Chapter 543

Kill Zhu Ci?

At any time!

But if he exposed his spiritual sense, letting others see at a glance that his cultivation and spiritual sense did not match, it would raise suspicions about his Qi Condensation Stage realm.

That would not only harm the Li family.

He himself wouldn't even dream of touching the qualifications for the Heavenly Fire ruins.

Therefore, he still had to endure for now.

"The two nephews should rest a while!" The Kong family Golden Core said: "Next, the Wu family and the Xuan family will compete!"

Mu Ruolin handed over an elixir: "Fellow Daoist He, this elixir can help you quickly recover your magic power!"

"Eat it and meditate for a while; we have more fighting to do later!"

The fighting here was somewhat different from the Nine Nations Grand Competition.

In the Nine Nations Grand Competition, you could choose to fight only one match per day.

Not here.

It had to be finished in one day.

If you were injured, it didn't matter; there were top-tier 【Golden Bone Pills】 that could instantly repair your injuries.

If your internal magic power was insufficient, it didn't matter; it could be replenished for you.

Just fight.

He Pingsheng took the elixir but didn't swallow it; he consumed a drop of Golden Bee Holy Nectar instead.

His internal magic power was instantly replenished.

Next, the fighting continued.

There was no suspense.

The Xuan family, Wu family, Gao family, Hu family, and Kong family.

He Pingsheng pushed through them all, knocking them all down with a single punch.

If one punch didn't do the trick, he gave them two.

After all, some people were born with unique talents.

Finally, the results were out.

The Li family was, deservedly, still in first place.

That kid Zhu Dong was indeed formidable enough; he had defeated everyone except He Pingsheng!

Therefore, the Zhu family was in second place.

Next was the Xuan family!

The Kong family!

The Wu family!

The Gao family!

And finally, the Hu family.

"Everyone, the results are out!" The Kong family Golden Core said: "According to the old rules, the first place gets seven spots, the second place six, the third place five, and so on, with the last place getting only one spot."

"The requirement for those entering the Heavenly Fire ruins is that they must be at least at the Foundation Establishment Stage!"

"In three days, we head to the Heavenly Fire ruins!"

"Please return and make your preparations!"

Then, none of the families left; instead, they stayed at the Kong family's residence.

Because in three days, they would need to gather at the Kong family again.

He Pingsheng returned to the Daoist arena and immediately began his seclusion.

It was time to break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Once he reached the Foundation Establishment Stage, he would have the qualifications to enter the Heavenly Fire ruins.

Because he was re-cultivating, He Pingsheng didn't need to swallow the Foundation Establishment Pill; he could just swallow a few Qi Gathering Pills in one go.

Two days later, his cultivation had reached the first layer of the Foundation Establishment Stage as he had hoped.

He couldn't continue cultivating.

If he accidentally broke through to the second layer and aroused suspicion, that wouldn't be good.

Because normally, it was impossible to be this fast.

On the third day, all the families gathered in the plaza.

The Li family had a total of seven spots.

He Pingsheng also saw the Li family's ancestor, Biyun Laozu Daoyuan.

His spiritual sense swept over Biyun Laozu Daoyuan imperceptibly, discovering that this guy's cultivation had reached the tenth layer of the Nascent Soul Stage.

Not bad!

Besides Biyun Laozu Daoyuan, there was True Person Xihu, two other Golden Core cultivators, and two Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Finally, there was He Pingsheng.

A total of seven people.

The Zhu family had six people, one fewer than the Li family.

But the Zhu family's Nascent Soul ancestor was not here.

"Eh..." He Pingsheng asked curiously: "In the Heavenly Fire ruins, aren't there the laws left behind by the Nine Heavens Profound Fire? Why doesn't the Zhu family's Nascent Soul ancestor go to comprehend them?"

"Hehe!" True Person Xihu smiled and said: "You are unaware that this Zhu family ancestor has already reached the eleventh layer of the Nascent Soul Stage and has encountered a bottleneck!"

