Chương 180: Learning about the hundred continent meeting

Four figures suddenly appeared out of thin air in a certain area within the edges of the yin ghost forest. These four figures looked around in a slight daze, before their eyes flashed with excitement.

"T-this is the outskirts of the forest, where we were sent to by the Blue sky sect!" Yan jian exclaimed excitedly! In this region, there was nothing that could threaten them with their Yang realm cultivations. It wouldn't take long for them to even leave the forest from this distance.

"Yeah…the blue sky sect. I will definitely settle this matter with them once I leave this goddamned land!" Hua Liuli clenched her fist and said with a cute ferocity in her tone.

"Well, we can't really blame them, after all, they didn't expect the ghost energy storm to occur at all. We can only think of ourselves as unlucky" Long Feng replied with a smile, feeling relieved to be out of the forest depth.

"True. Besides, I'm sure that they aren't having a good time explaining the situation to the clans and powerhouses backing all those geniuses" Yan jian nodded.

"Speak of geniuses, do you think any of them will survive?" Hua Liuli asked.

"Survive? Not a chance in hell! Even we wouldn't have survived if not for brother Long Feng risking his life to save us""I was also there with him to save you, you know."

"Really? Why didn't I see you? Oh! I remember. You were hiding inside the origin spirit palace like a turtle!"

"You…! Ungrateful being!" Hua Liuli stumped her feet and walked over to Li Yue'er's side. Long Feng watched them as they argued as a warm feeling spread in his heart. These were his friends, and he would do anything to keep them together happily. Anything…

"Alright, let's get going. We aren't truly safe until we leave this forest!" Long Feng called out as he began to walk away, releasing his powerful aura to scare away all the wild beasts in the surroundings.

"Brother Long Feng, don't scare them off. I gathered a great deal of grievances back there and I want to let them off on these beasts before I fall sick!" Yan jian shouted. Long Feng smiled and withdrew his aura. Now that he thought of it, even he had gathered some grievances and resentments, especially when he faced those yin monarchs and human masters. Since he couldn't do anything against them though, he could take it out on these wild beasts, right? After all, they were wild beasts…

"Alright you block headed beasts! This grandfather is in a really bad mood, so you all better come out and die without any struggle!" Yan jian shouted, amplifying his voice with his inner energy, making the others to roll their eyes at him.

"Grandfather…" Hua Liuli face palmed.

"Why didn't you say this back in the forest depth? Coward!" Yan jian simply ignored her and continued his foolishness. Do this in that death zone? Even if I had ten lives and hundred times more courage, I wouldn't dare to. He literally went on a killing spree on their way back, killing any beast he ran into. They walked for a few hours before finally leaving the dense trees and stepping out of the forest.

"Finally! I am finally out!" Yan jian had the most abnormal reaction as he knelt down and began to kiss the bare ground with his lips.

"I didn't think I would ever step on the floor again, or see the light of the sun again in my life!"

"Why don't you go ahead and marry the floor? Kissing it isn't enough!" Hua Liuli remarked after seeing his near disgraceful actions.

"What do you know?" Yan jian barked at her as he continued kissing the floor.

"I will definitely tell your girlfriend never to kiss your lips if I have the chance to meet her. Of course that is considering you will ever have one in your lifetime" Hua Liuli grinned. The narrative has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident. Yan jian immediately froze and jumped back to his feet like nothing happened. Hua Liuli ignored him and turned around.

"what next?"

"Let's leave this place first before we decide what to do next" Long Feng replied calmly and took the lead. Giving the endless dark forest in his sight one last look, he left feeling slightly melancholic. They rushed away for hours until they were very far from the Yin ghosts forest.

"We should be approaching the blue sky sect's mountains" Yan jian looked around and said, adding shortly after.

"We should be approaching a city, if I can still remember."

"What do we do now?" Hua Liuli asked.

"You mean what do we do. You should head back to your clan as I am pretty sure that you made them worry their heads off" Long Feng replied faintly.

"Oh!" Hua Liuli was immediately disheartened after remembering this.

"Say, does anyone knows how Long we have been in the Yin ghosts forest for?" Yan jian suddenly interrupted curiously. His question brought all of them back to their senses.

"The inter province competition!" Li Yue'er was the one who blurted this out.

"Oh shit. Did we missed it?" Yan jian exclaimed.

"We should have spent about two to three months within the yin ghost forest. And the inter province competition was supposed to begin one month after the blue sky sect's clear sky realm closes…" Hua Liuli made a weird face as she said this. Long Feng sighed.

"That was a month ago. We were too late" Yan jian also sighed.

"And I was planning on showing off my strength at the competition and beat up some young geniuses… how annoying!" His words earned weird gazes from the other three.

"Why am I not surprised" Li Yue'er shook her head slightly.

"You can still participate in the competition" Hua Liuli suddenly said after thinking for a moment.

"How is that possible when the competition is already over?" Yan jian asked.

"Wrong!. On the contrary, the true competition is yet to begin" hua Liuli replied with a deep smile. The others fell silent as they pondered on what she just said.

