Chương 99: Huanglong Challenge

"The Primordial Era: Starting with Jingwei Filling the Sea" is full of classic quotes, seeking resonance.

Six beams of divine light from the sages, stretching across heaven and earth, descended from the ninth heaven like six pillars supporting the sky, illuminating the world.

The Sage of Taiqing rode a green ox, and the Taiji Yin-Yang symbol slowly rotated beneath the youth's feet. With each step the green ox took, it traversed thousands of mountains and rivers, placing heaven and earth beneath its feet.

Yuanshi Tianzun sat regally on his Nine-Dragon Incense Chariot, with the White Crane Boy attending him on either side. Immortal disciples of the Chan Sect, including the Burning Lamp Daoist, the Twelve Golden Immortals, the Antarctic Immortal, and Yun Zhongzi, followed closely behind.

The Tongtian Sect Leader rode a Kui Niu, followed by ten thousand immortals of the Jie Sect. Under his holy light, the Jie Sect disciples who cultivated demonic arts all became sacred.

The goddess Nuwa, clad in a seven-colored fairy dress and riding a golden phoenix, descended from the heavens. She did not accept disciples or establish any major sects; therefore, she was accompanied only by her daughter, Mi Fei.

Finally, there are the two Western Saints.

The sage Jieyin was bathed in golden light, with a solemn and dignified appearance. He clasped his hands together and chanted Buddhist hymns. The sage Zhunti, on the other hand, had a smiling face, giving people a feeling of being bathed in a spring breeze.

The entire Western Sect's disciples mobilized, forming a massive crowd of several hundred people.

The Tongtian Sect Leader accepted disciples because of the principle of education for all, while the Two Sages of the West accepted disciples by "casting a wide net and raising many fish." The West lacked talent, so as long as they saw someone with potential, they would recruit them into their Western sect.

Anyway, the Western religion is heavily in debt, and the more disciples it has, the faster it can pay off its debts.

The arrival of six sages is a spectacle that only happens once every million years!

The resounding chants of worship echoed through the heavens. Disciples from various sects stepped out from behind their teachers to pay homage to the saints. Even primordial giants such as the Styx Ancestor, Zhenyuan Daxian, the Queen Mother of the West, and the Kunpeng Ancestor stood up to pay their respects to the saints.

After all the saints took their seats, Fang Yang and the Golden Spirit Mother quickly returned to their places and sat in the seats behind the Tongtian Sect Leader.

Only then did Fang Yang have time to observe his opponents.

His main adversaries were not the Seven Immortals of Penglai, but the Great Luo Immortals from other sects. Not all Great Luo Immortals were principled; among them, there were likely those who wanted to use him to establish their authority.

Defeating a direct disciple of the Jie Sect would be a source of pride.

For example, Huanglong Zhenren.

When Fang Yang looked in the direction of the Chan Sect, he saw a middle-aged Taoist priest in an earth-yellow robe looking at him. The priest had a simple and honest face; he was a typical honest man.

But Fang Yang discovered that when this honest man looked at him, he nodded at him in a friendly manner, as if he had met a kindred spirit.

Fang Yang's gaze swept over the immortals of the Chan Sect, and he quickly determined the identity of this honest man.

The Twelve Golden Immortals and the Antarctic Immortal are all Great Luo Golden Immortals, while in the Chan Sect, only Huanglong Zhenren, Xiao Zhen, and Deng Hua are Taiyi Golden Immortals. However, Xiao Zhen and Deng Hua are outer disciples of the Chan Sect, and the benefits they enjoy are far less than those of Huanglong Zhenren.

In this way, the identity of the middle-aged Taoist priest becomes quite obvious.

"This person is Huanglong Zhenren. He probably feels that we are in the same boat, so he is exceptionally friendly to me. Not only that, he probably also wants to spar with me. He wants to show his strength in front of the immortals of the Chan Sect."

In a very short time, Fang Yang analyzed Huanglong Zhenren's psychological state.

Huanglong Zhenren had finally encountered a worthy opponent and was naturally eager to engage in a fierce and exhilarating battle. However, against a Grand Luo Immortal, Huanglong Zhenren was simply unable to perform at his best.

