The second senior brother shook his head immediately: "The path of Martial Arts should not be underestimated. Conception directly points to the fundamental truths of heaven and earth, and this path is more pure, even purer than the Immortal Dao!"

The junior sister replied, "That's also because of the changes in the world's environment. If we were still in the Ancient Era, above the immortals, the path was vast and boundless in power. Those majestic figures could pluck stars and catch the moon, control the stars, and create Grotto Heavens. Martial Artists were as insignificant as ants before such existences!"

"What is the meaning of indulging in the past?" Wang Yuan spoke lightly and continued, "Nowadays, Martial Arts are flourishing, and great power resides within oneself, unaffected by external environmental conditions. That Martial Saint has suppressed the world for over eight hundred years! This is more than enough to show that the path of Martial Arts is extraordinary!"

"Praising others' ambition while extinguishing one's own spirit." The junior sister said.

"The ancestor once said that all the paths in the world lead to the same outcome!" Wang Yuan spoke.

Upon hearing this, the junior sister immediately fell silent.

She was present when the ancestor said these words and had also heard them.

Back then, she was somewhat dismissive at heart.

The brilliance of the Immortal Dao is unimaginable to later generations. Just the few words recorded in ancient texts made her heart yearn for it.

To enjoy immortality and eternal youth.

What a wonderful thing that would be.

But in front of the ancestor, she dared not refute in the slightest.

Now, with Wang Yuan bringing up the ancestor, she fell silent once again.

But in her heart, she still didn't agree.

In the world, for over eight hundred years, there has only been that one Martial Saint.

And even he lived just barely a thousand years before his time was up, his life and death unknown.

And what charisma did the ancestor have?

He was defeated by the Martial Saint back in those days, but now his charisma remains undiminished.

Moreover, the ancestor had lived for an unknown number of years even before the emergence of the Martial Saint.

This made her long even more for the Immortal Dao.

Meanwhile.

The second senior brother saw that the two were no longer engaging in verbal sparring and gave a faint smile.

"The debate between Martial Arts and the Immortal Dao has existed for over a thousand years. To this day, it is Martial Arts that prosper, showing that this path has much to commend!"

"However, here, this should be our home ground!"

"The trial of the Shangyang Immortal Sect, no matter what benefits or opportunities there are, should belong to us!"

As the second senior brother spoke.

The junior sister immediately asked, "What do you mean, second senior brother?"

"The rules haven't been announced yet, but regardless of what the rules are, let's first clear out the other participants so that the benefits naturally come to us!" The second senior brother spoke.

Wang Yuan nodded: "What the second senior brother thinks is also what I think!"

...

On the other side.

Zhong Yue and Ye Zhengqi exchanged a glance.

"Lord Jiang and Yuancheng unexpectedly met with failure!" Zhong Yue sighed.

"It seems so now. I wonder what kind of opponents they encountered that led to their unexpected defeat, especially Sun Yuancheng!" Ye Zhengqi said.

"Hope nothing happened!" Zhong Yue said.

"Hope so!" Ye Zhengqi nodded.

In the first round of trials, they had already figured out some of the rules.

This trial of the Shangyang Immortal Sect carries the risk of death.

Although the rules of the Pocket World will send out those who are injured or defeated,

if one is killed instantly, only a corpse will be left behind.

And during the process of being sent out, which lasts several breaths, one could still be killed.

...

On the island.

[Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill EXP +3]

[Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill EXP +5]

[Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill EXP +3]

[...]

A small grass infused with energy was sent into his mouth, the intense Great Sun Essence Qi circulating within his organs.

"So refreshing!!"

After absorbing it, he opened his eyes and looked ahead.

The island before him was more than ten times the size of the previous one.

It was filled with intelligent and mystical treasures.

With the Fire Eye in use, it was a dazzling scene of radiance, making him dizzy.

Then, he locked onto that towering peak.

From the mountain peak, thick smoke rose, reaching straight into the sky.

That was the place where he had seen the most concentrated gathering of energy, and it was also his destination.

Amid the rolling smoke, what appeared in the Fire Eye was a golden glow of gathered energy, penetrating the heavens.

