Chapter 348: Welcome-New Gorge

After hearing the two's inquiry.

Wang Jianqiang smiled.

He explained it to the two via sound transmission.

After hearing Wang Jianqiang's explanation, the two women's eyes brightened simultaneously.

Those two treasures actually perfectly suited Daoist Friend Wang!

Daoist Friend Wang is truly capable of enduring.

Throughout the entire process, he did not reveal a single flaw.

Poor Ma Gen, that fool.

Even now, he probably still thinks he took advantage of the situation, right?

The next day.

It is now the final day of the assessment.

Once midnight passes, the assessment will end.

Desolate City.

Central Plaza.

The Desolate Realm Stele flashed, and six figures appeared.

After appearing, the six people immediately looked at the Desolate Ranking, their expressions varied.

Two of them revealed looks of joy after finishing the Desolate Ranking.

The remaining four all wore expressions of sighing.

"Daoist Friend Bai, Daoist Friend Nan, congratulations to you both for successfully charging into the Desolate Ranking."

Luo Chen, Min Zhangkong, Mu Xiao, and He Yaoguang looked at Bai Wuqing, then looked at Nancheng Kong, a flash of envy in their eyes.

Bai Wuqing's strength was already top-tier among them, so being able to charge into the Desolate Ranking did not cause their emotions to fluctuate too much.

But Nancheng Kong was different.

This kid being able to ascend the Desolate Ranking can only be summarized in one sentence.

He has a good younger sister.

His skin is shockingly thick; he has cried about his misery to Nangong Yu many times and obtained many benefits from Nangong Yu.

His strength advanced by leaps and bounds.

That is why he ascended the Desolate Ranking.

Nancheng Kong did not notice the envy in the four's eyes.

After finishing the Desolate Ranking, his gaze looked toward the surroundings.

His face was filled with trepidation.

Noticing Nancheng Kong's strange state, Bai Wuqing and the other five could not help but laugh.

"Daoist Friend Nan, is there a need to be this afraid? Daoist Friend Wang is not an unreasonable person; wouldn't it be fine to just explain it clearly to him?"

Hearing the five's laughter, Nancheng Kong withdrew his gaze, his expression somewhat awkward, "I know Daoist Friend Wang is reasonable, but my sister is not."

"If Daoist Friend Wang finds out I caused trouble for him, I'll be miserable."

"Although he is reasonable, his strikes are truly ruthless."

"Who told you to be so unreliable? Come to think of it, Daoist Friend Wang was also implicated by you."

As soon as Nancheng Kong's words fell, Bai Wuqing and the other five shook their heads one after another.

Nancheng Kong had once promised to introduce his younger sister to Wang Jianqiang.

In a meeting not long ago, Nancheng Kong mentioned this matter to Nangong Yu.

It was just that he dared not say he sold his sister out to save his own life.

Instead, he slightly adapted the facts.

For example...

Wang Jianqiang fell in love at first sight after seeing Nangong Yu outside Desolate City.

He requested him to help act as a matchmaker.

He and Wang Jianqiang are "iron buddies," so he couldn't refuse and could only help.

It is a pity he seemed to have overestimated his own character.

After Nangong Yu heard the three words "iron buddies," she automatically grouped Wang Jianqiang with scumbags.

Not only did she beat Nancheng Kong up, she also told him to come back and tell Wang Jianqiang not to have any wishful thinking, and to stay far away from her in the future, otherwise, she would beat him every time she saw him, just like she beat Nancheng Kong.

Nancheng Kong botched the task; how could he dare to go and tell Wang Jianqiang?

Because he was afraid of encountering Wang Jianqiang.

He stubbornly dragged it out until the final day before the assessment ended before he dared to return.

Wang Jianqiang did not know that Nancheng Kong had already helped him establish a profound impression in Nangong Yu's heart.

At this moment, he was inside his residence, waiting for the assessment to end with the others.

Once midnight passed.

