The Heavens: From Film and Mythology to Conquering Myriad Realms

"Earth Elemental Shield!"

Wu Jiuzhi summoned an earthen-yellow shield, which surrounded him.

The Earth Element Shield is a mid-grade defensive magic weapon and Wu Jiuzhi's trump card, so he can no longer hold back at this moment.

Qingwen also summoned a cyan bracelet to protect herself.

"boom!"

A wooden vine wrapped around Wu Jiu's fingers, but the Earth Element Shield provided resistance, resulting in a stalemate.

However, in less than a moment, a huge earth spike protruded from the ground, instantly shattering the earth element shield and piercing Wu Jiuzhi straight through.

"No! Get out!"

When Qingwen saw Wu Jiuzhi being killed, his expression changed drastically, and he immediately tried to escape.

He couldn't care less about Hu Pinggu anymore. He directly unleashed the power of the cyan bracelet, briefly forcing back the wooden vines that Lu Yao had used, before retreating rapidly.

"Want to leave now? It's too late!"

When Lu Yao saw Qingwen trying to escape, he smiled faintly, and the Yata Mirror appeared in his hand.

A flash of blue light appeared in the Yata Mirror, and a beam of light shot out instantly.

Upon seeing the beam of light approaching, Qingwen quickly activated a wooden shield talisman to protect himself.

However, the defensive talisman did not have the effect that Qingwen had imagined, and it was directly penetrated by the beam of light.

"impossible!"

Qingwen stared wide-eyed at Lu Yao with a look of resentment, then was pierced by the beam of the Yata no Kagami, his eyes gradually lost their luster, and he collapsed to the ground.

"Fellow Daoist Zhang, spare my life!"

When Hu Pinggu saw that Qingwen and Wu Jiuzhi were both dead, she knelt on the ground in terror, her face showing a pleading expression.

However, Lu Yao remained calm and composed, instantly activating his fireball technique, which engulfed him in flames before Hu Pinggu's terrified eyes.

After finishing off the two black-clad cultivators with a few sword strikes, Lu Yao collected their magical artifacts and storage bags and left the area.

……

Inside the cave dwelling in Tai Nan Market, Lu Yao looked at the six storage bags in front of him and began to count his gains.

There are a total of five magical artifacts, two of which are of medium quality, one of which is a defensive artifact, and the rest are of low quality.

The two mid-grade magic artifacts are Wu Jiuzhi's Earth Element Shield and Qingwen's Blue Bracelet.

Lu Yao accepted these two mid-grade magic artifacts, one for offense and one for defense.

Lu Yao planned to sell the other magical artifacts in the Tai Nan Market.

Besides magical artifacts, Qingwen and the others also had some talismans, spirit stones, and other miscellaneous items in their storage bags, which were of some value. Apart from the spirit stones, Lu Yao planned to sell them all.

"As expected, killing and robbing is still the fastest way to make money."

Looking at his harvest, Lu Yao couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

This harvest, converted into spirit stones, is worth at least six or seven hundred spirit stones. No wonder so many people want to become Tribulation Cultivators.

A mid-grade magic weapon costs over a hundred spirit stones on the market, and they are rarely sold, let alone a mid-grade defensive magic weapon.

The spell Lu Yao used this time was incredibly powerful, easily defeating several people, demonstrating the power of a perfect-level spell.

After killing Qingwen and the others, the world's origin increased by more than two thousand, which can be considered a replenishment, after all, Qingwen was one of the four great blood servants in the later stages.

Lu Yao put the items he wanted to sell into a storage bag, then left the cave and headed towards the trading area.

Upon arriving at the trading area, Lu Yao immediately placed his items on his stall and began selling them with clearly marked prices.

At the same time, Lu Yao also kept an eye on the passing cultivators to see if Han Li had arrived.

Three days later, while resting with his eyes closed at his stall, he suddenly heard a noise.

"Look! There's a strange bird in the sky!"

"There are actually two heads."

"It's the Yan family! I didn't expect their family to send people to participate in the Ascension Ceremony."

"Damn it! What right do these cultivator families have to steal the opportunities from us rogue cultivators!"

……

"Those two siblings from the Yan family?"

Lu Yao watched the two-headed bird fly by in the sky, his expression shifting slightly.

With the arrival of the Yan family, the Ascension Ceremony is about to reach its climax.

The Ascension Ceremony is open not only to independent cultivators, but also to members of cultivation families.

Therefore, members of cultivation families usually arrive last, which also indicates that the Ascension Ceremony is about to begin.

The commotion caused by the Yan family quickly subsided.

A moment later, a familiar figure appeared in Lu Yao's perception.

At this moment, Han Li was looking at the stalls in the trading area with great curiosity, stopping from time to time to examine the items on the stalls closely, looking like someone who had never seen the world before.

Lu Yao chuckled, waved his hand to pack up the stall in front of him, and slowly walked towards Han Li.

"Brother Han!"

Han Li was startled by the sudden sound and quickly turned around.

"Brother Yao!"

Han Li looked at Lu Yao, his face immediately lit up with joy, and he quickly walked up to Lu Yao.

"This is not the place to talk. Come with me."

Lu Yao smiled and led Han Li away from the trading area.

In a secluded spot in the market, Lu Yao used a soundproofing technique and began talking with Han Li.

"Has the matter at the Mo residence been resolved?"

Lu Yao looked at Han Li and asked with a smile.

"Yes, I helped them resolve some trouble and left the Iron Slave there."

Han Li nodded. After clearing out some gang forces from the Mo family, he left Tie Nu at the Mo family residence to protect Mo Juren's wife and daughters.

"That's good."

Lu Yao nodded, wondering if Han Li and Mo Caihuan would have a classic dialogue this time.

"Brother Yao, I've heard about the Ascension Ceremony along the way. Did you ask me to come here at this time for this reason?"

Han Li scratched his head and asked in confusion.

"That's right. This Ascension Ceremony is held once every five years. If you miss it, you'll have to wait another five years."

Lu Yao smiled, not expecting Han Li to understand the situation so quickly.

"But... I've heard that the Ascension Ceremony is extremely brutal. With my cultivation level, going there would just mean certain death."

Han Li opened his mouth, then spoke somewhat silently.

He knew all too well the benefits of joining a sect, but he was only at the eighth level of Qi Refining thanks to constantly taking pills, so how could he possibly step onto the arena?

"Haha, Brother Han, don't worry, I have a brilliant plan. Look what this is."

Lu Yao smiled mysteriously and took out the Ascension Token.

"What is this token?"

Han Li looked at the Ascension Token with a puzzled expression.

Han Li has not yet obtained the Qingxi Notes, so he is unaware of the existence of the Ascension Token.

"This is the Ascension Token. With it, you don't need to participate in the Ascension Ceremony; you can directly join a sect."

Lu Yao chuckled and explained to Han Li.

"What! There's actually such a thing!"

Han Li stared wide-eyed at the Ascension Token in disbelief.

"These Ascension Tokens are bestowed upon meritorious families by the seven major sects. They are anonymous; whoever holds them is the one who is recognized."

Lu Yao shook the Ascension Token in his hand, a smile appearing on his face.

"Coco... there's only one Ascension Token. If you give it to me, what will you do, Brother Yao?"

Han Li swallowed hard. It would be a lie to say he wasn't tempted. Who wouldn't be tempted to join a cultivation sect and say goodbye to being a rogue cultivator?