Pray to the White Fox on the Sixth Day of the Lunar Month

  The Zhao and Li families were not particularly powerful, and in a place like the Great Yan State, they were still okay. Each family only had an elder who was an immortal.

  It's not that I'm not strong enough, the key is that he's still so arrogant and disdainful of others. In his past life, he didn't help Leng Hao much, but instead helped Leng Hao provoke many enemies, pushing all these people to Leng Feng's side.

  In this life, although Leng Xiao didn't think much of these so-called underlings, when it came down to choosing, he wouldn't mind having two more subordinates.

  The most formidable in the arena were naturally Zhao Yan and Li Yun. They themselves had good innate talent, plus they had good family resources to support them, their cultivation had reached the Refining Spirit Realm, and they also had some techniques and magical treasures by their side. Other ordinary farm boys simply couldn't be their match.

  His cultivation was nothing in Leng Huaoyan's eyes, what he valued was the nature of heart. Among those farm boys, he chose two with a simple and honest heart, and later on, he would naturally have suitable techniques and sufficient resources to cultivate them into masters.

  "The Imperial Selection Tournament has ended, with Zhao Yan taking first place, Li Yun in second place, and Liang Jie in third place."

  Leng Hao listened to the end of the competition, his eyes directly bypassing the top two, looking at Liang Jie in third place. This person had a resolute expression, was from a small family background, and was only twenty years old. Being able to break through to the Refining Spirit Realm at this age made him an extremely hardworking and determined individual. However, there was a hint of unruliness about him. Leng Hao shook his head; this wasn't a good candidate for underlings.

  Liang Jie had a good relationship with Leng Feng in his past life, and his luck improved significantly, leading to rapid growth in his cultivation. He even surpassed the status of the Zhao and Li families.

  "Ling Tian, according to the rules, Hao'er is also ten years old this year, it's time to form a team," Feng Lingyun heard the sound of the game ending and immediately said to Leng Lingtian, for Leng Hua, she was always eager to gain benefits for the child.

  Leng Lingtian slightly furrowed his brow, deep down he didn't want Feng Linyu and Leng Hao to increase their strength, but this was indeed the right of the crown prince, and he couldn't directly refuse.

  The surroundings were filled with cheers, but as Cold Ling Tian stood up, the surroundings fell silent, and all eyes respectfully turned to him.

  "This year's competition has brought forth many talents, compared to last year, there has been great progress. However, the Star Fleet and the Royal Fleet have already reached their main quota, making it difficult to accommodate so many talented individuals. In order not to let these talents be buried, I have decided that apart from the Crown Prince selecting two people to form a team, all other princes above the age of eight can also select two people to form a team."

  "Ling Tian, you...?" Feng Lingyin behind Cold Ling Tian said anxiously. This was clearly only the prince's power, but she had not expected that Cold Ling Tian would actually let all princes over eight years old have it.

  If every prince forms a faction, isn't that encouraging them to covet the position of crown prince? The crown prince can form a faction after he turns ten years old, which has been the tradition in Great Yan for many years. It's about establishing the prestige of the crown prince, so as to prevent other princes from having bad ideas. If it leads to internal strife, that would be terrible.

  "No need to say more, I have made up my mind," Ling Tian said coldly, waving his hand behind him.

  On another building platform, Leng Hua didn't have any surprised expression. In his previous life, Leng Ling Tian had said these words before.

  In Leng Lingtian's heart, he still hopes that Leng Feng can become the crown prince, so it is impossible for him to let him strengthen his power in vain. He will definitely think of ways to narrow the gap between Leng Hao and Leng Feng's powers.

  "Then let the crown prince choose first," said Ling Tian coldly, allowing no one to object.

  Leng Ling Tian turned his head to look at Leng Hao, but in his heart, he was somewhat surprised. He didn't see any of the disappointment and anger he had expected on Leng Hao's face, only a hint of calmness and a faintly mocking expression.

  Leng Hao did not respond to Leng Lingtian's words, nor did he bother to get up and bow respectfully. Instead, he casually glanced around at the other participants in the competition.

  Leng Hao slightly furrowed his brow, these people were at least in the Tempering Body realm. Although they seemed to have decent strength, in his eyes, this bit of strength didn't amount to much. On the contrary, their foundations had already been established, and Leng Hao couldn't cultivate them further. There wasn't much potential to speak of, even if he randomly chose some, it would only be adding two more idle mouths to feed.

  "I heard there's also the Qingling group. I'd like to select two with potential from the Qingling group and cultivate them myself," Leng Hao said to Leng Lingtian, not uttering the words "father" as he was too disgusted to say it out loud.

  Leng Ling Tian's eyes flashed with anger due to Leng Hao's disrespect, but seeing Leng Hao's apathetic gaze, he suppressed his temper.

  The people around were stunned by Leng Hua's words. The Qingling group was made up of children under the age of ten, most of whom were orphans or commoners with excellent qualifications. They had not been filled with innate spiritual energy since birth, and ordinary families could not cultivate them. Therefore, the imperial family sent people to various places to find such children. If they were orphans, it was naturally easy. If they had parents, as long as they obtained their consent, they would also be taken directly to Dayan Island.

