377: Second floor people

With a swish.

Chu Ying was instantly stared at by four gazes.

Qiu Lingsu, Yu Chuyue, and Xu Youruo stared at Chu Ying with meaningful but different expressions.

Qiu Lingsu's eyes were filled with resentment, a look of a little woman, helpless and resigned.

Yu Chuyue, on the other hand, was indignant, gritting her teeth, wanting to give Chu Ying two big slaps.

Xu Youruo was calm and composed; she knew Chu Ying was a flirtatious “hooligan,” but she hadn't expected his understanding to be so “thorough.”

Sui Caixian, however, was already speechless.

“Cough, cough… Is that not the case?”

Chu Ying awkwardly scratched his head and pulled Qiu Lingsu into his arms; at critical moments, only Ling'er could protect him.

“Whatever Chu Dage says is what it is. Ling'er doesn't know, and she doesn't dare to ask.”

Qiu Lingsu's voice was soft, timid, and gentle, which made Chu Ying feel ashamed.

“Well, let's go.”

Sui Caixian couldn't help but sigh softly, feeling that this journey might become a bit more dangerous. She had to be careful of Chu Ying, this fellow who understood the Great Dao so profoundly.

‘Dao Companions shouldn't be so few’—such words could probably only be uttered by Chu Ying.

“Miss Sui, don't misunderstand, I'm actually a very proper person.” Chu Ying couldn't help but explain himself.

“Mm, I know, Young Master Chu… mm, a man of passion.”

Sui Caixian didn't want to say more, fearing that she might get herself involved. If Chu Ying truly helped her find the crucial item within the Death Underworld Pool,

it would be fine for her to fulfill her promise, but they hadn't even reached the Death Underworld Pool yet. What if she got herself involved first?

She felt it would be a great loss!

“So Chu Gege is such a passionate person; this is the first time Chuyue has known.”

Yu Chuyue grumbled with a huff.

The group of five continued their journey within the First Layer Heaven of the Void Spirit Realm, entering various Trial Grounds, constantly improving their comprehension and strength, heading towards the Death Underworld Pool.

Time quickly passed.

Half a month quietly flowed by.

The grand array of the Second Layer Heaven had also been completed.

The Second Layer Heaven is similar to the First Layer Heaven; the Trial Grounds are basically the same, the difference lies in the hidden Archaic ruins.

And the Second Layer Heaven has numerous restrictions.

Although the Second Layer Heaven does not restrict age, both young and old Cultivators can enter the Second Layer Heaven to Cultivate.

However, Cultivators whose cultivation exceeds the Array Formation Realm cannot enter.

The Ancient Emperors of the Three Great Empires, and the Venerable Old Ancestors of some powerful academies, cannot enter.

Generally, Cultivators who enter the Second Layer Heaven are mostly mid-stage Array Formation Realm and high-stage Array Formation Realm, who Cultivate within it to seek Breakthroughs and opportunities.

This can be considered a benefit of the Barren Ancient World; otherwise, relying solely on the foundations of the Three Great Empires, with resources only going out and not coming in, wars would have broken out long ago.

At this moment, in the Second Layer Heaven.

“Although the passage has been opened, maintaining it consumes a lot of energy, so only one person needs to go down and kill Hang Wang.”

“One person?”

Upon hearing this, some people couldn't help but frown, seemingly feeling that the number of people was too few.

“Do we need to gang up to kill a young junior?” The person responsible for guarding the passage was a royal elder from the Three Great Empires.

The First Layer Heaven and Second Layer Heaven were separated precisely to prevent older powerhouses from eliminating young Tianjiao for their own selfish reasons.

Even if a passage is opened now, it is only to kill a “Hang Wang.” If too many people go down, who knows what chaos might arise.

“Then who goes down?”

The experts from the various academies of the Three Great Empires looked at each other.

“Whoever goes down, their respective force will maintain the passage.”

An elder from the You Country royal family said.