A voice suddenly rang out in the minds of all examinees within Desolate City.

"Great Wilderness Immortal Palace assessment ended."

"Those not on the ranking are eliminated."

Waves of spatial fluctuations came from all over Desolate City.

Cultivators who did not enter the ranking were all teleported away.

After all examinees who did not make the ranking were teleported away.

The voice sounded once more.

"The top three on the Specialist Cultivator Ranking and the top ten on the Desolate Ranking shall all receive rewards."

"Distributing rewards now."

As this voice fell.

A flash of Spirit Light appeared before Wang Jianqiang, and ten beads, round as jade, emerged.

"This is..."

"Desolate Beads?"

Wang Jianqiang's expression shifted; after examining them for a moment, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"No, the energy contained within these Desolate Beads is far more powerful than that of High-level Desolate Beads."

"This is..."

"King-level Desolate Beads!"

Just then, that emotionless voice sounded again.

"In three hours, the teleportation to the Great Wilderness Immortal Palace will commence; please prepare yourselves, prospective Great Wilderness Immortal Palace Students who have passed the examination."

"Friendly reminder: Desolate Beads are an extremely precious item and will be of great use after entering the Great Wilderness Immortal Palace; I hope all prospective students will use them with caution."

After this voice fell.

Inside the entire Desolate City, the faces of almost all the Cultivators turned black.

Damn it!

Weren't Desolate Beads the currency within Desolate City?

There were actually uses for them they didn't know about?

Why didn't this damn artifact spirit say so earlier?

If they had known earlier that Desolate Beads were so precious, for the sake of safety, they certainly wouldn't have carried Desolate Beads with them every time they entered the Desolate Realm.

Now look at this.

After the robbery incident by Wang Jianqiang's group, they were cleaner than a whistle; they didn't have a single Desolate Bead left!

Upon hearing the artifact spirit remind the prospective students about the value of Desolate Beads, Wang Jianqiang only smiled faintly.

He put away the ten King-level Desolate Beads, left the Cultivation Room, and arrived in the main hall.

Not long after he entered the hall.

Mu Lingxi, Qingcheng, Youyou...

The women entered the hall one after another.

"What rewards did you all get?"

Wang Jianqiang looked at the women.

"I received fifty King-level Desolate Beads," Youyou said.

After Youyou's voice fell, Qingcheng spoke up, "I received sixty King-level Desolate Beads."

Afterward.

Xing Li, Su Yutong, Wang Yu Yao, and Mu Lingxi spoke in succession.

The four of them were ranked in the top four of the Desolate Ranking.

They also received King-level Desolate Bead rewards, and in greater quantities.

They were seventy, eighty, ninety, and one hundred, respectively.

Hearing the rewards the women received.

Wang Jianqiang raised an eyebrow.

The rewards for ordinary examinees were actually so much higher than those for Specialized Cultivators!

Immediately following.

He couldn't help but smile again.

That made sense.

No matter which world it is, strength is the foundation.

Although Specialized Cultivators are indispensable, their fundamental purpose is merely to serve the enhancement of strength.

Although the Great Wilderness Immortal Palace values Specialized Cultivators, it would not put the cart before the horse.

"Senior Brother, here."

Just then, Wang Yu Yao waved her hand and sent all ninety King-level Desolate Beads before Wang Jianqiang.

Mu Lingxi smiled and also sent the reward she had received before Wang Jianqiang.

Seeing this, Su Yutong and Xing Li did not hesitate and likewise took out their King-level Desolate Beads.

Qingcheng and Youyou smiled and also sent their Desolate Beads before Wang Jianqiang.

Daoist Friend Wang seemed to be in great need of Desolate Beads.

Although they didn't know what he needed the Desolate Beads for.

But since Daoist Friend Wang had helped them so much, a mere few King-level Desolate Beads were nothing.

Wang Jianqiang smiled.

He did not stand on ceremony with them and collected all the Desolate Beads before him.

