Forging Immortality through the Dao Seed

As time drew nearer.

The open wilderness was bursting with excitement.

At this moment.

Many people gradually recovered from the horrifying reward of luck movement and began to recall the rules of the first round announced by the giant face in the sky.

A touch of worry appeared on their faces.

A total of three hundred and eighty thousand people.

But there were only one thousand two hundred and ninety-eight spots for advancement.

Other than a few people.

Who could confidently claim that they would definitely be one of those lucky ones among the thousand?

Therefore...

"Fellow daoist, which competition arena are you in?"

"The eighty-seventh competition arena."

"Great, I'm also in the eighty-seventh competition arena! Want to join forces? I've already coordinated with nine other daoists, as long as we work together, we can definitely advance to the next round."

Seeing the other party seemed somewhat tempted.

The speaker pressed harder:

"Fellow daoist, think about it carefully. Advancing will offer twenty million luck movement, but if you are eliminated, not only will you get no rewards, you'll essentially lose one hundred thousand luck movement."

"Moreover, don't forget. Among those participating in the secret realm are disciples of great heavenly immortal forces, as well as... those monster cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Realm who have emerged from the legacy of those seven behemoths, how can we compete without joining forces?"

"Okay!"

"Here's the messaging Jade Talisman, let's connect again in the competition arena."

...

Faint voices, barely audible, reached ears.

Zhang Jing opened his eyes.

A hint of indescribable amusement flashed in his eyes.

Would joining forces be useful?

Perhaps it can only bring some peace of mind.

Ever since the mysterious event in the Lower Realm.

He had discovered a cruel fact, that is, there is a huge gap in strength between Foundation Establishment Realm and Foundation Establishment Realm.

And this terrifying gap...cannot be filled by numbers.

While thinking.

"Haha, Brother Zhang, so you're here!"

A familiar voice suddenly came from beside him.

Zhang Jing followed the sound and found that it was Qu Junhou briskly walking toward him.

"Brother Qu, which competition arena are you in?" he asked with a smile.

"The ninety-ninth competition arena, what about you, Brother Zhang?"

While talking.

Qu Junhou had already walked to Zhang Jing's side, he then casually sat down on the ground, and asked without caring about his image.

"Twenty-nine."

"Ah, it's a pity. I was hoping to join forces with you, Brother Zhang."

Upon hearing this, Qu Junhou couldn't help but shake his head.

A hint of regret flashed across his face.

"Oh? Brother Qu also has the idea of joining forces like those people?"

Zhang Jing looked at the other party with a somewhat smiling expression.

"Brother Zhang, you don't know. On my way here, I've already run into two groups of people from the ninety-ninth competition arena preparing to join forces, and they even said they want to try and eliminate those lone cultivators first."

"When I heard this, I felt targeted. I was really scared at that moment."

Qu Junhou said with a smile.

Not only was there not a trace of fear on his face, but he also seemed eager to try.

Then.

As if thinking of something.

Qu Junhou turned again to look at Zhang Jing and asked with interest:

"Brother Zhang, if it were you, would you be afraid?"

"Afraid, of course I'm afraid!"

Zhang Jing's smile did not fade.

...

While they were talking.

Time quietly passed.

Above everyone's heads.

The one hundred competition arenas that covered the sky suddenly emitted limitless celestial light, emanating extremely oppressive waves of terrifying power.

The next instant.

Thousands of rainbow lights rose from the ground.

Bathing the whole world in a colorful spectrum.

"Brother Zhang, I'll go first."

Qu Junhou suddenly stood up and immediately turned into a rainbow light, shooting straight into the sky.

Back where he had been.

Zhang Jing smiled slightly.

He no longer resisted the powerful pulling force coming from the clouds.

Similarly, he transformed into a rainbow light and disappeared.

...

On the other side.

In an enormous space.

Countless cultivators stopped their idle chatter, their eyes turned to look seriously in front of them.

Displayed there were the scenes of the one hundred competition arenas, as if they were actually and personally present.

In the scene.

Countless raindrop-like rainbow lights were gradually falling from the sky above the competition arenas.

The view was extraordinarily beautiful.

...

In another high-level space.

"Haha, it's about to begin! Let's see if there are any promising seedlings this time that are destined to be with my Hanhai Sect."

A man in a blue robe laughed.

His eyes revealed a hint of anticipation.

By his side.

A woman with a cloud bun and skin as flawless as jade, smiled sweetly and said softly:

"Fellow daoist came all the way from True Ascending Treasure Extreme Sky, I believe you'll not be disappointed this time. By the way, is your sect's True Monarch Yinshui still outside the realm?"

"Yes, the old man True Monarch is still governing the outside territories by the decree of Wanbao Immortal Sect."

The man in the blue robe sighed.

...

The twenty-ninth competition arena.

"Jiaoyun Decree ... Jiaoyun Decree, they didn't even describe what it looks like, how am I supposed to find it? Is it hanging on a tree or buried in the ground?"

"So annoying!"

