A month passed smoothly. This planet had many wilderness regions, all open for any cultivator to explore. It was an excellent period for everyone in the group to fully acclimate to the laws and Qi of the divine world.
Although all the valuable treasures had long been taken, there were still mid-level beasts and regions with a good density of laws. The whole group took advantage of the time exploring these places and getting familiar with using their techniques in the divine world. In the ascending world, they all had the ability to break space just by unleashing their full potential; in the divine world, they could be a thousand times stronger and nothing would happen. The space and laws here were so powerful and dense that they couldn’t cause significant damage.
In the universe where the Pristine planet was taken, there were no galaxies or divisions of worlds yet. The density of Qi and laws was high enough to cultivate up to higher divine realms, but the level of everything didn’t compare to the Queen’s universe.
When the day came, everyone moved to a specific location on that same planet, located in the middle of the sea, isolated from everything. Upon arrival, they were met with a sea of cultivators waiting silently. There were many humans, elves, dwarves, and other bestial races; all the Feys who would take the test came directly from the planet to the location and were not present.
Twenty-four hours passed, with everyone waiting in complete silence. The number of cultivators multiplied tenfold, and currently, the entire sea of that planet was dark, covered by cultivators flying overhead. At the end of the time, coming from the skies, a group of thousands of Feys, of various shapes and colors, appeared.
"The test will begin shortly. I will give the explanations, but first, everyone must incorporate the sect rune into their bodies. The sect’s rules will automatically emerge from the rune, and after accepting them, you will be considered temporary members of the glorious Yinblood Sect," announced a woman about five feet tall, with blue skin and a frosty aura, loudly to everyone.
Ruri looked at that Fey, and her eyes trembled softly. She was very physically similar to Fyclea, a Fey that Ruri and Corin met when they lived in the Three Extremes Sect. They formed a deep bond of friendship with her, but after the war happened, that poor Fey was forced to fight against the puppet protecting the city and was killed in front of Ruri’s eyes. That was a thorn in her mind that returned to hurt. (Chapter 338)
As soon as the Fey finished speaking, everyone behind her nodded, and a rune for each cultivator taking the test appeared. They all floated towards them, and without hesitation, everyone grabbed and absorbed them.
The sect’s rules were basic and simple: do not betray the sect, do not kill anyone from the sect without reason, do not disrespect the sect’s superiors, etc.
With everyone having absorbed the rune, the Fey nodded and spoke again. "Well, the test is the same every year and everyone should know. It’s not just the Yinblood Sect that will take the test. Entry into the World of Burning Heaven happens once a year, for a week; therefore, all the sects in the region send their recruits. Don’t worry, our sect is very strict and everyone knows the rules. Only cultivators undergoing the entry test can enter."
The younger ones around sighed in relief, but in the whale’s group, everyone smiled slightly sarcastically. Rules? The strongest was the rule, they would break those rules at will and nothing could punish or stop them. It was ridiculous to think they would be safe just with words.
"The World of Burning Heaven is divided into three outer regions and one central region. Each location is designated for a group based on the cultivation of the recruits. Those in the Elemental Condensation Realm will be isolated in the easiest area. Those in the Body Destruction Realm, in the innermost area, and those in the Spirit Fusion Realm in the last region. The central region is for those at the elementary level of the Divine Origin Realm. Everyone will be automatically taken to their correct area and cannot invade the previous area where the weaker ones are."
She explained calmly and everyone understood. Obviously, there were hidden dangers at different levels in each location, hence the division. No weaker person would be crazy enough to go to a superior place... or so was the common logic.
"Passing the test is simple. Each sect that will be there will give a value, but you must return in a week after mining the treasure that only exists in that place: the primordial flame stone."
The Fey spoke and presented a small crimson stone pulsating with fire laws. Alm and Bruno felt it and quickly became excited. The name wasn’t for nothing, there was a trace of primordial energy in that stone.
