"Before you showed up, and even before you fought with Carney, official information was that the coming selection competition would still take place in the Small World of the Spirit Sect," Abraham told Ricky.
"But the news about the change came right after Langston left.
I don't think it's a coincidence.
Besides, I think the change in rewards this time is also because of you."
"Rewards? How did the rewards change?" Ricky was mostly just interested in the rewards. After all, no matter where the selection competition ended up taking place, his only real opponent was Carney.
"For all the previous selection competitions, each of the top ten participants had the chance to become a core disciple, choose three Demi-sage Level Treasures from Heaven and Earth, and get two zones of cultivation resources from the Spirit Sect," Abraham explained.
"This time, the one who wins the first place will get an additional unimaginable reward!"
Undisguised greed twinkled in Abraham's eyes as he spoke. He was a strong demi-spiritual emperor, so Ricky could imagine what kind of reward could make his eyes twinkle in greed.
"What's the extra reward for the one who wins first place?" Ricky promptly asked. He couldn't even contain his eagerness.
"The Spirit Pool!" Abraham exclaimed.
"Wow!" Amelia and Amanda both could not help but gasp in shock.
"What is the Spirit Pool?" Soar asked, eyebrows furrowed in curiosity.
"Inside the Spirit Sect's territory, there is an energy pool. It is said to have been shaped by the essence of heaven and earth. In the beginning, it was nothing but that—a pool with essence from heaven and earth. It wasn't much of an attraction for the demi-spiritual emperors like me.
But ever since the Spirit Sect had been founded, every spiritual emperor of the sect had merged their power, blood essence, bones, flesh, and even blood into the Spirit Pool before they died," Abraham imparted.
"I see. That's unbelievable!" Soar exclaimed. "As a great force, the Spirit Sect has a history of tens of thousands of years, right? There must have been dozens of spiritual emperors from the Spirit Sect who have died within that period!
How much dense ruling power and energy does the Spirit Pool have?" Soar asked.
"I don't exactly know how much there is, but in the territory of the Spirit Sect, it has been said that every genius who has once been to the Spirit Pool would have an increase in their probability of making a breakthrough and becoming a spiritual emperor by thirty percent than before," Abraham recalled.
Both Ricky's and Soar's eyes lit up immediately when they heard this information.
Thirty percent was really a huge amount. In order to achieve the same effect, it would require a large number of Treasures from Heaven and Earth.
Abraham sighed, "Such a precious place like the Spirit Pool is only open to the core disciples of the Spirit Sect, and only when they make outstanding contributions. By rights, they would by no means open the Spirit Pool for such a selection competition, let alone with the existence of Carney. But now they really are going to open it for the winner.
So, obviously, the reward has been added for you, because it is something Langston has prepared for you."
Ricky fell silent. What Abraham said made sense. After all, the first place would be won by either he or Carney, and it was very unlikely that Langston would just gladly give such a reward to Carney.
"It seems that Langston thinks very highly of you. In this way, he has given you a chance to enter the Spirit Pool. After all, even a genius of the Spirit Sect could not enter the pool unless he has made a contribution to their sect."
Ricky just continued to keep silently agreeing with Abraham's words.
He realized that Langston did treat him specially.
"Whatever did you do for Langston, Ricky? Why does he treat you this well?" Soar teasingly nudged Ricky.
"But be warned—the Blood Spirit Bead contains evil spirit, so warriors dare not refine too many beads," Amanda added.
Ricky and Soar glanced at each other and burst out laughing at the same time. They both realized that maybe there wouldn't be too many people competing with them for the Blood Spirit Bead.
Other warriors might be afraid of the evil spirit, but Ricky was not.
"What are you two laughing at?" Amanda's face was scrunched up in confusion.
"Ha-ha! You will know when the time comes." Ricky smirked.
Amanda scoffed in response, seeing that Ricky wanted to keep it a secret for the time being.
She would know the answer sooner or later.
"Alright. So, where is the Blood Spirit Ground?" Ricky turned to look at Abraham.
"It's in the mountains the Spirit Sect is inhabiting," Abraham answered. "It is said that this time, two middle spiritual emperors will personally officiate and control the array there to prevent any strong warrior from cheating or making trouble."
"That's good. By the way, has Calvin asked the middle spiritual emperors of the Sky-breaking Dome to go to the Spirit Sect yet?" Ricky inquired.
"I don't know why, but he still hasn't," Abraham replied. In fact, he was confused because it was not like Calvin's way of doing things.
"That's weird..." Ricky murmured.
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