The space currently inhabited by the Human Race is vast, complete with Heavenly Dao and all Five Elents, and thus it is known as "world."
But within the world of the Human Race, there are innurable large and small spaces that coexist.
These spaces, lacking complete Heavenly Dao, are called minor realms.
Despite their limitations, minor realms are independent spaces, extrely suitable for magical combat, testing disciples, or cultivating Spirit Plants and Spirit Beasts in Spirit Plant Gardens or Spirit Beast Gardens.
In summary, the function of minor realms is quite extensive.
When cultivators reach higher realms, possessing the ability to change heaven and earth, they can even create a minor realm with their own strength.
This is why many powerful Sects possess minor realms exclusive to their own mbers.
In the Sacred War that took place twenty thousand years ago, the Demon Race fully invaded the Sky Do.
In that battle, countless ancient, powerful Sects were obliterated overnight, severing their lineages.
These powerful Sects all owned one or more minor realms.
So of these minor realms were plundered by the Demon Race, but others were hidden by the mighty powers of those Sects, who did not want to let the Demon Race benefit, using formations or forbidden spells.
However, as ti passed, these thods used to hide the Minor Realms either through formations or restrictions gradually beca ineffective, revealing these minor realms once again to the public.
Ruin Realm is such a minor realm.
It originally belonged to an ancient Sect called the Mountain and Sea Pavilion.
In that battle, Mountain and Sea Pavilion beca one of the many Sects that was destroyed overnight.
However, before it was destroyed, the Sect Master of Mountain and Sea Pavilion, hoping to preserve a legacy for the Sect, secretly hid the Ruin Realm, which was used to test lower-grade disciples and bestow inheritance.
Until three years ago, when the high-grade invisibility barrier used to hide the Ruin Realm depleted its Spiritual Power and the Ruin Realm reappeared to the world, within Zhenjiang Prefecture.
Once the Ruin Realm appeared, it drew a crowd.
The thirty-six major cultivation families of Zhenjiang City discussed and ford a Ruin Realm Alliance, forcefully taking control of the Ruin Realm.
——An extrely domineering and tyrannical act.
All cultivators not part of the Ruin Realm Alliance voiced their dissatisfaction with this action by Zhenjiang City's thirty-six major cultivation families.
But what could they do about it?
Just a few inconsequential outcries—these cultivation families wouldn't care about such things.
The Cultivation World has always been a place where survival of the fittest reigns supre.
To strengthen oneself and suppress others has always been the unwritten rule of survival.
Everyone is well aware that these cultivators, who verbally condemn the actions of the Ruin Realm Alliance, are only able to express moral condemnation privately because their strength is insufficient.
If they were strong enough, you'd see them doing the sa as the Ruin Realm Alliance, monopolizing the Ruin Realm.
Big fish eat small fish, and small fish eat shrimp—this has always been the nature of things.
Ruin Realm is a secret minor realm used by the Mountain and Sea Pavilion to test its disciples.
It is divided into two layers.
One layer only allows Qi Refining Cultivators to enter, while the other permits only Foundation Establishnt Cultivators.
Yes, within the major cultivation families, Foundation Establishnt Cultivators, who hold a significant status, are considered just lower-grade disciples to the Mountain and Sea Pavilion.
The strength of Mountain and Sea Pavilion is reflected in this.
Ruin Realm opens once a year, each ti allowing one hundred and eighty Qi Refining Cultivators and forty-eight Foundation Establishnt Cultivators to enter.
The quotas are then divided up amongst the thirty-six major cultivation families.
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"Are you saying that you don't need any family resources for support and only require a slot for the Ruin Realm?" Lu Yuan was sowhat surprised.
"You must understand that although the inheritance of the Ruin Realm is precious, it is only attainable if you perform exceptionally within the Ruin Realm."
"Mountain and Sea Pavilion is indeed a great sect from ancient tis, and their demands on their disciples are extrely high.
Based on the performance of disciples who have entered the Ruin Realm over the past two years, even cultivators who seem outstanding in our eyes often end up receiving only a diocre evaluation in the Ruin Realm."
