Chapter 8

As the gate in the void revealed changes in energy, more than a dozen Earth Realm cultivators from the three major sects in the valley, including two Earth Realm cultivators from smaller sects, immediately prepared for defense. Moments later, these Earth Realm cultivators rushed towards the location of the gate.

Earth Realm cultivators could not yet fly through the air, but even so, their speed was much faster than that of martial artists like Fang Tianshan. In Fang Tianshan's eyes, these Earth Realm cultivators almost instantly reached the gate, which was over ten meters away. However, the two demonic beasts on the gate emitted a few flashes of light, and all the Earth Realm cultivators were forced to retreat to their original positions.

The crowd in the valley was instantly in an uproar!

If even Earth Realm cultivators could not enter the gate, how could ordinary martial artists, whose strength was far below the Earth Realm, enter the gate? If not for the hope of encountering something extraordinary behind the gate that appeared in the void, these people would not have come to the Netherworld Mountains in the middle of the night and waited for several hours without complaint.

However, the facts were right before their eyes.

When several enforcers from the three major sects, following the example of the Earth Realm cultivators, tried to enter the gate but were all blocked by a mysterious and powerful energy from the gate, the restless hearts of the crowd quickly calmed down.

It wasn't that the crowd had come up with a good solution, but rather that everyone's eyes turned to the leading Earth Realm cultivators.

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The faces of the more than a dozen Earth Realm cultivators were particularly solemn.

First, they circled around the gate in the void to confirm that the direction chosen by everyone was correct. Then they gathered to discuss specific and feasible methods. Indeed, at first, everyone had intended to enter the gate based on their own abilities, but when the situation developed beyond everyone's expectations, these highest-ranking cultivators on the scene naturally considered cooperation!

After a moment, the Earth Realm cultivators gathered in front of the gate in the void seemed to have reached an agreement and returned to their respective camps. Fang Tianshan could feel the message being slowly passed from the front of the group.

Inner and outer disciples of each sect could choose to attempt to enter the gate.

After all, the elders and enforcers of each sect had already proven that even if they did not break through and were forced back by the gate, the energy did not have a strong offensive power, and the safety of the young disciples of each sect could still be guaranteed.

Clearly, the discussion among the Earth Realm cultivators did not yield a good solution. Since many young disciples from each sect were present, it was better to let them all try. If everyone tried and all failed, there would be no complaints.

Thus, the inner disciples of the three major sects took the lead and walked towards the gate in the void.

Since no one knew what the final result would be, the inner disciples of the three sects, including those from independent small sects, did not argue much about who would go first. The gate in the void was first discovered by three inner disciples of the Qingyun Sect, represented by Gu Yanran, so after some yielding, it was decided that Gu Yanran and the other two would go first.

Fang Tianshan, who was at the back of the Qingyun Sect's ordinary disciples, did not see the mutual yielding among the many inner disciples. He only saw Gu Yanran's figure as the first to walk towards the gate in the void.

However, the expected scene of Gu Yanran being rejected by the gate did not occur.

Very abruptly, the grayish-white gate, upon Gu Yanran's arrival, emitted a dazzling light that almost instantly enveloped her entire body. When everyone looked up again, the light had already carried Gu Yanran back to the gate, and the gate in the void seemed to have opened for a moment, with Gu Yanran disappearing from her original position.

"Wow!" After a moment, the waiting crowd finally burst into a clamor.

"Amazing, she really went in." Fang Tianshan murmured softly in the crowd.

The several elders and enforcers of the Qingyun Sect exchanged surprised glances, then a hint of joy appeared on their faces, and their eyes focused on the inner disciples who had not yet tried, hoping that some of them would also succeed like Gu Yanran. Although these elders and enforcers did not know what world lay behind the gate, they still harbored some hope and expectation.

If Gu Yanran could come out of the gate at this moment and explain the world behind it, it would be even better.

However, after a long silence, Gu Yanran's figure did not reappear!

On the contrary, the Bihai Sect, seeing that Gu Yanran of the Qingyun Sect had successfully entered the gate in the void, had an elder urging the sect's disciples to quickly try. Two of them also successfully received the same treatment as Gu Yanran.

For a moment, the area in front of the gate in the void became lively.

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The quiet valley was immediately broken by the clamor after Gu Yanran successfully entered the gate in the void.

As more and more people tried, more and more people successfully entered the gate. The crowd gathered outside the gate roughly summarized some experiences.

First, to enter the gate in the void, one must be a cultivator with a fire attribute. Because among all those who successfully entered the gate, a common point was found: they were all disciples of the various sects with a fire attribute.

Second, the age of the entrants should have a certain limit, the younger the better. After all, among the elders and enforcers of the various sects, there were still those with a fire attribute, but they could not enter, probably due to their advanced bone age. Otherwise, Gu Yanran and other inner disciples, some at the初级 stage of the Human Yuan Realm and some at the peak, and among the enforcers, there were also peak Human Yuan Realm fire attribute cultivators.

Why could Gu Yanran and others enter, but these enforcers could not?

Subsequent developments also confirmed this point. As long as they were young disciples with a fire attribute, regardless of their cultivation level, they could smoothly pass through the gate in the void. All other attributes, including wind, lightning, and ice, were rejected.

An enforcer of the Qingyun Sect explained to the dejected inner disciples beside him: This gate in front of us should be a legacy cave from ancient times. The legacy inside is definitely related to fire attribute cultivators. Other attribute cultivators, even if they enter, will gain nothing.

This provided some comfort to most people. It wasn't that their strength was inadequate, but rather that their luck was bad. For example, a cultivator of water attribute, even if they obtained a legacy of fire attribute cultivation, what use would it be?

However, the ordinary disciples in Fang Tianshan's position were not so optimistic.

In the entire Qingyun Sect, any young person who could be detected to have an attribute energy during the first test would generally be given focused cultivation, and naturally, these people would become outer disciples of the sect. Like Gu Yanran, they did not experience the life of ordinary disciples. From the beginning, they received the treatment of outer disciples.

For a martial artist to develop an attribute energy, it is a sign of talent.

How could most of the ordinary disciples, who were not outstanding in talent, be anything but disheartened when this news spread to the back of each group? In short, the gate in the valley was already out of reach for the ordinary disciples of the sects.

No wonder the elders, when giving instructions, specified only the inner and outer disciples of the sects, excluding the ordinary disciples. After all, even if these ordinary disciples tried, it would be in vain, and there was no need to waste everyone's time.

Compared to the large number of ordinary disciples, the inner and outer disciples of the sects, even combined, were far fewer.

Fang Tianshan's face also showed a hint of disappointment. After finally becoming an outer disciple of the Qingyun Sect and absorbing the energy of the light source stone to develop a yang attribute energy, could he only watch this opportunity pass by without any chance?

Although many people had already successfully entered the gate in the void, including geniuses like Gu Yanran, as long as he could enter, Fang Tianshan did not expect to gain anything extraordinary. Even picking up some cultivation techniques or martial arts that others did not want would be a significant gain for him.

Moreover, instinctively, Fang Tianshan felt that the appearance of this gate might be related to the metal plaque that had already fused into his body.

Therefore, subconsciously, Fang Tianshan found himself at the front of the Qingyun Sect's group.

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