Chapter 54: The Trial of All

Evening, the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall building, Foundation Establishment Comprehensive Service Center.

Zhang Yunlu handed a filled-out form to the clerk behind the window.

Soon, identity verification passed, and the staff member handed out a card the size of a palm, with a pattern of two crossed small swords in gold and red printed on its face.

"Your application to use the Foundation Establishment Refining Platform has been approved. We suggest you arrive before ten o'clock tomorrow evening. If you wish to purchase care services, please go to Window Three to choose a package."

"Thank you." Zhang Yunlu expressed her thanks and took the card.

The Foundation Establishment Comprehensive Service Center has the most complete equipment and the most professional care services.

Any cultivator who has reached the ninth layer of Qi Refining, if they wish to use a Spirit Energy Chamber, can bring their own purified Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid and then come here to pay one Spirit Coin.

If you wish to build a Heaven-Formed Dao Foundation and cultivate the Refining Method, this place also provides a venue, with formations arranged within that can to a certain extent improve the efficiency of 'Drawing.' The price is ten Spirit Coins.

Both of these are considered benefits for ninth-layer Qi Refining cultivators, so each person only gets one chance. If they want to use it again, they'll have to pay the normal price.

As for whether anyone would change their appearance and disguise their magic power aura to repeatedly take advantage of the deal...

As always, the Xiang Jianzong welcomes such behavior.

"Approved, bro." Zhang Yunlu waved the card in her hand toward Zhang Xiu, who was sitting in the hall. "Let's go."

Zhang Xiu walked over: "Let's go buy a care service. The refining process is very painful. Having someone to look after you will be a little better."

"No need."

That package's price was not cheap.

As someone who 'dies' many times every night, Zhang Yunlu felt her ability to endure pain was decent enough; there was no need to waste that money.

"Many people are as confident as you before they begin." Zhang Xiu's tone was very solemn and earnest. "But when they truly reach that step, they realize that kind of pain really isn't so easy to endure."

Many people can't bear it right from the start.

And those who barely persevere, most of them will also have a series of embarrassing displays.

Rolling on the ground, weeping bitterly are still considered mild. In severe cases, the pain even causes loss of bladder and bowel control — truly a pitiful sight.

Often by that point, people realize the importance of care personnel.

"So let's still buy one. Consider it a safeguard."

Zhang Xiu insisted, and Zhang Yunlu didn't refuse again: "Mm."

The two walked toward Window Three. Zhang Xiu looked at his sister beside him.

'Xiaolu has become much more quiet.'

Ever since receiving the senior's guidance, her temperament had grown increasingly cold.

But every day is such a brutal trial — it would be strange if she didn't change, right?

Sigh~ Hopefully after some time, she can recover.

…………

On the other side, Xiao Fan also drank down the Yang Jing Dan Xi and began cultivating.

Bearing the Cang tribe bloodline, even if only a trace, he didn't need to slowly refine starlight, condense moonlight, and gather solar essence like ordinary cultivators.

As long as time passed, using Yang Jing Dan Xi and Su Po Zhen Hua to supplement his foundation, he could naturally build a Heaven-Formed Dao Foundation.

As a heaven-favored race, the Cang tribe was born perfect, entering the world already in possession of a Heaven-Formed Dao Foundation body.

At the same time, the Immortal Sect disciples who had arrived at Xuanjian City had already checked into the hotel, and happened to be at the same one as Jiang Yujiu.

Ling Yin Fang, Ji Shi Gu, Shen Ji Lian Bao Ge, Long Xiang Qing Tian Sect.

Including the Hehuan Sect charm cultivator Jiang Yujiu, as well as several Nascent Soul disciples of Taishang Dao Sect who hadn't left with True Person Xiao Ning, the disciples of the Seven Great Immortal Sects within Xuanjian City had all gathered.

"It's about time."

Xu Xing stood before the floor-to-ceiling window, gazing into the distance.

Now everything truly begins. Who exactly will come out on top?

Is it those Xian Sect disciples, or Zhang Yunlu who received his little gift, or Xiao Fan whom Huo supports?

