A thousand entry slots seemed like a lot, but in truth, it was absolutely not enough to share.
Who did not desire a slot?
Mountain River Stone, for any Mountain River Tier cultivator, was greatly beneficial. Not only could it help boost cultivation level, it could also give an individual a unique skill. For Shattering Void Tier cultivators, that was even more valuable. They could skip the step of comprehension, and directly form their mountains and rivers to advance into this cultivation level.
However, if one depended on Mountain River Stone to break through, the limit would be the peak of the lower levels of Mountain River Stone. Unless he could make a breakthrough himself on martial arts, he could only remain in this level forever.
The heavens were naturally just.
For these entry slots, everyone was practically about to come to blows.
Because the empress of the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire had no children, she only took a few slots and handed them over to the Ninth King so she could enter into the Heavenly Sea Mystery Realm and train. Aside from her, there were also a few guards entering to ensure her safety.
As for the remaining entry slots, she handed them to the Left and Right Ministers, and the Seven Great Generals to distribute them to those worthy.
The Nine Kings’ status was above the court’s. Although their authority was superior to the Left and Right Ministers’ and the Seven Great Generals’, their priority only lay in cultivation. They had never interfered in matters of the imperial court. This was also a reason why the Left Minister and the other higher-ups were willing to yield to their superior authority.
The Imperial Capital would definitely be bustling in these few days as the various clans would be running around for their own people. That was Mountain River Stone, and they could nurture outstanding heirs with it.
In any case, Ling Han had already gained an entry slot. That was something personally bestowed on him by the empress, and no one could possibly snatch it from him. Thus, he calmly returned to the Academy.
He had initially wanted to immediately seek out Shui Yanyu to ask her about matters concerning the Heavenly Sea Mystery Realm, but just when he had that thought, he realized that he did not know where Shui Yanyu was in the Academy, and so could not help but smile.
Then he’d just ask another person.
Ling Han sought out Lin You. The latter came from a noble background, and was known for being just, so there was naturally no problem just to ask him a few questions.
Lin You was very cordial, and when he knew why Ling Han had come, he told Ling Han all the information he knew about the resources in the Heavenly Sea Mystery Realm.
The history of this Mystery Realm was far longer than the history of the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire.
The inheritance of the Jade Drop and Eternity Sky Majestic Empires could be numbered in hundreds of millions of years. At the time, the competition was actually only between these two great Majestic Empires, until finally, about a million years ago, the empress of the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire came into being suddenly. Walking out from a small country, battling step by step, she finally formed the current balance of power between the three empires.
However, the origin of the Heavenly Sea Mystery Realm was even earlier than the two great Majestic Empires of Jade Drop and Eternity Sky. Before these two great nations were established, or perhaps when the Joint Peace Planet was still in that ancient era, this Mystery Realm had already existed.
Hence, no one knew the origins of this Mystery Realm. The only thing known was that there were Mountain River Stones inside, and there were some in the most precious category. Unfortunately, one could not re-cultivate Mountain River Tier once he had broken through. Otherwise, this Mystery Realm would be even more important.
The entrance to this Mystery Realm would only open for half a day. After about 2,000 people had entered, it would have reached its limit. If more entered, they would directly be killed.
As for the question of how long one could stay in the Mystery Realm, it was indefinite. Sometimes, it would only be half a month, and sometimes it would be half a year.
This Mystery Realm imposed a limit on the maximum cultivation level, but had no limit on the minimum cultivation level. It could only accommodate cultivators in the lower levels of Mountain River Tier and below, and should anyone with a higher cultivation level, they would be torn to pieces. Even Heavenly Body Tier elites were no exception. Thus, some have deduced that this Mystery Realm had to be the creation of an ultimate elite of the Genesis Tier. Otherwise, how could there possibly appear such extremely valuable treasures like the Mountain River Stone?
In the next few days, the Imperial Capital was indeed flaring up over these thousand entry slots. Clans with even the slightest bit of power were all running around, delivering gifts to the residences of the Left and Right Ministers, as well as the Seven Great Generals, so that they could gain an entry slot.
Because those in the lower levels of the Mountain River Tier could also enter, naturally not much attention was paid to Ling Han. In the Shattering Void Tier, he could be considered invincible, but in the Mountain River Tier, any Mountain River Tier cultivator would be able to dominate him easily.
However, Shui Yanyu absolutely disagreed with this. She was speaking from experience, and clearly knew how terrifying Ling Han’s physique could be.
In the Scarlet Heaven Academy, a few of the higher-ranked Mountain River Tier elites were chased after by the various forces. There were some that obviously came from humble backgrounds, without any powerful backer, yet unexpectedly gained the qualification to enter.
An example was someone called Tang Fei. He was the number one genius in the lower levels of the Mountain River Tier at the Northern Institution. He was a commoner, yet had been selected personally by the Lord Left Minister this time, and could enter into the Heavenly Sea Mystery Realm. His purpose was naturally for the sake of protecting Li Weiwei.
