Time flew by, and a month passed in the blink of an eye. The entire royal capital, all living beings, turned their gazes towards the vast and magnificent imperial city, which suppressed the heavens and the earth.

"Woo..."

As the sun reached its zenith, a horn sounded throughout the entire royal capital. It was the horn of the True Dragon Clan, its sound like heavenly music, like rolling thunder, the entire world resonating with this single blast.

"It's starting!"

A powerful figure spoke, gazing into the distance. At that moment, streams of rainbow light connected to the imperial city. On these rainbow paths, divine beasts pulled precious carriages forward.

Qilin, luan phoenixes, vermilion birds, bifang birds, azure dragons – all kinds of divine beasts manifested at this moment, auspicious light radiating in all directions, the light of merit descending from the firmament, the boundless earth bathed in divine splendor.

"What a grand display!"

Someone exclaimed, their eyes filled with billions of stars, the most stunning and spectacular sights in the world appearing at this moment.

"The great royal clans are entering the imperial city!"

On the rainbow-light avenues, precious carriages gradually entered the imperial city. This was a royal feast, different from the Immortal Destiny Assembly held every five hundred years. This was an opportunity belonging to the royal clans, a creation that belonged only to them.

On the rainbow-light avenue, Jiang Xuan sat alone in a precious carriage. The Tianyu royal clan had as many as eighty Celestial Immortals!

Even in the Three Realms, this was considered a top-tier great world.

Of course, Jiang Xuan knew that this was just the tip of the iceberg.

One must know that the Great Xia world, where the future protagonist was, had achieved the arrival of ten thousand immortals before the war of the realms began. The Tianyu Great World was not inferior to Great Xia, and might even be stronger. Once its true power was revealed, it would shock the world.

However, the War King lineage was not very prosperous now. This opportunity was a competition for the Zifu, Wanxiang, and Yuanshen realms. In each realm, a clan could only send a maximum of ten people, and each person only had one chance in each realm.

However, the War King lineage only had Jiang Xuan as a single sprout.

It should be known that any royal clan had been inherited for countless years. As long as their reproduction was even slightly successful, they would have hundreds of thousands of people. There would be hundreds of thousands in these three realms, and selecting thirty people would not be a problem at all.

But the War King was different. The War King only had offspring after becoming a Celestial Immortal, namely Jiang Xuan's father, who was born in the Zifu realm. Jiang Xuan was born when his father was in the Yuanshen realm.

Therefore, their lineage only had Jiang Xuan as a single sprout!

As for other relatives, they had not survived the Heavenly Tribulation and escaped the Three Realms and Six Paths, and had ultimately died.

After all, the War King was an ancient Celestial Immortal, and the era in which he lived was too long ago. How could any relatives still be alive? They had probably gone through countless reincarnations!

Being able to have offspring after becoming a Celestial Immortal was already satisfying.

As for Jiang Xuan's father, he had already tried a hundred years ago, participating in the Yuanshen realm competition, but unfortunately failed to enter the top three. This time, he naturally had no chance.

"Xuan'er, victory or defeat is not important in this royal clan competition. Even if you don't get a chance this time, you can still compete during the Wanxiang and Yuanshen stages."

After getting off the precious carriage, Jiang Xuan followed a man in a dragon-patterned black robe forward. This was his cheap father in this life – Jiang Jue, who was now the actual manager of the War King's mansion, a Yuanshen realm expert at the peak.

"Father, don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Jiang Xuan said. He wasn't a naive young man. If he was truly powerless, he wouldn't worry about anything.

"Mm."

Jiang Jue nodded. He had been watching Jiang Xuan's performance all along. Leaving aside other things, at least in terms of mental state, he was much stronger than some of his peers.

"Those participating in the royal clan competition, follow us!"

At that moment, a loud voice resounded through the heavens and the earth. A group of imperial guards appeared in the forefront, leading the way in mid-air. Behind them, many royal clan disciples followed.

"Father, I'm going."

