Chapter 97

"What are you guys up to?" The commotion outside was too loud, so Jiang Feilin came out.

"Nothing, just annoyed by him." Jiang Qingluan gritted her teeth but let him off, as she didn't want to make a big fuss.

Li Tianming managed to escape a crisis.

"Yinghuo, when we get back, I'm going to pull out your tongue."

"Hehe, try it?" The little yellow chicken had been rolling on the ground laughing, and now got up, laughing without restraint.

Having such a companion beast was truly exasperating.

"Brother, have some water."

"At least Feilin is polite." Li Tianming sat up straight, mocking Jiang Qingluan.

"Do you have a reason now?" Jiang Qingluan glared.

"Girls, don't get angry so easily. I came here to ask you a question." Li Tianming said.

He pulled Jiang Feilin to sit beside him.

"I'll ask you a question first." Jiang Qingluan glared.

"Go ahead."

"Did you steal the wrong thing?" Jiang Qingluan asked, implying that Li Tianming might have wanted to steal Jiang Feilin's undergarment.

"Yes." He had to admit it, or it would imply he had feelings for Jiang Qingluan.

For now, Jiang Qingluan was at most a rival...

"Shameless, this confirms my decision not to let you near Feilin." Jiang Qingluan said angrily.

Unbeknownst to her, this was all due to Yinghuo's mischief, who was still laughing on the ground, clearly asking for a beating.

"What are you guys talking about?" Jiang Feilin was still clueless, looking confused.

"Nothing, Li Tianming, spit it out." As the Blue Princess, she wasn't exactly polite.

"I want to ask if you said you were leaving for a while, are you going to the Abyssal Battlefield?" Li Tianming asked.

Only such a serious question could help them escape the awkwardness...

"Yes, how did you know?" Jiang Qingluan looked puzzled.

"I heard Wei Guohao is going too, when is it?"

"Do you really want to defeat Wei Guohao and become the Deputy Lord's disciple? Dream on." Jiang Qingluan said disdainfully.

"Just tell me the time."

"It's not confirmed yet, maybe in one or two months." Jiang Qingluan said.

"How long will you be gone?"

"Within a month."

This way, Wei Guohao would only be absent for about a month in the next year, not hindering Li Tianming's plans to surpass him.

Of course, the premise was that Wei Guohao wouldn't gain any significant power in the Abyssal Battlefield.

"Why are you going to the Abyssal Battlefield? How many people are going?" Li Tianming asked.

"The details aren't confirmed yet, the Heavenly Master doesn't allow us to say." Jiang Qingluan said.

"Even with our close relationship, you can't tell me?" Li Tianming asked, wanting to know the details.

"Who said we're close?"

"If you keep this up, I won't be gentle with Feilin after you leave."

"Then you'd better be prepared to be a eunuch."

"Even that would be worth it, since Feilin is so beautiful." Li Tianming threatened.

"Qing'er, just tell him, you've already told me, breaking the rules anyway." Jiang Feilin said.

"You!" Her sister was siding with Li Tianming, causing Jiang Qingluan a headache.

"Speak up, don't dilly-dally."

"In short, the 'Holy Heavenly Mansion' has sealed off the 'Azure Domain' of the Abyssal Battlefield, setting up some tests or blessings inside."

"Then, the Holy Heavenly Mansion will send young disciples from the three Heavenly Mansions to participate in the 'Abyssal Beast Battle.' It's said that one person will be chosen to join the Holy Heavenly Mansion." Jiang Qingluan said.

"Holy Heavenly Mansion? What's that?" Li Tianming was confused.

"You don't know the Holy Heavenly Mansion?"

"No, I don't."

"Typical farmer."

"Tell me then."

"You should know that the Vermilion Bird Kingdom is just an ordinary country in the Yanhuang Continent. I won't go into details about the outside world, but all the Yanhuang Academies and core Heavenly Mansions are built by the Holy Heavenly Mansion."

"Our Heavenly Mansion is just an ordinary branch of the Holy Heavenly Mansion." Jiang Qingluan said.

"Is the Holy Heavenly Mansion very powerful?"

"Isn't that obvious? I can't describe how powerful it is, but it's like a world beyond the heavens."

"At least, as far as I know, in the past few hundred years, only one person from our Vermilion Bird Kingdom's Heavenly Mansion has been favored by the Holy Heavenly Mansion and is about to be absorbed."

Li Tianming had some understanding of the outside world.

He knew the Yanhuang Continent was vast, but how vast, few people had ventured out to know.

He knew that besides the desolate lands, there was a 'Candle Dragon Kingdom' to the northwest and a 'Canghai Kingdom' in the southern archipelago.

It was said these three kingdoms were on the southeastern peninsula of the Yanhuang Continent.

The path to the Yanhuang Continent was blocked by mountains, and the current peninsula could be considered a tripartite region.

The Holy Heavenly Mansion should be at the core of the vast Yanhuang Continent.

If the Yanhuang Continent was vast, then the Holy Heavenly Mansion must be very powerful.

After all, the Holy Heavenly Mansion had built countless Yanhuang Academies, and in the past few hundred years, no one from the Vermilion Bird Kingdom's Heavenly Mansion had been selected to join the Holy Heavenly Mansion.

"Who is about to be selected to join the Holy Heavenly Mansion?" Li Tianming asked.

