Good Luck

"Senior Brother Ming Kun, you toil for the sect day and night.

Why don't the few of us rest for a few breaths and let my disciple, Ding Chunqiu, explain things to these 2,012 Qi Refinement disciples?" High Person Kui Xuan waved a hand, and six jade chairs appeared on the raised platform.

High Person Ming Kun nodded and sat down on a jade chair.

The other five Foundation Establishment High Persons also took their seats.

"Chunqiu accepts your decree." Ding Chunqiu cupped his hands in salute and swept out a hand. A huge screen of light appeared in the air, covered in words and pictures.

As Ding Chunqiu explained and several disciples asked questions, Tang Yuan gradually came to understand the main task of this Barbarian Di Secret Realm trial: kill orcs and obtain their lower canine teeth.

The orcs, natives of the Barbarian Di Secret Realm, believed in the power of totems.

Their strength was divided into ranks according to the power of their totems: elite orc soldiers corresponded to Meridian Opening cultivators,

orc warriors corresponded to Early Qi Refinement cultivators,

orc elites corresponded to Middle Stage of Qi Refinement cultivators,

orc kings corresponded to Late-stage Qi Refinement cultivation,

and orc shamans corresponded to Foundation Establishment cultivators.

The two canine teeth in an orc's lower jaw naturally grew out past its mouth and were called [spirit teeth].

The left lower canine also grew longer than the right one.

The task in the Barbarian Di Secret Realm was to collect orc [spirit teeth], and only those of elite soldiers or higher counted.

Of course, anyone who wasn't afraid of death and could kill orc kings and shamans to collect their spirit teeth would do even better.

The task stipulated that Early Qi Refinement disciples had to collect at least thirty left spirit teeth and twenty-two right spirit teeth from orc warriors.

Middle Stage of Qi Refinement disciples had to collect at least thirty left spirit teeth and twenty-two right spirit teeth from orc elites.

Those who met the standard would pass the trial.

The secret realm trial would last forty days, after which everyone would be brought back by a retrieval formation.

Those who collected more spirit teeth than the minimum requirement would receive different rewards.

Those who achieved outstanding results might become inner disciples of the six peaks.

Moreover, any other spoils obtained in the secret realm, such as ores, spirit fruits, and medicinal herbs, would belong to the disciples themselves.

"Apart from orc spirit teeth, everything you obtain in the Barbarian Di Secret Realm belongs to you."

At these words, the more than two thousand disciples below the platform immediately erupted in cheers: ordinarily, the Holy Cardamom Sect took a cut of everything they obtained, and all told, the sect could take nearly half their spoils.

But for this secret realm trial, the sect would not take a single coin.

With what they gained from the secret realm, they could not only pay off their loans in full, but if their luck was good, they would even have enough resources to reach Qi Refinement Great Perfection.

With enough resources, they could cultivate without worry, giving them another ten or twenty percent chance of successfully reaching Foundation Establishment.

*No wonder Kou Cheng said this Barbarian Di Secret Realm trial was a great fortuitous opportunity.

Looks like taking out a loan to buy equipment was the right choice.* Tang Yuan was also rubbing his fists in anticipation, feeling somewhat excited.

Seeing that Tang Yuan still hadn't agreed to join the team, Qian Xiaobao was just about to ask again when two body cultivators stopped him. They didn't want Tang Yuan to join the team.

Their reason was: "In close combat, the two of us body cultivators can definitely match one Tang Yuan.

If Tang Yuan joins us, we'll inevitably get a smaller share of any heavenly materials and earthly treasures we find."

Seeing that Qi Yao was also unwilling to team up with Tang Yuan, Qian Xiaobao could only sigh softly and say nothing.

Tang Yuan himself didn't want to join a team either, so he pretended nothing had happened and waited for the secret realm to open.

The six High Persons on the platform saw the ravenous anticipation in the eyes of the crowd below and said no more. Instead, they cast spells together.

Space and time at the center of Seeking the Dao Square suddenly twisted violently, and countless golden runes rapidly selected.

After a rumbling boom, a swirling gate that could admit several people abreast slowly formed, radiating a mysterious light.

Someone shouted, **"For the Holy Cardamom Sect, kill all the orcs!

Charge!"**

The more than two thousand disciples of the Holy Cardamom Sect raised their weapons, their eyes flashing with greed and madness. Like a gigantic swarm of locusts blotting out the sky, they charged into the Savage Wilderness Secret Realm.

