BXBX NOVEL Chapter 426 - 92 Years Old, Mysterious Tribulation Crater
Chapter 426: Chapter 426 – 92 Years Old, Mysterious Tribulation Crater
After bringing Shi Shenzong back, Zhou Xuanji did not go out anymore, and Fei Hai helped Shi Shenzong register as an Elite Disciple.
In less than ten days, Ji Xuan’s name became the discussion of the entire Divine Cliff.
It turned out that Nangong Lie greatly hated Zhou Xuanji, so he spread news of Shi Shenzong being taken away by Ji Xuan. He wanted to let the world know of Ji Xuan’s existence to kill him.
After all, the Divine Cliff had many enemies.
Which of their enemies would allow one of their geniuses to rise up?
They would definitely think of ways to kill him.
Soon, all of the Divine Cliff disciples began to search for Ji Xuan’s residence.
Zhou Xuanji lived in the Core Disciple region, and ordinary disciples were not qualified to go there.
However, the Core Disciples all came to visit him.
The Divine Cliff had 69 Core Disciples apart from him, which meant at least 69 Void Extreme Immortals.
That was just a conservative estimate, because the Divine Cliff also had 36 Emissaries, and most of them surpassed Golden Immortal.
Apart from this, there were also various Divine Cliff Managers in different areas.
The Divine Cliff’s strength made Zhou Xuanji sigh in amazement; this was the Great Thousand World.
Of the Core Disciples, the one that gave Zhou Xuanji the deepest impression was the bald-headed young man he had met when he had first entered the Divine Cliff.
His name was Wu Qiu, and it was said that he was one of the top Core Disciples. He had sufficient talent to compete for the position of Cliff Master, and Han Xuzi greatly favored him. It seemed that it would not take him long to become a Legacy Disciple.
However, it was said that Han Xuzi’s Senior Disciple Yang Yutian despised him, and the enmity between the two of them was famous within the Divine Cliff.
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Wu Qiu’s personality was quite enthusiastic, and after chatting with Zhou Xuanji for a bit, he directly pronounced them brothers, making Fei Hai feel dumbfounded.
In Fei Hai’s eyes, the gap between Zhou Xuanji and Wu Qiu was unbridgeable; he had never thought that Wu Qiu would be so passionate.
Those who did not know would think that he was trying to curry favor with Zhou Xuanji.
One month later, Zhou Xuanji finally became free. He could focus on cultivating and occasionally gave pointers to Shi Shenzong.
His comprehension of Sword Souls already surpassed Shi Shenzong’s comprehension, and just a few sentences could cause Shi Shenzong to fall into deep thought, unable to draw himself out.
Fei Hao very much wanted to receive pointers from Zhou Xuanji, but because he did not use a sword, he did not feel it would be good to ask.
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Time quickly passed, and soon, there were only seven days until the Ascender Examination.
“Analyzed that the Sword Owner has reached 92 years old. Gacha started!”
“Ding, Congratulations Sword Owner has obtained [Intimidating Soul] Light Execution Water Dragon, Peerless Beast Pouch!”
The Sword Spirit’s voice sounded out in Zhou Xuanji’s mind, and he opened his eyes.
He was currently in his courtyard, comprehending the power of the heavens and earth.
Shi Shenzong and Fei Hai were in another courtyard and did not bother him.
The sword’s information appeared before his eyes.
Sword Name: Light Execution Water Dragon
Grade: Intimidating Soul
Description: The Light Execution Water Dragon was a bloodline mutation of the Dragon Race and had great power. It unexpectedly fell and was refined by heavenly thunder into a legendary sword.
Zhou Xuanji glanced at it and did not feel very interested.
Just a while before, an Intimidating Soul sword would have been able to make him mad with delight.
However, now, he only wished for Armageddon and above.
Ancient Gazing, Disaster Unleashing, Universe Essence, Overturning Heaven, Connecting Heaven, Nine Extreme, Primordial Chaos!
He had a strange feeling that Primordial Chaos might not even be the end.
There was no end to power!
Zhou Xuanji shook his head and laughed before taking out the Peerless Beast Pouch.
This pouch looked very ordinary, and there were many red lines on it.
There was an independent space within the Peerless Beast Pouch, which could allow demon beasts to live in.
Zhou Xuanji called Bai Suwan over, wanting to try it out.
After hearing about it, Bai Suwan bit his wrist and shouted, “Don’t you dare!”
