Unrestricted Dao Lord

Chapter 286: Chapter 141: A Strike Empowered by 36 Sword Techniques! Crushing Second-Grade Gang Force

Luo Feng reminded him.

It wasn’t that he didn’t believe in Zhang Su’s strength, but the Five Elements Valley was truly not a welcoming place.

Only the fiercest individuals from each peak could gain a foothold in the Five Elements Valley.

Zhang Su had only been at Mixed Element Peak for a few days and wasn’t even in the Postnatal Realm yet. If he rashly went to the Five Elements Valley to challenge someone and got injured, it would be a losing bargain.

The Five Elements Valley was clearly only suitable for the most powerful disciples.

Weaker disciples who went there were just asking for humiliation.

"Take me to the Five Elements Valley!"

Zhang Su didn’t hesitate in the slightest.

He was quite confident in his own strength.

"Alright."

Seeing that Zhang Su had made up his mind, Luo Feng stopped trying to persuade him.

He immediately stood up and led Zhang Su away from Mixed Element Peak.

After a walk of about fifteen minutes, the two arrived before a massive valley.

The valley sat nestled between two peaks, its terrain wide and open. A massive stone stele stood at the entrance, carved with the three words "Five Elements Valley."

On either side of the stele stood a stone pillar, each carved with patterns representing the Five Elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.

Zhang Su stood at the entrance, looking into the valley.

The valley was immense, divided into nine ascending layers, stacked one on top of the other like a giant staircase.

Each layer was lined with countless Cultivation Rooms, densely arranged along the cliff walls on either side.

The stone doors of the Cultivation Rooms were shut tight, making it impossible to see inside from the outside.

The valley was bustling with people coming and going, creating a very lively atmosphere.

There were no status restrictions here; even servant disciples were allowed to come.

Zhang Su even saw several Direct Disciples in purple robes descending from the valley’s upper levels. Wherever they went, other disciples would respectfully and hastily make way.

As if sensing Zhang Su’s confusion, Luo Feng explained in a low voice, "Senior Brother Zhang, in this Five Elements Valley, the Lower Three Layers are generally for those with strength below the Postnatal Realm. The Middle Three Layers are for Postnatal Realm practitioners, and the Upper Three Layers are for those at the Innate Realm."

"That’s why Direct Disciples come here too! The cultivation effect of the Upper Three Layers is said to be exceptional, so they come to compete for the Cultivation Rooms in the Five Elements Valley."

Zhang Su was a little surprised.

He truly hadn’t expected that even Direct Disciples would come to the Five Elements Valley for their Cultivation.

And they, too, had to challenge other Martial Artists and abide by the rules of the Five Elements Valley.

Zhang Su looked up at the Upper Three Layers of the valley. The number of Cultivation Rooms there was clearly much smaller than on the middle and lower layers.

In the Five Elements Valley, the higher up you go, the fewer the Cultivation Rooms, and the better the effect.

In the Upper Three Layers, most of the Cultivation Rooms were occupied by Direct Disciples.

This gave him an idea of just how many Direct Disciples the Haojin Upper Sect actually had.

And this was just one small corner of the Upper Sect.

After all, only those who practiced Five Elements Type Skills came to the Five Elements Valley.

The Martial Artists here represented only a fraction of those in the Upper Sect.

Disciples who didn’t practice Five Elements Type Skills presumably had other, similar places to go.

’The Upper Sect’s foundation is truly unfathomable.’

"Luo Feng, how do you challenge other Martial Artists in the Five Elements Valley?"

Zhang Su pulled his gaze back and asked.

"Each Cultivation Room in the Five Elements Valley has a Jade Token embedded in its stone door. The color of the token indicates the room’s status. Green means it’s unoccupied and anyone can enter. Red means the occupant can be challenged. Gray means it cannot be challenged."

Luo Feng pointed to one side of the valley, where several Stewards were sitting.

"If you want to issue a challenge, you first have to register and get in line. A Steward will write your name in a ledger, and it’s first come, first served. When it’s your turn, you can pick your challenge. But who you can actually challenge depends on which Cultivation Rooms have Jade Tokens glowing red or green at that moment."

"Sometimes you might find an empty Cultivation Room and can go right in without a challenge, but that’s rare. Most of the time, you have to fight for it."

"If you’re lucky, you might be able to pick some slightly weaker opponents. But if your luck is bad..."

Luo Feng paused, then added, "So, challenging also requires a certain amount of luck."

Zhang Su nodded.

’The rules are fair enough.’

"But don’t you worry, Senior Brother Zhang. If you really have the strength to challenge the disciples in the Five Elements Valley, I’ll be here first thing every morning to line up for you. That way, you can issue your challenges as quickly as possible."

The more Luo Feng spoke, the more excited he became, his eyes lighting up.

He seemed to have found his own worth.

’As long as I’m useful to Zhang Su, our relationship will become more secure.’

’Once I’ve successfully hitched my wagon to Zhang Su, I won’t have to suck up to people like Zhao Qi anymore.’

Zhang Su nodded.

’Having Luo Feng line up for him would indeed save a lot of trouble.’

’He could focus all his time and energy on Cultivation instead of coming to the Five Elements Valley at the crack of dawn just to hold a spot in line.’

’However, if he could keep winning or avoid being challenged, he could stay in the Cultivation Room indefinitely. Then he wouldn’t need Luo Feng to line up for him every day.’

’But for now, Luo Feng was definitely useful.’

"Alright, you go line up now. I’ll stay here and observe for a while longer."

"I’ll go line up right away."

Luo Feng didn’t delay at all, and immediately ran to the end of the line.

Zhang Su saw that there were quite a few people lining up.

The line was long, with at least thirty or forty people in it.

Most of them were like Luo Feng, lining up for someone else.

Zhang Su paid no mind to Luo Feng’s progress in the queue.

Luo Feng would let him know when it was his turn.

He turned his gaze back to the Five Elements Valley.

Especially the Lower Three Layers.

According to Luo Feng, the Lower Three Layers were for those with strength below the Postnatal Realm.

In other words, those active in the Lower Three Layers were basically all Gang Force Martial Artists.