Chapter 345: Failing Neither Dawn Nor Night, Tilling Stars And Moon, Tilling The Heart
“It is just refusing an intensive training task, and the Domain City directly abolishes your status?” Yinuo was stunned when she heard this.
Once upon a time, the Domain City had always been the holy land she wanted to test into; she had not expected the requirements to be so strict.
Even for the City Guard, which had many rules, if a task was not completed, at most the resources obtained would be greatly reduced and the review downgraded, let alone for an intensive training task.
Even if the task was not accepted, it should not go as far as abolishing Domain City status and then facing such a severe trial.
This did not look like not accepting a task at all; it was completely treating her as a traitor.
“Maybe it was because I did not respond afterwards that made the senior officials furious.” Precia guessed. “The Domain City’s intensive training tasks are more or less semi-mandatory, and only happen once or twice a year. It is said they consume a large amount of Domain City resources, aimed specifically at impacting the Blood Condensation Realm. The quotas are scarce; you can say they are the reserve of the Domain City’s peerless geniuses. Those who returned from past trainings not only all broke through to the Blood Condensation Realm, but also quickly received peerless genius treatment in the Domain City.”
“No wonder they are so furious, even the elders came personally.” Yinuo began to understand a little.
This kind of intensive training had clearly gained the favor of the senior officials, who intended to focus on cultivating them. The result of refusing could be imagined; it was equivalent to slapping the seniors in the face. If it were ordinary people, maybe it would not matter, but the Domain City’s senior officials held such lofty status—who would dare defy them?
But just as Yinuo was speaking, a terrifying surge of qi and blood suddenly descended. It did not only envelop the Cultivation Tower, but covered the entire Chiyue Town, startling everyone.
The qi and blood were so powerful that all martial artists below the Blood Condensation Realm in Chiyue Town could only lie on the ground. They barely raised their heads to see a Sky Battleship bearing the Mist Mountain Domain City’s emblem hovering above Chiyue Town, like a king overlooking all beings.
“Why have people from the Domain City come here?”
“The pressure from this qi and blood is so strong. Compared to it, that grandmaster of Smiling Skull from last time feels far inferior. Is this the strength of a Domain City grandmaster?”
“With such a big formation, is the Domain City going to act against Chiyue Town?”
“Very possible. The life and death of Smiling Skull’s three grandmasters remain unknown, and there has been no result until now, but as for who did it, I am afraid no one does not know. The Domain City has come this time, maybe to strike at the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall.”
Whether it was the disciples in Chiyue Town or the experts of major powers who had long been living there to investigate the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, they all looked at the Sky Battleship in mid-air in astonishment, not understanding what was happening and making all kinds of guesses.
While the disciples in Chiyue Town and the members of the various major powers were panicking and confused, the players in Chiyue Town were overjoyed, their eyes shining as they gazed at the Mist Mountain Domain City Sky Battleship in mid-air.
“Is the Domain City about to make a move on us?”
“I just logged on; is Chiyue Town this exciting today?!”
“Those people who went into the Forbidden Zone these past days had all the fun. The game manufacturer has finally remembered us poor newbies and is willing to introduce new plot in Chiyue Town!”
“Hurry, hurry! Big brothers on the battleship, take us already! I do not want to stay in Chiyue Town for another moment. I want to go to the Domain City. I want to live in houses in the Domain City and see the beauties of the Domain City!”
The players looked at the ominous Mist Mountain Domain City Sky Battleship, each of them extremely excited. Many newbies cheered toward the Sky Battleship of the Mist Mountain Domain City, leaving the members of the various major powers in the town stunned, unable to understand why, with the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall on the brink of disaster, these grey-robed disciples of the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall were getting excited.
Meanwhile, inside the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, Ling Ye and Yi Feng, who had just walked out of the Beginner Training Room, were also shocked by this sudden scene.
They had originally thought some reckless grandmaster had come to cause trouble at the headquarters of the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, but unexpectedly, it was the Mist Mountain Domain City.
“What has this Obsidian Martial Arts Hall done, to actually alarm the elder of the Mist Mountain Domain City to come in person?” Yi Feng stared at the three figures stepping out at the head on the Sky Battleship, his eyes almost popping out.
As a quasi peerless genius of the Blood Condensation Realm in Tianhe Domain City, whose strength had just recently reached the Blood Condensation Realm Intermediate Level like Ling Ye, he could clearly sense that the three people on the deck of the giant ship were experts not inferior to their teacher.
In other words, the Mist Mountain Domain City had dispatched as many as three elders this time.
Such a grand formation was extremely rare even in Tianhe Domain City. The last time he had seen a formation like this was during the Four Regions Grand Competition, when each of the Four Great Domain Cities had only sent one elder.
“With three elders coming personally, are they really going to make a move on the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall?” Ling Ye was also taken aback by this display.
As one of the Four Great Domain Cities, she knew very well how terrifying it was to gather three elders, let alone when the three in front of them were grandmasters of the Heavenly Human Realm Mid-stage.
