Chapter 1052 - The Ziya Territorial Waters (1/2)

Inside the cloth pouch was the mission set by the old woman from the Sorcerer Clan. The mission would be different for each person.

Right now, in the valley, many people had already entered the Ancestral Sorcerer Battlefield. Only a small group remained. Those who remained were high ranking cultivators that were renowned in the Source World. For example, the Huatian Palace Senate alone had twelve veterans that had levels of cultivation at great attainment at the Tide Changing Realm. The Huatian Palace Parliament also had more than ten senators with great attainment at the Tide Changing Realm that had come here.

As for the heretic organizations, there were ten and twenty members of Demonic Sky and Hades Mountain respectively. No members of Demon Native were seen. No one knew if they had already entered the Ancestral Sorcerer Battlefield or if they were not participating.

Among the three major heretic organizations, Demon Native kept the lowest profile. Until now, Mo Wen had never met a member of Demon Native.

Unexpectedly, the various large sects from the Peng Lai Immortal Realm formed the largest group of people. They had six to seven hundred people. Their levels of cultivation were not at all low. Some intermediate stage and even later stage Tide Changing Realm cultivators were not qualified to come. Although a person with low levels of cultivation would not necessarily fail to pass the test, the recommendation list was limited. They naturally would not send those with low levels of cultivation unless they were members that had high potential and the sect was ready to vigorously train.

After all, the higher the level of cultivation of a person, the greater the benefits they could reap in the Ancestral Sorcerer Battlefield. Many cultivators with great attainment at the Tide Changing Realm hoped to have fateful encounters in the Ancestral Sorcerer Battlefield and use those opportunities to break through to the Supreme Profundity Realm. Even a group of old fellows with great attainment at the Tide Changing Realm were competing for these opportunities. How could those with low levels of cultivation possibly have a chance at it?

“Mo Wen, the Ancestral Sorcerer Battlefield is fraught with danger. Without me beside you, you must be extra careful,” Gu Jingman said, somewhat concerned as she walked up beside Mo Wen.

She had just been chatting with Xiao Jinghe and the others. She knew that the space-time passageway would transport them to different corners of the Ancestral Sorcerer Battlefield. It would not allow them to be together, and each of them would be separated when the time came.

The Ancestral Sorcerer Battlefield was also very dangerous. Gu Jingman could not help but be worried about Mo Wen. In her heart, Mo Wen had just broken through to the Tide Changing Realm. He was not necessarily strong enough for this. The Ancestral Sorcerer Battlefield was an Immemorial Age Savage Land. It was so dangerous that even some Heavenly Path Sages never returned from it. All their competitors were at high levels of cultivation at the Tide Changing Realm. Cultivators with great attainment at the Tide Changing Realm were everywhere. Those who had not achieved great attainment levels of cultivation were—unusually—the outliers. Moreover, the Tide Changing Realm cultivators came from all the realms. Those that came from the Source World were especially frightening.

“Relax. At the very least, I certainly have the ability to keep myself alive. You yourself should be careful.” Mo Wen smiled calmly. Although he had just broken through to the Tide Changing Realm, his combat ability was not low. Even though his abilities could not be compared to the old cultivators in the Tide Changing Realm who had trained for many years, most likely, few people were stronger than him when it came to survivability.

“Humph, do you still have to worry about me? Keep a low profile in the Ancestral Sorcerer Battlefield. Don’t go philandering everywhere. If you offend a maiden that you aren’t supposed to offend and end up hunted by the strong practitioners in the Ancestral Sorcerer Battlefield, that would not be good. Indulging your lust is equivalent to hanging a knife upon your head,” Gu Jingman said in a serious tone.

“You are quite stringent in managing me.” Mo Wen was speechless. Him indulging in his lust and bringing misfortune upon himself… Was he that sort of person? Mo Wen felt that he had been wronged.

“Why can’t I manage you? I am your older sister.” Gu Jingman snorted coldly. She seemed to feel that this reason was not substantial enough, so she continued and said, “I am managing you on behalf of Qin Xiaoyou. You had better not cheat on her.”

