CHAPTER 90: CHAPTER 19: DRAGON AND PHOENIX

Wang Xiao wasn’t actually afraid of Lin Jing.

Although Lin Jing had quite a reputation, he thought beast mastery was merely a side path.

As for the Beast Taming Sect, he had never even heard of it.

In comparison, the Celestial Sword Sect was different, being the premier sword sect of the Celestial Essence Ancient Country, famous far and wide.

Coming from a major cultivation family with an Innate Divine Body, he didn’t think defeating a Qi Cultivation Stage cultivator of the Beast Taming Sect would bring much glory, even if Lin Jing had shown exceptional skills.

Yuan Jing from the Celestial Sword Sect was his true opponent.

"Is it finally my turn?"

The many duels had stirred Yuan Jing’s blood, and he was eager to fight.

"Go ahead without worry."

Without waiting for Lin Jing’s response, he took to the air with Sword Flight, standing on the arena and signaling Lin Jing to leave.

"..." Lin Jing was silent for a moment, wondering what the rush was.

After a while, he let out a long sigh, thinking that since the Divine Body was heartless, he shouldn’t be blamed for being unkind.

How this matter will be spread in the Cultivation Realm after the assessment is beyond his control.

"Let’s go."

Lin Jing called out to the Pine Leaf Rat, stepping off the arena. The Pine Leaf Rat hesitated for a moment, quickly followed, and climbed onto Lin Jing’s shoulder.

Soon, the arena was left with only Yuan Jing gracefully hovering with Sword Flight and Wang Xiao in his silver armor.

"Draw your sword!" Wang Xiao said.

Yuan Jing was a Sword Cultivator, having cultivated a Postnatal Sword Body. Just when people thought they were about to witness a traditional battle of techniques, with Cao Zhiwei announcing the start of the assessment, Yuan Jing extracted a bamboo spear, "swish" went airborne with Sword Flight, simultaneously aiming at Wang Xiao and pulling the trigger!

This scene left everyone stunned.

"What a joke!"

Wang Xiao of the Divine Body was extremely displeased to see this, wondering why a well-trained Sword Cultivator like Yuan Jing had strayed off the path?

Is it fun?!

"Wind, come!" With a loud shout, the skies suddenly shifted, his body emanating divine light, seemingly connecting with the heavens and earth. In an instant, a fierce wind rose on the arena, a silver whirlwind accompanying his raised arm, blowing towards the airborne sword.

Boom, boom, boom, boom!!!

The fierce wind lifted the water stream, igniting the spirit beans within.

As countless spirit beans exploded outside the whirlwind, the sky was already shrouded in dark clouds.

"Lightning, come!"

Wang Xiao spoke, and white lightning swiftly descended from the black heavens, directly striking the airborne Yuan Jing.

Seeing this, Yuan Jing was unperturbed, his body surrounded by protective Sword Qi. The lightning fell, instantly dissipated by the Sword Qi.

"Star Slash!" Amidst the call of wind and thunder, Wang Xiao also rose with the wind, drew a battle knife forged from meteoric iron, gathered starlight, and swung it towards Yuan Jing.

"Careful, I’m going to draw my sword!" Yuan Jing raised the bamboo spear again, aiming at Wang Xiao.

Wang Xiao had just said you’re drawing swords my foot, when from the mechanical bamboo spear, streams of blue water swords were launched!

Yuan Jing had actually improved the mechanical bamboo spear.

The water streams were filled with strong Sword Dao fluctuations!

"Sword Intent? He actually imbued Sword Intent into the water streams!"

Like swords, the water streams contained spirit bean bombs, more powerful and instantly piercing through the whirlwind, leaving Wang Xiao frustrated, changed to strike the incoming "sword spheres".

"Wow!" Zi Ling’Er was surprised, saying, "Can it be used like this? It seems only useless Xu Zhizhi couldn’t improve the bamboo spear!"

Beside, Xu Zhizhi: ???

"Who knew you all had so many tricks!" he shouted angrily, looking rather foolish.

Lin Jing also showed an unexpected expression, feeling that Yuan Jing, having established a Foundation and cultivated into a Sword Body, was far more formidable than he was in Bodhi Heaven. If there was another battle, he and the Pine Leaf Rat might face a tough challenge.

