A Thousand Years of Immortal Dreams

"It's over!"

At this moment, Cao Wang had only one thought in his mind.

"don’t worry!"

Qin Shuang walked over, panting heavily.

"He probably didn't even see what killed his brother, and he didn't even see the magical artifact when he left!"

"It's fine if they don't see it, but I'm afraid of being seen. Otherwise, I can't withstand the pursuit by Wang Long and the others, or Hua Wujiu's protectiveness."

Cao Wang felt a little uneasy.

"Even if it wasn't seen, this matter won't be easy to resolve. Both of these men are Hua Wujiu's male concubines and disciples. Hua Wujiu is extremely protective of his own. If he finds out I killed one of them, he definitely won't let it go!"

"What are you afraid of? They attacked first. After we get out, I'll tell Master. With the Grand Elder and Master protecting you, Hua Wujiu won't dare to do anything to you."

"I hope so."

Cao Wang picked up the deceased's Qiankun bag and poured out a bunch of things with a clatter.

More than 300 spirit stones, a pot of first-grade Qi Gathering Pills, various rare and precious materials, and more than 100 demon cores.

"Indeed, war is the fastest way to make money."

Cao Wang stared at the pile of demon cores that were gleaming faintly, and clicked his tongue in amazement.

More than a hundred, most of which are first-tier, fifth-level or higher.

In other words, these two guys don't even bother with monsters below the fifth level of the first rank.

……

As time goes by, the countdown to the secret realm begins.

Immediately afterwards, the jade talismans on everyone's bodies suddenly exploded, a flash of white light, and everyone was forcibly teleported out.

On the outer gate square, a few scattered figures appeared.

At a glance, there were fewer than a hundred people left.

Despite such devastating losses, the elders on the platform remained calm, and some even clapped their hands in relief.

"Not bad, not bad. There are actually quite a few more people in this year's outer sect competition than last year. I remember that only fifty or sixty people made it out alive last year."

Cao Wang glanced at the distance not far away.

Hua Wujiu's disciple was staring intently at him, his eyes as sinister as a snake.

But he didn't go forward to complain or shout; he just gave her a fierce look, then turned and left.

Clearly, he didn't recognize that the weapon that ultimately killed his brother was Wang Hu's lightning-attribute magic artifact.

Cao Wang secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Everyone, line up and hand over your demon cores one by one!"

Jiao San Niang's voice came down from the high platform.

"Demon cores are exchanged for points based on their level; the player with the highest points is ranked first!"

"Second-tier demon core, 100 points! First-tier demon core starts at level one, 1 point, with an additional 5 points for each subsequent level!"

Cao Wang's mind raced with calculations.

Level 1, Level 1, 1 point; Level 1, Level 2, 5 points; Level 3, 10 points; Level 4, 15 points...

And so on.

Cao Wang touched his Qiankun bag. After killing and stealing treasures these past two days, his ranking shouldn't be too bad.

"The first one is Chen Boda."

A short male disciple stepped forward and poured the demon core from his Qiankun bag into the large copper basin in front of him.

With a casual flick of his hand, the outer sect elder caused a string of numbers to appear in the void above the copper basin.

"Three first-tier, fourth-level stones; five first-tier, third-level stones; eight first-tier, second-level stones... a total of eighty-three points."

Chen Boda remained calm, clearly having anticipated this.

Then stand aside and wait for the final ranking.

"The second one is Yang Wei."

A burly man stepped forward and poured out a pile of demon cores.

The numbers above the copper basin flickered for a moment before finally settling.

One hundred and one hundred points.

A few low gasps rose from the crowd.

One hundred and one hundred points has exceeded many people's expectations.

"The third one is Qin Shuang."

Qin Shuang strode forward, and under everyone's watchful eyes, took out a first-tier, first-level demon core and placed it inside.

"Finished?"

Jiao San Niang asked suspiciously.

"It's over!" Qin Shuang nodded.

"You only killed one monster?"

"I asked Leng Yue, who was not far away, with a frown on her face."

Qin Shuang is her apprentice.

As her mentor, she felt incredibly embarrassed by such a result.

