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Chapter 483 - 359: Great Dao Oath_3

Chapter 483: Chapter 359: Great Dao Oath_3

On the way, Owen Bertram pondered over the matters of Short-lived Valley: He could not stay in the capital for long, so leaving behind a hidden asset like Short-lived Valley outside Capital City was undoubtedly a stroke of genius. If there were any dramatic changes in the future, he could inform Lord Dunn to seek refuge here, which would be his way of showing loyalty to his master.

However, such unique cultivators could not be fully trusted, and thus he should impose more restrictions. As it stood now, it would be best to keep control of the Stone Array’s core within the Military Department.

But he was under the Horizon Bureau and was far from the Military Department. Moreover, to take control of the Stone Array’s core without reason would surely arouse suspicion.

Owen Bertram thought about it for a while, but he couldn’t come up with a good solution for the time being. He suddenly raised his eyes and saw the valley exit in front of him, so he stepped out.

...

It was only yesterday that Wayne Malvin found out that Lord Liam had specifically selected a contestant to challenge him on the Dragon and Snake List, and that this person was Owen Bertram from South Prison Town Comforting Office.

This news had previously circulated among the higher ranks, at the level of Colby Dominic.

After knowing this, Wayne Malvin was furious. Auntie, aren’t you going too far? Do you really think I’m easy to deal with? Though I may not be able to defeat you, who the hell is this Sun Changming? I can last for three quarters of a Fifth Great Realm! He, as a Fourth Great Realm, is coming to find trouble with me? He’s overestimating himself, and you’re just nonsensical!

Little did they know, Owen Bertram had already broken into the Fifth Great Realm.

Today, Wayne Malvin was in no hurry to leave the valley. He first found the safe passage, then searched around with both eyes for this Owen Bertram from outside, ready to take a beating!

The vastness of the Short-lived Valley made it seem endless, but once on the safe passage, it became much narrower, and hurried cultivators were frequently encountered.

Wayne Malvin knocked down every person he met. After defeating them, he would throw them back, so they wouldn’t leave first and make his ranking drop.

However, after searching for more than one shichen, there was still no sign of Owen Bertram. At that moment, someone hurriedly arrived, "I’m afraid we’ve been tricked. This so-called safe passage doesn’t lead out of the valley; it’s a dead loop!"

"What?" Wayne Malvin was also startled, "Really?"

Of course, his assessment question was not bought; it was personally offered by Evans Graham’s family, as Colby Dominic held Graham’s weaknesses. Moreover, Evans Graham’s family honestly said: as long as you find that safe passage, quickly exiting the Short-lived Valley wouldn’t be a problem.

In the past, those ordinary people hired by the Capital Camp could make it out, so naturally, it couldn’t be difficult for a Fifth Great Realm cultivator.

Not wanting to waste any more time, Wayne Malvin immediately dashed towards the valley exit, but about one quarter later, he reappeared at the same spot!

"What’s going on?!" At this time, not just Wayne Malvin, but all cultivators on the safe passage were panicked. Some even held a glimmer of hope, running back and forth several times, until they finally despaired that it was indeed a dead loop.

"How could this happen?" Wayne Malvin’s heart skipped a beat as he realized that Short-lived Valley had undergone unexpected changes, without Evans Graham’s knowledge!

He made a quick decision to leave the so-called safe passage, confident that he could exit the Short-lived Valley on his own. However, as soon as he came out, he found that the consumption of life force within the valley had suddenly increased several times, and even he, as a Fifth Great Realm, could not hold on for too long.

He identified the direction and immediately flew towards the valley exit on his sword.

But he quickly discovered that the changes in the Short-lived Valley had far exceeded his expectations, as if the valley itself was filled with hostility towards him. It not only weakened his life force at an alarming rate but also occasionally unleashed forceful attacks, causing him to become disoriented. Under the Array seal above his head, floating illusions would shatter from time to time, showering him with energy storms. After tirelessly trying for more than half a shichen, Wayne Malvin finally admitted to himself that he was completely lost.

He could still see the distant mountains and the valley exit with his naked eyes, but Wayne Malvin was no longer sure if that was the real location.

Wayne Malvin even had a ridiculous guess that he found amusing: the valley had suddenly become cunning.

