The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 1069

Chapter 1069: Chapter 1066: The Rules Chapter 1069: Chapter 1066: The Rules Shen Luo was watching when several streaks of light crossed the sky, and a few figures flew from afar, landing on the nine-foot-high platform, standing shoulder to shoulder.

In the middle was the host of this conference, the Great Tang Dynasty Government's Cheng Yaojin. To his left and right were a tall and beautiful woman adorned in a feather robe, and a Silver Armored Man who was nearly ten feet tall.

The woman had an extraordinary aura, her face concealed by a light veil–clearly a person from the Immortal Clan. Though the Silver Armored Man had a human body, his head was that of a six-tusked silver elephant, and his Demonic Qi was so well-hidden that one couldn't tell he was a Demon Clan expert.

On the other side of the Silver Armored Man stood a burly man with double wings, almost equal in stature, wearing a piece of black scale armor covering only half his torso and one arm, with red eyebrows and red hair, a stern face, and his tiger-like eyes fixed on the Seven Kills at the edge of the Martial Arts Stage.

Next to the Immortal Clan woman stood a bearded old man in a black robe and a jade belt, his robe embroidered with a golden cloud pattern at the chest, below which were the characters “Tianji” written in ancient seal script.

“People from Tianji City?” Shen Luo raised his eyebrows, murmuring to himself.

“That's a Gold-patterned Elder–quite a high rank,” the white-haired old man next to him added.

“Gold-patterned Elder?” Shen Luo asked, puzzled.

“Daoist friend, could it be you do not know? Inside Tianji City, disciples and elders have a hierarchy too. They usually wear black clothes, with the most ordinary disciples embroidering the word 'Tianji' with a white line on their cuffs, known as the lowest tier of commoners. Those one level higher add a Fire Cloud to their cuffs and are called common artificers, and those even higher have the Fire Cloud and text in red, known as Fire Refiners or Advanced Artificers. To become an elder, one must embroider the chest with silver thread for the text and Fire Cloud, thus becoming a true Yan Master. A higher level of elder is the one on the platform with gold-threaded text, known as a Grand Yan Master,” explained the white-haired old man, not shying away from enlightening Shen Luo.

“Thank you for the clarification, Daoist friend,” Shen Luo couldn't help but feel that he knew too little about the various factions in the Three Realms.

“You are too kind, Daoist Friend. I am Li Changqing, the Sect Leader of the Green Forest Sect. May I inquire about your esteemed name?” the old man communicated through transmitted voice.

“I am Shen Luo from the Spring and Autumn Pavilion,” Shen Luo replied.

As they finished, both realized they had not heard of each other's sects, and fell silent for a moment before saying in unison:

“I've heard much about you.”

At that moment, a loud shout came: “All disciples of the various clans participating in the competition, ascend the stage.”

At Cheng Yaojin's command, Shen Luo and the others leaped onto the Martial Arts Stage.

“This Martial Assembly, starting an unprecedented event in the Three Realms, a new initiative amongst the clans; all of you are creators of history, and regardless of success or failure, your names will be remembered and passed down in history,” said Cheng Yaojin, stirring the hearts of everyone on the stage.

The audience below also felt honored by association.

On the west side of the Martial Arts Stage, Bai Xiaotian and his brother, along with Lu Huaming, crowded together, jokingly said, “Your Master is quite the bluffer.”

“He was forced into it; he really didn't want to do this task, but since neither His Majesty nor the National Master was willing to show up, as the host, he had no choice but to stand up,” Lu Huaming replied with a smile, not taking offense.

“But you gotta admit, Duke Cheng has really set the scene nicely,” Bai Xiaotian said with a chuckling smile.

On the High Platform, Cheng Yaojin delivered another round of inspiring words before finally beginning to announce the rules of the Martial Assembly.

In fact, the participants were already clear on the rules, and this was more for the benefit of the common people listening.