The three elders on the Sky Battleship seemed to sense something and, together with dozens of Blood Condensation Realm experts, flew directly toward the Cultivation Tower.
“Senior sister, let us go take a look too.” Yi Feng looked anxiously at Ling Ye. “If the Mist Mountain Domain City really destroys the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, we might no longer be able to enjoy the Beginner Training Room and Beginner Meditation Room of the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall.”
Originally, they should have returned to Tianhe Domain City long ago, but the effect of the Beginner Training Room was simply heaven-defying. Their speed of improvement in battle inside it was extremely fast. Because of this, both of them had, not long ago, broken through their bottlenecks and reached the Blood Condensation Realm Intermediate Level.
If they could use the Beginner Training Room and Beginner Meditation Room long-term, he was confident he could achieve Half-Step Heavenly Human within two years and aim for the Heavenly Human Realm in the future.
If it were to be destroyed by the Mist Mountain Domain City now, that was something he absolutely did not want to see.
Ling Ye thought for a moment, gritted her teeth, and said, “Alright, we will go as well.”
She also had a great need for the Beginner Training Room. Although she and the others were insignificant small figures before grandmasters, they were still quasi peerless geniuses of Tianhe Domain City, and their status in Tianhe Domain City was not low. Moreover, their teacher also had cooperation with the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall. Broadly speaking, Tianhe Domain City had cooperation with the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, which should make Mist Mountain Domain City somewhat scrupulous.
After speaking, Ling Ye and Yi Feng took a step out and flew directly toward the Cultivation Tower.
Chiyue Town, Cultivation Tower.
As the three elders of Mist Mountain Domain City and dozens of Blood Condensation Realm experts descended, Precia was completely stunned, and Yinuo beside her was also dumbfounded by the scene.
She seriously suspected Precia had concealed something, or else she must have violated some heavenly law.
It was merely refusing an intensive training task, yet it had actually brought three grandmasters of the Heavenly Human Realm. Even to capture a grandmaster, it would not necessarily go this far.
When Precia came back to her senses, she quickly walked toward the leader among the three elders, a Forest Race man who looked very young, his appearance suggesting he was not yet twenty-five.
“Teacher, why are you here? What is going on with me?” Precia looked at the young Forest Race man, her eyes full of confusion and doubt.
Although refusing the intensive training task would indeed provoke the fury of the senior officials, sending an elder to bring her back was already astonishing. Now they had sent three. Even if she had killed the son of the City Lord, she would not deserve this level of treatment.
Not to mention, this time it was her teacher Sig, a genius elder of Mist Mountain Domain City with a real chance of reaching the Heavenly Human Realm Advanced Level before sixty.
“You do not need to overthink. Bringing you back is just incidental.” Sig looked at Precia, his tone filled with disappointment. “But you have truly let me down this time. This training was organized by Lord City Lord; others begged for it and could not get in. Among so many Bone Forging Realm super geniuses in the city, only five were selected. And what did you do? Staying in such a remote place and refusing Lord City Lord’s kindness.”
“Organized by Lord City Lord?” Precia exclaimed in astonishment.
In the past, the Domain City’s intensive training was arranged by the Vice City Lord and several elders. Because of cultivation, the City Lord never bothered with these small matters. It was hard to imagine that this time the intensive training was organized by the City Lord and that he had specifically named her.
“Now you understand how serious this is!” Sig looked at the surprised Precia and sighed. “Come, go back with me. I will properly explain everything to Lord City Lord then and find a way to get you a chance to atone for your mistakes and restore your status as a student of Mist Mountain Domain City.”
But just as Precia nodded in agreement, Sig suddenly froze, looking at Precia with a strange gaze.
“You… you have broken through to the Blood Condensation Realm?” Sig could not help asking.
“I just broke through,” Precia nodded.
As Precia admitted it, Sig’s previously gloomy expression suddenly turned to joy.
“Good! Good! Good!” Sig looked at Precia and laughed. “Worthy of being my disciple. You broke through to the Blood Condensation Realm before twenty-five, and your qi and blood are so dense they are practically comparable to the High-level Blood Condensation Realm. The Heavenly Human Realm is within reach. This time you will not return to the Domain City for now. Come with me to the Forbidden Zone to carry out a task and atone for your mistake.”
“Yes.” Seeing Sig so delighted, Precia understood that this matter should no longer be a big problem.
Although there were many geniuses entering the Domain City, the Blood Condensation Realm was a major threshold; not all geniuses could reach it. As for those who could aim for the Heavenly Human Realm, there was even less to say. Ninety-nine percent of the geniuses who entered the Domain City had no such qualification.
Anyone qualified to impact the Heavenly Human Realm was a peerless genius in the Domain City, like Xie Feina, who had long cultivated three Sequence Extraordinary Level martial skills to First Level Perfection and was a true peerless genius.
Even just cultivating the Early Heavenly Human Realm cultivation method would allow one to aim for the Heavenly Human Realm in the future. She had remained in the Bone Forging Realm only because she refused to settle for cultivating Early Heavenly Human Realm methods to achieve the Blood Condensation Realm.
