Published: February 25, 2025
On the eve of the Ten Veins Grand Competition, in the Meritorious Dojo,
Tan Yun and Huangfu Yu had been staying there since the Flying Sword tribulation ended over a year ago.
Since the disciples participating in the Immortal Sect Ten Veins Grand Competition must be at the refining soul realm cultivation level, the two did not challenge the first level of the divine soul realm. Instead, they idled away for over a year in the Meritorious Dojo.
Moreover, half a year ago, over two thousand disciples, including Mu Mengyi, Zhong Wu Shi Yao, Xue Ziyan, Luo Fan, Yang Chong, and Liu Yiyi, also emerged from seclusion, all reaching the great perfection of the refining soul realm and touching the barrier of the first level of the divine soul realm.
"Buzz!"
At that moment, a sound echoed through the sky as Shen Subing, clad in a golden long dress, flew out from the Supreme Mustard Seed Space-Time Scroll, descending like a celestial maiden from the heavens into the Meritorious Dojo.
"Eighth level of the divine soul realm!" Tan Yun looked at Shen Subing, his heart trembling with joy at her talent.
Shen Subing had been in seclusion inside the scroll for one hundred seventy-five years, yet she managed to advance from the first level of the divine soul realm to the eighth level, which was indicative of her excellent qualifications, talent, and comprehension!
It is known that normally, a cultivator at the first level of the divine soul realm would need at least two to three hundred years to reach the eighth level!
"Greetings, Chief!" Tan Yun and the other disciples bowed.
"Mm." Shen Subing nodded slightly, her gaze landing on Tan Yun, and a fleeting look of longing crossed her beautiful eyes before returning to normal.
"Swish!"
Shen Subing vanished into thin air, and the next moment, she was standing in mid-air above Meritorious High Platform No. 1.
Immediately, forty Time-Space Pagodas and nineteen Time-Space Scrolls emitted a wave of intense spatial fluctuations before returning to normal, indicating that the opening time had arrived.
"Swish swish swish..."
One by one, disciples flew out from the pagodas and scrolls, gracefully landing in the Meritorious Dojo, forming an orderly line behind Tan Yun.
From the Supreme Mustard Seed Space-Time Scroll, a bitter-faced Shen Qingqiu flew down on his sword in front of Tan Yun.
He was only at the ninth level of the refining soul realm now, clearly showcasing the poor level of his qualifications, talent, and comprehension.
"Everyone, look! The supreme elder has emerged from seclusion!" At that moment, a disciple's respectful voice rang out, and everyone looked up at the sky to see Shen Suzhen in the supreme elder's sect robes flying out of the scroll, landing in front of Shen Qingqiu.
Tan Yun's pupils contracted as he noticed that Shen Suzhen had reached the great perfection of the divine soul realm!
At the same time, Tan Yun suspected that Shen Suzhen had spent most of her time in seclusion practicing the techniques he had gifted her.
Additionally, Tan Yun was somewhat surprised to find that his disciple Nangong Ruxue had already reached the great perfection of the refining soul realm.
Due to the deep resentment between Tan Yun and Nangong Yuqin, he had not specifically provided Nangong Ruxue with any cultivation techniques.
At this moment, Shen Subing, standing high in the air, looked down with deep excitement!
She discovered that out of the thirteen thousand disciples now, more than three thousand had reached the great perfection of the refining soul realm.
There were as many as three thousand disciples at the ninth level of the refining soul realm.
Four thousand at the eighth level.
The remaining two thousand disciples had at least reached the third level of the refining soul realm.
In her excitement, the money-loving Shen Subing also felt a pang of heartache.
Because after five years of opening the Time-Space Pagodas and Time-Space Scrolls, the Spirit Stones that Tan Yun had plundered from Fang Canghai's treasury were now running low.