"No, I gave him all the demon cores!"

Qin Shuang turned around and looked at Cao Wang, who was not far away.

Their eyes met, and Leng Yue's face finally relaxed. She looked at Qin Shuang with a look of relief.

This apprentice is really good.

She's already taken care of her master's wife's worries so quickly.

Before anyone in the square could even utter a sound of mockery, the crowd fell silent.

It's not impossible to give away one's own elixir to others.

But very few people do this.

"Next!"

One by one, the disciples stepped forward, their scores ranging from a dozen to over a hundred.

Finally, Cao Wang arrived.

"Cao Wang"

Cao Wang took a deep breath, stepped forward, and then took off the Qiankun bag from his waist and poured it out.

The demon core clattered into the copper basin with a soft splash.

The number wasn't large, but their rank caused the expressions of the disciples nearby to change slightly.

Among a pile of first-tier, fifth- or sixth-level demon cores, there were several dark-colored first-tier, eighth- or even ninth-level demon cores.

and……

"This is a second-tier demon core!"

The people nearby immediately cried out in surprise.

This is the first person to have killed a second-tier demon beast.

"A second-tier demonic beast? That's impossible! This kid is only at the sixth level of Qi Refining!"

"What happened? Did someone else give it to us too?"

"Who would give him a second-tier demon core? Besides, Qin Shuang was only at the eighth level of Qi Refining. Even if the two of them worked together, they couldn't possibly kill a second-tier demon beast."

……

The people below were talking amongst themselves.

But they simply couldn't imagine how Cao Wang had managed to do it.

Jiao San Niang's face clearly showed surprise.

The way he looked at Cao Wang seemed to be asking a question.

"Elder Qi, I was quite lucky to encounter a dying second-tier demonic beast. It took me a tremendous amount of effort to finally kill it!"

This reason is somewhat far-fetched.

Many people don't really believe it.

But there's nothing you can do if you don't believe it.

The facts are right in front of us.

now.

The numbers above the copper basin jumped around for quite a while before stopping.

"One point for Tier 2, Tier 1, Tier 8, Tier 1, Tier 1, Tier 7, Tier 1, Tier 1, Tier 1, Tier 6, Tier 1 ...5, Tier 1... Total: 371 points."

The entire room fell silent.

With 371 points, he surpassed everyone else.

"Cao Wang is currently ranked first," Jiao San Niang announced with obvious excitement.

It was as if Cao Wang's achievement was due to her.

"Next!"

The remaining disciples stepped forward one after another, and no one surpassed Cao Wang's score. This continued until the last disciple came forward.

Everyone who saw this person immediately showed anticipation.

At the same time, his gaze toward Cao Wang was filled with intense curiosity.

They wanted to see who would come out on top.

"The last one, Zhou Chen!"

As Jiao San Niang called out this name.

Everyone present stood up.

"Is he Zhou Chen?"

"That's right, the Holy Maiden's chosen partner for dual cultivation."

"With a wood-attribute celestial spiritual root, he was specially recruited into the Blissful Sect this year. After entering the sect, he was directly assigned to cultivate by the side of the Holy Maiden. Today is his first time participating in the outer sect competition."

……

at the same time.

Suddenly, bursts of white light emanated from the horizon.

Immediately afterwards, a white streak of light arrived.

In an instant, the world lost its color.

All the women on the high platform paled in comparison.

A woman, as pure as a white lotus, slowly descended.

Everyone held their breath.

Chi Qinghe, the Holy Maiden of the Blissful Sect!

"Greetings, Saintess!"

Regardless of their status, everyone present stood up to pay their respects.

"Please, everyone, there's no need for such formalities. I've come here simply to see how Zhou Chen fared. With his wood-attribute heavenly spiritual root and several months of inner sect training, can he emerge victorious?"

"You guys continue, don't mind me!"

"yes!"

Jiao San Niang nodded slightly and came to the front of the stage again.

Then he gave the order.

"Please place the demon cores you hunted into the basin!"

"Splash!"

As Zhou Chen flipped the Qiankun Bag over.

The demon cores inside poured out like rain.