I created an extraordinary era

Chapter 699 triggers red name, limited-time mission!
"2000 points?"

"You killed a demonic beast at the peak of the sixth level of the Transcendent Realm?"

Everyone was taken aback when they saw the notification sent by the Sky Road Certificate.

They originally thought that the points for killing a sixth-tier demon beast were the same, but they didn't expect that the points for killing a peak sixth-tier demon beast would be almost double.

"Damn it, I shouldn't have let Zhou Qiyuan go so easily yesterday!"

Outside Crimson Flame Mountain.

Sun Yu's eyes were filled with regret and resentment as he looked at Li Minghe.

"A thousand points! We just watched him take them! Brother Li, if you had been more decisive back then, and we had teamed up, maybe..."

"Maybe we're already obsolete, or even dead."

Li Minghe interrupted him coldly, his tone tinged with impatience.
"Sun Yu, put away your wishful thinking."

"Even if Zhou Qiyuan is on his last breath, his final counterattack is something we can't easily handle. Besides, can you be sure there aren't other predators around?"

Zhao Xing was speechless.

After a moment, he muttered resentfully:

"That guy is really lucky! Why don't we ever run into any sixth-level Transcendent Beasts!"

"A peak sixth-tier mortal-transformation demon beast?"

Li Minghe couldn't help but chuckle.

You better pray we don't run into each other!

"Didn't you see the strength of that Wind Lion yesterday?"

"Even Zhou Qiyuan, who is among the top ten on the Grandmaster list, was exhausted from the effort and almost let Casper take advantage of him."

"If it were the two of us facing that wind monster, what do you think our chances of winning would be? We'd probably have trouble even escaping!"

What he said wasn't an exaggeration at all.

That wind lion's strength has definitely exceeded the range of the sixth level of the Transcendent Realm.

Even Zhao Yong, a Grandmaster at the seventh level of the Eternal Transcendent Realm, is probably about the same level as this wind lemur.

Most importantly, this wind lion has an extremely strong control over the essence of wind.

In a place like Rift Valley, they wouldn't even have a chance to escape.

Li Minghe even doubted that the twenty people on the Grandmaster Ranking might not be a match for that Wind Lion.

Only the top ten experts on the Grandmaster Ranking truly possess the strength to kill a peak sixth-tier Transcendent Demon Beast.

"Alright, stop thinking about it!"

Li Minghe shook his head, then looked ahead.

"I just hope that I can encounter a sixth-level mortal-transformation demon beast in this Crimson Flame Mountain!"

Almost a month has passed, but the two of them still haven't earned any points.

That's why Sun Yu was in such a hurry.

He didn't want to be eliminated in his first three years.

In any case, at the very least, one must break through to the Grandmaster level within the Heavenly Path.

Without another word, the two cautiously explored forward, braving the scorching heat of Crimson Flame Mountain.

The air was thick with the pungent smell of sulfur, and the ground beneath our feet was scorching hot rock. Every step required us to expend energy and blood to resist the corrosive heat.

"This godforsaken place is torture to stay here any longer."

Sun Yu wiped away his sweat, which evaporated as soon as it seeped out.

He had neither grasped the essence of fire nor the essence of water, so being in such a place was naturally a torment.

Li Minghe is slightly better off.

He primarily cultivates the Wind Realm, but his Fire Realm has also reached the first stage, allowing him to barely guide some scorching energy, consuming far less energy than Sun Yu.

The reason the two chose to come here is...

Naturally, this is because Crimson Flame Mountain is one of the five secret realms closest to the inner ring area, and these five places are also the five highest-level places for cultivating the Law Intent in the outer area.

This is one of the places most likely to produce a sixth-tier mortal-transformation demon beast!
As for the other four secret realms, the two of them had already visited Bibo Pool and Houtu Cliff.

As for Riftwind Valley, Zhou Qiyuan just caused such a commotion, that Wind Lion is probably the overlord there, and it's highly unlikely that any other sixth-tier Transcendent Demon Beasts will appear.

If they can't find any of the five secret realms in the eastern region, then they'll have to go to the western region.

However, the western region has a significantly larger population, making the competition more intense and attracting many more strong competitors.

Most of the top ten experts on the Grandmaster Ranking are concentrated in the eastern region, which has a relatively larger area and more monsters.

