The Transmigrator’s Cultivation

Arc 24: Nine Void Battlefield | Chapter 426: Inviting Shen Cultivator

<Start of Arc 24: Nine Void Battlefield>

The two shixiong and shidi had already reached the Nascent Soul stage, so if they wanted to travel quickly, they could tear through the spatial rifts. However, since the Nine Void Realm was situated within a time and space storm, to ensure safety, they chose not to do so, instead merging their auras and escaping hand in hand.

This way, it took them a full day to arrive at the location of the War God Tower’s branch.

It was indeed in Zou County.

According to Xu Ziqing’s “Records of Nine Void,” the powerful figure governing Zou County was the Danliu Divine Sovereign, a Yang Spirit who also resembled a crane. His divine power was quite formidable. However, this Divine Master had a decent temperament; when the two entered the county town, they were only lightly scanned and faced no significant intimidation.

The two inquired with a nearby mortal and soon arrived at the entrance of the War God Tower.

The War God Tower was different from the Sword Spirit Tower, which had ninety-nine levels. The War God Tower was merely a small three-story structure.

To hang a plaque, the Gathering Origin Realm Shen cultivators would do so on the first floor, those in the Tribulation Realm on the second floor, and those in the Transformation Realm on the third floor, with no room for confusion. Otherwise, the War God Token would be taken away, and they could no longer hope to enter the Nine Void Battlefield.

Xu Ziqing understood that hanging the plaque was essentially an invitation to companions.

If a Shen cultivator hung the War God Token in the tower, interested parties would leave a trace of Yang Spirit aura to set an appointment, allowing the order holder to meet them. If both parties recognized each other, they could enter the Nine Void Battlefield together. However, it would be considerably more challenging for lower realm cultivators to invite others compared to Shen cultivators.

Most Shen cultivators preferred to associate with their peers and were not necessarily willing to engage with lower-realm cultivators.

As Xu Ziqing and Yun Lie entered the first floor of the War God Tower, they saw countless pillars, many of which had a War God Token hanging from them.

However, the War God Tokens were imbued with the tower’s light; unless the person who personally hung the order took it down, no one else could. This provided some protection for the order holders.

After surveying the surroundings, Xu Ziqing found a pillar close to the entrance. He infused a strand of his primordial spirit into it and hung it there. At the same time, Yun Lie applied a strand of sword qi. This act was similar to the Shen cultivators infusing their Yang Spirit auras, allowing future visitors to gauge the strength of the order holder or the invited companions.

Once they completed these tasks, the two brothers exited the War God Tower.

Just outside to the right, a hundred feet away, was a peach grove, its fallen blossoms creating a picturesque scene.

Xu Ziqing and Yun Lie sat under a tree in the grove and reopened the “Records of Nine Void” to look up information.

To avoid having no one respond to their invitation after hanging the War God Token, they needed to select a few viable candidates and invite them personally.

The records in the secret tome were quite comprehensive, first documenting the divine positions and Yang Spirits of various powerful figures in the central region’s counties. It then detailed the Yang Spirit physical forms and locations of Shen cultivators in each major realm starting from the Concentration Realm.

At this moment, they were observing the Gathering Origin Realm Shen cultivators, and with a glance, they knew there were thirty-nine thousand seven hundred of them.

Indeed, that was quite a number.

Although Shen cultivators above the Gathering Origin Realm all knew about the Nine Void Realm, not everyone possessed a War God Token.

It was said that every year, there was a War God Conference, in which all Shen cultivators at the Gathering Origin Realm and above could participate. The top ten would be awarded a War God Token, allowing over three thousand Shen cultivators from one hundred and eight regions to enter the Nine Void Battlefield for battle.

Yet, the entire Nine Void Realm was vast, and who knew how many Shen cultivators above the Gathering Origin Realm existed? Those ten spots were indeed very rare.

However, these matters were of no concern to Xu Ziqing and Yun Lie.