  Once a year, when the Imperial Selection Tournament is held at the same time, these young spirits of the Qingling Group come here with those participants, which also serves as protection for their safety.

  After arriving on the Great Yan Island, these people will be trained by the royal family and will no longer be free. They will serve the royal family for life. Generally, those with parents would not agree to this, only those from families in extreme difficulty would agree, after being bought out by the royal family.

  Leng Hao has a wealth of experience, means and methods, compared to the Great Yan State, I don't know how many times more formidable. At present, the so-called geniuses in this selection competition are all people who can't even enter the eye, without too much potential. It's better to choose from those children in the Qingling group who haven't formed a contract yet. If you encounter someone with good talent, cultivate them for a while, and maybe they'll be able to help Leng Hao with many things in the future.

  Leng Lingtian apparently didn't want to argue with Leng Hao anymore, so he nodded in agreement. Before long, more than 20 children were brought to the square.

  There are few people with innate talent who have not yet formed a bond after birth. In one year, the Great Yan Empire has more than 300 islands, and only a handful of people can be found. This year is considered to be a year with many people, and in previous years, if luck was bad, only a few people could be found.

  These children's innate talents have not been revealed yet, and it is unclear whether their natural abilities are high or low. Cold Ling Tian obviously did not intend to let people make more introductions, so he let Cold Hao choose for himself.

  Leng Hao naturally had his own set of observation techniques, and with the mindset of having gone through seven calamities, he was very sensitive to any energy. Therefore, for these children's potential, he could still feel it out very clearly.

  With spiritual power, one by one scanned through, finally, the cold and bright eyes fell on the two shortest little girls in the group of children.

  The two little girls looked exactly alike, obviously a pair of twins, wearing hemp clothes with several patches on them, but they were very clean. The two seemed to be able to feel the probing of Cold Hao's spiritual power, and they leaned tightly against each other, exposed in front of so many people for the first time, feeling a bit nervous and curious, looking up at Cold Hao's direction together.

  Leng Hao felt the curious and slightly timid gaze of the two little girls, a faint smile in his heart, interesting, didn't expect to find such good seedlings here.

  Leng Hao could clearly perceive that the two girls were half-human and half-demon, his Seven Calamities Absolute Boundary had a special sense of these abnormal energies or bloodlines.

  That half-demon's lineage should be that of the White Fox, apparently one of their parents is a fox spirit. There must be a tragic love story behind this. The White Fox can transform and at least has the powers of a scattered immortal, but the two daughters' lives are not going well, they were even searched out by the imperial family and brought here. Apparently, the White Fox must have encountered some things and it's very possible that she is already dead.

  This kind of half-human and half-demon, the situation is the most miserable. If their identity is exposed, neither humans nor demons can tolerate them. More crucially, with mixed blood, they cannot practice the cultivation methods of either humans or demons. To create their own path of cultivation is extremely difficult. Most half-humans and half-demons in this world are at the very bottom of society.

  If that were the case, Leng Xiao wouldn't have taken them seriously either. However, he could sense that these two little girls' innate natures were those of a White Moon Fox, and what's more, they were the most noble Nine-Tailed White Moon Foxes.

  This is the bloodline of the original species, although the ultimate potential can only reach the level of the nine-tailed white fox that worships the moon, but this divine beast is already an existence second only to the sacred beasts such as the phoenix and dragon, not much different from the supreme beings of various tribes.

  Leng Hao knew that at the end of his previous life, nine great ethnic lords had appeared to help Leng Feng deal with him. If he wanted to defy heaven and change his fate, he would need to start cultivating a few good helpers from now on. These two girls were very good candidates. If they were truly cultivated to their peak, their combat power would not be inferior to those of the lords at all.

  Moreover, when it comes to the Condensation Realm, Leng Xiao needs to set up a large array and also requires the help of Bai Yue White Fox.

  With these reasons, even if Leng Xiao knew that choosing these two little girls would definitely lead to some trouble in the future, he had no choice but to accept them.

  If their parents hadn't died, they would have come to find them after recovering from their injuries. Or if their parents were dead, the enemies who killed their parents wouldn't let two half-human, half-demon children survive on their own either.

  No matter what the situation is, Leng Xiao will always have some minor troubles.

  Although half-human and half-demon are generally difficult to cultivate, it's not that there is no way at all. There are also talented and demonic figures with half-human and half-demon bloodlines who have created their own path against the heavens.

  Humans and demons combined, often have difficulty giving birth to children. Once they do, the child is half-human and half-demon. Their innate abilities are usually much stronger than their parents', with greater potential. Perhaps this is why they suffer from heavenly jealousy, unable to cultivate in the usual way.

  Ordinary demon clan inheritance, if there is no strong person in the family for a long time, the bloodline will become thinner and thinner, and the ancestors' true form that appears with the heavenly fate will also become weaker.

  And the half-human, half-demon is the opposite of this principle. The heavenly fate and bloodline in the body often surpass those of their parents. And for these two little girls that Leng Hao values so much, they are even more extreme, directly elevating their heavenly fate and bloodline to the highest level among the White Moon Foxes.