amaotonovel Chapter 445 Going to the front lines as cannon fodder?
Chapter 445 Going to the front lines as cannon fodder?
[139L: What's wrong with sword cultivators? We sword cultivators are so strong in fights!]
140L: You know it's during a fight. If Senior Sister Jiang were here to teach us sword cultivation, that would be great. Maybe she could even provide us with jobs.
141L: Go to the Trial Tower to accept quests, or go to the Black Market to participate in underground matches. I heard that a new star has recently emerged in the Black Market, and some people suspect that he is a student from the academy. His swordsmanship is tricky, and I often gain insights from watching his matches.
142L: Are you talking about that person named "Aofeng"?
144L: Yes, that's him. I wonder which academy he's from. He has the strength to compete in underground matches, and he's even at the Nascent Soul stage. He's too strong.
150L: Feels like it belongs to a sect...
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Having just finished a black market boxing championship match, Long Aotian appeared calm as he stepped off the stage, but in reality, his internal organs were in serious trouble.
"Still fighting? Still fighting! That guy was from a sect. Even if you can beat him, there's no need for that. Losing one game won't matter. You've got a thousand wins in a row. Just deducting a few points is fine."
Heng and his party were extremely worried about Long Aotian's injuries; these young people nowadays were pushing themselves too hard.
Heng Yihang never expected that his past self would be so similar to Long Aotian's current personality. Perhaps because he had just escaped death, Heng Yihang was always worried that Long Aotian would follow in his footsteps.
He taught Long Aotian many sword techniques, but never told him about his own past. Looking at the boy who was supporting himself on the ground with one hand, he seemed to have thought of something and stopped trying to persuade him.
Long Aotian was covered in injuries, but he was happy.
Starting today, after a thousand consecutive wins, as long as you maintain the winning streak, you can earn 10,000 spirit stones for every game you win.
This is a good thing for Long Aotian.
Last time in the secret realm, the others couldn't find the weapon's hiding place, but with Heng and his group leading the way, he found a sword that Heng and his group had left behind in the cave—Tongtian.
The Tongtian Sword is a top-grade spiritual sword. Compared to the Wuqing Sword, it is more than a hundred times stronger in both its blade and its power.
With the Heaven-Reaching Sword, Long Aotian could always win, whether fighting against cultivators of a higher level or those of the same cultivation level.
By cracking down on illegal gambling, he quickly accumulated funds and continued to contact Hongmu to purchase spiritual food.
Upon learning that Jiang He could refine spiritual food, Long Aotian momentarily connected the two of them. However, Long Aotian encountered Hongmu in the secret realm, while outside the secret realm, Jiang He also passed the eighth level of the Trial Tower. Their life trajectories did not intersect at all.
Long Aotian then abandoned this idea.
Heng Yixing did notice something amiss, but he wasn't one to pry into other people's privacy, so he didn't tell Long Aotian about it.
Zhong Liyu, Long Aotian, Bai Zhizhou, Li Ling, and Jiang He rarely get together after returning from Yinhe Star, only gathering briefly when they team up for the Trial Tower.
Everyone was working hard to cultivate, competing with each other to improve their cultivation. Most of them had reached the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm. After completing their sword cultivation courses, they spent most of their remaining time preparing for the sect selection and going to the Black Nest.
The Wanjue Academy allows students to graduate early. Li Ling doesn't plan to join a sect, but he really wants to go to the Black Nest. He's heard that S-rank monsters are everywhere in the Black Nest, and there are quite a few double S-rank monsters as well.
She had long wanted to witness it.
Recently, senior students such as Shangguan Linghu and Fu Mochen have been going to Black Nest to become logistics soldiers. In addition to senior students, there are also some logistics soldier positions available for freshmen to juniors.
There are restrictions on cultivation level; cultivators who are not at the Nascent Soul stage or above are not eligible to apply.
Upon seeing the announcement posted by the university, Li Ling immediately chose to register.
Long Aotian and Zhong Liyu did not hesitate.
In previous years, students could only go to Black Nest in their senior year. Although they didn't know why the policy had been relaxed, it was a rare opportunity for them. Black Nest had many monsters, and if they had the chance to participate in the battle, they would definitely benefit greatly.
When the news of the registration came out, some people were happy while others were dissatisfied.
——【University Friendly Exchange Forum】——
[What's going on this year? Even cultivators below the third year of university can go to the Black Nest?]
I waited until my senior year to get this opportunity. You freshmen are so lucky, you can go without having to wait.
There are conditions: it has to be at least the Nascent Soul stage, and that level of cultivation already excludes 80% of cultivators.
: Cultivation level? How did you know I was in the mid-Nascent Soul stage?
Going to the Black Nest will interfere with your studies, won't it? You guys really go? Won't you have to make up for the time when you come back?
You don't need to worry about the cultivators who can go to the Black Nest; they have the strength. Taking basic courses at the academy is not as good as going out to train. The Black Nest is a natural training ground; you're guaranteed to improve your cultivation level very quickly there.
Haha, that's right. Going to those easy courses is definitely not as good as going to the Black Nest. I just don't know why the policy changed this year.
Is it because they don't have enough fighting force at the front that they recruited us?
That's unlikely. We definitely have enough people. Even if we don't, our cultivation level is far from sufficient. Are we just going to send them up as cannon fodder?
That's possible; wasn't that how it was during the Great Cataclysm?
You're overthinking it. Although the Great Cataclysm is short-lived, it still gives cultivators time and space to grow. You can't be cannon fodder like that. Don't worry.
:okok
I've already registered. Every year, the sect sends some cultivators to the Black Nest. I heard that Hua Lanzheng from the Lingyun Sect will also be going this year.
Hua Lanzheng! Is that Hua Lanzheng, the youngest Nascent Soul cultivator in our empire?