Immortal Father - Chapter 38.2 - A Cool Breeze Does Not Disturb Dreams

While the master and disciple were discussing the Dao in the cave abode, the main peak was full of immortals and music.

The night after the first day of the competition was lively. Overall, it went quite smoothly. Only some trouble happened in the Mortal Affairs Hall in the latter half of the night.

On the morning of the second day of the internal sect competition, the hall was crowded.

Li Dazhi, wearing a black robe, stood in front of the hall and cupped his hands at the rows of immortals in front of him. “Everyone! The last part of an endeavor is the hardest to finish. This is the difficulty of the end!

“Yesterday, the Human Ranking and Earth Ranking competitions successfully ended. There were no mistakes or omissions in our actions, and all parties made consistent arrangements. It was all thanks to everyone’s efforts!

“Today’s Heaven Ranking competition is even more important. I hope everyone on the Organization Committee will continue to work hard! We can’t slack off in the slightest!

“I have asked the sect master for instructions. When the competition ends tomorrow, the Organization Committee will celebrate here, and the sect will reward us!”

More than a hundred immortals responded with smiles.

Li Dazhi waved to the side.

A melodious bell rang on the main peak, and streams of immortal light flew out of the Mortal Affairs Hall.

Two rows of cranes spread their wings from the mist in the forest, and the fairies on their backs scattered petals all over the sky. The huge arena under the main peak slowly rose into the sky, and the three sides of cloud platforms quickly took shape under the urging of immortals.

The Battle of the Heaven Ranking officially began!

Guests came riding on clouds. The disciples of the various peaks rode on clouds and converged into a few ribbons in the sky toward the foot of the main peak.

Anyone who saw this situation would praise the Myriad Cloud Sect for being a ‘flourishing immortal sect’.

A few old men in seclusion in the bamboo forest in the back mountain were all smiling.

Li Ping’an followed behind his master, Qingsu, and couldn’t help yawning a few times.

He had forgotten to rest.

He had answered 30% of the questions given by his master last night, and his already exhausted mind was even more sleepy. He was a little groggy at this moment.

Li Ping’an made up his mind to get into the top fifty of the Heaven Ranking today and then rest below the stage.

He had been in the limelight enough yesterday.

“Ping’an!” Deacon Wei Yanzi suddenly appeared from the side and bowed to Immortal Qingsu. “Immortal Qingsu, I have something to discuss with Ping’an!”

“Mm-hmm.” Qingsu nodded lightly and went to wait in front.

Li Ping’an stood up slowly. Wei Yanzi immediately grabbed his arm and asked through voice transmission, “Ping’an, why do you look exhausted?”

“I didn’t adjust my breathing well and was tested by my master all night.” Li Ping’an sighed weakly.

“Deacon, is it something important? If not, I will meditate for a while.”

“It isn’t anything important,” Wei Yanzi said. “Something happened last night, so I wanted to tell you.”

Li Ping’an immediately became energetic. “What is it?”

“Wang Zaizhi’s master is disgruntled,” Wei Yanzi whispered. “A few immortals went to the Mortal Affairs Hall last night…

“Sigh, I wonder if they’re crazy. They did that in front of so many guests. Can’t they wait until the competition is over?”

Li Ping’an asked, “Which peak is his master from?”

Wei Yanzi said, “The True Immortals of Opening Cloud Peak are average in strength. The strongest among the lineage of the peak master of Opening Cloud Peak is Elder Bi.”

Li Ping’an smiled. “Why are they disgruntled?”

“First, they’re disgruntled about favoritism in the sect. They said that you cultivated in the Flowing Cloud Temple before, so how could you obtain the sect’s immortal spells and techniques? Normally, the methods of cultivating immortal spells and techniques can only be given to inner sect disciples above the Void Refinement realm.”

Wei Yanzi sighed and continued transmitting, “Second, they’re disgruntled about your Spirit Explosion Art. You detonated so many magic artifacts directly. They suspect that you used a treasury in the sect. Otherwise, how could you have so many magic artifacts?

“Third, they’re disgruntled that a young Light Condensation like you reached the top ten of the Earth Ranking and broke into the Heaven Ranking. They also said that if everyone prioritized techniques and neglected the Dao, it would bring about an unhealthy trend in the sect.”

Li Ping’an curled his lips and asked, “How did my father deal with them?”

“It was pretty impressive.” Wei Yanzi smiled.

“Ancestral Master Dazhi refuted them one by one.

