Chapter 109: Returning with a Full Load On the second day, the two and the white-robed monk...
On the second day, before the two men and the white-robed monk reached the so-called Death Valley, they heard countless screams.
Bei Liyuan frowned. "From the sound, it seems there's something in the valley. But please don't let it be a soybean worm."
Li Youyang gently held Bei Liyuan's hand. Bei Liyuan curled his lips. At this moment, he suddenly felt that this bean worm was not so annoying. At least it gave him another chance to pretend to be pitiful and gain sympathy in front of his master, and then enjoy the favoritism given by his master, which was not bad.
The monk in white coughed awkwardly, "Gentlemen, we're here."
The three of them stood above the Death Valley and looked down. Bei Liyuan and Li Youyang's eyes lit up instantly: "This is not a Death Valley at all, it's a treasure trove!"
Countless blood-colored puppets in the valley were attacking the monks who had arrived there.
Without waiting for the white-robed monk to speak, two people flew down, one responsible for controlling the puppet, and the other responsible for putting the puppet into the storage ring. Then the entire Death Valley became two scenes: on one side, the puppet was chasing the monk, and on the other side, Li Youyang and the other were chasing the puppet.
The white-robed monk stared at the sky for a long time, unable to recover. "It seems this Moon Vein is even poorer than I imagined! Old friend, I think you've suffered heavy losses in this secret realm trial. It will probably take tens of thousands of years to rearrange it to this state next time."
In front of the water mirror, the black-robed monk chuckled and said, "The original purpose of the secret realm trial was to find a disciple. Now that we've found one, there's naturally no need to hold another. If they like it and have the ability, just take it."
The monk in white was slightly startled: "This is the first time I see you being so generous."
Black-robed monk: "I didn't give it to anyone else."
White Friar: ...
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After a day and a night, Bei Liyuan looked at Li Youyang and said, "Master, the storage rings are full. The puppets at the back are more advanced. Why don't we throw away the ones at the front?"
Li Youyang frowned: "Prodigal."
Then he moved his sword slightly and uttered a sound transmission note: "Yin Yue, can you hear me?"
Outside the secret realm, Yin Yue hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I am here."
"I will open a portal later. Please prepare 500 large space storage rings and send them in."
Yin Yue hurriedly ordered people to prepare. After five breaths, Yin Yue said respectfully, "Your Majesty, it's ready."
Li Youyang moved his sword again, and a portal more than a foot high opened from the void: "Hand the things over."
Yin Yue hurriedly did as she was told, and Li Youyang asked Bei Liyuan to give the full storage ring to Yin Yue.
After the portal closed, Yin Yue counted and found that Bei Liyuan and the others had given him fifty-seven storage rings, each of which was full. He didn't look closely at what was in them and was just about to put the things away.
Chi Yang stepped forward and said, "Lord Chi, in the past, the treasures we obtained from the secret realm trials were all handed over to the clan treasury and then distributed by you. Now, it is obvious that Yuemai wants to keep them for themselves. Please order them to hand over the storage rings to the clan treasury."
Ling Yue said gently, "Lord Chi, Yuemai's actions of not considering the overall situation are truly unacceptable. If we let them go this time, others will follow suit in the future, which will be detrimental to the development of the Chihuo Clan. Please give your orders."
The other veins also stepped forward and knelt, "Please, Lord Chi, order the Moon Vein to hand over the treasure."
Yin Yue clenched his fists tightly. His Majesty and his men had fought to the death to obtain this treasure, and he would never hand it over even if he died.
Ling Yue looked at Yin Yue: "Elder Yin Yue, why don't you present the treasure? Are you trying to disobey orders?"
Yin Yue said solemnly, "I've never heard of this rule before. In the past, when the Yang meridian obtained treasures, my Yue meridian never got a single one."
Ling Yue said gently, "All the treasures my Yang Meridian obtained from the Secret Realm have been handed over, and then distributed to the other Meridians by Chi Jun. As for the Moon Meridian, it didn't get any because it's a sinful clan and didn't perform well in the Secret Realm trials. It's normal that they didn't get any."
Yin Yue sneered: "According to what the princess said, the treasures are divided according to the achievements in the secret realm."
Ling Yue: "Not bad."
Silver Moon's sword finger moved slightly as he put away all the rings. "Then we'll make a final decision after the secret realm ends. Only two of us from my Moon Meridian entered the secret realm, while the number of people from your Yang Meridian is several times greater than ours. The treasures you've obtained may not be less than ours."
