Chapter 44: Sky-breaking Canyon
Tianduan Canyon, this canyon that separates Dongzhou and Shunzhou and even extends for thousands of miles towards Yuzhou, is shrouded in fog all day long and is covered with a mysterious veil. The area within a thousand meters above the canyon is affected by the mysterious force and it is impossible to fly in any way.

There are countless legends here. In history, the sects established on both sides of the Tianduan Canyon were as numerous as stars, but in the end, none of them were passed down.

It is said that this is one of the origins of martial arts civilization. If you look through history books, you will find that many powerful people who are famous throughout the ages have had opportunities here. Several major families have suffered countless casualties in their fight for the ownership of this place, but why it ended up being empty here? No one knows except those who sit at the top of the Chongming Realm.

Even though the place has been plundered by several gangs for countless years, every year there are still a large number of young people who are trapped in their own dreams and come here to become one of the vast army of scavengers. Every few years, there are always one or two lucky people who find an opportunity, but more people leave their lives here.

This is truly a lawless place!

A group of people moved forward cautiously in the fog. In addition to the mysterious force that prohibited flying in the canyon, the fog was also very disgusting. It not only blocked the vision, but also interfered with perception, adding more variables to the already unstable area.

"I just crawled out of here a few years ago, so I'm sure I won't remember it wrong."

"It better be this way, otherwise your last bit of value will be gone."

There were more than ten people in the group, a few of them were wearing the robes of the Mengshen Sect, and the rest were nobles of the Dakang Dynasty in Dongzhou. Jiang Bai was among them, and the people around him seemed to think he was the leader.

Seven years after he came down the mountain, he has been to many places in Dongzhou and even set foot in Yuzhou last year. From his initial hatred of evil to his current gradual numbness, he has seen too many lives and deaths, too much killing for no reason, and even fought on the border battlefield of the dynasty for a year.

For seven whole years, the bottleneck leading to the first rank was as solid as a mountain. Being stuck at the bottleneck for a long time caused his mood to fluctuate. He felt humble at first, but now he even felt humiliated by the voices complimenting him as a "genius"!
Do I really have a talent for martial arts?

Jiang Bai's heart was shaken, and he asked himself this question more than once.

Do not! !

His father is the master of the North Tower of the Mengshen Sect, the future inheritor elder, and a genius who dominates a generation. He must not lose face for his father. His eldest brother is a useless person, and the Jiang family will have to rely on him in the future!
They headed south like this, and when they approached Tianduan Canyon, at the instigation of a group of people, they decided to return to Dongzhou from Yuzhou through Tianduan Canyon, hoping that they could find one or two opportunities along the way.

Thinking of the various legends about Tianduan Canyon, Jiang Bai was also moved. He made up his mind that if he still could not find his opportunity in Tianduan Canyon, then he would go to the battlefield between the two worlds and retrace his father's path!

"Look, it's right here. I told you it's right."

"Then let's get off from here."

Flying is prohibited in Tianduan Canyon, and the fog blocks the view and interferes with perception. Finding a suitable location to go down into the canyon can avoid many dangers.

Still led by the unlucky warrior, the group disappeared into the fog.

Gu Hongyu felt a huge headache as he watched the group of people disappearing in the fog. The head of the family asked him to protect the second young master in secret and not to expose himself unless there was a life-and-death crisis, unless the second young master was close to the battlefield between the two worlds.

But now that the Second Young Master has entered the Tianduan Canyon, the difficulty of his secret protection has increased by more than one level.

But what can I do? I can only follow!

"Hey!"

……

Jiang Yi slowly opened his eyes with his five hearts facing the sky, and the upright, solemn, and sublime sound of the sutras in his ears disappeared. Jiang Yi had been living a fulfilling life recently, comprehending Taoism, studying formations, listening to sutras, and refining weapons. He had already completed a spirit gathering formation in the bamboo forest, which raised the spiritual energy of the entire bamboo forest to a higher level, and the cold green bamboo became even more emerald.

