"I say, Tian Suanzi, you really should have reported to the Tianji Pavilion upon arrival. You're representing the Tianji Pavilion in the competition, after all."

"We just got to this city and haven't figured things out yet.

Speaking of which, you're quite the badass now? Just standing there is enough to scare people witless?"

Tian Suanzi said as he walked.

"They're not afraid of me, they're afraid of the Tiandan Pavilion. You should know that at least seventy percent of the high-quality elixirs in the entire Central Region are produced by the Tiandan Pavilion.

No power in the Central Region can do without the Tiandan Pavilion. If anyone offends the Tiandan Pavilion, a single order to cut off their elixir supply, followed by another order forbidding any power from selling them elixirs, wouldn't that undermine the foundation of that power?

And I'm the successor disciple of Grandmaster Xuan Dan. How dare they offend me?"

While speaking, Sui Xiaohang nearly pointed his nostrils to the sky.

"Good heavens, is the influence of the Four Great Pavilions that great? If I had announced the name of the Tianji Pavilion in that situation, would I have had the same effect as you?"

"Definitely, and even better.

You have to understand that in the Central Region, apart from the Nine Great Powers, the Four Great Pavilions and the Avengers are the most awesome.

As long as you're not from the Nine Great Powers, you don't have to be afraid of anyone.

Just announce that you're the only third-generation disciple of the Tianji Pavilion, and Man Yaoyao announces that she's an Avenger, and those little bastards will have to kneel before you.

The Han Sword Sect? Heh, what is that? A second-rate power, that's all."

Tian Suanzi gasped upon hearing this, his eyes gradually becoming excited.

"If what you say is true, each of us has quite the background. Why were we being so soft earlier? If I had known we were so awesome, we would have just gone for them."

"Yeah, I don't know why you guys were so soft, maybe you really didn't realize how awesome you are.

Let me put it this way, in Qishan County, we relied on Lei Shao. In the Central Region, Lei Shao will have to rely on us.

Come, Little Lei, come and massage Grandpa Sui's shoulders...

Ah!!"

Sui Xiaohang was kicked flying from behind.

The group of five quickly reached the central area.

The houses in this central area were obviously less dilapidated than the houses in the outer areas. They had been repaired, and the row of houses in the very center was even more magnificent, with large flags planted in front of each house.

"Liu," "Fang," "Wu," "Zhou," "Fire," "Shield," "Kaitian Sword Sect," "Yin Yang Sect," "Kuilian Sect"…

The Nine Great Powers!

In the row of houses behind this row, Wan Lei and the others saw the flags of the Four Great Pavilions.

They arrived in front of the courtyard of the Tianji Pavilion and pushed open the door to enter.

In the courtyard, the Xuan Ming Elders were sitting on stone benches drinking wine, with a young woman in a refiner's robe standing behind them.

It was Feng Silu.

"Yo, you're here. Come and sit down,"

Elder Mingji said with a smile as he greeted them.

"Greetings, Elder Mingji, Greetings, Elder Xuan Dan."

They were all acquaintances here, the only one they hadn't met was Ba'ernu.

However, before coming, while waiting at the inn in Qishan County, Wan Lei had already told her about the Xuan Ming Elders.

"Yo, you have a new companion? This girl's aptitude is not bad either. She should be able to join a good sect this time. You have fire attribute, are you interested in coming to my Tiandan Pavilion?"

Elder Xuan Dan had discerning eyes and saw Ba'ernu's aptitude at a glance.

"Junior thanks Elder Xuan Dan for his kindness, but please forgive Junior for being unable to obey."

Ba'ernu refused without thinking.

"Yo, why is that? Do you look down on my Tiandan Pavilion?"

"Senior misunderstood. Junior is Young Master Lei's servant. Wherever Young Master Lei goes, we will go."

"Damn, what's going on with Lei Shao? Is that Ba'ernu? I didn't see wrong, did I? How did she become your servant?"

"Hahahaha," Elder Mingji laughed a few times, then continued,

"Come, come, sit down, let's drink and chat.

I see Wan Lei's cultivation has improved again. Tell me, what have you experienced in these three months?"

With a wave of his hand, Elder Mingji conjured up a pile of stone benches, and everyone sat down around the round table.

"This matter has to start from when we killed Qiu Tianchi outside the county city…"

Wan Lei told the story of how the Ba family head contacted the three families to attack the Wan family together, and how they were ultimately counter-killed.

Of course, he kept quiet about his ability to control the Heavenly Tribulation and his sensitivity to the slightest disturbance.

"Yo, so you were able to easily kill Nascent Soul stage cultivators when you were at the mid-stage of Core Formation. Then Qi Xiaoxiao of the Kaitian Sword Sect is no match for you either.

Now that you're already at the peak of Core Formation, you'll definitely be able to get a good ranking in the Myriad Pride Ranking competition.

This old man congratulates Little Friend Wan Lei in advance."

"Senior, where is this Myriad Pride Ranking competition being held? What are the rules?"

This was the question Wan Lei cared about most.

"The rules of the Myriad Pride Ranking are only known to the heads and sect leaders of the Nine Great Powers. No tenth person knows them. It's absolutely confidential. No one can know until before the competition starts.

As for the location, that is public. It's outside."

"Outside? Outside this Dongmo City?"

"To be precise, it's this desert. This desert has a range of about the size of a county, and all of it is the competition venue.

"A venue the size of a county?"

Wan Lei and the others were shocked. Good heavens, how are they supposed to fight in such a large area? They originally thought it would be a competition on a ring.

(The size of a county here is equivalent to the size of a province in eastern China today. Readers can imagine it.)

"Yes, it is precisely because the venue is too large that we speculate that the rules this time may be a free-for-all."

Indeed, with such a large venue and no subdivisions, it was highly likely that everyone would be thrown in for a free-for-all.

But even so, the map was still too big. As long as people found a corner to hide in and concealed their aura, it would be difficult to find them.

In the end, this would still lead to the top 10,000 being a mixed bag, with the weak being able to pass themselves off as strong.

"Speaking of this desert, it has some connection with Little Friend Wan Lei."

"A connection with me?"

"Do you know how this desert was formed?"

"I don't know."

"Five thousand years ago, this place was still a vibrant land, and it was also the territory of the number one power in the Thunderwind World at that time—the Evil Moon Sect.

Back then, the Evil Moon Sect was the most relentless in pursuing Ancestor Lei Di, and Ancestor Lei Di was forced to hide in the Thunder Star Sea.

By the time Ancestor Lei Di came out again, he was already a great power in the Tribulation Transcending stage.

The ancestor led a group of disciples and slaughtered all the sects that had once pursued him, leaving the Evil Moon Sect for last.

The Evil Moon Sect was extremely powerful, even stronger than the current Kaitian Sword Sect.

That battle shook the heavens and the earth, but of course, how could they be a match for Ancestor Lei Di."