Chapter 132

Of course, this trial only targets late Golden Core cultivators of the Dao Sect, because various sects have successively had disciples find the Taiji Fish Token.

However, it's not like the Grand Void Sect's incident where they found over a hundred pieces at once; the Dao Sect's tokens are also gathered together, and also not few.

But the Demonic Sect is unwilling; they also want to participate. It is said that the late Nascent Soul cultivators of the Dao and Demonic sides even engaged in a brief battle.

The Dao Sect proposed a requirement: as long as the Demonic Sect finds the Taiji Fish Token and is willing to place it together with the Dao Sect's, it will supply all late Golden Core trials.

"Did the Demonic Sect agree?" Inside the market of the Profound Heaven Sect, a green-robed cultivator asked the old cultivator at the center of the tea shop.

The old cultivator hehehed and said: "The Demonic Sect naturally won't agree, and the Dao Sect won't let them participate."

The green-robed cultivator again asked: "Have the over a hundred fish tokens already been divided up by the Golden Core cultivators?"

"Heavenly Origin Continent, how many late Golden Core cultivators are there?"

Upon his question, the people gossiping in the tea shop began to discuss:

"There must be several thousand Golden Core cultivators, right?"

"Just the Four Great Sects already have several hundred, but how many have late-stage cultivation is unknown."

"Lao Zhang, hurry up and tell us, how many late Golden Core cultivators participated that day?"

"Several hundred."

"Tch, have they been all divided up?"

Lao Zhang nodded: "They've been divided up; I heard the admission fee is one thousand spirit stones, then there are three platform martial arts bouts, and hurting lives is not allowed."

"The victor acknowledges the master, but there are also many who won yet failed to acknowledge the master."

"Who in the Profound Heaven Sect has acknowledged the master? Is it True Person Wen Lan?" Again the green-robed cultivator asked; if Jiang Yu were here, she would recognize this person as the Qian-surname cultivator.

He had been at the Profound Heaven Sect for several days, but unfortunately he only heard of Wen Lan's appearance; that person had already gone to the Southern Heaven Mountain Range to acknowledge the Taiji Fish Token.

He couldn't be bothered to chase after the token anymore, just waiting for the Profound Heaven Sect's tower ship to return; helplessly, several days passed without seeing the ship return.

Lao Zhang heard quite a bit: "I heard True Person Wen, True Person Gu, and True Person Fang won three bouts, but whether they succeeded in acknowledging the master is unknown."

"They were all conducted in secret chambers; whether successful or not, no True Person announced the results."

"Grand Void Sect disciples, do you still need to make another trip to the Southern Heaven Mountain Range?" There are always some people who haven't seen things, idly stirring up trouble.

But the green-robed Qian-surname cultivator, having found out nothing more, put down his tea money and quietly withdrew; in the tea shop, a group of low-level cultivators noticed nothing.

He unconsciously walked over to the teleportation formation, thinking that since he couldn't wait any longer for the possessed Wen Lan, should he look for Jiang Yu?

A Dao Sect disciple would be more convenient for him to find someone, especially a female Golden Core cultivator.

But just as he decided to buy a teleportation ticket, light burst from the grand transmission array; in the blink of an eye, several Golden Core cultivators appeared, and a female cultivator was the first to step down from the platform.

The Qian-surname cultivator looked and said, "Heh, that's exactly the Wen Lan I've been looking for."

And "Wen Lan" felt someone gazing at her; she quickly scanned the surroundings but could not find the source of the gaze.

The Qian-surname cultivator could not possibly reveal himself now; his cultivation is restrained to the Foundation Establishment stage, and he is inhabiting another's body, so he cannot tell whether the other is real or fake, nor can the other see through him.

After Wen Lan left the market and parted with the other Golden Core cultivators, he flew toward the Profound Heaven Sect and soon caught up with her on his sword.

Then, seeing no one on the road, he immediately attacked without a word, and the two instantly clashed.

For a moment, spirit light sword qi flickered continuously; their killing moves toward each other could be described as each move deadly.

"You with the surname Qian, it's really you; the Taiji Fish Token found here by the cultivators—is it the batch you placed into Zhou Tianchen back then?" Wen Lan did not shout, but transmitted her question mentally; however, the sword in her hand was not slow at all.

