"Fellow Daoist Shen, this is the map I drew. The directions on it should be clearly marked." Du Xuan handed a jade slip to Shen Lang.
Shen Lang took the jade slip and looked at it.
Based on his understanding of Shiwandashan, the map drawn by Du Xuan should be accurate. The route is also very complicated, and the ruins are actually close to the depths of the southernmost jungle.
The jungle deep in the southern part of Shiwanda Mountain is extremely desolate. Very few people have set foot there, which makes it really suspicious.
"Excuse me, Fellow Daoist Du, for bothering me." Shen Lang put away the jade slips and said calmly.
"That's right. Fellow Daoist Shen, Du is involved in some trivial matters and I can't go to the wilderness with you. I'm sorry." Du Xuan clasped his fists.
Shen Lang nodded slightly. He originally wanted to visit alone.
"Fellow Daoist Du, if I collect enough star stones, I will come to Wuya Island to find you again. Then I hope you can help me repair the ancient teleportation array. Of course, Shen will not miss your reward." Shen Lang said seriously.
"Haha, it would be a great pleasure for me to be able to repair the ancient teleportation array with my own hands." Du Xuan smiled.
The two talked for a while.
Du Xuan hesitated for a moment, then spoke out, with a solemn expression: "Fellow Daoist Shen, I have a small suggestion, I don't know whether I should mention it or not."
"Fellow Taoist, just tell me." Shen Lang said immediately.
"It's like this. Du also got the news from a friend three days ago that the seal of Penglai Mountain will be lifted soon. The alliance issued an announcement and gave 100 spots to the Danjie period casual cultivators in the Yuanhe sea area. As long as they have military merit. All the loose cultivators in the alchemy stage can sign up to participate in the arena battle, and the hundred cultivators who win the decisive battle can enter Penglai Mountain."
"Penglai Mountain is a holy land of spiritual mountains in ancient times. There must be many ancient teleportation arrays inside. Fellow Daoist Shen is so strong, you might as well try your luck. Maybe you can get a sufficient number of star stones at one time." Du Xuan said.
"Is there such a thing?" Shen Lang stood up immediately, feeling a turmoil in his heart.
He had never expected to enter Penglai Mountain before, after all, a group of big guys were eyeing him.
But he never expected that the alliance would suddenly play such a trick and allow casual cultivators to enter Penglai Mountain? This really surprised Shen Lang and was a bit unbelievable.
Du Xuan smiled: "Of course there is no need to deceive fellow Taoists. Tianya City will probably make an announcement soon."
"May I ask fellow Daoist Du, what kind of military exploits does the alliance refer to?" Shen Lang asked doubtfully.
Du Xuan said unhurriedly: "At the beginning, when the Yuanhe Sea Territory went to war with the Yaozu, the alliance also recruited a large number of casual cultivators. The casual cultivators in the alchemy stage who participated in the war were all considered to have military merit. Fellow Daoist Shen, you killed the traitor and refined the blood. The elders of the sect are naturally considered to have military exploits, and we can just prove it to the monks from the alliance when the time comes."
Shen Lang's eyes lit up and he immediately clasped his fists towards Du Xuan: "Thank you, fellow Taoist, for informing me!"
"What a trivial matter, it doesn't matter. Even if I don't tell you, Taoist friends should be able to get the news in a few days." Du Xuan also clasped his fists and said.
Shen Lang was a little excited. He had obtained a Penglai Token in the Immortal Garden, and the Scarlet Blood Ancestor also made it clear that that token could open the ban on key places in Penglai Immortal Mountain.
If you can really enter Penglai Mountain, you may be able to achieve great fortune, and it is totally worth taking some risks!
And it's just an arena battle between monks in the Danjie stage. It shouldn't be particularly difficult for me to break into the top 100.
After talking for a while, Du Xuan left.
"Brother Shen Lang, are you really going to participate in that arena battle?" Xiao Ling'er, who had been standing quietly behind Shen Lang, suddenly asked.
"Well, if the news is true, of course I will participate." Shen Lang nodded.
Xiao Ling'er was a little worried, but she didn't express any opinions.
She had also heard rumors about the Penglai Fairy Mountain, a spiritual mountain that had been silent for countless years, and there was no telling what dangers there might be.
Shen Lang's thoughts are not something he can control. Xiao Ling'er just wants to stay with him for the time being.
"Ling'er, from now on, you should call me Young Master in front of outsiders." Shen Lang scratched his head and said.
"Yes, young master." Xiao Ling'er's mouth curved, revealing a beautiful arc.
Shen Lang's expression was slightly unnatural, and he deliberately avoided Xiao Ling'er's gaze.
This girl is so naturally charming now. She doesn't know whether it's intentional or not, but she always reveals a hint of charm and her charming appearance makes Shen Lang feel a little uneasy.
Early the next morning.
Tianya City has an announcement from the alliance.
The announcement clearly states that the monks who do not belong to the two realms of good and evil and have military exploits in the alchemy stage can go to the seven islands to participate in the arena battle, and the selected one hundred casual monks will get a place to enter Penglai Mountain.
The arena battle will be held in half a month.
Shen Lang was in a good mood, and he temporarily shelved his plan to go to Shiwanda Mountain. In the early morning of that day, he and Xiao Ling'er took the purple electric flying boat and flew towards Panlong Island on the Seven Islands.
The Zidian flying boat flew on the sea for two days and finally arrived at its destination.
Panlong Island is the second largest island among the seven islands in the Yuanhe Sea. It has a radius of more than four million miles and is extremely huge.
There are detailed rules in the alliance's announcement, and the arena battle will not be held in one place. Each of the seven major islands has set up an arena battle, and the number of places allocated to each island is different according to its strength.
There are a total of 20 places for the arena battle on Panlong Island, which means that 20 Dan-Jie stage casual cultivators can be selected to get a place to enter Penglai Mountain.
The arena battle on Panlong Island is held in the largest city on the island, Stargazing City.
When you first arrive, you always need a place to stay.
Shen Lang bought a cheap private spiritual cave outside Stargazing City and settled in Xiao Ling'er.
After that, Shen Lang went to the alliance branch anxiously.
The Alliance has extremely strong dominance in the Yuanhe Sea Area. Alliance branches exist on all seven major islands.
The alliance branch of Panlong Island happens to be located in Stargazing City, and the person in charge is a mid-level alchemy monk from the Seven Righteous Sects.
Shen Lang did participate in the war as a casual cultivator, and his task was to sit in the battle, and the alliance can also check the records.
The trouble is, Shen Lang was still in the late stages of Nirvana when he participated in the war, and whether it counts as a military exploit is still open to question.
Shen Lang found the manager of the alliance branch and directly spent 10 million Five Elements Spiritual Stones to buy that person.
The manager of the alliance branch felt very happy when he saw that Shen Lang was so sensible, and immediately approved Shen Lang's qualification to participate in the arena battle.
Although there were some twists and turns along the way, fortunately, the registration was successful in the end.
The monks in the core-formation stage in the Yuanhe Sea Area are generally recruited by medium and large sects of both good and evil paths. The number of casual cultivators is very small, and there are only two thousand monks in the core-formation stage.
Among these two thousand Dan-forming casual cultivators, about half have military exploits.
In other words, Shen Lang only needs to fight for the top 100 position among the 1,000 Dan-forming monks. Considering his strength, he is still very confident.
The arena battle will be held ten days later, hosted by the alliance, in the square of Star Observation City.