Shenwu Yutianlei

Thousands of geniuses from all over the country, at Gu Fanxiao's command, entered the vast swamp forest one after another. Their figures were like a few drops of water sprinkled into a rushing river, without causing even a trace of ripples.

Following Shen Yun's shout of "Let's go", everyone on the team followed.

The swamp forest looked endless from afar, yet extremely deep, as if it contained countless unknown secrets and dangers.

The whole forest is shrouded in a layer of light mist, which is like a soft gauze, slowly and quietly lingering and floating in the woods, wrapping the whole forest tightly, as if putting a mysterious veil on the forest, making it look more hazy, more illusory, and elusive, adding a bit of awe-inspiring mystery and deep feeling.

As the crowd rose and fell, they passed over the tree trunks.

The trees were tall and twisted, with intertwined branches and overlapping leaves, which cut the sunlight into small pieces. The ground was a muddy swamp, which occasionally gurgled with bubbles and exuded a decaying smell.

There are countless invisible dangers hidden in the grass, and vines grow wantonly. From time to time, there are strange roars of unknown monsters in the forest, the sound is sometimes low, sometimes sharp, as if showing the danger and mystery of this forest.

Various first-level spiritual flowers and plants can be found at a distance in this forest, blooming with brilliant colors or emitting strange fragrances. Occasionally, some second-level spiritual plants can be found, growing quietly in the corners, emitting unique spiritual light, as if waiting for the right person to discover their preciousness. The entire swamp forest is full of unknowns and challenges, as well as endless temptations and opportunities.

This was only the outer area of ​​the swamp forest, so the group did not encounter any great danger here. Except for the poisonous insects, snakes and ants hidden in the muddy mud of the swamp and between the trunks and branches, which occasionally appeared quietly and caused some minor troubles to the group, the first-level monsters could be easily dealt with by anyone in the team.

In mid-air, Dean Gu Fanxiao and a group of elders were chatting casually.

"Elder Huo, I heard that you went to the extremely remote and impoverished countryside of Liucheng to recruit students, and you actually accepted a disciple?" The one who spoke was the second elder Qin Xingliang, who had the cultivation base of the sixth level of the Golden Core Realm.

The surname Qin is the national surname, and Qin Xingliang is indeed a member of the royal family, with a noble status. The reason why he mixed the meaning of guns and sticks in his words was mainly because he had always been dissatisfied with Huo Jingtian being the chief elder of the Royal Academy, while he himself was only the second elder.

In his opinion, although Huo Jingtian was indeed very strong in terms of cultivation, he was just a lonely person without any strong background to support him. How could he sit in the position of the great elder? After hearing Qin Xingliang's words, Huo Jingtian just glanced at him indifferently without giving any response. He just stood there quietly, like a silent statue.

Qin Xingliang was indeed unyielding, with a hint of sneer on his lips, and continued: "Haha, I think the disciple you recruited from Liucheng will probably be eliminated early in the assessment, so don't lose face when the time comes."

Huo Jingtian's eyes flashed with a sharpness, and he replied coldly: "My disciple, don't worry about it, Elder Qin. He naturally has his own abilities and opportunities, which are not something you can speculate at will."

Qin Xingliang snorted disapprovingly, "Humph, ability? How much ability can a disciple from such a small place have? Don't become a laughing stock."

Huo Jingtian straightened his body and said in a deep and powerful voice, "Elder Qin should pay more attention to his own disciples. My disciples do not need you to judge them."

Qin Xingliang was completely enraged by Huo Jingtian's calm and composed attitude. He suddenly raised his voice, widened his eyes and said angrily: "Huo Jingtian, don't be so self-righteous! Humph, why don't we make a bet on whether your disciple will get out of this swamp forest first or my disciple will complete the initiation ceremony first!"

When Huo Jingtian heard this, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, with a confident and playful smile on his face. He folded his hands in front of his chest and responded slowly: "Okay, I happened to hear that Elder Qin got a drop of spiritual essence a few days ago, why not use it as a bet."

"You..." Qin Xingliang was hesitant when he heard this, and his eyes revealed a trace of entanglement and reluctance. The spiritual essence is the essence condensed from the core of the fourth-level spiritual vein. It can only be formed into one drop every three years. It is extremely difficult to obtain. It was personally bestowed by His Majesty the Emperor when he entered the Royal Academy as an elder. Ordinary people cannot get even one drop even if they are extremely eager. The spiritual essence can allow a cultivator in the foundation-building stage to improve his cultivation by one level without any harm. Qin Xingliang originally planned to keep it for his soon-to-be-accepted disciples. But he didn't expect that he was spotted by Huo Jingtian before he could even warm it up.

Huo Jingtian looked at Qin Xingliang's hesitant expression, a trace of contempt flashed in his eyes, and he sneered, "Elder Qin, are you afraid? If you are afraid, just stand aside quietly and don't embarrass yourself here."

Qin Xingliang gritted his teeth when he heard this, a trace of reluctance and anger appeared on his face, and he said loudly: "Let's bet, who's afraid of who? But you have to take out something of a higher level."

Huo Jingtian thought for a moment, then said calmly: "Although your spiritual essence is precious, it can only be used by cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage. How about this, I have a second-grade high-quality meteor knife, and I'll use it as a bet?"

"Okay, I'll take it." Qin Xingliang answered very straightforwardly this time, because if Huo Jingtian took out another second-grade high-quality spiritual weapon, Qin Xingliang might have to argue with him, but if he took out a knife, then there would be nothing to say. After all, Qin Xingliang himself was a knife user, so naturally his future disciple would also be a knife user. Although he himself could not use the second-grade high-quality meteor knife, it could still be used as an extremely precious reward for his disciples.

"Hahaha, since the two elders are so interested, how about Gu and the other elders act as witnesses?" Seeing that the atmosphere had become so intense, Gu Fantian on the side spoke at the right time.

"That's great. Otherwise, I'd be worried that some people would refuse to admit their loss." Huo Jingtian nodded.

"Huo Jingtian, you are so presumptuous." Qin Xingliang was angered by Huo Jingtian again, and then turned to look at Gu Fanxiao: "Dean, this spiritual essence is in your custody, and you will be the judge."

After Qin Xingliang finished speaking, he glanced at Huo Jingtian. The meaning was very clear, which was to take out your second-grade top-grade Meteor Blade.

Huo Jingtian was not angry. He took out the Meteor Knife and handed it to Gu Fanxiao.