Not Just Anyone Can Go

If Zhao Ming and Sun Qing knew what the people of the Douluo Continent were thinking, they would absolutely spit out a mouthful of salt soda in disbelief.

This was a Venerable at 30 years old!

To be able to break through to the Venerable Realm before the age of one hundred was already an outrageously tyrannical talent, let alone a 30-year-old Venerable. Such talent had likely not appeared more than a few times in the history of the Eight Regions!

No, it was even a question of whether it had ever appeared at all!

If a native 30-year-old Venerable were to truly appear, it would be no less than a massive earthquake capable of shattering the entire Eight Regions!

"Of course, I am not a native cultivator of the Eight Regions either."

Just as the two were adding fuel to the fire of their own conjectures, Zhao Xiao's next sentence left them stunned in place.

What did that mean? Not an expert from the Upper Realm, nor a cultivator from the Eight Regions—then who exactly was he?

"In short, I am not a person of your world. There is no need for cultivators of your level to know about such matters."

Sun Qing and Zhao Ming exchanged a glance, both seeing the look of terror in the other's eyes.

If what Zhao Xiao said was true, then they were likely truly caught up in something extraordinary...

Watching the suspicious and uncertain expressions on Sun Qing and Zhao Ming's faces, the cultivators of the Douluo Continent were nearly rolling on the floor laughing.

"Hahahaha, so this is how joyful it is to watch others be so ignorant."

"Yeah, yeah, look at Sun Ming's face. That little expression, it's killing me."

"But I really didn't expect Ning Rongrong and Qian Renxue to meet up so quickly. By the way, do they even know each other? They aren't about to have a touching reunion, are they?"

"How could that be? Although our Douluo Continent isn't as vast and boundless as the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, it's said to have a population of 140 million. The probability of two people out of 140 million happening to know each other is just too small."

"You can't say it like that. Both of them are Spirit Masters, and their strength isn't weak. Maybe they really do know each other; after all, the circle of the strong is only so big."

"If you put it that way, it does make some sense. Now I'm actually quite looking forward to seeing them meet."

At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi's face had turned completely black.

Before, when Qian Renxue was forcibly sent onto the Star Extremity Sect's battleship, he had been lamenting that the Douluo Continent was about to lose another person. As it turned out, his own precious daughter had also boarded the pirate ship.

Now, he only hoped that this bastard surnamed Zhao could protect his daughter well. As long as he protected his daughter, anything could be discussed...

"You bastard surnamed Zhao, you better not let me down!"

On the other side, at the Martial Soul Hall, Bibi Dong breathed a sigh of relief as Zhao Xiao entered the Star Extremity Battleship.

Although from what she had seen so far, this guy Zhao Xiao was a bit problematic, looking at the attitude of Zhao Ming and Liu Qing from the Star Extremity Sect toward him, it was clear that they were very wary of Zhao Xiao—one could even say they were terrified.

In that case, if Zhao Xiao were to speak up, wouldn't Xue'er be spared from certain death?

That's right. Although Sun Qing had previously told Lin Wanwan and Qian Renxue that they had a heaven-sent opportunity, in reality, Bibi Dong didn't believe a single punctuation mark of it.

If there really were some kind of opportunity, it would surely be claimed by one's own people first. How could it possibly be given to others?

As for what Zhao Ming had said earlier to Liu Yiyi, the princess of the Hundred Flowers Palace, about the Saintess and the reserve Saintess of the Star Extremity Sect also heading there, he treated those words as nothing more than hot air.

After all, no one had actually seen them.

Meanwhile, seeing Zhao Ming and Sun Qing's expressions shifting constantly, Zhao Xiao rolled his eyes without a hint of restraint and said casually.

"Alright, alright, stop guessing. I'm really just hitching a ride. By the way, let me ask, where are you guys headed?"

Not even knowing the destination, yet having the nerve to call it hitching a ride?

That really is a standard statement from an expert...

Although they were slandering Zhao Xiao incessantly in their hearts, neither of them dared to show the slightest bit of it on their faces.

Who knew what kind of temper this inexplicable powerhouse had? What if he had a bad temper and exploded at the slightest provocation? Wouldn't they be dying for nothing?

"Reporting to this Young Brother, we are preparing to head to the Star Extremity Sect. We have received a mission from the Upper Realm to select outstanding female cultivators from the Heavenly Domain to be sent to the Upper Realm."

Zhao Xiao was stunned for a moment, then instantly wore a look of realization.

"So that's how it is. If you had said that earlier, we would count as being on the same side."

Since when did they become on the same side?

Zhao Ming and Sun Qing were full of complaints, but they didn't dare to voice them, fearing that this so-called "on the same side" person might wipe them out in a fit of rage.

"It doesn't matter if you don't understand. Just know that I am standing on the same front as you. Right, arrange a place for the female cultivator behind me to stay. Also, prepare some suitable clothes, as well as the herbs and Fierce Beast True Blood needed for the Blood Transporting Realm. This person is too weak; she must be strengthened before heading to the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, otherwise, it's very easy to die in the passage."

As Zhao Xiao's voice fell, Sun Qing and Zhao Ming were both stunned.

They truly hadn't expected Zhao Xiao to say something like that.

Could it be that everyone really was on the same path?

And what did he mean by "very easy to die in the passage"? Could people actually die entering the Upper Realm from the Eight Regions?

Seeing that Sun Qing and Zhao Ming hadn't reacted after a long while, Zhao Xiao glanced at them strangely.

"What are you waiting for? Go and arrange it, quickly."

"Yes, yes, we will go and arrange it right away."

Hesitating for a moment, Zhao Ming felt it was still necessary to ask.

"This Young Brother, you just said that one must become stronger to head to the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, otherwise one would die in the passage. What does that mean?"

Zhao Xiao waved his hand indifferently and replied casually.

"It's nothing special. To enter the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands from the Eight Regions, it's naturally not something just anyone can do; one must possess a certain level of cultivation. If I remember correctly, under normal circumstances, you need the strength of the Divine Fire Realm to enter the Three Thousand Dao Provinces. However, since you were ordered by those over there to round up female cultivators, they certainly wouldn't expect you to raise them to the Divine Fire Realm before letting them enter the Upper Realm. Therefore, they must have found a way to open a passage between the two realms."

"Although that is true, I reckon that while you might not need to reach the Divine Fire Realm, you would at least need to be in the Spirit Transformation Realm. After all, the Two Realms Passage isn't something just anyone can traverse; the pressure inside is immense, and if you aren't careful, you'll be crushed to death by the pressure within the passage."

As Zhao Xiao's voice faded, Sun Qing and Zhao Ming both wore thoughtful expressions.

Indeed, legend had it that to travel to the Three Thousand Dao Provinces of the Upper Realm, one required at least the cultivation of the Divine Fire Realm, having ignited the divine fire. If one's cultivation was insufficient, one wouldn't even qualify.

Although they were gathering female cultivators for the powerhouses of the Upper Realm, they surely didn't need to raise them to the Divine Fire Realm. Otherwise, if they had to cultivate them to the Divine Fire Realm and let them go on their own, their Star Extremity Sect wouldn't be able to produce even a few, even if they emptied their entire treasury!

The people of the Douluo Continent were all stunned; they never expected Zhao Xiao to reveal such important information!