Chapter 138: Grand Competition Reward
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Three figures flew out from the flying vessel and bowed, saying, “Wang Zongyan of the White Bone Hall, invited to come. I have seen the Blood God
Sect Master and the six fellow Daoists.’ “Li Yuanlin of the Corpse Control Sect, invited to come…”
“Xu Shuanghong of the Nether Spring Sect…”
Wang Zongyan from the White Bone Hall was a middle-aged man wearing a white Daoist robe embroidered with skull patterns. His skeletal frame was unusually large.
Li Yuanlin from the Corpse Control Sect was a thin old man, and what was more astonishing was that he was wearing a shroud of a dead person.
As for Xu Shuanghong of the Nether Spring Sect was a young and beautiful woman dressed in sheer, seductive gauze.
But the disciples of the Blood God Sect present dared not gaze for long because all three exuded the immense power of the later stage of the Golden Core realm.
The six Golden Core elders of the Blood God Sect returned the greeting. “Greetings, Fellow Daoists.”
The Sect Master of the Blood God Sect remained indifferent, showing no signs of joy or anger. “Are the three of your sects afraid that I might harm you? Although the directions and distances differ, you all arrived simultaneously, and each brought your respective sect’s treasure. Are you not afraid of a surprise attack on your sects?”
“Sect Master, you must be joking. The encounter of our three sects is purely coincidental. The disciples who came this time are all talented disciples of our sects. To avoid any mishaps, we brought the treasures of our sects for protection. ”
Although the three said so, anyone with discerning eyes could see that the three sects were indeed worried that the Blood God Sect would harm them.
The Sect Master of the Blood God Sect did not dwell on this topic further. “We, the demonic path, do not have so many tedious rituals. Since you have already arrived, let’s begin the grand competition.”
“It’s up to the Blood God Sect Master to arrange.” The three had no objections and turned to say, “Blood God Sect, please disembark.”
“Yes!”
Thirty Foundation Establishment disciples disembarked from each flying vessel, totaling ninety disciples who came to participate in the grand competition, representing the three sects.
Those who could participate in the Demon Path Grand Competition were all outstanding individuals from their respective sects.
Everyone had arrogant expressions on their faces. Clearly, they were very confident in their strength.
The disciples of the Blood God Sect assessed the disciples of the three sects, and likewise, the disciples of the three sects observed the strength of the Blood God Sect’s disciples. Both sides scrutinized each other.
“Please follow me, everyone.”
The Blood God Sect Master turned and flew towards the square, followed closely by the six elders.
The three exchanged glances and made a hand gesture.
The White Bone Warship quickly shrank and landed on Wang Zongyan’s forehead, transforming into a white horn.
In the Mystic Yin Myriad Corpses Array, a coffin suddenly grew in size, its lid opened, revealing a dark and eerie space, like a black hole that sucked in the other coffins.
“Bang!”
After all the coffins fell inside, the coffin lid slammed shut, returning to its normal size and landing on Li Yuanlin’s back.
As for the Hades Ferry, it seemed to have entered another dimension, gradually fading away and disappearing before everyone’s eyes.
According to rumors, it had returned to the depths of the Netherworld.
Retracting their treasures, the three brought their respective sect disciples and followed along.
“Dang dang dang dang dang…”
The gathering bells rang once again, and almost all the disciples of the Blood God Sect arrived at the square.
In front of the square stood a high platform, with the Blood God Sect Master seated in the center, the six elders on the left, and the elders of the three visiting sects on the right, overseeing the area below.
Below was a huge platform specially built for the Demon Path Grand Competition.
Seeing that the disciples had almost gathered, the Blood God Sect Master stood up and spoke, “In this demonic path grand competition, our Blood God Sect,
White Bone Hall, Corpse Control Sect, and Nether Spring Sect will participate.
“The competition is divided into three stages: early Foundation Establishment, mid Foundation Establishment, and late Foundation Establishment. Each sect will send 10 disciples to compete in each stage.
