Chapter 3509 — The Purpose of the Trial
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 3
"What you must do is lure the Five Wretched Dragon out of its lair, then let all the inheritors enter the cave! For within that cave lies the wellspring of the Five Wretched Qi. Once all the inheritors enter, they will absorb the demonic qi of their own inherited attributes, thereby empowering their inheritance. Likewise, by resisting the other four types of demonic qi and breaking through their oppressing force, the inheritors will break through their limits. Those who have not yet ascended to Great Perfection will advance a stage under that pressure as well! This process will last roughly two to three days, until all the inheritors have successfully empowered their inherited attributes and ascended to Heaven-Tier Great Perfection!"
"As for the rest of the trial participants, you must remember: you are no match for the Five Wretched Dragon. Do not entertain any foolish notion of fighting it or slaying it. Your goal is simply to keep it occupied, to draw it out of the cave and keep it from returning. That will be success."
"At the same time, under the oppressive force of the Five Wretched Dragon and the Five Wretched Qi, those of you who have not yet ascended to Heaven-Tier Great Perfection may seize this chance to advance to Great Perfection. This is a rare opportunity, and I hope you will not waste it!"
"During the trial, all inheritors shall follow Tianchan's arrangements and commands in all things! All trial participants shall follow Kang Jingming's commands in all things. Any who disobey orders will have their trial qualification revoked, and they may forget about landing on Cloud-Tier Island. There will be no chance for them!"
Ancestor Xuanchen's voice was exceedingly stern, making the trial participants below cautious and fearful. But when Wei Zhao heard that Kang Jingming was to command everyone during the trial, he immediately grew worried.
Kang Jingming bore a grudge against him. If the man cooked up some scheme during the trial, Wei Zhao would truly be hard pressed to guard against it. If Kang Jingming simply declared that Wei Zhao was uncooperative, what was Wei Zhao to do then?
But as matters stood, Wei Zhao could only grit his teeth and endure. If Kang Jingming really did revoke his qualification, then perhaps he would have to fight to the bitter end, make all the inheritors leave and halt the plan, and see what Ancestor Xuanchen would do then!
"Very well, those are all the rules of this trial. I must prepare to open the teleportation array. For now, you may talk among yourselves. If the inheritors have any questions, they may ask Tianchan; if the other trial participants have questions, they may ask Kang Jingming!" With that, Ancestor Xuanchen hurried off, clearly to prepare the teleportation of the inheritors to the Five Wretched Mountains.
Letting these inheritors simply walk into the Five Wretched Mountains was hardly possible. For one thing, there was no road; for another, it was so dangerous that they would be hard pressed even to get there.
Fortunately, the seniors of the Five Luminaries Sect had left behind a teleportation array. Once activated, it could send the trial participants and inheritors directly to the Five Wretched Mountains, near the lair of the Five Wretched Dragon.
After Ancestor Xuanchen left, the trial participants all gathered around Kang Jingming without a word being said. Naturally, apart from Zhong Yongliang and Zhang Naipao, who kept some dignity, the others were practically fawning on him, for Kang Jingming held the power of life and death over the trial participants. He could pass or fail whomever he pleased.
"Is that not Brother Liang and Brother Pao? Come, let us discuss how we will divide the work once we reach the Five Wretched Mountains!" Kang Jingming called out to Zhong Yongliang and Zhang Naipao. He wanted to be rid of Wei Zhao, so naturally he needed these two to cooperate.