So their original plan was to first accumulate points in the eastern region.

Once you have enough points, go to the western region to focus on your training and break through to the peak of Dark Force in your martial arts realm.

But now it seems the plan needs to be changed a little.

The number of monsters in the eastern region is significantly less.

Hunting down a sixth-tier mortal demon beast was no easy task for them.

"Shut up and concentrate."

Li Minghe interrupted Sun Yu's complaints with a low shout.

If the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Road weren't so dangerous, he wouldn't want to travel with this idiot.

Sun Yu is a brainless idiot; all he knows is fighting and killing.

Moreover, due to their strength, they've become accustomed to being arrogant outside!

But don't you even look where you are?

This is the Wuxiang Heavenly Road.

Even those in the top ten of the Grandmaster Ranking aren't necessarily safe, let alone the two at the bottom of the Grandmaster Ranking.

Sun Yu was taken aback by Li Minghe's suddenly cold tone. He opened his mouth, but ultimately swallowed his dissatisfaction, though resentment still lingered on his face.

Li Minghe ignored him and focused all his attention on perceiving his surroundings.

He subtly activated the essence of wind, his senses like invisible tentacles, carefully exploring the area ahead filled with strangely shaped rocks.

The atmosphere of fire there seemed more vibrant than elsewhere, and it had a rhythmic pulse.

"Come with me, and be gentle."

Li Minghe made a hand gesture and took the lead in heading towards that area.

His footsteps landed on the scorching rocks, making almost no sound, his figure appearing and disappearing in the distorted air of the heatwave.

Seeing this, Sun Yu could only suppress his frustration and follow suit.
……

the other side.

"You killed a peak sixth-tier Transcendent Realm demon beast? You're lucky!"

Carson frowned slightly.

Apart from encountering a monster of the same level at the beginning, he has not been able to encounter any monsters of the sixth level of the Transcendent Realm since then.

There's no other way; there are simply too few Transcendent Level 6 demonic beasts in the outer areas!
Basically, every one killed is one less available.

"We can't wait any longer!"

After a moment, Carson shook his head.

He originally wanted to accumulate enough points to exchange for a Tier 3 Qi and Blood Treasure, but the efficiency was just too low.

Instead of doing that, it would be better to exchange for resources to improve your strength first.

1200 points.

It's enough to break through to the seventh level of the Transcendent Realm, but you won't have many points left after that!
Moreover, he doesn't have much of an advantage now that he's in the inner ring area.

After all, those who can enter the inner ring area are all top geniuses who have reached the peak of the Dark Force realm in martial arts.

It can be said like this.

Of the 400 grandmasters in the inner ring area, over 90% have been listed on the grandmaster rankings.

The Grandmaster Ranking is merely the minimum threshold for becoming a Grandmaster in the inner ring area.

He, who can roam freely on the outer ring and is ranked third on the Grandmaster list, will probably immediately fall to the middle and lower ranks once he enters the inner ring.

This is not the situation Carson wanted to see.

"I must go to Thick Earth Cliff to break through to the second stage of the Earth Intent. If both of my intents reach the second stage, then even among the seventh-level Transcendent Grandmasters, I would be considered quite strong."

"If possible, it would be best to see if we can comprehend another realm of artistic conception!"

Carson carefully planned his future training path.

In the Heavenly Path, as long as one has high enough talent, the difficulty of comprehending the artistic conception is much lower than in the outside world.

What's more, you can also exchange them for Fire Source Potions and Water Spirit Potions.

In any case, he has not yet mastered these two artistic conceptions.

Carson's only concern was whether his mental strength could support comprehending three different realms of understanding simultaneously, and how to balance the conflicts between these different realms.

Achieving a balance of artistic conception is a challenge for all masters who follow the path of martial arts.

There are quite a few martial arts masters who can master two different states of mind at the same time; basically, all the geniuses on the Grandmaster Ranking can do it.

Achieving a balance between these two artistic conceptions is extremely rare.

As for mastering all three realms of intent simultaneously and achieving perfect balance, no one who has reached the Transcendent Realm through the path of martial arts has been able to do so so far.

Even the most brilliant Augustus only managed to achieve a balance between the two second-stage concepts of wind and fire.

The higher the level of artistic conception, the more difficult it is to achieve balance.

