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Chapter 298 Breaking Through the Core Sea Tower

"As a newcomer, with this token in hand, you need to go to the Core Sea Tower."

The old farmer Elder Wei said to Xu Ning.

"Core Sea Tower?"

Xu Ning raised his eyebrows. "The Core Sea Tower is in the center of the island. With this token, you can enter."

Elder Wei said, "After you go in, try your best to ascend to the higher floors. The higher you ascend, the greater your assessment will be. It will be beneficial to you."

"Is that so…"

Xu Ning nodded. "Thank you, Elder Wei." "You should know what the seeds of the Core Sea Demon Sect mean, right?"

Elder Wei asked.

"I'm clear."

Xu Ning responded.

"The seeds of the Core Sea Demon Sect are the core elites of the entire sect. In the next three to ten years, one of you will definitely be selected to become the new sect master and elders of the Core Sea Demon Sect, becoming the new pillars of this huge sect."

Elder Wei said, "Although you have just arrived, you have to be prepared to compete with your full strength. Don't give up the competition with other seeds just because your realm is low."

This was the first time Xu Ning had heard someone say that his realm was low. However, Xu Ning did not care much about this.

As long as there was enough energy, it was not difficult for Xu Ning to advance his realm.

"Thank you, Elder Wei, for your reminder."

Xu Ning thanked him again. "Gu Songying…" Elder Wei glanced at Gu Songying.

"Elder Wei."

Gu Songying quickly responded respectfully.

"You have performed a meritorious service in receiving a seed. In the future, you don't have to be an external deacon, just become an internal deacon of the island. As for the specific arrangements and the other resources, you can just wait for the sect's arrangements." Elder Wei's words made Gu Songying smile. "Thank you, Elder Wei!"

One of the important reasons why Gu Songying took the initiative to welcome Xu Ning was to receive this sect reward.

He didn't have outstanding aptitude, and now that he had reached his current realm, he had been suffering.

Now that he was an internal deacon, it was equivalent to an increase in status in the sect. With this increase in status, he could obtain more resources and opportunities.

"Okay, go to the Core Sea Tower."

Elder Wei waved at Xu Ning and picked up his hoe again.

"Yes."

Xu Ning and Gu Songying walked out of the small courtyard side by side. "Brother Xu, no, Junior Brother Xu, I have benefited from you."

Gu Songying was very happy. "Now that I have become an internal deacon of the sect, I will be stationed on the island of the sect for a long time. If you have any orders, you can call me at any time."

Gu Songying tried to get closer to Xu Ning bit by bit.

Part of the reason why he was Xu Ning's guide was to obtain the sect reward, and the other part of the reason was to suck up to Xu Ning. When Xu Ning's status improved in the future, he would also benefit.

"In that case, I would have to trouble you, Brother Gu."

Xu Ning thanked him.

Now that he was a newcomer, he was unfamiliar with all aspects of the sect. With Gu Songying's help, he would be much more relaxed.

"No trouble, no trouble at all."

Gu Songying chuckled.

At this point, he was completely relying on Xu

Ning.

Suddenly, Gu Songying thought of his cousin Ding Bo.

If it weren't for Ding Bo taking the initiative to get into a conflict with the Source Sect, he wouldn't have had such a relationship with Xu Ning

"Junior Brother Xu, I will be responsible for finding a place for you to live on the island and dealing with some trivial matters when you enter the sect. You just go to the Core Sea Tower first and get down to business."

Gu Songying said.

"Thank you, Brother Gu."

Afterwards, Xu Ning rode a flying demon beast and went to the Core Sea Tower at the center of the island.

9

While riding a demon beast in the air, Xu Ning came across a high level dao realm master and other flying demon beasts.

'Is that the Core Sea Tower?'

Following Gu Songying's directions, Xu Ning saw an island in the middle of the island.

On the island, there was a tall black building.

Xu Ning carefully counted and figured out that there were a total of twelve floors.

Looking down from the sky, there was no one on the middle island of the Core Sea Tower.

None of the other people who passed by the lake outside the island approached.

Obviously, this Core Sea Tower should be considered a special area of the Core Sea Demon Sect. Under normal circumstances, others were prohibited from approaching this place.

"Go down."

Xu Ning rode the demon beast and stopped at the lake.

For safety reasons, Xu Ning decided to go to the island alone.

He stepped on the lake and rushed towards the island.

People passing by saw Xu Ning, and many of them stopped.

"Another seed has come."

"I wonder how high this seed will ascend?"

"He definitely won't exceed the sixth level. The strength of this seed doesn't seem to be in the high level of the dao realm."

Some of the people who stopped were disciples of the Core Sea Demon Sect, while some were relatives of the disciples who were here.

Although their realms were different, they all gathered together to watch the show and were chatting enthusiastically.

Xu Ning walked on the lake and arrived on the island.

"There's no guide?'

Xu Ning looked around and saw that there were no elders, disciples, or guards stationed at the Core Sea Tower. He didn't know how to enter the Core Sea Tower.

Suddenly, Xu Ning felt the area above his head turn dark.

He didn't know when but a big black bird appeared and circled above Xu Ning's head.

The black bird flapped its wings and landed in front of Xu Ning. 'This black bird looks familiar…'

Xu Ning suddenly remembered that when he was in the Core Sea Demon Lord's inheritance mystic realm in the Abyss North, he had seen a similar black bird. It was the black bird that had passed the Core Sea Pill Sutra to Xu Ning and had given him a seed token.

However, the black bird back then was only the size of two palms, while the black bird in front of him was nearly two meters tall.

"Eh?"

Before Xu Ning could speak, the black bird showed a human-like expression of surprise.

It glanced back and forth at Xu Ning.

Then, it landed on his two claws and circled Xu Ning a few times, its movements looking quite comical.

"Aren't you the guy who obtained the Core Sea Pill Sutra from the Abyss North?"

The black bird asked in disbelief.

"Huh?"

When Xu Ning heard this, he suddenly realized that this black bird seemed to be related to the black bird in the Abyss North.

