Chapter 1062: The First Celestial Appears

Chapter 1062 -439: The First Celestial Appears

After Tao Hexuan finished explaining the contents of the trial, he continued:

“Of course, if Lord Peace disdains doing these minor tasks, you may also choose a power under the Human Dao Alliance and join as a guest Elder.”

“At that time you will only need a Recommendation Letter, and you can skip the most basic trials and directly join the Demon-breaking Army.”

“It’s just that you come from overseas and are unfamiliar with Daxuan and the Demon Fiends. In my humble opinion, if you first go to the edge of the Demon Realm and see it for yourself, then when you charge into the Demon Realm in the future, you can avoid many troubles.”

The World Dungeon is a True Dungeon. Though it bears the name of a game, it is not like a video game where quests can refresh infinitely.

From the map spread out by Tao Hexuan, one could see that the trial quests to join the Demon-breaking Army are limited, and will not exceed one thousand at most.

If all the trial quests are completed, then if a Player wants to enter the Demon-breaking Army again, they must either complete lower-difficulty trials, or take the recommendation route Tao Hexuan mentioned later.

His true body’s identity as Tang Sect Sect Leader is not considered anything great within the Human Dao Alliance, but writing a Recommendation Letter for the True Self to directly join the Demon-breaking Army is not difficult.

However, Wu Chang did not do so. For this kind of first-come-first-served limited quota quest, one can tell without thinking that it concerns Contribution Value and extra benefits—how could he possibly let it slip by?

He said, “Many thanks for your kindness, Daoist. In that case, I’ll choose to complete the trial.”

Tao Hexuan’s smile grew broader; he was very satisfied with Wu Chang’s choice. What Daxuan needs are powerful Celestial Beings—if one doesn’t even dare participate in the trials and only relies on the status of a Celestial Being to throw one’s weight around, what use would such a person be?

“According to the intelligence sent back by the Human Dao Alliance Scouts, we divide the difficulty of clearing out Demon Qi into five ranks. You…”

Wu Chang directly said:

“In my homeland there is a saying: the greater the Ability, the greater the responsibility. Since we have come for the sake of saving all living beings, Daoist, please choose the most difficult one for me.”

“You are truly righteous, Daoist friend.” Tao Hexuan cupped his hands to Wu Chang, then ordered someone to bring an envelope recording the trial location, as well as a palm-sized stone stele.

「Item Name: Demon-Suppressing Stele」

「Item Type: Special」

「Item Description: The stele contains Human Dao Destiny. If it is set up and guarded for one hour without falling, the Human Dao will overpower the Demon Dao, dispersing the Demon Qi within the area.”

With Wu Chang revealing his resolve to save all living beings under heaven, Tao Hexuan’s attitude shifted from formulaic politeness to something closer; he began to treat him as one of his own.

“After Daoist friend enters the trial location, you only need to erect this Demon-Suppressing Stele on the ground and protect it from being destroyed by any Demon. Once the Demon Qi has dissipated, the trial will be considered complete.”

“Before the Demon Qi disperses, Daoist friend need not be overly aggressive—focus on defense. After the Demon Qi disperses, then fight with the Demons; you will achieve twice the effect with half the effort.”

Tao Hexuan then took out a token from his robe and handed it to Wu Chang, saying:

“I see that Daoist friend has just entered Daxuan and has no suitable mount. Traveling back and forth will waste a great deal of time. With this token, if you go to the Beast-Taming Pavilion, someone will arrange a mount for you.”

Wu Chang put away the few Items and said, “Thank you, Daoist.”

After Wu Chang left, Tao Hexuan hurriedly summoned a Cultivator of the Human Dao Alliance and instructed:

“Quickly return and report to the Sect Leader that a Celestial Being has begun to appear, and have him prepare at once. Especially that Lord Peace just now—he is currently the first Celestial Being to manifest in the world. No matter the cost, we must win him over as an internal worshiped protector of the sect.”

While Tao Hexuan sent his same-sect companion back with the message, at the city gate there were also twenty to thirty Cultivators belonging to different sects, all rushing back to their own Sects.

The appearance of Celestial Beings is no less important to the grand campaign of breaking through the Demon Realm than the Purple Tenuity Evil-Dispelling Grand Array.

In particular, the rumors of the jianghu say that the Overseas Immortal Mountain is extremely far from Daxuan—the earlier a Celestial Being appears in Daxuan, the stronger their Cultivation will be.

As the first Celestial Being to appear in Daxuan, Wu Chang’s arrival will inevitably draw the attention and contention of all sides.

Wu Chang did not know that after he left, Zhenyue City would be thrown into an uproar because of his appearance. At this moment, he was in front of the Beast-Taming Pavilion, receiving the mount prepared for him by the Human Dao Alliance.

The Beast-Taming Pavilion is an institution established by the Human Dao Alliance specifically to train Exotic Beasts and mounts. Any Cultivator of the Human Dao Alliance who has accumulated enough Contribution Value can come here to exchange for a corresponding mount.

According to the Cultivator guarding the Beast-Taming Pavilion, the token in Wu Chang’s hand is a Destiny Token. Once he enters with the token, it will sense his aura and choose a suitable mount for him.

Simply put, it’s a lottery.

The Beast-Taming Pavilion has a great many mounts; what one draws is entirely up to luck.

Perhaps because he is the first Celestial Being to appear in Daxuan, or perhaps because his permanent 25 points of Destiny took effect, he drew a giant white crane.

Spiritual Qi flowed within the white crane’s body, and it carried the bloodline of an ancient Spiritual Beast. When it spread its wings, the span exceeded three meters; for a Cultivator of ordinary build, it could easily bear two people in high-speed flight.

Given the physique of the Wu Chang True Self, the white crane found it somewhat taxing to carry him. But as a Spiritual Beast, so long as Wu Chang supplied it with Energy, it could guarantee its Ability to move.

After Wu Chang and the white crane completed the recognition-of-master ritual, the crane’s gaze toward him gained a hint of affection; it meekly crouched on the ground, waiting for Wu Chang to mount.

According to the Cultivator of the Beast-Taming Pavilion, the white crane has already awakened its spiritual intelligence and can understand simple human speech.

Sitting on the white crane’s back, Wu Chang opened the envelope about the trial location and saw that the place he was to go was called Cuixian County.

He told the white crane the direction, and without needing other commands, the crane flapped its wings, carrying Wu Chang as it flew toward Cuixian County.