"Brother Nian, sorry to disturb you." This person did not wait for Ning Cheng to speak and first greeted Ning Cheng with cupped fists.
Ning Cheng chuckled, "So it turns out to be Brother Xiong. Brother Xiong, please come in."
Ning Cheng knew this person. He was a rogue cultivator selected by the Seven Star Sacred Shrine along with him. His name was Xiong Cang. His cultivation was higher than him, late-stage Eternal Realm. The strength displayed by this fellow was almost the same as him, with his Celestial Essence close to seven, while his Spiritual Consciousness had broken through to six.
Xiong Cang's appearance was similar to his name. He was burly and had a big face. His whole body was almost square.
After Xiong Cang came in and sat down, Ning Cheng casually activated the Restriction, and spoke with a smile, "Since Brother Xiong came looking for me, then there must be something."
"Brother Nian, have you ever thought about staying in the Seven Star Sacred Shrine and then entering the inner sect?" Xiong Cang asked directly when he heard Ning Cheng's question.
"Enter the Seven Star Sacred Shrine's inner sect?" Ning Cheng asked in doubt. He knew that the Seven Star Sacred Shrine wanted to use them as cannon fodder, so how could they let them enter the Inner Sect?
Xiong Cang spoke up in a low tone, "Brother Nian, you're also a rogue cultivator. You should know how difficult it is for a rogue cultivator to achieve Dao Sculpting. Even if we obtain the Dao Fruit, I'm afraid that our chances of reaching Dao Sculpting would not be high. There was no Dao arena to listen to the Dao, no Divine Powers Pavilion, and no Cultivation Technique Hall. What we can do is to fumble around on our own, lacking a guiding direction. If we rogue cultivators want to go further, we can only join a sect … "
Ning Cheng remained silent. He wouldn't join the Seven Star Sacred Shrine, and he also didn't agree with Xiong Cang's words. When one's cultivation was low, a guide was indeed very important. However, once one reached the Eternal realm, they would have to rely on their own comprehension of all things and their understanding of the laws of heaven and earth. Even if they had a powerful master to guide them, it would still be of limited use.
However, Ning Cheng was somewhat interested in the Dao Sanctum that Xiong Cang spoke about. The dojo was a place where some powerful Dao Confirming cultivators would discuss the Dao. If one could go and listen, it would be beneficial to one's understanding of the Dao. Every sect had its own Dao Rite, and the most famous one in the Grand Essence Realm was the Grand Essence Dao Rite. It was just that it was very difficult for itinerant cultivators to enter and listen to Dao in these places.
Xiong Cang, on seeing Ning Cheng's silence, thought that Ning Cheng agreed with his words. Therefore, he continued, "The Seven Star Sacred Shrine has two Dao Fusion powerhouses, and the Spirit Technique Pavilion has countless powerful spirit techniques."
"Then how can Brother Xiong join the Seven Star Sacred Shrine?" Ning Cheng asked.
Xiong Cang nodded, "That's exactly what I wanted to talk to Brother Nian about. Brother Nian should know that entering the Grand Essence Mystic Realm this time has a high chance of falling. However, it also has a high chance of us reaching the sky in a single bound. If we can collect enough divine grasses in the mystic realm and rank in the top ten, we would have a chance to represent the Seven Star Sacred Shrine in the Grand Essence Great Meet ….. "
"Wait ….." Ning Cheng interrupted Xiong Cang's words, "Brother Xiong, you said that only the top ten in the Grand Essence Mystic Realm have the opportunity to represent the Seven Star Sacred Shrine in the Grand Essence Great Meet? How come I heard that the Grand Essence Great Meet is only for the top hundred? "
Hearing Ning Cheng's words, Xiong Cang laughed, "Brother Nian, you're too naive. Taking the top hundred to participate in the Grand Essence Great Meet is not bad. But only the top ten in the Grand Essence Mystic Realm have the opportunity to participate. The remaining ninety people are allocated by the major sects. Brother Nian, don't tell me you don't even know about this? The Grand Essence Mystic Realm opens mainly for these sects to plunder divine grasses and some top-grade heavenly treasures. To put it bluntly, we hold our heads in our hands and serve these major sects. "
Speaking of this, Xiong Cang showed a self-deprecating smile, "It's equivalent to us rogue cultivators desperately competing for divine grasses in the mystic realm for the major sects. While those major sects watch us fight to the death while waiting for us to hand over the divine grasses we risked our lives to obtain to them."
