For security reasons, the competition venue for each Tianjiao Conference is arranged in a heavily guarded palace.
However, this is not the only reason. The royal family also wants to take this opportunity to show their strong strength to the monks who come to compete.
They hope to use this opportunity to attract these monks to stay in Wu'an City and serve the royal family.
Over the years, as some sects of cultivating immortals have begun to stir up troubles, the royal family has faced tremendous pressure. Therefore, in addition to the powerful men on the list of geniuses, the royal family also wants to recruit other monks.
As long as the monks are loyal to the royal family, they have the opportunity to be appreciated by the royal family. Especially monks who came from casual cultivators were more favored by the royal family.
In contrast, the royal family prefers casual cultivators with no background, because they believe that those disciples of the immortal sect may still bring potential dangers even if they leave the sect.
However, the royal family could not exclude all the disciples of the Immortal Cultivation Sect. Therefore, they set an age limit, hoping to stop young people who have just joined the immortal sect in time.
As for the older monks, the royal family no longer had high hopes.
"Hush!"
Not far away, Jiang Fan came over on his horse, covered in dust.
He could have arrived at the palace earlier, but on the way to the palace, he suddenly remembered the words of Su Xiao and Nangong Yu. Jiang Fan realized that the contestants this time came from all over the world.
For safety reasons, Jiang Fan deliberately bought a human face mask on the way to cover up his face.
Jiang Fan is right to worry. It is said that in every Tianjiao Conference, apart from some casual cultivators, the disciples of the Immortal Cultivation Sect have the largest number of participants.
Jiang Fan killed the Liu family brothers who were subordinate to the fourth elder of the Xuantian Sect, and had already formed a deadly feud with the Xuantian Sect.
As the largest immortal cultivating sect in Daxia, Xuantian Sect will definitely send disciples to compete. If he meets Chu Yan who has escaped from the Qin Mansion, Jiang Fan cannot let him recognize him.
"Your Excellency, come in quickly! The conference is about to begin."
After several guards at the palace gate learned that Jiang Fan was a distinguished guest of Zhenbao Pavilion, they only asked a few symbolic questions and then let him go.
Today is the day when the royal family holds the Genius Conference. There are many monks coming and going from the palace, and the guards cannot inspect everyone in detail. As long as they are not notorious wanted criminals, they can usually pass smoothly.
When Jiang Fan walked into the palace, he clearly felt the difference in the atmosphere. The guards inside the palace are much tighter than outside.
The spectacular city wall towers into the clouds, and the majestic city gate's copper pillars stand tall and straight, like a cast giant guard.
Countless armored guards stood upright and were as tough as steel. They held sharp blades and their eyes were like torches, patrolling every corner vigilantly.
The guards were as silent as stone statues, but exuded a cold murderous aura, as if they were guarding endless secrets and power.
There are guards at every step in the palace. They are standing ready like steel spears in a fortress, guarding the dignity and tranquility of the royal family.
"I didn't expect that the guards in these palaces were actually monks!" Jiang Fan sighed inwardly.
If the guards who had previously interrogated Jiang Fan were still mortals, then the guards in the palace were all at the spiritual realm.
Although in the eyes of some powerful monks, spiritual energy realm cultivation is nothing. But the strength of such a huge army of monks should not be underestimated.
As they go deeper into the palace, the strength of these guards gradually increases, and some have even reached the ninth level of spiritual energy realm.
"Her Majesty the Queen! Her Majesty the Queen..."
At this time, there were bursts of boiling sounds and shouts coming from the front.
"It seems that the competition venue of the Genius Conference is ahead." Jiang Fan heard the sound, quickened his pace, and ran quickly in the direction of the sound.
"Your Excellency, please register your name and division here."
At the entrance of the competition venue, a dozen soldiers were waiting in full formation, and one of them, a general in armor, signaled respectfully to Jiang Fan.
"Okay." Jiang Fan nodded.
In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Jiang Fan did not plan to use his real name to participate in the competition.
When the general saw Jiang Fan wrote "casual cultivator" on the entry list, he couldn't help but sigh: "Ji Fan, rogue cultivator?"
This general is already in his thirties. After being trained by the royal family, he has just reached the middle stage of Lingquan realm.
Now this young man who was a casual cultivator was actually a cultivator in the early stage of Lingquan Realm. How could this not surprise the general.
You must know that the casual cultivators who came to participate in the Tianjiao Conference this time are basically at the spiritual realm. Even if a few casual cultivators have reached the Lingquan realm, they are almost twenty years old.
"General, do you have any questions?" Jiang Fan asked with a smile.
"No, your Excellency, please come in. Her Majesty the Queen has arrived." The general calmed down and replied quickly.
"Okay." Jiang Fan responded softly and walked in quickly.
"Your Majesty the Queen? I can finally see Brother Yu's sister with my own eyes. I wonder what Her Majesty the Queen, who is more than ten thousand people in the Great Xia Kingdom, looks like." Jiang Fan sighed inwardly.
When Jiang Fan passed through the gate, he saw a spectacular scene of a sea of people.
Countless people surged and shouted wildly and excitedly: "Her Majesty the Queen! Her Majesty the Queen..."
Their voices came flooding back, filled with overwhelming love and respect. Everyone had expressions of excitement and admiration, as if they had seen Her Majesty the Queen, and their hearts were surging.
In the crowd, someone shouted excitedly: "Your Majesty the Queen, I am here just for you!"
