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Hong Ling looked at his own reflection within the Century-round Meridian with a little surprise. A lot of people were constantly entering the mirror in an attempt to challenge it. At this moment, he had already fused with the Purple Dragon Medallion so he naturally wouldn't obtain another person's medallion. Thus, everyone was very relaxed as they entered. However, other than Zhihuo and Lian Chengyu being able to hold on for a relatively short period of time, no one else was able to hold on for more than a few rounds. In the end, among the five people who could stay, other than Hong Ling, Lian Chengyu, Zhihuo, and Huang Tao, there was also an unknown little girl called Qiu Yu.

Qiu Yu wore a light blue long skirt and her innate talent had also reached the seventh level. She was the last cultivator to come to the City Lord's Mansion, and by that time, everyone would have already begun plundering the purple gold sacred order. Still, she was a stunning sight to behold. In no time at all, ten purple tokens had been gathered. Hong Ling had seen Fang Qian test her talent before, her dark purple color was not any weaker than Lian Chengyu's or Zhihuo's. As such, Huang Tao was now at the bottom. In this session of Heaven Assembly, for five cultivators with the talent of the seventh stage to participate, it could already be considered the best in history.

Fang Qian saw the five of them condensing the purple gold dragon token, and nodded in satisfaction. The cultivators that were selected this time all had a minimum of seven levels of talent, and they even had a Hong Ling who had surpassed seven levels, which did not disappoint him.

"Alright, since you have all condensed the purple gold dragon medallion, then you all have the chance to enter my, Jixia Academy's, trial. Of course, if you guys are not willing, I, Jixia Academy will not force you. " Fang Qian casually said, "Oh right, if you want to enter Jixia Academy, you must pass through the Shiwan Mountain this time. Of course, because of the purple gold dragon order, the third stage and the third stage and above Demonic Beast will not make a move against you. As long as you do not provoke them, you will have the chance to successfully pass through the Shiwan Mountain. After passing through the Shiwan Mountain, find the path to Jixia Academy, and successfully reach the Academy. You will have the qualifications to participate in my Jixia Academy's trial! "

"Overstep the Shiwan Mountain!" Within the Shiwan Mountain, there were not only Demonic Beast s. According to the rumors, there were also some foreign races and some forbidden existences from the legends. Even the most powerful of Chosen would not dare to provoke such a taboo. Even if they were lucky enough to pass through Shiwan Mountain, they would still have to face some other things, such as the provocations of other cultivators from other cities, which had happened before in the past Heaven Assembly. The distance between the Shiwan Mountain and the Great Chu's capital was over a hundred thousand miles. Most likely, when they actually stepped out of there, they would not even have the time to participate in the trial.

"Senior Fang, if you want to enter Jixia Academy, do you have to go past the Shiwan Mountain?" Qiu Yu asked with his eyes wide open.

Fang Qian nodded his head, and said: "This is a rule that I, Jixia Academy, have set down, even if it is people from other cities, they cannot change it. Some Heaven's Pride from cities far away from the Shiwan Mountain would only be recognized if they wanted to enter, even if they wanted to, Jixia Academy, to participate in the trial. Because our past rankings were really too weak, my Jixia Academy had already eased the condition greatly! "

"Senior, you mentioned other cities just now. Could it be that, other than my Tianhuang City, there are also people from other cities who will enter the academy to participate in the trial?" Lian Chengyu seemed to have grabbed onto something as he asked.

"That's right, this time Jixia Academy is basically opening the Martial Arts Library to the outside world. Furthermore, he will have a teacher specially instructing you cultivators, and will not force you to join the academy. For many people, this was a rare opportunity. Although some of the legendary Unique Aristocrat might not care about it, there would still be people willing to enter the Academy. After all, many people want something that's free of charge! " Fang Qian laughed bitterly. He couldn't understand either, why would the academy make such a ridiculous decision. It was almost a strenuous gesture, and it was incomprehensible.

"Senior, does the academy specify the time to arrive at the imperial capital? If we don't arrive on time, what will happen?" Zhihuo followed up and asked.

"The academy doesn't have a specific time limit. You just need to hurry to the imperial capital before Heaven Assembly is held. Even if it was the same day. During the duration of Heaven Assembly competition, the Martial Arts Building will be open to you as usual. Therefore, whether or not you choose to enter the Shiwan Mountain is your choice. Of course, those who choose to leave will not be provided by the academy! " Fang Qian paused for a moment, and said.

"Senior, I am willing to cross Shiwan Mountain!" Hong Ling stood up and said with determination. Right now, he had no way out. For the past ten or so years, there had been no news at all from his parents. He was very afraid that he would lose any clues about them. Jixia Academy was his only hope at the moment.

To be fair, with his talent, even if he did not pass through the Shiwan Mountain, he would directly head to the imperial city. As long as he made a request, even Jixia Academy would not refuse. But why was he so stubborn?

"Oh?" Fang Qian looked at him with a profound look, her eyes were filled with praise, "Good, to have made such a decision, it seems that the fact that you could grow to such a state in such a short period of time, is not completely unreasonable!"

Lian Chenglie looked at the youth, and his eyes were filled with satisfaction. He then looked at Lian Chengyu and Zhihuo, and the anticipation in his eyes became obvious. Sure enough, Lian Chengyu and Zhihuo made their decision in an instant.

"Senior, Lian Chengyu is willing to cross Shiwan Mountain!"

"Senior, Zhihuo is willing to cross Shiwan Mountain!"

"I'll go too!" Qiu Yu said with his eyes wide open.

