Eternal Life: My Talents Can Refresh-Chapter 250 - 146: Thousand Islands Contest, Chu Ning Joins the Battle
"Eighteen?"
Upon hearing this, Chu Ning couldn’t help but slightly open his mouth.
"Could it be that this Fairy Cen started cultivating from the womb?"
He was twenty this year and felt that reaching Qi Refining Perfection at this speed was already unbelievably fast.
With the Yin Wood Spirit Body, cultivating the Cyan Wood Evergreen Technique was extremely quick.
Moreover, after refreshing the Source Rune Spirit Body, he gained a large amount of resources through the Talisman Making Technique.
A few months ago, he quickly completed the cultivation from the Eighth Layer to the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining by utilizing the Spirit Charm.
Yet this Fairy Cen had already become a Foundation Establishment Cultivator at only eighteen.
This truly shocked Chu Ning.
The key point was that she was also known as the top Array Master in the Thousand Lakes and Thousand Islands, and arrays were the most difficult part of the Pill Talisman Artifact Array.
Even when he was at the Cyan Creek Sect, he had never heard of such a genius.
"It’s quite unbelievable, isn’t it?" At this moment, Jiang Lan displayed a hint of pride on her face.
"In this Thousand Lakes and Thousand Islands, no male cultivator can match her.
It’s said she has a Celestial Spirit Root, and a Golden Core Cultivator from a major sect wanted to accept her as a True Disciple.
But Fairy Cen said she wanted to stay in the Thousand Lakes and Thousand Islands, yet that Golden Core Cultivator still accepted her as a disciple, imparting Supreme Dao Skills to her."
Perhaps because this Fairy Cen had brought some prestige to female cultivators, Jiang Lan spoke with a tone of pride.
Hearing this, Chu Ning couldn’t help but smile slightly, choosing not to inquire further.
The external clamor also gradually quieted down after the Foundation Establishment Cultivator in the center spoke out.
"Esteemed Isle Masters, Fellow Daoists, I am Cen Wenquan, the patriarch of the Cen Family and this term’s Alliance Leader of the Thousand Islands Alliance.
I am pleased to once again welcome the quinquennial Thousand Islands Tournament.
To promote Daoist exchange between islands and enhance the overall cultivation strength in the Thousand Lakes and Thousand Islands, we have been organizing the Thousand Islands Tournament over the past few decades with great success.
As everyone knows the rules, I won’t elaborate further.
Upon a successful challenge, island jurisdiction can be exchanged. The loser must submit another island’s harvest for three years as compensation.
Now, please propose the islands you wish to challenge, and proceed directly to the competition."
Cen Wenquan got straight to the point. The venue, which had quieted down, became slightly restless again after his words.
"Each island must have no fewer than three and no more than ten participants for the competition.
Participants are not to cause mortal harm in any competition..."
At this moment, Cen Wenquan continued to explain the competition rules.
Meanwhile, many sound transmission talismans were already flying out from the high platforms of various islands.
On the high platforms, including those of Fairy Cen and the younger generation from various families, they were collecting them.
What caught Chu Ning’s attention was that a few sound transmission talismans also rose from the crowd below.
"Are these cultivators intending to form a team to directly seize island jurisdiction?"
Recalling a Loose Cultivator who previously invited him to team up, Chu Ning speculated internally.
In just a moment, Cen Wenquan’s voice rang out again.
"Now, I will first announce the requests for challenge tournaments and then organize the competitions one by one."
"Flower Crown Island challenges Purple Swallow Island."
"Star Moon Island challenges Storm Island."
...
Cen Wenquan announced about thirty or forty groups of challenges in succession. Chu Ning listened roughly, noting some Tier One islands challenging Tier Two islands.
There were also Tier Two islands challenging higher-ranked Tier Two islands.
However, it seemed relatively fewer Tier One islands were challenging each other.
It appeared that cultivators from Tier One islands, possibly due to the minor differences in Tier One Spirit Veins, were more stable and conservative.
At this moment, Chu Ning also paid attention to Jiang Hongguang’s expression beside him. Noticing that he seemed visibly relieved after hearing many names without Feihong Island being mentioned, his initial worry lessened considerably.
But right at this moment.
"Jingquan Island challenges Feihong Island."
"Beilin Island challenges Feihong Island."
"Loose Cultivator Si Guangliang’s team challenges Feihong Island."
Cen Wenquan announced three continuous challenges, all targeting Feihong Island.
This instantly changed Jiang Hongguang’s expression, and even Cen Wenquan’s voice seemed tinged with a hint of doubt.
In the square below, the crowd of cultivators burst into an uproar.
"Why are there so many challenges to Feihong Island?"
"Isn’t Feihong Island just a Tier One Spirit Vein Island? Why are so many suddenly challenging it?
Could it be that there’s something valuable there?"
...
As Cen Wenquan continued to announce further, everyone’s attention quickly shifted.
Chu Ning then looked at Jiang Hongguang and asked:
"Fellow Daoist Jiang, why are so many suddenly challenging? Did some information leak?"
Jiang Hongguang’s face changed several times, and with an uneasy sigh, he said:
"It seems so. When we discovered that spirit vein, there were indeed a low-tier cultivator and a Spirit Farmer from the island present.
I had repeatedly asked them to strictly keep it a secret, but it seems the news still got out."
After hearing this, Chu Ning internally sighed, initially thinking he could peacefully settle in a place to build his cave mansion.
Unexpectedly, this issue still arose.
So, he asked again:
"Then, how strong are these islands?" 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺
Jiang Hongguang let out a bitter laugh, his expression turning very serious:
"Jingquan Island and Beilin Island are both top-tier in terms of power among islands with Tier One Spirit Veins.
Both islands have cultivators at the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining, and that was several years ago. They might have already broken through to Qi Refining Perfection by now."
Upon saying this, Jiang Hongguang sighed deeply.
At this moment, Jiang Lan asked anxiously from the side:
"Brother, what should we do?"
