“Long Blue Horn, you must be here for the examination. When the examination is over, my Dao Couple and I would like to follow you to the Great Desolate Divine Horn.”Night Dew hurriedly said, trying her best to make her tone as careful as possible.
This request had caused Lan Xiaobu to be stunned, Lan Xiaobu thought that this woman had definitely come to him because of the matter of the Nine Leaves Duo Nine Flowers, but he didn’t expect it to be a matter that had nothing to do with what he had imagined.
“Don’t you know that the Great Desolate Divine Horn can’t go in right now? The Great Desolate God’s Horn has an intense poison within it, and all cultivators who enter the Great Desolate God’s Horn will surely die.”Lan Xiaobu said.
Night Dew nodded, “I know, but I trust you.”
Lan Xiaobu looked at Night Dew speechlessly, this time he didn’t even want to say anything. He didn’t know the other party, why should he believe him? Even if the other party believed him, he wouldn’t believe this crap.
“All of them thought that you would accept the 50,000 top-grade divine crystals and the Nine Leaf Dodo Nine Flowers, but you chose the most grudging kind of way. I believe that you are a different kind of cultivator. My daoist couple and I have nowhere to run. We’ve been hiding in Jade Honour divine Dao City for a long time now. If we go any further, we no longer have any divine crystals on us. But once we leave Jade Honour divine Dao City, it’s a dead end.”As Night Dew spoke, a look of longing appeared in her eyes, and it was clear that she longed for Lan Xiaobu to take her and her Dao couple in.
Lan Xiaobu smiled, he was indeed a different kind of cultivator, but that didn’t mean he was going to take in people he didn’t know. What’s more, the other party was still being pursued by enemies. He was a tiny Yushen Realm cultivator, and he himself was in danger at any time, so why should he go and help someone block the sword?
When Lan Xiaobu was just about to open his mouth to refuse, an abrupt voice rang out, “All cultivators who have signed up to participate in the Returning Honour Divine Court Examination, please gather at the central square of Jade Honour Divine Dao City within one hour, the examination will begin in one hour.”
Lan Xiaobu froze, didn’t he say there were still a few days left? How did this suddenly start? He had never seen this kind of assessment before, where the time of the assessment changed at the drop of a hat? This was a bit too childish.
“Leader Lan, I know that someone covets the Great Desolate Divine Horn, and the person who covets the Great Desolate Divine Horn is the one who hunted down me and my daoist couple.”Night Dew’s words interrupted Lan Xiaobu’s doubts.
“How do you know?”Lan Xiaobu asked in astonishment.
“My couple has been on the run for years and years, and the reason why we were able to stay in Jade Honour divine Dao City was because Emperor Yi was a man of integrity. Even if the other party wanted to seek revenge on my couple, they wouldn’t be able to find the opportunity, they wouldn’t dare to make a move in Jade Honour divine Dao City. However, I’m not one to sit around and wait for death, and I secretly inquired about the news of the people hunting us down. In a chance encounter, I found them and heard them talk about the Great Desolate Divine Horn ……”
“How?”Lan Xiaobu was immediately concerned, the Great Desolate Divine Corner was his territory, and the reason he had come here to take the test was also to permanently make the Great Desolate Divine Corner his own place.
Night Dew said, “They said that a group of people recently came to the Great Desolate Divine Corner, and that there were people going in and out of the Great Desolate Divine Corner. After that group of people left, they went to the Great Desolate Divine Corner to check it out and said that the toxins in the Great Desolate Divine Corner seemed to be weakening, and that maybe one day it would disappear completely. That’s why they intend to gain a ranking in this examination and take the Great Desolate Divine Horn for themselves.”
Lan Xiaobu then understood why Night Dew had guessed that he was here to participate in the examination. It looked like Night Dew had also guessed that he wanted to permanently keep the Great Desolate Divine Corner and turn it into his own territory. Just how could others know that the Great Desolate Divine Horn toxin was lowered? The Great Desolate Divine Horn’s protective formation flag was in his hands, without his formation flag, no one could enter before.
“Who are the people chasing you?”Lan Xiaobu continued to ask.
Night Dew didn’t have the slightest intention of hiding, “It’s a divine sect under the Jing Fang divine Court, this divine sect is called the Gengjia Divine Sect, and it’s rumoured that Min Lun, the Reserve Divine Son of the Jing Fang Divine Court, learnt the Dao from the Gengjia Divine Sect. The one who chased after my couple was a Divine Sovereign named Jiang Granary, as for the reason it’s a long story, I’ll tell Chief Blue Horn later.”
“Gunga Divine Sect? Sounds like a Buddhist sect.”Lan Xiaobu was slightly puzzled.
“Chief Leader, has the examination been brought forward?”At this moment, Shi Yi and the others heard the announcement just now and all came out to enquire about the situation.
“Yes, it’s been brought forward. We’ll go over together later, so everyone wait first.”Lan Xiaobu signalled for everyone to wait to the side for him to enquire clearly.
Night Dew replied, “It’s indeed the legacy of the Western Sect, but they’re not some kind of compassionate, good-hearted men and women. The Gunga Divine Sect is all about decisive killing and looting, never giving up their interests for any other reason. I don’t know how many innocent cultivators have been killed because they offended the Gunga Divine Sect.”
Lan Xiaobu nodded, “In that case, let’s talk about it after I finish the examination. If I don’t get a ranking, then it’s useless to say anything now.”
