King of Ten Thousand Years

”So you wanted to surrender. You should have just said so.”

”You kept saying, ’I admit it, I admit it.’ Anyone who didn’t know better would think you were about to admit I’m your dad.”

Luo Tian’s words nearly made the Eighth Prince faint from anger.

’What did I want to say? Don’t you know perfectly well?’

However, the Eighth Prince didn’t dare voice his thoughts. Dragging his heavily injured body and his swollen, unrecognizable head, he quickly got off the Gambling Platform.

Only then did he dare to meet Luo Tian’s gaze.

The Eighth Prince’s eyes were filled with humiliation and rage.

”Luo Tian, I will repay today’s shame a hundredfold in the future!”

The Eighth Prince snorted coldly.

This time, in front of so many Lower Sect Disciples, he had been kicked around by Luo Tian like a rubber ball. His dignity as a Prince was completely destroyed!

He had already made up his mind. No matter the cost, he would make Luo Tian wish he were dead!

The Eighth Prince’s miserable fate made many disciples sigh.

Originally, among the new disciples, the Eighth Prince had been outstanding in every aspect and should have been the most eye-catching figure.

But with Luo Tian’s appearance, the Eighth Prince’s radiance was completely overshadowed.

And having offended Luo Tian, the Eighth Prince had suffered utter humiliation today.

But some disciples also began to worry for Luo Tian.

The Eighth Prince was, after all, a Prince of the Chilong Dynasty, with a shocking background and vast connections.

His father, moreover, was the Red Dragon Monarch, a man who stood at the very pinnacle of over a hundred nations in the Eastern Domain.

”Anyone else want to spar with me?”

Luo Tian asked with a smile.

”Brother Luo’s talent is astonishing! You’ve grasped a sliver of the True Intent of the Sword Dao and even mastered an Earth Level Sword Technique. We are in awe!”

”Junior Brother is not only invincible within his layer but is also the undisputed number one among this year’s new disciples. No one can compare.”

But Luo Tian’s question only drew a round of flattery.

No one was willing to fight Luo Tian on the Gambling Platform anymore.

Luo Tian was able to take two moves from Qi Nan, which meant his actual combat strength was probably around the Peak of Spirit Sea Realm Fifth Layer.

If an old disciple at the Peak of Spirit Sea Realm Fifth Layer were to fight him, there would be no sense of accomplishment even if they won. Instead, they would be accused of bullying the weak.

And for a Fifth-Layer Spirit Sea Realm cultivator to challenge Luo Tian, the probability of defeat was extremely high, so there was no need to take the risk.

”He really is a person full of shocking surprises!”

Ke Yuexuan sighed as well.

Although Luo Tian’s performance during the assessment was brilliant, after he entered the Yunxiao Sect, she still didn’t have high hopes for him. In her eyes, his act of provoking the old disciples was simply courting death.

But in the end, Luo Tian had calmly resolved everything, stunning countless onlookers.

”You and he are from the same country?”

Ke Yuexuan gave Yuwen Xuan a skeptical look.

Yuwen Xuan looked mortified.

The gap between him and Luo Tian was now so vast it was beyond comparison.

”My god, I just did the math. Luo Tian earned a total of eight thousand Contribution Points on the Gambling Platform today!”

An old disciple suddenly exclaimed.

Everyone’s attention had been focused on the duels before, and only now did someone realize this.

There were twelve challengers in total. They either lost or surrendered. At five hundred Contribution Points per person, that was six thousand.

Then Qi Nan gave him another two thousand, making it a total of eight thousand Contribution Points!

”What? He earned eight thousand Contribution Points just like that?”

The crowd was shocked and incredibly envious.

Those who had lost their Contribution Points suddenly felt like they’d been scammed!

’Could the Eighth Prince and Luo Tian be in cahoots? Did he deliberately egg us on to challenge him just to help Luo Tian earn Contribution Points?’

The Eighth Prince, who hadn’t left yet, heard these discussions and spat out a huge mouthful of blood.

”Ninth Brother, let’s go, quickly!”

If they stayed any longer, he was afraid he’d faint from anger.

Luo Tian stepped down from the Gambling Platform, and the people in front of him quickly parted to make way.

