Initiation Trial-First Blood

This is a huge plaza with intricate runes painted on the ground and twelve square stone pillars standing beside it, each engraved with elaborate patterns.

This is a Teleportation Formation, and it can teleport over extremely long distances; otherwise, such a large array wouldn't be needed!

"Here, take this!" Yun Lang handed Yang Ning a Water Droplet- shaped, bright red stone with a purple liquid droplet in the center. "Do you know what this is?"

"Purple Heart Stone?" Yang Ning asked.

Why is the Meso-Sumeru technology so prevalent in Taiheng?

It is because of the existence of the Purple Heart Stone, a material that can be used with the Meso-Sumeru technology with zero barriers to entry. By adding the Purple Heart Stone to the ring, you can obtain a storage ring.

Adding the Purple Heart Stone to the array plate will create a spatially expanded Meso-Sumeru Array.

However, Yang Ning had only ever seen Purple Heart Stone powder before; this was the first time he had ever seen a complete one.

"That's right!" Yun Lang nodded. "However, this piece is a bit special. It's engraved with a symbolic rune, a counting rune, and part of Teleportation Formation. When you've collected more than ten Purple Heart Stones, you can activate the rune and start the Teleportation Formation to send you back!"

"Drip blood onto it!"

"Then, hand over your Magic Robe and everything in your Storage Bag that can prove your identity as a disciple of the Ascension Academy!"

"Oh, and cell phones too!"

"Huh?" Yang Ning pulled out his old Identity Jade Token and his newly acquired cell phone in a daze. What's going on? He can't reveal his identity yet?

"Give yourself a code name, preferably one that exudes a murderous aura, one that will terrify people to the point of weakness!" Yun Lang added.

"Then let's name him Bai Qi!"

"Bai Qi?" Yun Lang asked, somewhat puzzled. "Does this word have anything to do with killing intent?"

"I think so!" Yang Ning said seriously. Throughout history, there shouldn't be a word more murderous than Bai Qi, right?

"Alright, whatever you want!" Yun Lang nodded, then added, "Ten Purple Heart Stone is just the minimum. If you can bring back more Purple Heart Stone, you can get more rewards! For example, one hundred stones can be exchanged for a Spirit Artifact, and one thousand stones can be exchanged for a Dao artifact!"

"Really?!" Yang Ning exclaimed in shock. That was a Dao artifact! Could he really get his hands on it so easily?

"Of course it's true!" Yun Lang said, "However, so far, I haven't even seen a disciple who can bring back a hundred Purple Heart Stone!"

"Is that so!" Yang Ning had already guessed what he was facing.

"That's right, I hope you'll be the first!" Yun Lang smiled and then asked, "Are you ready?"

"Alright!"

"Now, let's go!" Yun Lang pushed Yang Ning onto the Teleportation Formation, then activated Teleportation Formation by making a hand Hand Seals with one hand.

Yang Ning felt an immense squeezing force surging from all directions, as if he were in the deep sea.

Not only was my vision blurred, but my thoughts also became blurred for a moment.

When I opened my eyes again, the entire environment had changed from the square to the desert.

Behind him was a huge sand dune, and in front of him was a crescent-shaped oasis with a diameter of no more than four hundred meters. In the oasis was a small pond and some desert plants he did not recognize.

A scruffy-bearded young man dressed in white with a turban was leading a camel and sitting on the Higher Vehicle. Upon seeing Yang Ning suddenly appear, he trembled violently, then instantly knelt down. "Don't kill me! I don't have any stones!"

"As expected, the Purple Heart Stone were all brought here by people, and can only be obtained by killing others. I just wonder where all the people participating in the test came from." Seeing the young man's reaction, Yang Ning suddenly thought of another question.

Since he has nothing to prove his identity, and perhaps no one else does either, he might encounter another Outer Disciple of the Taiheng Sect.

But since neither side knows each other's origins, does encountering them mean the only option is to kill each other?

"Dark Forest?"

What could be more challenging and demanding of a person than a battlefield where one is surrounded by enemies on all sides?

Even a person with an indecisive and saintly personality will definitely develop a stronger character if they survive this test.

But is the purpose of such testing merely to expose students born into an ivory tower to the harsh realities of life?

Seeing that Yang Ning didn't move and seemed to have no intention of killing him, the young man in the desert grew bolder. He cautiously stood up from the ground and then invited, "Sir, would you like to rest for a while? The water in this oasis is very sweet!"

"I won't drink the water, just tell me where I am!" Yang Ning said coldly.

"This is the Tassi Kingdom!" the young man hurriedly said. "My name is Kakaduo Ta, and I'm a villager from the nearby Chuan Xiong Village!"

"Is that so!" Yang Ning nodded, took his hand out of his sleeve, and with a seemingly casual wave, four blue light needles swiftly and instantly pierced the camel's eye and a crabapple tree.

The young man who should have stayed in front of the crabapple tree suddenly dodged aside the moment Yang Ning raised his hand.

"Your speed and reaction time are unlike those of an ordinary villager!" Yang Ning laughed.

"How did you recognize me?" The young man's naive smile instantly turned into a sinister expression when his disguise failed.