Once nearly everyone else had gone, Tang Yuan took a deep breath, picked up his demonic saber, and followed at the very back of the group, stepping through the swirling gate.

In less than the time it took two incense sticks to burn, Seeking the Dao Square was empty.

High Person Yaoxi, the only female cultivator among the High Persons on the raised platform, sighed softly.

"Senior Brother Ming Kun, the last time the Barbarian Di Secret Realm opened, our Holy Sect sent only five hundred Middle Stage of Qi Refinement disciples.

Why have we sent more than a thousand Early Qi Refinement disciples and a thousand Middle Stage of Qi Refinement disciples this time?

Those thousand Middle Stage of Qi Refinement disciples in particular are nearly all of our Holy Sect's disciples at that stage.

Although the Barbarian Di Secret Realm has already been the target of nine expeditions, it is still very dangerous for Middle Stage of Qi Refinement disciples.

If most of those thousand Middle Stage of Qi Refinement disciples perish, our Holy Sect will have a gap between its older and younger generations."

"Junior Sister Yaoxi, you're worrying too much.

Our Holy Sect still has more than six hundred Late-stage Qi Refinement disciples and more than three hundred Qi Refinement Great Perfection disciples.

Even if every last one of a mere thousand Middle Stage of Qi Refinement disciples perished, it wouldn't cripple our Holy Sect.

If they can't even pass the trial in the Barbarian Di Secret Realm, they'd only be wasting the sect's resources by staying alive. They'd be better off dead.

At worst, we can give the Early Qi Refinement disciples some extra rewards and resources and have them replace those thousand Middle Stage of Qi Refinement disciples," High Person Kui Xuan said with a cold snort.

"If they all perish and can't bring back the orcs' spirit teeth, they'll ruin the sect's important undertaking.

From the sound of it, Kui Xuan, you're hoping they all die." High Person Li Bai gave a contemptuous snort.

Before High Person Kui Wood could retort, High Person Ming Kun waved a hand and sighed softly.

"There was no helping the increase from five hundred people to two thousand.

True Person Ming Hong issued a decree requiring me to refine ten [True Essence Pills] within five years.

It seems our sect now has at least ten Foundation Establishment High Persons nearing the end of their lifespans.

Refining one [True Essence Pill] requires three strands of low-grade, third-rank Spiritual Qi.

Our sect can collect and condense just under ten strands of low-grade, third-rank Spiritual Qi in a year. There's already not enough to go around, so where could we find another thirty strands? That's why we had no choice but to send more disciples to the Barbarian Di Secret Realm this time.

Refining and purifying thirty strands of low-grade, third-rank Spiritual Qi requires at least six thousand left spirit teeth and six thousand right spirit teeth from orc elites.

So this time, we had no choice but to send more disciples to the Barbarian Di Secret Realm.

If we can't gather thirty strands of low-grade, second-rank Spiritual Qi and refine ten [True Essence Pills], our sect will lose ten Foundation Establishment High Persons at once. That will surely draw covetous attention from the Heavenly Sword Sect and even the Buddhist Joyful Purity Sect, who harbor ill intentions."

"Senior Brother Ming Kun, everything has two sides.

As long as we refine ten [True Essence Pills], at least one of those ten senior brothers nearing the end of their lifespans is sure to become a Purple Mansion True Person.

In that case, our Holy Cardamom Sect will have nine Purple Mansion True Persons, and I doubt the other sects will dare act rashly," High Person Li Bai said comfortingly.

"I hope so." High Person Ming Kun gave a bitter smile and thought to himself, If they have to use [True Essence Pills] to help them break through to the Purple Mansion realm, their chances of success are very low...

"Senior Brother Kui Xuan, Senior Brother Li Bai, your disciples have been to the Barbarian Di Secret Realm before.

How many do you think will make it back safely this time?" High Person Yaoxi frowned slightly.

"Perhaps one or two in ten will return. There aren't many, but there are orc kings and shamans in the Barbarian Di Secret Realm.

For Early and Middle Stage Qi Refinement cultivators, it really is rather dangerous there.

Of course, none of you had better compete with me.

Of those who return, I want first pick. I'll choose a few to be my inner disciples." High Person Kui Xuan wore a calculating look.

"Apart from the orcs, there are formidable exotic beasts there too." With a soft snort, High Person Li Bai pondered for a few breaths, then looked at the back of Tang Yuan, who was hesitating to move forward. He said with some sadness, "With good luck...

A hundred people will come back at most." ...