What? You opened a resort on the battlefield of all races?

"My Lord Lord! Have you gone mad?"

Ling Shu forcefully shook off Xiao Qiong's hand and stood on the steps at the entrance of the Chamber of Commerce. Due to her anger, a strand of her originally meticulously combed hair fell down.

She pointed to the magnificent, golden building of the Chamber of Commerce behind her:

"The Zhou Clan Chamber of Commerce is currently the only place in the entire Cangyun Prefecture that can gather the essence blood we need!"

"If you tear up the contract, what will those kids use for training? Your bubble gum?"

Ling Shuqi's chest heaved violently.

Xiao Qiong stopped and turned to look at her.

He pulled a brand new piece of bubble gum from his pocket, unwrapped it, and popped it into his mouth, his cheeks twitching.

"That essence blood stuff is expensive and inefficient. Not good!" Xiao Qiong muttered indistinctly.

"not good?"

Ling Shu felt as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world.

She took a deep breath, calming her lungs which felt like they were about to explode: "Those are cultivation resources that have been verified by the human race for a century!"

"Does this need explaining? Isn't this how all martial artists in the world cultivate?"

"Without those resources, how can the kids in the special training program compete with geniuses like Qinglan and Wangchuan?"

"I certainly have a better way."

"Oh?"

Ling Shu snorted coldly, clearly not believing it.

Looking at the gaunt old man before her, she felt a sense of powerless disappointment for the first time.

As a cultivation genius, Xiao Qiong is indeed the backbone of Cangyun Prefecture; but as a manager, his current performance is completely unqualified in Ling Shu's eyes.

"Battlefield of the Heavens!"

"Battlefield of the Heavens?"

Ling Shu was taken aback, not expecting Xiao Qiong to mention such a place.

"This is a way to enhance students' understanding through experience in battles against other races, that's one method..."

"only--"

"I'll go with you personally."

Now it was Ling Shu's turn to be surprised.

She tilted her head and looked at her godfather in front of her.

To be honest, she really didn't expect that Xiao Qiong would attach so much importance to this youth martial arts competition!

A dignified Dao Integration Realm expert personally leading the protection team—what treatment!

It seems that my godfather isn't as unreliable as he looks!

Ling Shu felt it was time to change her opinion of Xiao Qiong.

"Grandpa, do you intend to personally hunt down the alien race and extract their essence for the children?"

"It's kind of you to have this thought, but for these chores, a few teachers at the Flying Heaven Realm and Heavenly Sea Realm will suffice."

Ling Shu's tone softened.

However, Xiao Qiong's next words immediately broke Ling Shu's composure.

"I won't take their essence. I'll take them to the A4 core area."

???

Ling Shu's hand froze in mid-air, she even forgot to retract it. Her eyes widened little by little, her pupils trembling.

"where?"

"A4...the core area?"

Ling Shu's voice instantly rose an octave.

Is that a place that a group of students who haven't even reached the Thousand Jun Realm can go to?

Ling Shu wondered if she had misheard.

"I know what I'm doing," Xiao Qiong waved her hand.

"You've got a lot of farts to count!"

Ling Shu completely erupted, her eyes red-rimmed. "I know you're strong, but can you protect fifty people? If even a trace of your murderous aura leaks out, those children will be dead on the spot!"

"Even if you can isolate the evil energy, are there suitable opponents for these kids in the core area?"

Xiao Qiong looked at her and sighed.

He couldn't explain the existence of the resort. The place was too strange, too illogical.

Even if he did tell her, Ling Shu would only think he had gone mad to the point of hallucination.

"Three days."

Xiao Qiong held up three fingers, her tone leaving no room for argument, "Three days from now, take them and set off. This is an order."

After saying that, Xiao Qiong's figure flickered and disappeared in front of the steps. Only Ling Shu was left standing there, clutching her briefcase tightly. Due to the excessive force, the leather of the briefcase made a creaking sound as it struggled under the weight.

She stared in the direction Xiao Qiong had disappeared, her lips biting until they turned blue. This old man has truly gone mad!

