This is a cultivation game, but the operation is bad

After Jiang Liu had filled all the items in the three limited-time pools, he couldn't help but smile.

The terrifying survivability provided by the Undying Body of Heaven and Earth, the resource recycling and attribute bonuses of the Myriad Manifestations Gold Furnace, and the overwhelming power of the Universal Demon Suppression Banner against demons.
With the addition of the immortal artifact, the Righteous Qi Sword, he is now confident that he can face off against even a demonic cultivator in the Mahayana stage head-on!

"Cool!"

So here's the problem: after drawing all the items from these three limited-time pools, all the spirit stones I farmed before are gone.

He only has a few million spirit stones left in his backpack. If more pay-to-win content is released, he probably won't be able to afford anything.

The most urgent thing now is to fill our own pockets!

Nine-Layer Demon Realm, let's go!
With his current magic damage, he could easily wipe out all nine levels of the Demon Realm, from the first to the ninth. Just thinking about how fast he could farm money made him excited.

Open the world map.

Switch to the Crimson Continent map.

Click to enter the Nine-Layer Demon Realm!

Without further hesitation, he clicked on the map to switch to the Ninth Layer of the Demon Realm.

level one.

"Who dares to do this!"

You killed.

You have obtained 5411 Spirit Stones.

You have obtained 1413 Spirit Stones.

You have obtained 2411 Spirit Stones.

Second floor.

"Who dares to do this!"

You killed.

the third floor.

"Heh, you might have some strength to have made it to the third level of the Demon Realm!"

You killed.

Fourth floor.

"A mere Nascent Soul cultivator dares to trespass before me?"

You killed.

The fifth floor.

"Damn it, how could a mere Nascent Soul cultivator have broken into the fifth level of the Demon Realm? Were all the people before them trash?!"

You killed.

The sixth floor.

"Damn it, how could a mere Nascent Soul cultivator have broken into the sixth level of the Demon Realm? Were all the people before us trash?!"

You killed.

The seventh floor.

"I have to admit, you've got some skill to get this far, but this is where it ends!"

You killed.

The eighth floor.

"You mere Nascent Soul cultivator dare to stand before me? Kneel down and speak!"

You killed.

The ninth floor.

"No!"

You killed.

level one.

"Who dares to do this!"

You killed.

On the first day, the spirit stone revenue was 1.1 million.

The next day, the spirit stone revenue reached 1.15 million.

On the third day, the spirit stone revenue reached 1.01 million.

A single run through the Nine-Layer Demon Realm yields a maximum of 20 to 30 million spirit stones. The spirit stone output from a single monster is decent, but the number of monsters is too small, and the respawn time is slow, so you can only clear it a few times a day.

What limits the flow of the river is not the monster spawn rate, but the respawn rate!

However, earning 100 million spirit stones a day is enough.

For other players, 100 million spirit stones might not be enough at this stage, but for him, a player with a 0.1 discount and a 20% rebate, 100 million spirit stones a day is more than enough.

"Keep grinding until the Battle of Tianwang Mountain begins!"

Seeing the number of spirit stones in his backpack increase rapidly, Jiang Liu's mood improved. Just as he turned around to try to clear the Nine-Layer Demon Realm again, the long-awaited system notification finally sounded.

【Ding】

[Server-wide event - The Battle of Tianwang Mountain is about to begin]

[The Battle of Tianwang Mountain will begin in 10 minutes. Players, please prepare yourselves. You will be automatically teleported to the battlefield at that time.]

Holy crap, you've finally started!

Upon hearing the system notification, Jiang Liu immediately stopped what he was doing, his face filled with anticipation.

How long has it been since the last battle between the heavenly soldiers and generals?

It's been several months!
The battle for Tianwang Mountain has finally begun!
During the last battle for the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals, the Fourth District had only been open for a few months. He was still a nobody and could only survive by being caught in the crossfire of the Taiyao tribe in Taiye City.

Whether it's General Yang, Ye Longying, or even Nangong Wentian, they could all come and mess with him.

but now!

Everything is different!

A few months later, everything was completely different!
A late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, wielding a celestial weapon!

Who dares to fight him!
He must be one of the Four Heavenly Kings!
Whoever tries to steal it will die!

"My anti-magic gear...tsk tsk tsk, I hope those magic-based players like Ye Longying know what's good for them."

Jiang Liu was already fantasizing about the scene of him annihilating Ye Longying and other players of the Demonic Path.

Ten minutes later, the system notification sounded again.

[The Battle of Tianwang Mountain has officially begun; players are being teleported to the battlefield.]

A flash of light and shadow appeared before my eyes.

Jiang Liu was teleported to a huge floating battlefield.

At the center of the battlefield stands a towering mountain peak, Tianwang Mountain. Around the peak are four enormous platforms, each a thousand feet in size, covered with golden runes and radiating a rich Daoist aura. These are the Tianwang Platforms.

Dozens of players were crowded at the edge of the battlefield, all of them holding letters of appointment to the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals.

This event is only open to players who possess the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals Appointment Letter.

