Wan has always ignored other people's evaluations of her, so Wu Yang's sarcasm had no effect on her. It was only the last sentence, "Can't bear it," that seemed to trigger some memories in Xing Wan.Sh..."That princess would always arrive early to wait outside her master's sleeping quarters, eager to pay her respects. If I hadn't known this little canary for so many years, I might have been truly touched by her sincerity."
Ling Xuan looked her little junior sister up and down with disdain.
"Look at you, even if you pretend to be diligent and restrained, she wouldn't have caught you. You went to Tiangong to request this competition, I reckon that little golden bird is just itching for a fight, waiting for you, the lazy bum, to take the bait!"
"Humph!" Xing Wan waved her hand dismissively. "Sneaking around and stealing someone else's talent is indeed a refreshing and unique way to do things. These people from the Nine Heavens are truly creative!"
"The 'goldfinch' mentioned by the two people refers to Nanrong Luoshu, the princess of the Celestial Clan. She grew up in the Nine Heavens since she was a child, with the Heavenly Emperor as her father and the Heavenly Empress as her mother. Her mother is also the leader of the ancient Xuan Bird Clan, her status is beyond description. However, this noble princess has always coveted Xing Wan's position as the War God, and this time she came to replace it."
In ancient times, the Ancestor Gods placed four battle stars in the four celestial palaces of the heavens. They were the Azure Dragon Star in the east, the White Tiger Star in the west, the Vermillion Bird Star in the south, and the Black Tortoise Star in the north. These four battle stars constantly absorbed the essence of the sun and moon, condensing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. In this way, they nurtured the spiritual bodies of the Heavenly Warriors.
The star-viewing sect where Xingwan resides is called the Tiansuan Sect. It only accepts disciples with the War God spirit body, which means it is a sect dedicated to cultivating and training War Gods of Heaven and Earth. Therefore, it is considered the highest-ranking sect in the Three Realms.
Xing Wan's two senior brothers and one senior sister were born successively on Qinglong Star, Xuanwu Star, and Zhuque Star. Since their birth, they had natal star stones in their bodies that could replenish spiritual power. Their ascension speed was much faster than that of ordinary immortal lords.
However, Xing Wan wasn't so lucky. She wasn't born on the Western White Tiger Star, but was picked up by her master's ancestor from outside over nine hundred years ago.
Since childhood, her celestial veins were incomplete. Her natal star stone was even more of a fantasy for her; not even a shard existed, and her spiritual power was extremely limited.
And the reason she was able to enter the Tiansuon Sect was entirely because she found her master ancestor Jingren Tian Shen. The old god, before his demise, put on a brave face and insisted that Xing Wan, with her meager spiritual power, was the Western Regions War God who had yet to descend. This is how he managed to get her into the future War God squad.
But this incident also gave the Heavenly King an opportunity.
Although Tiansuanzong belongs to the Heavenly Palace, its power is so great that it can rival the entire Heavenly Palace. This poses both strength and threat to the Celestial Emperor.
He had long intended to send his own children to Tiansuan Sect. Only by supporting his child to become the first Heavenly and Earthly War God could he truly grasp this power in his hands.
But unfortunately, the Tiansu Sect only accepts warriors with divine spirits. The Heavenly King has been struggling to find a way in.
Xing Wan's arrival coincidentally provided him with this opportunity. Soon after the fall of Jingren Tian Shen, news spread that the spiritual energy layer on Baihu Xing had been damaged and could no longer nurture divine warrior spirits. This caused quite a stir in the heavenly realm, and Xing Wan's non-divine warrior spirit status was consequently exposed.
Tiansuanzong allowed a mysterious, low-powered little girl to impersonate the Heavenly Combat God and go to the Celestial Realm for consolation without any regard. This angered the gods in the Heavenly Palace.
The Jade Emperor then issued an edict, stating that in order to appease public opinion, the Tianxuan Sect would hold a grand celestial competition (xianjun da bi) to select a replacement for the injured Western Regions War God, based on fairness and impartiality.
But in the end, only Tianzu Princess Nanrong Luoshu registered for this grand competition.
Although there were many Immortals from the Three Realms, once word got out that the Heavenly Clan princess had also signed up, they all understood this was a scheme by the Heavenly Palace. So everyone wisely decided not to get involved in this mess.
