Living Sacrifice: Volume 8

By Luo Fu

The dead sacrificed, the living died, the human heart was wicked, the dogs did not eat.Wu Lei wholeheartedly wanted to save her, but who would've thought that the person he saved wasn't a living person at all?Those who save others are not necessarily good people, and those who are saved are not necessarily living people. Within the five li of fog, it was hard to tell who was the real evil ghost and who was the living corpse. The main character exerted a lot of effort and racked his brains. But who would have thought that in the end, he was just a tool, a sacrificial offering …Wu Lei wanted to live, and he had been terrified while he was fleeing for his life. The person he had been desperately trying to save in the past was now trying to kill him with his life …

• Language: English
• Publisher: Funstory
• Release date: May 26, 2020
• ISBN: 9781649352217

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CHAPTER 701 - COVERT OBSERVATION

Even though I wasn't there from the start, I could roughly guess what was going on based on the conversation between the person in front of me and the person next to me.

How can you be like this! I said. Don't you know the rules here? The registration jade is your registration certificate. After you sign up, our Formation Master Guild will take it back! The young formation master explained.

Although there were many people in the Array Master Guild every time they recruited students, these people, not always before they came, were all introduced to the rules here. When the young Array Master came to participate in the selection, his family told him about it.

Very few people knew the rules here. It had been a long time since such a situation had occurred since someone could obtain a registered jade pendant.

No! Give it back to me! Leng Feng stared fixedly at the young formation master before him.

The young formation master was frightened by Leng Feng's gaze and didn't dare to look him in the eye.

Hm! What's wrong with me? This is the Formation Master Guild, who dares to behave atrociously here? But how could his glasses be so terrifying!? The young formation master thought to himself.

Okay! If you really want to sign up for the jade pendant, I can only give you the jade pendant! The young array master unhappily said.

It was not a good thing that Leng Feng was pestering him like this, because he had spent so much effort to obtain this registration point. If Leng Feng's interference displeased the major figures, he would lose all his contribution points!

In the Formation Master Guild, contribution points were often more precious than spirit stones. They could be exchanged for spirit stones, but they could not be exchanged for spirit stones.

The Formation Master Guild cultivated young formation masters in closed doors, and they rarely gave them the opportunity to do so. Furthermore, all of the resources in the hall could only be exchanged for contribution points.

Thus, to these young array masters, the contribution points were the most important. It could be exchanged for any item in the array master association.

Good! Leng Feng replied immediately.

Hm! The young array master did not react and said, It looks like you really do not know the situation. Although I do not know where you obtained the registered jade pendant, but I still want to tell you that there is a difference between not having a registered jade pendant and having a registered one.

There's no meaning to it! To him, his mother's inheritance was more important than anything else.

Oh! It looks like you still don't understand what I'm saying! What I said is, not registering for the jade pendant test is one more test than other people, but don't underestimate this one. Many people who didn't register for the jade pendant all lost on this test.

For so many years, the Formation Master Guild has never had hundreds of thousands of people sign up for a jade pendant, but for one or two to participate in the selection, that's already great. Do you think you have the ability to do so? I just looked at your age. You must be 21 years old! In other words, you don't have a next chance!

After hearing his senior's words and acting on impulse, it would be too late for regret. The young formation master advised.

This young array master is quite good. This is the first impression I got from him. Of all the young array masters present, very few of them were polite to these selections, not to mention explaining the rules of the Formation Master Guild.

Leng Feng went silent. For a moment, he did not know what to do! On one side was his mother's treasure, and on the other was the formation master exam! The young array master had explained it so clearly, how could he not know the difficulties within?

Leng Feng was not a fool. He was the type of person who would succeed among hundreds of thousands of people. How could he be so arrogant? He knew his own abilities. Even with his knowledge of formations, he wasn't as solid as he was now.

Ever since he was young, he had never gone through systematic studies. He had always been on the run with his mother and had always been hunted down by his enemies. His mother had taught him all of this knowledge regarding formations, so even if he used the registration jade pendant, he didn't have much chance of winning against others.

Hu! Hu! Hu!

Leng Feng took a deep breath and said, I've thought about it. Give me the registration jade! It's important to me, even if I don't have a chance...! Even if there's no chance, there's no chance!

However, he did not give up. He knew that this was his only chance to take revenge. If he did not become a student of the Formation Master Guild, he would not be able to come into contact with the upper echelons of the world.

Without sufficient strength, how could he avenge his mother? Leng Feng clenched his fist tightly.

I won't give up! Of course!

I stood aside and watched, deep in thought. Well, this is a good seedling, a good willpower, but I don't know how it is.

Not too far away from me, there is someone speaking to me through voice transmission.

Princess! If you do this, I will do the same! Gongsun Eleven said helplessly.

What's hard? Wasn't it just learning from formation master? What's the big deal! Could it be that Father will punish me? Gongsun Yanjing said indifferently, as if doing so was of no consequence!

Princess, if you wish to learn formations, of course Your Majesty will not object! However, Princess, we can't not participate in the selection. With your status, even if the formation master of the Master Teacher Pavilion were to teach you, it would be sufficient! How could he participate in these selections? It was too dangerous.

You have to know that the formation master examination is in the secret realm, so I can't enter. If there's any danger inside, I'll just explain it to your majesty and you'd better reconsider, Princess! If not for the fact that there were too many people here, even Gongsun Eleven would have knelt down, but he was afraid of exposing Gongsun Yanjing's identity, so he endured it.

