After Favorability Is Maxed

216 Entering the Tomb

The woman who flew down from the clouds on a white crane was dressed in black. Her Daoist robe was simple and unadorned, and there were faint silver cloud patterns on her snow-white collar.

Her face was covered in clouds and mist, so it was hard to see her clearly. Only her cold and indifferent eyes left a deep impression on people, which made them feel cold and intimidating.

The surroundings were completely silent, and only the voices of the Jade Mirage disciples in unison were still echoing in the river wind.

Ling Hua first cupped her hands to return the salute to the many Jade Mirage Sect disciples. Only then did the latter put down her hand. The younger generation of Jade Mirage Sect disciples broke away from their solemn expressions and revealed excited faces. At the same time, the atmosphere also relaxed.

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“Strange, strange, why would she come here to take a walk?”

The Sect Master of Misty Rain House, Jiang Po, mumbled to himself as he stroked his beard, feeling puzzled.

Not only him, but many people from other sects who were watching were also puzzled. According to reason, Ling Hua should be preparing to record her own original spell on the Dao impartment monument at this moment in preparation to take over as the Sect Master.

This was a once-in-a-century event in the Jade Mirage, and it was also related to the fight for the position of the Sect Master of the Jade Mirage Sect, so it could not be taken lightly.

Although Ling Hua’s strength was undoubtedly a crushing advantage among the competitors, the hearts of the Jade Mirage Sect disciples had almost already acquiesced that she would be the next Sect Master. Otherwise, the Jade Mirage Sect disciples present would not have such a big lineup.

As the leader, Ling Jie was explaining to the others: She was on Ling Hua’s side.

However, the position of the Sect Master of Jade Mirage Sect was not entirely based on strength. Some other factors also accounted for a large proportion.

Back in the cave, Ding Luan had not taught the Jade Mirage Daoist Scripture to Gu Chang after a long time. Instead, he had taught it to Liu Yuan first and then asked him to teach it on his behalf. He was afraid that Gu Chang would be involved in the fight for the position of Sect Master and be harmed if he was alone.

Regardless of other human connections, recording one’s own unique spirit spells or cultivation techniques in the impartation monument for future generations to read and learn was a very important part.

This was not only a ceremony to preach and record the Dao, but also a symbol of the Jade Mirage Sect. If Ling Hua was worse than others in this segment, she would inevitably be criticized.

Even if it was a small flaw, the flaw had to convince the masses. It did not have to be perfect, but there could not be any mistakes in such an important place.

At such a critical time, why would she come and get involved in the matters of the Martial Emperor’s Tomb?

The suspicion was mixed among the admiring gazes of the crowd. Under almost everyone’s gaze, Ling Hua turned around and greeted Ling Jie, then bowed to Jiang Po.

The Misty Rain House disciples were shocked and immediately stood up. Those who were sitting and those who were standing straightened their bodies. They were so stiff that they did not know what to do.

On the other hand, Jiang Po narrowed his eyes. Previously, he had been sitting on a rock. He also dusted his buttocks and stood up with an ‘Aiyo’ grunt. He returned the bow unsteadily. Ji Yushu, who was beside him, also straightened his expression and cupped his fists in greeting.

An ethereal and cold female voice came through the air, “Senior Jiang, could you do us a favor and let us enter the ancient tomb first?”

Although it was a question and the tone was slow, there was clearly a trace of unquestionable momentum.

Jiang Po smiled and said, “Well said, well said. It’s not like only one sect can enter this ancient tomb. What’s the matter with the order? This old man was still wondering why no one went in. Their hearts were beating like drums. Even the first to arrive didn’t dare to move.”

Everyone silently cursed at his thick skin. Misty Rain House was clearly the first to arrive, but they just did not have the courage to go in.

Everyone was convinced that the Jade Mirage Sect would enter the Martial Emperor’s Tomb first. However, they had to fight for the order after that.

