Ning Fan frowned. Luo Xiao who was beside him immediately saw through his worry and transmitted his voice to him.
"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist. I have already reported to the Patriarch about your request for the position of tomb keeper of Luo Clan. The reason why the Patriarch returned today is to give Fellow Daoist a position. Otherwise, there is no need for him to come back personally. It's fine even if you haven't mastered the First Form of the God of War! "
"Is that so …"
As soon as Ning Fan heard Luo Xiao's words, not only did he not feel relieved, but his frown deepened.
Luo Shi stroked his beard and let the cultivators of the Secret Hall discuss among themselves.
After a long time, he coughed softly. Immediately, the secret hall fell silent again. Even the five She Kong didn't dare to speak anymore.
Luo Shifu spoke again as his gaze swept across the cultivators in the hall.
"In this year's tomb competition, our Luo Clan has a total of eight tomb keepers. I came back to Heavenly Sea Star this time to inform you of the start time of the tomb contest and select eight tomb keepers with Miss Xuan. "
Luo Shi smiled politely at Luo Xuan.
Luo Xuan walked out of the crowd and stood shoulder to shoulder with Luo Shi. She still had a prideful temperament, but she still bowed respectfully to Luo Shi. That respect came from the bottom of her heart.
Occasionally, a few guests that had just entered the Luo Clan not long ago suddenly heard Luo Shi's way of addressing Luo Xuan, and all of them were stunned and puzzled.
Even Ning Fan revealed a strange expression on his face.
"Miss Xuan …"
Ning Fan's eyes flashed as he pondered over how Luo Shi addressed Luo Xuan.
Luo Shi was the Luo Family's Patriarch while Luo Xuan was the Young Master. However, Luo Shi addressed Luo Xuan as' Miss' …
"Fellow Daoist, you may not know this, but among the descendants of the Battle Monarch, the young master's bloodline is most similar to that of the Battle Monarch's. The family head, on the other hand, is not a descendant of the Battle Monarch. In fact, he is not even a cultivator of our Luo Clan. Rather, he is a servant of the Battle Monarch."
"The Patriarch has followed the Battle King for his entire life. After the Battle King fell into a deep slumber, he swore an oath that he would succeed as the Patriarch of the Luo Clan, just to protect the descendants of the Battle King and wait for the Battle King to wake up. Although the Patriarch's cultivation base is high and his identity is illustrious, he has always been very polite to the descendants of the Battle King. In the Luo Clan, the one who wants the Battle King to wake up the most is the Patriarch."
Seeing the doubt in Ning Fan's eyes, Luo Xiao explained to him through telepathy.
After hearing his words, Ning Fan's expression changed slightly and he looked at Luo Shi.
This Luo Shi was the patriarch of the Luo Clan, the ninth elder of the Godly Void Pavilion, and the servant of the Battle King …
When the Battle King was unconscious, he protected the Luo Clan on behalf of his master. He treated the Battle King's descendants well and waited for his master to wake up. His loyalty was unwavering …
In the cultivation world, there weren't many servants as loyal as Luo Shi.
There were even fewer of them who still cared about their past relationship despite their illustrious status …
Luo Shi was an Early Thought Fragmentation Realm cultivator. His cultivation base was three major realms higher than Ning Fan's.
Previously, Ning Fan could not see the outline of Luo Shi's Dao clearly. Now, after listening to Luo Xiao's words and looking at the Dao Runes surrounding Luo Shi's body, he gained some understanding.
"If I'm not mistaken, this person's Dao should be the 'Dao of Loyalty'. Loyalty to him is his everything. But within this loyalty, there's also loneliness, loneliness, remorse and longing for his master …"
Ning Fan's eyes flickered with green light as he carefully read Luo Shi's Dao Rune.
Luo Shi nodded at Ning Fan with a smile as if he sensed something.
Among the group of cultivators, a member of the Luo Clan whose face was filled with excitement suddenly took a step forward and bowed respectfully to Luo Shi and Luo Xuan.