Ann! Alas! You said it! If the Formation Master Guild's assessment is in the secret realm, then who can be my match! It's not that I despise them, it's just these dregs. I can crush them all with a single hand! Gongsun Yanjing extended her hand and made a pinching motion.

* 'Pa …!

Princess, I am not afraid of these young monks, I am afraid of …!

Before Gongsun Eleven could finish, Gongsun Yanjing interrupted him and said: Hmph! Even if a rogue cultivator were to appear, don't even think of instantly killing me. Are you going to stop me?

Ah! Yes, yes, yes! Your subordinate doesn't dare … Gongsun Eleven had nothing else to say! He was the most touched by the princess' personality.

Alright, this matter is settled. I still have to take the exam! Don't follow me! Wait for me in Hongchuan City! Gongsun Yanjing gave out her instructions and left the area, heading towards the place where the names were announced.

CHAPTER 702 - ASSESSMENT SECRET REALM

Even though he knew that the princess had a lot of powerful defensive cards up her sleeve, and that if there really was a crisis, even if the princess was safe and sound in the end, he would still not be able to do what he needed to do as a guard. What awaited him was only punishment, and this punishment was not something he could bear.

Oh! I hope everything will be alright this time! Otherwise, I'll have to die to apologize! Gongsun Eleven said sadly.

Standing on the other side of the registration point, Liu Yi was also here to watch the show.

Young master, you've already signed up. This old one can't follow you in. I'll wait for you in Hongchuan City. You need to be careful of your own safety. Li Guan Bai said.

I know, don't worry! Grandpa Li, I won't provoke anyone! Liu Yi promised.

Hm! However, Young Master, you don't have to be afraid of anything. If someone dares to provoke you, you don't have to be courteous to him. None of us are afraid! Li Guan Bai thought about it and said.

He was afraid that if Liu Yi was too weak and was bullied by others, he would not retaliate!

At this moment, no one dares to be careless. If a single mistake happens and the team stands in a disarray, when the formation master's personnel bring it up, it would be a waste of a sign-up jade.

A neat row! Whoever doesn't line up neatly, I'll kick them out. Hey, hey, hey! What about you? What are you looking at? Why aren't you standing properly?!

The person who was reminded immediately apologized and then quickly took his place. He didn't dare to look around anymore.

At this time, a spatial whirlpool starts to appear in the plaza in front of us. With a glance, I know that this is a secret realm controlled by an array master.

Then, the people in front began to slowly move towards the whirlpool.

It wasn't long before it was my turn. I looked at the spatial whirlpool and felt it carefully. I immediately knew that this was a small secret realm, but it was closer to the Emptiness Realm. It could open up such a huge spatial whirlpool.

I stepped into it, and in an instant, I appeared on the other side of the spatial whirlpool.

Hm! So fast! It seems that the secret realm and the Emptiness Realm are very advanced! This is going to be a close call! I was surprised.

It was obvious that the distance between the two places was not too far. Even if this was a secret realm, with this speed, it meant that the Emptiness Realm was very powerful and one could completely enter the Emptiness Realm within a certain period of time.

What are you standing here for? Why aren't you leaving yet? If you block the path of those behind you, do you still want to take the examination! If you don't want to tell me, I'll let you go at once! A member of the Formation Master Guild said.

Yes, yes! Senior Brother, I'm sorry, I didn't come to my senses, I will leave now! I said embarrassedly, then immediately followed the person in front of me.

Humph! Don't try to make connections with others. Let's talk about it when you become a student! With you acting like this, there's really no hope! The young formation master shook his head as he spoke.

I don't care a single bit about what the young formation master says. Do you want me to tell him that I am a teacher and not here to take the examination to become a student?

At first glance, I saw that this was a huge plate of land, but the strange thing was that the ground here was a huge rock, and it was also very flat.

Unbelievable! How did the Formation Master Guild come up with such a large rock! I said to myself, stepping on the floor.

Because I walked so far and didn't see a gap, the rock under my feet was cut into a piece of floor.

The waiting time was boring, but the examinees beside me weren't in the mood to whisper. None of them found a place to sit down quickly to recover their spirits.

After an unknown amount of time, after everyone had entered the secret realm, a voice rang out. Although no one knew where the voice came from, everyone was able to hear it clearly. It should be a type of secret technique.

Therefore, participants, from the moment you appeared, you have already entered our Formation Master Guild's examination time. I won't waste any more words! I will now announce the first test.

There should be a lot of this here, but I'll say it again, this rule.

Do you see the mountain in front of you? This is what you want to test. It's very simple. You can climb the mountain within the specified time. The first examiner said.

As the examiner finished speaking, the entire crowd burst into an uproar. Many people didn't know of the formation master examination, and even those who did know of these rules didn't expect it to be so simple.

Heh heh! Do not think that this is a simple exam. In this mountain, all of you will not be able to use Fa Li. Everyone will have to use their own physical strength to climb this mountain.

It's already noon now, you only need one day. When the sun rises tomorrow at this point, you have yet to reach the top of the mountain, so I'm sorry, the entrance to the Formation Master Guild has already been closed. Those of you who have not reached the peak, you can go anywhere! The examiner said.

Not fair! We are array masters, not body cultivators. Without mana, we won't even allow a single mortal. What kind of assessment is this?

Yes! We are here for the assessment, not to climb the mountain!

If those Body Cultivators come, won't they be able to pass the examination?

Is your Formation Master Guild recruiting a formation master or a body cultivator?

All sorts of voices rose and fell within the crowd. However, they were all ludicrous towards the formation master, accusing the assessment of having bad rules.

