Stealing the Heavens.

Chapter 102 The Cloud Heaven Sect is too big
A blizzard suddenly broke out in the middle of the night, and instead of stopping by daybreak, it became even more violent, forcing the competition to be postponed once again.

Zi Dong was very happy and hoped that the blizzard would never stop and would only get heavier and heavier until they left.

Under Zi Dong's instructions, Ai Shang accelerated the acquisition of resources in the Great Snow Mountain and prepared to exchange precious resources with the Qinglian Sword Sect.

Elder Li Mei did not delay at all. Not only did all the resources that Ai Shang purchased arrive, but the resources that he wanted to exchange were also sent over after obtaining permission.

Zi Dong was wondering to himself when, three days later, the blizzard still hadn't stopped, but Elder Li Mei informed him that the competition would be held inside Snow Lotus Peak.

"The Azure Lotus Sword Sect hollowed out Snow Lotus Peak?!" Zi Dong asked Feng Qingwu in surprise, as this was a major taboo for the sect.

Snow Lotus Peak is the main peak of the Azure Lotus Sword Sect. If the mountain is hollowed out, it will affect the protective formation, and it will be easily breached if attacked.

"I've heard that the demon race lives inside the Snow Lotus Peak." Feng Qingwu knew something about the Azure Lotus Sword Sect.

"Then can we use this reason to refuse the competition?" Zi Dong asked excitedly. How could cultivators from the Yuntian Sect go to the place where the demon race lived?

"Why refuse?" Zhou Xinyu immediately objected, "This is a great opportunity for us to learn about the Azure Lotus Sword Sect!"

“Zhou Xinyu, cultivators of the Azure Lotus Sword Sect can merge with demonic spirits, which not only greatly enhances their cultivation but also grants them many strange abilities!” Feng Qingwu quickly reminded her.

“Zi Dong’s luck and spiritual root can detect demon spirits, so I doubt that Xue Ling would dare to merge with a demon spirit!” Zhou Xinyu had great confidence in Zi Dong.

"Junior Sister Xinyu, I can't guarantee that the Qi Luck Spirit Root will be able to detect the demon spirit in time!" Zi Dong quickly declared.

If it weren't for the fact that he had devoured the Snow Fox Spirit, Donglai Ziqi would never have said so much to Zidong, or even paid him any attention.

"Even if Xue Ling and Yao Ling combine, I can still handle it!" Zhou Xinyu was determined to have a match.

If she could find something to hold against the Azure Lotus Sword Sect, she could use it to blackmail them into supporting her master's Immortal Palace in the Central Continent.

Neither Zi Dong nor Feng Qingwu tried to persuade Zhou Xinyu any further, as she was confident that she could handle the disciples of the Qinglian Sword Sect.

The next morning, Elder Fengji and Qiao Hankun, a Void Breaking Realm elder from Yuntian Sect, led Zi Dong and the other two to Elder Li Mei's ice cave.

"Follow me." Elder Li Mei confirmed that Zi Dong agreed to the competition, then casually activated the mechanism inside the ice cave, leading the five people into the Snow Lotus Peak.

Zi Dong and his group of five hadn't actually discovered this mechanism. When Elder Li Mei activated it, there was a clear fluctuation in the array.

As you step into the semi-circular icy passage, the mechanism behind you immediately shuts off, plunging the passage into complete darkness.

The passageway wasn't straight; it was winding and labyrinthine, with many exits, but all the mechanisms were tightly shut.

Zi Dong extended his divine sense, but he couldn't penetrate the ice surrounding the passage at all. He sensed the fluctuations of the formation.

About half an hour later, Elder Li Mei led the five people around a bend, and the passage suddenly became bright.

Zi Dong immediately smelled the unique freshness of the forest, mixed with the accumulated smell of decay, and the heat of the sun.

There's a blizzard outside, how could there possibly be sunlight inside the mountain?!

Zi Dong followed Elder Li Mei out of the passage, puzzled. When he looked up, he could actually see sunlight through the dense foliage!

