To outsiders, Artifact Refiners of the Heaven Refining Pavilion naturally held lofty status. Even great powers such as True Spirit Families treated them with courtesy.
But the present situation was different. This was the Niu Family, and Li Qing had come to compete with other prodigies for the Golden Destiny Spring. No one would give him any face or yield to him simply because he was an Artifact Refining Elder of the Heaven Refining Pavilion.
Thus, news that an Artifact Refining Elder from the Heaven Refining Pavilion would also participate in the battle for the Golden Destiny Spring swiftly spread throughout the Niu Family, prompting the prodigies from the various True Spirit Families to discuss it with light laughter.
Naturally, the Niu Family had certainly fanned the flames behind the scenes. Otherwise, how could the news have spread so quickly? As the hosts, the Niu Family always enjoyed making the Heaven Refining Pavilion uncomfortable over such matters.
"Sis, have you heard? That cultivator with the daoist name Wuji is actually here to compete for the Golden Destiny Spring too. His courage really is far from ordinary."
"Doesn't he know that once fighting begins, anything can happen?"
"Though no one has died in previous contests, those who aren't from True Spirit Families may still suffer severe injuries, or even have their cultivation half-crippled!"
Within Divine Ox Valley, two beautiful figures sat side by side atop an enormous bluestone shaped like a reclining ox, admiring the paradise-like scenery of the valley.
A gentle breeze drifted through the valley, stirring the luxuriant fallen leaves into a rustling whisper and carrying a sweet fragrance of grass. It refreshed the heart and delighted the mind, and even these two peerless fairies from True Spirit Families could not help but lose themselves in it.
The gentle