Zhu Ying said in a low voice, "I have protective treasures of my own. You don't need to give yours to me."
Wang Chong could only say helplessly, "If we cannot stay together during the second selection, Sister Zhu, you must be careful. If anyone bullies you, I'll stand up for you."
From childhood to adulthood, Zhu Ying had truly never suffered anyone's abuse. She was, after all, a princess of the Dragon Palace. Her father was a fifth-rank Dragon King, equal in status to a Spirit Official. Who would refuse to give her face?
Yet she was deeply moved within and said softly, "If I do suffer any grievance, I will certainly tell you."
The two were whispering when Ancestor Dao Shan shouted from high above, "Demons are causing chaos in Dali Lesser Heaven. The Heavenly Court has ordered the Five-Terrace Sect to suppress them. However, since the matter concerning the Third Ancestor, no one in our sect has taken charge, and so Dali Lesser Heaven has never been opened."
"For this second selection, you shall enter Dali Lesser Heaven and slay demons. The first to kill twenty demons shall pass. Only the first two hundred will be taken; all those after them shall not count."
Not only did the five hundred disciples whisper among themselves, but even the other disciples of the Five-Terrace Sect began discussing it in hushed voices.
Dali Lesser Heaven had been discovered beyond the Nine Heavens by True Lord Ancestor Zhang, who had personally led an expedition against it. The Heavenly Court had bestowed it upon the Five-Terrace Sect as an extraterritorial training ground.
But True Lord Zhang had already ascended at that time and was burdened with official duties. Dali Lesser Heaven was also far too vast. He had only slain a few