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However, Shi Ling was very calm in the face of this. Loong Yang remained silent on the spot. No one knew what he was thinking about.

Then, a voice came over: "This year's sect disciple exam, the number of people registered has already arrived. I will now explain to everyone the main rules of this competition."

Everyone followed the direction of the voice and looked over. Soon after, they saw a person walking out from a floating platform, and Shi Ling recognized him at a glance. It was the Myriad Treasures Pavilion Supervisor, Qin Guang.

Standing beside Qin Guang were two other people, Xu Qing and Lin Yue. Today, the two girls were dressed exceptionally beautifully, and even though they were not ranked amongst the top ten Heaven's Chosen of the Spirit Sword Sect, they were still two outstanding beauties, with white and smooth skin.

Although this was the first time the two girls had come to preside over a disciple examination competition, their expressions were very calm. It was obvious that they were already used to such a grand occasion and weren't too reserved.

When she saw Shi Ling also raise his head to look at her, her cheeks became slightly red. When Xu Qing, who was beside her, saw Lin Yue's expression, she couldn't help but sigh. She really didn't understand how this little girl had developed feelings for Shi Ling after meeting her a few times.

The Qin Guang at this moment took out a set of jade plate and started to explain the rules of the competition to everyone. He said: "Different from the ordinary sect's martial arts competition, our Spirit Sword Sect competition is held in a strange space called 'Occult Realm'. Inside, everyone needs to find such a jade plate."

As he said that, he took out a jade plate with a longsword engraved on it from his own Storage Ring and threw it into the air, allowing it to float so that everyone present could see it clearly. Qin Guang continued: "After entering the Occult Realm, only by finding this kind of jade plate and saving it until the very end can you be promoted to the level of a outer sect disciple."

Everyone present silently remembered the appearance of the jade plate in their hearts. As for Shi Ling, he just glanced at it.

Then, he heard Qin Guang continue: "Also, I have another thing to remind everyone, after entering the Occult Realm, you will all be fighting to the death, and once you die inside, you will all be dead. So, people who want to leave now still have a little time to think about it, once they enter, there is no room for turning back."

When Loong Yang heard this, his brows slightly knitted. He had previously heard of the cruelty within the Occult Realm, and it was said that the Spirit Sword Sect was specially used to simulate the space created by the cultivation world today.

At this moment, Shi Ling shot him a glance and said: "Scared?"

Loong Yang shook his head and said: "It's just that I never thought that the first competition that I would participate in during the Spirit Sword Sect would actually be such a bloody slaughter."

Shi Ling couldn't help but sneer and said, "80% of the new disciples are the same as you."

Loong Yang shamefully nodded his head, and heard Shi Ling say: "Actually, there's no need to worry. Although there are a lot of battles within the Occult Realm, its cruelty is far from comparable to the real world of cultivation."

When Loong Yang heard this, he looked at Shi Ling in surprise. Shi Ling couldn't help but sigh and say, "The path of cultivation is a path of walking through mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Under the feet of every peerless powerhouse, countless lives must have been piled up.

When Loong Yang heard this, he opened his mouth, but didn't say anything. Then, on the stage, Qin Guang said to the crowd below, "Alright, I won't talk about the details."

After saying that, he waved his hand and threw a piece of the jade plate out. Then, the jade plate shattered into powder in midair and turned into countless rays of light that shot towards the hands of all the disciples present.

The flowing light in the hands of the disciples turned into a jade plate, upon closer inspection, they realized that the jade plate was actually the territory of the Occult Realm, and the places where the Jade Plate of Promotion was hidden had already been marked on top, and Qin Guang continued: "After you guys have entered the Occult Realm, just follow the instructions on this board, I will send you guys in right now."

At this moment, Qin Guang nodded at Lin Yue and Xu Qing behind him. The two girls immediately took out two mirrors and walked out. Qin Guang's hands formed a seal and a surge of mana poured into the two mirrors.

Shi Ling and Loong Yang, as well as everyone present, all raised their heads to look. After the two mirrors emitted a burst of dazzling light, they directly shot towards the sky.

At this moment, everyone could see a chaotic black hole slowly rotating in the sky. After which, everyone present could feel an extremely strong suction force emitting from their bodies. Very soon, some people were directly sucked into the black hole because they were unable to resist the suction force.