Humph! How could a person who couldn't even take a bit of hardship become a true formation master? He would have a long way to go in the future.

You people don't want to take the test. Those who find it hard to do so can leave now. Our Formation Master Guild does not need you people, it would be a waste of resources to keep them. The examiner said without a trace of politeness.

The examiner's words caused even more discussion, but no one withdrew. After all, these jade pendants were not easy to obtain. They had all spent a great deal of effort and resources to obtain them.

I silently looked at the people in front of me and finally realised something. So these were rogue cultivators, or perhaps they weren't people from large powers or large clans of the Hongchuan Continent. Most of them didn't know the rules here.

CHAPTER 703 - A JOKE

At the same time, I noticed that there were a lot of people here. Although there were a lot of people here, it was impossible for the number of people to reach two million.

At this moment, I remembered that Master Array Master thought that there were many places like the plaza outside of Hongchuan City, and that there should be an entrance examination – there shouldn't be only one.

Putting aside the problem of overcrowding, just the problem of management and the problem of convenience during the examination were already difficult to complete.

This way, I didn't feel too good. This time, I came out to ask the students who were observing us from a distance to participate in the selection. Although there were quite a few people here, none of them could catch my eyes.

What I want to see the most is the first test, this test tests perseverance. Although formation talent is important, if I don't have a perseverance and give up halfway, not only would I waste the resources I cultivated earlier, I would also waste my time.

There are many talented people in the Formation Master Guild's selection, so I'm not worried about not being able to find a talented person.

In my test, mind is the first, perseverance is the second, and talent is the third.

Okay, you can start the mountain! Oh! Oh right, there should be two more things. There should be many of you who haven't signed up for the jade pendant, right?

Then you guys need to be careful, while climbing the mountain you will have a lot more difficulty than others, as for how much, you will soon understand.

The jade pendant in your hands is a measure of your score in this exam. The faster you are, the higher your score will be.

Also, you are not allowed to fight during the assessment. Once discovered, those who make a move will be eliminated. The examiner said.

Hong, hong, hong …

After the examiner finished speaking, most of the people immediately started moving. Since the speed at which they climbed the mountain was related to the final result, it was better to be early rather than late.

As for Leng Feng, who was standing in the middle of the crowd, he did not act immediately because he was thinking about what the examiner had just said!

Is it harder than the others? Leng Feng clenched his fists as he spoke. Then, he mustered his courage again. He looked resolutely at the mountain before him as he strode forward.

I wasn't in a hurry. First, I didn't need to achieve much. Again, the people in front of me were swarming up the mountain. Not only did they waste a lot of energy to squeeze others, they might even be pushed to the side.

Don't you know it's the closest thing to a straight line? What a bunch of idiots. How could they be array masters if they don't even know how to use their weapons? I sighed.

Suddenly there was a voice beside me, agreeing with me.

Oh! Brother, heroes think alike! So am I, alas! These people now! He doesn't have the intelligence. He doesn't have the spirit of a formation spell master, nor the wisdom to think like his predecessors. Lu Yizhi said.

Hmm? Who are you? I asked in confusion. Who was this person? Why are they so familiar with each other?

Ah! I am Lu Yi! They all felt the same way when they heard what their brother had just said. Lu Yizhi replied.

Puchi … Puchi! I almost choked to death and said, What? A roll? Are you sure?

Hm! What, I'm called Lu Yi Shi! Brother, do you know that the name of my news has already spread to Hongchuan City? Doesn't that mean that my name has already spread throughout the entire Hongchuan Continent?!

Wha-what should I do? Won't I have to put on a hat to cover my face when I go out in the future … Lu Yi recorded his narcissism.

I suddenly realized that the person in front of me was a clown who loved to brag!

Okay! I don't care if it's just a roll, or a roll! Can you tell me? I'm dizzy. I said helplessly.

Good, good, good! I won't say anymore, but I'm really called Lu Yizhi, Lu Family name, and the name of the book. It's not what you think. Lu Yizhi explained.

Okay! I've thought too much! I really can't bring myself to be interested in such a treasure. After all, I have a mission!

I saw that the crowd before me had already surged into the mountain in this period of time. There was already no one in front of me, and most of them were trying their best to climb the mountain.

This mountain did indeed have a problem; it was not as simple as not being able to use mana. No matter what, the participants in the selection were all cultivators, not ordinary mortals. If they were outside, climbing such a mountain was a piece of cake.

However, it is different here. From what I can see below, not only did the people inside not feel relaxed, they even started sweating profusely.

Heh heh! Brother, you don't know? I have exclusive news, do you want me to tell you! Suddenly, Lu Yizhi stood beside me and said.

F * ck, why are you so close to me again? You're from Broken Back Mountain! I was angry, and accidentally, Lu Yizhi came closer to me.

Broken Back Mountain? I didn't go out, and I never heard of it! However, I can tell you that this mountain is not an ordinary mountain. It is an array master's guild used to select students! Lu Yizhi said in all seriousness.

Nonsense! I'm speechless!

Heh heh! Brother, let me finish speaking. This mountain not only restricts the use of mana by cultivators, but it can also suppress cultivators' souls, causing them to have to withstand the pressure of both the physical body and the soul. Tell me, is it difficult? Lu Yizhi said.

En, so that's how it is. No wonder these people in front of me are having difficulty moving. Their faces are covered in tears! It seems like this Lu Yizhi in front of me doesn't know anything!

I also began to walk forward, testing the mountain before me.

Hey!" Wait for me, you haven't told me your name yet! Lu Yizhi followed over and said.

