Lu Li and the others waited on the hill for half a day. People came out from the mountain one after another. But not many. In half a day, only about 300 came out.
It had been half a day, so it was very likely that most of them would have to stay in the Dragon-rocky Mountain.
"Whoosh!"
After another half an hour, a few figures flew out from inside. Everyone looked at them and were overjoyed.
Lord Gu had come out. Even though he was covered in blood and injured in many places, it was a good thing that he could come out.
That being said, the passengers and the two lords with Lord Gu did not come out. They must have died in there.
Lord Gu sat down on the ground with his legs crossed and said with a bitter smile, "You have suffered. The Cabinet of Heaven Will is sorry.
The Cabinet of Heaven Will will compensate you later. Please don't be impatient. Let me treat my wounds and see if anyone can come out. "
Lord Gu was back. Everyone felt they had found their backbone. At least, the Cabinet of Heaven Will would take them on with their journey. Those who died would be compensated. This was a rare piece of good news.
They sat down and waited. People came out one after another, but only one or two at most. By the time the sky turned dark, nearly 100 people had come out.
If they could not come out during the day, then none would be able to come out when the 12 blood moons rose up at night.
The warriors here were not worried because the one with the flying beast was still here. Later, when the shield was activated, the flying beast would not be affected by the blood moons.
When the blood moons rose up, the warriors went into the beast. Lord Gu's wounds were not fully recovered yet. Of course, he wanted to wait and see if anyone could come out alive.
They waited for a whole night and nobody came out. At dawn the next day, Lord Gu gave the order to set off.
Nobody came out for a whole night. The chances of survival were less than one percent.
The flying beasts broke through the sky and left. The people inside were silent, and many of them had sad expressions on their faces. This time, many of them had come in groups, and many of them were families. The passing of friends and relatives made them very sad.
Life and death were common in the Endless Ruins. But how could they not care about the separation of life and death?
Lu Li cultivated as soon as he went up. He didn't care about anything and he didn't want to be solicited.
He only wanted to go to the Heavenly Emperor Sect. The Heavenly Emperor Sect was his only way out. There was no meaning in joining any other forces.
Many people were still discussing what had happened in the Dragon-rocky Mountain Range. Lord Gu's subordinates began to transmit messages to everyone, asking about what had happened in the mountain range, as well as how many people had died, their identities, and so on.
After a while, those who asked questions reported to Lord Gu. Lord Gu's eyes glowed as he listened. He turned to Lu Li.
After a while, he sent an invitation to Lu Li, inviting Lu Li to join on behalf of the Cabinet of Heaven Will.
Naturally, Lu Li refused without any hesitation. The Heaven Will Pavilion was big and famous but it meant nothing to Lu Li.
Lord Gu didn't say much. The Heaven's Will Pavilion was so strong, they wouldn't lack one or two genius disciples.
There was no need to force it.
The flying beast flew quickly. After arriving at a large city nearby, it stopped. Lord Gu invited everyone to go down and rest.
Lu Li was woken up. He went down to a castle with the others. The Heaven Will Pavilion treated everyone well. They had an unlimited supply of top-level fruits.
After three days of comfort, the Heaven Will Pavilion compensated everyone who was still alive with divine stones. Lu Li gave 500 billion divine stones, which was half of the traveling expenses.
Some of the deceased's family members must have been compensated as well. Lu Li didn't know how much the deceased had been compensated.
But if he could compensate so much, it must be a lot. The Heaven Will Pavilion was being kind. After all, they had agreed that they would not interfere if something happened at the Dragon-rocky Mountain.
Several days later, they moved on. Some got on the flying beasts as well. There were hundreds more people and two more lords' escorts.
Lu Li was relieved. Lord Gu had said that as long as they could make it past the Dragon-rocky Mountain, he would be safe.
Many wanted to build a relationship with Lu Li but he had been in closed-door cultivation and wouldn't talk to anyone. They gave up on the idea.
Some were cultivating, some were chatting, and some were sightseeing.
Lu Li continued to study that soul skill and cultivate divine energy and soul at the same time. The rest of the journey was smooth. It was peaceful and there were no more problems.
Time flew when one was cultivating. Soon, a year had passed. Lu Li had made rapid progress. Not only had he stabilized his realm, but he had also made a breakthrough in the soul skill. He had not mastered it yet, but he was at the beginner level.
This was a powerful offensive skill. If he could master it, Lu Li would have another powerful offensive skill.
This was a skill created by the Dao Heaven Ancestor. It must be horrifying.
They happened to be passing by a big city. They had to stay here for 10 days. Lu Li went to rest for a few days. He slept for two days to recover his spirit.
Ten days later, they were on their way. Lu Li went back to cultivation. He didn't even bother to ask about Lu Li and Xiang Linglong because it would be pointless.
There was nothing he could do now. He would have to wait until they arrived at the Heaven Emperor Sect.
Time moved on. Soon, another year had passed. Lu Li arrived at his destination, the Great Forest Dynasty.
The Heaven Emperor Dynasty was next to the Heaven Emperor Dynasty. It would only take him two or three months to fly there.
Lu Li got off the flying beast and sneaked into the city. He was not in a hurry to go to the Heaven Emperor Dynasty. Instead, he began to gather information.
It was not easy to join the Heaven Emperor Sect. Not everyone could join the Heaven Emperor Sect. Therefore, Lu Li must find out the situation first. Otherwise, if he could not join the Heaven Emperor Sect this time, he might never be able to do so.
Lu Li investigated for three whole days and got a lot of useful information. But it was a headache for him.
It was not easy to join the Heaven Emperor Sect. The recruitment process was too strict.
There were 15 major families in the Heaven Emperor Sect. Every family had many talented disciples. The Heaven Emperor Sect was never in need of talented disciples. They would recruit disciples from the outside, but they would not accept those who were not particularly talented.
Every two years, the Heaven Emperor Sect would recruit disciples. But there were only 10 slots. Every two years, many young warriors would come from all directions, waiting for the Heaven Emperor Sect's biennial recruitment.
The most powerful sect in the world!
The Heaven Emperor Sect was a holy land that many yearned to join. Joining the Heaven Emperor Sect would mean a meteoric rise in their career. Disciples of small families and their families would never be bullied again.
Five thousand!
Lu Li learned that there were at least five thousand people in the Heaven Emperor Sect waiting for the recruitment ceremony in five months. None of them were average warriors. It was said that there were over a hundred at the peak of the Fifth Tribulation.