“I am the Pavilion Master of Wanbao Tower in Dingchuan City.”
“May I ask what brings you to see me, lady?”
His tone was polite enough, yet it clearly carried a hint of probing.
Yun Heng did not beat around the bush, directly taking out the Vice Pavilion Master Token and the Wanbao Token and placing them on the table between them.
“I am the Vice Pavilion Master of the Eastern Region's Wanbao Tower.”
“I have come to Dingchuan City today on business and need to stay here for a while.”
“Therefore, I hope Wanbao Tower can prepare a place for me to stay.”
The Pavilion Master's gaze fell upon the two tokens.
He first picked up the Vice Pavilion Master Token and examined it carefully.
As he injected spiritual energy into the token, the special mark belonging to Wanbao Tower rapidly lit up.
The token was genuine.
He then picked up the Wanbao Token beside it and likewise found no issues with it.
The female cultivator before him was indeed the Vice Pavilion Master of the Eastern Region's Wanbao Tower.
After confirming her identity, the Pavilion Master's expression instantly grew much more serious.
The person before him was clearly not simple.
Whether it was the clothing she wore, the sword at her waist, or the subordinate behind her with unfathomable cultivation, everything indicated she was by no means just a Vice Pavilion Master of Wanbao Tower.
For someone so young to attain the position of Vice Pavilion Master in the Eastern Region's Wanbao Tower, it likely had something to do with the identity backing her.
He placed the two tokens back on the table, his attitude significantly more courteous than before.
“May I ask your honored name, lady?”
“Yun Heng.”
Yun Heng?
Hearing this name, the Pavilion Master felt it sounded vaguely familiar.
It seemed he had heard it somewhere before, but he could not recall it for the moment.
Even so, he maintained a calm expression on his face.
“So it is Pavilion Master Yun.”
“Since Pavilion Master Yun has arrived in Dingchuan City, wanting a residence is naturally no problem.”
“It just so happens that there is still a top-quality guest room available in Wanbao Tower. Allow me to show you there personally, Pavilion Master Yun.”
Yun Heng put away the two tokens on the table.
“Thank you for your trouble.”
The group left the reception room and walked up to the third floor of Wanbao Tower.
“This is the finest guest room in Wanbao Tower, fully equipped with a bedroom, a cultivation room, and a reception room. Its Sound-Isolating Array and Spirit-Gathering Array are also the best in the building.”
“Please rest at ease here, Pavilion Master Yun.”
“If you need anything, you can instruct the servants outside or have them come find me directly.”
Yun Heng nodded.
“My thanks, Pavilion Master.”
Yun Heng led Yun Zhao into the room.
Just as she set up the Breath-Concealing Array Plate and Sound-Isolating Talisman, the Tianheng Jade at her waist glowed faintly.
A streak of white light flew out from the jade, transforming in midair into a fist-sized orb of light.
[Host, today happens to be the registration day for the open spot selection.]
[The registration location is at Qunying Manor on the east side of Tongming Street, very close to Wanbao Tower.]
[If you head east after leaving Wanbao Tower, you will reach it in about fifteen minutes.]
Yun Heng immediately got up and went out. Following the System's directions, the two walked east along Tongming Street.
About fifteen minutes later, a massive manor appeared before Yun Heng's eyes.
Three large characters were written on the plaque outside the manor.
Qunying Manor.
Qunying Manor covered an immense area. From the outside, it looked like a massive manor, but stepping inside revealed a whole different world.
Inside were not only several rooms used for registration and resting, but also vast open grounds.
Several tall sparring platforms were distributed across the center of the open grounds, surrounded by tiered spectator seating rising layer by layer, enough to accommodate tens of thousands of cultivators.
“It seems the upcoming matches will also be held here?”
[Yes, but Host does not need to compete.]
Yun Heng was puzzled. “Why?”
The System had not mentioned this before.
The System chuckled twice. [Naturally, it is because Host's cultivation realm is high enough. You will find out in a moment.]
Although today was only registration, quite a few people were still gathered inside Qunying Manor.
Some were rogue cultivators coming to register, but even more were cultivators who had come to watch the spectacle.
After all, to participate in the selection for open spots, one had to reach the Nascent Soul Realm within a hundred years of age.
Not many people actually met the requirements.
When Yun Heng entered, there happened to be no one in front of the registration desk.
The person responsible for registration was a male cultivator at the late stage Golden Core Realm.
“I want to register,” Yun Heng spoke up.
The male cultivator picked up a brush and pulled out a new roster.
“What is your name?”
“Yun Heng.”
The male cultivator wrote her name on the roster and continued asking,
“What is your cultivation realm?”
“Late stage Soul Transformation.”
The brush in the male cultivator's hand suddenly froze.
The brush rested on the roster, the ink slowly spreading outward.
Suspecting he had misheard, he abruptly raised his head and looked at Yun Heng in disbelief.
“What?” he blurted out. “Soul Transformation?”
He paused, then repeated his question, “Late stage?”
Yun Heng nodded.
The male cultivator stared at her for several moments, still finding it hard to believe.
“Lady, are you joking with me?”
Reaching the Nascent Soul Realm within a hundred years of age was already enough to be called a young genius.
Reaching late stage Nascent Soul was enough to rank among the top of the younger generation.
As for Soul Transformation cultivators under a hundred years old, there were not many even across the entire Central State.
Yet now, this female cultivator before him was claiming she was already at late stage Soul Transformation?
How was that possible?
“Registration information must be filled out truthfully,” he warned. “If you intentionally lie about your cultivation realm, you will be disqualified from registration when inspected at the Truth-Inquiry Platform.”
Yun Heng's expression remained unchanged. “Naturally, I am not joking. The Truth-Inquiry Platform is right here—one test will make it clear.”
The originally quiet Qunying Manor instantly stirred with commotion.
“Late stage Soul Transformation?”
“Did I hear that right?”
“This female cultivator looks so young, yet she's already broken through to late stage Soul Transformation?”
“Where did such a big shot come from?”
“Judging by her attire and the female cultivator beside her, she certainly doesn't look like an ordinary rogue cultivator.”
More and more people gathered near the registration desk.
Someone stared at Yun Heng for a moment, suddenly feeling the name sounded familiar.
“Yun Heng...” they muttered. “I feel like I've heard this name somewhere before.”
The person beside them also furrowed their brows and began trying to recall.
Before long, someone in the crowd suddenly clapped their hands.
“I remember now!”
His voice was not quiet, and the surrounding people all turned to look at him.
The man widened his eyes and pointed toward Yun Heng.
“Isn't Yun Heng the Young Lord of that secluded clan in the Eastern Region from over four years ago?”
Several cultivators nearby who had heard about that incident immediately realized.
“So it's her!”
“Back when the Eastern Region's Qingming Secret Realm collapsed, rumor had it that the two major sects of the Eastern Region nearly joined forces to kill her. In the end, she directly summoned ten Soul Transformation cultivators and two hundred Nascent Soul cultivators!”
“The dark-robed female cultivator who appeared at the very end defeated the mid stage Void Refinement Sect Master of the Xuanxiao Sect using nothing but her pressure!”
Everyone's gazes subconsciously fell upon Yun Zhao.
Yun Zhao was likewise dressed in dark robes today, standing silently behind Yun Heng.
Could the person before them be that very dark-robed female cultivator of unfathomable strength from the rumors?
Some listened with faces full of shock, while others remained utterly bewildered.
A young male cultivator hurriedly grabbed the sleeve of the person beside him.
“Who are you talking about?” he asked. “Just who is this Yun Heng? How come I've never heard of her before?”
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