"Clan Lord, may I ask when exactly will the tomb competition begin? What are the criteria for the eight tomb guardians? Will it be the same as the previous years? "
As soon as the person asked the question, the entire secret hall immediately fell silent. Everyone was waiting for Luo Shi's answer.
"The tomb competition has been set to be held ten years later. It's the season when the fog covers the Eastern Sea. Therefore, there won't be any primordial spirit wine as a reward in this tomb competition … "
Luo Shi was halfway through his words when a cultivator exclaimed. "Ten years! It's actually brought forward! "
Another cultivator said thoughtfully. "Is the tomb competition brought forward for the sake of the hearts of the cultivators in An Dong … After the chaos, the hearts of the people have yet to calm down. Perhaps this grand event can gradually make them forget about the calamity caused by the Sen Luo Clan."
Luo Shi waved his hand to silence the crowd.
Then, he continued, "The requirement for the tomb guardians of the Four Divine Void Pavilions is that their skeletal age must be lower than two hundred thousand years. Therefore, those whose skeletal age is above two hundred thousand years, please step back. The rest of you will step forward! "
"What?! Two hundred thousand years?! In the previous tomb competition, the skeletal age limit was still two hundred and twenty thousand years. This time, it has been reduced again! "A Late Human Profound Realm cultivator of the Luo Clan immediately showed a distressed expression.
His skeletal age had already exceeded two hundred and ten thousand years. It seemed like he was not fated to participate in this tomb competition.
Just the skeletal age alone would eliminate countless people. Among the hundreds of Second Step cultivators, ninety percent of them immediately retreated to the back of the hall.
Only forty-one people took a step forward.
Naturally, Ning Fan was also among the forty-one people. If his skeletal age were to be revealed, he would probably be the lowest in this hall …
Wang Meng was still behind Ning Fan. His skeletal age was also less than two hundred thousand years.
"What's your skeletal age?" Ning Fan asked with a slight frown.
"Master, one hundred and ninety thousand!" Wang Meng endured the pain on his body and answered with a smile.
Now that Ning Fan was his master, he naturally did not dare to show any dissatisfaction towards him.
"One hundred and ninety thousand years old? Why does he have the appearance of an old man?" Ning Fan's eyes revealed a strange expression.
Generally speaking, a peak Ghost Profound Realm expert who was one hundred and ninety thousand years old would have the appearance of a young man. It was extremely rare to see an old man with strong muscles like Wang Meng.
"Hehe, this lowly one's aptitude wasn't very good in the past. When I was in the Gold Core Realm, I almost died of old age. That's why I look like this … But after that, this lowly one awakened the Eight Extremities Combat Physique in despair. My aptitude increased tremendously and that was how I broke through to the Nascent Soul Realm.
"I see …"
Ning Fan nodded and no longer paid attention to Wang Meng.
Compared to Wang Meng, he was naturally more concerned about which eight out of the forty-one people would become the tomb guards.
Although Luo Xiao had given him a guarantee, he had yet to reach the First Transformation … The selection of the candidates came too quickly and too hastily.
"Including Miss Xuan, there are only forty-two people. It's a little less than expected …"
Luo Shi shook his head and continued. "Then, according to the rules of my Luo Clan, cultivators who have reached the First Transformation of War God, show your battle intent and take a step forward!"
As soon as Luo Shi's words fell, only sixteen of the forty-one people took a step forward.
Among these sixteen people, there were Luo Xiao, Wang Meng, the Life Immortals of Luo Clan and the Guest Elders of the Second Peak, but none of them were Du Zhen. Just the bone age alone was enough to eliminate countless Du Zhen.
Each of them had more than nine battle flames hovering around them!
After summoning the battle flames, their eyes were filled with battle intent!
Ning Fan wasn't among the sixteen people …
Luo Xiao showed a hint of worry and looked at the Clan Master Luo Shi.