“This Martial Assembly will take place in its entirety within the 'Three Realms Sword Assembly' Secret Realm. Inside the realm, Divine Sense is limited and Heavenly and Earthly Spiritual Qi is forbidden. Once you enter, your life and death is your own responsibility. Competition between the clans is encouraged, alliances with kin are recommended, and strive with courage to be the foremost for the sake of your clan and for yourselves. Fight for a piece of the Heavenly Dao's fortune and for a chance in the path of cultivation,” Cheng Yaojin proclaimed loudly.

Everyone listened intently; the Three Realms Martial Arts Conference encouraged alliances among the same clan and conflicts between different clans, heedless of life and death.

“Another rule,” every person participating in the trial starts with one point, killing another participant will earn you one point, and you will also acquire all the points they had accumulated. Until the end of the trial, the victor will have the opportunity to use the Ascension Platform once,” at this point, the six-tusked demonic elephant suddenly spoke out.

As soon as these words were said, cheers erupted from the square, and everyone became incredibly excited.

Upon hearing this, Shen Luo also couldn't help but feel tempted. Although the Ascension Platform did not literally enable one to ascend to True Immortality, it was still a strong aid on the path of crossing tribulation in the Late Mahayana Stage, guaranteeing that even if the ascender failed, they would not die and become a Ghost Immortal.

“Place your bets, place your bets…” Stewards from various merchant associations began to move through the crowd, and from that moment, betting tables began to operate at high speed.

Many people started to place their bets in secret, some wagering on which clan would come out on top, others on who would emerge victorious. No one cared about life or death, only victory or defeat.

In the high sky, scrolls descended from above, and the forty monks on the Martial Arts Stage each caught the scroll in front of them, briefly checked the contents, then stamped it with a drop of their blood.

A Life and Death Agreement was thus signed, and the Secret Realm was about to open.

After collecting all the scrolls, Cheng Yaojin nodded to the elder from Tianji City, “Elder Qi Yuan, we can begin now.”

The man in black robe heard the signal, walked to the front of the High Platform, and took out a seal.

With a toss, the black jade seal flew up and landed in the center of the Martial Arts Stage.

Shen Luo followed with his eyes and saw that there was a palm-sized groove in the center of the stage, where the jade seal fell precisely, fitting perfectly into it.

Immediately after, the whole Martial Arts Stage began to shake with a “rumble,” and the bricks on the ground sank, revealing an ancient Great Formation that emitted strong waves of spiritual power.

“A Teleportation Array…” Shen Luo murmured, looking at the patterns on the ground.

As his voice fell, the elder from Tianji City formed a hand seal and directed a beam of white light toward the Martial Arts Stage.

This beam of light was like a spark landing in a pile of kindling, instantly igniting the entire Great Formation. The Array on the ground lit up with dazzling white light, growing to reach the heavens, and amidst the cheers of the crowd, engulfed all the people on the stage.

The next moment, the white light flared, and Shen Luo, along with the other thirty-nine individuals, disappeared without a trace.

The now-empty Martial Arts Stage was bereft of the presence of people, only four thin jade walls, approximately a zhang in size, slowly rose from the ground and hovered ten zhang in the sky.

The jade walls were densely covered with spirit patterns, and specks of Immortal jade were embedded around the edges, from which wisps of spiritual energy emanated, spreading across the surface of the walls. Soon, mist billowed on the four jade walls, and faint lights and shadows began to flicker within them.

“Open,” the elder from Tianji City uttered softly and pointed at a spot on one of the jade walls.

The mist on the four jade walls parted instantly, revealing a layer of light curtain on which appeared the silhouettes of Shen Luo and the others.

“They're out, they're out…” shouts resounded from the crowd in the square like the roaring sea.

At the same time, within many of the noble families and major sects across the Three Realms, jade walls also appeared, floating in the air, with lights and shadows flickering on them, broadcasting real-time scenes from the Martial Arts Arena.

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