True Martial World - Chapter 810: Twelve Fey Gods

Extreme Yin Nether Glow was like the shadow of the Extreme Yang Illumination. It was born out of the Chaos together with Extreme Yang Illumination. It was a Fey God formed from the power of Yin entities and the essence of extreme Yin. All of this was a portrayal of how Chaos led to Yin and Yang.

The Extreme Yin Nether Glow similarly was not in the shape of a beast. The image engraved on the column was a white halo with a mist on its outer ring that looked like a burning flame.

In the middle of the Extreme Yin Nether Glow, there was a black circle, as though it was where the Extreme Yang Illumination should sit. When the two Fey Gods were superimposed on each other, it appeared like a solar eclipse. It would be black in the middle, with a misty halo in its exterior. The saying of how Extreme Yin Nether Glow was the shadow of the Extreme Yang Illumination was a result of this.

"Extreme Yang Illumination, Extreme Yin Nether Glow... When the Universe was in its formative stages, the primordial universe (Wuji) generated supreme ultimate (Taiji), and therefore generated the two opposing forces."

"The primordial universe is Chaos, and the two opposing forces are Yin and Yang. During the formation of the Heaven and Earth, the Fey Gods that were born alongside Yin and Yang can even be considered the embodiment of Heavenly Dao. They are the Extreme Yang Illumination and the Extreme Yin Nether Glow."

Yi Yun seemed to gain something from it as he continued looking on.

The third column had a large tree engraved on it. In the carving, the tree was shockingly large. Even the stars in the sky were like the size of fists, floating amongst the tree's leaves.

The tree branches were lush and flourishing. Every leaf was so large that they appeared like land that floated in space. On the leaf, a drop of dew could have formed an ocean.

With time being pushed forward, after the large worlds were born, this Dao Tree's leaves could still have plains, forests and a myriad of living beings exist on them.

The third Fey God — Empress Earth Dao Tree!

It was a divine tree formed from three thousand Great Dao after the formation of the Universe!

When Yi Yun saw the third Fey God, the first thing that came to mind was the Dao Tree that he had encountered in the Pure Yang Sword Palace.

The Dao Tree that similarly existed for a long period of time was considered much smaller when compared to the engraved Dao Tree that was much bigger than stars.

That tree was encountered by the Pure Yang Sword Palace owner, and by then, the tree had already existed for a long period of time.

"What relationship does the Dao Tree I encountered in the Pure Yang Sword Palace have with the Empress Earth Dao Tree?"

This question arose in Yi Yun's mind. Having come to the Ancient Fey Edifice, the twelve Fey Gods struck Yi Yun with surprise. The first three Fey Gods already made Yi Yun generate many feelings of longing in such an immense world like the 12 Empyrean Heavens. While being enlightened, he was simultaneously filled with questions.

The fourth Fey God — Dragon Emperor!

Near the beginning of the Heaven and Earth, the god bred out of Chaos was the king of all dragons.

There were all sorts of divine dragons in the world, such as the noble five-clawed golden dragon 1  , Red Dragon, Azure Dragon 2  , Yellow Dragon 3  as well as the Torch Dragon 4  that fell into darkness and the bloodthirsty Blood Dragon.

All these dragons came from the Dragon Emperor, they were its descendants.

The fifth Fey God — Seven-colored Phoenix!

If there was a dragon, then there was naturally a phoenix. During the inception of the Heaven and Earth, the phoenix was born. It was the ancestor of all birds. Its feathers had seven colors, and these seven feathers represented different powers of nature. The Seven-colored Phoenix could not only control fire, but it could also control Wind, Rain, Thunder and Lightning, as well as the five elements.

The world's Fire Phoenix, Ice Phoenix, Azure Luan-bird, Vermilion Bird 5 and even the Golden Crow came from the bloodline of the Seven-colored Phoenix.

The sixth Fey God — Kun Peng!

If the Seven-colored Phoenix was considered the ancestor of all birds, then there was probably only one bird that did not descend from it. That was the Heavenly Peng 6  !

The Heavenly Peng was not exactly a bird, but it was a fish and bird in one. In the form of a Kun, it could easily devour thousands of seas, and in the form of a Peng, it spread its wings that spanned a distance of 45,000 kilometers. In its flying rage, it could tear apart galaxies!

The seventh Fey God — Heavenly Man!

Upon seeing this Fey God, Yi Yun was momentarily stunned. Heavenly Man?

Different from the other Fey Gods, this was a Fey God in the shape of a man. His name was also Ancestor Pan. With a giant ax in hand, he was a giant with five different colored hair. He could split the heaven and earth apart, creating a world in the process!

The eighth Fey God — River of Forgetfulness

This eighth Fey God was even more fascinating. Its shape was in an endless surging river. And what flowed in the river was not water, but time.

The river of time only surged ahead in one direction... the future.

By heading only for the future, it meant forgetting the past. Thus, the river's name was named River of Forgetfulness!

The ninth Fey God... was empty!

Oh?

Yi Yun was momentarily stunned. He only understood after looking carefully. The ninth Fey God was not missing, but because its form was —'nothingness'. It had no shape or form, no edge or limits!

The ninth Fey God — Solitary Nothingness

With time, there would naturally be space. Space-time was like Yin-Yang. They were Dao formed at the formation of the Universe.

Solitary Nothingness was an endless void with complete silence, and it had nothing in it. Like the graveyard for the thousands of worlds, it was like the abode to everything.

Worlds were created, but they were also annihilated. Everything would ultimately be transformed to nothingness, returning to the solitary void.

Solitary Nothingness' name was a result of this.

Legends said that 'Solitary Nothingness' was an endless void itself. Being devoured into Solitary Nothingness' stomach would result in permanent annihilation...

The tenth Fey God...

When Yi Yun came to this point, he was stunned. If the ninth Fey God was a blank because it was 'Solitary Nothingness' did not have any shape or form, then the tenth Fey God was truly missing.

He did not see the tenth, eleventh or twelfth Fey Gods.

In fact, the Fey race only knew that twelve Fey Gods existed, but the last three Fey Gods were extremely mysterious. In the canonical books of the Fey race, there were many legends about it that attempted to reveal or speculate the identity of the three great Fey Gods. However, every one of them was rather unconvincing. Eventually, the identities of the three great Fey Gods could not be confirmed and it was still a mystery up to now...

"They don't even know what sort of existence they are, but they know that there are twelve Fey Gods?"

Yi Yun was momentarily stunned as he found it incredulous.

At that moment, Luo Fengling said, "Junior Brother Yi, the twelve Fey Gods were inferred by the mighty figures of the Fey race when they gain insight into the Heavenly Dao. It is not only the opinion of the Fey race. In the other Empyrean Heavens, mighty human figures have also gained insight into the Heavenly Dao and they have also obtained the same conclusion. Of course, they are just not called 'Fey Gods'. Their common names are — Twelve Dao Ancestors."

