Chapter 0090: 0090
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Feng Xueya continued to sit cross-legged, while Wu Yu and the other two took their leave respectfully .
The matter had been settled, and Wu Yu was starting to get excited . He was really looking forward to the challenge of the Valley of Immortal Fate!
After Wu Yu left, Feng Xueya opened his eyes and looked around the spacious hall . He mumbled to himself, "The spiritual qi spring has brought troubling times upon my Heavenly Sword Sect . Things are getting restless .
"It looks like I'll succeed or die trying .
"This path . Live or die . No other choices .
"I'm being tough on these kids . They have to face such challenges despite their youth .
"Of my disciples, the one most like me is Night Wish for Snow . The most unruly is Yang Qing . The most unfettered is Mo Shishu . The one who respects me the most is Yanli . And the one that intrigues me most is this Wu Yu!
"Big trouble is imminent, and I hope they can all safely pass this hurdle . Of course, it'll be great if they can become stronger . "
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"Tomorrow you will enter the Valley of Immortal Fate, but you don’t understand it at all . " Having just exited Heavenly Peak, Su Yanli did not let him leave .
"Let's all go to Junior Brother's Heaven's Equal Peak . We can prepare him tonight . After all, the Valley of Immortal Fate is a big thing . " Although Mo Shishu was the happy-go-lucky type, he was responsible enough when the occasion called for it .
Wu Yu also wanted to clarify things, so he brought them to Great Sage Palace .
"Keke, I say, Junior Brother . You really don't know how to enjoy life . With a quota of more than 100 servants, you actually chose all males? Just look at my Wind Flower Snow Moon Peak . They're all beauties, and I'm enjoying each day to my heart's content . " Mo Shishu fanned himself with his fan as he strode into the Great Sage Palace .
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"Junior Brother is different from you . Don't be a bad influence," Su Yanli scolded .
"Haha . "
Wu Yu could only laugh . The two actually had a great relationship, but not a romantic one . It could only be called a genuine relationship between sworn siblings . It was a rare thing . They were not like Zhao Changtian and Yi Qingfeng, who fought desperately over Lan Shuiyue .
"Enough, stop bickering . "
Su Yanli sat primly and began to speak . "The Valley of Immortal Fate is a misty and mysterious place . It's completely covered in grey fog, so it's difficult to see anything further than 10 zhang . This is a danger in and of itself . You must remember and prepare yourself for this .
"Understood . "
"Secondly, the Valley of Immortal Fate is huge and the terrain complex . There are high mountains and valleys, and even gorges . Below the gorges, there is also a lot more ground . Under the influence of the fog, it can be easy to lose your way; you can even be trapped inside with no way out . "
"Understood . "
Wu Yu was listening intently .
Su Yanli continued . "Thirdly, because of the frequent rain in the Valley of Immortal Fate, the damp ground is a breeding ground of many venomous creatures, such as scorpions and spiders . They are everywhere, and some are extremely venomous . They can even poison those at the Qi Condensation Realm . You must be careful of these . "
If she had not spoken about it, Wu Yu would have underestimated these creatures . Once bitten, although you might not die, you would probably find it extremely inconvenient .
"The above three points are nothing much - applicable to all environments . Fourthly, you must have seen the mechanisms at the Dao Querying Pagoda . Every year, when the Valley of Immortal Fate opens, a few mechanical beasts will be let loose to interfere and stop you from acquiring immortal roots, and also to give you more experience . These mechanical beasts are specially designed for the Valley of Immortal Fate test . Many can employ dao techniques, and even the Five Affinities Giant Bear of the fourth level of the Dao Querying Pagoda is considered easy prey there . ”
It looked like this challenge was no easy task .
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There were many competitors, and the sect only had a limited number of immortal roots . That was why such a challenge had been utilized to choose the strongest . This would also pacify the masses, giving all the disciples a fair chance to fight .
This was very important . Otherwise, if the ordinary disciples lost their faith, the sect would crumble .
"And fifthly - this is very simple - this is a competition between disciples of the same sect . It's the biggest challenge . For example, you will definitely meet with trouble from Lan Shuiyue . You're new to the Heavenly Sword Sect, whereas Lan Shuiyue has grown up here since young and has formed relationships with a good many disciples . Many will seek to frustrate you . But because of your status, they will not do anything rash . "
A total of five points . The challenges were many .