The number of King-level Desolate Beads on him reached four hundred and sixty in an instant, which could be considered a substantial harvest.

Afterward, everyone tidied up a little.

The teleportation time arrived quickly.

Following a wave of spatial fluctuations spreading out, everyone disappeared from the hall simultaneously.

When everyone's vision recovered.

They discovered they had already arrived in a wilderness.

At this moment, they were standing in a wide, open space.

All around them stood nearly two hundred figures, all of whom, like them, had passed the Great Wilderness Immortal Palace Assessment.

Among them were one hundred ordinary examinees.

The rest were all Specialized Cultivators.

Although the Great Wilderness Immortal Palace did not accept many people in each specialty, there were many types of specialties.

Overall, the number of people accepted was still higher than that of the ordinary examinees.

However.

Whether they were Specialized Cultivators or ordinary Cultivators.

Upon seeing Wang Jianqiang and the others, their expressions changed one after another.

As if avoiding snakes and scorpions, they subconsciously backed away.

Especially Di and Ye Lingyun, who hid directly at the very back of the crowd.

The situation here was unclear.

If private fighting were not prohibited, that would be disastrous.

It was better to be prepared in advance.

The Great Star Envoy, wearing a mask and a long silver dress, felt a sudden, intense sense of crisis in her heart upon seeing Wang Jianqiang.

Her gaze flashed, and a strange power surged from her body, concealing her form.

Nancheng Kong felt a wave of guilt and subconsciously hid in the crowd.

"Daoist Friend Wang."

Bai Wuqing glanced at Nancheng Kong, took the initiative to step forward, and greeted Wang Jianqiang.

Wang Jianqiang nodded and smiled, "Congratulations to Daoist Friend Bai for passing the assessment."

Bai Wuqing smiled, his expression filled with emotion, "I was just lucky; when the assessment ended, I made it onto the Desolate Ranking by the skin of my teeth, barely getting the 99th spot."

Hearing this, Wang Jianqiang couldn't help but laugh.

This ranking was truly thrilling.

Looking at it this way.

Bai Wuqing being able to pass the assessment was thanks to Liu Qing'er.

If Ruan Jinghun and Ruan Jingshan had not died, he likely would have failed.

Just then, a flash of envy crossed Bai Wuqing's face, "Now, Daoist Friend Nan's strength far exceeds mine, and his Desolate Ranking is as high as fiftieth."

"Compared to me, Daoist Friend Nan had it much easier."

When the Third Round Assessment had just begun, his strength was still far above Nancheng Kong's.

How much time had passed since then?

He had been surpassed by so much.

Having a powerful younger sister really allows one to do whatever they want.

It would be a lie to say he wasn't envious.

Wang Jianqiang's expression shifted, "So, Nancheng Kong also passed the assessment?"

Bai Wuqing nodded.

Wang Jianqiang's gaze swept across the crowd, then landed on a dodging figure within it.

Nancheng Kong noticed the gaze Wang Jianqiang cast his way, and his expression stiffened.

He understood immediately.

He couldn't help but curse inwardly.

This bastard Bai Wuqing was truly disloyal.

He had actually turned around and sold him out.

He knew he could no longer continue hiding.

His figure flashed, appearing before Wang Jianqiang, looking at him with an eager face.

"Boss, I've finally seen you again."

"As the saying goes, a day apart is like three autumns; it's been so many years, I've missed you to death."

Nancheng Kong's expression was truly earnest.

The sight of his teary-eyed appearance made Wang Jianqiang feel a wave of revulsion.

He said indifferently, "Since you missed me so much, why were you hiding from me just now?"

Nancheng Kong's affectionate expression stalled, "This... well... it's just that I failed to handle the task, and I didn't have the face to see Daoist Friend Wang."

"Failed to handle it? Or did you not do it at all?" Wang Jianqiang said with a smile.

Nancheng Kong hurriedly defended himself anxiously, "I did it, Boss, I really did it."

