Chapter 1436: Chapter 496: Nine Tier Treatment, First-tier Troops
Goodness!
One sword cut down a large area.
Ye Lingyue quickly stepped forward and picked up a piece of Heavenly Gang Bamboo to examine its break.
The end of the Heavenly Gang Bamboo was smooth and neat, as if it had been cut with a single sword by a master of swordsmanship. You must know that this is a ten-year-old Heavenly Gang Bamboo.
In terms of strength, this level of Heavenly Gang Bamboo is already enough to pierce through the armor of a Divine Weapon and kill them with one shot.
The strength of that Divine Weapon can be compared to a master of the Ancient Jiu Provinces Small Divine Power Realm. With a bit of luck and hitting a vital point, it might even severely injure a master of the Great Divine Power Realm.
Ye Lingyue’s gaze deepened with a hint of joy.
She didn’t expect that blessing the Divine Power Skill "Ten Layers of Heaven" on her weapon would have such a good effect. If the Nine Dragon Chant can enhance Divine Power, then by analogy, both the Ghost Sect Thirteen Needles and Heavenly Sword Hemp can also be blessed.
In this way, Ye Lingyue’s personal strength increased invisibly by another level.
"Come here."
Upon Ye Lingyue’s command, several Three-legged Birdmen descended from the sky.
"Gather all these Heavenly Gang Bamboos and also gather all Three-legged Birdmen except the old, children, and pregnant women, irrespective of gender."
After Ye Lingyue issued the order, it took only a quarter of an hour for all the Three-legged Birdmen to be summoned.
"Listen up, everyone. Shortly, I will head to the Central Plains. There, demon beasts are rampant and pose a great threat. I need a strong army. I happen to have a method to quickly enhance your strength, and I hope every one of you will engage in training. Those who complete the training will be given priority in receiving a Transformation Pill, allowing you to migrate to Huangquan City and integrate into the life of the Human Clan."
Ye Lingyue’s voice was loud, echoing through Hong Meng Heaven.
"Swear allegiance to the Queen, Your Majesty!"
The loyalty of the Three-legged Birdmen to Ye Lingyue was high; her call aroused their excitement, and they responded in unison.
The so-called training method by Ye Lingyue is "Ten Layers of Heaven."
With the help of the Three-legged Birdmen, Ye Lingyue quickly built several gravity chambers.
These gravity chambers outwardly appeared no different from ordinary houses.
However, inside these gravity chambers, Ye Lingyue additionally blessed them with "Ten Layers of Heaven."
The Three-legged Birdmen trained inside the gravity chambers, just like Ye Lingyue once did, day and night.
Time in Hong Meng Heaven flowed faster than outside; merely one day outside was equivalent to a month of training for the Three-legged Birdmen in there.
After about ten days, Ye Lingyue noticed changes in the Three-legged Birdmen.
Their bones became harder than before, their feathers shone with a glossy luster, their beaks and claws were extraordinarily sharp, exuding a fierce and chilling aura. The "Ten Layers of Heaven" trials had significantly enhanced the Three-legged Birdmen’s strength.
A month after Ye Lingyue arrived at Xuanwu City, she finally welcomed the long-awaited Jiu Provinces Hunting.
This year’s Jiu Provinces Hunting was said to be the largest ever held on the Ancient Nine Provinces Continent. Over five thousand representative teams from cities, various regions, and different groups participated.
Among them, nearly ninety-nine percent of the cities ranked within the top 200 in overall strength on the Jiu Provinces Heaven List sent their respective representative teams.
For Huangquan City, this Jiu Provinces Hunting was particularly significant.
Because in past years, Huangquan City had not participated in the Jiu Provinces Hunting for various reasons.
Ye Lingyue and the newly refreshed Huangquan Representative Team were eager and ready to make a mark in the Jiu Provinces Hunting.
However, their enthusiasm was ruthlessly extinguished on the day of the Jiu Provinces City Lord Meeting.
At the Jiu Provinces Conference attended by more than three thousand team leaders, Ye Lingyue finally met team leaders from other representative teams of the Ancient Nine Provinces.
This Jiu Provinces Conference was co-hosted by Xuanwu City Lord Ma and Master Chen.
The main agenda of the conference was to classify the over five thousand representative teams by comprehensive strength, numbers, and past Merit Points into nine grades.
After the division, the representative teams were dispatched to different regions of the Central Plains to hunt demon beasts.
Participating in the Jiu Provinces Conference for the first time, Ye Lingyue originally wanted to ask Wuling City Lord and Luo Qianche about the criteria for the nine grades.
But before she could find them among the crowd, she was informed that Huangquan City had been classified as a Ninth-Tier Representative Team.
The criteria for selection as a Ninth-Tier Representative Team were something Ye Lingyue quickly understood.
The Ninth-Tier Representative Team referred to those teams that merely reached the minimum number of members (ten) and had no previous members on the Jiu Provinces Earth List, nor any past Hunting Merit Points.
Unfortunately, Huangquan City met all the criteria of the Ninth-Grade Representative Team.
Ye Lingyue was informed that the Ninth-Tier Representative Team would be sent to the edge of the Central Plains to serve as logistical support.
"Logistical support? Are you kidding me? We can’t even enter the Central Plains. How are we supposed to accumulate Merits or achieve a good ranking in the Jiu Provinces Hunting?"
When Ye Lingyue relayed this news back at the inn, where Huangquan Team members had been waiting anxiously for a day, they were all filled with grievances.
"Ling Yue, this arrangement is clearly marginalizing us. Our goal for this trip is to enter the Central Plains; otherwise, we won’t have the chance to search for the location of the Taixu Tomb Realm." Senior Sister Wan Yun was worried.
"According to the regulations of the Jiu Provinces Conference, every representative team must comply with the conference decisions. If a team is found to be neglecting its duties, it will be permanently disqualified from participating in the Jiu Provinces Hunting and expelled from the Central Plains by the Jiu Provinces Alliance. Therefore, heading to the edge region after advancing is a temporary measure. Once we’ve accumulated enough Merit Points, we can apply to be transferred to the core Demon Hunting Zone."
Ye Lingyue explained.
"But the edges of the Central Plains, even if there are demon beasts, they’re just ordinary ones. The Great Demon level beasts were long hunted by Demon Hunters. We might not encounter a single Great Demon, which means we might never accumulate enough Merit Points by the end of the Jiu Provinces Hunting." Situ and Lan Feng were disheartened.
In previous Jiu Provinces Hunting events, there were indeed some teams volunteering as logistics support, but these were usually weaker teams. This year’s forcible dispatch was a first, clearly masterminded by City Lord Ma and Master Chen.
"I understand this implicates everyone. The Jiu Provinces Hunting has not officially started yet, and if anyone wishes to leave the team, there’s still time."
Ye Lingyue respected everyone’s decision and glanced at the members, waiting for their response.
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