Seeing that Long Chen had waited for a long time, Gong Zheng slapped his thigh and said with a smile, "Look at me, I'm getting more talkative now that I'm older. Actually, the way to participate is very simple. Wait here in ten days. When it officially starts, you just have to strive to be one of the first ten thousand people to enter. Nangong Lie's divine sense is so powerful that he will kick you out immediately even if you are one of the ten thousandth people who enter. Of course, if you enter in less than two months, you might be killed by him. He hates people who break the rules and take advantage of loopholes."
"So it's that simple." Fortunately, Long Chen didn't rush in directly. Otherwise, he would have been kicked out.
While the two of them were talking, from time to time, people would be sent flying out from inside. There were very few people among the ten thousand who could pass the selection and enter the True Martial Emperor Palace. Every time, there would only be a dozen or so. This time was no exception. For an expert of Nangong Lie's level, ten thousand people could be dealt with in two to four hours. Roughly two hours later, Nangong Lie finished clearing the area. Those who could pass the test were taken away, and those who couldn't passed were dejectedly sent back to continue a new round of cultivation.
There were millions of people, and there were only slightly more than thirty spots every month. There were only a few hundred spots every year. The competition was still very intense.
Long Chen and Gong Zheng also left.
"Oh right, Brother Long Chen, you don't have your own room yet. There is an empty room next to my place. Why don't you stay with me? The two of us can compare martial arts and learn from each other. Moreover, you have just arrived, so there are many things that you need to pay attention to."
"Since it's an invitation from Old Gong, I can't ask for more."
Long Chen smiled faintly. There was a maturity in his smile that didn't belong to a young man. It was as if he had experienced many things, which shocked Gong Zheng a little. The reason why he was so enthusiastic about Long Chen was because he felt that Long Chen wasn't an ordinary martial artist. There was something special about him.
After the scuffle ended, millions of people began to return to their residences. If Long Chen had come in at this time, he wouldn't have felt that the entire Sacred Martial Palace was empty. The rooms in the Sacred Martial Palace were all prepared for warriors. Since the construction of the Sacred Martial Palace, the rooms of millions of people had probably never been fully occupied.
After walking for a while in this huge city, they finally arrived at Gong Zheng's residence. The streets of the Sacred Martial Palace were bustling with activity and many shops were open for business. Spiritual medicine, combat skills, elixirs, etc., could only be bought if one had the money.
"As I said before, not all of the people who came to the Sacred Martial Palace came for the True Martial Imperial Palace. Just like these people, they came here purely to do business. Some of them came here to complete the tasks given by the True Martial Imperial Palace to earn money and cultivation capital. There are warriors in the Divine Martial Arts Realm everywhere here. This is the most sacred place for warriors and also a place to exchange experiences."
As they walked, Gong Zheng introduced everything about the Sacred Martial Palace to Long Chen. While talking with Gong Zheng along the way, Long Chen had more or less understood the Sacred Martial Palace.
Of course, the Sacred Martial Palace was destined to be just a small stop for him. Long Chen's real goal was the True Martial Imperial Palace. He wouldn't stay in the Sacred Martial Palace for long.
They arrived at their destination. It was indeed a room not far from Gong Zheng. No one lived in it and it was very spacious. The buildings of the Sacred Martial Palace were the most sturdy that Long Chen had ever seen. It would be difficult for an ordinary warrior at the first level of the Divine Martial Realm to completely destroy a room. It was precisely because of its sturdiness that it could be passed down to the present after countless years of battles between warriors.
Gong Zheng fiddled with the sign on the door to show that it was occupied. He clapped his hands and said, "It's done. This house is not bad. It's close to the core. The previous people have already moved away. If you had come a little later, it would have been snatched away by others. What do you think? It's not bad, right?"
Long Chen looked around but didn't look too much. After all, he would only be staying here for ten days. He was looking forward to how he would perform in front of Nangong Lie ten days later. After all, Nangong Lie was one of the few experts that Long Chen had seen. Lingxi might be the strongest, but Lingxi would never show her strength to Long Chen. Therefore, from Lingxi, Long Chen didn't feel much of a martial aura.
"Not bad."
Long Chen was very satisfied. Now that he was the owner, he sat down and chatted with Gong Zheng. What Long Chen wanted to know was not about the Sacred Martial Palace, but about the True Martial Imperial Palace. That was his real destination.
"For countless years, countless people have been working hard for the legendary holy land of martial arts, the True Martial Imperial Palace. For this dream, I have spent more than a hundred years in the Sacred Martial Palace. Unfortunately, I didn't succeed in the end. In fact, after this last failure, I have already planned to give up. I will travel the continent, travel the world, get married, have children, and live a free and unfettered life. You young people are the best," Gong Zheng sighed with emotion after sitting down.
"The True Martial Imperial Palace … What kind of place is this? Do you know anything about the True Martial Imperial Palace?" Long Chen changed the topic.