Huang Tao looked at the four people who were expressing their stance and gritted his teeth.

"Senior Fang, Huang Tao is also willing to cross Shiwan Mountain!"

Fang Qian stared at the five youngsters in front of him in satisfaction and nodded his head. With a wave of his hand, the Century-round Meridian returned to his hand. With a thought, five rays of light flashed and entered the foreheads of the five people.

"This is a rune condensed by the Century-round Meridian. It is able to withstand the attacks of Demonic Beast of the fourth step and can be considered to be for your life. Of course, unless you are at the brink of death, do not use it carelessly. Once this sigil is used, it will teleport you to the nearest city. However, during the teleportation, the spatial energy produced by it can cause heavy injuries to you in an instant, so you must use it with caution! " Fang Qian kept the Century-round Meridian and casually took out five different maps. They were distributed to the five of them.

"Here are five maps that you had planned out beforehand. When the time comes, you may not follow the route on the map, but it would be better to have a reference." Of the five of you, you can only travel alone. Of course, you can come together to the imperial city once you have passed the Shiwan Mountain. "The condition is that you all will be able to find each other!" Fang Qian laughed and said.

"Now, go and prepare. Tomorrow, I will use the Century-round Meridian to teleport you to the place you all want to go. So, you guys have one night to adjust your condition! " With a wave of Fang Qian's sleeve, he brought Lian Chenglie and left the great hall.

The remaining five people looked at each other with eyes full of helplessness. He only had one night to adjust and he could only go over Shiwan Mountain alone. Looks like this Jixia Academy, even if he had declined, his background was still unfathomably deep. Otherwise, he wouldn't have brought up such harsh requirements.

In the private room of the Desolate Sky Restaurant, Hong Ling gave a spatial ring to Canfeng. The space inside this ring had exceeded a thousand cubic meters after he'd used the Heavenly Sacred Flame to refine it again. It was ten times larger than what the elders of the four sects had used before. He put nearly one million gold and a few mystical crystals inside it.

"Canfeng, bring this spatial ring and wait for me in the imperial capital. Remember, you must help me find any news related to the Great Chu Champion, Hong Qing. Oh right, remember to set up a property in the Great Chu Imperial Capital to make it convenient for the two of us to settle in. If the gold in the storage ring is not enough, then I will sell the divine iron crystal I placed in the ring. This ring is for your personal use. You can use the excess money you have left! "

"Yes, young master!" Canfeng nodded his head, he accepted the ring and probed into the storage ring with his consciousness, and instantly, he inhaled a breath of cold air. How in the world did the young master make such a huge spatial ring? Moreover, those few pieces of divine iron crystals might be even more valuable than this space. He was afraid that he would go crazy if he were to sell any one of them.

He no longer paid attention to Canfeng's expression. Hong Ling sat crossed legged and started to adjust his own state. He was still a little saddened that he would be able to enter the Shiwan Mountain tomorrow. With the strength of the Century-round Meridian, teleporting the five of them to a planned location would definitely not be so peaceful. Furthermore, because the five of them were all the strongest heaven's pride experts Tianhuang City had ever sent out, the Demonic Beast they encountered was definitely not some kind person.

The Jiuzhuan Profound Technique circulated unceasingly in his body. In the air, the starlight that filled the sky and the energy that came from the black hole were all swallowed up by the acupoints all over his body. They merged into his limbs and bones, turning into Authentic Qi, slowly strengthening his body. Inside the Divine Hall, the Purple Gold Dragon Medallion was slowly absorbing the Spiritual Power s between heaven and earth, like an invisible giant beast standing inside Hong Ling's Divine Hall. A golden rune was currently floating slowly, with many profound incantations flowing on it. It was like a small Century-round Meridian, exuding an incomparable pressure. As soon as Hong Ling's consciousness touched this incantation, it instantly collapsed. He did not dare to touch the curse left behind by the Century-round Meridian, afraid that it would be activated if he was not careful.

For the entire night, Hong Ling's body and mind were completely restored to their peak condition. In the morning of the next day, after washing up and eating breakfast, Hong Ling came to the City Lord's Mansion alone. He saw that the others were already waiting, so he went over and joined them. After careful observation, he found that the aura of the four of them was much stronger than before. It seemed that the Purple Gold Dragon Token had already been activated.

"Hong Ling, why can't I see through your strength?" Lian Chengyu tilted his head and looked at Hong Ling, his eyes filled with curiosity.

"Stop sizing him up, this guy is just a monster from the beginning to the end. No matter how hard you look, you won't be able to see through the limits of his strength!" Moreover, don't forget that this guy has other things on him. Even if the four of us were to join forces, we would still not be a match for him! " Zhihuo casually said, which made Hong Ling feel extremely awkward.

He naturally knew that Zhihuo was referring to his Dragon Bloodline. However, he rarely used that thing now. After all, if his opponent was only on the same level as him, there was no need for him to use all these.

"It looks like all of you are on time!" Fang Qian slowly walked out of the great hall with an oily chicken leg in his hand and the drunk Lian Chenglie in his hands.

"Since we're already here, let's go!" With a thought, the Century-round Meridian flew out from his chest. It instantly released beams of golden light that enveloped everyone. Very quickly, a bright golden array appeared beneath Hong Ling, Lian Chengyu and the rest's feet. The formation rotated, and with a flash of golden light, it devoured their figures and disappeared.

When he appeared again, Hong Ling discovered that he had already been sent to a foreign region within the Shiwan Mountain.