Ling Yue's eyes darkened. If they waited for Li Youyang to come out, with their stubborn attitude, they would definitely not be able to get the treasure out. "Elder Yinyue, my Yang Meridian people will naturally hand it over once they come out. But now that you have taken the treasure out of the secret realm, you should hand it over. Handing it over now will also eliminate the suspicion of you hiding it privately."
Yin Yue said coldly: "I said, everything will be discussed after the secret realm trial is over."
Ling Yue clenched her fist. When Cang Qiong was around, Yin Yue would never dare to be so stubborn. "Lord Chi, Yue Mai is clearly trying to embezzle the treasure. Please give your orders."
Yin Yue bowed and said, "Lord Chi, please follow the usual practice and wait until the secret realm is over before making a decision."
Chi Jun said coldly: "Just do as Elder Yin Yue said."
Ling Yue's eyes were filled with disbelief: "Chi Jun..."
Chi Jun glanced at her coldly, and Ling Yue didn't dare to say anything more and retreated to the Yang meridian.
Yin Yue was also slightly startled. He had originally prepared for a fight, but he had not expected that Chi Jun would actually stand on Yue Mai's side this time. He quickly bowed again: "Thank you, Chi Jun."
Chi Jun nodded slightly.
Chi Yang returned to Ling Yue's side and said, "Mother, are we just going to let this go? There are so many storage rings, there must be a lot of treasures in them. Are we just going to let Yue Mai get away with it?"
Ling Yue curled her lips into a cold smile: "Why are you so anxious? Chi Jun didn't say that he would give this treasure to them Yuemai, but it will just stay in their hands for a few more days."
"But if we wait for Li Youyang to come back, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get him to spit out the treasure given his style."
Ling Yue's eyes flashed with murderous intent. "That depends on what Chi Jun does. Chi Jun does want to reactivate the Moon Vein now, but besides the Moon Vein's own value, what's more important is loyalty. No monarch would want a subordinate with powerful cultivation who disobeys their orders."
Chi Yang curled his lips and said, "Son, I understand. If they don't hand them over, it will touch the Chi Jun's reverse scale. The Chi Jun will not keep them. If they hand them over... No, Li Youyang will never hand them over. Now, son suddenly has some expectations."
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Inside the secret realm, Li Youyang and the other two had already filled more than 300 space rings. There were less than 30% of the puppets left in the valley, so the cultivators who were originally being hunted by the puppets now had the power to fight back.
Bei Liyuan looked at the few remaining puppets: "We have assembled all the mid-level and above ones. Are there still these low-level ones left? I estimate there must be 20,000 of them."
Li Youyang's sword fingers moved quickly, and tens of thousands of sword seals attacked the puppet: "Although it is low-level, its combat power is comparable to that of a Daluo Jinxian. Even if I don't use it after putting it back, I can still sell it for money."
Bei Liyuan stretched, stretched his muscles and continued.
The monk was about to kill the puppet, but before he could cut with his sword, the puppet suddenly disappeared. He could not help but rub his eyes, thinking that he was hallucinating.
The white-robed monk couldn't help but complain: "You really didn't leave anything behind... huh? Here comes the powerful one."
Bei Liyuan, who was pretending to be a puppet, also stopped and stood in front of Li Youyang to protect him.
Li Youyang frowned: "Why are you blocking me? Keep pretending, leave him to me."
Bei Liyuan: "But..."
Li Youyang flew up on his sword and said, "When you finish packing those, I've already got this thing. It's just right for me to give it to Yin Yue when I get back."
As soon as he finished speaking, Bei Liyuan summoned Chen Yuan to fight with the puppet that was coming this way. What a joke! How could he allow his master to give gifts to others?
Li Youyang was stunned for a moment, and probably guessed what Bei Liyuan was thinking. What a jealous guy! He sighed helplessly, and then continued to pretend to be a puppet.
Half an hour later, another hundred storage rings were filled, and there were only a few puppets left. Li Youyang flew his sword into the air and saw Bei Liyuan still fighting with the puppets: "It's not over yet."
As soon as he finished speaking, Bei Liyuan and the puppet were each knocked back dozens of steps. There was a trace of blood on Bei Liyuan's lips. Li Youyang's eyes darkened and he moved in front of Bei Liyuan to protect him: "Retreat and heal your wounds."
