Chapter 476 Great Powers of the Middle Three Realms
Emerging from the Heavenly Moon Pavilion, the trio led by Yun Xiao were naturally unaware of the secret plot between Xuan Jiuding and Li Yue, and they returned directly to the Jade Pot Courtyard to await the opening of the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference two days later.
In the following two days, no other incidents occurred. The time passed calmly until the once-in-a-decade grand event arrived, causing the entire Xuanyue Imperial City of Baiyue City to boil over with excitement.
The immense city capable of accommodating millions of people buzzed with heavy crowds everywhere, especially near the central plaza of the Imperial City, where it was so packed that not a drop of water could trickle through.
When Yun Xiao and his fellow Jade Pot Sect members arrived, they saw nothing but heads. Fortunately, the talented contenders for the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference had their own dedicated passage, otherwise, they would have faced a severe struggle to get through.
As for the likes of Lu Zhan and Li Shan, they lacked the credentials to enter the plaza. Even the Sect Masters of the three great Sects of the Lingtian Empire, including the Jade Pot Sect and Qingshan Sect, could only watch from the periphery and couldn’t enter the most central area.
With thousands of Empires across the Hidden Dragon Continent, even if each Empire had only ten participants, that would amount to tens of thousands of competitors. Yet, to Yun Xiao’s estimation, the sea of people in the vast plaza of Baiyue City might have approached a staggering hundred thousand.
Thankfully, the central square of the Imperial City was spacious enough that even with a hundred thousand people, it did not feel particularly cramped. Moreover, apart from those from the same Empire or the same Sect, the geniuses didn’t interact much with one another, and there was even a subtle hint of hostility in the air.
Among all these gifted individuals from the various Empires, Yun Xiao could vaguely spot a few familiar faces: Shen Wannian from the Yufeng Empire’s Jade Pot Sect, Ye Shimei, the Young Master Flying Flower from the Flying Flower Empire, and Nie Qianqiu, who had crossed paths with the Lingtian Empire.
These individuals were touted as the most likely contenders for the champion of this edition of the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference, naturally positioned at the forefront, standing out like cranes among chickens. In contrast, as members of the host Sect, Yun Xiao and company were submerged within the crowd, practically unnoticed.
To the north of the central plaza, a platform had been erected at some unknown time, with ten chairs on it, it was unclear for whom it had been prepared.
Even the Sect Masters of the three great Sects of the Xuanyue Empire had no right to sit there. It wasn’t until nearly all the talented youngsters had arrived that the first figure appeared on the platform.