CHAPTER 127 CAUSE

Darren performed too well. His performance stunned everyone in the area. Only Elsa had a smile on

her face, appearing very calm. She knew that Darren always excelled in surprising people. Never

before in his life had he failed in any venture he had taken.

"Oh my goodness! This man really is powerful," exclaimed Cathy with her widened eyes.

"Cathy, I remember that you wanted to join the supreme disciple election. I am allowing you to go now,"

Colin said with a smile.

"Hum. Grandpa, I know you are making fun of me. Even Darren himself said that the test was too

dangerous. Stop messing with me already," cried Cathy in anger.

"Ha-ha," everyone laughed. They all understood that the little girl was frightened.

"Darren, come with me. I want to talk with you alone for a minute," said Colin, just ignoring Cathy.

"Elsa, let me show you to the inner department," the Outer Elder Richard hurriedly said with

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Elsa did not answer.

"Just go, Elsa. I will come and find you later," Darren assured her. As he saw that Elsa didn't give

Richard any response, he knew that she was waiting for his words.

Elsa then nodded and made an obeisance to Richard by cupping one hand in the other before her

chest. She said, "Thank you. Please lead the way, and I will follow you."

Then she followed Richard away, while Darren left with Colin.

"You rock!" said Colin as he and Darren walked towards an open area without other people, showing

great excitement. "I indeed misjudged your real battle power. No doubt you are the genius of the

geniuses. I did not expect that you could unleash such a powerful force as good as that of a cultivator

at the top stage of the Mysterious Realm, while your cultivation is just at the first stage of the

Mysterious Realm. It's crazy, ha-ha."

Darren just now realized that Colin had always been quite calm, but as they came to this place without

other people, Colin blushed with excitement. How excited could he be? Darren kept an awkwardly short

silence.

"Ah, you probably overrated me," responded Darren in a low-key tone.

"You are too modest. To be honest, my people and I might need you to help us save face this time,"

said Colin. At the time, he acted not as serious as he had just been, but rather like an old man just

enjoying his final days.

"Mr. Li, please make it clear to me what is really going on with the Holy Maiden's groom selection

competition," asked Darren because he did not understand why the Lotus Holy Land was forced to

accept Belle's groom selection competition when they actually opposed it. He also had no idea how his

sister ended up in her position of being the Holy Maiden of the Lotus Holy Land.

Colin waited for a moment and replied, "Take your time. You have to come with me so that I could tell

you about it."

"All these troubles are because of Elder Xenia of the Lotus Holy Land. She has been seriously

wounded and needs the magic spring water of the Ancient Families in order to mend her injuries,"

added Colin.

"The Ancient Families' magic spring water is good for Elder Xenia's injuries. It just might be what she

needs to keep her life. However, when the Holy Land sent someone to one of the three Ancient

Families asking for some magic spring water, the chiefs of the Ancient Family proposed a condition that

the Holy Maiden needed to be married with one of their members before receiving the magic spring

water. What was more outrageous was that all three Ancient Families made the exactly same request."

"Why did they do that?" asked Darren, puzzled even more than he already was.

Colin paused for a second and then continued, "Because the Holy Maiden of the Lotus Holy Land has

the Primitive Feminine Body. That means that she possesses the Primitive Feminine Bloodline. It is

said that if there was an act of sex between two people, one with the Primitive Feminine Body while the

other with the bloodline of an Ancient Family, the bloodline concentration of the person from the

Ancient Family will be greatly enhanced. Thus, the three Ancient Families proposed that condition, to

forward their self-interests."

An angry look emerged on Colin's face and he continued, "But the Holy Maiden is far too young, and

being threatened by the Ancient Families is unacceptable to the Lotus Holy Land too. As a result, the

Holy Lord had to take great risks and make a bet with the Ancient Families and decide to hold a Holy

Maiden's groom selection competition."

After hearing the words, Darren frowned and said angrily, "Mr. Li, I am afraid it's highly unfair to the

Holy Maiden. I don't think it's right for them to bet on her without her consent."

