As a lord, I was forced to farm

Chapter 879 Dan Tian Realm

This quiz is actually not difficult, or rather, it's very simple.

But Jiang Ran has her own requirements for everyone.

For example, Hu Lian and Tu Shi, who have the highest cultivation level and are expected to compete for a top-three spot in Yangming Competition, are required by her to subdue these five giant ice falcons instantly.

However, it's clear that these two were used to things going smoothly, or perhaps they misjudged Jiang Ran's intentions, thinking that His Highness the Prince wanted to test their teamwork skills and wanted to give the spotlight to the other teammates. This led to the passive situation that followed—simply put, they got carried away or had too many ideas.

Li Qinqing is an archer with strong crowd control abilities, which will definitely play a significant role in team competitions. However, she failed to capitalize on her strengths in this quiz. Of course, the Xiaohan Palace's ability to counter wood-type cultivators is undeniable, which exposed her weakness. If she were to unfortunately draw the Illusion of Ice in the main competition, her strength would be greatly diminished.

Jian Bai's performance was actually better than the other three. When Jiang Ran fired the first wave of arrows, he was the one who managed to get his two contracted spirit beasts to block in front of everyone. If it weren't for him, the five of them would have been wiped out in the fifth minute.

Of the five, Luo Yin was the one that Jiang Ran was most satisfied with.

This person is very low-key; probably very few people in the entire Da Su or even Su Hong Academy are discussing this person who previously brought honor to Da Su.

She joined the Shadow Legion of the Great Abyss, and was the only non-Otherworldly member in the legion.

Although Luo Yin's cultivation level was only slightly higher than Jian Bai's, who was a spirit beast master, as a dark assassin specializing in thrusting attacks, she concealed her aura even when facing the Ice Giant Falcon, whose cultivation was inferior to hers, waiting for the moment to strike a fatal blow. Thus, Luo Yin dodged all the attacks from the Ice Giant Falcon and Jiang Ran, and later successfully "assassinated" Xiao Han, becoming the only one unharmed in the entire event.

Jiang Ran taught Hu Lian and the others a harsh lesson: never underestimate an opponent who seems much weaker than yourself.

Since there was dissatisfaction with the five-person team, there was bound to be a punishment.

Hu Lian and Tu Shi were thrown by Jiang Ran at the entrance of the Ba Kui Palace. They had a lot of ideas, but Da Hua's Ba Kui giant ape children didn't have so many ideas. When they were "playing", they always fought with their fists. If they defeated those three Ba ​​Kui giant ape cubs, they would have their equally playful parents behind them.

"Roar!! Friends are so good, friends are so good, new toys!!" Da Hua and the other eight brothers jumped up with joy when they saw the two new toys. They were quite large, and when they jumped, the ground shook.

Hu Lian and Tu Shi felt the molten lava rushing towards them. They looked at each other with shocked and desperate expressions. "We're doomed. His Highness has truly lost faith in us. We'll be lucky to escape with our lives."

Li Qinqing lacks cold resistance and arm strength.

It was still the dead of winter, so Jiang Ran temporarily sealed off his spiritual power and threw him into Huaguan County. He was given only a thin set of clothes and an ordinary axe, and was not allowed to come back until he had cut down a thousand birch trees.

“It’s so cold!!”

Li Qinqing, dressed only in a thin garment barely covering her body, her face turned bluish-purple from the cold, her teeth chattering, walked with her head down, holding a somewhat dull axe, amidst the strange looks of many people in Huaguan County, and miserably began to swing the axe in a forest of birch trees that were as thick as ten people could hug.

Jian Bai is a spirit beast master, but currently he and his two spirit beasts are still in the Void Sea Realm. To enter the Peerless Realm, the bond between master and spirit beast, that is, the connection of spiritual power, is extremely important. Experiencing life and death is the best way to promote their relationship.

So Jiang Ran made a ruthless decision and threw him directly into the Blood Ring Grand Canyon, where powerful magical beasts roamed. He would either die there or advance to the Peerless Realm and return. Having endured countless hunts by magical beasts, Jian Bai couldn't help but want to cry: "If the ruler commands the subject to die, the subject has no choice but to die!"

Luo Yin, however, lacked some offensive methods, so Jiang Ran kept her by her side and selected two from the many mystical arts she had collected: a mid-grade Earth-level Spirit Shadow Step and a low-grade Heaven-level Shadow Shattering Soul Technique for her to study.

Compared to the other four, Luo Yin was practically in heaven. Clutching two cultivation manuals, she stood there dumbfounded and whispered to Jiang Ran, "Your Highness, I... I didn't perform well, I... I don't deserve a reward... I'm willing to be punished like everyone else..."

Jiang Ran glanced at her and said, "You're too weak. Take these two cultivation manuals and increase your strength quickly."

Luo Yin was stunned for a moment.

So it's because I'm too weak that I'm not qualified to be punished. When I'm stronger, Your Highness will punish me, right?!

Luo Yin suddenly became very determined: Then I must thoroughly understand these two cultivation techniques until I am qualified to be punished!

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Although the two had some differences in their understanding, they fortunately reached a consensus on their goals.

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While countless people were cultivating in preparation for this grand power competition, Jiang Ran and Bai Mei also reached an important stage in their cultivation—the Dan Tian Realm.

There are ten major realms for cultivators. Each step requires a solid foundation in order to prepare for the next stage of breakthrough.

The first stage of the Meridian Opening Realm is the stage of opening up the spiritual energy channel and initially sensing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

The second-stage Spirit Gathering Realm involves forming a spiritual energy vortex within the body, allowing for the storage of a certain amount of spiritual power.

The third stage of the Spirit Refining Realm is the stage of purifying spiritual energy. The more perfectly the spiritual energy is refined, the greater the power of the released moves, and the more materialization of spiritual energy it can be, such as condensing water into a python or condensing fire into a sword.

The fourth-tier Profound Bone Realm involves forging Profound Bones within the body. These Profound Bones can condense spiritual energy, evolving from simply absorbing spiritual energy from the outside world to being able to create spiritual energy on their own.

The fifth-order Sea of ​​Consciousness realm opens up a spiritual sea within the body to store spiritual power. Human cultivators can fly, while magical beasts can transform into human form, speak, and fly.

The sixth-tier Dan Tian realm involves the birth of an energy core within the spiritual sea, transforming into a "Dan Tian mini-world." Within this mini-world, the cultivator develops their own divine soul. This divine soul can be projected outwards, allowing them to transmit their voice directly into the minds of others. Furthermore, those who reach the Dan Tian realm can extend their lifespan to over five hundred years. The Dan Tian realm is an insurmountable chasm for countless cultivators. Without exception, every cultivator who reaches the Dan Tian realm is a genius.

The seventh-tier Transcendent Realm is an even more formidable realm, a leap in life force that defies countless geniuses. From this level onward, cultivators must undergo the Nine Heavens Tribulation to shed their old physical bodies. Those at this level can abstain from grains and live for a thousand years. Jiang Ran has only encountered a handful of Transcendent Realm experts. Yun Rong and Aunt Qi Zhuangmei of the Qi family are at this level.

The eighth-order Saint Realm involves touching the laws, and can initially perceive the laws of heaven and earth, such as the domain law of extreme ice. Currently, there are only a handful of known Saint Realm experts in the Cangmiao Continent. It is said that the heads of the five major academies and the three national-level lords of the Cangmiao Continent are all Saint Realm experts.