"If they were locals, they'd be running away as fast as they could from cultivators who kill on sight, so why would they invite someone over for water?" Yang Ning laughed. "Besides, this lightning rod of mine looks intimidating, but it won't actually blind anyone; it will only cause temporary blindness. You're overreacting!"

The young man's face darkened. So, I've been scammed?

"You deserve to die!" He angrily stretched out his hands, and with a buzzing sound, a swarm of wasps, centipedes, and scorpions rushed out from his sleeves, flying and crawling towards Yang Ning.

"Is this an insect or a Gu?" Yang Ning calmly took out a bottle of liquid from his Storage Bag, took a big gulp, then put a lighter near his mouth and sprayed it out!

With his Ninth Level of Body Refinement, he actually spat out a mouthful of wine with the force of extinguishing a raging fire, spraying it more than thirty meters away and covering all the poisonous insects.

"What a joke, you think my insects are afraid of fire?" The young man was not flustered at all. Water and fire Technique Method was commonplace in Taiheng. Everyone knew a little bit of it. Naturally, when they played with insects, they would also cultivate them according to their resistance to Technique Method.

Scorpions and centipedes can burrow under the sand, thus extinguishing the fire.

The young man was eagerly anticipating Yang Ning's reaction, but his face soon darkened.

Because the wasp was simply and quietly falling down.

The fire unexpectedly continued; wasps can withstand fire, but they can't burn indefinitely!

"What kind of fire is this?" the young man exclaimed in surprise. "You're only at the Body Refinement Realm! How can your fire burn so fiercely?"

"Gasoline fire, how about that, works well, right!" Yang Ning laughed as he poured all the liquid from the bottle onto the sand and then lit it on fire.

The gasoline would flow down through the gaps in the sand, and the flames would naturally follow the flow of the gasoline, spreading all the way to the scorpions and centipedes beneath the sand.

Seeing his move fail, the young man's face darkened, tinged with fear. His voice trembled as he said, "Fine, you win. I admit defeat. Farewell. Here, take the Purple Heart Stone. Spare my life, please!"

"Sure, throw it over here!" Yang Ning said.

"Hmph!" The young man raised his hand, took out a piece of Purple Heart Stone, and threw it over.

Yang Ning caught it with one hand and examined it carefully against the sunlight. "It's actually genuine?"

"Of course it's true, it's just a pity you have the life to see it, but not the life to use it!" The young man's voice instantly came from ten meters away to Yang Ning's front. "Remember, the one who killed you Ji Yun of the Xuan Shui Dao!"

A jet-black longsword pierced Yang Ning's abdomen with a resounding thud, and Yang Ning groaned, "You!"

The next second, the sword slashed horizontally, and Yang Ning's head flew high into the air, spurting out more than half a meter of hot blood before crashing heavily onto the scalding sand along with his body.

"Tch, what era are we living in Cun Huo you're still playing with fire!" the young man sneered. "To die at my hands is an honor for you!"

"Why is it on Cun Huo again? So who is Ji Yun?" a voice rang out behind him.

Cun Huo was startled and turned around in surprise, only to see a young man in a white coat sitting next to his camel.

This person looks very familiar; isn't he the one I just killed?

He turned around in shock, but the body and head were nowhere to be seen.

"You're not even willing to tell the truth to a dead man? That's way too cautious!" Yang Ning exclaimed. "To be able to recite three names in such a short time, you're quite something!"

"What was that just now, an illusion?" Cun Huo's expression became much more cautious. "Nine Illusions Sect? Fox Spirit Sect? But both of these sects only recruit handsome men and beautiful women, and you clearly don't meet the requirements!"

Yang Ning's face darkened, and he said speechlessly, "Are you blind? I'm very handsome, okay? It's just that my good looks are hidden by my glasses!"

"No matter who you are, you're going to die eventually!" Cun Huo pointed his longsword at Yang Ning: "Your biggest mistake was not killing me when you used illusion magic to control me. You'll never have another chance!!"

"Does killing really have to be the solution?" Yang Ning asked. "I don't think the solution to this test is that simple. Maybe this is a Purple Heart Stone, and the sect wants us to unite, work together, and mine the stones!"

"Are you kidding me? This place is all sand, not a single rock, where would you find a stone quarry!" Cun Huo said irritably, "Why are you talking so much nonsense? Can't you just fight?"

"Sigh!" Yang Ning sighed. The common problem with people in this world is that they don't like to think.

It's just a discussion, why resort to violence!

Yang Ning raised his hand and pointed at the Cun Huo, then softly exclaimed, "Bang!"

A flash of lightning, and the Cun Huo collapsed instantly.

This is a move from the True Body of Wind and Thunder technique, which transforms lightning into highly condensed lightning needles. Originally a control skill, it uses voltage to paralyze the enemy.

However, combined with Yang Ning's ability to control electricity, it possesses extremely strong destructive power. The key is that the mass of the lightning rod is almost zero, which results in extremely high speed, making it almost impossible to dodge.

