Chapter 135

"First, those who sign up to participate must have basic five-element cultivation techniques at the seventh layer or above, which is also the minimum requirement for taking the Foundation Establishment Pill. Net Second, those who sign up must be under forty years old. Don't think about muddling through if you are over this age, because the person in charge of registration at the assembly will use the Bone Observation Technique to check the true age of every registrant."

"As long as you meet the above two conditions, anyone can sign up, with no other restrictions! But because of this, the arena competition has become even more tragic!"

"Do you think it's normal for Tainan Valley to have so many people now? Most of the people here are actually here for the Ascension Assembly. You know, our Tainan Assembly was originally just a trading assembly for young cultivators in Lanzhou; in previous years, when this assembly was held, there were only a few hundred people in total! But now look at you all, there are already over a thousand people gathered in this valley, and in the last few days, people from even further away will arrive one after another. Only then will it be the peak of trading at this Tainan Assembly."

"The reason these people come to our Tainan Valley to participate in the Tainan Assembly first is, on one hand, to trade for the items they need, and on the other hand, why wouldn't they want to take this opportunity to observe the opponents they will encounter at the Ascension Assembly, so as to know themselves and their enemies!"

Hu Hu Pinggu said the above words with a bitter smile.

Upon hearing this, Wu Wu Jiuzhi's face changed greatly, and he said in horror: "According to what Lady Hu said, the experts with tenth-layer cultivation techniques I saw in the valley are also here to participate in the Ascension Assembly? Then what's the point of competing, isn't it just seeking death for others with lower levels to go up?"

"That's not necessarily true. Who says those with higher levels will definitely win against those with lower levels? If someone with weaker magic power uses some high-power spell talismans or carries some powerful magic tools, they could still beat those with higher magic power to the ground." Originally, the Red Lotus Loose Cultivator, who had not spoken since entering the room, suddenly said this, making everyone in the room look sideways!

"Not bad, Brother Brother Heijin's words make a lot of sense. In the conflicts of us cultivators, whether magic power is deep or shallow is not the most important thing; the most important thing is to see the power of the spells mastered and their flexible application, as well as the power of the portable objects they can borrow!" Daoist Daoist Qingwen also agreed very much.

"Brother Brother Heijin and Daoist Daoist Qingwen's words have indeed hit the nail on the head, otherwise this Ascension Assembly wouldn't need to be held at all, just have everyone stand there and compare whose magic power is deeper." Hu Hu Pinggu laughed.

Hearing the words of Brother Heijin and others, Wu Wu Jiuzhi was not happy, but instead looked worried and kept muttering in his mouth.

"Powerful magic tools... high-power spirit talismans..."

Hu Hu Pinggu did not pay attention to Wu Wu Jiuzhi this time, but continued:

"Because there are too many people participating in the arena competition, the Ascension Assembly will set up seven arenas at the same time, representing the Seven Great Immortal Sects of the Yue Kingdom. Whoever wants to be a disciple of which sect can go to which arena to compete. The selection adopts a two-by-two elimination system: two people compete, the winner enters the next round, the loser is immediately eliminated, and then two others are replaced to compete again. This continues until the entire field is announced and no one else participates in the arena competition, and then the competition between the winners of the next round begins. This repeats in a cycle, and the final ten winners are the new entry-level disciples of this Immortal Sect, who can obtain the qualification to take the Foundation Establishment Pill without participating in the fierce competition within the sect. It can be called a step to the heavens! The process of the arena competition of the Ascension Assembly is just like this. But don't look at how simple I say it is, the tragic scene on the stage is simply indescribable!"

Hu Hu Pinggu sighed as she spoke!

"I remember in the last arena battle, over a dozen tenth-layer cultivators died, and there was even a pair of eleventh-layer great experts who bumped into each other, resulting in both perishing together! As for the ninth and eighth-layer cultivators, even more died on the arena, I heard no less than a hundred people, after all, those who reached the final few rounds, none would easily give up the path to becoming a dragon, and the casualties were even more tragic!"

Hu Hu Pinggu said this, with a look of regret on her face!

"Do those who have practiced basic cultivation techniques to the eleventh layer still have to go on stage to compete? I heard people say that cultivation sects automatically record such geniuses with outstanding aptitude? Why do the two have to go on stage and risk their lives!"

A female voice suddenly sounded; it was the taciturn Red Lotus Loose Cultivator who had opened her mouth.

