenly sounded like thunder, causing Liu Wenchuan"s entire body to soften upon hearing them. He watched as the Blue Horn Horse left his hands and dashed towards the Moon Pavilion.
Wan Shi gave a stuffy snort, his hand shot out a yellow light, and hit the green gnu in front of the carriage with his palm. The carriages collapsed and the members of the Heavenly Alliance were battered and exhausted.
All the officials and dignitaries that came to the Moon Pavilion looked at Ning Wufeng and his men in surprise.
"Who dares to cause trouble in front of my Heavenly Alliance?" Wan Shi furiously roared as the spiritual energy contained in his voice clashed with the drum sounds. The interference from the drum sounds was greatly reduced.
Suddenly, the drumbeats stopped.
"Haha, Heavenly Alliance?" A golden carriage pulled by four strong winds came into view as a strange voice sounded from within the carriage.
When a Storm Horse pulled a carriage, the price of a Wind Horse was several hundred times that of a Blue Horn Horse. The Wind Horse ran like the wind, and the horse carriage moved extremely smoothly. It was a symbol of the n.o.bility of the country.
Ning Wufeng and the rest alighted from the carriage. Ruan Yue stared at the curtain of pearls on the Wind Horse and walked out. A young man with long hair draped over his shoulders walked out. He had a handsome face and arrogance in the corners of his eyes.
"Who are you?" Wan Shi scolded in a m.u.f.fled voice.
The debaucherous young man in front of him was not a well-known figure in the Nine Alliance.
"Haha, you really have no idea. You don"t even know our White Cloud Hall"s young master." As he spoke, a dozen or so youths walked over from all around him, surrounding the dissolute youth.
"Young Master Bai Yi?" Ruan Yue raised her eyebrows.
Liu Wenchuan immediately asked in surprise, "White Cloud Young Master, Bai Yunfei?"
Then, he quietly explained, "Senior brother and sister, this person should be the White Cloud Young Master Bai Yunfei. Although his origins are unknown, he is extremely generous in his actions. "He"s a madman who suddenly appeared a while ago and has broken into the fifth level of the Xuan Du Realm."
"The fifth level!" Ruan Yue"s pupils slightly contracted.
The fourth, fifth, and sixth stages of the Xuan Du 12 stage corresponded to Violet Lake Realm cultivators. To be able to charge in, Bai Yunfei must be at least in the eighth level of the Invigorated Meridian Realm.
Yet another opponent with spear strength.
"I guess you guys saw it for a bit." Someone behind Bai Yunfei laughed loudly.
This group of people were all dressed in luxurious clothing, it was obvious that they were people who were rich and honorable. Bai Yunfei was even more so. The Thunder Drum in front of the carriage vibrated, causing the Blue Horn Horse to be thrown into chaos. Liu Wenchuan didn"t even have the strength to fight back; this showed how powerful it was.
Bai Yunfei walked out of the car and a group of people followed him. He raised his eyebrows with an arrogant smile on his face.
"After tonight, there will be no more Heavenly Alliance in the Emperor Dao Palace. The only one left is the White Cloud Alliance." Bai Yunfei"s face was filled with arrogance as he coldly laughed, walking past them.
What big words!
Wan Shi and the others were burning with anger. This person was actually thinking of taking over the Heavenly Alliance. What big words!
Ruan Yue"s face revealed a serious expression, "This person"s strength is not to be underestimated."
At this moment, the bell rang, and eight Crimson Winged Earthsplitting Wyrms pulled the carriage that looked like a palace, speeding over. A voice came from the carriage.
"Ruan Yue, long time no see."
The person who spoke was Fang Yingcai, who wanted to harm Ning Wufeng. However, he failed in stealing the chicken and ended up allowing Ning Wufeng to do so.
His eyes greedily moved around Ruan Yue"s curvy body, looking at Bai Yunfei"s back.
A smile appeared on his face and he whispered, "Ruan Yue, your Heavenly Alliance is at its limit. If you are willing to stay with me, I can recommend you to join our Wen Group. "
"You know that my cousin is the Second Alliance Master of the Wen Group." Fang Yingcai revealed an evil smile.
"Dream on!" Ruan Yue said coldly. Then, she turned around and took Ning Wufeng"s arm, walking towards the Moon Inviting Tower.
Fang Yingcai watched their backs, flames of fury burning in his eyes as he coldly snorted, "Hmph, b.i.t.c.h. Just you wait. When the time comes, I"ll make you shake your tails in front of me and beg for mercy!"