Before this, the Clan Master had promised him that Ning Fan would be one of the tomb guards. But now, Ning Fan was eliminated in advance, which didn't match the promise …
Luo Xuan knitted her brows and couldn't help but look at Ning Fan's direction.
She suddenly had a trace of regret in her heart. It seemed like Ning Fan didn't get the qualification to be the tomb guard …
Ning Fan's eyes slightly focused, but he didn't say anything.
Luo Shi's eyes swept across the sixteen people in front of him. He nodded his head and asked Luo Xuan who was beside him.
"Sixteen people. That's quite a lot this time … Then, I would like to invite Miss Xuan to choose six people from these sixteen people. Together with Miss Xuan, we will occupy the seven spots. As for the last spot, I have an idea. I want to leave it for those cultivators who haven't cultivated to the First Transformation but have reached the required bone age. What do you think about this suggestion, Miss Xuan? "
"Leave one spot for those cultivators who haven't cultivated to the First Transformation?" Luo Xuan was stunned. She didn't know why, but when she heard this, she felt a trace of relief.
Without any hesitation, Luo Xuan immediately nodded and said, "Alright.
Let's do as the Clan Master said. We will give those who haven't cultivated to the First Transformation a spot. It's a chance. "
"Hehe. That's good. If that's the case, let's choose the six people who have cultivated to the First Transformation first. "
Luo Shi nodded his head and pointed his finger. A door of light immediately appeared in the secret hall. It led to a small chiliocosm and announced the rules of the competition.
Sixteen people would compete for six spots. The method to determine the spots was naturally to fight and compete based on their strength.
The sixteen cultivators followed Luo Shi and Luo Xuan into the small chiliocosm. Two hours later, the spots were determined based on their strength.
The six cultivators who won the spots were all at the Ghost Profound Realm.
Luo Xiao was naturally one of the six people. Although Wang Meng was severely injured, he still gritted his teeth and got a spot.
In this way, including Luo Xuan, seven out of the eight spots of the Luo Clan had been determined.
Only the last spot would be given to Ning Fan and the other twenty-five people.
At this moment, Ning Fan was convinced that Luo Shi was deliberately giving him a chance to express his goodwill by giving him the spot to be a grave guardian.
Among the twenty-five people, the one with the highest cultivation base was just a Late Ghost Profound Realm.
Everyone looked at Ning Fan with a trace of fear and dread.
If the last spot was still determined based on strength, no one would be able to win against Ning Fan.
Wang Meng's miserable ending was a good example.
Ning Fan, who was unknown in the Luo Clan in the past, suddenly established his prestige. As soon as he established his prestige, many cultivators looked at him with chills …
"It seems like we have no hope of getting the last spot …" A Late Ghost Profound Realm cultivator of the Luo Clan sighed helplessly.
The same sigh also came from the mouths of the other cultivators.
"Hehe. Everyone, don't be discouraged. It's not impossible for all of you to get the last spot …"
Luo Shi smiled faintly. After that, his eyes suddenly turned sharp.
All of a sudden, an unimaginable force of Dao Sense came out from his mouth and turned into a word that was like the might of the heavens.
"Disperse!"
The word 'disperse' carried a great divine ability. As soon as it was uttered, an indescribable force of the Great Dao swept across from the center of the secret hall!
All the cultivators within a radius of ten zhang * (3.33m per zhang) were forced to retreat.
The area within a radius of ten zhang * (3.33m per zhang) seemed to have turned into a vacuum zone.
Even Ning Fan, Du Zhen and the five She Kong cultivators of the Luo Clan couldn't get close to this place without permission. They couldn't go against Luo Shi's will of Dao Sense!
This was a technique that only cultivators of the mid Thought-Shattering stage could use!
As for Luo Shi, he had already grasped the essence of the ability. He wasn't far from breaking through to the Mid Thought Fragmentation Realm!
Luo Shi patted his storage pouch again. Immediately, a ray of starlight flew out from the pouch and fell into the center of the secret hall, turning into a giant starlight!
