Chapter 151: Demon Suppression Domain

The Demon Suppression Domain is not in the capital, but between some mountains dozens of miles in the suburbs, and the defense is very strict.

Looking from the outside, it is a thick and huge stone gate. When the stone gate is pushed open, there is a magic circle. Entering from the central circle guarded by various magic circles will be teleported to a special area below.

The teacher leading the team is named Wang Yueshen, a third-grade teacher. This level can be the master of a sect outside, but in the Alchemy Academy, it is just a teaching assistant level.

Lu Xingzhou heard one of his classes, and the level was average. His evaluation to A-Nuo afterward was that he wasn't even worthy of tying Lady Ye's shoes.

Although A-Nuo felt that it was her Master who wanted to tie Lady Ye's shoes... No evidence, hard to say.

Anyway, this level is more than enough to lead a trial in the first layer of the Demon Suppression Domain.

The first layer is where Sheng Yuanyao graduated from the Demon Suppression Division's Lecture Hall when she was sixth grade. The Alchemy Academy students have at least sixth grade and generally fifth grade, so they are considered to have come to a low-level map. However, as everyone knows, the actual combat ability of alchemists is very weak, and most of them are probably not as good as Sheng Yuanyao's actual combat ability before graduation, so they need protection.

Wang Yueshen led the crowd into the magic circle, and soon an endless map appeared before their eyes.

Looking down from the air, the shape below is not one, with barren mountains, scorched earth, deserts, etc. Overall, they all belong to an extremely harsh condition. At first glance, there is very little green, which shows that plants are rare.

There is a faint demonic intent in the air. Those with low cultivation will feel chilling just standing here, and there is a natural fear rising from the heart. But at the same time, there is a special Sanskrit sound in the ears and a clear breeze of Dao realm, suppressing those demonic intents so they can't make waves.

Lu Xingzhou felt a bit when he stepped into this place for the first time. His "Yin-Yang Grinding" defense method is very similar to the means of suppressing demonic intent here. Heaven and earth are like grinding, gradually grinding away external objects.

Of course, this does not mean that this has any origin with his cultivation method. It can only be said that the Great Dao is there, and the methods of various families are often the same.

Wang Yueshen is explaining: "This place is the first layer of the Demon Suppression Domain. All demons that have not reached the top three grades are placed here. Although there are some stronger demons of the fourth or fifth grade, after suppression and grinding, their flames have declined. The entry threshold is generally sixth grade, which is just right for your training."

"The training method is very simple. There are medicinal materials not found in the outside world, or minerals that can be used for alchemy, or demon corpses, etc. You find them yourself, and refine pills with only the things found here. It tests opportunity, eyesight, and also tests the understanding of pharmacology to match and successfully refine pills with limited resources, and also tests the calmness and response to sudden crises in a harsh environment."

"At that time, the training results will be ranked based on the grade, quality, and quantity of the pills refined by everyone. The top three will have extra rewards from the academy and may be used as a reference for top grandmasters like the Academy Head to choose disciples."

"Note, first, pills refined with the medicine brought by your own rings are useless. We can smell whether you used things brought from the outside. Once discovered, the results will be directly invalidated."

"Second, there is no earth fire here. Only a small number of areas have volcanic landforms, which can be considered fire, but this kind of fire is unstable and not suitable for alchemy. You are all alchemists and practice fire techniques, so this is to hone your own fire level. If it really doesn't work, you can seek mutual assistance from classmates, which is also encouraging classmates to work together, depending on your popularity. Therefore, you can go alone or in groups, with no restrictions."

"Third, any treasures discovered, whether medicinal materials or others, can be owned by yourself. But internal fighting and snatching are strictly prohibited. Those who cause casualties will be expelled from the Alchemy Academy."

Lu Xingzhou narrowed his eyes.

This last sentence is interesting... If this Old Wang is an enemy, then is it possible that whoever has a problem can pin the hat on Lu Xingzhou, achieving a result of "expelled from the Alchemy Academy"?

And he is afraid of this kind of thing. Responding to others looking for trouble will naturally lead to being tied up. If he is killed by others, anyway, the mouth is on Old Wang, and it will be finished by pinning it on being attacked by demons.

This is why the referee must not have a crooked butt, but unfortunately, this Old Wang cannot be counted on.

"Finally, there are demons in this place that have not died, and there are also special attacks formed by dead demons. Risks may come at any time. I and the Demon Suppression Division, none of us can follow you to protect, and will only sit in this place. Where there is a problem, we will go to help. During this period, you must solve it entirely by yourself, and don't hope for anyone to save you."

"Alright, that's all. Now you can form teams by yourself, or go alone."

"The trial begins."

The students looked at each other, and no one moved for a while.

On the surface, forming a team is naturally the best, as it can resist risks together and share resources, and everyone benefits.

But the problem is that everyone hasn't been enrolled for long, and their relationships haven't been handled well. This trial is essentially a "ice-breaking action."

Now the ice hasn't been broken, and they don't trust each other. It's good to help each other, but what if they form a team with someone who holds them back? Holding back is fine, but what if they form a team with someone who stabs them in the back?

Lu Xingzhou originally thought he could go with Melon Sister and Little White Mao, but looking at it this way, they aren't following, so where is the interest in dealing with others? He said directly: "A-Nuo, let's go."

A-Nuo pushed the wheelchair and ran.

