Plants vs. Cultivation.

Chapter 224: The Battle of the Prideful Ones Begins

"My dear disciple, the rules of this battle of geniuses have been released. You should take a look at them and familiarize yourself with them. We will set off in three days." Hou Chunyu handed a jade slip to Gu Mo.

There are only a few days left until the Battle of the Prideful Ones. After nearly a year of tug-of-war between the good and evil sides, they have finally finalized the final rules of this Battle of the Prideful Ones.

"Ok!"

Gu Mo took the jade slip, probed it with his spiritual sense, and then a lot of information poured in.

"It's not a ring match!"

With just a quick glance, Gu Mo discovered that this battle of geniuses was not a ring match between players from both the righteous and evil factions fighting on the stage as everyone had speculated.

Come to think of it, if it was a ring match, it wouldn't have to last so long, and this is not a fair rule for a ring match.

Not all of those who make it to the Tianjiao list are good at fighting. Many of them enter the Tianjiao list through their achievements in alchemy, refining and other immortal arts.

For example, Gu Mo was able to make it onto the list of geniuses because he cultivated two spiritual plants, the Sunlight Glazed Flower and the Torch Tree Stump.

The ring match is obviously very unfair to these geniuses who are not good at fighting, so the rules of this genius battle are similar to the battle royale mode.

The good and evil sides each sent out 100 people, a total of 200 geniuses, without carrying any magic weapons, elixirs, talismans, or formations, and entered a designated area.

In that area, there are rewards prepared by both the good and evil sides for this battle of geniuses. That’s right, the rewards for this battle of geniuses are placed directly on the field for everyone to fight for.

The rewards that are fought for include powerful magic weapons, elixirs, talismans, and formations, which can be directly transformed into one's own combat power.

But the rewards are mostly various raw materials. If you want to transform these raw materials into your own combat power, you need the help of geniuses who are proficient in all kinds of arts.

Whoever can use the same materials to create a stronger magic weapon and refine a better elixir will affect the outcome of this battle.

In addition, these rewards will have additional tests based on their preciousness. Ordinary material rewards can be used as soon as they are picked up, but some precious treasures will have some special restrictions. As for the effects of those restrictions, the rulebook does not mention them, and you should know them only when you go to the scene.

"Junior Brother Gu Mo!"

When Gu Mo was studying the rule manual of the Tianjiao Battle, Ding Shiyan and Du Jinpeng found Gu Mo. The three of them would participate in the Tianjiao Battle. In addition, Shennong Valley would also send two true disciples.

Ding Shiyan and Du Jinpeng went to find Gu Mo naturally to meet the two true disciples so that they could take care of them when the time comes.

"Oh!"

Gu Mo was also very curious about the true teachings of Shennong Valley. These people practiced in the sect's secret realm all year round and rarely showed up. Even the disciples of Shennong Valley did not know much about the true teachings of their own sect.

Not to mention the people from the Demon Sect, they were even more shocked at the information about the true teachings of Shennong Valley.

The Taiqing Sect and the Yin-Yang Sword Sect still have their true disciples on the list of geniuses, but none of the true disciples of the Shennong Valley are on the list. It seems that the Demon Sect received too little intelligence.

Now that he can finally meet the mysterious Shennong Gu's true disciple, Gu Mo is naturally full of curiosity.

Gu Mo, Ding Shiyan and Du Jinpeng went to the platform at the top of the ancient tree together. In the hall on the platform, the three met two young Jindan monks, a man and a woman.

Among them, the young male cultivator is in the late Jindan stage, while the young female cultivator has a higher level and has reached the great perfection of Jindan.

"Nephew Gu Mo!"

Seeing Gu Mo appear, the young male monk greeted him with a smile.

"I've met my junior uncle!"

Gu Mo was stunned at first, but immediately guessed the identity of this young male cultivator. He was the youngest disciple of the master, Ji Xinglan. After becoming a true disciple, he had been cultivating in the secret realm.

"Hahaha, nephew, just stay with me in this Tianjiao battle." Ji Xinglan said with a smile. He naturally knew about Gu Mo. Master Hou Chunyu would mention this nephew every time he saw him.

It is said that this junior fellow apprentice has the qualifications to inherit the true teachings, which makes Ji Xinglan full of curiosity about Gu Mo.

"I won't follow Junior Master Uncle. As the true disciple of Shennong Valley, he will definitely be targeted. It will be more dangerous for me to follow him." Gu Mo waved his hand.

In this battle of geniuses, Gu Mo is just there to make up the numbers. He can just find a place to hide quietly. Following a true disciple like Ji Xinglan, it would make it easier for him to be targeted.

