My equipment is designed for cultivation; I started by slaughtering my way through a small world.

Gu Qing glanced at the doorway, her heart burning with excitement.

only……

When he pushed open the door, the identity of the person who came in surprised Gu Qing.

"Uncle!"

"What, aren't you going to invite me in?"

Zhang Yubai stood at the door, chuckling and teasing.

"where--"

"Uncle, please come inside."

After inviting Zhang Yubai into the living room, the mother and father exchanged a few pleasantries with their cousin, and then took Gu Cheng back to their bedroom.

Zhang Yubai and Gu Qing were left in the living room.

They all knew that this distant cousin wouldn't visit without a reason; he must have something to discuss with Gu Qing.

"Uncle, are you here representing the Xianmu Group, or...?"

Gu Qing got straight to the point and asked directly.

"hehe……"

"Xianmu Group?"

Zhang Yubai looked somewhat awkward, and took a deep breath before speaking:

"Not long ago, Sima Xiao came to talk to me. He suspected that there was a problem with the contract we signed before, and deliberately tried to distance yourself from the Wanfa bloodline in your body and the Xianmu Group."

"Well……"

"Such a thing actually happened!"

"Uncle, are you here this time to represent Xianmu Group to renegotiate the contract?"

This time, Gu Qing was dumbfounded.

Zhang Yubai shook his head, his gaze deep, and said, "In the Immortal Kingdom, all contracts are protected by law, and even immortals cannot arbitrarily change them."

"You don't need to worry about that."

"If the Xianmu Group asks you to sign a contract regarding the Myriad Laws Bloodline later, you won't be in any trouble if you don't sign it."

After a pause, Zhang Yubai continued, "I came here today to tell you that I have resigned from Xianmu Group."

"You did well in the Bloodline Competition."

"As the actual person in charge of the Qualification Project of the Bloodline of All Laws, I performed exceptionally well in this project. My mentor then used some connections at the Immortal Law Academy to get me back to work there."

"..."

Gu Qing was speechless.

It seems my good performance in the Bloodline Competition has become a reason for your raise and promotion.

Even so, Gu still smiled and congratulated him:

"Congratulations, Uncle, on your transfer back to the Immortal Arts Academy. May your career in the immortal arts flourish and your career advance steadily."

"hehe."

"Let's not talk about that now."

"Before returning to the Immortal Academy, I must remind you that after the third mercenary trial, according to the laws of the Immortal Kingdom, you will automatically be promoted to official mercenaries and fight for the immortals against alien civilizations."

"Before becoming a formal mercenary, the company will ask you if you are willing to renegotiate your contract. If you agree to renegotiate, they will add some new restrictions to allow you to go to planes with lower levels of danger."

"If you don't agree to renegotiate the contract, you will be sent to an extremely dangerous dimension."

Gu Qing could roughly guess from the restrictions Zhang Yubai mentioned that they were probably related to the Dao Domain.

The contract for early promotion that I saw last time involved Dao Domain.

"You must be careful to improve your strength as much as possible in the third mercenary trial. Strength is fundamental; with strength, you will have the opportunity to escape the chessboard set up by the immortals and become a free pawn."

"Also, if you go to the Immortal Magic Academy in the future, let me know and I will come to pick you up."

Zhang Yubai gave the instructions again.

"Yes, thank you, Uncle."

"I will strive to improve my strength in the third mercenary trial."

"Alright, that's settled then!"

"I'll go back and pack my things, then I'll head to the Immortal Academy."

After Zhang Yubai finished speaking, he put down his teacup, stood up, and took his leave.

"Uncle, take care."

"Okay, go do your own thing!"

The two arrived at the door, and Gu Qing watched the other person leave.

Previously, Zhang Yubai had dragged him to test the King's Bloodline because he wanted to use his equipment slots to get this True Spirit level bloodline technology for free and earn some start-up capital along the way.