"Look, the Divine Body is showing its might again, summoning a celestial pit!"

Just as the "sword spheres" and Wang Xiao’s Star Slash collided, creating intense waves, a sudden change occurred!

With a booming sound, the sky opened up a large pit, emanating a red and blue light.

"What kind of Divine Body technique is this?"

Initially, people thought it was an anomaly brought by the Divine Body, but soon realized the pit dropped a strange light, which fell on Wang Xiao.

"Wait, what’s this?!"

Lin Jing, watching from below, suddenly felt his heart race, recalling something abruptly.

Apart from Wang Xiao, another person was enveloped by the descending light, and she was Chen Lingxi from the Divine Talisman Sect.

She was taking pills to recover True Qi and heal wounds, unexpectedly covered by a pillar of light in an instant.

Seeing this scene, most cultivators finally understood what was happening.

"Grotto Heaven!!"

"It’s the arrival of the Grotto Heaven!!"

"Wang Xiao of the Wang Family’s Divine Body and Chen Lingxi of the Divine Talisman Sect are chosen by the Grotto Heaven!!"

This sudden change shocked many cultivators, who then quickly pushed their geniuses into the light pillar!!!

"Get in there quickly."

Even Elder Li from the Beast Taming Sect knew about the loophole in the Grotto Heaven, so naturally most cultivators present were also aware.

Before the Grotto Heaven fully formed, cultivators of the same level as those chosen could mix in, enter the Grotto Heaven, and find opportunities!

"Pine Leaf Rat, let’s go!!!"

Lin Jing also quickly recalled the Pine Leaf Rat and jumped into the Grotto Heaven. Both Wang Xiao and Chen Lingxi were in the ninth layer of Qi Cultivation, and theoretically anyone in the Qi Cultivation Stage could enter the Grotto Heaven they opened!

Besides Lin Jing, Xu Zhizhi and Gao Sheng, seeing this, hesitated for a moment before quickly entering as well.

"Opportunity!"

In just a moment, over a hundred Qi Cultivation candidates at the site all squeezed through the not-yet-formed loophole of the Grotto Heaven, riding on Wang Xiao and Chen Lingxi’s opportunity, and crowded into the Grotto Heaven.

The assessment site, once bustling, suddenly lost all its candidates, and even the examiners were missing two.

The autumn wind blew over, Yuan Jing, flying with Sword Flight, looked at the empty arena in contemplation.

"Why did I have to establish a Foundation, why!" Zi Ling’Er also stared blankly at the light pillar in regret.

If she had waited a month to establish a Foundation, she could have entered the Grotto Heaven once more!

The reputation brought by breaking through the Foundation Establishment is nothing compared to the chance of entering the Grotto Heaven!

Cao Zhiwei stood in the sky, stroking his chin, looking surprised, saying: "The timing of this Grotto Heaven’s arrival is quite fortuitous, suddenly allowing so many prodigies to mix in together!"

The academy specially recruits prodigies who have entered the Grotto Heaven because they tend to attract a second instance of the Grotto Heaven easily, and so, if it’s in the Hidden Dragon Academy, there is the chance for more prodigies of the same cultivation level to enter and find opportunities.

But such a grand occasion is rarely seen even in the academy.

"Everyone!"

Cao Zhiwei looked down at the elders of various sects beneath the arena, saying: "Judging by the color of the Grotto Heaven light, it should be the Dragon and Phoenix Grotto Heaven descending, it’s every candidate’s opportunity, next I will guard outside the Grotto Heaven. Those willing to wait together can do so, and those who don’t can leave the academy first, and the assessment will continue when all candidates return!"

Dragon and Phoenix Heaven...

With Cao Zhiwei’s words, many cultivators grew anxious, having hurriedly thrown their younger generation in for the opportunity, fearing they were a step too late.

Now, knowing the type of Grotto Heaven, they couldn’t help but worry.

This Grotto Heaven is extremely special; everyone entering can obtain an opportunity, but it is also highly perilous.

"Oh no, it’s the Dragon and Phoenix Grotto Heaven, could my child die beneath my feet?"