The Sky Poison Pearl
The Challenge Begins

All the guests finally arrived, and it was time for the banquet to begin. Qin Wuyou returned to his seat, held a cup of wine in his hand, and announced in a clear voice: “Only for the sake of Qin's appointment matter, this Qin, our honored guests have taken the time out of their busy schedules to enliven this event. Qin with their presence; this Qin was really lucky. Since this was Qin's first time in New Moon City, Qin's knowledge of New Moon City's affairs was quite poor. From now on, this Qin hopes that all those present are not too stingy in bestowing this Qin with his help. This cup of wine, this is Qin's first toast for all of you!”

As he finished his speech, Qin Wuyou raised his wine cup and downed it in one gulp.

One after another, the guests also raised their cups toast as well. Every kind of blessing that was spoken was also constantly coming, one after another:

"Haha, Palace Head Qin is too polite, if you need the help of our Blue Dragon Group for anything in the future, please feel free to contact us."

Hearing that the previous Head of the Qin Palace came from the Imperial City's Blue Wind Palace, actually aroused a feeling of aspiration in our hearts! With the appointment of Palace Head Qin, I believe the New Moon Palace is definitely heading towards tremendous success.”

“The power of Palace Head Qin is profound and immeasurable; I'm afraid he might already be above the fifth level of the Earth Realm or even higher. It really makes us feel very respectful to him and ashamed of ourselves.”

The atmosphere suddenly came alive, and those who licked to curry favor with the new Palace Chief naturally came from the middle and small sects. The members of the seven major sects remained aloof, and only occasionally said a few words of courtesy.

As they continued to toast, the gazes of the disciples of the seven major sects had been directed towards the New Moon Palace disciples. They clearly chose their opponents for the upcoming challenge battle. The disciples of the New Moon Palace each wore heavy expressions, but upheld an attitude that did not show the slightest weakness. Several Great Elders had repeatedly evaluated the average strength of the disciples of the seven major sects, and could only sigh consecutively in their hearts…. Even though every major sect had only a few disciples, it was clear that they had gone through a very strict selection process. Each of them possessed astonishing innate talent, and greatly surpassed the Palace elites of the same age.

Even if the New Moon Palace had Lan Xueruo, she herself, not enough to change this situation. 

The atmosphere is pretty smooth. Looks like I will soon see a good show to watch.” said Jasmine.

“What do you think the result will be, when the elite disciples of New Moon Palace fight with the seven main sects?” Yun Che might ask.

"That drastic difference?" Yun Che's eyebrows slightly sunk. It was still possible to compete with those whose cultivation was higher by half a level, but there was basically no hope, when against someone who averaged a higher level. As for the higher two to three levels…. If it was really like this; the desire of the New Profound Palace to not repeat the disastrous events of the past was really just a dream. It seemed that the newly appointed Palace Head could only watch this show of strength, and see how much he could hold on.

Qin Wuyou clearly had the ability to control a big event; the wine had gone through three rounds, and the frenzied atmosphere of the entire banquet was incredible as all kinds of cheers, laughter, and talk continued. Even Yun Che who did not drink, wholeheartedly enjoyed the feast that accompanied the wine. There was a long-standing exchange of views between the disciples of the New Moon Palace and the disciples of the other sects. Following this exchange of views, the atmosphere became increasingly hostile; even random sparks could occur at any time and trigger explosive reactions.

At that moment, Heart Sect Head Xuan Ao stood up, with a wine cup in his hand, and loudly announced: “This cup, is this old man's toast to Palace Head Qin, the, in the name of the Heart Sect's wish for him to immediately lead the New Moon Palace, to send vibrations to the entire four oceans.” Upon completion, Xuan Ao finished his cup in one gulp, put down his cup, and continued: “However, the banquet until now, although there were many distinguished guests present, still felt like something was lacking; it's not alive enough. Since Palace Head Qin was newly appointed, he should not have known New Moon Palace, and most likely, wanted to know the strength of the current palace disciples. Actually this old man has a suggestion; why don't we let some of our young disciples of the same age range exchange pointers? It might even bring the atmosphere to life, deepen the relationship between them, and Palace Head Qin would measure the strength of the current palace disciples. Isn't that like getting three birds with one stone?”

Aye! Elder Xuan's advice is amazing!”

"A good idea! Then what are you waiting for, let's start right now; I believe Palace Chief Qin will definitely not oppose this.

Just as Xuan Ao's voice was about to descend, a standing ovation and unceasing cheers came, one after another, from the side of the seven sects. As for the New Moon Palace's Great Elder, sighing deeply….. What is to come, however, must come. 

The seven great sects all similarly responded as their disciples all stood up while rubbing their hands, eager for battle. Even if Qin Wuyou wanted to oppose, there was no way he could. However, he was clear with his calm demeanor. He stood up to smile, and nodded: “Older Xuan's Suggestions aren't bad. Then, how should we exchange clues?”

"That's simple!" Xuan Ao laughed out loud and said: “Our little Juniors are different from us because they are in the early stages where one's age determines their steps towards heaven; therefore, our little Juniors are different from us, it is fair to use age as a factor in the exchange of these clues. Of course, younger people can challenge older people; winning this way will only become more brilliant, hahahaha.”

Xuan Ao's final statement coupled with his laughter clearly meant one thing: Even if our side is younger, we can still defeat those older on the other side.