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Chapter 289: Under the kings' gaze
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
No words were needed. The instant the restrictions dissipated, dozens of streaks of light chased across the heavens like meteors racing after the moon, vying to reach the mist-shrouded mountain path first.
Among the river of multicolored light, one streak of sword light was the most imposing and led the charge.
Mo Qingshuang, the Azure Nether Sword Cultivator?
Glancing at Mo Qingshuang, who stood atop a flying sword and vanished in an instant, Chen Beiwu stepped forward and activated Treading the Void on Surging Waves, rushing toward the mist-shrouded mountain path.
"Hum."
The mountain mist churned, soon swallowing every prodigy of the immortal sect.
Above the sea of clouds, the Primordial Spirits of five True Lords stood in midair, ignoring the fierce astral winds as they gazed into the depths of the Jade Purity Mountain Range.
"The Five-Qi Vine is an innate spiritual root, formed from a branch of the primordial five-elements ancestor tree. I wonder which disciple of this generation will win its recognition," Mountain-Moving True Lord Yue Shan said wistfully.
He, too, had once used a Jade Purity Token to venture through the Jade Purity Mountain Range, but he had failed to gain the Five-Qi Vine's recognition.
Instead, through a fortunate coincidence, he had gained the allegiance of a fifth-tier origin beast, the [Prison Yue Giant Softshell Turtle], laying the foundation for his Heavenly Gang Nascent Soul.
"Hard to say. This generation's Five-Qi Vine has a rather peculiar temperament."
An extraordinarily tiny old turtle suddenly appeared. This was the Mountain Spirit of Jade Purity Mountain.
"Elder Yu, you've come too." The five True Lords bowed slightly, their voices respectful.
Jade Purity Mountain was the Immortal Alliance's Number One Blessed Land, and the grade of its spirit vein was