Previously, it might have been irritable, but straightforward; now, it was full of bad intentions and traps at every step! How did it become like this? Was it influenced by someone?Wayne Malvin decided not to waste his spiritual energy anymore. He wanted to return to the supposed safe route proactively, as the consumption of life energy would at least be significantly reduced there... only to sadly realize that he had already lost his way to that safe route!

But at this time, Wayne Malvin was still calm. The Short-lived Valley had undergone some changes, and he was not the only one trapped here. This place was the battlefield for the Dragon and Snake List. The examiners outside should quickly notice the anomaly, and a Grandmaster would surely come to rescue everyone.

"I’m struggling so hard as a cultivator in the Fifth Great Domain. That fellow Owen Bertram must be even more miserable. I bet his life energy is already depleted, and he doesn’t even have the strength to walk. He must be wriggling like a maggot in the valley. Hahaha, it’s such a pity. I really want to see it with my own eyes."

Almost at the same time that Wayne Malvin had this thought, Owen Bertram walked out of the valley.

There was nobody outside, only a few anxious subordinates waiting to greet him, "What’s the situation inside?" Owen Bertram looked behind them, and one of the subordinates complained, "Don’t look anymore! The masters are all busy with their own matters. Only we who have been guarding this Short-lived Valley for many years have noticed that something is wrong, but when we report it, no one pays attention."

Evans Graham already knew about the terrible incident that had happened at his home last night, and he had been trying to get in touch with his family for half a day, arranging various matters. As for the Dragon and Snake List, if it wasn’t for the money, he wouldn’t even care about this chief examiner title.

Moreover, the first stage had been arranged. As soon as someone came out, all the subordinates needed to do was record their names and rank them. What else could happen?

FOLLOW_TEXT

TheJ88UBzATO4ngrBON0KauSBfNKyHnpR9These subordinates were stationed outside the Short-lived Valley by the Military Department and were very familiar with this place. They had already vaguely sensed that something was wrong: it’s been four hours, and only Owen Bertram has come out!

Owen Bertram was also surprised. He had been delayed in the Short-lived Valley for a long time and thought that at least a thousand people should have come out by now. He was stuck in the middle, neither advancing nor retreating, and shouldn’t stand out too much.

"Am I actually the first one to come out?!"

The head of the subordinates stomped his foot, "Yes, something must have happened inside."

Suddenly, Owen Bertram understood: the guy in Short-lived Valley wasn’t a fool either. In the past, people had entered it to practice, but they were all ordinary Capital Camp soldiers, and later there were even many substitutes with very low cultivation levels or no cultivation at all.

As a result, this time more than 30,000 cultivation prodigies rushed in, and Short-lived Valley must have noticed something. Perhaps out of retaliation, it had already secretly trapped these people inside before Owen and it had started negotiating.

The so-called "safe route" was just because Short-lived Valley was too lazy to move before. If it wanted to, it could naturally turn this route into the most dangerous one.

Owen Bertram could only smile bitterly in his heart. He had originally intended to help Lord Liam fulfill his "wish" during this trip, not really aiming for the Dragon and Snake List. However, now he had ended up unexpectedly topping the first stage!

But Owen Bertram couldn’t leave yet because, according to the rules, he had to wait for the first 3,000 people who entered the second stage to come out. After everyone confirmed each other’s identities together, they would be sent back to the city.

He could only wait in the nearby ranking room for now. But after waiting for another two hours, the officials in charge finally panicked: besides Owen Bertram, not a single person had come out!

These officials, who had previously thought that their subordinates were making a fuss about nothing, now started blaming them for not reporting the situation more times.

Evans Graham hadn’t arranged his family affairs yet and was still grieving the loss of Spirit Jade. The cellar contained not only the income from selling exam questions this time but also the wealth he had accumulated by helping people in the Capital over many years!

Although he was extremely agitated and irritable, hearing that something had indeed gone wrong with the first stage assessment, Evans Graham panicked and rushed to check it personally. However, standing in front of the Short-lived Valley, no one dared to enter it recklessly!

Evans Graham paced around in circles on the spot, gritted his teeth, and said, "Quickly contact the city and ask the Imperial Court to send cultivators from the Sixth Great Realm for support!"

The highest cultivation level among those present was Evans Graham himself, who was in the five stages of the Fifth Great Realm. However, he didn’t dare to enter either. The young cultivators who came this time were all top talents from the Wood Dynasty, and there were several of them in the Fifth Great Realm!

If these people couldn’t come out... Evans Graham didn’t want to let himself, as the chief examiner, get trapped as well.