Fang Yang shifted his gaze and looked in the direction of the Western Religion.

There were many disciples of the Western Sect, but Fang Yang only noticed the Great Luo Immortals. He had no interest in observing the Western Sect disciples below the Great Luo level.

Fang Yang discovered that the Western Sect had a very deep foundation. Within the Western Sect, there were as many as eight Great Luo Golden Immortals. This number was less than that of the Chan and Jie Sects, but Fang Yang felt that the Chan and Jie Sects should take the Western Sect's strength seriously.

The conference was hosted by the Jie Sect, so the Tongtian Sect Leader spoke first.

"The purpose of the Xuanmen Dao Discussion is to make friends through the Dao. However, since it is a test of cultivation, we should go all out, regardless of life or death. I will personally revive any junior who dies in the discussion."

The Tongtian Sect Leader's voice wasn't loud, but it carried boundless domineering power. He not only controlled the overall situation but also life and death!

Life and death are irrelevant!

Upon hearing these four words, all the immortals present remained calm.

In fact, every Xuanmen Daoist conference in the past was conducted regardless of life or death. The Daoist debate was not a friendly match, but a comprehensive contest of strength, strategy, tactics, and temperament.

If someone is powerful but doesn't dare to kill a single person, then all their cultivation is in vain, and they will eventually die at the hands of evil demons and monsters.

Among the disciples of the Chan Sect, Huanglong Zhenren's eyes suddenly lit up!

He was determined to have a great and satisfying battle, to unleash all the knowledge he had acquired in his life, and to let the Primordial Celestial Venerable know that he had never slacked off in his cultivation.

The more Huanglong Zhenren looked at Fang Yang, the more pleasing he became. He nodded to Fang Yang again with a simple and honest expression, as if the words "Come and fight me" were written all over his face.

Fang Yang: "..."

He finally understood.

This Master Huanglong is really bursting with pent-up frustration and desperately needs an opponent of equal strength to vent his anger on.

"I hereby declare once again, the Xuanmen Dao Discussion Conference, begins!"

As soon as the Tongtian Sect Leader finished speaking, Fang Yang sensed dozens of gazes falling on him. These gazes came from the Chan Sect, the Western Sect, the Asura Sect, and also from rogue cultivators of the Xuanmen Sect.

These people indeed regarded Fang Yang as their target.

Whoosh!

Fang Yang was rubbing his hands together, ready to make a big splash, when Huanglong Zhenren had already walked onto the Dao Discussion Platform. He first bowed to all the sages, then looked in the direction of the Jie Sect.

"Yellow Dragon of the Chan Sect, please invite Junior Brother Fang Yang of the Jie Sect to come up and fight!"

The competition had barely begun when Master Huanglong immediately challenged Fang Yang. The entire arena fell silent, and all eyes of the younger generation turned to Fang Yang.

Apart from Cihang Zhenren and a few others who had preached alongside Fang Yang, almost no one among his peers knew Fang Yang's true strength. They believed that since they couldn't see through the depth of Fang Yang's magical power, he must have used a magical artifact to conceal it.

It's not surprising that a disciple personally taught by the Tongtian Sect Leader would possess a treasure that conceals his magical power.

Therefore, in the eyes of most immortals, Fang Yang would definitely lose if he accepted Huanglong Zhenren's challenge.

However, no one felt this was unfair to Fang Yang. In the cultivation world, only those with strength can enjoy fairness. Without strength, one is not entitled to fairness.

When the Nine Luminaries True Lord and the others saw that True Man Huanglong actually wanted to challenge Fang Yang, they all found it amusing. Of all people to challenge, why did True Man Huanglong have to challenge Fang Yang? This was simply courting death.

Fang Yang slowly rose to his feet, his Daoist robes fluttering even without wind. Ignoring the gazes of the immortals, he took a step forward and appeared on the Dao Discussion Platform.

Fang Yang stood still, facing Huanglong Zhenren from afar.

"Fang Yang, a disciple of the Jie Sect, requests guidance from Senior Brother Huanglong!"