Chapter 99

Xin Hai glanced at Shangguan Yun and said indifferently, “Senior Brother, that old man, has gone to welcome the envoy from the Tongtian Pagoda. He should be here shortly.”

At this moment, the Formation lit up again. Everyone outside the ancient realm immediately stopped their discussions and looked over. Teng Huayuan clenched his fists, staring gloomily at the Formation. He had made up his mind: as soon as Wang Lin appeared, he would instantly teleport to his side using that trace of the curse, and after capturing him, he would surely make Wang Lin suffer all the tortures of the world.

The Formation glowed dazzlingly, and thirteen people walked out.

Teng Huayuan’s face grew even gloomier, and he crushed another Soul on the Soul Banner. He sneered inwardly, “Wang Lin, if you are truly so cold-hearted as to disregard the lives of your Family and refuse to come out, then I, Teng Huayuan, have underestimated you. But even if you escape this time, I will search for you to the ends of the Yellow Springs once I reach the Nascent Soul Middle Stage and deepen the power of the curse.”

The Cultivators outside the ancient realm began discussing again.

“This Outer Realm Qualification Competition is too strange. Usually, the first group to come out has the most people, and subsequent groups have fewer and fewer. But this time, why is the second group larger than the first?”

“Eerie. I have a premonition that something very strange is happening this time.”

“Which School is this? Does anyone recognize them? Speak up quickly!”

“It’s the Hehuan Sect. I recognize that slut Wang Ying. As soon as she appears, I can smell her slutty scent from ten miles away…”

“That’s right, it’s the Hehuan Sect!”

As everyone discussed, the two Nascent Soul Stage experts of the Hehuan Sect, Chen Huan and Chen Yan, immediately turned gloomy. They exchanged glances, sighed inwardly, and then their expressions returned to normal.

The Hehuan Sect Disciples, looking dejected and with complex expressions, came before Chen Huan and Chen Yan. The leading female Disciple, Wang Ying, quickly threw out a transmission Jade Slip.

Chen Huan frowned, took it, and placed it on his forehead, his Divine Sense probing it. His expression immediately changed. He stared at Wang Ying and said in a deep voice, “Is this true?”

Wang Ying respectfully replied, “Ancestor, we saw it with our own eyes.”

The Disciples behind her, who evidently already knew the contents of the Jade Slip, immediately nodded.

Chen Yan swept her gaze over everyone, took the Jade Slip from Chen Huan, and looked at it intently. After a long while, she sneered, squeezed it with her jade-like hand, and the Jade Slip instantly shattered, turning into flying ash and dissipating.

Suddenly, a gaze came from where the Righteous Path Schools were located. Chen Huan and Chen Yan immediately turned to look, only to see Xin Hai watching them and nodding.

When the Misty Sect Disciples came out earlier, Chen Huan and Chen Yan had noticed Xin Hai’s actions but couldn’t guess the reason. Now, after reading the Jade Slip, they understood perfectly.

Teng Huayuan frowned, observing Chen Huan, Chen Yan, and Xin Hai for a few moments. A sense of unease suddenly arose in his heart, but he couldn’t pinpoint what was wrong. He pondered for a moment, unable to find a clue, then snorted inwardly and crushed another Soul on the black small banner.

At this time, not only Teng Huayuan, but basically several other Schools of the Righteous and Demonic Paths also noticed the anomaly. They all felt some doubt in their hearts, wondering what the Disciples of the Misty Sect and the Hehuan Sect had said to cause three Nascent Soul Stage experts to look so gloomy.

Even the small Schools, small Families, and Loose Cultivators of the State of Zhao outside the ancient realm sensed that the atmosphere was somewhat strange. They began to whisper among themselves, making various guesses.

Just then, the sky suddenly darkened, followed by a silent, circular light ring appearing. This light ring stood upright in mid-air and immediately expanded, eventually reaching a diameter of ten zhang, at which point four people stepped out from within the light ring.

The person in front was corpulent, like a ball, with a smile on his face. But the moment he appeared, all the Nascent Soul Stage experts on the ground immediately flew up and bowed, standing to either side.

This person was none other than the envoy stationed in the State of Zhao, Lin Yi.

Lin Yi laughed heartily and said, “Everyone, I, Lin, have come here today to assist the superior envoy in opening the Outer Realm passage. I will absolutely not interfere with your entry qualifications, so please rest assured.”

Of the three people behind Lin Yi, besides Piao Nanzi and the white-haired Daoist of the Misty Sect, there was also the skinny old man from the Heavenly Dao Sect.

These three accompanied Lin Yi, descending from the sky and standing on an open space outside the ancient realm. At this time, the other Nascent Soul Stage experts followed suit, standing to the side.

Xin Hai found an opportunity and stood beside the white-haired old man, transmitting a low-voiced message. This white-haired Daoist was precisely the Misty Sect’s top expert, Immortal Master Xu Mei.

After hearing Xin Hai’s transmission, he nodded with a normal expression.

At this moment, the Formation lit up again, and five people walked out. As soon as these five appeared, a wave of cold Qi surged forth. Their eyes were bloodshot. After walking out, they said nothing, looked around, and finally went to a corner, sat cross-legged, and remained silent.

“Which School are they from?” Everyone immediately began discussing again.

After a long time, no one could guess which School these five belonged to, so they all looked on curiously.

Immortal Master Xu Mei, standing beside Lin Yi, suddenly laughed and said, “Envoy, look at these Disciples of the Corpse Yin Sect. Each of them has a strong malevolent Qi. I heard that the Corpse Yin Sect has a secret technique that allows Disciples to fuse with Corpse Puppets. These five must be the so-called Human Puppets.”

Lin Yi nodded and smiled, “These five are indeed Human Puppets.”

The skinny old man from the Heavenly Dao Sect frowned, looked around, and said, “Fellow Daoist Ye didn’t come…”

Lin Yi shook his head and said, “The Corpse Yin Sect did not follow the rules and leave their token in Jue Ming Valley, so they have been disqualified. It doesn’t matter if they don’t come.” After speaking, he seemingly casually glanced at the crowd to the northwest, thinking inwardly, “Corpse Yin Sect… with the opening of the Outer Realm passage this time, I’m afraid several more will succeed in Possession and recover their cultivation.”

Thinking of this, Lin Yi suddenly looked at the Nascent Soul Stage expert of Wufeng Valley, his expression normal, and said, “Wufeng Valley also did not leave their token in Jue Ming Valley, so their qualification is canceled. However, because you gave your token to another School, the School that received the token is not restricted and can possess two tokens.”

The Nascent Soul Stage expert of Wufeng Valley was a black-faced old man. He showed no expression upon hearing this, merely glanced at Teng Huayuan, and remained silent.

Teng Huayuan also remained silent. Even as a Guest Elder Ancestor of Wufeng Valley, he had paid an extremely high price to obtain this token.

At this moment, the Formation lit up again. Teng Huayuan’s heart suddenly stirred. He felt that trace of curse power approaching, and a bloodthirsty look immediately appeared on his face. He narrowed his eyes, staring at the Formation, waiting only for Wang Lin to appear before he would instantly teleport out.