For thousands of years, although it had been weathered by wind, rain, and snow, the Heaven Awakening Stele still looked as smooth as before. It was unknown what material it was made of. Today, this monument would become the witness of the new chapter in the history of Phoenix Cry County and the biggest reward for the top three in the Phoenix Banquet.
As the tallest building in Phoenix Cry County, besides the Heaven Awakening Stele, the Immortal's Loft was also one of the landmarks in the downtown area of the inner city. It was usually a place where celebrities gathered. However, at this moment, there were armored soldiers standing on both sides of the passage to the top floor. They were all the Phoenix Guard under the Junzhu Manor. It was obvious that they had booked this place.
Looking from the outside to the inside, the interior of the top floor was no different from usual, except that there were seven armchairs neatly placed on the balcony facing the street, and the owners of four of them were already in place.
"I say, Old Lin, for this Phoenix Feast, how are Xuan 'er and Lang' er's preparations? Don't let me, your grandfather, go bankrupt.”The person who spoke was the head shopkeeper of the Ruyi Trading Company's Phoenix Branch, Feng Guoyan, the head of the Feng family, and the biological father of Lin Xuan's adoptive mother, Feng Biyue.
As the largest merchant association in the Heavenly Phoenix Empire, the Ruyi Trading Company naturally wouldn't miss such a huge business opportunity like the Phoenix Banquet. They had already set up a bet in front of the Immortal's Restaurant, and the rankings of the contestants who were likely to clear the stage were hung beside it for everyone's reference.
Currently, there were less than 100 people on the rankings. Among them, Lin Lang was ranked seventh. As for Lin Xuan, because he had just recovered from a serious illness, no one was optimistic about him. He was only ranked 36th.
As the Phoenix Academy's selection test for new students, the Phoenix Banquet had always been known for its strict rules, and there was never a fixed quota. The participants had to complete all the checkpoints set by the academy. If no one passed in the end, they would rather not accept anyone. He remembered that there was a year when only 18 people from the entire Phoenix Cry County were finally accepted. It could be seen how high the standards of the Phoenix Cry Academy in choosing their inheritors were.
"It's not to the extent of going bankrupt, but in-law, I'm afraid you won't be able to avoid a heartache this time.”Lin Yaotian said indifferently. On the surface, he looked calm and composed, but in his heart, he still had some opinions about the Ruyi Trading Company looking down on Lin Xuan.
"I knew you would say that. However, the rankings are revised by the head office. Even I have no right to ask.”Feng Guoyan said with a bitter smile.
"Old man Feng is definitely going to pay a lot today, but Temple Master Lin seems to think very highly of this cheap grandson of yours.”A sharp voice rang out. It was the Huo family head, Huo Sheng.
Hearing this, Feng Guoyan frowned, and Lin Yaotian almost stood up. Lin Xuan's background was an absolute taboo of the Lin family. In order to take into account the child's feelings, few people mentioned it in the past fifteen years. At this moment, Huo Sheng was so angry that Lin Yaotian was about to flare up on the spot, but he was stopped by a voice.
"Please don't be angry, Faction Head Lin. I believe that General Huo just made a slip of the tongue and did not do it on purpose. I hope that you can let this matter go for my sake.”Shanhai Zhenren advised him in a gentle voice, while at the same time, he gave Huo Sheng a deep look.
As the head of the Shan family, as well as an elder of the Divine Dao Mountain, the Phoenix Empire's Orthodoxy, and as the strongest of the five Yuan Opening realm experts in the Phoenix Cry County, Shanhai's words still carried some weight in Huo Sheng's heart.
The two of them exchanged glances and forcefully suppressed the unhappiness in their hearts. After all, it was really inappropriate for them to flare up in such a situation. After a brief interlude, the scene returned to its usual calm. As for the undercurrents that were brewing in private, Shanhai was too lazy to care.
At this moment, a series of hissing sounds rang out. The Phoenix Guard that maintained order on both sides of the official road of the dynasty, Phoenix Arrival Road, stood solemnly. Three Phoenix Spirit Colts stepped on swallows and entered the city.
Looking around, the three of them gradually approached. The one in the middle was dressed in a five-colored brocade robe with a platinum phoenix emblem embroidered on the front and back. His gaze was disdainful and looked down on all living things. He was the Fifth Prince of the Heavenly Phoenix Empire, King Bai Ling. On his left and right were the Princess of the Phoenix Cry County, Tang Luan, and the Great Elder of the Phoenix Cry Academy, Qu Tongyou.
According to the Heavenly Phoenix Empire's tradition, every year, the Phoenix Banquet would send a prince to attend the ceremony in person to show respect to their ancestors. However, this year, the one who came happened to be the proud and aloof White Soaring King. For such an occasion, it was inevitable that it would be a little overwhelming.
"Greetings, Your Highness, Princess." The four of them finished their greetings. As they were of the same generation as Qu Tongyou and had known each other for many years, they did not exchange pleasantries.
"Yes." King Bai Ling only said one word before he walked upstairs. The situation was extremely awkward.
