There were over a hundred Golden Core Realm cultivators flying in on their swords from the horizon, and the terrifying fluctuations in their spiritual energy immediately shocked many people.
Even some powerful cultivators, including elders and sect leaders, on the Cloud Terrace changed their expressions and looked up with surprise and uncertainty.
Hua Youyue paused, her eyebrows furrowing slightly, and exclaimed in surprise, "How come there are so many Golden Core Realm cultivators here?"
Lan Fangyue's expression was equally grave. She exclaimed in a low voice, "Could it be related to the Nine Realms Exquisite Pagoda?"
Hua Youyue nodded. "That should be the case. Although the cultivation of the Golden Core Realm cultivators within the Nine Realms Exquisite Pagoda has yielded very little benefit, the nine layers of the Exquisite Pagoda's seal are about to break, and who knows what changes might occur. But who is so certain, even going so far as to send so many Golden Core Realm cultivators here?"
Yang Zhen, still clinging to Hua Youyue, slightly tilted his head to glance at the Golden Core Realm cultivators flying through the air on their swords, then quickly buried his head back down, muttering, "Ouch, my head hurts so much."
Hua Youyue stared at Yang Zhen speechlessly, about to speak, when two people swiftly flew in from the direction of Raging Fire City, landing beside Hua Youyue. They gave Yang Zhen a strange look before respectfully saying, "Lord, according to reliable information, the High Priest of the Great Jiang Kingdom has deduced that the ninth level of the Nine Realms Exquisite Pagoda has opened, and the Heavenly Mandate Flower may appear in the ninth level!"
"What?"
Hua Youyue and Lan Fangyue exclaimed in unison. The former pondered and said, "If the information is reliable, the Three Kingdoms Trial in that area may be about to change. The preciousness of the Heavenly Mandate Flower is enough to arouse the covetousness of all the sects in the Three Kingdoms."
Lan Fangyue nodded and asked, "Then what do we do?"
Hua Youyue said in a deep voice, "Master Fang, go back and gather your forces. Have all the Golden Core Realm cultivators in the tower come to the Nine Realms Exquisite Pagoda!"
"Yes!"
Master Fang bowed and accepted the order, glancing at Yang Zhen on Hua Youyue's body, hesitant to speak.
Yang Zhen looked up, a blank expression on his face, and asked, "What is the Heavenly Mandate Flower?"
"Aren't you coming down?" Hua Youyue glared at Yang Zhen with a mixture of reproach and shyness.
"Ouch, my head..."
"If you don't come down, I'm leaving you here."
"No way! I've offended a lot of people because of the Long Moon Pavilion. If you leave me here, what if that old lama and that pale-faced old man try to kill me?"
Hua Youyue's expression froze, and she looked at Yang Zhen helplessly.
The term "old lama" is quite fitting for the Ku Toutuo, with his pale face... If that middle-aged scholar were to hear this, he might still try to kill Yang Zhen Yang Zhen even if Hua Youyue protected him.
Lan Fangyue chuckled to herself and explained, " The Heavenly Mandate Flower is one of the three wondrous flowers in the world. It is said to be the mark left by the soul of a fallen powerful being, a kind of inheritance. Someone once comprehended a killing move from it, which was so powerful that it could almost kill people of a higher level!"
Upon hearing the phrase "killing someone of a higher level," Yang Zhen jumped off Hua Youyue, his eyes shining, and said, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's hurry over! This Three Kingdoms Trial is ruined. Right now, I bet a lot of people are eyeing that flower. If we're late, it might be gone."
Hua Youyue glanced at Yang Zhen and said irritably, "Do you think the Heavenly Mandate Flower is so easy to obtain?"
Lan Fangyue smiled wryly as well, " The Heavenly Mandate Flower is the most spiritually powerful flower in the world. Without an extraordinary stroke of fortuitous opportunity, one can't even see it, let alone comprehend its inheritance. Some people know that the Heavenly Mandate Flower exists here, yet they never manage to see it in their entire lives."
Yang Zhen was stunned, and asked in surprise, "This flower is so flashy?"
