Chapter 57: Nine Deaths and One Life (Additional Chapter, Seeking Collections)

  Seeing that no one else was speaking, He Xing continued: "I know that more than half of the people present are not participating voluntarily, but were appointed by the sect to join this trip to the Tianlan Realm. However, the sect has never been stingy with rewards for meritorious disciples. Regardless of whether you are willing or forced to participate, as long as you join this trip to the Tianlan Realm, everyone will be rewarded with 10,000 spirit stones. However, in the Tianlan Realm, each person must bring out at least one Chi Yang fruit. If not, it will be considered a betrayal of the sect. Of course, if you can bring out one Chi Yang fruit, the sect will reward you with 10,000 spirit stones. If you can bring out three, you will be rewarded with a Lian Jing Dan. If you can bring out ten Chi Yang fruits, the sect will directly reward you with a Tian Chen Dan."

  Tianchen Dan! Upon hearing this name, Lin Tianyang's heart skipped a beat. He thought that since he would have to take risks in the future to obtain this pill that would greatly aid him in condensing his Golden Elixir, he might as well go all out this time and try his luck. Who knows, maybe he could even avoid having to take risks in the future. The only thing was that it wouldn't be fair to Qu Xuan and the others.

  Lin Tianyang thought of this and looked at Qu Xuan beside him, while Qu Xuan was also looking back at him.

  He Xing continued to talk about some precautions and then let everyone go back to prepare. They would set off in three days.

  As soon as he walked out of the executive hall, Qu Xuan immediately transmitted a voice: "Lin Shidi, this time brother was really harmed by you!"

  Lin Tianyang found it strange when he suddenly said such a thing and asked: "Why did you say that, Shixiong?"

  Qu Xuan sighed innocently: "Brother, didn't you notice? Except for those crazy volunteers, most of the people who participated in this Tianlan Boundary trip are just ordinary talents with no hope of forming a dan and no background. You and I are obviously not such people, but we've also become one of them. It must be Yun Haitian's doing, he's taking revenge on you while also venting his anger at me for taking the life-and-death platform mission back then, don't you understand?"

  Listening to Qu Xuan say this, thinking back to those fellow practitioners in the Execution Hall earlier, indeed most of them were not young.

  Seeing Lin Tianyang listen to his words, Qu Xuan continued: "Junior brother is only in the early stages of foundation building, and participating in this trip to the Tianlan realm will likely end in disaster. I advise junior brother to go find Leng Xianzi and see if she can ask her master to put in a good word for you. If Senior Han is willing to speak up for you, junior brother might still be able to escape this calamity!"

  "What? Brother Qu doesn't think highly of this trip to Tianlan Territory?" Lin Tianyang felt that he was being overly alarmist.

  Qu Xuan sneered and said, "Sixty years ago when I was still a Qi Refining stage disciple, at that time for a large mine vein we discovered, our Lei Yan Sect and the other six major sects, of course now Lie Yang Sect is no longer among them, also participated in similar actions to allocate shares. As a result, fifty Foundation Building stage cultivators went, but less than thirty percent returned, and most were late-stage cultivators. Even I didn't have confidence that I would come back alive, let alone you who only has initial-stage cultivation!"

  Hearing that so many people went, but only a few returned, Lin Tianyang was also greatly surprised. His previous intention to make a big move had also faded somewhat. Although he now had some confidence in his own strength, thinking about the possibility of encountering late-stage cultivators one after another made him feel quite perilous.

  Lin Tianyang's face began to turn solemn, and Qu Xuan also let out a sigh of extreme helplessness: "Brother Lin should have seen those volunteers in the sect who are crazy, right? Unfulfilled brother, some sects like Huatian Sect, Zhenwu Gate, and Xuantiangong are better. But for sects like Heishanmen and Yinxiao Sect, there are many such lunatics. Their main purpose of participating is not to obtain the Chi Yang fruit, but to be able to fight with people. I'm afraid that if we encounter such lunatics, I won't even dare say that I can survive!"

  Lin Tianyang saw that his expression didn't seem to be intentionally pretending, and the things he said could be known by asking around a bit, so he believed he wouldn't deceive himself either. His mood suddenly became heavy too.