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded; this was considered fair. After all, the person who enters the First Layer Heaven and kills that “Hang Wang” would undoubtedly have the priority to choose the spoils of war.

The issue before them now was no longer whether they could kill “Hang Wang,” but rather how to distribute the spoils of war in the Void Spirit Realm after he was killed.

“In that case, why not have one person from each of the Three Great Empires? This way, the three parties can supervise each other, only allowed to kill Hang Wang, and not allowed to act recklessly in the First Layer Heaven, affecting the cultivation of the young Tianjiao there.”

“The passage will be maintained jointly by the forces of the three individuals.”

Someone suggested.

This proposal received unanimous approval from everyone, and even the royal families of the Three Great Empires said nothing more.

“Then…”

“Our Xuan Chen Academy will send one person to represent the He Country.”

Xuan Chen Academy couldn't sit still; the head of Xuan Chen Academy spoke directly.

“This child, Hang Wang, wiped out all the Disciples of our Xuan Chen Academy, killing them all. This hatred is irreconcilable, and I hope you all can grant this Opportunity to our Xuan Chen Academy.”

Other academies in He Country had originally been interested, but since someone from Xuan Chen Academy had already spoken,

they couldn't snatch the Opportunity anymore.

Indeed, this was the case; Xuan Chen Academy suffered extremely heavy losses, with all its Disciples being wiped out very early on.

“Ancient Flame Academy will send one person to represent the Yan Country.”

“Feiyun Academy will send one person to represent the You Country.”

The chosen forces from the Three Great Empires had been decided, and next was the selection of specific powerhouses to descend.

Among the older generation powerhouses of the Three Great Empires present, the highest cultivation level was only Array Formation Realm Seventh Layer.

As for Array Formation Realm Ninth Layer figures?

Some were in seclusion cultivating within their empires; at this Realm, there wasn't much difference whether they came to the Second Layer Heaven of the Void Spirit Realm or not.

Others were cultivating in the Trial Grounds or Archaic ruins of the Second Layer Heaven.

For Cultivators at the Array Formation Realm Ninth Layer, reaching the Venerable Realm was their primary goal; everything else was fleeting, and they had no time to concern themselves with the battles between young Tianjiao.

“Array Formation Realm Seventh Layer is enough to go down. Even if they suppress three Realms, can they still not kill a Hang Wang?”

The powerhouses of the Three Great Empires all thought so.

After all, no matter how monstrous “Hang Wang” was, he was still just a young junior. How many years had he been cultivating?

His cultivation reaching the Array Formation Realm would be the absolute peak, impossible to be higher.

And for older powerhouses whose cultivation had been suppressed, how many methods and Moves did they possess? Could they still not kill a young junior at the same Realm?

“Then let it be Array Formation Realm Seventh Layer.”

Soon.

The three academies of the Three Great Empires each sent an Array Formation Realm Seventh Layer powerhouse into the passage.

Void Spirit Realm, First Layer Heaven.

The sky seemed to crack open, and an ethereal path emerged from within.

Three figures appeared from it, gradually becoming clear.

They were precisely the three Array Formation Realm Seventh Layer high-level Kings who had just descended from the Second Layer Heaven.

“This First Layer Heaven seems a bit lifeless,” a King from Feiyun Academy sighed.

“Nonsense, everyone has been killed by that Hang Wang, how could it still be vibrant?”

The King from Xuan Chen Academy's face was gloomy, and the killing intent in his heart could no longer be suppressed.

“Let's go to the Golden Forest first!”

The three Seventh Layer Kings immediately soared towards the Golden Forest.

Within this First Layer Heaven of the Void Spirit Realm, there were still a small number of young Cultivators from the Three Great Empires.

Of course, there were also some unknown “Archaic freaks” from the outside world.

“The Second Layer Heaven has opened?”

In a certain gray ruin, a young man with two horns on his head, a scarlet vertical eye between his brows, and faint red scales on his skin opened his eyes, looking towards the sky.