"I can only say that I don't know much about it. However, there is no doubt that it is the dream of every martial artist. Only in the True Martial Imperial Palace is it a symbol of identity and strength. Only in the True Martial Imperial Palace can one's pursuit of martial arts not be in vain. The True Martial Imperial Palace rules the True Martial Imperial Domain, and the True Martial Imperial Domain exists because of the True Martial Imperial Palace. No one knows how long it has existed. It might be millions of years, or tens of millions of years.
Long Chen didn't expect the True Martial Imperial Palace to be so important in the minds of the people here.
"In the True Martial Imperial Palace, after millions of years of accumulation, there are countless experts. Martial Maniac Nangong Lie and Alcoholic Maniac Han Yunxing came from the core of the True Martial Imperial Palace. From them, we can see the true martial arts. It can be said that the True Martial Imperial Palace is not only about magic treasures, weapons, elixirs, combat skills, but also about glory and identity. The True Martial Imperial Palace is also the pursuit of martial arts for us martial artists. Countless legends have happened to the True Martial Imperial Palace, and many things have changed history. The True Martial Imperial Palace is located in a mystical Small Cosmos World. Therefore, many martial artists want to see what the True Martial Imperial Palace is like.
Such a holy land of martial arts also made Long Chen's heart boil.
He nodded and continued to ask, "Do you know the general layout of the True Martial Imperial Palace?"
Seeing that Long Chen was very interested, Gong Zheng didn't have the heart to interrupt his longing. Hence, he explained, "The True Martial Imperial Palace, as far as I know, is divided into 3000 great halls. Each great hall has about 30,000 disciples, and there are a total of 100 million disciples. Each of the 3000 great halls is an independent existence. Among them, there are outstanding Hall Masters, many Vice Hall Masters, Elders, Hall Masters, and so on. The disciples are divided into two types: ordinary disciples and true disciples. There are countless experts in the 3000 great halls, and there is a harsh competition between each hall. It can be said that entering a hall is equivalent to engraving the mark of that hall. Of course, there are strong and weak halls among the 3000 great halls."
"3000 great halls, and each hall has 30,000 disciples."
Long Chen felt that it wouldn't be so simple. There should be another ruling force, and that was the real True Martial Imperial Palace.
"Above the 3000 great halls, there is another mysterious place. That is the real core of the True Martial Imperial Palace. The super experts who can destroy the world, even the experts who have surpassed the God Martial Realm, the super geniuses with extraordinary talents, and even the geniuses who have reached the peak of the God Martial Realm at a young age are all in this mysterious place. It can be said that that is the real True Martial Imperial Palace. However, that place is just a legend, and I don't even know its name. I only know that it exists. It is because of this existence that the 3000 great halls are still standing, and the hundreds of millions of Sacred Martial Palace disciples can also exist."
The True Martial Imperial Palace was divided into three levels.
On the periphery, there were hundreds of millions of Sacred Martial Palace outer sect disciples.
In the middle, there were 3000 great halls and 100 million disciples.
And the core was the mysterious place that Gong Zheng mentioned. Only super geniuses and super experts could enter. Even if they had the same strength, if they weren't geniuses, they still couldn't enter.
After Long Chen sorted out his thoughts, his fighting spirit was burning in his chest.
"If that's the case, I have to at least reach the final mysterious place to fulfill Xiaoxi's high hopes for me."
That mysterious place was the real core of the True Martial Imperial Palace. It was difficult for ordinary people to enter the 3000 great halls, let alone the final mysterious place.
However, Long Chen wasn't discouraged.
He was a dignified warrior who had inherited the Essence Blood of the Ancestral Dragon. Although there were countless experts in the True Martial Palace, he didn't believe that he couldn't get in. The more difficult it was, the greater the challenge would be. His True Martial Emperor Spirit could be fully activated, and his level would naturally increase by leaps and bounds, shocking everyone.
Long Chen was looking forward to that mysterious place.
"I'm afraid that the Sacred Martial Palace is just a fart in the eyes of those with the same level of strength. The 3000 great halls are barely the backbone. That mysterious place is the real True Martial Imperial Palace."
With the dream of Martial Dao and the desire for strength, Long Chen was about to launch his fiercest attack on that mysterious place.
The first test was to get the recognition of the martial arts fanatic, Nangong Lie.
Long Chen's eyes were burning with fighting spirit.
In Gong Zheng's eyes, the young man's temperament seemed to have undergone a subtle change. A disdainful temperament erupted from his body.
He suddenly felt impressed.
At that moment, someone approached aggressively and slammed the door. Long Chen looked up and saw more than a dozen ferocious martial artists outside the door. He didn't know what they were going to do.
"Who is it?" asked Long Chen.
Gong Zheng was shocked. He quickly stood up and said, "So it's them. Be careful later. Don't talk nonsense and try to do as they say."
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I don't know what's going on. I'm forced to write a book because I'm living. I really hope that those who don't care about thirty cents a day can give me some support and confidence.
There's also an exam. I'll be revising while writing. At the same time, I've been stuck recently, so I can't speed up. I'll challenge everyone.