”Eight thousand Contribution Points, plus the Ten Thousand Contribution Points you had before... if you think you have too many, you could give some to me.”

Ke Yuexuan slowly walked over, her beautiful, sparkling eyes sizing up Luo Tian.

”It’s not too many. I spent over eight thousand Contribution Points to redeem the Earth Level Sword Technique.”

Luo Tian admitted this openly.

An Earth Level Sword Technique was impossible to hide unless he never used it in front of others. Besides, there was no need to hide it.

”Luo Tian, I’ve decided! I’m joining your faction!”

Ke Yuexuan said suddenly.

”Huh?”

Luo Tian was taken aback. ’I don’t have a faction.’

”If you need help with anything in the future, you can come find me.”

Ke Yuexuan gently patted Luo Tian’s shoulder with her slender hand.

’The other meaning of this sentence was, If I run into trouble in the future, I’ll be counting on you too.’

Ke Yuexuan hadn’t joined any faction yet. She was not only facing oppression from the old disciples but also dealing with the advances of some of them, which was a great annoyance to her.

Today, Luo Tian had successfully established his dominance.

That was why Ke Yuexuan had this idea. She wanted to rely on Luo Tian to avoid some trouble.

After bidding farewell to Ke Yuexuan and Yuwen Xuan, Luo Tian headed straight for the Cultivation Tower.

’My Cultivation is still too low.’

Although Luo Tian had won against Qi Nan on the Gambling Platform, if they had fought for real, the outcome would have been obvious.

In fact, if Qi Nan had another chance at their two-move agreement, Luo Tian might not necessarily win again.

’Qi Nan won’t let this go, and the Eighth Prince will definitely come for revenge...’

Luo Tian had many enemies. The best way to protect himself was to become powerful.

He entered a Cultivation Secret Room and placed his Token into the recess.

Instantly.

The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi inside the Cultivation Secret Room surged, reaching ten times the concentration of the outside world.

Luo Tian immediately activated the Spirit Sea Vortex in his body, which in turn stimulated his nine Qi Veins to absorb the pure, dense Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

VWOOM!

With him at the center, a huge Spiritual Qi vortex formed, covering the entire Cultivation Secret Room.

The advantage of his Divine Vein allowed Luo Tian to absorb Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi at an extremely fast rate.

Inside his Qi Sea Space,

The Spirit Sea Vortex, which emitted a hazy halo, continuously integrated the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

The Second-Layer Spirit Sea Vortex gradually grew stronger.

After cultivating for a day,

The Second-Layer Spirit Sea Vortex was fifty percent complete.

Luo Tian paused temporarily, took out the remaining half of the Dragon Blood Stone, and switched to cultivating the *Celestial Furnace Treasure Body*.

Alternating between Cultivation and Body Refinement was more efficient!

In Luo Tian’s hand, the Crimson Dragon Pattern Blood Stone gradually lost all its redness as he absorbed all the Energy Essence within it.

HMMMM-VWOOM!

Luo Tian’s Nether Dragon Divine Vein erupted with full force. A swirling layer of dark Cold Mist instantly swept out over a dozen-meter radius.

Frost condensed throughout the Cultivation Secret Room. The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi seemed to transform into a dense, icy mist, as if winter had descended.

The range of his Cold Mist Domain had increased slightly again. From within the vortex, the faint sound of an abyssal dragon’s roar could be heard, shaking one’s very soul.

’The power of my Divine Vein Cold Power has already reached the level of the Fourth Layer of Spirit Sea Realm!’

Luo Tian’s face broke into a smile.

After using up the Dragon Blood Stone, Luo Tian took out the Dragon Scale Grass to continue cultivating his Celestial Furnace Treasure Body.

Although the effects of Dragon Scale Grass were not as good as the Dragon Blood Stone, it was still an exotic herb that was nearly extinct in the outside world. Even disciples at the Spirit Sea Realm Sixth Layer, like Qi Nan, couldn’t afford to use it.

...

「Meanwhile.」

「Inside Qi Nan’s residence.」

”Brother Qi, what should we do about Luo Tian?”

the Eighth Prince asked.

He had to get his revenge. If Brother Qi had no solution, he would use every connection at his disposal to finish Luo Tian off.