It looks like this piece of psoriasis won't be able to get rid of it! I thought helplessly, But it's not bad, at least I'm not that bored when I climb the mountain.

Wu Lei! Wu Lei! I replied.

Hahaha! Five brothers! 'Is it possible for an Emptiness Realm Expert to possess such a disposition? ' Lu Yizhi couldn't help asking.

Suddenly, my forehead went black and I shouted, Five brothers, your whole family is the Wu brother, and you're even five girls! My surname is Wu, and my name is Wu, and my name is Wu!

This guy will definitely take his revenge. Just you wait.

Hahaha, that's funny! Don't be too serious. Lu Yizhi said with a smile.

Ignoring the joke, I stepped onto the mountain with my big feet.

When my entire body stepped inside, I suddenly discovered that the Spiritual Energy in my body seemed to have disappeared. No matter how I circulated my Spiritual Energy, I could still feel a trace of it.

Moreover, I can still feel the faint pressure from my soul. Is this a suppression on my soul? Unbelievable, this should not be the power of the formation. No, I said.

CHAPTER 704 - MAGIC SEALING STONE

I bent down and randomly picked up a rock. I discovered that the rocks here all had a faint texture and were slightly emitting light.

Hm! So it was a Demon Sealing Stone. No wonder the entire mountain felt the pressure within the soul. The Demon Sealing Stone did indeed have this ability, but the Array Master Guild's mystic realm was just too rich! It had to be known that Demon Sealing Stones were not cheap in the outside world. Although these were all ores, they had a high price to pay for purifying them! I looked at the mountain in surprise.

Moreover, the mountain ranges in the distance were no different from the ones here. This meant that the secret realm was a place that contained resources like Demon Sealing Stones.

The Demon Sealing Stone was the only material for an array formation. From a young age to the core of the array, they were all made from Demon Sealing Rocks. They had the special envoy's attribute, so they could absorb all the spirit energy in the area.

Therefore, there was a formation called the Demon Sealing Formation. Within this formation, there was no trace of spiritual energy, and even the most powerful of spells would be greatly weakened here. That was because powerful spells required a large amount of spiritual energy to be absorbed after they were cast.

Not only was the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth not replenished, even the caster's own Spiritual Energy would be attracted by the formation. So how could a spell be so powerful?

Some of the higher level Spirit Convergence Arrays would be used on the Demon Sealing Rocks. They could absorb spirit energy with the Demon Sealing Rocks, and with the addition of other items, they could suppress the effects of other items. This caused the Spirit Convergence Array to be extremely powerful, and the amount of spirit energy gathered was considerable.

What I care about the most right now isn't these Demon Sealing Stones, but the spirit veins inside them. Where Demon Sealing Stones appear in large quantities, there must be large spirit veins.

However, matter would not change. With so much spiritual energy being absorbed by the Demon Sealing Stone, it was impossible for it to leave all of it in the ore. At most, it would just suppress the spiritual energy around them.

In theory, a large scale Demon Sealing Stone could produce endless amounts of spirit stones, but this period of time was quite long. When many forces discovered the existence of spirit veins, they would mine them together, thus maximizing the benefits. These forces didn't know if they could afford to wait for these spirit stones to gather more spirit stones.

On the other hand, the Formation Master Guild wouldn't slaughter a chicken egg like that. The value of a large scale Spiritual Pulse was much higher than the amount of Spirit Stones it could mine.

Spirit stones could be used for the spirit vein, of course, but spirit stones could not be used for the spirit vein.

This was because some extremely large formations required quite a large amount of spiritual energy. If one were to simply use spiritual stones to supply them, they wouldn't be able to make it!

Only by using spirit veins could one satisfy the demand for spirit energy in large formations. Just like in Hongchuan City, the entire formation consisted of nine large spirit veins as a base, which provided spirit energy all year round. Furthermore, it could also replenish itself without the need for regular spirit stones.

Thus, the usage of large spirit veins is very wide and the demand is also very large. I finally understand the method of the Formation Master Guild. This secret realm is theirs, they have plenty of time to wait for these spirit veins to advance to large spirit veins before taking it out.

Ah! This entire mountain is covered in Demon Sealing Stones. If I can dig some back, that would be great! Lu Yizhi suddenly said, standing beside me.

I said, man, do you think it's fun for you to follow me? Look at the one that isn't trying to climb the mountain, afraid to waste any time, but instead, just follow me! I helplessly said, today I don't know how many times I have felt helpless!

Heh heh! Aren't you, too? I thought you weren't worried at all? Brother, tell me the truth, do you have a way out! Lu Yizhi asked mysteriously.

A way out?

I thought for a bit. No wonder this grandson had been following me all this time. So he saw that I was different from others. Of course I wasn't worried at all. It's not like I'm here to be a student.

Yes! I don't care if you are an ordinary person or not, this Formation Master Guild must have a number of brothers, but this brother here is not good enough for me! Brother, if you have a way, don't bring me along. Lu Yizhi flattered.

If you want the quota, why don't you hurry up and climb it? I can see that your cultivation is quite high, so this height is nothing to you! No, I said.

Oh! Brother, you might not know this, but this height is nothing to my current cultivation! However, the knowledge regarding the formation after that would be a little troublesome! Lu Yizhi sighed.

Ugh! It can't be that you don't have any knowledge of formations, right? I looked suspiciously at Lu Yizhi.

