Chapter 287: Repeating an Old Trick!

More than an hour later, the seven members of the Xian’ai Sect appeared together at the mountaintop.

At this moment, each person’s waist carried three or four storage pouches.

It was obvious that they had too many things to divide evenly, so in the end, they could only split them into several storage pouches and carry them on themselves.

The senior brother looked at the pouches hanging from his own waist and then at the junior brothers behind him. Suddenly, he felt that a nouveau riche aura had emerged among them.

When they had set out, everyone still had an ethereal temperament, elegant as jade—the very image of the sect’s proud geniuses.

Now, their bearing had completely transformed.

Looking at He Qing and the others grinning with their big toothy smiles, the senior brother found it hard to accept for a moment.

At this time, Gu Fan also stood up and came before the group, saying:

“Senior Brother, can we check our ranking now?”

The senior brother froze for a moment, then took out his token and glanced at it before saying:

“Our Xian’ai Sect is currently ranked fifteenth.”

Gu Fan was a little surprised.

“Looks like these people acted quickly. We wiped out at least seven or eight sects in one go, and together with killing that group from the Immortal Palace, nearly ten factions in total—yet we barely ranked fifteenth.”

After speaking, he turned to look at the others and said:

“Do you still think I’m too bloodthirsty? Surely you don’t believe those in the top ten convinced others to surrender out of virtue, right?”

The crowd’s expressions also turned strange. Originally, they thought that by killing so many people at once, they would definitely be in the top few places. They didn’t expect the slap of reality to hit them straight in the face.

They had killed so many people, yet they hadn’t even made it into the top fifteen!

“Ahem, it seems we really were too naive. Perhaps they were accustomed to killing from the very first moment.”

Cang Ya also nodded in agreement. Although he didn’t speak much and was the weakest among them, his perception of situations was particularly clear.

“This trial is destined to be awash in blood. If it’s not ours, it will be someone else’s.”

“Indeed!”

Gu Fan was very satisfied with Cang Ya’s statement. He then looked at the group again and said:

“Everyone, if you have no objections, I think we can continue with our current method.”

The senior brother and the others exchanged glances, and finally, he coughed lightly a few times before saying:

“Then let’s stick to the old routine—give them one last chance to withdraw voluntarily.”

Hearing this, Gu Fan immediately smiled and said:

“Of course, no problem.”

The group then revealed knowing smiles.

“Then it’s settled. Let’s continue searching for the next suitable location to set up!”

…

In the blink of an eye, it was the next day. The sect disciples in the trial grounds had already been largely reduced in number. Those with weak strength or poor judgment couldn’t survive the first day and were eliminated.

Now, the ones remaining needed both brains and brawn.

At this moment, atop a certain mountain, disciples from two sects happened to encounter each other and began fighting fiercely.

Very soon, the aftershocks of the battle began to ravage the surroundings. Suddenly, a blast of mysterious power struck the mountain itself.

The rocky surface shattered, and a column of radiant treasure light shot into the sky, stirring the heavens and the earth.

The next moment, a vast wave of Dao Rhyme spread out, leaving everyone stunned.

“This is… Innate Dao Rhyme!”

“Could it be that we accidentally uncovered a mighty expert’s relic?”

“Damn it! Contact our allies immediately! The restriction here is definitely not something we can break alone!”

“Go! They go to find theirs, we’ll find ours—this relic must not fall into their hands!”

The next instant, both sides vanished from the mountaintop. Whoever could find reinforcements first would have the chance to open the relic and seize its treasures.

When most of them had left, several figures appeared on the mountain top.

“Finally, the message has been successfully spread.”

“From what I see, the sect disciples wandering nearby seem more concentrated than last time—probably even more in number.”

“No matter how many, under that black sphere you set up, all of them will be in vain.”

Gu Fan smiled at the sight.

“Let’s keep doing this a few more times—maybe we can break into the top ranks.”

At this point, the senior brother looked toward Gu Fan and the others.

“Speaking of which, I haven’t asked for everyone’s opinion yet. What do you all think about the reward?”

“Logically, the reward promised by this conference is related to the Unity Realm. Naturally, we should fight to obtain it, to prepare for our future breakthrough to Unity. At worst, it can be exchanged for many unexpected resources. But now everyone knows that something’s off about this reward task, so I think we should hear everyone’s thoughts.”

At this, Xia Yanhuan revealed a hesitant expression.

“The reward is tempting, but the task might be…”

“I don’t care. Since they made it clear there’s a task and still want us disciples to execute it, I doubt it will be too difficult. If you want resources, you naturally have to bear the corresponding risks.”

Cang Ya spoke like this, without any extra concerns. If he could get it, he would take it; if not, worrying about the task was unnecessary.

Nan Xuanyun also took the initiative to speak.

“My cultivation method is special. If there’s a treasure that can increase the chances of advancing to the Unity Realm, I’m willing to pay a certain price to obtain it.”

This was a clear indication that he wanted the reward. As for He Qing and Qingxia, they both said they were fine with it. The Unity Realm reward was too alluring to give up willingly. As for the task, as long as it wasn’t a guaranteed death, they were fine with it.

After all, there was no cultivation without risk.

Now, everyone except Gu Fan had stated their stance. The senior brother turned to look at Gu Fan.

Gu Fan rubbed his nose and said:

“I don’t have much of an opinion. Advancing to the Unity Realm shouldn’t be too hard for me anyway. If there’s a reward, great. If not, I’ll just spend a bit more time cultivating—it’s all up to you.”

This wasn’t bragging. Gu Fan and the Annihilation Evil Lotus were one entity—when the Evil Lotus broke through, he would break through.

And as long as the Evil Lotus had sufficient energy supply, there was no need to worry about bottlenecks at all.

All treasures that aided breakthroughs were truly meaningless to him.

However, as long as everyone was willing, he didn’t mind killing more people to weaken the Sacred Domain’s strength.

But in the ears of the others, his words sounded different.

They all rolled their eyes.

Alright, alright, we get it—you’re a natural genius. You don’t even see the Unity Realm, that massive hurdle, as a big deal…

Truly infuriating when comparing people!

At this moment, the senior brother, after considering everything, finally hardened his resolve and said:

“In that case, let’s try to get the reward! Whatever the task is, we’ll tackle it together!”

“Good! I agree!”

“No objections from me.”

Seeing that the senior brother had made the decision, no one voiced dissent. The senior brother then turned his gaze toward the top three rankings on the token.

“Although we want the reward, they say only the top three have a chance to get it. That means we need to eliminate at least one group of disciples from the Six Great Sects!”

The Six Great Sects—three from the Eastern Region, three from the Western Region.

And in this Eastern Region Conference, the current top three were exactly the three sects from the Eastern Region!

First place: Liangcheng Academy.

Second place: Xuan Yu Immortal Sect.

Third place: Black Emperor Manor!

These three represented the strongest six forces in the Sacred Domain. Every disciple participating in the conference from these sects was a super genius within their sect.

It was said that all disciples participating this time were experts at the Celestial Heart Realm!

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