"Oh! If only I had known this day would come, I should have taken the inheritance my master left me to travel and enjoy the mountains and waters. Why did I insist on becoming the God of War!" Xing Wan inserted her hands into her chest, the more she thought about it, the more regretful she became, "It's all the fault of my master. He said that improving one's cultivation would help unlock the sealed memories. Now look, not a single memory has been restored, and I still have to grit my teeth and go to die!"
Ling Xuan playfully chimed in, "Little junior sister is so charming, we wouldn't bear to let you go off to a certain death, nor would we be willing to leave you alone to enjoy the mountains and waters while we remain here suffering through our cultivation!"
"Hmph!" Xing Wan gave a dry, emotionless laugh. "You might as well find someone else to like! Don't you guys know me at all I'm someone with a broken immortal meridian. How could I possibly fight three rounds against someone with a perfect one!"
We certainly won't stand by and watch you get bullied. Take a look at this.
Ling Xuan raised her hand, gathering spiritual energy to summon a long sword. The blade pulsed with spiritual energy, its light like scattered electricity, its weight like gleaming snow.
"Artifact"
"Well, this sword was given to me by Senior Brother to pass on to you. It's forged from the dragon bone of an ancient fire dragon and is quite spiritual. Not only can it adapt to your spiritual limit, but it can also greatly enhance the power of your combat techniques. Compared to the Celestial Sound Fan in Goldfinch's hands, it is no less powerful!"
Xīngwǎn received the divine sword and finally smiled. She carefully examined the long sword in her hand, then suddenly remembered something and looked up to ask: "Aren't my eldest and second senior brothers in seclusion"
“Compared to your safety, failing halfway through doesn't matter at all! At worst, Master will just punish us a few more days!” Ling Xuan continued, “Besides, I and the two senior brothers have already figured it out for you. This second round is beast taming, requiring powerful spiritual energy to subdue the ferocious beasts. It’s that peacock’s strength, so give it to her.”
"But in the third round of the battle formation, you've received the true teachings of our master, haven't you It's considered your specialty! You should be able to beat her!"
"So, you just need to use this sword and do your best to win the first round, then everything will be alright!"
Xīngwǎn, upon hearing this, suddenly found the sword in her hand to be unappealing.
The main viewing platform of the Tianshuizong martial arts arena.
A man in white sat cross-legged. With sword eyebrows and star eyes, he exuded an aura of majesty. Although not too old, there were strands of white hair at his temples, giving him a sense of ineffable vicissitudes. This person was Xing Wan's master, the Beichen Shang Shen.
"Greetings, Master!"
Xingwan and Tong Lingxuan entered the martial arts arena and bowed together to Bei Chen in the stands.
Beichen nodded slightly, then pointed to the white-bearded old man beside him, introducing the two: "This is Tai Xuan Shenjun, the God of Justice of the Heavenly Clan, and also the chief examiner for today's competition."
"Greetings, Great Heavenly Lord Tai Xuan."
After the two paid their respects to Tai Xuan, Bei Chen couldn't help but look at Xing Wan. He finally couldn't contain his concern for his little disciple.
"Xingwan, are you ready"
"Um... return to Master... No!"
Xingwan scratched her head and replied honestly.
Li Xuan's expression right now is like stepping in dog ** when you go out, speechless.
"Well, that's all I can do!"
Beichen's reaction was surprisingly calm. He waved his hand, signaling for the two to retreat.
"Yes!"
"No" Ling Xuan turned around, biting her teeth and scolding in a low voice: "You little brat, how could you say those two words 'no' when facing your master!"
"I'm just telling the truth!"
"Really I forgot to tell you, this time Senior Brother Da Bi and Second Senior Brother still have something to say to you. Do you want to hear it"
"Big Brother Bei What does he want to say"
When mentioning her second senior brother, Xing Wan felt a sense of foreboding.
Of Beichen's four disciples, the second disciple Bo'an was most similar to Beichen. He was solemn and serious, never smiling, and towards Xingwan, Bo'an was even more strict than his master Beichen. This led Xingwan to secretly give him the nickname "Beichen Lao Er," meaning "Beichen number two."ng the attendants bustling around her, had an idea."Got it! I pretended to have a toxic reaction, so the attendants took me inside. They all looked so dumbstruck, they wouldn't suspect a thing.""No, i...