Hm! Brother, what are your eyes looking at? I am a dignified Lu Yizhi, if you don't inquire about the fame of this record, no one in Hongchuan City will not know about it. It is just that you don't know how abnormal the disciples that come from large factions to join the Formation Master Guild are, and they are basically bookworms who are well-informed about the knowledge of formations. I don't have the time to look at these things all day. Lu Yizhi retorted.

Oh! You have no time. It's laughable for a formation master to say that he has no time to learn about formations. I said disdainfully.

Hm! Bro, I, I am indeed not an array master, but I can't stop my yearning for formations. If I were to develop an array puppet more than you, my name would definitely spread throughout the entire Grand Xia. No, it would spread throughout the entire Emptiness Realm. When Lu Yizhi talked about his profession, his eyes instantly changed!

Hm!

Looking at the Lu Yi Record that truly spoke of my dreams, I suddenly realized his difference. How long has it been since I entered the Emptiness Realm? I've rarely seen such a person. Of course, other than Chen Feng, he's also one.

It was very interesting to hear about formation puppets. No matter how long I spent in the Emptiness Realm, I found that there were very few scientific and similar things here, as if there were two paths. However, the training system took too long to develop, and it was not something that Earth's technology could compare to.

In the Emptiness Realm, one didn't even have simple tools. Even though the structure of these tools weren't complicated, when cultivators couldn't complete them, the first thing they thought of was which spell to use. Even if they couldn't, there must be such a spell.

You said you were studying puppets? I asked.

Yes! However, you don't have to worry. I'm not researching those evil techniques that control souls. I'm researching a type of puppet made entirely out of metal ores. Lu Yizhi replied.

CHAPTER 705 - PUPPET TECHNIQUE

Hm! Could this be the Puppet Technique that had been lost since ancient times!? I asked in surprise.

Of course, but I haven't figured it out yet. The wisdom of the ancient people was truly limitless! I really want to see the Puppet Technique of ancient times! Lu Yizhi sighed.

Tsk! I thought you would! I said contemptuously. So it's a bluff!

Humph! 'Who said that I don't know how to do it? It's just that I'm not as powerful as it was in the ancient times. I can still create normal puppets! ' Lu Yizhi said proudly.

Oh!

If that was the case, then this Lu Yizhi was still of some use.

Hello, let's get to know each other from a new perspective. My name is Wu Lei! I held out my hand.

Ugh! Hello! Hello! Lu Yizhi was momentarily stupefied. Of course he didn't know Earth's greeting gestures, but when he saw me reaching out my hand, his tone was pretty good. Although he didn't understand what this was, he still extended his hand out.

I squeezed Lu Yizhi's hand and squeezed it.

Instantly, my actions piqued Lu Yizhi's curiosity.

Hm! This greeting gesture is not bad. I want to learn it. Then he took my hand again and did the same.

I didn't know this kind of action, making Lu Yizhi to do this when he sees everyone he knows. His slow handshake gesture became a new trend in the Hongchuan Continent, and eventually it spread throughout the Emptiness Realm, spreading to other worlds.

Since you are pursuing puppeteers, why did you come to the Formation Master Guild to choose a student? I asked, puzzled.

This, alas! There were no longer any traces of the Puppet Techniques from ancient times. Many people said that the Puppet Techniques were no longer suitable for the current era and had been eliminated.

But I don't think it's important. The heavens are jealous of geniuses, and the heavens are jealous of strange objects. It's precisely because of the power of the puppet technique that the world's consciousness allowed the puppet technique to immerse itself in! Otherwise, how could a puppet technique that covered the entire world not have any techniques to refine puppets at all?

I don't believe anyone has such power, not even a god. Lu Yizhi confirmed.

Hm! What he said was right. According to the rumors, a powerful puppet technique wasn't something that could disappear that easily. Even if not all of it had been passed down, there was still a little bit of it.

But, Lu Yizhi, like you said, the world's consciousness is controlling and not letting go. Aren't you courting death by doing this? No, I said.

Hahaha! I've finally found someone who agrees with my point of view. Brother Wu, I'm not wrong about you, it seems like we're from the same sect. However, what you don't know is that I once read an ancient book seriously.

It was ancient times, when puppeteers were powerful, they suppressed an entire era. However, after that, they began to decline, and it was only a matter of time before they fell. Lu Yizhi replied.

Do you know why? Even if it's the consciousness of the world, it should have a reasonable explanation! No, I said.

Heh heh! There is, you know! During the ancient times, the Emptiness Realm had yet to discover a large number of secret realms and other realms. The people within the Emptiness Realm had yet to begin to obtain resources from these secret realms.

All the cultivation resources of the Emptiness Realm Experts were obtained from the Emptiness Realm. Puppeteers, on the other hand, needed a large amount of resources to refine their puppets.

The entire Emptiness Realm could not be satisfied, especially during the most glorious period of the Puppeteer. The Puppeteer's demand for resources was even greater, and the Emptiness Realm's consciousness naturally could not let these things happen. Lu Yizhi explained.

Oh! The extremes are reversed, and the peak is weakened! I exclaimed.

Yes, yes, yes, Brother Wu was wise indeed, so it was different now. The Emptiness Realm was rich in resources, and it could be obtained from other secret realms or other worlds.

Of course, the Heaven and Earth consciousness couldn't suppress the development of puppeteers, but because the ancient puppet technique had disappeared too cleanly, it still hadn't reappeared yet.

And I am precisely carrying this mission. I will definitely complete the path that no one before me has walked. Not only will I restore the glory of my Puppet Technique from the ancient times, I will also continue to develop it. Lu Yizhi shouted.

Tsk! After having said so much, he still hadn't been able to come up with a simple puppet. What was there to say about regaining the glory of the ancient era? I said disdainfully.

