Chapter 213

Chapter 213: Regretting to the Core!

The Nine Heavy Barriers of the Great Competition were perilous, yet they posed no difficulty for Xiao Yang at all.

He led everyone through the barriers without a scratch.

Not a single casualty.

It’s practically a miracle!

The ten Sect Leaders on the Immortal Platform were left dumbfounded.

At Yuanwu Mountain, countless cultivators watched in shock from the spirit veil, unable to process what they were seeing.

No one had ever achieved what Xiao Yang did.

Everyone was in disbelief.

Even Jiang Qitian couldn’t help but feel outmatched by Xiao Yang at that moment.

Everyone was curious about how he pulled it off.

“This is my son! Hahaha…”

Xiao Zhenshan laughed with pride in front of the east gate of Yuanwu Mountain.

“Xiao Shengzi is actually the son of the Xiao Family Head?”

“Indeed, like father, like son!”

“With such a son, the Xiao Family Head has no regrets.”

People around were eager to flatter him.

Xiao Yang had already become famous for defeating Li Xingyao.

Now, everyone knew that the Sect Holy Son of Qingyang Sword Sect truly lived up to his reputation.

Meanwhile, at the center of the Nine Heavy Barriers, beneath Yuanwu Tower.

Li Xingyao turned and pointed her sword at Xiao Yang.

Xiao Yang regarded her calmly.

This fight was unavoidable.

All eyes were glued to the two figures on the spirit veil.

These were the strongest of the younger generation.

This highly anticipated battle was between Xiao Yang and Li Xingyao.

It was destined to send ripples through the Northern Wilderness.

Song Qiang, Lin Wangchuan, Nie Ruhua, Hua Mengli, Ling Xian’er, Qi Xuan, Ye Qinyao, and Yun Qianxue watched anxiously as the two faced off.

At that moment, more and more cultivators were emerging from the Nine Heavy Barriers, arriving beneath Yuanwu Tower.

Ye Feiyang was covered in blood; everyone from Beast Control Manor had perished in the barriers, leaving him as the sole survivor.

He hurriedly took out a healing elixir and sat down to recover.

The Supreme Dao Child also fought his way out of the Nine Heavy Barriers, but all of his disciples had fallen within.

Wang Kunpeng from the Refining Sect appeared, donned in the Ten Absolute Battle Armor, flanked by two severely injured disciples.

The young heir of Divine Sword Manor, Lu Fusheng, also emerged from the ninth barrier.

Ning Shu and Tang Chen from Heavenly Medical Sect followed closely behind.

Qin Fei, Jiang Ting, and Lei Renjie had also just broken through the last barrier, while Li Yunhu and Fang Ritian were lost inside.

Chu Guixi from Guiyuan Martial Sect also stumbled in, battered but still standing.

Li Fan Yin and two others from Shifang Qimen came charging in.

Lastly, the Holy Son from Dan Ding Sect made his grand entrance.

Dan Yangzi, the top of the younger generation from Dan Ding Sect, was covered in blood yet maintained his composure.

These individuals represented the strongest of the younger generation across the ten sects.

Despite the extreme danger of the Nine Heavy Barriers, they wore protective treasures, so it wouldn’t be that easy for them to die in there.

However, when Jiang Ting and Qin Fei spotted Xiao Yang and his group, they were utterly shocked.

They had barely survived to reach this place!

Yet everyone following Xiao Yang appeared completely unscathed.

How could this be possible?

Especially for Lei Renjie.

One of his arms was severed at the shoulder, his left eye was blind, and deep claw marks marred his back.

In stark contrast, Nie Ruhua, Hua Mengli, and the others emerged looking pristine, with not even a hint of a fight having taken place— even Hua Mengli’s junior sisters looked the same!

They had barely survived to this point!

It was as though Xiao Yang’s group came for a leisurely stroll instead.

Lei Renjie was filled with regret.

He shouldn’t have teamed up with Qin Fei!

Qin Fei possessed an Innate Dao Body, and his Sect Leader showered him with favors, bestowing protective treasures.

Jiang Ting was the pampered daughter of Jiang Qitian, adorned with countless treasures.

He, Lei Renjie, was merely cannon fodder!

Now he finally understood.

But it was too late.

He was already in this dire situation.

Of course, he considered himself somewhat lucky; otherwise, he might have ended up like Li Yunhu and Fang Ritian, dead with no remains.

Qin Fei glared at Xiao Yang on the field.

“This is absurd! What in the world is up with Xiao Yang?”

Qin Fei racked his brains, unable to fathom how Xiao Yang brought so many people through unscathed.

Jiang Ting was just as puzzled.

Having grown up with Xiao Yang, no one understood him better than she did.

Xiao Yang’s cultivation level paled in comparison to Qin Fei’s; how on earth could he lead so many people through the Nine Heavy Barriers?

Everyone was utterly dumbfounded.

In their eyes, the Nine Heavy Barriers were so treacherous, and that Xiao Yang and his crew had made it through here was a feat beyond belief.

Yet this unbelievable event was unfolding right before their eyes.

“Oh dear, what happened to you all? You all look like a mess!”

Nie Ruhua couldn’t resist mocking Qin Fei and Jiang Ting.

“If you had stuck with Xiao Yang, you wouldn’t be in such a sorry state. Regretting it now?”

Hua Mengli said, gloating over Jiang Ting.

“You…”

Jiang Ting was both shocked and furious.

Regret?

Oh, she had regretted it long ago!

