He originally thought that after leaving Zhanhe Residence last time, Lin Qingyi would return to Tianhai City. However, to his surprise, not only did Lin Qingyi not leave, but he also appeared in this Eastern Desolate Land, in charge of the Ghost Devil trial.

Recalling what Xue Qianbai had told him earlier, that Lin Qingyi was not a simple character, hard to fathom, and a confidant of the Cangyuan Realm’s master, it was best to have as little contact with him as possible.

Therefore, Li Changqing did not go up to greet him.

“Lord Lin.” Everyone respectfully greeted him.

“Come in.” Lin Qingyi seemed too lazy to talk. With a casual wave of his hand, a bridge of light appeared on the cliff, connecting to the large array above the abyss.

Lin Qingyi glanced at Li Changqing, then turned and entered the teleportation array.

“Enter the array!” At this moment, Yu Fengxian of the Iron Knife Sect shouted. Their sect was the closest, and all the disciples of the Iron Knife Sect stood up, picked up the boxes they were carrying, and strode towards the inside.

Seeing the disciples of the Iron Knife Sect, Li Changqing was taken aback. Why did these disciples look like strong laborers from some village?

Despite their young age, they had faces that looked like they were thirty-six years old. Their skin was also tanned.

How did they practice on a daily basis? With faces like these, they could easily skip class and walk out of the school gate. The security guard wouldn’t stop them, and might even offer them a cigarette.

The Iron Knife Sect brought all their supplies in, but in the end, two large boxes were blocked outside the array.

“It seems that each power can only bring a fixed amount of supplies?” Li Changqing was somewhat surprised when he saw this.

“Yes.” Zhang Yuanzhi, who was standing next to him, explained to Li Changqing: “This Ghost Devil is a very special place. It is said that there are immortal methods or perhaps heavenly rules within it. It’s hard to say exactly, but each sect can only bring a limited amount of resources in. Anything extra will be blocked outside by the array.” This explanation made Li Changqing ponder.

After a while, Zhang Yuanzhi also led the disciples of the North Cold Country into the array. Li Changqing was guessing whether the array would detect the numerous supplies he had put into his Acceptance of Rings. After all, the space in Li Changqing’s dozens of rings was probably larger than all the supplies brought by all the sects combined.

If he couldn’t bring them in, it would be awkward. So when Li Changqing led the disciples of Zhanhe Residence towards the large array, his heart was filled with fear, feeling like he was smuggling contraband through security.

The array in front of him had a great suction force, directly pulling Li Changqing into it. The next moment, a chilling wind blew, and Li Changqing found himself in another place.

He brought them in! Li Changqing was very surprised. It seemed that the array did not detect the supplies carried in his Acceptance of Rings.

But amidst his surprise, Li Changqing also felt that the cold wind here was very biting. Even so, Li Changqing didn’t care about the chilling wind, he was shocked by the scene before him.

What appeared before Li Changqing was an incredibly majestic city. The city walls were somewhat broken, some bricks were shattered, revealing huge cracks, but this ancient city brought an unprecedented shock to everyone present.

It was an ancient aura. So ancient that it made people feel as if they were in the primordial era.

“Sky-Overturning Ghost City.” Seeing the few big characters on the city gate, it was as if a mountain was pressing down, and everyone seemed to see the prosperity of the Sky-Overturning Ghost City in its heyday, as well as its defeat after the bloody battle.

However, at this time, Li Changqing saw something amazing. He walked up and on the city wall, he saw a golden blueprint, which was actually a Buddhist verse!

It was written in a Buddhist language that even Li Changqing couldn’t understand.

“What exactly is this Sky-Overturning Ghost City? How was this Ghost Devil formed?” Although Li Changqing had some understanding of the Ghost Devil, he still knew very little, and didn’t even know how this Ghost Devil trial was formed.

“Qinglian Sword Sovereign seems to not know much about this Ghost Devil.” At this time, Zhang Yuanzhi heard Li Changqing’s mutterings and said with a smile: “Actually, the legend of the Ghost Devil is recorded in all the major sects. This matter dates back to a great war many years ago.”

“In fact, there are three cities in the Ghost Devil, namely the Sky-Overturning Ghost City, the Cloud Sea Ghost City, and the No-Phase Ghost City. These three ghost cities were once located in the three realms.” Zhang Yuanzhi slowly said: “At that time, the Cangyuan Realm had not been divided into its current state, and the territory of the Ghost Clan was very large. This Sky-Overturning Ghost City was located in the Eastern Desolate Land, and the Sky-Overturning Ghost Master of the Ghost Clan was stationed in it.”