Seeing that Lu Yizhi was bragging again, no matter how he listened, he just wanted to give him a blow.

Oh! You're right, but I won't give up! The reason I came to participate in the Formation Master Guild selection this time was to learn formations and see if I can find a suitable one for my puppet technique.

I learned from ancient books that without puppet techniques, puppet techniques were developed on the body of a formation. Lu Yizhi explained.

So that's how it is, that is to say, you are not a pure array master! No, I said.

Hehe! Lu Yizhi smiled awkwardly and said, Brother Wu, don't expose me like that! What if I succeed?

I don't know if you're going to succeed or not, but I do know that if you try to force me here, you'll be kicked out, and that's the first one. I pointed to the top of the hill and the sky.

F * ck, I'm bragging to you, I'm bragging too much! Brother Wu, tell me the truth, do you have any connections! Bro, you're the best friend I've ever had! Lu Yizhi said anxiously.

Heh heh heh …! No! I'm here to watch the selection of the Formation Master Guild. Formation Masters are not my main occupation. I said, smiling.

Array masters are indeed not my main occupation, because my main profession is talisman refining. Of course, my array is also not low! He's even a teacher in the Master Teacher Pavilion! But I won't tell that to Lu Yi.

Okay! That …! I'm leaving first! Brother Wu, we'll meet up at the top. We can't boast about it anymore! After saying that, Lu Yizhi turned around and ran, desperately running towards the top of the mountain.

With his Aurous Core stage cultivation, the speed at which he climbed was not something that Qi Cultivating or Foundation Establishment stage cultivators could compare to. After all, one could not use mana here, and his soul was also suppressed.

The main point is, I don't have much contact with formations, and I don't have a fixed concept of formations. Although I have the knowledge of puppet techniques, I feel that this is better, I have my own thoughts, and I am the best talent in symbol paper formations.

There is already no one at the foot of the mountain. Whoever is able to participate in the selection will be wasting their time. Therefore, if I don't leave now, it will become very obvious.

CHAPTER 706 - CONTACT COLD PEAK

Even though I'm the last, it's not like there's no benefit. After all, I'm not here to participate in the selection, but to choose students. It's easier to observe everyone if I'm the best.

The ones with the best talent were, of course, a lot ahead of the rest. Although they were not leading by much, they were divided into four categories. The ones with the highest level of Aurous Core Stage were the least numerous, the fastest, and they were even slightly further away from the lower level.

The Foundation Establishment stage was on the second floor, so the speed was not as fast as the first floor. The Foundation Establishment stage was on the second floor, so the speed was not as fast as the first floor, but it was much faster than the third floor.

They were the fourth layer that Leng Feng was at. The jade pendant they gave when they signed up was different from the ones they gave when they didn't sign up.

The jade pendant of the person in front was yellow in color. This was a companion ore of the Demon Sealing Stone. It possessed an attribute opposite to that of the Demon Sealing Stone. Its name was Spirit Jade.

The spirit jade could resist the Demon Sealing Tombstone's ability to suppress the soul, reducing the pressure on the soul. Because the jade pendant was small, it couldn't completely resist this sort of suppression. However, it could be reduced by a lot.

But for Leng Feng, this was just too good. Because he didn't have this kind of jade pendant, he had this ordinary jade pendant in his hand. When he stepped into this mountain, he finally understood the meaning behind the words of the young array master!

However, he did not regret it. His mother's jade pendant was more important than anything. He gritted his teeth and took large strides forward.

Wasn't it just some soul pressure? All these years, you've endured so much. What else can you possibly endure? Mother, just you wait, I'll definitely send those bastards down to accompany you in the future. Leng Feng muttered to himself.

I leisurely followed behind these people who haven't registered for the jade pendant. Behind me are some rogue cultivators, true rogue cultivators, and they don't even have a high cultivation level master. It's not that there aren't any talented people among them, but rather they don't have anyone to discover them!

This time, I want to be a fool. I don't have the knowledge of formations, but I can't do without perseverance. This time, I want to carefully observe how many people here have perseverance.

If they're really good, so what if I give them a way up?

Suddenly, I noticed a person, a person who was in the square before, and he had quite a good influence on me.

Leng Feng continued to walk forward. His cultivation was only at the seventh layer of Qi Refining, and it could be said that he was at the back of the group and was not much faster than me. He wasn't here before, but as time passed by, he was caught up to one by one.

His cultivation could be said to be the lowest on the scene. It was extremely strenuous, and the pressure on his soul became greater and greater. His forehead was already covered in a lot of sweat.

However, Leng Feng did not give up. He was still trying his best to move forward.

Give up if you can't take it! With your level 7 Qi Disciple cultivation, it's already very difficult to be here and you don't want to use a registration jade pendant. If this goes on, don't even mention climbing to the top, even getting out safely will become a problem. I said, standing beside Leng Feng.

Who are you? Leng Feng was extremely vigilant. After being hunted for so many years, he had developed a keen sense of being able to keep a watchful eye on everything around him.

My name is Wu Lei! He was also a student who had come to participate in the selection. I replied.

I was very surprised. I didn't expect Leng Feng to be so vigilant. His gaze instantly turned into a stranger that didn't want to get close.

Leng Feng looked at me and realized that I wasn't sweating at all. Furthermore, my steps were very relaxed and I had become even more vigilant!

I don't think you're here for the selection! Leng Feng said in a cold voice.

