Sword Sovereign of the Celestial Emperor-Chapter 121, Entering the Palace

In fact, a person’s talent can change. An ordinary genius, by constantly defeating his peers and seizing others’ fortunes, will solidify his martial will and subtly increase his talent over time.

Conversely, a top-tier prodigy, if defeated by others and becomes a stepping stone for them, will lose fortune and gradually fade into the crowd.

Therefore, most Life and Death Realm Kings in history were often invincible in their era, growing by continuously seizing others’ fortunes.

Obviously, Zhuang Qing belongs to the former. Although his talent is not significant in the entire Celestial Realm, once he comprehends the Sword Intent, his talent will slowly increase subtly.

Seeing his red glow only at three inches and one, Zhuang Qing pursed his lips and then glanced at Li Yuqing and Zuo Pengfei with a wandering gaze.

"Aren’t you two going to make a move?"

Zhuang Qing grinned, his gaze faintly carrying an intense and cold gleam, because the Sword Intent was invisibly changing his aura.

"I’ll go!"

Zuo Pengfei walked out of the Cyan Nether Mountain’s team, full of defiance, his presence soaring, with Spiritual Power and Gang Yuan radiating out, yellow sand swirling crazily.

Chu Ming briefly scanned the Cyan Nether Mountain’s team but did not see Spirit Ghost Child’s figure. To be honest, with Spirit Ghost Child’s eerie nature and strength, Chu Ming did not think he would encounter any accidents.

"Probably didn’t come!" Chu Ming speculated in his heart.

Bang!

Zuo Pengfei lightly pressed his palm on the blue light pillar, then stared at the bottom of the pillar where the red glow was, his heart exceptionally uneasy. Truth be told, if it was just about talent, he wouldn’t rank high. It was only due to his Innate Divine Power that he could be listed among the five great talents.

One inch!

After two breaths, the red glow rose to one inch, its upward speed visibly slowing.

Zhuang Qing retreated to the side, his gaze shifting to Chu Ming and Liu Lin. Besides Li Yuqing who hadn’t tested yet, and Zuo Pengfei who was currently testing, only these two could be his opponents.

Zuo Pengfei’s face grew pale over time, sweat beads gradually dripping from his forehead, his lips turning purple, and his face contorted together, looking more ferocious.

Bang!

A faint booming sound rang out, the red glow Zuo Pengfei’s rising shattered abruptly. In the surprised eyes of everyone, it stayed at only two inches and three, even lower than the ordinary geniuses on the scene.

"How is this possible!?"

Zuo Pengfei’s face went completely pale. Although he had an idea, he still couldn’t believe his talent was worse than that of average geniuses.

Despite losing his composure, Zuo Pengfei maintained some rationality and didn’t attack the blue light pillar like Li Yun did, as he had seen Li Yun’s final outcome.

His tightly clenched hand slowly relaxed, he took a few deep breaths, calming down his mental realm.

Even though his talent wasn’t strong, none of the core disciples at the scene dared to underestimate him, for Innate Divine Power, though not a physique type, contained endless potential for him to explore.

Perhaps in the future, Zuo Pengfei might be confined by his talent to the True Dao Realm his entire life, but due to the addition of Innate Divine Power, he would still be the strongest in the True Dao Realm.

Many core disciples present might, throughout their lives, never reach beyond the True Dao Realm, and among dozens, only one or two might reach the Guiyuan Realm. In this context, with Innate Divine Power, talent might be insignificant to Zuo Pengfei.

Moreover, for Body Refining Martial Artists, talent doesn’t say much. It is said that the Emperor of Creation, one of the strongest today, was born without any cultivation talent, once tried to join a sect but was rejected.

But he didn’t give up; he resolutely chose the path of body refining, opened up an unprecedented path, and relying on unparalleled perseverance, became a Life and Death Realm King at nearly a hundred years old, shortly after, proclaiming himself as Emperor.

Perhaps a hundred years sounds old, but compared to the five-hundred-year lifespan of the Realm of Transcendence, it is just a fifth. One should know, countless Transcendence Realm Martial Artists never glimpse the gateway to the Life and Death Realm even with their full lifespan.

The Emperor of Creation is indeed a true legend on the mainland, considered to have refined the body to its peak.

Zuo Pengfei retreated expressionlessly to the Cyan Nether Mountain’s team. Now, of the five great talents only Li Yuqing had not made a move. Feeling many gazes upon her, Li Yuqing took a deep breath and walked out of the Cyan Yang Sect’s team slowly.

Pap!

Li Yuqing lightly placed her jade hand on the blue light pillar. Comparing herself with the previous four, Li Yuqing roughly understood her level would be between two inches nine and three inches.

Buzz buzz buzz!

The red glow vibrated slightly, then slowly ascended. Similarly, after two breaths, it reached one inch, starting to slow down.

Zhuang Qing squinted slightly, internally planning his training in another country after leaving the Celestial Flame Secret Realm. In low-level countries like the Great Yan Kingdom, True Dao Realm Martial Artists are highly ranked. In intermediate countries, they hold some status in a city; but in high-level countries, True Dao Martial Artists are ordinary.

This time, his training destination is one of the three great empires, the Cold Maple Empire!

Bang!

The red glow ascended to two inches, its speed visibly slowed down like a snail climbing.

Many core disciples at the scene chose to leave. Their time in the Celestial Flame Secret Realm is only seven days; since they can’t enter the palace, they must utilize the seven days to seek opportunities, hoping to progress further.

Bang!

A faint booming sound rang out, and the red light from Li Yuqing’s hand shattered, stopping at two inches nine without advancing further. Sighing lightly, Li Yuqing withdrew her jade hand from the blue light pillar.

Afterwards, many core disciples tried and failed, Lin Yumei two inches seven, Zhao Ming two inches six.

Buzz buzz buzz!

After all the disciples on the scene tried, only Chu Ming, Liu Lin, and Zhuang Qing had the qualifications to enter the palace.

In an instant, three red light pillars shot out from the palace, illuminating the space and generating countless spiritual power vortexes, sweeping away all spiritual power within a kilometer.

"Be careful!"

Li Yuqing said to Chu Ming with concern. Chu Ming nodded, staring at the suddenly appearing red light pillars, the white light plate in his mind began to tremble violently.

Whish!

Under the red light pillars, Chu Ming’s trio disappeared instantly.