Preparations for the Trial Competition are proceeding in full swing under the planning of Sha Chu and others.

The number of registrations on the website is growing rapidly every day, but this is only the initial registration. There will be a test a few days before the start of the competition. Only those who pass the test will be eligible to become official players and participate in the official trial competition.

Li Xiu, who was far away in Changshengtian, was holding the registration list and frowning in thought.

Among the names on the list sent by Sha Chu, there are many familiar names. They should all be from Changshengtian. Even the four major families have people participating in the competition.

Li Xiu estimated that there were probably quite a few people from the Immortal Seven Groups who had signed up for the competition, but he just didn't know some of the members of the Immortal Seven Groups.

This made Li Xiu quite depressed. The reason why he took out the super-spiritual-level magic ring as the champion reward was, on the one hand, because it was a competition that the president wanted to hold and he had to make it a success, and on the other hand, he planned to let his own people win the championship, so he had to take back the magic ring.

Now so many families in Changshengtian have people participating in the competition, and those who participate are not ordinary people. There are several super spirit trial participants in the list alone. It may not be so easy to win the championship.

Li Xiu, who originally did not plan to participate in the competition, is now considering whether he should participate or not.

"I originally thought that if Chu Jun and A Fei were allowed to participate in the competition, they would be able to win the championship. Now it seems that this is not too safe. But it seems a bit disrespectful for me, the chief general, to participate in the competition personally." When Li Zhengxu was having a headache about this matter, Li Qingyi came to Yard No. 7.

"Long time no see. How come you have time to come to my place today?" Li Xiu hadn't seen Li Qingyi for a long time and asked curiously.

Li Qingyi did not show up even during the Li family rebellion, which was such a big event. Why did he suddenly come today?

Li Qingyi smiled and said, "I heard that you were going to hold a trial contest, so I came here to sign up for the competition."

"You want to participate in the competition?" Li Xiu was a little surprised.

Before, I didn’t know Li Qingyi’s identity and thought she participated in the Magic Spirit Competition to become famous. Now that I know she is the president’s daughter, I naturally won’t think so. She doesn’t need to rely on the competition to become famous.

That super-spiritual-level magic ring might be attractive to others, but to this young lady, it is nothing at all.

Not to mention a super spirit, even if it was a cast spirit, I guess as long as she wanted it, the president would get it for her without hesitation.

"Is there anything strange about me participating in the competition?" Li Qingyi looked at Li Xiu with a smile and said, "As far as I know, the four major families have sent out masters at the level of Soul Casting to participate in the competition."

"What!" Li Xiu was shocked.

Among those on his registration form, there were trial-takers at the super-spiritual level participating in the competition, which already made him feel a little uncomfortable. He did not expect that the four major families would be so ruthless and directly find big men at the soul-casting level to participate in the competition.

If this is true, his idea of ​​letting his people win the championship will probably be shattered. Except for himself, there is not even one soul caster among the people under his command. How can he compete with others?

"Is it necessary to let a Soul Forging-level boss take action in a small trial-takers competition?" Li Xiu was really puzzled. Why would the four major families let a Soul Forging-level boss take action? Isn't this making a fuss out of nothing?

Li Qingyi said: "Haven't you received the news yet? The president has decided that the ranking of each family after the competition will be linked to the number of new recruits. The higher the ranking in the competition, the more new recruits there will be."

"Why do they need so many recruitment quotas? There are so many people in Wangsheng Town, they can just recruit as many as they want. Why do they have to recruit people outside?" Li Xiu was a little puzzled.

"Of course it's different." Li Qingyi explained: "The outside trialists are different from our Changshengtian trialists. If they want to become high-level trialists, they generally have to meet two conditions. One is to have a powerful force behind them, otherwise there will be no Trial Gate resources available. The second is that their own talent is not too bad, or they have good luck, otherwise without much intelligence, it is impossible for them to live to become high-level trialists. Trialists who have both of these points are in themselves very valuable resources, not to mention that the new recruits this time will also be allocated certain resources by the association."

"I see." Li Xiu understood what Li Qingyi meant.

