Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race-Chapter 74 - 68 Breakthrough and Rewards_1

74: 68 Breakthrough and Rewards_1

74: 68 Breakthrough and Rewards_1

Thousand Demon Peak, the location of the Thousand Demon Tower.

At the summit rested an Azure Stone Plaza of a hundred thousand mu in size; in the center of the plaza stood a golden tower shimmering with spiritual light, its body etched with patterns of monster beasts—the Thousand Demon Tower itself.

Over a thousand cultivators gathered near the Thousand Demon Tower, most of whom were Qi Refining Cultivators.

They were disciples from various outer peaks who advanced to the final round, coming to challenge the Thousand Demon Tower and establish their rankings.

Creatures such as the Snow Winged Ice Centipede and the Eight-Winged Thunderfire Centipede, alongside golden flying boats, landed on the Azure Stone Plaza one after another, as Shen Long and other Qi Refining Cultivators stepped onto the ground.

At the entrance of the Thousand Demon Tower was a cyan jade table, behind which sat two Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

Liu Xian, Liang Ying, and Wang Chong walked toward the cyan jade table to register and record their names.

Challenging the Thousand Demon Tower and selecting the top fifty could prevent cheating among the disciples from the outer peaks.

In the past, small scale competitions were held entirely within the outer peaks, where some Peak Masters took bribes or showed favoritism, engaged in behind-the-scenes manipulations, and capable disciples were not able to advance into the top fifty.

Instead, those who curried favor or flattered well could enter the top fifty and reap the rewards.

Thus, the Spirit Control Sect changed the rules; those who advanced to the last round would challenge the Thousand Demon Tower, a process that was public and transparent, making it difficult to cheat.

In order to maintain relative fairness, strict restrictions were placed on challenging the Thousand Demon Tower: first, the use of second-tier Talismans and Magic Artifacts was forbidden; secondly, one could not use high-grade Magic Artifacts, and the total of Spirit Beasts, Spirit Birds, and Spirit Insects together could not exceed three; disposable magic artifacts were limited to three pieces, and enemy-binding Talismans were capped at three sheets—these rules were specifically to limit wealthy ladies like Ning Qianqian.

The Spirit Control Sect had a long heritage, and some Qi Refining Cultivators inherited a vast amount of Spirit Fields, Spirit Beasts, and storefronts from their ancestors, possessing strong financial resources.

Without restrictions, this would be unfair to the average Qi Refining Disciple, and over time, the Sect’s resources would fall into the hands of the wealthy disciples, hindering those of average means from getting ahead.

Of course, aside from small and large scale competitions, the Spirit Control Sect also had multiple avenues for advancement; such as accomplishing great deeds, mastering a unique skill, or breaking through the eighteenth floor of the Thousand Demon Tower, among others.

Shen Long and others stood near the Thousand Demon Tower and could clearly see the situation up to the fifteenth floor, where some Qi Refining Cultivators were attempting to pass through the levels.

Attempting the Thousand Demon Tower during the small competition was free, but normally it required the expenditure of Kind Attribute points.

Shen Long’s gaze fell on the fifteenth floor, where Lin Sisi was attempting her challenge against six first-order Monster Beasts: the Ice Crystal Scorpion, the Fire Cloud Clam, the Chasing Wind Tiger, the Green Thunder Eagle, the Galewind Wolf, and the Lihuo Falcon.

Lin Sisi released her Purple Patterned Fire Centipede, Dual-Headed Eagle, and Strong Golden-Backed Ape.

In her hand, she held a shimmering purple sword, as seven other small purple swords attacked the Chasing Wind Tiger, Galewind Wolf, and Green Thunder Eagle.

Having entered the Sect just over two years ago, Lin Sisi and the other six had no interaction with new disciples like Shen Long, nor had they ever been to Green Cloud Peak.

Shen Long had asked Sun Sen; since Lin Sisi was not counted as a disciple of Green Cloud Peak, and since she lived at Golden Toad Peak, she was a disciple there.

Whatever good ranking Lin Sisi got, it wouldn’t concern Green Cloud Peak.

That was for the best, otherwise, they would have to give up seven spots in the top fifty.

The weapon Lin Sisi wielded was the Mother-Child Swords, another set of Magic Artifacts.

She controlled the Mother-Child Swords to attack the three Monster Beasts, while simultaneously releasing powerful Talismans to assist her Spirit Beasts in eliminating the Ice Crystal Scorpion, Fire Cloud Clam, and Lihuo Falcon, adopting a divide and conquer strategy.

This strategy was very successful, as she managed to eliminate all six first-order Monster Beasts, and she moved up to the sixteenth floor.

“Someone has broken through to the sixteenth floor!”

Someone exclaimed in surprise.

The Qi Refining Cultivators at the Azure Stone Plaza turned their attentions en masse toward the sixteenth floor of the Thousand Demon Tower.

As soon as Lin Sisi appeared on the sixteenth floor, seven Monster Beasts emerged and attacked her.

Lin Sisi swallowed a blue pill and controlled the Mother-Child Swords to attack the Monster Beasts, meanwhile releasing Spirit Beasts and Insects to assist in her challenge.

Liu Xian and the other Foundation Establishment Cultivators were not interested in watching, and they gathered to casually chat and catch up with each other.

Lin Sisi’s strategy remained to divide and conquer, but this time it was not as smooth.

The Scarlet FlameTiger, the Strong Ape, and Galewind Wolf rushed at her head-on, while the Green Thunder Eagle and Chasing Wind Eagle swooped down from the sky, and the Snow Cloud Spider and Blood-Eyed Toad attacked from both sides.

Lin Sisi raised her right hand and three golden Talismans, glittering with light, flew out.

The Galewind Wolf, Green Thunder Eagle, and Chasing Wind Eagle immediately dodged as the three golden Talismans burst, transforming into dozens of thick golden chains that ensnared the Scarlet FlameTiger, Snow Cloud Spider, and Blood-Eyed Toad.

Demon-Locking Talisman!

The Galewind Wolf, Green Thunder Eagle, and Chasing Wind Eagle lunged forward, but Lin Sisi quickly released five Fire Serpent Talismans, which turned into five red fire snakes to meet them, while also controlling the Mother-Child Swords to attack them.

The three Monster Beasts trapped by the Demon-Locking Talisman couldn’t escape for the time being.

Lin Sisi focused on attacking the trapped Monster Beasts with the Mother-Child Swords first, before dealing with the other four.

Lin Sisi’s strategy was quite successful.

The first-order Monster Beasts, once trapped, couldn’t withstand the assault of the Mother-Child Swords.

She was enveloped in multiple defensive light screens; Galewind Wolf, Green Thunder Eagle, and Chasing Wind Eagle couldn’t break through them for a while.

Lin Sisi’s Spirit Beasts and Insects also assisted.

In less than half a quarter of an hour, she had defeated all seven Monster Beasts and moved up to the seventeenth floor. frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓

Lin Sisi was severely depleted in mana, her face pale.

After consuming a Rejuvenation Pill, her pallor slowly returned to a healthy rosy tint.

Eight Monster Beasts emerged and unleashed their magic spells to attack Lin Sisi: fireballs of red, lightning bolts of silver, earth cones of yellow, ice cones of white, wind blades of green, and so on.

Lin Sisi continued to unleash Spirit Beasts and Insects to help, while controlling the Mother-Child Swords to attack the Monster Beasts.

Each challenger was only allowed three enemy-binding Talismans.

Having already used three Demon-Locking Talismans, she was unable to use any more.