"Lin Xiaoting, because of his Sacred Beast War Soul, he has been given special attention. This time, he is in his final stage of cultivation."

"Once he breaks through to the Spirit Source Realm and reaches the 'Unity Realm,' someone will come to take him to the Holy Heavenly Mansion. What do you think my father said about this?"

Li Tianming didn't expect Lin Xiaoting to have such an opportunity.

Fortunately, he had returned to Yan Capital, or he might not have found anyone to take revenge on.

He felt more urgent.

This time, time was even more pressing, and he absolutely couldn't let him leave, or in the vast world, where would he find the majestic and mysterious Holy Heavenly Mansion!

"What did he say?"

Her father was the Vermilion Bird King.

"He said that once Lin Xiaoting returns from the Holy Heavenly Mansion, even the Vermilion Bird King and the Deputy Lord will have to bow to him." Jiang Qingluan said.

"I see."

This one sentence already illustrated the terrifying power of the Holy Heavenly Mansion.

A disciple of the Heavenly Mansion, after training at the Holy Heavenly Mansion, if he returned and could make the Vermilion Bird King and the Heavenly Mansion Lord bow to him, what kind of status would he have?

Jiang Qingluan knew only this much about the Holy Heavenly Mansion, so Li Tianming didn't need to ask more.

"Your point is, this time you're going to the Abyssal Battlefield because the Holy Heavenly Mansion has given another slot, and the disciples from the Heavenly Mansions of the Vermilion Bird Kingdom, Black Abyss Kingdom, and Canghai Kingdom will participate in the 'Abyssal Beast Battle,' and the final winner can also join the Holy Heavenly Mansion?" Li Tianming asked.

"Yes, and it's said that because it's arranged by the Holy Heavenly Mansion, our lives won't be considered, so it will be very dangerous." Jiang Qingluan said.

"I advised her not to go, but she wouldn't listen." Jiang Feilin said, a bit aggrieved.

"Feilin, this is my only chance to leave the Vermilion Bird Kingdom in my lifetime. No matter how dangerous it is, I want to try." Jiang Qingluan said.

She had said this countless times to Jiang Feilin.

She was determined, and as a princess of the Vermilion Bird Royal Family, she couldn't be a coward.

"So, Lin Xiaoting isn't participating in this Abyssal Beast Battle?" Li Tianming continued to ask.

"He's already half a member of the Holy Heavenly Mansion, so he doesn't need to participate. Honestly, your chances of revenge are slim, he might leave any day." Jiang Qingluan said.

Li Tianming narrowed his eyes; he wouldn't let him leave so easily.

"Who else from our Heavenly Mansion is participating in the Abyssal Beast Battle?" Li Tianming asked.

He knew the Candle Dragon Kingdom and Canghai Kingdom had Yanhuang Academies, but they were in competition with the Yanhuang Academies here, and there had been several battles in history.

"I, Mo Lin, Xing Que, Chen Yao, Wei Guohao, and Mu Qingqing." Jiang Qingluan said.

"Mu Qingqing is going too?"

"Of course, this is her only chance to chase after Lin Xiaoting. Otherwise, why haven't they married yet?"

"She wants to be Lin Xiaoting's wife, not stay here waiting for him to return. This time, she will probably be more determined than anyone else." Jiang Qingluan said.

Li Tianming understood.

It seemed that by kicking him out and giving the Sacred Beast War Soul to Lin Xiaoting, she had ended up in such a desperate situation.

Was it karma?

Without the Sacred Beast War Soul, Lin Xiaoting might not have been chosen by the Holy Heavenly Mansion, and he wouldn't have embarked on a greater journey, leaving her behind.

Ironic.

He knew Mu Qingqing was a very hardworking person, and for this, she would go all out.

She dreamed of climbing higher, and with the opportunity right in front of her, she wouldn't give up for anything.

"Unfortunately, I can't do much?" Li Tianming was a bit frustrated, seemingly only able to watch from the sidelines, with no connection to the Abyssal Beast Battle.

Now, he had to stay here for his mother and work hard to catch up with Wei Guohao.

Wait, Wei Guohao?

"Is the slot final?"

"Not yet, because it's too dangerous, all the parents are still hesitant. For example, my father doesn't want me to go." Jiang Qingluan said.

"What about Wei Guohao?"

"He will definitely go. He's from the Wei family, and the Wei family is the face of the Heavenly Mansion. The Lord will definitely send him." Jiang Qingluan said.

"If I can defeat him, can I take his slot?" Li Tianming asked.

"Are you dreaming?"

"Yes."

"Dreaming is fine, but in reality, it's impossible. First, you're too far behind him, and second, even if you defeat him, he still has to represent the Wei Mansion."

"The slots are decided by the Lord, Deputy Lord, the Four Heavenly Kings, and the Yanhuang Palace Master. You can't change that."

Jiang Qingluan was telling the truth.

But whether it could be changed was not up to her to decide for Li Tianming.

Li Tianming knew he couldn't just watch from the sidelines; that way, he couldn't influence any outcome.

He wanted to go to the Abyssal Battlefield.

He didn't care if he could join the Holy Heavenly Mansion.

He just wanted Lin Xiaoting and Mu Qingqing to die before they reached the Holy Heavenly Mansion.