"Yes, Senior, I obtained the inheritance of the Core Sea Pill Sutra in the Abyss North three years ago."

Xu Ning responded.

"Your growth speed is truly fast! I remember that you were only in the high level void realm back then, but now you are in the dao realm sixth stage."

The expression and tone of this black bird were exactly the same as the black bird back in the inheritance of the Abyss North.

The black bird clicked its tongue, stretched out its black wings, and patted Xu Ning's shoulder.

"Not bad, not bad! You are indeed a good seedling I discovered."

When the black bird noticed Xu Ning's confusion, it patted its chest with its wings and explained to Xu Ning, "Don't be surprised why I know you so well. What you saw in the Abyss North was my clone."

"Clone?"

This was the first time Xu Ning had heard of such an ability.

'Is that the bloodline power of this demon beast?'

Xu Ning thought to himself. He had never heard of a human master, even after reaching the ninth stage of the dao realm, having the ability to create clones.

The black bird seemed to have heard Xu Ning's thoughts. It raised its head smugly. "My cloning ability is unique. Even apex demon beasts don't have my ability."

"Senior is amazing."

Xu Ning praised casually when he saw the black bird being so smug. The black bird enjoyed this.

At the same time, Xu Ning searched for the name of demon beasts with this ability in his mind.

However, Xu Ning did not receive an answer.

When Xu Ning was in the Harmony King Mansion, he had read a lot of books in the mansion and gained a lot of knowledge about rare demon beasts.

But even so, Xu Ning knew nothing about this black bird.

Xu Ning inferred that this black bird should be some kind of mutated demon beast.

"That's right, you are here to challenge the Core Sea Tower…"

The black bird slapped its head and returned to the main topic.

"Give me the token."

The black bird said.

Xu Ning handed the unmarked token to the black bird.

"Name?"

The black bird asked.

"Xu Ning." Xu Ning said.

"Which Xu, which Ning?"

The black bird asked again.

Xu Ning answered truthfully.

Afterwards, the black bird activated its bloodline power, and Xu Ning's name appeared on the plate.

'So the black bird is the one who records the information of one's identity…'

Xu Ning thought.

"Okay, go in." The black bird did not return the token to Xu Ning immediately. "When you come out, I will return this token to you."

"Yes."

wer.

Xu Ning walked to the Core Sea Tower. Whoosh! As soon as he walked over, the door of the Core Sea Tower opened. It was pitch black inside, even Xu Ning couldn't see what was inside.

"With your strength, passing the sixth level is not difficult. But when you reach the seventh level, the difficulty will greatly increase. Try your best to pass."

Perhaps because it had a good impression of Xu Ning, before Xu Ning entered the Core Sea Tower, the black bird kindly reminded him.

"Thank you, Senior."

Xu Ning stepped in.

Boom!

The gates of the Core Sea Tower closed.

'This kid's speed of improvement is really fast… From the void realm to the core transformation realm in three years, this speed seems to be unmatched by any seed… He really might be able to compete for the position of the Demon Lord…'

The black bird muttered to itself.

At this moment, Xu Ning had already entered the Core Sea Tower.

When the gates of the Core Sea Tower closed, the darkness inside disappeared, and everything could be seen clearly. In front of Xu Ning was an empty floor.

This floor was more than a thousand square meters, and it was twenty meters high.

Whoosh…

As soon as Xu Ning looked around, a figure materialized in front of him.

It was a black-colored metal humanoid puppet, holding a longsword. There was no aura leaking from its body. Clak! Clak!

The humanoid puppet rolled its eyes.

The dark green crystal eyes stared at Xu Ning.

Whoosh!

The puppet suddenly jumped from its spot and rushed towards Xu Ning.

'This is the assessment of the Core Sea Tower?'

Xu Ning did not panic. In his eyes, the speed of this puppet was extremely slow.

Swoosh!

Xu Ning struck out with a wave of astral qi.

Immediately, the puppet was severed from the middle and fell to the ground where it remained motionless.

Chapter 299 Surprising Everyone

'This puppet seems to be in the fourth stage of the dao realm…'

Xu Ning estimated. He didn't know if the puppet had any other tricks up its sleeves, but since he could easily deal with it, even if it had a backup plan, it might not be that powerful.

Whoosh!

The puppet that was cut off by Xu Ning turned faint before disappearing completely.

Immediately after, a set of stairs appeared on the empty floor, leading to the next floor.

Xu Ning didn't hesitate and continued to walk to the second level.

Rumble…

After reaching the second level, it was still the same environment.

As soon as Xu Ning walked forward, the same puppet condensed in front of him.

However, this time, there were six puppets.

After the puppets condensed into physical bodies, they attacked Xu Ning again without any hesitation.

Xu Ning did not immediately kill them, instead he wanted to see their true strength.

Whoosh!

The six puppets surrounded Xu Ning while sword qi flew out of their swords. "This sword qi has the same lethality as a dao realm fourth stage astral qi…'

Even though he was surrounded by six puppets, Xu Ning was still at ease.

After fighting for a while, Xu Ning saw that these puppets did not show any other trump cards, so he slashed out two more astral qi, killing all six puppets.

Just like before, the puppets disappeared and a set of stairs appeared.

"This third level can't be a bunch of puppets, right…' Xu Ning thought to himself and continued to walk up the stairs.

Sure enough, puppets appeared on the third level as well.

However, the puppet this time was a silver puppet. Its body was larger than its previous counterparts, and the weapon in its hand had changed from a longsword to a spear.

There was only one silver puppet. It held a silver spear and stabbed toward Xu Ning.

Aura condensed on the tip of the spear.

'The strength of this silver puppet is at the fifth stage of the dao realm…'

After testing it out, Xu Ning once again figured out the strength of the silver puppet.

Based on the current information, Xu Ning had figured out the pattern of changes in the strength of puppets in the Core Sea Tower.

'The first level is a single dao realm fourth stage puppet, the second level is six dao realm fourth stage puppets, and the third level is a single fifth stage dao realm puppet. In this case, the strength of the puppets will increase by one realm every odd level, and the strength of the puppets on the even level will be the same as the puppets on the previous odd level, but there will be more of them.'

