#966 - Audition

Not long after Jun Wuxie and Jing Ya left, the Ling Food House was in chaos, with chickens flying and dogs jumping.

The yellow-clothed youth was a disciple of a small family in Liuyun City. There was a half-step Saint Realm cultivator in the family, and after learning that he had been beaten, they sent a large number of people to come.

The three youths who had attacked were in the Saint Sect Realm. As soon as they left the Ling Food House, they were blocked. After forcibly breaking through, they plunged into the crowd, fleeing all the way, causing chaos throughout the entire street.

At this time, Jun Wuxie and Aunt Jing had already left Liuyun City and embarked on the official road leading to Qingyun City.

The journey was long, with a distance of over 100,000 miles, requiring at least several days of travel, which was why they went to the Ling Food House to prepare food.

"Someone is following us."

Jun Wuxie walked side by side with Jing Ya, communicating secretly with his divine sense.

"Yes, that person appeared when we were in the Ling Food House and has been observing us. However, I haven't sensed any hostility from him, so it seems he isn't an enemy."

Jing Ya responded secretly. Her soul realm was higher than Jun Wuxie's, so her perception was naturally much stronger.

In addition, after her realm fell below the Saint Realm and she returned to the Upper Realm, she became particularly cautious.

Usually, she seemed to be following Jun Wuxie quietly, but in reality, she was always vigilant about the changes in the surrounding environment.

While they were secretly communicating, they noticed that the old man following them had quickened his pace and soon caught up with them.

"Young man, are you going to Qingyun City?"

When the head of the True Martial Peak passed by them, he looked at them with gentle eyes, chatting casually.

"Senior."

Jun Wuxie nodded to the old man as a response but did not answer the old man's question.

After all, he was a stranger who had been secretly watching them since the Ling Food House in Liuyun City, and his purpose was unknown, so he would not casually answer such a question.

The head of the True Martial Peak smiled gently and said, "Young man, I don't mean anything else. It's just that I see that this young brother has abundant blood and vigorous spirit, so I think he is a cultivator with good talent. I heard that Qingyun Cave Heaven is recruiting disciples and is holding a selection in Qingyun City these days. If you are interested in joining Qingyun Cave Heaven, you might as well go to Qingyun City to participate in the selection考核."

"Thank you, Senior, for informing us about the Qingyun Cave Heaven selection."

Jun Wuxie cupped his fist, feeling slightly strange in his heart. Could it be that this old man was simply here to tell him about this matter?

The head of the True Martial Peak smiled and nodded, saying, "Young man, I wish you good luck." Then he gradually walked away.

Jun Wuxie watched the figure carrying the heavy sword disappear into the distance, and couldn't help but reveal a thoughtful look.

The old man's speed was very fast, much faster than him.

It seemed that the old man's pace was very casual and he wasn't rushing with all his strength, but he exceeded the speed of sound, estimating to reach about three times the speed of sound.

But there was no sonic boom. It was very quiet. There was a faint flow of true energy on his body. Between his footsteps, the distant distance seemed to be infinitely shortened under his feet. Each time his figure flickered, it was hundreds of meters.

"This is shrinking the ground into inches. Such a fast speed doesn't produce a sonic boom. It seems that his application of the laws is relatively pure. He is an expert."

Jun Wuxie couldn't see the old man's realm. Although he had the soul of a Great Saint Peak Realm, the other party's realm was too high for him, giving him a feeling like an abyss and sea, unfathomable.

"This can only be done by cultivators in the late stage of the Saint King Realm. The old man's realm is the Great Perfection of the Saint King Extremely High Position, only a step away from the half-step Great Saint Realm."

Jing Ya's vision was more vicious. After all, she was more familiar with the Saint Realm than Jun Wuxie.

Although Jun Wuxie was once a God Realm Supreme, he was special, born as a demigod, and did not start cultivating from the Saint Realm.

Therefore, no matter how much he knew about the Saint Realm, he had not personally experienced it, so he could not compare to someone like Jing Ya who had cultivated all the way up.

"This realm is not low. In this remote area of Qingzhou, I'm afraid he is considered a top expert. Why did he deliberately tell me about the Qingyun Cave Heaven selection? It's really strange."

"He should just cherish talent, thinking that you have good potential, and happened to be going in the same direction as us, so he told you the news by the way. Speaking of his realm, he is indeed a top expert in this remote area."

Jing Ya analyzed this way, saying that she had never felt the slightest hostility from the old man.

Jun Wuxie agreed. After all, with the old man's realm, if he really wanted to deal with them, he would have directly taken action just now. Why would he leave?

He and Jing Ya sped up and hurried along the official road.

Several hours later, Jing Ya's face was covered with sweat.

She was not Jun Wuxie and did not have such terrifying recovery abilities.

Traveling at such intensity, her true energy recovery speed could not keep up, and it was even worse since her realm had fallen below the Saint Realm.