"Everyone, it's about time. Let's enter together.”Princess Tang Luan hurriedly tried to mediate the situation. Qu Tongyou, who was beside her, looked at the four people's predicament with a helpless expression. Along the way, the latter had experienced a lot of such scenes and was already used to it.
On the top floor of Yi Xian, everyone was in position. At this moment, outside the county gate and by the side of Fenglin Road, the participating youths had already gathered and were waiting for orders. There were actually thousands of them. This was the result of most of the people of the appropriate age who felt that they had no hope of passing the Phoenix Cry's strict selection and voluntarily gave up. After all, there were many people who were seriously injured or even had their Dao hearts shattered in the previous assessments.
On the grandstand, Qu Tongyou suddenly stood up and immediately took out a black and white spiritual pearl. It was called "Right and Wrong" and was the personal magic treasure of the first generation Phoenix Emperor. It was said that he had obtained it by chance when he was training in the outer region and had given it to the academy as a memento. It was usually placed in the academy's towering tower. Only the Phoenix Feast was held every year to select the future successor of the academy.
"The selection begins! Those who entered the inner city within two hours would be considered to have passed the preliminary selection!”After everything was done, Qu Tongyou looked in the direction of the county gate, circulated his True Qi, and read out the rules. The order was clearly heard. In an instant, all the examinees swarmed in from outside the county gate. This year's Phoenix Feast began.
According to the usual practice, the Phoenix Cry Academy's selection had four stages: the preliminary round, the second round, the banquet, and the inheritance. They were called the Heavenly Path, the Heavenly Ascension Platform, the Heavenly Feast, and the Heavenly Monument. The various assessments were mainly set in the preliminary and semi-finals, and only the examinees who cleared the final round were qualified to enter the main banquet. As for the inheritance, it was the exclusive reward for the top three.
"Little sister, it's time for us to move.”Lin Xuan stared confidently at the black crowd in front of him and said calmly.
"Alright, I'll listen to you, big brother." Lin Lang replied with a smile, relaxed and relaxed. Immediately, he moved with Lin Xuan and stepped onto the official road to rush to the inner city.
However, at this moment, there was no expected scene of people fighting and rushing at lightning speed on the Phoenix Arrival Road. Even the surrounding crowd did not have the slightest intention of making a commotion. Instead, it was replaced by inexplicable shock and private whispers.
" What happened?!" The surrounding youths muttered to themselves as cold sweat broke out on their foreheads. He was originally a candidate of the right age, but he felt that his strength was not enough and voluntarily gave up on this year's selection. Looking at the scene in front of him, the young man suddenly felt a little lucky for his choice back then.
Under the cover of the spiritual light, the Phoenix Arrival Path was still crowded with people, but the atmosphere was extremely strange.
"Where did this kid come from? If you don't get lost, you'll affect my meal and I'll let you die without a burial place!”The demon beast spoke in human language and stared at Lin Xuan threateningly. Following that, a demonic wind blew, and the two corpses on the ground immediately floated in front of the demonic beast. Two bloody hearts were driven out of the chest by its demonic power, and then swallowed into the demonic mouth.
Lin Xuan was abnormally shocked and furious when he saw this, but he was intimidated by the other party's powerful strength. However, just as he was thinking of a way to deal with it, the demon beast's next words left the youth with no other choice.
"Tsk tsk, the taste is not right. This kind of old and frail thing really spoils my mood. The one on the ground is still better. It's crystal clear and must be incomparably fresh and tender.”Immediately after, the demonic wind rose again, and it looked like another tragedy was about to happen.
Lin Xuan was greatly shocked in his heart. He did not expect that his full-strength attack would actually be unable to shake the other party in the slightest. Seeing that the baby girl was getting closer and closer to the demonic beast, the youth had no time to think about it and immediately punched out with all his strength.
“呯!”This time, he hit the other party. However, at this moment, Lin Xuan's fist was like hitting a piece of metal. On the other hand, the speed at which the baby girl flew towards the demon beast did not decrease at all. It was obvious that the demon beast was teasing Lin Xuan.
"Hehe! Little guy, don't be impatient. Since you want to die, I'll fulfill your wish later.”The demonic beast mocked in disdain.
He did not feel the pain in his hand, and he chose to ignore the other party's arrogance for the time being. The baby girl's life was in danger, and Lin Xuan could not care less. Punch after punch, loud bangs rang out. The young man's fists were already dripping with blood, finally causing the demonic beast to be distracted and completely divert its attention.
"Brat, are you so late to reincarnate? I'll send you on your way!" The demon beast was furious, and its palm slashed fiercely at Lin Xuan.
However, looking at the baby girl on the ground, Lin Xuan's distracting thoughts instantly disappeared. Immediately, his expression turned serious. He gathered the remaining qi in his body and used the human as a spear. He used the "Pointing to the Heavens" move that was like the integration of Heaven and man to meet the demon beast without hesitation.
At this critical moment, both sides were about to clash. However, at this moment, the baby girl on the ground suddenly turned from sobbing to wailing.
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