Xiuxian, I have a high martial arts world

Chapter 128: The Ancient Kingdom of Black Sand, promoted to the Martial Spirit level!

"Broken the elixir and rebuilt it, and the cultivation fell to the foundation-building stage?"

Lin Chen's heart moved, and he looked at the ghost-eyed boy again.

Sure enough, he discovered that the Ghost-Eyed Boy's cultivation and true essence were not as good as before, and he vaguely only had the peak of foundation building cultivation left.

For a moment, he was tempted.

He was confident that he could kill a cultivator who had just reached the perfect foundation.

Looking at Li Tianhan who was instigating him, Lin Chen suddenly calmed down again.

“Since he has broken his dan and started over, and is no longer a dan cultivator, I am not in a hurry to kill him…”

"After all, this old monster was once a great cultivator of the Eighth Rank Golden Core. He might still have some hidden cards. We cannot act rashly."

"What's more, there are so many monks in this square. If I kill them, it will probably attract unnecessary attention."

After thinking it over, Lin Chen decided to play it safe.

He entered the secret realm for the third level of Golden Yuan Gong, and he shouldn't stand out from the crowd at this moment.

So Lin Chen smiled bitterly and said:

"Fellow Daoist Li Fengping, I am not strong enough to offend this old monster... You should look for someone else!"

After saying that, Lin Chen quietly distanced himself from Li Fengping, thinking to himself:
"This guy may look simple and honest, but he may have some bad intentions!"

Seeing this, Li Fengping did not force him, but just scratched his head.

"Alas, this old monster with ghost eyes is indeed a bit tricky... I will kill him after I condense the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill!"

……

Over the next few hours, more than two hundred foundation-building monks walked out of the square one after another.

Among them, more than 80% of the monks were rated at levels C and D.

There are only a few dozen people who have reached the B-level assessment or above.

The number of persons who can achieve Grade A evaluation shall not exceed ten.

The auras of these ten foundation-building cultivators are all perfect, and they have obviously reached the peak of foundation-building.

Lin Chen looked around the Disciple Square and wrote down the cultivators who had achieved Grade A evaluation one by one.

These monks were obviously his strong competitors.

"By the way, where is Junior Sister Jiang?"

Lin Chen looked around the square and finally his eyes fell on the monk in purple skirt.

The monk in purple skirt was also looking around, as if looking for someone.

"Oh, Junior Sister Jiang actually covered her face... It looks like her identity is a bit shady!"

Lin Chen said secretly in his heart.

"Like me, Sister Jiang is also rated A..."

"But I can't recognize my junior sister yet. Let's wait and see what happens in the next level assessment..."

Lin Chen waited for a while.

Several more monks came to the square.

After seeing two of the figures, Lin Chen was stunned.

"Li Zhenqian... this kid is only in the middle stage of foundation building, why is he here to join in the fun?"

"The other person is Senior Brother Wanxun... Indeed, with Senior Brother Wanxun's cultivation level, it's time for him to prepare for the Dan Formation."

Lin Chen thought silently in his heart.

When the last group of monks arrived at the square, that cold voice was heard again.

"All the monks who entered the ruins have gathered. A total of 478 monks have entered the secret realm, and 264 of them are alive..."

"Among them, there are ten Grade A evaluators and 36 Grade B evaluators..."

"Next, the second level of this relic assessment will be opened."

"Before that, all monks still have the opportunity to take away the rewards of the first round of assessment and leave the ruins."

"Every cultivator who leaves can take away 3 to 10 foundation-building pills based on their assessment rewards..."

As the cold voice fell, several light gates opened again in the square, allowing everyone to leave the ruins.

"Friendly reminder, the difficulty of the second level assessment is much higher than the first level. Those who are evaluated below level C have almost no chance of passing. Don't waste your life in vain..." the cold voice finally warned.

After hearing this reminder, most of the foundation-building monks in the square were somewhat hesitant.

Especially those with low assessment scores, they went straight towards the light gate.

"This relic assessment is too difficult! The first level had a death rate of nearly half, how can we get through the second level?"

"But it's not a wasted trip! If I sell these foundation-building pills for spirit stones, it will be enough for me to practice for the next few years..."

"Alas, I also want to go further, but unfortunately I don't have enough strength."

Nearly half of the foundation-building monks in the square left one after another.

In the blink of an eye, only less than 130 of the more than 260 foundation-building cultivators were left.

Among these one hundred and thirty monks, only a hundred were rated above Grade C.

