The Heavenly Treasures Mountain. The clouds hovering around the nine peaks of the Fortunes Peaks. Atop the clouds were formidable figures from various areas around the world; this truly was a ce where the fish swam with the dragons.


    “Fellow Daoist Ji Ning.” A violet-robed Yu Qi had just arrived at Ning’s ce.


    “Oh?” Ning gave him a nce. Earlier, he had sold off treasures worth 1.3 million kilograms of liquefied elemental essence to this man. Ning was quite satisfied with this. Smiling, he said, “Fellow Daoist Yu Qi,e, have a few cups of wine with me.”


    “No need,” Yu Qi said with augh, then whispered, “I’vee to inform you, fellow Daoist Ji Ning, that the men of the Youngme n have arrived.”


    “The men of the Youngme n have arrived?” Ning’s eyes lit up. “Where?”


    “Right? Where?” Little Qing’s eyes were shining as well.


    Yu Qi was bbergasted. When these two had heard the word ‘Youngme n’, it was as though they had located their prey.


    “Right over there.” Yu Qi gestured with his eyes as he gave a sideways nce to a distant mountain peak. “See them? That group that just flew out from that mountain peak. Including the maid, there are nine in total.”


    Ning immediately followed Yu Qi’s gave. Right away, he saw the group of people flying out; the group was led by a middle-aged man with an extraordinary aura and loose, unbound long hair. By his side were two youths. As for the others with him, they were all guards, servants, and maids.


    “Youngme Xiushui?” Ning’s eyes narrowed. After having sold off the magic treasures, Ning had purchased quite a few intelligence reports, such as a detailed one regarding the Youngme n and the various other powers of the imperial capital. In short, Ning had already memorized all of the fairly formidable figures of the Youngme n that had been mentioned in the intelligence reports.


    Youngme Xiushui was a Void-level Earth Immortal! He was being nurtured by the Youngme n, and had a good chance of bing a Celestial Immortal. In fact, his position was such that he couldn’t even be bothered to be a Godplume Duke. This was because, for one who had a true chance of bing a Celestial Immortal, there was generally no time to take care of various n matters.


    Bing the Godplume Duke meant that one would have to carry out many matters and divide one’s attention.


    “You recognize him?” Yu Qiughed softly. “This is Youngme Xiushui with his son, Youngme Jun. They’ve invited Adept Woodpass of the Southern Seas to be their guest for dinner.”


    “They’ve invited Adept Woodpass?” Ning said, puzzled, “Youngme Xiushui has an extraordinary status; he’s actually inviting a Wanxiang Adept to dinner, and one from the Southern Seas?”


    Yu Qiughed. “Fellow Daoist Ji Ning, you don’t understand; the Southern Seas are iparably vast and difficult to govern. Thus, the battles between the cultivators in that area are extremely chaotic and ferocious. However, this chaotic region has given birth to some truly outstanding geniuses. Adept Woodpass can be described as one of the most supreme of Wanxiang Adepts of this ce.”


    “Most supreme?” Ning was shocked.


    The Southern Seas... that was a ce of endless water, with many inds and cultivators, that wasparable in size to severalmanderies. To describe someone as being one of the most supreme of Wanxiang Adepts in this ce was quite the boast.


    “Adept Woodpass is one of those who havee to the Conve of Immortal Destiny in order to fight for first ce,” Yu Qi said softly. “Three hundred years ago, Adept Woodpass was already capable of executing a Primal Daoist.”


    “He killed a Primal Daoist more than three centuries ago?” Ning was greatly shocked.


    “This Woodpass... for the sake of the Conve of Immortal Destiny, he managed to force himself to remain at the Wanxiang Adept level for three centuries?” The nearby Little Qing called out in shock, “I’ve heard of freaks like him, but I didn’t expect to actually run into one.”


    Fortunately, every single cloud was surrounded by formations which blocked out sound.


    Ning still felt his heart clench. He had killed Primal Daoists three hundred years ago? Then how powerful must he now be?