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Whoosh!

Another gust of astral qi.

The spear-wielding silver puppet was dealt with by Xu Ning

For Xu Ning, this was no different from the previous difficulty.

Xu Ning went to the fourth level.

Sure enough, as Xu Ning expected, six silver puppets appeared on the fourth level.

In an instant, the six silver puppets were cut apart by Xu Ning again. Thus, Xu Ning went to the fifth level… the sixth level… On the sixth level, the six dark gold puppets were dealt with.

The strength of these six dark gold puppets was at the sixth stage of the dao realm.

For ordinary dao realm sixth stage masters, fighting against six enemies of the same realm would be extremely difficult, but for Xu Ning, it was not challenging at all.

'No wonder the black bird said that with my strength, I should be able to pass the sixth level, but this is just inferred from looking at my realm. It doesn't have much confidence in me passing the seventh level. This is because the seventh level puppet will have the strength of a dao realm seventh stage master.'

After figuring out the pattern, Xu Ning was more confident.

He walked towards the stairs of the seventh level.

Outside the Core Sea Tower, the Black Bird and the people outside the island were all paying attention to the Core Sea Tower.

Xu Ning didn't know that every time he climbed up a level, the level would emit a circle of light.

Thus, everyone outside kne knew exactly which floor Xu Ning was on.

"He passed the sixth level so quickly?" "Didn't someone say just now that this new seed hasn't reached the high level of the dao realm?"

The people outside discussed.

The black bird also raised its head.

'The duration this kid stayed on the sixth level is still the same as before?' The black bird's face was full of surprise. So he's an expert who can kill enemies above his realm! His foundation is deep enough! It seems that Xu Ning has a high chance of passing the seventh level, but the eighth level, it would…'

As the black bird was muttering in its heart, the light circle on the eighth level of the Core Sea Tower spread out again.

This meant that Xu Ning had passed the seventh level in an extremely short time and had reached the eighth level.

The black bird scratched its head with its wings. 'He seems to have stayed on the seventh level slightly longer than before, but this seems to be too fast… The eighth level shouldn't be difficult for him, but the puppets on the ninth level are comparable to the eighth stage of the dao realm. Even if he has a first-class treasure, he can't cross two realms, right?'

"However, even if he couldn't pass the ninth level, Xu Ning's potential rating must be 'high'. Before Xu Ning, there were only ten people who received the 'high' evaluation among the hundred and thirty-one seeds. Seeds are already one in a million, and those who can receive the 'high' evaluation are even rarer."

Although the black bird seemed to be exaggerating, in fact, its evaluation of seeds was extremely strict.

The black bird continued to observe the Core Sea Tower.

On the eighth level of the Core Sea Tower.

In front of Xu Ning were six spear-wielding dark gold puppets.

However, there was an azure crystal embedded in their chests.

The azure crystals could provide these dark gold puppets with simulated origin power, allowing them to have the strength of a dao realm seventh stage master.

'I have to spend more effort this time…'

Xu Ning took out the Flowing Cloud Piercer.

The use of first-class secret treasures was not prohibited in the Core Sea Tower.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Xu Ning held the Flowing Cloud Piercer and rushed towards the dark gold puppets.

The azure crystals on their chests were Xu Ning's target.

Although those dark gold puppets did not have self-awareness, their combat instincts allowed them to instinctively protect the azure crystal on their chests.

"Void Walk Beast Phantom, Void Distortion!"

Xu Ning used his origin technique again.

After a while, Xu Ning finally killed all six puppets in fifteen minutes.

'The puppets on the next level are at the eighth stage of the dao realm…'

Looking at the stairs that appeared on the floor, Xu Ning finally had a serious look on his face.

The eighth stage of the dao realm, the origin connection realm, could already allow one to connect to the origin power, giving one the ease of using origin power throughout a battle.

This would be a huge challenge for Xu Ning.

After making preparations, Xu Ning went to the ninth level.

Outside.

"He's on the ninth level!"

"How is this possible? He actually passed the eighth level guarded by several dao realm seventh stage puppets!" "This new seed's evaluation is definitely 'high'!"

"If he can pass the ninth level, then his evaluation should be 'extreme', right?"

"How is it possible to pass the ninth level? Currently, in the Core Sea Demon Sect, only two seeds have the 'extreme' evaluation, and those two are the most likely to become the new leader!"

"True, the ninth level is a puppet guard at the eighth stage of the dao realm. No matter how powerful this new seed is, he can't cross two realms in a row, right?"

In the Core Sea Tower.

The ninth level.

It was still a spear-wielding dark gold puppet, but this time, there were three blue crystals embedded in the chest of the dark gold puppet.

A dark gold puppet with three blue crystals was more than three times stronger than a puppet with only one crystal.

"Ha!"

This time, Xu Ning took the lead to attack. He really felt tremendous pressure boring down on him.

This kind of pressure was similar to when he fought against Liu Yi.

The Flowing Cloud Piercer entered the void. When it appeared again, Xu Ning used the Void Distortion of the Void Beast, dealing double the damage to the dark gold puppet.

At this moment, Xu Ning's strongest technique, Night Weaver, was useless because this battle puppet had no sensory perception.

Bang!

Sure enough, after combining the two moves, one of the azure crystals on the chest of the dark gold puppet shattered, leaving two azure crystals intact.

After succeeding once, Xu Ning attacked continuously.

The collision between the two created huge shockwaves, but when the shockwaves touched the ground and the walls, they were completely absorbed.

There were no signs of damage on the tower. 'It's a little difficult…'

Xu Ning felt that he was reaching his limit.

Xu Ning used this opportunity to figure out his true strength.

He could barely fight against a master who had just entered the eighth stage of the dao realm, but if the opponent was stronger than that, it would be difficult for him to win.

However, Xu Ning did not give up.

Bang!

With his rich combat experience, Xu Ning shattered another azure crystal. As a result, the puppet that was left with one azure crystal was no longer Xu Ning's opponent. It was pierced through the chest and beheaded by Xu Ning's Flowing Cloud Piercer.

