Chapter 358: Blocking the Gate

The instant the sharp sword entered his body, a burst of keen energy erupted from the blade.

It instantly dealt heavy damage to Chen Li's internal organs.

He spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed to the ground.

Sensing the commotion behind him, Tian Yu immediately halted his movement.

Glancing at the heavily injured Chen Li on the ground, his expression turned ugly, "Mu Wei, you actually dare to violate the rules of the Newcomer Training Mission and attack an Old Student!"

Whoosh~

Just at this moment.

A sound of something piercing through the air suddenly came from behind him.

Nangong Yu flew over and smashed a fist toward his back.

His expression tightened.

Just as he was about to make a move.

Powerful force suddenly squeezed in from all sides, as if trying to crush his body to pieces.

His movements stalled as a result.

In the moment his movement was sluggish, Nangong Yu's fist had already landed on him.

It sent him flying away directly.

At the same time.

Several attacks shot over from behind him.

They submerged him within them.

After a burst of booming sounds.

He was covered in wounds and fell helplessly to the ground.

Wang Jianqiang flashed and appeared by his side.

He skillfully fished out the Space Ring from his body.

He didn't give him a chance to speak.

With a slap, he knocked him unconscious, placed a Restriction seal on him, and buried him.

Afterward, he found the Space Rings on Chen Li and Luo Hu, and following the procedure, buried the two of them.

"You have a share of the resources on these four."

"We'll distribute them after leaving Yingxin Gorge."

Wang Jianqiang looked at Nangong Yu.

Hearing Wang Jianqiang's words, Nangong Yu shook her head, "No need, I don't want them."

If not for Wang Jianqiang's help.

Her Space Ring would likely have already been snatched away.

All things considered, it was actually Wang Jianqiang who helped her.

Wang Jianqiang smiled upon hearing this and did not insist.

Afterward, the group of women gathered around, looking at Nangong Yu, all of them revealing expressions of surprise.

They knew Nangong Yu was very strong.

But they hadn't expected her to be strong to this extent.

Compared to her.

Di's strength was quite a bit weaker.

"Here."

Wang Jianqiang took out a Healing Pill and handed it to Nangong Yu, "This is a Healing Pill; take it to recover as quickly as possible, and we will stand guard for you."

Hearing Wang Jianqiang's words, Nangong Yu hesitated for a moment, then took the Pill and swallowed it.

"Many thanks."

Her gaze swept over Wang Jianqiang and the group of women, and she sat cross-legged on the spot, beginning to refine the medicinal power.

Half an hour later.

She opened her eyes, a look of surprise flashing across her face.

What a powerful Pill!

Her injuries were not light, yet they had healed completely in a mere half hour!

"Fairy Nan, I intend to hunt the Old Students within Yingxin Gorge."

"Will you come with us, or leave on your own?"

Seeing Nangong Yu wake up, Wang Jianqiang looked toward her, his smile sunny and bright.

Nangong Yu was startled.

This Wang Jianqiang did not seem to be as she had previously imagined.

If he were truly a piece of trash like Nancheng Kong, how could so many outstanding female cultivators have gathered around him?

Thinking of this.

She couldn't help but feel suspicious of Nancheng Kong's claims.

She hadn't had contact with Wang Jianqiang before, so she hadn't thought much about it.

Thinking about it now.

With so many beautiful female cultivators already surrounding Wang Jianqiang, would he really covet her?

"Fairy?"

Just at this moment, Wang Jianqiang's voice entered her ears once again.

She immediately regained her composure.

After a moment of contemplation, she said to Wang Jianqiang, "I will join you."

As she spoke, a figure flashed through her mind.

This person was the first Old Student she had encountered inside Yingxin Gorge.

Their strength was extremely high.

Stronger than the likes of Hou Ming and Luo Hu, whom she had met later.

During the battle with that person, she had been suppressed the entire time, feeling very stifled.

She had been harboring a grudge in her heart ever since.

It just so happened that Wang Jianqiang wanted to hunt Old Students.

By following Wang Jianqiang and the others, if she encountered that person again, she would have the strength to fight.

Perhaps she could even take her revenge.

Seeing Nangong Yu nod.

Wang Jianqiang and the women all felt a surge of excitement.

With the addition of Nangong Yu, the strength of their team had increased significantly.

Their confidence in dealing with Aofanyu was now greater.

As for those weaker Old Students, they could be defeated by force even without relying on ambushes.

However, how could a head-on confrontation be as easy as an ambush?

After transforming into Mu Wei once again.

Wang Jianqiang led the women and continued to fly forward.

……

After Mu Wei, Cheng Li, Song Shan, Hou Ming, Luo Hu, Tian Yu, and Chen Li—seven people in total—had been buried by Wang Jianqiang one after another, only three Old Students remained active within Yingxin Gorge.

