In the end, Immortal Energy Protection was directly activated, sheltering the women, letting them sleep until they naturally woke up.
When Tang Rao woke up, the women were already chatting and laughing.
"Hey, you're awake."
Fang Jinxiu still covered her mouth, not wanting Tang Rao to hear her laughter.
"What's going on? How come you're all sober so quickly?"
Tang Rao looked at the women like they were a novelty; some of them were drinking for the first time yet could resist the hangover.
"It's almost time for the scheduled training, benefactor, you haven't forgotten, have you?"
Li Shengxuan helpfully reminded.
"I almost did forget about it."
Tang Rao retracted the Immortal Energy Protection, circulated the pure Immortal Energy throughout his body and blood until he was completely sober.
His lively demeanor stunned the four women around him.
"Let's go, let's head out now."
Tang Rao took the three women, not forgetting You Xiaoxiao, the sole young one.
"Xiaoxiao, stay here for the next two months. I'll leave an iPad for you here; watch some TV when you're bored. If it runs out of battery, use the power bank."
He jabbered on with a bunch of instructions, only leaving after ensuring that You Xiaoxiao could operate the thing simply.
You Xiaoxiao looked bemused while holding the iPad.
"Xiao Ju, do you know what this thing is?"
You Xiaoxiao asked.
Xiao Ju, who was beside You Xiaoxiao, had also never seen such a strange thing, and shook her head.
Neither the master nor the servant knew.
Following Tang Rao's instructions, You Xiaoxiao started to operate it.
She randomly tapped into a soap opera, and suddenly someone started speaking from the iPad.
"Who, who are you? Come out!"
You Xiaoxiao almost threw the iPad, nearly smashing it to bits.
"Miss, it seems like the person inside this is talking."
You Xiaoxiao focused her gaze, and indeed.
A man and a woman were meeting, wearing things entirely different from those in the Land of Immortals, making out passionately on the street.
"Oh my god, how obscene."
You Xiaoxiao cursed while watching, quickly becoming absorbed beyond escape.
"Miss, Qiu Yingying is so pitiful, I almost want to cry."
At some point, Xiao Ju was sitting next to You Xiaoxiao on the stone, captivated by the story unfolding inside.
"No, I have to save her."
You Xiaoxiao was overwhelmed with a sense of justice.
She had never seen such a scumbag.
He found someone, became Dao companions, stayed with her, then denied everything.
Even though You Xiaoxiao had never experienced love, she could see the sadness in the female character's expression inside the iPad.
"Miss, we should just keep watching. Sect Master said we shouldn't roam around freely, also we can't leave because an array has been set here, unless the Sect Master agrees."
Xiao Ju understood better than You Xiaoxiao.
Over at Tang Rao's place, everyone was standing on the training ground.
A training ground large enough to hold a thousand people, with only over three hundred present.
These over three hundred were elite recruits handpicked by Tang Rao, especially those trained by him from the beginning — any one of them could handle dozens.
The over three hundred lined up neatly below.
Tang Rao surveyed them and sighed with satisfaction.
"All brothers, listen to the order!"
After his survey, Tang Rao returned to the peak position, issuing orders to the disciples below.
"From today onward, none of you shall consider yourselves as mere humans. You will be machines, machines that can kill and defend. In the next twenty days, each of you will be assigned to your own base in Illusion City based on your strength for training. Don't think there are no real injuries inside Illusion City; if you fail in each fight, you won't have the chance to claim the Immortal Elixir available for promotion in the last five days!"
Tang Rao wasn't secretive, he prepared great gifts for every outstanding and loyal person.
"You didn't see wrong. Initially, you need to build a strong foundation; with a good foundation, I will help you enhance your strength afterward. This is Kao Shan Sect's second time boosting our disciples' strength!"
The last group with Geng Bucuo all benefitted.
People like Geng Bucuo and Cha Xiangzi were always waiting for Tang Rao to grant them another opportunity, not expecting it to come so quickly.
"Thank you, Sect Master, we will not disappoint you!"
The elders of Kao Shan Sect almost knelt to offer their thanks.
The newcomers, seeing the elders so expectant, thought it must be something significant and joined in thanking Tang Rao.
"Do not thank me yet. As I mentioned before, if you do not meet the requirements, further qualifications will be revoked, and you might be expelled from Kao Shan Sect. We do not nurture useless trash."
Their minds raced beneath; they knew Tang Rao was giving them a stern order, it's success or death, no second choice.
"Xiao Yue, divide the three hundred and fifty into five groups. You, Cha Xiangzi, Geng Bucuo, Lu Jun, and I will each take seventy. After grouping, allocate the maps of Illusion City."
Once Tang Rao announced, Xiao Yue handed out the pre-prepared list.
Handling seventy each was no challenge to Tang Rao.
The maps of Illusion City were designed by Yan Wei.
Tang Rao stated his requirements, and in just two days, Yan Wei materialized what Tang Rao wanted.
This guy was known as the most renowned scientist in the Land of Immortals.
Everyone received their map of Illusion City and entered their respective map entrances.
At the map entrance, there was a palm print that everyone had to press.
From the moment they pressed the palm print, their challenge began.
Maps would be allocated different combat species based on each person's strength, and the map would auto-redistribute opponents once it sensed an enhancement in the trainee's strength.
This allocation prevented immediate fatality upon entry but indeed left one in despair.
They would face different opponents repeatedly, undergoing monotonous training with not a moment's rest.
Each day, they had to consecutively defeat a preset number of opponents to earn rest.
Three hundred and fifty people donned sensors, entering the maps directly.
They placed their hands in the palm prints, their own unique map appearing before them.
"Ah!"
Immediately upon entering, painful cries echoed from several maps.
"Careless."
Tang Rao looked at the master control, unable to resist critiquing.
In expert duels, it's often about unexpected moves; they couldn't be careless due to mere training in Illusion City. Tang Rao wasn't a Saint; he was a Demon, a devil feared by all. The map he designed would undoubtedly show no mercy.
"Phew, ah!"
The master control room was constantly filled with such sounds; Tang Rao could analyze on another interface how many times each person had 'died' during training to evaluate whether they passed or not.
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