Cultivation Kill

After half a day of refining by spiritual fire.

The upgrade stone melted into red liquid stone, and under Shen Zige's divine control, it flew towards the guiding sword that was also floating in the air.

Upon impact, the molten stone, as if penetrating the surface of water, entered the sword's body in concentric ripples, then dispersed evenly throughout the blade until the molten stone was evenly distributed across all parts of the sword.

Peng——

The guiding sword unleashed a burst of air that swept around, and the cave's array appeared, stabilizing everything.

Shen Zige reached out and caught the guiding sword that fell from the sky.

Spiritual energy surged into the sword, causing its light to flicker.

It's already a top-tier magic weapon, just a hair's breadth away from becoming a spiritual weapon!

"If I can find another upgrade stone, I can upgrade this guide sword into a spiritual weapon," Shen Zige thought to himself.

However, on the other hand, if it is upgraded to a spiritual weapon, it cannot be used in the ranking battle of all cultivators. A top-tier magic weapon will definitely have many advantages in battle.

Of course, this was just Shen Zige's way of comforting herself. If she had a choice, it would definitely be better to upgrade it to a spiritual weapon. She could just try out the sword and buy another one.

It was already late at night, so Shen Zige had no choice but to close her eyes and cultivate.

The next day, with an incense stick's time to burn before noon, Shen Zige left the cave and headed to the teleportation array in Miscellaneous Learning City.

After spending ten spirit stones, I arrived at the reception plaza at the entrance.

The square was already packed with people, and many cultivators were huddled together, as could be seen from their positions.

"Shen Zige, I almost thought you weren't coming." Shi Yuan was waiting near the teleportation array and greeted Shen Zige as soon as he saw her. "The rewards for the top 100 are very good, at least 10,000 spirit stones worth of materials or treasures. That's why many late-stage Spirit Condensation cultivators are teaming up to increase their chances of making it into the top 100."

Shen Zige walked over.

"Have the competition rules been released yet?" Shen Zige asked.

“It’s out, it’s on the notice board in front,” Shi Yuan said. “I’ve already read it.”

"The first round is a preliminary selection. Everyone will receive a competition ticket and then be collectively teleported to the Hundred Islands. There are three days for the competition. You can use any method to take the votes from the other side. After three days, the competition ends, and you will hand over the votes to the judging panel to directly select the top 100," Shi Yuan said directly.

"Wouldn't that cause many disciples to die?" Shen Zige said.

"According to the rules, when a person has no votes, they can be teleported out by shouting 'abstain' at the sky," Shi Yuan explained. "The Hundred Roads Islands have been covered and monitored by the Great Yuan Sect's magic weapons. Of course, some have been killed by accident, but that can only be blamed on their stupidity and greed."

"The second round will have eight arenas. The top eight from the first round will stand on the arenas, and the remaining ninety-two will choose which arena to enter according to their ranking, but each arena will be limited to a maximum of thirteen people. The winners of each arena will be the top eight, who will then enter the final one-on-one elimination round."

Since Shi Yuan explained the details of the ranking battle for all cultivators, Shen Zige no longer needed to go to the bulletin board to check it.

A handyman disciple walked over and handed Shen Zige a competition ticket, then shouted, "Who else hasn't gotten a ticket yet? The preliminary rounds are about to begin. Those without tickets won't be able to be teleported to the Hundred Roads Islands and will be eliminated immediately!"

"I!"

"I don't have a ticket either!"

Two people shouted loudly.

The servant disciple went over and handed out the tickets to the two men, then repeated the same message, but this time no one answered.

"The teleportation is about to begin. Please get ready. Those who do not yet have tickets should hurry and find the servant disciple in black to collect them. Those who remain in the square after the teleportation will be considered to have forfeited the competition."

A Core Formation cultivator flew into the air and addressed the crowd below.

Upon hearing this, several disciples of the Qi Condensation Realm hurriedly went to collect their tickets.

A circular white light descended like a lid, enveloping everyone standing in the square. After a moment, the light disappeared, leaving only those without tickets in the square. Of course, this mass teleportation was not yet precisely screened, so the servant disciples threw aside the packages containing their competition tickets before teleporting.

The Bailu Islands are located on the edge of a sea area and consist of various small islands of different sizes.

Shen Zige appeared on the edge of a small island, about a thousand feet in diameter, standing on a reef being battered by the waves.

“There are over 10,000 cultivators participating. As long as you get more than 200 votes, you can be guaranteed to be in the top 100,” Shen Zige analyzed. “Of course, if the top three have a lot of votes, you will need even fewer votes to be in the top 100.”

It's not worth it to try to grab tickets for the game now. Each person only gets one ticket, which is time-consuming and laborious, but you won't get much benefit from it.

Shen Zige planned to take action on the third day, and first find a place to lie down and hide.

Two participants at the mid-stage of the Spirit Condensation realm were teleported to Shen Zige's vicinity. Upon seeing Shen Zige, they immediately rushed over.

Shen Zige withdrew her concealment technique.

The two participants fled back at an even faster speed!

"Standing on the island is too conspicuous!"

Shen Zige jumped into the sea and dived down.

Since cultivators rely on spiritual energy to maintain their physical energy, it's normal for them not to eat or breathe in harsh environments.

He plans to dig a hole in the seabed and bury himself for two days.

Many people share the same idea as Shen Zige, including Shi Yuan, who is also looking for a place to hide himself.

An ivory shark, equivalent to the late stage of the Spirit Condensation realm, smelled the scent, its tail swung faster, and it chased after Shen Zige.

"Sharks in the shallow sea?" Shen Zige used his divine sense to explore the surroundings. "That makes sense. The cultivation world is different from my previous world. The competition is much more intense. In the deep sea, sea beasts that are equivalent to Qi Condensation Realm would definitely not be able to survive."

He drew his sword, turned around, and slashed backward.

After guiding the sword to become a peak magical artifact, it was able to absorb Shen Zige's spiritual power, forming sword energy, sword light, and sword radiance.

Unfortunately, the sword energy that was cleaved in the water encountered water resistance and its speed was greatly reduced. It rushed towards the ivory shark in the form of an undercurrent.

The ivory shark sensed the danger lurking in the undercurrent and tried to dodge it, but its massive body made it less agile. It only managed to avoid half of the sword energy, while the other half cleaved through its thick skin and passed right through it.

Shen Zige's seventy-two acupoints make his sword energy twice as powerful as others at the same level. If it were someone else at the peak of the Spirit Condensation realm, they could only barely break through the ivory shark's outer skin and wouldn't be able to damage its internal organs.

The blood of the ivory shark stained the seawater red. This is only a shallow area where sunlight can reach the seabed, creating dappled patterns of light.

Shen Zige unleashed a second sword strike, and the Ivory Shark hurriedly swam away, attempting to escape.

The second sword strike judged the ivory shark's reaction, quickly caught up, and cleaved its entire body in two!

Shen Zige sheathed his sword, sank to the bottom of the sea, dug a pit in the sand, lay down in it, and then used his divine sense to summon seaweed to cover himself completely, leaving no gaps.

The seabed was very quiet, with only the faint sounds of flowing water and the movement of fish and shrimp.

Shen Zige felt pressure on her eardrums, so she immediately channeled more spiritual energy into them, closed her eyes, and used her divine sense to observe her surroundings.

A wary crab stood up, raising its claws, and then scurried away sideways into the distance.

An octopus that had been lurking rushed over, wrapped itself around the crab, and swallowed it whole.

Nature and the ocean constantly demonstrate the survival of the fittest.