Of course, it's not impossible to dodge. By constantly monitoring Yang Ning's movements through Spiritual Manifestation, one can predict his actions in advance. However, Yang Ning can also use his mind to hinder the enemy's Spiritual Manifestation.

It was obvious that Cun Huo's mental strength was inferior to Yang Ning's, which is why he died.

Looking at the corpse of Cun Huo, Yang Ning felt a pang of melancholy.

He had killed people before; when he was an official in the Yue Kingdom, he had ordered the execution of many corrupt officials, but this was the first time he had personally killed someone.

"It's a pity he's an unknown nobody!" Yang Ning shook his head, then looked at Cun Huo's Storage Bag and immediately became happy again.

Picking up the Storage Bag from the Cun Huo, Yang Ning Blood-Drip Recognition, and discovered that there were actually two Purple Heart Stone inside.

In addition, there was a mountain of clothes, a dozen black swords, and a stack of silver ingots worth about 300,000 taels.

There are also three Jade Slips.

Yang Ning first took out the three Jade Slip and sensed them.

"There are actually three Cultivation Method: <Mysterious Water Sword>, <Ice Jade Finger>, and <Mysterious Yin Great Law>."

Yang Ning glanced at the "Mysterious Water Sword" and the "Mysterious Yin Great Law" once and put them down; they were just methods for manipulating Qi and Blood, not worth mentioning.

However, the <Ice Jade Finger> is quite something. It can condense water into ice shards and cover the five fingers, greatly enhancing the fingers' defense and penetrating power, making it like wearing a suit of armor when fighting.

Yang Ning Ninghua spent thirty seconds figuring out the underlying principles of this Cultivation Method for controlling Qi and Blood, and then spent another ten minutes evolving the <Ice Jade Finger> into the <Ice Jade Glazed Body>.

You can create an ice armor to cover your entire body, which not only enhances your defense and reduces air resistance, but also allows you to slice through enemy attacks as if you had eaten a slippery fruit.

However, the problem is that this is a desert, and using this method consumes a lot of water.

"Deep Blue, where is this?" Yang Ning asked.

Although Cun Huo just said that, can we trust what he says?

"This is the northern part of the Jiang Yun Continent in Tai Heng Star, within the territory of the Myriad Gods Hall!" Deep Blue immediately conjured a planet, marking Yang Ning's location, and also listed information about the Myriad Gods Hall.

After the collapse of Jiang Yun Nation, it was divided into two major forces: the Great Luo Sect in the south and the Myriad Gods Hall in the north.

The Great Luo Sect, also known as the Great Luo Kingdom, is a state formed by the Jiang Yun person, who worship the last princess of the Jiang Yun Nation. However, because the power of the state is in the hands of the Great Luo Sect, outsiders refer to it as a sect rather than a country.

The Great Luo Sect only nominally rules the country; in reality, various factions within it occupy different regions, all of whom obey orders but not direct commands.

The situation of the Myriad Gods Hall is similar to that of the Great Luo Sect, but because it lacks a princess to lead it, the divisions within the Pantheon are more severe than those within the Great Luo Sect.

As for why one is a religion and the other is a god, it's because Jiang Yun Nation previously possessed a Peerless Divine Abilities called the "Imperial Dragon God Sealing Technique." The emperor of Jiang Yun Nation used this technique to enfeoff various ministers and generals in the four directions, creating various gods who cultivated through incense and chanting.

There are tens of thousands of gods, both large and small, which naturally constitute the Myriad Gods Hall.

This wretched place is even more chaotic than the Hundred Races Battlefield of the Southern Sea. At least there they knew why they were fighting, but here they're just fighting for the sake of fighting.

Because the gods are immortal, their followers must be killed first, so battles here are mostly annihilation wars, and massacres of entire clans occur frequently.

Those who yearn for the past Jiang Yun Nation and therefore do not believe in any gods are more likely to be abducted and sold into slavery to other places; Jiang Yunhao is one such case.

"Why test it in a place like this?" Yang Ning frowned as he read the intelligence. What made it even worse was that this place was located near the equator, with a high evaporation rate. His Cloud-Mist Information Matrix evaporated completely in less than a minute after it was spread out.

"It seems we need to develop some other reconnaissance Technique Method!" Yang Ning thought that A Enel's Observation Haki could monitor the entire island for hundreds of kilometers using Electromagnetic Waves. He also had Observation Haki and could control electricity, so he should be able to develop Observation Haki with the same range.

After they moved to a different spot to sit, the Cun Huo, not afraid of strangers, knelt down next to him, and the two of them snuggled together as if they were in a dream.

But in an instant, Yang Ning opened his eyes again, and at the same time, his spirit was invigorated, and his powerful spirit spread in all directions along with the Electromagnetic Wave.

Grass and trees, sand dunes, pedestrians, camels, villages, pedestrians.

The diverse desert ecosystems, like a black and white painting, were fully reflected in Yang Ning at this moment.

"40 kilometers in diameter, 260 kilometers in a straight line!" As soon as the map was lit up, a sense of security arose spontaneously.

He stood up, pulling the camel up with him as well. "Brother, let's go!"

"By the way, brother, do you have a name? If not, I'll give you one. How about Afanti?"