Chapter 225: Chapter 223: A Battle of Life and Death

Chapter 223: A Matter of Life and Death

A golden light flashed before his eyes, and the next moment, Jiang Jichen found himself in a strange new world.

This world was a circular, floating island with a diameter of ten li. Its ground was paved with Mysterious Jade, and there was nothing on its surface.

Jiang Jichen had been teleported to the very edge of the island. From there, he could gaze out and take in the entire environment at a glance.

He saw ten Small Floating Islands suspended in the void, each separated by one hundred thousand meters. They all orbited a central Great Floating Island, and a massive black iron chain connected each Small Floating Island to the Great Floating Island.

The Small Floating Islands were also a hundred thousand meters away from the Great Floating Island. Flight was forbidden in the space between them; otherwise, there would be no need for the black iron chains.

Beneath the floating islands lay the first-level Cultivation Realm.

Falling down was equivalent to forfeiting the right to enter the next level of the Treasure Tower Space.

Faint Spiritual Mist drifted through this space where the islands floated, giving it the air of a celestial Immortal Realm.

Below the floating islands, the air was saturated with a mysterious Ancient Spiritual Power. Cultivating there for half a month was equivalent to several years of cultivation outside.

More importantly, one could hone their bloodline talent here, allowing a Cultivator to unlock even greater potential. That was why even the cultivation grounds on the first level of the Treasure Tower were far superior to the cultivation paradises owned by some Great Families and Sects.

The second, third, and higher levels, then, must be even more incredible!

This was the ultimate destination for everyone who entered the Beiyue Refining Realm—the Exquisite Treasure Tower.

Even obtaining numerous Ancient Treasure Medicines along the way was nothing compared to entering the Exquisite Treasure Tower.

When Jiang Jichen arrived, he saw ten Cultivators standing on his floating island, positioned right at the entrance to the giant iron chain.

The weakest of these ten Cultivators was at the Foundation Establishment Middle Realm. They were all talented Cultivators from various Loose Cultivator groups, Small Families, and minor sects.

The Teleportation Gate of the Exquisite Treasure Tower was designed to send thirty people to each Small Floating Island. Since Jiang Jichen’s group only had twenty people, the other ten were naturally the Cultivators who had entered before them.

The rest of the people had been teleported to the other nine Small Floating Islands. Their common goal was to first set foot on the central Great Floating Island, as there was a time limit on the ten Small Floating Islands. If they didn’t leave within the allotted time, the rules of the Exquisite Treasure Tower would forcibly teleport them to the first-level cultivation grounds, which was equivalent to forfeiting.

When these people saw Jiang Jichen being teleported in, they all eyed him like tigers stalking their prey.

They all knew that Jiang Jichen couldn’t use the Wandering Dragon Holy Sword here. Therefore... if the ten of them joined forces, they were quite confident they could take him down and seize the Wandering Dragon Holy Sword for themselves.

Furthermore, Jiang Jichen had just looted the Storage Bags of so many Foundation Establishment Cultivators, making him ridiculously wealthy. This made them burn with envy.

If they could kill Jiang Jichen here, the rewards would be absolutely unimaginable!

The thought was incredibly tempting. That was why they had entered earlier but had yet to leave. Instead, they had been plotting here all along, blocking the massive iron chain that led to the Great Floating Island.

Seeing them, Jiang Jichen remained unfazed. He even grinned and greeted them cheerfully, "Ha, what a coincidence, you guys are here too! How about we team up and hunt down the people from the Seven Great Families and the Three Major Sects? I won’t even take a single share of the spoils!"

However, Jiang Jichen’s words made the faces of the ten men change drastically.

On the Southern Continent, only someone like Jiang Jichen would dare to say something so audacious. Just hearing it made their hearts pound with fear.

’Damn it,’ they thought. ’This bastard Jiang Jichen is a real piece of work. Even his greeting is enough to scare someone to death.’

’Hunt the Seven Great Families and the Three Major Sects? Fuck, can you not say something so insane?’

’If you want to die, fine, but don’t drag us down with you, okay?’

Seeing their expressions change, Jiang Jichen’s smile vanished. He spoke coldly, "That was just a joke. I know what you’re thinking. You just want to take my life, my Holy Sword, and my Storage Bags. But I’ve lost count of how many people from the Seven Great Families and the Three Major Sects I’ve killed. What do you lot amount to? I’m warning you, you’d better not mess with me. Otherwise... Hmph, I, Jiang Jichen, am not to be trifled with!"

As Jiang Jichen spoke, several beautiful figures flashed into existence and landed beside him.

Evidently, the members of the Red Beauty Adventurer Squad had arrived.

Tang Ni walked to Jiang Jichen’s side.

Then, Hua Xiaoling and Yee Youmeng appeared, and they too walked over to Jiang Jichen.

The remaining women, such as Xia Qing, didn’t hesitate. They jumped straight down into the first-level cultivation grounds below the Small Floating Island.

And so, on the Small Floating Island, only Jiang Jichen’s group of four and the ten opponents remained.

Seeing the men, Hua Xiaoling furrowed her delicate brows. "Are they planning to make a move?"

Jiang Jichen scoffed. "Just a bunch of cowards who want to but don’t dare."

But Hua Xiaoling sighed. "I’d rather they did make a move. First, we can get rid of these ten. Add to that our seventeen sisters who just went down, and we’ll be well on our way to the one hundred eliminations needed to enter the second level of the Treasure Tower!"

Thanks to Jiang Jichen’s mysterious Ancient Spiritual Power and Undying Power, Hua Xiaoling had already made a full recovery. She was now full of vigor, incredibly eager for a fight, and spoke with immense confidence.

An ordinary person wouldn’t have recovered so quickly, even with the help of Jiang Jichen’s mysterious Ancient Spiritual Power and Undying Power. But Hua Xiaoling’s bloodline was miraculous. As it gradually awakened, it grew stronger and more terrifying, and its primary effect was... recovery!

This was also why, back when she was being hunted, Hua Xiaoling had managed to cling to life despite suffering such grievous injuries.

Willpower was certainly important, but her bloodline played the fundamental role!

Listening to Jiang Jichen and Hua Xiaoling’s banter, the ten experts from the various Loose Cultivator groups, Noble Families, and Sects of the Southern Continent grew livid. Finally, one of them, a talented disciple from a Noble Family, couldn’t hold back his rage. He stepped forward, his cultivation at the Profound Level Dao Platform Foundation Establishment Middle Realm, and sneered, "Jiang Jichen, without your Holy Sword, what gives you the right to be so arrogant? Your group is nothing but trash with cultivation between the Innate Ninth Layer and the Tenth Realm. The strongest among you is just some bitch at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage. So what if you’re all genius Transcenders? We’re outstanding Transcenders ourselves, our cultivation is at the Foundation Establishment Middle Realm and above, and we outnumber you by more than two to one. You really think we can’t kill you?"

Jiang Jichen just smiled. "Whether you can kill us or not is something we’ll only know after we fight. Words are useless. Come on, let’s settle this with our lives!"

The moment they heard Jiang Jichen’s catchphrase—"settle this with our lives"—the ten Cultivators felt a shiver run down their spines.

That one line from Jiang Jichen had already left a deep, dark shadow on their hearts!

But Jiang Jichen wasn’t joking. As he spoke, he had already taken the initiative and charged them.