Chapter 1730: 1730: Heaven and Earth Treasures Everywhere
When Qian Jiyun led An Jiuyue to the small town at the base of Qingyun Sect’s mountain, Qingyun Town was already teeming with people.
Every inn was fully occupied, even the sheds for firewood had people residing in them, and those who hadn’t secured a room in an inn could only sigh in disappointment on the streets.
“What’s going on here?”
The two sat at a tea stall, observing the bustling crowds of the small town.
“This gentleman and lady, is it your first time visiting the Xiang Dynasty?” the tea stall owner asked with a light chuckle, bringing tea over to them as he heard her mutter.
“Yes, it is our first time here, my husband and I previously lived in Gengnan,” An Jiuyue casually fabricated a reason.
“I see.”
The owner’s face showed sudden realization. Gengnan was a small nation whose people rarely ventured out, almost akin to living in seclusion, with no business dealings even with other nations.
Coming from there, one would indeed know nothing; getting to Qingyun Town just in time seemed to be a stroke of luck, right?
“Please enjoy the tea, I will go and serve you some snacks.”
Although Gengnan was a small nation that preferred seclusion, its people were all powerful, as it was the most prosperous nation in the Feather Abyss Plane. Even a great nation like the Xiang Dynasty wouldn’t dare to attack Gengnan, because they couldn’t afford to provoke them.
Soon, the tea stall owner brought over several snacks and dried fruits and placed them on their table.
“Guests may not know, but in a few days, our Qingyun Sect will begin selecting individuals to enter the Flame Mountain Range. It’s an excellent place for cultivation, and they say it’s teeming with Heaven and Earth Treasures.
That’s why young masters from noble clans in various countries are flocking here, hoping to secure a chance to enter the Flame Mountain Range.”
“Is that so?”
Qian Jiyun poured himself a cup of tea and asked with a lowered head.
The Flame Mountain Range actually managed to attract so many people? It seemed this was also an aspect of Qingyun Sect’s foundation, right?
“Does the Flame Mountain Range belong to Qingyun Sect?” he inquired.
“Indeed it does, it belongs solely to Qingyun Sect.”
The owner replied, his sigh hinting at a sense of regret.
“This Flame Mountain Range can only be opened by successive Sect Masters of Qingyun Sect; others, even if they occupied it, wouldn’t be able to enter. Otherwise, heh heh.”
He chuckled twice, the meaning in his words couldn’t be clearer.
Holding such a treasure, Qingyun Sect simply didn’t have the strength to protect it, but the reason why Qingyun Sect still managed to stand unshaken in the Feather Abyss Plane was precisely because of the Flame Mountain Range, which only they could open.
Furthermore, successive Sect Masters of Qingyun Sect were very skilled in selecting their successors, none of whom had ever betrayed the Sect.
Thus, Qingyun Sect had survived among the many Sects, with no one daring to casually meddle with them. One careless move, and there was a risk of the Flame Mountain Range being sealed off forever, becoming the eternal sinner of the Feather Abyss Plane.
“This time, Qingyun Sect has announced that anyone who ranks in the top hundred of the Flame Competition will be allowed to enter the Flame Mountain Range, and each person may bring two followers.”
And these individuals are young masters from noble clans from all directions, with many being imperial clan descendants.
Hearing this, An Jiuyue blinked.
She looked around Qingyun Town, which likely had tens of thousands of people, right?
Only one hundred out of here could enter the Flame Mountain Range? One in a hundred, then?