Chapter 246: Senior Peerless King is Here!

Although Li Xuanfeng did not release his Divine Sense, he could feel that Ming Yuejin was constantly stealing glances at him. What was she trying to do?

"I heard that the Spirit Emperor has extremely high standards; most experts in the King Realm aren't even qualified to be personally invited by her. For Peerless King, as a member of the King Realm, to be invited by her, he is likely the only one in the entire Holy City territory!"

Ming Yuejin quickly hid the panic in her eyes and smiled at Li Xuanfeng.

"Since Qing'er and Xue'er have returned safely, I have matters to attend to in my manor, so I shall take my leave!"

Ming Yuejin hurried away, as if she were afraid someone would discover her secret thoughts if she stayed any longer.

Li Xuanfeng and Ming Yueyao both felt it was a bit strange, but they didn't pay much attention to it.

"This Artifact Refining Competition will gather various forces, and there may be quite a few people eyeing you."

Ming Yueyao looked at Li Xuanfeng and mentioned that over the past six months, the Holy City had ranked him eighth on the King Ranking.

The Artifact Refining Competition is a grand event held by the Myriad Artifact Sect once every hundred years, and various forces will participate.

As a newly promoted powerhouse in the top ten of the King Ranking, Li Xuanfeng will inevitably attract attention from all sides, and surely someone will challenge him to a duel then.

Especially the Heaven-Opening King.

"If they want to challenge me, let them come. As long as they don't regret it later, that is fine."

Li Xuanfeng said in a calm tone, not caring much about it.

His gaze was already beyond the King Realm.

Cultivators in the King Realm could no longer pique his interest in fighting, not even the Blood Demon, who was ranked first on the King Ranking.

As for the so-called Artifact Refining Competition, he wasn't really interested in it either.

The only reason he decided to go was to bind with the Spirit Emperor.

Li Xuanfeng did not stay at the City Lord's Manor for long before taking the three women out to have fun.

Cultivators have long lifespans, and not everyone spends all their time just Cultivating; many are keen on studying Formations and delicacies.

Therefore, there are plenty of fun and delicious things.

After playing enough and eating their fill, they returned to the manor gifted by Ming Yueyao, set up a Formation, and explored the Dao of Yin and Yang.

During this period, Li Xuanfeng also had Ming Yueyao help collect some intelligence on the Black Fire Sect and the Xu family.

Although they hadn't been Cultivating these past few days, Wei Qingyan and Luo Li occasionally brought him some returns regarding combat or Alchemy.

Lian Yuezhou also returned some insights regarding Martial Skills to him.

"Master's secondary body is already at the Peak of the King Realm and could Breakthrough to the Emperor Realm at any time; when that happens, I will also be able to break through in one go."

"Of course, if I bind with the Spirit Emperor and she breaks through first, I will be able to gain even greater rewards."

Li Xuanfeng pondered his future path of improvement while spending intimate time with the three women.

Nine days later, he unhurriedly took Ming Yueqing and the other two to the Hundred Weapons Domain to participate in the Artifact Refining Competition.

The Holy City territory consists of nine major domains, each controlled by a super force.

The Hundred Weapons Domain is the domain controlled by the Myriad Artifact Sect.

This year's Artifact Refining Competition is set in the Weapon Refining City of the Hundred Weapons Domain.

In the center of Weapon Refining City, there is a massive arena suspended in mid-air, with rows of spectator seats arranged in tiers around it.

When Li Xuanfeng unhurriedly led the three women through various teleportation arrays and arrived at Weapon Refining City, the competition was about to begin.

The vast, boundless city, which felt like a world of its own, was already packed with people and bustling with activity.

Facilities for eating, drinking, and entertainment were all available here; the wide streets were teeming with people, and the treasure pavilions and shops were crowded with guests.

Compared to watching the Artifact Refining Competition, many Cultivators came here specifically to take advantage of the opportunity to trade.

The Myriad Artifact Sect specially set up a trading area for Cultivators from all over the Eastern Wasteland, where people could trade various resources.