After that, large numbers of people started to be absorbed into the black hole. Even Shi Ling, Loong Yang, and the other Heaven's Pride members were no exception. Very quickly, all those who had jade plate were sucked into the black hole.

Qin Guang looked down and saw that the stage had suddenly been emptied out, so he immediately waved his hand and a round drop of dew flew out. In front of the eyes of everyone outside, it continuously expanded, slowly turning into a huge screen. At this moment, this screen actually displayed the layout of the Occult Realm.

At this moment, on a large tree not too far away, there was a slim and graceful girl sitting on a tree branch. Her two beautiful legs were swinging back and forth.

When she saw that Shi Ling had disappeared, she sneered and said: "Little brother Shi Ling, I wonder how your performance will be this time? Big sister is really looking forward to it. "

After saying that, she threw the peach to the side. Then, her figure flashed and she disappeared from where she stood.

At this moment, behind Qin Guang, Lin Yue was looking at the crystal screen. She was wondering if Shi Ling would return safely. When the current Xu Qing saw this scene, she couldn't help but shake her head.

"..."

In another place, in a forest covered in white mist, Shi Ling was lying on the ground. From the huge pit that he was in, it could be seen that Shi Ling fell from a high place and made a hole in the ground.

At this moment, Shi Ling struggled to get up from the ground. Then, he took off the vest on his body. If it wasn't for the vest helping Shi Ling neutralize his downward momentum, Shi Ling probably wouldn't be able to wake up in a day and a night.

Although they were already prepared, the pain still made Shi Ling feel uncomfortable. He immediately stood up and looked around. It was the same environment as in his memory.

I wonder how Loong Yang and the others are doing?

After that, Shi Ling casually found a place to sit down and started using his mana to repair his body. He did not use Stellar Source Fruit s, because the number of Stellar Source Fruit s was limited.

However, what Shi Ling did not notice was that in the sky, there was a hovering eagle. It was looking at Shi Ling below, but not long after, it flew away.

At this moment, Shi Ling was trying to absorb the Sky and Earth aura, but it was the same as in his memory. The aura in this place seemed to be restricted by an invisible force, and no matter how Shi Ling used the Wishing Spirit Bead to draw it, there was no effect.

After a fruitless attempt, Shi Ling stopped his useless actions. He took a deep breath and started to heal his injuries.

Shi Ling knew, in the Occult Realm, although there was no spirit energy to absorb, there were countless treasures here. Shi Ling remembered that when he first entered the Spirit Sword Sect to participate in the assessment competition, he found a lot of treasures here, allowing him to make a small fortune. At the same time, he also built a certain foundation for becoming a formal disciple in the future.

Very quickly, a few hours later, Shi Ling's injuries were almost healed. Then, the Heart Ring flashed, and Bai Xiaosheng flew out. He scanned his surroundings, and then, turning his head, he looked at Shi Ling who was beside him and asked: "This is Occult Realm?"

"En," Shi Ling nodded his head, then took out the jade plate that Qin Guang had given them previously, then looked at it and said: "In Occult Realm, there are a total of three areas: the outer zone, the central zone and the inland zone. Only by finding the Jade Plate of Promotion and then going to the inland zone, and placing the Jade Plate of Promotion in a temple there will it be considered a victory."

At this moment, Bai Xiaosheng curled his lips and said, "It's not that difficult."

Shi Ling said: "There are only one hundred Jade Plate of Promotion and this time, we are participating in a competition with five thousand people. All five thousand people want to fight for one of the hundred spots, do you think that this competition is easy?"

Bai Xiaosheng chuckled and said: "I'm afraid you haven't seen some ancient secret altars being opened to attract the strong warriors from all around, right?"

Shi Ling nodded and said, "I've never seen it before, so it's useless even if you tell me."

After saying that, Shi Ling's gaze swept the surroundings. This was still a misty mountain forest, so the visibility was not very high. Thus, Shi Ling still wanted to leave this forest first.

Then, at this time, a beast roar came. Shi Ling and Bai Xiaosheng were both stunned for a moment, Shi Ling looked around warily, and immediately took out Black Wood Sword s from the Heart Ring s, and carried them on his back.