Jiang Xuan looked at Jiang Jue, said a word, and then soared into the air, following behind the group of imperial guards.

They moved forward along the wide avenue and soon arrived at an extremely huge square. The square was so large that it was impossible to see the end with the naked eye, and was paved with black stone slabs.

On the ground stone slabs of the huge square, there were also extremely complex runes. The runes covered the entire square, causing it to emit a chilling aura.

This was a super formation, covering the entire imperial city. Once it erupted, it could wipe out true immortals!

"Those participating in the competition, wait in this area."

The many imperial guards in front quickly guided them, and then dispersed one by one, completely surrounding the area, each standing there motionless with a cold face.

"Is that the Xuan shizi (son of a royal family) of the War King lineage?"

"Is there only one person in the War King lineage? They really are sparsely populated."

"Coming to the competition alone, it seems like they've given up hope."

"Be careful what you say!"

Jiang Xuan and the other royal clan disciples also found a place to stand, mostly standing together as a clan. Only Jiang Xuan was alone, but Jiang Xuan didn't care. He wasn't here to make friends with these guys.

About a shacha (approximately 15 minutes) later, a figure appeared above the Tianyu Imperial City, standing in front of the most magnificent Tianyu Hall, looking down at the many royal clan disciples below, and slowly said:

"I, Daoist Luoyu, received His Majesty's instruction. This royal clan competition will be supervised by me. Anyone who violates the rules will be killed without mercy."

Luoyu? Jiang Xuan quickly found information about this person in his mind. He was one of the earliest followers of the Tianyu Human Emperor, rumored to be from the Xuan Bird clan, and his realm was – Celestial Immortal!

This was a Celestial Immortal ancestor, and the Tianyu Human Emperor's most trusted follower. With him supervising, no one would be able to cheat.

"But is there a need for this? Who would dare to cheat in this kind of competition?"

Jiang Xuan muttered in his heart. This competition had a Celestial Immortal ancestor present. Cheating under the nose of a Celestial Immortal ancestor was like seeking death!

"This competition has a total of two thousand three hundred and seventy-one participants, including seven hundred and ninety-one in the Zifu realm, seven hundred and ninety in the Wanxiang realm, and seven hundred and ninety in the Yuanshen realm!"

Needless to say, the only odd number was Jiang Xuan. As for the rest, they were disciples selected by the various royal clans.

The royal family did not compete with them on the same stage. The Tianyu Human Emperor was originally a powerful figure in the Shennong lineage. Every hundred years, he could directly send one person to the Dao Ancestor's dojo, so he would naturally not compete with them.

"The competition will be divided into two rounds. The first round is a free-for-all. I will send you into the treasure 'Shanhai Tu' (Mountains and Rivers Diagram). You don't need to worry about life or death, and can fight to your heart's content. In the end, thirty-six people from each realm will be able to advance to the second round..."

"The second round will be a two-on-two battle until the top three are selected."

Celestial Immortal Luoyu continued. The Shanhai Tu was a treasure, containing countless spaces, capable of holding a world, and was also the most suitable place for the first round of free-for-all.

As for the second round, it was a standard knockout round. Two-on-two battles, the winner fighting the winner, the loser being eliminated. The rules were easy to understand.

After Celestial Immortal Luoyu announced the rules, a scroll also appeared in his hand. The scroll unfolded directly, and one could vaguely see endless mountains and rivers on the scroll.

"Boom~~~"

The next moment, with a gentle toss from Celestial Immortal Luoyu, a scroll with a width of ten thousand li (approximately 5,000 kilometers) suddenly appeared in the high sky, as if blocking the sky. One could clearly see the world in the scroll.

"Shua!" "Shua!" "Shua!" ...

The royal clan disciples who were originally standing on the square all soared uncontrollably into the sky, all being swallowed up. The vast scroll of ten thousand li also rippled, each person touching the scroll, causing a ripple, as if raindrops falling on a lake.

In the blink of an eye, everyone had entered the Shanhai Tu.