“He first took out an authorization jade talisman from the elders of the Cultivation Guidance Hall. Your cultivation of immortal spells and techniques was approved by the elders of the Cultivation Guidance Hall, so it’s not against the rules.

“Then your father said that after the competition, he would get you to display your unique artificing method.

“As for them saying people will prioritize techniques and neglect the Dao… An inner sect elder directly pointed at their noses and scolded them for being sore losers. He said that they had great skills. Dignified immortals actually made things difficult for a child.”

Li Ping’an laughed. How in the world can there be a child nearing thirty years old?

Wei Yanzi asked, “Ping’an, is there a problem with displaying this artificing method? Do you need to prepare anything?”

“Please help me prepare some low-quality materials. The materials for crafting mortal-grade flying swords will do.”

Li Ping’an’s eyes flickered slightly as he said seriously, “As my father said, after the competition, I’ll explain to the elders how to quickly craft a large number of magic artifacts for use with the Spirit Explosion Art.”

Wei Yanzi asked in a low voice, “Are you confident?”

“Naturally.”

“Okay.” Wei Yanzi breathed a sigh of relief. “I’ll go prepare the materials now. Ping’an, don’t feel pressured. Once the guests leave, those immortals won’t dare to jump around anymore. They’re deliberately causing trouble for Ancestral Master Dazhi.”

Li Ping’an said, “Deacon, don’t worry.”

Wei Yanzi gave him a thumbs up and then hurriedly left on a cloud.

Immortal light flashed beside Li Ping’an. Qingsu appeared beside him and continued leading him forward.

Li Ping’an wanted to say something but hesitated.

He could feel that his master was worried about him, but he didn’t know how to dispel his master’s worries.

When they were about to reach the arena, Qingsu suddenly said, “Don’t be afraid.”

“Um?”

Qingsu said calmly, “Wang Zaizhi’s master can’t defeat me.”

Li Ping’an: “…”

He was really touched. But his master’s thoughts were really simple.

Looking at his master’s back, Li Ping’an felt a little warm in his heart.

…

The rules of the Battle of Heaven Ranking were basically the same as those of the Earth Ranking. First, there would be the points competition, group round-robin, and then elimination rounds. From the semi-finals onward, a double-elimination system would be adopted, focusing on maximizing the viewing value.

On the arena today, True Integration disciples would begin to appear.

Some disciples had been in the sect for more than nineteen years, so their cultivation was far beyond that of a disciple like Li Ping’an, who had been in the sect for three years.

Li Ping’an had already been in the limelight yesterday, so he was very low-key today. With three wins and three losses, he barely entered the top sixty-four elimination rounds and calmly stopped in the top thirty-two, with his rank at around thirty.

Today, he mainly focused on ‘lucky wins’ and ‘elegant losses’.

The disciples wanted to see Li Ping’an use the Spirit Explosion Art again.

Unfortunately, his opponents today were rather polite, even too polite. Two of them wanted to admit defeat immediately when they saw him. Those who won against him cupped their hands and apologized, afraid of being bombed.

Fortunately, Li Ping’an took the initiative to promise that he wouldn’t use the Spirit Explosion Art again today, so his competition ended normally.

In the end, Li Ping’an only used his spear array and talismans to fight against others.

Wang Zaizhi became the only disciple of the sect who enjoyed the Spirit Explosion Art.

After his competition ended, Li Ping’an could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

He hid behind his master and closed his eyes to meditate. Before long, he began to take a nap to recover his exhausted mind from the past two days.

After a while, Qingsu turned her head to look behind her and tilted her head slightly.

Under the illumination of the immortal light, Li Ping’an smiled, lowered his head, and fell asleep. His usually furrowed brows relaxed slightly, and his handsome face was clean and clear.

Qingsu watched quietly for a while before raising her hand to light a ray of immortal light. She used the immortal power of a Heavenly Immortal to wrap Li Ping’an to prevent the surrounding people from disturbing him.

Not long later, Mu Ningning snuck over and meditated behind Qingsu.

Mu Ningning also prepared some dishes and snacks, waiting for Li Ping’an to wake up to eat and drink together.

A small figure in the distance glanced this way from time to time.

The Heaven Ranking competition was in full swing, and Li Ping’an slept more and more peacefully.

Li Dazhi was busy riding a cloud all over, preparing for the closing ceremony of the competition.

As for the trouble of Li Ping’an needing to prove his artificing method after the competition… Li Dazhi was confident and not at all afraid.