The Only Reason I Haven't Been Expelled Is That My Cultivation Is High
The oppressive aura of Integrated Body Peak Stage covered the entire gathering. Most people had never even seen Nascent Soul Realm, let alone felt such a level of pressure. Countless cultivators turned pale instantly, their bodies swayed, and they couldn't even stand up straight before collapsing to the ground with a thud.
"Lie down on the ground and increase your contact area with the ground as much as possible!" shouted a government official, guiding the crowd to minimize injury.
Meng Jingzhou, Bai Ming, and the other three carried spiritual treasures to counteract the effects of the pressure from the Body Integration Realm on themselves.
These are spiritual treasures that every disciple of the immortal sect possesses. Meng Jingzhou holds a stone shaped like a Body Refining Peak, Bai Ming holds a five-colored disc, Lan Ting holds a full moon embroidery, Yan Tianzhi holds a palm-sized cage... Each of the Five Great Immortal Sects has its own unique characteristics.
When disciples of a cultivation sect go out, they represent the sect. If they kneel on the ground under the pressure of the Body Integration Realm Soul cultivator, it is a disgrace to the sect.
Originally Lu Yang should also have a pebble shaped like Heaven Gate Peak, but with the Immortal Fairy by his side, he was not afraid of this level of pressure at all. Even if someone in the Tribulation Transcendence stage came, they wouldn't be able to suppress Lu Yang with their pressure.
"What's going on? Which Body Integration Realm is so reckless as to dare to make a move here?" Meng Jingzhou was shocked. Historically, battles Body Integration Realm cultivators should not involve civilians, otherwise the people of Great Xia would have been wiped out long ago.
A battle at the Body Integration Realm is devastating, threatening to engulf the earth. Not to mention ordinary people, even those with cultivation could not withstand it.
"They're not contemporary Body Integration Realm, they're ancient cultivators!" Lu Yang learned from the Immortal Fairy that the source of the aura was two ancient Nascent Body Integration Realm, one male and one female, exuding murderous intent.
Bai Ming frowned. "That makes sense now."
He pointed to the source of the oppressive aura and said, "There's a secret realm in that direction. Exploring the secret realm is part of this grand event. Someone must have explored the secret realm and awakened a sleeping ancient cultivator, who is now enraged and wants to destroy everything."
This is not the first time this has happened. For ancient cultivators, why should they follow the current rules? In their time, Body Integration Realm possessed supreme power and held the power of life and death.
"How dare you!" A furious roar came from the horizon; it was the governor.
In the blink of an eye, the governor appeared above everyone's heads, holding up a large seal. Strange energy surged forth, dispersing the pressure of the ancient Body Integration Realm.
"Wow, what a peculiar power!" The Immortal Fairy exclaimed in surprise; she had never seen such energy before.
Lu Yang, Lan Ting, and the others were also seeing this kind of energy for the first time, while only Meng Jingzhou knew some things about it.
"This is the power of the nation's destiny," Meng Jingzhou explained.
"I heard from my family that there is a magical power beneath the Great Xia Dynasty, which is the foundation of the Great Xia Dynasty. Every governor of a state and the prefect of a large county can mobilize this power temporarily for combat and protection. It is because of this that the losses of the ancient Body Integration Realm cultivators can be minimized every time."
"This is quite interesting." The Immortal Fairy used her divine sense to observe and analyze the power of the nation's destiny. In her opinion, the power mobilized by the governor was insignificant. However, if the entire Great Xia Dynasty was covered by this power, it would be an extremely terrifying energy, which would be very interesting.
"That's quite creative. There are some really capable people in this era besides Yun Yatou."
"How dare you cause trouble right under my nose!" The governor's hair and beard fluttered, making him look like an enraged lion.
The two ancient cultivators, both at the Body Integration Realm, were not afraid of the governor and coldly said, "Fellow Daoist, you're turning the tables on us. It was clearly your people who awakened us, causing us to wake up prematurely. How did it become us causing trouble?"
The male cultivator squinted, somewhat wary of the governor and his great seal. "I observe that your Primordial Spirit is perfected, your realm is comparable to ours, and you are qualified to compete for the Great World. You should also know how much trouble it caused us, husband and wife, to wake up early. Shouldn't we kill a few people to vent our anger?"
"Of course not!" Three more people flew in from the horizon, all of them at the Body Integration Realm.
"Sect Master Mi, Daoist Master Zhang, Dean Hong, you've arrived." The governor felt much less pressured upon seeing these three. If he were to start a war, he wasn't sure he could protect the cultivators attending the grand event below.
"Those are the vice Sect Master of the Mad Chaos Sect, the vice Daoist master of Chonglou Temple, and the vice dean of Baihua Academy. All three are at the Integrated Body Middle Stage!" After being unaffected by the pressure, everyone was able to stand up. A local Qingzhou cultivator recognized the identities of these three and was overjoyed.
The Mad Chaos Sect, Chonglou Temple, and Baihua Academy are local sects in Qingzhou and the organizers of the Qingzhou Grand Gathering.
As is customary, the sect's deputy was sent to participate this time as a formality. They arrived at the residence to exchange cultivation experiences and had a pleasant conversation. Unexpectedly, two ancient cultivators suddenly appeared.
Seeing that the enemy outnumbered them and that the governor could use unfathomable energy, the two ancient cultivators at the Body Integration Realm realized that a rash attack might lead to unforeseen consequences. "Hmph, since that's the case, then for your sake, we'll let this matter drop for now and withdraw!"
After saying that, the two planned to run away.
"Hmph, you think you can leave? Stay here!" Letting these two go will cause endless trouble; how could the governor allow them to leave?
The governor and three others positioned themselves in the four cardinal directions, surrounding the two ancient cultivators.
"Aren't you worried about the safety of those below?" The two ancient cultivators could tell that the governor was different from them; protecting the weaker cultivators was his top priority.
The governor was already prepared. The four of them nodded and activated the power of the rules.
The four of them said in unison, "We hereby establish a rule: [Those below three thousand meters in altitude will not be affected by attacks]."
The highest peak where the Qingzhou Grand Gathering is held is 3,000 meters high.
"Ridiculous! Even if you establish rules, how will you maintain them during the battle? To maintain the rules, one of you will inevitably be unable to fight!" The female cultivator sneered. There was no way the three of them could leave the couple alive.
"There's no need for you to worry, senior. I can maintain the rules." A voice came from behind Lu Yang, startling the five of them.
The newcomer, dressed in an official robe, looked up at the sky with a smile, appearing relaxed and carefree.
"It's you?!" Lan Ting, Bai Ming, and Yan Tianzhi exclaimed in surprise.
"You know him? Who is he?" Lu Yang asked telepathically.
"He is a subordinate of the governor. Yesterday evening, I, along with Senior Brother Bai Ming and Senior Brother Yan Tianzhi, visited the governor. It was this man who invited us into his residence and arranged for us to stay there."
"I thought he was just a minor official, but I didn't expect him to be Integrated Body Realm Cultivator."
The only time the rules can be maintained is during the Body Integration Realm.
"That's normal. It's impossible for a governor to have no cultivators at the Body Integration Realm under his command." Meng Jingzhou wasn't surprised; he was very familiar with the ways of officialdom.
What Lanting and his two companions didn't know was that the other party had initially suggested they all stay in jail.
Seeing that Lu Yang was safe, the Immortal Fairy relaxed and yawned. "I thought I would have to ask Yun to help, but it seems I won't need to."
Lu Yang frowned; he had a feeling that things weren't so simple.
After those two Body Integration Realm awoke from the secret realm, how could the government have failed to thoroughly search the realm and discover them?