And the peerless geniuses in the Domain City possessed a status second only to the elders. As long as they did not violate the rules of the Domain City, even the Vice City Lord could not do anything to them.
However, just as Sig finished speaking, a low voice echoed out.
“Elder Sig, this does not conform to the rules. Even if she is your disciple, if she wants to atone for her mistakes, she should first be sent back to the Domain City to await punishment.”
The speaker was a Three-eyed Race youth, one of the three accompanying elders, and a newly promoted genius elder of Mist Mountain Domain City within the last ten years.
“Nuke! My disciple is now under twenty-five and in the Blood Condensation Realm, and this qi and blood definitely has the potential to impact the grandmaster level. Although she has not yet been recognized by all the elders, she has already been confirmed as a peerless genius. It is just refusing one task; what punishment is there to talk about?” Sig looked at the Three-eyed Race youth unconcernedly. “Not to mention, she is now voluntarily coming with us to carry out a mission to atone. What is wrong with that?”
As Sig spoke, the Three-eyed Race youth fell silent.
Peerless geniuses in the Domain City possessed a status second only to the elders. Refusing a single task was indeed not a big deal. After all, they were high-grade talents rare even among the Four Regions, treasures even in the eyes of the City Lord.
But as the Three-eyed Race youth Nuke was silent, several Blood Condensation Realm young men and women standing by glanced at him. Though they said nothing, Nuke wiped away some sweat and then looked at Sig.
“Elder Sig, even if she is a peerless genius, she has not yet been recognized by all the elders and cannot receive special treatment on that basis.” Nuke looked at Precia and questioned, “Moreover, while her qi and blood are dense, it does not necessarily mean she will have the chance to impact the Heavenly Human Realm in the future. So let us not hastily label her as a peerless genius, or it will be embarrassing if it turns into a joke.”
“This level of qi and blood, comparable to the High-level Blood Condensation Realm, is still not enough? Then how do you propose we prove who is a peerless genius?” Sig said, half laughing in anger.
In the history of Mist Mountain Domain City, many Blood Condensation Realm beginners whose qi and blood density reached that of the Blood Condensation Realm Intermediate Level were recognized by all elders as peerless geniuses. If someone at the Blood Condensation Realm initial stage had qi and blood comparable to the High-level Blood Condensation Realm and was still not considered a peerless genius, that would be the joke.
“Elder Sig, how about a match with me?” At this time, a Half-Scale Race young man beside Nuke stepped forward. “Through this intensive training, I was fortunate enough to advance to the Blood Condensation Realm. I am currently only recognized as a quasi peerless genius. If Miss Precia can defeat me, then her status will at least be quasi peerless genius. Not to mention punishment, at the very least no one will question her going with us this time to atone for her mistake.”
“Bruce, you?” Sig looked at the Half-Scale Race young man, his brows knitting slightly.
Bruce was one of the geniuses from the City Lord’s intensive training this time. Among the many geniuses in the Domain City before, his strength had been decent, roughly at the level of Sequence Extraordinary Level martial skills at First Level Perfection. But after this intensive training, it was as if he had suddenly opened up.
In just a few days, he not only broke through to the Blood Condensation Realm, but also mastered two Sequence Extraordinary Level martial skills, both at Second Level Perfection. In terms of strength, he was probably only slightly weaker than Xie Feina, who had just advanced to the Blood Condensation Realm.
To let someone like Bruce, with two Sequence Extraordinary Level martial skills at Second Level Perfection, face Precia, who had only cultivated her Sequence Extraordinary Level martial skills to First Level proficient level—no matter how much denser Precia’s qi and blood was, she would only be delivering herself to be crushed.
“Elder Sig, since you are certain your disciple is a peerless genius, surely she would not be unable to defeat a quasi peerless genius?” Nuke seized the chance. “If that is the case, I suggest we follow the rules: return to the Domain City to receive punishment first, then discuss atoning for mistakes.”
On the other side, after also receiving glances from several Blood Condensation Realm youths, the Sub-demon Race youth elder nodded in agreement. “Elder Nuke is right.”
“You think so too?” Sig looked at the Sub-demon Race youth elder, his frown deepening.
If he did not agree, Precia would definitely have to go back to be punished first. But if he agreed, Precia would basically have no chance facing Bruce.
“Teacher, I am willing to participate in this match!” Precia took the initiative to step forward.
“Do not be reckless. Bruce already has two Sequence Extraordinary Level martial skills at Second Level Perfection. Saying he is a peerless genius only slightly inferior to your senior sister Xie Feina is no exaggeration.” Sig, knowing Precia was unaware of the situation, whispered an explanation.
“Two Sequence Extraordinary Level martial skills at Second Level Perfection?” Precia was slightly surprised; she had not expected Bruce to have progressed so fast. But she quickly whispered, “Do not worry, teacher. The Sequence Extraordinary Level martial skill I practice has already reached Third Level Perfection.”