"Junior Brother Ji, your nephew is really interesting." At this time, the young female cultivator beside him laughed. The female cultivator had a beautiful face, although not stunning, but she had a kind of vitality.

"Shennong Herbal Classic!"

Gu Mo glanced at the young female cultivator. This person had definitely mastered the Shennong Herbal Classic. That kind of vitality was the special wood-type elixir power condensed by the Shennong Herbal Classic. Gu Mo also had this power in his body, but his breath-concealing technique of perfect realm concealed this aura.

However, Gu Mo was unable to feel the special power of the wood-type elixir from Ji Xinglan. He thought that his junior uncle might not have been able to enter the realm of Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica yet.

But considering that this junior uncle has only been a true disciple for a short time, it is not surprising that his foundation is a little lacking.

"It's up to you!"

Ji Xinglan smiled and shook his head. His master had asked him to take care of his nephew during the Tianjiao Battle. However, Gu Mo's words reminded him that it would be even more dangerous if he let Gu Mo follow him.

After all, their target at that time was the true disciples of the Demon Sect. Gu Mo was just an ordinary genius. If he participated in the battle between the true disciples, wouldn't that be actively entering a dangerous environment?

Not only Gu Mo, Ding Shiyan and Du Jinpeng also chose not to act with the two true disciples. After all, they were at different levels, and if they forced their way in, they would only be hurt.

Although the two sides will not act together in the upcoming Tianjiao War, if they encounter danger, they will naturally help if they can.

"Yes, I am very happy that you have such an idea." At this time, the master of Shennong Valley appeared. He was very satisfied with the choice of Gu Mo and the other two.

You must be able to identify your own position and not follow others blindly. Only in this way can you better protect your life in this battle of geniuses.

"I've met the Valley Master!"

Gu Mo and others saluted quickly.

This time, the Valley Master who has reached the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul Stage will lead them to this battle of geniuses. Other top sects will basically also have strong men of the same level going with them, and they will all serve as invigilators of this battle of geniuses.

There will even be a Divine Transformation Master in charge. After all, this battle of geniuses has brought together 200 geniuses from both the righteous and evil sides. If anything unexpected happens, it will be a huge loss for both sides. "Everyone, get ready." The head of Shennong Valley waved his hand.

Three days later.

A flying boat turned into a stream of light and left Shennong Valley.

At the same time, two sword lights burst out from the Dayan Sword Sect and disappeared into the sky. On this day, many sects of both good and evil had lights flying out.

Tianyuan Realm, an island in the outer sea.

The originally sparsely populated island suddenly became lively, and countless monks arrived at the small island near this island, because a highly anticipated battle among the geniuses was about to unfold here.

“This island is really big.”

Gu Mo saw the island in the distance through the window of the flying boat. This island was more like a small continent than an island. Of course, compared with the Tianyuan Realm, this small continent was indeed just an island at best.

"In this battle of geniuses, your opponents are not only the geniuses of the Demon Sect, but also the monsters on the island. Among them, there is a 4th-level monster king." The master of Shennong Valley reminded them.

"Demon King, why doesn't the Valley Master eliminate him?" Du Jinpeng couldn't help but ask after learning that there was a Level 4 Demon King on the island. Wouldn't it be very dangerous if he encountered a Demon King of this level?

"It's just a 4th level demon king in the early stage. Why do we need to eliminate it?" The Valley Master said, turning his gaze to the female cultivator who was a true disciple. "Miao Lu, tell me, is the 4th level demon king a threat to you?"

"I can't beat him, of course, that 4th level demon king can't beat me either." Miao Lu showed a peaceful smile. As a true disciple of Shennong Valley, and with the cultivation reaching the Golden Core Great Perfection, if she still feared a 4th level early stage demon king, wouldn't she lose the reputation of being a true disciple of a top sect?

"Ji Xinglan, what do you say?" The master of Shennong Valley turned his gaze to Ji Xinglan again.

"40% to 60%."

Ji Xinglan thought for a moment and said, His cultivation is not as good as Sister Miao Lu, but Sister Miao Lu is a pure assistant, while he has practiced some combat skills, so although his realm is low, his combat power is not weak.

Listening to the words of the two true disciples, Du Jinpeng felt his scalp tingling. It turned out that this was how the 4th-level Demon King was positioned in the eyes of the true disciples.

Not only Du Jinpeng, but Ding Shiyan also had a solemn expression. She had also practiced sword skills with powerful killing abilities, but when she faced a 4th-level demon king, she could only guarantee her escape, and she couldn't expect more.

But Miao Lu, who is at the same level as her, can make even the 4th-level Demon King unable to do anything to her. You can imagine how huge the gap between them is.

