Chapter 52: Chapter 52: Starting a New Chapter
In the astonished eyes of everyone, Lu Yu used fire crystals to fill the temporarily constructed wooden platform, and the steward kept retreating until he jumped off the platform.
Looking at the wooden platform piled high with fire crystals, the steward’s eyes were also filled with surprise. In previous trials that lasted three days, no one had ever produced so many fire crystals. This must have been looted from the Fire Spirit’s nest!
As for how many fire crystals there were, Lu Yu wasn’t sure either.
The corner of the steward’s eye twitched; counting this many fire crystals was exhausting!
However, he still carefully counted all the fire crystals. These had to be recorded as achievements, which were related to Lu Yu’s development in the Divine Weapon Pavilion.
After half a day, the steward announced Lu Yu’s score, "Lu Yu, 1427 points."
He didn’t calculate the number of empty fire crystals for Lu Yu, as it was meaningless. No one’s score would be the same as his, and not making any mistakes while counting over a thousand fire crystals was good enough; there was no leisure to calculate empty fire crystals.
Once Lu Yu had packed all the fire crystals into his backpack, the steward climbed the wooden platform again to announce the top ten.
"First place, Lu Yu. Second place, Qin Feng. Third place, Ouyang Lie..."
The people whose names were called took the Divine Weapon Pavilion’s carriage back to Beifeng City, and as for the others, they could go wherever they wanted.
After returning to the Divine Weapon Pavilion, the others were taken away, while Lu Yu and the other two followed the steward to the fifth floor of the Divine Weapon Pavilion to meet the steward of the Beifeng City branch.
The Pavilion Master of the Beifeng City branch of the Divine Weapon Pavilion was held by an elder from the Divine Weapon Pavilion. However, the elder serving as the Branch Pavilion Master rarely appeared in Beifeng City, and most of the time, it was managed by the steward who took care of all the minor and major affairs of the Beifeng City branch.
Chen Zaisan, the steward of the Divine Weapon Pavilion, said to the three, "You’ve passed the trial and officially become disciples of the Divine Weapon Pavilion. The most important thing now is to activate your identities."
As he spoke, three purple crystal cards appeared in his hand, similar in style to the green crystal card Lu Yu had obtained before, but more exquisite and complex.
Under the steward’s control, the purple crystal cards flew towards the three of them, and after each received their purple crystal card, Chen Zaisan continued, "Drip blood on the purple crystal card to bind your identity, and then insert the purple crystal card into the Hero Recruitment Order to activate your identity as a disciple of the Divine Weapon Pavilion."
The three followed the instructions, dripped blood, and inserted the purple crystal card into the Hero Recruitment Order.
Holding the Hero Recruitment Order, Lu Yu wondered where there was a hole to insert the purple crystal card, but then the crystal card and the Hero Recruitment Order resonated and attracted each other. As soon as Lu Yu let go, the two merged together.
The patterns on the Hero Recruitment Order changed, and a purple pattern formed on the black Recruitment Order, creating the character "Lu."
Glancing at the Hero Recruitment Orders of Ouyang Lie and Qin Feng, one was "Lie" and the other was "Qin," where the patterns seemed to change according to the identity of the binding person.
Not only did the pattern change, but the originally ordinary recruitment order, after integrating the purple crystal card, Lu Yu felt he could input spiritual qi into it, and it appeared to be engraved with many complex arrays inside.
"Identity activation successful. You can now activate your identity card to open a passage to the exclusive secret realm of the Divine Weapon Pavilion and go to the headquarters, where someone will receive you."
"When you activate the identity card again, you can return to Beifeng City."
Qin Feng was the first to try. He sent a large amount of spiritual qi into the identity card, which then lit up with a light. Instantly, he disappeared into that light, vanishing from the room.
Ouyang Lie looked eager to try, and began sending spiritual qi into the identity card. When he felt he was almost drained, the identity card finally lit up, and he too disappeared into the light.
Lu Yu looked at the vanished Ouyang Lie and Qin Feng, then looked at his own identity card, helplessly seeking help from Chen Steward.
"What do I do if I’m not in Qi Cultivation stage?"
Chen Steward was slightly taken aback, then smiled and said, "You can also use spirit stones to activate the identity card. If you don’t have any, I can give you two."
"Can fire crystals work?"
"They can."
Lu Yu took out a fire crystal and pressed it on the identity card, the spiritual qi inside quickly being absorbed until empty. He took out another one, and when the second fire crystal was almost absorbed, the identity card lit up.
In a flash, Lu Yu felt as if he was tossed into a spinning washing machine, rolling endlessly in every direction. When he opened his eyes, all he saw were distorted multicolors, making him feel nauseated, so he could only close his eyes.
Chen Zaisan glanced at the now empty room, left the room, and closed the door. The three people who left from here would also return here.
Just when Lu Yu couldn’t hold back his urge to vomit, he finally felt his feet firmly on the ground, completing the transmission.
Ugh~ Lu Yu bent over, dry heaving and spitting out a few mouthfuls of saliva, sitting nearby with a pale face was Ouyang Lie, and further away was Qin Feng, his face looking green.
Standing there, Qin Feng tried hard to suppress his discomfort, not wanting to lose face.
"Everyone’s like this the first time; you’ll get used to it." A big-eyed, flat-haired strong man looked at the three and said.
Hearing his voice, Lu Yu looked over at him. The big-eyed, flat-haired strong man said, "Let me introduce myself; I’m your senior brother, called Pang Bo. You can just call me Senior Brother Pang."
"Hello, Senior Brother Pang, I’m Lu Yu."
"I am Ouyang Lie."
Qin Feng remained silent, seemingly not having recovered yet. If he had thrown up, he might have felt better, but unfortunately, he insisted on holding it in. Pang Bo didn’t mind, saying, "Then you must be Qin Feng!"
"Alright, all three are here, follow me."
Pang Bo led the way, and the three followed him. Only then did Lu Yu have time to observe the surrounding environment.
They had appeared on a mountain that had been cut flat, with large stone bricks covering the flat surface, forming a teleportation plaza.
Surrounding the teleportation plaza were several uniquely shaped, massive peaks: a cauldron-shaped peak burning with soaring flames, a giant sword-shaped peak stuck into the ground and held by four giant chains, a floating mountain with light pillars connecting the ground...
Although they seemed to be around the teleportation plaza, in reality, the distance from the plaza to these peaks was over a thousand miles, making the entire secret realm unimaginably vast. This place was completely different from the Fire Rain Mountain realm, like a small world of its own.
Pang Bo led the three away from the teleportation plaza to a city built on a lower mountain, which was only lower compared to the few enormous peaks visible throughout the secret realm.
In reality, the mountain upon which the city was built was nearly a thousand meters high, but compared to the gigantic peaks visible throughout the secret realm, it was just a dwarf.
Even just walking from the teleportation plaza to the city, Lu Yu and the others spent quite some time. Lu Yu couldn’t help but ask, "Senior Brother Pang, do we have to come from the teleportation plaza every time we enter? That’s such a waste of time!"
"Not every time. Once you settle in Heaven-Breaking City, you can set the teleportation coordinates to your residence so you won’t have to come from the teleportation plaza each time," Pang Bo answered.
"First, let me take you to choose a mentor. Once you’ve chosen a mentor, you can select a residence in Heaven-Breaking City and settle down."
Perhaps the secret realm was too vast, and Heaven-Breaking City too enormous, as they followed Pang Bo along the way, Lu Yu barely saw any other people. Heaven-Breaking City mainly consisted of residential buildings, and there were hardly any places like shops.