Chapter 424: If you don't sit, I'm going to be impolite!

Not long after a hundred cultivators gathered on the platform, the arrival of a single figure triggered gasps from the entire crowd!

Even though these hundred cultivators were themselves extremely extraordinary, every one of them was a seed player from their respective sects!

Yet the person who arrived at this moment was not simple, extremely not simple!

Dressed in golden treasure robes, with sword-like brows and star-like eyes, the aura he radiated was one of "I alone am supreme"!

More importantly, in his hand, he was also dragging a figure clad in black robes!

"It's Wuxin of the Profound Heaven Sect, one of the Nine Sects!

The one he is dragging in his hand is the current Young Master of the Poison Scorpion Sect, the sect on the Demonic Path side that is second only to the Five Schools, right..."

"My Heaven, the Poison Scorpion Sect has always claimed to the outside world that their newly cultivated Young Master is not the least bit inferior even when compared to the Young Masters of the Five Schools, and rumors have also been circulating that he would definitely secure one of the spots for this Heavenly Path Treasure Road.

I didn't expect he had already fallen into Wuxin's hands and appeared here being dragged along! After this Secret Realm Trial ends, the Poison Scorpion Sect will likely have lost all face!"

"But this also indirectly shows that Wuxin is truly strong..."

"To be precise, it should be that the leading figures of every generation of the Nine Sects and Five Schools are powerfully capable; in this competition for the Heavenly Path Treasure Road spots, even if dark horse-level figures emerge to challenge them, there have been cases in the past where the top heaven-gifted geniuses of the Nine Sects and Five Schools lost.

But there is a 99% probability they can still secure their spots; they say they are also competing for spots, but in reality, they are just going through the motions, because their strength compared to us is a complete, fault-line-style crushing!"

"I wonder how many spots we, these hundred-plus cultivators combined, can end up getting!"

This was what a group of sect seed players said.

They all revered Wuxin's strength, and at the same time, these hundred people all believed that fourteen of the twenty spots were already decided!

Time continued to pass.

"Swish, swish."

A few more figures descended.

When these figures appeared, although they did not trigger gasps from the entire crowd like Wuxin did for appearing while dragging a top heaven-gifted genius of the Demonic Path.

Yet the hundred seed disciples looked at them with eyes equally full of wariness!

Dongguoming of the Sword Sect was among the few figures who appeared next!

They were all top heaven-gifted geniuses from one of the Nine Sects and Five Schools!

And while the hundred seed players were all powerhouses compared to the other cultivators in this Trial Secret Realm.

Even most disciples of the Nine Sects and Five Schools were not as good as them.

But if compared to existences at Wuxin's level, they were weaker by more than just a notch!

"Swish, swish!"

Another hour or so passed.

There were a total of fourteen figures, each standing at a corner of the platform, each radiating an aura that absolutely towered over those hundred seed players!

The top heaven-gifted geniuses of the Nine Sects and Five Schools, at the level of Wuxin, Dongguoming, and Gui San, had all arrived!

It is worth mentioning that when Gui San among them descended, it was just like Wuxin, triggering gasps from the entire crowd.

Because in Gui San's hand, he was also dragging a person!

"Hehe, I heard yesterday, Wuxin, that you caught a heaven-gifted genius of my Demonic Path?

Isn't it a coincidence, I also ran into a cultivator of your Righteous Path provoking this Young Master a few days ago, and this idiot, it seems he is also from your Righteous Path side, the Saint Son of the Overlord Sect, which is second only to the Nine Sects?"

This was what Gui San said at the time!

But everyone knew that Gui San definitely went to lie in wait specifically to take down the Overlord Sect Saint Son after hearing about Wuxin's actions!

It made even the demonic cultivators at the time exclaim in their hearts that Gui San was a bona fide madman!

And back to the main business!

The arrival of the fourteen top heaven-gifted geniuses of the Nine Sects and Five Schools meant that the competition for the Heavenly Path Treasure Road spots could officially begin!

Even if there were other cultivators coming, because the final confirmation of the spots would wait until evening, there was no need to wait specifically.

"It can begin!"

Wuxin said indifferently among them.

The top heaven-gifted geniuses of the Nine Sects and Five Schools took the lead in acting!

Each person occupied the empty space directly in front of a meditation cushion!

They did not walk directly onto the cushions.

Because the unspoken rule was that after the twenty spots were completely determined, everyone, especially the top heaven-gifted geniuses of the Nine Sects and Five Schools, would not go and sit directly on the cushions.

This was to avoid the blunder where, after they sat down, a few of the remaining cultivators also sat on the cushions, and other cultivators, even if they didn't want to start trouble, ended up in a fight where someone was knocked flying onto a cushion, thereby activating the Heavenly Path Treasure Road.

However, the actions of the fourteen top heaven-gifted geniuses had already declared their sovereignty over the cushions behind them!

The remaining cultivators would either have to defeat them to take their places, or go and compete with the remaining cultivators for one of the six remaining spots!

The hundred cultivators did not feel there was any problem with this.

Every time the Secret Realm Trial opened, it was like this!

The strength of the fourteen top heaven-gifted geniuses was so great that they were destined to take one of the spots!

"It has begun!"

Among these people, those who were truly not confident in their own strength remained where they were.

The others all took action!

Most appeared directly in front of the other six cushions; they would next need to duel in pairs, deciding the winner time and again, until finally, the last victor stood in front of a cushion.

A small portion walked toward where the top heaven-gifted geniuses of the Nine Sects and Five Schools were!

These people were exactly the dark horse-level cultivators mentioned earlier who might defeat the top heaven-gifted geniuses of the Nine Sects and Five Schools!

They generally came from sects like the Poison Scorpion Sect or the Overlord Sect, which were second only to the Five Schools on the Demonic Path, and second only to the Nine Sects within the Righteous Path!

Of course, there were also some cultivators who came from obscure small sects but had accidentally obtained opportunities...

Dongguoming even had five cultivators appear before him; in total, he would be accepting challenges from five cultivators!

However.

On the side of Wuxin and Gui San, there were no cultivators issuing challenges.

"Eh? What is the meaning of this, you lot? What is the situation with no one challenging this Young Master?

Is this Young Master not going to have to wait until nightfall in extreme boredom?"

"Are you all cowards?"

Even as Gui San saw this, he immediately began to speak sarcastically.

Still, no one challenged him!

They were the top heaven-gifted geniuses of the Nine Sects and Five Schools, and although they were all recognized as being in the same tier of top heaven-gifted geniuses.

But the battle records of Wuxin and Gui San were still too terrifying; before the competition for the spots had even begun, they had each already cut down a heaven-gifted cultivator who, had they participated normally, would have had a not-insignificant hope of obtaining a spot!

Especially Gui San.

He was even more of a pure lunatic, a psychological pervert.

Challenging him, not only might one be unable to win, but the outcome would also be very miserable.

The Righteous Cultivators thought to themselves, anyway, it would be better to challenge Dongguoming, the famous Sword Son of the Sword Pavilion who is as righteous as they come!

At the very worst, challenging the strongest Saintess of the Jade Pool or the strongest Saint Son of the Zhengqi Sect would be better!

The Demonic Path heaven-gifted geniuses were also willing to challenge the top heaven-gifted geniuses of the other Four Sects!

However, something unexpected to all cultivators occurred.

Even Dongguoming, who had originally prepared himself in his heart, suddenly had his expression change as the following happened...

It was just after the sound of Gui San's sarcastic words had faded.

"You surnamed Gui, you aren't sitting on this prayer mat, right? Then I won't be polite."

A voice rang out...