Grand Competition

Gu Changge didn't waste any more words and directly unleashed all the Emperor Artifacts he had refined.

The Azure Rainbow Sword, Jadeite Bell, and Glazed Bottle, three Emperor Artifacts, were instantly summoned by Gu Changge and smashed onto the three black-robed figures.

Although the three black-robed figures were all at the Bone Forging Realm, their bodies were clearly not tough enough to withstand Emperor Artifacts. Soon, they fell.

"Ding, congratulations to the Host for completing the random mission: Rescue a stranger (1/1), reward: a set of Sky Locking Formation (Emperor Grade Low Rank), 100 System Points."

"Ding, congratulations to the Host for exceeding the daily mission: Kill three enemies of the same realm (3/3), double reward: two Purple Gold Puppets (Emperor Grade Low Rank), 200 System Points."

Two consecutive system prompts sounded.

"Thank you, benefactor, for saving me."

The woman said to Gu Changge.

"You're welcome. May I ask who you are, and why you were being pursued by these scoundrels?"

Gu Changge asked.

"This humble one is the Saintess of the Moon Worship Sacred Land. I originally came to the Cangyun Mountain Range to find some Demonic Beasts of similar strength for training. I didn't expect to encounter these villains in this wilderness. I was unfortunate enough to fall into their Spirit Locking Array and Spirit Sealing Talisman, sealing my cultivation, which gave them an opportunity."

The woman said.

"I am Gu Changge. May I know the young lady's name?"

Gu Changge asked.

"My name is Li Xianhan."

Li Xianhan replied.

"Does Miss Xianhan know where spiritual materials and herbs can be found in this Cangyun Mountain Range?"

Gu Changge asked.

"Three hundred miles to the east, there is a mountain peak called 'Spirit Gathering Peak'. It has many spiritual materials and herbs. You can try going there."

Li Xianhan said.

"Thank you for telling me, Miss Xianhan."

Gu Changge cupped his hands in a salute.

Thus, Gu Changge bid farewell to Li Xianhan and headed for Spirit Gathering Peak.

A quarter of an hour later.

Gu Changge finally arrived at Spirit Gathering Peak, which Li Xianhan had mentioned.

This mountain peak was extremely tall and much more precipitous than the one where Gu Changge had met Li Xianhan.

Gu Changge began to climb directly with his bare hands.

After climbing for about half an hour, Gu Changge finally reached the mountainside.

"Huh, there's a cave dwelling here."

Gu Changge discovered a cave on the mountainside. Driven by curiosity, he decided to enter.

Gu Changge walked into the depths of the cave.

"Roar!"

"Roar!"

Just then, the roars of two Demonic Beasts could be heard.

Gu Changge looked closely and saw that they were two Demonic Beasts at the Marrow Cleansing Realm: a Frost Giant Wolf and a Flame Giant Wolf.

"Perfect, I was just wondering where to find Spirit Beasts."

Gu Changge said.

He once again summoned the three Emperor Artifacts and smashed them onto the Frost Giant Wolf and Flame Giant Wolf. Soon, the two Demonic Beasts were disoriented.

Gu Changge then redeemed two Beast Taming Contracts and placed them in front of the Frost Giant Wolf and Flame Giant Wolf.

"Submit to me, or die."

Gu Changge said calmly to the two giant wolves before him.

In the end, the two giant wolves lowered their heads and each forced out a drop of essence blood, which dripped onto the Beast Taming Contracts.

"Ding, congratulations to the Host for exceeding the mission: Tame one Marrow Cleansing Realm Demonic Beast (2/1), reward: Feather Emperor Scripture (Middle Grade Emperor Tier) one, 200 System Points."

The system's prompt sounded.

Then, Gu Changge walked into the deepest part of the cave and saw three spiritual plants emitting a faint glow, standing there.

"This... this is Spirit Gathering Grass."

Gu Changge, having read ancient texts since childhood, recognized these three spiritual plants.