"Among the twenty-five of you, the one who can break this stone will get the last spot of the tomb keeper!"
As soon as Luo Shi's words were uttered, everyone present gasped.
This was because the giant stone that fell into the center of the secret hall was actually a huge piece of Immemorial Star Iron!
With the eyesight of the cultivators present, they could tell that it was Six Star Divine Iron, which could be used to make the Immemorial Divine Weapons used by the Du Zhen cultivators!
The advantage of the Immemorial Star Iron was that it could be used to make magical weapons that could be upgraded.
Although this stone had yet to be refined into a magical weapon, it was so hard that even an Early Du Zhen cultivator might not be able to break it with a single strike …
"Let me try! After all, it's just a piece of Immemorial Star Iron. It won't be as scary as a living person! Even if I fail, it doesn't matter … "
Among the twenty-five people, a Mid Ghost Profound Realm cultivator immediately stepped forward.
That person looked at Ning Fan with extreme fear. Then, he gritted his teeth and took a step forward. With a wave of his hand, he summoned his Dao Weapon. Without saying a word, he struck the giant stone with his hammer.
His Dao Weapon was a Heavenly Flame Silver Hammer. When he swung it, a sonic boom resounded throughout the secret hall.
This hammer strike seemed to have exerted all of his strength in his life. However, when it hit the giant stone, it only caused some ripples on the surface of the giant stone. It did not cause any damage to the giant stone at all.
At the next moment, the star force suddenly surged from the giant stone. The direction of the star force actually went against the law of the Great Dao!
Moreover, a rebounding force that was a few times stronger than the previous hammer strike came from the giant stone. It turned into a ray of sharp light and immediately attacked that person.
That person's silver hammer Dao Weapon was instantly smashed into pieces by the rebounding force.
As for his body, it flew high into the sky like a fallen leaf. Then, it fell miserably on the ground. He had already fainted due to his severe injuries.
"This is … 'Immemorial Star Defying'!!!"
All of a sudden, all the cultivators in the secret hall revealed a look of shock.
There were also many people whose eyes were filled with excitement!
The Immemorial Star Defying was an extremely rare type of Immemorial Star Iron.
The direction of the star force of this iron went against the Great Dao. Ordinary Immemorial Divine Weapons couldn't be forged with this Star Defying.
Before this iron was forged into a treasure, no one could touch it or attack it. Otherwise, they would suffer a painful counterattack from the Star Defying power it contained.
There was only one type of Divine Weapon Magic Treasure that could be forged with this Star Defying.
It was a type of Devil Dao armor called 'Star Defying Devil Armor'. Not only did it have an astonishing defense, but it also had the ability to counterattack …
The grade of this piece of Immemorial Star Defying Star Iron was Six Stars.
The Six Stars Divine Iron was a common material used by cultivators of Du Zhen for refining treasures. They used Seven Stars Divine Iron instead of Six Stars Divine Iron.
However, if it was a Six Stars Defying Star Iron, even cultivators of Du Zhen would fight for it.
Unfortunately, this iron was usually priceless. It was extremely difficult to find a piece of it, let alone such a huge piece.
"Immemorial Star Defying. It's actually the Immemorial Star Defying … Who else other than cultivators of Du Zhen would dare to attack this piece of iron? That Mid Ghost Profound Realm cultivator was only seriously injured by the counterattack. If it's us, Du Zhen, attacking this piece of iron, the counterattack force would definitely increase along with our attacks. At that time, it wouldn't be as simple as getting injured! If we're not careful, we might even lose our lives! "
Some of the Du Zhen Luo Clan's cultivators gradually retracted their fiery eyes. When they looked at the huge rock again, they began to shake their heads.
"The counterattack force of this Star Defying Star is too terrifying. It's really unwise to risk our lives to destroy this piece of iron just for the position of tomb keeper."