Balancing the two first-stage artistic conceptions is within an acceptable range of difficulty, and many geniuses can achieve it.

However, the difficulty increases exponentially when it comes to perfectly balancing the two second-stage states of mind, not to mention the need to integrate them into martial arts to create corresponding extraordinary martial arts techniques.

Only one in ten thousand can do that.

This is also an important reason why Augustus has been able to maintain his position as one of the top young talents.

"No rush, let me first comprehend and elevate the Earth Element to the second stage!"

"Reaching the second stage of Earth Realm should at least grant me another 2000 points!"

"As for whether we can achieve a balance with the essence of wind, we'll talk about that later."

With that in mind, Carson no longer hesitated and quickly headed towards the safe zone.

same.

There are many other top-tier experts who changed their minds, just like Carson.

They originally thought that with their strength, they could easily gain points after entering, but now they find it difficult to even find monsters of the same level.

Nearly half of the top masters on the Grandmaster Ranking have yet to earn any points.

Most of those who earned points had between 600 and 1200.

Under such circumstances, they naturally could no longer accumulate enough points to exchange for Qi and Blood Treasures as originally planned.

Like Carson, some people plan to use their points to improve their skills.

Others are preparing to seize the time to break through to the Grandmaster level and enter the core area.

For example, the existence of the number one master on the Grandmaster Ranking.

Shi Potian.

His fire and earth elements have both reached the second stage, and his martial arts realm has reached the peak of internal strength.

It's just that the two artistic conceptions were not balanced.

With this level of strength, there's not much room for improvement in the outer regions!

Since he couldn't earn any points in the outer areas, he simply decided not to stay any longer.

With the 1200 points he had previously earned from hunting monsters, he directly exchanged them for 100 Source Crystals and 10 bottles of Level 4 Origin Potions, thus breaking through to the Grandmaster level in one fell swoop.

Thus, he became the first person to enter the inner ring area.

……

at the same time.

Inside the safe zone, Zhou Qiyuan had already adjusted himself to his peak condition.

"Shi Potian has entered the inner ring area?"

He wasn't surprised to see the notification from the Sky Road certificate.

With Shi Potian's strength, the outer regions are basically of no help.

The only way to earn points is by defeating monsters.

However, sixth-tier monsters are rare in the outer areas.

For Shi Potian, hunting was too inefficient; it was far less efficient than directly breaking through into the inner ring area.

Although the number of monsters in the inner ring area is far less than that in the outer ring area, the probability of encountering monsters is much higher.

Moreover, Shi Potian's cultivation speed will be much faster in the inner ring area.

Of course, this also greatly increases the risks.

After all, any monster in the inner ring area would be stronger than the wind beast he encountered.

In addition, one must always be on guard against attacks from other people.

"Once I break through to the second stage of my Water Intent Realm, I need to hurry up and enter the inner ring!"

Although the inner ring area is more dangerous, he doesn't want to linger in the outer area.

For top-tier experts, the channels for obtaining points in the outer regions are simply too few. Shaking his head, Zhou Qiyuan stopped thinking about it and turned his gaze to the exchange list.

He had no intention of holding back the two thousand points he had just acquired.

Improving our strength is the most important thing right now.

Zhou Qiyuan's first look was at the weapons section.

Of course, it is not a third-tier Qi and Blood Treasure.

It is a second-tier refined artifact.

If he had had a refined weapon in hand when fighting that wind beast yesterday, he wouldn't have needed to use the energy-consuming "Windfall" technique, and the battle would have been much easier.

In the end, it won't lead to an extremely dangerous situation.

So after what happened yesterday, Zhou Qiyuan made up his mind to exchange for a second-tier refined weapon.

He quickly selected a weapon.

[Second-tier refined sword 'Flowing Cloud Sword', increases health and mana by 25%, 1000 points]

Compared to the Qi and Blood Treasure, which costs at least 5,000 points, the price of a second-tier refined artifact is much cheaper.

Most of them are only between 800 and 2000.

The Flowing Cloud Sword, priced at 1000 points, is a price he can accept.

As for those weapons that have a 40% amplification effect, they cost 2,000 points each.

He could only look at it.

After selecting the Flowing Cloud Sword, Zhou Qiyuan, who still had 1,000 points left, continued to look at the other lists.

