Because of Shang Jiuming, the entire Qing Shuang Peak was isolated.
The next day
The trial competition has officially begun.
Everyone arrived early in the morning, including Qing Shuangfeng, who was rushing to catch the monsters.
However, for some reason this year, only Qing Shuang Peak brought magical beasts to the entrance of the entire secret realm. Even the richest and most arrogant Jin Yang Peak did not bring their own mounts.
What's going on?
The senior brother, who was leading the monster, was completely bewildered, but when he noticed the meaningful glances from those around him, he raised his head high.
The teacher in charge of this trial arrived and stood at the entrance of the secret realm to announce the rules of the trial.
"There are a total of 5 checkpoints and 10 trial tokens. The winner will be determined by the number of trial tokens held by each peak, either after all trial tokens have been found or after 15 days."
As he spoke, he hung up another map.
"The dense forest is fraught with danger. To ensure your safety, teachers are stationed at all the locations circled in red. Each candidate will be given a map. If you can't hold on any longer, head to the nearest location to find them. However, seeking help from teachers will automatically be considered as forfeiting the competition."
There are five places marked with red circles on the map, evenly distributed throughout the map.
After finishing his explanation, the trial instructor looked at the most conspicuous giant stone rhinoceros in the entire arena. He frowned and asked, "Which peak is this magical beast from? Wasn't it announced yesterday that large mounts are not allowed in this secret realm trial?"
After the teacher finished speaking, laughter and mockery came from the other disciples below the stage.
A disciple from Jinyang Peak immediately raised his hand, "Reporting to the teacher, this is the mount of Yan Qing, a disciple from Qingshuang Peak."
It's obvious they didn't inform Qing Shuang Peak yesterday, and now they're deliberately trying to embarrass the disciples of Qing Shuang Peak.
Upon hearing this, the teacher's expression became even more displeased.
The disciples of Qing Shuang Peak hurriedly unloaded the luggage from the magical beast; they had brought far too much stuff, and the packing was extremely disorganized.
"Are you still bringing the flatbread?"
Where's the kettle?
"A tinderbox!"
"I can't find my deworming medicine..."
A complete mess.
"Alright."
The trial instructor looked at the sun, which was already high in the sky, and said, "All peak disciples, set off immediately. Anyone who hasn't left within ten days will be disqualified from the trial."
Where are our monsters?
Jia Xitong clutched the hem of Shang Yanting's clothes, looking at the large item she had bought.
Shang Yanting looked at the trial instructor, "Sir, we didn't know about the new rule that we can't bring mounts. Could you please take care of them for us?"
After saying that, he secretly slipped something to the teacher.
The trial instructor glanced at it, then put it in his pocket. "Someone will be assigned to herd the monsters back inside, and they'll come to retrieve them after the trial ends."
"Thank you, sir."
Shang Yanting bowed and led the others into the secret realm.
Jia Xitong was a little puzzled and communicated with Shang Yanting within her sea of consciousness, "Dear host, what did you give that teacher?"
She remembered that he was penniless.
"A talisman for blessing."
"Does the teacher know what a Zhuyou talisman is for?"
Shang Yanting glanced at the raccoon he was holding in his arms. "While I was supplying the goods, I asked Wanbaoge who they would sell the talismans to."
What's needed most is martial arts training.
The teachers and wealthy students of Saint Capital Academy were their customers. This was the main reason why Wanbaoge opened a shop at the foot of Saint Capital Academy.
The Zhuyou talisman and the Solidification talisman are not cheap at Wanbaoge, and the quantity is limited, making them hard to find. That's why the teacher readily agreed to his request.
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Each disciple has a map of the secret realm.
The disciples from the four peaks had just entered when they prepared to separate. Before leaving, the other three peaks couldn't resist mocking Qing Shuang Peak for their embarrassing behavior before the start.
"Fellow disciples, this competition has had a rough start."
"Judging from your appearance just now, I wonder if you have brought enough supplies."
The eldest disciple looked at his former fellow disciples, who he used to chat and laugh with, and his face turned ashen. "Don't bother yourselves."
"That's true."
The disciples of Jinyang Peak, who hadn't gone far, cut in.
"With Junior Brother Yan on Qing Shuang Peak, they might just pull off another dark horse comeback and win their first championship."
"From last place to first place, then we'll... wait and see."
At this point, the group couldn't help but laugh.
The disciples of Qing Shuang Peak left in anger amidst a chorus of jeers.
The first time, several senior brothers regretted that they were too weak and could not stand up straight amidst the ridicule of the crowd, and led their junior brothers to fight back.
Once they were far away, the senior brother threw his backpack on the ground.
"Our Qing Shuang Peak must get into the top two this time!"
"right!"
The second senior brother's anger surged to his chest, "Kill them!"
"Brothers, calm down. They are all at the mid-stage of the Martial Realm on average, and each peak has a Martial Master-level expert."
The eleventh junior brother was relatively rational: "I can't win a head-on confrontation."
Snap!
The eldest brother slapped the eleventh brother, "Is that what we meant? Find all the trial tokens and throw them in their faces after the trial to humiliate them!"
Second junior brother: "Yes, humiliate them!"
Eleventh Junior Brother: "Good! Let's humiliate them!"
Excluding all of Shang Yanting's junior brothers and Jia Xitong: "Humiliate them!"
The insult they had just received transformed their anger into strength.
"Second Brother, Eighth Brother, Eleventh Brother, and Junior Brother Yan, come and analyze the map. The rest of you, pack your bags and see what supplies we have left!"
The eldest brother is actually quite good at leadership; he has a very clear and organized way of directing people.
"There are five checkpoints in total. We will ignore the other peaks and split up to operate our own peaks."
Although the trial levels were completely new this time, Senior Brother was extremely familiar with the path to the secret realm.
It wasn't the kind of familiarity you get from memorizing a map, but rather a deep understanding of all sorts of shortcuts and backstreets. This was something he had learned through countless trials and tribulations while leading his teams, all in an effort to survive until the very end.
He took out his charcoal pencil and quickly sketched on the map.
"There are 21 of us in total, divided into groups of 4, 4, 4, 4, and 5. I, Lao Er, Lao Ba, Shi Yi, and Junior Brother Yan will each lead one group. Follow the map I gave you and take the shortcuts. As long as we don't rest along the way, even if the other peaks travel all night, we can still be at least half a day faster than them."
It would be best if we could get the trial token, but if not, that's okay. Then, we'll meet up in a clockwise direction from west to east, and finally gather in the Treeman Forest!
Finally... let's try to rob them!
A spark ignited in the eldest brother's eyes.
I feel the first half of my plans for the National Day holiday were pretty good.
However, out of the 21 people in total, none of them had yet broken through to the Martial Master level.
To be able to defeat a team of 50 disciples, including two martial arts masters, with such a level of skill is a bit overconfident.
"Has everyone finished packing?"
The eldest brother looked at the other junior brothers.
Junior brothers + Little Raccoon: "All set up!"
"good!"
The eldest brother waved his hand and said, "Divide the items into five equal parts. Everyone, form teams of 3, 3, 3, 3, 4."
Shang Yanting's group consisted of the fifth, sixth, tenth, and twelfth senior brothers. He carried Jia Xitong, while the others carried their packs, and they embarked on a journey that concerned their dignity.
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