    “Adept Woodpass is extremely famous,” Yu Qi said hurriedly. “Two hundred years ago, he produced his Primaltwin.”


    “Primaltwin...” Ning silently memorized this.


    “A few decades ago, his Primaltwin actually trained all the way to the Void level, bing an Earth Immortal!” Yu Qi said. “He took over an ind in the Southern Seas and often expounds on the Dao there, turning away neither monsters nor humans. He often expounds on the Dao, causing his fame to grow greater and greater... and, ording to what the outside world knows, more than six Loose Immortals have died to him already!”


    Ji Ning, Uncle White, and Little Qing werepletely stunned upon hearing this.


    “What a madman! His true body is only at the Wanxiang Adept level, but his Primaltwin actually dared to train to the Void level and be an Earth Immortal?” Little Qing called out in shock. “Three hundred years... isn’t he afraid of the Three Cmities and Nine Tribtions?”


    “To dare to act in such an insane manner... either he’s a madman, or he’s an absolute, peerless monster,” Ning said.


    It was actually incredibly dangerous for a Primaltwin to train to the Void level and be an Earth Immortal when the true body was a Wanxiang Adept. This was because once a Cmity or a Tribtion descended, the power of the trial would be linked to one’s own power. How terrifying would a Cmity or a Tribtion meant for an Earth Immortal be? The terrifying trial would simultaneously descend on both the true body and the Primaltwin. The Primaltwin might make it, but if the original body was too weak, it might not be able to do so.


    “The Primaltwin of Adept Woodpass broke through to the Earth Immortal level a few decades ago; it’s possible that he had already ovee his Cmity at that time,” Yu Qi said with augh. “I refuse to believe that his true Wanxiang-level body is capable of oveing a trial meant for a Void-level Earth Immortal.”


    “Right.” Ning nodded. That made sense.


    “However, Adept Woodpass truly is at a high level ofprehension. He dares to publicly expound on the Dao, and the outside world knows of at least six Loose Immortals who died to him... in the imperial capital, he is publicly acknowledged as one of the contenders for the number one position.” Yu Qi sighed, “He’s already so formidable; if his true body bes apprenticed to one of the major powers of the Three Realms and learns even higher level techniques and divine abilities, it will definitely be far more powerful than even his Primaltwin.”


    “Fellow Daoist Yu Qi,” Ning said hurriedly, “Regarding this Conve of Immortal Destiny... there should be intelligence reports regarding some publicly acknowledged formidable figures, right?”


    “Right.” Yu Qi nodded. “However, just some of the more famous ones; after all, the Grand Xia Empire is simply too vast. No one knows about all of the monstrous geniuses that are hidden within it. For example, yourself, fellow Daoist Ji Ning. Before you killed Youngme Nong, no one in the imperial capital had ever even heard of you.”


    “The Grand Xia Empire is a ce of crouching tigers and hidden dragons. Adept Woodpass is just one of the most likely contenders, but no one knows if an even more terrifying genius might emerge.” Yu Qi sighed with great emotion.


    Ning nodded as well. “I need the intelligence reports regarding this Conve of Immortal Destiny and some formidable Wanxiang Adepts participating in it.”


    “I’ll deliver it shortly,” Yu Qi said with augh, then departed.


    Still seated atop the cloud, Ji Ning, Uncle White, and Little Qing all felt as though this Conve of Immortal Destiny wouldn’t be an easy one to win.


    “Even his Primaltwin is a Void-level Earth Immortal... and yet he insists on shamelessly keeping his true body at the ‘Wanxiang’ level,” Little Qing grumbled viciously.


    “Well, he wants to be apprenticed to a truly formidable figure of the Three Realms,” Ning said with augh. “It makes sense.” As the saying went, a teacher could lead you through the door, but training relied on one’s self.


    Although training did indeed rely on one’s self, one still needed a teacher to at least lead one through the door. If one had a good teacher, the situation would bepletely different. Although Ning had never met Daoist Threelives, given that Daoist Threelives had arranged the ‘Divine Abilities Hall’, ‘Wargod Hall’, and ‘Ster Hall’ for him, it was as though Daoist Threelives was personally guiding him.


