A sudden rumble of thunder startled Yang Zhen and the others, who watched in disbelief as a figure plummeted from mid-air.
" The Spirit Road has indeed opened!" Water Moon Spirit Maiden exclaimed in surprise, and Bai Xuan and Ye Zhiming's eyes also sparkled with joy.
Yang Zhen was taken aback. He looked at the poor fellow who was lying on the ground, getting up and running away in a flash, then looked at Water Moon Spirit Maiden and asked in confusion, "What does being struck by lightning have to do with the opening of the Spirit Road?"
No sooner had the words left his mouth than another loud boom echoed through the air, followed by a series of strange screams. Another figure plummeted from mid-air, crashing to the ground with a thud, sending dust flying.
This person, like the one before, got up and disappeared without even glancing at Yang Zhen and the others.
Yang Zhen stared blankly at the person's back, but when he turned around, he saw that Ye Zhiming and the others were even more surprised and delighted.
"It just started!" Water Moon Spirit Maiden said excitedly, "We've caught the Heaven's Selection!"
Bai Xuan and Ye Zhiming laughed heartily and nodded, then glanced back at Yang Zhen and said, "Brother Yang, we've arrived just in time."
Yang Zhen felt like a million alpacas were stampeding through his mind, but he nodded seriously and said, "Then let's go!"
Water Moon Spirit Maiden chuckled and looked at Yang Zhen teasingly, asking, "Aren't you going to ask what happened?"
"Damn it!" Yang Zhen couldn't hold back any longer. He glanced at Water Moon Spirit Maiden and said indifferently, "Girl, there's a saying in our village: 'Don't expose someone's shortcomings.' It's a matter of basic manners."
The three of them stared at Yang Zhen, completely bewildered and speechless. Bai Xuan gave a wry smile and said, "Now I can somewhat understand what those people feel."
Ye Zhiming and Water Moon Spirit Maiden naturally understood who 'those people' were referring to, and subconsciously nodded, both keeping their mouths shut.
That bastard Yang Zhen has a silver tongue; he can completely twist the truth. He clearly knows nothing about the situation, yet he pretends to know everything.
That's a really convincing act!
"What's going on?" the Shameless Cat asked with a curious expression, perfectly embodying the behavior of a curious child.
Yang Zhen glanced at the Shameless Cat Shameless Cat, patted its head, and said, "I'll cook for you myself tonight. Whatever you want to eat, this Sage of Saunter will make it for you."
Shameless Cat: "???"
Although completely bewildered and unsure how she had done something to make Yang Zhen so happy, the Shameless Cat was still overjoyed and exclaimed, "You said it!"
Bai Xuan and the other two looked at each other and gave a wry smile.
Yang Zhen looked at the Shameless Cat with amazement. This thing had no other skills, but this time it had impressed Yang Zhen. That was a good response and a good question; it deserved a reward.
Bai Xuan coughed lightly and explained, "It's hard to explain in a short time. You two will understand once you come with us."
Along the way, Bai Xuan explained the so-called " Heaven's Selection" to Yang Zhen and the Shameless Cat.
The so-called "Heaven's Selection" is a method for entering the Spirit Road, specifically a method used when the Spirit Road is artificially opened.
Unlike other secret treasures, the Spirit Road can be opened by humans, but the cost is too high, and few people can afford it. It usually requires the combined efforts of two or three super powers to open it.
In this way, each faction will receive a Heaven Plaque and choose a chosen one to enter the Spirit Road via the best path.
Yang Zhen immediately cursed, "Isn't this using connections? That's so unfair!"
The three were taken aback, then shook their heads with wry smiles, saying, "In this world, how can there be any talk of fairness? However, it's not entirely unfair. Even after a few sects have spent a huge amount of money to open the Spirit Road, others can still choose their own way to enter Spirit Road."
Yang Zhen's eyes lit up, and he said, "That's a bit fairer. Those two guys before chose the path they couldn't handle and were kicked out of the Spirit Road, right?"
Ye Zhiming nodded and said, " Heaven's Selection isn't so easy. Only by choosing the path that best suits you can you receive the highest level of training."
Yang Zhen nodded. Sometimes, starting too high isn't a good thing!
After chatting all the way, the group arrived at the place where the Spirit Road had opened, and were immediately taken aback by the huge crowd of people in front of them.
Yang Zhen looked around and saw that there were several thousand cultivators gathered here, of all kinds of cultivation levels, most of them between the Nascent Soul and Void Refinement Realm.
These people gathered on an enormous mountain platform, where nine enormous pillars of light descended from the sky, like pillars piercing through heaven and earth, inspiring awe in all who beheld them.
These beams of light are not the same; the further to the right you look, the larger, brighter, and thicker the beams become.
The last pillar of light was completely black. As it surged and churned, waves of violent energy emanated from it, giving even Yang Zhen, with his current cultivation level, a chilling feeling.
There were only a dozen or so people in front of the black pillar of light, but the aura emanating from them was incredibly powerful. They were all incredibly young, with arrogant expressions and a look of self-confidence and determination on their faces.
The number of people in front of the other pillars increased, with the largest number, over a thousand, in front of the first pillar, decreasing in number as they went, forming a stepped pattern.
Yang Zhen took a deep breath, pointed to the thick, dark pillar of light, and asked, "Is that the best passage?"
A strange look flashed across Ye Zhiming's face. He nodded and said, "Without a doubt, that is the most powerful path to spiritual communication, but... you don't want to go there, do you?"
Yang Zhen was taken aback. "What, you're not letting me go? It's VIP?"
"What nonsense?" Bai Xuan was taken aback, then shook his head and explained, "That's where the chosen one passed through."
Oh my!
Hearing this, Yang Zhen's eyes narrowed, and he pointed at the dozen or so people, saying, "They can't all be chosen ones, can they? Although I'm not very clear about the rules of this thing, there shouldn't be this many chosen ones when the Spirit Road opens once, right?"
Ye Zhiming pursed his lips and said, "Of course there won't be that many people, but... they were all once chosen ones, and they all safely walked the Heavenly Mandate Road at least once!"
"Grass!"
Yang Zhen was taken aback. These people had clearly all passed through this place at least once with their Heavenly Mandate Plaque. Were there really so many super sects in this godforsaken place?
These people are all destined for greatness now, how are we supposed to compete?
"Wait a minute, even though they were once chosen ones, they don't have any badges this time, so how are they going to get in?" Yang Zhen suddenly realized this and asked.
Ye Zhiming chuckled and said, "They'll have to try this time too. And even though they've done it once before, they could still fail. Of these twelve, aside from two or three who have Heaven Plaque, it would be good if three of them could get through smoothly."
Yang Zhen laughed heartily, then strode off towards the Heavenly Mandate Road. While the three stared in disbelief, he turned to the Shameless Cat and asked, "With the little girl's talent, is it possible she'll choose this path?"
"Very likely!" The Shameless Cat nodded and said, "Why don't we just go ask?"
"I think so too. This thing looks like it's trying to divide everyone into different classes. If you really had to choose one, of course you'd choose the thickest and biggest one!"
"Yang..." Bai Xuan raised his hand, about to speak, when Yang Zhen's voice came through.
All three stared blankly at Yang Zhen. Yang Zhen patted one of the boys on the shoulder and asked, "Brother, may I ask if a pretty young girl has ever gone down this road?"
Swish!
All eyes turned to Yang Zhen.
The 'boy' who had been patted on the shoulder by Yang Zhen turned around, his face ashen.
"Oh dear, I'm so sorry, it's actually a young lady!"