"Fellow Daoist, if the two of us meet later, remember to go easy on me."
At that moment, Nangong Xuanyi chuckled and came over to sit beside Ye Lin.
"Of course."
Ye Lin nodded with a smile.
Nangong Liefeng, meanwhile, sat beside Ye Lin in silence, not uttering a single word.
Time passed steadily. All the challengers had arrived, and the powerful figures who had come to watch also took their seats.
"Everyone, welcome to this Shenluo Conference."
"I'll spare you the nonsense. There are a full forty challengers this time, all of them outstanding young talents of our Cloud Province. Every one is a dragon or phoenix among men, a favored child of Heaven."
"We also welcome these favored children of Heaven for gracing us with their presence."
"The rules are simple: winners advance, losers are eliminated."
"Of the forty contestants, twenty will be eliminated after one round. The remaining twenty will all receive rewards."
"As for first place, they will receive one jin of Bloodthirst Essence. This item is the primary ingredient for refining a third-turn Golden Core, and we have invited the highly renowned alchemy grandmaster, Master Wang."
"The young friend who takes first place may leave with the Bloodthirst Essence, or request that Master Wang refine it into a third-turn Golden Core to break through to the quasi-Saint realm."
"Of course, we have also invited someone special this time."
In the air, an elderly man in a green robe stroked his beard and chuckled.
As his words fell, a young man with an expressionless face and a terrifying aura slowly appeared.
"This is Chu Jingming, hailed as Cloud Province's number one young prodigy. Whoever takes first place will have the chance to receive Chu Jingming's guidance."
"So give it your all. Do not slack off."
"With