His gaze followed the source of the sound and at the same time heard another battle cry. When Shi Ling heard this, he slightly frowned and ran over. He didn't dare to run too fast, so he tried to keep a proper distance.

Shi Ling leaped onto a large tree, his eyes looking towards the source of the sound. He saw a dozen or so Spirit Sword Sect disciples surrounding and attacking a sturdy bear, its body was wrapped in rocks and rocks, its defense and attack power were extremely terrifying.

However, at this time, Shi Ling noticed that there was a jade plate with a long sword engraved on its head. Seeing this, Shi Ling's pupils shrank, Isn't that the Jade Plate of Promotion? He actually appeared here.

The scene was already very obvious. It was probably because the dozens of disciples saw that there were Jade Plate of Promotion on Shi Yan's body, so they wanted to join hands and kill him. But they didn't expect that Shi Yan Xiong was so powerful that he had been killed several times.

Shi Ling observed quietly, his heart was filled with joy. He did not expect that someone would deliver the Jade Plate of Promotion right after entering Occult Realm, he had really picked it up cheaply.

Immediately, Shi Ling hid his body well, and at the same time, he secretly followed behind them to ensure that they wouldn't be discovered. When these disciples were almost beaten up by Shi Yan, it would be the time for Shi Ling to make a move against them.

Of course, Shi Ling, who was always cautious, did not forget to pay attention to his surroundings. After all, the commotion caused by the fight was not small.

Soon, Shi Ling saw that among the dozens of disciples who were fighting against Shi Yan Xiong, several of them had already fallen, leaving only the last five people who were still fighting with their lives on the line. Shi Ling thought that right now, they were probably just thinking about how to escape from this beast, not the Jade Plate of Promotion.

At this time, a disciple shouted to the others, "There is a canyon ahead. If we go in there, we might be able to get rid of it."

When Shi Ling, who wasn't too far away, saw this scene, he actually recalled the scene at the Fierce Tooth Mountain where he was chased by a horde of beasts and also helplessly escaped into a valley.

He just did not know if there was a monster like the Peach Tree Demon in this valley. Immediately, Shi Ling followed him in.

Soon, Shi Ling found that this canyon was actually a circular canyon surrounded by rocks. The ground was very spacious, but wouldn't it be more troublesome to deal with Shi Yan Xiong here?

At this moment, Shi Ling frowned. After watching the fight between Shi Yan and his disciples, he looked at the surrounding canyons and had a bad premonition.

Suddenly, a scream came up. Shi Ling looked over and saw that the last disciple fell into Shi Yan's mouth and was bitten to death.

Shi Ling looked at the injuries on Shi Yan's bear and the jade plate on its head. His heart was beating fast, but not long after, Shi Ling suddenly pulled out the Black Wood Sword on his back and rushed towards Shi Yan.

After killing Shi Ling with one move, Shi Ling immediately appeared in front of Shi Yan Xiong like a ghost, and then chopped down the Black Wood Sword's head with his hand. Shi Ling's head was stabbed into the ground by Shi Ling's Black Wood Sword, and perhaps because Shi Yan had fought with Shi Ling before, he didn't have much strength left in him. At this moment, Shi Ling was able to easily push the bear to the ground.

However, after Shi Ling took the things, he naturally ran. As the saying goes, a starved camel is bigger than a horse, Shi Ling doesn't want to face this monster head on. After taking away the Jade Plate of Promotion on its head, he turned around and ran.

However, before Shi Ling could get far, he felt the jade plate in his hands make a light cracking sound, followed by an explosion.

Boom! Shi Ling was blown back dozens of steps before he stopped. However, blood was already seeping out from his body.

When Shi Ling saw this scene, his eyes suddenly widened. That Jade Plate of Promotion was fake!

Immediately, he heard a loud laugh. After that, Shi Ling looked around with his eyes wide open.

At this moment, this ring-shaped valley was filled with people. Among them, two of the leaders, Shi Ling, recognized Zhang Yusheng and Zhang Yuquan at a glance.

At that moment, the two of them were looking at Shi Ling with a playful expression.

Shi Ling frowned and suddenly turned his head around. All the people who were killed by Shi Yan before stood up and looked at Shi Ling with a cold smile. The last dead disciple was now sitting on Shi Yan Xiong's back.

After Shi Ling saw this, even if he was stupid, he knew that he fell into a trap.