Marrying Wives and Attaining Immortality in a Chaotic World

Chapter 237: The Iron Head

As more and more people gathered, Xu Lian waited while pondering, “Everyone here is at least at the Divine Source Realm, and I’m only at the first stage of Divine Source. I’m practically at the bottom. Even though I have the Sacred Spirit Record, an additional immortal technique that increases my combat power, at best I can only match a third-stage Divine Source genius or a fifth-stage Divine Source cultivator. When it comes to competing for the Void God Flowers, I won’t have much of an advantage. I need to improve my cultivation stage!”

He slowly turned around, making sure that no one was paying attention, and with a flip of his hand, he took out six Void God Flowers, gripping them tightly.

In his mind, he silently chanted, “Add points, add materials”. He consumed two Void God Flowers to advance to the second stage of Divine Source.

Then he added more points and materials, consuming four more Void God Flowers to advance to the third stage of Divine Source. This exactly used up the two progression points he had obtained from Senior Sister Dou Qianxue and Senior Sister Tao Qian.

[Name: Xu Lian]

[Realm: Divine Source Realm, Third Stage]

[Skills: Nine Elements Escape Techniques, Four Symbols Battle Tactics, Great Desolate Dragon Grasping Technique, Sacred Spirit Record (Supplementary Immortal Technique), Breaking Wind Sword Technique (Volumes 1-3)…]

[Items: Skull (Immortal Bone), Sword of Destruction (Not Equipped)]

[Note: You currently have no progression points available. Please obtain progression points.]

When Xu Lian saw the words “Immortal Bone,” he was momentarily stunned. He hadn’t expected the skull of the strongest deity to reach the level of an immortal bone. No wonder it remained intact even under heavenly punishment.

Of course, this didn’t mean that the strongest deity had become immortal. It was likely that only this skull had reached the level of an immortal bone, and the bones in the rest of the body hadn’t. Otherwise, only this one piece wouldn’t have been left.

Still, for the strongest deity to refine his skull to the level of an immortal bone was a testament to his profound cultivation. It showed just how powerful he was… even as the heavens collapsed and the earth crumbled, only this part of him remained.

“The thousandth person has arrived,” said the chubby young Taoist, his voice tense. He took out a purple-gold alms bowl in his left hand and a green jade horsetail whisk in his right, preparing to face the trials.

Xu Lian turned around and gave him a strange look. What kind of combination was that? The horsetail whisk was typically used by Taoists, while the alms bowl was something monks used for begging.

Xu Lian didn’t take out the Sword of Destruction. Doing so would expose his identity, so it was best not to use it unless absolutely necessary. If he had to use it, he would leave immediately afterward and change his appearance to avoid being targeted by some supreme experts. That would be annoying.

“Rumble…”

The ground shook as the heavy stone gate at the entrance to the Rift Valley slowly opened, revealing rows of sharp gates that rose and fell rapidly like guillotines.

Inside, it was pitch black, and the end couldn’t be seen. However, everyone here was at least at the Divine Source Realm, so their vision was excellent. They could see blood stains and countless bone fragments scattered about, clearly remnants of those who had failed this first test in the past.

There was no other entrance. They had to go through here.

Some people were very confident, immediately using their movement techniques to rush in.

Others looked more solemn, taking a deep breath and adjusting their state before rushing in.

There were no cowards here. If they were cowards, they wouldn’t have come.

“Ah!”

Screams soon echoed from inside, indicating that some had been hit by the gates.

“Let’s go in,” the chubby young Taoist said, glancing at Xu Lian. Then his body swayed left and right, and with a whoosh, he dashed in.

“…” Xu Lian didn’t understand what kind of movement technique this was. It was silent, leaving only an afterimage behind as he followed.

The chubby young Taoist felt a cold breeze brush past him, sending a shiver down his spine. He stared at Xu Lian with his eyes wide open. What kind of scary movement technique was this? It was terrifying.

“Save me!”

A person who had been cut in half by the gates, who was not yet dead, suddenly reached out and grabbed the chubby young Taoist’s foot.

The chubby young Taoist was startled. He chanted a Taoist mantra and shook his foot. “As far as I can see, you’re beyond saving.”

With that, he ignored the man and quickly followed Xu Lian.

