Immediately Tang Xilong heard the requirements for joining all the way sect, he disappeared from the treetop
When the three elders noticed that the boy's aura had disappeared which meant he had gone searching already, they grinned and Yin Yunyang said "Also, both tokens glow once energy is imbued into it so let the exam begin, you all may go in"
Gong Pangui spoke up "Do not forget what you're supposed to do and you only have three days"
Wen Fang grinned "Those three days will decide your fate"
As soon as the elders gave the signal for them to go in, thousands of cultivators rushed into the forest to start on it while the devil cultivators who wanted to join bane sect stayed behind
Wen Fang was surprised when he saw that the boy they had called out from the shadows stayed behind and he called for him "What's your name?"
The boy answered respectfully "My name is Xu Qumeng, the second son of the Noble Xu Family in the Devil realm"
Yin Yunyang giggled "He only asked for your name not your legacy"
Xu Qumeng blushed "Sorry, Ma'am"
Yin Yunyang stomped her foot in the air "Who are you calling Ma'am! Am a beautiful young lady, call me Sis Yin"
Xu Qumeng bowed "Yes, Sis Yin"
Wen Fang laughed "What a thing to see, a beastkin who's lived for centuries is calling herself a young lady"
Yin Yunyang pumped her fists with a scrunched up face "Wanna fight, huh, Laofang, you're older than me!"
Gong Pangui spoke up "Enough squabbling you two, Xu Qumeng, you may go back now"
Xu Qumeng bowed and left
Wen Fang whispered "Looks like we favoured the wrong one, there will be no spice in this exam"
Yin Yunyang whispered back "It's your fault, Wen Fang, we asked you which one we should pick but you said anyone so it's on you"
Wen Fang replied "You picked the wrong person missy not my fault"
Gong Pangui stared in the direction of the forest and said "Don't worry, we can just treat it as charity, anyways, leaving him in the shadows would still spice things up"
Yin Yunyang grinned "That's for sure, I also sensed a pretty unusual aura among those immortals, he's gonna be tricky and will definitely cause trouble"
While Tang Xilong was busy getting into stealth mode, he heard everything they and was like 'The tokens glow? Damnit, those who don't have any storage artefacts will definitely get into trouble, haha it's good Laozi got one for me. Also, someone with an unusual aura among the immortals? I should watch out for them then'
He jumped through treetops as he watched over everyone like a hawk as he said "Now who will be my first target?"
Then he spotted a group consisting of two beastkins and two mortals fighting against a beast but when he looked closer, one of the beastkins and one of the mortals were those girls he met by stairs on the ship so he steadily disappeared from there before they noticed him
Zhen Subai looked towards the direction of the trees behind her with squinted eyes then shook her head and focused on the battle
Then after almost an hour of searching for a weak group, he finally found a group of one immortal and two mortals who were searching for something. The immortal was ordering the two mortals while chilling against a tree.
Tang Xilong decided to be patient and followed them around for more than a day, the group were attacked twice during that period and it was only the immortal who attacked but couldn't kill any beasts and Tang Xilong did nothing but follow in the shadows
When Tang Xilong was about to be bored of following them, one of the mortals shouted "I found one! Bro Kun, my senses tell me that it's in that ice cave"
Apparently, the immortal was named Lu Kun and he was very excited when he heard that a jade token had been found then he made a decision in his mind 'If it's a Qing token, I'll take it for myself and run away quickly but if it's a Wong token, I'll just simply run away to find another duo to dupe if these two don't get killed by the beasts that chases us later'
Tang Xilong was also in exhilaration when he heard that and readied himself to snatch the Qing token and run or just run if it were the Wong token then reluctantly find another group
Lu Kun then said "Why don't you two go in first while I follow behind so as to guard against any sneak attacks?"
One of the mortals nodded "That's a smart plan"
The other mortal moved in first and the second mortal followed while the immortal tailed at a steady pace behind them. Tang Xilong noticed that the cave was too narrow and bright for him to follow them so he just decided to wait for them to come out
He heard fighting once they entered but just yawned and stretched a bit. After like an half an hour of battling, Tang Xilong thought 'Looks like they met a pretty strong foe in there, I just hope one of them can survive with the token so I can just snatch and be on my way already'
Then an hour passed, Lu Kun and one of the mortals who was the only female among the three of them were the only ones who came out. Their bodies were bloody and the girl's aura was weaker than Lu Kun.
