Thunderfire Secret Realm
Five months passed quickly, and with the help of elixirs, Shen Ge finally broke through to the Peak Nascent Soul.
He wouldn't dare say he's invincible within the Nascent Soul Realm, but he's certainly among the top tier.
After making all the preparations, he headed to Azure Origin Square in the center of Azure Origin City, which was the entrance to the Thunderfire Secret Realm.
The Azure Origin City was established because of the Thunderfire Secret Realm, which is said to be the ancestral home of the Thunderfire Secret Realm Fire Spirit Clan.
However, the Fire Spirit Clan has now disappeared into the annals of history, and this Thunderfire Secret Realm has changed hands many times before finally being occupied by the Azure Origin Palace.
Upon arriving at the square, it was teeming with people, all of whom were cultivators. You could say that if you hit someone with a stick, there would be almost no one below the Golden Core Stage.
Ignoring the surrounding noise, Shen Ge began to wait quietly. After a while, three figures appeared on the high platform at the front.
A faint pressure swept across the entire area, and the surrounding noise immediately quieted down.
"Everyone, I Venerable Thunder Sea, the Grand Elder of the Azure Origin Palace, and I will be presiding over this trial."
"Alright, enough with the chit-chat. Since everyone has come from so far away, let's begin this trial immediately."
"The trial for the Nascent Soul Realm is the Secret Realm of Thunder on the left, and the trial for the Spirit Severing Realm is the Secret Realm of Fire on the right. There are no restrictions on entry, but those who are not strong enough should think twice before proceeding, because dying is not a good thing."
Shen Ge immediately grasped the key point: it seemed that this trial didn't care about the lives of the participants.
But this isn't bad either; at least it can weed out a large number of people who just want to make up the numbers.
Moreover, the number of prizes is based on a points system: white jade is worth 10 points, yellow, red, purple, and so on, up to 100,000 or 10,000. Since this is the scoring system, it means that you can compete for it.
It looks like this trial is going to be very intense.
People were already entering, and Shen Ge hurried forward as well.
The scene shifts, and Shen Ge has entered the secret realm. The sky here is shrouded in dark clouds, and there are also streams of electricity in the air, although they don't cause much damage.
After entering, no one started arguing for the time being, since no one had any points to draw, and fighting wouldn't be interesting.
After quickly leaving the entrance, Shen Ge flew to the left, simultaneously activating his full divine sense.
But he arrived a little too late; all the jade in the vicinity had already been taken away, so he didn't find a single piece.
After flying about five thousand miles, Shen Ge encountered his first battle since entering the city: two Peak Nascent Soul were fighting over a piece of yellow jade.
Since he didn't know how much cargo they had, Shen Ge didn't make a move and flew straight over them. Besides, it was just a piece of yellow jade, not worth his effort.
The deeper Shen Ge flew, the more surprised he became, because this secret realm was truly vast. They had flown for nearly ten thousand miles and still couldn't see any sign of its boundary.
However, he did manage to acquire ten pieces of yellow jade along the way, and no one tried to steal them, which saved him a lot of trouble.
However, Shen Ge now knows how to tell if someone has jade in their hand, because once a certain amount of jade is in hand, it will form a halo around the person, and it cannot be hidden.
That saves trouble; we'll be able to spot the right person when it's time to grab it.
Shen Ge then glanced in the direction and flew towards the center. Based on his speculation, the purple jade was the most likely location in his heart, so he decided to go and take a look.
After all, if you want more points, you can only look for the type of jade that has the most points.
Outside, a huge beam of light appeared above the square, and the beam of light was divided into a thousand small lock plates, each recording the location of a thousand purple jade stones.
"Look! Someone has found the first piece of purple jade. Does anyone recognize it?"
"Never seen it before."
"I don't know him."
"I've never heard of it."
Most of the onlookers didn't recognize the person, but the members of the Myriad Stars Sect showed a hint of joy, because the person was none other than Ye Xingchen.
Logically, these purple jade stones should be placed in hard-to-reach places, but some are placed in simple yet hidden locations.
This purple jade stone was placed in a small tree hole under a large tree, and it was also concealed in a way that made it easy to obtain, but also the most difficult to find.
"This little guy has good luck." On the high platform, the Venerable Azure Dragon, the Grand Elder of the Golden Dragon Sect, sitting on the left, raised his eyes Qingyu.
"Not bad, he seems to be someone with great fortune." The Grand Elder of the Luoyun Sect on the right also said softly.
"If this child doesn't perish, he should at least be able to break through to the Tribulation Transcendence Realm in the future," Venerable Thunder Sea echoed.
The three of them then stopped paying attention, focusing more on the Nascent Soul Realm stage trials than the Spirit Severing Realm trials.
Although this trial seemed like child's play to the three of them, it was still interesting to look at it occasionally.
"Look, a fight has broken out among the Spirit Severing Realm! Five people are fighting over a piece of purple jade, and it's getting really intense."
Someone exclaimed.
Afterwards, more and more purple jade was found, and some busybodies quickly recorded it and started a guessing game. Anyone who had purple jade in their possession participated in the game.
However, no one could possibly handle such a massive betting pool all at once, so hundreds more betting venues immediately sprang up within the institute.
"I'll bet on whoever is the first to discover the purple jade; I'm betting on them to make it into the top ten."
"Count me in too. I'll bet a thousand High-Grade Spirit Stone on him. I bet he can make it into the top five."
The various betting halls were suddenly packed, and even these hundreds of halls were struggling to keep up. As a result, other powerful shops and organizations also opened their own halls.
Among the group from the Myriad Stars Sect, High Person Liyue smiled and then sent a disciple with Spirit Stone to bet on Ye Xingchen. However, he was rather conservative and only bet on someone who could make it into the top fifty.
After all, it was a battle between top talents from all sides, so he lacked confidence in Ye Xingchen's strength.
"Third Master, at least Uncle Ye has set a good example. Why don't we be bolder? Let's just consider it a show of support for Uncle Ye."
High Person Liyue simply smiled and then said, "It's better to play it safe. After all, there are too many geniuses here. Although your Uncle Ye is quite strong, he may not necessarily be able to defeat those people. Moreover, he only recently advanced to the Peak Nascent Soul, and his strength has not yet been fully stabilized."
In the secret realm, Shen Ge encountered his first tough battle, where ten people, all at the Peak Nascent Soul, were vying for a single piece of purple jade amidst a burst of lightning.
With too many people and too little meat, and no one willing to give it up, the only option is to fight. In the end, not only will they be able to seize the purple jade, but they can also plunder the spoils of the others.
However, since everyone here is at the Peak Nascent Soul, it would be quite difficult to really plunder their jade.