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Chapter 37: Blood-Stained Forest!:
“Hmm, why is there a lone person here?”
“That’s not right… This guy’s spiritual Qi isn’t circulating on its own. He’s probably not even at the Meridian Refinement Realm!”
“Looking at his age, he doesn’t seem to be at the Meridian Refinement Realm. He’s too young!”
“That pit… It looks like a human-shaped figure. Could the one who just fell from the sky be this guy?”
The five young men and women glanced at Ye Wuhen and then at the figure behind him, discussing among themselves.
“Little brother, did you see something fall from the sky just now?” asked a woman in a pink outfit with a pretty appearance.
“If I’m not mistaken…”
“That would be me!” Ye Wuhen pointed at himself and gave a self-deprecating smile.
He didn’t want to make an entrance this way, but unfortunately, the Holy Maiden of Azure Profound Holy Land no regard for such things.
“It really is you!”
“Ah… What a pity, we thought some rare treasure had emerged that could help us increase our combat strength.”
“But this guy, he’s so tough. Even though he’s not at the Meridian Refinement Realm, he fell from the sky and created such a big pit without a scratch?”
“He must have had a senior from his family protecting him with a spiritual shield!”
“To dare send someone at the Qi Gathering Realm to the Blood-Stained Forest, his family is quite ruthless!”
“Maybe they were hoping for some luck. But it’s clearly wishful thinking; there’s never been a case of someone at the Qi Gathering Realm joining the Azure Profound Holy Land.”
“Yes, we’ve been in the Blood-Stained Forest for several days, and we’ve only collected seven or eight points in total. Who knows when we’ll have enough. Can this guy even handle a one-star demon beast?”
The group continued to discuss openly in front of Ye Wuhen, completely disregarding him.
The Meridian Refinement Realm cultivators didn’t take Ye Wuhen seriously at all. What they didn’t know was…
Their discussion had actually spared them from immediate danger.
...
According to Ye Wuhen’s reincarnation memories, the entry requirements for the Azure Profound Holy Land were very straightforward.
At the entrance to the Azure Profound Holy Land was the Blood-Stained Forest, spanning thousands of miles, teeming with various demon beasts.
As long as one was under 22 years old, he/she could enter the Blood-Stained Forest to start accumulating points.
The method of earning points was simple: one couldn't get help from your family and must hunt the demon beasts within the forest to obtain demon cores.
A one-star demon core earned one point.
A two-star demon core earned two points, and so on.
Accumulating 50 points meant one had completed the preliminary assessment.
That’s right…
This was only the preliminary assessment.
Only after passing the final assessment could one enter the outer sect of the Azure Profound Holy Land.
It sounded simple, but earning points wasn't easy.
Due to their strong innate talents, one-star demon beasts were comparable to those at the Meridian Refinement Realm.
Powerful two-star demon beasts are generally too much for early-stage Meridian Refinement Realm cultivators to handle.
If one was unlucky and encountered a three-star demon beast, only mid-stage Meridian Refinement Realm cultivators could barely fight it, while others were doomed.
Even for prodigies who reached intermediate-stage Meridian Refinement Realm by twenty, there weren’t many.
Therefore, many participants form small teams to hunt demon beasts together to earn points.
The people before Ye Wuhen seemed to be such a team.
Of course, there was another method: killing people to steal their demon cores!
This was the easiest way to earn points but also the most dangerous part of the preliminary trial.
Because the most terrifying thing wasn't demon beasts, but human nature!
One might encounter ambushes from other teams…
Or even sneak attacks from their own teammates…
Ye Wuhen saw that this team was already prepared to kill and steal demon cores.
But hearing that they only had seven or eight points, his interest quickly faded.
It was too little, not even worth bothering with.
Ye Wuhen also wanted to see their attitude.
If they were the first to make a move, he wouldn’t mind taking a small bite of this mosquito leg.
-To be continued!
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