<h4>Chapter 1310: Chapter 1307: The Turmoil Gradually Arises (First Update)</h4><h4></h4>


    In the massive city constructed within the Lovesick Courtyard for this grandpetition, people from various Grotto-Heavens gathered together.


    Among these people are many mighty local overlords, including numerous famed paragons of heaven. Their purpose foring here was clear: to make their respective Grotto-Heavens stand out in this grandpetition.


    Therefore, even before the official start of thepetition, a covert contest had already quietlymenced.


    All kinds of alliances and secret struggles are being staged one after another within this city.


    Someone you shared a drink and pleasant conversation with just a second ago might, in the next moment, calmly add you to the list of important contenders to be wary of in the memory of their Sect.


    In the face of one’s own Sect and Grotto-Heaven’s interests, all else must give way.


    And the Sects from lesser-ranked Grotto-Heavens spare no effort to establish ties withrger Sects.


    Suddenly, all sorts of tactful and unsavory methods are flying around, some of which are enough to reset people’s belief in how low one can stoop, leaving onlookers utterly astounded.


    And just as this underground rivalry was reaching a boiling point, a piece of news suddenly emerged out of nowhere, spreading rapidly among all the esteemed Grotto-Heaven visitors.


    "What? Golden Cauldron Pavilion has the audacity to im they’ll seize first ce in thispetition? Has Fu Guang gone mad from faulty cultivation, leading to demonic deviation, making him lose his wits?"


    Xie Tianwu, the Sect Leader of the Heavenly Martial Sect, which ranks sixth among the seven great Grotto-Heavens and is only slightly stronger than the Golden Cauldron Pavilion, was utterly dumbfounded upon hearing this and couldn’t help but blurt out a retort.


    "Heh, Sect Leader Xie, you’re quite out of the loop. Who told you that Golden Cauldron Pavilion’s current Sect Leader is that guy Fu Guang? I heard that Golden Cauldron Pavilion has recently undergone a significant upheaval. Fu Guang, as well as the previous Sect Leader Xiu Wen, were both killed by some unknown youngster who burst onto the scene! These are words right out of his own mouth!"


    The speaker was Lei Shuangren, the Hall Master of the Yellow Sand Hall from the Fifth Grotto-Heavens.


    "Oh? Such a thing happened?" Xie Tianwu’s eyes widened, then he shook his head, "Even if that’s the case, and Fu Guang and Xiu Wen were killed, with the strength and heritage of Golden Cauldron Pavilion, dreaming of taking first ce is sheer folly!"


    Lei Shuangrenughed heartily, "True, which is why I think this might be an opportunity for both of our Sects!"


    "Hall Master Lei means...?"


    Avarice gleamed in Lei Shuangren’s eyes, "It’s simple, the current Golden Cauldron Pavilion should be at its weakest, even losing two sessive Sect Leaders to murder. If our two Sects coborate and take out the Golden Cauldron Pavilion’s contenders in thepetition, Golden Cauldron Pavilion,cking its legacy, will naturally fall to pieces without a leader."


    Xie Tianwu’s eyes gradually lit up, and he followed up saying: "If that happens, our two Sects, which border Golden Light Grotto-Heavens, could swallow it up with impunity, is that right?"


    Lei Shuangrenughed loudly, "Sect Leader Xie is indeed astute, that’s exactly my n. When do you think?"


    Xie Tianwu smiled even more proudly, especially when recalling the vast wealth of the Golden Light Grotto-Heavens. His heart burned with eagerness. Thus, he raised his wine cup and said with a lightugh, "A brilliant n indeed. Come, let us drink deeply to this, as if to mark a moment of mourning for Golden Cauldron Pavilion!"


    As the wine cups clinked together, the froth spilling forth was much like the greed in people’s hearts – lingering on unabated.


    While Heavenly Martial Sect and Yellow Sand Hall were secretly forging an alliance and nning to swallow Golden Cauldron Pavilion...


    The other great Grotto-Heavens had various reactions.


    But without exception, everyone who heard the rumor first thought that the people from Golden Cauldron Pavilion had gone mad.


    And when the details of the incident spread, it invited widespread mockery and ridicule.


    "Who is this Xue An popping up out of nowhere? To utter such grandiose ims, it’s trulyughable!"


    "Hehe, even if he is strong, not to mention the ever-top-ranked Bright Heart Immortal Pce, even the other major Grotto-Heavens cannot be shaken by one individual’s power alone. I really want to see what he’s going to do when the timees!"


    Countless people were discussing spiritedly, but almost all of them were scoffing in disdain, with not a single person believing that Golden Cauldron Pavilion could seed.


    Inside a mansion located in the core area of the huge city, people from the Soul-Dissolving Pavilion of the Second Grotto-Heavens were also discussing this matter.


    The numerous elders were discussing fervently, yet Hall Master Mei Qing was just quietly listening.


    Only after everyone had almost had their say did she shift her gaze and looked at her beloved disciple by her side.


    "Mu Xue, what do you think?"


    The room instantly fell silent, and all the elders looked at the top disciple of the Soul-Dissolving Pavilion with respectful eyes.


    d in white surpassing the snow, and with brows like a painting, Zhongli Muxue gently lowered her eyes and spoke in a cool voice: "Ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth!"


    This assessment also made everyone in the room nod in agreement.


    "That’s right! This Golden Cauldron Pavilion is merely putting on an act of bravado, entirely unworthy of our fear. What truly deserves our attention right now is the plot of Lovesick Courtyard!" Mei Qing said in a grave voice.


    Upon hearing these words, the atmosphere in the room turned tense, and everyone’s expressions became serious.


    As a major sect of the Second Grotto-Heavens, they all felt the immense pressureing from the direction of Lovesick Courtyard.


    Mei Qing sighed lightly and said, "The most soul-dissolving feeling is lovesickness. The founders of our Soul-Dissolving Pavilion and Lovesick Courtyard were sisters from the same master, which also created the myriad connections between our two sects!"


    "Although in recent centuries, our Soul-Dissolving Pavilion has always been ahead of Lovesick Courtyard, this ambitious event they have organized, the Grand Competition of Dao Session, clearly targets our position in the Second Grotto-Heavens!"


    "Moreover, the most crucial thing is, as of yesterday, we have confirmed news that Lu Lingfan, the top disciple of Lovesick Courtyard, has broken through the Lovesickness Devil Curse, emerging from seclusion as the first person to do so in a thousand years!"


    Even though everyone was already aware of this news, their faces couldn’t help turning pale again when Mei Qing brought it up.


    Then Mei Qing looked at Zhongli Muxue, "Mu Xue, if you were to face Lu Lingfan now, how much chance would you have of winning?"


    Zhongli Muxue was silent for a moment, then said, "Less than ten percent!"


    As she spoke, she lowered her eyes and said indifferently, "My Soul-Dissolving Life Pass Scroll is only at the ninthyer now, just a step away from the final breakthrough, yet this one step is as vast as a thousand miles!"


    Mei Qing’s face also showed a look of dejection, as she sighed, "If that is the case, then when the timees for the grandpetition, we can only think of ways to preserve our strength, as for the position of the Second Grotto-Heavens..."


    Before she could finish her words.


    A talisman suddenly appeared in front of Mei Qing, who was taken aback, casually took it, and after unfolding it and ncing twice, she couldn’t help standing up abruptly, her face showing a look of joy.


    "Mu Xue, Fang Xing’an, a disciple of Bright Heart Immortal Pce, will be arriving here soon. Let’s hurry and go out to wee him!"