Chapter 443: Chapter 355: Eye of Calamity, Profound Yellow Elder, the True ’Guardian God’ of the Profound Yellow Realm
Upon entering Xuanhuang Guardian City, Xu Qing felt as if he had stepped into another world. The entire Guardian City clearly involved the Space-Time Dao.
"This place..."
Xu Qing glanced around and found himself in an isolated, white space. It was completely empty, like being inside a featureless white room.
HUMMM!
Then,
wisps of white light appeared before Xu Qing. They coalesced, forming a thumb-sized white elf with pointed ears, snow-white skin, long white hair, and a pair of white wings.
"Oh."
Xu Qing sized up the little white elf.
In truth,
before coming to Xuanhuang Guardian City, Kunlun Daoist Monarch hadn’t told him anything about the place. He had come only because he’d received a direct transfer order.
Originally,
Xu Qing had assumed that since Xuanhuang Guardian City was deep within the heartland of the Human Race—and the only Guardian City at that—it would be perfectly safe. He figured he wouldn’t have to run around anymore and could settle down in Xuanhuang Guardian City to cultivate. He could accumulate Experience Points, quickly raise the Level of his Chaos Sword Dao, and improve his Cultivation.
But as soon as he arrived,
he was informed that he had to undergo a series of trials. The one who passed them would inherit the position of City Lord.
"Esteemed Candidate."
SWISH!
The little white elf stirred, opening her eyes. Her gaze fell upon Xu Qing, and she bowed with the utmost respect. "Elf Tutor No. 01, at your service."
"Get to the point."
Xu Qing shook his head. "Don’t waste time."
"Yes."
Elf Tutor No. 01’s expression grew solemn. She waved her right hand, and before Xu Qing, countless streams of white light converged to form a massive screen.
On the screen,
was a series of "Tasks" and "Trials."
"What is this?"
Xu Qing frowned.
"Esteemed Candidate, Xuanhuang Guardian City was transformed by the great Lord of Profound Yellow City himself. It has now become the trial grounds for all candidates."
Elf Tutor No. 01 elaborated, "Within these trial grounds are various tasks and trials, each with different scenarios."
"Based on their difficulty, they are divided into nine Levels, from lowest to highest: D, C, B, A, AA, AAA, S, SS, and SSS."
"For example,"
"completing a D-Level task or trial will earn you ten Candidate Value. Completing a C-Level task or trial will earn you one hundred Candidate Value."
"And so on."
"With each step up in difficulty Level, the awarded Candidate Value increases tenfold. Following this pattern, completing an S-Level task or trial grants ten million Candidate Value."
"And if you manage to complete an SSS-Level task or trial, you’ll receive a full one billion Candidate Value."
"Of course,"
"there are only three SSS-Level tasks and trials within Xuanhuang Guardian City. If all three of them are completed, this assessment for all the candidates will end ahead of schedule."
"Mm."
Xu Qing gave a slight nod. "Understood."
SWISH!
Immediately,
Xu Qing began examining the tasks and trials on the screen. For anyone else, there would be no point in looking at tasks below A-Level; they didn’t offer much Candidate Value and were a complete waste of time.
However,
Xu Qing did the exact opposite, deliberately looking at tasks below A-Level.
Xu Qing exhaled as he scrolled, thinking to himself.
’To be honest, I’m not really interested in the position of City Lord of Xuanhuang Guardian City. It’d be better to accept some low-level tasks and just pass the time. I can use the mission period to teleport to the Beastman Mini World, practice the Chaos Sword Dao there, accumulate Experience Points, and raise my Chaos Sword Dao’s Level. That’s the only way to improve my own Cultivation and Realm.’
"Ah, here we go."
Xu Qing’s eyes lit up as he found a task perfectly suited to his purpose.
[D-Level Task]
[Task Name: Eye of Calamity]
[Task Content: A Martial Dao genius named Hong Wu appeared in the Extreme Martial Arts Hall. In a mere ten years, he stepped into a legendary Realm. However, no one expected that Hong Wu would suddenly become a Demon overnight, slaughtering every disciple in the Extreme Martial Arts Hall, as well as his master. Please proceed to the Extreme Martial Arts Hall to execute Hong Wu, find the true reason he became a Demon, and eliminate the source of the calamity.]
[Task Reward: Ten Candidate Value.]
"This is the one,"
Xu Qing said.
"Esteemed Candidate, have you confirmed your choice?"
asked Elf Tutor No. 01.
"Confirmed,"
Xu Qing stated.
"Teleporting!"
VMMMM!
The next moment,
a pillar of white light descended from the sky, enveloping Xu Qing. Accompanied by intense fluctuations of space and time, he was teleported away.
"This place..."
Xu Qing opened his eyes to find himself standing on a street. Throngs of people bustled back and forth, creating a lively scene that felt like it was from an ancient era.
Furthermore,
directly in front of Xu Qing was a Martial Arts Hall. Lifting his gaze, he saw the plaque hanging above its entrance, which read: Extreme Martial Arts Hall.
Xu Qing let out a breath.
He took a deep breath, looked up at the sky, at the white clouds and the vast blue expanse, and at the blazing sun hanging high above.
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