"I see... " Yi Yun nodded. Since all the mighty figures in the 12 Empyrean Heavens came to the same conclusion, then it was probably true. The only thing was that the last three great Fey Gods, or Dao Ancestors were lost in the misty Heavenly Dao, preventing others from seeing them clearly.

However, Ran Yu had previously mentioned that the twelve Fey Gods were the ancestors of the Fey race, other than the seventh Fey God — Heavenly Man. There was no way that the Fey race could categorize the Heavenly Man into the form of Fey, as he resembled humans in every form and manner. As for the other Fey Gods being said to be 'naturally closer to Fey' was in Yi Yun's opinion, just fictitious.

Other than the Dragon Emperor, the Seven-colored Phoenix and the Kun Peng, Yi Yun could not tell how the other Fey Gods had a closer relationship with the Fey race.

"The twelve Fey Gods, or the twelve Dao Ancestors must be the beginnings of Heavenly Dao! They were born directly out of the Chaos. Many divine beasts that sounded amazing, such as the divine beasts of the Four Symbols — the Azure Dragon 7  , the Vermilion Bird 8  , the White Tiger 9  and the Black Turtle — while Bifang 10  , Taotie 11  and Responding Dragon 12  evolved after the five elements were split apart, and with everything being born. Compared to the twelve Fey Gods, they are greatly inferior."

With this thought in mind, Yi Yun suddenly felt like he had broadened his horizons.

Although the twelve columns were engraved by progeny, nor did they contain any profound laws, just looking at them made Yi Yun feel like he had gained a lot.

His gain came in the form of mental benefit. The more he knew how vast and spectacular the world was, the more motivation Yi Yun gained. This motivation came from the unwillingness to be tiny and the ambition of being equal to Heavenly Dao.

True Martial World - Chapter 809: Extreme Yang Illumination

"Ancient Fey Edifice?"

Yi Yun looked at the dark but magnificent palace. Its main door was about five to six stories tall, but for such a tall door, it was only four or five meters wide. As a result, it made the door resemble a sword more than a door.

On both sides of the Ancient Fey Edifice's door, there were two Fey beast sculptures erected. They resembled evil demons and the creatures carved in the sculpture had sharp teeth and keen claws. They had two wings on their backs and they looked extremely ferocious.

As Yi Yun stared at the two statues, he had a feeling that the statues were watching him, as though the two statues were alive. It was quite astonishing.

"Do you sense the killing intent?"

At that moment, an arrogant voice came from behind. Yi Yun turned his head to realize that the person who said it was Lie Ya.

Lie Ya was scrawny and he was shorter than Yi Yun by half a head. However, he was floating mid-air, as such, the top of Yi Yun's head only reached Lie Ya's chest.

Lie Ya looked down from above at Yi Yun as the corners of his mouth gradually curled, "These two statues were powerful Fey who protected the Luo clan in ancient times. When their lifespans came to an end, they became enchanted puppets by sealing their souls in sculptures that were meticulously refined. At any time, they might suddenly awaken, recovering most of their strength from years ago. This is the Luo clan's heritage as Heaven Fey. It is not something ordinary people can imagine."

On the surface, Lie Ya was introducing the origins of the sculptures placed in front of the Ancient Fey Edifice, but his choice of words had a great sense of superiority. Be it because he was a member of the Fey race or be it because he was a native of the Ten Thousand Fey Empyrean Heaven, they were all sources of his sense of superiority.

Yi Yun glanced at Lie Ya and he completely ignored him. He directly stepped through the Ancient Fey Edifice's entrance.

Lie Ya frowned slightly when he was ignored by Yi Yun. He had the intention to flaunt, but Yi Yun did not show any interest. "You are just pretending to act profound. For a human warrior from a lower realm to act so nonchalantly after coming to the Ten Thousand Fey Empyrean Heaven and see the Ancient Fey Edifice, one might even think he was of immortal empyrean birth if they did not know any better!"

Lie Ya shook his head and he also entered the Ancient Fey Edifice.

…

When Yi Yun walked into the Ancient Fey Edifice, Luo Fengling followed him, "Junior Brother Yi, how did you obtain the nomination for the Luo Divine Hall trials?"

As they had set off in a hurry, Luo Fengling did not converse with Yi Yun. On the journey, she was constantly plagued by thoughts of stupefaction.

"I was lucky and I was appreciated by Fairy Black Bamboo. She recommended me to Prince Pingnan, and he nominated me, so here I am being selected for the Luo Divine Hall trials."

After Luo Fengling heard Yi Yun's general explanation, she commended Yi Yun on his good luck. But at the same time, she knew very well that there was definitely something amazing about Yi Yun for him to be able to gain the appreciation of Fairy Black Bamboo.

Yi Yun was brought into the Fire Cloud State by her, so she naturally wished for Yi Yun to have a bright future. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

"Junior Brother Yi, work hard then. You are still young. Being able to gain the opportunity to enter the Luo Divine Hall trials is exceedingly rare. It's alright even if you are unable to achieve any desirable results. This is because the Luo Divine Hall trial is an opportunity itself. The trials will last for eighteen years, and during this period, your strength can increase by leaps and bounds!"

"Alright, thank you Senior Sister Luo." Yi Yun smiled. He knew that Luo Fengling was full of good intentions. Just as he was about to continue speaking, he suddenly felt an ancient and irregular aura surge over.

It was as though the long corridor was a time tunnel that led to a mysterious ancient world.

"This is… "

Yi Yun looked up and saw the end of the corridor approaching. At the moment he stepped into the corridor, Yi Yun drew a cold gasp.

At the end of the corridor, there was an inconceivable divine palace. Looking up into the sky, the palace dome hung amongst the radiant moon and the myriad of stars. It appeared as though he had come outside, but Yi Yun knew that he was still inside the Ancient Fey Edifice.

Around Yi Yun were twelve divine columns that pierced straight into the sky!

Every divine column was so thick that it required dozens of people hugging it in order to encircle it. It was thick and heavy, as though they were supporting the firmament above.

"This is the Ancient Fey Edifice's main palace. Fey Gods from a primordial era are engraved on the twelve pillars!"

Twelve primordial Fey Gods?

Yi Yun was stunned as he gave a surprising look at Luo Fengling.

As he had snatched a nomination spot for the trials, Luo Fengling was the only person amongst the Fire Cloud State's Heaven Fire Hall disciples that would explain everything to Yi Yun.

"The twelve primordial Fey Gods are already equivalent to legend. During the early formation of the Universe, when the Chaos first came into existence, the Heavens and Earth produced twelve powerful ancient Fey. They do not belong to the Luo clan, nor should they even be called 'Ancient Fey'. They are natural God Spirits. Only the Fey race in the Ten Thousand Fey Empyrean Heaven call them Fey Gods, believing that the twelve Fey Gods are the ancestors of the Fey race. But in fact, the human race have different names for them. Similarly, there are humans who believe that the twelve Fey Gods are their own ancestors."

