Gou Zai Sect Beast Taming Longevity

"You are all the pride of our Martial Continent. The future of Martial Continent depends on you. Since you are the pride, in addition to your outstanding talent, practical experience is also essential."

"A towering tree cannot be grown in a greenhouse, and a beautiful flower is merely showy but impractical, easily broken by the wind. Therefore, since Wuzhou is once again enjoying a prosperous era, my Xuan Yin Sect is taking this opportunity to gather all the young talents of Wuzhou in Tian Sha City to test themselves. We also hope to use your help to give our disciples a good beating."

As Zhu Zhengping spoke, he smiled slightly, his tone relaxed. The group of Xuan Yin Sect disciples around him grinned, their faint aura of malevolence rising up.

They all looked at the people below the stage with disdain. Some beckoned to them with playful eyes, while others licked their lips with excited and bloodthirsty eyes. Some even spat water on the ground, their provocation quite obvious.

All these actions were clearly seen by the disciples below the stage. In an instant, no matter which sect the disciples belonged to, an unnamed rage burned fiercely in their hearts, and their anger surged.

"This generation of Xuan Yin Sect is as arrogant as ever. That kid Zhu Zhengping still doesn't know how to restrain himself."

At the front of the Myriad Manifestations Sect's formation, Ruan Hao looked calmly at Zhu Zhengping and spoke softly to Lu Ruikai beside him.

Lu Ruikai's gaze sharpened as he squinted at Zhu Zhengping on the stage. He replied in a deep voice, "Although the Xuan Yin Sect is not very active on weekdays, it has been conserving its strength and resources. With the help of the Heavenly Fiend Secret Realm, it has already achieved a glorious rise."

"His high-profile actions this time must be due to his absolute confidence and assurance. Moreover, judging from his disciples, they are indeed top-notch talents, so a bit of arrogance is to be expected."

Upon hearing this, Ruan Hao shook his head and said nothing more, simply looking at Zhu Zhengping in silence, lost in thought.

"Look, there have been quite a few geniuses emerging in Wuzhou over the years. Each sect and school is no pushover. It's too difficult for him to stand out by relying on the strength of his own sect."

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Although Zhu Zhengping didn't explain it very clearly, the meaning behind it was quite obvious.

The provocative behavior of the Xuan Yin Sect disciples behind him successfully provoked angry glares from a group of prodigies. Zhu Zhengping merely smiled, seemingly pleased with the effect he desired.

"good."

Zhu Zhengping nodded to himself, paused for a moment, and waited until everyone's emotions had reached their peak before continuing:

"Therefore, I need to remind all the prodigies of Wuzhou that this trip to the secret realm is not only full of opportunities, but also full of dangers."

I won't go into too much detail about the background of the Heavenly Fiend Secret Realm here.

"The rules are simple. When the Heavenly Fiend Secret Realm opens, all of you will be teleported to a designated area, which is also a safe area, according to your sect's power."

"Then the trial will begin, and all of you will receive a Fiend Qi Token, which contains basic Fiend Qi Points. Fiend Qi Points can be obtained by killing Fiend Ghosts or other creatures among them."

"In addition, you can also obtain it by stealing other people's evil energy cards. The final level of evil energy points will determine your ranking in this round."

Zhu Zhengping's gaze was calm, and although he spoke softly, his voice reached everyone's ears accurately.

The rules were simple, so everyone just listened quietly without objection.

"It should be noted that since this is a training exercise, life and death injuries are inevitable. The entire Heavenly Fiend Secret Realm is divided into three levels."

"In the first level, you can teleport out at any time if you wish, which means you have absolutely no say in the opportunities of this secret realm journey. However, in the second level, the deeper you go into the secret realm, the more unstable the teleportation power of the evil aura tablet becomes, and we cannot guarantee that it will be 100% successful."

"Of course, without a doubt, the deeper you go into the secret realm, the more treasures it contains, and the more precious they are. You can decide for yourselves."

.........

Zhu Zhengping spoke at length, and as he explained the rules, everyone gained a clearer understanding of the Heavenly Fiend Secret Realm.

Tong Yuan was looking at everyone when he suddenly smiled softly, his gaze carrying a mysterious charm, and nodded slightly.

"Of course, you are all the pride of Wuzhou. If you have the opportunity, then try your best to seize it. In this Heavenly Fiend Secret Realm, my Xuan Yin Sect has released quite a few opportunities."