First of all, you definitely need to exchange for Origin Potions. Whether for cultivation or survival, Origin Potions are essential.

Then, mental energy potions are also essential, otherwise it is impossible to cultivate for a long time.

Finally, there are the treatment medications.

You can do without things that help you heal injuries, but you can't do without them.

As for source crystals, there's no need for them for now.

Zhou Qiyuan quickly selected his cultivation resources:
[Level 4 Origin Potion x25, consumes 500 points.]

[Level 4 Mental Energy Potion x10, Consumes 200 Points.]

[Level 5 Healing Potion x1, Consumes 100 Points.]

"I'll use my last 200 points to buy a level 1 Water Spirit Potion!"

"I hope this will really help me cultivate the essence of water."

After confirming the resources he wanted to exchange, Zhou Qiyuan didn't hesitate any longer and submitted them directly to the staff in the safe zone.

"Use all 2000 points?"

The staff member confirmed this with some surprise.

"Use it all."

Zhou Qiyuan's tone was calm yet firm.

Since it's impossible to exchange for a Qi and Blood Treasure in a short time, it's better to directly increase our strength.

In a place like Vientiane Skyway, resources only have meaning when they are transformed into tangible strength.

"Okay! But you'll have to wait a little while!"

"The Flowing Cloud Sword and the Tier 1 Water Spirit Potion are not within the safe zone,"

The staff explained:
"We need to bring them in from outside, which will take about a day."

"one day?"

Zhou Qiyuan frowned; he didn't want to waste too much time on security.

"Can't it be faster?"

"This is already the fastest speed possible."

The staff member shook his head helplessly, then continued:

"unless."

"Unless what?"

"Unless you're willing to pay more!"

"If you're willing to pay a 'express fee' of 100 points, it can be delivered within an hour."

"..."

Zhou Qiyuan's mouth twitched.

Holy crap, is this even possible?

Why don't you go and grab those 100 points?
That's all the minimum points he can earn in a month.

This is practically tantamount to outright robbery.

"No need, I'll wait a day!"

Upon hearing this, a hint of regret immediately appeared on the staff member's face.

He was right to say he needed to allocate the funds.

But those were all third-tier magical artifacts and third-level water spirit potions.

Why would a mere refining tool and a first-tier water spirit potion need to be mixed?
There is readily available stock in the warehouse of the safe zone.

They just wanted to take advantage of the situation and make some money.

I didn't expect Zhou Qiyuan to be so stingy, he wouldn't even spend 100 points.

The rest area on the other side.

Zhou Qiyuan could actually guess that there was no such thing as an express shipping fee.

It's nothing more than these staff members abusing their power to line their own pockets.

If he really handed over those 100 points, they would probably end up in the other party's pocket.

"You can find people like this everywhere."

Zhou Qiyuan sighed helplessly, but he was neither angry nor did he have any intention of doing anything.

On the one hand, he wasn't sure either.

On the other hand, offending the security personnel over such a trivial matter is clearly not a wise move.

He understood the saying that it's easier to deal with the King of Hell than with his underlings.

As for the tenth place on the Grandmaster list, it's nothing in the eyes of these people.

After all, those who can work here are basically people with certain backgrounds and abilities.

Unless he can reach a very high position, he won't be able to do anything to these people.

Moreover, those people knew their limits and didn't go too far.

The next day.

Zhou Qiyuan finally received the resources he had exchanged yesterday.

He immediately grasped the Flowing Cloud Sword.

I acquired the sword.

A warm and smooth flow of qi and blood emanated from the hilt of the sword, as if the sword itself were an extension of his arm.

The sword is long and narrow, with a restrained luster like autumn water. With a gentle swing, a faint sword light seems to remain in the air.

"What a sword!"

Zhou Qiyuan secretly praised himself, thinking that spending those 1000 points was worthwhile!
With this sword in hand, his regular combat strength has increased by at least 30%, and he will no longer be so embarrassed when facing an opponent like Feng Li.

Of course, it's hard to say whether we'll ever encounter another peak sixth-tier mortal beast again.

"First, try to understand the essence of water, and then continue searching for monsters."

With the Flowing Cloud Sword slung over his back, Zhou Qiyuan headed straight for the Azure Wave Pool.

the other side.

