Having cultivated myself into an immortal, all I want to do is raise female disciples.

Only then did everyone realize that while they were rambling on, the eldest son of the capital, Chu Aotian, had already finished his speech. As a straightforward imperial prince who didn't bother with nonsense, Chu Aotian was not as talkative as other leaders. He casually said a few words and then ordered the magic artifact to be activated.

Within the ring, space is constantly twisted, vibrated, stirred, and then reassembled.

It was as if the endless void had been sucked into it at this moment, with purple and black blending together to create a bizarre picture that could not be described in words.

The cultivators felt gusts of wind sweeping in, and a massive amount of spiritual energy surged forth from the array beneath the two rings. Two snow-white pillars of light shot into the sky, transforming into countless points of light. Under the immense attraction of the rings, all of them rushed in without exception, forming a faint white light screen that covered the center of the rings.

Within the hollow ring, two completely different blurry scenes suddenly appeared.

Above the circular ring on the left is a silver character 【临】 floating, indicating that this is a trial realm for cultivators at the Lin level.

Above the circular ring on the right is a golden character for "Lan," indicating that this is a trial realm for Lan-level cultivators.

Two rings, one on the left and one on the right, stand before the Imperial Palace in the capital!

Standing atop the magnificent steps, Chu Aotian arrogantly looked down at the seemingly stunned cultivators below. He smiled wickedly, then lightly flicked his right sleeve, and his words, which resonated throughout the entire arena, echoed out.

"This is the trial you will face next. We have set up formations in these two secret realms. Once the number of people remaining in a secret realm reaches one hundred, we will immediately close the secret realm and allow the remaining one hundred cultivators to return. Those cultivators who successfully survive to the end will be the ones who make it onto the leaderboard!"

"All means are permitted! Including magical artifacts! Including cultivation techniques! Including martial arts skills! Anything, except for unorthodox and heretical methods, as long as it allows you to survive and defeat others, is considered permissible!"

"By the way, the way to eliminate others is to make them lose consciousness and become unconscious, or to make them admit defeat."

"If you want to leave, just silently repeat the word 'I surrender' three times in a row!"

"Now, it's your time."

His robes billowed wildly, and with a carefree sneer, he turned and left, just like in the first round of the battle among the myriad sects. Chu Aotian was indeed a person who did not like to waste words.

After Chu Aotian left, Chu Xin and her sickly second brother Chu Jingqiao exchanged a glance. Instead of leaving immediately, they quietly blended into the group of cultivators.

Yunping happened to see this scene as well.

Without even thinking, he knew these two people had come to ask him "when exactly we'd have to wait." He didn't pay much attention to that, and instead carefully examined the two secret realms.

Yun Ping didn't ask much about the specifics of the secret realm. He only knew about the selection mechanism, which was similar to a battle royale game, but he didn't know anything about the secret realm itself.

With just a quick glance, Yunping had a clear understanding of the organizational structure of the two secret realms—there were no major problems, and more importantly, no one was tampering with them.

"It's not time yet..." Yunping murmured unconsciously, "The other party is really a patient guy."

"Huh? What did you just say, teacher?"

Yuan'er seemed to have heard something. She looked up in confusion and stared at her teacher.

Yunping smiled gently, "It's nothing, it's just that we confirmed some things. More importantly, Yuan'er, you'd better stick close to your senior sister Luo Kui and Xiao Jiang, especially Luo Kui. As her senior sister, you have to protect her."

"Oh~ Yuan'er will be a good senior sister!" Upon hearing this, Yuan'er immediately perked up, the little girl putting her hands on her hips and raising her chin, "Yuan'er will definitely protect Junior Sister Luo Kui~"

Fan Luo Kui didn't speak, but silently wiped the black scabbard—

In her opinion, it should be her protecting the seemingly weak Lin Yuan.

Unfortunately, she hasn't watched many of Lin Yuan's competitions yet, and she hasn't experienced Lin Yuan's terrifying piano skills and her rendition of "Good Luck" up close.

If she had experienced it, she might know that if a fight really broke out, Lin Yuan might actually be the one protecting her.

On the other side, after tidying up her arm armor, Zhang Ruoxue silently came to Jiang Yuetian's side.

She threw a punch and lightly tapped Jiang Yuetian's waist.

The latter immediately turned around and looked at her junior sister Zhang, "What's wrong? Are you still injured?"

"No." Zhang Ruoxue held out her arms, making a gesture of flexing her muscles, and laughed, "I'm fine. But you, Senior Brother... I heard from Yu Chan and the others that you encountered people from the Jiang family that day?"

"Ah... um." Jiang Yuetian's expression was slightly somber.

Zhang Ruoxue laughed heartily and patted Jiang Yuetian on the shoulder. "Don't worry, I usually ignore people I don't like, people who hate me, or people who look down on me. There's no need for us to hang out with those who are just asking for trouble."

"But if they really come knocking on our door..."

Her two fists collided, creating a violent shockwave.