To put it more clearly, the new recruits that Changshengtian is recruiting this time are either those with background and resources, or those with extraordinary talents.

Just like the Southern Cross Federation, many noble children of the Southern Cross Federation wanted to join Changshengtian but didn’t have the chance in the past. Now that they have the opportunity, they naturally won’t miss it.

With the addition of these noble children, if they want to make a name for themselves in Changshengtian, they will inevitably have a lot of consumption. This will not only allow Changshengtian to obtain good human resources, but also bring a lot of wealth.

"Is the situation in Changshengtian so bad now?" Li Xiu asked thoughtfully.

The fact that the president suddenly made so many major reforms can only mean that the time has come for Changshengtian to change, and the situation is very bleak.

"I'm afraid it's worse than you think." Li Qingyi sighed, "The Li family rebellion caused Changshengtian to lose a lot of capable and powerful trialists. The trial gates that they were originally needed to suppress now have to be replaced by others. There is a shortage of manpower. What's even more uncomfortable is that in the past year, the number of demons rushing out of the trial gate has increased, almost doubling from the previous year. At this rate, it is unknown how long Changshengtian can hold on. So the top priority now is to train more high-level trialists as soon as possible."

After a pause, Li Qingyi continued, "Now that Changshengtian is able to stabilize the situation, your technician team has also made great contributions. The emergence of new magic equipment allows S-level magic equipment masters to burst out with combat power equivalent to super spirits. If there were not so many magic equipment masters to take over, we would have been short of manpower long ago."

Li Xiu didn't expect that the situation in Changshengtian was worse than he had imagined, but he also understood why the president made so many big moves.

"Each family participates in the competition to compete for talent and resources. Why are you participating in the competition?" Li Xiu asked Li Qingyi.

"I am a member of the technician team, so naturally I have to do my part for the team." Li Qingyi said with a smile.

Li Xiu was startled when he heard this, then shook his head and said, "Since there are masters of the Soul Casting level participating in the competition, there is little point in you participating. You should stay in Changshengtian."

"Why can't I be a soul-casting?" Li Qingyi's sudden words surprised Li Xiu.

"You have been promoted to Soul Forging? So fast?" Li Xiu remembered that it was he who helped Li Qingyi to be promoted to Light Base. It has only been such a short time, but he has already been promoted to Soul Forging. This is too fast.

“I haven’t been promoted to Soul Casting yet.” Li Qingyi shook his head.

"Then what do you mean?" Li Xiu was a little confused about what Li Qingyi meant.

“Just because I’m not a soul forger now doesn’t mean I can’t be promoted to a soul forger before the competition starts. As long as you are willing to help me, I should be able to be promoted to a soul forger before the competition starts. It shouldn’t be difficult to help you win a place then.” Li Qingyi said with a smile.

"Stop joking. You are the president's daughter. If you need anything, just go to the president directly. Why do you need me?" Li Xiu said with a wry smile.

"Although I am the president's daughter, I can't go to him for everything, right? If I can't even solve a small matter like this, how can I be worthy of the title of the president's daughter?" Li Qingyi looked at Li Xiu with a half-smile and continued, "Besides, I am now a member of the technician team. If I have any difficulties, who else can I go to if not you, the general manager?"

"Okay, what exactly do you want me to help you with? You're not going to Tianmen to be executed again, are you?" Li Xiu said.

"The execution platform is OK for breaking the contract, but it is not very helpful for forging the soul. Building the foundation requires destructive power, while forging the soul requires light energy. The two are not the same concept." Li Qingyi thought for a while and said, "I have enough resources and light energy, but if I want to forge a powerful soul, I need something special."

"What's special?" Li Xiu asked.

"I don't know, so I'm going to find out." Li Qingyi said.

"Where are you going to find it?" Li Xiu suddenly became depressed.

"Don't worry about that. I know where to look." Li Qingyi said, "The place I'm going to is the trial gate where I obtained the Symbiosis Contract. Only there can I find the special light energy for casting souls in the Symbiosis Contract."

"Why can we only find special light energy by going to the trial gate to obtain the symbiotic contract? Aren't there special light energy in other trial gates?" Li Xiu was very interested.

