Junior sister took first place again

The thunderous cheers had not yet subsided. The Xuantian Flag in Ning Jiasheng's hand was emitting a warm golden light, which contrasted with her upright figure, becoming the most dazzling focus of the entire mountaintop.

He Ling, Yu Wuxia and others had been helped by their respective sect's disciples to sit down and heal their wounds. The air was filled with the afterglow of victory and awe for the new leader.

The Supervisory Elder stood on the high platform and announced in a loud voice, "The champion of the sect team competition is the Xuanling Sect! In addition to the established rewards of the Immortal Sect Competition, according to ancient rules, the representative of the winning team will be able to enter the Immortal Alliance treasury and choose any item, whether it is a magical weapon, a rare spiritual material, or an ancient secret book!"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was another round of envious shouts from the audience.

The Immortal Alliance Treasury is where the best resources from the entire cultivation world are gathered. The qualification to choose any item is of immeasurable value.

Just as everyone was waiting to see what the Xuanling Sect leader would choose, a clear light descended silently on the platform.

The light dissipated, revealing a venerable monk wearing a star robe, with a handsome face and deep eyes.

His aura was harmonious and restrained, yet carried a kind of majesty that made people look up to him.

"It's Immortal Yunhua!" someone exclaimed in surprise.

"Xingchen Sect's Immortal Master Yunhua has arrived in person."

"It seems that the Immortal Alliance attaches great importance to the results of this competition."

Immortal Yunhua's gaze fell gently on Ning Jiasheng, and his voice was calm but clear to everyone's ears: "Little friend Lin, you have defeated all the heroes and won the first place. You are truly a young man to be feared. Do you need to rest for a while before going to the treasure house to select treasures? Or would you like to come with me to the treasure house now to take a look?"

Immortal Yunhua's attitude was full of obvious appreciation. He personally stepped forward to guide them, giving enough face to Xuanling Sect and Lin Sheng.

Wen Yan, Qiu Rumo and other Xuanling disciples were extremely excited. Lan Ying even urged them in a low voice: "Senior Sister, go quickly! Choose the best one."

Although Wen Yan and Qiu Rumo did not urge her, they looked at her excitedly with anticipation on their faces.

Under the gaze of the crowd, Ning Jiasheng, holding the Xuantian Flag, bowed respectfully but not servilely to Immortal Yunhua. "Junior Lin Sheng, pays homage to Immortal Yunhua. I am deeply grateful for your kindness."

She raised her head, her eyes clear and firm, and her voice clearly spread throughout the room:

"Yes, I am willing to exchange this for the opportunity to enter the treasury and select treasures!"

"Exchange?!" Everyone was shocked when these words came out. Even the elders on the podium were stunned.

Someone actually wants to exchange the opportunity to choose any item from the Immortal Alliance’s treasure house?

What would she exchange it for? What could be more precious than this?

Yun Hua Xianzun's eyes also flashed with a hint of surprise, but more of it was a deep inquiry. "Oh? What do you want to exchange for this, little friend Lin? Just tell me, as long as it is within the rules of the Immortal Alliance, I may be able to make the decision."

The Immortal Lord seemed to be very curious about her words and wanted to know what this young man wanted.

Ning Jiasheng took a deep breath, his eyes swept across the famous faces on the Heavenly Ranking, and finally fixed on Yunhua Immortal Venerable. He spoke clearly, word by word:

"I would like to exchange this qualification to enter the treasure house and select treasures for a chance to challenge the top ten on the Heavenly Ranking."

boom--!

The entire mountaintop seemed to be struck by a thunderbolt and exploded in an instant.

"What?! Challenging the top ten on the Heavenly Ranking?!"

"Is she crazy?! She just finished the team finals, covered in wounds and with her spiritual power severely depleted, and she wants to challenge the top ten on the Heavenly Ranking?!"

"The top ten on the Heavenly Ranking! They are all true monsters in the Nascent Soul stage of each sect. Even if she hid her Nascent Soul status, she just went through a great battle."

"Trading the opportunity to access the Immortal Alliance's treasury for a chance to challenge? This... this price is too high. Is it worth it?"

"Wait. What did she just say? 'In exchange for an opportunity'? Did she qualify to challenge in the first place?"

On the Xuanling Sect side, Wen Yan and others were also confused and could not keep up with Ning Jiasheng's thinking at all.

Lan Ying stamped her feet anxiously: "Senior Sister! This is a treasure trove, a treasure of heaven and earth. You are still injured, why would you exchange it for this!"

Immortal Yunhua frowned slightly, looked at Ning Jiasheng, and said slowly, "Little friend Lin, the Heavenly Ranking challenge has its own rules. You are the leader of the Xuanling Sect, and your cultivation has reached the Nascent Soul stage. According to the rules, you are qualified to challenge the Heavenly Ranking rankings during the specific stage of the Immortal Sect Competition. Why do you need to exchange this precious qualification?"

Immortal Master Yunhua asked a question that puzzled everyone.

Ning Jiasheng met the Immortal Venerable's inquiring gaze and said frankly, "The Immortal Venerable is wise. This junior is indeed qualified to challenge."

