NOVPUBChapter 313: Chapter 17 The Conditions of the City Lord of Fufeng City
The specifics of the preliminary trial could only be fully understood by the City Lord of Fufeng City, who controlled the Giant Spirit Stele.
Therefore, including the cultivators who participated in the preliminary trial, no one knew Lu Qingshan’s exact appearance to date, except for Lin Kui, who had also reached the ninth level of the Giant Spirit Realm like Lu Qingshan. They only knew his name.
Lu Qingshan did not wish to encounter the so-called “troubles of the famous.” After Lu Zhou and Lu Yuan had left, he quietly left the square before others could react and returned to the Fan Tower within the Qingfeng Realm.
Among the many cultivators on the field, only Lin Kui seemed to casually glance at Lu Qingshan as he disappeared into the crowd.
“Lu Qingshan, huh… You’ve outdone me this time, but next time I will certainly win back,” murmured Lin Kui.
…
Shortly after returning to the Fan Tower, Lu Qingshan received a Spirit Message from the outside world.
It was a visitor.
“True Venerable, do you need something?” Upon discovering that the visitor was the Beiming True Venerable, Lu Qingshan was somewhat surprised and asked as he ushered him into the Fan Tower.
“You’ve hidden yourself quite deeply,” Beiming True Venerable examined Lu Qingshan up and down, “Even I underestimated you. With your performance in the preliminary trial, ranking within the top ten thousand in the Southern Territory is probably not a problem, and these three Spirit Crystals seem like they will simply be a gift for you, won’t they?”
“The junior dares not to be arrogant,” said Lu Qingshan somewhat sheepishly. 𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒑𝒖𝙗.𝒄𝒐𝒎
Beiming True Venerable waved his hand, “Let’s not waste words on such trivial matters. I’ve come to you on behalf of the City Lord of Fufeng.”
“The City Lord of Fufeng?” Lu Qingshan narrowed his eyes slightly.
Beiming True Venerable nodded, “He has seen everything you did in the preliminary trial and highly regards you.
If you could secure a good ranking on behalf of the cultivators of Qing State at the Seven Domains Forum, it would reflect well on him as the ruler of Qing State.”
“Therefore, the City Lord of Fufeng asked me to tell you that if you can make it into the top ten thousand in the Seven Domains Forum, he is willing to personally ensure that the Lu Family receives a Fourth Grade Spirit Vein as a reward,” said Beiming True Venerable indifferently.
“A Fourth Grade Spirit Vein?” Lu Qingshan was startled.
A Fourth Grade Spirit Vein was the foundation of a great cultivator family that boasted Nascent Soul True Monarchs.
“Yes, the City Lord of Fufeng is surprisingly generous, even I am somewhat astonished,” affirmed Beiming True Venerable.
“However, don’t think that just because you performed well in the preliminary trial, making it to the top ten thousand in the Seven Domains Forum will be a piece of cake.”
“In this preliminary trial, the Southern Territory consisted of thirty-seven states, and our Qing State is only considered middle-ranked among them. Each state holds a thousand places for the secondary trial.
That’s thirty-seven thousand people right there.
In addition to that, the Chief Command City of the Southern Territory will offer another ten thousand places for the secondary trial.
Furthermore, you must understand, the cultivators selected by the Chief Command City are definitely stronger than those from our states, by more than just a little bit.
In other words, nearly fifty thousand cultivators from our Southern Territory alone will enter the next stage of the competition.
And in terms of territorial size, the Southern Territory ranks in the middle to lower tier among the Seven Domains of the Human Race.
The largest, the Central Martial Three Domains, are almost half larger than the Southern Territory.
In a rough estimate, the number of cultivators entering the secondary trial of the Seven Domains Forum will reach around half a million.”
Qing State, after all, is a small state, a backwater when viewed against the expanse of the Human Race.
The foremost person in Qing State would likely only hold a mid-ranking position among the ten thousand cultivators of the Chief Command City of the Southern Territory.
And to stand out amongst the half-million talented cultivators who have already passed the preliminary trial, and to break into the top ten thousand, is indeed no small feat.
Any cultivator who can achieve this and continues growing without falling along the way, will inevitably become a Void Refining Cultivator.
Bear in mind that the City Lord of Fufeng is himself a Void Refining Cultivator.
That is why the reward offered by the City Lord of Fufeng is so surprisingly large and beyond imagination.
Because this is more of an investment than a reward.
If Lu Qingshan’s guess was correct, under similar conditions, Fufeng City Lord must have also extended the same offer to Lin Kui.
“I will do my best,” Lu Qingshan nodded slightly and promised.
Striving for a higher ranking was always his goal; he had absolutely no reason to refuse the Fufeng City Lord’s generous offer.
Besides, a Fourth Grade Spirit Vein could indeed help the Lu Family ascend to the next level in terms of strength.
Beiming True Venerable nodded and reassured kindly, “Then just do your best. Even if you are defeated, there’s no need for regret.
With your talent, if you’re willing, we can reserve the next spot in the ranking for you, can’t we?”
“Then I thank the True Venerable for your high regard,” Lu Qingshan expressed his gratitude.
……
“Lu Qingshan, what is this ‘Seven Domains Forum ‘about? And, you’re leaving here to go to the Central Martial Domain?” After Beiming True Venerable left Fanlou, the Western Rat King, who had only just dared to speak, blinked at Lu Qingshan, asking in confusion.
Lu Qingshan briefly introduced the Western Rat King to the matter of the Seven Domains Forum.
“I want to go too!” The Western Rat King immediately clenched its tiny fists, its eyes filled with determination.
Lu Qingshan didn’t object and said with a laugh, “Alright, consider it a chance to see the world.”
Though the Western Rat King couldn’t participate in the Seven Domains Forum as his demon pet.
But if nothing unexpected happened, after the forum, he would either join the Sword Sect or stay in the Central Martial Domain, and he would not return to the Southern Territory for a short time.
Thus, it was natural to take the Western Rat King along.
…
Time passed quickly, and three days flew by.
“Time to go.”
Lu Qingshan called out to the Western Rat King, then stood up, pushed the door open, and went straight to the inter-domain Teleportation Array.
The inter-domain Teleportation Array was akin to a forbidden area, usually off-limits to the general public.
At this moment, the normally quiet and somewhat deserted Teleportation Array was teeming with Cultivators waiting quietly.
Not far in front of them, there was a Great Formation made up of giant Spirit Pillars.
Magical Taoist Patterns were carved all over these Spirit Pillars.
Intimidating and mysterious auras continuously emanated from them.
Lin Kui, who stood at a noticeable spot within the crowd, nodded at Lu Qingshan as he arrived.
Lu Qingshan returned the gesture and dissolved into the crowd.
Moments later, the sound of the air being torn apart was heard.
Then, a figure, like lightning, hovered in mid-air.
It was the Fufeng City Lord.
The Fufeng City Lord’s gaze slowly swept across the Cultivators, only pausing briefly when looking at Lu Qingshan and Lin Kui, then he said in a deep voice, “After the preliminary test, you should all have some understanding of the harshness and intensity of the Seven Domains Forum; I won’t say more.
All in all, whether it’s for your own path or the sect and clan you represent… perform well and do not disgrace the face of Qing State’s Cultivators!”
“Understood!” The Cultivators nodded silently and answered in unison.
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