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The Immortal Fairy's words shocked everyone.

As expected of the Silent Daoist's youngest disciple, he's already plotting to usurp power at the Golden Core stage.

Even the eldest sister glanced at her slightly.

Lu Yang covered his face; he knew that coming to the capital for a meeting was never a good thing.

Fairy, stop trying to imitate Senior Sister all the time. Even if you can imitate her speech, you can't imitate her abilities.

Even if Master agrees, Senior Sister won't agree if you want to remain the Sect Master forever!

Senior Sister, you're right, aren't you?

Lu Yang turned to look at his senior sister, who had a thoughtful expression on her face, seemingly considering the feasibility of the fairy's suggestion.

Emperor Xia coughed lightly, changing the subject. "Ahem, let's not talk about the Silent Daoist anymore. We've already learned the location of the Imperial Preceptor from the Great Yu Tribulation Transcendence Stage cultivator. Mr. Chen Tao rushed there immediately, but unfortunately, he was a step too late. The Imperial Preceptor and his subordinates have already escaped. There's nothing left in the cave; even the ground has been scraped away with their storage rings."

Emperor Xia said helplessly, "The court has been fast enough. They even skipped the torture stage for Venerable Dawn and went straight to soul search to find out the location of the Imperial Preceptor as quickly as possible."

However, the Great Yu were no pushovers either. They abandoned their precious grotto-heaven without hesitation, their escape speed rivaling that of the Immortal Sect, which had three burrows for every rabbit.

With the Nine Nether Sect being misled by the Heavenly Court Sect, the two current Grand Preceptors of the Great Yu Dynasty are undoubtedly the biggest hidden danger. The sooner they are apprehended, the less pressure the court will face.

"The main reason I called everyone here today is to discuss the issue of ancient cultivators dispersing their cultivation and starting anew. In the past, we have focused our attention on the Body Integration Realm and the Tribulation Transcendence Stage."

"It just so happens that Sect Master Lu, the person involved, is also here. After the incident with Huang Ming of the Corpse Driving Sect, we realized that our previous understanding was flawed. These ancient cultivators are quite ruthless when it comes to seizing fortuitous opportunity in this great era. They are even capable of doing uncertain things like dispersing their cultivation and starting over."

"They are still weak and pose no threat now, but once given time to grow, they will be a big problem. They may stab you in the back at the most critical moment, or they may leak core intelligence."

Luo Hongxia frowned slightly, finding the matter quite troublesome. "We know the problem, but is there any way to solve it?"

Emperor Xia summoned everyone because he had some ideas.

"I've come up with a plan. I'll issue an imperial decree to summon all young cultivators in the land for a grand competition, selecting from city-level to state-level, and then from state-level to national-level. All young cultivators must participate; no excuse will be acceptable."

"Take Qingzhou as an example. Let Qingzhou select thirty people from each realm. These thirty people represent the highest level of young cultivators in Qingzhou. Then, gather young cultivators from all seventeen states together for a grand competition. From there, we can select who might be an ancient cultivator who has scattered their cultivation and started anew."

"What are the characteristics of a cultivator who has resumed cultivation after dispersing their power? They have rich cultivation experience, and they certainly won't make the mistakes that cultivators make during cultivation. Their fighting style is also different from that of current cultivators. Based on these two points, it's highly likely that you can tell them apart."

This is a feasible method, but Luo Hongxia was somewhat puzzled. "But wouldn't ancient cultivators admit defeat halfway through? They would deliberately lose at the state-level competition and never even reach us."

Emperor Xia shook his head. "Admit defeat? For a dignified ancient cultivator at the Body Integration Realm to deliberately admit defeat to an equal after rebuilding their cultivation? Their dignity wouldn't allow them to do that. If they admit defeat, even if they achieve great success in their cultivation in the future, they will have a flaw in their State of Mind and will never amount to anything."

Lu Yang can prove that when he fought Huang Ming, Huang Ming even used a technique like Spirit Arrow to win. He would rather reveal his identity than lose to him.

"Why a young cultivator? Can't an older one?" The fairy was slightly puzzled, but she didn't ask aloud; she asked Lu Yang quietly instead.

"Fairy, think about it. What do cultivators who disperse their cultivation and start over aim for? They aim to perfect each realm and then move on to the next. How could they possibly choose to cultivate at one realm until they die? There's no benefit in that."

"That makes sense, it's pretty much what I was thinking."

Yang Ding realized the flaw in the plan. "Then your imperial decree won't work. What if the cultivators who have lost their cultivation and need to rebuild their strength don't come?"

"Joining a sect is fine; with an imperial decree, even if he doesn't want to go, the sect elders will force him to."

"But what if we encounter those who, after rebuilding their cultivation, hide in their caves and refuse to leave until they reach the Body Integration Realm?"

"There's no way around it. Hiding in a grotto-heaven, no one can find them. No imperial decree will work. But this situation shouldn't be too common. The Great Xia is a new world for them. Will they resist the temptation to explore a new world, ignore new cultivation theories, and not understand the distribution of power, and instead focus on seclusion?"

"Moreover, even if they hide in the cave, when a Nascent Soul cultivator emerges from the Body Integration Realm, they'll just be another Body Integration Realm Rogue Cultivator. They won't have access to core intelligence and pose no threat."

After Emperor Xia explained, everyone agreed that this method was good. Although it was impossible to find all the ancient cultivators who had scattered their cultivation and were rebuilding their lives, finding some would be good as well.

"Should the immortal sects send someone to participate?"

"These ancient cultivators who have rebuilt their cultivation after dispersing their power have reached the pinnacle in every realm. Ordinary cultivators might not be able to defeat them. Are we really going to let these ancient cultivators win the championship?"

"Disciples of the immortal sects must provide a safety net."

"Good."

"It just so happens that the Ask Dao Sect is about to hold a celebration. We can choose the Ask Dao Sect as the venue for the final competition, which is also a national-level competition. I wonder what Sect Leader Lu Sect Master?" Emperor Xia turned to ask Lu Yang.

"Of course, no problem." The Immortal Fairy readily agreed; she had already received Yun Zhi's approval, proving her competence.

The more people there are, the more lively the celebration will be, and the better it will demonstrate her competence as the acting Sect Master!

Looking at the cheerful Immortal Fairy, Luo Hongxia suggested, "By the way, Sect Master Lu defeated Huang Ming, who had scattered his cultivation and was rebuilding his strength, at the same cultivation level. Sect Master Qiu also praised you highly. I wonder if Sect Master Lu would be willing to demonstrate your unique skills?"

It was called a contest, but really it was just an attempt to teach Lu Yang a lesson. The lesson wouldn't be too severe, and Yun Zhi wouldn't say anything.

The Immortal Fairy looked troubled. "Bullying the weak, isn't that a bad idea?"

She, a dignified immortal, is fighting against Integrated Body Realm Cultivator —that's a battle two levels higher than her.

Luo Hongxia misunderstood the Immortal Fairy's meaning, thinking that it was unfair for a cultivator in the Body Integration Realm to fight a cultivator in the Golden Core Stage.

She took out a small, round box from her storage ring. "This is a supreme treasure of the Celestial Palace. It can adjust you and me to the same realm, ensuring absolute fairness!"

As the dignified Palace Master of the Moon Laurel Immortal Palace and a top-tier Body Integration Realm Soul cultivator, even if I adjusted myself to the same realm as Lu Yang, I could still easily defeat Lu Yang!

So what if Lu Yang can defeat a cultivator who has scattered his cultivation and is rebuilding? Only cultivators with weak foundations would do that. She is much stronger than those cultivators who have scattered their cultivation and are rebuilding!