The two of them passed the first trial easily.

Most of the others also made it through, with only a few being cut down by the gates.

They arrived at a huge open area filled with corpses. Some were mere skeletons that had died many years ago, while others were in various stages of decomposition, emitting a foul stench. Clearly, these were the remains of past challengers.

In the center of the area was a tall tower with an altar at the top.

“Where are the teleportation tokens?” Xu Lian asked.

The chubby young Taoist pointed to the sky. “They’re about to fall.”

All right, Xu Lian didn’t ask any more.

“Let’s get one thing straight. We’re here to compete for the Void God Flowers, not to fight to the death. Let’s keep it civil.”

“We agree. We have no grudges here, so let’s not go too far.”

Groups of three or five gathered, eyeing each other warily as they made their “statements.”

The chubby young Taoist also spoke up. “This humble Taoist always leaves room for others. I won’t go too far, so I hope you all will show some restraint.”

Xu Lian opened his mouth, but decided against saying anything. After all, with the skull of the strongest deity and the laws of the divine kingdom protecting him, he had double protection… he wouldn’t die.

Aside from keeping an eye on those around them, everyone occasionally glanced up at the sky.

Suddenly, rows of tokens appeared in the sky, glowing like shooting stars as they descended.

“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!”

Almost everyone jumped into the air at the same time!

It was like grabbing a rebound in basketball… Xu Lian felt a momentary sense of déjà vu, but his movements were swift. He left an afterimage behind as he appeared in mid-air, then left another afterimage as he soared higher, grabbing a token before anyone else.

Everyone was shocked. They hadn’t expected this seemingly ordinary young man to have such incredible movement techniques that allowed him to take the lead.

“Grab one for me!” the chubby young Taoist shouted.

Even without being asked, Xu Lian would have done so. It was a simple matter, so he just grabbed another token.

In the brief moment he was distracted, the others had also reached his height, and a chaotic battle broke out as they fought for the tokens.

“Boom!”

“Boom!”

“Boom!”

Sword energy crisscrossed, energy waves surged, and all kinds of fighting techniques were unleashed.

The battle quickly turned bloody, with screams and the sound of bodies falling.

As they fought, they fell back to the ground, where a massive brawl broke out as everyone desperately tried to grab the tokens.

What happened to “no grudges”?

What happened to “keeping it civil”?

Xu Lian was targeted by over a dozen people, all of whom attacked him at once with various fighting techniques and treasures.

Among these dozen or so attackers, there were even experts at the seventh, eighth, and ninth stages of the Divine Source Realm. Even though Xu Lian had advanced to the third stage of Divine Source, dealing with them was still quite challenging. Fortunately, with the strongest deity’s skull and the laws of the Divine Kingdom protecting him, he didn’t bother defending himself…

Soon, the attackers realized that something was wrong. No matter how many sword energies, energy waves, or treasures they threw at this seemingly ordinary young man, he remained unharmed, focusing solely on attacking.

“There’s no way he should still be standing after being attacked by so many of us. He must be carrying some powerful treasure!”

“Everyone, come here! This guy is carrying a treasure. Forget the Void God Flowers-let’s take his treasure instead. It’s worth more!”…

And so, more and more people joined the attack on Xu Lian. The number of attackers grew from a dozen to several dozen, then to over a hundred. Treasures, sword energies, and energy waves completely engulfed Xu Lian!

The chubby young Taoist had initially wanted to help, but seeing the situation, he quickly backed off, pretending not to know Xu Lian. Then, with a swing of his purple-gold alms bowl and horsetail whisk, he managed to grab a token, leaped onto the tower, and used the altar to leave.

Although Xu Lian wasn’t injured, being surrounded by so many people made it impossible for him to break free and reach the tower.

Thinking quickly, he decided to use his head as a battering ram, charging through the crowd like a raging bull.

“Crack! Crack! Crack!”

“Boom! Boom! Boom!”

Treasures shattered and people were sent flying, blood spurting from their mouths.

The attackers were all stunned. Was he wearing some kind of helmet treasure? It didn’t seem like it… then why was his head so hard?

Using his head as a weapon, Xu Lian forcefully cleared a path, leaped onto the tower, and used the altar to leave.