Time gradually passed, and five more days went by. Outside the Linglong Pool of the Green Hall's main peak, the number of disciples gathered to watch grew denser.
After twenty days of rest, Luo Kang, Su Yueze, and others also arrived outside the Linglong Pool and met up with Song Wuwen. Clearly, the appearance of a disciple receiving the anointment of a thousand-zhang spirit dragon was enough to stir up a fervor.
Seeing the growing crowd of onlookers, Di Renhai's lips curved with a hint of pride. During these five days, many disciples who had entered the Linglong Pool had already emerged.
These disciples, upon their reappearance, also exhibited different glows. These glows represented the length of the spirit dragon's measurement they had obtained within the Linglong Pool.
"The lowest white light within the Linglong Pool signifies a hundred-zhang spirit dragon. Blue light indicates two hundred zhang. The subsequent green light, cyan light, and orange light correspond to three hundred to five hundred zhang, respectively. Six hundred to seven hundred zhang is represented by purple light. Eight hundred to nine hundred zhang corresponds to crimson light."
"Only the thousand-zhang spirit dragon emits a radiant red light. It remains to be seen which peak will produce the disciple who receives the thousand-zhang spirit dragon this time. Judging by the time, they should be emerging soon."
As another seven days passed, only three days remained until the Linglong Pool closed. Those disciples who had exited early, upon seeing the large crowd, naturally noticed the red light on the monument and began to wait alongside everyone else.
With only three days left, everyone was naturally eager to know the final outcome.
"Master, there are only fourteen people remaining inside the Linglong Pool who have not yet appeared. Among these fourteen, besides the top ten disciples of the Beyond Realm, there are only three True Self Realm disciples and our fifth disciple. According to the spirit dragon's measurement, the longer the measurement, the longer it takes," Song Wuwen said.
"Our fifth disciple hasn't appeared for so long; could it be that he also found a good spirit dragon?" Looking at the remaining spots on the monument, Su Yueze asked Luo Kang.
Luo Kang's eyes showed a hint of relief. "Given your fifth disciple's strength, if he were to receive an anointment from a six-hundred-zhang spirit dragon, it would indeed take this long. However, dealing with a six-hundred-zhang spirit dragon might be a bit strenuous for your fifth disciple's current abilities."
"But the situation is still unclear. Let's wait patiently for now."
Su Yueze and the others nodded at this, then turned their gaze back to the monument.
*Hum.*
A moment later, a purple light lit up on the monument, and everyone looked up. The purple light corresponded to spirit dragons between six hundred and seven hundred zhang in length. Those with such strength should have reached the True Self Realm. This level of power was enough to draw everyone's attention.
*Whoosh!*
With a flash of golden light, a figure instantly appeared before them.
"It's Qiu Shaolong? I didn't expect that he, after joining our Green Hall for less than a year, could receive the anointment of a purple-light spirit dragon. Looking at this, his future achievements are limitless!"
"This Qiu Shaolong was the champion of the Prodigy Ranking Battle. He also joined the Third Peak. Achieving this result is not a disgrace to the name of the Third Peak."
"Haha, I'm more curious to know which of the remaining thirteen people received the anointment of the thousand-zhang spirit dragon."
"..."
With Qiu Shaolong's appearance, many disciples began to chatter. Qiu Shaolong's face also showed a hint of pride upon hearing their discussions. When the thousand-zhang spirit dragon was mentioned, a smile of deep affirmation touched his lips.
"Di Renhai, your methods of cultivating disciples under your peak are quite good. This Qiu Shaolong only joined our Green Hall seven months ago, yet he has already achieved purple light. It seems that in the future, the Third Peak will have another disciple at the Violet Mansion Realm," said An Batian from high above, looking at the purple light on Qiu Shaolong with a hint of surprise, before smilingly addressing Di Renhai.
"The Sect Master flatters me. Qiu Shaolong was the champion of the Prodigy Ranking Battle. If he hadn't received purple light, it would have been a disgrace to his title. However, achieving purple light is sufficient proof of Qiu Shaolong's talent and strength," Di Renhai replied with a hint of smugness in his eyes.
"It's not red light. Are you that happy over a mere purple light? Is the Third Peak about to decline?" Liu Wen said with a light laugh.
"Hmph! Liu Wen, if a red-light recipient appears later, and it happens to be a disciple of my Third Peak, I'd like to see what your face looks like then," Di Renhai retorted with a cold snort.
An Batian, who was well aware of the friction between Di Renhai and Liu Wen, waved his hand to stop their bickering. He then pointed to the monument and said, "Stop arguing. Disciples receiving purple light anointments are starting to appear again."
Di Renhai and Liu Wen then ceased their argument and shifted their gaze to the Linglong Pool monument.
*Hum!*
At this moment, two more purple lights lit up on the monument, and then two figures appeared simultaneously over the Linglong Pool. Both of these individuals possessed advanced True Self Realm strength. The onlookers naturally offered their congratulations.
"Master, there are now only ten disciples from the Beyond Realm's top ten and our fifth disciple remaining in the Linglong Pool. With fifth disciple's strength, there shouldn't be any trouble, right?" Song Wuwen asked Luo Kang with some worry, as the last two True Self Realm disciples had also emerged.
Luo Kang pondered for a moment before shaking his head. "Elder Yulong and the Linglong Pool share a deep connection. If Li Xuan were in danger inside, Elder Yulong would be the first to know. Judging by Elder Yulong's demeanor, your fifth disciple should be unharmed."
Despite saying this, a trace of confusion flickered in Luo Kang's eyes. Even the True Self Realm disciples, whose strength was only second to the Beyond Realm, had all emerged. How could Li Xuan's strength persist for so long?
Unless, Li Xuan's anointment was beyond the ordinary!
However, even Luo Kang had to quickly dismiss this thought. After all, given Li Xuan's current strength, achieving a purple light anointment would be extremely difficult.
Song Wuwen and the others looked towards Elder Yulong. Seeing that he was still seated in meditation as before, they felt somewhat reassured.
*Buzz, buzz, buzz.*
Just then, more lights flashed on the monument. This time, crimson light appeared. Seeing this, everyone became excited. Receiving a crimson light anointment was truly formidable. Their future achievements were undoubtedly limitless.
As sounds of air being torn apart echoed, figures rapidly appeared over the Linglong Pool. With each appearance, the onlookers gasped in astonishment. These individuals were almost all the chief disciples of their respective peaks.
The seven figures in the sky, while showing some satisfaction upon seeing these disciples emerge, also displayed a hint of disappointment. After all, with the appearance of these disciples, the prospect of a red light anointment receiver was now slim.
An Batian glanced at the monument and then smiled. "It seems only three people remain in the Linglong Pool's depths. Aside from that young fellow from the Seventh Peak, there are only Di Yijie under disciple Di Renhai and Liu Zijun under disciple Liu Wen. I wonder who will ultimately receive it."
Di Renhai and Liu Wen's expressions became somewhat tense.
This time, they did not exchange any words but instead focused their gaze on the monument, awaiting the final outcome.