Saint Sovereign of Nine Heavens

However, just like when he was passing by Yu Yang City, the Cloud Acrossing Goose did not fly over the Ruling Spirit Sect, but went around it far away.    

    

In the next hour, Cloud Acrossing Goose passed through the mountain peaks.    

    

During this process, Chen Yu and the others saw a few flying beasts carrying other warriors. However, because of the distance between them, he couldn't see them clearly.    

    

Finally, before noon, the Cloud Acrossing Goose arrived at a wide valley.    

    

Amidst the whistling sounds of the grey robed man, the Cloud Acrossing Goose carrying the seventeen people landed on the flat ground in the valley.    

    

"We're here!" The practitioners from the Donwu City all shouted excitedly and looked at Gan Yu.    

    

However, Chen Yu started to carefully look around the valley.    

    

The wide valley had a radius of several dozen miles. At the very end of the valley, there was a cliff, and two rows of houses were built on both sides of the cliff.    

    

On the stone platform, a stone arch stood there. Its shape was ancient, and it was thick and square, with a mysterious charm to it. A dozen or so people in white were standing under the gates of the palace, seemingly discussing something.    

    

On the other side of the stone platform, dozens of martial artists were gathered, discussing amongst themselves as if they were waiting.    

    

"Go down!" Gan Yu's voice sounded.    

    

The group of Donwu City warriors all jumped down the Cloud Acrossing Goose.    

    

After Chen Yu went down, he was ready to continue observing the environment in the valley, but when he turned around, he saw two men in white robes rushing towards him.    

    

After everyone had descended, a whistle sounded out, and the Cloud Acrossing Goose began to flap its wings and fly into the air.    

    

"Senior Brother Gan, I will return to the Spirit Feather Mountain first!" The grey-clothed person who didn't say anything along the way finally said hello to Gan Yu.    

    

Chen Yu turned around and realized that the grey-clothed person was surprisingly young, around 21 to 22 years old.    

    

"Go, Junior Apprentice Brother Ren. You've worked hard!" Gan Yu waved his hand.    

    

The grey robed man grinned and flew away on a Cloud Acrossing Goose, leaving the valley.    

    

"Which city's warrior has arrived?" At this moment, the two white-robed men had already arrived.    

    

"Donwu City!" Gan Yu welcomed him with a token in his hand.    

    

One of the two men was tall and the other was short. Both of them were twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. The taller one was tall and straight, with an imposing manner. There was even a hint of arrogance in his expression. The other person was much weaker. His face was ordinary and unremarkable. He was the type of person that would not attract much attention if he was placed in the crowd.    

    

What Chen Yu noticed was that the cultivation levels of these two people were not high, and after looking at them for a while, he was basically sure that they had Heavenly Astral Stage cultivation. The high one was at the peak of the Heavenly Astral Stage, and the average one had average looks was Eighth Layer of the Heavenly Astral Stage.    

    

This kind of cultivation, would be considered good in terms of Minglan City, but it was not enough to be considered a threat in terms of Ruling Spirit Sect, especially that practitioner who was only at Eighth Layer of the Heavenly Astral Stage.    

    

"Could it be a Outer Sect disciple?" A trace of doubt rose in Chen Yu's heart.    

    

"So it's Brother Gan Yu from the Thousand-sword Peak Faction!" After seeing Gan Yu's token, the two of them cupped their hands towards Gan Yu in a respectful manner. The tall man said, "Brother Jiang Huan, this is Qin Zhong. Greetings, senior brother!"    

    

Gan Yu nodded, took back the token and asked, "Haven't you started letting people in?"    

    

"There is a problem with the teleportation gate. Elder Chu is currently bringing a disciple to inspect!" "Senior apprentice-brother Gan, should we start recording the list of participants?"    

    

"Mm, you record. I'll go and get the selection token!" After Gan Yu said this, he used his movement technique and walked towards the cottage.    

    

After Gan Yu left, Jiang Huan and Qin Zhong immediately revealed a proud look, and said to everyone: "The Donwu City quota is fifteen people, record the names now, and report your name and cultivation realm one by one. Junior brother Qin, remember the list well!"    