"Is that so?" Yi Yun was slightly taken aback. It now appeared that the twelve pillars erected in the Ancient Fey Edifice were just used to worship the twelve Ancient Fey, and not because the Ancient Fey Edifice had anything to do with the twelve Ancient Fey. Although the Luo clan was powerful, it was impossible for them to have any relations with the twelve Ancient Fey that appeared at the beginning of Chaos.

At that moment, someone in the palace suddenly shouted, "Luo Fengling! The twelve Fey Gods are naturally our Fey race's ancestors. At least other than the seventh Fey God, the others undoubtedly belong to the Fey race. They have nothing to do with the human race!"

The person who spoke out was Ran Yu.

Ran Yu was usually calm and he gave off a demeanor of a light breeze. Even when his younger brother's spot had been snatched by Yi Yun, he did not turn hostile towards Yi Yun, or at least, he didn't express it.

But when Luo Fengling raised the issue of the way the 12 Empyrean Heavens viewed the twelve Fey Gods in a neutral manner, Ran Yu had coldly interrupted her.

As a member of the Fey race, Ran Yu had pride that was ingrained into his bones. He believed that the Fey race was the noblest race in the 12 Empyrean Heavens, and how its heritage began from the Chaos, making it the earliest to be born. Luo Fengling's words had triggered him.

Luo Fengling fell silent. In the Ten Thousand Fey Empyrean Heaven, if one were to recognize the stories of the human race when it came to the twelve Fey Gods, it was easy to incite the rage of the masses.

From the point of view of the Fey race, the twelve Fey Gods were half-beastlike, so they were naturally closer to Fey in form.

Seeing how Luo Fengling did not dispute any further, Ran Yu glanced at Yi Yun again, but he did not speak.

Yi Yun did not understand the twelve Fey Gods at all, so he had no right to make any statements.

He looked at the twelve gigantic divine columns and an Ancient Fey God was engraved on each of them.

Yi Yun looked at the first column and as the first Fey God of the twelve Fey Gods, it was neither a dragon nor a phoenix. Its name greatly surprised Yi Yun.

Extreme Yang Illumination!

At the beginning of the Heavens and Earth, Chaos transformed into the two opposites of Yin and Yang. The power of Yang entities and the essence of extreme Yang combined to form a Fey God, an evolution because of Great Dao!

Extreme Yang Illumination had no shape. All Yi Yun saw on the pillar was a portrayal of the Extreme Yang Illumination, which was a black circle.

It did not even have any thickness. It was just a thin black plane, making it look mysterious and strange.

This was completely unlike a ‘beast’, but an existence that was bordering on Heavenly Dao.

"Extreme Yang Illumination. During the origination of the 12 Fey Gods, after Chaos transformed into Yin and Yang, it first gave birth to the Fey Gods. This is probably the apex of pure Yang… "

As Yi Yun looked at the Extreme Yang Illumination's carvings, he had a yearning desire. This was the true pure Yang Origins, a Chaos pure Yang that was equal to a Heavenly Dao!

And following that, Yi Yun looked at the second pillar. After Extreme Yang Illumination was… Extreme Yin Nether Glow!

True Martial World - Chapter 808: Ancient Fey Edifice

Time passed as Ran Yu, who was floating in mediation with his eyes tightly shut, suddenly opened his eyes and landed on his feet.

"Someone is here!" Amidst the crowd, a Heaven Fire Hall disciple shouted.

Everyone hurriedly looked at the spirit cruiser. There, they saw a stocky man with a python coiled around him jump down from the spirit cruiser's bow!

Upon seeing this man, Yi Yun was slightly taken aback. This person was quite exaggerated in size. He was at least 3.5 meters tall, and a single arm of his was as thick as a woman's waist, while his legs were as thick as pillars.

His body was covered in tattoos and there was a skull necklace around his neck. The skull necklaces were the size of fists. It was hard to tell if they were the skulls of humans or Fey.

As for the python coiled around his body, it was as thick as a water barrel. Such a large python could easily devour two people.

"All fifteen Fire Cloud State disciples, follow me!"

The snake man's voice was as loud as lightning, shaking people to their very core.

"Fifteen? There's someone who isn't here!"

Sixteen Fire Cloud State disciples were chosen, but there was one person was missing, the first person on the list — Tian Shi!

Tian Shi was the strongest person in the Fire Cloud State and his reputation had even reached the royal capital!

"There's no need to wait. Four hours ago, Tian Shi was taken by King Hong's men."

King Hong?

Everyone was slightly taken aback. They had all heard of King Hong's illustrious name. Even in the royal capital, King Hong was a prominent figure with a powerful faction under him. His personal strength was also immensely powerful.

"Why did King Hong's men take Senior Brother Tian Shi away?"

Some people were puzzled, but others figured out the reason.

"King Hong is Prince Crimson Firmament's uncle, so… " The person stopped mid-sentence.

King Hong was the son of Emperor Luo, while Prince Crimson Firmament was actually the emperor's grandson.

Emperor Luo had a long lifespan, but the sons and daughters he had were few in number. This was because the Luo clan was Heaven Fey, giving them the bloodline of ancient powerful Fey. The stronger the bloodline, the harder it was to have offspring.

Although Emperor Luo did not have many children, there was a lot of descendants when his grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren were considered.

Many princes and princesses even had more than a dozen generations beneath them. These children that were more than a dozen generations out were considered direct descendants of Emperor Luo, so they too had the right to succeed the throne.

The seniority amongst Emperor Luo's offspring was extremely complex. Hence, they basically did not look at their seniority in the family tree but based everything on age. Many princes that were generations apart, such as Prince Pingnan, would not address the Luo Emperor as Father Emperor but addressed him as His Majesty.

For Prince Crimson Firmament to address King Hong as his uncle, it was also only because it was appropriate both in terms of age and seniority.

King Hong and Prince Crimson Firmament had close relations, so it was reasonable for him to support Prince Crimson Firmament's succession.

As for the Fire Cloud State, Tian Shi's reputation in it was greater than the rest. Only Tian Shi was worthy enough for King Hong to send his men to take him away.

Of course, Tian Shi was definitely not the only person that King Hong took with him. In the other states, there were definitely large numbers of Heaven Fire Hall disciples that were taken to the King Hong residence and given special opportunities.

Those gathered by King Hong were the most outstanding elites in the various states and with King Hong betting on these people, it would allow Prince Crimson Firmament to take another step towards the throne if any of them could be amazing at the Luo Divine Hall trials.

"As expected, Senior Brother Tian Shi is different. He actually has someone dedicated to bring him away."