"What he needs now is a heavenly treasure to break through the bottleneck, not to comprehend the Dao!"

"Comprehending the Dao is a waste for him; it's better to leave it to the younger generation!"

"Oh!" He Pingsheng nodded.

True Person Xihu asked: "Are there any other questions?"

He Pingsheng looked at the Li family's cultivators and said: "Inside these Heavenly Fire ruins, there are Dao laws and origins; why doesn't the Li family let people with higher cultivation enter?"

This was quite strange!

The cultivators chosen by the Li family, apart from the ancestor and He Pingsheng, were three Golden Core cultivators and two Foundation Establishment cultivators.

As far as he knew, the Li family had over a dozen Golden Core cultivators.

Why insist on letting two Foundation Establishment cultivators in!

"Hehehe..." This time, it was the Li family ancestor who spoke: "Whether it's a family or a sect, never forget to pass resources down to the low-tier disciples!"

"Only then will talent emerge one after another!"

"My Li family cultivates disciples without regard for closeness or distance, regardless of cultivation level, looking only at talent and Dao heart!"

"Little Friend He, you should understand what I mean by saying this, right?"

He Pingsheng was immediately filled with respect: "Understand, I understand!"

The Li family's attitude toward their disciples was truly enough for the original Tai Xu Men to learn from for ten thousand years.

"Seniors, fellow Daoists..." The Kong family Golden Core bowed to everyone: "The personnel have all arrived; let us head to the Heavenly Fire ruins now!"

"Please board the ship, everyone!"

The Heavenly Fire ruins were located on Mount Doumi.

Mount Doumi was a massive mountain range over a million miles long, with seven huge spiritual veins exposed on it, which had given rise to seven cultivation families.

Don't look at them as being on the same mountain range; each family was separated by over a hundred thousand miles.

The Heavenly Fire ruins were located in the back mountains of Mount Doumi, jointly guarded by cultivators from the seven families.

Everyone boarded the large ship one by one.

The large ship started and swayed as it sailed toward the back mountains where the Heavenly Fire ruins were located.

Upon arriving at the entrance of the ruins, the large ship stopped, and everyone stepped off the ship one by one.

This was a massive array.

The entrance to the array was guarded by seven Golden Core cultivators.

In addition to the seven great Golden Core cultivators, there were two immortal pets with cultivation as high as the Nascent Soul Stage lying on the ground, assisting in the guard.

Rumbling...

Seeing everyone approach, the array at the entrance of the Heavenly Fire ruins opened, revealing a passageway.

A burst of fire-attribute energy erupted from the entrance of the array.

Like a fire dragon, it rushed into the plaza.

Those cultivators who had come for the first time were all startled by this scene.

"Please, Nascent Soul seniors, go down first to suppress the fire energy within the ruins!"

"Otherwise, the fire-attribute law power is too strong, and Foundation Establishment and Golden Core cultivators will not be able to enter!"

The Kong family Elder bowed to the several Nascent Soul cultivators.

Biyun Laozu Daoyuan and the other Nascent Soul cultivators looked at each other and entered first.

After entering the entrance of the array, everyone could no longer see their figures.

But after a dozen breaths, the fire dragon erupting from the array entrance was retracted. He Pingsheng guessed that it was because the several great Nascent Soul cultivators had suppressed the fire-attribute laws below.

"Let's go!"

True Person Xihu said: "The ancestors have suppressed the fire-attribute law power for us; we can go down now!"

The three Li family Golden Core cultivators were in front, and the three Foundation Establishment cultivators were in the back, walking toward the array entrance.

After entering the array, He Pingsheng saw a space ten thousand feet in radius.

Everywhere here was filled with chaotic fire-red spiritual power.

On the dark, barren earth, there was a circular opening.

Below the opening was a bottomless sinkhole.

This was the Heavenly Fire ruins.