Free Web NovelChapter 2719: Chapter 2719: The Three Great Immortal Sects of the Desolate Territory
Generally speaking, if someone wants to rise from a small place and make a name for themselves in a larger arena, they must rely on their own efforts to stand out.
If a truly talented young warrior emerges from a small place, powerful forces in larger arenas, including the Imperial Family, may extend an olive branch to them, but such instances are rare.
Because there are very few such individuals.
The Ascendant Dragon Celestial Nation, as a superior Immortal Kingdom, actually had its major royal courts recruit the most outstanding young warriors under a hundred years old within their jurisdictions...
On the surface, it seems the Ascendant Dragon Celestial Nation is eager for talents.
Yet, Wyatt Barnes faintly realized:
Things were likely not that simple.
If the Ascendant Dragon Celestial Nation were genuinely eager for talents, it would not restrict age, demanding the royal courts to recruit young warriors under a hundred years old, as some slightly over a hundred with superior talents could still be found.
"Most importantly... Over at the Cloud Rock Immortal Kingdom, King Cooper’s Court is also recruiting young warriors under a hundred."
"After the ’Sixteen Counties Combat Meeting’ winnows down to the top ten, aside from me, is King Cooper’s Court going to take the other nine to the Capital City of Cloud Rock Immortal Kingdom to compete with other young warriors recruited under a hundred years old by their other royal courts?"
Wyatt continued listening, learning:
A month later, the top ten young warriors under a hundred recruited by the major courts of the Ascendant Dragon Celestial Nation would converge at the palace in its Capital City, where a ’combat meeting’ targeting them would be held, settling on the strongest fifty.
It was precisely for this reason he surmised:
The young warriors reaching the top ten in the ’Sixteen Counties Combat Meeting’ organized by King Cooper’s Court might also be taken to the palace in Cloud Rock Immortal Kingdom’s Capital City to compete with other young warriors under a hundred gathered by their other royal courts.
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, Wyatt’s ears perked up even more.
Simultaneously, a voice from outside said, "This time, not only will our Ascendant Dragon Celestial Nation choose the strongest fifty young warriors under a hundred... even those in mid-level and lower-level Immortal Kingdoms will choose some young warriors under a hundred."
"Mid-level Immortal Kingdoms will choose the strongest thirty young warriors under a hundred... Lower-level Immortal Kingdoms will choose the strongest twenty young warriors under a hundred."
Upon hearing this, the tavern’s hall fell into a dead silence.
After a moment, someone asked, "How do you know?"
"Mid-level and lower-level Immortal Kingdoms will also select young warriors under a hundred? I thought only our Ascendant Dragon Celestial Nation was doing this."
"Why do mid-level and lower-level Immortal Kingdoms have fewer slots?"
...
More and more people started questioning aloud.
The owner of the earlier voice continued, "Judging by your reactions, it seems you haven’t heard... In a year, there will be an ’Arid Region Contest,’ right?"
"This ’Arid Region Contest’ is jointly held by the Three Immortal Sects of the Desolate Territory... Participants are the most outstanding young warriors under a hundred recruited by over a hundred Immortal Kingdoms around the Desolate Territory; Superior Immortal Kingdoms have fifty slots, Mid-level Immortal Kingdoms have thirty slots, Lower-level Immortal Kingdoms only have twenty slots."
"Reportedly... those excelling in this Arid Region Contest will have the chance to directly join the Three Immortal Sects of the Desolate Territory, becoming disciples within them."
...
As the man’s words settled, the tavern hall again fell into a dead silence, with nobody speaking for a long while.
"Desolate Territory?"
"Three Immortal Sects of the Desolate Territory?"
Inside a private room, Wyatt’s pupils slightly contracted, and simultaneously, a map unfolded within his mind.
This map was obtained back in the Tremblay Family of Sieglinde City in Cloud Rock Immortal Kingdom, initially a memory talisman map, rendering its details part of his memory after thorough perusal.
"This map covers a vast region... To the south lies the boundless Desert Mountain, while north of the Desert Mountain area is ’Desolate Territory.’"
"Around the Desolate Territory are three hundred and seventy-three Immortal Kingdoms, including thirty-nine superior Immortal Kingdoms, one hundred and twenty-five mid-level ones, with the remainder being lower-level ones."
"Though vast, the Desolate Territory doesn’t belong to any Immortal Kingdom... and is mostly encircled by superior Immortal Kingdoms!"
"Dragon Warrior Immortal Sect, Grand Unity Immortal Sect, Thousand Spider Immortal Sect... these three sects marked on the Desolate Territory map must be the ’Three Immortal Sects’ mentioned by the man."
...
The subsequent voices from the tavern hall also corroborated Wyatt’s guesses.
The Three Immortal Sects of the Desolate Territory are indeed the ’Dragon Warrior Immortal Sect,’ ’Grand Unity Immortal Sect,’ and ’Thousand Spider Immortal Sect.’
