Traversing countless worlds from the primordial era

Chapter 17 Blood Forbidden Trial and Preparation

"Brother Han has the Little Green Bottle, which can quickly accelerate the ripening of spiritual herbs. Spiritual herbs are the hard currency of the cultivation world. The reason why Brother Han doesn't dare to act rashly is because he's worried about exposing his secret. From now on, Brother Han will be responsible for accelerating the ripening of spiritual herbs, and I'll handle the transactions. Brother Han will be responsible for alchemy, and I'll be responsible for combat," Lei Ming explained his plan.

"Wouldn't that be too unfair to Brother Lei?" Han Li asked.

"There's nothing unfair about it, it's just that everyone has their own preferences," Lei Ming said calmly. He didn't enjoy fighting; he was forced to fight. Lei Ming knew that he would have to return to the Primordial World sooner or later. The human race in the Primordial World was constantly facing calamities, and if he couldn't improve his combat power, he would eventually perish in the great calamity.

"In that case, I have nothing more to say. There is something I'd like to discuss with Brother Lei."

Han Li explained about the Blood Forbidden Trial: "Based on what I know, the forbidden area contains the main ingredient for refining Foundation Establishment Pills. I'm confident I can collect the other auxiliary ingredients, but this main ingredient might only be found in this one place. Brother Lei knows my aptitude; even with one or two Foundation Establishment Pills, I'm afraid I'll have a hard time succeeding. Therefore, I absolutely must go to this Blood Forbidden Trial."

Lei Ming thought for a moment and said, "Since Brother Han has already said so, I will accompany you. Those who enter the forbidden area are all Qi Refining stage cultivators. The Blood Forbidden Trial is dangerous for others, but it is nothing to me."

"With Brother Lei here, I feel much more at ease," Han Li said happily. "We need to prepare properly before the Blood Forbidden Trial..."

The preparations Han Li mentioned meant fully arming himself. He prepared some spiritual herbs, then disguised himself and went to the market in Huangfeng Valley to exchange them for a large number of spirit talismans, several top-grade magic artifacts, a Heavenly Thunder Seed capable of killing Foundation Establishment cultivators, and a talisman treasure.

"Brother Lei, what kind of magical artifact do you need? Let's buy it all together this time." Han Li was very happy to have obtained a precious talisman. He had exchanged a thousand-year-old spiritual herb for this talisman, making it exceptionally valuable.

"I have my own magical artifact." Lei Ming took out a black straight sword, which he had spent a lot of money to make and was a top-grade magical artifact.

"Just to be on the safe side, Brother Lei, you should also prepare a defensive magic artifact," Han Li advised.

Lei Ming readily agreed and exchanged the spiritual medicine for a defensive magic artifact, the Dingyuan Bell. This bell was also a top-grade magic artifact with considerable defensive power.

Looking at the Dingyuan Bell, Lei Ming couldn't help but think of the Chaos Bell, a supreme innate treasure from the primordial world.

"The value of magical artifacts lies in their quality, not quantity. These two are enough for me." Lei Ming put away the artifacts. "If there are stronger enemies, I still have the Demon-Binding Net!"

Two months later, registration for the Blood Forbidden Trial began, and to Lei Ming's surprise, Wang Song was still in charge of registration.

Wang Song was somewhat surprised to see Lei Ming sign up. He knew that Lei Ming had returned from Leizhou, which made Wang Song even more wary of him. Wang Song was very worried that Lei Ming would one day successfully establish his foundation, but since Lei Ming had been staying in Huangfeng Valley, Wang Song had not found an opportunity to deal with him.

At this moment, Lei Ming came to register, and Wang Song suddenly had an idea.

Lei Ming sensed the hostility emanating from Wang Song and sneered inwardly, actually hoping that Wang Song would make a move against him.

Mo Yanping somehow learned about this and came specifically to find Lei Ming.

"With your talent, why bother getting involved in this mess? Everyone else thinks you have a five-attribute spiritual root, but I know that your spiritual root is very likely to mutate. You have the Foundation Establishment Pill in hand, so you have a high chance of successfully establishing your foundation," Mo Yanping said.

Lei Ming's former teammates heard this and tried to persuade him, but Lei Ming remained unmoved.

"You don't need to worry about me. You know my strength. There are no Foundation Establishment cultivators in the forbidden area. I can protect myself more than enough." Lei Ming felt a warmth in his heart when he saw that everyone was worried about him.

"Senior Brother Lei, why don't I go with you?" the sweet-looking girl said, mustering her courage.

Lei Ming quickly said, "Junior Sister Ling, there's no need."

Lei Ming knew that this Junior Sister Ling had feelings for him, but he couldn't accept them. So when he refused, Lei Ming's tone was also very stiff. He hoped that she would understand his meaning and not waste her time on him.

