Registration opened and closed almost instantly.
Although the Li Huo Palace ruins were open to all cultivators for free, they could only accommodate tens of thousands of people.
Those foreigners gave China a lot of benefits to secure ten thousand spots to cultivate in the time realm with a hundredfold time flow.
Boss Xue was very busy. He had promised Wang Zhicheng to train one hundred alchemy apprentices, a task that had been delayed for a long time. Now he finally had the time.
His alchemy classroom was becoming increasingly popular. As more people entered to cultivate, more also wanted to learn alchemy.
Alchemy was a very sought-after profession, but its monotonous nature deterred many.
The medicinal herbs in the herb garden were not inexhaustible, so they couldn't let people waste them.
Therefore, anyone who showed no aptitude for alchemy was directly asked to leave.
Concurrently, those who successfully registered for various trials joined the cultivator army without exception.
There were seven days of preparation time before the formal commencement of the trials. These seven days, when converted to the time realm, became seven hundred days.
After the previous trials, people had already understood the dangers within the secret realm. The higher one's cultivation, the greater the chance of survival.
...
Inside the [Ascension Tower].
Wang Teng was utterly defeated by the Dragon Blood War Emperor.
However, today, the Dragon Blood War Emperor did not continue to torment him.
"Sit down, let's talk."
Wang Teng silently sat down. After being beaten for so many days, much of the [Blood Jade Ganoderma] within him had been digested, and his meridians had all been replaced. He had officially entered the third realm of body refiners, the Bone Forging realm.
Bone forging honed his bones, and his strength had now reached a more terrifying level.
Yet, he was not happy because he couldn't get past the Dragon Blood War Emperor in the Qi Refining realm. He was being beaten almost to...
Yes, he had begun to doubt himself.
Especially after seeing the life experiences of the Dragon Blood War Emperor. At the Qi Refining realm, that person had already cultivated his own 'momentum'. He had played with dragons since childhood.
And himself?
The Dragon Blood War Emperor laughed heartily and said, "Are you seeing the experiences of my twelfth year and thinking that I am at a level you cannot surpass?"
Wang Teng scratched his head, "Senior is indeed more formidable than me. I won't boast about that."
The Dragon Blood War Emperor, however, shook his head and sighed, "Not so, not so. My upbringing was different from yours, and my start in cultivation was also different. At least I didn't reach the Bone Forging realm in two months."
"Uh... actually, it wasn't two months, but two years."
"It doesn't matter. Two years is still more impressive than at my age. 'Momentum' can be understood as a kind of willpower condensed with your aura, a power that exerts spiritual pressure on the opponent. This power can manifest as physical and mental pressure..."
"This can only be comprehended through combat. I was raised by dragons. My childhood wish was to beat up all my dragon brothers and sisters. To achieve this goal, I had fought with young dragons tens of thousands of times by the time I comprehended 'The Might of Ten Thousand Dragons'!"
Wang Teng gasped in cold air. This truly conquered him. This man was truly formidable!
"So, what you can do is to keep fighting. Perhaps before, you felt you had enough, but it's not enough. You need more battles, more struggles! We body cultivators become stronger through countless struggles!"
"The reason you haven't comprehended 'momentum' is simply that you haven't experienced enough battles. A thousand battles aren't enough, then make it ten thousand. Seclusion is only suitable for us body cultivators when we are at a bottleneck. Otherwise, constant fighting is our way of cultivation!"
"Do you think the battles you've experienced are enough?"
Wang Teng was stunned after listening.
Let alone a thousand times, he had never truly engaged in life-or-death combat more than a hundred times.
"Your talent is better than mine. This isn't just flattery; it's a genuine evaluation. You must know that before I was bathed in dragon blood, I was just an ordinary human without any other bloodline! Therefore, I advise you to go and experience more battles. With more battles, your 'momentum' will naturally emerge."
"How about you go easy on me, senior, and let me pass the first level? Li Qingyun and the others have passed, and I've lost so much face..."
The Dragon Blood War Emperor's face darkened, and he punched Wang Teng away.
...
Luo Xiaowei went into seclusion again.
Qin Xiaoxiao couldn't dissuade him, as he truly needed to reflect on his swordsmanship.
"Why did I start cultivating immortality? I have become the first sword cultivator in this world, but why am I so fragile?"
He held his phone, repeatedly playing the footage of the demon invasion of Blue Star and the massacre of humans that Chu Yang had shown everyone during his livestream.
He let anger and rage water his heart.
He clenched his fists tightly. In the footage, he saw his home instantly destroyed, as if he could see his family members crying in the disaster.
Taking a deep breath, he closed his eyes.
"I am ordinary, and I accept this fact, but..."
"But I also have people I must protect. No matter what others think of me, no matter their evaluation, if we die in the hands of the demons in the end, then everything will vanish!"
Luo Xiaowei, who had been like a jester before, entered a state of meditation, with wisps of enlightenment emanating from him.
Seeing that he had finally calmed down and entered seclusion, Qin Xiaoxiao also breathed a sigh of relief.
She turned around and said gratefully, "Thank you, Daoist Bai. Thank you, Brother Qingyun!"
Li Qingyun scratched his head sheepishly and said, "No need to thank me. Actually, I didn't do much."
Bai Nianchen also smiled faintly, "This has nothing to do with us. Little friend Luo is very insightful himself."
To help Luo Xiaowei, Qin Xiaoxiao secretly found Li Qingyun and Bai Nianchen. When Luo Xiaowei was about to go into seclusion, she asked the two to have one release the Enlightenment Tree and the other activate his innate Dao body.
The Dao charm they emitted was also an important reason why Luo Xiaowei was able to think so clearly.
However, Qin Xiaoxiao did not intend to let Luo Xiaowei know about this...