Yang Qingxuan looked at the jade pendant, which was constantly flashing with radiance. It was condensing a new message: The next match will be held at the Qingqiu Ancient Battlefield in a month's time.
"There's still a month's time. I can familiarize myself with the three cultivation methods, but it didn't say what the content of the match is."
Yang Qingxuan frowned and muttered to himself, "Could it be …"
He walked to the shelf on the other side and read the jade slip regarding the Qingqiu Ancient Battlefield again.
The Qingqiu Ancient Battlefield was one of the most important battlefields between the Yao and Demon races in ancient times. It had been fought for countless years, and it was filled with many restrictions, secret treasures, and other ancient relics.
Over millions of years, countless cultivators had entered the battlefield in search of treasures. Not only humans, but also other races had entered in large numbers. However, very few of them had made it out alive without exception.
Apart from the various restrictions, there were also large numbers of vengeful spirits. The Yao and Demon Spirits that had been wandering the battlefield since ancient times, as well as the countless adventurers who had died there, had turned the Qingqiu Ancient Battlefield into a land of evil spirits.
It was only after the humans had unified the world that the number of cultivators entering the Qingqiu Ancient Battlefield began to decrease.
Moreover, with the establishment of Flyingbird City, there were even great beings who sealed the entire battlefield into the void to prevent it from affecting the development of the humans in the city.
If one wanted to enter the ancient battlefield now, they would need a special teleportation passage.
One of the jade slips contained a map of the Qingqiu Ancient Battlefield. There were more than twenty of them, but apart from the main map, the rest were not complete.
Yang Qingxuan looked at the maps, which were all dangerous places. He sighed, "Looks like the last match won't be easy."
He made a copy of the map and left it behind, then returned to the secret chamber to continue cultivating.
The Nine Thousand Wind Magnificence Mantra, the Genesis Fire Scripture, and the Cleansing Bone Forging Mantra were all new to him, so he needed some time to familiarize himself with them. A month's time was far from enough.
However, not long after Yang Qingxuan began to meditate, a shadow was cast from above the secret chamber. It expanded in front of him and turned into a human figure. It was the guard who had brought him here before. He stood outside the secret chamber and cupped his fists, "My lord, one of your companions is in a hurry to see you."
"Companion?" Yang Qingxuan asked, "Who is it?"
The guard said, "Lord Pan Haixing."
"Fatty Pan, it's him?"
Yang Qingxuan said, "Alright, I'll be right out."
The guard bowed respectfully, and the projection disappeared from the secret room.
Yang Qingxuan got up and opened the door reluctantly. He didn't know when he would be able to enjoy such a top-grade cultivation resource again.
Yang Qingxuan struck the stone door with a spirit art. Immediately, a rumbling sound rang out as the stone door was pushed open.
The guard stood outside respectfully and gestured for Yang Qingxuan to enter. Then, he led Yang Qingxuan through the small courtyard and into a side room.
When Fatty Pan saw Yang Qingxuan, he was immediately overjoyed. He walked up to him and called out, "Boss."
The guard retreated.
Yang Qingxuan smiled and said, "What's the matter? Why are you looking for me so urgently? There's still a month before the competition for the top 100. I still have to make the best use of my time to cultivate. "
Fatty Pan said, "I came to find Boss regarding the competition for the top 100. Boss should have received the news that the next competition will be held at the Ancient Battlefield of Green Hill. During this period of time, I've collected a lot of information about the ancient battlefield. Combined with some information from other sources, I can roughly guess the rules of the competition. "
"Oh?" Yang Qingxuan asked without batting an eyelid, "You guessed it?"
Fatty Pan laughed embarrassedly and said, "Haha, there's no such thing as an impenetrable wall in this world. It doesn't matter if you guessed it or heard it. In any case, it's not far from the truth."
Yang Qingxuan said, "Is the competition related to the vengeful spirits?"
Fatty Pan was suddenly shocked and said, "Boss, you … how did you know?"
Yang Qingxuan said, "I've also collected some information about the ancient battlefield. Other than restrictions and secret treasures, there are only vengeful spirits left. Since it was chosen here, it's most likely related to those vengeful spirits."
Fatty Pan was startled and said, "Boss, haven't you been cultivating in seclusion all this time?"
Yang Qingxuan smiled and said, "You don't have to worry about that. Tell me what you know."
Only then did Fatty Pan look around vigilantly. After making sure that no one was eavesdropping, he leaned closer and said in a low voice, "The key to the competition for the top hundred this time is the soul stones. The vengeful spirits in the ancient battlefield have all turned into evil spirits. It's an extremely dangerous place. Any evil spirit that is killed has a certain chance of dropping a soul stone. Whoever obtains the most soul stones will be the winner. "
Yang Qingxuan thought for a moment and said, "Now that you know this, isn't it cheating to buy a large number of soul stones to enter?"
Fatty Pan smiled bitterly and said, "It's not that simple. The soul stones in the Ancient Battlefield of Green Hill are different from other places. They all carry a dense evil energy. Not only that, if you think it's possible to cheat, you're underestimating the Star Palace too much. The passage to Green Hill is controlled by Flying Bird City, and now it's taken over by the Star Palace. Any cultivator who enters has to go through a check. If they carry soul stones, they'll be treated as cheating. "
Yang Qingxuan nodded and said, "It's very important to ensure the fairness of the competition."
Fatty Pan said in a low voice, "Boss, have you ever thought about what's the most important thing once the rules are out?"
Yang Qingxuan asked subconsciously, "What's the most important thing?"
Fatty Pan narrowed his eyes and smiled. "Other than strength, it's naturally the map of the evil spirits' distribution! Where there are the most evil spirits, where the level of the evil spirits is high, where the soul stones are easy to drop — if you have first-hand information, you've already won half the battle. Hehe, Green Hill is vast and boundless. If we have a map, we'll go straight to the point once we enter. We'll definitely be the first batch to get full points. "
Yang Qingxuan immediately thought of the twenty-odd maps that had various dangerous locations marked on them.
He said, "You're right, but to be able to make it into the top thousand, most of them have strong backgrounds. It shouldn't be difficult to get a map."
Fatty Pan laughed. "Haha, it shouldn't be difficult. Maps of the Green Hill Ancient Battlefield can be bought everywhere, but they're also divided into different levels. The few that can be bought on the market aren't very useful."
Yang Qingxuan said, "You mean you can get a map that's better than the ones on the market?"
Fatty Pan raised his head and said smugly, "Of course. The maps I got were passed down from the Middle Ages. There are seventeen of them, and they record seventeen places on the ancient battlefield. There are only nine of them on the market. In other words, we have almost twice as much information as they do. "
Yang Qingxuan thought to himself, 'If even Fatty Pan only has seventeen maps, then the twenty-four maps in Tian Chi's secret room are even more precious.'
The space of the Green Hill Ancient Battlefield was sealed in the void outside Flying Bird City. Naturally, Flying Bird City was the place that knew the most about the ancient battlefield and had the most information.
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