Not long ago, the War God Conference had just concluded, and the War God Tokens had already been distributed. Currently, many Shen cultivators were in the process of inviting their companions to enter the Nine Void Realm together.

Moreover, every year, more Shen cultivators sought to enter that battlefield; therefore, logically speaking, it shouldn’t be the case that no one would respond to the invitation after hanging the order…

Thus, Xu Ziqing and Yun Lie spent over an hour carefully selecting candidates and finally chose three individuals.

All three were bird-type Yang Spirits, with cultivation levels above the Gathering Origin Realm. Their strengths were decent, and their characters were good; according to the introductions, they were easy to talk to.

If they could successfully invite them, it would be quite advantageous.

However, among the thirty thousand Gathering Origin Realm Shen cultivators, as the two brothers continued to look through the records, they still had a little over half left to complete when suddenly, Xu Ziqing looked up and said, “Senior brother, someone has activated the War God Token!”

Yun Lie responded, “Let’s go take a look.”

Xu Ziqing shared the same thought; he stood up, and together with Yun Lie, they moved back into the War God Tower.

Sure enough, on the pillar where Xu Ziqing had hung his War God Token, there stood a young Shen cultivator who appeared gentle and refined. He stood with his hands clasped behind his back, a calm smile on his face, and he seemed to share a certain resemblance to Xu Ziqing in terms of demeanor.

The divine aura emanating from this young man not only had the usual ethereal quality but also conveyed a sense of vitality.

Upon seeing him, Xu Ziqing felt a sense of goodwill even before they spoke.

The young Shen cultivator said, “Are you two cultivators from the lower realm?”

Xu Ziqing smiled, “Indeed.”

The young Shen cultivator nodded, “Shall we talk outside?”

Xu Ziqing naturally agreed.

Soon, the three of them returned to the peach grove.

The young Shen cultivator reached out to catch a falling peach petal and turned back to say, “I am Cang Shen, a Gathering Origin Realm cultivator, and my Yang Spirit form is the Luo Fox… May I ask for your names?”

Xu Ziqing replied with a smile, “I am Xu Ziqing, at the early Nascent Soul stage, and this is my senior brother, Yun Lie, who is at the late Nascent Soul stage and a second-tier sword cultivator.”

Cang Shen furrowed his brow slightly, “Nascent Soul… To be honest, if you are Nascent Soul cultivators, it’s very dangerous in the Nine Void Battlefield. Many lower realm cultivators often can’t last three months, let alone three years… It’s likely a matter of life and death.”

Hearing this, Xu Ziqing’s expression turned serious for a moment, but he quickly responded, “It’s all for the sake of experience. It’s nothing to worry about; life and death are dictated by fate.”

Cang Shen listened and solemnly said, “In that case, are you willing to travel with me?” After a pause, he continued, “This year, I lost a few rounds in the competition, ranking only in the twenties, but I’m not willing to delay another year. I was just thinking of borrowing your War God Token for a while…”

Xu Ziqing and Yun Lie exchanged glances and smiled, “We couldn’t ask for more.”

With that, everything proceeded very smoothly.

However, there were many people around, so the three did not activate the War God Token right there. They decided to move deeper into the peach grove to find a secluded spot.

According to their plan, Xu Ziqing would divide a strand of his primordial spirit, while Cang Shen would share a strand of divine breath. By infusing both into the War God Token, they could activate it.

Cang Shen asked, “Are you ready?”

Xu Ziqing replied seriously, “Let’s do it together.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the two truly acted simultaneously, infusing their primordial spirit and divine breath into the War God Token!

In the next moment, three light circles appeared on the ground, a phenomenon similar to when the Sword God Token was activated.

Xu Ziqing breathed a sigh of relief, and he, Yun Lie, and Cang Shen all stepped into the light.

Then, the light shifted, and their figures vanished in an instant.