As he spoke, his expression became awkward again, "It's just that you know, my sister has been too rebellious lately, and she doesn't really listen to me as her brother, so..."

Wang Jianqiang curled his lips.

His gaze swept across the crowd and landed on a woman in a golden dress with golden hair.

She had an elegant temperament, giving people a feeling of nobility beyond compare, standing in the crowd like a crane among chickens.

It seemed she felt Wang Jianqiang's gaze.

Nangong Yu looked at Wang Jianqiang.

Her gaze did not reveal the wariness seen in others.

She looked at Nancheng Kong, who wore a "familiar" expression beside Wang Jianqiang, and frowned.

This person was indeed cut from the same cloth as Nancheng Kong.

Thinking of the matter Nancheng Kong had told her about, her gaze toward Wang Jianqiang instantly turned cold.

With a cold snort, she turned her head and stopped paying attention.

Sensing the flash of disgust on Nangong Yu's face, Wang Jianqiang was stunned.

He did not know he had been implicated by Nancheng Kong, and only felt a bit aggrieved.

No...

If you aren't willing, then you aren't willing, is that kind of expression necessary?

He and she hadn't even spoken to each other yet, right?

Bai Wuqing, standing to the side, saw Wang Jianqiang's bewildered expression and opened his mouth to speak.

Nancheng Kong, having been on guard, coughed violently several times.

"Is there shit stuck in your throat?" Wang Jianqiang glanced at him.

Nancheng Kong felt awkward and hurriedly stopped coughing.

Wang Jianqiang looked at Bai Wuqing again, "Daoist Friend Bai, tell me, what exactly is going on?"

Bai Wuqing looked at the women behind Wang Jianqiang; he did not speak directly, but instead explained the situation to Wang Jianqiang via voice transmission.

When Wang Jianqiang learned that in Nancheng Kong's words, he had become a lecherous person who coveted Nangong Yu's beauty and shamelessly begged him to act as a matchmaker for Nangong Yu, and that he had already been categorized by Nangong Yu as the same type of person as Nancheng Kong.

His complexion could not help but darken.

He glared at Nancheng Kong for a long time, and in the end, only managed to squeeze out four words.

"You motherfucker!"

Whoosh~

Just at this moment.

A wave of spatial fluctuation suddenly came from overhead.

Wang Jianqiang glared fiercely at Nancheng Kong again and looked up.

At this moment.

A man and a woman had already appeared above everyone's heads.

The man was handsome, and the woman was beautiful.

Both looked very young, and their strength was at the Nascent Soul Stage Perfection.

However, Wang Jianqiang felt a strong sense of crisis from them.

This meant.

The strength of the two had far surpassed that of the likes of the Emperor and Lv Tongtian.

"Cultivators who have already manifested their Will Power?"

Wang Jianqiang's gaze swept over the two, lost in thought.

For a Nascent Soul Stage Perfection cultivator to reach Spirit Transformation.

The first thing to do is to manifest one's own Will Power and temper it to a sufficiently powerful degree.

Once Will Power is manifested, a cultivator can mobilize the power of Will Power.

Will Power can augment Spiritual Power, causing the power of a cultivator's Spiritual Power to explode.

With his current strength, ordinary Nascent Soul Stage Perfection cultivators no longer posed any threat.

Those who could make him feel a sense of crisis.

Must be cultivators whose Will Power had already manifested!

"We are Dahuang Immortal Palace Students, and also the Guides for this assessment."

"Congratulations to everyone for passing the assessment of the Great Wilderness Immortal Palace."

The man and woman in the air swept their gazes over the crowd, then pointed to the canyon ahead.

"This canyon is called Yingxin Gorge; as the name suggests, it is a canyon specifically used by the Great Wilderness Immortal Palace to welcome new students."

"You must proceed along this canyon, traverse this canyon, and you will naturally arrive at the Great Wilderness Immortal Palace."

"We will wait for you all at the other end of the canyon."

"Wish you all..."

"Good luck!"