"Senior Brother Tian Shi's benefits for this collective training is likely better than ours."

Many people were envious of Tian Shi, but of course, they could only have themselves to blame.

Why couldn't they be stronger to garner the favor of King Hong?

Amongst the crowd, Luo Fengling also sighed. Previously, she was pleasantly surprised to be favored by Prince Pingnan, but now she felt as though it was nothing much. The truly powerful ones had long been selected.

The man with the python up above sneered when he saw the disciples' reaction. He said with a low, muffled voice, "Opportunities are obtained using your own abilities. If you have the time to be envious of the opportunities of others, you might as well look at what you have! Mt. Azure Billow where all of you will be going will not be weaker than King Hong's cultivation grounds. Mt. Azure Billow also has its opportunities, it will just be very difficult to obtain them! As long as you showcase your strength, the items you obtain will definitely not be weaker or fewer than Tian Shi’s. If you are stronger than Tian Shi, then the opportunities you receive will exceed Tian Shi's!"

With the man with the python snapping them out of their self-inflicted misery, the Heaven Fire Hall disciples present felt somewhat more at ease. However, no one believed that the opportunities that they would obtain would exceed Tian Shi's. They knew their own strength and they were self-aware of how big a gap they had with Tian Shi.

Everyone boarded the spirit cruiser before it shot out into the sky!

The Luo clan ruled over a large stellar zone, with numerous planets in it. In the cosmos, there were even small worlds hidden in it. These worlds also gave birth to countless living beings!

Two hours after the spirit cruiser lifted off, it directly burned a World Stone and tore through the void, performing void transference!

While shuttling through chaotic space-time, the spirit cruiser itself experienced minor tremors. Yi Yun stood in front of a window and he looked at the spatial storms and streams of light formed from spatial dimension laws. He had mixed emotions while looking at this. Back when he was in the Cloud Wilderness, it was a struggle to even fill his stomach. Now, he had come to the endless cosmos in the 12 Empyrean Heavens and he was touring the Universe. His encounters in life really evoked certain complex emotions.

In two hours, the spirit cruiser traversed a distance of billions of kilometers and when the spirit cruiser appeared out of the void, Yi Yun saw a mountain through the windows.

This mountain was not towering over a piece of ground. Instead, it was suspended in space.

Yi Yun had never seen such a large mountain and a conservative estimate would place it as being tens of thousands of kilometers high. It was comparable to the size of a dwarf star. The spirit cruiser that Yi Yun was on appeared like a speck of dust when flying in front of this massive mountain.

"It's huge!" A disciple said on the spirit cruiser, his tone filled with astonishment.

The disciples felt surging emotions the moment they considered that this mountain was just a location for their collective training, and not where the Luo Divine Hall trials was.

The Luo Divine Hall trials happened once every sixty years, so it was not easy to obtain a single chance.

The spirit cruiser approached Mt. Azure Billow and Yi Yun saw bands of blue clouds billowing at the peak of the mountain. It was like flowing water patterns, which probably gave rise to Mt. Azure Billow's name.

Starting from the mountainside, there were swaths of architecture that ranged from palaces to herbal gardens, as well as grasslands, forests and ranches for Fey beasts.

The spirit cruiser finally landed somewhere near the mountain top. Everyone hurriedly disembarked the spirit cruiser when the doors opened as they stepped foot onto the grounds.

At that moment, the man with the python walked out from the spirit cruiser and he glanced at all the young disciples present. He said, "Mt. Azure Billow's collective training will be short, although it's said to be a collective training, it is actually to give you some benefits. It is to allow you to break through your cultivation realms and obtain better results at the Luo Divine Hall trials!"

“The Luo Divine Hall trial lasts a period of eighteen years. These eighteen years will be the years where you lay your foundation, so it is extremely important! So do your best!"

"In the grand hall in front of you, its name is Ancient Fey Edifice! It's an important part of the collective training at Mt. Azure Billow. Feel free to take whatever you can obtain after entering the Ancient Fey Edifice!"

True Martial World - Chapter 807: Mt. Azure Billow

"Missus, it's time to come out!"

Mt. Fengling had also received news of the notice about the Luo Divine Hall trials being released. When Tao'er learned that her mistress had been one of the sixteen selected to represent the Fire Cloud State in the Luo Divine Hall trials, she was completely overjoyed.

There were only sixteen people selected, but how many years had it been since her mistress joined the Heaven Fire Hall? So how could she not be excited for her mistress to be one of the sixteen?

Furthermore, the people who were selected for the Luo Divine Hall trials could undergo a collective training at Mt Azure Billow before the trials began. It was a place that even Tao'er had heard of before. It was one of the few holy grounds of the Luo clan, a great benefit to be able to undergo training there. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

"Missus, did you hear me?"

While Luo Fengling was in reclusion, Tao'er was the only one who could contact her. Tao'er would not contact Luo Fengling unless it was an important matter.

A few moments after Tao'er called out, Luo Fengling's cultivation chamber's entrance gradually rumbled before it opened. A white-dressed Luo Fengling came out of the chamber.

Previously, when Tao'er informed Luo Fengling about the news, she had told her of the news. Tao'er handed her a letter that came from Fairy Black Bamboo.

Fairy Black Bamboo made it very clear in her letter that it was Prince Pingnan who had given her the chance to participate in the upcoming Luo Divine Hall trials.

Even with Luo Fengling's tranquil personality, she could not calm herself upon receiving this news.

Members who were selected for the Luo Divine Hall trials were once targets she strived for. She never imagined that the opportunity had befallen her in just a few years.

As for Prince Pingnan… Luo Fengling was very aware of his identity. She knew that by accepting to participate in the upcoming trial, she would naturally be labeled under Empress Xuan's camp.

Luo Fengling had never joined any faction prior to this, but she was deeply aware that for a minor figure like her in the Luo clan, it was better to choose sides in order to obtain greater support.

Furthermore, with such good conditions, there was no reason for Luo Fengling to reject it. Or it should be said that for a junior like her, such conditions was a form of flattery.

"I'll be going to the main mountain now."

As Luo Fengling spoke, she made some minor preparations before she flew up into the clouds towards the Fire Cloud State's main peak.

From afar, Luo Fengling saw two gigantic spirit cruisers floating above the Fire Cloud State's main mountain.

And below it is where numerous Luo clan disciples gathered. With a scan, Luo Fengling saw a few people that she was familiar with, including Ran Yu and Gu Luo.

To Luo Fengling, these powerful seniors in the Heaven Fire Hall were targets that she strived for in the past. Now, they were fearsome peers that Luo Fengling had deep respect for.

Just as Luo Fengling was about to land, she suddenly saw a very familiar person. She gaped her mouth in astonishment.

She was surprised to notice that amongst the illustrious and powerful Heaven Fire Hall disciples, there was a youth that looked sixteen or seventeen wearing Earth Fire Hall garbs.

