Divine weapons were divided into nine levels and each level was completely different.
A divine weapon like the Hidden Star Sword did not even have a level and could only be considered as the most ordinary divine weapon.
Such divine weapons could be found everywhere in the Extraterritorial Region.
"Level two divine weapon!"
Fang Chen cried out involuntarily as he carefully observed the spiked club.
The entire Sky Sword Mansion had at most level one divine weapons. As for level two divine weapons, the small Sky Sword Mansion did not have any.
Who would have thought that Hu Mo, who was at the seventh level of the Mystic King Realm, would have a level two divine weapon?
"No wonder the mace is so powerful."
Fang Chen recalled the scene where Hu Mo used the mace to escape from Jin Yidao's hands.
One must know that even the five strongest cultivators only had first-level divine weapons.
The value of a level two divine weapon was too great.
Ordinary martial artists could not afford it at all.
"Hahaha, I've struck it rich this time." Fang Chen was overjoyed.
However, he still felt a lingering fear in his heart.
Fortunately, he had powerful secret skills like the Void Meteor Annihilation and the Secret Ice Sword. Otherwise, even if he broke through to the third level of the Mystic King Realm, he would not be Hu Mo's match.
Speaking of which, Hu Mo was only an ordinary seventh level Mystic King Realm martial artist. If it was not for the mace, no one would have noticed him.
Playing with the mace in his hand, Fang Chen grinned.
After laughing for a while, he regained his composure.
"Although I have a level two divine weapon, I can't use it."
Fang Chen said softly.
He did not want to stir up trouble when he first came to the Sky Sword Mansion.
Once people knew that he had the mace, they would know that he was the one who killed Hu Mo.
The force behind Hu Mo would definitely take revenge.
With his current strength, any eighth level Profound King Realm martial artist would be able to kill him.
"After the assessment, I'll think of a way to sell it," Fang Chen said.
A level two divine weapon could be exchanged for countless purple crystals. Coincidentally, he was lacking purple crystals.
Putting away the mace, Fang Chen continued to look for demonic beast cores.
Time passed in a blink of an eye.
Finally, after a bell chime, the three days were up.
The sound of the bell ringing was incessant.
All the cultivators in the Sword Peak Mountain Range heard it.
Some martial artists were extremely excited when they heard the sound of the bell, as if they had just survived a calamity.
There were also some cultivators who complained that the time was too short and that they were unable to obtain more Demonic Beast Cores.
"All participants, quickly withdraw from the Sword Peak Mountain Range." A vigorous and powerful voice transmitted into the Sword Peak Mountain Range.
In the next moment, countless martial artists flew out like a swarm of bees.
When Fang Chen came out, he bumped into Jin Yidao.
"How's your harvest?" Jin Yidao asked.
"It's alright," Fang Chen said modestly.
Jin Yidao nodded, then turned and left.
On the vast plains, the old man in charge of recruitment stood in the air and looked down.
In just an hour, all the martial artists had come out.
When they entered, there were close to 40 thousand people. But now, the martial artists that came out were actually less than 30 thousand people.
In other words, in these three days, the death toll was as high as 10,000 people.
Fang Chen couldn't help but sigh when he heard this number.
The outerverse was boundlessly vast. Profound Kings didn't count for much.
"Everyone, hand over your Demonic Beast Cores," said the old man in charge of recruitment.
Then, everyone began to hand over their Demonic Beast Cores in order.
For this reason, the city lord's mansion had dispatched a large number of guards to collect the Demonic Beast Cores.
Even so, it still took an entire day for the Demonic Beast Cores to be completely collected.
"Elder, the Demonic Beast Cores have been collected. This is the name list." A martial artist walked over to the old man in charge of recruitment and handed him the name list.
The old man in charge of recruitment nodded and then looked around at the crowd.
"Everyone, after a day of counting, the name list has been revealed. Now, I will announce the top one thousand martial artists."
After that, the old man began to read.
First were the five great experts, followed by some of the martial artists who were only second to them.
Jin Yidao, Fairy Qi Yu, Han Luo, Dai Hongxuan, Jian Hen.
One name after another appeared. Some people were disappointed, while others were excited.
When the hundredth name was read, Fang Chen's name appeared.
"One hundred, Fang Chen."
After reading Fang Chen's name, the old man in charge of recruitment was a little surprised. He glanced at Fang Chen and then continued reading.
