Chapter 745 - 751: Innumerable Ways, Safety Comes First! (Second Update)
Chapter 745: Chapter 751: Innumerable Ways, Safety Comes First! (Second Update)
Yang Zhen didn’t understand the point of this assessment. However, after hearing Yunla’s words, the situation did have a bizarre resemblance with the battle royale game, which he found rather odd.
Yunla and the others thoroughly explained the details to Yang Zhen, who then became increasingly interested.
The place where the seventy people were headed had an interesting name, Falling Eagle Cliff. It was said to be an ancient sacred battlefield, eerie and peculiar. Since its accidental discovery, no practitioner had been able to find a way to fly within it.
Once entering Falling Eagle Cliff and falling below the height of a thousand blades, it would become impossible to fly, regardless of one’s cultivation level.
Furthermore, it was rumored that there was no sign of life within. It was a complete ruin everywhere, even the sparse vegetation was heavily poisonous and unfit for consumption.
Yang Zhen, intrigued, asked, “What will we eat in there?”
A fortnight was neither overly long nor short. Given the rumors, it was quite likely that they wouldn’t find anything edible in there, making the situation highly dangerous.
Yunla and the others displayed a strange expression. Song Chong commented from behind, “So, the purpose of our practice of these minor cultivation methods was not to find any chosen one, but to enable us to fast?”
Damn, fasting!
Yang Zhen suddenly realized the purpose of the Nameless Heart Method. It fit perfectly into the battle royale game.
What on earth was Yaochi Holy Land up to?
Yunla took a deep breath and nodded, “It could be understood in that way. However, the minor methods have significantly enhanced our abilities, so it was not entirely because there was nothing to eat there.”
Upon saying this, Yunla took another deep breath, and put his palms together in a salute, “Besides, not all forbidden lands are devoid of food. Falling Eagle Cliff is but an ancient sacred battlefield. While it has its dangers, it is not deadly.”
Yang Zhen sighed in relief and nodded, “As long as it’s not deadly. I, Sao Saint, don’t fancy dying in a godforsaken place.”
“Coward!” Song Chong sneered, casting an impatient glance at Yang Zhen.
Yang Zhen glanced back at Song Chong, smiling but not, and said, “Big brother, I think you forgot the rule of winning in the battle royale game, didn’t you?”
Although Song Chong and the others didn’t quite understand what a battle royale game was, they got the gist of Yang Zhen’s words. Their expressions drastically changed as Song Chong harshly reprimanded, “Yang Zhen, you aren’t planning to steal your teammate’s badges, are you?”
The rest also looked surprised as they stared at Yang Zhen. It was clear to them that given Yang Zhen’s character, he was capable of such behavior.
Yunla gave a bitter laugh and said, “Brother Yang, the Yaochi Gathering this time is different. It has been under the scrutiny of real powerhouses. Perhaps even the Third Saintess herself would be present. With seven teams, each exceptionally strong, hailing from the four continents and the Central Court, consisting of the most gifted youngsters, you mustn’t act rashly!”
Yang Zhen was surprised, “The Central Court is also involved?”
The Central Court, located in the center of the four continents, was a vast and mysterious land with a multitude of legendary tales. The size of this region dwarfed the combined area of the four continents.
Due to the sparse population and abundance of cultivation resources, it was a place teeming with strong practitioners. Since it was near the four continents, it attracted cultivators from diverse backgrounds, often employing a myriad of resources. It was an exceptionally mysterious place.
Yunla nodded, saying, “The Central Court has always been a secretive area. It was only yesterday when we received news. Due to the vast region, the number of people chosen by the stars they found …”
“Is very few?” Song Chong and the others curiously asked.
“Numerous!” Yunla took a deep breath, stared at everyone, and said, “The Central Court has sent two teams. In each of them, there is a practitioner who has cultivated eight ‘Heavenly Brilliances.'”
The eyes of Song Chong and the others went round with surprise.
Even Yang Zhen was impressed. These people were truly terrifying. If compared with them, those from Northern Island were completely outmatched.
No wonder everyone in the city didn’t have high hopes for Yang Zhen and the others. It seemed they were not even on the same starting line as their competitors.
Although Yang Zhen, the “son of heaven and earth” who had “cultivated a hundred Heavenly Brilliances” was present, the team from Northern Island seemed more like a joke than an actual team.
Yang Zhen, looking around at everyone’s peculiar expressions, asked Yunla, “What Sao Saint here wants to know is, will we get a chance to meet that Third Saintess after participating in this damned Yaochi Gathering?”
At Yang Zhen’s words, everyone’s faces turned awkwardly strange.
