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Chapter 426: Chapter 426 – 92 Years Old, Mysterious Tribulation Crater

After bringing Shi Shenzong back, Zhou Xuanji did not go out anymore, and Fei Hai helped Shi Shenzong register as an Elite Disciple .

In less than ten days, Ji Xuan’s name became the discussion of the entire Divine Cliff .

It turned out that Nangong Lie greatly hated Zhou Xuanji, so he spread news of Shi Shenzong being taken away by Ji Xuan . He wanted to let the world know of Ji Xuan’s existence to kill him .

After all, the Divine Cliff had many enemies .

Which of their enemies would allow one of their geniuses to rise up?

They would definitely think of ways to kill him .

Soon, all of the Divine Cliff disciples began to search for Ji Xuan’s residence .

Zhou Xuanji lived in the Core Disciple region, and ordinary disciples were not qualified to go there .

However, the Core Disciples all came to visit him .

The Divine Cliff had 69 Core Disciples apart from him, which meant at least 69 Void Extreme Immortals .

That was just a conservative estimate, because the Divine Cliff also had 36 Emissaries, and most of them surpassed Golden Immortal .

Apart from this, there were also various Divine Cliff Managers in different areas .

The Divine Cliff’s strength made Zhou Xuanji sigh in amazement; this was the Great Thousand World .

Of the Core Disciples, the one that gave Zhou Xuanji the deepest impression was the bald-headed young man he had met when he had first entered the Divine Cliff .

His name was Wu Qiu, and it was said that he was one of the top Core Disciples . He had sufficient talent to compete for the position of Cliff Master, and Han Xuzi greatly favored him . It seemed that it would not take him long to become a Legacy Disciple .

However, it was said that Han Xuzi’s Senior Disciple Yang Yutian despised him, and the enmity between the two of them was famous within the Divine Cliff .

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Wu Qiu’s personality was quite enthusiastic, and after chatting with Zhou Xuanji for a bit, he directly pronounced them brothers, making Fei Hai feel dumbfounded .

In Fei Hai’s eyes, the gap between Zhou Xuanji and Wu Qiu was unbridgeable; he had never thought that Wu Qiu would be so passionate .

Those who did not know would think that he was trying to curry favor with Zhou Xuanji .

One month later, Zhou Xuanji finally became free . He could focus on cultivating and occasionally gave pointers to Shi Shenzong .

His comprehension of Sword Souls already surpassed Shi Shenzong’s comprehension, and just a few sentences could cause Shi Shenzong to fall into deep thought, unable to draw himself out .

Fei Hao very much wanted to receive pointers from Zhou Xuanji, but because he did not use a sword, he did not feel it would be good to ask .

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Time quickly passed, and soon, there were only seven days until the Ascender Examination .

“Analyzed that the Sword Owner has reached 92 years old . Gacha started!”

“Ding, Congratulations Sword Owner has obtained [Intimidating Soul] Light Execution Water Dragon, Peerless Beast Pouch!”

The Sword Spirit’s voice sounded out in Zhou Xuanji’s mind, and he opened his eyes .

He was currently in his courtyard, comprehending the power of the heavens and earth .

Shi Shenzong and Fei Hai were in another courtyard and did not bother him .

The sword’s information appeared before his eyes .

Sword Name: Light Execution Water Dragon

Grade: Intimidating Soul

Description: The Light Execution Water Dragon was a bloodline mutation of the Dragon Race and had great power . It unexpectedly fell and was refined by heavenly thunder into a legendary sword .

Zhou Xuanji glanced at it and did not feel very interested .

Just a while before, an Intimidating Soul sword would have been able to make him mad with delight .

However, now, he only wished for Armageddon and above .

Ancient Gazing, Disaster Unleashing, Universe Essence, Overturning Heaven, Connecting Heaven, Nine Extreme, Primordial Chaos!

He had a strange feeling that Primordial Chaos might not even be the end .

There was no end to power!

Zhou Xuanji shook his head and laughed before taking out the Peerless Beast Pouch .

This pouch looked very ordinary, and there were many red lines on it .

There was an independent space within the Peerless Beast Pouch, which could allow demon beasts to live in .

Zhou Xuanji called Bai Suwan over, wanting to try it out .

After hearing about it, Bai Suwan bit his wrist and shouted, “Don’t you dare!”