"Yi Yun?"

Luo Fengling was momentarily at a loss. Yi Yun was a steward disciple that she had taken in, so from her reclusion up to now, she had no idea what had happened to Yi Yun nor did she care.

Wasn't he supposed to be in Mt. Fengling? Why was he here?

"Senior Luo."

Yi Yun cupped his hands when he saw Luo Fengling. He too had just seen the list and he had naturally seen her name.

"Why are you here?" Luo Fengling asked in astonishment when she landed in front of Yi Yun.

Yi Yun smiled and said, "I was chosen to participate in the Luo Divine Hall trials, so I came."

"Ah?" Luo Fengling's shock was stupendous. Others at least knew that Yi Yun had previously entered the Earth Fire Hall, but for Luo Fengling, her memory was still stuck at the moment of Yi Yun being her steward disciple, a miscellaneous chores disciple. Suddenly, he was her equal by joining the Luo Divine Hall trials!?

She immediately rushed to take a look at the list that was still hung on the wall in the square. From taking a glance, she indeed saw Yi Yun's name right at the bottom of the list.

He was really selected?

Was this steward disciple that she had taken in an impressive genius? In just a few months, he had showcased his talent and become one of the participants for the Luo Divine Hall trials? It sounded beguiling.

She took a look at how Yi Yun was dressed in Earth Fire Hall disciples garb and clearly, he had been selected into the Earth Fire Hall. Luo Fengling had left in a hurry, so Tao'er did not have the time to inform Luo Fengling about the news.

As for Yi Yun being chosen for the Luo Divine Hall trials, Tao'er apparently did not know either. After all, Mt. Fengling was separated from the main mountain by quite a distance, so she naturally did not have time to travel to the main mountain with her strength.

"Junior Sister Fengling, you have hidden so much."

Just after Luo Fengling spoke with Yi Yun, a voice came from behind Luo Fengling. Turning her head, she saw the originator of the voice, a thin man by the name Lie Ya.

Although this man had nothing to speak of for his looks, he was not a weakling, considering he was able to stand there. Furthermore, Lie Ya had spent more than fifty years in the Heaven Fire Hall.

"Senior Brother Lie Ya, you are teasing me. I didn't hide anything."

Luo Fengling gave Lie Ya a gentle bow in an extremely respectful manner.

"It's not a joke. Why would I joke? For Junior Sister Fengling to stand here, I'm astonished as a senior brother. Using the term well-hidden isn't enough to describe it. And most impressive of all, even your steward is able to stand here. That makes it amazing! I believe since the establishment of the Fire Cloud State, you are the only one who has been capable of doing that!" Lie Ya said with a grin. His words did not seem hostile and he was just stating facts, but they sounded somewhat harsh to Luo Fengling's ears.

Luo Fengling glanced at Yi Yun. By calling Yi Yun her steward, Lie Ya clearly did not consider Yi Yun as a peer.

This was understandable. As a senior Heaven Fire Hall disciple, Lie Ya had arduously cultivated for decades and he endured through so much just to participate in a single Luo Divine Hall trial. But now, Yi Yun, who had just entered the Fire Cloud State for only a few months, had risen up from a miscellaneous chores disciple to the Earth Fire Hall and then he immediately leapfrogged past the Heaven Fire Hall, directly entering the Luo Divine Hall trials.

These senior disciples had worked so hard to obtain the same results as Yi Yun, so it was natural for them to be displeased.

Ignoring Yi Yun, just having Luo Fengling participate in the Luo Divine Hall trials with them had already made them peeved. Was the decades of dedication they put in worth anything compared to her?

Behind Lie Ya, several Heaven Fire Hall disciples looked at Luo Fengling with a myriad of expressions — doubt, puzzlement, suspicion as well as hostility.

As for Ran Yu, he only gave Luo Fengling a nonchalant glance before he retracted his gaze. He did not express anything and he simply floated mid air. He was in meditation with his legs crossed and his eyes slightly shut.

Ran Yu appeared very calm. He did not think much about being selected into the Luo Divine Hall trials as it was something within expectations. What concerned him was how to be outstanding in the Luo Divine Hall trials and achieve brilliant results.

True Martial World - Chapter 806: Ran Yu

Gloom began to cast dark shades over Yang Zishan's face.

He had previously said that meals had to be eaten one bite at a time, and how one had to take one step at a time on every journey. He was planning on proceeding forward in an orderly fashion through cultivation to vie for a chance at entering the Heaven Fire Hall, winning the right to trample on Yi Yun.

But now, before he even made his first move to enter the Heaven Fire Hall, Yi Yun had already been selected for the Luo Divine Hall trials. This was something that many Heaven Fire Hall disciples had no chance to do!

He was still taking one step at a time, but he could no longer see Yi Yun's back. How far was one stride of Yi Yun’s?

Yi Yun was just slightly better than he was in the Fire Spirit Palace and had snatched a plume of fire from him. That shouldn't be enough for him to participate in the Luo Divine Hall trial, right?

At that moment, there was a hubbub around the notice board. There were also quite a number of Heaven Fire Hall disciples present who were complaining.

There was no need to talk about the Earth Fire Hall disciples since they had did not even qualify to join the Luo Divine Hall trials. However, the Heaven Fire Hall disciples had the chance, but now, their chance had been snatched by someone.

A Heaven Fire Hall disciple said to his servant, "Do a check and find out who this Yi Yun is!"

"There's no need to check. If I'm not wrong, this Yi Yun is a newly recruited disciple, brought in by Luo Fengling. Just a month ago, he was Luo Fengling's steward disciple on Mt. Fengling. He recently passed the exam to enter the Earth Fire Hall!"

Yang Zishan suddenly spoke out. As he looked at the notice, his gaze appeared as though he wanted to eat up Yi Yun's name.

The appearance of Yi Yun's name on the board made him feel a sense of defeat.

He still had hopes of chasing Yi Yun, but now, how was he able to catch up?

"Earth Fire Hall? Steward disciple? Are you sure?"

As in the butterfly effect, a single rock could similarly stir up a tsunami. Yang Zishan's words attracted the attention of many people. A man with a scroll in hand stepped forward and he asked Yang Zishan in a soft-spoken manner.

This fair-skinned man who was dressed in an azure colored robe had fine facial features. His eyebrows were like a pair of swords and his eyes were long and slender. On the two corners of his eyes, there were three fish scales on his temples.

This was not an incomplete human manifestation, but it was a symbol of the Xushui royal clan! The Xushui Ran clan was subordinated to the Luo clan, but the Luo clan had conferred the title of king to the Xushui Ran clan.

In the Ten Thousand Fey Empyrean Heaven, there were three major Fey race categories — Heaven Fey, Earth Fey and Ancient Fey. The Xushui Ran clan belonged to the Heaven Fey, just like the Luo clan.