……

Cangyun Martial Arts University, Martial Arts Training Ground.

When the news reached them, the students who were standing in the scorching sun on the training ground immediately erupted in chaos.

"To train on the battlefields of the heavens? Or will the Lord of the Palace personally lead the team?"

When everyone heard the news, a look of wild joy flashed across their previously gloomy faces.

"My god, a Dao Fusion Realm expert is personally protecting us?"

"I understand! Lord Manor must want us to reap huge rewards on the outskirts, using sheer numbers to gain valuable combat experience. This is a sure thing!"

"If I perform well, I might even catch the eye of the Lord of the Manor and be taken as his last disciple!"

The students' morale has never been so high.

Just as everyone was cheering and jumping for joy, Ling Shu walked onto the stage with a dark face.

"Quiet down."

Her voice wasn't loud, but combined with her dark expression, it immediately silenced the excited chatter of the crowd.

"According to the highest order issued by the Lord of the Palace, the destination of this special training course is... the core area of ​​the A4 battlefield of the heavens."

The air felt suffocating.

"Did I hear that right? Where to?"

"A4 core area?!!!"

After a few seconds of silence, an even more violent riot broke out.

"Where to? Where do you want to go?"

Liu Bo's voice changed instantly; due to fright, his voice sounded like a broken bellows.

"The A4 core area? Is that a place we can go?"

"I'm not going! I'd rather come in last place than die!"

"Is the Lord of the Manor getting senile? What realm are we at? The Rock Realm! Is that what we're good for—picking teeth for people in the core area?"

The students were in complete chaos.

The initial high morale vanished like a flame falling into an ice cellar in the face of the words "A4 core area," leaving not even a trace of smoke.

Rong Jing's face was as white as a sheet. She grabbed Luo Yurou's sleeve, her hands trembling uncontrollably: "Yurou, are we... are we really going to the core area? I heard that breathing the air there can shorten your life by ten years."

Luo Yurou pursed her lips, her eyes growing brighter and brighter.

She grabbed Rong Jing's hand with her own, and in her excitement, she grabbed it so hard that it hurt Rong Jing a little.

"What are you afraid of! With the lord of the manor leading the way, we definitely won't die."

"Even if you don't die, you'll be skinned alive!"

Hearing Luo Yurou's words, Liu Bo jumped up in anger, "Luo Yurou, are you out of your mind? Still laughing? That place is a one-way trip, don't you understand?"

Liu Bo felt increasingly uneasy. He lowered his voice and approached the group of students with a frightened expression.

"Brothers, I suspect there's a huge conspiracy behind this."

"What conspiracy?" Several students gathered around.

"Look at you."

Liu Bo held up his fingers, gesturing with his fingers to indicate the names. "Our prefecture is always at the bottom, the prefecture lord must be losing face. Is he planning to take all fifty of us useless... no, all fifty of us elites, to the core area and kill us all? Then he'll spend a fortune to find a group of people who have reached the Thousand Jun Realm or even stronger, to impersonate us and participate in the competition?"

The surrounding students were stunned.

"This... can't be that bad, can it? We're also promising talents from Cangyun Prefecture."

"Sprouts my foot! We grow too slowly!"

Liu Bo said with certainty, "If we die in the core area, it will be a sacrifice for the country. Then he'll bring back that group of experts, Cangyun Prefecture will take first place, and they'll reap both fame and fortune. Who would care about our disappearance?"

The students felt a chill run down their spines. Their imaginations were so vivid that some even began to wonder if the lord of the manor had already prepared a coffin.

"puff--!"

Luo Yurou, who was standing to the side, finally couldn't hold back and burst out laughing.

Looking at Liu Bo's serious expression, she laughed while clutching her stomach, tears welling up in her eyes.

"Liu Bo, I think it's a great loss to humanity if your imagination isn't used to write novels."

"Then why do you think we should go to the core area?" Liu Bo asked, his face flushed red with resentment.

"Because there are treasures there."

Luo Yurou's smile faded as she looked towards the battlefield of the heavens. She dusted off her clothes, her eyes filled with anticipation.