Chapter 3979: Mystic Sound Fairy

The cultivators, not daring to be remiss, returned the greetings one by one.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, Madam Wang, on such a joyous occasion, has your Wang family not arranged any competitions or challenges for the younger generation to also partake in the festivities?" Jiang Tianfeng said with a smile.

Typically, major powers organize competitions or challenges during large celebrations, allowing their younger members to participate and gain renown. He hoped for the disciples of the Nine Immortals Sect to take first place, bringing honor to himself and the sect, while also curbing the arrogance of the Wang and Qi families.

"Of course there is. True Immortal cultivators are welcome to participate if they're interested, but it involves battling materialized Chaos Beasts, so there's a certain level of danger," Wang Changsheng said.

Wang Yongqian summoned the Lihuo Illusory Demon Pagoda, which descended into the center of the square. With a flick of her incantation, the pagoda instantly glowed with a dazzling red light, allowing all cultivators to clearly observe the situation on each of its levels.

"The first-place prize is a set of low-grade immortal artifacts and a Chaos Armor! The top ten participants will all receive rewards. For fairness, no family members above the late True Immortal stage will participate. Participants may also team up to face the challenges, which will increase the difficulty," Wang Yongqian announced.

Upon hearing this, the True Immortal cultivators present burst into an uproar, particularly those from other families, whose eyes gleamed with excitement. Since the Wang family would only send True Immortal mid-stage cultivators at most, the other participants stood to gain a significant advantage.

"Tianshuo, Mengshan, go ahead and take on the challenge!" Jiang Tianfeng instructed a tall young man in a golden robe.

The young man in the golden robe was Jiang Tianshuo, a late True Immortal who had opened five apertures. He was a primary talent being cultivated by the Nine Immortals Sect. Jiang Tianshuo and Meng Yushan acknowledged the order and began walking toward the Lihuo Illusory Demon Pagoda, followed by many other True Immortal cultivators.

The Ye family sent several True Immortal mid-stage cultivators, the Cao family sent a few True Immortal early-stage cultivators, and the Qi family sent True Immortal mid-stage cultivators. This was not due to a lack of experts among them; rather, since this was the Wang family's event, they had no intention of stealing the host's spotlight. The Wang family sent four individuals, including Wang Xianzong, to take on the challenges separately.

With little to see in the juniors' challenges, Wang Changsheng began conversing with other Golden Immortal cultivators.

"Madam Cao, have you ever known Immortal Xuanyin?" Yang Kong inquired.

"Of course I know Immortal Xuanyin. She had already cultivated the laws to minor accomplishment during her True Immortal stage, showing exceptional comprehension. It's a pity she perished under the lightning tribulation while attempting to break through to the Golden Immortal stage," Cao Jingxia replied.

"Cultivating the laws to minor accomplishment in the True Immortal stage—that's incredibly powerful!" Qi Tongguang exclaimed in surprise.

Yang Kong produced a portrait and handed it to Cao Jingxia, saying, "Madam Cao, some immortals share identical Daoist titles; please take a look and see if this is her."

Cao Jingxia took the portrait, nodded, and said, "Yes, that's her. So, Fellow Daoist Yang, were you acquainted with Immortal Xuanyin?"

"Immortal Xuanyin saved my life many years ago. I'd always hoped to find a chance to repay her, but I could never locate her. I never expected she would perish under a lightning tribulation." Yang Kong's face was filled with regret.

"She was a rogue cultivator and underestimated the power of the lightning tribulation. When a True Immortal cultivator attempts to break through to the Golden Immortal stage after achieving minor accomplishment in the laws, the tribulation's power is quite strong. If they've comprehended a supreme law, the lightning tribulation becomes even more formidable," Cao Jingxia explained.

"If someone comprehends a supreme law and cultivates it to minor accomplishment, wouldn't the lightning tribulation be even more intense? Can anyone possibly survive such a powerful tribulation?" Wang Changsheng's face showed deep curiosity.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, you jest. Most True Immortal cultivators only manage to grasp the rudiments of laws. To achieve minor accomplishment is truly to be a dragon among men; I certainly couldn't do it. To comprehend a supreme law during the True Immortal stage is even rarer—I've never even heard of such a prodigy, let alone one who then cultivated a supreme law to minor accomplishment in that stage," Cao Yuanxing said with a laugh.

"Perhaps it could be achieved if one wore a treasure like the Enlightenment Pearl to aid in comprehending laws! I heard that Enlightenment Pearls appeared in the Scarlet Sun Star Domain!" Ye Guangxue remarked curiously.