“The Sky-Overturning Ghost Master committed all kinds of evil deeds, causing chaos in the world, and eventually led to the famous battle in history, which was the bloodbath of the Ghost Clan by the Buddhist temples of the world.”

“Among them, the Cold Chisel Ancient Temple produced two Buddha Masters, both of whom had reached the realm of land immortals. They had a great battle with the Sky-Overturning Ghost Master in this Sky-Overturning Ghost City!””The battle of the three terrestrial immortals shook the heavens and earth, and even made the ghosts and gods weep. In the end, the Overturning Ghost Lord was slain by two Buddha Lords, who then jointly sealed the entire Sky-Overturning Ghost City, reciting Buddhist scriptures to seal it within a secret realm.”

“Such power.” Li Changqing was deeply moved upon hearing this. The battle of the terrestrial immortals sounded incredibly thrilling.

Li Changqing could hardly imagine how powerful a person at the legendary realm of terrestrial immortals could be.

The Han Sha Ancient Temple was so powerful that it had produced two Buddha Lords? But whenever Li Changqing thought of the Han Sha Ancient Temple, he would think of the one he encountered in the painting. Was that really the Han Sha Ancient Temple that had produced two Buddha Lords?

“The two Buddha Lords then sealed the other two ghost cities, also within this secret realm.”

“Some say that an immortal intervened, while others believe that the heavens were merciful, giving the Ghost Clan a chance. Every ten years, there would be a period when the power of the Buddhist scriptures would weaken, giving the Ghost Clan a chance to escape from the Ghost Devil.”

“Every ten years is a cycle, so the Ghost Devil trial is to let the human disciples come in and stop these Ghost Clan members from escaping from the Ghost Devil. There are many restrictions for the human race here, even the number of people who can enter and the things they can bring are limited.” After hearing what Zhang Yuan said, Li Changqing was stunned and asked, “Since the Ghost Devil is so dangerous, why not let the human experts collectively invade and exterminate all the Ghost Clan?”

“That’s impossible.” Zhang Yuan shook his head: “Upon entering the Ghost Devil, apart from the disciples in the Postnatal Realm, the cultivation of other experts will be restricted. This seems not to be a rule of the heavens, but brought by the Buddhist scriptures, suppressing all powerful forces.”

“Therefore, in the Sky-Overturning Ghost City, both the Ghost Clan and the human race will be balanced by the rules. Moreover, the Sky-Overturning Ghost City is incredibly vast. No one knows how big it is. After so many years of trials, it has not been fully explored. There are still many unknown Ghost Clan experts hidden within. Recklessly entering can only result in mutual destruction.”

“Most of the Ghost Clan here are in the Postnatal Realm or the Transcendence Realm. There are very few in the Prenatal Realm. Ten years ago, only one Grandmaster Realm appeared. So, we old guys are here just in case. If an enemy that is difficult to deal with appears, we will take action.” Zhang Yuan patiently explained to Li Changqing.

You’re the old guy, don’t lump me in with you. Li Changqing carefully felt it, but what surprised him was that he didn’t feel any suppression.

Where is the suppression? Li Changqing felt it for a while, but didn’t feel anything.

“Did you guys feel the suppression?” Li Changqing turned around and asked the elders of the Prenatal Perfect Realm from Zhanhe Residence.

“We did.” An elder with gray hair nodded and sighed, “We heard that we would be suppressed in the Ghost Devil. Now we have experienced it firsthand. Although our cultivation is still there, we can’t draw on our Prenatal True Essence. If we really fight, we won’t be able to hold on for long. Our Prenatal True Essence will be exhausted.” The other two also nodded, this feeling made these strong people very uneasy.

Li Changqing was dumbfounded. Why don’t I feel it? Li Changqing felt no different here than usual, except that the weather here was really cold.

The disciples who came in were already somewhat frostbitten by the cold. But the disciples from Dao Mountain Ancient Land and Zhanhe Residence didn’t feel anything because their down jackets were very warm.

After entering the Sky-Overturning Ghost City, everyone saw how dilapidated the city was.

There were broken walls and ruins everywhere, all bearing traces of battle. Moreover, there were many broken weapons on the ground, presumably left by those who had participated in the trials before.

Many human disciples had died here, but for some reason, not a single corpse was left on the streets.