When

Two swords struck together.

Crack!

The sword bodies, under the support of their spiritual power, finally could not withstand the heavy blow and shattered at the same time.

The two then simultaneously threw punches; immense magical power formed a strong breaking-wind sound.

Just as the two's fist forces were about to collide, a Nascent Soul cultivator of the Profound Heaven Sect flew by.

Seeing that it was Wen Lan fighting, he immediately suppressed his evasion light and directed the full force of their colliding punches toward the Qian-surname cultivator.

"You dare not even fight one-on-one?" Helplessly, this place is only over a hundred li from the Profound Heaven Sect, and the Qian-surname cultivator does not want to fight a Nascent Soul cultivator, nor does he want to attract more people to besiege him.

He dodged that mass of force, and just as he was about to cast a spell to flee, he saw the Nascent Soul cultivator send a spiritual palm slash.

And Wen Lan also simultaneously struck out, throwing a Nascent Soul stage sword talisman.

The Qian-surname cultivator could not dodge either forward or backward, so he turned and charged straight toward Wen Lan, pursuing her sword talisman as it followed.

Then Wen Lan dared not direct the sword talisman to strike the Qian-surname cultivator, because he was too close; if the talisman slashed down, it would surely wound her as well.

The two pursued, one ahead and one behind; the Nascent Soul cultivator intervening between them frowned and muttered: "Wen Lan is too indecisive; detonating the sword talisman to slash down and destroy the enemy—what's a little injury to oneself?"

Unexpectedly, just as that thought arose, the sword talisman on the other side slashed out; only a boom was heard, and a patch of roadside trees instantly turned into wood chips, and moreover the sword qi cut a deep trench.

The Nascent Soul cultivator hurriedly flew over, using a sword qi talisman to cut down both of them; unexpectedly, deep in the big pit, there was only one person.

"Wen Lan, where is that person just now?" He actually saw no bloodstains or severed limbs.

On the contrary, Wen Lan spat out a mouthful of blood: "He has a teleportation token; when I activated the sword talisman to slash down, he had already activated the teleportation."

Fortunately she has many defensive talismans on her, otherwise she would have died in the foolish world she herself smashed.

"Who is he?"

"A foe." Wen Lanqing knew he was deliberately showing up, fighting a bout and then running away, intending to keep her unable to eat or sleep.

Damn! Who exactly ran into that soul‑locking formation and released the one surnamed Qian? Once she finds out, she'll definitely crush his bones and scatter his ashes.

Jiang Yu, who released the Qian‑surname cultivator, knows nothing of the outside world; ever since she drew the Hunyuan Thunder Talisman, she has returned to the hidden valley behind the mountain.

Within the thunder‑fire array set up by Elder Hu, she repeatedly absorbs the thunder‑mother stone's lightning power; each time the lightning courses through her body according to the technique, the pain tears her heart and lungs.

But the effect is also excellent; the remaining impurities in her body are being gradually squeezed out of her meridians.

When Jiang Yu performed inner sight, she found that the more lightning power she absorbed, the wider and tougher her meridians expanded.

After more than a month of repeated cultivation, her skin became whiter than before.

However, upon waking, Sui Lv Zhenjun, who had already dealt with the Tai Chi Fish Token, said, "Can you still endure under the lightning power?"

Jiang Yu's first reaction was, "Master also found the Thunder Mother Stone?"

"No, the sect has a Thunder Pool; are you willing…?"

"I'm not willing; I think my current condition is fine, I'll wait two years before entering the Thunder Pool." She was joking; the reason Jiang Yu uses the Thunder Mother Stone is that its thunder power is relatively gentle.

At this point, with her cultivation speed increasing, she does not enter the Thunder Pool.

Sui Lv Zhenjun also does not force her, only saying, "Then go finish the Refining Qi stage task."

"Including becoming an apprentice at a shop, right?"

"That part isn't needed; it can be postponed indefinitely."

"I'll go right away." Jiang Yu grabbed Jiang Tu and left the valley; Ao Ze tried to follow, but was blocked into the valley.

Jiang Tu handed her the messenger jade: "Well, a lot of people are looking for you."

She asked, "During the Foundation Establishment stage, who has successfully recognized the Fish Badge?"