"I won't go into the other things, but among them, there are several fifth-grade pills and Yin-Yang Breakthrough Pills. In addition, there are quite a few top-notch cultivation techniques and spells, as well as top-grade spiritual treasures. As for other things, they are countless."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the audience exchanged smiles, their eyes filled with both hesitation and fervor. It's said that wealth can corrupt the heart, and there's no doubt that the deeper one ventures into the Heavenly Fiend Secret Realm, the more dangerous it becomes. In fact, Zhu Zhengping himself made it clear that there was a risk of certain death.

However, the same principle applies to the cultivation world, where the strong prey on the weak and fortunes are found in danger. Just take what Tong Yuanzheng said about the Yin-Yang Breakthrough Pill. Its effect is to increase the success rate of Foundation Establishment to Core Formation by 30%, and it can also improve the quality of Core Formation. Just this one point is enough to drive people crazy.

In particular, those who joined this Heavenly Fiend Secret Realm were mostly Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Seeing that the emotions of the people below the stage had been stirred up, Zhu Zhengping smiled, glanced at the elders leading the various sects, and nodded slightly.

The elders from each sect exchanged glances, took a deep breath, and ultimately offered no rebuttal.

After all, Zhu Zhengping made it very clear that once inside, the choice would be entirely voluntary, and the elders of each family had confidence in their disciples.

Lu Ruikai turned his head, looked at his group of disciples from the Myriad Manifestations Sect, nodded slightly, and said solemnly:

"Opportunities may arise suddenly, but we must carefully consider our own strength and not do things we are not confident about. This Heavenly Fiend Secret Realm is a relatively isolated small world. Once we enter, if anything unexpected happens, we will not be able to get in and help."

"Yes."

The disciples of the Myriad Manifestations Sect lowered their heads and nodded, some with hesitant eyes, others with fierce fighting spirit, each with their own expression.

"Alright, all you prodigies, prepare yourselves! The Heavenly Fiend Secret Realm is now open!"

After surveying the surroundings and taking a deep breath, Zhu Zhengping's voice became much more solemn. As he cast a spell, he pointed to the sky, and a dazzling beam of blood-red light flew out from his fingertip and shot into the heavens.

"Boom!!"

As the blood-red light shot out, breaking through the clouds, the wind swept away the remaining clouds in an instant, and the clouds surged and swirled, vaguely forming the shape of a vortex.

"puff!!"

But then Zhu Zhengping's hand gestures changed again, and he forced a mouthful of blood from the corner of his mouth, spitting it onto the ground. His fist transformed into a palm, and he slammed it hard against the earth, letting out a clear shout:

"The Heavenly Fiend Secret Realm is open!"

In an instant, the earth trembled, and boundless light burst forth from every corner of Tian Sha City. The fluctuations of the formation continued to rise, shocking everyone. Brilliant beams of light shot out from the ground and connected to the sky. The vortex trembled and began to rumble and rotate.

In the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, it had already covered the original sky, shrouding everyone's heads, constantly rotating, endless blood light continuously emanating, and an astonishing power spreading out, coloring half the sky, and even a trace of bloody aura fell from the sky like rain.

"Such astonishing malevolent energy! This Heavenly Fiend Secret Realm... truly lives up to its name."

"How many people have perished here?"

Looking at the blood-red vortex constantly spinning in the sky, Elder Gezhong's eyes sharpened. With his keen divine sense, he felt the astonishing bloodthirsty aura and was secretly alarmed.

"In here... for those whose cultivation level is below Foundation Establishment, going in is simply courting death. Even for ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators, it's impossible to make a single step."

Yu Changsheng narrowed his eyes. Through the blood-red vortex in the sky, he could vaguely see part of the scene: the earth was bleeding, mountains were collapsing, and endless black and red evil energy was emanating from it. Amidst the desolation, it appeared even more sinister and terrifying.

For a moment, many of the nearly one thousand disciples present had second thoughts, feeling uneasy. However, the thought that they could teleport away at any time from the first level after entering put them at ease.

Zhu Zhengping remained expressionless, and with a wave of his sleeve, streaks of blood-red light flew towards everyone present, eventually settling down and transforming into the shape of a token, which was accurately grasped in everyone's hands.

"This is the inauspicious energy tablet..."

Yu Changsheng took the evil aura token and examined it with a hint of curiosity. The token was blood red all over, and he didn't know what material it was made of, but there was a number 200 written on its back.

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"Does everyone start with 200 points of malevolent energy?"

