The Nine Celestial Fraternity was named as such because nine powerful celestial patriarch orthodox clans ruled over the hundreds and thousands of celestial clans in its divine realm.
Yuan Ji and Ling Feiyue were surprised that they were from the Nine Celestial Fraternity. It was because although the Nine Celestial Fraternity had bordered the Desolate Celestial Fraternity but the cultivators from both fraternities had rarely ever met except when they were taking the Empyrean Warrior Labyrinth Trial where cultivators from all over the Celestial Realm would then encounter each other and the encounter was often unpleasant.
Moreover in order to reach the Desolate Celestial Fraternity, a vast desert to the World End’s Mountains and the equally treacherous Moon Demon Forest had to be traversed. Also the cultivators from the Nine Celestial Fraternity would then emerge in the unfriendly territory of the unorthodox fraternity.
But this small group of seven was able to make it through to the Desolate Celestial Fraternity from the Nine Celestial Fraternity therefore all of them must have some extraordinary abilities.
Or maybe they were the lucky survivors of a big group.
Yuan Ji said weakly to Lu Qingyun, “Brother Lu, your sword energies art seems to have reached the acme of perfection. It is my honor to meet a Sword Saint from the Nine Celestial Fraternity here.”
Lu Qingyun sighed softly, “I’m actually not any Sword Saint.”
But he quickly said, “Let me examine your internal injuries.”
Before Yuan Ji could react, Lu Qingyun had struck him on his chest three times and three burst of sword energies that were struck in his body had flown out.
Yuan Ji coughed out a bout of bad blood which was a condensation of his internal blood energies and his body was feeling light again.
He had not really expected his opponent would help him to purge the sword energies out of him.
Yuan Ji politely said, “Thank you for your aid. If I were to purge it myself, it won’t be easy.”
Even if Ling Feiyue were to help him, it would not be easy because this Lu Qingyun’s sword energies were stronger than their profound strength. Although Ling Feiyue’s profound strength was also great but the combine profound power of Lu Qingyun’s profound strength and his divine sword was still not easy for Ling Feiyue’s profound strength to purge and she would end up expending a great deal of her profound strength.
All of a sudden Lu Qingyun said, “Brother Li Yuan, you have been to the secret cultivation hall on the second level of the trial?”
Yuan Ji and Ling Feiyue were both startled that he knew about the secret cultivation hall.
But since this Lu Qingyun did not have any bad intention toward them, Yuan Ji replied. “Indeed we have. How did you know?”
Ling Feiyue had also asked curiously, “Yes, how did you know?”
Lu Qingyun replied with a gentle smile, “When I’ve purged your sword energies afflictions, I can sense my profound aura in your body.”
“Your profound aura?!” Yuan Ji could not understand how Lu Qingyun’s profound aura could have got into his body.
Even Ling Feiyue looked a little confused.
Lu Qingyun smiled awkwardly before he explained, “This is a little difficult to explain…”
All of a sudden Fan Yuqing had interrupted with a soft chuckle, “He had cheated by using his profound strength to raise the rewards of the second level so that the rewards will be max out.”
“It is all thanks to your instigation and you can even laugh. Please don’t do it again. The trial almost drained all his profound strength. Luckily it is only the second level and this trial isn’t exactly a major trial. Or next time don’t expect me to save him.” The veiled maiden by the name of Yue Lingxi said unhappily.
Fan Yuqing rolled her eyes and was laughing, “Luckily the rewards are unexpectedly good.”
Yuan Ji was startled as he stared at Lu Qingyun, “You can affect the rarity of the rewards?!”
No wonder the cultivation methods in the secret cultivation hall seemed unusually good and were all completed copies rather than fragments. Moreover there were so many divine and supreme profound arts that it seemed quite unusual.
Lu Qingyun nodded as he smiled bitterly, “But I won’t do it again. It seems that the trial has evolved a defense against me after I had done it only once. The next attempt won’t be so easy.”
Although Lu Qingyun had never admitted it but saying so was as good as admitting it.
Yuan Ji and Ling Feiyue were truly stunned.
Fan Yuqing chuckled, “No more cheating Yun’Er.”
Yuan Ji pondered for a quick while before he said to Lu Qingyun, “Why don’t we complete this trial together? I have a plan for us all to get enough of the merit points for the next trial level.”
Lu Qingyun said as he turned to look at his group, “This…”
Fan Yuqing interrupted immediately, “So what is the plan?”
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There was a beautiful pavilion by the lake that was surrounded by dense woods and mountains.
And in front of the pavilion were two portals, one green and one blue.
A big group of cultivators had camped by the portals and they were killing all the cultivators that had dared to approach the portals.
This group of cultivators was led by Saint Mo Xingku of the Flying Daggers Divine Sect and his allies, which consisted of nearly a hundred cultivators and consisted of eight other golden celestials.
Although there were three hundred golden celestials and two thousand cultivators that were scattered all around the lake and the mountains, none dare to approach the portal.
It was because Saint Xingku was killing all the other cultivators that had dared to approach the two portals and he was really killing the cultivators by aiming their hearts.
That was why all the cultivators were now staying in hiding and did not dare to approach them. Many of the cultivators in hiding were now sighing at the passage of time that had passed.
The truly strong cultivators and groups had already entered through the portals. Although there were many cultivators all around but no single group could take out the Flying Divine Sect and Saint Mo Xingku.
They could only lament why they were so unlucky to be in the same level trial as the Flying Dagger Divine Sect.
Saint Mo Xingku was not interested in the trial and instead he was more interested in killing as many cultivators as possible.
He was jeering loudly with his profound strength now, “The portals are right here and time is short. Why are you all still in hiding? Why don’t you come out and fight us?”
But no one responded to his taunts because that would mean exposing their covers to Saint Mo Xingku and to the other cultivators who were in hiding.
All of a sudden there were a group of nine golden celestials that had appeared from view and they were approaching the portals.
This group consisted of three men and six veiled maidens.