“As the saying goes, there is no first in literature, and no second in martial arts. In the demonic path, we have always revered the strong, and the defeated shall perish.
“Only the first-place winner in each group will be able to obtain spoils of war.
“This means that in real combat, failure will result in death, and everything belonging to the deceased will go to the victor. Even if someone achieves second place, there will be no rewards whatsoever.”
Speaking of this, the Blood God Sect Master looked at Wang Zongyan and the other two. “What do you think?”
The three agreed, saying, “The Blood God Sect Master is right. In the demonic path, either we don’t compete, or we compete for first place!”
The Blood God Sect Master nodded and continued, “The first-place winner in the early Foundation Establishment stage will receive the Blood Sea Source
Cup.”
As he spoke, a metallic cup flew out from within the Blood God Sect Master, emitting a dazzling blood-red light in the air.
The cup was not empty; it contained flowing crimson liquid.
Zhang Chen recognized it at a glance. It was blood, and not ordinary blood, but blood essence!
“This cup is a semi-magical treasure, capable of connecting to a branch of the
Netherworld Blood Sea, continuously gaining the power of the Netherworld
Blood Sea. It can obtain a certain amount of blood essence every day.”
A semi-magical treasure is a failed attempt at crafting a treasure but still possesses some of the treasure’s abilities.
“If the essence blood is not extracted, when the cup is full, it can activate the Blood Sea Source Cup, unleashing an attack comparable to the full power of a ninth level Foundation Establishment Cultivator.”
Upon hearing this, all the disciples of the Blood God Sect looked at the Blood Sea Source Cup with burning eyes, filled with eager anticipation.
With a constant supply of selected essence blood, their strength and cultivation level could rapidly improve.
Many disciples of the mid Foundation Establishment and late Foundation Establishment stages in the Blood God Sect wished they were in the early Foundation Establishment stage, so they could compete for the first place.
However, for Zhang Chen, it didn’t hold much allure.
After all, the blood essence he could refine in a day was equivalent to several years of arduous cultivation for other disciples.
“The first-place winner in the mid Foundation Establishment stage will receive a replica formation disk of the Blood Sea Array.”
The formation disk is suitable for cultivators who don’t understand formations. By infusing spiritual energy, the formation disk can automatically arrange the formations.
A circular array disk flew out of the Blood God Sect Master’s body and floated in the air, radiating dazzling blood-red light.
The edge of the disk was adorned with a circle of flags, blood-red in color, as if soaked in blood, spinning like windmills in the air.
“Although it is a replica formation disk, once set up, it can withstand attacks and block the exploration of divine sense from the Golden Core stage.”
The Blood God Sect Master didn’t mention that in order to withstand attacks from the early Golden Core stage, the prerequisite was having enough spiritual energy to sustain the formation disk’s consumption.
Zhang Chen’s eyes lit up. If he achieved first place, the reward would be this formation disk.
There were far too many secrets in his cave, especially the secret of the Blood God Sons’ Pill Refinement, which required a formation to conceal it.
Ordinary formations couldn’t block the exploration of the Golden Core stage, and those capable of doing so were not only expensive but also likely to arouse suspicion from the Golden Core elders.
A Foundation Establishment stage cultivator setting up a formation capable of blocking the exploration of the Golden Core stage would undoubtedly be hiding some unspeakable secrets.
Ilf he could obtain this formation disk, he could legitimately set it up in his cave without raising suspicion.
Originally, Zhang Chen didn’t intend to aim for first place, but now, he was determined to claim it!
“The first-place winner in the late Foundation Establishment stage will receive the formation method of the Blood Sea Array.”
The crowd was shocked. They didn’t expect the Blood God Sect Master to offer the Blood God Sect’s protective array as a reward.
However, the six elders and the trio of Wang Zongyan seemed unperturbed, indicating they had known beforehand.
The reason the three sects agreed to participate in the grand competition was precisely to obtain the formation method of the Blood Sea Array..
