What Was This Feeling of My Heart Racing?

What Was This Feeling of My Heart Racing?

"Miss, could it be that you want to participate as well?"

When Xiao Qing found Ling Qingping, Ling Qingping was holding news sent from the royal capital.

It was news about the Hundred Kingdoms Competition.

Ling Qingping merely shook her head.

"I know exactly how much I'm worth. Forget the Hundred Kingdoms Competition. If someone at the Foundation Establishment Realm like me went, I'd probably be eliminated from the very beginning."

"Then what are you thinking, Miss?"

Xiao Qing asked curiously. She did not believe that Ling Qingping would stare at it for so long if she had no intention of participating.

After hearing this, Ling Qingping thought for a moment before saying, "I'm wondering whether Young Master Lu has the strength to participate."

"Him? Forget it. He's only at the Foundation Establishment Realm, while most participants in the Hundred Kingdoms Competition have reached the Golden Core Stage. Last year, there were even Nascent Soul Realm cultivators."

Remembering something, Xiao Qing's expression turned somewhat solemn, but Ling Qingping still said,

"Regardless, I think it's necessary to tell him about this."

"Whew, I've finally stabilized my cultivation at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage."

Inside the cultivation chamber, Lu Jiuyuan emerged from his cultivation state. His strength had improved considerably once more, and it had already been five days since he emerged from the Qingfeng Secret Realm.

After spending five days, Lu Jiuyuan had finally stabilized his cultivation at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage. This speed was not slow.

But just then, Lu Jiuyuan received a message from Thousand Ghost King.

"Young Master, the County Princess has come to see you."

"Qingping came to see me?"

Lu Jiuyuan was somewhat curious. He had just finished cultivating, so he decided to go take a look.

Then, he learned from Ling Qingping about the Hundred Kingdoms Competition.

"What do you think about this, Jiuyuan?"

Ling Qingping asked, while Lu Jiuyuan fell into thought.

After all, he knew his own strength. When he had just broken through to the Foundation Establishment Early Stage, he could already fight opponents at the Golden Core Early Stage across realms.

Not to mention now.

What interested him the most was that this trip would take him to Tianquan Kingdom, a nation even stronger than Yuanwu Kingdom. If he could forge a connection there, he would gain the backing of an Earth Immortal Realm expert.

Thinking of this, Lu Jiuyuan asked,

"When does the Hundred Kingdoms Competition begin?"

"In one month. Is Young Master Lu interested?"

Ling Qingping thought for a moment before replying. The news her royal father had sent her was that they would depart in one month.

"Mm. I want to go out and see the world. Besides, one month is enough for me to break through to the Foundation Establishment Peak. Participating in the Hundred Kingdoms Competition isn't impossible."

Lu Jiuyuan nodded. Naturally, Ling Qingping knew that Lu Jiuyuan's strength could not be measured by his realm.

After learning that Lu Jiuyuan intended to participate, Ling Qingping could not help but say,

"In that case, I'll go with you. It'll be a good chance to broaden my horizons too."

"Mm."

When Lu Jiuyuan told Lu Changsheng and Lu Xuan about it, Lu Changsheng said nothing.

Instead, he took out a jade pendant and handed it to Lu Jiuyuan.

"This jade pendant was personally refined by this Old Ancestor. It can withstand three attacks from a Peak Mahayana Stage cultivator. This jade tablet also contains a trace of this Old Ancestor's divine soul. Once activated, this Old Ancestor will be able to keep you safe."

Lu Changsheng spoke with an imposing air. Lu Jiuyuan felt a great warmth from this and replied with a serious expression,

"Old Ancestor, rest assured. This journey will never tarnish the Lu Family's prestige!"

"Mm, go. No matter what happens, this Old Ancestor will have your back."

Very soon, Lu Changsheng and Ling Qingping boarded a flying treasure and headed for the royal capital. There was no need to hurry this time, and since Lu Jiuyuan needed to break through, going a little slower was not a bad thing.

Thousand Ghost King would accompany Lu Jiuyuan to the Hundred Kingdoms Competition to protect him.

After Lu Jiuyuan left, Lu Changsheng said indifferently,

"Come to think of it, there are still some debts between us and the Youmo Sect that haven't been settled."

With that, Lu Changsheng vanished and rushed toward the Youmo Sect. He had merely been too busy before; it did not mean that the grudge between him and the Youmo Sect had disappeared.

The Youmo Sect had tried to kill Lu Jiuyuan. This was a hatred that could not exist beneath the same sky, yet King Youmo still had no idea that disaster was about to descend upon him.

"Damn it, what exactly did Thousand Ghost King go off to do? Why hasn't he returned after so long?"

After sending Thousand Ghost King out, King Youmo had entered seclusion to recover from his injuries. Now that he had finally recovered somewhat and emerged from seclusion, he learned that Thousand Ghost King had not returned, causing him to speak in anger.

At that moment, an overwhelming pressure descended directly upon the entire Youmo Sect. Cultivators below the Deity Transformation Stage were instantly crushed to death by that pressure.

"Which senior is passing through my Youmo Sect?"

King Youmo nearly could not stand upright. His face was filled with terror as he spoke. Before this pressure, he felt like an ant, utterly incapable of resisting.

"Is this the Youmo Sect?"

At that moment, the figure in the sky spoke indifferently, and King Youmo answered without even thinking.

"This is indeed the Youmo Sect. Why?"

The instant those words fell, Lu Changsheng in the sky confirmed that he had found his target.

"As long as it's the Youmo Sect. Merciful Palm of World Crossing!"

Lu Changsheng conjured an enormous palm print, which crashed directly down upon the Youmo Sect.

"No!"

Before the absolute gap in strength, King Youmo had not the slightest ability to resist. He and the entire Youmo Sect were directly reduced to dust.

After wiping out the Youmo Sect, Lu Changsheng glanced in a certain direction before heading back toward the Lu Family.

Not long after Lu Changsheng left, a figure appeared there with lingering fear in his heart.

"That lord must have discovered me. I must report what happened here to Your Majesty as soon as possible."

With that, the figure sped toward the royal capital of Yuanwu Kingdom. He was precisely the spy Ling Xuanyan had sent to monitor the Youmo Sect.