"Wait a moment, Brother Lu." Someone shouted from behind: "Little brother wants to form a team with Brother Lu, I don't know what Brother Lu thinks?"

A-Nuo was stunned for a moment and stopped.

Turning to look, it was a familiar face, Chen Yu, who was in the top five of the enrollment assessment, and also from the Chunshan Pavilion, a sect known for alchemy.

I thought it was Daoist Xuanqing... Lu Xingzhou glanced at Xuanqing without a trace. Daoist Xuanqing was looking around, seemingly considering the choice of team members, and couldn't see any tricks.

At this moment, it is impossible to judge whether this Chen Yu really wants to break the ice and get to know classmates or has other plans. To avoid extra trouble, Lu Xingzhou still refused directly: "I am used to going alone, sorry for Brother Chen's kindness. After this matter is over, I will host a dinner at the Yanyu Building, how about inviting Brother Chen to have a drink?"

Chen Yu sighed with some regret: "Alright, then I won't disturb Brother Lu to find treasures and refine pills."

The master and disciple picked a direction and ran far away. A-Nuo asked in a low voice: "What is this person doing?"

Lu Xingzhou shook his head: "It's not strange that classmates want to associate with us. It's hard to judge at this time, so don't pay attention to it first."

"Then where are we going?" A-Nuo scratched her head: "How about that volcano over there?"

Smart people roughly remembered the terrain in their minds when they fell from the air, but Lu Xingzhou and his disciple didn't need to be so smart.

Because he had a map secretly stuffed by Sheng Yuanyao in his pocket.

"Many people are not confident in their own fire techniques, so I guess the volcano is the place where most people choose to go. Although the volcano is unstable, there is still a chance to borrow it. But this is meaningless to us..."

"Will there be special fire seeds?"

"If fire seeds exist in such an eye-catching area, they would have been dug up by Melon Sister and those Demon Suppression Division trainees long ago. According to reason, they won't exist." Lu Xingzhou thought for a while: "Go, go to the desert landform side."

A-Nuo turned to the desert without a word: "Why?"

"There are almost no plants in the desert side at first glance from the air. For alchemists looking for medicine, it should be the place where the fewest people go, or even no one goes at all. It just happens that we don't want to deal with them too much, so this is just right."

"Doesn't this mean we have no medicinal materials to use?"

"Few plants doesn't mean none... Not to mention minerals, corpses, all can refine pills." Lu Xingzhou lowered his voice: "The possibility of forming a desert due to geographical reasons like wind and sand in this special area is non-existent. There is no wind and sand blowing over, so why is there a desert?"

A-Nuo's eyes lit up: "Master means, it is more likely that fire seeds exist under this?"

"Hmm, just a guess, it needs to be verified. There are smart people everywhere in the world, and many should have thought of this, but no one has discovered it until now, maybe it doesn't exist... But we have an advantage in treasure hunting compared to others, right?"

A-Nuo showed neat white teeth.

There are few desert plants, but there are some. Her plant communication talent is a treasure hunting specialty.

At the place where everyone came from, the Alchemy Academy students also scattered in twos and threes, each looking for medicine. At this time, the protectors of the Demon Suppression Division quietly scattered and followed behind the students to protect them secretly.

On the surface, it is said that there is no protection and support only when something happens. That is just to tell the students so that they will not blindly rely on others, so as not to lose the effect of training. In fact, of course, they have to protect secretly. These are all the treasures of the empire...

The grouping within the Demon Suppression Division is decided by the team leader Sheng Yuanyao. In theory, the Holy Land disciples who come to support also listen to the Demon Suppression Division's instructions. Sheng Yuanyao said righteously: "The task of following Lu Xingzhou and his disciple is responsible by this leader personally. That white hair, you go to the volcano side."

Dugu Qingli:

Sheng Yuanyao was righteous: "Didn't you see that the most people went over there? Your strength is the greatest; you even defeated the top newcomer with one sword strike. If someone as powerful as you doesn't go to protect the place with the most people, wouldn't running to a place with few people be a pure waste of talent?"

This sounded so reasonable that the little white-haired one was unable to refute it. After holding back for a long time, he said: "You need to oversee the command center; how can you go out personally? Let me go in your stead."

Sheng Yuanyao giggled: "Mr. Wang is overseeing the command center. Or if you want to oversee it, you can provide support at any time?"

Dugu Qingli: "..."

Sheng Yuanyao began to label him: "Do people from the Holy Land not need to follow orders?"

Dugu Qingli gripped his sword hilt, expressionless: "Then I shall stay here and provide support at any time."

In any case, he couldn't just dive headlong into the volcano; if any changes occurred outside, he wouldn't be able to observe them. It was better to stand here and look out from a high vantage point.

Come to think of it, this Commander Sheng looked as clean and innocent with him back in Xiazhou, just like me.

How did she become so unlike me after a blink of an eye in the capital?

Watching Sheng Yuanyao sneak off toward the desert triumphantly, Dugu Qingli took a deep breath, sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, and opened his nascent spiritual sense to observe the entire area.

As she closed her eyes, the smile on Wang Yueshen's face, who had been smilingly watching the little girl argue, began to fade. He squinted at the direction of the desert, his eyes filled with an unreadable meaning.

He did not know that the genius white-haired one beside him could open his spiritual sense before reaching the third grade. The change in his expression was perceived clearly by the seemingly meditating little white-haired one, and his white hair stirred as if a wind had risen.

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