"I heard it was acquired by the Carefree Demonic Monarch, but his whereabouts are now unknown; it's uncertain whether he's alive or dead," Cao Yuanxing stated.

"Who knows who might obtain an Enlightenment Pearl? With such a treasure, comprehending laws would certainly be easier." Qi Tongguang's face was filled with envy.

"I heard that particular Enlightenment Pearl was only a mid-grade immortal artifact. The artificer's skill wasn't high, which was a waste of the material. If it had been refined into a high-grade immortal artifact, its effects would have been even greater," Cao Jingxia commented.

"High-grade immortal artifacts aren't easily refined. Crafting a complete set of mid-grade immortal artifacts is comparatively simpler," Yang Kong dismissed the idea.

"Fellow Daoist Yang, you jest. Obtaining even a single Enlightenment Fruit core is incredibly lucky; do you truly expect to find multiple?" Cao Jingxia said with a light chuckle.

"I heard Heavenly Secret City appeared recently, but unfortunately, it was too far away. By the time I received the news and hurried there, it had already vanished." Yang Kong's face was full of regret.

"When it comes to valuable items, it can't compare to the Qiankun Ruins. Someone even obtained a time-based immortal artifact there," Jiang Tianfeng added.

"The Qiankun Ruins are nothing special. That great war left behind numerous ancient battlefields, many of which are far larger," Cao Yuanxing remained unimpressed.

Immortals have battled Chaos Beasts for countless years, resulting in innumerable skirmishes and major wars, leaving behind many ancient battlefields. The most renowned is the Primordial Battlefield, where even Dao Ancestors perished. Slightly less significant is Heavenly Secret City, which was breached by the Chaos Legion, though Master Heavenly Secret activated formations to preserve it. The Qiankun Ruins, in comparison, fared somewhat better.

Wang Changsheng nodded. The North Sea Immortal Domain contained numerous dangerous areas, but most were natural restrictions and offered few cultivation resources; any that existed would have long been plundered by transformed demonic beasts. If immortals wished to seek treasures and adventures, and were confident in their abilities, they would try their luck in the ancient battlefields of the Chaos Continent.

The True Immortal cultivators present suddenly stirred. Wang Changsheng looked towards the Lihuo Illusory Demon Pagoda and saw Wang Xianzong fiercely battling a three-colored Chaos Beast. Wang Xianzong was not wearing Chaos Armor, yet the Chaos Beast gained no significant advantage against him. Jiang Tianshuo was not weak, but even he found it strenuous to face the attacks of the three-colored Chaos Beast. Most other cultivators had already been defeated by Chaos Beasts and withdrew early. Now, Wang Xianzong was competing intensely with Jiang Tianshuo.

"Five apertures!" Jiang Tianfeng frowned. Wang Xianzong and his three companions were only at the True Immortal mid-stage, yet they had managed to open five apertures, indicating they had comprehended five different laws. It was known that Wang Xianzong and his companions were not high-ranking members of the Wang family. If even they could open five apertures, it implied that the Wang family possessed many more True Immortal cultivators who had achieved the same.

Unbeknownst to Jiang Tianfeng, Wang Xianzong and his three companions were all members of the Immortal Armor Army, which was why they were granted the resources to open their fifth aperture. Other True Immortal mid-stage clansmen did not receive such treatment, highlighting one of the benefits of joining the Immortal Armor Army. Now that Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan had advanced to the Golden Immortal stage, future members of the family's Immortal Armor Army would be selected from the family's grand competition, ensuring that only the elite of the elite could join.

Jiang Tianfeng's gaze darkened. If Wang Xianzong and his companions could all open five apertures, did that mean Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan had opened six?

"Madam Cao, could you let me see the portrait of Immortal Xuanyin?" Wang Ruyan casually remarked.

Cao Jingxia nodded and handed the portrait to Wang Ruyan.

"This is Immortal Xuanyin! I've also heard of her; they say she possessed a unique spiritual body and was exceptionally skilled in the Law of Sound, making her incredibly powerful," Wang Ruyan said, a sense of shock welling up within her. When she was breaking through to the Golden Immortal stage, she encountered a human-shaped lightning tribulation that looked precisely like Immortal Xuanyin. Could it be that when a True Immortal cultivator cultivates a supreme law to minor accomplishment, deceased prodigies manifest as lightning tribulations to attack them? It must be so. Even the Li family's True Immortals, when ascending to Golden Immortal, didn't encounter such a phenomenon.