She then immediately ran off, disappearing in an instant.
Zhou Xuanji was angered and muttered, “I’ll find an opportunity to turn you into snake soup!”
Half a day later, when it was nearly dusk, Emissary Li Qing came to visit, saying that it was time to set out to participate in the Ascender Examination.
The Ascender Examination would be held at the Mysterious Tribulation Crater.
The Mysterious Tribulation Crater was within the territory of the Dao Heaven Sect, and it directly connected to the subterranean realm. It had existed for over one million years.
Compared to the Divine Cliff, the Dao Heaven Sect had a longer history and a greater foundation.
Within the Center God Province, the Dao Heaven Sect was definitely one of the top three overlord-grade factions.
Those who had ascended in the past 100 years would all gather at the Mysterious Tribulation Crater.
Most of those who had just ascended would not participate and would wait for the next round. However, there were some talented people who had a lot of courage.
It was said that back in the day, the Hegemon Sword Emperor was like that; as the saying went, newborn calves did not fear tigers.
However, he ended up losing badly.
Each Ascender could only participate in one Ascender Examination, and they could at most, wait for 500 years. In other words, if they did not participate within 500 years of ascending, they would have given up their right to participate.
The Ascender Examination was held jointly by a few big factions, and apart from allowing their disciples to shine, it was also to give the solo Ascenders a chance to be chosen by a big faction.
Of course, there was another explanation, which was that the big factions were having an internal battle.
In the Ascender Examination, life and death was uncertain.
With Emissary Li Qing leading the way, Zhou Xuanji came to the Divine Cliff’s gates.
He did not bring Bai Suwan; after all, the Ascender Examination did not allow any external help.
Shi Shenzong was too weak for now, so Emissary Li Qing advised him not to participate, and Shi Shenzong did not insist either.
In front of the gate, there were 33 Ascenders waiting.
They were not all humans, and there were other races as well.
It had to be said that the Northern Wilderness was really in decline.
All of these Ascenders all surpassed Great Tribulation Scattered Immortal.
Zhou Xuanji attracted everyone’s gaze. He was the only person who had become a Core Disciple right after ascending; how could the other Ascenders not pay attention to him.
Wu Minghe felt the most complicated.
He had ascended together with Zhou Xuanji and made a joke of himself.
Emissary Li Qing took out a bottle-gourd shaped fan, which quickly became bigger, and everyone stepped on it to travel together.
On the way, Emissary Li Qing explained the rules of the Ascender Examination.
Only the top ten got prizes.
In the examination, they could work together, and they could also fight by themselves; any method was acceptable.
Everyone would have an identity medallion, and if they crushed it, the Dao Heaven Sect’s powerful beings would evacuate them out.
As for the specific rules, the Dao Heaven Sect would tell them when they got there.
“This Ascender Examination is a bit different than before; there are many geniuses who belong to the Center God Province’s first-rate factions, but they were sent to be nurtured in mortal realms; you all need to be careful.
“The strongest of them is called Mo Yuhe. He is the Sovereign Demon Sect’s Sect Master’s son and his strength is already at Tenth Revolution Golden Immortal, and he is half a step into the Void Extreme Immortal stage.”
As Emissary Li Qing’s words fell, the disciples started to murmur among themselves.
They had all fought their way up from the mortal realm and felt that people like Mo Yuhe were shameless.
The mortals who he had fought with were truly pitiful.
Zhou Xuanji silently committed Mo Yuhe’s name to memory; he had heard of the Sovereign Demon Sect before.
It was the number one demonic path faction in the Center God Province, and even the Divine Cliff could not compare to it. 200,000 years ago, the Sovereign Demon Sect had nearly destroyed the Divine Cliff.
That was when the Sovereign Demon Sect had been extremely strong, and he had nearly unified the Center God Province. In that regard, it was somewhat similar to the Northern Wilderness’ Tanhua Sect.
However, the Sovereign Demon Sect was still an overlord-grade faction, and no one dared to offend it.
Emissary Li Qing seemed to remember something and continued to say, “Apart from Mo Yuhe, there’s another person who you need to be wary of. His name is Gu Moyuan, and he is the descendant of the Demonic Emperor bloodline. I’m sure you all know of the Demonic Emperor bloodline.
“As such, if any of you can fight your way into the top ten in this Ascender Examination, the Divine Cliff will not lose face.”