Since he didn't have a soul forging technique either, if Li Qingyi's method was feasible, he could learn from it.

“Of course there are, but they may not be suitable for my symbiotic contract. However, in the trial ground where the symbiotic contract was born, the special light energy there must be suitable for my symbiotic contract.” Li Qingyi said.

"In that case, I'll go with you." Li Xiu became interested and asked, "Which trial gate did you get the symbiotic contract from?"

"Nine Dragons Mysterious Ice Sect." Li Qingyi said it casually.

After hearing this, Li Xiu's expression changed slightly, because he knew about the Nine Dragons Mysterious Ice Sect.

When he was browsing the information about the Changshengtian Trial Gate, he noticed the Nine Dragons Mysterious Ice Gate.

The information at the time was very simple, only introducing the trial rules within the Nine Dragons Mysterious Ice Gate. It was very difficult and it would be difficult for ordinary humans to complete it.

But that was not the focus of Li Xiu's attention. What really made him pay attention to the Nine Dragons Mysterious Ice Gate were the last two sentences.

"In the land of Nine Dragons Mysterious Ice, anyone who enters will have a life or death scare, and no one can be exempted."

There is only this little introduction about the Nine Dragons Mysterious Ice Land, but it makes people know clearly how dangerous it is.

The most frightening sentence is "No one is an exception". In other words, no matter what level of trial-taker you are, you will be in danger of death when you arrive at the land of Nine Dragons Mysterious Ice.

Seeing Li Xiu's expression, Li Qingyi knew that she had read the information about the Nine Dragons Mysterious Ice Sect.

"What? Are you scared?" Li Qingyi looked at Li Xiu with a smile.

"Since you are not afraid, why should I be afraid?" Li Xiu knew that the Nine Dragons Mysterious Ice Land was terrifying, but since Li Qingyi dared to go there, he must be confident. There was no reason for him to go and die, so he was not very afraid.

"Then pack up and we'll leave soon," said Li Qingyi.

"So fast?" Li Xiu was slightly startled, then said: "Then wait for me for a while, I will make arrangements."

Li Xiu came to Li Ming'er's room and put Xiaoshuang and Zaizai down. It was impossible for him to take them with him to the Nine Dragons Mysterious Ice Land.

Xiaoshuang has always been very obedient. Li Xiu was originally worried that there might be something wrong with Zaizai, but who knew that Zaizai was so obedient this time and actually let Li Minger hold him obediently.

After arranging them, Li Xiu followed Li Qingyi to the Jiulong Xuanbing Gate.

The trial rules of the Nine Dragons Mysterious Ice Trial Field are very difficult for ordinary people to pass.

In a closed space, the temperature will drop sharply, and the terrifyingly low temperature can easily kill the trial-taker.

The higher the level of the trial, the lower the temperature and the longer you need to endure in it.

Li Qingyi used the trial badge to directly enter the trial with an admission ticket reward. After the two entered, they found that their luck was not good as they actually encountered an S-level trial.

Two people need to endure low temperatures for seventy-two hours, or three days, to pass the test.

The rules do not specify what the low temperature is, they only say it is an extremely low temperature.

Li Xiu didn't care. He had the Ice Heart talent and Ice Ashes skill, so low temperatures could hardly cause any harm to him.

But three days is indeed a bit long. I haven't had a drop of water for three days, and then I have to enter the trial land. I don't know if I can find water and food in the trial land.

If they can find water and food, it's fine. If not, they have to get out in a short time.

The trial field is like an ice cave, with ice walls all around, and the ceiling and the ground are all made of ice.

Li Xiu moved his body and felt that the temperature was acceptable. It was not as cold as he had imagined, about minus 20 to 30 degrees Celsius.

As if seeing through Li Xiu's thoughts, Li Qingyi said: "This is just the beginning. As time goes by, the temperature will get lower and lower. If you can't hold on, be sure to tell me and I will find a way to help you."

"Okay." Li Xiu nodded, found a place to sit down, and used the Ice Ashes to transform the cold air into his own energy.

Li Qingyi sat down opposite Li Xiu. She was wearing thick clothes, a fur coat and leather boots. The coat also had a hood. The thick fur on the hood looked very warm.