Ning Cheng's heart sank, and his expression turned a little ugly. He entered the mystic realm to search for divine grasses because he needed a lot of them. But more importantly, he wanted to participate in the Grand Essence Great Meet. Although many cultivators entered the mystic realm, Ning Cheng still felt confident about entering the top hundred. But he didn't feel confident about entering the top ten. From the looks of it, that rogue cultivator also didn't know much about it.
Searching for natural treasures didn't depend on one's strength. It also depended on one's luck.
Xiong Cang didn't know about Ning Cheng's thoughts and continued, "We can join forces. As long as we can reach the top ten, we can get two spots to participate in the Grand Essence Great Meet. At that time, we can offer our spots to the sects and join them. "
Ning Cheng calmed down and asked, "Brother Xiong, how many cultivators enter the mystic realm to search for natural treasures? I believe Brother Xiong already knows about it. But why can Brother Xiong help us enter the top ten?"
Xiong Cang showed a smile, "If Brother Nian is willing to join forces with me, I will naturally tell you my method."
Ning Cheng suddenly showed a smile, "Brother Xiong, please. I like to be alone. I just want to go in and find a Dao Fruit. I don't have much hope of joining a sacred shrine."
When Ning Cheng heard Xiong Cang's words, he immediately understood what Xiong Cang meant. Xiong Cang most likely had a set of sneak attacks. He most likely wanted to kill other cultivators in the mystic realm and snatch their divine grasses to reach the top ten. This kind of robbery went against Ning Cheng's conscience. Therefore, he naturally wouldn't join forces with Xiong Cang.
Hearing Ning Cheng's words, Xiong Cang's eyes flashed with disappointment. A moment later, he stood up and cupped his fists towards Ning Cheng. "In that case, I'll take my leave."
Ning Cheng waited for Xiong Cang to leave before activating the restrictions around the room again. Xiong Cang's proposal reminded him that since Xiong Cang could think of robbing others to obtain divine grasses, there must be others who could think of robbing others to obtain divine grasses.
From the looks of it, he not only had to guard against Man Jiuren but also against these rogue cultivators.
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In the next few months, Ning Cheng didn't go anywhere. In addition to crafting a few spirit artefacts for himself, he also crafted a Five-coloured Star Splitter Arrow. The power of this arrow couldn't compare to the real Five-coloured Star Splitter Arrow. Ning Cheng wanted to make this arrow look similar to the Five-coloured Star Splitter Arrow. One could say that this arrow couldn't even compare to an ordinary middle-rank spirit artefact bow.
Ning Cheng didn't craft this arrow for its power. Rather, he crafted it to deal with Man Jiuren.
In addition, Ning Cheng also crafted a large number of Trap and Kill Array Discs. Ning Cheng's attainment in the Dao of Arrays was much higher than his cultivation. If he didn't make use of it, it would be a waste of all the time he spent studying the Dao of Arrays. Although the influence of array discs wasn't as strong as array formations, in a showdown between powerhouses, as long as one had a slight advantage, it could change the outcome of the battle.
Five months passed by quickly. On this day, when Ning Cheng finished crafting another Trap and Kill Array, the jade card received a call to assemble.
Ning Cheng put away his things and arrived at the public square. Xiong Cang had already arrived. When Ning Cheng saw him standing with another rogue cultivator, he understood that this fellow had found a companion.