Then Lu Kun rested on the ground and told the girl "Check which token we got, I just hope it isn't the Wong token or your friend died for nothing"
The mortal girl nodded and imbued her energy into the token then just when the character showed and the token was about to glow... The mortal guy slashed the neck of the immortal swiftly with a hidden dagger before he could even react and she said with hatred "He was my lover! You caused his death!! You bastard, we told you not to provoke the Ice Peril Wolf that they are especially ferocious beasts but you just had to act cool!! And for what! Now you die! Just die! Die! Die!!"
Then someone started clapping "What a truly touching story, oh girls should be the most ferocious beings instead no matter the race. Guessing by the fact you didn't run away after seeing the character on the token means it's what we want now just hand it over to us gently and we will let you go"
Tang Xilong was surprised when he saw five people coming out from the vicinity to surround the guy. The guy who spoke seemed like the leader of the group and Tang Xilong wondered when these group started tailing after them but it seemed like they weren't aware of the fact that he was there
Tang Xilong analysed the group 'The leader is a beastkin more likely a lizard type while the guy on his right is also a beastkin and he is of the dog type, the other three are mortals'
The girl screamed as her body changed "Over my dead body!! This was gotten with the blood of my lover! You're going to have to kill me to get it!! You bastards!!!"
The leader picked his ear "With your loud voice, you might as well be a banshee instead of a mortal, you almost knocked my eardrums out"
The guy standing beside him said to the leader "Bro Mingguo, since she's so feisty, it would be a waste to kill her so quickly. How about we have some fun with her before you kill her?"
Xiao Mingguo just waved his hand and went to go sit on a rock not so far from them "Do whatever you want, just restrain yourself a bit, Muqin"
The girl stood her ground shakily and the boys got closer to her smirking while Tang Xilong just yawned then closed his eyes 'This is none of my business, I just have to get the token when I get a chance. It's not like am a savior, haha'
Then a voice came from the woods "Stop, what are you trying to do to her!"
Xiao Mingguo stood up in alert and the other boys got ready to fight while the girl just drew herself closer to the cave holding the token close to her chest ready to run back into the cave at any moment
The sound shook Tang Xilong and he almost fell from his position then he saw the girl moving close to the cave and the boys group bringing their weapons out then a duo came out from the woods
When he saw them, he let out a curse "Shit, it's those girls! Why must I meet them here again?? No this won't do, I should get the token and get out of here quickly before they spot me"
Then he stealthily moved towards the tree close to the girl holding the token ready to snatch it at any given chance
Xiao Mingguo and his lackeys were stunned when two beautiful girls came into view then Xiao Mingguo spoke up "Oh look what we found, two beautiful girls in the woods all alone"
Chen Fuxiu rolled her eyes and scoffed "Don't try that line with me, we are both cultivators so what do you think you're trying to do that girl, are you bastards!?"
Zhen Subai was glaring at him from the side while Xiao Mingguo just laughed "This test is a survival of the fittest for all of us and we are currently trying to get a token from this little backstabber here so what gives you the right to interfere with our group matters"
Chen Fuxiu tilted her head a bit "Backstabber? What do you mean?"
When Tang Xilong heard Xiao Mingguo say that, he laughed in his mind 'Another cunning fellow eh'
Xiao Mingguo grinned "This girl here is part of our group but when we found the token, she killed two of my men while getting it, one is inside and she just attacked another one of my men and he is still right there lying in the pool of his own blood, I can't just let her get away with the token of my men's blood"
Chen Fuxiu scrunched her face at the girl shaking in fear "Then she is truly a vicious vixen"
The girl shaked her bloody hands at Chen Fuxiu and said trembling "T-they're lying!! It's a-all a lie! I-i.. err.. i-it isn't what y-you think-"
Xiao Mingguo scoffed "Okay if it was a lie them why are you shaking and stuttering! Pretty ladies, are you gonna stay and help us with our group problem or are you gonna watch or are you leaving cause I don't mind either"
Zhen Subai kept looking at the girl who was shaking then Chen Fuxiu whispered "We should leave quickly cause this is their problem and this guy seems like a leech"
So Chen Fuxiu pulled Zhen Subai away from the place and Xiao Mingguo kept looking to make sure they left
During the time Xiao Mingguo was speaking with those two, Tang Xilong had already crept up to behind the girl without anyone noticing then swiftly exchanged the Qing token which was in her bag which she pushed to the back with a weird fruit which had the same size and was glowy then he climbed up the tree and scurried away before anyone saw him
Xiao Mingguo smirked when he saw that the girls had left then he placed his focus back on the trembling who kept holding her bag behind her. He signalled towards his men to snatch her bag and seize her
The girl struggled but they still got from her and held her down then Xiao Mingguo came closer and brought out his long sword
The girl screamed "No!! please don't kill me!! Help! Someone he-"
Xiao Mingguo slit her throat in one swift move and blood was gushing out from her neck while she tried to hold her neck and stop the blood but then blood spurted from her mouth too and her eyes widen then she laid on the ground lifeless
Muqin collected the sword and cleaned it then returned it back to Xiao Mingguo
The girls heard the screaming then Zhen Subai grabbed Chen Fuxiu and stopped her "Xiu'er, hear that? It's that girl, they're about to kill her"
Chen Fuxiu shrugged "So what? It's their group business, let's just go find Qing token so we can get out of this place already"
Zhen Subai said "Are you that silly, didn't you notice the token on her! You didn't even let me gather my thoughts properly before dragging me out of there!"
