Tong Qi lay at Long Chen's place for half a day before he could stand up and regain his basic mobility. However, the damage to his primordial spirit wasn't that easy to recover. It would take at least a few years for him to regain his normal combat power.
"Is that the Divine Ghost Gu? Little Martial God Yang Chen must have been affected by the same thing," Long Chen asked casually.
Tong Qi shook her head in pain and said, "You're right. You're very smart. Everything is within your calculations. Thank you for freeing me today. It's not convenient for me to stay here for long. If it's possible, please save Yang Chen as well. He's suffering much more than me."
After saying that, he left quickly, ignoring Long Chen's urging.
Long Chen still had a lot of things he wanted to ask him, but he was frightened. He was probably afraid that Ye Futu would find out.
In that case, Tong Qi's strange behavior and Yang Chen's consciousness were basically under Ye Futu's control. Last time when he fought with Yang Chen, he was injured by Lingxi's sword. He probably knew that Lingxi's sword could suppress the Divine Ghost Gu in his body, but he didn't dare to come to me. He only dared to let Tong Qi try first …
The truth soon emerged.
However, the problem was that Long Chen remembered Tong Qi's words.
He asked Long Chen to save Yang Chen.
If Yang Chen recovered, so would his intelligence. In the second round of the battle, it wouldn't be easy for Long Chen to defeat Ye Futu and increase the gap by more than 25 points.
Everyone had their own selfish motives. Moreover, Saint Martial Emperor's matter was especially important to Long Chen.
Therefore, he temporarily suppressed this matter and did not mention it to anyone. After that, he concentrated on studying the matter of the Remnants of Darkness and continued to cultivate. A large part of the focus of cultivation was the nurturing of the Nirvana Golden Wheel. This was also a huge project, and it was not that easy.
The Divine Martial State had nine levels, and each level was more difficult. If Long Chen didn't have Ye Wushang's understanding of the Heavenly Dao of Heaven and Earth and a large number of immortal spirits, he wouldn't have been able to reach this level in such a short time.
The Nirvana Golden Wheel was going through a process between his eyebrows.
This was a crucial step.
If it was formed, then the only thing left to do was to nurture it. For most of the warriors at the ninth level of the Divine Martial Arts Realm, it would be very difficult, but for a genius like Long Chen, it would be very easy.
He had a large amount of Nirvana Energy, so why would he need to worry about nurturing it?
Originally, the Nirvana Golden Wheel was a place to convert the power of the world into the Power of Nirvana. However, Long Chen possessed the Power of Nirvana first. Hence, his Nirvana Golden Wheel was only a springboard to the Nirvana Tribulation Realm.
As time flew by, the True Martial Emperor Palace was shrouded in a tense atmosphere.
These days, everyone in the Martial God Palace was discussing the matter of the Sacred Martial Emperor, and the discussion was in full swing. However, the first round had already begun, and the gap between them was very obvious. Even if some people felt sorry for Long Chen, the possibility of Long Chen winning was too low, almost zero.
The news that Long Chen had become one of the three candidates for the Sacred Martial Emperor spread to the three thousand palaces. For a moment, the three thousand palaces were in an uproar. Those who still thought that they could get back at Long Chen gave up their last hope. For a moment, Long Chen became the hero of the three thousand palaces.
Although there were only 11 votes, it was still a glorious defeat for Long Chen to become one of the three candidates.
Of course, Feng Zhilin also became one of the three candidates, which shocked everyone even more.
These two people had become the pride of the three thousand palaces for thousands of years.
Amidst the intense discussion and discussion, twenty days passed in a flash. Long Chen, Feng Zhilin, and Yang Chen, who were at the heart of the struggle, arrived at the Dragon Dance Hall under the guidance of their respective elders.
This time, the Dragon Dance Hall was very spacious. There were a total of three huge bronze mirrors placed on the square of the hall, and twenty cultivators above the Third Nirvana Tribulation sat separately, staring at Long Chen and the other two rookies with eyes filled with supreme divine power.
These twenty people were the true higher-ups of the True Martial Emperor Palace.
Every one of them was a talented person, and they were the pillars of the True Martial Emperor Palace. It was this group of people who stood at the top of the pyramid of the True Martial Emperor Palace's hundreds of millions of disciples. They controlled the overall situation and devised strategies. For tens of thousands of years, they protected the True Martial Emperor Palace from being invaded by external enemies, and at the same time, ensured the divine power of the True Martial Emperor Palace.
They were all very well-mannered, and no one spoke for a moment.
The three Martial Venerables sat in their respective positions. When everyone had arrived, the trial mission was about to be announced.