Yu Changsheng was somewhat surprised, and looking at the numbers above, he had some guesses in his mind.

Based on what I know about the disappearance, within the Heavenly Fiend Secret Realm, killing an ordinary fiend would only yield one to ten fiend points, while each person starts with 200 fiend points...

Combined with what Zhu Zhengping just said, the meaning behind this is already crystal clear.

"He's encouraging disciples from different sects to scramble for each other's evil energy tokens! Compared to slowly accumulating evil energy points, it's obviously faster and more efficient to plunder others' evil energy points."

Yu Changsheng muttered to himself, and after thinking it through, he didn't pay too much attention to it. He looked up at Zhu Zhengping on the high platform and just happened to see that, whether intentionally or unintentionally, Zhu Zhengping was also looking at him.

Their eyes met for a fleeting moment. Yu Changsheng was startled, while Zhu Zhengping expressionlessly shifted his gaze, his face remaining calm, his voice booming like thunder as he spoke softly:

"Now, the secret realm is open! I hope everyone will have gained something in half a month."

As soon as the words were spoken, the crimson vortex in the sky roared, and beams of crimson light descended from it, landing on all the disciples who held the evil energy tokens. The next instant, the light flashed, the crimson beams retracted, and the people inside shot into the crimson vortex.

"oops!!"

One by one, individuals crashed into the crimson vortex, passing through without any hindrance. However, dozens of figures were blocked outside the vortex, their pain causing the pillar of light to collapse and them to fall from the sky.

Zhu Zhengping merely glanced at them indifferently, shook his head, and said:

"No entry is permitted for anyone over 100 years of age."

Clearly, this crimson vortex is both an entrance and a screening process, with its own criteria, designed to prevent unqualified individuals from entering.

Those who were barred from entering smiled sullenly upon hearing this, touched their noses, and seeing that Zhu Zhengping was not angry, they shook their heads, clasped their hands in a fist salute, and turned to leave.

This group is not composed of people from the Three Sects and Six Schools; most of them are rogue cultivators who want to try their luck.

Although this Heavenly Fiend Secret Realm is open to all qualified cultivators in the Martial Continent, most people are just there to watch. The main characters are always the chosen ones from the three sects and six schools.

Let's wait and see.

After everyone had entered the Heavenly Fiend Secret Realm, Zhu Zhengping cast a spell and made hand seals again. The blood-red vortex in the sky slowly stopped spinning and returned to calm. Only a wisp of blood-fiend energy continued to emanate. Then, Zhu Zhengping sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and breathed steadily.

The other sect elders exchanged glances but made no further contact before closing their eyes to cultivate. They would wait here for the next two weeks.

On the other side, within the Heavenly Fiend Secret Realm, beams of light flashed, revealing the members of the Myriad Manifestations Sect.

"Is this the Heavenly Fiend Secret Realm? The aura of bloodlust is so strong..."

Yu Changsheng slowly opened his eyes. With a thought, he felt a dense aura of bloodlust washing over him from all directions.

The earth was dark red, as if stained with blood, and the sky was also dark red, with a blood-red sun hanging above it. All around were endless plains, completely silent, and in the distance, the outlines of mountains could be seen, undulating endlessly.

A sense of oppression pervaded the world, casting a shadow over everyone's minds. It was filled with invisible yet omnipresent, bloodthirsty resentment that relentlessly assaulted the soul, endlessly affecting everyone's spirit.

Yu Changsheng was alright; with his powerful divine soul and consciousness, he quickly adapted to the environment. However, the others, especially those with relatively weaker cultivation, were not so fortunate.

Their faces were ashen, they were panting heavily, and they looked around in trepidation.

"Are you alright?"

Yu Changsheng turned around, helped Li Minghan, whose complexion was not good, and asked with concern.

"It's okay, I just need some time to adjust."

Li Minghan's face was slightly pale. He put his hands on his hips, glanced at his surroundings, suppressed the dizziness in his mind, and spoke in a weak tone.

"Okay, it'll be ready in a bit."

Yu Changsheng offered a word of comfort, then with a slight movement of his divine sense, he transformed into a thin veil that enveloped Li Minghan.

Li Minghan was taken aback, his breathing became noticeably more steady, and he turned back to look at Yu Changsheng with gratitude.

Yu Changsheng smiled and looked at the others. Of the group, apart from Li Minghan who still needed some time to recover, Zhang Tianwen and Shen Xingchen quickly returned to normal and were basically unaffected. (End of Chapter)