Bei Liyuan said stubbornly: "I still... cough cough"
Having said this, he spat out a mouthful of blood and retreated obediently.
The white-robed monk touched his chin and praised, "You made this puppet very well. Its cultivation level is at least above the middle level of the Heavenly God Realm."
The black-robed monk was full of pride. "Of course. This is my most precious treasure. I didn't intend to release it, but I couldn't test the strength of these two little guys without releasing it."
"Above the middle level of the Heavenly God Realm, aren't you afraid of really hurting them?"
"Aren't you here?"
The monk in white frowned: "You are really not polite at all."
"If anything happens to my two disciples, I will not forgive you."
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Li Youyang and the puppet exchanged a single palm strike before his eyes darkened. "He's only at the middle level of the Celestial God Realm! This level of cultivation is more than one level higher than Qiong Cang. To be able to control the puppet to this level, what level of cultivation must that senior possess!"
Then he summoned the magic sword to fight the puppet.
A quarter of an hour later, the white-robed monk couldn't help but frown: "No, your disciple has gone crazy because of poverty? Faced with such a powerful puppet, he still wants to take it away intact."
The black-robed monk chuckled and said, "What do you know? He is a man of great skill and courage."
The white-robed monk sneered, "I think it should be called 'money over life.'"
As soon as Bei Liyuan finished regulating his breath, he hurriedly took up his sword and went forward to cooperate with Li Youyang. Soon the puppet was at a disadvantage. After a few more moves, the puppet turned around and fled when it saw that it could not win.
Bei Liyuan and Li Youyang were both stunned for a moment: "This thing even knows how to escape, it really is a good thing!"
The two of them hurriedly chased after it and spent another half hour before finally taking down the puppet and putting it into the storage ring.
At this time, the other cultivators also reacted. They had been watching the battle and were worried that if the two lost, they would lose their lives. Now they realized that it was not that the other party was fighting hard, but that they had to be careful not to hurt the puppet while fighting. It turned out that they were the only ones who were worried.
Chi Ye's eyes were solemn. It would not be a good thing if such a powerful weapon fell into Yuemai's hands. After leaving the secret realm, he must find a way to make them hand it over.
The monks from other branches came forward to express their gratitude: "If it weren't for you two, we would all be buried here today. We will remember your life-saving grace in our hearts and will repay you in the future."
Li Youyang said coldly, "It's just a small favor. Besides, we are here for the trial anyway, so don't take it to heart."
A group of cultivators secretly complained, you are probably not here for the trial, but to purchase goods. Who would take away all the puppets during the trial? The Yuemai is really poor to this extent. But it is fortunate that it is so, otherwise they would probably die at the hands of these puppets today.
With such powerful strength, you must get along well with Yuemai in the future. Go back and replenish Yuemai with the resources that you previously occupied, and then add some more to strengthen the relationship.
"By the way, Chief Li, I remember you arrived later than us. This shouldn't be the case given your strength. But what difficulties did you encounter before?"
Li Youyang said coldly, "I went to a small world with the guide before."
"Guide? Small world? We came here directly after leaving the town. How could there be a guide?"
Li Youyang was slightly stunned.
Another monk patted his shoulder and said, "Just because you haven't been there doesn't mean others haven't been. After all, they have passed the second level. Perhaps those who have passed it will have other opportunities."
The monk suddenly realized: "Yes, I was confused."
At this moment, the entire valley began to shake violently.
"Oh no! The valley is about to collapse. Run away!"
Everyone flew up on their swords, except Li Youyang and Bei Liyuan, who did not move. Ten breaths later, the shaking stopped, and the landslide that everyone had thought of did not happen. Instead, a palace appeared in the center of the valley.
Li Youyang and Bei Liyuan walked to the front of the palace and first looked at the materials used in the palace. Finally, they shook their heads in disappointment: "They are all ordinary spiritual materials. They are useless if they are taken back."
Then he walked in. After the other cultivators came to their senses, they flew down on their swords and entered the palace. After searching for a while, they did not find any high-level spiritual treasures.
"Congratulations everyone, you have passed the test. This palace is a portal, you can go back now."
After a sound, all the monks present left the palace and returned to the entrance of the secret realm. Unknowingly, each of them had a divine spiritual treasure second only to the supreme level and three storage rings in their hands. There were many treasures in the storage rings.
