The Mysterious Prodigy of the Eastern Barren, Karura Saint Jin Yang
The Mysterious Prodigy of the Eastern Barren, Karura Saint Jin Yang
The origins of the Ancient Mystic Mountains were extremely ancient, traceable back to the previous era of the Sky Blue Realm.
Many Cultivators even speculated that within each of the Ancient Mystic Mountains, lofty gods sat in command, whose divine flames had once illuminated the heavens, whose terrifying fluctuations had once spread across the entire world.
Now, quite a few beings of the Ancient Mystic Mountains had emerged into the world, appearing in various places.
Some Cultivators noticed where they were heading—and it seemed to be none other than Moonward Metropolis, where the Lin Family resided!
Many people were speculating about the intentions of the Ancient Mystic Mountains.
Perhaps it was also related to that young lord!
Moonward Metropolis.
As an ancient city that served as the hub and throat of the Central Sky Domain, connecting the surrounding domains, its Cultivator population numbered nearly a hundred million.
Clouds steamed and rosy mists billowed, divine fog surging forth.
Countless halls, pavilions, palaces, and taverns stood in great numbers.
Divine Chains of Order and radiant light flickered, while Cultivators and all manner of beings transformed into divine rainbows, flying back and forth—a sight of extraordinary wonder.
As the venue of the recent Great Conference of young prodigies, it naturally attracted the attention of many Cultivators.
Not to mention the matter of the young lord from the Beyond that had been spreading like wildfire during this period.
Countless Cultivators rushed over from all regions.
The various Holy Lands and Empires all dispatched experts, each bearing lavish gifts to come pay their respects.
It wasn’t just the lands of Middle State—even places like the Northern Deserts and the Southern Borders had young prodigies arriving, both for the Great Conference and to make a name for themselves here.
Many people were harboring their own little calculations.
Clinging to a powerful thigh was hardly anything shameful.
“Brother Jin Yang, it’s been a long time. Your cultivation has grown even more unfathomable.”
“Not at all, not at all. It’s Brother Zeng Tian who has improved considerably—it seems you’ve already mastered that Transcendent treasure art?”
“Haha, just luck, just luck. I can’t compare to you fellow brothers.”
“Chen Xianzi, after several years apart, your grace surpasses even before. Truly worthy of being the foremost of Prosperity Holy Land’s current generation, suppressing all your peers.”
At this moment, inside a pavilion, a group of young men and women were conversing, all shrouded in precious radiance, divine light flickering within their eyes.
Some had steady auras, immovable as mountains.
Others had beautiful countenances, utterly captivating.
The nearby Cultivators, watching from afar, couldn’t help but reveal looks of awe.
The identities of these young men and women were all astonishing.
They were either successors of ancient clans, or princes of empires, Saints of Holy Lands, with powerful backgrounds behind them.
In the shadows, numerous powerful auras lay hidden, protecting them.
For such a group of young prodigies to gather here, chatting over tea—it was simply unimaginable.
If word got out, it would absolutely alarm countless people.
“Brother Jin Yang, I heard that some time ago, you exchanged a hundred moves with a prodigy from the Eastern Barren, neither gaining the upper hand, and in the end you even became sworn brothers with him?”
“Is this true or false?”
Inside the pavilion, someone asked curiously, directing the question at a young man beside them who resembled a divine son of the sun.
This young man—even his hair seemed to be burning, divine light shimmering. He was the current Saint of Karura Holy Land, named Jin Yang.
Karura Holy Land, in the lands of Middle State, was even older than the Lin Family. Its ancestors likewise had a Founding Ancestor who ascended to the Beyond, giving it a profound foundation.
As the Saint, Jin Yang’s cultivation naturally went without saying—he suppressed all his peers, and now possessed cultivation at the late stage of the Transcendent realm.
Hearing this, he revealed a hearty smile and said, “It’s true, of course. Let me tell you all, my little brother’s talent—I’m really not bragging—is absolutely the kind you encounter once in a thousand years.”
“With cultivation at the mid-stage of the Transcendent realm, he exchanged over a hundred moves with me without falling behind, and even forced me to use my Sun’s True Shape before I could barely suppress him. But I feel he actually still had many trump cards he didn’t use...”