  It seems that compared to the trip to Luoyang a few years later, this time Tianlan's Chi Yang fruit contest was really a narrow escape from death.

  Lin Tianyang wasn't afraid of danger, but knowing that it was a matter of life and death, he still wanted to rush forward head-on, which would be crazy. Thinking about this, Lin Tianyang parted ways with Qu Xuan and arrived at Tian Hanfeng, deciding to follow Qu Xuan's advice and ask Han Xue to speak on his behalf.

  Unfortunately, when Lin Tianyang arrived at the Heavenly Frost Peak, he found that Han Xuedong's mansion was tightly closed. He took out a transmission talisman wanting to shoot it in, but it was directly blocked by the mansion's seal and bounced back. This left Lin Tianyang with no choice but to leave.

  Arriving at Leng Qingfeng's cave mansion, he found that the other was still helping Fang Jin build his foundation and defend against evil, so he didn't disturb them and returned to the cave mansion alone.

  Since no one would speak for him, Lin Tianyang simply didn't consider it and spent 3,200 spirit stones at once to buy the Heaven-Defying Token and enter the Heaven-Defying Tower.

  I don't know if it's because I've been unlucky recently, but I haven't even encountered a third-grade demon beast. All I got were some elixirs that increase my cultivation and some talismans.

  Three days later, Lin Tianyang left the cave with some helplessness and headed towards the Sky Spirit Peak.

  In a place extremely far from Tianling Peak, Lin Tianyang saw a black giant ship about 100 zhang long floating beside the mountain peak.

  Arriving at the open space in front of the Executive Hall, Lin Tianyang found that more than half of the monks had already arrived. The Great Executor He Xingzhi was also present. In addition, Wu Yizhen, the executor of the Sky Flame Peak, and Li Li, the executor of the Sky Strategy Peak, were also present. Judging from their appearance, they seemed to be preparing to set off together.

  Qu Xuan arrived and saw that Lin Tianyang was already there. He let out a helpless sigh towards Lin Tianyang.

  He Xingzhi soon spoke to the crowd, "Those who have arrived should enter the flying boat first. There are 99 rooms in this flying boat, enough for one room per person!"

  Since he had given the order, Lin Tianyang decided to go and rest on the flying boat. Just then, a red light suddenly appeared in the distance, and by the time Lin Tianyang noticed it, it was already right in front of him. The figure that emerged from the light was an old man wearing a Taoist robe, with a thin build and eyebrows as red as crimson.

  As soon as he saw the old man with red eyebrows, Lin Tianyang immediately thought of someone in the sect. At this time, He Xingzhi, Wu Yizhen and Li Li had already bowed to the old man together and said: "See Red Eyebrow Elder!"

  The newcomer was none other than Chi Mei Zhen Ren, one of the elders of Lei Yan Sect. Although Lin Tian Yang didn't care much about the sect's affairs, the elders within the sect still knew a thing or two.

  The Red Eyebrow True Person is said to have the cultivation of the middle period of Yuan Ying, and in terms of age, the six hundred year old ancestor of Lei Yan Zong who achieved the transformation into a god, has just turned nine hundred years old, but he is already over a thousand years old, and is truly an elder within the sect.

  He appeared here, obviously indicating that this trip to Lieyang Zong would be led by him. After all, for such a major event in the sect, if an elder of the Yuan Ying period did not show up, it would make other factions look down on them.

  Lin Tianyang specifically chose a room closer to the corner after boarding the flying boat.

  The room was simply decorated to the point of surprise, with only three tatami mats and nothing else. Lin Tianyang casually sat down on one of them.

  No sooner had he sat down than he heard a knock at the door. He thought it was Qu Xuan coming to find him, but when he opened the door, he found that it was actually the old man with the surname Li who had spoken up in the Executive Temple and wanted to escape this trip to Tian Leng Border.

  PS: This is today's fourth update, and also the additional chapter I promised to everyone. As Lao Jing said, he will keep his word, next just need to increase collection by a thousand, Lao Jing will continue to add more updates, so please everyone collect more! The more collections, the faster Lao Jing updates!