Taming Beasts and Cultivating Immortality from Two Realms

Chapter 181 The Final Showdown
仙盟24523年7月12号8:00。

Today marks the official start of the final college entrance examination.

The fifth examination hall is located on the outer perimeter of the blessed land of the Azure Cloud Immortal Sect.

Chen Beiwu looked around and noticed that there were significantly fewer candidates participating in the final exam compared to those in the re-examination.

"Buzz!"

The large screen in the examination hall lit up, and Jiang Chuan Zhenjun appeared, beginning to announce the rules of the college entrance examination.

"This year's final exam is a battle for supremacy!"

"Next, you will enter the Contest Realm and randomly challenge all the illusory figures of Immortal Alliance cultivators collected from ancient times to the present."

"Candidates who successfully defeat the cultivator's phantom and pass the test will receive a Grade B rating and be qualified to join the Seven Nine Upper Sect."

"Those who pass both tests will receive a Grade A rating and be qualified to join the Immortal Sect."

"Those who pass all three tests will receive a top-tier evaluation, qualifying them to join one of the top three immortal sects and become a renowned Nascent Soul True Lord in the future of the Immortal Alliance."

Upon hearing this, the dozen or so Golden Core cultivators in charge of proctoring the exam frowned slightly, while only a few Golden Core cultivators remained calm.

Although the rules for this year's college entrance examination were unpleasant to hear, they had to admit that among the thirteen immortal sects, the three upper immortal sects were indeed in a class of their own.

Chen Beiwu narrowed his eyes, keenly sensing that something was amiss.

what's the situation?
According to Jiang Chuan Zhenjun, becoming a Nascent Soul True Lord by joining the Upper Three Immortal Sect seemed like a sure thing.

Could it be that he chose the wrong major?
Compared to spiritual root attribute compatibility, the three upper immortal sects that have always ranked among the top three immortal sects are actually a better place to go!
Thinking of this, Chen Beiwu frowned.

"Those who pass all four trials will receive a double-A rating, qualifying them to apply for the Immortal Alliance Examination and enter one of the Five Great Grotto Heavens."

At this point, True Monarch Jiang Chuan paused slightly: "To ensure the fairness of the assessment, the cultivation levels of the cultivators' phantoms within the Contending Realm will be at the same level as yours."

Upon hearing this, the candidates present all showed a look of fervor in their eyes.

In the eyes of the Immortal Alliance cultivators, the Five Great Grotto-Heavens are supreme holy lands.

If they could pass all four levels and achieve a double A rating, wouldn't that bring glory to their ancestors and be remembered in the history of the Immortal Alliance?

'A bunch of idiots.' Shen Qiong thought to himself, curling his lip.

Passing through all four levels of the Contender Realm is no easy feat!
The cultivator phantoms collected within the Contending Realm include not only the numerous candidates from the Immortal Alliance who participate in the annual college entrance examination, but also the phantoms of peerless geniuses from the Five Great Grotto Heavens.

Those peerless geniuses can cross realms as easily as drinking water, and are virtually invincible within their own realm.

There is a 100% chance that the cultivator phantom that appears in the fourth level of the Contending Realm is a genius from one of the Five Great Grotto Heavens, and that is not someone he can possibly mess with.

The most valuable quality in a person is self-awareness. Shen Qiong's goal was simple: to pass two trials, obtain a Grade A rating, and successfully join the Bixiao Immortal Sect.

At this moment, Jiang Chuan Zhenjun on the big screen is still explaining the rules.

"Candidates may bring any number of external items such as magical artifacts, talismans, and array plates into the Competition Realm."

These words elicited a variety of reactions from the students in the examination room; some were delighted, while others were indignant.

"This is not fair!" a candidate dressed in ordinary clothes suddenly shouted.

"That's right. If one can compete and pass the trials by relying on external aids, then this Immortal Alliance Final Trial is just a game for cultivation factions and has no meaning whatsoever!"

Chen Beiwu was also somewhat surprised.

If the rules of the Immortal Alliance Final Examination are so simple and brutal, he can foresee that all the candidates who will be able to enter the Thirteen Immortal Sects this year will be from powerful cultivation families, and the path to advancement for ordinary cultivators will be completely blocked.

'Strange, could this be a barrier set up by the higher-ups of the Immortal Alliance specifically for commoners?' Chen Beiwu's mind raced.

