The Prodigies War

“Say, you already know my identity and background, so why are you still following me? Are you not worried about getting caught in the fire?” Lin Xun cast a glance at Xiao Qinghe.

“Uh...” Xiao Qinghe jolted awake from his deep thoughts and asked subconsciously, “What fire?”

Lin Xun spoke in a serious voice, “Think about it, even if I put aside the ancient clans and sects of the West Infinity World, in the East Victory World alone, Heaven Axis Holy Land and the Omega Sword Sect treat me as an enemy. If you stick to me, are you not worried about being regarded as my accomplice?”

Xiao Qinghe snorted. “If you are not afraid, then why would I be afraid?” A hint of arrogance came to his face. As one of the sixteen suns of the Moon Sun Sacred Palace, he was unafraid of any trouble. 

“Then do you plan to always follow me?” Lin Xun frowned. 

Xiao Qinghe looked very hurt. “Brother Lin, we have been through thick and thin together, I…”

“Stop!” Lin Xun interrupted, “You can follow me if you want, but you have to tell me the reason.”

Xiao Qinghe assumed a serious expression. “Brother Lin, you are overthinking this. Among my peers, I have never admired anyone in my life except for Senior Brother Mi Hengzhen and you.”

After a pause, he continued, “As a friend, I would like to invite you to go to the Immortal Sacred Mountain to participate in the competition for the Little Giants List in a month.”

He explained the Little Giants List to Lin Xun before he even asked. 

In the East Victory world, the competition for the Little Giants List was held every five years. 

During it, the peerless geniuses of the younger generation at the Cyclic Derivation Stage would gather on the Immortal Sacred Mountain to compete for a chance to be ranked on the list. 

At the end of it, only those ranked in the top thirty-six would receive a great dao blessing!

“Great dao blessing?” Lin Xun’s heart fluttered. 

“Yes, you also know that without blessings, a cultivator can’t become a king!”

Xiao Qinghe’s eyes blazed. “In particular, if you want to step into the absolute apex king stage when the great age comes, you need more than your own strength. You must fight for and accumulate your own blessings. The stronger your blessings, the greater your chance of becoming a king!”

This was a fact known to all the ancient sects and clans in the world. 

“The Immortal Sacred Mountain has been called a mysterious place since ancient times. No one has ever found out its origin.”

“According to ancient legends, the mountain was born from the blessings of heaven and earth. It can live forever as if it is immortal.

“It is also rumored that the mountain is one of the lands of origin of the great dao in the ancient wasteland. Divine beings born from primal chaos have been said to have once inhabited it...”

Xiao Qinghe said emotionally, “In short, there are many rumors about the Immortal Sacred Mountain. After endless years have passed, no one can give a definite answer about its origin.”

“Where is the Immortal Sacred Mountain?” asked Lin Xun. 

“Brother Lin, are you tempted?” Xiao Qinghe’s eyes lit up. “In my opinion, given your strength, you can easily be ranked in the top thirty-six of the Little Giants List.”

“I’m asking you where the mountain is,” Lin Xun said helplessly.

“The Immortal Forbidden Land!”

Xiao Qinghe replied without hesitation, “If you want to participate in the competition, I can show you the way.”

He continued, “The Immortal Forbidden Land is one of the Five Forbidden Lands of the East Victory Land. Only the ancient sects and clans own a secret map of it. To enter it, one must join an ancient sect.”

Lin Xun understood. 

But he couldn’t help but sigh inwardly. This is reality. In the Ancient Wasteland Domain, the ancient sects are like rulers in charge of the world, controlling all cultivation resources.

Anyone not a disciple of an ancient sect, regardless of how remarkable they are, will not be qualified to participate in the competition for the Little Giants List!

If things go on like that, the disciples of the ancient sects will only become stronger and stronger due to their monopoly on the various cultivation resources.

On the other hand, it will only become more and more difficult for ordinary cultivators to rise!

……

In the end, Lin Xun decided to participate in the competition for the Little Giants List.

Speaking of which, the competition was somewhat connected with the upcoming Four Worlds Star Ranking competition in a year.

They were both held in the Immortal Forbidden Land.

The top thirty-six of the Little Giants List were called little giants experts.

And those ranked in the top ten of the Star Ranking competition were known as the true giants!

……

The contest would kick off in a month, but before that, Lin Xun intended to make a trip to Spirit Treasure Holy Land. 

The Spirit Treasure Holy Land was located in Ink White Province, which was three provinces away from the Dragon Tiger Province. It was not far from where Lin Xun was. 

Since he had come to the East Victory World, he wanted to meet up with Zhao Jingxuan.

He couldn’t help smiling when he thought of the bright and free-spirited woman. 

They hadn’t seen each other in years since they parted outside the Return Dominion. He wondered how far she was on the path of the great dao. 

One day later. 

Lin Xun and Xiao Qinghe came to the territory of the Ink White Province via an ancient teleportation array. They traveled in the air for around half a day before finally arriving at Wuling City.

The Three Clear Mountains where Spirit Treasure Holy Land was located was still thousands of miles away from Wuling City.

