67 Heaven Reaching Realm

Soon, we reached our destination. As far as we could see, the entire realm was heavily populated right now. It was also calm and quite ordinary like any other upper realm. We soon gathered some information about the upcoming event.

We were really cutting it close as the event starts in two days.

Jiuhun Fengmian, who also happens to be Miaomiao's mother, is the one incharge of the event for junior martial cultivators.

Grandmaster Huizhi, who is one of the two strongest world spiritists of the nine souls galaxy, is the one incharge of the event for junior world spiritists.

Ancient Qin Clan, Huang Clan and Heavenly Dao Sect already set their respective camps near the location of the Heaven Reaching Fate Valley.

The next top forces who set up camp in this world were, Mu Heavenly Clan, Divine Fairy Mansion, Zhuge Family, Snow Sword Palace and Tyrant Flame Villa. All of these forces, while being weaker than the top 3 forces, boasted great reputation and strength across the galaxy. All of them except the Zhuge Family, were stronger than the Holy Light Clan.

Mu Heavenly Clan is the strongest heavenly clan in the entire nine souls galaxy. They were also the rulers of Mu Starfield. They have some very talented younger generation with strong heavenly bloodlines.

Divine Fairy Mansion, like the immortal sea sect, only contained female cultivators. They were also known through out the galaxy for their beauty and power. Their entry requirements were very strict and they only accepted women with special constitutions and bloodlines. Their Mansion head is referred to as the most beautiful woman in the entire nine souls galaxy.

Zhuge Family is one of the two strongest world spiritist families of the nine souls galaxy. The other is the Gongsun Family that was present during the Black Ghost's groom selection competition. Zhuge Family was going to compete for the world spiritist quota.

Snow Sword Palace and Tyrant Flame Villa were a couple of interesting forces. Sometime in the past, a powerful force called Majestic Sword Pavilion existed in the nine souls galaxy. It was on par with Ancient Qin Clan. However, during one of it's succession ceremonies, conflict arose.

One of the disciples of a Supreme Elder staged a rebellion and fought against the successor. Both sides suffered heavy losses and gradually disappeared from the public eye. After a few thousand years, two new forces came into limelight that declared themselves as the descendants of majestic sword pavilion.

Ever since then, both Snow Sword Palace and Tyrant Flame Villa have been bitter rivals. Both these forces contained powerful sword cultivators.

There were many more forces who wanted to participate in this competition while the rest came here to spectate and broaden their horizons. There were millions of cultivators across this world waiting in anticipation for the upcoming event.

The hidden experts and their disciples were also going to be present at this competition.

Most of the geniuses of the nine souls galaxy were also present here to show their talents and gain opportunities from the Heaven Reaching Fate Valley.

According to information that I received, exactly 6 out of the 30 martial cultivators and 4 out of 20 world spiritists sent inside the valley would gain benefits at the end. This was a consistent record for many decades.

The special and the most mysterious feature of this valley was the type of reward that those 10 juniors would end up receiving. According to the juniors of the past, the reward corresponded to what they lacked the most at that time. It was as if the valley was trying to help alleviate their weakness through the reward.

I had a smile on my face hearing about that reward. Bu Lingxue's eyes were also filled with anticipation. Only a powerful world spiritist with unparalleled divination techniques could predict something like that. Looks like we came to the right place.

However, if this were the case, this will only be attractive to the juniors.

There was a special test that these 10 juniors can accept inside the valley. Only 1 martial cultivator and 1 world spiritist would be selected by the end of this test. These special juniors then have a provision to nominate one respective senior of their choosing from the outside.

Then, these seniors also get the same type of rewards as the other juniors before. Since, these rewards are directed towards individual weaknesses, there is no point in stealing them.

Bu Lingxue had a pensive look on her face as she said, "It looks like we came to the right place. Now, it's up to you to find out the entrance for the real test. I think it really might be just as you predicted. This event might be just a cover."

I nodded and said,"I also find it suspicious that no one here knows the real name of this valley. Anyway, once I enter the tower, we will find out what's really happening."

But first, I had to register for the competition at the Nine Soul Sacred Clan's camp. Bu Lingxue and I found a secluded mountain and occupied it's top. I then went to the registration site alone. It was on the other side of this world but I reached there soon.

A giant banner with Nine Souls Sacred Clan's symbol stood in front of a humongous palace. This was the base camp of their clan inside this world. Elder Guizhi mentioned this to me. I can directly go in with my status but I don't want to expose myself this early.

Before this banner, was an elder of the nine souls sacred clan with some of his subordinates. I immediately found his cultivation level to be 3th rank Martial Exalted. I guess he is just an ordinary elder of the clan.

However, in the immediate vicinity of the palace, no senior of any force was present. It was a rule set by the organisers for greater efficiency. So, that level of cultivation was enough to control these juniors.

Many prominent forces were given personal slots for their juniors. So, this was only a registration for loose cultivators.

The competition was extremely fierce. So, not many people had courage to register. During the registration, the cultivation level of the participant and age would be measured to make sure he is upto the standard. The minimum qualification of entering this competition was 6th rank Utmost Exalted or Dragon Transformation Sensation 3rd level.

I went ahead and stepped in front of that elder. The others in the surrounding were curiously looking at me.

He gave me a small glance and asked,"Martial or Spirit?"

I thought for a second and said,"Spirit."

He asked again,"Name and Affiliation."

I replied,"Chu Feng, Ancestral Martial Galaxy."

