The Saintess Has A Showdown 311-312

Chapter 311: October Reigns Supreme

Hong Xiaoqianyu was taken away by the Heavy Rain Realm Spirit Masters, supposedly to attend a high-level meeting.

The Ice Condensing Saintess and Gong Lianyue, along with the other trial participants, were left behind, waiting for the Heavy Rain Realm’s judgment, like a group of orphaned children.

Gong Lianyue sat calmly on a boulder, observing the anxious elite Spirit Masters, the ones in charge of the reception, with amusement.

Unlike the other Spirit Masters, who had been completely smitten by Hong Xiaoqianyu, they were panicking because they knew the fate of the Sea Shadow Purple Smoke.

The Sea Shadow Purple Smoke, contracted by the Yin Robe Saintess, had been defeated by the Ice Condensing Saintess and was now lost somewhere in the Yin Lake Palace. They needed to retrieve it immediately.

This also meant the eliminated Yin Robe Saintess would likely be brought back as well, like a contestant being voted back into a competition, her status, however, significantly elevated, now a Lord Attendant of the Sea Shadow Purple Smoke.

After much discussion, they finally remembered the trial participants who had just arrived.

Besides Hong Xiaoqianyu, there were only nineteen, far fewer than the Heavy Rain Realm had anticipated.

A mature woman in a Three Lives Gate uniform, its skirt split like an umbrella, approached and addressed the group.

“Ahem, we will now evaluate your performance in the trial. Those with excellent results can join the three major powers, while the others can choose from the subsidiary factions. This is a special privilege offered by the Heavy Rain Realm.”

“As for why this trial was only open to Samsara Stage and False Soul Stage Spirit Masters, you must have already noticed. The spirit energy density in the Heavy Rain Realm is dozens of times greater than in your world.”

“This means that the spirit diagrams formed here will be far more powerful, more substantial. Constructing a spirit diagram requires a massive amount of resources, usually provided by one’s faction. And I know your factions wouldn’t bother, which is why it usually takes several years for a Nether Traverse Stage Spirit Master to construct their spirit diagram.”

“I guarantee that if you reach the Nether Traverse Stage here in the Heavy Rain Realm, your chosen faction will provide you with the resources you need, an amount you couldn’t even dream of!”

Her words were tempting, and many of the Spirit Masters present were swayed.

Only the Ice Condensing Saintess and the Endless Saintess remained unimpressed. Gong Lianyue had already heard about the Heavy Rain Realm’s practices from Shui Huangyou.

The factions did provide resources for spirit diagram construction, but only the bare minimum, just enough for a basic diagram, far less than they claimed.

Shui Huangyou’s powerful spirit diagram, the reason for its position as the Ninth Seat of the Three Lives Gate, was the result of years of resource accumulation, far exceeding what the faction provided.

Secretly hoarding resources, suppressing their cultivation to maximize their potential before breaking through to the Nether Traverse Stage… this was a common practice among spirit beasts in powerful realms.

The strength of one’s spirit diagram determined their future, even their chances of reaching the Sun and Moon Realm. Naturally, they would invest everything to create the most powerful spirit diagram possible.

And after constructing their Nether Traverse Stage spirit diagram, the established hierarchy of spirit beast power would be completely overturned.

“Now, I will announce the results of the first trial participant, Shui Qingyue!”

“The results are…”

“Perfect scores in all five trials?!?!?!”

The woman from the Three Lives Gate stared in disbelief.

How was that possible? Had she even received a perfect score in the Tablet of the Clouds?

Didn’t that mean she could easily comprehend a Lost Scroll…?

Achieving perfect scores in all five trials was something only a Lord Attendant could achieve, and she was just a Spirit Master with two Saint-ranks!

Gong Lianyue hadn’t actually cleared the Sea of Clouds trial. It had been interrupted by the battle between the Sea Shadow Purple Smoke and the Frozen Throne, forcing her to withdraw.

However, the Sea of Clouds’ spirit had been intimidated.

It had, against its better judgment, given Gong Lianyue a perfect score.

The Three Lives Gate woman’s expression was a mixture of envy, admiration, and a touch of resentment.

She herself had only received two “average” scores during her own Endless Cloud Sea trial, and that was after the difficulty had been reduced.

“Shui Qingyue, excellent! You may choose to join either the Three Lives Gate, the Star River Bathing Rain Sect, or the Grand Yin Concealed Rain Pavilion. You may also request additional resources upon reaching the Nether Traverse Stage.”

