Chapter 541: Chapter 290: Opening of the Heavenly Gate, Activation of the Heavenly Level

The bidding price for the Inheritance of Divine Power exceeded Lu Yun’s expectations, so he chose not to participate in the bidding.

In the end, this Inheritance of Divine Power was successfully auctioned off to Zhou Tai, the son of Marquis Equal Heaven, for four million spirit crystals.

The bidding for the Nine Revolutions Golden Core Pill was even more intense. It quickly exceeded four million spirit crystals and was eventually acquired by a young man, who was wearing a dark gold robe in the private box, for five million and twenty thousand spirit crystals.

Of course, Lu Yun was unaware of these developments as he had already left the Purple Gold Auction House before the auction concluded.

Then, under the guidance of Xie Yushi, Lu Yun was able to fully immerse himself in, and appreciate, the prosperity and endless scenes of the Imperial City.

What can be said is, with the exception of the levitating Sky Wall City, Lu Yun had visited every corner of the Imperial City.

Sky Wall City is where the imperial court and the royal family reside. Only high-rank officials and royalty have access. Ordinary people simply don’t have the qualification to go there.

If one trespasses into Sky Wall City without permission, they will face ruthless suppression and even Celestial Humans are no exception to this rule.

However, the Heavenly Pride Convention is approaching. All of the Heavenly Prides who are qualified to participate in the battle will have the opportunity to ascend to the Sky Wall City.

Although Lu Yun was not particularly interested in the Heavenly Pride Convention, he was fascinated by the Daoist Device, Sky Wall City, and naturally wished to visit.

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At a glance, the place is densely crowded. Hundreds of Heavenly Prides surge forward. This scene is a rare spectacle that hasn’t been seen for many years.

Everyone is waiting for the Ascension Gate to open, to ascend to Sky Wall City.

Regardless of the achievements in the Heavenly Pride Convention, being able to visit Sky Wall City is considered the greatest gain.

“The Ascension Gate has arrived.”

Cries of astonishment erupted from the crowd as they instinctively retreated.

Boom!

A dull sound echoed as a gigantic gate descended from the sky, manifesting in the void.

The Ascension Gate serves as the entry to Sky Wall City from the Imperial City. All, except for the members of the Royal Family and the high-ranking officials of the Imperial Court, have to enter Sky Wall City through the Ascension Gate.

It opens when the Heavenly Pride Convention is about to commence.

Brilliant light radiates, a figure walks out from the gate, and he announces nonchalantly: “The Ascension Gate opens, it will last for one month, and will close after the official start of the Heavenly Pride Convention.”

After he finished speaking, everyone saw the bright light inside the gate intensify and then sharply retract, revealing steps that emitted a brilliant golden light.

“There are exactly nine thousand, nine hundred and ninety-nine Ascension Steps leading to Sky Wall City. Those under fifty years of age can enter, and those who successfully ascend to Sky Wall City will become the Heavenly Pride of Morign and will be qualified to participate in the Heavenly Pride Battle.”

Once the rosy light receded, all the light was absorbed by the dignified and sacred Ascension Steps.

“Haha, it looks like I came just in time.”

A tall, young man walked in, his thick, black hair billowing, and the air was filled with an expansive aura of laws around him.

He walked in a step at a time, and the surrounding Heavenly Prides and strong men all made way for him. His formidable aura even made the older generation who had led their juniors to the Heavenly Pride Convention tremble.

The strong intuition of many senior experts was that this man was extremely powerful, especially when they sensed the infernal Law Aura on his body, which made their hearts palpitate uncomfortably.

Next to him, there was an extraordinarily beautiful lady, whose skin was as flawless as jade and who looked like a celestial being. The terrifying aura emitted from her body made her no less intimidating.

“They are so young, yet they’re already in the Golden Core Realm. They’re not simple at all.”

Golden light flickered in Lu Yun’s eyes. After discerning their cultivation levels, an astonished look appeared in his eyes.

He estimated that this pair could not be more than thirty years old, yet they had already advanced to the Golden Core Realm, surpassing many of the old students present in the area.

“Xiao Yun and Xiao Qingyu from the Xiao Family of Wu Province have come, it looks like this Heavenly Pride Convention will be an unprecedented event.”

Some Heavenly Prides whispered, their faces filled with solemnity.

Xiao Yun and Xiao Qingyu, both endowed with talent and strength no lesser than Martial Academy’s Saint Child, had been caught up in the allure of the Heavenly Pride Convention. This signaled that other prodigies with similar reputations would not be absent either.

Indeed, before long, a youth wearing a Star Robe moved forward, his entire body enveloped in an indistinct star power.

This man was none other than Ye Xingxuan.

After arriving in the Imperial City, he heard of the descent of the Ascension Steps, and was among the first to arrive.

After casually glancing at the surrounding Heavenly Prides, his gaze landed sharply on Xiao Yun and Xiao Qingyu.

Among the many young Heavenly Prides present, only the Xiao siblings earned his respect. Everyone else was merely a foil to him.

“Brother Ye, it’s been a few years. You’ve changed quite a bit.”

Xiao Yun hailed Ye Xingxuan from afar.

He naturally recognized Ye Xingxuan. Five years ago, Ye Xingxuan had challenged Heavenly Prides across Qing Province. Apart from those at the Martial Academy, everyone else was defeated by him.

Then, he came to Wu Province and battled with many of the prodigious Heavenly Prides, exhibiting his unparalleled combat prowess. The various Heavenly Prides of Wu Province served as mere stepping stones for him until Xiao Yun finally managed to fight him to a standstill.

Five years later, the strength of the two had made a qualitative leap. As their gazes met, they could feel each other’s overwhelming determination to fight.

Nangong Wan watched Xiao Yun and Ye Xingxuan from the crowd. Waves of ripples appeared in her beautiful eyes. She then turned to her sister, Nangong Xue, and said: “Little sister, these two will be your main rivals.”