Song Qian looked utterly devastated, with a sense of despair in his eyes, as he commanded, "Hurry up and surround me."
The lackeys of Yuan Sword Sect quickly formed a circle around Song Qian, providing him with cover to put on his pants.
"Why are you covering your eyes? Go and grab the Barrier-Breaking Pill! What are you hiding for?" Mo Qingkuang, seeing that Yuan Sword Sect couldn't stop him for the moment, immediately urged, winking at a curious Han Yan'er who was peeking through her fingers.
Upon hearing this, Han Yan'er quickly went to get the Barrier-Breaking Pill.
Lin Yang, feeling a bit reluctant, took a step forward, only to find Mo Qingkuang standing in front of him, staring straight at his waistband with eyes wide open.
'What the heck, does this guy have some kind of peculiar fetish?'
The treasures were important, but one's reputation was also crucial. Lin Yang felt he might have no way to deal with this tricky guy who seemed to have some unusual preferences. He had to suppress the urge within and watched helplessly as Han Yan'er took the Barrier-Breaking Pill.
"Kuang Qing! I want you dead!" Right after Han Yan'er obtained the Barrier-Breaking Pill, the members of the Yuan Sword Sect dispersed from their encirclement. A furious roar echoed through as Song Qian rushed out, intending to confront Mo Qingkuang.
What Barrier-Breaking Pill! What Flower-Plucking Manual! To hell with that!
The people from the royal family also naturally positioned themselves around Mo Qingkuang and Princess Han.
"Noisy!" Just as the tension reached its peak, a deafening voice echoed from within the hall.
Everyone was momentarily stunned. The voice was clear, majestic, and carried a hint of pressure.
Looking towards the platform in the hall, the radiant body of the Nianhua King was shining brilliantly. The flowers woven into the throne were blooming even more splendidly, creating a gorgeous scene.
Could it be that King Nianhua was speaking again?
"You youngsters, arriving here, all have a connection with this king. The treasures in the hall are at your disposal," the radiance around the King Nianhua flickered.
"However, this king will only choose one successor!"
It turned out to be the King Nianhua himself. It seemed to be the remnant will left by the fallen king.
The crowd was shocked. The King Nianhua was about to choose a successor. Needless to say, the one chosen by King Nianhua would obtain the real treasure in this tomb—the 'Flower-Plucking Manual.'
" King Nianhua, choose me, choose me! I have a great talent!" a young man excitedly waved his hand.
"An eighth-rank martial artist dares to call himself a genius?" Someone around immediately sneered.
In the grand hall, each person had their own thoughts.
Song Qian had great confidence in himself. With his aptitude between heaven-grade and earth-grade, he believed that no one present could surpass him. Well, except for that damned Kuang Qing.
As long as he could obtain the Flower-Plucking Manual,' once he cultivated it, he would surely be able to shatter Kuang Qing into a million pieces!
Equally self-assured was Lin Yang. He possessed heaven-grade aptitude, and if King Nianhua was to choose a disciple, he would undoubtedly pick the one with the most outstanding talent. Lin Yang believed that he could be selected!
"I, who hold the title of King Nianhua and adore flowers to the extent of my life, seek a disciple who shares my love for flowers," resonated the majestic words of King Nianhua's remnant will. A mysterious and awe-inspiring force swept over everyone.
"A person who loves flowers..." Upon hearing this, all eyes immediately turned to Mo Qingkuang.
This person, who had just gained immense fame by teasing Song Qian and had been collecting flowers all around the flower hall, wasn't he the so-called flower enthusiast?
Lin Yang felt the mysterious force probing him, and as he heard the Nianhua King's words, he had already taken the bouquet of flowers from Chu Yanran, exactly ninety-nine blossoms.
Master's advice made sense. The Nianhua King's trial must be related to flowers. The mysterious force had lingered on him for quite some time.
'Is it me?'
Suddenly, the mysterious force trembled strangely and disappeared abruptly.
"What's going on?" Lin Yang was puzzled.
"You're not the only one collecting flowers." The voice of the Saint Alchemist echoed in Lin Yang's mind.
Lin Yang also followed everyone's gaze and looked at Mo Qingkuang.
"Where are your flowers? Take them out to see if they're damaged." Mo Fan seized the opportunity and quickly said to Mo Qingkuang.
Mo Qingkuang reached behind and pulled out the bouquet of flowers. After carefully inspecting them, he concluded that due to his excellent protection, the hundred various-coloured flowers were not damaged.
"Well..." The Nianhua King exclaimed, and his remnant will raised a hand. A faint red light radiated from his hand, shining on the bouquet of flowers held by Mo Qingkuang.
The bouquet of flowers, elevated by the Nianhua King's light, floated into mid-air and gradually separated into individual blossoms.
"Not bad, a hundred in number, just to my liking." The Nianhua King nodded in satisfaction.
With a wave of his sleeves, the hundred flowers flew towards various stone pillars, gradually merging into them.
An observant person noticed that the patterns carved on each pillar, where the flowers were merging, were exactly the same as the shape of those flowers.
Then, each pillar began to radiate light, becoming increasingly intense. The pillars resembled enormous light tubes, shining brilliantly!
Subsequently, as if unable to withstand the light energy within, all the pillars simultaneously emitted a white light.
The white light started thick at its source, becoming finer in mid-air, then converged together, ultimately imprinting on Mo Qingkuang's forehead.
Mo Qingkuang only felt some profound information entering his mind.
It was the 'Flower-Plucking Manual'!
The old ancestor was indeed correct. Collecting over a hundred fresh flowers was the crucial step to obtaining the 'Flower-Plucking Manual'!
The whole scene was in an uproar. At this moment, if everyone still didn't realize that the Nianhua King had chosen Mo Qingkuang, they would be fools.
The real secret was here! The existence of the ten Flower Halls was not merely to accompany the burial of the Nianhua King; rather, it was a token of approval from the Nianhua King!
"This Kuang Qing is so lucky! If I had known, I would have gone flower-picking too," complained a disciple of the Yuan Sword Sword Sect.
Someone beside him sneered, "Give it a break. Kuang Qing can at least contend with Senior Song. His talent is extraordinary! Do you really think you can become the Nianhua King's successor just by picking a few flowers?"
"If you don't know how to talk, then shut up!" Seeing that Senior Song's face turned even darker, Zhuang Fan couldn't help but feel exasperated. This younger brother of his was truly dumb.
Looking at Mo Qingkuang, who was currently being illuminated by white light, Han Yan muttered, "No wonder you were willing to give me the Barrier-Breaking Pill. You knew early on that there was something even greater waiting for you!"
When Mo Qingkuang asked her to fetch the Barrier-Breaking Pill earlier, she was puzzled. After all, the Barrier-Breaking Pill was a fifth-grade pill, a genuine treasure that could increase the probability of breaking through to Martial Emperor. How could he bear to give it to her?
Now it seemed that he didn't value it at all.
Lin Yang looked helpless. He knew that Kuang Qing must have collected all one hundred types of flowers to gain the Nianhua King's recognition.
He hated it! It wasn't that he didn't want to collect a hundred kinds, but one of the flower fields was destroyed by someone, and he didn't know who. Now he knew, it was this Kuang Qing! He must know something.
No, he had known early on; the greatest secret of the Nianhua King's tomb was these one hundred types of flowers!
And that's how when he first met himself and Chu Yanran picking flowers, the faint hostility that arose from Kuang Qing could be explained...