Chapter 425: Entering the Outer Realm Battlefield

Hearing Aotian's telepathic message, Wang Jianqiang's heart stirred.

He asked via telepathy, "Senior, why is that?"

"Because of jealousy."

Aotian's voice continued to transmit into Wang Jianqiang's mind, "The Great Wilderness Immortal Palace holds its grand examinations once every thousand years, and minor examinations once every fifty years."

"Furthermore, there are age requirements for those taking the exams."

"Many people believe that they failed to join the Great Wilderness Immortal Palace because of bad luck rather than a lack of ability; therefore, they naturally harbor hostility toward us 'lucky ones'."

"Besides these people, there are others who are born jealous of those with better aptitude than themselves."

"Of course, not all those who are not Great Wilderness Immortal Palace Students are hostile toward us; this is something you must judge for yourself."

"And there is more..."

"When facing these non-Immortal Palace students, do not be careless."

"There are no age requirements in the Outer Realm Battlefield; those non-Immortal Palace students may not have as much natural talent as you or I, but they have practiced for a long time, and their cultivation levels are not necessarily low."

"Moreover, some of them failed to join the Immortal Palace indeed because of bad timing and missing the examinations; the strength of these people is very formidable."

"Many thanks for the reminder, Senior." Wang Jianqiang thanked him via telepathy.

Aotian smiled and did not continue speaking.

One day later.

Another dozen or so figures were transmitted over.

Beside the Transmission Array.

That Great Wilderness Immortal Palace Instructor stood up, his gaze sweeping over the crowd.

"Among you all, there are surely many who are entering the Outer Realm Battlefield for the first time."

"Next, I will introduce the Outer Realm Battlefield to you."

Hearing the words of the Great Wilderness Immortal Palace Instructor, the crowd fell silent.

"The Outer Realm Battlefield is a very special space."

"The environment within it is extremely beneficial for the improvement of cultivation."

"Of course, there are also many dangers."

"In the Outer Realm Battlefield, the greatest danger comes from the people from Outside the Realm."

"You all surely know that the world we are in consists of the Nine Realms, but what I refer to as Outside the Realm does not mean any one of the Nine Realms, but rather outside this world."

Outside the world!

Hearing the words of the Great Wilderness Immortal Palace Instructor, many people, including Wang Jianqiang, could not help but tighten their expressions.

"Are there other worlds outside our world?"

In the crowd, one person could not help but speak up.

"Naturally, there are."

The Great Wilderness Immortal Palace Instructor nodded.

"The end of immortal cultivation is to become an immortal, and after becoming an immortal, one will ascend to the Immortal World."

"Since there is an Immortal World, how could there not be other worlds?"

Hearing the words of the Great Wilderness Immortal Palace Instructor, everyone revealed expressions of sudden realization.

At this moment, the Great Wilderness Immortal Palace Instructor's voice sounded again, "Out-of-Boundary Cultivators have always been ambitious, wanting to invade our world."

"A thousand years ago, the people from Outside the Realm used a special method to open a passage leading to our world."

"This passage is the Outer Realm Battlefield."

"In order to resist the invasion of the Out-of-Boundary Cultivators, the Great Wilderness Immortal Palace specifically built Wenxian City at the entrance to suppress and guard it."

"Every person who enters the Outer Realm Battlefield, while enjoying the cultivation environment of the Outer Realm Battlefield, has the obligation to guard the city and follow the arrangements of the City Lord."

"Once violated, one will be punished, and in serious cases, executed on the spot!"

Having said this, the Great Wilderness Immortal Palace Instructor paused, his gaze sweeping sternly over the crowd.

Then he continued.

"Of course, you need not worry too much."

"The spatial strength of the Outer Realm Battlefield is limited and cannot support cultivators at the Spirit Transformation Stage or above."

"Coupled with the crises that permeate that place..."

"It results in almost everyone active in the Outer Realm Battlefield being Nascent Soul Stage cultivators who have Manifested Will."

"You all fighting against the Out-of-Boundary Cultivators can also be considered a very good tempering..."

Hearing this.

Wang Jianqiang felt a surge of joy in his heart.

Are there no cultivators at the Spirit Transformation Stage and above?

This was undoubtedly great news for him.

Afterward, the Great Wilderness Immortal Palace Instructor told the crowd some more precautions regarding the Outer Realm Battlefield.

Then he said to the crowd in a deep voice.

"If you have any objections, you may withdraw now."

"Otherwise, if you wait until you have entered the Outer Realm Battlefield to return, it will be too late."

After waiting for a moment.

Seeing that no one among the crowd withdrew, he nodded.

He flipped his palm.

He took out a Spirit Token.

He pointed at the Spirit Token.

A beam of Spirit Light immediately shot from the Spirit Token into the air.

A screen of light emerged.

Seeing this, Wang Jianqiang's expression tightened.

He had not perceived this Formation in the slightest.

Being able to deceive his Fiery Eyes and Golden Gaze meant this Formation was of an extremely high grade.

Under his gaze.

The light screen in the air flickered and vanished.

Following the disappearance of the light screen.

A massive rift appeared in everyone's field of vision.

The rift was a full hundred zhang wide and over ten thousand zhang long.

It was as if the entire sky had been split in two.

The interior of the rift was pitch black.

It gave one an inexplicable sense of panic.

"Behind this spatial rift lies the Outer Realm Battlefield."

"Now, you may enter."

After the spatial rift appeared, he looked at the crowd and spoke.

After his voice fell.

Two figures were the first to fly up.

One after the other, they charged into the spatial rift.

They were none other than Aotian and Aofanyu.

Seeing the two enter.

The others no longer hesitated.

They surged in one after another.

Wang Jianqiang mingled with the crowd and followed them into the spatial rift.

……

After entering the spatial rift.

Wang Jianqiang's vision blurred.

When he came to his senses, he found that he had already appeared in a wide Square.

All around were the hundreds of figures who had been transported together earlier.

At the edge of the Square.

Stood a row of people clad in heavy armor.

After everyone had been transported over.

A burly man in black armor walked over from the edge of the Square.

He looked at the crowd that had just been transported over.

"I am Kunshan, City Defense Army Commander of Wenxian City."

"As New Students who have just been transported here, you have two choices."

"First, join the Wenxian City City Defense Army, become a member of the Wenxian City City Defense Army, possess the qualification to reside in Wenxian City for free, earn military merit, and enjoy various benefits and preferential treatment within Wenxian City, but you must be permanently stationed in Wenxian City, obey orders at any time, and serve at least five years of military service before you can leave."

"Second, maintain your freedom, but you have no right to reside within Wenxian City; if you wish to reside temporarily, you must pay a daily fee."

"Once you choose to remain free, under normal circumstances, Wenxian City has no right to command you, but if the city faces a crisis of destruction, everyone must fulfill the responsibility of protecting the city."

"Even as a free Cultivator, you must participate in the conscription."

"Whether you choose to join the City Defense Army or remain free, you may now make your choice."

"Those who choose to join the City Defense Army, stay where you are."

"Those who choose to remain free, you may leave now."

After the man's voice fell, the expressions of the crowd began to flicker.

Aotian chuckled, signaled to Aofanyu, and was the first to fly away.

Aofanyu followed closely behind.

At the same time, a voice entered Wang Jianqiang's mind.

"Junior brother, choose to remain free."

"Very few Dahuang Immortal Palace Students serve in Wenxian City."

"If you join the City Defense Army, perhaps there is no life-threatening crisis, but if you wish to gain anything on this Outer Realm Battlefield."

"It is difficult..."