I Am A Corpse Collector In The World Of Cultivating Immortals

Chapter 71: Unrivaled Genius

"There are a lot more people than before." Chen Shen, dressed in a blue robe, hunched over with a face full of worldly sorrows.

As the Immortal Fate Conference was about to begin, more and more cultivators rushed here.

Some found it incredibly novel, while others remained calm.

However, the majority of these people were young.

Bang!

With more people, conflicts among these spirited young men were normal.

Not far from where Chen Shen stood, a fight broke out in a restaurant, causing intense spiritual fluctuations.

He stood inconspicuously in the crowd, listening to several eyewitnesses recount the incident.

"Jealousy over a beautiful fairy."

"She's not as pretty as my wife," Chen Shen thought to himself.

He saw a beautiful female cultivator, who was the center of attention, walking down from the dilapidated restaurant. Her skin was fair, but her expression wasn't too pleasant.

Shortly after, the city guards of Lingxi City hurried over to stop the escalating fight.

"Wang Tianjiao has arrived!" Someone shouted, and the onlookers turned their attention to another direction.

The majority of the young people who came were unknown, but there were also a few young geniuses, like this Wang Tianjiao.

Admiring these geniuses was something many cultivators liked to do.

Who didn't want to become such a person when they were young? But later on, as they underwent spiritual root testing, they gradually forgot about it.

However, even so, it couldn't hide the curiosity in their hearts, wanting to witness their brilliance.

"A young genius with a commanding presence," someone exclaimed.

Gradually, more and more people gathered to watch Wang Tianjiao.

"Zhu Fairy has arrived at Lingxi City, right at the city gate!" An excited voice rang out, and the crowd dispersed even more actively than before.

In just a few moments, Wang Tianjiao looked at the empty street, with only an old woman hunched over, locking eyes with him.

The old woman smiled, revealing only a few remaining yellow teeth.

He trembled and quickly turned his head.

Chen Shen smiled, shook his head lightly, and then walked back to his courtyard along the familiar street.

Today, he was going to hang his plaque at the Formation Dao Alliance, and watching Wang Tianjiao was just a side trip.

And such events continued to happen in the next half month.

...

Half a month later.

The once-in-a-century Immortal Fate Conference officially began.

Small sects and great immortal sects all hoped to display their talents and make a name for themselves at this conference.

The Immortal Fate Conference was divided into the Youth Group and the Realm Group, where cultivators of the same realm, such as Foundation Building, Gold Core, and Nascent Soul, competed regardless of age.

Before it ended, there would also be lectures from powerful experts in the later stage of Nascent Soul and the Soul Formation Ancestors, which could be considered part of the Immortal Fate Conference.

On the first day of the conference, Chen Shen and Mu Xiaojin went to watch.

"The tickets are so expensive, one middle-grade spirit stone for a seat in the top-tier stands," Chen Shen complained inwardly.

Of course, there were also front-row seats in the inner area, but they were ridiculously expensive, some even requiring a high-grade spirit stone, which was frightening.

"Look, that's my acquaintance." Mu Xiaojin pointed slightly below to a certain arena and transmitted her voice.

Chen Shen looked over and saw her enemy.

"She's not bad-looking."

"What did you say?" Mu Xiaojin pinched his waist.

"Take a closer look, she's nowhere near as beautiful as my wife."

"That's more like it."

The two of them flirted with each other.

Ahem!

A middle-aged man in his thirties next to them couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Sir, Madam, it's not appropriate to do this in public."

"Lin Xuan!" After the destruction of Cangwu, the two of them once again encountered the former genius.

This person is still thriving and has now participated in the second Immortal Fate Gathering.

Meanwhile, the person from Cangwu who competed with him turned to ashes during the Nascent Soul Tribulation.

"Amazing, truly a top-tier genius, his instinct for battle is too strong."

"That Lin Xuan is very powerful, his cultivation is at the mid-stage of True Immortal and his combat strength is at the late-stage."

As the discussion and exchange of views began, the voices of speculation grew louder.

Chen Shen and the other two did not watch the matches every day after the opening ceremony. Instead, they eagerly awaited the finals to witness the clash of geniuses once again.

However, halfway through, they heard that Lin Xuan regretfully failed to enter the top thirty in the True Immortal group.

In the end, his cultivation was too weak, and he fell behind.

More than two months later, they finally arrived at the finals.

Countless geniuses were eliminated and stopped short of their aspirations. Those who made it to the finals were either renowned, bringing glory to their sects and families, or they were from small sects of wandering cultivators, catching the attention of important figures and ascending to great heights.

"In fact, this year's Nascent Soul competition is somewhat special," Mu Xiaojin transmitted her voice.

"Oh?"

"The lord of Lingxi City is not always held by a powerful individual, but rather by the representatives of the five transcendent forces above the hundred nations. The condition for holding the position is to achieve first place in the Nascent Soul competition, which changes every fifty years. This year happens to be the fiftieth year."

"Do you see that middle-aged man in white with gold trim on the field? He is the current lord of Lingxi City, but after the finals, who knows what will happen," Mu Xiaojin said.

"The lord is also participating in the competition?" Chen Shen was surprised, but quickly understood.

With the benefits of this Immortal Fate Gathering, one could almost describe it as making a fortune every day.

Not to mention the industries within the city.

"And what's interesting is..." Mu Xiaojin smiled mysteriously, her face full of wrinkles, and then transmitted her voice, "This person is from the Upper Sect."

"So what if he's from the Upper Sect?"

"In this Nascent Soul competition, there are two favorites to win. One is the lord of the city who took first place fifty years ago, and the other, you should have heard about recently, is the peerless genius, Jiang Xingyue."

Jiang Xingyue, fifty years old, suspected to have an extraordinary spiritual root, at the eighth level of Nascent Soul.

In fact, when Chen Shen first heard this name, he wanted to join the other's sect.

But then he thought, this person probably wouldn't be easy to kill.

"The most crucial point is that this peerless genius and Lin Xuan are also martial brothers. There were rumors of his presence during the destruction of Cangwu."

"So, these two will definitely have a battle, and it might be a matter of life and death?"

This kind of battle between Nascent Soul powerhouses is not like the Gold Core or Foundation Building groups. Almost no one can intervene, unless a Soul Formation ancestor steps in.

"That's right. Last time, because Jiang Xingyue's master broke through to Soul Formation, the Upper Sect swallowed their anger and didn't want to start a fight easily, but they have a grudge now.

If there's a chance, the lord of the city will definitely make a move against him.

Of course, the latter is also an extraordinary figure, so it's hard to say who will win in the end."

Mu Xiaojin nodded lightly and smiled.

If possible, she hoped that Jiang Xingyue would be killed by the lord of the city.

"This Nascent Soul clash is actually a direct confrontation between the five sects and a struggle for the interests of Lingxi City. All the transcendent forces are likely to reveal their trump cards. It's not necessary to only focus on these two individuals; there are other remarkable figures as well," she added.

"It's finally the Nascent Soul group's turn!"

At this moment, the discussions grew more and more lively.

Not only Chen Shen and the others were talking about Jiang Xingyue, but it seemed that half of the people present had come for this extraordinary figure.

"Look, Jiang Xingyue is on stage." Someone pointed to the field, where a young-looking Nascent Soul cultivator appeared.

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