"Although I didn't get the Supreme Spiritual Treasure, the reward is generous enough. This trip is worth it."
"Eh? Why haven't Chief Li and the others come out yet?"
"They performed exceptionally well in this secret realm. Perhaps there are other tests ahead."
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Inside the palace, Li Youyang and Bei Liyuan thought they would be teleported back to the outside of the secret realm, but they ended up in another secret room with a brocade box in the center.
"This is your reward for this level of assessment, the Supreme Spiritual Treasure - the Invincible Diamond Shield."
After the two put the brocade box away, Bei Liyuan couldn't help but complain: "This name is really random."
"Although the name is arbitrary, it is indeed worthy of its name. You will know it in the future. I am the one who set up this secret realm assessment and one of the original founders of the Red Fire Clan. Now that I am about to achieve godhood and enter the divine realm, I don't want my heritage to be lost in the vast world. Therefore, I set up this secret realm assessment to find disciples. You two have performed very well for me. I wonder if you would be willing to accept me as your master?"
Li Youyang said coldly, "Thank you for your kindness, Senior, but we are both dull and untalented and may not be able to comprehend your inheritance, so..."
The black-robed monk in front of the water mirror interrupted hurriedly: "With my inheritance, you will surely be able to cultivate to godhood and attain godhood in the future..."
Bei Liyuan said respectfully, "Thank you for your kindness, Senior. However, we are both lazy and don't have the heart to go any further. Please find someone else."
The white-robed monk curled his lips and said, "These two little guys are quite interesting. If they don't want to be your disciples, don't blame me for competing with you for your disciples."
The black-robed monk wanted to persuade him again, but the two men bowed respectfully and said, "There are still people from our clan waiting for us outside the secret realm. Please, senior, take us back."
The black-robed monk sighed. It was pointless to force them to stay now. He could slowly change their minds later. "You are the top scorers in this assessment. I have a reward for you."
"Um?"
The white-robed monk flashed to the side of the two people, took out two brocade boxes and handed them over: "You can choose to refine them here and then go back."
The two of them bowed in thanks and took the brocade box. The white-robed monk nodded gently and said, "We'll see you soon."
Li Youyang and Bei Liyuan opened the brocade box, and inside was something similar to a demon pill.
Bei Liyuan curled his lips and said, "If compared with the demon pills of Jiuzhou Continent, this one must be from an ancestor at least. It really is what you need. With this thing, entering the Heavenly God Realm is a piece of cake."
Li Youyang was silent. He began to feel a little afraid that Bei Liyuan's cultivation was too fast, and that he would not be able to obtain the godhood by the time Bei Liyuan successfully passed the tribulation.
"Master?"
Li Youyang came back to his senses and said coldly, "Go back after refining it."
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In front of the water mirror, the white-robed monk looked at the two people who were still refining demon cores with some concern: "No matter how talented they are, if you directly give them a demon core from an ancient demon beast, they will probably have a hard time refining it. If they rush, they might even damage their foundation."
The black-robed monk frowned. "Don't curse my disciple. I'm watching here. What could go wrong? Hmm? This is... a thunder tribulation!"
The white-robed monk's eyes brightened: "What a powerful thunder tribulation! This person will surely be able to cultivate to godhood in the future."
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The thunder tribulation lasted for a whole day. Bei Liyuan successfully entered the realm of the gods, but the demon pill had not been fully refined.
Another three days passed before the two of them completely refined the demon pill. Needless to say, Bei Liyuan's gains were great. Li Youyang's cultivation level was further improved, and he has now reached the peak of the middle level of the Heavenly God Realm.
The white-robed monk praised: "Excellent! These two are truly exceptionally talented. Let me have one!"
The black-robed monk snorted coldly: "You wish."
The white-robed monk curled his lips and said, "Oh! I forgot, they are not your disciples now. Why should you give in? Let's rely on our own abilities."
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After leaving the secret realm, Yin Yue hurried forward and bowed, "Your Majesty."
Li Youyang handed over the brocade box: "This is the storage ring you brought over earlier. It's mostly full."
Yin Yue took it and sighed in her heart, wondering if the Lord didn't even know what he was hiding.
Chi Jun said solemnly: "The secret realm assessment is over, return to the main hall."
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As soon as everyone sat down, Chi Ye stepped forward and knelt, "My Lord, according to custom, each clan should hand over all the spiritual treasures they have obtained, and then Chi Jun will distribute them."
