Chapter 762

Zi Chen frowned and pondered for a long time. He didn't dare to have any ideas about the guardian of the passageway. He handed some resources to the tavern owner and begged him to pass them to Lin Xue and Su Mengyao.

"This matter is related to me as well. I will definitely pass it on for you. I won't take a single cent." The tavern owner promised solemnly. It was rare for him to have such a sense of loyalty.

Zi Chen left Lin Xue and Su Mengyao with two thousand ordinary Blood Vitality Pills, two hundred special Blood Vitality Pills, two thousand mid-grade Vitality Liquid Pills, twenty Treasure Pills, two hundred Blood Healing Pills, and fifty Blood Explosion Pills.

Zi Chen had brought enough resources this time. However, the Devil Ape had consumed a lot of Vitality Liquid Pills, and now he left some for the two. Therefore, Zi Chen didn't have many resources left.

After receiving the resources, the tavern owner once again assured that there were no problems. His eyes flashed with a strange light. He was very surprised that Zi Chen still had so many things on him after consuming so many resources.

The three left the tavern. The Devil Ape had broken through, and this was the last time they came to the tavern to drink. The three thousand people had almost been gathered in the past ten days. It was almost time to set off.

"How was it?" Just after Zi Chen and the others left, the tavern owner sent a sound transmission to his mind.

"Judging from their expressions, they should still have some hidden cards. Their true battle strength may be even stronger than a Xiantian Sky warrior. They are qualified to enter the Ancient Road of the Strongest Trial." The tavern owner replied.

"Qualified to enter, but not necessarily alive. You, on the other hand, dared to use my name to threaten a little kid." The previous voice sounded again.

"Why are you asking me when you already know? But I have no choice. I can't fight with him personally. I can only scare them. You saw that little girl that day. She's beautiful and has extraordinary talent. She even has Longhu Sovereign with her. I think the other two girls aren't much worse. Maybe they are qualified to enter the Ancient Road of the Strongest. I've found two people for you in advance." The tavern owner sent a sound transmission.

"Hmph." The previous voice snorted coldly and didn't say anything else.

When they left the tavern and headed to the square, many cultivators looked at the three of them with strange gazes. The three of them were powerful and acted without any scruples. They dared to rob anyone. In order to protect the few resources they had left, they naturally did not dare to anger the three of them.

However, the Zi Chen trio also heard quite a number of discussions as they advanced. The topic of discussion was when the ancient road would open. Clearly, three thousand people had already gathered.

"You've used up too many resources this time and left some for them. The two of us should share some resources with you," the monk said.

"That's right. We haven't touched our resources yet. I'll give you some." The demonic ape nodded.

Zi Chen shook his head and said, "No need. No one knows what kind of dangers lie within the Ancient Road of the Strongest. You should keep those resources for yourselves. I have the Dragon Soul Spear and two types of ultimate energy. My chances of survival should be higher than yours."

What followed was a dispute, but Zi Chen did not take their resources in the end.

Two days later, everyone gathered. The number of people had already exceeded three thousand. It was time to step onto the ancient road.

More than three thousand cultivators gathered in the square. It was a dark mass and seemed very crowded. However, there were also many cultivators around, which made it more or less spacious. The most obvious one was Zi Chen trio. No one dared to get close to them. Even the dozens of Core Primordial cultivators from various forces kept a distance from Zi Chen.

In addition, the other cultivators who were very arrogant before also restrained themselves a lot because of the sudden appearance of Zi Chen and the other two.

Three thousand people gathered. Their faces were filled with all kinds of complicated expressions. Some were expectant, some were worried, some were expectant, and some were curious. Knowing that the ancient road was divided into different grades, everyone was very curious about which ancient road they would be assigned to.

On this day, the tavern was closed. The tavern owner came to the square early. Other than him, there was also an old man.

The two stood on both sides of the square, releasing the aura of the Mortal Origin Realm. Although they were all in the Mortal Origin Realm, the aura of the two who walked out of the ancient road was naturally much more violent than that of ordinary Mortal Origin Realm cultivators.

Under the powerful aura, the two looked like giants of heaven and earth. Especially the tavern owner, who looked completely different from the businessman from before.

A rumbling sound came from heaven and earth. The guardian of the passage appeared. She was as majestic as a mountain. With one step, the whole space shook. Ripples spread out from her feet and flew towards the square.

Arriving at the center of the square, she lowered her head and looked at everyone.

"Today, the ancient road of the trial officially opens." A thunderous voice came out from her mouth. It was so loud that it hurt people's ears.

"Before that, let me give you a brief introduction of the ancient road. The ancient roads are divided into nine grades. The strongest grade and the weakest grade are the ninth grade. In each grade, there are eighty-one ancient roads. Only those who have passed through eighty-one ancient roads can be considered as powerful cultivators who have returned from the ancient road."

