noffsinger Chapter 311: Stay on Standby
Chapter 311: Stay on Standby
"Fellow Daoist Sima, why don't you guess which of our three families will come out on top and reap the greatest rewards in this trip to Rakshasa Sea City?"
Outside the secret realm, a leading elder of the Ji family glanced at the Sima family's camp on the side of the mountain and spoke with a hint of probing.
Upon hearing this, an elder in the Sima family camp slowly stroked his long beard, subtly glancing over the Ji family and the Xuanyuan family camp not far away, a cold smile playing on his lips.
Our ancestor had long ago calculated using divination techniques that Rakshasa Sea City held an immense opportunity. Therefore, our family not only spared no expense in sending three Nascent Soul cultivators into the secret realm, but also brought with them incredibly powerful weapons. The other two families are probably still completely unaware of this.
After a moment of contemplation, the Sima family elder, still with a calm expression, slowly replied, "In the past, when the secret realm opened, the three families were evenly matched in strength, and the final gains were also very close. It is really hard to predict at this moment."
Hahaha……
The elder of the Ji family laughed loudly, "Our Ji family is not greedy. We are satisfied with what we had last time! However, some people may be getting restless."
At this point, he changed the subject, his gaze subtly sweeping over the Xuanyuan family's camp, a hint of smugness flashing in his eyes, before continuing.
"However, as three great families, it is only right for us to help each other. If someone is willing to pay a sufficient price, and if my Ji family has any extra fragments of laws, we are not unwilling to reluctantly transfer a few."
As everyone knows, the ancestor of the Xuanyuan family is nearing the end of his lifespan and urgently needs to refine some high-quality law fragments to help him break through his bottleneck and prolong his lifespan.
However, the secret realm is mostly filled with fragments of third-order laws, and fourth-order laws are extremely rare.
It is important to know that it takes tens of thousands of third-order law fragments to condense a single fourth-order fragment.
Similarly, it takes 10,000 fourth-tier fragments to synthesize one fifth-tier fragment.
However, for a Nascent Soul cultivator to break through the bottleneck, they must reach the fifth rank.
Therefore, it was almost an impossible task for the patriarch of the Xuanyuan family to use the fifth-order law fragments to break through the bottleneck and prolong his life.
This is precisely why the elders of the Ji family were so sarcastic.
Unexpectedly, the elders in the Xuanyuan camp showed no anger upon hearing this. Instead, they looked at the Ji family camp with interest and said, "Fellow Daoist Ji, you should keep your meager gains for yourself!"
Elder Xuanyuan's lips curled slightly upward, a mysterious glint in his eyes, seemingly confident in his family's gains...
Just then, the light from the enormous rift in the sky connecting Rakshasa City suddenly intensified, like a blazing sun hanging high in the sky, causing everyone to squint.
As the light flashed, a large number of cultivators who had participated in the expedition to the secret realm began to surge out like a tide. Each of them looked exhausted, and their clothes were tattered, clearly indicating that they had experienced countless hardships in the secret realm.
The members of the three ancient families stared intently at the crowd that had emerged, but to their surprise, not a single cultivator from the three families appeared.
However, this didn't make them think too much about it. After all, the scions of powerful families were the main protagonists in this competition, and they might be enjoying a feast in the secret realm right now...
"Quickly, come over here... hand over all the law fragments you've collected!" a young master from a powerful family shouted.
Kongming glanced at the crowd and led Yao Yao straight toward the Sima family's camp.
He took out a storage bag he had prepared beforehand and handed it to the elder in charge of collecting the fragments of the law.
The elder took the storage bag, scanned it with his divine sense, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. "Not bad, I didn't expect a mere rogue cultivator to have such a harvest."
The steward nodded in satisfaction, then glanced at Yao Yao behind Kongming.
"Elder Sima, this is my younger sister. She has some mental problems and no one to take care of her, so I had to risk bringing her into the secret realm. I hope you will forgive me!" Kongming explained.
Upon hearing this, the elder in charge glanced at Yao Yao, who was still clinging to Kong Ming's clothes. Seeing that there was no magical fluctuation on her body, and considering that Kong Ming had handed over a considerable number of law fragments, he did not pursue the matter further.
Then, pointing to another direction, he said, "Go and wait there. Once we have verified that you have nothing to hide, our clan will provide the corresponding reward as agreed."
"Thank you, elder!"
Kongming cupped his hands in greeting and turned to walk in the direction the elder had pointed.
At this moment, Zhao Yun, Zhu Bajie, and Su Yao had all handed over a reasonable amount of fragments of the laws, and after passing this test, they would reunite with Kongming...
At this time, the major families were nearing the end of collecting the fragments of laws, and the independent cultivators had all received their corresponding rewards, each one weeping with joy.
However, no one from the three major families ever emerged from the secret realm, a situation that had never been encountered before.
Something unusual must be going on. Just as they were about to let everyone pass, the three great families suddenly announced that all the independent cultivators should stay put and not leave without permission.
This decision instantly turned the previously relaxed atmosphere tense. The independent cultivators whispered among themselves, their faces filled with doubt and unease...