"Aunt Jing, let's take a break and eat something."

Jun Wuxie stopped, walked to a large tree by the roadside, and took out a piece of animal skin to spread on the ground.

"Wuxie, is Aunt Jing very useless?"

Jing Ya sat down next to him on the animal skin, sighing faintly, her eyes somewhat dim.

She was a Saint Emperor Realm expert, but now even traveling was exhausting her true energy.

"Aunt Jing, don't underestimate yourself."

Jun Wuxie took out some braised beef, two bottles of Saint Spirit Spring Water, and some fruit.

He handed her some of the beef, unscrewed a bottle of water, and handed it to her, saying, "Everyone will encounter many setbacks in their life, experience difficult times, and even dark years, but these hardships will eventually become precious memories, motivating people to move forward. Actually, you know these principles, Aunt Jing. And you know, even if everyone in the world dislikes you, I won't dislike you, so Aunt Jing, don't always feel like you're holding me back."

He ate the delicious braised beef while comforting her.

He knew that Aunt Jing had a very strong psychological gap, and this psychological gap would be difficult to eliminate in a short time.

Putting himself in her shoes, if he faced such a situation, he would also feel uncomfortable.

She once possessed powerful strength, capable of splitting mountains and rivers with a flick of her finger.

For a Saint Emperor Realm expert, the psychological feeling caused by the loss of power when her realm fell to the Saint Sect Realm was no different from becoming a cripple.

Hearing this, Jing Ya felt a warmth in her heart, the corners of her sexy lips slightly raised, smiling and saying, "Only you have a sweet mouth, know how to talk, and know how to coax people. Alas, Aunt Jing just falls for your tricks."

After she finished speaking, she drank a sip of the sweet Saint Spirit Spring Water and handed the half-eaten braised beef in her hand to Jun Wuxie, eating the fruit herself.

Without thinking, Jun Wuxie took the braised beef in his hand and started eating it.

Just as he took a bite and chewed it twice, he felt that Aunt Jing seemed to be looking at him, and couldn't help but turn his head to look.

He suddenly came to his senses, only then did he realize that the beef in his hand was what Aunt Jing had eaten, and his old face couldn't help but turn red, feeling embarrassed, and said, "Aunt Jing, I didn't do it on purpose. I didn't pay attention just now, so…"

"Eat it, it's okay."

Jing Ya's beautiful face had a slight blush, not knowing if it was from being tired from the journey or what. After she finished speaking, she smiled gently and added, "Aunt Jing doesn't mind you."

Jun Wuxie was speechless, thinking if he had gotten it backwards.

Now he had eaten what she had left over. Shouldn't it be that he didn't mind?

Since Aunt Jing didn't mind, he naturally wouldn't be particular about these things. This was bought with Saint Spirit Pills and couldn't be wasted. Besides, the beef tasted really good, so he immediately ate it in big bites.

Afterwards, he finished the entire bottle of Saint Spirit Spring Water, ate some fruit, and rested with Aunt Jing for another half an hour before setting off again.

"Wuxie, the journey to Qingyun City is far away. Aunt Jing's speed is too slow. By the time we reach Qingyun City, we may have already missed the Qingyun Cave Heaven selection. You carry Aunt Jing, so we don't have to stop all the time."

"Then… Aunt Jing, I have to offend you."

Jun Wuxie realized that this was indeed a problem that could not be ignored.

Time, time was not abundant, and they needed to hurry.

He immediately reached out and put his arm around Jing Ya, runes blooming under his feet, and quickly traversed the mountains and forests beside the official road, moving like lightning.

In this way, the speed was increased by more than double, and it also allowed Aunt Jing to rest.

After all, not only had her realm fallen below the Saint Realm, but her origin was also severely cracked, and she could not be too tired, otherwise it would aggravate her injuries.

In this way, except for stopping in the morning, noon, and at night to eat something, and resting for two or three hours in the second half of the night, they basically spent the rest of the time traveling.

Along the way, they were exposed to the wind and dew.

Fortunately, he had several very thick and furry animal skins on him, so Aunt Jing could sleep comfortably when resting.

On the fourth morning, a magnificent city appeared in sight.

The city shimmered with a faint golden color under the morning sun. The bluestone city walls were left with many mottled traces, precipitating the vicissitudes of time, and had a faint ancient charm.

"Qingyun City."

Jun Wuxie slowed down when he was more than ten miles away from the city, released Jing Ya, and looked at the three ancient characters on the city gate from afar.

This city was more than ten times larger than Liuyun City, majestic and grand, with an imposing aura.

Two rows of soldiers wearing special armor stood in front of the city gate, standing straight like javelins. The spears in their hands shimmered with a cold metallic luster under the sunlight, making people feel a sense of肅殺之氣.

They walked towards the city gate side by side. Looking at the armor on the soldiers, Jun Wuxie was a little surprised and said, "These soldiers of Qingyun City, the armor they wear is actually engraved with runes, and it is also a special rune. It seems to have multiple effects such as gathering the vitality of heaven and earth and defense!"