This time, the leader of the group changed to an old man with white hair and a beard. Ning Cheng couldn't see the old man's cultivation, but he could feel that this old man was strong, most likely a second-step Dao Confirming powerhouse.
Ning Cheng also noticed that in addition to the twenty rogue cultivators on the public square, there were also many disciples from the Seven Star Sacred Shrine. Among these disciples, Ning Cheng saw Yan Xishuang, but he still didn't see Ying Yongxuan.
A huge black airship landed in the middle of the public square, and the white-haired old man landed on the bow of the airship and said to the cultivators on the public square, "This time, our Seven Star Sacred Shrine will have a total of seventy disciples enter the Grand Essence Mystic Realm. Originally, the disciples belonging to the Seven Star Sacred Shrine can use the divine grasses and treasures found in the mystic realm to exchange for the sect's task points, spirit pills, or even spirit techniques. If you contribute a lot, you can even exchange for Dao Pills and Dao Fruits.
As for the disciples who later join my Seven Star Sacred Shrine, you can also exchange the divine grasses found in the mystic realm for spirit pills, spirit techniques, or cultivation methods. If you contribute a lot, you can also exchange for Dao Fruits or Dao Pills. If you rank in the top ten, you will have the opportunity to join the Seven Star Sacred Shrine's inner sect. You can freely enter and exit the Seven Star Sacred Shrine's Dao Rite, Spirit Technique Pavilion ….. "
No wonder they weren't afraid of cultivators hiding things. Even if a rogue cultivator collected a lot of divine grasses and hid them, what was the use? At most, they could exchange them for some merchant houses. Could a rogue cultivator ask someone who could refine spirit pills to help them refine pills? As for refining dao pills, they couldn't even think about it.
As for exchanging for Dao Fruits, Ning Cheng only needed to think about how Kong Ning used more than 400,000 points to exchange for a Falling Scar Fruit to understand that Dao Fruits weren't easy to obtain. Not every cultivator was like him, a Dao Sculpting Pill Deity.
Perhaps for these rogue cultivators, if they obtained a lot of divine grasses, they could hand them over to the sect and exchange them for cultivation resources that could be used directly. This was the best way.
"Of course, I have to remind the twenty disciples who later join my Seven Star Sacred Shrine. After the ranking, you must hand over one-fifth of the divine grasses you obtain to the sect before you can exchange for anything else. If you obtain less than a hundred divine grasses, you must hand over half of them to the sect ….. "
When Ning Cheng heard this, he couldn't help but think that the Seven Star Sacred Shrine's own disciples didn't have to hand over one-fifth. As for the rogue cultivators who joined later, they had to hand over some divine grasses to enjoy the same treatment as the Seven Star Sacred Shrine's disciples.
Ning Cheng didn't feel surprised. It would have been strange if the Seven Star Sacred Shrine didn't do this. Since the Seven Star Sacred Shrine provided the opportunity to enter the mystic realm, it naturally had to collect some taxes.
"If there's no problem, everyone, get on the airship and head to the Grand Essence Mystic Realm." After the white-haired old man finished speaking, the cultivators waiting on the public square immediately flew onto the airship.
The rogue cultivators, in order to build a relationship with the Seven Star Sacred Shrine's disciples, lowered their posture and asked some questions. Ning Cheng didn't step forward and speak too much. Since a Dragon Emperor was staring at him, it was best not to talk nonsense. From the discussions of these cultivators, Ning Cheng also learned that the white-haired old man leading the team this time was called Fan Mu, a Dao Essence powerhouse at the second step of Dao Confirming.
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A day later, the Seven Star Sacred Shrine's airship stopped. From the deck, Ning Cheng saw that the airship didn't stop in the starry sky but on a very empty wasteland. At this moment, many temporary caves and buildings had already been set up around the wasteland, most likely belonging to some of the sects that had arrived earlier.
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