Mo Wen, “…”

“There is another woman called Qin Xiaoyou?” Mo Yuqing curiously came over to join the conversation.

“What does this have to do with you? There are many more aside from Qin Xiaoyou. How long have you been beside him?” Gu Jingman glanced at Mo Yuqing.

Mo Yuqing was initially just curious. In the end, since she was deflated by Gu Jingman, she immediately retaliated and said, “I might not know much of how he was before, but all his future matters will be related to me. He and I have signed a life and death contract. It is impossible for us to be separated in this lifetime. On the other hand, you, a self-proclaimed older sister, are indeed managing him rather stringently.”

“How did you sign the life and death contract?” This time, Gu Jingman ignored Mo Yuqing’s mockery and was especially interested in the life and death contract.

“I don’t know,” Mo Yuqing replied in a cold tone. Then she averted her gaze and ignored Gu Jingman.

Even among the Demon Clan, life and death contracts were rarely seen. Contractual relationships were common during the Immemorial Age. Afterward, for some reason, they were gradually lost to history. No one knew how to form a contract, let alone now, during the Ancient Age. They were exceedingly rare. She only knew that the Demon Clan could use the power of their bloodlines to form a contract with other races. However, most likely, even now in the Demon Realm, no one knew the exact process of how it might be done.

Mo Yuqing and Mo Wen had mysteriously formed a life and death contract, and it was the harshest master and servant contract. Even Mo Yuqing herself felt that it was somewhat baffling.

With regard to this problem, Mo Wen had also analyzed it previously. The Fighting Spirit Tower’s Tower Spirit should not have such an ability. This was most likely the handiwork of the Purple Bottle Gourd.

The crowd lined up to pass through the space-time passageway. Soon, it was Mo Wen and the others’ turns.

“Be careful.”

“Have a safe journey.”

…

After they wished each other good luck, they received the cloth pouches from the mysterious sorceress and disappeared into the space-time passageway one after another.

All the others had gone over. When it was Mo Wen’s turn, he stood underneath the space-time passageway and noticed that the mysterious sorceress’ eyes were fixed on him. Her eyes shot out two beams of bizarre blue light. In an instant, Mo Wen felt as though his entire being had been seen through by the old woman from the Sorcerer Clan. He felt uneasy all over.

“Young man, this is your test. You can head over there now.”

The old woman from the Sorcerer Clan handed Mo Wen a cloth pouch and then went on to look at the next person.

After receiving the cloth pouch, Mo Wen did not inspect it immediately. He took a step forward and entered the space-time passageway.

The next moment, endless darkness descended upon the entire world. It was as though there was no space and no time. Everything was annihilated and nothing existed. His entire being also completely lost a sense of weight. It was as though he was lying in a barren and cold vacuum.

However, this sensation did not last very long. A sense of gravity once again acted on his body. The light around him kept distorting. When he could see his surroundings again, he discovered that he was on top of a mass of clouds. The sky above was exceptionally blue like a sapphire. The air was so clean that there were no pollutants in it. One breath could make one feel relaxed and happy.

“Natural Vital Qi. This place actually produces natural Vital Qi.”

A look of astonishment flashed past Mo Wen’s eyes. In the entire world, there was formless energy. That energy was natural Vital Qi. In the beginning, the Source World had also been filled with natural Vital Qi. Even though this place did not have natural Vital Qi as rich as the Source World had at the beginning, having natural Vital Qi everywhere signified that this was an excellent space to train in.

As expected of a remnant ancient land of the Immemorial Age, this place was indeed suitable for training.

Mo Wen was in awe. Natural Vital Qi was one of the purest forms of energy in the world. This type of energy was not too stable. Not long after it was formed, it would be converted to other forms of energy.

Some examples were spiritual energy, Demonic Qi, and Devil Qi. These forms of energy were converted from natural Vital Qi.

In essence, they were all forms of energy. However, for cultivators, natural Vital Qi was undisputedly the most suitable for increasing their cultivation level. It was the easiest form of energy to absorb.

After the Immortal End Day, a huge change occurred in the world. Natural Vital Qi almost completely disappeared from it. Only a few special places and ancient lands still had such energy.