Chapter 414: Chapter 397: Divine Sect Trial
Wang Xu was truly shocked in his heart for a moment.
But he quickly calmed down.
"I am a disciple here to take the trial, and I accidentally entered this place while being pursued by bandits,"
Wang Xu calmly said.
Although he casually lied in this emergency, the lie held about fifty percent truth.
"A disciple taking the trial?"
The woman’s brows furrowed slightly, her expression not softening in the least.
"I have a recommendation order in my Sumeru Storage Ring as proof."
"Take it out."
The woman raised her hand, releasing Wang Xu slightly from the void’s restriction, allowing him to access his Sumeru Storage Ring, from which he produced a recommendation order imprinted with a special grand array.
This recommendation order was obtained by Wang Xu from the Sumeru Storage Ring of the second in command of Hong.
The leader of Hong killed a disciple of the Sha Luo Tian Sect, obtained his recommendation order, Wang Xu killed this leader, and took his Sumeru Storage Ring, so naturally, this recommendation order fell into Wang Xu’s hands.
Disciples taking the trial are divided into Celestial Level and Black Hole Level, but the recommendation orders look the same, with no difference.
"Indeed, it’s a recommendation order from our Imperial Extreme Divine Sect."
The woman only glanced at it briefly and recognized that the recommendation order came from the Imperial Extreme Divine Sect.
As she spoke, the woman’s expression tightened again, her gaze piercing towards Wang Xu like a sharp blade.
"You claim to have accidentally entered this place, yet the Imperial Extreme Divine Sect is heavily guarded. How could you ’accidentally’ enter? Tell me! What method did you use!"
"When I was being pursued, I found a flaw in a formation here that allowed me to pass through. I didn’t think much of it and entered directly, not knowing this was the Imperial Extreme Divine Sect."
Wang Xu responded truthfully, neither humble nor pushy.
Upon hearing this, the woman’s expression tightened.
The Imperial Extreme Divine Sect is one of the three giants of the Red Sun Divine Continent, and the thought that the grand protective array could have a flaw is unbelievable.
Yet she could sense that this Black Hole Level individual was not lying, indicating that the grand protective array truly had a flaw!
"A flaw in the formation... such a thing, I must report it to my master first!"
The woman’s tone softened slightly, the killing intent in her eyes towards Wang Xu reduced a little, "Your earlier... earlier indiscretion of peeping at me will be set aside for now, immediately take me to the flaw in the formation and point it out!"
At the mention of a man seeing her bathing in the pond by the lake, the woman’s face flushed with anger, her breathing intense.
Still, the flaw in the grand protective array must take priority, so she immediately ordered Wang Xu to guide her to the location of the flaw.
Wang Xu, having no power to resist before the woman, had no choice but to guide her along the path he came from.
Moments later.
"It’s right here."
Wang Xu pointed from a distance, to a lush bamboo grove before them that did not show any strange signs, but being an individual of the Mixed Universe Realm, the woman could distinctly feel a slight distortion in the void there, clearly indicating that passage through it was possible.
"The grand protective array indeed has a flaw."
The woman thought to herself.
How could such a grand array of the Imperial Extreme Divine Sect, laid down by a major figure, have such a flaw?
She glanced at Wang Xu again.
Wang Xu looked quite disheveled, and being intercepted and hunted, it’s unsurprising to have some wounds or damage on him.
Besides being pursued, there should be no one daring enough to boldly trespass on the grounds of the Imperial Extreme Divine Sect, right?
The woman pondered inwardly.
Yet having discovered a flaw, it was crucial to promptly notify the people of the Divine Sect and have the grand array fully repaired.
The woman lightly touched her Sumeru Storage Ring, lightly tossing towards Wang Xu, immediately a fine layer of Golden Scale Powder fell onto Wang Xu, dissolving like snow.
"I must now go back to inform my master of this matter. Since you inadvertently entered the Imperial Extreme Divine Sect while being chased, I will let you go. You may now proceed to the Trial Hall to participate in the trial. As for your peeping at me... it must not be leaked even in the slightest, if I catch wind of anything, this ’Attracting Scale Powder’ will allow me to find you anytime, and then... I will certainly kill you!"
The woman "viciously" glared at Wang Xu, her face blushed as she transformed into a ray of light and left.
With the law of the void lifted, Wang Xu breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Given his current strength, a Mixed Universe Realm individual could kill him like squashing an ant; had it not been for the woman’s kind-hearted nature, another person might not even give him a chance to explain and would have killed him on the spot!
Wang Xu heard many things about the Imperial Extreme Divine Sect on his journey.
Every Divine Gate Disciple in the Imperial Extreme Divine Sect was arrogant and conceited.
Moreover, the survival law within the Divine Sect was extremely harsh.
It is said that even after successfully entering the Divine Sect and becoming a Divine Gate Disciple, one may not truly tread the path of the strong.
Within the Divine Sect, fierce competition still exists.
Contests between Sect Disciples may cause injury but no fatalities are allowed.
However, the Divine Sect permits unrestricted killing, allowing the strong to oppress the weak easily, and even if a Divine Gate Disciple were killed, no one would stand up for them.
Wang Xu had heard much of such matters.
However, at that time, Wang Xu had no intention of entering the Imperial Extreme Divine Sect.
But now, he had a chance to enter the Divine Sect, and with the recommendation order in hand, Wang Xu intended to take the step forward.