Spirit Gathering Grass is one of the essential main ingredients for refining Spirit Gathering Pills, Spirit Gathering Talismans, or setting up Spirit Gathering Arrays. It can also be cultivated directly. Usually, Divine Dynasty Sacred Lands plant quite a bit of it in their core cultivation areas.

"And it's Emperor Grade Spirit Gathering Grass. Judging by its appearance, it's at least Middle Grade Emperor Tier or higher."

Gu Changge sensed the faint Emperor's might emanating from the Spirit Gathering Grass. He suspected an Emperor had once visited this cave!

"This is great. It came without any effort."

Gu Changge opened his storage bag.

The storage bag was inscribed with the Law of Time and the Law of Space. It could not only store items but also living beings. Gu Changge placed all four Demonic Beasts inside the storage bag.

Gu Changge's storage bag had a capacity of one thousand cubic meters and contained a good amount of spiritual soil, which could be used to cultivate spiritual plants.

Gu Changge took out a spiritual shovel and carefully dug up the Spirit Gathering Grass along with the spiritual soil beneath it, placing it all into his storage bag.

"Ding, congratulations to the Host for completing the mission: Harvest three Emperor Grade spiritual materials and herbs (3/3). Reward: three Earth Evasion Talismans (Emperor Grade Low Rank), 100 System Points."

The System's notification chimed.

With all of today's daily missions completed, Gu Changge, satisfied, boarded the White Jade Chariot and returned to the Qianyuan Divine Dynasty.

Inside the Prince's Mansion, Ling Yanran and Jiang Yingluo were diligently cultivating, with the Murong Four Sisters teaching them.

However, they all stopped their actions when they saw who had arrived.

"Your Highness has returned."

"We pay our respects to Your Highness."

The women said.

"No matter."

Gu Changge waved his hand.

"Your Highness, the Divine Emperor just asked us to inform you that in three days, the Divine Dynasty Grand Competition will begin. At that time, all the descendants of the Divine Generals and Divine Ministers of the Qianyuan Divine Dynasty, the children of Princes and Marquises, and the disciples of various families, big and small, will participate."

Murong Yuechun said to Gu Changge at this moment.

"Not interested."

Gu Changge replied.

With his noble status, what Emperor Artifacts or Emperor Techniques in the Qianyuan Divine Dynasty could he not obtain?

The Divine Dynasty Grand Competition was actually just a competition held by the Qianyuan Divine Dynasty to boost the enthusiasm of its forces.

Those disciples of Princes, Marquises, and families, and the descendants of Divine Generals and Divine Ministers might cherish the competition's prizes, but to him, they were dispensable.

"But the Divine Emperor wishes for you to participate."

Murong Yuechun said.

"It's not for the prizes, but because the Divine Emperor hopes you can subdue the younger generation of the Qianyuan Divine Dynasty and prepare to become the successor of the Qianyuan Divine Dynasty in the future."

"Alright."

Gu Changge said.

At this moment, the System's notification chimed again.

"Ding, triggered random mission: Win first place in the Qianyuan Divine Dynasty Grand Competition (0/1)."

Now, Gu Changge had no choice but to go for the sake of the mission reward.

"There are still three days. It seems I need to make a good push for my cultivation."

Gu Changge said to himself.

With his current strength at the eighth level of the Blood Refining Realm, it was still not enough to participate in the Divine Dynasty Grand Competition.

Therefore, Gu Changge opened the mall function, flipped directly to the last page, and found an item he needed.

Spirit Gathering Pill (Emperor Grade Low Rank): 100 System Points

Gu Changge currently had 1140 System Points. He directly purchased ten Spirit Gathering Pills of Emperor Grade Low Rank.

Gu Changge entered seclusion in the Prince's Mansion. This time, he was determined to break through the Blood Refining Realm.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye. Gu Changge consumed all ten Emperor Grade Low Rank Spirit Gathering Pills, breaking through the Blood Refining Realm and reaching the fourth level of the Bone Forging Realm.