Although it's called a server-wide event, it's just a follow-up to the last competition.

As soon as I entered the event map, the event details popped up.

[Detailed Explanation of the Rules for the Battle of Tianwang Mountain]

[Event Duration: 3 hours]

[Participation Requirements: Players holding a Heavenly Soldier/General Recruitment Letter]

[Event Phases: Three Phases]

[Phase 1: The Battle for the Heavenly King's Platform]

[Phase Introduction: There are 4 Heavenly King Platforms in the battlefield. Players can gain ownership of the Heavenly King Platforms by capturing them, killing the guardians, or defeating other occupiers.]

[Stage Rewards: After occupying the Heavenly King Platform, you will receive 1 million spirit stones per minute and 100 piece of Immortal-grade material every ten minutes.]

[Duration: 1 hours]

[Advancement Criteria: Players who occupy the Heavenly King's Platform will directly advance to the second stage; those who do not occupy it will be eliminated]

[Phase Two: The Trial of the Four Heavenly Kings]

[Stage Content: Players advancing to the next stage must challenge the phantoms of the Four Heavenly Kings of Heaven (Mo Liqing, Mo Lihong, Mo Lihai, and Mo Lishou)]

[Stage Reward: Defeating the phantom will grant you 1 random Celestial-grade item (you can try again after 30 minutes if you fail)]

[Stage Time: 1 hour]

[Third Stage: Heavenly Official's Assessment]

[Phase Content: Players who defeat the phantoms of the Four Heavenly Kings will be tested by celestial officials]

[Stage Reward: Upon completion of the assessment, you can directly assume the position of one of the Four Heavenly Kings after ascension]

An event!
Three stages!

Only three hours!

"For me, the difficult part is the third stage."

Jiang Liu scanned the event introduction from top to bottom, his gaze finally settling on the third phase, a strange light gleaming in his eyes. The first phase, snatching a Heavenly King's Platform from dozens of players, was nothing to him; they all had immortal artifacts, and anyone who tried to take it from him would be killed!
In the second phase, the illusions of the Four Heavenly Kings of Heaven laughed. As long as they weren't the real bodies, he dared to cut down all four illusions at once!

The most difficult part is the third stage, which is supposed to be completing the celestial official's assessment, but the problem is that it doesn't say what kind of assessment it is!
"Given the greed of those gods in Heaven, this so-called assessment might actually be a bribery scheme."

Jiang Liu muttered to himself, secretly guessing.

The more I guess, the more likely it seems!
"If this is a bribe, luckily I just spent 300 million spirit stones."

He glanced at the spirit stones in his backpack and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Three hundred million spirit stones should be enough to feed the celestial officials, right?
Meanwhile, other players were also browsing the event details. Although they had guessed it beforehand, they couldn't help but feel disappointed when they saw that only four players could clear the event.

hateful!

Why are there only four Heavenly Kings?

Who says there can't be forty of the Four Heavenly Kings?
If there are only four, wouldn't only the eldest brother be able to get them?
Dozens of players looked at the leaders of various factions, and when they saw Jiang Liu, there was another uproar.

"It's Jiang Liu!"

"He was there after all!"

"Damn it! How did he manage to snatch the employment contract during the first battle?"

"It's over, he has a celestial artifact, he'll definitely occupy a Heavenly King's Platform."

"Jiang Liu, our eldest sister Ye Longying and General Yang of the Taiyao tribe, three of the Heavenly King Platforms have already been reserved, only one is left!"

"Hmm? Doesn't Nangong Wentian count?"

"He's a nobody, I guess!"

And at this time.

Ye Longying and General Yang also looked at Jiang Liu. When they saw the immortal sword surrounded by righteous energy in Jiang Liu's hand, they couldn't help but feel a sense of fear.

Immortal artifacts are the highest-level equipment in the era of cultivation!

And it's a weapon!

How to fight this?
Although they are arrogant enough, they are not arrogant enough to withstand immortal artifacts.

Jiang Liu's strength is also considerable.

"How about we temporarily avoid confrontation?"

Yoru Oboro murmured softly.

"Let's just give up Tianwangtai; we can't let Taiye City benefit from it."

General Yang was also thinking to himself.

With Taiye City and Taiyao Tribe locked in a tug-of-war, almost no one was willing to provoke Jiang Liu again.

After waiting for ten minutes.

The Battle of Tianwang Mountain has officially begun.

[The first phase of the Battle of Tianwang Mountain: The battle for Tianwangtai has now begun]

【All players, please give it your all to compete for one of the four Heavenly King Platforms!】

it has started!

Without saying a word, Jiang Liu went straight up to the peak, and no one could stop him!

He was the first to act!

It attracted everyone's attention!
But no one dared to stop him!

In just over ten seconds, Jiang Liu flew unimpeded to the Heavenly King Platform, and the golden runes beneath his feet instantly lit up, enveloping him.

【Ding】

Congratulations on successfully capturing the Heavenly King's Platform! The Heavenly King's Platform reward will be sent to your inventory on time.

Jiang Liu: “.”