“Thank you, Senior Sister!”

The blue-haired girl’s teardrops shimmered as she smiled sweetly, making the Three Lives Gate woman blush.

Although she looked like an unsophisticated village girl, she was… quite charming.

The other Spirit Masters hadn’t even achieved “excellent” ratings, most receiving “average,” with a few “good.”

Even the renowned Ice Condensing Saintess had only received an “excellent” rating in the Cliff of the Clouds and “good” in two others, far from Gong Lianyue’s perfect score.

It couldn’t be helped. After summoning the Frozen Throne, she had almost collapsed, barely managing to clear the remaining trials.

However, the Heavy Rain Realm Spirit Masters were far more enthusiastic towards her than Shui Qingyue, crowding around her, showering her with attention, a repeat of the Hong Xiaoqianyu incident.

After all, a Saint-rank could never surpass a legendary being. Even with perfect scores in the Endless Cloud Sea trial, Shui Qingyue could never surpass the Ice Condensing Saintess, who had a contract with the Frozen Throne.

“Ice Condensing Saintess, our Star River Bathing Rain Sect is the strongest faction in the Heavy Rain Realm! Unlimited resources await you!!”

“Ice Condensing Saintess, do you want to learn swordsmanship? The Ice Yin Sword Princess personally teaches classes every month at the Grand Yin Concealed Rain Pavilion!!”

“Ice Condensing Saintess, our Three Lives Gate has the most wild spirit beasts! With your beauty, you can choose any you desire!!”

Seeing the chaotic scene, resembling a marketplace, Gong Lianyue discreetly retreated.

Meanwhile, she was already planning the Nether Spring Narcissus’s… shopping trip.

And could she perhaps… request some resources during the October meeting?

Those October members hadn’t even heard of the Heavy Rain Realm. They seemed incredibly powerful and arrogant. She wondered about their identities and the extent of their resources.

Everyone in the Heavy Rain Realm was focused on Hong Xiaoqianyu and the Ice Condensing Saintess, unaware that on this day, Gong Lianyue, the Sorrowful Saintess, Ninth Seat of October, had arrived.

Chapter 312: Seat Members

–Heavy Rain Realm, Three Lives Gate–

“What? The Ninth Seat of October has arrived in the Heavy Rain Realm?”

“Impossible! When?!”

“Are you daft? It’s all over the realm that she strolled in here like she owned the place! And you’re saying you don’t know?!?!?!”

“If the Moon Calamity doesn’t arrive, you’re in serious trouble, Umbrella Immortal!”

“Go and find out what happened. Now!!!”

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Within a hidden chamber in the secret hall of the Three Lives Gate, several terrifying auras dissipated, leaving only a delicate woman holding an umbrella, her figure trembling slightly.

She stood in the dark, gloomy chamber, the umbrella casting a shadow, her back perpetually turned, her face unseen.

She was trembling, a mixture of fear and confusion.

How could a being as powerful as a member of October infiltrate the Heavy Rain Realm undetected?

She had been monitoring all the realm gates. How had it entered? It made no sense…

Well, even October couldn’t stop the White Moon Lord. It was just a minor inconvenience, nothing to worry about.

The next second, the umbrella woman vanished like dust, reappearing in the main hall of the Three Lives Gate, startling the high-ranking spirit beasts lounging there, who quickly straightened up.

“Umbrella Immortal!”

“Sister San!”

“Mom!”

A dozen powerful auras greeted the woman with the umbrella, Shui Huangyou, recently returned from the Sea Region, among them.

The Umbrella Immortal, a legendary-rank, unusual-type spirit beast, leader of the Three Lives Gate.

Although not a powerful fighter, the Umbrella Immortal was mysterious, unpredictable, and elusive, its true nature, like all unusual types, beyond human comprehension, unable to be contracted by any Spirit Master.

Unusual types were similar to mysterious types, but even stranger and more terrifying.

Their intelligence was low, their actions driven by instinct and rules, their existence like that of ghosts, difficult to destroy.

It was even rumored that the Soul Prison Trial itself was created by an unusual-type being beyond even the mythical rank…

“Any promising recruits for the Three Lives Gate from this trial?”

“Umbrella Immortal, we have amazing news!!” one of the spirit beasts replied excitedly.

“We might surpass the Star River Bathing Rain Sect!”