Among the twenty-five cultivators who were waiting to be chosen, there were still twenty-three of them, excluding the Mid Ghost Profound Realm cultivator who had fallen to the ground and Ning Fan.
After these twenty-three people saw the miserable state of the previous cultivator, none of them had the courage to attack the huge rock anymore.
Each of them wanted to fight for the last position of tomb keeper, but they were afraid of the counterattack force of the huge rock.
Only Ning Fan looked at the huge Immemorial Star Defying Rock solemnly without any intention of retreating.
"With my current strength, it won't be difficult for me to destroy this rock with a full blow. However, after that blow, I will definitely suffer a counterattack that is a few times stronger than before …"
"With the counterattack force, it won't be enough to kill me, but it's inevitable for me to be seriously injured …"
Ning Fan shifted his gaze and looked at Luo Shi.
In Luo Shi's eyes, Ning Fan saw a hint of expectation.
"This Immemorial Star Defying Star is Luo Shi's test for me … Luo Shi doesn't mind showing his goodwill to me and giving me the position of tomb keeper of his clan, but the premise is that I have to show the corresponding strength …"
"No, it's not just strength. What Luo Shi wants to test is how decisive I will be when facing this Immemorial Star Defying Star! Should I fight or hide? Should I be brave or cowardly?! "
Ning Fan took a deep breath and took a step forward.
In order to get the position of tomb keeper of Luo Clan, he had already come this far. It was impossible for him to retreat because he was afraid of getting injured!
"By the way, there's one thing that this old man forgot to say …"
The moment Ning Fan took a step forward, Luo Shi suddenly spoke again.
"This time, there's an additional rule compared to the previous times. Due to the cancellation of the Bell Sacrifice, the cultivator who gets first place in this competition won't get the primordial spirit wine as a reward, but will get a special reward. This person could make a request to the Godly Void Pavilion to the best of their abilities. The Godly Void Pavilion will do its best to satisfy this person's request! Any request! "
"I wonder if little friend has any wish that needs to be fulfilled by the four pavilions? If there is, then in order to fulfill your wish, you will have a reason to not retreat. You will certainly be determined to get this position, and this Immemorial Star Defying Star will no longer be scary … "
Luo Shi's last sentence was obviously meant for Ning Fan alone. Moreover, there was a deeper meaning behind his words.
His original intention was to enlighten Ning Fan in front of this Immemorial Star Defying Star.
To tell Ning Fan the essence of the War God Art, to help Ning Fan experience the state of mind of 'fighting with one's back against the river, having no choice but to fight' in front of this Immemorial Star Defying Star!
However, what Luo Shi did not expect was that his last sentence made Ning Fan think of something else!
Ning Fan could naturally hear that Luo Shi's words were filled with the intention of enlightening him.
However, what he was more concerned about was the words that Luo Shi had said before.
At this moment, Ning Fan's eyes suddenly turned cold, and his heart was hit by a thousand waves!
"The first place of the tomb competition can make a request to the Godly Void Pavilion?!"
"I can make any request?!"
"Even if I remove Ah Ci's name from the sacrificial list of the Godly Void Pavilion?!"
At this moment, Ning Fan's desire to obtain the position of tomb keeper was not because of the other half of Ancient Chaos' inheritance, but because of a request!
If the first place of the tomb competition had this right, then to him, this tomb competition was no longer dispensable, and he must win!
This position was something that he must fight for, and he must not give it to anyone!
As soon as this feeling appeared, the battle flame in Ning Fan's body suddenly surged and rushed out of his body!
In a split second, there were six traces of battle flames hovering around him, and his eyes were filled with battle intent!
"Six traces of battle flames!!! This child has only joined the Luo Clan for less than ten months, how could he cultivate six traces of battle flames?!!! "
At this moment, countless people in the secret hall were shocked by Ning Fan's six traces of battle flames.
Even Luo Shi's face that was always calm and tranquil suddenly showed a shocked expression!
(1/2) (To be continued)
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