Chapter 725: An Unexpected Message
"I’m well aware of what kind of place Seven-Kill Hall is, but I have no choice. There’s a reason I must go." Qin Sang let out a long sigh.
Seeing this, Ran Luo no longer tried to persuade him. Instead, she shared a piece of news that caught him off guard.
"The rumors about Seven-Kill Hall did start spreading around the Inner Sea a year or two ago, but only a few people know about it. I overheard bits and pieces while Elder Zhou was chatting with some friends. Supposedly, this time will be different. The next opening of Seven-Kill Hall may take place just over twenty years from now."
Qin Sang was shocked. "In just over twenty years? That soon? Wouldn’t that mean the gap between openings is only a little over fifty years this time? That’s twenty years shorter than usual. If they’re not waiting for the celestial array to reach its weakest period and intend to forcibly break it open, the price would be far more than double. No faction could bear such a cost. Did Elder Zhou mention the reason?"
Qin Sang felt a surge of urgency. He had originally thought there was plenty of time left, more than enough to reach the middle stage of the Core Formation Realm, and even to raise both of his spiritual insects to their third metamorphosis to maximize their utility.
But now that twenty years had suddenly been shaved off, his own cultivation progress had become much more pressing. It would be nearly impossible for both spiritual insects to complete their third metamorphosis before Seven-Kill Hall opened.
"No, Elder Zhou wasn’t sure either."
Ran Luo shook her head. "Perhaps something happened to the celestial array within Seven-Kill Hall, but I suspect it’s not that simple. There’s another variable. Elder Zhou mentioned that this time, obtaining entry qualifications seems more difficult than before. Only factions with prominent names may be allowed. In the past, rogue cultivators could obtain slots through other channels like auctions. As long as they searched diligently, it wasn’t too hard. But now, it may be nearly impossible."
The timeline was moved up, and the quotas had tightened.
The sudden change caught Qin Sang completely off guard.
He had intentionally avoided becoming too entangled with the factions of Canglang Sea, even keeping his distance from the Qiongyu Merchant Guild. Unexpectedly, that choice now seemed like a mistake.
After thinking quietly for a moment, Qin Sang asked in a low voice, "Daoist Ran, does our guild have the capability to obtain a qualification?"