The rest are mostly D-level people who are unwilling to give up and want to try their luck...

In the corner, Lin Chen watched this scene and sighed in his heart:

"Alas, this is what a cultivator is like! Only by risking one's life to fight against the heavens can one get a glimpse of the great Dao..."

“These foundation-building cultivators knew that their chances of passing the second level were slim, but they still stayed because they didn’t want to miss this opportunity.”

"However, this relic is still quite conscientious. At least it gives this group of low-strength foundation-building cultivators a chance to leave."

Lin Chen looked at Li Zhenqian who was not far away.

There was a struggle on Li Zhenqian's face, but in the end he did not choose to leave.

"Well, this kid is rated as Class C. With his formation... it's not impossible for him to pass the second level."

"But life and death is still a fifty-fifty situation, right?"

Lin Chen thought silently.

Just as he was looking at the monks around him, he suddenly noticed that Li Tianhan was looking at him.

Lin Chen was even more confused: "Why is this guy staring at me...Is there something wrong with him?"

Looking at Li Tianhan's muscular body, Lin Chen couldn't help but feel a chill.

At the same time, Li Tianhan thought silently in his heart:
"The voice just now said that there are a total of ten Grade A ratings in the square..."

"And after me, there are eight people who have obtained the A-level evaluation... So, this fellow Daoist Xu Shi... is also rated A-level!"

Li Tianhan silently rated Lin Chen's strength in his heart.

……

After a while, most of the weaker monks in the square had left.

Then, the light gate closed.

That cold voice sounded again.

"Next, we will start the second stage of the assessment, the Kingdom of Black Sand!"

"Please all the monks who are taking the test, enter the teleportation array in the center of the square..."

As the voice fell, a purple light rose from the bluestone floor of the square.

The purple light gathered into a mysterious pattern, which looked like a formation from ancient times.

Lin Chen narrowed his eyes and said uncertainly:

"Is this... a large-scale teleportation formation?"

The cultivators around walked to the center of the formation one after another. After hesitating for a moment, Lin Chen also stood on the formation.

At this time, Li Tianhan suddenly walked up to him, clasped his hands together and said:
"Why don't you travel with me? I'll have someone to look after me when I take the second test..."

Lin Chen was puzzled when he heard this:
"For this second level assessment, are you all together? Can you decide whether to go together?"

After hearing this, it was Li Tianhan who was surprised.

He looked at Lin Chen carefully, and then said:
"It seems that the donor is not from a big force in Qingzhou, and knows very little about the assessment of the Jinyuan Sect ruins!"

"The second level of the relic assessment is to be teleported to a desert area... This desert is vast and contains many monsters and disaster threats. The assessment goal is to get out of the desert..."

"As long as the monks stand together, they can be teleported to a nearby location and take care of each other..."

When Lin Chen heard this, his heart moved.

It seems that Li Tianhan has a very detailed understanding of the information about the ruins!
Looking at the monks around again, it was found that most of them kept a distance from each other tacitly.

But some monks knew each other, so they held each other's hands and stood together.

For example, Li Zhenqian and Wan Xun.

Looking at Jiang Liqian who was alone in the formation, Lin Chen sighed and thought to himself:

"It seems that Junior Sister Jiang invited me before just to pass this second level... After all, in this desert secret realm, the danger is not only the secret realm itself, but also other cultivators..."

"Unfortunately, my identity needs to be kept secret for the time being. I can only wait until later to repay Junior Sister Jiang's kindness."

Thinking of this, Lin Chen took two steps back and distanced himself from Li Tianhan.

"Haha, Fellow Daoist Li, we are strangers to each other... I think it's better for us to fight on our own..."

This Li Tianhan seems to be quite powerful, but his intentions are unknown, so Lin Chen doesn't want to travel with him easily.

Li Tianhan felt a little sorry after hearing this, but still nodded and said:

"Well, since Mr. Xu is unwilling to go with me, I will not force him..."

In the teleportation array, a group of monks have already taken their positions.

But the teleportation array has not yet been opened.

Lin Chen wanted to find out more about the ruins, so he simply asked:
"Daoist Li Tianhan, you seem to know a lot about the Jinyuan Sect ruins. Could you share some information with me?"

Li Tianhan shook his head upon hearing this and said seriously:

"Monks value fate, and the fate between you and me has ended... I don't want to tell you."

Lin Chen didn't say much after hearing this. He was the one who refused to join a team first, so it was understandable that Li Tianhan refused to share information.