Lu Yuan kindly reminded, "Moreover, besides inheriting Cultivation Techniques, resources like Spirit Pills and Spirit Stones are also indispensable. I advise you to think it over carefully before making a decision."
Although Lu Qingshan felt the goodwill in Lu Yuan's words, he remained unmoved. "This is the decision I have made after much deliberation."
Lu Yuan clearly hadn't expected Lu Qingshan to make such a decision and was at a loss for how to react montarily.
His gaze caught Lu Bei, who had been leisurely and seemingly watching a play from the beginning to the end.
A flash of anger crossed his heart.
"Qing Ling, what do you think we should do about this?" Lu Yuan simply threw the question at Lu Bei.
—It's your son, you handle it.
Lu Bei, unafraid to avoid responsibility, saw that Lu Yuan wanted him to decide. Looking towards Lu Qingshan, he said indifferently, "Since he wants only the Ruin Realm slot, just give it to him."
"You're all hesitant to provide him resources for fear of this and that, but now that he wants to give up the family's resources, you start to hesitate? What, is this like a young girl in love, playing hard to get?" Lu Bei even teased Lu Yuan a bit.
Lu Yuan's face stiffened, then he waved his hand dismissively.
"Fine then, that's settled. You want the Ruin Realm token, I will give you one, but as for the family resources, you've chosen to give them up yourself. Don't bla the Lu Family for being stingy towards you in the future!"
Lu Qingshan bowed respectfully towards the three Golden Core cultivators, "Of course."
"Alright then, you may leave now, we'll consider the matter handled for now." Lu Yuan nodded and began to shoo him away.
Lu Qingshan bowed again to the three Golden Core cultivators, then turned and left.
After exiting Qingping Hall, Lu Qingshan stood still, as if he thought of sothing. From his storage ring, he took out an object and examined it in his hand.
It was a token shaped like dew droplets, round on top and square at the bottom.
The back of the token was engraved with a dragon coiled around a sword, surrounded by thunder rune clouds.
The front was inscribed with two simple, bold characters — "Yuanshan."
This was a Yuanshan Tower token.
When leaving Yuanshan City, Lu Qingshan had already decided that his Foundation Establishnt Technique would be obtained from the Ruin Realm.
And the Ruin Realm could not be entered by anyone other than those from the Ruin Realm Alliance.
Fortunately, he still had an identity within the Lu Family.
However, even for the Lu Family, the slots to enter the Ruin Realm were limited, so without demonstrating certain value, how could he possibly obtain this precious Ruin Realm slot?
A tenth level in Qi Refinent was his key to the door.
He understood, even though he could extend the tenth level of Qi Refinent from half-month to three-months, in reality the difference wasn't significant; both were exceedingly remarkable.
He had to consider that the Lu Family might force him to reveal how he went from a mortal to the tenth level of Qi Refinent in just three months.
He would not entrust his safety to the conscience of the Lu Family's Golden Core cultivators, nor would he believe that rely by his own words, he could persuade the decision-makers of the Lu Family.
Therefore, after completing the tasks from the Demon Hunting Alliance and leaving, the thing Lu Qingshan had prepared was to go to Yuanshan Tower to get this Yuanshan Tower token from Dantai Qingrun.
[Yuanshan Tower Token]
Description: This token symbolizes the holder's identity as a mber of the Yuanshan Tower.
If Lu Zhou had insisted on pressing Lu Qingshan, he would have presented this Yuanshan Tower token.
The identity of a Yuanshan Tower mber was sufficient for Lu Qingshan's protection.
It was not that there weren't forces that could disregard Yuanshan Tower's power, but clearly, the Lu Family was not among them.
Unexpectedly, with Lu Bei's intervention, the matter had passed so smoothly.
As a result, the token that Lu Qingshan had prepared ended up being unnecessary.
Thinking of this, Lu Qingshan put away the token in his hand, turned to look back at the majestic Qingping Hall, and felt a touch of unexplained joy.
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