Despite the fact that the Immortal Alliance is now highly modernized, the Wanling app even has Golden Core cultivators giving live-streamed tutorials.

However, the knowledge they teach is not the top-tier breakthrough techniques, but rather some common breakthrough skills known to all cultivation families.

Not only the Immortal Alliance, but even his past life had many hidden barriers, especially knowledge barriers related to information. It's not that wealthy people can predict the future, but rather that they are in high positions and can gain an advantage by accessing information and intelligence from all sides, thus accumulating vast wealth.

By the time ordinary people realize what's happening and try to use this information to get on board, they often enter at the peak and become easy prey.

Is this year's final college entrance exam going to be the same?

The privileged second-generation members of powerful families, having received advance notice, had already prepared spiritual artifacts, talismans, and other external items, while the commoner cultivators were the last to know on the day of the exam.

Fortunately, Chen Beiwu was cautious and purchased a spiritual weapon that suited him half a year before the college entrance examination. However, he did not have the means to purchase a more powerful second-tier talisman.

"The Immortal Alliance's college entrance examination is fair and just." As if knowing that the candidates were dissatisfied, True Monarch Jiang Chuan said in a deep voice, "The Contending Realm and the Divine Void Realm are different. It is not a good thing for candidates to carry more spiritual artifacts and talismans."

"The more spiritual artifacts and talismans the examinees use, the more spiritual artifacts and talismans the cultivator phantoms within the competition area will use, resulting in a significant increase in the difficulty of passing the test."

"If you want to get good results, it's best to use a complete set of spiritual artifacts and talismans."

Otherwise, relying solely on external resources will only cause you to fail at the very first hurdle.

Upon hearing this, the candidates, who already knew the content of the assessment, remained calm throughout.

Instead, it was the indignant candidates who became the focus of the crowd.

Some test takers even showed disdain for this.

This isn't the first time the Immortal Alliance has held a competition for the Peak Realm. It's utterly ridiculous that they dare to question the decisions of the Immortal Alliance's higher-ups when they don't even know these basic rules.

But what they didn't know was that candidates from ordinary backgrounds had no way of knowing this detailed information.

These candidates only knew that the last time the Immortal Alliance opened the Competition Realm was fifty years ago, and the rule was that candidates were not allowed to bring any foreign objects.

Chen Beiwu also breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, his guess was wrong.

There's a saying that goes, "Your position determines your perspective."

Chen Beiwu comes from a family that has fallen on hard times, and if he wants to cultivate immortality, he can only rely on his own efforts.

If the Immortal Alliance can't even maintain the superficial fairness of the college entrance examination rules, even if he successfully enters one of the Thirteen Immortal Sects, he may not receive the genius treatment he deserves.

"This competition is a fight to the death; only the true geniuses will make it to the end!"

"I hereby announce that the unified final examination for admission to regular higher cultivation schools has officially begun."

As soon as Jiang Chuan Zhenjun finished speaking, the light of the Contending Realm Guide shone forth, and the world before Chen Beiwu's eyes suddenly changed.

……

Chen Beiwu looked around and found himself in a cyan-gold arena. Seventy-two chains hung down from the void around him, completely sealing off the arena.

Outside the arena, a jade tablet covered with dark red spots gradually revealed text.

[Challenger]: Chen Beiwu

[Cultivation Level]: Qi Refining Beyond Limit
[Opponent in the Contender Realm]: Li Yuanba, a candidate from the Immortal Alliance at level 24013 (at the Qi Refining Transcendence Realm).
'Li Yuanba?' Chen Beiwu frowned slightly.

This competitive realm is truly random; it randomly summoned an old rival from over five hundred years ago.

The name just sounds familiar.

If he remembered correctly, there was a rather famous Golden Core cultivator in the Li family of Qianshan in the Fallen Dragon Prefecture, whose name was also Li Yuanba, and who was hailed as the Thunderclap True Man by the Fallen Dragon cultivators.

Thinking of this, Chen Beiwu looked at the gradually solidifying figure in front of the arena.

Regardless of whether the name is a coincidence, there is only one thing he needs to do now.

That is to work with the golden egg to completely shatter the illusory figure of the cultivator named Li Yuanba in front of us!
(End of this chapter)