In a year, the ’Arid Region Contest’ will be held in the Desolate Territory.
At that time, members of the royal families from the surrounding Immortal Kingdoms will bring their most exceptional young warriors under a hundred to participate, with no Immortal Kingdom absent.
Since the Three Immortal Sects of the Desolate Territory have issued ’invitations’ to all three hundred and seventy-three surrounding Immortal Kingdoms.
Should any Immortal Kingdom fail to attend, they may anger the Three Immortal Sects of the Desolate Territory, potentially even facing the peril of nation destruction...
In the history of the Desolate Territory, similar events have happened before.
The three great sects of the Desolate Territory, any one of them has the strength that the Immortal Kingdom cannot compare, even first-class Immortal Kingdoms fall short of them.
On the celestial planes, sects that can be called ’Immortal Sects’ are powerful sects that are above first-class Immortal Kingdoms.
The sects within various Immortal Kingdoms whose strength is even less than that of the Imperial Family, their names don’t include the words ’Immortal Sect’, because they do not qualify.
"These three great sects of the Desolate Territory are powerful sects above first-class Immortal Kingdoms... I wonder, compared to the Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect, which is stronger?"
Upon learning of the existence of the three great sects of the Desolate Territory, Wyatt Barnes’s eyes flashed, and a beautiful figure timely appeared in his mind, along with the sect that figure belonged to, the Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect.
Initially, the reason he left the King Cooper Manor was precisely due to the powerful individuals sent by the Sect Leader of the Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect to hunt him down.
"Since the Ascendant Dragon Celestial Nation is a first-class Immortal Kingdom, it should be possible to find information about the ’Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect’ in its Capital City... Additionally, I’ll look for information on the three great sects of the Desolate Territory to understand them better."
With this thought, Wyatt Barnes had a plan.
Next, the topic in the restaurant’s hall mainly revolved around the ’Desolate Territory Competition’, and more people were talking about young, strong individuals under a hundred years recruited by certain manors.
What they were talking about now, Wyatt Barnes had no interest.
"Leilany, don’t rush, take your time eating... if these dishes are not enough, I’ll have them bring more."
Wyatt Barnes’s attention returned to Leilany, who was still devouring the exquisite dishes on the table like a whirlwind, the dishes visibly depleting at an exaggerated rate.
Meanwhile, several stacks of empty plates were piled as high as a seven or eight-year-old child.
"Mmm mmm..."
Hearing Wyatt Barnes’s words, Leilany continued her frenzied eating, responding briefly to Wyatt while ignoring him otherwise.
"Truly a little foodie."
Wyatt Barnes shook his head and smiled.
A moment later, after the dishes on the table were consumed, Wyatt Barnes ordered the waiter to bring two more tables of food.
Only after Leilany devoured the next two tables of food did she wipe her slightly greasy mouth with satisfaction, casually patting her belly, "Not bad, sixty percent full... let’s continue tonight."
"Sixty percent full?"
Hearing Leilany’s words, Wyatt Barnes’s mouth twitched.
If he didn’t know that Leilany had half Immortal Beast blood, he would have thought Leilany was some kind of monster.
After settling the bill with Leilany, who had put her veil and hat back on, Wyatt Barnes could sense the waiter’s curious gaze fixed on their departing figures as if looking at monsters...
In response, he really wanted to turn around and explain that he hardly ate anything, it was all Leilany.
Rumble!!
Rumbling!!
...
Just as Wyatt Barnes was walking down the street with Leilany, looking for an inn to stay, a quake-like rumbling came from the end of the road.
In the next moment, Wyatt Barnes saw:
Nine imposing yet bizarre Immortal Beasts were pulling a roofless carriage, rushing forward with speed rivaling that of the carriage he once saw in King Cooper’s manor.
"These nine Immortal Beasts... have a cultivation comparable to ’Purple Sun Golden Immortal’."
Wyatt Barnes thought in his mind.
Upon this thought, Wyatt’s gaze couldn’t help but fall on the roofless carriage.
On the roofless carriage sat a woman wearing a tangerine dress, quite pretty, but still far from Leilany’s level.
Especially with the arrogance and haughtiness between her brows, it was easy to see she was likely a temperamental noble lady.
As Wyatt Barnes looked at the woman on the roofless carriage, the woman also noticed Wyatt’s gaze, and her eyes suddenly brightened.
That kind of look was like a hungry wolf seeing prey.
However, due to the speed of the nine Immortal Beasts, they quickly whisked the roofless carriage past Wyatt Barnes and Leilany, and Wyatt Barnes didn’t look at the woman again, continuing to lead Leilany forward.
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, Wyatt Barnes’s brows furrowed slightly.
Because he heard the rumble of the nine Immortal Beasts turning around, and he also sensed that:
The woman on the carriage pulled by the nine Immortal Beasts had her eyes fixed on him all along...