Among the three, only Gu Mo remained very calm. It was just a Level 4 Demon King. It was not like he had never killed one before. With Gu Mo's current combat power, he could kill a Level 4 Demon King by himself without the help of plants.

The reason why the 4th-level Demon King in the venue was not cleared out in this battle of celestial arrogance was probably to slightly reduce the intensity of the battle. In this battle of celestial arrogance, both the good and evil sides wanted to kill more of the other side's celestial arrogance, but were afraid of suffering too great a loss of celestial arrogance on their own side.

With the presence of a third party, the 4th-level Demon King, the geniuses on both sides of good and evil will need to consider more factors when they take action. At the same time, this also gives the geniuses who are good at taming beasts room to perform.

If a genius who is good at taming beasts controls a 4th-level demon king, he will definitely gain a huge advantage. In this battle between geniuses, the good and evil sides have been dragging on for so long, and many aspects are taken into consideration.

Of course, even though the 4th-level demon king cannot be controlled, there are also many 3rd-level demons on the island, many of which are spiritual plant demons. This is obviously prepared for Gu Mo and others.

There is also a 4th-level spiritual plant demon king on the island, and he is at the core of the island. He is also the strongest demon king on the island, and his comprehensive combat power should have reached the mid-4th level.

However, the spirit plant demon king could not move, so it was not eliminated.

"Don't even think about attacking the Spirit Plant Demon King. That guy is not easy to deal with." The master of Shennong Valley warned everyone. Now that the battle of geniuses was about to begin, Shennong Valley, as one of the makers of the rules, would not be considered a violation if they revealed a little about the situation on the island.

After all, the other five top sects should be doing the same thing, and this can be considered as some small privileges of the top sects.

As they were talking, the flying boat arrived at a small island near that island. This was a temporary gathering point. The geniuses from both the righteous and evil sides would gather here and then be sent to the target island together.

At the same time, everyone needs to undergo inspection here and hand in their magic weapons, elixirs and other items. Of course, if someone can hide the things from the inspection of both the good and the evil and bring them in, it will not be considered a violation.

After all, some geniuses are good at hiding things, and that's their ability. This time, the battle of geniuses highlighted a space for everyone to play.

Gu Mo, who knew this rule, had long ago put all his golden dragon shears, cave magic weapons and other items into the black fog space.

Gu Mo still hasn't figured out the existence of the black fog space, but the only thing that is certain is that outsiders cannot discover the existence of the black fog space at all.

"People from Shennong Valley are here!"

As the flying boat arrived at the gathering island, someone immediately started shouting. As one of the six top sects, Shennong Valley has its own supporters.

"Have you always been so slow in Shennong Valley?" As soon as Gu Mo and others got off the flying boat, they heard a voice full of murderous intent.

Following the sound, Gu Mo saw a figure surrounded by a bloody aura. Almost instantly, Gu Mo guessed the other party's identity: the leader of the Blood Demon Sect.

All parties will collect information about the leaders of the six top sects, so it is easy to identify them.

"Blood Demon, do you have any objection?"

The Lord of Shennong Valley glanced at the Lord of the Blood Demon Sect with an indifferent tone. Facing the enemy, the Lord of Shennong Valley was no longer as gentle as before.

Because the battle between good and evil has lasted for too many years, the hatred between the two sides has become difficult to resolve, and many of the Shennong Valley master's fellow disciples have died at the hands of the Blood Demon Sect.

Similarly, many Blood Demon Sect disciples also died at the hands of the righteous sects, but Shennong Valley had always been in charge of logistics, so not many Demon Sect members were killed directly.

"Okay, now that everyone is here, let's get started." The master of the Cave of Ten Thousand Ghosts, a female demon cultivator with a hot body and a strange aura, took a step forward.

In her opinion, this war of words is meaningless. What is more effective than saying anything is to start the battle of geniuses as soon as possible and kill a group of righteous geniuses.

"Then let's count the number of people and conduct an inspection." The leader of Taiqing Sect, a middle-aged cultivator with an immortal look, also took a step forward.

No one else had any objection to this. Immediately, the 200 geniuses present lined up and were examined by the two Nascent Soul Great Perfection True Lords in turn.

One of them is good at detecting souls, and the other has mysterious methods. Those geniuses in the Jindan realm can't hide anything in front of these two people.

Taking advantage of the gap in the queue, Gu Mo finally took the time to observe the people participating in the Tianjiao battle. Not to mention the Demon Sect, his sword cultivator incarnation was observing. There were 100 people on the righteous side, and more than 20 were disciples of the Yin-Yang Sword Sect alone. There was no way that sword cultivators liked fighting.

As the number of actions increases, information leaks naturally increase, making it easier for the Demon Sect to know about it and then be included in the list.

(End of this chapter)