The Emerald Martial Palace.
In the meeting hall.
Zhuang Qingxian, who was sitting on the head seat, pondered for a while, then said, "Elder Lan, you mean we don't have to send our best disciples?"
Elder Lan was the Head Elder of the Emerald Martial Palace, he was already eighty years old. Although he was not very talented, he was still an indispensable pillar of the Emerald Martial Palace. However, in the recent ten years, because of his old age, he had become more and more conservative. He was one of the few people who opposed the idea of the Heavenly Dream Ancient Region.
"Leader, our Emerald Martial Palace is now the dominator of the Windy Nation, we don't have to take the risk. The death rate in the Heavenly Dream Ancient Region is extremely high. Thirty years ago, six hundred and forty-five disciples from the nine nations went in, and only four hundred and fifty came out. Twenty years ago, six hundred and thirty disciples went in, and only three hundred and seventy came out. The death rate is getting higher and higher every year, I'm afraid that this time, more than half of the disciples will die."
Hearing Elder Lan's words, those inner elders who were about to persuade Elder Lan all became silent. Indeed, it was a fact that the death rate in the Heavenly Dream Ancient Region was very high. If the most talented disciples of the valley were sent into the Heavenly Dream Ancient Region, if they were unlucky, more than half of them might die.
To the Emerald Martial Palace, this would be a heavy blow.
A radical inner elder stood up and said, "Leader, Elder Lan, you can't say that. We can't be afraid of the high death rate. If I'm not wrong, the other four institutions will definitely send their best disciples there. As long as these disciples can come out alive, they will be much more powerful than before, they might even break through to the Clasping Yuan Realm. By then, the advantage of the younger generation of our Emerald Martial Palace will be gone."
"Elder Liu is right, it's time for the younger generation to see some blood. If there is an empty quota, I'm willing to send my nephew in."
"The Heavenly Dream Ancient Region only opens once every ten years, it's a rare opportunity, we can't waste it!"
"Among the disciples who survive in the Heavenly Dream Ancient Region, ten percent of them will break through to the Clasping Yuan Realm, which means, thirty out of three hundred disciples will become Clasping Yuan Realm warriors."
The Second Elder, who was standing next to Elder Lan, opened his mouth, "Leader, I think we can make a compromise. The Emerald Martial Palace is a rank 7 institution, and we have eight quotas. Out of the eight quotas, we can send four of our best geniuses, and the remaining four can be sent to the Emerald Martial Palace. In this way, even if we lose a lot of people, we won't be hurt too badly."
Hearing this, Zhuang Qingxian was a bit tempted. Since the Emerald Martial Palace was the overlord of the Windy Nation, there was indeed no need for them to put all their eggs in one basket. It would be best to have the best of both worlds.
"Then how do you think the quota should be allocated?" Zhuang Qingxian asked.
The Second Elder glanced at Elder Lan and said, "Our head disciple, Zhuang Fei, has to go. He is an Early Clasping Yuan Realm martial artist, he is powerful enough to compete with ordinary Mid Clasping Yuan Realm martial artists. With him, the survival of our Emerald Martial Palace's disciples will be more guaranteed. As far as I know, the Rudra Nation has the most Clasping Yuan Realm martial artists among the young generation, four of them. The White Mystery Nation and the Sky Serpent Nation have three each. The other five nations are the same as our Windy Nation, they all have one or two Clasping Yuan Realm martial artists. We have to be careful. "
At this moment, even Elder Lan nodded. Apparently, he agreed with the Second Elder.
The Second Elder continued, "Liu Wuxiang and Ji Xueyan have to go as well, they have a great chance to step into the Clasping Yuan Realm. Shi Potian hasn't fully recovered yet, he will stay in the Emerald Martial Palace. Liu Xuan, who is ranked fifth among the core disciples, will go with the other four core disciples who are not in the top ten."
Zhuang Qingxian was quite satisfied with the Second Elder's plan, he said, "Alright, the quota for the Heavenly Dream Ancient Region has been decided, there is no need to discuss further."
In the North Snow Martial Academy.
In the conference hall.
Xue Wuren held his hands behind his back and said, "There is nothing to discuss about this. The eight quotas must be given to the best disciples, I don't want to wait for another ten years."
Just like his blade skills, Xue Wuren was always decisive, he would never change his mind.
Everyone smiled bitterly and left the hall.
After a while.
Eight young men walked in. The three in the lead were a gentle young man in a white robe, North Snow Fast Blade Lynch and Tyrant Blade Yu Yue.
"Leader." All of them greeted him politely.
Xue Wuren nodded and said, "I didn't ask you to come here for any other reason, I just want you to know about the Heavenly Dream Ancient Region, and what you should pay attention to."
The gentle young man asked, "Leader, is it true that the Heavenly Dream Ancient Region cannot be seen with the naked eye?"
"The Heavenly Dream Ancient Region is located in a space crack, it is not open yet. Indeed, it cannot be seen with the naked eye, not even with the spiritual power. This time, when you enter the Heavenly Dream Ancient Region, you should remember to stop while you're ahead, and focus on steadily improving your power. Don't be greedy, and don't become the target of everyone. You should know that an innocent man will get into trouble because of his treasures. If you have something that makes others jealous, you should either kill them immediately, or throw it away.
The Heavenly Dream Ancient Region had many treasures, such as magical weapons, natural medicines, and secret manuals. The reason why the five top-ranked institutions had become more and more powerful was because they would send a batch of disciples into the Heavenly Dream Ancient Region every ten years. After they came back, the number of treasures and secret manuals in their institutions would increase. Of course, they wouldn't just contribute to the institutions for free, the leaders of the institutions would reward them with spirit stones according to the value of those treasures.