Now, before Zhang Yubai returns to the Immortal Law Academy, he comes to give me a heads-up, which shows that Zhang Yubai is quite honest.

……

In the blink of an eye, another three days have passed.

The Dimensional Bloodline Competition has come to a complete end. Ye Wujiang was the champion, and Wang Jian, the class monitor, came in seventh place.

During these three days.

Gu Qing converted all the remaining spirit coins in his hand into cultivation resources.

He bought three top-grade magic artifacts: the Xuan Yan Heavy Shield, the Earth-Splitting Xuan Guang Mirror, and a top-grade storage ring with a capacity of thirty cubic meters: the Crimson Flame Flowing Gold Ring.

Other spirit coins are used to purchase talismans and elixirs.

The Mercenary Trial Hall of the Immortal Wood Group.

When Gu Qing arrived here again, the other mercenaries from the same cohort made way for him, while Chen Ang, Qin Jue, Chen Shanmei, and others, who were also among the top ten mercenaries, had smiles on their faces.

Zhong Jiufan, who has always been unruly, is the same.

When Gu Qing advanced to the top 100 of the Bloodline Competition, a vast gap had already formed between him and the others.

Only Jia, who knew the ways of survival best, felt proud at this moment, with a bright smile on his face.

"Boss Gu!"

"Gu Qing."

Jia Meiqian and Chen Ang, who had a fairly good relationship with Gu Qing, took the initiative to greet him.

In contrast.

Zhong Jiufan deliberately stepped back into the crowd, afraid that Gu Qing would notice him and then humiliate him.

can only say.

If one lacks the capacity to see the bigger picture, one will fail to grasp the situation and miss opportunities.

The Foundation Establishment sword immortal who had been guiding the group arrived at the main hall and solemnly addressed them:

Welcome back, everyone.

"You have already passed two mercenary trials, so I won't repeat myself. I'll just emphasize one point: the harder you fight, the stronger you become. Seize every opportunity in the trials to improve yourselves."

"The more points you improve, the greater your chances of surviving in the future."

Upon hearing this, the mercenaries' expressions turned solemn.

Once the Foundation Establishment Sword Immortal opened the teleportation light screen of the Void Gate, without the Sword Immortal saying anything more, the trial mercenaries filed in, vying to enter the teleportation light screen as soon as possible, hoping to enter the trial world and seek opportunities to become stronger.

"Teleport!!"

Stepping into the light curtain, Gu Qing silently recited in his heart.

next moment.

Gu Qing transformed into a stream of light and surged into the unknown dimension connected by the portal.

……

Gu Qing opened his eyes again and looked around. He found himself in a dense forest, surrounded by giant trees that were nearly a hundred meters tall, and some of the larger trees were two or three hundred meters tall.

"It spawned in the wild?"

"Is this plane of existence many times more powerful than the Demon Mist Plane?"

Feeling the weight of the earth beneath his feet, Gu Qing thought to himself.

After carefully checking his surroundings and finding nothing that threatened his safety, Gu Qing focused his consciousness into his sea of ​​consciousness to review the mission of this mercenary trial.

[Scene: Ancient Remnant Species Dimension]

[Difficulty: Rank 4, Level 9]

[Task 1: During this trial, raise your cultivation level to the Foundation Establishment stage.]

[Task 2: Go to Phoenix Palace and obtain the Phoenix Perching Tree.]

[Mission Duration: 20 years]

……

"A fourth-rank, ninth-tier plane?"

"Holy crap, there's actually a Purple Mansion Realm expert in this seat!!"

The ten ranks of immortals, the fourth of which is the Purple Mansion Realm.

Below the Purple Mansion are the Golden Core, Foundation Establishment, and Qi Refining stages.

"He hasn't even become a full-fledged mercenary yet, and he's already cannon fodder?"

"And the Phoenix Palace."

"Just from the name, you know it's not to be trifled with. To steal someone else's phoenix-perching parasol tree—isn't that just suicide?"