'This level is so difficult to pass…' Xu Ning rested on the spot and did not immediately go upstairs.

Xu Ning knew very well that he couldn't pass the tenth level no matter what.

This was not him underestimating himself, but the fact was right in front of him.

A puppet embedded with three azure crystals was already so difficult to defeat, let alone six.

However, Xu Ning still walked to the tenth level.

But this time, after persevering for fifteen minutes, when Xu Ning's life was in danger, he was immediately ejected out from the Core Sea Tower by an invisible force.

"He is out!"

"He actually lasted so long on the tenth level!" ""Extreme', this person's evaluation must be 'extreme'!'

Everyone who had been observing Xu Ning had different expressions.

Everyone was amazed by Xu Ning's potential.

After all, they could occasionally see battles with one person crossing one realm, but battles with someone crossing two realms were rare. Even the other two 'extreme' seeds of the Core Sea Demon Sect had only crossed a floor higher than their own strength, but because their realm was higher, they were evaluated as 'extreme'.

But this new seed had actually crossed two realms.

Everyone knew very well that another powerful seed was about to rise in the Core Sea Demon Sect.

And he was the newcomer!

Chapter 300 Dao Realm Seventh Stage, Elementary Origin Realm

"Xu Ning, how did you defeat an origin connection realm puppet with your core transformation realm strength?"

As soon as Xu Ning was ejected from the Core Sea Tower, the black bird leaned over with its head.

Xu Ning tilted his head subconsciously. "I have a first-class secret treasure, and I borrowed the help of external forces."

"It's nothing to rely on external forces. Which high level dao realm master doesn't have a secret treasure? It's just that this is the first time I've seen someone fight with a gap of two realms."

Xu Ning's performance had shocked the black bird.

"With your strength and foundation, if you can grow quickly in these few years, you will definitely be able to stand out among all the seeds and obtain the favor of the Sect Master."

The black bird returned Xu Ning's token to him.

Xu Ning took it and noticed that in addition to his name, there was the word "extreme" on it.

"Senior, is this 'extreme' my evaluation?"

Xu Ning asked.

"Yes."

The black bird nodded. "Extreme' is the highest evaluation for seed potential. Take this token and go to the Resource Hall to find the elders there. Not only will you obtain another first-class secret treasure that belongs to you, but you will also receive a quota of resources every half a year. Moreover, as a disciple evaluated as 'extreme', you can freely use many of the sect's martial arts resources."

"Is that so…"

Xu Ning cupped his fists towards the black bird. "Thank you, Senior."

The black bird nodded in satisfaction at Xu Ning's polite behavior.

"Go, you are now an official disciple of the Core Sea Demon Sect. Perform well, don't disappoint me."

The black bird said a few words of encouragement, forcefully displaying the demeanor of a master.

"How should I address Senior?"

Xu Ning did not leave, instead he asked the black bird.

Xu Ning could sense that although this black bird was quite eccentric, its strength was unfathomable.

With Xu Ning's current realm, he couldn't figure out the strength of this black bird.

Moreover, this black bird had the qualifications to determine the evaluations of the seeds of the Core Sea Demon Sect, so its status was definitely extraordinary.

"This…"

The black bird did not respond immediately.

It looked a little hesitant.

"My name is Mo Yu, you can call me Master Yu."

The black bird hesitated for a while before speaking

"In this case, Master Yu, I will take my leave first."

Although Xu Ning didn't understand why the black bird was stammering, he still bowed and left the island.

Mo Yu looked at Xu Ning's back and flapped its wings.

Every time its name was asked, Mo Yu would remember the extremely casual name given to him by the Core Sea Demon Lord three hundred years ago. "It's completely black, and the hatched eggshell is also black. Let's call you Black Egg."

As its unspeakable past flooded back into its mind, Black Bird Mo Yu thought to itself, it must not let outsiders know its original name.

On the other side, when Xu Ning walked out of the lake, he saw many people standing by the lake.

After seeing him walk out, they all looked at him with different expressions.

But most of them were looking at him with fervent expressions.

'Could it be that they also know the process of me ascending the Core Sea Tower?'

Xu Ning didn't know that every time he climbed up a level, the tower outside would emit the corresponding light.

Xu Ning continued to walk forward, and the crowd automatically made way for him.

"Junior Brother Xu!"

As soon as Xu Ning walked out, he saw Gu Songying welcoming him. "I heard that you passed the ninth level of the Core Sea Tower and reached the tenth level. Is this true?"

As soon as Gu Songying finished making the arrangements, he came to the Core Sea Tower to wait for Xu Ning.

"That's right."

Xu Ning nodded.

"Then is your evaluation level 'extreme'?"

Gu Songying asked again.

At this moment, the crowd was also staring

staring at Xu Ning.

"Yes."

Xu Ning affirmed.

The crowd was in an uproar.

Although they expected Xu Ning to receive the "extreme" evaluation, everyone was still shocked to see another "extreme" disciple appear.

The other two "extreme" disciples of the Core Sea Demon Sect were both in the eighth stage of the dao realm, and they were the strongest candidates to compete for the position of sect master.

The mentioned two were the third prince of the Duan royal family, Duan Chaomian, and the other top genius female disciple, Yu Qiao.

Hearing the answer, Gu Songying resisted the urge to laugh. He had bet on the right treasure.

"Come, Junior Brother Xu, I have arranged a place for you to stay. I will take you to see it."

Gu Songying currently looked like Xu Ning's butler.

"I have to go to the Resource Hall first."

Xu Ning said. "Yes, to the Resource Hall first, I will take you there."

Gu Songying took the initiative to lead the way for Xu Ning. After Xu Ning left, the crowd gradually dispersed.

As the news spread, Xu Ning's name was known by more and more people on the entire island where the Core Sea Demon Sect was located.

On the island.

At a riverside villa.

"Your Highness."

Inside the villa, a man who looked like a guard entered the loft.

In front of him was a man with a natural awe-inspiring face.

He was wearing a golden robe, giving off an inexplicable aura of domination.

"Your Highness, another seed disciple came to the sect. He went to the Core Sea Tower and was evaluated as 'extreme'."

