Chapter 684 (1/2)

“Err…” Zhou Weiqing gulped. “L-Let’s enter the city. We should look for the venue of the Mysterious Heavenly Selection. Master Gu Yu said that it will be held in Ubaatar City.”

When Bing’er saw him changing the topic in a rush, she did not press the issue. She only chuckled lightly in response. He tightened his clutch on her hand as he thought to himself, ‘Bing’er is really thoughtful.’

Ubaatar was a port city. It was the final destination that was recorded in the navigation system of the Neptune Shuttle. Now that they had finally arrived in the Mysterious Heavenly Mainland, it was quite a good feeling.

The first thing Zhou Weiqing did was purchase a map. Although he did not have any currency from the Mysterious Heavenly Mainland, Nucleus Cores were a form of universal currency. After selling a few Nucleus Cores he obtained from Zun-tier Heavenly Beasts, the gold coins that he obtained were sufficient to cover their expenses for a period of time.

After wandering around Ubaatar City for a while, Zhou Weiqing noticed that there were not many differences between the Mysterious Heavenly Mainland and the Boundless Mainland. Other than the way they dressed, everything else was essentially the same.

After they found a hotel to stay in, a simple query about the Mysterious Heavenly Selection gave them all the information they needed.

Ubaatar was a strategic port city in the Mysterious Heavenly Mainland. Naturally, the Selection would be held here. Somehow, it seemed like lady luck was on their side. This year’s Selection would be held in a month’s time.

After they received confirmation of the news, Zhou Weiqing decided to temporarily go into closed-door cultivation. Although he did not come across any real danger during their journey, he and Bing’er had suffered terribly during their time at sea. For this reason, both of them gained a deeper understanding of themselves, and they even managed to raise their cultivation bases. It was a good opportunity for them to use the experience they had gained to fuse with their cultivation while waiting for the day of the Selection to arrive.

Needless to say, Bing’er cultivated together with Zhou Weiqing. She had plenty of Saint Energy in her body, and with him by her side, she could use his Saint Energy to help with her cultivation. After she had used up some of her own Saint Energy, all she needed was for Zhou Weiqing to inject a little bit of his Saint Energy to her. This allowed her to raise her cultivation base extremely quickly. On the third day of their closed-door cultivation, she had already broken through to the Seventh Jewel stage.

Zhou Weiqing’s cultivation progress was also advancing rapidly. Despite the fact that the Immortal Deity Technique had been completed, the speed at which his Saint Energy was raised did not seem to slow down at all. Because of that, through the continuous condensation and solidifying process, his cultivation base slowly progressed and increased as the days went by. His Saint Energy was now only a step away from the 37th tier.

However, because he had completed the Immortal Deity Technique, he did not know how to break through to the 37th tier at all. He could only hope that by continuously accumulating energy, and through this accumulation process, his Saint Energy would automatically experience a breakthrough.

In the blink of an eye, a month had passed. Apart from cultivating, Zhou Weiqing and Bing’er would occasionally go out and enjoy the local sights and culture of the Mysterious Heavenly Mainland to further understand it.

Their closed-door cultivation proved to be effective. Over the course of a month, thanks to the powerful effect of the Saint Energy, Shangguan Bing’er managed to raise her cultivation base by one full tier to the 29th tier. And even though Zhou Weiqing did not manage to break through to the 37th tier, not only did the Saint Energy in his body solidify, a little more after a month of experience and cultivation, he had a deeper understanding of the Saint Energy. It seemed like he was just a tiny step away from the 37th tier. Even though he did not know how he should take this last tiny step, he understood that, as long as he kept accumulating and accumulating, he would be able to break through eventually.

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The city square of Ubaatar city.

The day of the annual selection had finally arrived. The mayor of Ubaatar City had long taken his seat of honor on the podium, eagerly waiting for the celebration to start. The platform that was temporarily erected was swarmed with a huge crowd of people. A large number of soldiers had ensured order among the crowd.

“Lord Mayor, this is the list of participants for the Selection this year.” A guard handed over the list to him.

After taking the list from him, the mayor of Ubaatar did not immediately look at it. Instead, with a respectful look on his face, he passed it over to an old man who was sitting beside him. “Master Er Chun, please have a look.”

“Alright,” the man addressed as Er Chun replied. He wore a blue robe with a silvery crescent moon embroidered near his heart.

Er Chun opened the list and swept through it with a glance. After he was done, he said indifferently, “There are more than 100 participants this time.There are too many people. Pass down the order. Those with a cultivation base of fewer than four Jewels are automatically disqualified.”

Taken aback, Sang Tan said hesitatingly, “M-Master, isn’t this a little too harsh? The rule that we set earlier clearly states three Jewels as the minimum requirement.”

Er Chun glanced at him coldly. Sang Tan instantly felt chills running down his spine. “I don’t want to waste my time here. Just tell them that this is an order from the Mysterious Heavenly Palace. Perhaps, you’re trying to imply that the Mysterious Heavenly Palace have to answer to these unaffiliated cultivators? What’s the point of participating in this selection if they’re not talented enough?”