    ......


    In another area.


    “Since ourst parting in the Southern Seas, it has been more than a century. Now, fellow Daoist, you havee to the imperial capital, hahaha...” The long-haired Youngme Xiushuiughed with emotion. “When I think about how you will disy your divine might in the Conve of Immortal Destiny, and about how some of the major powers of the Three Realms will discover you and perhaps ept you as disciple... I can’t help but feel jealous of you. I feel as though I should’ve stayed a few more years at the Wanxiang level as well.”


    Adept Woodpass looked like a youth; he had a simple, honest appearance. But this simple, honest-looking youth was known throughout the Southern Seas. He had travelled alone, establishing a tremendous reputation, and openly gave lectures on the Dao. He was venerated by countless Immortal cultivators and Diremonsters.


    “Fellow Daoist Xiushui, you don’t understand; to stay at the Wanxiang Adept level is incredibly miserable,” Adept Woodpass said with a sigh. “My true body’s foundation is far more powerful than that of my Primaltwin’s; after all, my Primaltwin is only a Ki Refiner, while my true body is primarily a Fiendgod Body Refiner. And yet, I keep on refraining from breaking through. After having done so for so long... it’s actually cast a shadow over my heart. In the recent Cmity, when my Primaltwin was at the peak Primal level, the mental attacks were exceptionally powerful. I almost died due to the ndishments of the mental attacks.”


    Youngme Xiushui nodded. “Others only see your gloriousness and see you shine with power at the Conve of Immortal Destiny, but they don’t see how you’ve gritted your teeth and endured the passage of the past three centuries. The shadow cast over your heart by three centuries of forcibly repressing your power... how terrifying it must be!”


    “Father.” A handsome youth next to them suddenly called out. Youngme Xiushui looked towards his son.


    “Should I wait for three cenutires as well?” The handsome youth asked.


    “You? Even if you wait three centuries, you have no hope. Focus on your training. If you are able to be a Void-level Earth Immortal, I’d have to thank the heavens and thank the earth.” Youngme Xiushui shook his head in resignation. His son, at his level of ability, wanted to participate in the Conve of Immortal Destiny? In the past, even Xiushui himself had chosen to give up. There were countless monsters who had been suppressing their own power for years, waiting for this chance to soar to the heavens during the Conve.


    The handsome youth pursed his lips. Although he too had participated in the conversation between his father and Adept Woodpass, he was clearly on a lower level... and so, bored, he looked around. Suddenly, his gaze fell upon a distant cloud. Atop the cloud there was a fur-d youth, a snowy white dog, and an azure-robed maiden. The fur-d youth was actually holding a book and reading it.


    “Is he...?” The handsome youth stared, wide-eyed. “...Ji Ning?”


    “Father, Father, quick, look,” the handsome youth immediately called out.


    Youngme Xiushui frowned as he looked at his son. His son had interrupted him while he was speaking; clearly, he was rather displeased.


    “Quick, look. Ji Ning. That’s Ji Ning, who killed Youngme Nong.” The handsome youth pointed towards Ning’s direction.


    Youngme Xiushui and Adept Woodpass both looked in that direction. They immediately saw the distant, fur-d youth.


    “His appearance, his clothes... and he has a Whitewater Hound and an azure-robed maiden by his side. Can that really be Ji Ning?” Youngme Xiushui frowned. The Youngme n had been pursing Ji Ning this entire time... however, they wouldn’t bother Youngme Xiushui over a matter like this. Still, in his heart, he felt proud of his n, and naturally wouldn’t permit outsiders to challenge it.


    “Can that really be him?” Youngme Xiushui said softly, “He dares toe to the imperial capital... what is Ji Ning nning? To challenge my Youngme n?”


    Adept Woodpass looked over as well, thenughed. “I heard that Ji Ning is quite formidable. Can it be that he, too, hase to participate in the Conve of Immortal Destiny?”