According to Zhang Yuan, they were cleared by the rules here.

“What’s this?” At this moment, all the disciples found something extra around their waists.

It was a black iron token! Their names were written on the black iron tokens.

“This is the Merit Token of Tianhai City. You have a black iron token. When you kill a member of the Ghost Clan, you will earn merit points. The merit points will vary depending on the different Ghost Clan members and their strength. You will have to figure this out on your own.” Lin Qingyi stood on the city wall, looking at everyone below.

There were nearly two thousand disciples participating in the Ghost Devil trial this time. At this moment, Lin Qingyi looked up at the sky. The sky was already covered with dark clouds, making the entire Sky-Overturning Ghost City somewhat oppressive.

“At midnight, a large number of Ghost Clan members will appear in the Sky-Overturning Ghost City. They will try to break out of the city and leave the Ghost Devil to go to the Eastern Desolate Land. Your task is to kill as many Ghost Clan members as possible in these thirteen days, waiting for the power of the Buddhist scriptures to return.” Lin Qingyi said to the many disciples.

“Yes!” Everyone responded in unison.”So now, find a place to rest and wait for midnight to come. I hope you all perform well.” Lin Qingyi said, and with a leap, he disappeared from sight.

Everyone was a bit nervous at this moment. After all, the vast majority of the disciples had never experienced a real battle.

They didn’t know if they could survive this trial.

“Find a place to rest.” A strong man said to the disciples, “Conserve your strength and wait for the Ghost Clan’s attack tonight!”

“Yes!” Xue Qianbai also led the people from Dao Mountain Ancient Land to a dilapidated pavilion, and let the disciples rest there.

Li Changqing, with the Zhanhe Residence, also found a courtyard next to Dao Mountain Ancient Land to settle down. The Zhanhe Residence was willing, perhaps because they were wearing the same clothes, the disciples from both sides felt a special kinship when they saw each other.

They were close to each other, without any hostility, but gathered together, talking and laughing. Li Changqing simply wanted to be closer to his son, and compared to experience, he was definitely not as good as Xue Qianbai, so it was good to look out for each other in case of any problems.

“Elder.” At this time, Yin Shuyu came up and said to Li Changqing, “I want to go see my brother.”

“Go ahead.” Li Changqing nodded, agreeing to Yin Shuyu’s request.

“Thank you, Elder.” Yin Shuyu was delighted, and then hurried to the Medical King Valley to find Yin Changli.

Soon, a fire was lit. The warm flames brought the disciples together for warmth. Many disciples were closing their eyes to rest, waiting for the fierce battle at night.

“Does anyone want to lie down and sleep for a while?” At this time, Li Changqing stood up and said to all the disciples.

“Lie down and sleep?” Many disciples looked at Li Changqing in surprise. What’s the difference between sleeping here and lying on ice?

“Open your boxes, and you will see sleeping bags at the bottom, brought to you by our Changqing Trading Company. This is a new product we have developed. You can have a comfortable sleep even in such a place.” Li Changqing said with a smile.

“Sleeping bag? What is that?” When the things were brought to them, they didn’t open them carefully. Now, when they opened their boxes, they found something like a quilt at the bottom.

But when they spread it out, they found that the quilt was actually sewn together with the mat below.

“Yes, and there are tents in your sect’s supplies. I’ll teach you how to set them up. You can sleep in the tents. This way, you won’t be afraid of the cold wind outside, and you can have a comfortable sleep.” Li Changqing stretched out his hand, and a box opened directly, and then a simple tent flew out of the box.

For a moment, everyone’s attention was drawn to the things in Li Changqing’s hands. Under everyone’s surprised gaze, Li Changqing set up a tent with the cloth and a few telescopic poles in his hand, and there were curtains on the tent.

“That’s amazing!” A disciple from Dao Mountain Ancient Land came up, lifted the curtain, and was surprised to see the space inside, which was not small and looked very warm and comfortable.

“Let me see.” Zhou Jun also came up curiously, and was overjoyed to see the tent.

Everyone thought that they would not eat or sleep well after coming to the Ghost Devil trial, and it would be good if they could sit and nap for a while every day.

Now there’s a place to sleep? For a moment, everyone was excited, and they all took out tents from their sect’s supplies and started learning how to set up tents, then put the sleeping bags in, and took a good rest.

“What’s going on over there?” The other sects looked at Zhanhe Residence and Dao Mountain Ancient Land in surprise, wondering what was going on here.

Aren’t they nervous at all?