The Heaven Fey was considered a higher form of existence in the Fey race. Noble blood of primordial Fey flowed in their bodies. There was a chance of awakening it, and once it was awoken, their powers would improve rapidly. And even if it was unawakened, they were still far more powerful than ordinary Fey.

Xushui was an ancient family clan in the Luo clan. During the foundation of the Luo clan's empire, Xushui had made huge contributions, allowing them to be conferred the title of kings that could be passed down through the generations.

The young man in front of Yang Zishan may not be the crown prince nurtured by the Xushui Ran clan, but he too had the royal bloodline, which was enough proof of his noble status.

"Ran Yu!"

Someone in the crowd suddenly exclaimed. The young man with the scales near his temples was Ran Yu from the Xushui Ran clan.

The Luo Divine Hall trial's notice had the following as the top three — "Tian Shi, Ran Yu, Gu Luo"!

In the Fire Cloud State, Tian Shi was the strongest without a doubt. And after him was Ran Yu and Gu Luo. It was difficult to tell which was stronger!

But in recent times, Ran Yu had increasing momentum, making him appear stronger. Hence, the notice which was mostly likely ranked according to strength, hinted at this conclusion by placing Ran Yu ahead of Gu Luo!

However, Yi Yun, who was ranked last, had received the attention of second place, Ran Yu.

"Why is Ran Yu here? When did he come?"

For a famous figure like Ran Yu, nearly every disciple in the entire Fire Cloud State's Heaven Fire Hall and Earth Fire Hall knew of him. His appearance would have long created a stir.

Only when Yang Zishan mentioned of Yi Yun's identity did anyone notice him. That implied that Ran Yu did not want others to notice him.

Although Ran Yu was here, he had used certain means to prevent others from detecting his presence despite standing in the crowd.

This method was indeed amazing.

"Indeed, Senior Brother Ran Yu likes peace and quiet. He does not like being place on a pedestal all the time. He used certain means to prevent us from discovering him."

A Earth Fire Hall girl, who was in her twenties, looked at Ran Yu from afar while her face blushed red. Ran Yu was of noble birth and strong, so he was naturally favored by young girls.

"If the Yi Yun on the notice is the Yi Yun I know, then whatever I said is true."

Yang Zishan nodded and said. He was feeling quite a lot of pressure in front of Ran Yu. He's eccentricity was only worth anything in front of other Earth Fire Hall disciples. He was nothing compared to Ran Yu, who was both of superior birth and talent.

"Oh?" Ran Yu's sword-like brows pricked up. Yang Zishan swallowed a mouthful of saliva before saying, "Senior Brother Ran, you seem to pay a bit of attention to this Yi Yun? It is unknown how that kid managed to get on the list. It is already strange for Luo Fengling to get on it, now that even her steward disciple is on it, it's practically… "

Yang Zishan stopped mid-sentence. What he mentioned was indeed suspicious. What had happened?

"Senior Brother Ran is already on the name list, and the Luo Divine Hall trials would be naturally in the bag for you. Why are you inquiring about a trivial figure who had gotten dog-shit luck?" Yang Zishan probed.

Logically speaking, Ran Yu did not need to pay Yi Yun any mind, but since he was paying attention, Yang Zishan became interested. In Yang Zishan's point of view, regardless of what trick Yi Yun had used, since Yi Yun had managed to participate in the Luo Divine Hall trials, it was unrealistic for him to compete with Yi Yun. However, if Ran Yu was the one competing with Yi Yun, that would be completely different!

"Nothing much, I just thought that my younger brother would be on the list." Ran Yu said lightly. One could not tell if there was any trace of anger in his tone.

However, many people knew that Ran Yu took great care to protect his younger brother. Back when his brother entered the Heaven Fire Hall, Ran Yu's presence prevented his brother who was still weak to be messed with.

Later on, Ran Yu's brother cultivated in the Heaven Fire Hall for four decades so he had already fully matured. Now, with both brothers working hand in hand, they could rule the Heaven Fire Hall. If Tian Shi does not appear, who can challenge them!?

But now, Ran Yu's brother had been displaced. Furthermore, his brother's age had passed the age of sixty, so he could only participate in this year's Luo Divine Hall trials, and no longer the next!

In that case, how could Ran Yu feel at ease?

"So that's how it is!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Zishan felt elated! Yi Yun could have snatched anyone's spot, but for him to snatch Ran Yu's brother's spot, that was virtually offending the Xushui Ran family!

"Senior Brother Ran, this Yi Yun must have used some despicable means to snatch Senior Brother Ran's brother's spot. This kid has always been very scheming… " Yang Zishan once again said to fan the flames of discord. But at that moment, Ran Yu gave Yang Zishan a cold glance. The glance caused Yang Zishan's heart to shrink as he felt like he had fallen into an ice cavern, he could not say a single word.

"I do not like that my brother's spot was displaced by others, but similarly, I do not like others trying to induce or arrange for me to do certain things."

Ran Yu deeply stared at Yang Zishan before he turned around and disappeared, leaving Yang Zishan rooted to the spot and his hands were clammy. Just a moment ago, he felt like he had been eyed by a primordial powerful Fey. This Ran Yu was too terrifying!

True Martial World - Chapter 805: Notice

Prince Pingnan left after spending only a day at the Fire Cloud State. Time was precious to him as he still had two other states to visit.

And on the second day of Prince Pingnan's departure, a notice appeared on Fire Cloud State's main mountain's peak.

It was just a notice made of a thin piece of paper, but it was like a heavy stone that had been thrown into water, creating a stir in the entire Fire Cloud State.

The reason was because the notice meant a great opportunity!

The notice listed sixteen people's names. These sixteen people were to be separately sent to two different places three days after the notice was put up. They would undergo a short period of collective training before the two groups would join what was the most important event to all young Luo clan disciples, the Luo Divine Hall trials that happened once every sixty years!

The Luo clan disciples had a less than one in a million chance of have being able to participate in the Luo Divine Hall trials once in their lifetimes!

Exterior disciples did not even need to think about it. The Luo clan had 196 states and each state had hundreds of thousands of exterior disciples and miscellaneous chores disciple. The once every sixty years Luo Divine Hall trials might see two or three batches pass, so they did not even have the chance to look forward to the trials. To them, the trials were mysterious and powerful itself. It could be described with the saying of how a carp leaps into the dragon's gate.

For carps to leap into the dragon's gate, it meant an intense competition to begin with. Many carps would leap at the dragon gate, but the ones who managed to leap through the dragon gate by passing the Luo Divine Hall trials were extremely rare. In fact, these exterior disciples did not even have the qualifications to be carps.

Ignoring them, even Earth Fire Hall disciples did not have the qualification to be carps.

