Peerless Divine Doctor

Chapter 1155: Chapter 1155: Heading to Mount Tai

”We are now heading to Mount Tai, the location of this year’s Green Ranking Competition,” Feng Dao explained to Ye Luo. ”The Mount Tai Sect is in charge of organizing the event this year. All the talented youth from various hidden sects will gather at Mount Tai to participate in the competition and determine the top ten of the Green Rankings.”

”During the event, several top-notch forces will collectively offer a batch of cultivation resources as rewards. Once someone steps into the top ten of the Green Rankings, they have truly made a name for themselves among the hidden sects, becoming a genius in the true sense of the word.”

Feng Dao looked at Ye Luo as he explained each point.

After hearing Feng Dao’s words, a sharp gleam flickered in Ye Luo’s eyes, his thoughts inscrutable.

The helicopter flew for more than three hours before Ye Luo arrived at a contiguous, boundless range of majestic mountains, none other than the famous Mount Tai of Huaxia.

Currently, a hundred-mile radius around the entirety of Mount Tai had been sealed off; ordinary people could not enter this area at all. Only members from the various forces of the hidden sects were allowed in.

There were already several hundred martial artists and dozens of sect forces gathered at Mount Tai.

The helicopter landed in a patch of grassland several kilometers away from Mount Tai, and immediately, Ye Luo and the others disembarked.

As Ye Luo and the group made their way toward Mount Tai, he noticed tent upon tent set up around the area, with large numbers of martial artists gathered, ranging from the Saint Realm to the Hua Yuan Realm, and even the Spirit Sea Realm, totaling at least several hundred people.

”Why are all these martial artists camping out here? Isn’t the Mount Tai Sect fully responsible for this Green Ranking Competition? Don’t they even have places for people to stay?” Ye Luo couldn’t help but ask.

”Although the Mount Tai Sect is the organizer of the Green Ranking Competition, at least several thousand martial artists have gathered for the event. The Mount Tai Sect simply can’t accommodate them all,” Feng Dao said, clarifying point by point.

”So, only the top sects of the first-rate forces and those beyond, along with entities like us, can stay in the houses arranged by the Mount Tai Sect. Everyone else can only set up tents here or camp out in the wild.”

”Hm,” Ye Luo nodded in understanding.

At this moment, Ye Luo and the others had arrived at the foot of Mount Tai. On the road leading to the top of the mountain, a group of people dressed in Mount Tai Sect attire stood guard, registering everyone’s information.

”Which force are you with?” a man at the third level of the Spirit Sea Realm asked, his gaze on Ye Luo and his companions.

”Huaxia Tian Group!” Na Guanpeng stated directly.

”Competitors, come forward to register!” the man continued.

Ye Luo, Feng Dao, and Cao Wuheng stepped forward one after another, each stating their names.

”Saint Realm Level Nine?”

The man from the Mount Tai Sect, at the third level of the Spirit Sea Realm, suddenly fixed his gaze on Ye Luo, his eyes revealing a hint of surprise.

”Is there a problem?”

Ye Luo spoke with an indifferent expression.

”Has Tian Group really lowered its standards in selecting people to this level?”

The man who was at the third layer of the Spirit Sea Realm glanced at Guan Peng and others, and spat out, ”Although the Qing List Competition doesn’t have explicit rules, the lowest strength of the participants has always been at the first layer of the Hua Yuan Realm. You’re the first one to dare attend the Qing List Competition with only Saint Realm strength!”

At his words, the expressions of many people from various sects around them turned to shock, and their gazes swept towards Ye Luo, with many showing looks of mockery and disdain.

The Qing List Competition was the grandest event for the younger generation of the Hidden Sects, where only the top talents from the Great Sects could participate. However, some second-tier forces didn’t even bother, because their disciples didn’t have the strength of the Hua Yuan Realm.

Though there were no explicit rules about the strength required to join the Qing List Competition, over time it had become understood that one needed at least the strength of the Hua Yuan Realm. Otherwise, there was no point in participating, since they would just be instantly knocked out in a single round, which would be nothing short of embarrassing.

Over time, the minimum strength of those who qualified for the Qing List Competition had become the Hua Yuan Realm, anything less and there was no point in showing up.

Yet now, there appeared a contender who did not even possess the strength of the Hua Yuan Realm, which was naturally quite startling to them all. But even more than that, it was an object of ridicule; how dare someone with such meager strength come to participate in the Qing List Competition? It was a complete disgrace.

”What? Just because I don’t have the strength of the Hua Yuan Realm, I shouldn’t participate in the Qing List Competition, or is it that you’ve decided martial artists of the Saint Realm aren’t allowed?”

Ye Luo said, his arms crossed and his face showing indifferent calm.

”Although there are no such rules, I advise you to consider the reputation of Huaxia’s Tian Group and withdraw on your own accord. Otherwise, it will only lead to greater embarrassment,” said the man from the third layer of the Spirit Sea Realm coldly.

”Has everyone from the Mount Tai Sect become this arrogant? Even a mere third layer Spirit Sea Realm existence dares to mock Tian Group?”

Guan Peng’s eyes flashed sharply, and a terrifying intent of the sword emanated from him.

It immediately caused the man’s heart to palpitate, sensing a nameless crisis with his entire body involuntarily shuddering and a look of fear appearing in his eyes.

”We’ve registered now; can we go up?”

Elder Shi glanced at the man with an indifferent gaze, once again pressuring him with an indescribable oppression, causing his face to shift color rapidly and his heart to fill with unimaginable fear.

”Yes, yes!” The man repeated, with cold sweat breaking out on his forehead.

Ye Luo and his party were led by a disciple of the Mount Tai Sect towards Mount Tai.

However, by this time, the news that a Saint Realm strength contender from Huaxia’s Tian Group had entered was already spreading rapidly, shocking every person who heard it.

No one had expected someone of Saint Realm strength to dare to join the Qing List Competition, and they were all anticipating the sight of this kid being instantly defeated with one move during the competition.

After all, given his strength, this guy was probably the weakest among all the competitors in the Qing List Competition, and it was likely anyone could easily eliminate him.

Ye Luo was unaware of their talks, but even if he had been, it wouldn’t have mattered to him, because when the competition started,

he would surprise everyone and completely stun the crowd. That was the effect Ye Luo wanted, to play the pig to eat the tiger, as they say—only then would it really be thrilling.

Arriving at the summit of Mount Tai, Ye Luo saw magnificent and grand buildings that were even more impressive than those of the Jiu Hua Sect and the Shangguan Family’s establishments.

Moreover, this was only the architecture on one mountain peak; there were several other peaks all connected by iron bridges, each boasting its own splendid structures.

The Mount Tai Sect, truly a top-tier force among the Hidden Sects, was rightfully impressive. Of course, if their own strength hadn’t been formidable, they wouldn’t have been able to host this Qing List Competition.

As soon as Ye Luo and his companions reached the summit of Mount Tai, they saw another group appearing. All of them were women dressed in uniformly white gowns, each with an expression of indifferent coldness and an aura of chilling frost—it was the people from Ruthless Valley, another first-class power of the Hidden Sects.