After all, no matter how slow I was, I was not tired at all. Furthermore, with my current cultivation of the Spirit Severing Stage, the power emitted from the Demon Sealing Stone's raw ore to suppress my soul wouldn't be of much use to me, and would basically not affect me in the slightest.

Who said the assessment couldn't be slower? What about you? Why aren't you willing to use the registration jade? I asked.

This is something my mother left me. How could you rich kids know how to treasure it? Leng Feng coldly said.

Heh heh! Who said I'm the son of a rich family. There aren't many rich family's disciples who would participate in this examination. Those great powers have their own testing grounds, and this is a special treatment that the Formation Master Guild gives them. No, I said.

Humph! They were just a group of people who held high positions. If it weren't for the fact that their ancestors were strong and left them with abundant resources, they wouldn't have had such a chance to act so arrogantly. Leng Feng said with disgust.

Heh heh, you're wrong about that. That family or power are all born with countless resources and experts, and they all climbed up from the bottom step by step.

But you're right, many of these people in power are wasting their resources.

But they can afford to waste it! After all, this is something that their ancestors have accumulated over the years. Don't tell me that you want them to gift it to you? No, I said.

What I said silenced Leng Feng. He had never thought about this.

That's none of my business! After saying that, Leng Feng no longer spoke. Now, it was difficult for him to even speak.

Although what I said made sense, but he still doesn't like those rich kids from the big powers.

I looked at Leng Feng silently and didn't say anything else. After all, using a hot face to cover a cold butt was not my habit.

After chatting with Leng Feng, the news report found that although Leng Feng was very vigilant of outsiders, it could be seen that he did not have much experience in society. He should have very little contact with other people.

He was meticulous, but lacked social experience. He was also flexible, and often suppressed his own personality. This should be related to his manager, as he could be the target of observation.

I then shifted my gaze to the other people, this is the last, everyone has to bear this huge soul pressure, but not many people backed out. After all, for rogue cultivators like them, there aren't many opportunities to take the examination in Hongchuan City, and this might be the only chance they have in their entire lives.

Even though they weren't old yet, there were very few chances of success the next time. They didn't have as many resources as the others, and the older they were, the less value did they have in nurturing them.

Not that you can get the highest score just by climbing up the mountain first. If others are younger than you, the closer their cultivation is to you, then even if they climb up slower than you, their score will still be higher than yours.

Right now, it was not the most difficult time. No one would give up so easily. If it was in the middle of the night and their souls had been suppressed for so long, then it would be the time when they would collapse.

CHAPTER 707 - BREAK THROUGH THE LIMIT

In the middle of the night, a cold wind blew. A secret realm was different from other places in the Emptiness Realm. There was no bright moon, only stars.

There were no clouds in the sky, and the stars were beautiful. However, no one had the mood to admire them anymore. Almost everyone was sweating profusely. In order to not look weird, I also had a few drops of sweat on my forehead.

At this time, this was the time to test just how strong a person's willpower was. Many people had already given up. The physical and mental pressure caused them to be extremely tired, and they began to stop to rest.

Once they stopped, it would be very difficult for them to muster the courage to stand up and climb up the mountain again, because this was no other place, not a place where they could rest if they stopped.

Although his body could recover to a certain degree, his spirit was even more exhausted. The Demon Sealing Stone wouldn't stop because of him, and it wouldn't release its special attributes.

The longer the process continued, the stronger the energy of a cultivator's body would be. It would be difficult to recover the power of their soul force after having been exhausted by the Demon Sealing Stone for too long.

As for those that stopped, it wasn't that they didn't have enough knowledge of formations and didn't know the reason, but that their willpower was too weak. It was just that for that reason, the Formation Master Guild wouldn't open its doors to them.

As I walked past these people, I saw that they were still trying their best to recover their physical strength. Although some of them were frowning, and had a clear feeling that their souls couldn't be recovered here, they still didn't give up. They would rather continue to suppress the power of their souls in order to recover some physical strength.

I shook my head. People who don't consider their gains and losses aren't far from the formation! I've moved these people out of the list!

Afterwards, I looked at Leng Feng behind me and found that he was following me closely. It was obvious that he was reaching his limit, but he was still climbing upwards step by step. His eyes were tightly staring at my back.

Hm! Was this supposed to be aimed at me? Not bad, not bad, it might numb my spirit and make me less tired, but it's not the way to go on. I'll never be able to keep up with my pace. I said to myself.

Although I'm not walking fast, my victory is due to my uniform speed. If I continue walking like this, Leng Feng will definitely be unable to persevere at some point in time.

After looking at Leng Feng, I continued to head upwards without deliberately changing my speed. Since Leng Feng was able to think of this method, it meant that in terms of thinking, Leng Feng met the requirements for me to choose a person.

If he is at Qi Disciple level 7 and is able to climb this mountain with his ability, I wouldn't mind giving him a chance.

I turned my gaze to the others and started to pick people. At this time, I found quite a few seedlings with good perseverance. Although their cultivation level wasn't that high, their perseverance was still much better than the disciples from other sects and clans.

If they can reach the summit within a set time, even if they are lacking in knowledge about formations, I can still give them a chance.

Slowly, more and more people were being overtaken by me. It wasn't that my speed was slow, it was just that the speed of the people on the fourth floor was slow. However, I didn't slow down because they were slow.

I've almost finished reading the fourth floor. It's time for me to take a look at the higher floors.

At this time, Leng Feng suddenly fell down.

'Bam!

Leng Feng fell to the ground. I turned to look at him and said, If you can't hold on any longer, then just give up. Otherwise, it's not a good idea to stop at the Demon Sealing Stone. Look, can those people who stopped before still get up?

