Chapter 428

Chapter 428: Chapter 428 The Youngest One

Zhou Xuanji walked out of the guestroom, and Emissary Li Qing was already waiting outside .

“Go ahead,” he looked at Zhou Xuanji and said, “you are on your own now . ”

The other ascended disciples of the Divine Cliff flew into the sky and leaped down into the clouds .

Zhou Xuanji nodded and immediately came into the cloudy mist with his Eight-step Sword Lunge before dashing downwards swiftly .

Shwoooosh!

Someone overtook him with a much faster speed .

He glanced over and saw Mo Yuhe . Of course, he had yet to know Mo Yuhe .

Hundreds of ascenders gathered in the vast Mysterious Tribulation Crater . Some grouped together, while others stood alone .

At one glance from the sky, it was difficult to notice the loners .

Zhou Xuanji did not fly toward the other disciples of the DIvine Cliff . He landed on a huge boulder and sat down casually .

What happened yesterday had already produced some friction with his fellow disciples, so he did not bother to group up with them .

The ascenders landed one after another . Whispers could be heard all around, while there were bursts of laughter occasionally . They seemed very excited .

Zhou Xuanji looked up and saw the cloud sea part . People from each faction stood above the clouds along with the Dao Heaven Sect disciples and looked down at them .

This scene reminded him of the colosseum .

And he was one of the beasts .

Zhou Xuanji shook his head with a smile and stopped overthinking .

He continued to internalize Qi and stored more magic energy into the Tianxia Map .

Half an hour later .

All the ascenders arrived at the Mysterious Tribulation Crater . There were over 1,300 people altogether, and all of them were Heavenly Revolution Golden Immortals .

“This Ascender Examination has only two rules . The first is to gather Earth Core Crystals . The second is to eliminate other ascenders . The longer you persevere, the better your results will be . The eliminated will be disqualified without accounting for the number of Earth Core Crystals collected . The ranking of those who remain will be determined by how many Earth Core Crystals they have . ”

“The duration of this examination is a month . Meanwhile, I will project your battles into the air for everyone to observe . ”

The majestic voice resounded, and these words shocked many ascenders .

If everyone could see their performance, then they could not use schemes that were too devious .

Of course, they might make a fool of themselves too .

“From now on, you can go into the underground and start collecting Earth Core Crystals . ”

The majestic voice continued to speak, but no one knew where it was coming from .

All the ascenders rushed into the crevice in the ground and valleys, charging toward the underground’s deeper regions .

Zhou Xuanji was in no hurry .

Instead of collecting Earth Core Crystals himself, it was better to let them collect before snatching from them .

Soon, only he was left on the ground .

A commotion broke out among the people amidst the clouds .

“Who is that? Is he scared?”

“Seems like a core disciple of the Divine Cliff, Ji Xuan, who subdued Shi Shenzong . ”

“Tsk tsk . The final victor will definitely be Mo Yuhe . ”

“That’s not for sure . Gu Moyuan from the Buddha Ghost Sect is not bad either . ”

“Make a bet, which sect’s disciple will kill first?”

Zhou Xuanji ignored the commotion above . A while later, he turned into a stream of sword light and entered the crevice on the ground .

After he disappeared, a layer of golden radiance cupped over the Mysterious Tribulation Crater . It was a magic formation to prevent anyone from cheating .

Zhou Xuanji shuttled swiftly in the crevices . He found out that he was in a labyrinth that could lead to all directions underneath the ground . All the crevices and valleys were connected .

Two cultivators in front of him had already started fighting . Zhou Xuanji circled around him and continued full-speed ahead toward the underground .

At this moment, he turned into a gust and traveled at extreme speed .

Soon, he found a cave that had no one inside and began cultivating in it .

Meanwhile, projections about every ascender were projected into the sky above the Mysterious Tribulation Crater .

Some were diving as fast as they could, some engaged in fierce battles, while others hid and waited for opportunities to strike .

Zhou Xuanji was not conspicuous at all .