The more concentrated the energy, the more extraordinary the place must be.

In his view, it must be where a treasure is located.

It is also likely the location of the Heavenly Gang Yang.

Previously, when the pocket world's will descended, it had revealed the existence of yin and yang objects, the foundation of the Grotto Heaven.

In the underwater Yin River, he had found the Earthly Fiend Yin, and now he carried three Earth Evil Yin Stones.

Yin and yang are opposites, and since the foundation of the Grotto Heaven includes yin and yang objects,

the presence of the Earthly Fiend Yin suggests a high probability of the existence of the Heavenly Gang Yang.

Heavenly Gang Yang is also what brought him here.

After glancing at the mountain in the distance and locking onto his direction, he began to move.

...

After thirty minutes.

Boom, boom, boom!!

In the sky above the island, three fireworks blossomed in a triangular shape.

According to the prearranged signals, he instantly understood that this was the signal sent by Zhong Yue and Ye Zhengqi, among others, to gather.

The indicated direction was not directly beneath the fireworks but in another corresponding direction according to the secret code.

He paused in place for a moment of contemplation before continuing forward.

He gave up on the thought of gathering with them.

Previously, he had also said that he might not be able to go and meet them.

At that time, Ye Zhengqi had also expressed understanding.

After making his decision, he continued to head for that tall mountain.

A moment later.

He saw a river, a river no more than a few feet wide, but in his Fire Eye, it was filled with a golden glow.

The river was rich in yang energy,

and just approaching it, one could feel the scorching aura rushing towards them.

The source of this river was the distant mountain peak.

Jiang Ning glanced at the river ahead and then leaped directly into it.

The water temperature was very high, exceeding the boiling point.

Yet, being in it felt like bathing in a hot spring, completely comfortable.

Gulp——

Gulp——

He bent down and drank a few large gulps of river water, with the fiery water flowing into his stomach.

Threads of Essence Qi flowed into his organs.

[Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill EXP +1]

[...]

Ten breaths later.

[Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill EXP +1]

[...]

Seeing the two notifications slowly appear before him.

Jiang Ning's eyes immediately brightened, looking towards the direction of the river's source.

He knew there was definitely something valuable there.

Otherwise, the river water couldn't have such an effect.

Just the essence contained in the river water had improved his Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill progress.

Then, like an arrow, he swiftly advanced forward.

Suddenly.

An invisible fluctuation descended, the void trembled, and faint sounds reverberated.

At this moment, everyone on the island looked up to the sky.

It's here!!

They all understood it was the will of the pocket world descending.

Jiang Ning also stopped in his tracks.

[Inner Sect disciple assessment, officially begins.]

As the invisible fluctuations descended, a calm and indifferent voice immediately sounded in everyone's mind.

Soon after, the voice sounded again.

[Three day-night cycles, ten people may enter the inner sect.]

[Become the sole winner, and you can be counted among the true disciples.]

"Three day-night cycles?" Jiang Ning immediately looked up at the sky.

He immediately sensed that the sky was slowly moving, no longer static as before.

"The second round trial, two rules."

"The top ten can enter the inner sect!"

"The sole winner can become a true disciple!!"

Recalling the voice he had just heard, a thought flashed in his mind as he roughly understood this rule.

To either produce ten inner sect disciples of the Shangyang Immortal Sect in this trial.

Or for one extraordinary person to clear away all other participants within three day-night cycles, becoming the sole survivor, with the survivor being king.

Then, they would be counted among the true disciples of the Shangyang Immortal Sect.

"Truly a competition designed to make the best of everything, but it has nothing to do with me!" Jiang Ning shook his head.

He no longer paid attention to the direction of the other trialists, which he could now vaguely sense.

Today's Shangyang Immortal Sect has long become history.

Neither the inner sect nor the concept of true disciples holds any significance.

Compared to these illusory things, he is more concerned about whether he can find the Heavenly Gang Yang treasure.

Then he continued to dash towards that towering mountain peak.

Due to the rules of the pocket world, his speed here was only one-tenth of what it was outside.

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