Or some dark horse, an unknown genius? "What did you say, Martial Uncle?" Chi Jiuyu tilted her head and asked curiously.

"Nothing to do with you."

This one is over-spec; not counted in the consideration.

"Oh."

Xu Xing now somewhat understood how Huo had felt before.

…………

In the Silutang prison, Lin Qiu Xian sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, his aura heavy and condensed.

The cellmate opposite him cast an admiring gaze.

Lin Qiu Xian had been locked in here before him; at first he didn't think much of it.

After all, Lin Qiu Xian had acted very impatient, no different from the average person locked in here.

But after being taken out a few times, Lin Qiu Xian became much quieter, as if he'd accepted the fact. However, later he discovered this person didn't seem to be slacking off because of it — every day he cultivated at least twelve hours, and the remaining time was spent either deducing sword moves or discussing cultivation questions with him.

Clearly he was Nascent Soul, while he himself was only a Jin Dan, yet for every question he raised, this person called Lin Qiu Xian would think it over carefully and then answer him.

Sometimes, Lin Qiu Xian would also ask him some questions — not the kind that saved his face or deliberately played tricks on him, but very earnest inquiries.

He answered, but whether the answer was right or wrong even he himself wasn't sure.

Yet Lin Qiu Xian would still, after careful thought, say "I've learned something."

He had once asked the reason, and this was what he said:

"Since you gave an answer, that proves you thought it through seriously. The answer must contain your own understanding; perhaps I can learn something from it."

A person like this was actually locked in here for speeding?

Would you say that's strange? One can only say the world is vast, and nothing is too strange to exist.

Meeting a person like this, after getting out he might be able to brag about it.

He lay down, hands clasped behind his head, and closed his eyes. For some reason, sleep came over him very quickly today.

After closing his eyes, he felt himself sinking, sinking…

Bang! He slammed onto the ground.

It didn't hurt.

But he was still startled awake. He opened his eyes in a daze and saw nothing but a grey haze above, below, and on every side.

Just as he was feeling lost, a line of golden text slowly appeared.

【First Trial Begins】

【Name: Wang Yu】

【Realm: Mid-Golden Core (suppressed to Qi Refining Ninth Layer)】

【Current Ranking: None】

Wha-what is… going on? Tap, tap! Footsteps came from afar, and through the grey mist a blurry figure drew closer.

This situation wasn't limited to Wang Yu alone.

Throughout the entire Profound Sword City, every cultivator below the Soul Transformation realm would enter this space after falling asleep or meditating.

So Lin Qiu Xian, who was likewise in the great prison, naturally encountered it too. He stood within the grey, hazy space, his body trembling slightly as he gazed at the golden text before him.

【Name: Lin Qiu Xian】

【Realm: Mid-Nascent Soul (suppressed to Qi Refining Ninth Layer)】

【Current Ranking: None】

Indeed!

Just as I expected!

What manner of person is the senior.

Everyone gets a chance to compete!

【First Trial has ended; the top three thousand may advance to the second round】

Boom! Boom! A series of heavy footsteps, and a tall figure emerged from the grey mist.

【Enemy: Qi Refining Ninth Layer body cultivator, 《Overlord Codex》entry-level, 《Mountain-Shaking Fist》minor completion】

【Objective: Kill】

The 《Overlord Codex》— the supreme secret transmission of Longxiang Qingtianzong, comparable to the Xiang Jianzong's 《Grand Void Sword Codex》.

"Come!"

Lin Qiu Xian didn't hesitate in the slightest. He let out a long cry and raised his sword to meet the charge.

Unlike his excitement, most others were still in a dazed state.

The alchemist on the flying vessel at noon who had been broken by those two sentences was one of them.

Gulp!

Staring at the tall figure walking toward him, he nervously swallowed.

Of all the rotten luck, he too had drawn a body cultivator.

《Overlord Codex》entry-level, 《Mountain-Shaking Fist》minor completion.

He felt like crying. As an alchemist, what was he supposed to fight with?

Damn it, is he just fated to clash with body cultivators today?

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