"Amazing."
Jin Yidao said to himself.
The crowd was discussing Fang Chen.
Soon, all one thousand names had been read.
"Those whose names are not read, quickly leave," said the old man in charge of recruitment.
Instantly, over twenty thousand people left the plain.
In an instant, the plain became much quieter.
Only one thousand martial artists remained.
Among these thousand martial artists, aside from Fang Chen, they were all high level Mystic King Realm martial artists.
"This Fang Chen, what kind of dogshit luck did he have? He actually passed the test."
"Damn it, I worked so hard to only obtain three thousand Demonic Beast Cores. This kid actually obtained more than ten thousand."
"His strength is so low. Could it be that he had other methods to obtain Demonic Beast Cores?"
For a moment, everyone was discussing Fang Chen.
Even the five experts had taken notice of Fang Chen's presence.
Especially Dai Hongxuan and the young master Jian Hen. They exchanged a glance.
"Could it be that he obtained the three thousand Demonic Beast Cores on the mountain peak?" thought the young master Jian Hen.
After a period of time, the young master Jian Hen and Dai Hongxuan quietly returned to the mountain peak.
They discovered that the demonic beast Demonic Beast Cores had disappeared. The Blackscale Devil Panther had also disappeared.
This made them suspect that some other martial artists had come here after they had fled.
At first, they suspected that the other three great experts were the targets.
But now, they began to suspect Fang Chen.
How could a low level Mystic King Realm martial artist obtain more than ten thousand Demonic Beast Cores? There had to be some secret behind it.
Facing everyone's gazes, Fang Chen remained silent.
"The one thousand of you will compete for two hundred spots," said the old man in charge of recruitment.
This recruitment had a total of three trials. These one thousand people had already passed the first two trials. As long as they passed the final trial, they would be able to join the Heavenly Sword Mansion.
"The final trial tests potential. The people of my Heavenly Sword Mansion not only need to be strong, but also have unparalleled potential," said the old man.
"Follow me."
After saying that, the old man led the one thousand people into the city.
Soon, they appeared in front of a continuous mountain range within the city.
"This mountain range has nine peaks. Whoever can climb the nine peaks can directly join the first army. As for the others, it depends on their ranking." The old man's words caused all the martial artists to cry out in alarm.
"Isn't it too easy to climb the nine peaks?" said a warrior.
"That's right. Isn't this a competition of speed?"
Many martial artists thought so. Of course, there were also some martial artists who thought that this mountain range was extraordinary.
"Thinking about it, these nine peaks definitely won't be so easy to climb," said Jin Yidao.
The other experts also nodded.
"Alright, let's begin. Climb the mountain," said the old man in charge of recruitment.
Hu! Hu!
The one thousand martial artists instantly circulated their spiritual qi and flew towards the first peak.
Fang Chen was also among them. When he stood at the foot of the first peak, he suddenly felt a pressure.
"This is …"
Many martial artists forcibly landed on the ground. They were unable to fly.
"There's a limit."
Soon, some martial artists discovered that the peak was not ordinary.
The ones at the front were five experts.
When they reached the middle of the mountain, they seemed to have realized something. Then, they sat down cross-legged and seemed to be comprehending something.
When Fang Chen saw this, he stopped in his tracks. He did not frown and sat down to comprehend.
In the sky, the old man in charge of recruitment nodded and said, "The Prefecture Lord has personally placed restrictions on these nine peaks. Only by completely comprehending them can one ascend the Ninth Mountain."
"Elder, I'm afraid that no one will be able to ascend the Ninth Mountain this time."
How could it be so easy to completely comprehend the restrictions placed by the Prefecture Lord?
"The Prefecture Lord wants to test their potential. I'm guessing that the five experts should be able to ascend the Seventh Mountain. As for the others, the Sixth Mountain will be a problem," said the old man in charge of recruitment.
Nine peaks, nine layers of restrictions.
Comprehending one layer of restriction would allow one to ascend a peak.
This kind of restriction was not very powerful, but it could see a person's potential.
Those with heaven-defying potential could easily comprehend the true essence of the restrictions.
Three minutes later, someone started to move.
"As expected of the best of the one thousand. The five of them managed to comprehend one layer of restriction so quickly," said the old man in charge of recruitment with a satisfied smile.