"I must become a retainer of the royal family and your personal guard!" His voice was full of firmness and determination, as if he could risk his own life for Her Majesty the Queen.
The huge crowd in this scene was like a rolling heat wave, completely surrounding Jiang Fan.
Everyone is filled with expectation and admiration, eager to gain favor and attention from Her Majesty the Queen.
"I didn't expect the scene to be so crazy!"
Jiang Fan deeply felt this fiery emotion and couldn't help but be shocked by this scene.
He was even more curious about the appearance of Her Majesty the Queen, who made countless people so crazy.
"It's an honor for you all to come to Wu'an City to participate in this Tianjiao Conference. I feel extremely honored!"
At this time, a beautiful female voice came from the main seat of the competition venue.
The next moment, the entire competition venue was boiling to the extreme, and everyone shouted loudly again: "Her Majesty the Queen! Her Majesty the Queen..."
Following the direction from which the beautiful voice came, Jiang Fan looked far away and finally saw the face of Her Majesty the Queen.
She was dressed in a gorgeous dragon robe, the silk satin was gleaming, and the pattern embroidered with gold thread shone with luxury and authority. She wore a crown on her head, studded with precious gems, which shone brightly. Holding the Emperor's Sword in her hand, which symbolizes power, she looks like a queen who rules the world.
Her hair falls like a black waterfall, long and shiny, shining with mysterious light like black jade. The lines of her face are soft and well-proportioned, and the slightly raised corners of her mouth outline a touch of confidence and majesty. The red lips were slightly parted, like a flower in bud, and the soft smile exuded warmth. Those bright and intelligent eyes were like twinkling stars, revealing firmness and determination.
Her Majesty the Queen is majestic and awe-inspiring. Her noble and dignified face is as bright as the bright moon, and her skin is as white and tender as jade, as if she has been touched by time and is not stained by dust.
Nangong Ying, as the queen of Daxia, always looks noble and dignified in front of outsiders. However, Her Majesty the Queen dotes on her younger brother Nangong Yu very much.
Over the years, Nangong Ying single-handedly supported the entire royal family and even the entire Daxia Kingdom. If Nangong Ying hadn't been personally in charge of the imperial court, Daxia would have been in a state of war.
"Brother Yu and his sister, their temperaments are too different, right?" This was Jiang Fan's first impression after seeing Nangong Ying.
Obviously, Nangong Ying's majestic appearance also shocked Jiang Fan.
At this time, Her Majesty the Queen Nangong Ying began to announce: "Everyone, General Xiang will announce in detail the competition rules of this Tianjiao Conference."
As soon as Her Majesty the Queen finished speaking, a man wearing armor, a battle robe, and holding a long sword walked up quickly from behind Nangong Ying.
This man's posture is majestic and solemn, like a mountain standing on a high platform.
His eyes were deep and sharp, revealing an unstoppable determination and wisdom. His face was engraved with the traces of time, and every wrinkle seemed to have witnessed his countless battles and victories.
This man is Xiang Yunpeng, the great general of Daxia Kingdom. This person has a resolute character, a deep heart, and careful thinking. He makes decisions only after careful consideration.
Xiang Yunpeng served two generations of kings and won the trust of Her Majesty the Queen Nangong Ying. He was Nangong Ying's right-hand man and controlled the 300,000-strong army of Daxia. At present, he has reached the middle stage of spiritual realm.
After bowing respectfully to Nangong Ying, Xiang Yunpeng began to solemnly announce the rules of the competition.
"Everyone! It's an honor for everyone to come to Wu'an City to participate in this Tianjiao Conference. It must not be the first time for many people to participate, but there are also many newcomers present, so I still want to introduce the rules of the competition again."
"This Tianjiao Conference, as before, is divided into a melee and an arena battle. First, the top eight contestants are selected through the melee, which is the Tianjiao List of this Tianjiao Conference. The second step is the ring battle..."
On the high platform, Xiang Yunpeng solemnly announced the rules of the competition, while the little prince Nangong Yu on the other side was anxious.
As soon as Nangong Ying sat back on her seat, Nangong Yu on the side came forward and begged eagerly: "Sister, can you let General Xiang take a moment? My brother hasn't arrived yet."
"Xiaoyu, the Tianjiao Tournament is a solemn martial arts competition held by the royal family. It aims to select talented and powerful people in the world of immortality for use by our royal family. How can we delay the competition because of your friends!"
Although Nangong Yu had been introducing Jiang Fan to his sister in the past few days, Nangong Ying was not optimistic about the young man his brother mentioned.
Not only that, Nangong Ying also hopes that her younger brother will stay away from these guys who call themselves brothers.
As the Queen of Great Xia, she was afraid that her brother would be taken advantage of. It can be said that Nangong Yu is the weakness of Her Majesty the Queen Nangong Ying.
Faced with her sister's suspicion, Nangong Yu couldn't say anything more after many explanations. After all, no matter what, his sister is always for her own good.
Therefore, Nangong Yu hopes that Jiang Fan can shine at the Genius Conference and win his sister's favor.
But now, after searching for a long time at the competition venue and not seeing Jiang Fan, Nangong Yu couldn't help but feel a little anxious.
"It shouldn't be! Yesterday, I specially sent someone to the Treasure Pavilion to remind Uncle Xiao, and Brother Jiang Fan also said personally before that he was bound to get the Divine Blood Vine."
Nangong Yu couldn't figure it out. He really couldn't figure out why Jiang Fan hadn't appeared at the competition venue until now.
