1098 Trial (1/2)

In the Golden Soul Realm.

The originally calm grounds suddenly became busy.

Fang Yuan stood on top of an iron tree and casually grabbed a small golden snake that tried to ambush him. He tossed it aside, plucked a Golden Soul Fruit, and ate it happily.

”Within the surrounding twenty-five kilometers, there are no other disciples… This makes sense. No matter how small the Golden Soul Realm, it's the size of a country. Combined with the artifact spirit's intentional adjustments, the disciples are dispersed as much as possible. If they weren't, they could form groups to enter the third region and make the test a joke!”

Fang Yuan kept alert.

Although this test of the Golden Soul Sect seemed crude, the artifact spirit and Immortals kept watch at all times. He would be courting death if he tried to abuse any loopholes.

On the other hand, trials like that of the Thirty-Three-Level Outer Heaven Tower were exploitable once the master was no longer around, no matter how rigorous the settings were.

”However, with my spiritual will, gathering a bunch of disciples is merely a matter of time!”

His spiritual will could be attached to spatial vibrations and was unaffected by the Nomological Laws of Gravity. As such, he had a huge advantage in the Golden Soul Realm since he could detect golden beasts in advance and find routes that avoided them.

”The requirement to become a core disciple of the Golden Soul Sect is to enter the third region and survive for more than three days!”

Fang Yuan decided on a direction and started off while taking detours.

Roar Roar!

A golden cheetah spotted him and suddenly accelerated, turning into a sharp arrow that bit his shoulder.

Crack!

The cheetah's teeth broke, and it rolled around on the ground, wailing in agony.

”You've eaten a loss, huh?” Fang Yuan brushed his torn clothes and revealed his smooth shoulder that did not even have a mark. ”The golden beasts in the first region can damage dao artifacts. Golden beasts in the second region can only be resisted with bodies at the top-grade dao artifact level. But without a body at the immortal artifact level, entering the third is courting death!”

At this time, he had undoubtedly cultivated the Nine Transference Undying Method to the third transference, and his body was comparable to a low-grade immortal artifact!

He had achieved this as a result of having the foundation of a dao artifact-level body and the assistance of a plethora of heavenly materials and earthly treasures.

After all, he had fleeced Immortals and obtained many treasures from the Pantheon Palace and the Outer Heaven Tower, and quite a few of those treasures could be used for tempering bodies.

Although the Golden Soul Fruits were incredibly effective, even outer disciples could get their hands on a few of them, so it was clear how much they were worth in comparison.

Kaboom!

After entering the second region, Fang Yuan's arrogant demeanor immediately angered the golden beasts.

A hundred or so golden beasts roared and formed a beast tide.

Along with earthshaking sounds, a golden line appeared on the horizon.

”Haha… Come!”

Fang Yuan laughed loudly as he tore off his scraps of clothing and rushed toward the golden beasts.

Bang! Bang Bang!

The sound of numerous collisions echoed. Fang Yuan was just too fast and too powerful. The slightly weaker golden beasts turned into piles of mud on the spot, while the others flew into the air and broke their bones upon landing.

…

”We have to be cautious in the second region. As long as we can survive for three days, we will become inner disciples…”

On another side, Xiao Jiuli and Chu Duo guarded each other's back carefully. ”There are golden beasts waiting in ambush underground too. We can't remain in one place and have to be constantly on the move!”

Since inner disciples enjoyed honor and more resources in normal times, they were undoubtedly going to enjoy easier missions and more attention now. It was worth risking their lives for!

”The two of us working together can deal with at most five golden beasts, and we can't afford to be discovered by those damn crows!”

Xiao Jiuli held an iron hammer in his hand, while Chu Duo carried a heavy saber, both of which were dao artifacts.

They could appear together because they had bribed the deacon that guarded the realm gates. Of course, it was allowed, but it was limited to two people.

”What happened? The golden beasts are sparse!” Xiao Jiuli put his ear to the ground and listened. ”There's also this noise. A disciple must have encountered a beast tide! It's not far from here… What an unlucky guy. Let's head over!”

It was, of course, extremely dangerous to face a beast tide head-on. However, if they only brushed by, they could take advantage of the golden beast vacuum to obtain a precious chance to catch their breath.

”Haha!” Chu Duo's eyes gleamed, and he followed immediately.

They crouched on a small hill and saw Fang Yuan charging at the beast tide.

”Heavens, is he still human? Hang on, that person is… Li Hun?!”

Chu Duo became absent-minded and nearly fell on his butt.

”The third transference of the Nine Transference Undying Method, body comparable to an immortal artifact?” Xiao Jiuli smiled bitterly. ”He's indeed a true genius. Having refined his body to this level before becoming an Immortal, he's almost guaranteed to become a core disciple!”

Cultivation Holy Lands attached great importance to these core disciples.

Someone who had cultivated to the third transcendence before the lightning tribulation had a very high chance of surviving it, almost ensuring that they would become Immortal. They were peerless monsters, and they even had a glimmer of hope of reaching Grand Unity in the future!