The quota for the Newcomer Training Mission was not set arbitrarily.

Ten Old Students acting together could perfectly cover the width of Yingxin Gorge.

Like a giant net intercepting the New Students.

Among the New Students of previous years.

Perhaps someone could dodge this net with explosive luck, but such cases were rare.

However.

The situation was different now.

Following the seven Old Students being buried by Wang Jianqiang.

This giant net had been largely destroyed.

This allowed many New Students to pass through the gaps without obstruction, crossing the net.

And ultimately leaving Yingxin Gorge safely.

At the end of Yingxin Gorge.

A man and a woman, both Guides, were chatting from time to time.

Whenever they mentioned the ten people who had accepted the Newcomer Training Mission this time, they would show expressions of envy.

A large-scale assessment that only happens once every thousand years.

The quality of the New Students was definitely high enough, and their wealth was abundant enough.

These ten people had hit the jackpot.

Presumably, after this Newcomer Training Mission, their wealth would surely skyrocket.

Taking this opportunity.

Perhaps they could gather enough Desolate Beads in a short time to break through their Will Power to the Second-tier.

Just at this moment.

The woman inadvertently scanned Yingxin Gorge and immediately revealed an expression of surprise.

"Hey, Jing, look quickly, is someone approaching over there?"

"How is that possible?" The man did not look, merely shaking his head, "The Newcomer Training Mission lasts for seven days; in all previous years, no one has arrived here until after seven days."

"It has been less than three days; even if a lucky person managed to escape the blockade of the Old Students, it is impossible to be this fast."

As the man spoke.

The woman kept staring into the gorge.

At the edge of her vision, there was originally only a blurry shadow.

But while the man was speaking.

The blurry shadow had drawn much closer, revealing the outline of a person.

Seeing this scene, the woman could not help but exclaim, "No, that really is a person."

Hearing the woman's exclamation, the man's expression froze, and he turned his head to look.

When he saw the figure drawing closer and closer, his expression went blank.

It really was a person!

How could it possibly be this fast!

Could it be that this person had explosive luck and was not detected by the Old Students while crossing the gorge?

Was the path completely unobstructed?

That must be it.

If one traveled without stopping, crossing the gorge directly at the fastest speed possible.

This time is just enough.

Thinking of this, the two looked at each other.

They couldn't help but secretly complain about the carelessness of Aofanyu and the others.

Such a big living person had passed through their hunting net, yet they hadn't even noticed.

A moment later.

That figure crossed the gorge exit and arrived beside the two Guide Envoys.

"Did you encounter any accidents along the way?"

The woman looked at the New Student before her with curiosity.

Upon hearing this, the New Student shook their head blankly, "What accidents?"

"Didn't the Senior Brother and Senior Sister say earlier that we just needed to pass through Yingxin Gorge?"

Hearing the New Student's response.

The two were immediately certain in their hearts.

This person simply had explosive luck and had unintentionally avoided the perception of Aofanyu and the others.

The female Guide Envoy smiled and transmitted her voice to the male Guide Envoy, "There aren't many examples of a New Student successfully avoiding the lessons of Old Students; the most recent one was three thousand years ago, right?"

"Aofanyu and the others have truly broken a three-thousand-year record; after the Newcomer Training Mission ends, I'm afraid they will be mocked by quite a few people."

The male Guide Envoy also laughed upon hearing this.

Aofanyu was quite arrogant by nature.

If he were to be mocked because of this, he would likely be extremely annoyed, right?

Just as the two were transmitting their voices.

The New Student beside them had been gazing into the gorge.

Suddenly, two figures appeared in the distance within their field of vision.

Their expression shifted, and they subconsciously said, "More people are coming out."

Hearing the New Student's words, the two Guide Envoys were stunned and hurriedly looked toward the interior of the gorge.

When they saw those two figures, they simultaneously revealed looks of astonishment.

"What is going on with Aofanyu and the others? How did they let three people slip through at once?" the female Guide Envoy couldn't help but transmit to the male Guide Envoy.

The male Guide Envoy gave a wry smile, "It must be that Aofanyu and the others were too careless."

The female Guide Envoy nodded.

That was the only way to explain it.

Looking back at past Newcomer Training Missions.

The most that had ever been missed was only three people.

Aofanyu and the others had managed to tie the record.

Just as the two were feeling a bit of schadenfreude in their hearts, they suddenly saw that behind those two figures, one figure after another kept emerging.

In the blink of an eye.

More than a dozen figures had actually appeared.

And further away.

More figures were still continuously appearing.

The two were instantly dumbfounded.

Something is wrong!

What on earth happened inside this Yingxin Gorge?

How could so many people be missed?

Inside Yingxin Gorge.

