The night in the forest is always exceptionally dangerous.
In the \[Spirit Realm], the trial participants discovered for the first time how terrifying survival in the wilderness truly was.
By day, there were daytime demonic beasts, and by night, nighttime demonic beasts roamed.
Sand rats, shadow bats, ice moon wolves, and the like—these demonic beasts all appeared at night. They were just as ferocious as those that appeared during the day, and they also enjoyed treating humans as food.
After a day of constant vigilance, nighttime was when the trial participants were most exhausted.
After all, they were merely cultivators in the early or middle stages of Qi Refining. Although their physiques were stronger than ordinary people, the battles and escapes during the day consumed a tremendous amount of energy.
Therefore, on the first night, many were ambushed and killed by demonic beasts.
Luo Xiaowei sat in meditation, tending to his injuries, while Qin Xiaoxiao acted as Luo Xiaowei's bodyguard. Some demonic beasts attempted to cause trouble at night, but Qin Xiaoxiao, summoning her courage, chased them away with the popsicle in her hand.
Ever since that encounter today, Qin Xiaoxiao had started forcing herself to be brave. Those were merely low-level demonic beasts; she possessed exceptional talent and was certainly capable of defeating them!
If these two were fine, then everyone else would be even better off.
Wang Teng, along with several other trial participants, gathered together and began roasting and eating the massive Iron-Toothed Crocodile.
The more people there were, the safer it was, as demonic beasts weren't foolish. They would only target isolated trial participants.
Bai Nianchen was wretchedly hiding in a tall tree. He looked up at the moon and muttered to himself with great frustration, "This poor Taoist has been busy all day, yet I haven't obtained a single demon core?"
Li Qingyun was even more extraordinary. As he casually sat on the ground, the surrounding trees would bend down to shield him from the wind and rain.
The soul of the Enlightenment Tree resided within him, a common faith for all trees. Sensing the aura of the Enlightenment Tree on him, they all treated him as their own king.
Therefore, it was no exaggeration for Li Qingyun to say that this forest was his territory. The demonic beasts, seeing such a grand display, were hesitant to attack him rashly.
He and Gan Cuicui had both spent a pleasant night.
Meng Zibin and Chen Xiaohan, this peculiar couple, despite neither of them harboring feelings for the other, diligently took turns on guard duty at night, without any negligence.
Some demonic beasts had attempted to ambush them, but facing these two formidable humans, they had all turned tail and fled.
Among the vanguard group, apart from Wang Teng and Luo Xiaowei who sustained minor injuries, no one was in mortal danger.
Chu Yang was gratified; geniuses were meant to set such examples.
He had returned after opening his milestone gift pack, and everyone felt more at ease when he was present.
...
Before dawn, it could be faintly seen that hundreds of high-tech fighter jets were flying from the direction of the United States towards the direction of Xia Nation.
They were aggressive and appeared to have ill intentions.
If one were to ask what they were here for, it was naturally to launch a surprise attack!
After President Aubden convened a meeting last night, numerous senators unanimously agreed that the "immortal cultivation" being pursued by the Xia Nation people was a forbidden power.
It was likely another forbidden power mastered by humanity, following nuclear weapons.
And how could such a forbidden power be in the hands of the Xia Nation people?
Although some suggested that other countries should exert pressure on Xia Nation, forcing them to share their immortal cultivation resources.
However, Aubden firmly believed that the Xia Nation people would absolutely not share their forbidden power with other countries. The most compelling evidence was that if they put themselves in Xia Nation's shoes, they could find no reason to publicize the methods of immortal cultivation.
Of course, there was another important reason: the United States wanted to monopolize the \[Cultivation Technique Pavilion]. It was rumored to contain countless cultivation techniques that could allow people to become cultivators, a profession that only existed in the web novels of Xia Nation.
This time, they were acting suddenly and launching a complete surprise attack!
Their target was the Immortal Cultivation Era Plaza, and they had even brought humanity's most terrifying weapon—nuclear bombs!
Although it was a blatant violation of the contract, it didn't matter, as they had violated it before.
However, the Xia Nation had already noticed when these fighter jets were deployed.
Upon receiving the news, Wang Zhicheng did not panic at all. Instead, he let out a cold laugh and muttered to himself, "I knew someone would be impatient. As expected, you couldn't wait any longer, Old America!"
He made a phone call to Chu Yang.
"Hello? Little Brother Chu, are you still there?"
"I am, Commander Wang. You're not asleep yet? What's the matter calling me so late?"
Wang Zhicheng coughed twice and said, "Our satellites have detected nearly three hundred new fighter jets deployed by the United States. They seem to be here for a surprise attack! They're serious this time, and their target should be the plaza you're at."
Chu Yang: "......"
He was momentarily speechless. He had truly not expected this sudden attack.
Moreover, with over three hundred planes deployed, they likely saw his previous video demonstrating cultivation techniques and thought these forces could easily subdue him...
"No, that's not right. They should also be considering that Xia Nation will retaliate. And they want to take me down with this number, it seems they've brought high-risk weapons?"
Chu Yang shook his head and sighed heavily, "It's a perfect opportunity to open up the overseas market and harvest the cultivation of outsiders... This is a chance that has come right to my doorstep..."
After all, he had harvested quite a bit of cultivation from Xia Nation.
Although he had promised to open the Cultivation Technique Pavilion to everyone in the world for free, perhaps because they were used to snatching things, free things weren't as appealing.
Chu Yang's current strength was in the late stage of the Void Returning realm, and he was less than a hundred million cultivation points away from the Spirit Transformation realm.
The video the Americans watched was of him at the Golden Core stage, but now, Chu Yang was two major realms higher at the Void Returning stage!
He let out a cold laugh, and a terrifying pressure erupted from his body. He transformed into a streak of light in the dark night and flew towards the hundreds of fighter jets dispatched by the United States.
Everyone in the plaza felt the killing intent emanating from Chu Yang. Even though it was only for a fleeting moment during his demonstration of power, everyone felt a palpitation.
"What's wrong, Brother Immortal? He seems very angry!"
"Why does it feel like he's about to go on a killing spree?"
"Huh? Doesn't this mean Brother Immortal is about to start a fight? Damn, I won't be able to see it!"
"Bad! We can't see the show, hurry up and let him start the livestream!"
"......"
Wang Zhicheng also saw Chu Yang's figure flashing through the night like a meteor and quickly grabbed his walkie-talkie, shouting, "Everyone get ready! All pilots, pay attention, and make sure all cameras are focused on Brother Immortal later! If even one frame is missing, I'll hold you accountable!"