This time, the process took only two or three breaths, much easier compared to using the Sword God Token to arrive at the Nine Void Realm. Xu Ziqing felt much more alert. However, just as the bright light ahead flared up, there was a sudden, violent shaking, and the ground beneath them nearly collapsed!

Xu Ziqing’s heart tightened as he realized he had been forcefully thrown out! He quickly looked towards Yun Lie, only to see his shixiong being propelled in a different direction!

Startled, Xu Ziqing didn’t even have time to shout before he landed on a patch of land.

At the same time, a loud roar echoed, and a torrent of power surged from the side, threatening to strike him immediately!

With danger looming, Xu Ziqing twisted his body and performed a flip to evade the oncoming force.

Afterward, he noticed a monstrous creature towering several meters high, its crimson eyes staring directly at him.

Seated atop the beast was a young Shen cultivator.

The young cultivator stroked the beast’s head, and it opened its mouth, unleashing a surge of scorching poisonous mist that transformed into a vast green cloud, threatening to envelop Xu Ziqing!

Xu Ziqing’s expression hardened as he waved his hand in front of him.

In an instant, countless palm-sized green leaves stacked upon one another, accumulating around his body.

Before long, a thick layer of protection formed, completely shrouding him.

The poisonous mist and green light sprayed towards him, but all of it hit the numerous leaves, producing a hissing sound of corrosion. Countless leaves turned to sap, yet even more leaves continued to grow, consuming all the corrosive material.

Xu Ziqing felt a surge of anger. “Cang Shen, what are you doing?”

It turned out that the one who had ambushed him earlier was the Shen cultivator who shared the War God Token with them. Although he appeared gentle and refined, for some unknown reason, he resorted to such despicable tactics.

Cang Shen chuckled disdainfully, his hand moving as the War God Token flickered in his palm. After he landed, he immediately attacked. The War God Token had been suspended in mid-air, not yet settled on the ground. While Xu Ziqing was dodging the ambush, Cang Shen took the opportunity to snatch the War God Token for himself. Moreover, since Yun Lie had been separated by the War God Token, no one could stop him—after all, he had cleverly ensured that Yun Lie was divided from them just before they arrived.

This was due to the fact that when the War God Token teleported everyone, to avoid mutual distrust among those being sent at the same time, anyone who excluded others would not affect the teleportation as long as they held no intent to kill. This way, the landing points of the teleporting individuals could be separated.

Although Xu Ziqing and Yun Lie had asked many questions earlier, they were ultimately not natives of the Nine Void Realm, so they were bound to overlook some details.

Cang Shen had precisely exploited this oversight.

Now, his demeanor shifted from refined to somewhat sinister: “Naturally, it’s for the War God Token. If you don’t die, how can the War God Token become mine?”

Xu Ziqing, filled with anger, was perplexed. “We agreed to come together; why must you covet this item?”

Cang Shen’s smile turned even more mocking. “Being controlled by others is nothing compared to being in control yourself! You lower realm cultivators are far too foolish. The War God Token was originally meant for us Shen cultivators; in your hands, it only causes a great deal of trouble. Conversely, if I kill you, the War God Token will only contain my divine breath, and controlling it will be much less of a hassle.” After saying this, he tucked the War God Token into his robes, “Forget it, why say so much to you? Just die!”

In the next moment, Cang Shen leaped into the air, his palms aligned, stretching out to generate a blazing light as intense as the sun. He then pressed this light down onto the beast beneath him, causing it to tremble and split into three identical beast forms, surrounding Xu Ziqing from three directions!

At that moment, Xu Ziqing finally saw clearly that the enormous creatures were all fox-like. He recalled that Cang Shen’s Yang Spirit form was the Luo Fox, and this beast was evidently a transformation of his Yang Spirit!

For a moment, he composed himself, but his expression no longer held any semblance of a smile.

He realized he had been careless before, but now, he had to reclaim the War God Token at all costs!

Translator: Lynn

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