Chapter 7 The Congress Begins

  At night, Ling Tianyu sat in his room, cultivating the mysterious technique. The true energy within him was constantly flowing and transforming, sometimes turning into a pale red color, and sometimes changing back to its normal blue color. Every time his true energy turned pale red, it would stay for a short while before changing back to blue. In fact, Ling Tianyu had long been able to break through and turn all of his true energy pale red, but he couldn't do so because his mental state was not yet sufficient to control the powerful force.

  Ling Tianyu's current cultivation was focused on experiencing the transformation of his true energy into pale red, trying to achieve a 100% fusion with it at the moment of breakthrough. He wanted to be able to control his powerful force as he pleased once he broke through. Because Ling Tianyu had discovered that his mental state was difficult to break through due to a lack of actual combat experience, he believed that he could break through in this tournament by constantly fighting and thus grasp the powerful strength that could challenge even those at the later stages of the Innate Realm.

  Although Ling Tianyu was confident, he also felt pressure. Among the people from the five major families who had come today, Ling Tianyu had already sensed several individuals with extraordinary abilities, making him feel a deep sense of apprehension. Although Ling Tianyu believed that if he gave himself another five years, he could surpass all the young geniuses in the five major families, he was still young and felt a deep sense of trepidation.

  The next day, a ray of sunlight broke through the darkness and shone on Ling Tianyu's face. Ling Tianyu woke up in a daze. As soon as he thought about the meeting starting today, he became fully spirited. After simply washing up, he went to the hall to wait for the Ling family. At this time, the Lu family had already prepared a sumptuous breakfast for the Ling family in the hall. Ling Tian sat alone on a stool, waiting for the arrival of the Ling family members to have breakfast together.

  "Hey, little brother, you're up early!" A girl greeted Ling Tianyu, and this girl was none other than Ling Tianxue. Ling Tianyu replied, "So are you, big sister." Ling Tianxue said, "Because the grand assembly is about to start today, I'm feeling a bit nervous and excited, so I couldn't sleep early in the morning. Are you too?" Ling Tianyu chuckled and said, "Me too! Let's work hard together then! By the way, big sister, it's been five years since we last met, and now you're already a top-notch beginner-level expert. I didn't expect you to be so formidable - back when I first saw you, you weren't even a third-rate expert yet. Uncle must have spent a lot of time and given you all sorts of heavenly treasures and earthly gems." Ling Tianxue heard Ling Tianyu's praise and replied without any modesty, "Of course! Do you think I'm just anyone? I'm the only young girl in the Ling family - how could I possibly bring shame to the Ling family? You tell me!" Ling Tianyu chuckled and said, "You're really something - after I praised you a couple of times, your tail is already wagging wildly, isn't it?" Ling Tianxue immediately became unhappy upon hearing this. She put one hand on her hip and pointed at Ling Tianyu with the other, saying, "You actually dare to speak ill of your own big sister? Looks like I need to teach you a lesson!" As she spoke, she reached out to hit Ling Tianyu. Ling Tianyu knew his big sister was just joking around, so he quickly ran away. The two of them chased each other, laughing and having a great time.

  "Alas, he's still just a child. Don't be fooled by Tianyu's usual maturity, deep down he's still a kid. He's just been too focused on his training to have had a happy childhood...”

  The one speaking was none other than Ling Tianyu's father. Beside him, Ling Tianyu's uncle and aunt nodded in agreement: "Yes, this child has always been gifted since young, but never arrogant. He's always worked hard at his cultivation, even my own son Ling Tianyang saw him and started working hard to surpass him. Now he's almost about to break through to the Post-Heaven realm."

  Ling Tianyu's uncle, Ling Yun, said: "This child is great in every way, but just too vengeful. Hopefully this time's trial can resolve his misunderstanding of Tianyu..."

  After finishing, he led the Ling family to the dinner table and said: "Alright, Tianyu and Tianshuo, stop arguing. Finish eating quickly and head to the meeting venue!" It wasn't until then that Tianyu and Tianshuo realized everyone had arrived. Tianyu scratched his head awkwardly and said: "Father, you're here!"

  "Hmm, let's hurry up and eat breakfast, then set off!" Ling Feng replied.

  "Where's Eldest Brother, Second Brother and the others?" Ling Tianxue asked curiously after discovering that Ling Tianfan, Ling Tianxuan and Ling Tianyang were not among the crowd. Ling Tianyu's eldest uncle, Ling Tainlei replied, "The three of them said they wanted to take a look at the competition venue first, so they left ahead of time." After hearing this, Ling Tianxue didn't ask any further questions. Once everyone finished their breakfast, they set off together towards the venue of the grand assembly.

