168: The status of Yun Palace continues to rise

Upon learning that the rules for participating in the Heaven Ruins Millennium Grand Tournament of Martial Arts ranking list had changed, no longer being the previous martial arts competitions, challenges, and defending stages, but instead participating in the Trial Tower ranking, the vast majority of Mahayana Realm Cultivators who originally had no intention of signing up for the Heaven Ruins Millennium Grand Tournament of Martial Arts ranking list to watch the excitement, all enthusiastically signed up.

Why?

Firstly, naturally, they didn't have to worry about being instantly killed by someone if their strength was weak.

It's important to know that some powerful Cultivators with a bloodthirsty and murderous Heart-Nature, especially those from top Sects, really enjoyed killing people on the arena.

If a Mahayana Realm Cultivator from a State-Level Giant Cultivation Faction faced a Mahayana Realm Cultivator from another State-Level Giant Cultivation Faction, it was still manageable. However, if a Mahayana Realm Cultivator from a Sub-State-Level Giant Cultivation Faction faced a Mahayana Realm Cultivator from a State-Level Giant Cultivation Faction or a Sub-Continental-Level, or even a Continental-Level Giant Cultivation Faction, if they didn't surrender proactively, they would either be severely beaten or wouldn't even have the chance to surrender, being instantly killed.

This was also the fundamental reason why many Mahayana Realm Cultivators with lower cultivation levels were unwilling to participate in the Heaven Ruins Millennium Grand Tournament of Martial Arts ranking list. Those who dared to challenge Mahayana Realm Cultivators from top Sects would suffer a fatal blow. Having cultivated to the Mahayana Realm with great difficulty, who would be willing to joke with their own lives?

Although the spots to enter the Tribulation Dao Secret Realm were important, even Ninth Revolution Peak Stage Mahayana Realm Cultivators were unsure if they had the ability to obtain a spot.

Of course, these Mahayana Realm Cultivators with high cultivation Realms but no confidence were mostly Mahayana Realm Cultivators from Sub-State-Level or State-Level Giant Cultivation Factions. In contrast, Mahayana Realm Cultivators from Sub-Continental-Level and Continental-Level Giant Cultivation Factions were much more confident.

Now that the rules had changed, they no longer had to worry about being instantly killed by powerful Mahayana Realm Cultivators when participating in the Heaven Ruins Millennium Grand Tournament of Martial Arts ranking list, so they all signed up.

However, this was not the main reason.

The second reason was undoubtedly what could most stimulate the enthusiasm of all Mahayana Realm Cultivators: the Trial Tower itself!

The Trial Tower was undoubtedly an excellent opportunity to improve combat experience. Among all the Cultivators present, few dared to claim their combat experience was extensive, but if they participated in the Trial Tower, the situation would be different.

The Trial Tower, from the first floor to the ninety-ninth floor, with the difficulty of clearing each floor increasing. If a Mahayana Realm Cultivator could clear each level from the first floor all the way to the ninety-ninth floor, their combat experience could absolutely be described as:

Extensive!

Constant fighting until eliminated, this was undoubtedly an extremely cruel and challenging trial, but all the Mahayana Realm Cultivators present couldn't help but be moved. Even Long Aotian, who had already been declared the number one on the ranking list, was no exception.

His cultivation Realm had increased too quickly, like a rocket soaring. Now, if one were to ask where his weakness lay, or what he lacked most in his Cultivation?

The answer was undoubtedly combat experience!

"Aotian, I, your grandfather, think you should enter the Trial Tower and challenge it. What you lack most right now is combat experience, and this Trial Tower can undoubtedly make up for this weakness of yours very well!"

Upon learning that the ranking list rules had changed and the organizing committee had actually brought out the Trial Tower, Long Wudi couldn't help but his eyes light up, and his first thought was of his Beloved Grandson.

His Beloved Grandson was only fifteen years old at most, yet his cultivation was stronger than some Old Monsters who had lived for hundreds of years. What he lacked most now was combat experience.