"During this period of time, if any of you manage to break through to the Human Origin Stage, then congratulations. However, after breaking through to the Human Origin Stage, you will have to complete all 36 Ancient Roads. You are not allowed to leave halfway. Throughout history, there have been thousands of cultivators who managed to break through to the Human Origin Stage halfway through their Ancient Roads. However, those who managed to break through to the Human Origin Stage and died on the Ancient Roads are not one hundred percent, but at least eighty percent. Therefore, do not be careless at all times.

On the square, everyone listened quietly. No one dared to interrupt. Even if they had questions, they would suppress them in the bottom of their hearts. That was because no one dared to guarantee that if they were presumptuous enough to ask, they would not infuriate the other party and be thrown into the strongest first-class ancient road.

"You will encounter all kinds of dangers on the ancient roads. During this period, of course, you will also have some small gains. I suggest that you keep all your gains and exchange them for some useful resources on the ancient road."

"There are nine ancient roads. Every time you pass one of them, you will find a reception area. It's like a city. There are things you can exchange for there. However, you can only see the cultivators who entered the ancient road and stayed on the ancient road. If you want to see all the cultivators, you will have to make it to the ancient road alive."

"The ancient road of the fifth ancient road is the first gathering place. All the cultivators who entered the ancient road and made it there are there. The second gathering place is the ancient road of the ninth ancient road, which is also the end of your journey."

"You mean, there will be many people on the ancient road of the fifth ancient road, including those who entered the ancient road before." The voice of the guardian was suddenly interrupted.

Everyone looked at the source of the voice and saw Zi Chen. It was him who had spoken just now. They were amazed by his courage.

The guardian looked at Zi Chen. Zi Chen raised his head and looked at the guardian. His eyes were as cold as a blade.

"Hmph."

With a cold snort, the guardian sneered. "That's right. There are cultivators who entered the ancient road in the past. They are either recovering from their injuries, or are afraid of the dangers on the ancient road. They don't dare to enter the depths, so they stay there and wait for death. Once you reach the ancient road of the fifth ancient road, you will have a choice. Either you stay behind, or you continue onward."

"If you stay behind, you will stay here forever, with no chance of leaving. If you continue onward and reach the ancient road of the ninth ancient road, you will have a second choice. This time, you can choose to stay, go deeper, or leave."

The guardian's eyes flashed with a hint of mockery. "Of course, to you all, that will be too far away. At least ninety percent of you will die on the ancient road. As for the three of you, don't even think about it. The fact that you can reach the ancient road of the fifth ancient road already shows that you have good fortune."

"Hmph."

This time, the one who snorted was Zi Chen. He was about to step on the first ancient road. He didn't hide his dissatisfaction with the guardian.

She seemed to have more to say, but Zi Chen's attitude had displeased the guardian of the passageway. She simply didn't reveal anything about the Ancient Road. Instead, she waved her hand and said, "Alright, the Ancient Road has opened."

As soon as he finished speaking, the guardian of the passageway shot out a beam of energy. This beam of energy was abnormally bright, and it flew directly into the sky. At the same time, two more beams of energy appeared from two other directions. The other two experts had already made their moves.

Three beams of energy flew into the sky, intertwining and rotating in the air. Then, they formed a huge door. The light on the door constantly changed. As the light changed, different auras were emitted from the door.

"This is the passageway. It is divided into three, six, and nine grades. Except for the first-grade passageway, which requires specific people to enter, entering the other passageways depends on luck."

The guardian lowered her head again. After looking at the crowd, her eyes fell on Zi Chen again.

Suddenly, a mysterious smile appeared on her face. She asked, "Do you all think that the first-grade ancient road is the strongest ancient road?"

Everyone was silent. No one said anything, but they didn't deny it either.

Only the tavern owner seemed to have thought of something. His expression changed. He said, "Sophie, what are you doing?"

Sophie pointed at Zi Chen and the other two. She smiled faintly and said, "Before the passageway opens, I will send them into the strongest ancient road."

"The strongest ancient road is the first-grade ancient road," the tavern owner said again. His voice was extremely firm.

"I am the guardian of the passageway. I know best whether the strongest ancient road is a first-grade ancient road or not." The smile on Sophie's face turned cold again.

Zi Chen's heart suddenly sank. He realized that he had done something wrong. The real strongest ancient road didn't seem to be a first-grade ancient road. There were other paths. Sophie, who had originally wanted to open the first-grade ancient road for them, decided to open the real strongest ancient road for them because he had angered her with his words.

"Are you crazy? The three of them are only children. Why are you angry with children?" The tavern owner's eyes widened.

"They don't even care about the guardian of the passageway. Naturally, they are very confident in their battle strength. Besides, I feel that they are qualified to enter the strongest trial."

"You are crazy. You are really crazy. How can you argue with a few children?" The tavern owner shouted.

"I am the guardian of the passageway. I have the final say on which ancient road to open," Sophie said coldly.

"Yes, you are the guardian of the passageway. But don't forget that there are also ancient road guardians here."

The tavern owner turned his head and looked at the indifferent old man. He said, "Old man, Sophie wants to open the strongest trial for these three kids who are not even at the late stage of the Inner Core realm. Why don't you stop her?"

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