Li Xiu looked at the white tights on his body and couldn't help but sigh that he had a miserable life. He had finally managed to get a set of Confucian skirt, but it was ruined not long after. Li Qingyi had so many sets of clothes that she could not compare to him.

As time went by, the temperature was indeed getting lower and lower. Fortunately, Li Xiu had talent and skills, so such low temperatures had no effect on him.

"Are you cold?" After a while, Li Qingyi looked at Li Xiu and asked.

"Not cold." Li Xiu shook his head.

"Just tell me if you feel cold." Li Qingyi said, then closed her eyes and leaned against the wall to continue sleeping.

After Li Qingyi slept for a while, she asked Li Xiu if he was cold, and Li Xiu still said he was not cold.

Over the three days, the temperature in the trial field became lower and lower. Every once in a while, Li Qingyi would ask Li Xiu if he was cold.

Li Xiu initially answered that he was not cold, because he was not cold either.

Later, Li Xiu suddenly thought of a problem. Li Qingyi kept asking him if he was cold. Maybe there was some way to help him solve the problem of being cold.

Li Xiu wanted to know what method Li Qingyi would use.

So after the second day, when Li Qingyi asked him if he was cold, Li Xiu said he was a little cold.

"If it's a bit cold, then just hold on a little longer." Li Qingyi looked at Li Xiu and said.

Li Xiu was suddenly speechless. After a long time, Li Qingyi's solution was to ask him to hold on a little longer.

"It's such a rip-off." Li Xiu was speechless.

After all, he hadn't eaten or drunk anything for more than two days. Li Xiu felt a little hungry and his mouth was very thirsty.

Try to get some ice off the wall and melt it into water to drink.

Who knew that this ice was so hard that it didn't look like ice cubes. With Li Xiu's strength, he punched the ice wall, but there was not even a mark left on it. However, Li Xiu felt as if his finger bones were about to break.

"Don't even think about it. The black ice here is extremely hard. Not to mention that you can't use the symbiotic contract, even if you can use it, you can't hurt the ice wall here." Li Qingyi said as he sat there quietly.

Li Xiu had no choice but to sit down again. Without eating or drinking, he simply lay on the ground and fell asleep.

After sleeping for a while, he heard Li Qingyi asking him if he was cold. Li Xiu was too lazy to pay attention to her. Even if he was cold, she would just tell him to hold on.

Li Xiu ignored Li Qingyi and continued to sleep.

Li Qingyi asked a few times, but when Li Xiu didn't answer, she stopped asking.

After a while, Li Xiu heard Li Qingyi seemed to stand up and walk towards him.

After a while, Li Xiu felt Li Qingyi's hand on his forehead.

Li Xiu ignored Li Qingyi just now, so he was too embarrassed to open his eyes and say that he was sleeping. He could only let Li Qingyi touch his forehead.

Anyway, he has Ice Heart and Ice Ashes in his body, and his body temperature is now higher than that of normal people. After Li Qingyi touches him, she should know that he is fine.

But Li Xiu was a little different. After Li Qingyi reached out and touched his forehead, his face suddenly changed color.

In such a cold place, Li Xiu's body temperature was abnormally high, and he lay on the ground motionless. Although his heart and breathing were fine, it showed that there was something wrong with his body.

Li Xiu felt that Li Qingyi's hand finally left his body, and thought that Li Qingyi knew he was fine and would leave.

Who knew that next Li Xiu would suddenly feel a slight coolness on his body, and a soft touch, then he felt his upper body being picked up, and then something thick wrapped around his body.

Li Xiu felt as if his face was pressed against a soft and elastic pillow.

Li Xiu immediately understood what had happened. Li Qingyi hugged him in her arms and wrapped his body with her coat.

Feeling the softness and the fragrance entering his nose, Li Xiu decided to continue sleeping. This was much more comfortable than sleeping on the hard ice surface.

Li Qingyi hugged Li Xiu and felt her body getting hotter and hotter. Li Xiu's body was like a big hand warmer, making Li Qingyi feel hotter and hotter, and she even felt like sweating.