Chapter 1290 - 1290: Gathering of the Strong

Just as those martial artists had mentioned earlier, the tower not far from Liu Zixuan and the others stands as tall as eighteen levels, exceedingly majestic, taller than any tower Liu Zixuan has seen outside of the ruins.

Standing there, it resembles a mountain, and from afar, one can barely discern people inside the tower.

After Liu Zixuan and Luo Xi walked a few more minutes, they could see from afar numerous martial artists gathered around the tall tower, occasionally looking up with frowns, sometimes displaying expressions of joy, sarcasm, or gloom.

"Look, that seems to be Xiao Hu," Luo Xi suggested, pointing to their front left.

Liu Zixuan nodded: "Not far opposite him are several masters from the Four Symbols Sect; it seems not everyone has gathered here."

Luo Xi looked over there, indeed seeing several strong figures from the Four Symbols Sect, but it was only Ye Qinglian leading along with Cyan Dragon Clan Leader Long Tengkong and a few elders.

After scanning the surroundings, Liu Zixuan remarked: "There are about a dozen Star Sea Martial Artists here, comprising only one-eighth of the total. There's not much of an advantage."

"What should we do?" Luo Xi asked with a frown.

"Since we've come, we naturally have to go over and take a chance at that tower. I want to see what's inside after all. We can't return empty-handed," Liu Zixuan said with a spread-hand smile, taking Luo Xi with him as he walked over towards Xiao Hu.

"Isn't that Liu Zixuan?"

"Seems like it is, indeed. Where did he come from?"

"It's been a while since we've seen Liu Zixuan; he must have acquired quite a few treasures before arriving."

Liu Zixuan's current fame in the Martial Realm is no less than the sect leaders and clan leaders of top sects and clans, so his appearance immediately attracted countless gazes and discussions.

Before they got close, Xiao Hu came to greet them with a smile: "Brother Xuan, you finally made it."

"What's the matter? Does one day feel like three years apart?" Liu Zixuan teased.

"Don't mention it, those guys were just bragging a moment ago," Xiao Hu grumbled; "Most who come here have Life and Death Realm experts protecting them, coupled with high prowess, they conquer more levels of the tower than others, while our group does have Life and Death Realm experts, their prowess is relatively low, leading to all sorts of disdain from them."

"Tower levels?" Liu Zixuan raised an eyebrow: "What's the current record?"

"Currently the highest record is thirteen levels, held by a Life and Death Realm elder from the Angel Sect. Then, a Life and Death Realm expert from the Void Mountain Sect and an elder from the Spirit Institute have reached twelve levels," Xiao Hu explained.

"What about our Star Sea martial artists?" Luo Xi inquired.

"Ye Qinglian from the Four Symbols Sect managed slightly more, reaching the tenth level. After all, her realm isn't truly Life and Death Realm. The rest mostly fall below ten levels. Right now we have people inside the tower; Zhao Yi has reached the ninth level and might go further, Long Tengyun is inside too, he might have progressed further," Xiao Hu added.

After hearing Xiao Hu's words, Liu Zixuan pondered: "Have you gone inside?"

"Not yet, Zhao Yi asked me to keep an eye outside, and unite our people if I find them," Xiao Hu paused, "Everyone's attention is on the tower; nearly everyone who enters gets some rewards, so once all have finished conquering the tower, there might be a chaotic scramble for the treasures."

"Right, have you seen Qiqi and Yafei?" Liu Zixuan asked.

"Qiqi? Seemed like I spotted her briefly earlier. But she disappeared soon after," Xiao Hu scratched his head, "As for Sister Yafei, I haven't seen her."

"What about Sword Demon?"

"Overheard some martial artists murmuring, Sword Demon seems to have been injured and is hiding somewhere recuperating. Apart from him, most have been accounted for," Xiao Hu answered.

Liu Zixuan squinted his eyes: "Seems like none of our close allies have encountered major issues."

"Two elders from the Four Symbols Sect have died, the Black Tortoise Clan Leader Wu Zheng lost an arm, and six martial artists from the Alliance of the World were killed," Xiao Hu frowned, "This relic journey is undoubtedly the most brutal one, and that's just data from two hours ago."

Liu Zixuan took a deep breath: "Let's not worry about them now, is there any strategy regarding tower conquering?"

"Those who've conquered before say each level inside has varying degrees of difficulty, from bottom to top it gets harder, and almost doesn't change, but the treasures appear randomly, so everyone gains different treasures," Xiao Hu considered, "Haven't heard much else, after all, no one has gotten past thirteen levels yet."

"Life and Death Realm experts scarcely get to the thirteenth level. Does the remaining five levels require a realm beyond Life and Death Realm?" Liu Zixuan was doubtful.

"Look quickly, someone's stepped onto the fourteenth level!"

Before Xiao Hu could speak, a martial artist beside them yelled.

Since the beginning, the lights above thirteen levels hadn't lit up, and now, the usually dark fourteenth level brightened.

The shout sparked many strong figures to look up.

"Seems like the Vice Sect Leader of Void Mountain Sect."

"No, there are two figures!" Someone else shouted.

"Without surprise, it's likely the existence of sect leader level among the three top strengths," Liu Zixuan pondered, "Who knows which level I can conquer!"

"The higher, the rarer the treasures!" At this moment, a familiar figure approached from the side with a meaningful smile, "Zixuan, care for a little competition later?"

The speaker, was Mos Ivan, the sect leader of the Angel Sect. Liu Zixuan had briefly met him in Yudu earlier.

Liu Zixuan laughed: "If I didn't appear, would you still be itching to conquer?"

"People do things within their realm. Without you, there's no fun in conquering," Mos Ivan spoke with clear provocation.

"Hahaha, how could this kind of fun lack the two of us?"

With this, the big figures gathered, the two strongmen coming over were Spirit Institute Head Sa Qianqiu, and Void Mountain Sect Leader Que Xinyan.

Liu Zixuan glanced at the three top masters before him and laughed: "I feel truly honored; minding my own business leads to these big shots appearing."

"Though one is missing," Que Xinyan laughed with meaning, "While many martial artists from the Divine Court Sect were wiped out earlier at the Yudou Mountain Range, the Sect Leader of the Divine Court Sect hasn't truly emerged."

"That old bastard better not show up," Mos Ivan grumbled unpleasantly.

Spirit Institute Head Sa Qianqiu chuckled: "Seems like the Angel Sect and Divine Court Sect are truly like water and fire!"