She then immediately ran off, disappearing in an instant .

Zhou Xuanji was angered and muttered, “I’ll find an opportunity to turn you into snake soup!”

Half a day later, when it was nearly dusk, Emissary Li Qing came to visit, saying that it was time to set out to participate in the Ascender Examination .

The Ascender Examination would be held at the Mysterious Tribulation Crater .

The Mysterious Tribulation Crater was within the territory of the Dao Heaven Sect, and it directly connected to the subterranean realm . It had existed for over one million years .

Compared to the Divine Cliff, the Dao Heaven Sect had a longer history and a greater foundation .

Within the Center God Province, the Dao Heaven Sect was definitely one of the top three overlord-grade factions .

Those who had ascended in the past 100 years would all gather at the Mysterious Tribulation Crater .

Most of those who had just ascended would not participate and would wait for the next round . However, there were some talented people who had a lot of courage .

It was said that back in the day, the Hegemon Sword Emperor was like that; as the saying went, newborn calves did not fear tigers .

However, he ended up losing badly .

Each Ascender could only participate in one Ascender Examination, and they could at most, wait for 500 years . In other words, if they did not participate within 500 years of ascending, they would have given up their right to participate .

The Ascender Examination was held jointly by a few big factions, and apart from allowing their disciples to shine, it was also to give the solo Ascenders a chance to be chosen by a big faction .

Of course, there was another explanation, which was that the big factions were having an internal battle .

In the Ascender Examination, life and death was uncertain .

With Emissary Li Qing leading the way, Zhou Xuanji came to the Divine Cliff’s gates .

He did not bring Bai Suwan; after all, the Ascender Examination did not allow any external help .

Shi Shenzong was too weak for now, so Emissary Li Qing advised him not to participate, and Shi Shenzong did not insist either .

In front of the gate, there were 33 Ascenders waiting .

They were not all humans, and there were other races as well .

It had to be said that the Northern Wilderness was really in decline .

All of these Ascenders all surpassed Great Tribulation Scattered Immortal .

Zhou Xuanji attracted everyone’s gaze . He was the only person who had become a Core Disciple right after ascending; how could the other Ascenders not pay attention to him .

Wu Minghe felt the most complicated .

He had ascended together with Zhou Xuanji and made a joke of himself .

Emissary Li Qing took out a bottle-gourd shaped fan, which quickly became bigger, and everyone stepped on it to travel together .

On the way, Emissary Li Qing explained the rules of the Ascender Examination .

Only the top ten got prizes .

In the examination, they could work together, and they could also fight by themselves; any method was acceptable .

Everyone would have an identity medallion, and if they crushed it, the Dao Heaven Sect’s powerful beings would evacuate them out .

As for the specific rules, the Dao Heaven Sect would tell them when they got there .

“This Ascender Examination is a bit different than before; there are many geniuses who belong to the Center God Province’s first-rate factions, but they were sent to be nurtured in mortal realms; you all need to be careful .

“The strongest of them is called Mo Yuhe . He is the Sovereign Demon Sect’s Sect Master’s son and his strength is already at Tenth Revolution Golden Immortal, and he is half a step into the Void Extreme Immortal stage . ”

As Emissary Li Qing’s words fell, the disciples started to murmur among themselves .

They had all fought their way up from the mortal realm and felt that people like Mo Yuhe were shameless .

The mortals who he had fought with were truly pitiful .

Zhou Xuanji silently committed Mo Yuhe’s name to memory; he had heard of the Sovereign Demon Sect before .

It was the number one demonic path faction in the Center God Province, and even the Divine Cliff could not compare to it . 200,000 years ago, the Sovereign Demon Sect had nearly destroyed the Divine Cliff .

That was when the Sovereign Demon Sect had been extremely strong, and he had nearly unified the Center God Province . In that regard, it was somewhat similar to the Northern Wilderness’ Tanhua Sect .

However, the Sovereign Demon Sect was still an overlord-grade faction, and no one dared to offend it .

Emissary Li Qing seemed to remember something and continued to say, “Apart from Mo Yuhe, there’s another person who you need to be wary of . His name is Gu Moyuan, and he is the descendant of the Demonic Emperor bloodline . I’m sure you all know of the Demonic Emperor bloodline .

“As such, if any of you can fight your way into the top ten in this Ascender Examination, the Divine Cliff will not lose face . ”