The top of the red dust mountain.
Two figures were observing the practitioners climbing the mountain below. One of them was a middle-aged man dressed in gorgeous clothes. If there were any strong people here, they would definitely be able to recognize that this man was the strong man at the peak of the Martial Emperor level in the Hongchen Palace, Emperor Xuanchen!
Next to Emperor Xuanchen was an old man in linen gray clothes. If the practitioners who successfully climbed Hongchen Mountain last time were here, they would be able to recognize that this man was Emperor Hongchen.
One is Emperor Hongchen, the master of Hongchen Mountain, and the other is Emperor Xuanchen, the patriarch of Hongchen Palace. But what is a little strange is that Emperor Xuanchen is actually standing behind Emperor Hongchen.
Looking at the practitioners climbing the mountain, Emperor Xuanchen couldn't help but say, "The first group of practitioners have already encountered soul suppression. The quality of the practitioners participating in the climb this time is much better than last time. Maybe there will be one or two more practitioners who will eventually reach the summit."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Hongchen on the side could not help but nod slightly. He had naturally discovered what Emperor Xuanchen could discover long ago. The cultivators who participated in the mountain climbing this time were indeed better than the previous times.
“The quality of the practitioners participating this time is indeed higher, but what I didn’t expect is that among the practitioners participating this time, there is actually a younger generation of an old friend.” Emperor Hongchen said lightly.
The younger generation of an old friend
Emperor Xuanchen was stunned. He knew clearly what the old friend that Emperor Hongchen mentioned represented. How could a junior of that kind of existence come to climb the mountain
Emperor Hongchen suddenly looked at Emperor Xuanchen beside him and said, "Can you tell which of these practitioners is special?"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Xuanchen immediately began to observe the practitioners who were climbing the mountain. Some of those with obvious features were immediately excluded. After all, as the patriarch of Hongchen Palace, he was very familiar with the Hongchen Star Region and could easily identify some familiar inheritances.
After a round of elimination, there are still many practitioners left. Even if Emperor Xuanchen screens them again, he still cannot be sure which one is the younger generation of the old friend mentioned by Emperor Hongchen.
"Disciple can't see it." Emperor Xuanchen said with a wry smile.
disciple
Emperor Xuanchen is actually the disciple of Emperor Hongchen
Emperor Hongchen is a cultivator at the level of Emperor, while Emperor Xuanchen is a cultivator at the peak level of Emperor Wu. If that were the case, it would not be surprising. After all, there are many cases in the cultivation world where disciples surpass their masters in terms of strength, because the inheritance of cultivation itself is to hope that their descendants will be better than their masters. If the disciples are not as good as their masters, then the cultivation civilization will not only grow and develop, but will probably only regress in the end.
The really strange thing is that there is no news in the outside world that Emperor Hongchen is the master of Emperor Xuanchen. This is not a secret and there is no need to keep it secret.
Hearing this, Emperor Hongchen couldn't help but shook his head slightly, seeming a little disappointed.
"Master, I am sorry to disappoint you."
Upon seeing this, Emperor Xuanchen showed a bitter smile on his face.
Emperor Hongchen looked at Emperor Xuanchen in front of him and said slowly, "Although you have already reached the peak of the Martial Emperor, the peak of the Martial Emperor is just the beginning. Your master hopes that you can go further."
"yes!"
Emperor Xuanchen said respectfully.
"You observe slowly. I hope you can judge for yourself." Emperor Hongchen said calmly. He did not directly point out who the younger generation of the old friend he mentioned was, but let Emperor Xuanchen observe and judge for himself.
Emperor Xuanchen nodded slightly, then looked towards the practitioners climbing the mountain. His gaze was mainly on the first group of practitioners, because he knew what the old friends his master mentioned represented, and their younger generations were definitely the most evil group of practitioners.
Yang Qi and others who were walking in the front did not know that Emperor Xuanchen on Hongchen Mountain was observing them. As they continued to move forward, the effect of soul suppression became stronger and stronger, but the increase in the effect of soul suppression was not too fast.
Glancing at the foot of the mountain, Yang Qi found that he had moved forward more than 7,000 feet, but the effect of soul suppression was still increasing. He immediately realized that his previous judgment that the range of soul suppression enhancement was the same as the range of power enhancement was wrong.
"Not over yet? It seems that the previous speculation was wrong." Yang Qi said with a wry smile.
As they continued to move forward, the effect of soul suppression continued to grow. Coupled with the suppression of might, the practitioners were suppressed on both the physical and spiritual levels. They had to divide their attention, which became more difficult and their speed slowed down again.
Feeling that the effect of soul suppression was no longer increasing, Yang Qi finally breathed a sigh of relief and murmured, "Finally, it is no longer increasing."
"This distance is already over ten thousand feet." Yang Qi glanced at the foot of the mountain and found that he had already climbed over ten thousand feet, while the cultivator at the back was still hovering within a range of less than three thousand feet.
As time goes by, the gap between practitioners continues to widen. Now the number of practitioners at the front has decreased again, leaving only about a hundred people.
"We can already see the top of the mountain, but the journey ahead will only get more difficult."
Yang Qi looked towards the top of the mountain, his expression becoming serious, because both the pressure of might and the pressure of the soul were still acting on them. In other words, they had to resist the pressure of the body and soul and continue climbing until they successfully reached the top.
Yang Qi's soul is far more powerful than that of an ordinary Martial Emperor, so the effect of soul suppression is nothing to him. However, combined with the power suppression, Yang Qi's speed has been greatly reduced. Now he can only take a step of two or three feet. It is not easy to reach the top.
"He's so relaxed?"
The man in fancy clothes looked in the direction of Yang Qi and found that Yang Qi's breath was steady, as if he was not affected at all. There was also a hint of surprise on his face.
Compared to Yang Qi who was only a mid-stage Nine-Star Martial Emperor cultivator, the man in gorgeous clothes was a peak-stage Martial Emperor cultivator. He even took some time to prepare for this trip to Red Dust Mountain. But even so, his performance was still not as good as Yang Qi's. How could he not be surprised
Although the man in the gorgeous clothes was still in the first echelon, his aura was a little disordered. It was not just him, most of the practitioners in the first echelon were like this. There were no more than 20 practitioners like Yang Qi in the first echelon, and all of them were at the peak of the Martial Emperor level. Only Yang Qi was at the middle stage of the Nine-Star Martial Emperor.
"Among the dozen or so people, most are the top monsters from the two major forces, and there is even an older generation monster at the peak of the Martial Emperor. What is the origin of this person?" A hint of doubt flashed in the eyes of the man in gorgeous clothes.
Although Yang Qi was not the first-ranked practitioner, considering his strength, he was definitely the most outstanding practitioner in the first echelon. Not only the man in gorgeous clothes, but also Emperor Xuanchen noticed Yang Qi. (To be continued)