"It seems that I have no choice but to explore the ruins myself for information..."

However, what Lin Chen did not expect was that Li Tianhan spoke again.

"Ahem, benefactor... Although I have no destiny with you, this destiny can be obtained through prayer!"

As he spoke, Li Tianhan stretched out his fingers, rubbed them together, and made a spirit stone gesture.

Lin Chen's mouth twitched when he saw this.

Good man, it's fate, right? Waiting here!
Although he complained in his heart, Lin Chen still nodded and said:
"In that case, what do you think is an appropriate amount of fate, Fellow Daoist Li?" Upon hearing this, Li Tianhan stretched out three fingers and gestured:
"In my opinion, three thousand karmas are enough!"

After hearing this, Lin Chen didn't say anything more. He took out his storage bag, took out three thousand spirit stones and threw them over.

Li Tianhan put away the spirit stone, put his hands together, and said in a pretentious manner:
"Good! The donor and I have been destined to meet!"

"In that case, I will explain a few things to you..."

"As far as I know, there are four checkpoints in the Jinyuan Sect ruins."

"The first level, the donor has already gone through it before."

"The second level is the Black Sand Country. It is said that the Black Sand Country is the country of ancient cultivators. It is hot during the day and cold at night. The environment there is harsh and many monsters gather there. Of course... maybe we can find the inheritance treasures left by the ancient cultivators."

"As for the third level, it is called the Puppet Forest. Only those who pass through this forest can enter the fourth level arena to challenge..."

"..."

Li Tianhan told Lin Chen a lot of information about the Jin Yuanzong ruins.

After hearing this, Lin Chen kept it in mind.

At this moment, the teleportation formation under his feet was activated.

Lin Chen only felt his vision change...

……

When he came to his senses again, Lin Chen was already in a vast desert.

The desert has no end in sight, and yellow sand fills the sky as far as the eye can see.

There was a strong wind in the sky, blowing up the yellow sand underfoot, making it almost impossible to open your eyes.

Lin Chen stood there, paused for a moment and looked at the surrounding environment.

"Is this the ancient country of Black Sand? It seems to be just an ordinary desert?"

Lin Chen's heart moved slightly, and his consciousness extended to the surroundings like a tide.

Then his expression changed slightly.

"Hmm? In this second test, it seems that my spiritual sense has also been affected, and it is only half of its peak..."

Lin Chen thought about it and decided to release Long Ba and Feng Jiu.

“Record the traces and messages along the way…Our goal is to get out of this desert.”

Lin Chen said so.

After that, he chose a direction and walked forward.

The sand in this desert was particularly soft. Every time Lin Chen took a step forward, his knees would sink into the desert.

There seemed to be an invisible suction force draining Lin Chen's strength.

After walking for a while, he took out a flying sword.

"It would be too much trouble to walk out of the desert step by step... Would it be better to fly?"

However, just as he stepped on the flying sword, he suddenly noticed several huge black birds in the sky rushing towards him.

Lin Chen immediately activated his body-protecting true energy and summoned seven flying knives, ready to fight at any time.

The big black bird was about ten feet long. When I got closer, I saw that its feathers were as solid as scales and it had a protruding beak.

Five or six birds rushed towards Lin Chen, hit Lin Chen's body-protecting true energy, and kept pecking at the body-protecting true energy with their beaks.

The protective essence of the body suddenly surged...

"Hmm? These monster birds seem to be very similar to vultures..."

Lin Chen narrowed his eyes. Although he didn’t know the names of these demon birds, their strength should not be underestimated.

He could feel that the strength of each of these birds was probably already at the middle stage of foundation building.

If five or six of them rushed forward together, an ordinary foundation-building cultivator would probably die on the spot.

"It seems that monks are not allowed to fly in this desert. They can only walk on the desert..."

Lin Chen narrowed his eyes and snorted, "But I don't plan to walk!"

Lin Chen gave orders to the two martial arts puppets, Long Ba and Feng Jiu.

Then a burst of high-explosive bullets blasted out...

After dozens of seconds of bullets, five or six demon birds were all shot down.

The physical body of a monster is often much stronger than that of a cultivator of the same level.

"There are six demon birds in total... The feathers, claws, and beaks of these birds are all excellent materials for refining weapons..."

Lin Chen's heart moved slightly.

In the territory of Yanlai Kingdom, monsters are very rare.