”Don’t worry. I promised Uncle Lin that I would make sure Luo Tian dies. I will not go back on my word!”

Qi Nan’s eyes darkened.

He had been in the Yunxiao Sect for three years and had never lost a fight against someone at the same layer, yet he had lost to Luo Tian on the Gambling Platform.

Moreover, he hadn’t just lost face and Contribution Points; he had also been toyed with by Luo Tian.

”Brother Qi, do you have a clever plan?”

the Eighth Prince asked.

”I’m going to take care of him myself!”

Qi Nan’s killing intent was palpable.

”We can’t make a move on him inside the Yunxiao Sect, but what about outside the Yunxiao Sect?”

A sinister smile crept onto Qi Nan’s face.

The Yunxiao Sect had a rule: Lower Sect Disciples must complete one mission every three months. Failure to do so would result in their resources being withheld!

Luo Tian would definitely have to go out to complete a mission.

”I have an acquaintance in the Sect Affairs Hall. When the time comes, I’ll know what mission Luo Tian accepts and where he’s going!”

”He won’t be able to escape, even if he grows wings!”

Qi Nan’s smile became ferocious, his killing intent incredibly strong.

”Brother Qi, please, you must take me with you then!”

the Eighth Prince said, his face flushed with excitement.

”You?”

Qi Nan shot the Eighth Prince a glance.

’I’m more than enough on my own. Why would I bring a liability?’

...

Luo Tian had plenty of Contribution Points, so he stayed in the Cultivation Secret Room for a full ten days, spending two thousand Contribution Points!

The results he achieved were also astonishing.

He had cultivated the first layer of his *Celestial Furnace Treasure Body* to the Peak. With just a bit more time for it to settle and be refined, he could reach Perfection!

Luo Tian’s Cultivation also advanced by leaps and bounds during these ten days of frantic training.

He cultivated the *Guiyuan True Skill* to the Peak of the Fourth-Layer. Correspondingly, his Cultivation reached the Peak of Spirit Sea Realm Second Layer!

His overall strength had risen by a whole level in these ten days, and he had reached a new vertex.

VWOOSH!

Luo Tian activated his Celestial Furnace Treasure Body. A pearlescent, blue-green membrane of light appeared on the surface of his skin. His whole body shimmered with colorful light and radiated a powerful, intimidating pressure.

He mobilized his Divine Vein Cold Power and suddenly threw a palm strike.

BOOM!

The jade-green light exploded, and a fierce, tyrannical, dark storm rampaged through the Cultivation Secret Room, letting out a series of loud roars.

The walls of the entire Cultivation Secret Room were covered in a layer of frost, making it feel like an ice cellar.

”No practicing Martial Skills in the Cultivation Secret Rooms!”

At that moment, a deep voice came from outside.

’Looks like I made too much of a commotion.’

Luo Tian couldn’t help but smile. He took out his Identity Token and walked out of the Cultivation Secret Room.

”Sorry, it won’t happen again!”

Luo Tian said to a stern-faced Steward standing outside the door.

Under the Steward’s cold gaze, Luo Tian quickly departed.

”Huh? A Cultivation Secret Room just opened up here!”

A disciple at the Peak of Spirit Sea Realm Fourth Layer walked in.

”What the—why is it so cold? Did I walk into the wrong place?”

The disciple shivered, looking around in surprise. The place felt unfamiliar.

’Is this really a Cultivation Secret Room?’

Only when he saw the token-shaped recess did he confirm it was. He then placed his own Identity Token inside.

However, after quite a while, only a tiny amount of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi began to permeate the room.

”Steward, sir, this Cultivation Secret Room is broken!”

The disciple walked out, speechless.

”Dammit, this Cold Power has seeped into the walls and frozen the Spirit-Gathering Array inside...”

After inspecting it, the Steward’s expression darkened.

He couldn’t help but recall Luo Tian, who had been cultivating here earlier.

This Cultivation Tower was specifically for Lower Sect Disciples, and damage rarely occurred.

Even if a disciple at the Spirit Sea Realm Fifth Layer deliberately tried to cause damage, they wouldn’t necessarily succeed.

’How did Luo Tian, a cultivator at the Peak of Spirit Sea Realm Second Layer, manage to do it?’