"My lord, this is the age offered by my Dark Radiance Guard Four this year."
"Besides abundant supplies, this year's bounty also includes a Suanni Demon Beast with the bloodline of a strange animal."
"There is also a human cultivator with talent in Sword Dao."
Within a highly prosperous city on the Awakening of Insects Continent.
The flowing light of the Dharma boats is like that of stars, an endless stream.
All sorts of transactions take place in this city.
It's clear that this place is a storage location for the Ji Household's supplies.
He was faced with the words spoken by the old man in front of him.
A middle-aged cultivator dressed in Ji Household attire had a cold expression.
His gaze swept indifferently over the lion-like, tiger-like Demon Beast and the sword-robed youth in the distance.
He waved.
"Drag him away and take him to the Combat Hall."
"Yes!"
As soon as he finished speaking, cultivators stepped forward and cleared all the goods from the old man's magic boat.
The Suanni -like Demon Beast and the sword-robed youth were also taken away.
"You can only earn ten merits for this shipment."
"That's how it is for this year. If you need to exchange for merits, just go to the side of the city."
The middle-aged cultivator spoke indifferently, his cultivation level being only at the Early Dao Integration.
He was even weaker than the old man, yet he showed no fear whatsoever.
Instead, it subtly exudes nobility.
Upon hearing this, the old man's mind began to race.
It seems like they are making a difficult decision.
Finally, he gritted his teeth, his expression becoming slightly resolute.
He raised his hand to stop the middle-aged cultivator who was about to leave, clasped his hands in a fist and bowed, and said in a low voice.
"My lord, I, Dark Radiance Guard Four, have accumulated ninety merits by the end of this year."
These achievements took our clan nearly a century to accomplish.
"I no longer seek miraculous elixirs; I only ask to use these ninety merits to send my grandson to serve under the Daoist Master."
"Even being a bodyguard would be fine."
The old man spoke with True Intention and earnestness.
The boy behind him was also taken aback by the old man's sudden idea.
He stood there, stunned, unsure of what to say.
The middle-aged man, however, revealed a disdainful smile.
He responded impatiently.
"You think you can work for Daozi with just ninety merits?"
"Heh, I think you've gone mad from cultivation. My Ji Household's Dao Child in this realm Diplomatic School."
"Throughout the entire Dark Radiance Awakening of Insects Shuang Lu, who among those of the same rank possesses the same brilliance as my Dao Zi?"
"Let alone your grandson, even the descendants of Mahayana practitioners have to be carefully selected to have any hope of becoming disciples of my Daozi."
Having said that, the middle-aged man didn't linger.
They disappeared from the spot.
The old man was left looking embarrassed.
"Grandpa, let's go. We'll save our merits to exchange for the True Venerable Pill."
"Once you break through to the Tribulation Transcendence, our family will become even stronger. Your grandson will work hard on his own."
"Perhaps one day I'll catch the eye of Lord Michiko."
The boy's voice pulled the old man back to reality.
The old man's face showed a slight hint of sorrow, which he quickly concealed.
Indeed, Ji Household is a man of great stature.
Even the Mahayana on the Twin Backgammon Platform have to be careful.
He wished he could stuff his most outstanding descendant into the Emperor's personal guard.
So that I can accompany Daozi as he grows into the next generation of the Ji Household patriarch.
Control the land of backgammon.
How could a True Sovereign who hadn't even Tribulation Transcendence dare to hope that his descendants could become disciples of the Daoist?
The old man shook his head and stopped thinking about it.
He took his grandson to the place in the city where merit points could be exchanged.
This city is extremely magnificent, with numerous cultivators and magical warships.
Most of them are cultivators who gathered from scattered stars outside the Twin Backgammon Land.
These monks, like him, have guarded the starry sky beyond the backgammon world for generations.
Cities like these are scattered throughout the continent.
A city where merchants gather.
There is also a city where members of the Ji Household gather to cultivate.
There are also cities where powerful and influential families reside.
There are also many other entertainment cities.
Ye Chenfeng's consciousness remained in a blurred state.
His last memory was of killing the Suanni Demon Beast.
He didn't know whether he ultimately killed the Suanni.
All I know is that a flash of light suddenly appeared before my eyes.
The rest of the time, there was no consciousness.
Until a familiar, angry shout rang in his ears.
"Hey kid... kid! Wake up!"
"Wake up!"
Amidst his angry shouts, Ye Chenfeng's consciousness gradually returned.
The surrounding scenery rushed into his eyes, and he seemed to be inside a forbidden formation.
The forbidden array hovered in the air, with darkness above and below.
Only in front of him were rows of restrictions identical to his own.
Within the numerous restrictions, all sorts of cultivators are imprisoned, including humans, Demon Race, and...
" Suanni!"
Ye Chenfeng suddenly spotted a familiar figure.
The voice was filled with fear, and the person instantly stood up.
He tried to activate his sword technique for defense, but a sharp pain shot through his Dantian.
"Boy, don't waste your energy. You and that Suanni Demon Beast are both prisoners now."
"With this energy, you'd be better off meditating and recovering."
The familiar sound continued to rang out.
It's Elder Jian.
Upon hearing Elder Jian's voice, Ye Chenfeng's tense nerves relaxed slightly.
He asked with difficulty, conveying his Divine Sense.
" Elder Jian, I... I am here, but where is this place?"
Elder Jian's Divine Soul seemed to have been awakened a little longer than Ye Chenfeng's.
He paused for a moment, as if recalling something.
After a long pause, he gave a solemn reply.
"Why would they be here? It's probably related to that Suanni lion."
"This beast seems to possess some special abilities; during your life-or-death struggle, it suddenly activated an object resembling a teleportation array."
"Then the two of you arrived in the starry sky, and later my Divine Soul matured during the transmission of the array."
"I only woke up a few days ago, and I know nothing else about myself, except that... this area belongs to the Ji Household."
Elder Jian gave a brief explanation.
Ye Chenfeng was completely confused.
I haven't figured out the key point yet.
The familiar figure in the distance had already shaken its large head and slowly stood up.
"Roar..."
A sound filled with pain escaped from the Suanni's mouth.
It felt a dizzying sensation in its head.
A flood of chaotic memories rushed in.
Eastern Wasteland, Southern Continent, Human Cultivators.
When faced with a life-or-death situation, it accidentally triggered an ancient array seal.
And then...
"Human cultivator!"
It's you!
Suanni's memories were interrupted by a familiar figure.
It looked at Ye Chenfeng with a slightly frightened gaze.
The memory of this swordsman was too profound for it.
Despite being only at the Spirit Transformation, it was able to overpower a Void Return Demon Beast.
It's important to know that ordinary Void Return are no match for it.
This swordsman is a realm lower than it, yet it possesses such strength.
How could it not be alarmed?
If it hadn't accidentally touched some array seal during their life-or-death struggle...
He is likely to perish by this man's sword at this moment.
As fear gripped its heart, the Suanni also realized that all around it were figures of people and beasts trapped in the same confinement.
Just as he was secretly wondering...
A grand, indifferent voice suddenly descended from above.
"You fighting slaves, recover quickly; the battle will begin in three months."
"Winners will be rewarded, losers will die. This is the decree of the Ji Household Combat Hall!"