A voice suddenly echoed through the valley.

In the small creek below, only about ten feet wide.

Zhang Jing flipped a crab the size of a grinding plate with one hand, only to find nothing underneath it. He shook his head in disappointment.

"Do you know?"

He looked into the crab's small eyes and asked softly.

The crab just stared at him blankly, its normally intimidating big claws were tightly held in front of it, not daring to move.

"Sigh~"

Zhang Jing sighed and threw the trembling crab back into the water.

A faint trace of concern appeared in his eyes.

It was his third day in the 29th combat arena.

Perhaps it was due to the vast size of the combat arena, not only had he not found the so-called Jiaoyun Decree, he hadn't even seen a single person.

Only thirty-eight thousand people after all.

In a combat arena of 9000 square miles, it hardly made a splash.

Moreover, finding over a thousand Jiaoyun Decrees in such a wide area was even more difficult.

"Could this first round of tests really be about luck?"

Zhang Jing wondered to himself.

The rules within this combat arena were very peculiar.

Divine Sense is difficult to leave the body.

Moreover, the sky was filled with strong winds, making flying very difficult.

In addition,

The 29th combat arena was made up entirely of endless mountains, with lots of tricky spots.

All these factors combined.

Directly caused the difficulty of Zhang Jing's search for the Jiaoyun Decree to skyrocket.

"Currently, the only solution is to search slowly."

A bitter smile unconsciously appeared on Zhang Jing's face as he transformed into an afterimage and vanished into the valley.

...

The tenth day.

Within a mountain range stretching like a python.

Two raging rivers roared out from a hundred-foot gorge on both sides of the mountain, converging into a lake spanning dozens of miles at the foothill, shining like a jewel.

In the middle of this lake.

There was a small island with an area of dozens of square feet.

Zhang Jing stood by the lake with his hands behind his back, his eyes fixed on that island, his face showing a touch of excitement.

A mere distance of dozens of miles.

Couldn't obscure his vision at all.

When he descended the mountain earlier,

Zhang Jing vaguely saw a faint golden glow flash on the island.

Now, he was finally confident about it again.

Almost immediately,

Zhang Jing realized that the Jiaoyun Decree, which he had been painstakingly searching for these past few days, was about to appear.

His thoughts returned to reality.

Without any hesitation,

Zhang Jing stepped out, gently treading on the water's surface as if on flat ground, and slowly making his way towards the island in the middle of the lake.

About half an hour later,

Zhang Jing entered the island.

The next moment, he followed that faint golden glow with his gaze.

In his line of sight,

In the center of the island, floating about nine feet nine off the ground, was a peculiar gold cloud pattern that occasionally emitted a faint glow.

It looked bizarre beyond belief.

"This must be the Jiaoyun Decree."

Zhang Jing's eyes flickered slightly.

He stretched out his hand and directly picked the Jiaoyun Decree out of the air.

A stream of unfamiliar information flashed through his mind.

Jiaoyun Decree: Contains a faint hint of Jiaoyang Qingyun's intent, the holder can slightly improve their comprehension, the effect cannot be stacked.

A look of surprise flashed in Zhang Jing's eyes.

He had always thought,

The so-called 'Jiaoyun Decree', was just a token, used to represent the qualification for the first round.

However, the reality was contrary to Zhang Jing's expectations.

This piece was actually a secret treasure!

So - would there be similar treasures in the later rounds?

"Perhaps ... The Jiaoyun Secret Realm is not as simple as just earning luck."

Zhang Jing thought secretly.

...

At this moment.

In a dense forest beside the lake.

A few pairs of eyes were stealthily watching Zhang Jing on the island.

"Damn it, that guy beat us to the punch. That thing in his hand must be the Jiaoyun Decree!"

"What do we do now?"

The man at the front said in a low voice.

"He's alone."

The woman in the green dress behind him reminded coldly.

"But... people who dare to go it alone might not be so easy to deal with."

Someone said gloomily.

"What's there to be afraid of? Among us, the weakest is a Red Tao Foundation, and we have three Blue Tao Foundations as leaders. We can take him down together, plus, he won't be expecting it. Even if he had three heads and six arms, he'll still have to be eliminated."

The woman in the green dress analysed with a confident tone.

"The key is, there are only twenty days left and we haven't found a single Jiaoyun Decree. Are you really willing to miss this chance?"

The group grew silent at her words.

Before long,

"I'll take this decree for now, no one has a problem with that, do they? After all, as long as we cooperate, I can guarantee that this is just the beginning. There are still twenty days to go, everyone will have a Jiaoyun Decree."

The man in the black robe at the back spoke in a deep voice, his body leaking a strong aura.

"We have no objection!"

The rest spoke in unison.

"Good! Everyone, get ready. That guy is coming in our direction. We must ensure that we kill him in one strike and eliminate him from the game. This is our team's first Jiaoyun Decree, it's very important!"

A satisfied smile spread across the face of the man in the black robe as he instructed.

"Understood!"