Chapter 791: The Chaotic Situation is About to Begin

"The Ghost Path Ancient Treasury is the carrier of the Ghost Path. Those who step onto the Ghost Path can mostly control ghosts and seek souls, and their methods are extremely mysterious and vicious... If nothing goes wrong, someone in this era should have already stepped onto the Ghost Path. You are also in the Heavenly Pivot Domain, Little Junior Brother. If you run into him, be sure to be careful!"

"We were worried about you and wanted to go to the Heavenly Pivot Domain to take a look, but Master hasn't let us leave the Ancient Thespian Treasury recently, so we discussed it and stole something for you from the depths of the Ancient Thespian Treasury. It's in the envelope..."

"Keep this with you. The usage is written inside. If you need it, Little Junior Brother, you can use it directly."

"In addition, everything is fine in the Ancient Thespian Treasury recently, so don't worry, Little Junior Brother."

"——Eldest Senior Brother, Ning Ruyu."

After reading this letter, a warmth welled up in Chen Ling's heart.

He didn't hesitate to charge into the Rank 5 battlefield of the young sect master and the assassin just to get this letter back, because this was the heart of all his senior brothers and sisters... Facts proved that it was all worth it.

Chen Ling picked up the envelope again, felt around inside for a while, and soon pulled out a flat, cloth-bag-like object.

"This is..."

Chen Ling opened the cloth bag, and there was a small note inside. After scanning the text on it, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

He closed the cloth bag again, kept it close to his body, and then began to take paper and pen to write a reply to his senior brothers.

Rustle—

The candle flame of the oil lamp swayed in the starlight,

The tip of the pen glided across the smooth letter paper, imprinting peace and longing on it, word by word, full of sincerity.

……

Two days later.

Clang—clang—

An intra-city train sped along the tracks within the Heavenly Pivot Domain.

There were only a few seats in the carriage. Most people stood on both sides, holding onto the swaying rings above to steady themselves. Others leaned against the metal poles by the windows, whispering.

Chen Ling held a metal pole with one hand, his other empty sleeve swaying gently with the starting and stopping of the train. Other passengers nearby saw this and silently cleared a small space for him, very considerate of this "disabled person."

Chen Ling's expression was incredibly strange.

Not long ago, he had confidently said in the era archive that he would never need to squeeze onto a subway again, but in the blink of an eye, he arrived in the Heavenly Pivot Domain and still couldn't escape the fate of the subway... The good news was that no one was "squeezing" him this time. In terms of human care, the Heavenly Pivot Domain was clearly doing quite well.

"So... are everyone on this train going to compete for the [Heaven-Reaching Star Position]?" Chen Ling asked in a deep voice.

"Oh, not really." Jian Changsheng stood on the side, quickly flipping through the manual issued by the organizers, "This is just an ordinary train. We need to arrive at the Old District before sunset. Changing trains is the fastest way."

"The competition for the [Heaven-Reaching Star Position] hasn't started today, has it?"

"It has."

"Then why are we going to the Old District?"

"...You haven't read this manual at all, have you." Jian Changsheng tutted and explained patiently, "The trial starts at twelve o'clock tonight and lasts for 48 hours in total. The scope of the competition is in the Old District of the Heavenly Pivot Domain..."

"It's not what I thought."

"? What did you think it was like?"

"In novels, shouldn't this kind of competition be opened by various big shots joining forces to create a small world, and then sending everyone in at once? And maybe add remote viewing."

"...You're mixing up stories, aren't you? In this era, who can open a separate small world for you? And with all the killing, who would watch the remote viewing? It would scare the children!" Jian Changsheng rolled his eyes,

"The people of the Heavenly Pivot Domain said that the Old District was originally a city from a long time ago. Due to its age, the mechanical devices underground have all been damaged and cannot be like other new districts of the Heavenly Pivot Domain, which undergo deductive changes every hour."

"In a sense, it's a malfunctioning old urban area. All the buildings, traffic, and streets are to be demolished... The Heavenly Pivot Domain originally planned to demolish it completely in the second half of this year and rebuild a new district, but it just so happens that this trial is being held, so they used the entire urban area as the venue. Anyway, it's an abandoned place, so it doesn't matter if we raze it to the ground..."

"In terms of area, the Old District is even larger than the four major districts of the Aurora Domain combined. It's definitely enough for the two hundred of us to fight in."

"Fight..." Chen Ling was thoughtful,

"So, this time competing for the [Heaven-Reaching Star Position], can people really be killed?"

"They can be killed." Jian Changsheng flipped the manual to the last page, "It is said that this time, the leader of the Medical Path, the president of the Paper Kite Relief Association, will be stationed in the Old District. Within the scope of his domain, [The Land of Dying], the souls of all the dead will be briefly detained... The manual says that if a participant dies, the people from the Paper Kite Relief Association will take away your corpse within ten minutes, perform treatment and repairs, and then let the soul return to the body to complete the resurrection."

"Of course, those who are resurrected cannot continue to participate in the competition for the [Heaven-Reaching Star Position] and can only wait outside the Old District."

"They can be killed, but they won't really die..." Chen Ling frowned immediately, "Oh no, does that mean I won't be able to die either?"

"??? Buddy, are you okay??"

"Forget it, I'll think of a way when the time comes." Chen Ling sighed, "Then how long until we reach the Old District?"

"Take this line to the end, then change to another line, and take twelve more stops to get there." Jian Changsheng looked at the sky outside the window, "We should be able to arrive before sunset today."

The train was like a passing comet, shuttling through the constantly changing city,

The number of passengers around Chen Ling and Jian Changsheng became fewer and fewer. By the time the twilight light shone through the windows onto the train floor, only a few people remained in the carriage... If nothing went wrong, those people should also be competitors for the [Heaven-Reaching Star Position].

Because the Heavenly Pivot Domain was too large, everyone competing for the [Heaven-Reaching Star Position] was in different locations, the routes to the Old District were different, and the times were also different. So, for a short time, there was no need to worry about large-scale collisions and triggering chaos in advance.

These few people rode the golden train, looked up at each other, and then tacitly lowered their eyes to rest and recuperate.

When the twilight gradually disappeared at the end of the horizon and the night once again shrouded the earth, the train finally slowed into the station with a roar...

Chen Ling and Jian Changsheng got off the train one after another, looking at the dim and dilapidated station in front of them, their eyes narrowing slightly.

"Is this... the Old District?"

"It's indeed quite old." Jian Changsheng looked up into the distance. Unlike other new districts of the Heavenly Pivot Domain, which were full of electric lights, the surroundings were silent in a night as dark as ink. Only with the help of a little starlight could he see the outlines of old buildings in the darkness.

This old, abandoned urban area was the starting point for them to step onto the star path to heaven... or, perhaps, the end point.

At the same time, a figure carrying a kerosene lamp walked slowly toward here.