Li Minghe and his companion emerged from the Blazing Flame Mountain in a disheveled state.

Sun Yu's combat uniform had many charred marks, a tuft of his hair had been singed off, and his face was streaked with black and white. He was panting heavily.

Li Minghe's condition was slightly better, but his face was still a bit pale and his breathing was unstable, clearly indicating that he had exhausted himself.

"Damn it, I almost got caught in there!"

Sun Yu plopped down on the ground, cursing with lingering fear:

"That fire scorpion is too troublesome! It has strong defense, great strength, and the poisonous stinger on its tail is terrifying! Luckily, its speed isn't top-notch, otherwise we would have really been done for!"

They did indeed discover a sixth-level Transcendent Beast, the Lava Fire Scorpion, deep within the Crimson Flame Mountain.

They thought that with the two of them working together, they could definitely take down their opponent.

To their surprise, once they engaged in combat, they discovered that the fire scorpion's carapace was incredibly hard, making it difficult for their attacks to cause any effective damage. Instead, they were driven to the brink of danger by its ferocious power and unpredictable scorpion tail stingers.

If Li Minghe hadn't disrupted the Fire Scorpion's senses with the power of wind at the crucial moment, the two of them would have barely managed to kill it by sacrificing their own health and unleashing their full power; the consequences would have been unimaginable.

"Alright, let's hurry up and go to the safe zone to submit the body!"

Li Minghe suppressed his churning blood and qi, his voice rapid and low.

"Given our current state, if we encounter other sixth-stage Transcendent Realm cultivators, we are very likely to be targeted."

"Yes, yes, let's go!"

The two divided the work: one killed the monster, and the other handed over the corpse.

They each received half of the points.

It was Li Minghe who killed the monster, so Sun Yu was even more nervous than Li Minghe at this moment.

After saying that, the two figures quickly disappeared into the Blazing Mountain.

……

Time goes by.

Half a year passed in the blink of an eye.

After the initial period of peace, disputes within the Vientiane Heavenly Road gradually increased.

Those who haven't earned any points yet are especially anxious.

As a result, some trial participants have even started to specifically plunder the resources of others.

Some people even went to the outskirts to cause trouble for those in the early stages of the Transcendent Realm or even the Innate Realm.

This resulted in more than 300 people being eliminated in the outer areas in just seven months.

That's a direct reduction of one-tenth.

Of course, most of them are in the early stage of the Transcendent Realm or even the Innate Realm.

There aren't many people who have already been eliminated by the mid-stage of the Transcendent Realm.

Some top masters have already left the outer area and headed to the inner ring.

at the same time.

In the Sword Valley.

"No, the Heavenly Road is becoming increasingly dangerous. I must break through!"

Qi Hui muttered to himself in a low voice.

He originally wanted to accumulate enough points in the Innate Realm before breaking through.

But the current situation forces him to seize the time to make a breakthrough.

During this time, when he went to the safe zone, he had already heard about many people being intercepted and killed.

Especially three days ago, he himself encountered a Grandmaster at the third stage of the Transcendent Realm.

He also had to exchange for a second-tier refined weapon in advance to escape this calamity.

But if it were someone in the mid-stage of the Transcendent Realm, he would have no chance against them.

The only possible outcome is elimination or death.

Thinking about it, he looked at his score.

9. Qi Hui (Innate Realm): Points, 3950

In six months, he hunted down more than twenty monsters.

Among them were not only innate realm demonic beasts, but also several mortal-level demonic beasts.

Of course, the ability to kill a first-tier mortal demon beast was mainly due to the existence of a second-tier refined artifact.

Otherwise, given his strength, it would be quite difficult to kill him.

"I still have 2150 points. I'll find a safe place to cultivate first. I won't rush to hunt monsters until I run out of points."

Just saying.

Suddenly, a notification came from the Heavenly Road Certificate.

[Limited-Time Mission: Hunt Down "Zhao Kun"]

(Trial participant Zhao Kun (Level 4 of Mortal Transformation) has eliminated a total of 37 low-level trial participants in the past three months, and his actions have triggered a hidden quest in the Heavenly Road.)
Objective: Kill the trial participant Zhao Kun within one month.

reward:

The successful kill will earn 3000 points and inherit all of Zhao Kun's current points (1520 points).
(End of this chapter)