"Those in the easiest region must bring 10, those in the middle 30, and those in the last region 60. Those going to the central area..." She spoke, turning her gaze directly to Kaiyka. "There’s only one cultivator from the entire Yinblood Sect taking the test; you’ll have to bring 100."
Alm and Bruno nodded. Although no Fey was among them, they already had the information; all the Feys coming directly from the Gloom planet were exactly at the elementary level of the Body Destruction Realm. The reason was a mystery, according to the information.
But now Alm and Bruno had the conviction upon seeing this ’stone’ that only existed in that place. They would use the primordial energy of the environment to rebuild themselves there. If they could get some extra stones, even better, but just rebuilding in that environment should bring abnormal gains.
That was the reason Kaiyka was the only one in this realm. Everyone who reached her cultivation level had long missed the best opportunities and wouldn’t seek to take the entry test. As for those from outside, they would simply seek another simpler sect to enter. It was better something smaller than wasting cultivation time alone trying to enter this hopeless one. But all this was only for the Yinblood sect; the other sects certainly must have people in this realm.
"You have a week to mine, and after delivering the goal to the sect, you will be accepted. If you fail, the rune inside you will disperse automatically," the Fey continued, gently, before speaking seriously. "I’ll warn you now, normally one in every thousand of you passes the test, and one in every hundred returns alive; the biggest danger in the test isn’t the natural things of the place. First, focus on protecting your lives, and don’t risk yourselves needlessly. If you fail, you can try again next year, but if you die, it’s the end."
Everyone understood the message. The enemy was right beside them in this second. Stealing wasn’t prohibited, and any extra stones they managed to get would be theirs... so everyone eventually had to fight to survive.
"I wish you good luck. Time’s up," the Fey concluded calmly, and everyone felt the sect rune in their bodies, connecting to something distant. In the next second, the space around them is distorted. The whale sent the last words to everyone’s minds; in the next second, they all disappeared at the same time.
Zaimo and Quirio would go to the first region, and the whale ordered them to just take the test calmly and not force themselves. As for the whale, Ruri, Corin, and Calirer would go to the second region. Everyone knew the whale would gather them to explore the superior places later, but he said to first explore the place where they were in the first two days.
Rehvka would go to the last area, and Thea wasn’t considered a cultivator. While they were still in the other universe, the whale, knowing the problems that could occur if people found out about Thea’s soul jewel, used his knowledge of immortal cores. Burning two saint-level cores, he made any cultivator look at Thea and feel that she was an immortal weapon. It wasn’t a conventional weapon, but there were all kinds of exotic things among cultivators. Rehvka was officially the owner of the immortal android weapon, so Thea would accompany her.
And finally, Kaiyka would be left alone in the central area of that world. But she definitely wouldn’t need help.
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The whale felt the space around stabilize and then found himself alone in a green plain. He looked up at the skies, everything was covered in a burning red; then a suffocating heat hit him.
At the same time, all the Feys coming from the Gloom planet arrived in the same region. And coming from many origins and different sects, a ten times greater amount of cultivators entered the world.
Outside the senses of Alm and Bruno, a group as large as the one that came from Yinblood, but composed of humans and demons, were also present. On their foreheads, a dark symbol was marked for all to see, and they felt proud of it; it was the symbol of the Shadow God sect.
But suddenly, after those thousands of recruits set foot in the place, the rune on their foreheads pulsed. The rune belonging to the sect considered them honorary members, and as members, they were subject to the sect’s rules. It didn’t take long for a more experienced young human to understand what was happening, the rune fluctuations were giving a simple message.
’Kill the targets! The number one and two enemies of the Shadow God affiliate sect... they’re here...’ he murmured, stunned.
Quickly, the more experienced ones also connected the dots and started searching in all directions. They didn’t know how two cultivators with levels close to theirs could have been marked as enemies number one and two... but... that was an unparalleled opportunity for them to make their name.