12dz Chapter 223 Trial Rules
Chapter 223 Trial Rules
Chapter 223 Trial Rules
Sui Lanting immediately covered Ning Xiaoxi's mouth, "There are more Celestial Masters around here than in the city, and there are three examiners, including two Heavenly Generals and one Elder."
Ning Xiaoxi smiled and nodded to Sui Lanting, indicating that she understood. Two high-level and advanced-level experts and one super-level expert, she knew and wouldn't say anything more.
Sui Lanting put down his hand. "Those who came here early to wait are all people who don't like external things and want to take advantage of the time they still have to cultivate and improve their cultivation."
"No wonder I had so little spiritual power!"
Sui Lanting looked at the little girl helplessly. With her personality and her mouth, would she have survived until now without an adult protecting her?
"Who was that silver-armored warrior who took away the head of the Fu family?"
"That's the Imperial Guard, a guard directly under the King, and a force that is only deployed against the Celestial Masters of the Celestial Masters Pavilion."
Tianji had told her about the Imperial Guards and the Shadow Guards; seeing them in person was truly an experience!
Perhaps recalling the scene of the Imperial Guards taking Fu Yuanbo away today, Sui Lanting felt a strange unease. "Actually, there was no need to wear the Spirit Sealing Ring. Under those circumstances, as long as he didn't want his clan to be wiped out, the Fu family head wouldn't have resisted at all."
Ning Xiaoxi also remembered the six rings and the prison van. She leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes. How pathetic!
Sui Lanting glanced at Ning Xiaoxi, then got up and walked out.
Before the birds have all flown in, the bow has already been hidden away.
"Xiaoxi, I sense demons, lots of demons."
Ning Xiaoxi perked up and immediately sensed and released her senses.
No, we'll be found out.
He quickly withdrew, forgetting that there was a super-level being here.
"call!"
The spiritual energy poured into the entire camp like water, circled around but found nothing, and then circled around twice more before withdrawing.
"Wow, such a quick reaction?" Ning Xiaoxi breathed a sigh of relief, but dared not be careless again.
[Intermediate Super-Tier, one level above you. The level beyond Super-Tier is incomparable to High-Tier.]
What do you mean by saying there are many demons?
The density is too high in the desert.
Ning Xiaoxi snapped out of her daze, got up and walked out of the tent, only to see Sui Lanting and Su Yu sitting on the edge of the sandpit facing her tent. Hey, they were really watching her!
She sat down next to Sui Lanting and said, "Sister Sui, what is the process of this trial? Tell me about it so I can be prepared."
Sui Lanting smiled and said, "I thought you didn't care."
Su Yu added from the side, "Trials, well, they're exactly what they sound like—using demons as practice."
Sui Lanting nodded, "Crossing the dividing line and entering the desert will take you to the trial grounds. There, the elders collect demons. Since the last trial ended, the elders have been going out to collect demons, regardless of what kind they are. As long as they collect them, they are put into the trial grounds. Until the next trial begins, they will collect as many as they can and put them all into the trial grounds."
"The trial begins. All disciples who sign up for the trial will aim to slay demons and cross the desert to reach the West Sea. We must ensure that not a single demon remains and that we reach the West Coast intact." Su Yu felt his scalp tingle just thinking about it. "Both conditions must be met simultaneously. If there are demon remnants, it doesn't count. If you don't reach the West Coast on your own, it doesn't count. If you are missing an arm or a leg, it doesn't count."
Ning Xiaoxi recalled the terrible experience Li Jia, an official from Beixiao City, had described during his participation in the Western Trials. "What kind of demons were they? This desert is so vast."
“The elders set up a barrier, which only clears out demons within the barrier area.” Sui Lanting smiled as he looked at Su Yu. “Both of us were directly selected from the Dao Academy by the adults and have not participated in the attribute trial, so we only know how cruel it is from what our colleagues who have participated have mentioned.”
"What kind of demons are they usually?"
"I don't know," they both answered readily.
Su Yu smiled and said, "That's the fascinating thing about the trial. Because it's collected by multiple elders, they don't reveal information to each other. So, no one knows what kinds of items there are or how many there are."
Alright, let's open the blind boxes.
Sui Lanting didn't want to scare Ning Xiaoxi. "Those participating in the trial are mainly mid-level five or six-rank Celestial Masters, with the highest being seven-rank. The elders will consider the actual situation and won't send in demons that are too high-rank. Moreover, the Celestial Masters can form teams."
"Team up?" Ning Xiaoxi understood; this meant they could gang up on each other.
"Yes, familiar Taoist masters can form their own teams, as long as there are no more than five people, it's not against the rules."
Five people means they'll run if they can't win. If one person can't run away, and five people still can't run away, then there's no point in participating in the trial.
"Are those demons all alone?"
"No, there are also entire families involved."
Well, the trial is over, and the entire clan has been wiped out. It was truly a complete waste.
Sui Lanting and Su Yu exchanged a glance and then said, "Xiao Xi, would you like to team up? If so, we can help you find someone you know."
Ning Xiaoxi blinked. "I still want to see just how good I am. It won't be as clear if I'm in a team."
Sui Lanting nodded, "Actually, there's no rush. The trial still has a few days to go. If you meet suitable people in these few days and want to form a team, that's fine too. Even after entering the trial grounds, you can form a team at any time. There are no special rules."
Haha, the rule-makers are so arbitrary!
"Ow!"
"Roar!"
"boom!"
From the distant desert came the sounds of roars and fighting, along with the dazzling light that erupted when magic struck the barrier. The barrier itself resembled a long corridor.
"It is 500 li from here to the west coast and 100 li wide at the border, which is equivalent to crossing the entire desert."
Ning Xiaoxi looked at the lingering light on the barrier and asked, "How many Celestial Masters will reach the West Coast after the trial?"
"one third."
Wow, the mortality rate is pretty high!
"Boom!" The fierce flames struck the barrier and dissipated into sparks.
"Won't the examiner save the dying Taoist priest?"
"Once you enter the trial, your life or death is in your own hands!"
Ning Xiaoxi's smile faded. What did "Heavenly Secrets" mean? Even if she was a super-level expert, she wouldn't dare use it inside! She had only peeked out to try and find out something, and she had been chased around three times.
"Don't worry, Xiaoxi. With your mid-level eighth-grade strength, you can easily find a few people of similar level to go in with you. Even if you don't team up, you'll be fine," Su Yu reassured her.
He raised his hand and touched the necklace hidden beneath the Illusionary Python Scale Armor on his chest; its hidden properties were quite effective.
“That’s right, if we can’t beat them, we can just run away.” Sui Lanting didn’t think there was anything wrong with running away. Ning Xiaoxi was only thirteen years old. What was wrong with her running away? It wasn’t shameful.
The three of them pitched their tents a little distance away from the group of tents, clearly indicating that they didn't want to be disturbed by outsiders.
Perhaps it was nearing the start of the trial, as all the Celestial Masters gathered in the tent area were huddled in their tents, intensifying their cultivation. One after another, spirit-gathering arrays lit up beneath the tents, vying for the already scarce spiritual energy.