The level of spiritual energy in the Chongming Realm cannot be said to be high, and warriors' dependence on spiritual energy is far less than that of cultivators. It is precisely because of the concentration of spiritual energy that Jiang Yi's realm is improved very slowly.

"Once the level of the formation is high, we still have to build a cave for cultivation. There are a few spiritual plants in the Green Ivy Palace. When there is a chance, I will get them to use as the center of the formation."

Jiang Yi thought about the spiritual plants in the Qingteng Palace, and also about the elixirs they refined, and shook his head: "Oh, what a sin! Warriors should just train their muscles more, why make it difficult for themselves."

Unfortunately, he has not yet obtained the alchemy inheritance, otherwise, it would only take a word for him to get those spiritual plants.

Judging from the inheritance gained from the two previous exchanges for copycat spiritual treasures, no matter what category it is, one can obtain the inheritance of refining equipment, and there are quite a few in terms of formations, but there is nothing about alchemy.

Therefore, if one wants to obtain the Taoist alchemy inheritance, one must exchange it in a targeted manner. There are only two items that he can be 100% sure of, the Eight Trigrams Furnace and the Purple Gold Red Gourd, both of which belong to the Taiqing Daode Tianzun.

Given the two choices, he naturally chose the Bagua Furnace. There was nothing much to say about it. By exchanging the Bagua Furnace, one could not only obtain inherited knowledge, but the spiritual treasure itself was capable of both offense and defense, and could also be used for refining elixirs, weapons, and formations. With this treasure in hand, one could have everything!

Sensing with his spiritual sense that Meng Pingkang had entered the bamboo forest, Jiang Yi immediately stood up and walked out of the house. In the yard stood a refining furnace that had just been completed.

"Junior Brother Jiang!"

"Brother, didn't you say a few days ago that you had an inspiration and went into seclusion to refine the weapon, and you completed it so quickly?" Jiang Yi led Meng Pingkang into a small bamboo house nearby.

"Oh, don't mention it. It exploded halfway through being refined." Meng Pingkang waved his hand with a dark face and sat down on the bamboo chair.

"Next year, the new Shenwu Arena will begin. Deputy Palace Master Lang asked me to ask you if you would like to offer a treasure as a prize, and the Bailian Palace will reimburse the materials needed for refining."

"The Divine Martial Arena!"

The disciples of Mengshen Sect have two important stages to show themselves. One is the Nine Palaces Martial Arts Show, but this is for the first-grade disciples, and the other is the Shenwu Arena. It is also held every nine years. The rules of the Shenwu Arena are also very simple, that is, defending the arena. There are eight realms from the second to the ninth grade, and they belong to eight arenas. The one who can stand to the end is the winner.

There is no first in literature and no second in martial arts. The first in the eight realms naturally requires eight prizes.

Moreover, those who participate in the Shenwu Arena are not limited to the disciples of the Mengshen Sect. The three major dynasties of Dongzhou will also send people to participate. Those who perform well can be admitted into the Mengshen Sect.

"I'll take all eight prizes." Jiang Yi decided to exclusively sponsor this year's Shenwu Arena. Refining equipment can also help him gain enlightenment. It just so happens that he has a lot of practice works recently. Modifying them and using them as prizes will definitely be a novelty for warriors.

"There's only one year, is it in time for you?" Meng Pingkang was a little surprised. In the past, the prizes of the Shenwu Arena were all given by the true disciples of Bailian Palace or the elders who were interested.

"Don't worry, I know what's going on."

"Well then, I'll go back to Deputy Hall Lang." Meng Pingkang didn't care. Even if it wasn't enough, he could just pick a few pieces from the Weapon Appraisal Hall in Bailian Hall to make up the number. This time, Jiang Yi was included because the sect wanted to make him famous.

(End of this chapter)