The guard said.

"Extreme'?"

A look of surprise appeared on Third Prince Duan Chaomian's face.

"That person is only in the dao realm sixth stage, but he passed the ninth level of the Core Sea Tower and was ejected when he reached the tenth level."

The guard added.

"Breaking through to the tenth level with his core transformation realm cultivation base?"

Duan Chaomian suddenly stood up. He was even more surprised. "That person has strength comparable to a origin connection realm in the core transformation realm?"

"Where is he from?"

Duan Chaomian asked.

"I haven't found out yet, I only know that his name is Xu Ning."

The guard responded.

"Xu Ning…"

As a prince of the Duan family, Duan Chaomian knew of all the geniuses in the world, but he had never heard of Xu Ning.

"Go and investigate him."

Duan Chaomian waved his sleeves.

"Yes, Your Highness."

The guard quickly left.

'Where did such a person come from…'

Duan Chaomian narrowed his eyes.

In Duan Chaomian's eyes, apart from Yu Qiao and a few relatively threatening seeds, he didn't care about the other seed disciples. With his status and strength, Duan Chaomian was confident that he could win the seed competition.

But now, there was another uncertainty, which made Duan Chaomian a little uncomfortable.

'It seems like I have to speed up my cultivation.'

Duan Chaomian thought to himself, 'If I can break through to the ninth stage of the dao realm, then my advantage will be overwhelming when facing the other seeds.'

After thinking about it, Duan Chaomian entered the sealed room and began to comprehend the origin again. Only by achieving the connection between his origin and his ultimate consciousness and true spirit could he break through the shackles of the dao realm eighth stage.

On the other side, Yu Qiao, the other seed with the "extreme" evaluation, also knew of Xu Ning's existence. "Xu Ning…"

Yu Qiao muttered Xu Ning's name with a thoughtful expression on her face.

'Now that Sect Master is about to let go of the reins, a large number of seed disciples have begun to reveal their talents, and their strength has greatly increased recently. Moreover, such a genius has appeared. How interesting…' A faint smile appeared on the corner of Yu Qiao's lips.

While Xu Ning was being discussed by everyone, he had already returned from the Resource Hall.

After the two elders in the Resource Hall learned that Xu Ning was the new "extreme" seed, they sized him up for a long time.

Afterwards, they provided some resources for Xu Ning

Xu Ning received half a year's worth of resources in one go.

Xu Ning counted. These resources, pills, and spirit herbs actually had more than 12 million units of energy.

Although he was evaluated as "extreme", this was too much.

If these resources were taken to the outside world, they could build a middle-sized sect out of thin air, and this was only half a year's worth of resources.

In addition, Xu Ning also received a first-class secret treasure as a reward, but the few first-class secret treasures in the Resource Hall were all offensive in nature. They were very similar to the Flowing Cloud Thorn.

If Xu Ning obtained another similar treasure, it would not be beneficial to him.

Therefore, Xu Ning did not immediately claim his secret treasure. He planned to wait until the Resource Hall had other types of first-class treasures before claiming one for himself.

After returning from the Resource Hall, Gu Songying led Xu Ning to a small courtyard at the foot of the mountain.

Although the place was not big, Xu Ning liked the style of this small courtyard.

He chose to go into seclusion and absorb the latest batch of resources he received, obtaining 12 million units of energy.

After this, Xu Ning's energy reserves had reached 33 million units.

This was enough for Xu Ning to break through to the dao realm seventh stage elementary origin realm. 'Let's get ready to advance…"

Xu Ning was looking forward to it. He was only in the core transformation realm, but he already could fight against a high level dao realm master who had just entered the elementary origin realm. If he advanced to the dao realm watershed, the elementary origin realm, then no one in the origin connection realm would be his opponent.

Xu Ning opened the Martial Arts Panel.

Consume 30 million units of energy to advance your realm?

Yes / No

After choosing "yes", Xu Ning suddenly sensed a mysterious power between heaven and earth.

He seemed to have established a connection with this power.

'Origin power…'

For the first time, Xu Ning felt true origin power.

In the past, Xu Ning, who had learned an origin technique, had only imitated the power of origin by using the power of the dao realm.

Xu Ning had a strange feeling.

"This origin power seems to be able to give birth to everything…'

This was what Xu Ning felt most deeply. "The so-called martial arts cultivation is the process of communicating with nature and origin power…' Xu Ning gradually understood the true meaning of this sentence. At this moment, Xu Ning's inner core had absorbed a trace of origin power.

A faint and hazy breath appeared on the surface of Xu Ning's inner core.

'Dao realm seventh stage, elementary origin realm, success.'

Xu Ning stood in place, but he seemed to be one with the world.

Xu Ning's strength had undergone a qualitative change after obtaining the boost of origin power.

'Next, I will use the remaining 3 million units of energy to advance the Core Sea Pill Sutra.'

Chapter 301 Duan Family Grandmaster and Core Sea Demon Lord

Xu Ning clicked on the "+" sign next to the Core Sea Pill Sutra.

Consume 2 million units of energy to advance the Core Sea Pill Sutra?

Yes / No

After choosing "yes", Xu Ning's Martial Arts Panel refreshed.

Name: Xu Ning Realm: Dao Realm Seventh Stage: Elementary Origin Realm +

Martial Arts:

Void Walk Beast Phantom

Core Sea Pill Sutra (Fifth Level) +

Available Energy: 1 million units

For Xu Ning, the current level of the Core Sea Pill Sutra was not much use to him.

Only after reaching the seventh level of the Core Sea Pill Sutra would the additional resources it could provide Xu Ning be effective.

After consuming all of his energy, Xu Ning was ready to start a new experiment.

Flying in the air.

An elementary origin realm master did not need to use force to glide or hover. They could truly fly.

After walking out of the courtyard, Xu Ning moved his consciousness and floated in the air.

Afterwards, he moved quickly through the mountains.

'The feeling of flying is indeed different!'

Xu Ning looked at the scenery below him and felt the clouds around him. He was extremely happy.

