"Yujitian?"
Xu Taiping's heart trembled.
According to what Fairy Lingyue and Lady Jade Mother had said earlier, Yujitian stood at least two ranks above the Shangqing Realm's current She-Rank Heaven.
Fairy Lingyue seemed to guess Xu Taiping's worries and immediately said with a smile:
"Don't worry. A large part of the reason the Shangqing Realm is only a She-Rank Heaven is the suppression from Taiqing Paradise."
"The Shangqing Realm's true strength should place it at Earth-Rank Heaven at the very least."
"And the difference between an Earth-Rank Heaven and a Jade-Rank Heaven isn't the strength of their top cultivators, but the number of top cultivators they have."
"As far as I know, to become a Jade-Rank Heaven, the number of Ascension Realm experts alone must exceed a hundred."
The corners of Xu Taiping's mouth twitched a few times, and a fine layer of cold sweat appeared on his forehead as he said:
"More than a hundred? Our Shangqing Realm hasn't had a single Ascension Realm expert in all these years."
"That's right." Fairy Lingyue nodded. "In terms of overall strength, the Shangqing Realm today has no hope of contending with Taiqing Paradise."
At this point, Fairy Lingyue's gaze suddenly sharpened, and she continued:
"But the Heaven-Treading Contest isn't a contest between the many cultivators of two worlds. It's a contest between the chosen cultivators on each side."
"So it isn't entirely without a chance of victory."
Understanding immediately dawned on Xu Taiping's face as he said:
"So when I request a Heaven-Treading Contest against Taiqing Paradise, Taiqing Paradise will send corresponding cultivators into battle!"
Fairy Lingyue nodded and said:
"Under normal circumstances, the side initiating the Heaven-Treading Contest may have seven people go together."
"The side accepting the Heaven-Treading Contest may only send three people to meet the challenge."
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