Therefore, this point required special attention from Wang Xu.
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Along the road, Wang Xu encountered many Divine Gate Disciples.
The Divine Gate Disciples were very strong, with a wide range of realms.
Celestial Level, Black Hole Level, White Hole Level, Mixed Universe Realm... and so on.
It seemed as if this place gathered strong individuals.
Wang Xu’s appearance did not attract any attention from these Divine Gate Disciples.
Wang Xu’s invincible Black Hole Level realm power, among the numerous Divine Gate disciples, was not noticeable at all.
Moreover, they would never have imagined that a person who was not a Divine Gate disciple could come to their dwelling without permission, let alone that Wang Xu entered through a loophole in the Imperial Extreme Divine Sect’s array!
He flew peacefully for a long time.
"Trial Hall."
The white hall seemed like a beast crouching among the mountains, with a long staircase extending from the other end of the void to the entrance of the Trial Hall.
There was a narrow opening in the void, where the scenery distinctly differed from that of the surrounding heavens and earth. It was evident that someone had opened the Grand Protective Array, allowing those with a Recommendation Order to enter the Imperial Extreme Divine Sect.
Wang Xu deliberately took this long staircase, walking shoulder to shoulder with the many prodigious disciples entering from the opening.
These prodigious disciples had never seen such an Immortal Realm before, and they exclaimed in amazement.
Wang Xu walked silently, while other prodigious disciples traveled in groups or were led by elders, Wang Xu was the only one alone.
He entered the Trial Hall.
The Trial Hall had nothing particularly special. In the vast and spacious hall, many prodigious disciples chatted with each other, waiting quietly.
Disciples with trial experience directly sat cross-legged, beginning their cultivation.
They were all waiting.
Seeing this, Wang Xu also found a place to quietly cultivate.
Day by day passed, and the number of prodigious disciples continued to increase.
This was a trial of the Imperial Extreme Divine Sect. The dynasties under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Extreme Divine Sect were as numerous as the stars in the sky, countless. In a short time, the Trial Hall amassed hundreds of thousands of prodigious disciples.
But this was merely part of the Trial Hall.
The Trial Hall’s area was many times larger than that of a Giant City, and the number of prodigious disciples still couldn’t fill it.
Time flew by in an instant, and a month’s time passed quickly.
More and more prodigious disciples gathered around Wang Xu.
This time at the Trial Hall, not only were there Celestial Level prodigious disciples, but also Black Hole Level Sect Elders.
The extra realm opening led to a surge in numbers.
A rough count showed the densely packed crowd had reached the millions.
During this month, Wang Xu didn’t fully immerse himself in cultivation. His spiritual consciousness expanded every few hours.
He was searching for traces of the Great Dragon Dynasty people.
Yet, for a whole month, with less than three days until the Divine Gate trial, the people of the Great Dragon Dynasty had yet to arrive.
They weren’t far from the Imperial Extreme Divine Sect. Given so much time had passed without their arrival, it was clear they had encountered difficulties.
Feeling slightly calm in his heart, Wang Xu entered a cultivation state once more.
A few days later.
"Those without Recommendation Orders, leave immediately."
A majestic and deep voice resonated in everyone’s minds.
Immediately, a large group of accompanying elders and sect masters bid farewell and left through the entrance.
A moment later, all unrelated people left the Imperial Extreme Divine Sect.
The entrance closed, freezing the numbers in place. The original noisy clamor inside the Trial Hall subsided, and one could clearly hear even the sound of breathing among each other.
Voom~
Suddenly, at both ends of the Trial Hall, a black and a white vortex, each about a hundred meters high, appeared.
"Celestial Level martial artists enter the White Hole, Black Hole Level martial artists enter the Black Hole."
The majestic and deep voice came again, and all the prodigies surged into the spatial vortex like locusts.
Wang Xu was Black Hole Level, so he naturally chose to enter the Black Hole.
Stepping into the Black Hole, the scene before Wang Xu suddenly transformed.
A wooden room no more than a few hundred square meters.
Wang Xu stood on the smooth wooden floor, as the Pure White Jade Curved Saber appeared in his hand, carefully examining the surroundings.
"Hah!"
At this time, a black shadow leaped out from the void.
A mechanical puppet.
As Yuan, the Guest Minister, described, the first challenge he faced was confronting a mechanical puppet with the exact same realm as himself.
But the mechanical puppet in front of Wang Xu was different from Yuan’s description.
This was a mechanical puppet wielding a long saber.
Yuan encountered a mechanical puppet wielding a longsword.
Evidently, the type of mechanical puppet also changes according to the trial taker.
"Hah!"
The mechanical puppet appeared, immediately swinging the long saber in its hand towards Wang Xu.
"A Black Hole Level mechanical puppet?"
Upon witnessing the mechanical puppet’s display of power, Wang Xu instantly lost interest.
Boom!
With an unpretentious palm strike, Wang Xu shattered the mechanical puppet without even using the Pure White Jade Curved Saber.
Wang Xu’s current strength was enough to rival the High Class White Hole Level, even taking a hit from the strongest White Hole Level.
Such strength, handling a mere Black Hole Level mechanical puppet, wasn’t it a piece of cake?
Voom~
The mechanical puppet collapsed, its shattered parts absorbed by the void, forming a black spatial vortex. (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to visit Qidian () to vote for recommendations, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to to read.)