His current flying speed was even faster than the mid-level dao realm flying demon beast he had previously ridden on.

'With this speed, I may be able to fly back to the Abyss North in less than a month…'

Xu Ning estimated in his heart.

However, he could only think about it.

The Endless Sea was full of dark clouds and lightning

Even with Xu Ning's current strength, flying in the Endless Sea would still be dangerous.

'Next, let's familiarize myself with the environment of the Core Sea Demon Sect. If I can continue to obtain resources here, I will stay on the island. Otherwise, I will leave the island and wander around like other disciples.'

Xu Ning thought.

In the imperial capital.

The forbidden land of the palace.

Darkness spread in the sealed space.

Two figures were floating in the air with their legs crossed in a sitting position.

One of them had long black hair, with black lines at the corners of his eyes.

The other person had silver hair and a young face.

The two of them sat in the air with their eyes closed, as if they were one with the environment.

Suddenly, the black-haired man's body trembled, and blood flowed out of his mouth and nose.

The originally calm and harmonious aura became extremely chaotic. The black-haired man's aura instantly became dispirited.

He opened his eyes. The light in his eyes also seemed dim.

"Huh?"

The silver-haired teenager also sensed the black-haired man's state at this moment.

He opened his eyes and asked, "Another failure?"

"Mmm…"

The black-haired man responded calmly. Although he seemed to have been injured, his mental state was calm.

"Do you still want to try?"

The silver-haired teenager asked.

"I have to wait."

The black-haired man said, "The true origin that was separated is damaged, which is extremely traumatic for me. I have to rest for at least a year before I can separate the true origin again."

The silver-haired teenager nodded. "Don't be discouraged. Finding and comprehending a foreign origin in the outer world is an extremely difficult task to begin with."

"After separating the true origin, condensing a human body in the outer world is an extremely difficult process. Attempting to comprehend the origin of the other world is actually pursuing the path of transcendence from zero under the new rules."

"You may have enough aptitude on the transcendence path of martial arts, but under the transcendence rules of other worlds, you may just be a mortal."

"I know."

The black-haired man nodded.

After a moment, he asked, "Do you have the coordinates of other outer worlds? Next time, I want to try to let the true origin enter a new outer world. I have failed several times in this Arcanist World, and I am not sure if I will succeed the next time."

"Other world coordinates…"

The silver-haired teenager had a solemn

expression.

"I have, but I don't suggest you try…"

The silver-haired teenager said, "The flow of time between the various outer worlds and our world is different. The proportion of time flow in the Arcanist World is the best for us. Only a year would pass in our world after spending the past ten years in the Arcanist World. Only in this world can we make more attempts in a shorter period of time."

"I still have a few coordinates of the other outer worlds in my hands, but the flow of time is not very beneficial. Other than the Arcanist World, the slowest time flow in the coordinates of the other outer worlds is one to one. This means that the amount of time you spend in the other outer worlds, the same amount of time will pass in our original world too."

"The transcendence rules of the outer world are already disadvantageous to you, and under the same flow of time, failure after failure will waste a lot of your time in this world."

The silver-haired teenager persuaded the black-haired man.

"But I want to try…"

The black-haired man was unmoved. "Because in the Arcanist World, I really don't see the possibility of comprehending the origin. Although there are many opportunities to try, separating the true origin time and time again will cause great damage to the true spirit too."

"Okay then…"

The silver-haired teenager no longer persuaded him, instead he agreed with the black-haired man's idea. "In this case, after a year, when you are done recuperating, I will give you the coordinates of the other outer worlds."

"Thank you very much."

The black-haired man said.

"I'm your biological brother, you're being too polite."

The silver-haired teenager smiled.

"Are you going to rest in the palace for this one

year?"

The silver-haired teenager asked.

"No, I have to go back to the Core Sea Demon Sect."

The black-haired man said, "I planned to choose the successor of the Core Sea Demon Sect within ten years, but now separating my true origin and exploring the outer world give me no energy to care about anything else. Therefore, I have to arrange the affairs of the Core Sea Demon Sect as soon as possible. I will try my best to choose the new leader of the Core Sea Demon Sect within a year."

"Who are you going to hand the Core Sea Demon Sect to…"

The silver-haired teenager asked.

"I haven't thought about it yet."

The black-haired man said. "Leave it to Duan Chaomian. He is a member of our imperial family. Giving the Core Sea Demon Sect to him means that it will still be in the hands of the Duan imperial family."

The silver-haired teenager suggested.

The black-haired man looked up at the silver-haired teenager and paused. "I have never regarded the Core Sea Demon Sect as a part of the Duan imperial family."

"You…"

The silver-haired teenager seemed to be a little helpless. "I know that the Core Sea Demon Sect is an important basis for you to prove your achievements to the Duan imperial family, and you once spent countless efforts on it. But after so many years, who in the Duan imperial family can still look down on your existence? The prestige of the Core Sea Demon Lord can even lord over the prestige of most members of the Duan imperial family." "Moreover, the people who looked down on you back then didn't even survive the corrosion of time and disappeared into the long river of life, so why continue to deliberately make the Core Sea Demon Sect independent?"

"If the Core Sea Demon Sect is not controlled by the Duan imperial family, then the Imperial Court will not sit back and watch such a huge force develop safely." The black-haired man raised his eyebrows. "Are you threatening me?"

"You're being too sensitive."

The silver-haired teenager responded.

"I have the final say on who the Core Sea Demon Sect will be handed to."

The black-haired man said, "If you don't accept the Core Sea Demon Sect, I will move the Core Sea Demon Sect abroad."

The silver-haired teenager scratched his head. "Up to you."

The two fell silent

How do you plan to choose the successor of the Core Sea Demon Sect from your batch of seeds?"

After a long time, the silver-haired teenager took the initiative to ask.

"I haven't thought about it yet."

The black-haired man responded.

"In that case, let the extermination of the Hidden Sect be the final test for the seeds of your sect."

The silver-haired teenager said.

The black-haired man frowned. "You want to use the Core Sea Demon Sect as a tool to eliminate the Hidden Sect?" "So what?"