“So that’s how it is. Why don’t we invite the Misty Rain House and the Jade Mirage Sect to enter together? We can look out for each other.” Ling Hua said.

The crowd was stunned and then looked Misty Rain House.

The Misty Rain House disciples were also dumbfounded as they looked at Jiang Po.

Jiang Po’s expression did not change. He chuckled and said, “That’s good too. My disciples, let’s go.”

After he finished speaking, he took the lead and strode toward the entrance of the tomb. He even waved his hand to signal for them to follow.

Since the Sect Master asked them to go, they could only go.

The Misty Rain House disciples were famous for being calm. After looking at each other, they could only helplessly step forward.

In the blink of an eye, the two groups of people gathered and disappeared into the tomb.

Only then did the outside become lively again. Everyone was guessing what Ling Hua was doing here and whether she wanted Misty Rain House to go in with her as cannon fodder…

Although the people from the other sects were glaring at them, no one had the courage to challenge the Jade Mirage Sect. If it was only Ling Jie present before, it might be possible. But now that the Ling Hua had arrived, everyone had to stop and stand aside obediently.

The next to enter were a few warrior monks from the Kongtong Temple, followed by the Sword Pavilion. This time, the leader of the sword Pavilion was the 4-star sword smith, Wang Rong, who had hosted the registration for the Tideviewing and Sword-listening conference.

He was one of the disciples of the Sword Pavilion who had witnessed Liu Yuan going trough the Shu Road. Later, due to his dereliction of duty, he could not control the situation and was transferred to the Sword Pavilion branch nearby. When he heard the news, he immediately rushed over.

‘Damn it, this time I must atone for my crimes!’ Wang Rong secretly swore in his heart.

The teams of disciples from the Taiqing Pavilion, the Sky Treasure Pavilion, and other sects followed suit. The remaining small and medium-sized sects began to fight for the order of entry, and the silence from before was no longer there.

From the beginning to the end, it was only when Ling Hua was present that no one dared to say a word or make any movements.

Many people could not help but sigh.

Ling Hua was indeed Ling Hua.

Her status in the Immortal sects was roughly the same as that of Pihuan Luo in the demonic sect. She was famous and unattainable.

With her strength at the sixth level of the Form Synthesis stage, she was worthy of being called an outstanding figure even in the entire Shangyang. She was the first on the Divine Heroes Earth List, which was not a joke.

The Divine Heroes List that the Green Centipede had created was a list used to record the strength of the Immortal cultivators in Shanyang who were less than a thousand years old.

The Earth List recorded cultivators below the age of 100, while the Heaven List recorded cultivators above the age of 100 and below the age of 1000.

There was no distinction between good and evil, only strength.

The difference between the Earth List and the Heaven List was not in strength, but in age. Therefore, if one wanted to look at the new students and the younger generation, they would look at the Earth List. If one wanted to look at a more comprehensive one, they would have to combine the Heaven List and the Earth List.

However, the Heaven List was basically in a fixed state and rarely changed. On the other hand, the Earth List was constantly changed. If one wanted to watch the fun, they would still look at the Earth List.

Ling Hua was more than 300 years old this year. When she was young, she had asked the Sword Pavilion Master to gift her an 8-star sword, the Demon Subduing Sword. Later, she became famous for her Daoist magic and became 1st on the Heaven List about 50 years ago. Before that, it had only taken her half a day to go from the 1st on the Earth List to the 21st on the Heaven List.

In other words, when she was 1st on the Earth List, she already had the strength of 21st on the Heaven List. She was only one age away.

In 100 years, she reached the Void Refinement stage and was ranked 21st on the Heaven List.

Never before.

At that time, the number one on the Heaven List was Wen Lu of the Baishan Court, known as the ‘Little Sword God’. After seeing Ling Hua, he sighed at his inferiority. After 150 years, he was indeed surpassed. From then on, Ling Hua’s position was unshakeable.

The first place on the Heaven List would probably only change hands after she was over 1,000 years old.