Chapter 978
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Two hours later.
"It would be great if the Human Dao was here. It would save me a lot of trouble!" Hayashikawa thought to himself. However, it was about time now. He had already learned about the general situation of the Floating Spirit Region from the young girl named Ni Huanzhi. It was just a little more troublesome.
The Floating Spirit Region was not large. It was only about half the size of the Southern Ming Continent. There were no countries in the entire continent. Almost all the regions were governed by the nearby powerful sects. It was a little like a city-state. All the sects in the continent were under the jurisdiction of the Floating Spirit Palace. Therefore, the Floating Spirit Palace could be considered the largest power in the entire continent.
Hayashikawa was now in a forbidden area of the Floating Spirit Palace. It was a place specially set aside for the entire continent's prodigies to train in.
Unlike many of the other trials in the Southern Ming Continent, the Floating Spirit Region's trials were held across the entire continent. Anyone below the age of fifty could participate. After the trials, the Floating Spirit Palace would announce a Floating Spirit Heavenly Ranking that covered the entire continent according to the individual's strength. The rankings on that ranking would be the prodigies of the entire continent.
At this moment, the region that Hayashikawa was in was undergoing the Floating Spirit Palace's annual trials. The young girl in front of him, Ni Huanzhi, was ranked 752 in the Early Nascent Soul stage of the Floating Spirit Heavenly Ranking.
As for the purpose of the Floating Spirit Heavenly Ranking, it was for the Floating Spirit Palace that opened once every few decades!
It could be said that the most mysterious place in the entire Floating Spirit Region was the Floating Spirit Palace. It opened once every few decades. Those who entered could comprehend the Dao of Cultivation and create their own cultivation techniques and spells. It was one of the few places in the Cultivation World that could improve one's comprehension in a short period of time. Every time the passageway opened, there would be people from other continents entering the Floating Spirit Region through the passageway in order to obtain the qualifications to enter the Floating Spirit Palace.
"When was the last time the Floating Spirit Palace opened?" Hayashikawa asked. If there was anything in the Floating Spirit Region that could pique Hayashikawa's interest, it would be the Floating Spirit Shrine!
From a certain point of view, the Floating Spirit Temple's ability was very similar to the Enlightenment Ancient Tree recorded in the Heaven and Earth Miracle Record. However, its ability was obviously not as terrifying as the Enlightenment Ancient Tree, but to Hayashikawa, it should at least be much stronger than the Enlightenment Ancient Tree in his possession. If he could enter it and cultivate for a period of time, he might be able to comprehend some of the forbidden techniques in Naruto, such as the Edo Tensei! Therefore, Hayashikawa had decided to stay and participate in this trial after hearing about the Floating Soul Shrine's function.
"The last time the Floating Spirit Temple opened was thirty-six years ago. Because the time of the Floating Spirit Temple's opening is not fixed, no one knows when it will open again next time. However, the interval between each opening is usually not more than a hundred years!" Ni Huanzhi said.
After the initial shock, the girl had calmed down a lot. She could already tell that this Blue Dragon was not from the Floating Spirit Region.
This was nothing new in the Floating Spirit Region. Because of the Floating Spirit Temple's existence, many people from other continents would be attracted every time the passageway opened. However, what puzzled Ni Huanzhi was that it had been a long time since the last time the passageway opened, but the Blue Dragon looked like he had just arrived.
"Then it seems like I'll have to stay here for a period of time. Even if I want to go back, it should be very difficult!" Hayashikawa muttered to himself.
"You said that as long as one is under fifty years old, they can participate in the Floating Spirit Temple's trial. That means that there might be Spirit Severing cultivators participating, right?" Hayashikawa asked.
"That's right. However, this kind of situation is rather rare. Very few people can break through to the Spirit Severing stage before the age of fifty. According to what I know, there were less than ten Spirit Severing cultivators who could enter the Floating Spirit Temple the last time!" Ni Huanzhi said softly.
"Who is the person with the highest cultivation in the Floating Spirit Region? What stage has he reached? " Hayashikawa continued to ask. He needed to know the strength of the strongest person on this continent. Otherwise, it would be very difficult for him to control his style of doing things in the future.
"The Elder Altar of the Floating Spirit Temple is the core of the entire continent's power. It is said that there are four elders who have reached the Void Refining stage. However, the outside world does not know which stage they have reached." Ni Huanzhi said truthfully.
Hayashikawa nodded. This was not beyond his expectations.
Although the Floating Spirit Region was much smaller than the Southern Ming Continent, the Demon Ancestor, Bai Lianhua, had sealed himself in the Southern Ming Continent and shed his demon body, causing the density of spiritual Qi in the entire continent to drop drastically. This led to the current situation. Now that the Demon Ancestor had returned and Lin Chuan had appeared as half a divine beast, the spiritual Qi in the Southern Ming Continent had already shown signs of increasing. It was estimated that it wouldn't be long before many Void Refining Stage cultivators appeared.
"Since you've decided to enter the Floating Spirit Temple to cultivate, then the issue of your identity needs to be resolved. Let me see the mark that the Floating Spirit Temple left on you!" Hayashikawa looked at Ni Huanzhi and said softly.
The young girl bit her lips and rolled up her sleeves, revealing a round mark on her arm that was emitting a faint light. It was like a tattoo branded on her skin.
"This mark was left behind by the Floating Spirit Temple using a special energy. Outsiders have no way of deciphering it. Furthermore, once the person imprinted on it dies, the mark will immediately dissipate. There's no way to transfer it!" Ni Huanzhi looked at Hayashikawa and spoke with a slightly hurried breath. She was really afraid that Hayashikawa would kill her and try to snatch the Floating Spirit Temple's mark.
"What's your ranking on the Floating Spirit Heavenly Ranking?" Hayashikawa ignored the young girl's nervous expression and continued to ask.
In the Southern Ming Continent, this kind of trial would usually be given a Trial Challenger's token. In the end, the rankings would be determined through the contest of tokens. The more tokens one had, the higher one's ranking would be. However, the situation in the Floating Spirit Region was clearly different. They judged one's strength through this mark, but Hayashikawa was not clear on the specifics.
"After we defeat our opponent, this mark will automatically extract a certain amount of energy from the opponent's mark. This energy will eventually be fed back to the Floating Spirit Temple, and the Floating Spirit Heavenly Ranking will be ranked according to the amount of energy each of us possesses!"
"In other words, the Floating Spirit Temple's trial isn't the only way to increase one's ranking, right?" Hayashikawa asked softly.
"That's right. As long as you defeat someone on the Floating Spirit Heavenly Ranking, you can increase your ranking. There's no time limit or place limit. The purpose of the Floating Spirit Temple's trial is to gather everyone together so that the most reliable ranking can be determined in a short period of time. After all, the cultivators on the continent are too scattered, so it's very difficult to have a large competition during normal times!" Ni Huanzhi said.
"That's great!" Hayashikawa nodded lightly. He extended his right hand and pointed at the mark on Ni Huanzhi's arm.
A special energy? In Hayashikawa's eyes, this was just another type of natural Chakra! It was exactly the same as the fire poison on the Song Family's Scorching Sun Sword in the Southern Ming Continent!
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