    

With that, Jiang Huan pointed at Yuen Zhou.    

    

"Yuen Zhou, Heavenly Astral Stage fifth level!"    

    

"Yuan Zhi, Heavenly Astral Stage fifth level!"    

    

"…"    

    

"Chen Yu, Heavenly Astral Stage level 1!" As Chen Yu reported his name and cultivation level, Qin Zhong, who hadn't raised his head all this while, looked up with a hint of surprise on his face.    

    

Yuen Zhou and Lin Zeyi, along with other Donwu City warriors, also turned towards Chen Yu, revealing looks of ridicule and disdain.    

    

With the rest of the Donwu City at the fourth level of Heavenly Astral Stage, Chen Yu's first level of Heavenly Astral Stage was a little out of line, to the point where Qin Zhong thought he had misheard him.    

    

A hint of disdain appeared on Jiang Huan's face after his astonishment.    

    

Chen Yu was the last person to record Chen Yu's name. After he finished recording Chen Yu's name, Qin Zhong said to Jiang Huan, "Senior Jiang, all fifteen names have been recorded!"    

    

"Alright!" Jiang Huan nodded his head, and said: "I will now explain the rules of the City Battle Trial to you. Although you have already understood most of it, according to the rules, I still have to explain it to you once. In addition, if you have any questions, you can ask them! "    

    

Everyone was listening attentively.    

    

Just as Jiang Huan had said, although most of the rules were clear, no one dared be careless in such matters.    

    

"Firstly, the City Battle Trial will be held in the trial area for six months!" Satisfied with everyone's attitude, Jiang Huan said, "After the end of June, bells will ring in the center of the secret realm every quarter of an hour for three days. When you hear the bell, you can head in the direction of the bell and exit through the teleportation gate. If you do not come out within three days, you will lose your qualification to pass the selection! "    

    

"Other than that, there are many Demonic Beast in the Secret Realm of the Trial, many of them being the top Demonic Beast of the ninth stage. So, I wish you good luck! " A trace of a malicious smile appeared on Jiang Huai's face as he spoke.    

    

Although almost everyone knew of the ruthlessness of the City Battle Trial, they still felt a chill in their hearts when they heard Jiang Huan's undisguised gloating smile.    

    

"Oh right, there is another piece of good news that I have to tell you. In the Secret Realm of the Refinement Grounds, besides the existence of the five Spiritual Soul, there were also many sect's Medicine Pill, martial arts manuals, true artifacts, and spirit artifacts. How much you can obtain will depend on your strength and luck. "Saying this, Jiang Huan turned around, looked behind him, and respectfully shouted:" Senior Brother Gan! "    

    

Gan Yu had returned with a wooden plate in his hand.    

    

Gan Yu nodded at Qin Zhong, then handed the wooden tray to Jiang Huan, saying, "Do it!"    

    

"There's no need for that. It's just these dozen people, there's no need to be so serious!" Jiang Huan laughed and passed the wooden tray to Qin Zhong, who then gave him the medallion.    

    

"This wooden tablet will shatter upon being crushed. After being crushed, the special spirit energy contained within will be absorbed by the other wooden tablets within three feet!" Watching Qin Zhong give out the wooden tablet, Jiang Huan continued to say, "Whether or not you can pass the selection depends on how little spirit energy you guys have when you leave the secret realm. If you can get into the top six hundred, then, congratulations on passing the City Battle Trial and becoming a Ruling Spirit Sect disciple!"    

    

Chen Yu took the wooden plate from Qin Zhong. Looking carefully, he saw that the wooden plate was completely black. There were no words on it, only complex and dense runes with a mysterious meaning.    

    

Chen Yu could feel that the wood on the wooden board was soft. There seemed to be a little hollow on the inside, which was the kind of wood that could be crushed with just a little force.    

    

Inside the wooden board, Chen Yu felt the existence of a tiny but pure breath.    

    

The Qi was too minute, so Chen Yu couldn't tell what it was.    

    

But right at this moment, Chen Yu felt the Star Soul hidden in his heart suddenly jump. Starlight started to spill out of his heart towards his hands.    