So simple?
Jiang Liu stood on the Heavenly King Platform, looking blankly at the other players below, and suddenly felt a sense of boredom.

That's it for the Battle of Tianwang Mountain?

They took it so easily?
He had been looking forward to this for months, and he really wanted to have a big battle!

"Unfortunately, I'm too strong, so strong that no one dares to challenge me anymore."

Jiang Liu sighed inwardly, feeling utterly bored.
Everything went as expected.

The four Heavenly King Platforms already had their owners assigned before the event even began.

Jiang Liu alone occupies one.

Night-blooming cherry blossoms occupy one spot.

General Yang occupied one.

Nangong Wentian occupied one of them.

beat?
There was no fight at all.

The top players in the cultivation era have already been determined, and almost no one is competing with them.

The locations of the four Heavenly King Platforms were determined before the event even began.

The only one who caused a bit of a stir was Nangong Wentian.

Time passed slowly, and the four looked at each other in bewilderment.

【Ding】

[The first phase of the battle for the Heavenly King's Platform has ended.]

[Advanced Players: Jiang Liu (Occupied Tianwangtai No. 1), Ye Longying (Occupied Tianwangtai No. 2), General Yang (Occupied Tianwangtai No. 3), Nangong Wentian (Occupied Tianwangtai No. 4)]

[Other players have been teleported out of the battlefield; the second phase of the Four Heavenly Kings Trial is about to begin.]

As the system notification sound faded, Mount Tianwang in the center of the battlefield suddenly trembled, and each of the four Heavenly King Platforms extended a golden passage leading to four independent spaces within the mountain's interior.

[Players advancing to the next level, please select the Heavenly King phantom to challenge. Each space corresponds to one Heavenly King, and this cannot be changed.]

A selection panel appeared in front of Jiang Liu, displaying the names and brief introductions of the Four Heavenly Kings.

【Mo Liqing: The leader of the Four Heavenly Kings, wielding the Qingyun Sword, skilled in swordsmanship and formations】

【Mo Lihong: Wields the Hunyuan Umbrella, specializing in defense and water control】

【Mo Lihai: Wields a jade pipa, specializing in sonic attacks and crowd control】

[Mo Lishou: Wields a purple-gold flower fox sable, skilled in poison and surprise attacks]

"Let's choose Mo Liqing. After all, he's a swordsman. Apart from me, all swordsmen deserve to be beaten!"

Jiang Liu did not hesitate and chose Mo Liqing directly.

[You have chosen to challenge the phantom of Mo Liqing and are being teleported to the corresponding space...]

With a flash of light and shadow, Jiang Liu was teleported to a huge sword tomb space.

The space was filled with broken immortal swords, the ground was covered with complex sword array runes, and the air was filled with sharp sword energy.

On a distant high platform, a figure clad in cyan armor stood with his back to him, holding a cyan longsword, radiating a terrifying aura.

This is Mo Liqing's illusion!
Sensing Jiang Liu's presence, Mo Liqing's phantom slowly turned around.

His face was cold and stern, his eyes sharp as swords, his blue armor gleamed with metallic luster, and his Azure Cloud Sword was shrouded in a faint mist. The aura he exuded was more terrifying than any Mahayana stage demon general Jiang Liu had encountered before.

"Anyone who trespasses on the Heavenly King's Trial shall die!"

Mo Liqing's voice was like the clash of metal and stone, cold and piercing. Before he finished speaking, he held the Qingyun Sword and transformed into a streak of blue light, slashing towards Jiang Liu.

Swish!
With a single swing of the sword, thousands of sword energies condensed into a thousand-meter-long azure sword dragon, carrying a world-destroying aura as it crushed towards Jiang Liu!

"You're about to retire, and you're trying to act all high and mighty with me!"

Jiang Liu's eyes narrowed, but there was no fear on his face.

"The Undying Body of Heaven and Earth, fully activated!"

"Universal Demon-Suppressing Banner, Ultimate Domain!"

"The Sword of Righteous Qi!"

Three max-level limited items and immortal artifacts are released simultaneously!
Facing the full-force attack of Mo Liqing's phantom, Jiang Liu gently swung his Righteous Qi Sword.

"Three Elements Flying Immortal Sword!"

boom!
The pure white sword energy collided with the cyan sword dragon, without a deafening explosion, only a crisp cracking sound.

The cyan sword dragon of Mo Liqing's phantom was instantly torn apart by the golden sword energy, and the sharp pure white sword energy, with its remaining momentum, slashed towards Mo Liqing's phantom.

"what?!"

An incredulous look appeared in Mo Liqing's phantom eyes. He hadn't expected that this seemingly ordinary cultivator would possess such terrifying strength.

Is this... is this the successor to the Heavenly King?

You've got some skills!

He hurriedly raised his Qingyun Sword to defend himself.

duang!

With a loud bang, Mo Liqing's cyan armor was covered in cracks, and his body flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily to the ground. He spat out a mouthful of cyan blood, and the expression on his face became even more shocked.

It's not that they're not quite capable!

That's incredibly capable! (End of Chapter)