Only Heaven Fire Hall disciples, or about 10% of them had a chance of being a carp once in their lifetimes. They could try to see how far they were from the dragon's gate at the Luo Divine Hall trials.

In fact, many Heaven Fire Hall disciples who went to the Luo Divine Hall trials did not manage to amount to much. This was because the Luo Divine Hall trials required the participating disciples to be below the age of hundred. To ensure that they would get reasonable results, numerous Luo clan disciples would only choose to use their one chance at participating in the Luo Divine Hall trials only when they exceeded sixty years of age, or when they were approaching a hundred years old.

The notice that came out listed down the names who would be participating in the Luo Divine Hall trials. There was a total of sixteen people, so how could the Luo clan disciples not envy these sixteen people who had obtained such a great opportunity?

Even if they knew that they would definitely not be included, they also wanted to know who the sixteen were.

Just like in the mortal world, people who knew that they had no chance would still take a look at who the top scholar was.

The notice was hung on a wall in a square right in front of the main mountain's main hall. A group of people were huddled around the wall to look at the notice.

"Senior Brother Zishan, do you think your name will be listed on the notice for the next Luo Divine Hall trials?"

Those who were looking at the notice included Earth Fire Hall's Yang Zishan.

When news of the notice was released, Yang Zishan happened to be mining for fire in Fire Spirit Palace, so he managed to quickly arrive since he wasn't far from it.

Now, Yang Zishan dodged Yi Yun whenever he mined for fire. Elder Heaven Scorpio had eventually gotten wind of the news of Yi Yun snatching his Earth fire at the Fire Spirit Palace. This resulted in Yang Zishan being given an earful that he had to obediently endure. After the scolding was done, Elder Heaven Scorpio had flicked his sleeves, throwing Yang Zishan out the door, causing him to be bruised all over. His face still hurt.

Yang Zishan rubbed his face and glared at the lackey who had just spoken. He grimly said, "It's just taking a look at the notice, why do you have so much nonsense to say!?"

Yang Zishan liked to look good in front of others, so there was no way that he would admit his inadequacies. His lackey had tried kissing ass, but he had ended up kissing the wrong spot. Even though Yang Zishan usually liked to brag, he did not dare brag about being able to participate in the next Luo Divine Hall trials. If news got out, his enemies in Earth Fire Hall would probably laugh their heads off.

"You have to take one step at a time. Meals should be taken bite after bite. I don't care about the Luo Divine Hall trials now, and I will focus on entering the Heaven Fire Hall first. On the day of the Heaven Fire Hall entrance exams, I'll trample that Yi Yun beneath my feet!" Yang Zishan gnashed his teeth as he said. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

It was already difficult for him to enter the Heaven Fire Hall. He was consumed by hate having been trampled by Yi Yun at the Fire Spirit Palace. He still did not know what trick Yi Yun had used to snatch the Earth fire from him, yet Yang Zishan absolutely could not believe that he had lost to a rookie like Yi Yun. All he wanted to do was work hard at cultivation before he looked for Yi Yun in the future to teach him a lesson.

Especially a year later, there would be an extremely tiny number of Earth Fire Hall disciples who would be promoted to the Heaven Fire Hall. Yang Zishan planned on rising up the ranks to enter the Heaven Fire Hall and squeeze Yi Yun out. Of course, this needed him to work hard at cultivation because at his present level, the chances of him being promoted to the Heaven Fire Hall were slim.

"Senior Brother Zishan is right. You should eat your meals bite after bite. First, enter the Heaven Fire Hall and proceed orderly. As Earth Fire Hall disciples, wishing to join the Luo Divine Hall trials is just being overly-ambitious. How can it be possible!?"

After Yang Zishan indicated his stance, another lackey with greater seniority immediately stood forward to educate the junior lackey.

The junior lackey hurriedly nodded his head, expressing how his senior was right and then he expressed his gushing admiration at Yang Zishan.

Only then did Yang Zishan nod. Just as he wanted to say a few nice words to consolidate his authority as boss, he heard someone in the crowd discuss about the notice. "These people on the list… Tian Shi, Ran Yu, Gu Luo are all famous, so it's no wonder they are there. But Luo Fengling and Bai Chen, how old are they to be able to obtain the qualification to join the Luo Divine Hall trials? And that last guy called Yi Yun, who is he? I've been in the Fire Cloud State for so many years, but why haven't I heard of this person before?"

Yi Yun's name was placed last amongst the sixteen people.

The notice was decided by the Fire Cloud State's Elder Consortium, but Prince Pingnan had suggested a few names and one of them was Yi Yun!

Even though the Fire Cloud State Elder Consortium was baffled at the choice, they did not go against Prince Pingnan's wishes. For a prince, closing one eye to let a disciple gain the spot to participate in the Luo Divine Hall trials was nothing to them.

Although they were unwilling to do so, the Fire Cloud State Elders still included Yi Yun's name right at the bottom.

Nearly no one had heard of Yi Yun when his name was mentioned. However, when Yang Zishan and company heard this, they were completely dumbfounded.

"Yi Yun!? Which Yi Yun!?"

This name was extremely harsh on Yang Zishan's ears. All his other lackeys also had a deep impression of Yi Yun. He had single-handedly made everyone in the Fire Spirit Palace apprehensive about mining for fire. They could only anxiously enter Fire Spirit Palace to mine for a few sparks of fire whenever Yi Yun was not around.

"Is… is he the Yi Yun who snatched the Earth fire from us?"

One lackey asked in a daze. He found it unbelievable that Yi Yun, who was a Earth Fire Hall disciple like them, was on the Luo Divine Hall notice! Was this a person with the same name?

But in fact, the entire Heaven Fire Hall had only 108 people and the Earth Fire Hall had only slightly more than a thousand people. All the warriors present had excellent memory, so they could memorize nearly everyone's name. Other than the Yi Yun, who they had met at the Fire Spirit Palace, there was no other person with the name of Yi Yun!

Besides, although the name ‘Yi Yun’ was simple, the surname ‘Yi’ was extremely rare. It was almost never heard of in the Fey race!

"That... has to be fake!" A lackey of Yang Zishan muttered. He still could not accept the fact!

True Martial World - Chapter 804: Receiving the Nomination

Black Bamboo said, "Your Highness Pingnan, in recent years, the Fire Cloud State has been doing waves of heavy recruitment, but although many have been recruited, the quality is just average. The ones who are likely to excel at the Luo Divine Hall trials from the Fire Cloud State are still those core disciples from the Heaven Fire Hall, such as Tian Shi, Ran Yu and Gu Luo. Just the amount of time they have cultivated in the Heaven Fire Hall has exceeded sixty years."

"These few people, especially Tian Shi, are very famous. In recent years, Tian Shi has done the Fire Cloud State proud during exchanges between disciples from the Fire Cloud State and the surrounding Luo clan states. He has been praised by Marquis Fire Cloud on several occasions."

