Chapter 866 Rashomon
"How do you know if you don't try?"
Zhou Ran's face was calm, and he didn't take Lin Xuan's words seriously at all.
"Master Zhou, please think twice!" Lin Xuan said earnestly.
Zhou Ran smiled slightly: "People from the outside world rely on others and are bullied because they have no confidence. If they don't even have the courage to challenge their fate, what's the point of living?"
"Courage..."
Lin Xuan was stunned.
As a son of a merchant family, he has been humiliated by people in the inner world all his life.
It's not that Lin Xuan didn't think about fighting, but unfortunately he lacked the last bit of courage.
Zhou Ran's words moved Lin Xuan, and the attitude of this merchant family son also changed.
"Master Zhou, you are right!" Lin Xuan said heavily, "No one stands at the top from the beginning. If people from the outer domain continue like this, their lives will be like a dry well! Since Master Zhou insists on going, I, Lin Xuan, am not a coward. This time, I will sacrifice my life to accompany you!"
"Master, think twice!"
Lin An was heartbroken. He accompanied the young master to the inner domain, but did not get a pass. The young master forced his way into Rashomon under Zhou Ran's deception. If he had any problems, he would not be able to explain to the head of the Lin family.
"Lin An, I have made up my mind! You go back tomorrow. I want to participate in the blood test with Master Zhou!"
Lin Xuan had no doubts, and Lin An didn't say much. He hung his head and said, "Okay!"
After the discussion, Zhou Ran and Lin Xuan stayed in Rashomon City for one night and headed for Rashomon the next morning.
Rashomon is not far from Rashomon City. Not long after, the two arrived at Rashomon.
Zhou Ran was shocked by the scene in front of him.
The endless huge city wall stretched in front of him, higher than the mountain, piercing the clouds, and even birds could not fly over.
The only opening in the city wall was Rashomon. Although Rashomon was also dozens of meters high, it was dwarfed by the city wall.
"Lin Xuan, who built this wall?" Zhou Ran asked curiously.
"The domain wall was built by the South Pole Immortal, one of the four great immortals. He built the inner domain and separated the people in the inner domain from the people in the outer domain. People in the outer domain all hate the South Pole Immortal!"
"South Pole Immortal?"
Zhou Ran smiled slightly. Although he was called an immortal, it was not a good thing to divide people into different levels.
While he was stunned, Zhou Ran saw that there was a side door next to Rashomon. The side door was very small, only half a person's height, and he could only crawl to get in.
But even so, there were still many people who crawled into the side door like dogs. These people were dressed in bright clothes and were obviously dignitaries from the outer domain.
Lin Xuan whispered, "That's the side door. If we get the pass, we can enter the inner domain from there. The side door is also called a dog hole by the people in the inner domain."
"Dog hole?" Zhou Ran snorted coldly, "People from the outer domain sharpen their heads just to get treated like dogs?"
Lin Xuan sighed and said, "That's the fact! In the eyes of people from the outer domain, it's better to be a dog in the inner domain than to be a human in the outer domain."
Zhou Ran pointed to the main gate of Rashomon and asked, "When will this door open?"
Lin Xuan said in fear, "The main gate of Rashomon will only be opened when nobles from the inner domain enter and exit. In addition, there is an exception!"
"Exception?"
"People in the inner domain worship the strong. If someone can defeat the gatekeeper, they can enter from the main gate of Rashomon, but that is impossible!"
"Hehe, is that so?" Zhou Ran's mouth curled up.
"I also want to see what this door looks like when it is open."
As he said, Zhou Ran walked towards the bottom of Rashomon.
Lin Xuan followed Zhou Ran trembling with fear. The closer he got to Rashomon, the less courageous he became.
Finally, they arrived at the Rashomon. A lot of people had gathered here. Two people were fighting. One of them was burly and looked like a god descending from heaven.
Lin Xuan leaned close to Zhou Ran's ear and said, "That's the gatekeeper Jia Xiong. He is at the peak of the Spiritualization Realm. As the saying goes, one man guards the pass and ten thousand men cannot open it. After he became the gatekeeper, no one entered the inner domain from him!"
Zhou Ran stared at Jia Xiong silently. This guy was indeed very powerful, but his opponent was far inferior and had already fallen behind.
The onlookers kept talking about it.
"Li Daotian is really not good. Although he is at the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm, he is not good enough in front of the gatekeeper."
"Yes! With his strength, he has no chance to force his way into the inner domain."
"He can only hold on for about ten moves at most!"
Zhou Ran looked at Li Daotian fighting with Jia Xiong. At the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm, he was also considered a strong man in the outer domain, but Jia Xiong was much stronger than him. The strength of the two was not at the same level at all.
It was only a matter of time before Li Daotian was defeated.
As expected, Jia Xiong swung his palm and hit Li Daotian in the chest.
This palm directly caused Li Daotian's intestines to burst, and the whole person fell in a pool of blood.
But even so, Jia Xiong had no intention of stopping, because once participating in the blood test, it was equivalent to signing a life and death agreement, and the fight would not end until death.
"You ants from the outside world, dare you challenge the authority of the inner world? Use your life to regret it!"
As he said, Jia Xiong hit Li Daotian's forehead with another palm, and Li Daotian died immediately.
After killing a peak Yuanying master, Jia Xiong glanced at his men.
"Hang his body up and let more people see that this is the end of overestimating one's own ability!"
The men took the order and hung Li Daotian's body high on the Rashomon.
Zhou Ran then noticed that there were thirteen corpses hanging on the Rashomon Gate, all of them were cultivators who had just died.
Jia Xiong glanced around at the others and said loudly: "Outlanders, if any of you are not convinced, you can challenge me again! Life and death are not important, only victory and defeat are important, this is the test of bloodline! Only the strong with excellent bloodline are qualified to enter the inner domain!"
Jia Xiong was arrogant and kept calling them "outlanders", but no one of the outland masters present dared to go up.
Everyone came here to try their luck, maybe they would encounter the gatekeeper when he was not in good condition.
But Jia Xiong killed thirteen outland masters in succession. These people were all powerful people who dominated one side, but they were like ants in front of Jia Xiong.
"Master Zhou, let's go back! This gatekeeper is too powerful. Challenging him is simply sending yourself to death!"
Lin Xuan pulled Zhou Ran's clothes. He was already afraid before the battle.
Zhou Ran shook his head and said, "Since I'm here, why don't I try? Lin Xuan, don't worry, I know my limits."
After saying this, Zhou Ran came to Jia Xiong. .
"I'm Zhou Ran, and I'm willing to accept the test of my bloodline!"
"What?" Jia Xiong looked at Zhou Ran with contempt. He had killed thirteen masters today, and this guy dared to challenge him. "Good boy, you've seen my strength, but you still dare to come and die! In this case, I'll fulfill your wish and send you to another world!"