At this point, was that bastard Yang Zhen still thinking about the Third Saintess?
Song Chong’s face was livid as he stared at Yang Zhen and said, “Yang Zhen, don’t think you can do whatever you want just because you’re talented. If we weren’t here, you’d probably be robbed of your token by the real powerhouses as soon as you enter.”
Everyone hurriedly nodded in agreement. This was a conference where teams helped each other. Yang Zhen would have a hard time on his own. Many were waiting to expose Yang Zhen’s true colors.
Thinking about this, the faces of Song Chong and the others became even more unsightly.
If Yang Zhen hadn’t been so high-profile and arrogant, their Northern Island team wouldn’t have become the target of public criticism. Now, if they wanted to leave a deep impression in Yaochi Holy Land, they didn’t have to do anything. They just needed to trip up the arrogant Yang Zhen, who boasted about cultivating a hundred Heavenly Brilliances, to gain fame throughout the Western Region.
Obviously, the Northern Island team, with Yang Zhen in it, was about to be targeted in this assessment. The mere thought of it was terrifying.
Yang Zhen didn’t pay attention to what Song Chong and others were saying. How would they know that with real strength, you can do whatever you want?
As days passed, Song Chong and the others were secretly discussing something, apparently a strategy for dealing with being targeted.
Yang Zhen didn’t participate. Why worry about being targeted? Just rush in and take action. During the Nether State Conference, Yang Zhen was a novice but managed to make a big fuss. Wasn’t this just a game of “chicken or the dog”? Losing the game didn’t mean he lost everything, did it?@@novelbin@@
Yang Zhen wasn’t scared at all. He used this time to review his cultivation methods and martial skills, arranged some formations, made some powerful explosives and concocted some pills.
He only prepared a little of the potent explosive, around a ton. He didn’t make many pills either, just enough to fill three storage rings.
Well, he didn’t need much. Too much would give people the impression that he was bullying them.
Yang Zhen never bullied people. Wouldn’t it be nice if everyone just peacefully went through this assessment?
What Yang Zhen didn’t expect was that the scale of this assessment organized by Yaochi Holy Land was not small. All five continents had representatives here. They all belonged to prestigious ancient sects with important standing in the cultivation world.
Many sects that Yang Zhen had never heard of were now gathered at Yaochi Holy Land. It was said that the entire “chicken” conference would be monitored through an ancient object called the Sky Observing Mirror.
Early in the morning, with the sky full of dawn light, seven flying vessels rushed towards Eagle Fall Cliff. In the blink of an eye, they had entered the high altitude of over ten thousand blades. White clouds filled the mid-air, and in an instant, the other flying vessels were out of sight.
Inside the Yaochi Holy Land, on top of a towering holy mountain, representatives of many sects were looking at a huge light screen in the mid-air. The image on the light screen was of seven flying vessels.
If Yang Zhen was here, he would be astounded. This thing was not only broadcasting the images in real time but also included sound. At least, all the voices targeting Yang Zhen had been heard by the respected elders present.
The person in charge of Yaochi Holy Land was an old woman, hunched but spiritful. Several old men around her were happily observing the situation in the Sky Observing Mirror. A white-bearded old man said, “I have heard of Yang Zhen. He is quite famous in the East Sea. I didn’t expect him to be so extraordinary here in the Western Region too.”
Another fat old man laughed and said, “If being collectively targeted is considered extraordinary, then indeed no one compares to Yang Zhen.”
The old woman from Yaochi Holy Land glanced at the two men and chuckled, “What do you all think of Yang Zhen?”
The fat old man snorted and said, “In such a situation, unless Yang Zhen is an idiot, he must be hiding somewhere. Otherwise, he might be the first one to lose. He’s just too conspicuous!”
The rest nodded and were about to speak when a weird voice suddenly came from the Sky Observing Mirror.
“The Third Traffic Commission of the Blue Star Planet reminds you: There are countless roads, safety is the priority. If you don’t follow the rules, your loved ones will cry. I am Yang Zhen, and I will be waiting for you on the ruined peak of Eagle Fall Cliff. If you are courageous enough, come to the ruined peak. Whoever doesn’t land at the ruined peak is a coward.”
“The Third Traffic Commission of the Blue Star Planet…”
Yang Zhen’s annoying voice echoed in the sky above Eagle Fall Cliff, reverberating through the heavens like a loudspeaker.
Everyone: “????”
The fat old man: “????”
What happened to hiding? This bastard Yang Zhen was actually picking a fight?
“Something is wrong!”
The old woman of Yaochi Holy Land suddenly stood up, her face filled with uncertainty, and she stared intently at the flying vessel where Yang Zhen was, her face flashing with surprise.
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