After Wang Jianqiang and the women actively searched for a while.

They found another Old Student.

Under Wang Jianqiang's sneak attack and the women's finishing blows, they easily buried this Old Student.

Up until now.

The number of Old Students they had buried had already reached eight.

Only two Old Students remained active in the gorge.

The narrowing of the target made their search even more difficult.

After searching for a whole day without results, Wang Jianqiang decisively stopped.

"Senior Brother (Daoist Friend Wang) (Uncle Wang), what's wrong?"

Seeing Wang Jianqiang stop, the women flew to his side and asked in surprise.

"This Yingxin Gorge is so vast; searching like this is too exhausting."

"We aren't searching anymore."

Wang Jianqiang said.

"Senior Brother, these Old Students are all wealthy, especially that strongest one, Aofanyu; he must have many treasures on him."

"Wouldn't it be a pity to just let them go?" Mu Lingxi was somewhat reluctant.

Wang Jianqiang laughed upon hearing this, "Senior Brother only said we aren't searching anymore, I didn't say we were letting them go."

The women's expressions shifted upon hearing this.

Wang Jianqiang smiled, "The Newcomer Training Mission only lasts seven days; they have to go back after the mission ends, right?"

"We only need to block the end of the canyon, and they will naturally deliver themselves to our doorstep."

Hearing Wang Jianqiang's words, the eyes of the women immediately lit up.

The end of the canyon.

Two Guide Envoys and nearly a hundred New Students who had arrived safely were waiting.

Suddenly.

One man and eleven women.

A total of twelve figures appeared from the depths of the canyon.

Seeing these figures,

all the New Students had a change in expression.

They recognized the identities of these people at a glance.

It was Wang Jianqiang's group!

When did Nangong Yu and Jiang Xuan join them too?

Under the gaze of many eyes.

Wang Jianqiang and the others did not leave the canyon directly, but stopped at a position about a hundred zhang from the canyon exit.

Immediately after, they saw Wang Jianqiang seemingly say something to the women.

Afterwards, the women dispersed to the surroundings and concealed themselves.

Seeing this scene, everyone was taken aback.

For some reason, a sense of familiarity suddenly welled up in their hearts.

"What are they trying to do?"

Seeing this, a look of confusion flashed across the faces of the two Guide Envoys.

Inside the canyon.

After the women hid their figures, Wang Jianqiang turned his head to look at the two Guide Envoys who were staring at him with puzzled expressions.

"You two, according to the rules of the Newcomer Training Mission, people outside the canyon should not be allowed to interfere with anything inside the canyon, right?"

Newcomer Training Mission?

Hearing Wang Jianqiang's words, the New Students were stunned.

Because Wang Jianqiang had taken the initiative to deal with the Old Students, they had benefited unknowingly and had not encountered any attacks from the Old Students.

Naturally, they did not know about the Newcomer Training Mission.

The two Guide Envoys were stunned for a moment, then showed expressions of surprise.

He knows about the Newcomer Training Mission?

That is to say, he must have already encountered an attack from the Old Students.

To be able to escape from an attack by the Old Students, their luck is quite good.

The same thought popped into both of their minds simultaneously.

They never even considered that Wang Jianqiang and the others could have defeated the Old Students.

The Old Students participating in this Newcomer Training Mission were all Cultivators who had Manifested Will.

Once a Cultivator manifests their will, their strength increases significantly.

They are far from comparable to Cultivators who have not Manifested Will.

Even several geniuses at the Nascent Soul Stage Perfection level who are skilled in combat would find it difficult to defeat a Cultivator with ordinary combat ability who has Manifested Will, provided they have not Manifested Will themselves.

Although there are many of these people, the three strongest among them are merely two at the Nascent Soul Late Stage and one at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.

The rest are only at the Nascent Soul Early Stage.

With this kind of strength, being able to escape safely from the hands of the Old Students is already enough to surprise them.

Defeat the Old Students?

It's not even worth thinking about.

"You two?"

Seeing that the two Guide Envoys had not responded for a long time, Wang Jianqiang called out again.

The two of them finally came back to their senses.

"That's correct."

"Including us, no one outside the canyon is allowed to influence things happening inside the canyon."

"Otherwise, they will be severely punished by the Immortal Palace."

Although the two did not know what Wang Jianqiang was going to do, they still nodded.

"That puts my mind at ease."

Wang Jianqiang smiled and sat down cross-legged on the spot.

The two Guide Envoys looked at Wang Jianqiang sitting cross-legged, their brows furrowed tightly.

Recalling the women who had hidden their figures.

A guess suddenly emerged in their hearts.

They looked at each other, and expressions of disbelief appeared on their faces.

"They..."

"Could they be planning to ambush the returning Old Students here?"