This battle in Jue Ming Valley could only be participated in by Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators, and the number of tokens determined the number of sects in Zhao Country that could enter the Outer Battlefield for clearing. Hence, the activity of snatching tokens was held.
Currently, Hengyue Sect no longer had a Nascent Soul Stage expert overseeing it, and originally, it did not have the qualification to participate. However, fortunately, Lin Che returned and, with his Infant Transformation Realm cultivation, naturally obtained the qualification to enter Jue Ming Valley to snatch tokens.
Just then, a special energy enveloped the entire Zhao Country. Almost simultaneously, all Nascent Soul Stage experts felt this energy and knew that the time for token distribution had begun.
Lin Che stood with one hand behind his back, gazing into the distance and saying, "It seems the Tongtian Tower Envoy has come out of seclusion. It's been a hundred years. I wonder how he has been recently."
"Master, your disciple will be back shortly."
After bidding farewell to True Person Huang Long, Lin Che swiftly flew towards the Tongtian Tower. With his speed, it would only take a few breaths of time to reach the location of the Tongtian Tower.
True Person Huang Long stroked his beard, narrowed his eyes, and muttered to himself, "Lin Che, oh Lin Che, if you can reach the Ascension peak realm in the future, perhaps you can truly inherit my mantle."
At the same time, several long rainbows flew out from various locations within Zhao Country, gathering at the Tongtian Tower at the fastest speed.
The Tongtian Tower is a symbolic building for joining the Cultivation Alliance. Every member country, upon joining the alliance, has it built by the alliance.
And within the Tongtian Tower, an envoy from the Cultivation Alliance is stationed year-round. The envoy does not interfere with any disputes in the residing country and only intervenes to resolve major events.
The first to arrive was Ye Zizai, the Sect Master of Corpse Yin Sect, and his corpse puppet naturally followed him, though his words were full of arrogance.
"If it weren't for our Yellow Spring Sect favoring your Zhao Country back then, how would the Cultivation Alliance have built the Tongtian Tower here, providing you junior cultivators with the opportunity to enter the Outer Battlefield?"
Ye Zizai's face was ashen, and he said coldly, "Don't forget, you are still this Venerable One's corpse puppet."
"Hehehe, that's only temporary."
The corpse puppet, enveloped in a murderous aura, gave a strange smile, then transformed into a black mist and returned to its coffin.
Ye Zizai also had a headache. The Corpse Yin Sect is an extremely mysterious sect, mainly due to the cultivation techniques it practices.
Disciples within the sect would refine a corpse throughout their lives. Once successfully refined, it would never change. The corpse puppet was like a natal magic treasure, and besides oneself, the corpse puppet's cultivation was even more important.
Hundreds of years ago, there was a Foundation Establishment late stage disciple who actually had a Nascent Soul Stage Although this disciple later mysteriously disappeared, his appearance caused a sensation throughout the entire cultivation world.
However, as the Sect Master, Ye Zizai also understood the necessity of the Corpse Yin Sect's existence.
Cultivation countries above the fourth level had several major battles every year, and casualties were inevitable, especially in the struggle for Outer Battlefield.
And cultivators who reached the Nascent Soul Stage, as long as they were careful, could protect their Nascent Soul and escape. At this time, the Corpse Yin Sect played its role.
Countless cultivators, whether they lost their physical bodies or prepared for body snatching, all transactions related to physical bodies were conducted through the Corpse Yin Sect.
The physical bodies provided by the Corpse Yin Sect were mostly of extraordinary aptitude, and coupled with cultivating the techniques provided by their sect, their cultivation increased extremely quickly.
Among them, high-level cultivation sects, in order to snatch bodies more quickly, would sign a series of treaties with the Corpse Yin Sect, specifically allocating a branch to become their respective sect's exclusive 'meat farm' for body snatching.
Because of this, the corpse puppet always wanted to devour its own physical body to break free from its control.
"Envoy Sir, Corpse Yin Sect's Ye Zizai pays his respects."
"Ye Zizai, you and I are old acquaintances, no need to be formal. It's been many years, and your corpse puppet's cultivation has actually reached the Nascent Soul late stage."
A hearty voice came from inside the tower, followed by an old man walking out. This old man was slightly round, looked unremarkable and nothing special. A long robe made of green satin worn on him accentuated his bulging belly, looking quite comical.
Ye Zizai smiled humbly: "Envoy Sir, you jest."
Immediately after, Chen Yue and Chen Huan, the sect masters of Hehuan Sect, appeared here. At the same time, Pu Nanzi of Xuan Dao Sect also arrived and bowed to Lin Yi, the Tongtian Tower Envoy, before him.
Subsequently, other Nascent Soul Stage cultivators from Zhao Country also arrived, including Gao Qiming of Misty Sect and Teng Family Ancestor Teng Huayuan.
However, at this moment, Teng Huayuan had a fierce expression, and his eyes revealed endless cold light, as if something very important had happened recently.
The Tongtian Tower Envoy stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Have all the Nascent Soul Stage cultivators of Zhao Country arrived?"
The crowd, led by Pu Nanzi, bowed and said in unison, "We greet Envoy Sir."
Lin Yi nodded and smiled, "The five-hundred-year Outer Battlefield passage is about to begin. Zhao Country has obtained the hundred-thousand-mile clearing in the direction of North Suburb fifty-eight degrees."
"All high-level magic treasures and elixirs collected therein shall belong to your respective sects."
Just then, Pu Nanzi, the Sect Master of Xuan Dao Sect, stepped forward, cupped his hands to Lin Yi, and curiously asked, "Envoy Sir, may I ask how the battle of Jue Ming Valley will proceed?"
"However, according to the Cultivation Alliance's regulations, Zhao Country can only arrange for three sects to enter, so the Jue Ming Valley battle is the best method."
Lin Yi said calmly, "Old rules, you can only arrange for Foundation Establishment Stage disciples to participate. Nascent Soul Stage and Core Formation stage cultivators are not allowed to make a move."
As he spoke, Lin Yi was about to invite the Alliance Envoy to come here when he suddenly felt a special energy rapidly approaching in this direction.
Lin Yi raised his eyebrows, a little surprised. After all, he knew all the Nascent Soul Stage cultivators in Zhao Country, and they had all appeared here. Could it be a newly promoted Nascent Soul Stage expert?
Before Lin Yi could react, Lin Che instantly appeared here, and the surging force caused the energy in the void to instantly explode. The void on both sides could not withstand this vast energy fluctuation and instantly warped and changed.
Lin Yi's face froze, and he exclaimed in his heart, "This is, Infant Transformation Realm!"
The cultivators of Zhao Country quickly knelt and bowed, even more subserviently than when greeting the Tongtian Tower Envoy: "Greetings, Senior!"
Lin Che stood with one hand behind his back, his silver-white long hair swaying in the wind. A strong smell of blood emanated from him, giving people a feeling of falling into an abyss, unable to extricate themselves.
At this moment, Lin Yi also recognized Lin Che's identity and exclaimed, "You, you are Lin Che, the Hengyue Sect disciple who was sucked into a spatial rift a hundred years ago?"