Chapter 36: Green Illusion Dimension (2/2)
A hour later…
After leaving the mountain peak where the Secret Dimension Gate was located, An Ying led Nie Tian and the others to a silent and desolate wild land.
Dead tree branches and dried up beast bones were scattered about everywhere, with the ruins ofstone houses visible here and there.
Everyone could tell that the stone houses had been shabby and ill-designed even before they were destroyed.
Upon a careful glance, Nie Tian couldn’t find anything of note in the cold, greenish-black landother than scattered bones and wrecked stone houses.
An intense sense of loneliness and wildness rose from his heart. Looking at the rubble and bones, he realized that this piece of land had once been home to several intelligent tribes.
Even as he pondered the subject, An Ying swept a pile of dry bones off of a millstone-sized black rock with her feet, and then sat down.
Then she signaled that the trial takers should gather around; clearly she had had something to brief them about.
Nie Tian ignored her arrogant manner. Curious about what she had to say, he followed everyone else as they approached her.
After all of the fourteen trial takers had gathered by her side, she cleared her throat and said in a charming voice, “The ferocious tribes and high grade spirit beasts in the Green Illusion dimension were wiped out long ago. The area we are standing in now was one of their living districts. I heard that the four sects suffered great casualties to completely eradicate them.
“Fortunately, it’s all over now, and the Green Illusion dimension has become the Spiritual Treasure sect’s private property.
“There are no tribes left in the Green Illusion dimension, and the only living things here should be the low grade spirit beasts.
“Before I came, the sect elders told me that there are still many first grade spirit beasts left in the Green Illusion Dimension now. However, there are four second grade spirit beasts!
“Those four spirit beasts have the strength and abilities of Qi warriors at the Lesser Heaven stage, and they are our main targets in this trial.
“The four sects have each prepared a reward for the winners. Our Spiritual Treasure sect has put forward a Heaven Comprehending Pill. The Heaven Comprehending Pill can allow warriors of the Qi Refining stage to experience and comprehend the state of mind at the Lesser Heaven, Heaven, and Greater Heaven stages, which will enable us to enter the Lesser Heaven stage much more effortlessly.
“Not only that, the enlightenment from the Heaven Comprehending Pill will also be significantly helpful for us when we enter the Heaven stage and the Greater Heaven stage.
“A Heaven Comprehending Pill is extremely valuable to us. Even in the entire Spiritual Treasure sect, they are extremely rare. As the host of this trial, our sect has indeed spared no cost.”
Trial takers from the affiliated clans all began to seethe with excitement, eyes filled with fiery light. Only Zheng Rui and Pan Tao were already aware of the information, and remained composed.
“A Heaven Comprehending Pill! I can’t believe the reward is a Heaven Comprehending Pill!”
“It appears the four sects have indeed attached great importance to this trial. A Heaven Comprehending Pill is undoubtedly the most precious treasure for us Qi Refining stage cultivators!”
“This is terrific!”
Nie Tian was also shocked at heart.
He had heard of a Heaven Comprehending Pill before, and knew that it could allow Qi Refining stage warriors to temporarily experience and comprehend the state of mind at the Lesser Heaven, Heaven, and Greater Heaven stages.
For a cultivator to enter the Lesser Heaven stage from the ninth level of Qi Refining stage, one couldn’t merely rely on the accumulation of spiritual power; a matching state of mind was required.
It was the same with entering the Heaven stage from the Lesser Heaven stage, or entering the Greater Heaven stage from the Heaven stage. The right state of mind was needed, and simply relying on the pureness and depth of spiritual power wasn’t enough.
A single Heaven Comprehending Pill would benefit Qi Refining level cultivators all the way through the following three Heavenly stages. It was needless to say how rare and valuable it was.
Seeing the whole crowd getting excited, An Ying nodded and continued, “The most valuable reward is undoubtedly the Heaven Comprehending Pill provided by our sect. Other than that, the Cloudsoaring sect, Grayvale sect, and Mystic Mist sect have also put forward three Medium level spiritual tools. Compared to the Heaven Comprehending Pill, those three spiritual tools are inferior, but if they match your cultivation attributes perfectly, they may also be of great value to you.
“The heads of the four remaining second grade spirit beasts’ heads can be used to get those four treasures.Beheading a second grade spirit beast and taking its head out of the Green Illusion dimension enables one to exchange it for a treasure.
“The strongest of the four is a Frost Python. Only its head could be used to exchange for the Heaven Comprehending Pill!”
An Ying tilted her chin, her little face full of arrogance. “As the host of this trial, the Spiritual Treasure sect has the most participants, and thus the task our sect has given us is to get the python’s head.
“However, what I want is not only that python’s head, but all of the second grade spirit beast’s heads!
“I’d like us to slaughter all of the four second grade spirit beasts in this trial. If we can’t, we’ll go and snatch them from others. We must obtain all of the heads!
“Of course, the Heaven Comprehending Pill will be mine. Don’t even think about trying to lay hands on it!
“But I’ll distribute the three spiritual tools to those of you with good performances.
“Remember! Only when we’ve obtained the heads of all the second grade spirit beasts will you be qualified to get the three spiritual tools!”