77: Chapter 76: Plains

"Stop fighting, stop fighting."

"I surrender."

Not long after, Qin Tianyu walked out of the clouds and mist with composure.

When he passed by Li Fan, who was lying there leisurely, his steps paused slightly, and he murmured, "Li Fan, I look forward to crossing hands with you again."

He then strode away and sat down to Cultivate.

Li Fan ignored him as well.

Shi Cangyue, who had just been wailing, stood up again.

This time, his gaze rested on Yun Baimei, and he spewed trash talk as usual.

"I've wanted to beat you up for a long time. Who are you trying to seduce with that lewd look every day?"

"So what if you're at Foundation Establishment Perfection? Watch me beat you so hard your own mother won't recognize you."

Hearing this, the corner of Li Fan's mouth twitched. This guy was truly consistent...

However, he looked at Yun Baimei with some amusement, wanting to see her expression.

He recalled the moved expression she had when he scolded her earlier.

Li Fan guessed that she might have unlocked some peculiar fetish.

Unexpectedly, Yun Baimei's face was as gloomy as water, looking as if she wished she could tear Shi Cangyue into pieces.

Seeing this, Li Fan was a bit puzzled. "That shouldn't be right?"

He couldn't figure it out; a woman's mind was truly hard to guess.

However, one could tell from Shi Cangyue's screams that Yun Baimei didn't just let anyone scold her.

As it stood, only Li Fan possessed this strange privilege...

After a while, Yun Baimei finally emerged from the clouds and mist.

She immediately looked at Li Fan, then glanced at True Monarch Changyun not far away.

Only then, with some trepidation, did she refrain from continuing to lay her hands on Li Fan.

Afterward, Shi Cangyue walked out, completely unscathed. However, it seemed he had suffered quite a psychological blow.

True Monarch Changyun thought he had lost his fighting spirit, so she turned her gaze to the others and asked, "Who's next?"

Unexpectedly, Shi Cangyue took a deep breath, his spirits lifted again, and he shouted, "I'm still coming!"

Then, he began to threaten his next opponent, "I get angry just looking at your face. You were smirking sneakily just now—who are you smiling at, your dad?"

"Foundation Establishment Perfection, right? I'm going to tear that face of yours apart today."

As the words fell, the Cultivator Shi Cangyue was facing this time did not reply. He simply stood up silently and headed into the clouds and mist together with him...

A little later, Shi Cangyue crawled out from the layers of clouds. However, he did not stop his challenge. "I still want to... fight ten more..."

Consequently, after some time, Shi Cangyue had sparred with all the remaining Foundation Establishment Cultivators one after another, achieving an excellent record of zero wins and twenty losses.

Li Fan, on the recliner, was greatly shocked. After these dozen or so battles, he had learned something from Shi Cangyue. It wasn't a spirit of perseverance, but rather a vocabulary bank of varied, non-repetitive, provocative insults that had been greatly expanded.

True Monarch Changyun, on the side, was also amused. Seeing that all the Foundation Establishment Cultivators present had already fought, she had a rough judgment in her heart, so she slowly spoke to determine the strength rankings.

"Shi Cangyue, you should know your ranking by now." "When the opposing institution sends out their strongest Foundation Establishment Cultivator, you just need to step up."

It really was a horse race strategy. Although Li Fan had beaten Shi Cangyue quite ruthlessly before, he had still held back some strength. He received an eleventh place ranking, neither high nor low.

Although Qin Tianyu was only at the fifth layer of Foundation Establishment, he was ranked fourth. At this moment, he cast his gaze toward Li Fan from afar, with a bit of pride in his eyes.

Yun Baimei was ranked ninth, two places higher than Li Fan.

"Everyone, remember your rankings." "When the official competition starts in a few days, just listen to my arrangements for the battles."

After speaking, True Monarch Changyun urged the clouds and mist. Before long, a Secret Realm portal obscured by mist was revealed.

"What just happened was only to test the waters, just some small scuffles." "Now, the intensive training officially begins." "Everyone, please enter."

Facing the unknown Secret Realm portal, the Foundation Establishment Cultivators present were all somewhat hesitant. In the past, the Secret Realms they entered were mostly explored by the Secret Realm Administration Bureau. Even if the Secret Realm hadn't been fully explored, there would be intelligence left behind by the Secret Realm Administration Bureau, giving them a general idea of the situation inside.

Being suddenly asked to enter a completely unfamiliar Secret Realm, no one could guarantee what accidents might happen. Most importantly, True Monarch Changyun didn't say she would protect them this time.

Seeing this, True Monarch Changyun's gaze darkened. "The Cultivators in the academy nowadays have extraordinary means and Aptitude." "But the most important thing is that they lack a bit of bloodlust and ruthlessness."

She then looked at the flowing light waves of the Secret Realm portal. As if she could see through what existed within the Secret Realm, she declared, "You will encounter it sooner or later." "Why don't you all experience it in advance?"

As the words fell, the cloud and mist plains where everyone was located suddenly contracted, and rolling mist wrapped around all the Foundation Establishment Cultivators, surging into the Secret Realm portal.

[The strongest face-slapping and show-off System has gone offline; the strongest check-in system has come online.]

[Profound Rank - Plains Secret Realm check-in successful; rewards have been distributed to the System space.]

Through the information provided by the System, Li Fan also knew the general level of this Secret Realm. Plains Secret Realm, does it correspond to the appearance of monsters from Foundation Establishment to Golden Core Realm?

"It doesn't feel very challenging." One must know that Cultivators can generally defeat monsters of the same Realm, let alone the twenty Cultivators who entered, who were the top-tier Foundation Establishment Cultivators of Xuanzong University.

Li Fan looked into the distance; an endless grassland spread out to the far reaches. Apart from that, there was nothing else, not even a tree as tall as a normal person. There were only wild grasses that reached the calves, forming waves of green under the blowing breeze. The sunshine was bright, making one feel relaxed and happy.

However, Li Fan remembered what True Monarch Changyun said when they were forcibly sent in. This trip would definitely involve a bitter battle. The grassland was unobstructed; what you see is what you get, nothing worth noting. Therefore, the monsters capable of tempering themselves and the group of green students must be in...

Thinking of this, Li Fan leaped up, hovering in the air, his Divine Sense constantly scanning the pale green earth beneath his feet. Sure enough, the dense wild grass began to tremble rhythmically, and increasingly violently. Something was surging through the earth, about to break through the soil.

The next moment, wild grass and yellow soil flew everywhere, accompanied by sharp hissing sounds. Long worms with spiral suckers, sharp mouthparts, and bodies covered in scales shot out from the earth, charging directly at Li Fan in the sky.

He cursed angrily, "Are you crazy? There are so many people on the ground, yet you don't go for them, you go for me, the one flying the highest!"

He then swept his five fingers, and streaks of sharp Sword Qi slashed down. These seemingly ferocious long worms were instantly cut into several segments.

"Huh? So weak?" Li Fan was somewhat surprised. These long worms only had the strength of a normal fourth or fifth layer Foundation Establishment Cultivator. As monsters used by True Monarch Changyun to temper them, they were completely unqualified.

However, the ground tremors became increasingly intense, making it feel as if the entire Secret Realm was shaking. As the wild grass flew, the grassland that had looked green at a glance was now churned up into large areas of yellow soil.

Li Fan hurriedly flew higher and made a rough estimate. Based on the range of the churning soil, the long worms that would surge out later might be more than just thousands.

The Cultivators on the ground flew up one after another, reaching the same altitude as Li Fan. Facing so many long worms, no one fled. Looking at each other, they all prepared for the slaughter.