Zhang Ruoxue grinned, "When the time comes, I'll show them what I'm capable of."

“Senior Brother Jiang, I don’t know how to tell you this, but sometimes, don’t think about anything else, just deal with them—it sounds rude, but I think that’s really the truth.”

"When you encounter something unpleasant, just confront it; when you encounter trouble, just confront it; when you encounter something you're afraid of, just think—make sure you beat the thing you're afraid of so badly that its mother won't recognize it, then there's nothing to be afraid of."

Jiang Yuetian stared blankly at her junior sister, and suddenly felt a bit like laughing out loud.

Zhang Ruoxue's heart skipped a beat when she saw Jiang Yuetian's expression, which seemed to be frightened by her.

Was my language too harsh?!

Judging from Senior Brother Jiang's astonished expression, he was clearly having trouble accepting what he had said!

She quickly changed the subject, "Well, I was just saying, it's just my personal style of doing things, it might not be suitable for you, senior~ hahaha..."

After giving an awkward, forced laugh, she hurriedly slipped away, muttering to herself all the while.

I wonder if I shouldn't have said those things? Senior Brother Jiang is always so calm and composed; what I said doesn't seem quite right for him...

Tsk, things done on a whim are still a bit stupid.

Scratching her head, Zhang Ruoxue awkwardly returned to the group of near-level cultivators and reunited with Yu Chan.

Jiang Yuetian looked in the direction Zhang Ruoxue had gone and suddenly smiled.

"Thank you."

He said something in a low voice, then turned around and met those unforgettable eyes.

Jiang Yuetian's heart skipped a beat, and fear instinctively arose in her soul.

Because he clearly saw a figure not far away that he would never forget for the rest of his life.

He was a few points taller than himself, with a robust build and a body full of well-defined muscles. His short purple hair was neat and tidy, and his cold and stern face exuded an aura of authority that was completely different from others.

An arrogant aura befitting a genius.

He was a genius from the Extreme Heaven Domain, a peerless genius who was rare to see in the Extreme Heaven Domain in a hundred years, and also a descendant of the Jiang family.

Jiang Yuetian's older brother, Jiang Shengxuan.

Unfortunately, Jiang Shengxuan also saw him.

Their gazes clashed fiercely in mid-air, passing over the crowd.

Jiang Shengxuan smiled contemptuously, his purple eyes, identical to Jiang Yuetian's, filled with arrogance and disdain. He seemed to completely disregard Jiang Yuetian, and his innate domineering and aloofness made him appear exceptionally arrogant.

He suddenly stretched out a finger and shook it at Jiang Yuetian.

—You can't do it.

Jiang Yuetian knew what he meant. He had seen Jiang Shengxuan make this gesture to countless people in the Jiang family.

including yourself.

Because when Jiang Shengxuan was sixteen years old, he had no rivals among his peers in the family.

At the age of twenty-two, even some of the elders in the family would have been defeated by Jiang Shengxuan if they hadn't given their all.

At that time, he would raise his index finger and shake it twice.

—You can't do it.

Jiang Yuetian seemed to hear Jiang Shengxuan's words, which sounded like a pronouncement, again in his ears.

But this time...

He lowered his head, Zhang Ruoxue's words unconsciously surfacing in his mind.

Under Jiang Shengxuan's astonished gaze, he extended his index finger, a forced smile on his face, and shook it at the man who had terrified him for years.

He opened his lips and mouthed three words to him.

"You, no, can't."

"!!!"

Jiang Shengxuan's eyes widened, blazing with fury.

But soon, that anger was extinguished by that heartfelt contempt.

He shook his head with a cold laugh, then stepped into the secret realm as if he didn't care about Jiang Yuetian's provocation at all.

Silence is the greatest contempt.

Jiang Shengxuan didn't take Jiang Yuetian's provocation to heart at all, as if he were watching an ant making a clown's show.

Jiang Yuetian was well aware of this.

He gasped for breath, and only then did his wildly beating heart begin to calm down slightly.

"Let's go, Senior Brother Jiang."

Suddenly, Fan Luokui's cold voice came from beside her.

Jiang Yuetian then realized that his junior sister had been standing beside him for some time.

Did they see what I was doing with my older brother?

do not know.

Jiang Yuetian had no intention of asking any questions.

"Ah... um."

He responded blankly, his heart filled with complex emotions, just as he was about to head towards the entrance to the secret realm revealed within the circle—

Fan Luokui drew her blade.

She stared intently at the entrance to the secret realm, letting the long, narrow blade reflect the dazzling sunlight.

At this moment, Fan Luokui's eyes gleamed with fierce fighting spirit.

"We'll go and deal with that guy who dared to provoke you—"

"Send them away from the secret realm."

Jiang Yuetian: "..."

He suddenly realized that all his junior sisters were more excited than he was... one by one, they all seemed to want to pin their older brother to the ground and beat him up.

Shouldn't I be the one facing off against Jiang Shengxuan?!