Chapter 195: Chapter 105 Meeting the Junior Master!_1

Above the frozen platform, it was eerily quiet.

Yet, in the distance atop the Primal Chaos Tower, the noise was deafening.

“Who is that?”

“She is daring to challenge the Imperial Astronomical Bureau and the prodigies of the four major grotto heavens alone? Such audacity!”

“Which sect is she from?”

“In an instant, she was able to freeze a rapid river, displaying an impressive understanding and skill in Divine Skills of ice. However, thinking she can face six opponents alone is just pure fantasy!”

“It seems I have seen her at the Primal Chaos Tower before, but she has never showed any indication of being from a sect. Does anyone know which sect she is from?”

While the crowd murmured, Xue Mingzhi, on the top floor of the Primal Chaos Tower, looked at Gong Buyu, who stood on the platform with an excited look in his eyes.

“No matter the outcome, Gong must make a name for herself by challenging six opponents at once in this grand debate.”

“All the glory of this meeting will be taken by Gong alone.”

“So, when the teacher was talking about ‘tempering’ with Gong these past few days, he meant participating in this grand showdown. As soon as he heard about the meeting, he immediately thought of using it to test Gong?”

As Xue Mingzhi sighed, he didn’t notice that the look of surprise wasn’t any less intense in Shen Yuan’s eyes as he watched the platform.

After learning the details of the grand debate, Shen Yuan immediately began to plan his moves on the road.

There would undoubtedly be many Qi Transformation Stage cultivators participating in the grand debate, and the strongest Qi-training cultivators would inevitably appear at the end.

All Gong Buyu needed to do at the grand debate was to find the strongest opponent and defeat them in a challenge, thus becoming the undisputed champion recognized by everyone.

Under these circumstances, Shen Yuan could then defeat Gong Buyu under the guise of guiding her, thereby winning the grand debate, and effectively completing the sect competition’s main task in such a roundabout way.

However, due to Sun Lanyu leading the Aquatic Tribe to appear in the last few days and successfully avoiding the threat of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau to climb onto the Primal Chaos Tower, all the major sects saw the Imperial Astronomical Bureau’s external strength but internal weakness.

The four major grotto heavens thus joined hands, forcing the Imperial Astronomical Bureau to join the fray, bringing the six strongest Qi-training practitioners together on the platform.

Gong Buyu understood that her task set by Shen Yuan was to defeat the most powerful person in the grand debate.

Before anyone else could realize it, Gong Buyu boldly advanced to the platform.

From Shen Yuan’s perspective, her actions were impeccable. After all, the six people gathered on the platform were indeed the six strongest in the entirety of the grand debate.

It was her choice of timing and the posture of fighting six opponents alone that made Shen Yuan’s eyes twitch nervously.

“I asked you to challenge the strongest, not all of them at once!”

Shen Yuan had some understanding of Gong Buyu. Both the Divine Skill law transmitted by Winter Cold and Palace Delusion gave her immense power, enough for her to dominate even in the Qi Transformation Stage.

However, the other six strong Qi Refinement Realm practitioners came from prominent backgrounds and possessed spirit treasures handed down from their sects. Even if Gong Buyu had a slightly higher cultivation base, there was still a certain risk.

This was related to the success or failure of the main task of the sect competition, and Shen Yuan did not want any unexpected factors to occur.

Casting Sword Ge Shangyu from the Sword Casting Pavilion could feel the Qi of heaven and earth gathering around Gong Buyu, and he solemnly asked,

“At the Peak of Qi Refining, which sect are you a disciple of?”

Yunxia Zi from Xuanshen Dao and Wang Yuewen from the Lofty Aspirations Sect also cautiously looked at Gong Buyu,

“This is our conflict with the Imperial Astronomical Bureau. If you are also from a sect, please quickly retreat to avoid disturbing the harmony between the sects.”

“If you think having a cultivation base advantage means you can challenge six people alone, you are grossly overconfident.”

Without saying a word, Gong Buyu slowly raised her right hand, which was as clear as jade. She pointed at Yunxia Zi, and in the next second, a bone-chilling cold swallowed a corner of the platform, forming a towering iceberg that trapped Yunxia Zi.

The trapped Yunxia Zi’s figure quickly faded, eventually morphing into a phantom cloud. His robed figure reappeared behind Gong Buyu, lightly brushing his horsetail whisk towards her.

Profound Divine Skill: Passing Clouds.

The clouds around him fell with his horsetail whisk, transforming into a large, vague hand attempting to suppress Gong Buyu.

Yet, Gong Buyu seemed oblivious to this. From the river, large ice spikes emerged, piercing through the illusory hand. The cold ice spread through the clouds and froze a large swath of clouds in a blink of an eye.

Yunxia Zi’s figure disappeared amid a flurry of icy shards and re-emerged on the platform. The sleeve of his large Taoist robe was already frozen solid, with frost even spreading over his entire left arm, impossible to remove even with his mana.

Yunxia Zi, who always wore a smile on his face, took on a serious expression at this moment.

Only during the initial probing, he was forced to use the Profound Divine Skill that Xuanshen Dao took pride in. However, his opponent hadn’t even used the most basic of spells, simply controlling the Qi between heaven and earth to form ice.

The bone-chilling ice seemed to extend from her body, capable of moving fluidly with her will without any sense of unease or stagnation.

The moment the ice spikes gathered, the fluctuations of Qi had even detected his use of Passing Clouds, nearly freezing him in place on the spot.