Upon hearing this, Junior Sister Ling looked dejected, a sight that tugged at the heartstrings. Lei Ming wanted to comfort her, but considering his own situation, he steeled himself.

Mo Yanping sighed softly, shook his head, and left. The others followed suit, with Junior Sister Ling being the last to leave, turning back several times as she went. If Lei Ming had just said one word to persuade her to stay, she definitely would have.

Lei Ming naturally did not try to stop her, and Junior Sister Ling could only leave heartbroken.

"Brother Lei, you're being a bit too heartless," Han Li said, having secretly witnessed everything.

"Cultivation is so enjoyable, why bother with women?" Lei Ming left with these words, leaving Han Li stunned.

"That's true." After a long silence, Han Li finally said.

The Blood Forbidden Trial is a major event for the seven immortal sects, and this time it is being presided over by the sect's Core Formation cultivators. To enhance the combat power of its disciples, Yellow Maple Valley has specially distributed spirit stones and magical artifacts. The magical artifacts prepared by the sect are crucial for disciples lacking them, but Lei Ming and Han Li don't seem to care much. Lei Ming doesn't want too many magical artifacts, while Han Li has swept away the treasures accumulated over many years by the Myriad Treasures Pavilion, acquiring two top-tier magical artifacts alone, not to mention other high-grade magical artifacts.

After the sect was ready, the Core Formation cultivator, Grandmaster Li, used his demon beast, the Silver-Armored Horned Python, to carry Lei Ming and the others to the forbidden area. The Silver-Armored Horned Python was a fourth-tier demon beast, and its flying speed was extremely fast, taking only two days to reach the forbidden area.

The next day at noon, all the members of the seven major sects gathered. Before opening the forbidden area, Lei Ming saw Han Li staring in one direction and couldn't help but look over as well. To his surprise, he saw another familiar face.

"Brother Han, I didn't expect that you two would have such a good connection."

Lei Ming saw the girl who had sold Han Li the "Eternal Spring Skill." She was on the Spirit Beast Mountain side, next to a burly man with a thick beard. Seeing her making eye contact with Han Li, the man immediately reprimanded her. The girl dared not resist and could only lower her head. Han Li was somewhat indignant at this.

"Thirteenth level of Qi Refining... Judging from his appearance, he seems to have designs on this young lady. This guy doesn't even know his own worth! Don't worry, Brother Han, once we enter the forbidden area, I'll take care of him for you," Lei Ming said.

Han Li couldn't help but shake his head. He wasn't someone who was easily moved by emotions, but he valued loyalty and affection very much.

"Let's talk about it another time."

Lei Ming knew that Han Li had agreed to his suggestion.

The time to open the forbidden area has arrived. Core Formation stage cultivators from the seven major sects each displayed their skills, and powerful spells surged in the air, causing the juniors below to change color.

"Is this the spell cast by a Core Formation stage cultivator?" Lei Ming was both surprised and puzzled upon witnessing the spell's power. He recalled that in the primordial world, when his tribe fought against demonic beasts, he had never seen the beasts use spells. Logically speaking, the primordial world was far more powerful than this world, and at this time, the demon race controlled the Heavenly Court. The countless demon races in the primordial world all possessed complete lineages; they couldn't possibly be unaware of spells!

"A Core Formation stage spell is enough to seriously injure or even kill me, but how could I have killed those demon generals?" Lei Ming couldn't understand.

Three or four hours later, the seven Core Formation cultivators were drenched in sweat. They opened a circular passage about ten feet high in the wind wall of the restriction. The passage was pitch black inside, and they could not see anything clearly.

"Hurry up and go in, we can't hold out for long!" shouted a Core Formation cultivator. Upon hearing this, disciples from other sects immediately flew into the passage in batches.

Lei Ming and Han Li walked in the middle, not far from the people from Spirit Beast Mountain.

The passage wasn't long, only about twenty feet, and Lei Ming and his group passed through in a flash. After a dizzying spin, the previously arranged crowd suddenly disappeared from the entrance and dispersed to different places.

"Another teleportation array!"

Lei Ming had used teleportation arrays before and knew the feeling. He was very interested in them; such spatial arrays would be incredibly useful in the primordial world. Unfortunately, teleportation arrays were extremely complex, and Lei Ming hadn't yet mastered them.

Lei Ming surveyed his surroundings. Nearby was a forest, and in the distance, a thin mist swirled, resembling a lake.

Lei Ming recalled that before entering the forbidden area, the sect had given them, the disciples, detailed information about the taboos.

"I didn't expect to be so lucky, I was actually teleported to the core area." Lei Ming quickly determined his location and then flew towards the lake.

(End of this chapter)