Long Wudi felt that this change was simply made for his Beloved Grandson.

Long Bubai also couldn't help but nod slightly: "Your grandfather is right, I, your father, also think so.

Even if they have already declared you as number one, what then?

They haven't said that the number one cannot enter the Trial Tower.

However, once you enter the Trial Tower, it means that your performance cannot be worse than others.

Otherwise, your already declared number one ranking would be somewhat undeserved. Those people might not dare to say anything to you openly now, but they will definitely gossip about you behind your back..."

"Grandpa, Father, I understand!"

Long Aotian said: "You all go in first, I'll go in later. Anyway, the entrance and exit of this Trial Tower will be open for another month. It's not too late for me to go in later, protect everyone's safety outside first, and then go in after you all have finished your trial and come out!"

"...That works too."

Finally!

On the Cloud Palace Team's side, the team of over three thousand Mahayana Realm Cultivators, led by Long Wudi, Long Bubai, and Ao Jingtain, under the guidance of Long Aotian, strongly cut in line to receive their trial jade tokens, second only to the Continental-Level Giant Cultivation Factions, and all entered the Trial Tower for trial.

Although Cang Jue did not announce any rules for receiving the trial jade tokens, everyone implicitly formed an unspoken rule.

Which was:

In terms of strength!

Mahayana Realm Cultivator Disciples from Continental-Level Giant Cultivation Factions would receive their trial jade tokens first, followed by Mahayana Realm Cultivator Disciples from Sub-Continental-Level Giant Cultivation Factions, and then State-Level Giant Cultivation Factions... The Cloud Palace Team directly and forcefully cut in line behind the Continental-Level Giant Cultivation Factions to receive their trial jade tokens, while those Sub-Continental-Level Giant Cultivation Factions didn't even dare to utter a single sound, and other State-Level and Sub-State-Level Giant Cultivation Factions had even less to say.

Everyone was a shrewd individual. Why not let those whom the Central Continent Immortal Mansion was unwilling to provoke receive their trial jade tokens first? The difference in speed was less than half an hour anyway.

Long Aotian also didn't expect that these Giant Cultivation Factions in the Central Continent would be so cowardly. He actually didn't want to be so high-profile, but he was already invincible in the world.

In the Martial Arts World where strength was respected, whoever had the harder fist was the rule. He felt that he could already change the rules, and letting those few Continental-Level Giant Cultivation Factions go in first was the greatest goodwill he extended.

He didn't even put the Assembly Law Enforcement Team (Assembly Protector Enforcement Group) in his eyes. If other ignorant factions dared to protest, he wouldn't mind demonstrating his martial prowess again to shut them up.

In the face of absolute strength, all protests were pale and powerless, even asking for trouble or inviting destruction. This was even more true in the Martial Arts World.

It's worth mentioning that, also because the Cloud Palace Team cut in line behind the six Continental-Level Giant Cultivation Factions, and Long Aotian had previously claimed the Cloud Palace Team was a State-Level Giant Cultivation Faction, now everyone didn't know whether the Cloud Palace Team was still a State-Level Giant Cultivation Faction or not.

They had already cut in front of the Sub-Continental-Level Giant Cultivation Factions, how could they still be a State-Level Giant Cultivation Faction?

The eyes of people from other Giant Cultivation Factions looking at the Cloud Palace Team were filled with an indescribable complex emotion. This Cloud Palace Team, which had suddenly emerged from a remote corner, was truly Heaven-Defying.

After this Heaven Ruins Millennium Grand Tournament of Martial Arts, Cloud Palace would undoubtedly become famous throughout the entire Sky Ruins Continent.

Its ranking, it was feared, would be second only to the Honghuang Shop, Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, Pill Pavilion, Demon Alliance, Central Continent Immortal Mansion, and Tianxu Immortal Mansion—these six Continental-Level Giant Cultivation Factions...