She paused, then continued, "However, I was previously training outside and encountered a powerful enemy. I was seriously injured and narrowly escaped death, which resulted in me missing the official challenge period of the Immortal Sect Competition."

Her words were clear and calm, but they hit everyone's heart like a heavy hammer.

"Obstruction? Serious injury? Missing the challenge period?"

"Who did this? Who dared to prevent the Xuanling Sect's leader from participating in the Heavenly Ranking?"

"No wonder! I was wondering why Senior Sister Lin wasn't on the Xuanling Sect's list of competitors, considering her strength."

Ning Jiasheng took a deep breath, looked solemnly at Yunhua Immortal Venerable, and said in a firm tone:

"I will take back what I missed with my own hands. I will make up for the challenge opportunities I lost today."

"This junior is unwilling to gain something for nothing, trading the honor of being the team champion for the right that rightfully belongs to him, to fairly challenge the top ten on the Heavenly Ranking."

"I am willing to challenge the top ten disciples with my current body and fighting spirit, no matter who my opponent is."

"This aspiration is witnessed by heaven and earth! I hope the Immortal Lord will grant my wish!"

Resounding and powerful!

The entire mountaintop fell into deathly silence.

Everyone was shocked by Ning Jiasheng's earth-shattering decision and the strong will and pride contained in his words.

Would you exchange the priceless opportunity of the Immortal Alliance treasure house that was within your reach for a challenging opportunity full of thorns and risks that should have belonged to you but was missed due to external obstruction?

And he had just experienced a brutal battle and his injuries had not yet healed?

What kind of self-confidence does this require? What kind of pride? What kind of... the courage to look down on the world!

The Xuanling Sect disciples went from being shocked and confused at first to now having their blood boiling with excitement.

A disciple from Lingxiao Peak slammed his hand on the table, his face flushed with excitement. "Alright! Senior Sister Lin, take it back. Take back everything that belongs to you."

However, the disciples of Immortal Master Mengze looked at the expressions of True Lord Xuansu and Xiao Han, and fell silent, some even curled their lips.

Family disgrace should not be made public. It is impossible for the sect leader and several peak masters' disciples to argue with them and ignore them at this time.

The seats of Xuanling Sect were clearly divided from the beginning.

There was a strange light in Wen Yan's eyes, and Lan Ying Qiu Rumo also clenched his fists.

They understood the intentions of the chief monks and senior sisters: this was not only to clear their own names, but also to take this opportunity to curb the power of the lineage of Immortal Master Mengze.

On the high platform, Immortal Yunhua remained silent for several breaths. His deep gaze seemed to penetrate a person's heart as he looked deeply at Ning Jiasheng.

Finally, an extremely rare smile of appreciation and emotion appeared on the face of Immortal Yunhua.

"Good! A good 'get it back with my own hands'! A good 'don't want to get something for nothing'!"

"Lin Sheng, your determination is something I have never seen before in my life."

"Although this request is unprecedented, it is in accordance with the Dao and the principles of Heaven."

"I, granted!"

Immortal Yunhua looked at her and reiterated, "Lin Sheng, this challenge is not subject to the normal challenge period. However, if no one accepts the challenge or the challenge fails, your chance to enter the treasure house will still be forfeited."

"Do you understand?"

Ning Jiasheng: "Disciple, I understand. This is my heart's will, and I will never change, no matter life or death."

"it is good!"

Yun Hua Xian Zun waved his sleeves, and his voice was like a huge bell, resounding through heaven and earth:

"In the name of the judging elder of the Immortal Sect Conference, I accept the request of Lin Sheng of the Xuanling Sect—they will use the title of the team competition to enter the Immortal Alliance Treasury in exchange for the right to challenge the top ten of the Heavenly Ranking."

"Time—starts immediately."

“Wow——!!!”

This time the noise was even more violent than when Ning Jiasheng won the championship.

Full of shock, enthusiasm, expectation and disbelief!

"It's approved! The Immortal Master actually approved it!"

"Start now! Choose your opponent! This treatment... is unprecedented."

"This is crazy! This is insane! We just finished the team finals and now we're going to fight a monster on the Heavenly Ranking?!"

"Who is she going to challenge? Who is in the top ten? Will the other party accept the challenge?"

"It's hard to say. After all, there's no reward for winning the challenge, and if you lose, you'll lose the qualification to compete for the top spot on the Heavenly Ranking. There's no point wasting time on something that won't benefit you at all."

"Let's see what happens first. Wait, no matter who it is, this day is destined to go down in history."

Ning Jiasheng, holding the Xuantian flag, bowed deeply to Immortal Yunhua again amidst the attention and cheers of the crowd, "Junior, thank you for your help."

She turned around slowly, the Xuantian Flag fluttering in her hand, the tip of the flag pointing to the giant "Tianbang" monument hanging high in the air, shining with golden light.

Her gaze was like the sharpest sword, sweeping across the ten names representing the highest combat power among this generation of Nascent Soul cultivators, and finally stopped on one name.

Her voice was not loud, but it clearly overwhelmed all the noise, carrying a determination and fighting spirit that was as strong as ice for thousands of miles:

"Xuanling Sect's Lin Sheng, here, challenges the top ten disciples on the Heavenly Ranking—"

"Xingchen Sect, feast Jiuyuan."