The silver-haired teenager said, "When the Core Sea Demon Sect was established, I also gave a lot of support. Didn't you promise me back then that you would return me the favor? Now, the opportunity has come." The black-haired man was a little annoyed. "You are taking the opportunity to weaken the strength of the elite younger generation of my Core Sea Demon Sect." The silver-haired teenager did not answer.

"Okay, I promise you." The black-haired man finally relented. "Good."

The silver-haired teenager smiled. "It's decided then."

"The Hidden Sect has been disturbing State Wansheng for a long time, but recently, I heard from outsiders that the Hidden Sect's behavior has become worse."

"Does Yu Zhiyin really think that the Duan family is afraid of him?"

"I have a question."

The black-haired man said, "At that time, you and Yu Zhiyin had a feud, so he fled abroad. When he was abroad, he developed an overseas faction and established the Hidden Sect. Why didn't you stop him then? If you had killed Yu Zhiyin back then, the Hidden Sect wouldn't be a thorn in our sides now"

"I wanted to do this, but when I went overseas to search for him, I couldn't find any trace of him."

The silver-haired teenager said. "I suspect that Yu Zhiyin might have reached my realm."

There was a hint of fear in the silver-haired teenager's eyes.

"You mean he has broken through the limit of the dao realm?"

The black-haired man frowned.

"Mmm…"

The silver-haired teenager said, "At that time, Yu Zhiyin already had coordinates of a few outer worlds in his hands. With his temperament and aptitude, he might have already understood the foreign origin and broken through the dao realm membrane…"

"Therefore, I will personally set off to eliminate the overseas Hidden Sect as well. I also want to find Yu Zhiyin's whereabouts. After finding him, I will personally kill him to prevent future troubles in State Wansheng."

Killing intent surged from the silver-haired teenager.

"You didn't find him before. And with him skulking around now, are you sure you can find him?"

The black-haired man didn't seem to believe it.

"No, this time is different…"

The silver-haired teenager had a complicated look in his eyes. "This time, I want to find him, and maybe he is waiting for me too. After so long, he might want to fight me to the death."

The black-haired man pursed his lips. "I will help you."

The silver-haired teenager looked relieved when he heard this. He laughed. "Hearing this from you is more than enough!"

"Let's go out, aren't you going back to the Core Sea Demon Sect? I will go with you this time."

The silver-haired teenager and the black-haired man disappeared from the dark space at the same time.

Chapter 302 Extermination Overseas, Gathering the Seeds

Core Sea Demon Sect.

Over the past few days, Xu Ning's reputation had gradually risen. Whether they were seeds or not, most of the disciples of the Core Sea Demon Sect knew of Xu Ning's name.

The appearance of an "extreme" disciple could still cause a huge reaction.

During this period of time, many disciples came to visit. Xu Ning basically welcomed them all.

Plus, Xu Ning already wanted to get to know more people. "Junior Brother Xu."

This day, Gu Songying arrived.

Gu Songying was promoted to a deacon of the island, and he also received a lot of resources, which made Gu Songying feel quite high-spirited.

Because his mind was clear and he had plenty of resources, Gu Songying, who had never seen any hope of advancing, showed signs of a realm breakthrough.

Although the bottleneck was only slightly loosened and making a breakthrough was still difficult, Gu Songying saw the hope he had been searching for. Once he broke through to the seventh stage of the dao realm, Gu Songying's status would improve again. At the same time, Gu Songying knew very well that everything he had now was because Xu Ning had sold him a favor by giving him the opportunity to introduce Xu Ning to the sect.

Therefore, Gu Songying was very concerned about Xu Ning's affairs.

In addition to being the internal deacon of the island, Gu Songying took the initiative to act as Xu Ning's butler.

Gu Songying personally handled all of Xu Ning's chores. "Senior Brother Gu, what's the matter?"

Over the past few days, Xu Ning had been staying in his villa. He would only occasionally go out to experience the pleasure of flying.

"There is news from the sect."

Gu Songying said, "The Sect Master is back." "Oh? The Core Sea Demon Lord is actually back."

Xu Ning knew that the Core Sea Demon Lord had left the sect for some time. He had been traveling outside and would only return occasionally.

"Moreover, as soon as the Sect Master returned, he issued an order to recall all the seed disciples outside."

Gu Songying added.

"Recall all the seed disciples?"

Xu Ning's eyes twitched.

"Taking such an action the moment the Sect Master is back means that it is very likely that the Sect Master is accelerating the selection of the sect's successor."

Gu Songying was a little excited as he spoke.

Although this had nothing to do with him, it was closely related to Xu Ning.

As an "extreme" disciple, Xu Ning had a high probability of becoming a high-ranking member of the Core Sea Demon Sect in the future.

And now that the seed selection was approaching, it was definitely good news.

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However, Gu Songying was a little worried about this.

Although Xu Ning's potential was high, he did not have much time to grow. In such circumstances, Xu Ning would be at a disadvantage when competing with those famous seeds.

"Is that so…"

According to the original expectations, the competition between seeds should be three to ten years later.

But now, it seemed that the competition was about to soon begin.

If he was still in the core transformation realm, Xu Ning might feel a little rushed, but now that he had advanced to the elementary origin realm, Xu Ning thought that not many seeds of the Core Sea Demon Sect were stronger than him.

"Junior Brother Xu, you have to be prepared."

Gu Songying said with concern.

"Don't worry, Senior Brother Gu."

Xu Ning responded.

Although Xu Ning knew that Gu Songying had a reason for being friends with him, Xu Ning didn't mind

At least up until now, Gu Songying had done his best for him.

At this moment.

On the top floor of the Core Sea Tower.

In front of the black bird, Mo Yu, was the Core Sea Demon Lord with his long black hair and black lines at the corners of his eyes, as well as the silver-haired, young-looking Duan Imperial Family's Grandmaster.

Although their appearances were different, they were real biological brothers.

Among them, the Grandmaster's real name was Duan Huiy

Huiye, and the Core Sea Demon Lord's real name was Duan Huiyao.

The night(ye) and day(yao) brothers were the strongest force of the Duan imperial family.