"What is the true motive behind this inter province competition?" Long Feng asked. From Hua Liuli's words, this inter province competition was just a warm up and was also the connecting point.

"The inter province competition holds little significance to the Yihua clan. It was only created as a means to easily gather all the strongest talented youths of the continent. Anyone who participated in the inter province competition and placed in the top twenty will be briefed on the true situation, though some of them already know." Hua Liuli explained.

"What situation?" Long Feng asked. It seemed like there was more to this entire show than he thought.

"The Yihua continent is subordinated to the great Liu dynasty. This, you all know. There are tens, if not hundreds of continents out there. These continents are all subordinated to one of the four dynasties or the various second class forces in the four regions. Although the continent zones are regarded as a backwater land, some dazzling geniuses occasionally appear in some continents.

In order to gather as much talents as they can, the four dynasties and the second class forces all came together and organized a grand competition; the hundred continent meeting, between the various continents every ten years, where all the youths below 25 years of age and above the Yin realm are allowed to participate in. All the forces in the four regions are free to come and spectate this competition.

After everything, the geniuses who stand out among their peers will be invited to various forces by the envoys and representatives of that force there. These geniuses will be taken to the four regions, where they will soar into the sky, though most of them crash down more often than not. The Yihua continent can also participate in this hundred continent meeting. Therefore, all the talented youths of the continent were made to participate in the inter province competition where the best among them are filtered out.

These geniuses are then taken to the Yihua clan, where a small competition takes place. Only ten out of all the talented youths in the whole continent are chosen at the end." Hua Liuli slowly explained everything to them.

"So that's how it is… the inter province competition was a farce all along" Long Feng nodded. Although this was unexpected, it was still not enough to surprise him.

"So the inter province competition is something like a qualifying round? Doesn't that means that we don't have the qualifications to join the further competitions?" Yan jian asked.

"Yes, you can put it that way." Hua Liuli replied.

"Ah! Doesn't that means that I just let a golden chance to shine and leave this continent for the four regions to pass me?"

"Yup!"

"Kill me now!" Yan jian shook his head sadly. To think he let such a golden opportunity to pass by him? This was so depressing.

"With pleasure!" Hua Liuli immediately released her aura and sent an unprepared Yan jian flying with a fierce kick. Of course, with the difference in strength between them, he wouldn't have been able to do anything even the f he was prepared.

"What was that for?" Yan jian exclaimed as he struggled to his feet while seeing everything double.

"You asked me to kill you now. I'm simply doing what you asked. I'm such a nice girl right? Don't worry. I will make it swift and painless!" Hua Liuli grinned as she slowly approached him.

"Y-you are bullying me with your strength!" Yan jian pointed at her and shouted as he hurriedly fled.

"What do you mean by that? I'm trying to help you!"

"Ah! Stop beating me! Alright I take back my words! Don't kill me anymore! Please!"

"What did you say? I can't hear you!"

"Please have mercy Junior sister Hua Liuli! Don't lower yourself to my level, I beg you!"

"Junior sister Hua Liuli?"

"I'm sorry, I meant, senior sister Hua Liuli!" Yan jian shamelessly shouted, calling a girl two years younger than him his senior sister.

"That's more like it. You will keep calling me that, otherwise…" Hua Liuli finally stopped pursuing him when he nodded his head fiercely.

"She reminds me of you" Long Feng glanced at Li Yue'er with a smile after watching this drama unfold.

"Only that she's much fiercer" Li Yue'er smiled faintly without saying anything.

"Alright, what was I saying? …yes, about the inter province competition, although you missed it, I can get three spots for you to participate in the second competition at the Yihua clan." Hua Liuli returned and continued speaking.

"Really?" Long Feng asked.

"Of course. I am a direct descendant young lady of the clan. Of course I can do that!"

"Great!" Long Feng smiled. He wasn't really bothered about this competition thing as it wouldn't matter even if he didn't participate. He would eventually find his way across the Jade sea to the four regions with some effort. But he also didn't mind participating as it would simply earn him a much easier way to leave this continent.

"With our current strength, you, me and elder sister Li Yue'er have a high chance of reaching the top ten. As for that clown over there? I'm not so sure. He might barely make it if he trains harder before then. But we won't be able to cause a stir in the hundred continent meeting. I can tell you with assurance that the most talented youths of the continent zones will all be gathered there, and that's include even the geniuses of those high rank continents.

Even youths at the peak of the spirit realm aren't considered too rare there, although I haven't ever heard of an imperial realm youth below 25 years old there." Hua Liuli continued.

"I thought as much. Don't worry. Just help us get into this competition. We will worry about the rest" Long Feng replied casually.

"Alright. You should come to the Yihua clan in one months time. The competition should begin one month from now, though I am not sure of when specifically." Hua Liuli nodded.

"We will meet in one month then?"

"Mm. I really don't want to leave. The clan is far too boring. You guys should hurry up and come. I wouldn't mind you coming along right now too" Hua Liuli stared at Long Feng with a yearning look. Long Feng gently shook his head.

"I don't know about them, but I have something to do." He waved his hand as he said this and a small palace flew before him.