Hearing this, Hu Hu Pinggu laughed.

"Sister Red Lotus's question, I had it back then, and I couldn't figure it out. Later, I met an old senior of our loose cultivators who gave me some guidance, and I finally realized!"

"Brother Wu and Brother Han, I'm afraid you all have this question too!"

"Not only do they not understand, but even we brothers feel puzzled. Why do geniuses of the eleventh layer not walk the bright road, but have to squeeze onto this single-plank bridge, where they might fall and die if they are not careful!" Heimu also frowned, looking puzzled.

"I see Daoist Daoist Qingwen is calm and composed, he must have had a plan for this long ago, it's better for the Daoist to explain it to them!" Hu Hu Pinggu giggled a few times and lightly threw the question to the Daoist.

Daoist Daoist Qingwen was a bit surprised, but then silently admitted it. He pondered for a moment before opening his mouth to say:

"Actually, both of them are people from cultivation families, their eleventh-layer cultivation is probably raised by spending quite a few pills." He shook his head, seemingly disapproving of the two people's approach."

"Isn't it normal to use pills to raise cultivation? They can still join cultivation sects!" Wu Wu Jiuzhi opened his eyes wide, feeling confused.

"Brother Wu forgot one thing. People who can practice to the eleventh layer of cultivation before the age of forty, although they might be geniuses to us, in the eyes of those major sects that have been passed down for countless years, these people are just ordinary in aptitude, just entry-level disciples who have reached their requirements. Otherwise, these people would have been taken as formal disciples by major cultivation sects when they were young. It's just that their family members feel that people like them have no future even if they enter a cultivation sect, and have no hope of winning the qualification to take the Foundation Establishment Pill among the many disciples with better aptitude than them, so they simply leave them behind and cultivate them specially. They have been lurking for decades, just to make a splash at this Ascension Assembly and directly win the qualification to take the Foundation Establishment Pill, which can be considered another shortcut. It's just that their family didn't expect that two people with the same plan would happen to bump into each other, and as a result, they perished together, otherwise they would have certainly gotten their wish!"

Daoist Daoist Qingwen said this, sighing constantly! And Wu Wu Jiuzhi and others were already listening with wide eyes.

"I say why the recent Ascension Assemblies have become more and more fierce, with high-level experts of the tenth and eleventh layers, whom we never heard of in the past, appearing one after another." Heimu muttered to himself.

The teenager and Wu Wu Jiuzhi were also speechless, clearly this information was beyond their expectations.

"Think about it, on one side are great experts carefully cultivated and fully armed by cultivation families, and on the other side are us loose cultivators who lack money and materials. How many of us loose cultivators do you think can succeed in winning the arena?"

Hu Hu Pinggu's expression was cold, with a bit of self-mockery!

"So, the fact that the cultivation sects obtained satisfactory disciples through the Ascension Assembly in the past was also fake, just saving face?" Han Li touched his nose, looking thoughtful.

"Brother Han is right, there is no such thing as a triple-win good thing in the world, it's good enough to be a double-win!" Hu Hu Pinggu glanced sideways at Heimu, making Heimu's face turn slightly red."

"Could it be that we loose cultivators are really not as good as the disciples of cultivation families? Even those left over by those immortal sects are much stronger than our ordinary loose cultivators?" The Red Lotus Loose Cultivator asked unconvinced.

"Although I don't want to admit it, the probability of experts appearing among our loose cultivators is indeed much lower than the other side, not to mention that we individuals are inferior to their families in terms of manpower and material resources, and in terms of external conditions, we are far worse than them!" Daoist Daoist Qingwen's voice had a hint of bitterness.

"I also heard from friends that even if we loose cultivators are lucky enough to become disciples of immortal sects, very few of them can succeed in foundation establishment after taking the Foundation Establishment Pill!" Heimu also said dejectedly.

"Alright, everyone don't be dejected! We are all still young, if this time doesn't work, there's the next time ten years later! Maybe the identity of an entry-level disciple of an immortal sect is waiting for everyone in the future! Now let's talk about traveling together after the assembly!"

After cheering up everyone in the room, Daoist Daoist Qingwen brought up the topic again.

"There's nothing to say, I'll just go with everyone when the time comes. After hearing about so many powerful guys in the cultivation world, I really don't dare to travel alone anymore!" Wu Wu Jiuzhi was still listless.

Daoist Daoist Qingwen shook his head helplessly and looked at the Red Lotus Loose Cultivator.

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