Night Dew suddenly transmitted a voice, “Leader Lan, you have to be careful of the people around you. This time, the reason why they know about the Great Desolate Divine Horn is most likely due to a problem with the people around you. There’s also the fact that this time, they will send someone to participate in the examination, and apart from gaining a ranking, there’s another reason to deal with the people of your Great Desolate Divine Horn.”
“Are you guys also living in this Rest House now?”Lan Xiaobu asked.
Night Dew nodded, “Yes.”
“In that case, then stay here and wait for our news.”Lan Xiaobu nodded to Night Dew, meaning to acknowledge her words.
“Horned Chief, my husband and I are both refiners, and can refine third-grade divine weapons.”Before leaving, Night Dew suddenly transmitted another sentence to Lan Xiaobu.
Lan Xiaobu didn’t respond, if what Night Dew said was true, then he decided to accept Night Dew and her dao couple. A Third Grade Divine Artifact Master was something that any place would grab for. The reason why Night Dew and her Dao Couple were still on the run until now was most likely because they were worried about being confined, or they were worried that the Gunga Divine Sect’s origins were so great that even if they joined another sect, they would be forced to hand them over under pressure.
Lan Xiaobu could ignore the tens of thousands of top-grade divine crystals and the Nine Leaf Dodo Nine Flowers, and even ignored the threat of the forces behind the Fragrant Heavens Pavilion Master, which was either the main reason why she chose Lan Xiaobu, whose character she felt was trustworthy.
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When Lan Xiaobu brought a group of people from the Great Desolate Divine Horn to the central square of Jade Honouring Divine Dao City, too many people had already gathered here, which showed how many people were participating in the examination this time.
With so many people participating in the examination, and only those few Horn Leaders and City Lords needed by the Return Honour Divine Court, the competition was as strong as could be imagined.
“Brother Xiao Bu, I have also just returned here. I heard about your matter as soon as I came back, and I had planned to go look for you, but then I suddenly learnt that the examination was going to start earlier, so I waited for you here. You, ah, should have looked for me for what happened before. A mere Pavilion Master dares to lay hands on you, he simply doesn’t know how to die.”Before Lan Xiaobu could inquire about the examination, Kuang Di hurriedly arrived in front of Lan Xiaobu.
“Master Kuang Si, you have too many things to do, where is the need to bother you to come out for my little matter.”Lan Xiaobu said with a smile.
Kuang Di was still a good person, at the very least a little bit of knowing how to return favours. On this point, it was many times stronger than that smiling tiger Roy.
“Little Boo, how do you feel in the Great Desolate God Horn?”Kuang Di suddenly hit a soundproof prohibition and asked in a low voice.
Lan Xiaobu said, “It’s not bad, I’m trying to find a way to make the Great Desolate Divine Corner a livable place.”
“Is it already effective?”Kuang Di immediately inquired.
Lan Xiaobu nodded his head, “Yes, there are indeed some results.”
Kuang Di sighed, “Recently, some people have inquired about the Great Desolate Divine Horn and even wished to serve as one of the Horn Leaders of the Great Desolate Divine Horn. Although the seal of the Great Desolate Divine Horn was given to you, you must be careful with this examination. If someone obtains the qualification of a City Lord, he has the power to take the Great Desolate Divine Horn from you.”
“Thanks to Brother Kuang for mentioning it, I’ll heed it.”Lan Xiaobu said.
Kuang Di continued, “There are Divine Monarchs joining in on this assessment, although I don’t know why a Divine Monarch is bored enough to come to the assessment, you must be more careful. Because the content of the assessment is too strictly kept secret, I didn’t inquire about it either. If you really can’t, you can choose to withdraw. Don’t worry, with me, Kuang Zhi, you can survive anywhere.”
Lan Xiaobu thanked again, he was clear that Kuang Di was doing it for his own good.
Just at this moment a huge white jade altar suddenly rose in the middle of the square, Kuang Di quickly said, “You must be more careful, I need to go do something.”
After saying that, he patted Lan Xiaobu again and quickly left.
A slender man suddenly appeared above the white jade altar in the middle of the square, after the man appeared on the white jade altar, all the people in the square quieted down.
The man clasped his fists to the surroundings and said in a clear voice, ”I am Daolord Uncle Heung Yi Yi of the Returning Honour Divine Court, first of all, I’d like to thank so many fellow Daoists in the Divine Realm for looking up to my Returning Honour Divine Court, and coming here to take part in the Horn Leader and City Lord Examination organised by my Returning Honour Divine Court. Because of certain reasons, I have abruptly moved the appraisal forward by three days, or started it in haste, so please understand.
Before this examination, I, Uncle Heung Yi Yi, in the name of Daolord, assure all of you that this examination is fair and just, and that any generation that wants to speculate on this examination had better not come over, because you will be directly beheaded. At the same time I also want to say the second thing, this examination mortality rate is very high, to participate in the examination to come in maybe half will fall off. So please worry about some loss and death of the Taoist friends to withdraw from the examination, withdraw from the examination will not have any punishment, and still can stay in the Jade Honouring Divine Dao City to watch other cultivators participate in the examination.” Genius remembered in a second 🙁
After this passage was finished, a burst of chatter came from the square.
That there would be casualties in this examination was something that many people had thought about, but half of the casualties were still beyond everyone’s expectations, and this was too high. For the sake of an imaginary corner chief, is it cost-effective to risk death here?
Shu Xiang Yi continued, “I will personally act as the invigilator for this examination, this examination will be hosted by my Returning Honour Divine Court’s First Court Pillar, Roy, throughout the whole process, now by Roy Court Pillar, I will explain to everyone the items of the examination and the specific process.”