I …! I won't give up! Ahh …! Leng Feng said with difficulty.

Leng Feng supported himself up, moving up bit by bit. What I said, how could he not understand? Those people who had stopped earlier still had not stood forward yet. It was easy to give up.

Right now, even though his body was at its limit, Leng Feng didn't lie on the ground and stood up immediately with difficulty.

Towards Leng Feng's willpower, I secretly nod my head. Only those who are ruthless to themselves can succeed.

Afterwards, I quickly caught up to the people on the third floor. Although these people had the protection of spirit jade, there were still quite a few people who were very close to the people on the fourth floor.

I don't even look at these people. These people have higher cultivation bases than the fourth floor and are protected by spiritual jades, but they are not much ahead of the others.

Therefore, I once again passed the last batch of people and headed towards the front!

Hm! Who was this person! How did he still have the strength left! Whew … Those more powerful than me asked their comrades beside them as they huffed and puffed.

I didn't know that there was no need to play the pig to eat the tiger! He had only used his strength until now, no delay at all. replied his companion.

Humph! I think he just wanted to show off and even got the examiners to notice him. He won't be able to hold on much longer with his skills! he said fiercely.

The voices of these two people weren't small. Not only did I hear them, even the nearby people heard them. Everyone looked towards me.

Even though they did not say anything and needed a lot of strength to speak, their eyes did not look friendly!

Oh! It seemed that even so, there were people who were envious and jealous. They couldn't understand why these villains couldn't find the reason on their own bodies and would often blame the wrong things on others. They were always right. I said to myself. I have never understood this person's thoughts.

I ignored their stares. After all, how could an elephant care about an ant?

Slowly, I arrived at the first section of the third floor. There were very few people here who noticed me, and even if they did, they wouldn't say anything. To them, saying one more word is better than walking another step.

To them, climbing up to the summit was not a problem at all, but the problem was that they were faster than the others. Although the assessment was not limited to just this one, if someone else was ahead of them in the assessment, then in the subsequent assessment, they would need to score even more points than the others in order to surpass them.

This was an extremely disadvantageous situation. One step first, one step after the other. Everyone understood this principle.

The people here were all decent people who were desperately climbing up. Everyone had reached their limits, but they did not give up. Every single one of them seriously stared forward as they continued to break through their limits.

The human body is a very wonderful thing. It seems like it is already the limit, but if you continue to persevere, you will have the opportunity to break through your limit and squeeze out a bit of energy from your body.

CHAPTER 708 - RANK

This was how these people were. At that time, if you break through the limit and take the lead, when I break through the limit, I'll go back and forth. It would be very interesting.

Hm! These are good seedlings, not bad, not bad! I said to myself.

The current situation had been clearly sorted out. How much perseverance those people had, could be clearly seen from this assessment.

That's why I secretly remember all these good seedlings. This is because the final round of the formation master's selection is conducted by teachers.

There are many instructors in the Formation Master Guild, but not many instructors can enter the Master Teacher Pavilion. Aside from the level eight formation master, Guild Leader Huo Di and the head of the Zhuge Territory, there are only twenty or so rank 7 formation masters left in the Master Teacher Pavilion. However, two low-level formation masters have joined the Master Teacher Pavilion.

After Chen Feng had researched the rune array formation, the array had broken through to rank 5! When my cultivation reached the Aurous Core stage, I adjusted my array to rank 4. Actually, I was already a rank 4 array master long ago, but in order to avoid trouble, I didn't dare to say that I was a rank 4 array master.

Right now, with my Awakened Soul Realm soul, it's not impossible for me to set up a Rank 5 spell. Sometimes, it's very correct to conserve what I have to do.

At the same time, I didn't continue to observe anymore. As for the people on the first two floors, I didn't dare to be interested. My cultivation has already surpassed the Qi Cultivation stage.

However, the probability of these people reaching my request isn't high. After all, their cultivation and resources are proportional. With their status, although they aren't the disciples of any big powers, they still have the opportunity to learn more about formations.

Then, their thoughts might be fixed, but they can't just kill a bunch of people with a single blow. I will still carefully observe what happens in the future.

Time passed by bit by bit, and everyone was working hard, except for those who had already given up!

When the first ray of sunlight passed through the distant mountain peak, no one felt any hope at all. Instead, they felt a tense atmosphere.

This was because everyone knew that time was running out. When the sun rose to its center, this examination would be the end. Therefore, everyone began to fight even harder, even after a whole night of climbing.

Regardless of whether it was the body or the soul, it was not an easy matter to squeeze out more power. But regardless of that, time was here. It was not going to change, either it was going to be faster, or it was going to fail.

No one was willing to see this, not even the examiner who was already waiting at the top of the mountain.

Boss, these participants this year are just too weak! With just this bit of strength, they didn't even know how the guild had let them in! Bai Chi said tirelessly.

Humph! Shut up, Bai Chi, you're an idiot! Do we have the right to talk about how the guild does things? Gao Ye chided.

He no longer dared to speak like this. In the Formation Master Guild, you could do a lot of things, but you couldn't simply arrange a guild. If people from the Law Enforcement Hall were to hear this, then even the top 100 guilds wouldn't be able to protect Bai Chi.

Gao Ji was the examiner of this examination point, and was also one of the top hundred people on the array ranking in the Array Master Guild. Gao Ji was also one of the examiners of this examination point, and was also one of the top hundred people in the Array Master Guild.

But, boss, how can we choose a seedling for such a student? Bai Chi said helplessly.

Humph! "If it