Moreover, snowflakes danced in the sunlight like fairies, and Zi Dong could even see blue sky and white clouds!
Although Elder Li Mei sensed the surprise of Zi Dong and the other four, she did not explain, but instead quickened her pace through the forest. All the trees were straight, towering giants, their trunks multicolored, but their leaves were all green, like new buds in spring.

The ground was covered with a thick carpet of branches and leaves, and you could hear the calls of birds and beasts from time to time.

Zi Dong's divine sense still couldn't extend outwards; it seemed that this forest was also a formation, blocking his exploration.

There were no paths in the forest, and Elder Li Mei simply kept moving among the trees. Zi Dong quickly discovered the pattern.

Elder Li Mei passed by trees with blue trunks, the same color as her dress, which seemed to be related to her cultivation level.

Another half hour passed, and after crossing a wooden bridge over a stream, Elder Li Mei led Zi Dong and his group of five to an open space surrounded by more than a dozen two-story wooden buildings.

Xue Ling was leading a dozen or so disciples of the Qinglian Sword Sect, waiting here. After greeting Elder Li Mei, she gave Zi Dong a faint nod.

"Xue Ling, you can compete now." Elder Li Mei instructed, and then invited Elder Feng Ji and Elder Qiao Hankun into a wooden building to rest.

"Senior Brother Zidong, are you ready?" Xue Ling asked with a smile after Elder Li Mei led Elder Feng Ji and Elder Qiao Hankun into the wooden building.

“Junior Sister Xue Ling, Junior Sister Xin Yu are the senior sisters of my Yun Tian Sect. Why don’t you two spar?” Zi Dong said with a smile.

"Senior Brother Zidong, isn't this inappropriate?!" Xue Ling frowned, glanced at Zhou Xinyu, and then glared at Zidong.

"Junior Sister Xue Ling, you want to represent the Azure Lotus Sword Sect to challenge the Cloud Heaven Sect. Is there anything wrong with Junior Sister Xin Yu competing with you?"

Zi Dong quickly assigned a name to the competition, worried that Xue Ling might challenge him in a personal capacity, in which case he would have no choice but to participate.

"Senior Brother Zidong, although I am representing the sect, I still want to compete with you." Xue Ling couldn't change her mind, but she still insisted.

“Junior Sister Xue Ling, since you are representing the sect, it’s the same if Junior Sister Xin Yu competes with you,” Zi Dong quickly said.

"Junior Sister Xue Ling, are you looking down on Zhou Xinyu?!" Feng Qingwu was already impatient and immediately retorted to Xue Ling.

"Senior Sister Qingwu, our Qinglian Sword Sect only has one senior sister, so naturally we must compete with the senior brother of the Yuntian Sect. It has nothing to do with any personal matters!"

Xue Ling was annoyed by the question, implying that the senior sister of Yun Tian Sect was not recognized at all, which was why she insisted on competing with Zi Dong.

"Junior Sister Xue Ling, my Yun Tian Sect is simply too vast!" Zi Dong said with extreme solemnity and helplessness.
"Moreover, there are too many disciples, and one senior brother simply cannot lead them all. That's why there are senior sisters. In our Yuntian Sect, senior brothers and senior sisters are equals and can both represent the Yuntian Sect!"

"Senior Brother Zidong, I can represent the sect in the duel with Senior Sister Xinyu, but I would still like to have a duel with you in my own name. What do you say?"

The reason Xue Ling wanted to compete with Zi Dong was entirely at the behest of the Xue Bing Sect Master, in order to force out the Dong Lai Dao Ancestor.

"Let's talk about it after you've had your match with Junior Sister Xinyu," Zi Dong said dismissively, then looked up at the sky.
"Junior Sister Xue Ling, may I go up there and see if this sky is real?"

"Senior Brother Zidong, please do as you please!" Xue Ling said impatiently, then took two steps back and immediately started waving her hands.

Zi Dong was excitedly trying to fly up, but was taken aback by Xue Ling's actions and wanted to see what she was going to do.

As Xue Ling's hands moved, countless vines grew wildly between her and the three of them, instantly forming a green arena!

(End of this chapter)