Who would have thought that following Qin Fei would lead to such a disaster?

“Now that everyone’s here, let’s clear the field.”

Li Xingyao suddenly announced.

“What?!”

Everyone gasped in shock.

“What do you mean, Li Xingyao?”

Wang Kunpeng said coldly.

“Get lost, or die!”

Li Xingyao scanned the crowd with a icy glare.

No one could interfere with her battle against Xiao Yang.

“You think you’re invincible now?”

Ye Feiyang suddenly opened his eyes and stood up.

He slapped his storage pouch, and a dozen beast shadows burst out instantly.

These shadows landed on the ground and transformed into exceptionally fierce beasts.

“What?!”

The crowd was taken aback.

No one expected Ye Feiyang to have so many terrifying beasts.

And these weren’t your run-of-the-mill beasts; they were all Level 6, led by a ferocious Level 7 White Tiger!

Ye Feiyang turned to Chu Guixi. “Brother Chu, if we join forces now, we can defeat these folks and claim first place in the Great Competition!”

He failed to notice that the Sect Holy Son of Guiyuan Martial Sect was now Chu Guixi, not Chu Guiyuan anymore.

Chu Guixi walked up to Ye Feiyang with a smile.

The others from Guiyuan Martial Sect had all perished in the Nine Heavy Barriers.

“You all…”

Everyone’s expression changed dramatically. They hadn’t expected the Sect Holy Son of Guiyuan Martial Sect to team up with the heir of Beast Control Manor.

At the same time, on the Immortal Platform outside the Nine Heavy Barriers, the other Sect Leaders watched in fury at the alliance of Guiyuan Martial Sect and Beast Control Manor.

Chu Zhenbei and Ye Longsheng remained unfazed.

The two sects joining forces was originally aimed at taking down Fuyiao Sword Sect.

But Li Fuyiao couldn’t care less.

She knew Dam Xingyao only had one opponent, and that was Xiao Yang.

The others were simply not her match.

She still had that level of confidence.

After all, Li Xingyao was the prodigy nurtured by the Fuyiao Sword Sect with utmost effort.

This time, the alliance between Beast Control Manor and Guiyuan Martial Sect aimed to topple Fuyiao Sword Sect from its throne as the Northern Territory’s top sect.

Even if they couldn’t dethrone Fuyiao Sword Sect, they absolutely couldn’t let it retain its crown any longer.

Fuyiao Sword Sect had held that position for far too long.

The entire Northern Territory was due for a shake-up.

Jiang Qitian, Supreme Dao Master, and others had gleaned the intentions of Chu Zhenbei and Ye Longsheng.

Finally, someone dared challenge Fuyiao Sword Sect after a thousand years!

But the strength of Fuyiao Sword Sect was well-known.

Even if the other nine sects joined forces, it was unlikely they could shake Fuyiao Sword Sect’s foundation.

They could only seize the opportunity of the Great Competition to contend with Fuyiao Sword Sect.

As long as they took down Li Xingyao and prevented her from winning, their objective would be fulfilled.

At that moment, countless people at Yuanwu Mountain stared at the scene beneath Yuanwu Tower through the spirit veil.

Everyone was left astounded.

Guiyuan Martial Sect actually allied with Beast Control Manor.

To them, it looked as if Chu Guiyuan and Ye Feiyang had teamed up against Li Xingyao.

“Xiao Brother, why don’t we join forces too?”

Li Xingyao suddenly said to Xiao Yang.

“What?”

Xiao Yang was taken aback.

What was Li Xingyao implying?

“There’s too much noise here. Why not clear out the riffraff first, then we can face off?”

Li Xingyao smiled at Xiao Yang.

Li Xingyao was beautiful, but her resolute nature added a touch of heroism that set her apart from the allure of Hua Mengli or the sweetness of Jiang Ting.

“This…”

The crowd gasped in shock.

If Xiao Yang and Li Xingyao teamed up, who could possibly stand against them?

Moreover, this Great Competition wasn’t just about the ten sects.

It included Nie Ruhua, the Saintess from Carefree Palace, Hua Mengli, and Ling Xian’er from Qingyun Sect.

In other words, thirteen sects’ successors had gathered beneath Yuanwu Tower.

That meant there was a real threat to the top ten sects’ positions.

This wasn’t good news for the top ten sects.

If any of the ten sects were replaced, they’d lose a massive amount of cultivation resources.

The sect would quickly decline.

On the Immortal Platform, Jiang Qitian was ecstatic.

He fixated on Xiao Yang in the spirit veil.

If Xiao Yang agreed to unite with Li Xingyao to clear the field, then even if Qingyang Sword Sect couldn’t win the Great Competition, it would at least surpass Guiyuan Martial Sect to become the second sect in the Northern Territory.

Currently, Qingyang Sword Sect ranked seventh among the ten.

If it became the second sect, it would reap more cultivation resources.

Qingyang Sword Sect would thereby grow even stronger.

There’s no doubt about that.

Why was Fuyiao Sword Sect so powerful?

Because it had unimaginable cultivation resources that also allowed them access to the Yuanwu Immortal Domain for training.

Jiang Qitian’s ambitions went beyond just that.

Hurry up and agree to join forces with Li Xingyao!

He screamed in his heart.

But Xiao Yang simply shook his head.

This rebellious disciple was driving him mad.

Oh, the frustration for Jiang Qitian!

Such a golden opportunity wasted by Xiao Yang.

That was the second sect in the Northern Territory!