Gao Wu: Others practice martial arts, but you cultivate immortality?

Li Hong approached with a gentle smile;

Chu Yuan abruptly asked, "Who is Li Chen to you?"

"Li Chen is my cousin." Li Hong seemed oblivious to Chu Yuan's dislike: "His death has been investigated and the truth has been found within the family. It really has nothing to do with you."

I'm so sorry for the trouble I caused you the other day.

Chu Yuan was somewhat surprised by his attitude, but he simply nodded and didn't say anything more.

Li Hong continued, "After all, the quota for the Jianmu Project was purchased by our Li family from Principal Qi, and we cannot waste it."

So... here I am.

It has nothing to do with you, you can rest assured.

"You know quite a lot..."

Li Hong smiled but didn't say anything more.

Chu Yuan ignored him and continued chatting with Yang Yi.

Only then did they realize that on the day of the Revenge Day attack, Yang Yi had initially been taken away by the Zhenwu Bureau.

Although his father, who was at the Divine Power Realm, sensed something was wrong, he was temporarily summoned by the Zhenwu Bureau... so he couldn't come to protect him immediately.

As Jiang Fei had predicted, the result was exactly as Jiang Fei had said.

The martial artists from the Zhenwu Bureau responsible for protecting Yang Yi and his group simply found a secluded spot to hide them before heading off to search for their own families.

For those who were not within the Blood Absorption Array's range to begin with, this behavior is actually nothing special.

However, Yang Yi and the other seeds were marked by the Blood Absorption Array from the very beginning... Without the help of high-level martial artists to suppress it, their blood and qi were constantly being devoured!

Fortunately, it didn't last long and didn't cause any irreversible consequences;

However, some of the foundation has been slightly damaged...

For the past two days, Yang Yi has been at home, where his father has been repairing his foundation using a secret method.

"Ugh, I almost got screwed over..."

"Being almost killed is better than actually dying."

"That's true..."

As they were talking, a minibus slowly drove into the school.

Qi Da walked over and instructed, "Martial artists from the Zhenwu Bureau will guide you. Be careful on your journey."

......

The secret realm is certainly not inside the school, nor even in Morning Sun City;

"We'll go to the prefectural capital first, and then enter the secret realm through the teleportation array of the Prefectural Martial Bureau."

The entire journey takes less than ten hours.

"Those of you who want to sleep can take a nap, and if you're really bored, you can cultivate," Jiang Fei said lazily, his attitude neither bad nor good.

The No. 1 Middle School has three spots, and the No. 2 and No. 3 Middle Schools also have three spots each.

Jiang Fei's task was to take them to the state capital and bring them back after the trial was over... he was essentially acting as a babysitter.

"Um... teacher, would you like some water?" A girl nervously handed over a bottle of beverage.

Jiang Fei laughed, took the drink, and glanced meaningfully at Chu Yuan.

Chu Yuan: "......."

Seeing that Jiang Fei had accepted her kindness, the girl breathed a sigh of relief.

"Teacher, are there many people participating in the Secret Realm Trial this time?"

The others in the car also perked up their ears to listen.

"Of course, there are nine in Chenyang City alone. Looking at the whole country... how many do you think there are?"

"There are... tens of thousands?"

"It won't be tens of thousands, but it's definitely around ten or twenty thousand."

"Huh?" The girl's face showed disappointment. Tens of thousands of people, including the chosen ones from a place like the capital... How could she possibly compete with them?

No matter how generous the reward, it's still just a pie you can't eat.

"Scared?"

"Yes, a little..."

"It's okay, we all have two shoulders to carry one head, what's there to be afraid of?"

"At worst, I'll just consider it an opportunity to broaden my horizons... The top 100 will all receive a reward. If I can't get first place, can't I at least try for 100th?"

Perhaps it was the words of this powerful figure from the Zhenwu Bureau that gave the girl confidence, as the worry on her face dissipated somewhat;

"thank you."

Jiang Fei waved his hand: "In addition, many martial arts academies are also paying attention to this trial;

Even if you don't get a good ranking in the end, if you perform well, it will still be very beneficial for the college entrance examination!

Maybe they'll be specially admitted early...

He casually drew another pie, and the girl ate it with great enthusiasm before returning to her seat.

The atmosphere inside the car was relatively quiet, with whispered discussions that made one feel drowsy.

Chu Yuan looked out the window at the scenery rushing past, a desolate wasteland;

Since the revival of martial arts, rural areas and towns no longer exist; everyone lives in cities.

Because the first wave of enemies faced by the human race were not alien races, nor were they strange beings;

Rather, they are mutated beasts derived from wild animals in nature...

Living in the wild is very dangerous due to their threat.

Although the human race later eliminated this threat, the habit had already been formed...

"What are you thinking about?" Jiang Fei sat down next to him;

"It's nothing... Have you finished your sick leave?"

"How could that be? The bureau is short-staffed... so they're working while sick." Jiang Fei sighed, then whispered, "Be careful of Li Hong from your school."

Chu Yuan nodded: "I know."

At least for now, it seems that Li Hong has no hostility towards him;

My initial thought was that Li Hong was coming for him, but then I thought about it. Even though the Li family in the prefecture is a powerful family, they still have many people to support.

The resources allocated to each person are definitely limited; if you eat more, I eat less... Li Chen's death may not necessarily be a bad thing for Li Hong.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have had the opportunity to take Li Chen's place...

"Just keep it in mind."

"But I still don't understand, why is he at the Inner Breath Realm?" Chu Yuan asked curiously;

In the past, it was already quite good to have a few martial artists at the Inner Breath Realm before the college entrance examination. How come this year, with about half a month left before the college entrance examination, you can just pick one at random and they are at the Inner Breath Realm?

Are geniuses becoming so common?

He's cheating, but is Li Hong cheating too?

Jiang Fei curled his lip: "He's resorting to underhanded tactics, hasn't he? Didn't you see he's been cultivating ever since he got in the car?"

"Trying to force seedlings to grow faster?"

"Um."

"No, is it really worth ruining yourself just for a single secret realm trial?"

"You don't understand, that set of techniques is really precious... If the foundation is damaged, we can find a way to repair it later;

If you miss out on that set of techniques, it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

His situation is likely not uncommon among those participating in this trial.

"What you've said has piqued my curiosity... What kind of cultivation technique is it?" Chu Yuan asked, also filled with anticipation for his future cultivation technique;

"The Martial God's Register! Its creator was a supreme expert at the ninth level of martial arts!"

Unfortunately, he fell into a trap on the battlefield in the heavens and was surrounded and killed by the alien race...

"Nine Realms..."