“You were in seclusion, so we couldn’t inform you. We were so worried! Hong Xiaoqianyu of the Cangsheng Palace actually came to the Heavy Rain Realm through the secret realm! The Mist-Born Sea Emperor personally tried to recruit her, but she chose our Three Lives Gate! You should have seen the Mist-Born Sea Emperor’s face! Priceless!!!”

“Impossible! Even the Mist-Born Sea Emperor couldn’t recruit her…?”

The Umbrella Immortal’s voice was filled with disbelief. Even it didn’t understand what made their Three Lives Gate so attractive.

After a moment of stunned silence, its aura brightened, a rather uncharacteristic display of emotion for a Sun and Moon Realm legendary being.

“I’ll be right there after I put on some makeup. I need to have a long talk with her!!!”

With those words, the Umbrella Immortal vanished, its umbrella closing.

After the Endless Cloud Sea trial, the eliminated Yin Robe Saintess had been… acquired… by the Star River Bathing Rain Sect, causing a minor uproar in the Yin Lake Palace, where they had been preparing to strip her of her title.

The Yin Robe Saintess, having contracted the Sea Shadow Purple Smoke, how could they let her take a legendary being from the Heavy Rain Realm?

The Ice Condensing Saintess had chosen the Grand Yin Concealed Rain Pavilion, seemingly intent on… wooing the Ice Yin Sword Princess.

The Endless Saintess had joined the Three Lives Gate with Gong Lianyue, but this was insignificant compared to Hong Xiaoqianyu joining the Three Lives Gate.

Both the Mist-Born Sea Emperor and the Ice Yin Sword Princess had personally tried to recruit her, but she had chosen the Three Lives Gate, where even the Umbrella Immortal hadn’t appeared. A baffling decision.

The Three Lives Gate had emerged as the biggest winner.

At the Three Lives Gate reception area…

Five or six young women, their auras refined, waited impatiently, seemingly ignored.

It couldn’t be helped. Hong Xiaoqianyu choosing the Three Lives Gate was a completely unexpected development.

They had already waited for a long time when they first arrived in the Heavy Rain Realm, and now they had to wait again.

“Seriously, we’re Saintesses from various realms! How can they treat us like this…?”

“Yeah, does the Heavy Rain Realm think they’re so great?”

“By the way, little sister, which faction are you from? I don’t recognize your uniform.” As they grumbled, one of the women turned to the blue-haired, teardrop-eyed girl sitting beside her.

“Sea Concubine Palace.”

“Sea Concubine Palace?” The other trial participants who had chosen the Three Lives Gate exchanged puzzled glances.

Everyone here knew the factions within and around the Heavy Rain Realm, but they had never heard of the Sea Concubine Palace.

Hearing this, the Endless Saintess, who had been pretending to be asleep, discreetly glanced at Gong Lianyue.

Normally, when asked about their faction, they would give the name of their overarching realm. Even a Three Lives Gate Spirit Master would say “Heavy Rain Realm.” But Gong Lianyue, seemingly unaware of this custom, had given her faction’s name.

The Sea Concubine Palace…

The Endless Saintess filed this information away.

“It’s close to Hong Xiaoqianyu’s territory,” Gong Lianyue added vaguely, seeing their confusion.

Ah, so that was it!

Their faces cleared. So it was a small, insignificant realm without even a legendary being, located near the Cangsheng Palace. It was probably mistakenly listed as part of the Cangsheng Palace’s territory.

However, having arrived in the Heavy Rain Realm, their previous affiliations were irrelevant.

Experiencing the spirit energy density, more than thirty times greater than their own realms, even a fool wouldn’t want to go back. They wouldn’t leave until they reached the Nether Traverse Stage!

As the girls chatted, a woman in a Three Lives Gate uniform approached.

“Hey, you there! Come with me!”

“Although you’ve passed the trial, you still need to be evaluated and assigned a rank.”

“A rank evaluation? What’s that?” the girl who had spoken to Gong Lianyue earlier asked impatiently.

“It’s our Three Lives Gate membership ranking: Servant Member, Ordinary Member, Core Member, and Seat Member!!”

“The Twenty-One Seats of the Three Lives Gate. If you become a Seat Member, your original faction will also benefit, gaining unlimited recommendation slots.”

Hearing this, the girls’ eyes lit up, their earlier impatience forgotten.

Becoming a Seat Member meant securing a position of power within the Heavy Rain Realm!