After saying that, he took out a dozen storage rings and said, "These are the treasures obtained from Yangmai's assessment this time."
Other branches also took out their storage rings, which totaled less than 200.
Chi Ye looked at Li Youyang: "Chief Li, where is Yuemai?"
Yin Yue clenched her fists, and Li Youyang said coldly, "Wait a moment."
Then he and Bei Liyuan took out a dozen more: "Before, I really couldn't fit them in, so I made a few on the spur of the moment. Now we have them all, Yin Yue, please present them."
Yin Yue took it, placed it in a brocade box, and presented it: "Although I haven't counted it specifically, I roughly estimate that there are more than 700."
"Seven hundred!"
The tribesmen who had not entered the secret realm all widened their eyes, but the tribesmen who had entered the secret realm had little reaction. There were five or six hundred puppets alone.
Chi Jun ordered his men to go forward and check. He was also curious about what treasures Li Youyang and the others had obtained.
The man couldn't help laughing after checking, and after calming down, he said, "Lord Chi, 570 of them are puppets, 100 are flooring and wall coverings, and dozens are spiritual materials that can be used to smelt immortal swords. Only this storage ring contains three supreme spiritual treasures and a puppet."
All tribesmen: ...
Chi Yang said angrily, "Impossible, they must have hidden the treasure."
Li Youyang and Bei Liyuan arrived at the same time: "We no longer have any storage rings or treasures on us. Lord Chi can order a search."
Chi Yang was about to step forward, but Chi Jun slapped him back with a palm: "How dare you!"
Chi Yang knelt down hurriedly and said, "I was impulsive at the moment. I hope you will forgive me."
Chi Jun looked at Ling Yue and said, "Change it to five hundred years."
Ling Yue bowed.
Chi Jun continued, "According to the custom of previous years, the spiritual treasures obtained by each branch will still belong to each branch after being registered. This year will be the same."
Chi Ye suddenly said, "Chi Jun, Chief Li got a puppet. It's very powerful. Its cultivation is even stronger than that of the former Qiong Cang leader. I wonder if he will hand it over?"
The inspector took out the puppet from the storage ring containing the Supreme Spiritual Treasure: "But this one?"
Chi Ye said respectfully, "The puppet won't start, so I can't be sure."
Chi Jun's eyes darkened slightly, and the puppet instantly activated. A terrifying murderous aura erupted from the puppet, and some of the tribesmen were actually forced to their knees. Chi Jun waved his sleeve lightly, and the puppet shut down. "I have verified it, and this is what Chief Chi is talking about. Pack it up and return it to Chief Li."
Chi Ye clenched his fists. They actually dared to hand over such a good thing. Aren’t they afraid that Chi Jun would take it away?
Chi Jun said again: "Go back and rest for three days, prepare for the written test, and then leave."
Everyone bowed and left, and Chi Jun said again: "Chief Li, please stay for a moment."
Yin Yue looked at Li Youyang worriedly. Bei Liyuan patted his shoulder and said, "Don't worry. Let's go back and take inventory and put the things into storage."
Yin Yue nodded and left with Bei Liyuan.
Li Youyang bowed and said, "I wonder if Chi Jun has any other instructions?"
Chi Jun looked at Li Youyang and said, "I can give Yuemai a chance to completely turn things around, but if you don't seize this opportunity, Yuemai will fall into the abyss completely. Do you dare to try?"
Li Youyang said respectfully, "Mr. Chi, please speak."
Chi Jun raised his eyes and said, "The world is divided into two forces: the immortals and the sects. When the fragments of the demon god accidentally escaped, the Chihuo clan was kicked out of the four major immortal clans, and its resources were taken away by the other immortal clans. Over the years, the major immortal clans have all intended to annex the Chihuo clan. Although I have been resisting, I am afraid that after this immortal clan competition, I will no longer be able to stop it. Unless we can win a ranking in the competition that is enough to intimidate the other immortal clans and enter the top 50, if we succeed, it will be a piece of cake. But if we fail, everyone in the Chihuo clan will bring the disaster of annexation upon you, Yuemai..."
Li Youyang interrupted coldly: "If I don't participate, will Chijun be able to prevent the annexation?"
Chi Jun was silent.
Li Youyang bowed and said, "It's a choice without choice, but this matter concerns the entire Yuemai, so I must ask their opinion."
Chi Jun nodded: "Okay."
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