In a restaurant. 

Xiao Qinghe stared at Lin Xun who was opposite him for a long while before he summoned the courage to ask, “Lin Xun, what do you plan to do in Spirit Treasure Holy Land?”

“Didn’t I tell you that I am visiting a friend,” Lin Xun answered casually.

“But why do you have to be in disguise?” Xiao Qinghe looked very puzzled.

Lin Xun was dressed as a frail scholar. Xiao Qinghe would have failed to recognize him if he hadn’t watched him put on the disguise. 

“If the successors of Spirit Treasure Holy Land recognize me, there could be trouble.”

Xiao Qinghe clapped his own forehead. “I knew there was something wrong!”

Then, he couldn’t help whispering, “What enmity is there between you and Spirit Treasure Holy Land?”

“I killed one of their true disciples and embarrassed some of the other true disciples. Oh, and also there is an old guy called Gao Yang who hates me to the core...”

As Lin Xun answered, all the scenes in the Deva Secret Realm back then flashed across his mind. 

It was Zhao Jingxuan who brought him to search for treasures with a team from Spirit Treasure Holy Land. 

But later, bloody conflicts broke out between him and Spirit Treasure Holy Land.

Lin Xun vividly remembered that Gong Yangyu died at his hands, while Xiao Ran, Su Xingfeng, Wen Xiang, and Yun Che escaped.

They all hated him to the bone. 

Therefore, Lin Xun wanted to keep a low profile to avoid his identity being exposed by the people of Spirit Treasure Holy Land. He only came all the way here to see Zhao Jingxuan.

However, Xiao Qinghe was completely flabbergasted. He could only stare at Lin Xun with an indescribably complex look on his face.

“As soon as you entered the East Victory World, you turned Heaven Axis Holy Land upside. They were so outraged that they hunted for you all over the world.

“Then, you traveled to Baiyujing, broke all of Yun Qingbai’s records in one day, and infuriated the Omega Sword Sect.

“Now, even Spirit Treasure Holy Land has hatred towards you. I have never been so impressed with anyone in my life except you Demon God Lin!”

Xiao Qinghe sighed emotionally. In his opinion, Lin Xun was simply too fierce.

He had no clan or sect to rely on, and he came from the lower domain, yet he fearlessly stirred up many storms in the West Infinity World by himself. He didn’t curb himself after arriving in the East Victory World but caused one huge scene after another. He indeed deserved his title of demon god!

“It’s released! It’s released! This month’s Genius Legend Bulletin has been released! The Windspeaker Clan has posted it on the golden news tree!”

An excited cheer sounded in the restaurant.

The restaurant which was full of customers was quickly deserted. Everyone raced to the golden news tree in the center of the city.

Lin Xun asked in puzzlement, “What is the Genius Legend Bulletin?”

“A bulletin created by the Windspeaker Clan. It is released once a month, and it gives an overview of the ten hottest and most sensational news related to the young geniuses in the Ancient Wasteland Domain.”

Xiao Qinghe explained, “This bulletin has been released every month for the past three months, and now it has become a trend. It not only draws the attention of the whole world, but it also has great influence.

“You also know that the battle of the great age is coming soon, so the actions and doings of the younger generation of geniuses inevitably became everyone’s focus of attention.

“This is the reason why the legend bulletin that the Windspeaker Clan created has so many supporters.

“It can be said that a cultivator will soar to fame if they make it onto the list.

“Of course, there are only ten snippets of news on the list, which means that only the most sensational and popular genius figures would be on it.”

Lin Xun nodded with understanding. Then, he couldn‘t help chuckling, “The Windspeaker Clan really went to great efforts to spread the news and attract the world’s attention.”

Xiao Qinghe also laughed. “In ancient times, the ancestors of the Windspeaker Clan were known as the Kings of News. They would run faster than anyone else to dig up news. According to rumors, they could even find out the color of the underpants worn by Saints...”

Lin Xun started laughing mid-sip and almost choked. He thought of Bai Fengliu who always clamored to become the King of News.

“Let’s go, let’s go and take a look at the Genius Legend Bulletin to see what sensational events have happened this month.” Xiao Qinghe got up, his eyes gleaming with great interest.

“Okay.” Lin Xun nodded. 

In the center of Wuling City stood a strong and splendid golden news tree. Its branches sparkled like gold under the scorching sun.

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Crowds of cultivators had long gathered around the tree. It was so packed with people that not even a drop of water could get through. 

Moreover, more cultivators were rushing over from all directions.

The release of the Genius Legend Bulletin has caused a stir in Wuling City, which confirmed its great influence. 

Lin Xun and Xiao Qinghe also came, but they couldn’t help but sigh when they saw the sea of people. 

The great age was approaching and with it, every move that the peerless geniuses made drew the attention of countless cultivators.

When Lin Xun managed to thread through the crowd and catch a glimpse of the golden news tree, it was displaying the news ranked sixth on the Genius Legend Bulletin—

“Ye Mohe, the successor from the Origin God Sect, made a breakthrough and went to the Chaos Demon Obliteration Land, one of the five forbidden places!”