And he would go in tomorrow .
Wu Yu ordered his thoughts, remembering these tricky points .
At this time, Su Yanli continued, "The above five points are not that frightening, to me . The terrifying one is the sixth point, which is also the last point . "
"What is it?" Seeing Su Yanli's face turn grave, Wu Yu pricked up his ears .
Su Yanli said, "Because of this point, I was gravely wounded last year when I retrieved my immortal root . It took a long time for me to recover . You were still sealed at that point, so you do not know . "
"It was quite serious too," Mo Shishu added .
"What is it?"
Su Yanli recalled for a moment . "Demons . Of course, they are demons that have already been repressed and conquered . They are usually kept in the Spirit Banishment Tower . When the Valley of Immortal Fate is opened, they will release one or two, perhaps even three or four, to become the ultimate test for the disciples . "
"Demons?"
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Wu Yu was very familiar with demons . Wan Qing was a snake demon, and she had eaten many a human in Capital Wu . The Immortal Protector's existence was precisely to banish demons .
Who would have thought that the Heavenly Sword Sect had also captured and tamed demons? They had to be the type who would not dare to cause mischief again .
"Why do this?" Wu Yu asked . He felt that where demons were involved, the danger was great . As far as he knew, demons were aggressive by nature, and the mortal enemies of martial cultivators . All demons held hatred for martial cultivators . If not for martial cultivators, they could roam freely through the mortal world .
Su Yanli said, "This involves the training of our disciples . Truthfully, a majority of our disciples are closeted in the Bipo Mountain Ranges daily . They seldom go out to actually slay demons . Yet slaying demons is the mission and duty of us martial cultivators . In order to have some experience when we go out in the future and encounter wild demons, we must be prepared . That is why they unleash demons . All disciples who wish to acquire immortal roots must first experience the fear that demons can inspire . Only by encountering and fighting more demons, even killing more demons, can we truly acquire demon slaying abilities . Eventually, when we face real demons, we will be able to fight them with courage . "
When people spoke of the Valley of Immortal Fate, they feared the demons the most .
"These are not some young demons that don't even have demon essence . These are difficult to deal with," Su Yanli warned him .
Wan Qing counted as a young demon . The Ape Demon during the entrance exam also counted as one .
Young demons that had just evolved were not much different from mortal martial arts practitioners .
It was the old demons who had been cultivating for hundreds, even thousands, of years that were truly terrifying .
"I have committed these six points to memory . "
Wu Yu was familiar with demons .
Beasts turning into demons was the preliminary transformation, when they gained sentience and became demons . As for shapeshifting, this was a more uncertain business . Some could shapeshift the moment they gained sentience, while others could not, even after centuries . It had to do with the demon types .
It was said that the weaker the bloodline of the beast, the easier it was to shapeshift .
Some could shapeshift even before they possessed demon essence, while others could only do so after .
Wan Qing was one who could shapeshift into a human before she had gained her demon essence .
Typically, demons needed a century of cultivation to gain their demon essence, fashioning a demon essence core similar to a spiritual source .
Of course, some demons with a powerful bloodline could obtain their demon essence in merely a few decades .
The strength of a demon was therefore generally measured in terms of years .
Demons of more than a century old were considered adult demons .
These demons absorbed day and night, and the spiritual qi in the environment . Every 100 years, they could form a demon essence core . After 1,000 years, they would have 10 demon essence cores and be considered 1,000-year old demons . If they could form a yaodan, which was even more terrifying . They could then compete with Jindan Immortals .
Forget 1,000-year old demons, even 100-year adult demons were difficult enough to deal with .
Of course, 100-year adult demons and 1,000-year old demons were just labels for demon strength, rather than explicit description of their age . Some demons were not even considered 100-Year adult demons after a millennium, unable to produce even demon essence . Other demons could do so in a matter of a decade .
In order to create a yaodan, a thousand years might not be enough . One needed luck as well .
The 100-year adult demons that were released into the Valley of Immortal Fate might have 500 years of cultivation, an even longer time than Feng Xueya himself .
Demons, compared to martial cultivators, were of inferior talent, but they had the edge with their longevity . As long as they were not killed, they all had a few hundred years of life .
After understanding all he could about demons, the sky was already beginning to lighten . Wu Yu packed his things and prepared to leave .
Onward to the Valley of Immortal Fate!