Chen Fuxiu was surprised "So you're saying that they were lying!? So all they wanted was the token on her?? Oh my, we have to go back now"
Zhen Subai who was already running back said "Way ahead of you"
Chen Fuxiu ran after her "Baibai, wait for me!!"
The man holding the bag shouted "Boss, this isn't the Qing token, it's just a weird glowy fruit with carvings on it"
Xiao Mingguo was angst "Throw it over"
The man threw the fruit towards Xiao Mingguo and he widen his eyes "It's a freaking bomb, run!!"
But before they could get out of there, the bomb exploded in a five meter range and wiped them out. The explosion even pushed the two girls back a few meters and they went unconscious
Tang Xilong look at the explosion from a distance and laughed "I didn't spend ten gold coins on nothing, that bomb works like magic! Now even if they knew that I took it, they're can't chase me cause they're dead! Hahaha!!"
The other participants saw the explosion too then a group which wasn't that far from it which was fighting a Black Striped Tiger Keelback then they finally killed it and removed it's core
One of them said to the girl who had killed the beast "Big Sis, what do you think that explosion was?"
The girl had platinum hair and golden eyes then she dissolved her ice spikes which had pierced the beast to death "Must be some people fighting for the Qing token, useless"
Then a boy with navy blue hair and ruby pink eyes spoke up "Shi Weiqin, remember I help you kill beasts and you help me find a Qing token, got it?"
Shi Weiqin rolled her eyes "Luzai, when have I ever let you down? and also how many times do I have to tell you to call me big sister"
Bu Luzai sneered "I don't have to call you that. Let's just get our jobs done, I only joined your group cause no one came with me"
Zhen Subai woke up first and saw that a thick branch had impaled her left arm, she broke the branch to make it shorter and left it there first so she wouldn't bleed to death when she pulled it out without preparing to treat it then she looked around for Chen Fuxiu and saw her lying against a tree with blood dripping from her mouth then rushed up to her "Xiu'er! Xiu'er! Wake up!"
Chen Fuxiu groaned and slowly opened her eyes "Damn, my insides feel like they've been torn apart, what was that"
Zhen Subai calmed down when she saw her awake then Chen Fuxiu noticed the broken branch in Subai's arm "Baibai, are you okay?"
Zhen Subai shaked her head "Of course am not okay, see the branch in my arm and you're still asking. Luckily, I only have external injury but you have internal injuries, quickly take a health restoration pill before the injuries affect your dantian"
Chen Fuxiu nodded "You're right, I'll take the pill and help you treat your injury"
Zhen Subai pushed her bag towards her "Hurry up, just cause am not crying doesn't mean it doesn't hurt"
Tang Xilong left the token in his storage space cause he knew that if he brought it out, he would only be putting himself in danger then he lay on a tree and pondered on what to do since he already got a token then an idea came to him 'How about I just snatch others token then on the last day, I sell it to others? I would get so much money!! Oh but wait, hehe I'm one of the weakest here. It's best if I just stay in hiding till the whole thing is over and I could have a smooth sailing entrance into All The Way Sect, hehe"
Tang Xilong wrapped a shawl around his head and used a transparent cloth to cover his eyes so if he was spotted by anyone, he could run away and not get recognized
Then Shi Weiqin group passed by the place and Shi Weiqin asked the others to stop. She threw an ice blast towards a tree and a guy fell from it.
Shi Weiqin looked at the suspicious guy who was completely covered and had fallen from the tree
Bu Luzai didn't concern himself with it and just found a rock to sit on to watch the show
Shi Weiqin pointed her sword at him "Who are you and why were you eavesdropping on us!?"
The guy rolled his eyes and threw something from his back then a thick green smoke rose up in the air