Lou Xiaoyi's state of mind had finally begun to change toward that of a real cultivator. One day, he would become a real Swordsman!
Only now did he begin to understand how naive his simple ideas were back on his home planet!
It was time to change!
Several months later, five elite Swordsman were waiting at Wenguang Peak. Two of them were Internal Swordsman, while the other three were External Swordsman. Lou Xiaoyi didn't know any of them, but judging from their breaths, he could tell that they were all in the late stage of Foundation Establishment, or even the peak of Foundation Establishment, except for him.
They didn't need to go to Garan Temple in person. Instead, they were escorted by a Jin Dan Swordsman on a flying spiritual tool. It wasn't that they were afraid of the dangers on the way. In the Western Regions, Swordsman could travel freely even if they were in Foundation Establishment. The main reason was that they were afraid that they would cause trouble!
This had happened before in the history of Xuanyuan. Several Swordsman went to participate in a spiritual assembly, but in the end, they were nowhere to be seen. It turned out that they had caused trouble on the way and got into a fight with someone, thus delaying the journey!
Guangnan, Yan Shu, Guangying, Yan Chi, and Yan Dun were the five participants. Among them, the first two were Internal Swordsman.
They were the backbone of the Swordsman community in this period. None of them were on the ranking list. This was why Xuanyuan was so generous. They never sent those who had proven themselves to participate in this kind of activity. Instead, they gave the opportunity to those who really needed it. Of course, it was the same for the other top sects. On the contrary, the small and medium-sized sects would send their strongest disciples to participate in this kind of activity. For them, there was no lack of glory!
It was not a big trip. It had been held once every 30 years for tens of thousands of years. The only difference was that the reward this time was a little special!
No one saw them off, nor did they say any heroic words. They just went to their neighbor's house to see if they could bring back some good stuff from their neighbor's house. Therefore, as soon as everyone arrived, they boarded the flying boat, took off, and left.
Xuanyuan's dome was hundreds of thousands of miles away from Jielan's Oracle Lake. It would take at least several months to get there by flying in the Foundation Establishment realm. However, if Martial Uncle Jin Dan drove the flying boat, it would only take a dozen or so days to get there. It wouldn't affect their time on the way.
No one spoke. Everyone was resting. Lou Xiaoyi was observing the sword spirits and surfing in his sea of consciousness. He was not idle at all. Two years had passed, and the most powerful Four Seasons was close to passing the second stage. Hidden Fragrance was preparing to pass the first stage. Among the skills that Lou Xiaoyi had collected last time, the one he was most satisfied with was this Bo Lang Slope. It really saved him a lot of time to raise his spirits. If he was still raising them as freely as before, the sword spirits would still be eating and waiting for death!
Everyone had a tendency to be lazy, and so did the sword spirits. If you don't force yourself, you won't succeed!
This time, among the three people from the outer realm, he was a plunderer from the outer realm, Guangying was a native of the Fifth Ring, and Yan Chi was from Xuanyuan's hometown, Qing Kong. Balance was everywhere in every sect operation. It was also difficult for Gu Shan to make a balanced choice among the countless Swordsman in order to not provoke the resentment of those below. Unknowingly, Lou Xiaoyi found that he had become the representative of a faction, even though he had never participated in their scheming.
He didn't know this at first, but it was Yan Chi who reminded him not to go overboard and pay attention to the unity of the factions. This old lady!
They didn't speak a word along the way. When the Fifth Ring cultivators focused their energy on the void of the universe, the Jin Dan cultivators were the masters of this region, and it was difficult to meet anyone who didn't know better.
Although they were both in the Western Regions, Garan's territory and Xuanyuan's territory were very different in terms of geography and environment. Xuanyuan's territory was higher and more dangerous, and had a smaller population. This was in line with the Swordsman's orthodoxy. They were very reluctant to choose their territory in a rich land of fish and rice, because they felt that the population in such a place lacked a kind of tenacity.
Garan, on the other hand, was the standard Dharma lineage ideology. They placed more emphasis on population and the people's livelihood. Garan's territory was mostly plains, and it was a rich land with a denser population.
Oracle Lake was the brightest jewel of this plain. The lake spanned thousands of miles, and many palaces were built in the air. They relied on spirit designs to stay afloat. This required a huge amount of resources to support, but to Jia Lan, this was not a problem!
Among the countless beautiful sights of Oracle Lake, there was a tall waterfall hanging in the air. Its structure was crude and majestic. It drew water from Oracle Lake through a formation, drawing it several hundred feet into the air before pouring it down. It was a spectacular sight to behold, toppling mountains and overturning seas.
This was the scene of A Hundred Vying Barges!
Uncle-Master Gu Chuan was very familiar with the place, so he directly steered the flying boat to a large palace next to the waterfall. Many cultivators had already gathered here, and they came from all over the world. They were all outstanding cultivators from the Western Regions. Although they might not be considered the top, they could already be considered as elites. They were the backbone of the Fifth Ring Foundation Establishment Stage.
There were no houses to speak of here. The cultivators chose their own places, either on the eaves of the palace, on the roof, in the pavilions, or on the rippling waves of the lake. This was the true style of an immortal home. There were immortal buildings, and cultivators on the water. There was no need to worry about food, and no need to suffer from excretion …
What was an immortal home? People became immortals by the mountains. This was the literal meaning. In fact, when a building didn't have a kitchen, a bedroom, a toilet, or a sewer, it could basically be considered an immortal home.
Immortals were not human beings!
Gu Chuan went to join the group, leaving the five sword cultivators behind to go their own way. They didn't group together, and the five of them went their own way. There was a reason for this, because they might be opponents in the A Hundred Vying Barges later. Now that they were friends, what would they do if they started fighting?
Lou Xiaoyi had a rough idea of the process of A Hundred Vying Barges after comparing it with the jade slip given by Gu Chuan and the surrounding environment.
The location was that huge waterfall. Based on his estimation, if a person went into the waterfall, they would have to endure at least a few thousand pounds of pressure. For high-level cultivators who had a deep understanding of the Five Elements, this might be no different from air. However, for Foundation Establishment cultivators who didn't know anything about the Five Elements, this was a pressure that they had to face carefully!
Going through the waterfall was like carrying a small flowing mountain on one's shoulders!
The waterfall was narrow at the top and wide at the bottom. This was natural. With a drop of several thousand feet, of course, the further one fell, the more scattered the waterfall would be. However, this also meant that the closer one was to the source of the waterfall, the greater the pressure one would have to endure!
The rule of A Hundred Vying Barges was that a hundred cultivators had to enter the waterfall from the bottom, and then go up the waterfall. During this time, they didn't have to fight with each other. As long as they didn't go out of the waterfall, they wouldn't be considered out of the competition!
In the end, the first three cultivators to reach the top would be rewarded with the six items. The first place would get three items, the second place would get two items, and the third place would get one item. It was simple and clear.
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