The Hardships of the Sixth-Grade Trial: The Responsibilities and Obligations of a Middle-Grade True Spirit Lineage
During the previous ascension test of the "Seventh-Grade True Spirit Heaven", the Kong Household encountered a "city defense" battle on a large scale for the first time. However, at that time, the only large-scale attack came from an army composed of Demon Race and Demon Beast.
Furthermore, after Kong Wenxuan led the Kong Household disciples and the servant Lineage's troops to slaughter all the large-scale, organized attacks of the Demon Race and Demon Beast armies, the starlight they transformed into was enough to lift and elevate the "Peacock True Spirit Star" to the "Seventh-Grade True Spirit Heaven," thus completing the "Peacock True Spirit Star's" advancement.
Only after ascending to the "Seventh-Grade True Spirit Heaven" can subsequent attacks from martial arts cultivators, soldiers, and sword cultivators take place. However, these are all attacks by Rogue Cultivator, not large-scale or organized attacks. They are a further test and enhancement for the "Seventh-Grade Peacock True Spirit Star," which has already ascended to the "Seventh-Grade True Spirit Heaven," in order to elevate the "Peacock True Spirit Star" to the "Upper Seventh Grade" position.
Now, the Rank Advancement Trial "Peacock True Spirit Star" to ascend to "Sixth-Grade True Spirit Heaven" is undoubtedly even more difficult and dangerous.
With Kong Wenxuan leading his clansmen and Lineage, relying on the "Starry Sky" and "Peacock County Seat," they annihilated the large, organized army of Demon Race and Demon Beast that attacked, even killing the Fifth Tier Demon Race. However, they only managed to advance the "Peacock True Spirit Star" by nearly half, completing half of the "Rank Advancement Assessment."
The remaining half of the test involves facing a large-scale, organized attack from the martial arts cultivators of the "True Martial World." Only by withstanding this massive, organized attack can the "Peacock True Spirit Star" be completely elevated and ascended to the "Sixth-Grade True Spirit Heaven," advancing from a "Low-Grade True Spirit Lineage" to a "Middle-Grade True Spirit Lineage."
The reason for such a test is explained in the "Experience Jade Slip" given by the Luan Household God.
This is because once a "True Spirit Lineage" advances to the "Sixth-Grade True Spirit" position and becomes a "Middle-Grade True Spirit Lineage," the responsibilities and obligations that the Lineage needs to bear are already very different from those of the previous "Low-Grade True Spirit Lineage."
In the past, before the Demon Race colluded with the martial artists of the "True Martial World" to launch an invasion, the "Low-Grade True Spirit Lineage" in the "True Spirit Realm" had three main tasks: defending their territory, paying taxes, and slaying demons.
They have no contact with the martial arts practitioners of the "True Martial World" outside the heavens, so they don't need to fight or battle with them, let alone engage in war or battle with organized armies of martial arts practitioners.
As for the martial arts trials, military trials, and immortal trials that follow after advancement, these are merely additional trials after successful ascension. Even if one fails, it will not cause the "True Spirit Star" to fall back to the next level of the "True Spirit Heaven".
However, once the "True Spirit Lineage" ascends from the "Lower-Grade True Spirit Heaven" to the "Middle-Grade True Spirit Heaven" and becomes a "Middle-Grade True Spirit Lineage," the responsibilities and obligations they need to bear are no longer limited to guarding the territory, paying taxes, and slaying demons within the "True Spirit Realm."
Instead, they need to send their Lineage teams to the Outer Heaven Battlefield to participate in the battle against the "True Martial World" martial artists, who are enemies from beyond the heavens. Moreover, most of the battles on the Outer Heaven Battlefield are large-scale, organized battles and killings.
In particular, these "Middle-Grade True Spirit Lineage" teams are the main force stationed in various battlefields, passes, and cities in the Outer Heaven Battlefield, resisting the large-scale and organized attacks of the "True Martial World" martial cultivators.