"Grandmaster, Sect Master."

Mo Yu bowed to the two.

"When I returned to the sect and gathered all the elders to participate in the meeting, I heard that another 'extreme' seed was born in the sect?"

The Core Sea Demon Lord, Duan Huiyao, flicked his sleeves and sat cross-legged on the ground.

Grandmaster Duan Huiye also sat down.

"That's right, his name is Xu Ning. With his strength in the core transformation realm, he actually passed the ninth level, and even lasted for a long time in the tenth level before being ejected."

Mo Yu also sat on the ground. Its movements looked ridiculous.

"With his core transformation realm cultivation base, he can actually fight against an origin connection realm master. This is not easy. He has unlimited potential."

Grandmaster Duan Huiye smiled and evaluated. "Those who can fight enemies above their realm are all people with strong foundations. The stronger the foundation, the higher their upper limit. In the past thousand years, the number of people who can fight an enemy two realms above them and win can easily be counted with one hand."

Xu Ning didn't know that he had been noticed by the strongest person in State Wansheng. "It is indeed rare."

As his eyebrows relaxed, the black lines around Duan Huiyao's eyes became smooth.

"Brother, at that time, you seemed to have also killed an elementary origin realm master without mastering an origin technique at the core cleansing realm."

Duan Huiyao glanced at Duan Huiye.

"It seems that this seed named Xu Ning has a lower limit of the ninth stage of the dao realm, with his upper limit being you."

Duan Huiye paused when he heard this. "From what you're saying, you intend to train him?"

"Most of the disciples of the Core Sea Demon Sect are free to cultivate by themselves, so no one is specially trained."

Duan Huiyao said, "But if he performs well, he can be the sect master."

Duan Huiye didn't say anything else.

He definitely wanted to put the Core Sea Demon Sect in the hands of the Duan family, but Duan Huiyao obviously wouldn't listen to him.

"Sect Master, did you gain anything from trying to break through the bottleneck of the dao realm?"

Mo Yu asked.

"Nothing."

Duan Huiyao said, "Exploring the outer world and comprehending the origin according to the rules of the outer world is an extremely difficult task."

Although Mo Yu was a demon beast under Duan Huiyao, Duan Huiyao treated it extremely well.

A large part of the reason for this was because Duan Huiyao's true origin separation technique was deduced by him and his brother Duan Huiye using the bloodline ability of Mo Yu.

The essence of the true origin separation technique was Mo Yu's bloodline cloning ability.

"Seeing how hard you are exploring the outer world, I feel a little lucky."

Duan Huiye said, "The outer world I entered back then had just begun to develop its own path of transcendence. In that kind of environment, it was easier to comprehend the origin. Unfortunately, due to the turbulence of time and space, the coordinates of that outer world were lost."

Duan Huiyao felt that it was a shame hearing that.

"Let's not talk about this for now. Once my true origin is restored, I will condense my true origin clone and go to other outer worlds to try."

Duan Huiyao said, "Next, let us first focus on destroying the overseas Hidden Sect."

"Mmm…"

Duan Huiye's expression was a little serious. He said, "I have already sent a message to the imperial family. They have already started gathering their forces. Once everything is arranged, the seed disciples of the Core Sea Demon Sect will cooperate with the extermination teams that are preparing to go out to sea as the high-level combat power of the extermination teams. You can also use this opportunity to select the seeds you like."

"Have you found the location of the Hid Hidden Sect's overseas camp?"

Duan Huiyao asked.

"We have found it. If the Hidden Sect can send people to infiltrate the imperial family, then we can also plant our own people. They have three camps, and we will clear them all with three separate batches of forces. At the same time, you and I have to go out to sea to find traces of Yu Zhiyin. According to the current information, Yu Zhiyin hasn't appeared in the Hidden Sect's three camps for a long time."

Duan Huiye said.

"Black Egg."

Duan Huiyao nodded and looked at Mo Yu.

Mo Yu's eyes were full of resistance when called by that name, but it didn't dare to complain.

"When that time comes, send three clones to follow them."

Duan Huiyao said.

Mo Yu's clones weren't strong, but they were responsible for communicating information.

Its clones and its main body could share real-time information.

In the distant sea, the secret treasures used to communicate with each other might not be effective, but Mo Yu's ability to communicate through clones could perfectly ensure smooth communication.

"Understood."

Mo Yu responded.

A month went by. All the seeds of the Core Sea Demon Sect had returned.

Together with Xu Ning, the one hundred and thirty-two seeds all went to the Island Heart Peak.

The so-called Island Heart Peak was the Sect Master's peak of the Core Sea Demon Lord Sect.

'These seed disciples are all very strong…'

After arriving at Island Heart Peak, Xu Ning observed the seeds around him.

The weakest of these seeds was in the core transformation realm with an origin technique mastered.

While Xu Ning was observing the seeds around him, many seeds were also sizing him up.

Although some seeds had visited Xu Ning before, most of them had never interacted with Xu Ning

After seeing Xu Ning's unfamiliar face, many seeds guessed that Xu Ning was the new "extreme" seed.

'Is that Third Prince Duan Chaomian…'

Xu Ning noticed that there was a person wearing a golden robe who had a strong aura. He carried an awe-inspiring air around him naturally.

His temperament was similar to that of Duan Chaofeng, but in contrast, Duan Chaofeng, who had just become the Harmony King, had a different aura.

Therefore, Xu Ning easily determined his identity.

Xu Ning observed Duan Chaomian. Duan Chaomian also looked at him when Xu Ning arrived.

Duan Chaomian had already looked up Xu Ning's information.

He had already learned that Xu Ning came from the Abyss North, and starting from the trusted subordinate of the Harmony Prince, he reached his current position step by step.

After observing Duan Chaomian, Xu Ning looked at a woman in a yellow shirt. The woman had a graceful figure and charming eyes. She was also a peak dao realm eighth stage master. 'Is that Yu Qiao…'

Xu Ning guessed her identity.

After three months in the Core Sea Demon Sect, Xu Ning had learned a lot about the sect and its people.