The leader of Tianhai Sect on Lu Xuan's side is Sect Leader Yu Qingzi, who is at the late Foundation Establishment stage.
Because of his advanced age, Yu Qingzi found it difficult to break through to the next level. He thus became the sect leader of Tianhai Sect, his status second only to a few Core Formation Peak Masters and that mysterious Nascent Soul Ancestor.
It is said that each of the nine major sects has one or two Nascent Soul cultivators in charge.
These Nascent Soul cultivators have each lived for at least several hundred years. They are the pinnacle of the cultivation world, and with a wave of their sleeves, they can make the cultivation world tremble.
Such people either cultivate diligently deep within their sect, hoping to advance further, or they roam the mortal world, experiencing all sorts of mundane affairs to improve their mental state and reduce the mental demons and tribulations they face during breakthroughs.
"Yu Qingzi, what's this? You, as the sect leader, only have a few incompetent Qi Refining disciples behind you? You also want to seize the spots to enter the Heavenly Capital Secret Realm?"
Across from them, a burly, black-bearded man at the Foundation Establishment stage laughed.
Lu Xuan looked over and discovered that the sect's emblem was that of the Beast Taming Sect, one of the nine major sects.
The Beast Taming Sect focuses on beast taming. It is said that every Core Formation cultivator in their sect can tame Core Formation demonic beasts!
Together, they are equivalent to two Core Formation cultivators.
Therefore, the individual strength of the Beast Taming Sect is also among the best in the nine major sects.
"Ouyang Heizi, do you want to have another duel with me?" Yu Qingzi retorted defiantly. Clearly, the two were at odds and had fought many times before. Both were at the late Foundation Establishment stage and sect leaders, so it was hard to say who was stronger.
At this moment, a Core Formation stage elder from the Righteous Path Alliance stepped forward to mediate:
"Both of you are sect leaders and patriarchs of your respective sects. How can you quarrel in front of so many juniors? We, the nine major sects, should quickly construct a teleportation channel so that our disciples can enter the Purple Mist Mountains to find the number of Purple Mist Fruits and confirm each sect's quota for the Heavenly Capital Secret Realm!"
Lu Xuan had specifically looked into the speaker before; his name was Huangfu Qian, one of the Core Formation elders of the Righteous Path Alliance. The Righteous Path Alliance had sent him to open the Heavenly Capital Secret Realm and allocate quotas.
Before that, disciples must be selected to enter the Heavenly Capital Secret Realm.
"Alright, we'll do as Elder Huangfu says. I, Yuqingzi, have no objections."
"My Beast Taming Sect's Ouyang Pavilion has no objections either..."
Purple mist fruit.
It is a unique fruit found in the Purple Mist Mountains, which can be used to refine a Foundation Establishment stage pill, making it very precious.
Next, Huangfu Qian, the Core Formation Elder of the Righteous Path Alliance, announced the rules:
"The top 100 disciples who obtain the most Purple Mist Fruits will be qualified to enter the Heavenly Capital Secret Realm! The time limit is three days. The Heavenly Capital Secret Realm will open after three days!"
"Alright, let's begin!"
Next, the leaders of the nine major sects joined forces to wipe out all the low-level demonic beasts around the Purple Mist Mountain Range, and then opened a passage, allowing Lu Xuan and the other disciples of the nine major sects to directly enter the central area of the Purple Mist Mountain Range, Purple Mist Valley! They were there to search for Purple Mist Fruit to determine their eligibility to enter the Heavenly Capital Secret Realm.
Looking at the map, Lu Xuan saw that Purple Mist Valley covered an area of several hundred miles.
I don't know how many people it can hold.
The thousands of late-stage Qi Refining disciples from the nine major sects who entered should be widely distributed.
Finding the Purple Mist Fruit depends on one's own strength.
Moreover, once inside Purple Mist Valley, life and death are irrelevant; it all depends on the strength of the cultivators who enter. Whether they can leave Purple Mist Valley alive depends on whose magical power is superior.
Like raising poisonous insects, only the top 100 strongest individuals can enter the Heavenly Capital Secret Realm.
The top ten disciples will receive a high-grade magic weapon as a gift from the sect.
Lu Xuan felt that with his strength, he could strive for a place in the top ten. The power of a high-grade magic weapon was not to be underestimated. Even the power of its self-destruction might be enough to kill a cultivator at the Great Perfection of the twelfth level of Qi Refining.
"Go! As long as he enters the top ten, my Tianhai Sect will bestow upon him a top-grade magic weapon!" Sect Leader Yuqingzi said to Lu Xuan and the other late-stage Qi Refining disciples of Tianhai Sect.
"Yes, Sect Leader."
Upon entering the short-distance teleportation array, Lu Xuan and the other disciples of Tianhai Sect, like the disciples of the other nine major sects, were teleported by the teleportation array constructed by the nine major sects to the Purple Mist Valley in the Purple Mist Mountains.
As soon as he stepped out of the teleportation array, Lu Xuan felt a wave of dizziness.
Using the Cleansing Mystic Technique, Lu Xuan's powerful spiritual energy instantly brought him back to consciousness.
"A late-stage Qi Refining demon beast!" As soon as Lu Xuan regained consciousness, he discovered that an unknown, enormous, monstrous snake demon beast was rushing towards him. Its scarlet fangs were extremely sharp and could easily pierce through a mid-grade magic weapon.
With a swift movement, Lu Xuan unleashed his top-grade peak flying sword, the Taiyi Sword, and instantly slew the strange snake, storing its demonic beast materials into his storage bag.
"A late-stage Qi Refining Azure-Scaled Serpent?"
Lu Xuan was delighted to see this. According to the records, the Purple Mist Fruit and this snake were considered a symbiotic demon beast and spiritual fruit. It seemed that his location was not far from the place where the Purple Mist Fruit grew.
Upon entering Purple Mist Valley.
Lu Xuan suddenly realized that he had arrived at a small, lush canyon.
A faint scan with divine sense revealed no other cultivators within a hundred meters.
Lu Xuan released the black demon insects and scattered them around to avoid being ambushed by demonic beasts and cultivators.
Riding his flying sword, Lu Xuan quickly flew into the air and discovered that he was the only cultivator in this small canyon.
There are quite a few low-level demonic beasts in the early stage of Qi Refining, but they are not worth mentioning to Lu Xuan now.
Soon, Lu Xuan found a Purple Mist Grass, shaped like a small tree, more than three feet tall, with a pale golden color and three nearly ripe Purple Mist Fruits on it, about the size of eggs, looking precarious.
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