As for the "High-Grade True Spirit Lineage" team, their main task in the Outer Heaven Battlefield is to launch offensive attacks, actively attacking the martial arts army and positions of the "True Martial World," and even infiltrating the "True Martial World" to plunder resources and spiritual objects.
Therefore, the latter half of the test of ascending to the "Sixth-Grade True Spirit Heaven" is a test of the "True Martial World" army's attack and siege, which is to allow the Lineage who have been promoted to the "Sixth-Grade True Spirit" position to familiarize themselves with and understand the situation of the great battle in the Outer Heaven Battlefield in advance.
Only by passing the simulated test of this "Outer Heaven Battlefield" can one truly advance to the position of "Sixth-Grade True Spirit," become a "Middle-Grade True Spirit" Lineage, and take the Outer Heaven Battlefield experience and lessons learned from this "Rank Advancement Trial" to participate in the actual "Outer Heaven Battlefield" defense and combat, fulfilling the duties and obligations of a "Middle-Grade True Spirit Lineage."
If one fails in such a test, and cannot even withstand the large-scale, organized attack of the martial arts army in the "Outer Heaven Battlefield" simulated and derived by the Celestial Stars True Spirit Diagram ", then there is no need to continue to ascend to the " Sixth-Grade True Spirit Heaven " or become a " Middle-Grade True Spirit "Lineage. Otherwise, sending Lineage teams to the " Outer Heaven Battlefield " to defend and participate in the battle would only be suicide, and would also damage and affect the " Golden Crow Imperial Dynasty's " defense line and battle situation in the Outer Heaven Battlefield.
Therefore, rather than harming others and oneself in this way, it would be better to directly knock down those who are "unfit to bear the burden" during the "Rank Advancement Trial" for ascending to the "Middle-Grade True Spirit Heaven -Middle-Grade True Spirit Heaven," preventing them from ascending and advancing to the "Middle-Grade True Spirit" position. Instead, they should continue to accumulate power in the "Low-Grade True Spirit" Lineage and remain in the "True Spirit Realm," receiving protection from the "Middle-Grade True Spirit Lineage" and "High-Grade True Spirit Lineage."
This is why the "Rank Advancement Trial" of the "Sixth-Grade True Spirit Heaven" is particularly difficult, requiring the successive large-scale and organized attacks by the Demon Race and Demon Beast armies, as well as the large-scale and organized attacks by the martial arts army of the "True Martial World".
Only by defending the "county town" and the "True Spirit Star", and by killing all the Demon Race, Demon Beast armies, and the martial arts army of the "True Martial World", can one complete the initial "Rank Advancement Trial" and push the "True Spirit Star" to the "Sixth-Grade True Spirit Heaven" to become a "Middle-Grade True Spirit" Lineage.
Thump! Thump! Thump...
The sound of war drums resounded, and in the surrounding chaotic void, armies of martial cultivators, some in battle formations, some riding flying boats, and some riding war chariots, attacked from all directions in a large and organized manner.
To the east, the "Jumang Martial Cultivators" formed battle formations, condensing and manifesting the image of "Jumang True Martial" in mid-air. Wherever they passed, countless plants and trees were born, withered, and flourished, and countless blue thunderbolts, blue snakes, and blue birds were born and perished within them.
To the south, the "Zhurong martial arts practitioners" formed battle formations, condensing and manifesting the image of "Zhurong True Martial" in the air. Wherever they passed, countless flames, fire thunder, and fire pythons were born, destroyed, and burned.
To the west, all are "Ru Shou Wu Xiu" (苐收武修), forming battle formations and manifesting the image of "Ru Shou Zhen Wu" (苐收真武). Wherever they pass, swords, spears, halberds, and other weapons appear and disappear in a mirage.
To the north, all were "Gonggong martial cultivators," who formed battle formations and manifested the image of "Gonggong True Martial," sweeping in with endless Black Water.
Behind these armies of martial arts practitioners from all directions, one can also faintly see an army of "Houtu martial arts practitioners," forming a battle formation. The image of "Houtu True Martial" is faintly condensing and manifesting, ready to attack at any time.
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