…
In the yard, Ye Chen was sitting under a tree with his legs crossed, without moving even a little bit.
This tree was a common Dark Tree in the Windy Mountain, it had started to shed its leaves in July, and now it was already mid-September, its leaves were falling very fast. Even if it was only a slight breeze, three to four leaves would fall down.
A couple of hours later, Ye Chen's hair and clothes were covered with dozens of withered leaves.
From far away from the yard came a series of light footsteps, which were getting closer and closer.
"Is Ye Chen in?"
"Excuse me, is Ye Chen in?"
Creak!
The man called out for a few times, but no one responded, so he pushed open the door and walked in.
The one who came in was an executor disciple, who used to be an inner disciple. According to the rules of the institution, if an inner disciple failed to step into the Clasping Yuan Realm before the age of twenty-four, he or she would have to transfer to the Steward's Hall and become a fighting or non-fighting member of the institution. Of course, once an inner disciple stepped into the Clasping Yuan Realm, he or she could also become an outer elder, which was the most important thing.
This executor disciple was about twenty-five years old, and was at the peak of the Late Condensing Reality Realm. Compared to most of the inner disciples, he or she was quite powerful, almost as powerful as the top ten inner disciples. Soon, he saw Ye Chen, who was sitting under the tree with his legs crossed, and slightly frowned.
When a martial artist was cultivating, he or she was not allowed to be disturbed. If he or she was interrupted at a critical moment, the other party might even want to kill him or her.
The executor disciple smiled helplessly, stood aside and waited, without making any sound.
Whoosh …
Suddenly …
A gust of wind blew across, and tens of withered leaves fell down, fluttering in the air.
At this moment, Ye Chen opened his eyes, which were shining with a sharp light.
When the executor disciple was about to say something, he saw an amazing scene. He saw Ye Chen glance at the fallen leaves in front of him, as if they had been cut by an invisible sharp blade, they suddenly split into two, two into four, four into eight, and all of a sudden, the leaves turned into dust.
"Sword intent, the legendary sword intent!"
The executor disciple screamed in his mind. Although he was just an ordinary executor disciple, it did not mean that he was not knowledgeable. Whether it was in the ancient books or by word of mouth, a sword artist who had mastered the sword intent could use invisible things to hurt people. For example, by giving a strand of sword intent to the air, it could be extremely lethal. Just now, Ye Chen had used his eyes to infuse the sword intent into the air in front of him and easily cut the leaves.
"What's the matter?"
Standing up, Ye Chen shook off the leaves on his body and asked.
The executor disciple said respectfully, "Headmaster wants to see you."
"Lead the way then."
Ye Chen looked very calm. These days, his desire for the sword intent was not that urgent anymore. Every day, after he finished his training, he would sit under a big tree and meditate for a while. He would go into Taixu and forget about everything around him. Perhaps it was because of this kind of transcendent mentality that he had broken through the half-step sword intent and finally mastered the real sword intent that every sword artist dreamed of. No matter it was his aura or his soul, they had all been improved. As for what level he had reached, he was still not sure yet.
"Yes!"
The executor disciple said with a humble tone. Normally, he did not need to flatter the inner disciples or the core disciples, but when facing Ye Chen, he naturally showed his respect. It was not surprising, after all, in this true spirit continent, powerful warriors were always respected. Even the most talented geniuses would have to show some respect in front of powerful warriors who were at a very high level. Otherwise, they would just be acting recklessly and could be killed at any time.
Being led by the executor disciple, Ye Chen arrived at the lobby.
In the lobby …
Zhu Mei, Luo Hanshan and Xu Jing were all there. Sitting next to them were some inner elders, and the leader of the school, Luo Xinglie, was sitting in the front seat.
"Leader, elders." Ye Chen cupped his hands and bowed.
Luo Xinglie nodded.
"Tomorrow is the time to go to the Heavenly Dream Ancient Region. Before that, I want to tell you that the Heavenly Dream Ancient Region is very complicated, there might be palaces in the mountains, there might be tombs in the water, and there might even be treasures under the ground. There are countless ways to get in, sometimes a big tree might be the entrance, sometimes you need to move a huge rock, sometimes you just need to jump down from the mountain. All in all, anything can happen in there, you have to stay calm and don't panic."
"Yes!"
Ye Chen and the other three nodded.
Luo Xinglie continued, "There are a lot of treasures in the Heavenly Dream Ancient Region, and countless secret manuals. Obviously, we can't ask you to contribute for nothing. Therefore, according to the value of the things you contribute, the school will give you a certain amount of spirit stones. For example, a top-ranked Mortal Realm secret manual can be exchanged for fifty low-ranked spirit stones, a low-ranked Earth Realm secret manual can be exchanged for three thousand low-ranked spirit stones, a mid-ranked Earth Realm secret manual is extremely rare, even in the Heavenly Dream Ancient Region, it can be exchanged for three thousand mid-ranked spirit stones. The same goes for other treasures and medicines. Of course, if you contribute those secret manuals to the school, you can still cultivate them yourself, but you can't teach them to others. Do you understand?"
"Understood!"
Although he knew that these things were worth a lot of spirit stones, Ye Chen was still shocked. It seemed like the school was going to spend a lot of money this time. However, the Heavenly Dream Ancient Region was not a playground, all the disciples from the nine nations had gone in, so it was normal to kill each other, especially the disciples who had great treasures, they had to be extra careful.
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