  Today is a special day for the Lu family, as the Tianfeng Continent's most lively gathering of young people will be held at the Lu residence. Because the top masters and wealth of the five major families are roughly equal, the Tianfeng Conference not only represents who is the most outstanding among the younger generation of the five families, but also represents the ranking of strength among the five major families. The winner of the Tianfeng Conference proves not only their own strength, but also the prosperity of their family.

  The scene of the conference is crowded with people, and the five major families have also arrived at their seats. The opening of the Tianfeng Conference, a group of singers are dancing on the stage with music, and when the music stops, a person comes up to the stage. This person is Lu Wenyuan, the head of the Lu family. Lu Wenyuan said loudly: "Everyone, welcome to our Lu family to participate in this conference. It is an honor for our Lu family to host this conference. Who is the strongest among the young generation on the mainland? Let's wait and see! Now, I declare that the Tianfeng Conference has officially begun!" The audience below erupted into a burst of thunderous applause.

  Lu Wenyuan waved his hand, and the applause stopped. Lu Wenyuan said: "I'll explain the rules of this competition. This time, there are 100 participants, with 20 people from each family. The competition is divided into two rounds. The first round is the sea selection. During the sea selection, all contestants need to enter the Lu family's ten-mile radius spiritual maze. Contestants will be randomly teleported to various places within the maze. There are 32 underground storage points in the maze, each containing a numbered card from 1 to 32. Each storage point has a puppet with second-tier peak strength guarding the numbered card. Only by finding the storage point and defeating the puppet can you obtain the numbered card. After obtaining the numbered card, you must protect it safely until this afternoon. This afternoon, we will open the maze, and the 32 people who have obtained the numbered card and safely exited the maze will qualify for the second round. Of course, you can also advance by robbing others of their numbered cards. The competition will begin in an hour. Everyone, please come back after lunch to participate." After he finished speaking, the crowd dispersed, and it was clear that the competition would start at noon.

  Ling Tianyu thought: "The competition is about to start, I'd better find a quiet place to adjust my breath and get myself into top condition." He then ran towards the woods of the Lu family.

  Ling Tianyu was meditating with his eyes closed. At this time, two figures appeared stealthily not far from Ling Tianyu. Ling Tianyu took a closer look and found that they were none other than his two sworn brothers, Ling Tianxuan and Ling Tianyang. What did they want to do?

  "Hey, brother, I've put Soft Bone Powder in Ling Tianyu's food. After he eats it, the poison won't take effect immediately, but as soon as he uses his true energy, he'll feel weak all over and won't be able to muster any strength. If you encounter him during the Sea Selection, help me break his legs and avenge my past humiliation." Ling Tianxuan replied, "You little scoundrel, you really can come up with anything! But I like it, brother. If I meet him, I'll make him wish he were dead. That despicable Ling Tianyu, if only he hadn't been born, I would still be the genius of the Ling family, with everyone's attention focused on me. Even now, at 22 years old, I've already reached the Later Heaven stage. But since his appearance, no one has paid any attention to me anymore, and all my glory was stolen by that little thief! How infuriating! This time, I'll make him wish he were dead!"

  Looking at Ling Tianxuan's teeth-gnashing expression, Ling Tianyang was also frightened. He forced a dry laugh and flattered: "Brother, I didn't expect you to hate Ling Tianyu more than me. Calm down, he'll get what's coming to him in this competition." After hearing Ling Tianyang's words, Ling Tianxuan took a deep breath and said: "Mmm, I know. Let's go, we can't let anyone discover any weaknesses!" The two then disappeared from Ling Tianyu's sight.

  Ling Tianyu hid to one side, clearly hearing the conversation between the two. He secretly seethed with anger: "You're really something, Ling Tianyang! I didn't think you were so petty-minded. Last time was just a small misunderstanding, and it was your fault in the first place. How could you want revenge like this? And that Ling Tianxuan is even more detestable. He has no grudge against me, but just because my talent surpasses his, he wants to cut me into pieces. It's truly despicable! At this grand assembly, I'll make him kneel down and beg for mercy in front of everyone!" Ling Tianyu smiled to himself, seemingly having already thought of a way to deal with Ling Tianyang.

  Ling Tianyu returned to the room, saw the food on the table, and secretly sneered. At this time, he had already felt that someone was monitoring him outside the door. Ling Tianyu pretended to eat, with a hint of anger in his mouth, after eating two bites, the shadow at the door disappeared. Ling Tianyu spat out the food.

  "How was your meal?" Ling Tianyang asked Ling Tianxuan. Ling Tianxuan nodded and said, "I've eaten!" Because Ling Tianxuan's cultivation is relatively high, Ling Tianyang was afraid of being discovered, so Ling Tianxuan went to supervise in person. The two exchanged a smile and headed towards the competition venue with an air of confidence.