aChapter 1005
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“Welcome to you all!”
At that very moment, the young man in a green robe, who had been etched upon the stone wall, turned around. His gaze was clear as he looked at the ten individuals and offered a gentle smile.
With this movement, his handsome and refined features became even more vivid. He appeared to be in his early thirties, holding a paper fan and wearing a smile that easily evoked a sense of warmth and familiarity.
Initially, upon seeing the figure within the stone wall, everyone had been on high alert, clutching their spiritual weapons cautiously. However, as the figure turned to face them, their guard instinctively lowered.
“Who might you be, senior?” one of them asked.
“Oh, I am Tianlinzi, the city lord of this ancient Tianlin City,” the young man in green replied. He opened his paper fan and fanned himself lightly, his long hair fluttering with the motion. “Welcome to you all.”
Hearing this, Ye Wushuang looked at the young man and couldn’t help but comment, “Senior, your way of welcoming guests is rather… brutal.”
Upon hearing this, Tianlinzi couldn’t help but glance at Ye Wushuang, his smile broadening. “This forbidden boundary is inherently brutal, filled with opportunities and dangers. To seize the opportunities, one must face the dangers.”
“Since ancient times, those who have become the cream of humanity have all stepped over mountains of corpses and rivers of blood. They have all been blessed with great fortune and have endured countless trials of life and death, haven’t they?”
This statement was irrefutable.
Yu Hao, who was standing alone, spoke up at this moment. “Senior Tianlinzi, may I ask where the opportunity lies?”
They had already faced the dangers. But where was the opportunity?
Tianlinzi chuckled and said, “The fact that you ten have made it here alive proves that you possess fortune and strength. You may challenge yourselves to see if you can obtain the opportunity I have left behind.”
With that, Tianlinzi flicked his paper fan lightly.
In front of the ten individuals, the ten stone tables each began to evolve into scrolls.
The scrolls unrolled slowly.
They revealed a list of names of various spiritual techniques.
“Royal-grade spiritual technique, Tian Tong Yuan Fist!”
“Royal-grade spiritual technique, Bai Jue Tian Palm Art!”
“Royal-grade spiritual technique, Four Seasons’ Spiritual Sword Technique.”
“…”
On the ten tables, the surfaces of the scrolls were inscribed with the names of different spiritual techniques.
Everyone was puzzled.
“Senior, are you asking us to choose our own spiritual techniques? But royal-grade techniques… the dangers we faced earlier are only worth a royal-grade technique opportunity?”
All ten individuals present were top talents from the seven dominant powers, having reached the Wanfa realm. They were not lacking in suitable royal-grade techniques to cultivate.
What they truly needed were heavenly-royal-grade techniques, or even… imperial-grade techniques!
Heavenly-royal-grade techniques correspond to the Guiyuan realm of cultivation.
Imperial-grade techniques correspond to the great powers of the Dongxu realm.
If they could obtain a single imperial-grade technique, then no matter how great the loss, it would be absolutely worth it!
A single imperial-grade technique would be enough to spark a bloodbath among the seven dominant powers across the entire Qingzhou.
“Young people, don’t rush,” Tianlinzi said with a chuckle.
“Now, this is a small reward for you, and also a test.”
A small reward?
A test?
“What do you mean?” Li Qingyao frowned.
Tianlinzi patiently explained, “The spiritual techniques within these stone tables are all authentic. Moreover, these stone tables are integrated with this space. Here, you can choose the spiritual technique you are most proficient in and cultivate it, and you will receive a boost.”
“I will give you three days. After you cultivate, no matter how well you do, perform what you believe to be the most powerful offensive move and strike the stone wall.”
“If you are recognized, you will be able to pass through here and enter the third layer to obtain the opportunity you desire. If you do not pass the recognition…”
Everyone’s attention was now fixed on Tianlinzi.
Tianlinzi continued with a smile, “You will die!”
Upon hearing this, the expressions of the ten individuals varied.
Tianlinzi then added with a chuckle, “Of course, before passing the test and going to the third layer, you will still receive a reward.”
“The reward is to cultivate for one day in the Yunrao Pool.”
Yunrao Pool?
What is that?
Everyone was puzzled.
Tianlinzi patiently explained, “The Yunrao Pool is a spiritual pool that I created in my lifetime, condensed from the essence of a thousand spiritual fruits. The divine effects of these essences are balanced. Cultivating within it is nothing short of a revolutionary transformation for yourselves!”
Everyone now understood.
These spiritual techniques were to be cultivated for three days, and how well they achieved depended entirely on their own talents.
If they gained this person’s recognition, they could receive the Yunrao Pool’s purification and enter the third layer, where greater opportunities awaited.
Hmm…
The third layer might hold greater opportunities, but… there might also be more tests.
And if they did not gain this person’s recognition, they would die!
Dan Yucheng coldly said at this moment, “Senior, since you are already dead, how could we die if we fail to pass?”
Hearing this, Tianlinzi looked at Dan Yucheng with a smile and asked, “Did you enjoy the spiritual fruit just now?”
Upon hearing this, Dan Yucheng’s face changed.
Tianlinzi then clenched his palm.
“Ah!!!”
Dan Yucheng let out a terrible scream.
Immediately, Dan Yucheng’s arm, which had just healed, burst open, and the flesh on his cheek, chest, and thigh began to crack and split as if insects were crawling out.
In just a few breaths, a living person died right in front of Ye Wushuang and the others.
The insects devoured Dan Yucheng completely, leaving not a single hair behind, and then crawled away, turning into a cloud of black mist that disappeared.
Seeing this, Tian Yuanbing, Li Qingyao, Li Baifeng, Li Yanran, and Yu Hao quickly discarded the spiritual fruits they had picked earlier.
Ji Ou’s face turned pale, and he couldn’t help but retch. “It was the spiritual fruit’s fault? Thank goodness I didn’t eat it just now.”
This Tianlinzi was too despicable!
However, at this moment, Ye Wushuang frowned.
The spiritual trees and fruits earlier indeed had problems, but could this be all that Tianlinzi had to force them into submission?