Jing Ya explained, "That is war rune armor, a very special kind of armor. The armor is engraved with special magic array runes."

"War Rune Armor? This rune armor isn't simple. It should be said that the magic arrays and runes inside aren't simple. Although they aren't too profound, they are quite complex and cumbersome, making it difficult to produce. But these ordinary soldiers each have a set, which really surprises me."

"All the cultivation dynasties and imperial dynasties in this world cultivate a large number of Rune Masters. Those Rune Masters are specially responsible for making war rune armor. This war rune armor can give the army extremely strong combat power to balance the strength between armies with low individual cultivation levels and non-army cultivators."

Jing Ya said that these Rune Armor Troops are quite powerful throughout the Qingzhou region. Although their cultivation level is very low, their combat power is not low.

The rune armor grants them powerful defensive and offensive capabilities. Ordinary Saint Realm peak cultivators can only break through dozens of sets of armor.

Strong individuals in the Saint King Realm, depending on their position in the Saint King Realm, usually have the ability to break through hundreds to thousands of sets of armor.

"The Rune Armor Troops are that strong?"

Jun Wuxie was shocked. Saint King Realm experts can only break through thousands of sets of armor at most?

Doesn't that mean that thousands of Rune Armor Troops, in an area with spatial restrictions that prevent escape, could completely kill peak or even Great Perfection Saint King Realm experts?

"Yes, the Rune Armor Troops are very strong. Otherwise, what would be the point of these dynasties or even stronger imperial dynasties having armies?"

Jing Ya said, but the Rune Armor Troops also have weaknesses. Dynasty-level Rune Masters are limited by the level of the rune array, their own Rune Dao realm, and the materials used to make the armor. At most, they can only create armor effective against Saints.

Rune Armor Troops composed of Saint Realm cultivators can kill Great Saint Realm experts.

"In short, rune armor has limitations and is not effective for armies composed of people of any realm. Otherwise, everyone in the Upper Realm would be wearing armor."

"I see..."

It seems that there are indeed many things in the Upper Realm that he doesn't understand.

In that case, the Daqian Dynasty is very strong. I'm afraid it is the undisputed overlord of Qingzhou.

Having so many Rune Armor Troops is the strongest backing.

"I wonder if the Divine Ancient World has such Rune Armor Legions?"

He thought to himself. Although most of his memories have been restored, they have not been completely restored. He still has no impression of the part of his memories related to the Divine Ancient World.

He and Aunt Jing walked side by side into the city. The Rune Armor Troops guarding both sides of the city gate stood motionless like statues, with cold expressions and sharp eyes.

They do not question those entering the city, their duty is only to maintain order.

Qingyun City is very lively and prosperous. The streets in the city are as wide as dozens of meters, and everyone walks on both sides of the street. The middle twenty meters are dedicated roads for vehicles and horses.

From time to time, one can see small teams of Rune Armor Troops composed of dozens of people patrolling back and forth on every street.

People on the street are not afraid of the Rune Armor Troops. When they see them, they show admiration instead, which makes Jun Wuxie have a good impression of the Daqian Dynasty.

It seems that the Daqian Dynasty is very good to its people, and the discipline of the army is also very strict. Otherwise, it would be impossible to gain everyone's admiration and respect.

On the street, one can often hear people talking about the Qingyun Cave Heaven's sea selection assessment.

Jun Wuxie asked people for information, and the people in the city answered him very enthusiastically and gave him and Jing Ya directions.

After walking through one street after another, they arrived at the central area of the city.

A huge square is built here, and there is a wide platform in the center of the square.

At this time, the square and the surrounding area are crowded with people.

From time to time, one can see young people walking onto the high platform.

There are two middle-aged men on the high platform, wearing cyan clothes with white cloud patterns embroidered on the corners of their clothes and cuffs.

In front of them is a bronze cauldron with three legs and two ears. The cauldron is one meter high and about one meter in diameter, with runes engraved on it.

Jun Wuxie saw that all the young people who went up to the stage walked to the bronze cauldron, grabbed the feet of the cauldron with one hand and the edge of the cauldron with the other, and exhaled loudly.

They are lifting the cauldron.

Many people's faces turned red, and they used all their strength but could hardly shake the bronze cauldron. Some could shake it, but could not lift the bronze cauldron off the ground. Others slightly lifted the bronze cauldron a little, but could not lift it up.

Among hundreds of people lifting the cauldron in a row, only a few succeeded.

The losers looked unwilling, walked off the high platform dejectedly, and looked enviously at the few people who successfully lifted the cauldron, standing behind the two middle-aged men on the high platform.

"So the sea selection assessment is actually lifting the cauldron."

Jun Wuxie was a little surprised. The Qingyun Cave Heaven's sea selection is not complicated, simple and direct, it is just testing strength.