Chapter 393
Chapter 393
According to Bai Ling’s explanation, the Jiuli secret realm connected to seven prefectures . To put it more clearly, there were seven prefectures with entrances to the Jiuli secret realm .
As for the Xuantian Supermonastery, it was located in just one of those seven prefectures . Each prefecture represented a vast area a million miles wide, and there were countless sects within each prefecture .
Other than a few large sects that monopolized several entrances, there were many smaller entrances that were in the hands of smaller sects .
So each time the secret realm opened, all the elites of the seven prefectures would gather . Within them, it was unknown just how many top experts were present .
As for Bai Ling, she said her Huayun Sect couldn’t count as the strongest, but they could count as the wealthiest .
The way the Huayun Sect raised its disciples was extremely special . In order to become a core disciple, you had to first possess the ability to create a great deal of wealth .
Back when Bai Ling had been sent to the Phoenix Cry capital to handle the Huayun Pavilion, it was just an experience the sect had set up for her . It was also a test to see if she had the smarts to rake in money .
Bai Ling, and her junior apprentice-sister Yao Niqian, managed to meet their goal target in an extremely short amount of time . They returned to the sect to receive the sect’s nurturing .
This nurturing was extremely bizarre . It was given in accordance to how well the disciple did during their trial . The sect gave them resources in accordance to how quickly they could make money .
Long Chen was dumbfounded . Even this was a sect? This was clearly a business company! It was a bunch of old businessmen raising younger businessmen . What were they cultivating for?
Bai Ling told Long Chen that their belief was in the god of wealth . When he heard that, Long Chen almost spluttered . The god of wealth? Hadn’t they just become bedeviled by money?
However, Bai Ling’s next sentence made Long Chen almost laugh . She said that no matter how high a person’s talent was, it was still no good without money to support it .
As for the Huayun Sect, it gave people a level playing field . On that level playing field, as long as you put in the work, then it didn’t matter your background, it didn’t matter your current resources, it didn’t matter your talent . You would still have a chance to step onto the path of cultivation .
It wasn’t like other sects that had stringent requirements for their disciples . The Huayun Sect wouldn’t refuse any cultivator . Even if you were a trash of the cultivation world, you could still join .
Through your own efforts, you could obtain cultivation resources . However, those with higher talent would get a slightly higher starting point . But those without talent could still be an odd jobs worker to earn their cultivation resources, allowing even them to cultivate .
The Huayun Sect’s disciples had practically spread throughout every corner of the world . This had caused them to be laughed at and mocked by many sects .
However, even the top sects had no choice but to admit the Huayun Sect truly was strong . The number of their disciples had reached an astronomical number that was simply impossible to calculate .
With that many members, it was naturally easy for some amazing geniuses to appear in their ranks . The sect would treat those especially talented disciples even better .
As for those disciples who came from ordinary backgrounds and had climbed their way up step by step, the Huayun Sect would create a level playing field for them, allowing them to also grow .
However, the Huayun Sect was different from other sects in that it didn’t allow its disciples to cheat . It didn’t allow them to abuse their position for personal gain . If they wanted a level playing field, if they wanted good resources, then they had to work for them .
Bai Ling was filled with pride and worship as she spoke of the Huayun Sect’s fairness . She had once just been a wandering street orphan . In her childhood, she had been taken in by a disciple from the Huayun Sect . From that point on, she had begun to use her own abilities to gain cultivation resources and cultivate .
If it hadn’t been for the Huayun Sect, she would have stayed a starving street orphan, and there would have been no way for that fate to change to anything good . There were far too many people with fates that had been similar to hers . She, and the other similar people that had been accepted into the Huayun Sect, were filled with gratefulness to that god of wealth .
“Sorry, I shouldn’t have put on such an expression,” apologized Long Chen . He had a good opinion of the Huayun Pavilion now .
This world was one where the weak were prey to the strong, a world filled with blood . Religion had already become a luxury . Long Chen felt slightly ashamed of his previous rudeness .
“Haha, don’t worry about it . We Huayun disciples are often ridiculed so we’re already used to it . However, I know you weren’t actually ridiculing me and just felt it was funny . Furthermore, you were able to lower your face to me, a woman, to apologize . That’s enough for me to tell what kind of magnanimous person you are,” laughed Bai Ling .
“My Huayun Sect has two great advantages . One is our financial ability . Our sect is definitely the wealthiest of all sects .
“Each day, countless disciples join us . Each disciple increases the sect’s wealth . Compared to us, those sects that rely on veins of ore or spirit fields are just wasting their resources .
“Our other advantage is that our auction houses are spread throughout the entire world, allowing us to gain much more detailed information than anyone else .
“So you don’t need to be curious why I know these things . However, that information can only be used as a reference . Each sect has its own secrets . No one knows just how many monsters are hidden within these seven prefectures .
“You, Long Chen, are a perfect example . Your sudden rise to fame has caused quite a few jaws to drop . I trust that Han Tianyu, Yin Luo, and the other peak experts are all secretly preparing to handle you,” said Bai Ling .
Hearing Bai Ling’s explanation, Long Chen felt as if he had just been a frog at the bottom of a well . Seven prefectures . If it really was as Bai Ling had said, then he really didn’t know just how many peak experts would pop up .
“Sister Bai Ling, why would they chase after you?”
