"Faster, faster! We're too far behind! If you'd listened to me earlier and robbed that group, we'd already be playing inside the inner sect!"
"Are you blaming me for this? Can you fight ten at once? Robbing stragglers is the best method!"
"My Sword Cultivator Ancestral Grandfather..."
"Just stop with your Sword Cultivator Ancestral Grandfather! Hearing that gives me a headache! Hurry up, stop dawdling, let's go in too!"
"Ah, damn it, aren't *you* the one dawdling?"
"..."
Luo Xiaowei and Qin Xiaoxiao bickered as they hurried towards the inner sect area.
There was only one way to quickly acquire enough tokens: robbery. Of course, one could also swindle and deceive like Daoist Bai, but once a method was used by someone, it became difficult for others to fall for it.
So, let's set aside moral constraints for now. Obtaining enough tokens was the paramount goal.
Li Qingyun also wouldn't be methodically searching for tokens. It was just that, compared to others, he wasn't as ruthless and had more reservations.
He wouldn't act as ruthlessly as Meng Zibin, hence his slower progress.
However, by the seventh day, most people had collected enough tokens to enter the inner sect range of the Li Huo Palace.
Wang Teng was the same, but unlike others, he was eager to spar with someone upon entering. However, the people here were too weak compared to him. Body refiners indeed had a significant advantage over normal cultivators in the early stages.
This made Wang Teng furious. Without anyone to fight him and stimulate the vital blood within him, how could he absorb the Blood Jade Spirit Ganoderma?
The effectiveness of secluded cultivation for body refiners was very poor. Wang Teng suddenly felt that this Time Secret Realm, lacking strong enemies, wasn't particularly suitable for him.
Out of boredom, he could only follow others into the inner sect.
The spots for entering the inner sect were limited. Coupled with the scarcity of inner sect disciples' corpses and the faint spiritual energy contained within their tokens, it was initially estimated that by searching all the corpses of inner sect disciples who died outside, only a hundred people could enter.
Therefore, the sooner one entered, the better. If hundreds of people competed for a single spot later, it would be terrifying!
...
Consequently, those outside who were monitoring the leaderboard changes noticed that the previously dominant situation of Daoist Bai quickly shifted. The exploration points of the top ten individuals from the Demonic Spirit Realm trial all jumped to the 30+ mark at this time.
While people were still immersed in these leaderboard changes, Chu Yang started broadcasting again.
"Today, I'm bringing a new project to the Immortal Cultivation Era Plaza. Since its completion, our plaza has had the [Talent Appraisal Stone], the [Cultivation Technique Pavilion], and the Spirit Gathering Array. Of course, there are also many dining, service, and commercial establishments that you have developed yourselves. But after today, a new building will be added here."
"What is it? What new benefits are there?"
"Even if I don't know what you're up to this time, my husband is so handsome!"
"Hmph! While you're all still asking what it is, I've already bought my train ticket to the capital!"
"..."
As before, whenever Chu Yang broadcasted, it would attract widespread attention from around the world.
They were afraid of missing any opportunity.
Chu Yang continued to address the audience, "As we all know, if we want to become stronger, we cannot just be hothouse flowers. Practical combat is always more useful than secluded cultivation!"
"And before the invasion of the Evil Race, apart from those who could sign up for trials, many people had no way to engage in practical combat training. But now, your chance has arrived!"
Under the expectant gaze of all the audience members, Chu Yang pointed to an empty plot of land in front and lightly pressed.
Instantly, a grand and magnificent tower appeared out of thin air as if by magic, landing in that spot.
And on the tower were inscribed three large characters—Ascension Pagoda!
"This tower is named the Ascension Pagoda!"
"Don't doubt its name. If you can clear the tenth level, you will receive the complete inheritance of an Immortal Emperor-level expert from all the heavens and myriad worlds, and ascend to the position of Immortal Emperor through his Dao!"
As soon as this was said, everyone erupted in excitement.
Chu Yang had already told them that for this world, the highest realm cultivators could reach was Immortal Emperor, and the highest combat power of the Evil Race was also Immortal Emperor.
It could be said that Immortal Emperor was the peak power everyone pursued.
And according to reliable intelligence, Chu Yang's displayed combat power was not yet at the Immortal Emperor level, yet he could easily become a world-destroying great devil. One could imagine how powerful an Immortal Emperor was!
"Good brother, you better not lie to me!"
"Climbing towers? I'm good at this! What are Death Towers, Delusion Towers, Despair Towers, I've dominated them all!"
"Only ten levels? Who are you looking down on? I'm going for a hundred floors!"
"..."
Chu Yang ignored them and continued his explanation, "The opponents on the first level of the Ascension Pagoda are at the Qi Refining realm, the second level at the Foundation Establishment realm, the third level at the Golden Core... and so on. The tenth level is at the Immortal Emperor realm. These opponents are all manifestations of those who achieved the Immortal Emperor position in the heavens and myriad worlds during their respective realms."
"And when you can defeat the geniuses from the cultivation world, you can obtain a corresponding ability from them. After entering the [Ascension Pagoda], everyone will encounter different opponents. Come on, everyone! While those monsters are in the Time Secret Realm, take this chance to overtake them!"
"If everyone climbs to the tenth level, which is only ten levels, then we'll all be Immortal Emperors, and those insignificant Evil Race beings will be nothing but fodder for us to crush!"
This statement was clearly not entirely serious, and everyone knew that reaching the tenth level would be very difficult.
However, this was a new thing, and many wanted to try it.
"Haha! So what if they're Immortal Emperors? I'm also in the Qi Refining realm! I don't believe he's that much more formidable than me!"
"Makes sense. As long as I defeat an Immortal Emperor in the Qi Refining realm, I'll have the bearing of a Great Emperor!"
"Your ambition is too small! If I defeat an Immortal Emperor, rounding it up, I'm an Immortal Emperor!"
"Charge, charge, charge! Let's go!"
"..."
People's enthusiasm was still very high, especially since the rewards from this tower were incredibly enticing. This was an opportunity to gain an ability from an Immortal Emperor!
And the happiest ones weren't the people of Xia Guo, but the foreign friends.
"Haha! I'm the fighting champion! Those Immortal Emperors in the Qi Refining realm definitely can't compare to me!"
"Hmph! We can't let these Xia Guo people be so arrogant. I'm going to seize the Immortal Emperor-level opportunities!"
"Talent is not important! Combat power is the most important. If you let me go, I'll teach those Immortal Emperors a lesson in minutes! Oh, right, I'm from the US!"
"..."
As long as everyone started from the same point, the gap in talent wouldn't be evident.
This was what those foreigners thought.