“My little brother is truly extraordinary. And his temperament is steady—one look and you can tell he’s someone who’ll accomplish great things. What a pity he offended a great figure, was framed by others, and had no choice but to flee far from home and come to Middle State.”
As he spoke, he seemed somewhat regretful.
That great figure—he had naturally heard about it from his little brother. It was simply not a power his little brother could contend against.
Moreover, he didn’t much believe the rumors from the Eastern Barren.
What was all this about harboring jealousy? A toad lusting after swan meat?
In his view, it was clearly the Taixuan Saintess who had clung to the powerful and betrayed his little brother.
And then she even spread rumors everywhere to slander him, turning the tables on her victim.
As they say, nothing is more venomous than a woman’s heart—and this proved it.
Sss!
Jin Yang’s words immediately made the people in the tavern suck in a cold breath. They exchanged glances, their expressions turning somewhat strange.
They were deeply shocked.
As fellow young prodigies, they knew Jin Yang’s character well—straightforward and candid, incapable of lying.
And most importantly, Jin Yang’s strength was formidable, at least a cut above everyone present.
In all of Middle State, aside from a select few like the Third Prince of the Great Xia Empire, it would be hard to find anyone comparable.
Among the younger generation of Middle State, he could absolutely rank in the top five.
If even he said so, then just how strong was that mysterious prodigy from the Eastern Barren?
“What is the name of that Eastern Barren prodigy Brother Jin Yang speaks of? One day we must make his acquaintance.” The crowd was curious and couldn’t help asking, wanting to probe into his origins.
However, hearing this, Jin Yang immediately showed a troubled expression, somewhat hesitant to speak. “This...”
His little brother’s name wasn’t exactly unspeakable.
It was just that if he said it, these few before him would probably be frightened into never daring to ask about it again.
Though Jin Yang was straightforward, he was no fool.
Seeing that he wouldn’t say, the crowd tactfully dropped the matter.
At that moment, someone suddenly said in surprise, “Why has the Lin Family’s Star-Picking Pavilion opened today?”
The speaker was the Saint of the Yuanchu Holy Land, also a powerful young prodigy.
Following his gaze, the crowd couldn’t help but freeze.
The Lin Family’s Star-Picking Pavilion took its name from the idea of reaching up to pluck the stars. It was the tallest pavilion in Moonward Metropolis, overlooking everything with an excellent view.
From this position, they could just make out the scene over there.
Ordinarily, it only received the most powerful figures of the various Holy Lands and Empires—figures such as Honoured Nobles and Imperial Lords.
Yet today it had opened?
This surprised them.
“And they’re being personally received by a Mighty-Transcendent realm Elder of the Lin Family...”
“Hm? That woman in the blue dress seems to be the Lin Family’s heaven-blessed daughter, Lin Qiuhan? And the other woman in white with light gauze half-veiling her face—she looks like the Taixuan Saintess of the Eastern Barren’s Holy Land...”
Another prodigy couldn’t help but let out a soft sound of surprise, somewhat shaken, recognizing two of the figures.
He had once visited the Eastern Barren years ago and had the fortune of seeing this number one beauty of the Eastern Barren.
“In that case, could that white-robed man be...”
“That one?!”
Soon, they all realized, and couldn’t help rising to their feet in unison, their expressions extremely excited.
This kind of reception—there was no need to guess; one look told them who it was.
They never expected to see that young lord here!
After all, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to pay their respects!
They all rose one after another, preparing to go pay their respects.
Several of the heaven-blessed maidens even took out powders and rouge from their spatial rings, applying a touch to make themselves radiant and dazzling.
Only Jin Yang had an unnatural expression flash across his face—fortunately, no one noticed this abnormality.
...
Inside the Star-Picking Pavilion, under the arrangement and guidance of a Lin Family Elder, Gu Changge and his companions arrived.
Given Gu Changge’s status, the treatment the Lin Family provided was naturally the very best.
The Star-Picking Pavilion’s view was enough to overlook the entire ancient city, gazing ten thousand li into the distance at the magnificent, surging landscape.
Ordinarily, only figures of the Honoured Noble level were qualified to come here.