As the number of Cultivators from various places increased, it was inevitable that there would be a mix of good and bad people, but Weapon Refining City prohibited any form of fighting, and violators would be punished according to the city rules.

No one dared to ignore this rule, simply because the person who issued it was the number one Artifact Refining Genius of the Eastern Wasteland, the existence ranked first on the Emperor Ranking—the Spirit Emperor!

"Compared to watching the Artifact Refining, wandering around this Weapon Refining City seems even better."

Li Xuanfeng walked through the crowded streets with the three women.

An invisible force surrounded them, keeping the dense crowd at a certain distance from them, as if they were worlds apart, making it impossible for anyone to bump into them.

"This year's Artifact Refining competition starts from the most Elementary level, and even Cultivators in the Body Tempering Realm can participate, while the highest level is the competition for King-level Artifact Refiners, so it will last for a long time."

"The competitions for low-level Artifact Refiners are indeed not worth watching, but the competition for King-level Artifact Refiners will definitely be spectacular."

Ming Yueqing said.

"Let's go, it wouldn't hurt to take a look."

Li Xuanfeng led the three women toward the competition arena.

The Artifact Refining Competition is a carnival for Artifact Refiners, but Li Xuanfeng had no interest in either the low-level Artifact Refiner competitions or the King-level Artifact Refiner competitions.

Although he had never studied Artifact Refining, the Dao of Artifact Refining and the Dao of Alchemy had many things in common; as long as he wanted to learn, his starting point would be incomparable to ordinary Artifact Refiners.

Once he bound with the Spirit Emperor and had this number one Artifact Refining Genius of the Eastern Wasteland bringing him returns, he would have even less need to specifically study Artifact Refining.

He prepared to wait for the Spirit Emperor to appear, bind with her, and then leave.

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The competition arena.

Except for a few vacancies in the VIP seats, all other seats were already packed with spectators.

The entire spectator area could accommodate tens of millions of people, showing its sheer scale.

If a Mortal came here, they wouldn't even be able to see the scene on the arena clearly; only Cultivators with powerful eyesight were suitable for building such a massive arena.

The Artifact Refiners who came from various places to participate in the competition were already prepared.

The host of the competition was also well prepared, just waiting for the Spirit Emperor to descend.

Most of the people in the VIP seats were in the King Realm.

The Forbidden Formation King Ming Yuejin and the Inverse Formation King Ming Yueyao had both arrived long ago, looking around, they discovered many familiar faces, but Li Xuanfeng was nowhere to be seen.

There were others who were also looking for Li Xuanfeng.

"Has Senior Peerless King not received an invitation?"

Xu Zhenlong searched for a long time but couldn't find Li Xuanfeng, so he couldn't help but mutter.

"Although he is ranked eighth on the King Ranking, it doesn't mean that just because one is strong, they will definitely receive an invitation from the Myriad Artifact Sect."

"The Myriad Artifact Sect might not even know where to find him; besides, even if he received an invitation, whether he would be willing to come is another matter."

Hearing his son's muttering, Xu Zhi couldn't help but say calmly.

"I always feel that he will come."

Xu Zhenlong glanced at his father.

"Does it have any impact whether he comes or not?"

Xu Zhi glanced at his son.

He had already discovered that his son seemed to have become a fanatical worshiper of Li Xuanfeng.

"Of course it has an impact!"

"I always feel that whenever Senior Peerless King appears at major occasions, many shocking things are bound to happen."

Xu Zhenlong said with certainty.

"You might as well just say he is a troublemaker."

Xu Zhi said.

"It's not that he causes trouble; it's usually trouble that finds him!"

Xu Zhenlong shook his head.

"Perhaps, if he really appears here this time, maybe this Artifact Refining Competition will become very unsettled."

Xu Zhi scanned the others in the VIP seats and did not refute it.

Because he saw the Heaven-Opening King.

"Senior Peerless King is here!"

Xu Zhenlong's tone suddenly rose a few notches.