The most eye-catching one was Mo Yuhe . This guy was not eager to search for Earth Core Crystals but was pursuing other ascenders to strike them down . Those that encountered him began fighting without any words or hesitation .

The Sovereign Demon Sect’s elder, Guan Hong, was laughing loudly at what was happening . He paid no regard to how the others were thinking .

Seeing that their own disciples were killed, the other sects could only bury the anger in their hearts .

In the taoist temple located on the highest floating island, an old man was lighting incense .

He was the Dao Heaven Sect Lord, Taichu Yudao .

Li Zhangqi walked to his back and said with formality, “Senior Apprentice Brother, the examination has begun . Are there any instructions ?”

Taichu Yudao turned around . He wore a white robe and looked like he’s been through life’s vicissitudes . “Nothing,” he said with an amiable smile, “just prevent each sect’s powerful cultivators from messing with the examination . ”

Although he looked extremely weak and was about to die, he was actually one of the Center God Province’s giants .

He was unparalleled in divine abilities and was honored as the most powerful immortal god .

“Senior Apprentice Brother, who do you think will win?”

Li Zhangqi asked curiously . This was a very important matter so that he could befriend the sect that the victor came from .

Taichu Yudao glanced at him and chuckled, “The youngest one will win . ”

Li Zhangqi was stunned .

The youngest one?

Most cultivators were at least 5,000 years old and above . How would he know the specific age?

Must he go and ask one by one?

Even the elders in different sects might not know their own disciples’ age .

Taichu Yudao smiled as he stroked his long beard . “This will be a very spectacular examination . ”

Li Zhangqi was even more confused .

It was the first time he had heard such words from his senior apprentice brother .

…

Time passed quickly .

Seven days later, more than 400 cultivators were eliminated .

The undulating sounds of battle were still going on ceaselessly underground, and Zhou Xuanji was growing sick of them .

This day .

He got up slowly and took out the Ghost Emperor Extreme Abyss to begin his hunt .

He swooped down swiftly .

Soon, he encountered an ascender .

He was a very powerful ascender at the Sixth Revolution Golden Immortal and was also on the hunt . When he saw Zhou Xuanji, he charged over immediately .

He wore black armor with unkempt long hair . With one spear in each hand, the cape at his back seemed to be burning with a fiery flame .

Zhou Xuanji immediately used the Ten Thousand Ultimate Steps and cut down his right arm . Blood spilled into the underground abyss .

“How can it be!”

The black-armored ascender was shocked in his soul . Just when he was about to turn around, the Ghost Emperor Extreme Abyss penetrated his chest .

Boooom!

Zhou Xuanji pressed him against the mountain wall . Stepping on his shoulders, Zhou Xuanji looked down on him with fearsome eyes .

“Give me all your Earth Core Crystals, or you shall die . ”

The black-armored ascender immediately understood that he could not stand against Zhou Xuanji, so he took out his identity token and crushed it .

But Zhou Xuanji was even faster . He snatched the token over and threw it into the abyss .

“You…” the ascender opened his eyes wide and cursed .

Zhou Xuanji activated World Internalization and began absorbing his magic energy, which caused him to shut up immediately out of fear . Beads of cold sweat covered his body .

Taking out six Earth Core Crystals, he immediately handed them over to Zhou Xuanji .

These crystals were not uniform in size . Each one looked like stones with lava .

Zhou Xuanji took out the sword and pierced into the black-armored ascender . “Do you have more?” He asked .

“Yes, I have a lot more,” the ascender answered instinctively .

The next second, he was horrified .

Zhou Xuanji looked at him with a cold smile . This frightened the ascender to take out 20 more Earth Core Crystals .

“Anymore?”

“Of course… what’s happening?”

The black-armored ascender took out another eight crystals .

“Anymore?” Zhou Xuanji said with a mocking smile .

The black-armored ascender was silent . Zhou Xuanji immediately increased the rate of World Internalization, and the frightened ascender immediately took out two more .