101: Guardian Rules

When Tong Xuan said that the ripple-less lake behind him was one of the one hundred and eight passages, Qingyang's mind suddenly cleared up.

"So that's how it is," Qingyang murmured.

The pool on the mountain peak at the core of Gexing Island felt exactly the same to Qingyang as this lake: deep, quiet, and desolate.

Clearly, the Ge Xing Islands should also be one of the passages.

Seeing Qingyang's eyes fixed on the lake behind him, Tong Xuan quickly continued speaking, as if trying to shift responsibility.

"Well then, since you're back, this place is yours now. We have a unified title called Guardian,"

"As the saying goes, a country has its laws, a family has its rules, a car has... *cough*... Guardians also have their rules. In China, there are a total of nine passages,"

"Those who reach Ninth-Order strength, whether Humans or Fierce Beast, can go. But when they go, they must do so with their Inner Realm body,"

"How should I put it? Can you understand soul? It's just the soul going. Don't look at how we seemed cruel when we came up to guide this generation of Fierce Beast and Spirit User Organization,"

"It seemed very cruel, but in reality, with the current spiritual energy in China, very few can reach Ninth-Order. Everyone has to compete,"

"Take White Jade Capital for example, there are only a few true geniuses. They have long been protected by us and promoted to Ninth-Order below. So, it doesn't matter even if the rest all die,"

"A single general's success is built on the bones of ten thousand soldiers. Even if hundreds of thousands or millions of Spirit User Organization die, their energy can only create thirty to fifty Ninth-Order existences."

Watching the other party desperately make excuses for himself, a hint of killing intent gradually appeared in Qingyang's eyes.

Although compassion is not suitable for leading soldiers, the other party showed such disregard for Humans. Qingyang, having been a human, felt empathy for those Humans.

Noticing Qingyang's reaction, Tong Xuan said aggrievedly, "This is the truth! The main reason we don't treat humans as humans is because there isn't enough energy. Besides,"

"Even if you are fortunate enough to be promoted to Ninth-Order, the moment you go down, not even one out of a hundred Ninth-Order might survive. Resources are precious; they cannot be wasted."

It had to be admitted that Tong Xuan, this old fellow, was indeed a master at changing the subject.

After noticing Qingyang's emotions deepening, the other party changed the subject again and said, "Oh right, those above Ninth-Order can go down,"

"But there's another rule: Sixteenth-Order can go down with their physical body. That is to say, if you go down as Ninth-Order, you might lose your physical body,"

"If your strength is less than one-tenth of what it was, but at the peak of Sixteenth-Order, you go down in your full state. From ancient times until now,"

"Existences on Blue Star who could go down with Sixteenth-Order strength, whether human or Fierce Beast, without exception, were formidable enemies below,"

"To put it simply, Sixteenth-Order existences start as generals when they go down, while others have to start as foot soldiers."

To be fair, Tong Xuan's words did indeed capture Qingyang's attention again.

Because this guy was talking too much, Qingyang immediately told him to shut up and organized his own thoughts.

After a moment, Qingyang suddenly grasped Tong Xuan's key point and abruptly looked at him, asking, "You said when you came up, does that mean you came up from below?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the rambling words Tong Xuan was about to say instantly stopped.

But now the other party also knew that if he couldn't satisfy Qingyang, he would have to pay with his body at any time. In the end, he could only give a bitter smile.

"We are fish that slipped through the net, we came up by chance. To be honest, if we hadn't found a spatial loophole, with our strength, we definitely wouldn't have been able to come up,"

"This passage is one-way; you can only go down, not come up."

"Spatial loophole?"

At this moment, Qingyang finally understood why these two guys, or rather, those of the Human Clan, were so arrogant.

In the Inner Realm, these guys might just be weaklings, but once they came up, they suddenly became big shots, and the most top-tier kind at that. Their arrogance was actually just a form of compensatory psychology.

Regarding these one hundred and eight passages, Qingyang was intensely curious and wanted to go down and see what the Inner Realm was like.

But because he didn't understand the situation, Qingyang could only suppress this curiosity, grab Tong Xuan with a claw, and fly directly outside Kunlun Mountain.

"You are the only one left; continue to guard this passage. From now on, if you dare to step out of Kunlun and interfere with Humans again, you won't need to live."

Qingyang flew away, and Ba Qing and the others followed closely, leaving the Gray-robed Old Man dumbfounded on the spot.

He originally thought that he and the others had accidentally encountered a spatial rift and come up, becoming big shots from then on.

But the truth was, they were weaklings in the Inner Realm. No matter how strong they were when they first came up, they would eventually fade into obscurity among the masses.

On Qingyang's side, after he flew to the East Sea first, Ba Qing and the others quickly followed after waiting for a moment.

Regarding Tong Xuan, Qingyang felt it was necessary to keep this guy by his side.

After all, he came from the Inner Realm, so this guy must know many things very clearly.

After warning the other party, Qingyang, Xuan Ming, and the others grandly flew back towards the Ge Xing Islands.

That afternoon, as Qingyang noticed the Ge Xing Islands from afar, for some reason, his eyelid suddenly twitched.

An instinctive sense of danger made Qingyang stop abruptly.

"Qing Yang, what's wrong?" Little Luan asked.

As for Ba Qing and the others, they also looked up at Qingyang in confusion.

"Something's not right, there's a problem."

As he spoke, Qingyang's perception instantly spread towards the Ge Xing Islands.

In an instant, Qingyang noticed that the territories of those furballs on the outer islands had all been occupied.

This wasn't the most important thing. The key was that four Tenth-Order Fierce Beast auras appeared simultaneously on the inner four islands.

As for the core area, even Qingyang could faintly sense danger.

There was only one possibility for this situation: in the core area, there was definitely another Eleventh-Order existence besides the Thousand-Legged Snow Centipede.

Otherwise, the Thousand-Legged Snow Centipede alone wouldn't be enough to pose such a significant threat to Qingyang.

Currently, the existences on Blue Star who could be promoted to Eleventh-Order were all well-known.

But this Thousand-Legged Snow Centipede actually found external help from somewhere unknown.

Facing this situation, Qingyang now had only two choices: completely abandon the Ge Xing Islands, or find a way to take the place.

When Qingyang's perception appeared, the Thousand-Legged Snow Centipede also discovered it immediately.

So at this moment, the Thousand-Legged Snow Centipede was just lying beside the pool on the mountain peak, quietly watching the sea area where Qingyang was.

"Black Gold Yang Dragon King, the world is so big. You'd better think clearly. The moment you enter the islands again, we will be in a life-and-death situation," the Thousand-Legged Snow Centipede muttered to itself.