Lan Fangyue was amused by Yang Zhen's appearance and said with a smile, "Can anyone be more arrogant than you? You even dare to curse a Nascent Soul Realm expert. I advise you not to have too high hopes. Now, even Golden Core Realm experts have come here after hearing the news, while we may not even be able to enter the ninth level."
Yang Zhen curled her lip. "You have to try. What's the difference between a person without dreams and a salted fish?"
"What is salted fish?" Lan Fangyue asked in surprise.
Yang Zhen waved his hand, glanced at the approaching Golden Core Realm cultivators, and explained, "It's a type of pickled fish from my hometown, it's delicious. I'll make it for you another day!"
"Is it as delicious as cumin lamb?" Lan Fangyue asked intently.
"That's for sure!"
Glug!
Lan Fangyue swallowed hard.
At this moment, the Golden Core Realm cultivators on the horizon landed on Bright Peak, greeted the various sect leaders and elders, and then their expressions all changed.
A young lama at the Golden Core Realm rushed to Yun Jie's side and asked in surprise, "Junior brother, how did you get injured like this?"
Yun Jie glanced at Yang Zhen with a cold expression, and when he saw that Yang Zhen was still winking at him, he coughed up another mouthful of blood.
"Was it that brat who hurt you?" The lama's aura surged, and the surrounding temperature suddenly dropped significantly.
At the same time, a young man with a feather fan and a turban frowned, approached Zeng Bishu, and asked in a deep voice, "Junior Brother Zeng, why are you so badly injured?"
Zeng Bishu also took a deep breath and glared at Yang Zhen with resentment.
Hua Youyue's lips curled into a half-smile as she looked at Yang Zhen and said, "You seem to be in trouble!"
Yang Zhen hid behind Hua Youyue, tugging at Hua Youyue clothes and saying, "You have to protect me! I offended these people because of the Long Moon Pavilion. Now their senior brother is here, Golden Core Realm! That's terrifying!"
Hua Youyue snatched the clothes from Yang Zhen's hand and said, "I didn't ask you to go so far."
oops?
Are you trying to cross the river and then destroy the bridge?
Yang Zhen was about to speak when he saw the expression on Hua Youyue's face and immediately realized that Hua Youyue could actually joke, which surprised him greatly.
From the beginning until now, Hua Youyue has shown great concern for him. If anyone wanted to harm him now, Hua Youyue would probably be the first to object. However, Yang Zhen's thoughts were even more strange.
This enigmatic young woman must be hiding something. Yang Zhen thought to himself, looking at Hua Youyue's ambiguous smile.
" Yang Zhen, come out here!"
A sharp rebuke rang out from the crowd, startling everyone. They looked in the direction of the sound and were immediately taken aback.
A young woman with phoenix eyes and thick eyebrows approached with a sword in hand, her gaze cold and stern. Ignoring Shi Feixue's advice, she walked towards Yang Zhen.
Along the way, everyone kept turning around to look at Yang Zhen, their expressions suddenly turning strange.
Yang Zhen turned around and looked back, asking in confusion, "Who is Yang Zhen? Is there anyone here Yang Zhen?"
The young woman stumbled, gritted her teeth, and pointed her long sword at Yang Zhen, saying, " Yang Zhen, you call yourself a man? Don't you dare admit your mistakes?"
Yang Zhen exclaimed "Huh?" and said with a sneer, "I don't want to listen to what this old lady is saying. What do you mean by 'daring to do something but not daring to admit it'? I haven't done anything that would be unforgivable by Heaven and Earth Rejection. Are all the people in the Ten Thousand Flowers Valley unreasonable?"
"You!" The young woman's face suddenly turned ashen, and she pointed at Yang Zhen, speechless with anger.
Everyone around stared blankly at Yang Zhen. This woman, although a Golden Core Realm expert from the Ten Thousand Flowers Valley, was only in her early twenties at most, yet Yang Zhen called her 'Auntie'?
boom!
Suddenly, a terrifying surge of energy erupted from the young woman, and her longsword flashed with an intense cold light as she charged towards Yang Zhen.
"Arrogant brat, do you really think I wouldn't dare kill you here?"
"Presumptuous!"
Hua Youyue gave a soft snort, and without her making any move, the young woman suddenly cried out in surprise and staggered backward.
"A Nascent Soul Realm expert?"