The General Trend

The Grand Momentum atop Spirit Deer Peak.

A brief silence fell.

After a long while, the first elimination round held today came to a successful close.

As expected, Ling Yun advanced. Breaking from his usual ways, he no longer kept a low profile, doing his best to display his talent and draw the attention of more people.

His sole purpose in doing so was to join Spirit Deer Peak.

The number of participants in Pill Cauldron Island's annual alchemy competition grew year by year. This year, more than a hundred thousand disciples had entered.

Yet every year, only two or three lucky ones could enter Spirit Deer Peak, with no more than ten at most.

If Ling Yun wished to join Spirit Deer Peak, he could not hide his abilities. Even though his relationship with Luo Chen had been quite good over the past several centuries, he could not let others think he had gotten in through the back door.

After the many disciples dispersed to rest and gather their strength for tomorrow's competition, upon Spirit Deer Peak, the Great Luo Sword Saint also cupped his fists to bid Luo Chen farewell.

The two did not speak much. He then left Pill Cauldron Island and flew toward the main island.

Luo Chen's gaze was deep as he looked beyond the heavens.

Over the years, the Netherworld Heavenly Sect's power had expanded rapidly, long since surpassing the Immortal Mountain Dao Grounds.

Yet even after losing the Great Luo Sword Saint, an Immortal God commander, it could still operate in an orderly manner. This showed that there were far more than one or two Immortal Gods behind the Netherworld Heavenly Sect.

His gaze continued onward into the distant reaches. Within the Eternal Dao Domain, the Abyssal Demon Realm was like a gigantic