This was very lavish, but the Left Minister did not care. He only had four daughters, and this youngest daughter of his was favorite. For the sake of ensuring his beloved daughter could have a fated opportunity, as well as guaranteeing her safety, what did the mere sacrifice of a single entry slot count as?
After preparing for seven days, the thousand people to enter the Heavenly Sea Mystery Realm were confirmed. These people all boarded a luxurious warship, which flew towards their destination.
This was where the borders of the three nations crossed. It was a desolate plain, which Ling Han thought was odd. There was a ‘Sea’ in the name of the Heavenly Sea Mystery Realm, so what about the sea? Where was it?
The people from the other two great Majestic Empires had arrived as well. They had also arrived via a warship. Otherwise, even in the case of the Mountain River Tier cultivators, the journey on foot would take months.
The leader of the team from the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire was one of the Seven Great Generals, Ding Li’an. He was also the only one of the Seven Great Generals that had not married and had children yet. Apparently, this Great General was desperately in love with the empress of the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire, and thus vowed to never marry. However, it was obviously an unrequited love, and he was destined to remain single for the rest of his life.
Since he was single, the only thing left for him was cultivation. As a result, Ding Li’an’s cultivation level was very high; he had already attained the peak of the lower levels of the Heavenly Body Tier, and he himself was a four-star genius, so he could match an ordinary cultivator in the middle levels of the Heavenly Body Tier.
The other two great Majestic Empires had also sent a similar heavyweights, appearing to be very serious about this. After all, those that entered into the Mystery Realm were either the descendants of important people of their respective Majestic Empires, or prodigious geniuses. There was absolutely no room for failure.
Shui Yanyu, Ji Yun’er, Lin You, Ye Chengyun and the others had also gained the qual
ification to enter with the help the power of their respective clans. However, though Ma Xing had extraordinary talent, he did not gain the chance to enter, because he did not have any important background.
To be honest, if it wasn’t for the fact that the empress had allowed Ling Han to enter with a personal imperial decree, he might not have been able to get this one entry slot, either.
The reality was just that cruel.
Chapter 941 - It's Still Ling Han That Has An Unyielding Character
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Ling Han’s eyes swept over the people assembled, and saw that many were looking at him with sneers on their faces, not hiding their killing intent in the least.
There were the senior brother and senior sister disciples from the Western Institution, the members of the Luo Clan, and the subordinates of the subordinates of Zhao Lun, and they were all in the low extreme of the Mountain River Tier. They were staring at Ling Han as if they were looking at a vulnerable lamb, their eyes filled with cruelty and heartlessness.
At first, Ling Han would not know so many people, but Lin You was standing beside him and introduced them to him one after another, so he had some idea inside his head.
The Heavenly Sea Mystery Realm did not merely possess fateful opportunities, but also endless danger. Hence, it was absolutely normal for a number of people to die within, and it was absolutely impossible to find out who the culprits were.
A Mystery Realm had always been the best location to settle personal grudges. If you were afraid to die, then you could only choose not to enter.
Fateful opportunities had always been accompanied by danger.
Ling Han looked at these people, sneering inwardly. Even without the Black Tower, with how tough his present physique was now, it was not the slightest bit inferior to Level One Godly metal, and could absolutely take the attack of any cultivator at the peak of the low extreme of Mountain River Tier head on.
Moreover, he still had the Seven Kill Subduing Soul Technique. It was still indefinite who would be the hunter, and who would be the prey!
Additionally, he had also attained breakthrough-level improvement on his Six Techniques Return to One. The only thing he lacked now was time, and as soon as he reached 20 Stars of strength, he would be able to break through. When he advanced into the Mountain River Tier, it would be he who would be sweeping aside all opposition.
True, he did not possess any Immortal-level cultivation techniques, but don’t forget, there were still Mountain River Stones that could help him directly form his mountains and rivers inside the Mystery Realm, though he would only be limited to the peak of the low extreme.
However, those that could enter here were limited to the peak of the low extreme, so if it was a battle between equals, whom would Ling Han be afraid of?
When these people looked coldly over him, Ling Han returned their looks with a chilling look of his own, not cowering in the slightest.
Shui Yanyu felt a headache coming on. How could she have imagined that Ling Han was such a magnet for trouble? It was not enough for him to have a great enemy like Zhao Lun, he’d actually made an enemy of the Western Institution as well as the Luo Clan. She didn’t know whether to be angry about how he lacked a sense of propriety, or admire how courageous Ling Han was.
Li Weiwei had also come over, pulling Ji Yun’er with her, chattering continuously by Ling Han’s ear, and completely ignoring the fact that the top elite of the low extreme of the Mountain River Tier division of the Northern Institution was standing next to her, which made Tang Feng—the said elite—have a very ugly look on his face.
Tang Feng was presently 277 years old, had the cultivation of the peak of the low extreme of the Mountain River Tier, and was honored as the top elite of the low extreme division of the Northern Institution. Merely this identity had made who knew how many beautiful senior sister and junior sister disciples throw themselves at him, recommending themselves for a position in his bed.