"Alas, the whole thing is not that simple," Collin said with a soft sigh. "In fact, Elder Xenia suffered

serious injuries. Even if we get enough magic spring water, there are no guarantees that we would still

be able to save Elder Xenia. So the Holy Land has been meaning to... give up saving Elder Xenia.

Because once the Holy Maiden does the deed with someone, her Primitive Feminine Bloodline will lose

its great power, and she will become an ordinary person being without any of her abilities. But the Holy

Maiden and Elder Xenia are close. Even when Elder Xenia also objected to the proposal, the Holy

Maiden insisted on sacrificing herself to grab the chance of being able to save Elder Xenia."

His eyes glistened with tears as he continued, "Even though the Holy Lord tried to discourage her, she

refused to listen. This pushed her to confer with the three Ancient Families without her blessing.

However, they refused to give some magic spring water. It is said that the Holy Lord almost battled with

the chiefs of the three Ancient Families. Finally, the three Ancient Families compromised with the Holy

Lord and decided to hold the Holy Maiden's groom selection competition. However, the Holy Lord had

to agree that the Lotus Holy Land could only dispatch outer disciples to join in the competition."

He stroked his forehead and added, "We hoped that if one of our outer disciples won the competition,

then the Holy Maiden would not have to get married, and the Ancient Families would have to give us

the magic spring water. Unfortunately, among the outer disciples of the Holy Land, we couldn't find

anyone who would stand a chance against the disciples of the three Ancient Families. But your

presence has brought us a glimmer of hope. You have a great chance in winning the competition. If it is

alright, I would like to know why you want to take part in the competition."

"I see." Darren nodded and deliberated the whole thing in his head.

On one hand, Belle intended to save Elder Xenia and had to make an oath to marry someone of the

Ancient Families. But on the other hand, the Holy Lord did not want to let Belle sacrifice herself. Thus,

she depended their fate on the Holy Maiden's groom selection competition.

"I must win the competition! As for the reason why I wanted to participate, you would know once I am

the winner," replied Darren firmly. How could he let his sister be forced into marriage?

"Well, Darren, you must be very careful during the competition. In my honest opinion, you only have

about 20 percent chance to win. If you find difficulty in beating your opponents, you must forfeit early so

as not to be wounded badly. Do you understand?" said Colin with great concern.

"And there is one more important point that you must keep in mind. If you do win, you can't marry the

Holy Maiden. I hope you understand," added Colin.

"Ha-ha." Darren smiled faintly. He replied, "Of course I won't marry the Holy Maiden. You will see by

then."

"All right, I don't know what you are going to do, but I trust you and I won't ask you more about it. I told

you that if you win, I will grant you a big reward. Here you go,"

said Colin, handing a bronze mask to Darren.

"What is it?" asked Darren in puzzlement. He took the mask, but he did not know what it was or what it

could do.

"Just put it on," replied Colin with a huge smile.

Darren did not hesitate. He put on the bronze mask and immediately perceived its distinctiveness.

"I feel my power increasing significantly!" Darren exclaimed in wonder.

"Yes, this bronze mask is unique because wearing it will lend you a battle power increase of 30

percent! However, it doesn't work that well for cultivators at the Wonder Realm, so I assumed that it

would be of more use to you. Take it," explained Colin.

The mask was indeed a good thing for Darren as it could greatly increase his chances of winning.

Moreover, he faintly felt that the bronze mask seemed to be more special than it appeared.

"Mr. Li, thank you very much," said Darren heartily.

"Well, you'd better head to the outer sect first. The Holy Maiden's groom selection competition will be

held in two days. When the whole thing is over, you must come and meet me, and you will be promoted

to supreme disciple.

"Okay, I understand." answered Darren before he turned his back and left. .

On the way to the outer sect of the Lotus Holy Land, Darren had been pondering over the bronze

mask. He couldn't explain but he felt a sense of familiarity with it.

He thought about it for a long time before an inspired thought flashed through his mind. He immediately

took out the armor sent by Wayne from his Space Ring and put it on.

"Sure enough, the mask seems to be another piece from this armor!" he murmured in astonishment.

As soon as the armor and the bronze mask were combined, the entire set lit up with countless black

runes. A mysterious atmosphere surrounded the spot. Darren felt a sudden surge of energy coming

from the armor.