Chapter 40: The First Round of Exchange

Above this world, there were four figures standing in the void.

Looking down, the breath of that world was unexpectedly turbid, and in the half-empty space, there were countless collapsing forces of rules!

This was the collapse of the Heavenly Dao!

One of the men said, "Are you saying that there is an unfathomable powerhouse in this wilderness who has cultivated the power of Dao?"

"Yeah," nodded a green-faced man. "But I suspect it should be from a higher-dimensional world."

If Lu Changsheng were here, he would surely recognize.

This person was the one who confronted him above the Blood Hell Secret Realm at the time!

"It can only be someone from a higher-dimensional world. After all, the Heavenly Dao in this wilderness has collapsed, and the power of the rules has turned into fragments, making it impossible to comprehend the Dao!" 

"But among them, there are still two doubts."

A woman's voice came out, "Oh? What doubts?"

The green-faced man looked over and said solemnly, "First, why would people from higher dimensions be interested in this wilderness? The secrets of this world cannot be leaked out. After all, the four of us have sworn oaths to the Heavenly Dao, and it must not be spread."

"Second, how did they enter it? Now that this world is sealed, no one can enter or leave. Even we can only project ourselves into this world at great cost."

One of the men shook his head, "That's hard to say, but I think with the four of us projecting down, we should be able to deal with that person."

The woman also nodded in agreement, "This is an unstable factor. We can't let him disrupt our plans."

"Good."

The silent figure in black nodded, "Then let's prepare. We'll leave immediately and deal with that person."

With that, the four disappeared from where they stood as if they had never appeared.

...

A day passed.

The exchange between the Four Territories Academies officially began.

Ye Qiubai and others also headed to the exchange venue.

On the way, Huangyuan kept reminding them, his face solemn, "When the time comes, you must avoid being eliminated. I will intervene to block the leading figures of the opposing team."

Then, he looked at Ye Qiubai again and said casually, "Ye Qiubai, your task is to hide yourself as much as possible and gain some points in the dark. Now that your strength is exposed, the other side will surely formulate tactics against you."

Huangyuan was a disciple of the dean, so he naturally understood the process of the exchange competition.

The first round of martial arts exchange was based on points.

All participants would be teleported to the Qingyan Mountains.

Defeating monsters would earn points.

Of course, if you encounter enemies and are defeated by the enemy, all points will be taken away, and you will be eliminated.

Xin Hongyi stood beside Ye Qiubai and teased, "It seems you're being looked down upon?"

Ye Qiubai didn't refute, just shrugged.

Arriving at the exchange venue, people from the Four Territories Academies also gathered here.

The North Domain's Zangdao Academy was led by Jian Chaomian.

Liao Meisheng stood behind him with a gloomy face. Seeing Ye Qiubai coming, he couldn't help but reveal a murderous intent.

Ye Qiubai ignored him.

"The leader of the Eastern Domain is Tian Cheng, whose physical strength is extremely terrifying, a born powerhouse."

"The leader of the Western Domain is Zhang He, who practices the Buddha's Diamond Body. No one can break through it, and his palm technique is extremely domineering."

Zhong Wu explained on the side.

He would not participate in the martial arts exchange; he was the candidate for the later Confucianism and Taoism exchange.

"As for the Northern Domain, it's Jian Chaomian."

At this time, four figures appeared together in the high altitude.

Among them, Qin Tiannan was among them.

The other three, of course, were the deans of the other three domain academies.

Seeing this, everyone bowed to that direction.

Among them, one person stepped forward.

He was Wu Deshi, the dean of the Zangdao Academy in the Northern Territory.

Similarly, he was also a strongman ranked 12th on the Four Territories Martial Ranking!

Compared to Qin Tiannan, he was 14 ranks higher.

It also proved that Wu Deshi was much stronger than Qin Tiannan.

Wu Deshi waved his hand, and a force of void lifted everyone present.

"Today is the time for our Four Territories Zangdao Academy to conduct a exchange competition. Now, the talents from various academies have gathered here, which is also a fortunate event for our Zangdao Academy."

"Today, we will start with martial arts exchange. You should all be familiar with the rules of the first round. Myself and the other three deans will teleport you to the Qingyan Mountains."

After speaking, the four deans stepped forward, and below them, a teleportation array slowly rose.

As the four infused their spiritual energy, the space around the teleportation array began to distort.

At this point, Wu Deshi said, "Alright, students participating in the martial arts exchange, enter the teleportation array."

With that, the students from the Four Territories began to step in one after another.

As Ye Qiubai stepped forward, a voice came over.

"I'm counting on you."

It was Qin Tiannan's voice.

Ye Qiubai looked over and saw Qin Tiannan looking at him.

Seeing this, Ye Qiubai nodded.

Even if it wasn't for the Zangdao Academy, even if it wasn't for Qin Tiannan.

For his master, for Caotang, he must ensure that Qin Tiannan retains his position as dean.

After all, if there were to be a new dean, could Caotang still remain aloof as before?

Ye Qiubai wouldn't allow such an accident to happen.

With this in mind, Ye Qiubai stepped into the teleportation array!

A whirlwind ensued.

What appeared before his eyes was a lush greenery.

Countless towering ancient trees reached into the sky.

However, Ye Qiubai could sensitively perceive.

There was a faint aura of magic in this place!

Suddenly, the Dark Demon Sword began to tremble.

Ye Qiubai could feel the excitement of the Dark Demon.

Obviously, the magic here was extremely pure.

Perhaps, here, the power of Ye Qiubai's Demon Nine Swords would also be stronger.

At this moment, a stone appeared in Ye Qiubai's hand.

There was a number on the surface of the stone.

But at this moment, the number was 0.

This should be the points...

To earn points, one must either kill monsters or... plunder others!

At this moment, Ye Qiubai turned around, and not far away, there was a rumbling sound coming towards him!

A huge cloud of dust!

In the dust, there was a four-legged monster running towards him!

Roar!

A roar, with sonic bursts within!

Even those in the Golden Core realm probably couldn't resist this sonic burst and would be directly shattered!

With the wooden sword in hand, Ye Qiubai slowly swung it forward!

Sword qi surged.

Neutralizing the sonic burst.

At the same time, countless sword qi revolved around Ye Qiubai!

Turning into giant sword qi, slashing towards the approaching four-legged monster!

The four-legged monster seemed to have a hint of intelligence. Sensing the approaching sword qi, it felt the crisis and chose not to confront it head-on!

Instead, it suddenly stomped into the ground, stopping its forward momentum.

Then, it leaped violently to the side, dodging the several destructive sword qi coming at it!

However, in the next moment, Ye Qiubai's figure had already disappeared from where he was!

In the blink of an eye, he appeared in front of the four-legged monster!

A slash!

The head fell to the ground, without even a sound!

Ye Qiubai took out the points stone and took a look.

The 0 on it had risen to 10.