However, he could be considered a self-disciplined person, and did not lose himself in lust, though he would occasionally let himself loose—he had not married, and faced with temptations that delivered themselves up to his doors. How much resistance could he actually have?
But this time, being assigned such a big task by the Left Minister, a very great ambition suddenly rose within him.
He wanted to become the son-in-law of the Left Minister!
The time they would spend in the Mystery Realm would be half a month at least, and half a year at most. Furthermore, there were many dangers within, and he and Li Weiwei would be all alone by themselves. After spending all that time together, wouldn’t familiarity breed fondness? Moreover, in the face of danger, women were the most vulnerable. When she saw how mighty and majestic he was, she would definitely not be able to stop herself from falling in love with him.
He had most ideal thoughts, but who would have expected that Li Weiwei had completely not taken him to heart, and was completely treating him like a servant to be ordered around? She had not even looked directly at him, which depressed him very much.
If it was to be claimed that the daughter of the Left Minister was proud by nature, that was fine. But Li Weiwei was actually all smiles and cheerful around a lowlife from a small world, completely defenseless. She was practically treating him like a friend, so how could Tang Feng be able to accept this?
He was the mighty top elite of the Low Extreme Division. Could it be that he could not even match a lowlife from a small world?
Tang Feng’s expression was as dark as water. He inwardly decided that they had to separate from Ling Han after entering the Mystery Realm.
Although he had never entered into the Heavenly Sea Mystery Realm, for the sake of his beloved daughter, the Left Minister had given him a jade scroll, and there was incredibly complete and accurate information about the Heavenly Sea Mystery Realm written within, so he was very confident.
As the saying went, three women made a market, and four a fair. With Li Weiwei chattering endlessly, she led Ji Yun’er and Shui Yanyu to both speak a few words here and there, which gave Ling Han no chance to speak at all. Thus, he took a step back, and began conversing with Lin You.
“Senior Brother Ling, why don’t you go with me later?” Lin You extended an invitation. “This time, our Lin Clan has obtained a total of three entry slots. Aside from myself, the other two clansmen are both elites in the low extreme of Mountain River Tier.”
He had long heard that Lin You was a just person, and could sacrifice himself for his friends; merely hearing these words for him, he knew that his reputation was justified. Lin You could tell that Ling Han could possibly be hunted down, and thus had cordially invited him along.
Ling Han could not help but smile, and said, “Thank you for your kindness, Junior Brother Lin. However, I am still used to being alone.”
Lin You took one look at Shui Yanyu, and believed himself to have understood the situation. Thus, he said, “I have forgotten that Senior Brother Ling still has a beautiful, captivating senior sister as company. However, Senior Sister Shui has just advanced into the Mountain River Tier, so if you met an opponent in the later stage of low extreme of the Mountain River Tier, or perhaps even the peak, I fear she will not be a match for them.”
Shui Yanyu was very talented in martial arts, and was a two-star genius. How could there be anyone ordinary among those who could enter into the Mystery Realm? Besides, those that had advanced into the Mountain River Tier were all one-star geniuses at the very least. Thus, Shui Yanyu would at most be able to match an opponent in the middle stage of low extreme; she would definitely be no match for someone stronger.
Ling Han clapped a hand on Lin You’s shoulder, and said, “I understand. However, I will be fine. When the time comes, it will not be definite who is the hunter and who is the prey!”
Seeing the powerful confidence Ling Han exuded, Lin You could not help but choose to believe him.
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nbsp; “Ling Han!”
A pleasantly surprised voice rang out, and they saw the Ninth King holding up her skirts as she walked quickly towards them.
Her status was too noble, so all those belonging to the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire knelt. As she walked past, the people on either side knelt down, and only when she passed did they stand up once more, forming a wave-like movement.
Ling Han was surprised; why was this Ninth King suddenly calling out to him?
He had barely finished the thought when the Ninth King already ran to stand in front of him. Lin You hurriedly knelt on one knee, paying his respects.
“Rise, rise.” The Ninth King lifted her hand. Her face as beautiful as a flower, she complimented, “Ling Han, you’re better than others, who look like they have soft bones, and immediately kneel down when they see me.”
Pu!
Those standing close enough to hear her almost threw up blood. This was their respect, all right? Her Imperial Majesty had already declared that seeing the Nine Kings was equivalent to seeing Her Imperial Majesty! Just tell us, who would dare not to pay respects to you? Ling Han was obviously acting treasonous, refusing to kneel in the face of one of the Nine Kings, and in your eyes, he had actually become one with an unyielding character!?
Ling Han merely clasped his hands in greeting, and said, “My respects to the Ninth King.”
There were three female guards following behind the Ninth King, and they were all at the peak of the low extreme of the Mountain River Tier. When they saw Ling Han’s lack of respect, they immediately frowned, and glared at him angrily.
“I have especially allowed Ling Han not to kneel down to pay his respects,” the Ninth King said hurriedly so that her three guards would not flip out.
When they heard the words of the Ninth King, the three female guards could only close their mouths obediently.
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