The animal materials of such second-level (foundation-building) monsters are all precious materials that can be used to refine top-grade magical instruments, or even lower-grade treasures.

Lin Chen used his spiritual sword to remove the feathers and claws of the monster bird one by one.

Looking at the bare body of the bird and smelling a rotten smell, Lin Chen frowned slightly.

"Most monster meat cannot be eaten, especially this kind of scavenger monster... Eating it is undoubtedly poisonous to cultivators."

"However, I wonder if this monster can produce a demon pill?"

Lin Chen simply cut open the monster's internal organs.

The first demon bird had no demon pill.

The second one also didn't have...

It was not until he cut open the body of the fourth demon bird that Lin Chen took out a fist-sized piece of white meat.

The white meat is dan-shaped, round and slightly golden.

"Hey, I really found the demon pill... What good luck!"

Lin Chen had a look of delight on his face and put the demon pill away.

Demon pills and the essence of blood and flesh produced in the martial realm are actually very similar things.

They are all made of flesh and blood.

It’s just that this mass of flesh and blood in the world of immortal cultivation is shaped like a pill, so it is called a demon pill.

"Demon cores are usually produced by third-level monsters... The probability of a second-level monster producing a demon core is less than one in ten."

"This demon pill alone is worth hundreds of spirit stones."

Lin Chen was quite satisfied. He covered his eyes with his hands and looked up at the sky.

Faintly, one could see a number of ant-sized black dots hovering in the sky hundreds of feet high.

"It seems that there are quite a lot of demon birds in this country of black sand!"

Lin Chen has already made up his mind.

Now that we have entered this desert, we cannot come empty-handed.

If he killed all these monster birds, they would become a valuable resource.

"However, we will be returning to Blue Star soon..."

"Let's talk about it after we return to the desert."

After a few minutes, Lin Chen's vision changed.

……

Daxia Kingdom, Martial Arts Palace.

After Lin Chen returned, Wang Lishan was delighted and asked:

"Leaving the underground?"

Lin Chen nodded and said:
"Not only did he leave, he even entered the ruins without knowing why..."

Lin Chen roughly told Wang Lishan what he encountered in the ruins.

After hearing this, Wang Lishan pondered for a moment and nodded:
"It seems that the remains of the Jin Yuan Sect and the third level of Jin Yuan Gong are truly amazing... otherwise there wouldn't be so many geniuses gathered here."

"Even that old monster with ghost eyes shattered his own golden elixir and entered the ruins."

Lin Chen nodded slightly and said:
"The third level of Golden Yuan Gong is related to the great path of transformation... it is definitely not bad!"

Wang Lishan looked at Lin Chen and suddenly asked:

"Xiao Chen, you should be close to the Martial Spirit level, right? Do you have the confidence to break into the Martial Spirit level within seven days?"

Lin Chen glanced at the blood and energy value on his watch.

--2962 o'clock.

I only need more than thirty points of Qi and health to be promoted to a Martial Spirit!

"It shouldn't be difficult. It just so happens that I can eat a new portion of blood and flesh essence..." Lin Chen said.

"Okay! Then you can prepare to break through the martial spirit with peace of mind! After awakening the martial spirit, as long as the martial spirit is not bad, your strength will definitely change dramatically..."

"When the time comes, we will be able to enter the ruins with no problems... As for the information and equipment updates in the ruins, you don't have to worry about that!"

As he spoke, Wang Lishan patted Lin Chen on the shoulder and said:
"Don't be too stressed. Even if the quality of the martial spirit is average, it won't be a big problem."

Lin Chen nodded slightly after hearing this.

……

In the next few days, Lin Chen stayed in the Martial Arts Palace to practice peacefully.

Until a few days later.

Lin Chen consumed the last of the flesh and blood of level one or three monsters in the room.

The monster's flesh and blood entered its stomach and quickly turned into a ball of pure energy, flowing into Lin Chen's limbs and bones.

"Whoo~"

Lin Chen sat cross-legged, practicing the ninth generation breathing method, breathing regularly.

In this way, a night passed quickly.

As the sky gradually brightened, Lin Chen felt that he was in a mysterious state.

When he opened his eyes again, he found that he was no longer in the room of the Martial Arts Palace.

It was pitch black all around, and you couldn't see your hand in front of you.

It seems that the concept of time and space has been lost here...

"Is this the Wuling space?"

Lin Chen took a deep breath and suppressed the excitement in his heart.

"So... my martial spirit is about to awaken!"

(End of this chapter)