    

The Star Soul seemed to have been attracted by the aura of the wooden board!    

    

Chen Yu was slightly startled and immediately focused his attention to retract the overflowing starlight from the Star Soul. At the same time, he kept the wooden plate back into the Storage Bag.    

    

Once the wooden tablet was kept, the throbbing Star Soul immediately returned to its silent state.    

    

"Now, you may ask me any other questions you have!" Jiang Huan spoke with a hint of urgency in his voice.    

    

"Senior brother Jiang!" Yuen Zhou was the first to speak and asked, "After the bell rings, can we still fight over the wooden plates?"    

    

"No way!" Jiang Huan said, "When the bell rings, it means that the selection has ended. There will be more battles. If anyone finds out, they will all be disqualified from becoming Outer Sect's disciples!"    

    

Yuen Zhou's expression turned cold.    

    

"When the bell rings, the sect's law enforcement team will move out, but the secret realm is too big, the law enforcement team might not be able to come over. Therefore, even if the bell sounds, you all have to be careful! " Gan Yu suddenly coughed and added.    

    

Hearing this, Jiang Huan's expression immediately turned ugly. He turned around and glanced at Gan Yu, saying, "I'm sorry, Senior Brother Gan. I was careless!"    

    

"No worries!" Gan Yu said lightly.    

    

Chen Yu's heart turned cold when he saw this. With his experience, how could he not see that Jiang Huan hadn't warned him on purpose?    

    

Jiang Huan obviously wasn't a good person.    

    

"Any other questions?" Jiang Huan asked the crowd.    

    

"Senior Jiang, is it the same as before? When entering the secret realm, are all the participants from each city separated?" Mo Jie asked.    

    

"Just like before, every group is separated!" Jiang Huan said, "For example, if the people from your Donwu City enter together, they will not be separated. But he will not be with the warriors from other cities! "    

    

"Swish!"    

    

Right at that moment, a cry sounded out, and a huge Spiritual Crane flying towards them came from afar.    

    

"Senior Jiang, may I ask where the Spiritual Soul are in the secret realm?" Lin Zeyi asked.    

    

"Whoosh whoosh!" The cry of the crane rapidly approached with a clear and sharp sound.    

    

Chen Yu looked at the approaching Spiritual Crane and didn't care much about it, but he felt uneasy at the moment. He suddenly raised his head, only to see that the gigantic crane landed right on the heads of the group of people.    

    

The entire valley was very spacious, but the Spiritual Crane did not fall elsewhere. It only descended into the crowd, and if it was a coincidence, Chen Yu would never believe it.    

    

Gan Yu was the first to react and shouted: "Everyone move out of the way!"    

    

The first thing that Jiang Huan and Qin Zhong did was to let go of all of the young practitioners of Donwu City and retreat.    

    

The Spiritual Crane brought a huge shadow to envelop everyone.    

    

The crowd of Donwu City warriors quickly scattered, but they were still slower by half a beat compared to the speed of the flying Spiritual Crane.    

    

The Flying Cloud Spiritual Crane was a Rank Two spirit beast, and was even more powerful than the top rank Demonic Beast. Its huge body would definitely bring about death or injury if it were to smash onto the bodies of a group of young Donwu City warriors.    

    

Gan Yu's expression was livid, he struck out his palm and a dense and pure True Divine Spirit Qi turned into a big hand that struck towards the falling Spiritual Crane.    

    

Chen Yu's eyes flashed. With a step, he caught up to Mo Shu and followed beside her.    

    

The gigantic palm struck the Spiritual Crane's body, causing it to stop for a moment and let out a hurried cry. Its wings trembled, and it flew out a few meters. Then, its pair of long and thick legs fell on the ground. It jogged a dozen steps in the direction where Gan Yu's palm hit.    

    

Gan Yu's slap had knocked down a lot of the pure-white crane feathers. They were flying everywhere, but the Spiritual Crane was fine.    

    

A figure descended from the top of the crane and teased: "Gan Yu, it's just a joke, but you're still so timid?"