Chapter 2538

But they all knew that during the formal competition, unless absolutely necessary, they might use martial arts to counter martial arts to achieve a breakthrough.

So, they didn’t use medicine now because it wasn’t the right time. Besides, a competition is not a life-and-death battle. It wouldn’t make sense to throw medicine at each other the moment they met.

So Zhu Yanyi was willing to watch them take it one step at a time.

An hour passed. This was the first round: the disciple singles match.

Yun Ling walked up.

Yun Ling was very young, still looking childish. However, his cultivation had already reached the peak of the Golden Immortal realm. With just one opportunity, he could break through to the Immortal King realm.

"This child looks like he hasn't even reached a hundred years of bone age, yet his cultivation is at the peak of the Golden Immortal realm." Jian Wuhua’s eyes showed a hint of surprise. "Did I see that wrong?"

"You didn't see wrong," Zhang Yixing said.

As the Valley Master of the Medicine King Valley, Zhang Yixing’s words confirmed from a medical perspective that Yun Ling was under a hundred years old, yet his cultivation was at the peak of the Golden Immortal realm. "And did you notice? This child’s aptitude seems to be innate."

"Yes, not just this child. The seven from the team match earlier also seemed to have innate aptitude," Jian Wuhua said.

Yao Hua Yin Guo rarely looked so seriously. She examined them and then said, "It’s true. With such good aptitude, how did the Azure Sovereign Sect find these disciples?"

"I heard that many of the Azure Sovereign Sect’s disciples were found in orphanages," Mo Tianyou, the Master of the Ink Sect, said.

"Orphans? Are you joking? Every time we recruit disciples, we send people to check orphanages. Those with any aptitude are basically taken back," Bing Wuji, the City Lord of the Ice Snow City, said.

Mo Tianyou replied, "I wouldn’t lie about this. I just heard it mentioned once, so it shouldn’t be wrong. Besides, we have investigated the sects participating in our Heavenly Fortune Competition. The fact that their disciples come from orphanages has been confirmed."

"Who is responsible for recruitment at the orphanages? I need to ask. These children are not even a hundred years old. In the last hundred years, who was responsible for recruitment? Such good seeds were missed. Missing one might be understandable, perhaps we didn’t do something right on our side. But there are ten of them! They aren’t ten sesame seeds. How could no one notice?" Jian Wuhua said, dissatisfied.

"Sect Master Jian, it is meaningless to pursue responsibility now. If you must pursue it, wait until after the competition," Yao Hua Yin Guo said.

Jian Wuhua sighed. "I just feel so unhappy that such good seeds were missed."

"So what if they were missed? Didn’t they find a Bo Le? The Azure Sovereign Sect is their Bo Le. To say nothing else, are you sure that if these children came to us, you could cultivate them to the peak of the Golden Immortal realm?" Yao Hua Yin Guo spoke with authority when discussing serious matters, and what she said was indeed the truth.

She didn’t know how the Azure Sovereign Sect found these children, but it was undeniable that they weren’t found by their sects due to a lack of opportunity. The fact that they ended up in the Azure Sovereign Sect showed their destiny with that sect. No matter how displeased the leaders of the major sects were in their hearts, this was a fact.

After listening to their discussion, the Immortal Emperor slowly spoke, "Sometimes, what the eyes see is not necessarily what it originally was."

"Immortal Emperor, do you know about these children?" Jian Wuhua asked curiously.

The Immortal Emperor smiled. "Naturally I know. I can tell you a little. I was fortunate enough to spend ten years with these children."

The faces of the five regional sect leaders changed. Who was the Immortal Emperor? He was the supreme ruler of the Immortal Realm. If he had spent ten years with these children, it meant the Azure Sovereign Sect’s backer was the Immortal Emperor.

"Immortal Emperor, this~" Jian Wuhua wanted to ask but didn’t know how to start.

Seeing Jian Wuhua hesitate, Mo Tianyou spoke directly. "Immortal Emperor, is the Azure Sovereign Sect yours?"

"No." The Immortal Emperor smiled. "How could it be mine? Even if I wanted the Azure Sovereign Sect, others wouldn’t be willing to give it to me."

When the Immortal Emperor first said "no," the five regional sect leaders secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Perhaps the Azure Sovereign Sect had some connection with the Immortal Emperor, but as long as it wasn’t his, it should be fine. Thinking about it, they realized they hadn’t done anything to offend the Azure Sovereign Sect, so there should be no problem. But when the Immortal Emperor’s next words came out, their hearts skipped a beat. It seemed the backer of the Azure Sovereign Sect was absolutely no less than the Immortal Emperor.

"However, the land deed for the Azure Sovereign Sect’s location was given to their leader by my own hand," the Immortal Emperor said again, dropping a bombshell.

What did this mean? It meant the Immortal Emperor knew the leader of the Azure Sovereign Sect. To receive a land deed from the Immortal Emperor meant they not only knew each other, but their relationship might be quite good.

"Immortal Emperor, what is your relationship with the leader of the Azure Sovereign Sect?" Jian Wuhua asked, voicing everyone’s thoughts.

"I just know the leader of the Azure Sovereign Sect. The one I am familiar with is the leader’s Dao companion," the Immortal Emperor said with a grin. "Of course, I won’t tell you his identity for now. You will find out eventually."

This was worse than saying nothing. It was like a detective solving a case, having almost reached the truth, only to be told, "I won’t tell you the truth for now." Or like someone listening to a story, right at the climax, being told, "To be continued." Such a prank turned the five sect leaders into wooden statues. They all looked at the Immortal Emperor, realizing for the first time that the Immortal Emperor could also be mischievous.

The Immortal Emperor didn’t care what they thought. He grinned at them and then said, "Alright, let’s watch the competition."

Watch the competition, watch the competition. At this moment, they could only watch the competition, but their hearts could no longer remain calm.

The disciple from the Sun and Moon Gang looked like someone with experience.

"I am Chao He from the Sun and Moon Gang," Chao He introduced himself.

"Hello, Immortal Friend Chao He. I am Yun Ling from the Azure Sovereign Sect. Please guide me in the coming match." There was no "I am humble," nor had he ever thought of being humble. This was the pride of the disciples of the Azure Sovereign Sect.

They could say polite words, but they never considered themselves inferior.

"This child is quite arrogant," Lang Yi said quietly to Ping Chuan.

Ping Chuan nodded. "But I am curious. Can this child defeat the person in front of him? Although he is at the peak of the Golden Immortal realm, that Chao He is at the early stage of the Immortal King realm."

"Geniuses who can defeat opponents of higher levels have existed since ancient times. Perhaps this Yun Ling is also a skilled fighter who can overcome level differences," Lang Yi said casually.