Marquis Fire Cloud was the person who had authority over the Fire Cloud State. In the 196 states of the Luo clan, each state had a marquis in charge of it.

There was competition amongst the different marquises as well. The Fire Cloud State was considered average amongst the 196 states, so during any martial arts exchange, the Fire Cloud State's results could only be said to be satisfactory. However, Tian Shi was usually the one who stood out from the flock. Even amongst the 196 states, he was first class.

"I know about Tian Shi… " Prince Pingnan slightly sighed, "We even get wind about him in the royal capital, such as how Tian Shi's attainments in the fire-elemental laws are outstanding and that even against other geniuses, he can leapfrog levels and defeat them!"

Although Prince Pingnan was praising Tian Shi, he was not pleased at all. This was because Tian Shi was not in their camp. This also meant that the stronger Tian Shi was, the stronger the enemy was.

In fact, it was not only limited to Tian Shi. Even Ran Yu and Gu Luo could be considered as leaning towards Prince Crimson Firmament if they had to forcefully trace the relation trees. The reason was very simple. These people had been cultivating in the Heaven Fire Hall for sixty years and when was Princess Purple Spirit born? It wasn't even as long as those who had joined the Heaven Fire Hall!

Princess Purple Spirit had become a heir apparent entirely based on her talent. Of course, Empress Xuan's family background wasn't weak either. In order to help Princess Purple Spirit vie for the throne, many geniuses from her family had been sent into the Luo clan to help Princess Purple Spirit stabilize her footing.

The succession of the throne did not only consider talent. It also looked at heritage and prestige. It needed to see if people were willing to follow the heir. Hence, be it Princess Purple Spirit or Prince Crimson Firmament, they were recruiting more disciples and incorporating them into their own factions.

"Talk about those disciples that recently joined the Heaven Fire Hall." Prince Pingnan said.

Most of the older disciples of the Heaven Fire Hall were under Prince Crimson Firmament’s camp. After all, back at that time, Prince Crimson Firmament was the most likely heir apparent. Who didn't want to associate themselves with such a mighty force? If he became Emperor in the future, they would easily enjoy success in the future.

And once the allegiance was formed, betrayal was no longer an option. If one were to betray mid way, neither side would be pleased about having a betrayer in their camp.

Only new Luo clan disciples had the choice to choose between the two heirs.

Fairy Black Bamboo said, "If we are talking about new disciples, then there is no way to compare them with older disciples. The cultivation time is just too short and they would be greatly disadvantaged when it comes to aspects like laws. If you insist on new rookies, Luo Fengling is considered a good one. She has pretty good talent and she has only entered the Heaven Fire Hall for five years. She is hardworking in her cultivation, but it is hard to tell what results she would get when she joins the Luo Divine Hall trials."

Fairy Black Bamboo shook her head. The Luo Divine Hall trials were held once every sixty years. Only Luo clan disciples below the age of a hundred years could participate.

Many Luo clan disciples would usually need to cultivate for seventy or eighty years for them to be able to stand out during the Luo Divine Hall trials.

Nearly a century's worth of accumulation was no trifling matter.

Of course, the Luo Divine Hall trials were not a simple test of strength. Those at a younger age would be at an advantage during the final evaluation, but its advantage was inferior to nomological insights and cultivation techniques.

"Are there no more other new disciples?"

Now with Empress Xuan in desperate need to expand her forces, Prince Pingnan did not expect new disciples to be able to obtain any amazing results in the Luo Divine Hall trials. However, since new disciples and old disciples were not judged on the same criteria, it was still possible to gain the attention of the upper echelons by showing their latent potential, even if they did not perform well. This would augment Princess Purple Spirit's prestige as well.

"There are many disciples that can be considered, but I doubt any of them will be worthy in Your Highness Pingnan's eyes. However, if Your Highness Pingnan does not want to limit it to the Heaven Fire Hall, I have a good candidate to recommend from the Earth Fire Hall."

"Earth Fire Hall?"

Prince Pingnan was slightly stunned when he heard the name Earth Fire Hall.

In his point of view, the Earth Fire Hall only had second-tier disciples. It was difficult for elites from the Heaven Fire Hall to attain much at the Luo Divine Hall trials, what more Earth Fire Hall disciples.

He frowned and said, "There is actually an Earth Fire Hall disciple that can do well at the Luo Divine Hall trials? Who is it?"

Black Bamboo smiled and said, "I don't dare to guarantee that he will do well, but in the entire Fire Cloud State, ignoring Tian Shi, Gu Luo and those Heaven Fire Hall disciples that have cultivated for sixty years or so, this person is the best choice amongst all new disciples. He happens to be in front of Your Highness Pingnan."

As Black Bamboo said that, she looked at Yi Yun.

Prince Pingnan as well as ‘Uncle Dragon’ beside Prince Pingnan also turned to look at Yi Yun.

Prince Pingnan was somewhat taken aback. He never expected that the inconspicuous young man behind Fairy Black Bamboo was so highly recommended by her.

"He is the best candidate amongst new disciples?"

Prince Pingnan sized up Yi Yun and asked, "What's your name?"

"This lowly one is Yi Yun." Yi Yun said as he clasped his fists.

"Yi Yun… " Prince Pingnan pondered for a moment and at this point, Fairy Black Bamboo had already informed Prince Pingnan about what Yi Yun had done during the fire-mining process through a voice transmission.

Prince Pingnan was quite surprised hearing this. "Oh? There was such a thing? To be able to gain the recognition of the Spirit of the Earth Fire despite having just entered the Earth Fire Hall, and even managed to snatch the Earth fire from a senior Earth Fire Hall disciple. That is indeed not bad."

Prince Pingnan nodded. Actually, a figure like Yang Zishan was completely inconsequential in Prince Pingnan's eyes. Yang Zishan was just an Earth Fire Hall disciple and he was considered nothing compared to a top genius like Tian Shi.

Hence, the reason why Prince Pingnan used the words ’not bad’ to describe Yi Yun was because he was still young and he had yet to cultivate for three decades, so he had a promising future.

"Unfortunately, if we wait another sixty years with you cultivating under me during that period, you might be able to obtain pretty good results at the Luo Divine Hall trials when you approach the age of a hundred years old. It is a pity that you have to participate in it when you have yet to fully mature. However, the upcoming Luo Divine Hall trials are too important. The succession of the throne would probably happen before the next Luo Divine Hall trials. I have to use whatever men I have, so I'll give you a nomination spot. Just do your best!"

After Prince Pingnan said that, he stopped looking at Yi Yun and he continued chatting with Fairy Black Bamboo. Yi Yun was indeed too young. It was exceedingly rare for someone to achieve anything during the Luo Divine Hall trials at the age of thirty. There were very few who could do that even in the entire history of the Luo clan.