66: Ruins Opened

Xun Xiuyuan was currently playing 'Fight the Landlord' with Xie Nanqiao and Bai Xiaoou, enjoying a rare moment of leisure.

With his hands free, Xun Xiuyuan put his phone on speaker on the table.

After connecting, Li Qingqian’s cool voice came from the other end: "Xun Xiuyuan! Hello, I am Li Qingqian."

Xie Nanqiao immediately perked up her ears, and Bai Xiaoou did the same.

Xun Xiuyuan was very surprised to see it was Li Qingqian's call.

"Li Qingqian? Hello, I am Xun Xiuyuan." Xun Xiuyuan responded very politely.

Li Qingqian also felt a bit awkward, but for her father's safety, she could only bite the bullet and continue.

"The Lingtian Relic is about to open, will you participate?"

In fact, all ten major families already knew about Xun Xiuyuan's participation in the Lingtian Relic. After Xie Family's explanation, Xun Xiuyuan was already a key protected individual.

Only Xun Xiuyuan himself knew that in a ruin without Transcendent Realm cultivators, he would definitely be in a league of his own, just his 6500 spiritual power was already enough.

"Is your information that well-informed? Yes, I am participating; it's already confirmed."

"Then you definitely have to come to Qiulong City. Let me know when you arrive, and I'll treat you to a meal." Li Qingqian felt awkward directly bringing up her father's matter, so she said it in a roundabout way.

"That probably won't work. I won't be joining the team. The Old Ancestor said he would personally send me." Xun Xiuyuan didn't hide anything and spoke truthfully.

"Then I have a small request, do you think it's possible? We are friends, aren't we?" Li Qingqian's pleasant voice continued to transmit.

Before Xun Xiuyuan could speak, Xie Nanqiao had already interjected.

"Li Qingqian, if you want to pursue Xun Xiuyuan, you must pass my test. I've already told you, you need to call me 'older sister'."

When Li Qingqian heard Xie Nanqiao's voice, she immediately knew they were together and was so embarrassed she could curl her toes.

"Xie Nanqiao, you're so eager to be someone else's wife, don't drag me into it."

Xie Nanqiao immediately laughed and replied, "That's good then. What do you need from my Xiuyuan? Tell me, I'll listen."

At this point, Li Qingqian desperately wanted to hang up the phone. After a moment of composure, she continued, "Xun Xiuyuan, my father, Li Feihong, is leading a team into the Lingtian Relic this time. Under possible circumstances, I hope you can help him."

Upon hearing this, Xun Xiuyuan didn't hesitate and immediately agreed. After all, they were all humans, and they would definitely help each other inside, except for the Wang Family, of course.

Immediately after, Li Qingqian hung up the phone.

Xie Nanqiao, seeing Li Qingqian had hung up, continued to say, "Xiao Ou, this Li Qingqian absolutely cannot get close to Xiuyuan; she is a formidable rival."

Bai Xiaoou, however, was indifferent. "You, Xie Nanqiao, are already a handful; another Li Qingqian would just be more competition for you."

Xun Xiuyuan looked at the two girls and smiled. Girls who were jealous were the cutest.

The next afternoon, Xun Xiuyuan was using a Soul Stone to refine his spiritual power, making it even more condensed.

A voice came to his ear: "Xiuyuan, come to me."

Xun Xiuyuan recognized it as Old Ancestor Xie An's voice. He immediately got up, bid farewell to his family members, and walked into the Xie Family's backyard.

Xie An was sitting in the courtyard.

"The entrance to the Lingtian Relic has intense energy fluctuations; it should open very soon. Xie Lin's team has already departed and is waiting in Qiulong City. Let's go there too."

After speaking, he pulled Xun Xiuyuan and stepped directly into the void. When they reappeared, they were already on a desolate battlefield.

The battlefield was already packed with people—no, with beasts.

A vast expanse of Alien Beasts stood on the opposite side, while the human race's numbers were relatively much smaller.

However, all four major cities had Shattering Void Realm experts holding the line, so their momentum was not inferior to the other side.

Xie An brought Xun Xiuyuan to the Qianlong City team, waiting for the ruins to open.

Xie An looked at the Alien Beasts on the opposite side and thought to himself, 'This isn't good. Why are there so many? Usually, it's only five or six thousand. This must be at least ten thousand, right?'

A large number of people are only useful in the arena. The Ling Tian Pagoda is a solo instance; a large number of people are useless.

Mu Ying saw Xie An arrive alone with a young man and immediately stepped forward.

"Fellow Daoist Xie, this young man you brought alone wouldn't happen to be that young genius Xun Xiuyuan, would he? Is he also going in?"

Mu Ying deliberately spoke loudly, which was also a greeting to the Alien Beasts present: 'This kid cannot be left alive. You know what to do once you go in, right?'

Xie An turned to look at Mu Ying: "Fellow Daoist, you're just lucky to have entered the Shattering Void Realm. A few years ago, you didn't even have the qualifications to speak in front of me."

Mu Ying was unconcerned and continued, "He just entered the Immaculate Realm a few days ago, and he's already qualified to enter the Lingtian Relic. What an amazing genius."

The Wang Family Ancestor, leading the Jiaolong City team, stood aside and said in a sarcastic tone, "He's only been in the Immaculate Realm for a month, right? And his spiritual power has already reached three thousand? It would be hilarious if he couldn't even get in later."

Ancestor of the Li Family, Li Jun, glanced at Wang Yonghua and said, "Why speak such sarcastic words about our own people? We should support the younger generation's willingness to enter."

Li Jun, as an experienced peak Shattering Void Realm expert, had always held a dominant position among the four major cities, and his combat power was even stronger than Xie An's.

The Wang Family Ancestor immediately fell silent when the Ancestor of the Li Family spoke, because Li Jun had the power to kill him. Unlike facing Xie An, where he could still escape if he couldn't win, against Li Jun, he couldn't even run away.

At this moment, in the open space between the human and Alien Beast races, the spatial energy fluctuations became increasingly violent. Soon after, a light gate abruptly appeared.

This light gate was precisely the entrance to the ruins.

Xie An whispered to Xun Xiuyuan, "The Lingtian Relic has no time limit. It will only close when everyone comes out. However, if you want to leave early, just shout 'I want to leave.' So, don't rush, take your time."

Xun Xiuyuan understood and nodded.

When the light gate expanded to five meters high and three meters wide, it stopped expanding, indicating that the Lingtian Relic had fully opened.

The Alien Beast Clan unhesitatingly lined up and entered.

As the first Alien Beast entered the ruins, a light screen appeared next to the light gate.

A line of text appeared on the light screen: Mu Long: Kills: 0 Ling Tian Pagoda Floors: 0

As more Alien Beasts entered, the names of the entering Alien Beasts immediately appeared on the light screen, which was quite magical.

Li Jun, seeing that the Alien Beasts had already begun entering, also arranged for the human Immaculate Realm cultivators to enter.

Although the arena was vast, the probability of encountering each other immediately upon entry was low. However, the Alien Beasts outnumbered the humans by dozens of times, so caution was still paramount.

Seeing nearly ten thousand Alien Beasts on the opposite side, Li Jun was helpless. The Alien Beasts' mid-tier strength was indeed far greater than that of humans. Even knowing that only a thousand survivors would remain after the arena, they still unhesitatingly sent so many Alien Beasts in, clearly intending to wipe out the human team.

Xie An once again instructed Xun Xiuyuan, "If there's danger, protect yourself and try your best to enter the Ling Tian Pagoda. I will wait here and will not leave."