There were a total of three people left, including Duan Lingtian.
The three of them were below the Fourth Level Martial Monarch Stage. Their residence for the next six months would be completely different from the other two groups of people.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The three of them followed the old man and headed to the other side of Ling Xuan Peak.
"In the next six months, I'll protect all of you with another disciple of Emperor Wu from Ling Xuan Peak … I'm Qiao Zhong, the disciple of Ling Xuan Peak's Emperor Wu."
The old man said to Duan Lingtian and the other two.
Emperor Wu's disciple!
Upon hearing Qiao Zhong's words, other than Duan Lingtian who had a calm expression from the beginning, the other two were shocked.
However, when they recalled Qiao Zhong's words earlier, they looked at each other and were speechless.
Protection?
As the cultivation place of Martial Emperors, Ling Xuan Peak was usually off-limits to outsiders. How could anyone possibly pose a threat to them?
No one could threaten them, let alone 'protect' them.
'Protection is a lie, surveillance is the real deal.'
Both of them thought to themselves.
Not long ago, Qiao Zhong had said that those who came to Ling Xuan Peak to participate in the selection of Emperor Wu's disciples and followers were not allowed to run away. At the very least, they had to participate in the selection of Emperor Wu's disciples and followers.
"Introduce yourselves."
Soon after, Qiao Zhong spoke again.
Upon hearing Qiao Zhong's words, other than Duan Lingtian, the other two could not help but be stunned.
They knew very well that Qiao Zhong had an ulterior motive for asking them to introduce themselves.
Qiao Zhong did not care to know the names of insignificant people like them.
It was obvious why Qiao Zhong asked for their names. He wanted to know the name of the purple-clad young man.
As expected, Qiao Zhong only nodded nonchalantly when the two of them introduced themselves. He did not mind at all.
His gaze landed on Duan Lingtian who had yet to speak. He asked nonchalantly, "What's your name?"
"Duan Lingtian."
Duan Lingtian replied nonchalantly. He did not raise his head to look at Qiao Zhong from the beginning until the end.
Qiao Zhong was slightly annoyed. A kid at the First Level Void Interpretation dared to put on airs in front of him?
"Hurmph! The name was not bad. Unfortunately, he chose the wrong path. "
Qiao Zhong snorted.
Hearing Qiao Zhong's words, Duan Lingtian did not react at all, treating it as a passing wind.
On the other hand, the other two deeply agreed. They didn't think that Duan Lingtian could survive after half a year. For a moment, they looked at Duan Lingtian with pity in their eyes.
Soon, Qiao Zhong brought Duan Lingtian and the other two to the mountainside on the other side of Ling Xuan Peak.
There were two spacious stone platforms here.
Between the two stone platforms was a long flight of stairs.
On the stone platform above, there was a pavilion that was surrounded by a layer of white mist. It was like a jade palace in a fairyland.
The white fog around the pavilion gathered from all directions.
"Elemental Drawing Array."
Duan Lingtian raised his eyebrows. With just a glance, he could see there was an Inscription Array on the stone platform where the pavilion was located.
This Inscription Formation had completely gathered all the Origin Qi that came from top-grade Origin Stones and high-grade Origin Stones, forming an extremely good cultivation environment.
Cultivating in this pavilion would yield twice the result with half the effort.
However, this was only for ordinary martial artists.
To Duan Lingtian, even if the Origin Qi from supreme-grade Origin Stones was gathered with the Elemental Drawing Array, it would not be of much help to him.
His current cultivation base was advancing by leaps and bounds. It was not something that ordinary people could compare to.
Even if the Origin Qi from supreme-grade Origin Stones were gathered together, it was just icing on the cake to him. It was not worth mentioning.
"There's an Elemental Drawing Array on the stone platform where the pavilion is located … This Elemental Drawing Array was personally set up by Emperor Wu, Lord Emperor Wu, who is an Inscription Master of Ling Xuan Peak."
While Duan Lingtian was observing the pavilion, Qiao Zhong began to introduce it to him. "Cultivating there will allow one's cultivation base to advance very quickly. It's not inferior to directly absorbing supreme-grade Origin Stones to cultivate."
Gasp! Gasp!
Upon hearing Qiao Zhong's words, the other two could not help but take a deep breath. Their eyes were filled with excitement as they looked at the pavilion in the distance.
"The other stone platform …"
As Qiao Zhong's gaze shifted, Duan Lingtian and the other two's gazes also shifted to the other stone platform below the stairs.
Compared to the stone platform above, this stone platform was slightly inferior.
Or rather, it was ridiculously inferior!
Compared to the stone platform above, it was like the difference between heaven and earth.
On this stone platform, there were cottages that were casually built with weeds and wood. These cottages were scattered around the stone platform and looked very shabby.
"All of you will find a cottage on this stone platform to stay in … For the next six months, all of you are not allowed to leave the area within a radius of 1,000 meters. Otherwise, you'll be regarded as a deserter and only death awaits you!"
Qiao Zhong said to Duan Lingtian and the other two. When he reached the end of his sentence, his tone became heavier.