There was a collective silence for the next few seconds before bouts of laughter were heard in the surroundings. It was a Déjà Vu of what happened back at Black Ghost Palace.

I simply ignored the rambling of these idiots and kept looking at the elder in front of me.

He narrowed his eyes and said in a stern voice,"This is an event for the juniors of our nine souls galaxy. Outsiders are not allowed to enter. Go back to where you came from."

I was surprised a little since this was not going according to Elder Guizhi's instructions. I maintained my calm and asked him,"There are no rules rejecting those from outside this galaxy."

His expression became ugly as he replied with anger,"Who the hell are you, brat? If I say you are not allowed, you are not allowed. Scram."

I looked at him with a dangerous smile on my face and said, "I hope you are this confident in 2 days."

I didn't want to make a scene. So, I retreated for now. I am going to take a place whether they like it or not.

I could hear ridicule from the crowd but paid no heed to it.

I came back to where Bu Lingxue was and told her what happened. I also told her that we would crash the competition two days from now.

I then went to the top of the mountain and waited for 2 days.

The day of the competition arrived in a blink of an eye. About a week from now, the heaven reaching fate valley would give out the 50 entry tokens. So, the competition would be held through out this week.

The place where this event would occur was inside a formation setup by a combined effort of Nine Soul Sacred Clan and Grandmaster Huizhi.

(Third person PoV)

Once every ten years, in this grand formation, occurred one of the greatest showcases of talent in the nine souls galaxy. Only the Nine Souls Sacred Clan could host such a large gathering.

At the dawn, most of the forces brought their juniors to the location of the competition. It was held near the Nine Souls Sacred Clan's base camp.

A tall and majestic golden mountain filled with many different monster beasts stood in the middle of a barren valley. Clouds with sacred aura filled a major portion of the mountain making it invisible. Even the strongest cultivators in the audience would not be able to look past those clouds.

Such an extraordinary mountain seemed odd in the middle of a barren stretch of land. This mountain was not a natural one. It was a powerful treasure of the Nine Souls Sacred Clan. The most fascinating aspect of this mountain was that it was further covered by a strong spirit formation.

This formation was the work of Grandmaster Huizhi. Golden Cloud Mountain, as it was referred to, was the location of the qualification test.

Slowly, a huge audience was gathered on the barren plain before the mountain. It was filled with juniors and seniors of various forces. The juniors who have considerable background looked at the loose cultivators and low level forces with disdain. They were also eager to show their talent in the competition and win a quota.

Suddenly, the entire crowd went quiet when the first group of elite forces arrived.

It was the juniors of Mu Heavenly Clan following one of their supreme elders. The strongest genius of the clan was called Mu Zhengyan who evidently has the strongest heavenly bloodline in the history of their clan. His cultivation was also peak Utmost Exalted. He was looking at the rest of the crowd with an indifferent expression.

The next group belongs to the Zhuge Family. The thin old man leading the group is the patriarch of the Zhuge family. Standing behind him was a scholarly junior with a handsome face and gentle exposition. He had a polite expression when he nodded at the crowd. This was Zhuge Wentian, one of the two strongest world spiritist geniuses of the nine souls galaxy. His world spiritist cultivation reached an impressive 5st level Dragon Transformation Sensation.

The next group consisted of cultivators in white robes and swords on their backs. The one leading them was a thin but fierce looking old man. These were the sword cultivators of Snow Sword Palace. Lu Tianshu was known an the strongest swordsman among the juniors of the nine souls galaxy. He too had a cultivation of peak Utmost Exalted.

"I didn't think you were still alive, sword demon. Shouldn't you be resting in your advance age?"

A loud laughter was heard immediately as a group of cultivators wearing blazing red robes came to the scene. A tall and muscular middle aged man was leading the group. He was the one laughing. Everyone recognised their attire and turned to the sword palace people to see if they would react to his comment. The Tyrant Flame Pavilion always looked for conflict whenever they encountered the Snow Sword Palace.

They were disappointed as there was no reaction from the supreme elder of the sword palace.

The awkward silence that followed was immediately shattered by the arrival of the next group. Everyone in the audience were excited to see the next group. Men were drooling at the enthralling sight. It was a group of beautiful women who followed a middle aged lady. Everyone's heart skipped a beat when they looked at this lady.

She was the mansion master of the Divine Fairy Mansion, Yuan Mengli. She looked like an immortal and ethereal beauty that came to the mortal world. Although she was wearing a veil just like the other members of her pavilion, her allure didn't diminish even a little.

Standing to her right, just behind her, was a young lady with pitch black hair and snow white skin. She had an unapproachable aura around her along with a stunning beauty. She was the direct disciple of Yuan Mengli, Murong Bing. She also had a cultivation of 1st rank Martial Exalted.

The crowd immediately sobered up by looking at the incoming crowd. It was one of the three top forces of the nine souls galaxy, Huang Clan. They were very prim and nice dressed young men and women following a ghostly featured old man.

Even the older generation of the crowd were filled with respect when the saw this old man. It was one of the supreme elders of the Huang Clan. The people following him had a conceited expression on their faces as they held their head high with pride. Standing before the juniors was a fierce looking young man with a spear tied behind his back. He had a cruel and ruthless aura around him that made people take a step back involuntarily.

This was Huang Ming, the strongest junior of the Huang Clan. He also had an impressive cultivation of 2nd rank Martial Exalted, a level above the rest of juniors.