“That can only be blamed on my bad luck . Previously, I was exploring a secret region and ended up being attacked by a peak fourth rank Magical Beast . I almost lost my life, and I could only use a teleportation talisman to flee . But the spot I was teleported to was extremely unfortunate . It was precisely where those three people were resting . Seeing that I was just a Favored but possessed a teleportation talisman, they were immediately filled with greed and wanted to kill me for my treasures,” sighed Bai Ling .
These teleportation talismans did not set directions or ordinates, but were random teleportation talismans . That was the lowest grade of all teleportation talismans, but they were still not something ordinary Chosen could obtain .
But Bai Ling had possessed four of them . That kind of wealth truly was shocking . It was no wonder she was filled with confidence when she spoke of the Huayun Sect’s wealth .
“Long Chen, what plans do you have?” asked Bai Ling . It seemed she wanted to team up with Long Chen .
Long Chen was slightly apologetic as he said, “I probably won’t be able to be together with you . I’m thinking of going to the Abyss of Fiends . ”
Long Chen really couldn’t stay together with Bai Ling . Currently, it seemed enemies were everywhere around him . If he was alone, he wouldn’t need to fear them .
Even if he encountered experts on the level of Han Tianyu or Yin Luo, he wouldn’t be afraid . Even if he couldn’t beat them, he would still be able to run . But if he had someone by his side, he would have too many misgivings .
“The Abyss of Fiends? That’s a place of definite death!” Bai Ling was filled with shock .
“I just want to take a look because I’m curious . I won’t definitely go down . ”
“Then fine . Be careful . ” Seeing that Long Chen’s mind was already made up, Bai Ling didn’t bother trying to advise him any further .
“Sister Bai Ling, you…?”
“Don’t worry, although I’ve used up my teleportation talismans, I still have some more tricks . There are also quite a few Huayun disciples in the secret realm . We have our own special communication methods, so I’ll go find some of them for protection . ”
Hearing that, Long Chen was put at ease . After saying some final words, the two of them parted, with Long Chen heading in the direction of the Abyss of Fiends .
As he got closer, the land around him became more and more desolate . At the beginning, there was still some dense vegetation around . But after a day’s travel, that vegetation had disappeared . Each mountain was completely bare .
The ground had also turned from a dark yellow to a coal black . A strong deathly air was emitted from here . Three days later, Long Chen finally saw an abyss ahead .
This abyss was three thousand miles long . When he was still a hundred miles away, a terrifying pressure began to crush Long Chen .
“What a strong deathly air, what a powerful pressure!”
It was no wonder he hadn’t seen a single person on his way . The pressure emitted by this abyss could easily crush Favored .
An ordinary person would be crushed to death before even approaching the abyss . Furthermore, the land around the abyss was barren for ten thousand miles . There was nothing to attract people here .
“The pressure has increased again . ” When Long Chen was thirty miles from the abyss, that pressure increased again . Long Chen felt as if a large mountain was crushing him .
But ever since condensing the Alioth Star, Long Chen’s physical body had undergone a heaven-toppling transformation . If this was before condensing the Alioth Star, he would have needed to use his full strength to resist this pressure . But now he could basically ignore it .
As Long Chen advanced, that pressure only increased . By the time he reached the edge of the abyss, that pressure was something that would even crush Chosen .
Standing at the edge of the abyss, Long Chen looked down, seeing pitch blackness . He couldn’t see anything, nor could he tell how deep it was .
He spread out his divine sense, but he was horrified to find that his divine sense suddenly disappeared as soon as it spread a couple dozen meters . It was like snow had been dropped into lava, instantly and silently disappearing . Furthermore, his soul energy was now being rapidly exhausted . In less than a breath’s time, a tenth of it was gone .
Long Chen jumped in fright and hastily retrieved his divine sense . He no longer dared try using Spiritual Strength to inspect this place . This abyss was too bizarre .
After hesitating a moment and testing the hardness of the rock wall, Long Chen clenched his teeth and began to go down the abyss .
At a depth of three hundred meters, the surrounding space felt as if it had solidified as endless pressure pressed down on him . He felt even his lungs might explode from it . He had no choice but to begin circulating his spiritual qi to resist it .
“It’s no wonder even Bone Forging experts would be crushed to death upon entering here . This pressure is too terrifying . ” Long Chen’s abnormal physical body was no longer enough to resist this ocean-like pressure .
This kind of pressure was enough to turn steel into powder, let alone the physical body . If he hadn’t condensed the Alioth Star, allowing his physical body to make a huge advancement, he would have long since become injured just standing here .
As he entered deeper, the pressure grew, and by ten thousand meters, his skin was starting to split open, blood pouring out .
Buzz .
Long Chen summoned out his divine ring to resist this pressure . As soon as the divine ring appeared, Long Chen felt the pressure lessen, and he had it much easier .
The divine ring not only increased his strength, but it also had a restrictive effect on the surrounding pressure . Clenching his teeth, Long Chen pressed onwards .
At fifteen thousand meters, Long Chen finally reached the bottom of the abyss . At this place, the pressure was even stronger, and furthermore, it was now surging around . It was as if Long Chen was stuck in the ocean, his body being constantly rocked by waves .
He carefully advanced forward . He saw that the ground around here had become even harder than steel from this pressure .
It was like this place was a valley, but the stones around here were craggy, and a ghastly air filled the place . The fiendish aura here would make a person’s hair stand on end .
A sharp turn occurred in the path in front of him . Long Chen had only just made that turn when a ferocious light cut apart the void and rushed towards the middle of Long Chen’s back .