"Don't even think about getting lucky!"
Qiao Zhong's gaze landed on Duan Lingtian as he continued to say, "For the next six months, this place will be guarded by me and another disciple of Emperor Wu from Ling Xuan Peak. Usually, one of us will go and fetch people while the other will guard this place."
"Lord Qiao Zhong, we … We're going to stay in these cottages?"
The other two looked at the cottages in front of them and could not help but frown with a look of disdain on their faces.
"Why? You think it's dirty? "
Qiao Zhong smirked. "If you really think they're dirty, you can change your living environment … Also, I'd like to remind all of you of something."
When Qiao Zhong reached this point, he paused for a moment before continuing, "Killing is allowed here … We won't care even if those who are weak die!"
Qiao Zhong glanced at Duan Lingtian as he spoke.
When Qiao Zhong's words left his mouth, the other two looked at Duan Lingtian in unison with fear on their faces.
At this moment, their mood improved a lot.
Compared to this purple-clad young man, they were undoubtedly much safer. After all, they were at the Third Level Martial Monarch Stage.
In this place, the most powerful martial artist was only at the Third Level Martial Monarch Stage.
"Go."
After Qiao Zhong said that, he left and disappeared without a trace.
At this moment, Duan Lingtian and the other two stepped on the air and landed.
"Little Brother Duan, you're too rash … With your strength, you might not even be able to survive half a year in this place."
One of them looked at Duan Lingtian and sighed.
"You might be able to live a little longer if you tuck your tail between your legs … If I were you, I'd find a cottage to stay in and shut myself in until the selection of Emperor Wu's disciples and followers half a year later," the other person scoffed.
His eyes were filled with mockery as he looked at Duan Lingtian. He was mocking Duan Lingtian for not knowing the immensity of heaven and earth.
When they saw Duan Lingtian keeping quiet, the two of them felt bored and did not say anything else.
After a while, Duan Lingtian and the other two arrived at the stone platform that was scattered around the cottage.
"It stinks!"
As soon as they got closer, the other two frowned. Their faces turned extremely pale.
At this moment, Duan Lingtian also smelled the stench that was coming at him.
The stench came from the cottages in front of him.
To be more precise, it came from the weeds on the cottages. The smell of all kinds of bird feces was extremely pungent.
"Compared to this place, the pavilion on the stone platform above is simply 'heaven'!"
The gazes of the other two simultaneously turned towards the stone platform at the top of the stairs. There was a residence that one could only dream of. It was a place for cultivation.
"However, that should be the residence of Ling Xuan Peak's Emperor Wu's disciple who oversees us."
One of them guessed.
"It should be."
The other person nodded.
"We have to stay in such a godforsaken place for half a year … How are we supposed to live?"
Soon after, the two of them looked at the cottages in front of them and sighed.
"Why don't … We don't stay in the cottages? Why don't we cultivate on the mountain rocks further away? Or we can sit cross-legged in the air and cultivate? "
One of them suggested.
"That's a good idea!"
The other person's eyes lit up.
"Do you think you're the only ones who can come up with this idea?"
At this moment, Duan Lingtian opened his mouth and said calmly, "Look at the footprints at the entrance of these cottages. It's obvious that many people have stayed here … Do you think they're willing to stay here?"
Just as the other two were stunned, a familiar voice was clearly transmitted into their ears.
"Those who have no intention of fighting or killing and have the intention of staying ten meters away from the residence will die!"
They could tell that it was Qiao Zhong's voice.
Although Qiao Zhong's words were short, the meaning was clear.
'You can either fight or kill with other people or stay within ten meters of the cottage and enjoy the unique smell in the cottage.'
Upon hearing Qiao Zhong's words, horror dawned on the duo's faces. They hurriedly looked for an ownerless cottage and entered it before vanishing completely.
Duan Lingtian also found a cottage and entered it.
There was nothing in the cottage. If they wanted to cultivate, they could only sit cross-legged in the air and cultivate.
The stench in the thatched cottage was getting thicker and thicker, but it did not affect Duan Ling Tian at all. Even Duan Ling Tian himself found it strange. "I actually don't dislike this smell … How strange."
Duan Lingtian did not know.
In the part of his memory that he had lost, there was a memory that belonged to him when he was still on earth in his previous life.
In his previous life, he was the strongest soldier on earth. In his career as a special forces soldier and a mercenary, he had experienced countless hardships. He had encountered even worse environments.
To him in his previous life, the stench from the cottage was not worth mentioning at all.
Although he had lost that part of his memory, he could instinctively accept the stench and was not disgusted by it.
Sitting cross-legged in the air, Duan Ling Tian slowly closed his eyes and calmed his heart to cultivate.
Nine Dragons War Sovereign Technique, Seventh Form!
Currently, his cultivation base was only at the First Level Void Interpretation, so he could only cultivate the Seventh Form of the Nine Dragons War Sovereign Technique for now. He could only cultivate the Eighth Form when he broke through to the Void Transformation Stage.
To him, the Void Transformation Stage was not far away.
Boom!
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