Long Chen, Feng Zhilin, and the Young Martial God each stood in front of a bronze mirror. At this time, there was nothing special about the bronze mirror. The only thing that made it special was that there were many runes flowing on each mirror. Long Chen once heard that as long as the runes hit his body, everything that happened around him, anything he said, and any sound he made would appear on the bronze mirror, no matter where he went.
Long Chen didn't care about the bronze mirror, nor did he care about the announcement of the trial mission. He was concerned about the state of the Young Martial God Yang Chen. During their interaction, he suddenly realized that the Young Martial God was in a clear-headed state today. He didn't speak, and he gave off the impression that he was his usual silent self. However, Long Chen found something fishy. He had seen this guy in a clear-headed state before, so he was sure that at this moment, he was absolutely not affected by the Divine Ghost Parasite.
"What's wrong with this guy? Does he have a fixed amount of time every day, or is he under Ye Futu's control? If it's the latter, then it's going to be troublesome. It seems like winning the second round and widening the gap by 25 points is going to be really difficult."
To be honest, there was no strict scoring standard. If the other party was in a normal state, it would be good enough to win, let alone widening the gap by more than 25 points.
"No matter what, I just have to be myself," Long Chen told himself. This was the best attitude.
At this moment, Ye Junyao held the items handed over by the Great Emperor Zhenwu and announced the trial mission. Everyone knelt on the ground, including Ye Futu and Wenren Xi.
This was enough to prove the respect that everyone in the Wushen Palace had for the Great Emperor Zhenwu.
If it wasn't for the Great Emperor Zhenwu's special treatment of Long Chen, a newcomer like Long Chen wouldn't have been able to cause such a stir.
Next, Ye Junyao began to announce the details of the trial mission. Although Long Chen already knew about the mission in advance, he had to act like he had just found out. After all, no one wanted to be treated unfairly.
The trial mission was no different from what Wenren Xi had said. Yang Chen and Feng Zhilin were rather shocked. This also proved that the Great Emperor Zhenwu only favored Long Chen.
The next step was to plant the 'child phantoms' in the bodies of the three martial artists.
Ye Jun Yao said: "The three of you, pay attention, when the phantom is planted, the environment that each of you is in, their every move, anything they say, anything they do, will all be under our eyes. We can clearly understand the situation of the three of you and any decisions you make through the three copper mirrors. This trial mission is extremely dangerous, and the chances of completing the mission are actually very low. If the three of you are unable to complete the mission, then we will need to evaluate the three of you based on your specific performance. I advise the three of you not to show off, otherwise, if you die, you will be automatically eliminated …" Ye Jun Yao said: "The three of you, pay attention, when the phantom is planted, the environment that each of you is in, their every move, anything they say, anything they do, will be seen by us.
Long Chen had already expected this. The death rate of this mission existed, and it wasn't low. If the candidate died, then there was nothing he could do. The Sacred Martial Imperial Emperor's selection had to continue. If one person died, the other two could continue fighting.
Of course, under the watchful eyes of everyone, no one could attack their own people. Otherwise, not to mention the Sacred Martial Emperor, as soon as he returned, he would probably be killed by the elders.
In the end, this mission still depended on oneself.
Next, the three Martial Venerables respectively planted the child phantoms on their three subordinates. The golden runes integrated into Long Chen's skin and wandered on Long Chen's body without his control. Long Chen found that the mirror of the child phantoms had a golden dreamy light, and the environment around the three people was clearly displayed in the three bronze mirrors.
These three bronze mirrors were all dao artifacts.
Dao artifacts were extremely magical.
"When you complete the mission and return with glory, we will help you to remove the lock. In the meantime, everything you do is under our supervision. This mission is free to do as you wish. These are the maps of the three entrances and a vague map of the interior of the Dark Kingdom. The tribes that the three of you will go to have been marked on the map."
Lin Junyao distributed the three maps to the three people respectively.
Little Martial God Yang Chen was very strange today. He didn't have a surging fighting spirit, nor did he go crazy. His expression was very calm, even a little indifferent.
"The Emperor has chosen three relatively weak tribes with similar strength, but you must not underestimate these tribes. If you are careless, it is very likely that you will lose your life in that place," Lin Junyao reminded.
After putting away the maps, Long Chen found that he had almost explained everything.
"There are a total of seven or eight entrances to the Dark Kingdom, all of which have been sealed by the Emperor. Except for the Emperor's permission, no one can enter. I have a total of six Emperor's power here, which can allow each of you to enter and exit the Dark Kingdom once. Everyone only has one chance to enter and exit, so don't waste it."
Zhenwu Great Emperor put his power into a total of six golden thumb-sized balls.
Long Chen also got two balls.