Chapter 674: Competing for Benefits
Translator: Transn Editor: Transn
Huangfu Qing, clad in navy blue, sat in the main seat of the hall with a dignified expression.
Jun Wuxi sat beneath him in the great hall.
“Greetings, Master!” Su Mo walked into the hall and bowed to Huangfu Qing.
“Su Mo, have a seat!” Huangfu Qing nodded and indicated Su Mo to sit.
“Thank you, Master!” Su Mo bowed again and took his place beside Jun Wuxi.
Huangfu Qing sized his two disciples up and said, “Both of you shall join me for the East Continent Talents’ Grand Gathering that is being held in two weeks.”
“Master, will you be joining us?” Jun Wuxi asked. He and Su Mo were surprised to hear that their Master would be attending the Talents’ Grand Gathering. It must truly be a grand occasion.
“Yes!” Huangfu Qing nodded and said, “All the other peak masters will be going too.”
Su Mo and Jun Wuxi were shocked. This Talents’ Grand Gathering must be very grand if all the peak masters would be attending!
After some thought, Jun Wuxi asked curiously, “Master, what’s so special about the Talents’ Grand Gathering? Why is it such an important event?”
Su Mo looked at Huangfu Qing, his interest piqued as well.
Huangfu Qing said in a low voice, “A Supreme Spiritual Stone Mine has been discovered at the Dalbergia Mountains between Blackdragon Domain and Cloud Domain. If we dig all the Supreme Spiritual Stones out, there should be about 10 billion of them.”
“Supreme Spiritual Stone Mine!” Su Mo and Jun Wuxi were amazed.
Supreme Spiritual Stone Mine!
10 billion Supreme Spiritual Stones!
Goodness! This was a king’s ransom. When converted to Upper Spiritual Stones, it would be about 10 trillion Upper Spiritual Stones!
Huangfu Qing continued, “Not one power in East Continent could be the sole owner of this Spiritual Stone Mine. Cold-blood Hall proposed that we hold this Talents’ Grand Gathering and invite all the powers to participate. If any of their disciples could emerge head and shoulders above the rest, the Sect they belong to will get to own the Spiritual Stone Mine.”
“I see!” Now Su Mo and Jun Wuxi realized that there was such a large fortune at stake at the upcoming gathering.
Regardless of the number of powers and geniuses attending in the Talents’ Grand Gathering, ultimately, it would be the disciples of the seven supreme forces that would end up competing against one another.
“Sigh! It’s a pity An Nuan had already left for the Central Continent. If she didn’t, we would have a higher chance of winning!” Huangfu Qing sighed.
Su Mo and Jun Wuxi nodded. “That’s right. Senior Sister An Nuan’s absence was a big loss to the Sect!”
Although there were many geniuses from the nine peaks whose names were on List of Top 1,000 Talents, including one ranked higher than An Nuan, there was still no guarantee of victory.
After all, the geniuses of the other six forces in East Continent were equally extraordinary.
Furthermore, since Cold-blood Hall had proposed this idea, they must be confident in winning.
“Alright, both of you must do your best. I’ll be satisfied as long as you don’t disgrace Towering Sky Peak!” Huangfu Qing did not expect the two of them to make a splash. After all, their cultivation was still considered low.
He then waved his hand and said, “You may go now. We’ll set off in two weeks!”
“Yes, Master!” Su Mo and Jun Wuxi stood up and cupped their fist.
Since there was no mention of the rewards available at the Talents’ Grand Gathering, Su Mo tentatively broached the topic. “Master, what kind of rewards will there be for the disciples with outstanding displays at the Talents’ Grand Gathering?”
Huangfu Qing smiled and said, “The rewards have yet to be confirmed. If you perform well, the Sect will reward you handsomely!”
Su Mo nodded and said, “I’ll do well then!”
Huangfu Qing dismissed him with a wave of his hand.
Su Mo and Jun Wuxi then left the hall together.
Outside the hall.
Jun Wuxi said, “11th Junior Brother, we must not disappoint Master in the upcoming gathering!”
“That’s right!” Su Mo nodded and said, “Don’t worry, Fifth Senior Brother.”
“11th Junior Brother, what is your current combat strength like? How many levels above your cultivation can you take on? ” Jun Wuxi asked out of curiosity.
“Ha ha, Fifth Senior Brother, you’ll know when the time comes!” Su Mo smiled mysteriously.
“Oh?” Jun Wuxi was curious when he took in Su Mo’s confident expression.
“Fifth Senior Brother, I’ll head back to cultivate now!”
After Su Mo bid Jun Wuxi goodbye, he returned to his tower.
As Su Mo sat cross-legged in the practice room, he felt a little helpless. There was no way he could get out of attending the Talents’ Grand Gathering.
Although he was pretty powerful right now, he still lagged behind those geniuses on the List of Top 1,000 Talents.
Those ranked in the top 10 on the List of Top 1,000 Talents had strength comparable to a Martial King Realm martial artist and were much more powerful compared to him.
Luckily, Su Mo still had two weeks to increase his cultivation.
After some thought, he decided to attempt merging the gold and earth properties again.
Even if his cultivation increased by another two levels, he did not have the confidence to challenge those top-ranked geniuses unless he could merge those properties.
Once he made up his mind to take part in a gathering like this, he would not allow himself to be defeated.
Su Mo started to merge the properties together as he continued to refine his Dark Force.
A tiny wisp of golden Dark Force and yellow Dark Force circled around Su Mo’s fingers and he started to merge them together.
Su Mo had been cultivating the Nirvana Cultivation Method for a significant period of time, so his gold property’s strength was now on par with his earth property’s. This boosted his confidence in merging the two together.
Poom!
Su Mo had been extremely careful, but the two wisps of Dark Force immediately exploded upon contact with each other!
He continued his attempts at merging them.
Poom!
Poom!
Poom!
Explosions still sounded with every attempt he made.
After spending two full days on this, Su Mo was still unable to make headway. His heart sank.
In the early hours of the morning, there was a knock outside. Li Feng and Hong Qingxuan had arrived.
The trio had earlier agreed to meet ten days later to increase their cultivation and so they showed up at the appointed date.
Su Mo let them into his tower and they all entered the Divine Map’s Space together.
Two hours later, they emerged from the Divine Map.
Their strength had increased tremendously in the span of two short hours.
Su Mo was now of Lv 4 True Darkness Realm cultivation and his physical strength was now comparable to a Lv 6 True Darkness Realm martial artist.
Similarly, Hong Qingxuan had reached Lv 4 True Darkness Realm cultivation. As for Li Feng, his physical strength was now comparable to a Lv 7 True Darkness Realm martial artist.
After just one round of cultivating, their strength increased tremendously. Then, Li Feng and Hong Qingxuan left.
Su Mo had asked them both and found out that Hong Qingxuan would be attending the Talents’ Grand Gathering as well.
However, Li Feng would not be attending. Perhaps the higher echelons were not aware of Li Feng’s strength, so no one informed him.
After his friends left, Su Mo started to merge the properties again. He would not be able to compete with the top 10 on the List of Top 1,000 Talents unless he could successfully merge the two properties together.
He might then even be Wenren Tiandu’s match!