Chapter 78: Trial Rules
The mountain path Zhang Yunlu was on was extremely steep.
Fighting those people in such a place meant a slight misstep could send you plummeting down a high cliff.
"This spawn point is too terrible!" Chi Jiuyu complained.
Within the Mystic Realm, cultivation is limited to the Qi Refining Ninth Layer, and even the method of manipulating objects is unusable. Falling down would truly be the end.
"Actually, it's not bad," Xu Xing said after taking a look. "You can check out other places."
Immediately, the scene on the light screen changed, showing the bottom of the valley.
Dense crowds of monsters lay on the ground, their sharp, cold-gleaming sword-like arms piled together. Looking down from above, it was like countless tiny silver insects wriggling.
On both sides, monsters continuously crawled outwards along the nearly vertical cliff face, little by little.
This scene sent a chill down Chi Jiuyu's spine.
"This place wouldn't let people fall in, right?"
"That depends on their luck."
Trial participants entering the Mystic Realm would appear within a certain range centered around Sword Peak, but the location was completely random. Neither Xu Xing nor Senior Huo intervened in this.
"Tsk tsk!" Chi Jiuyu looked up at the light screen suspended in mid-air again.
If that's the case, if some unlucky soul landed here, they'd probably suffer greatly!
Looking at it this way, Yunlu's 'spawn point' was actually quite good.
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Meanwhile, in a hidden small hotel in a corner of Xuanjian City.
Yang Lin and Han Yun stood by the window, both looking a bit troubled.
As early as when Zhang Yunlu's cultivation level was announced, they had realized something was wrong.
Seriously, it's just participating in a trial, why is it a public execution? Making it so high-profile, it's practically targeting them!
"Yang Lin, Supreme Dao Sect cultivator, Yuanying Stage Perfection"
"Han Yun, Supreme Dao Sect cultivator, Yuanying Stage Perfection"
As expected, it came.
"You are actually at Yuanying Stage Perfection!"
Their voices almost overlapped, and then their eyes became somewhat complicated.
This Senior Brother Han is too good at hiding; he's already at Yuanying Stage Perfection but said he was only at the mid-stage. Looking at this, he's probably not far from the Celestial Transformation Stage, right?
This was what Yang Lin thought.
Senior Brother Yang is truly skilled at keeping a low profile; he's clearly at Perfection but pretended to be at the initial stage!
This was what Han Yun thought.
Damn it!
Why was I so unlucky when drawing lots back then, getting assigned to the Ancient Cultivator Response Department!
Those arrogant guys in the sect definitely cheated!
This was their shared thought.
Soon, the pillar of light descended, but it did not land on the small hotel where the two were, but rather on opposite ends of Xuanjian City.
As for the two people in the small hotel, Han Yun turned into a burning paper figure and was reduced to ashes like yesterday, while Yang Lin directly transformed into a wisp of clear qi and dissipated.
These two were once again not their main bodies.
............
Within the Mystic Realm.
Below a mountain shaped like a knife-cut peak, Xiao Fan stepped out as light flickered.
Buzz!!
The sound of a sharp blade cutting through the air, its edge was already close.
Xiao Fan's pupils contracted. Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately rolled to the side to dodge.
Then he quickly got up.
Stomping his foot, his body rapidly retreated.
It was only then that he clearly saw what had just attacked him.
A monster, a monster that seemed to be born for battle.
Its entire body was silver-gray and slender. It had two sharp horns on its head, and its arms resembled sharp swords with strange purple patterns on them. Its pair of deep purple eyes gleamed with a chilling light, making one's heart palpitate.
Is this the opponent for this trial?
Xiao Fan stopped his continuous retreat, drew his sword from its sheath, and charged towards the monster.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
In an instant, countless crisp sounds of metal clashing rang out. The long sword struck against its sharp, blade-like arms, sending sparks flying.
He had expected the battle to end quickly, but the result was somewhat beyond Xiao Fan's expectation.
The monster swung its arms, its edges like waves and tides.
Stab, slash, lift, parry, entangle, its movements were methodical.
A series of continuous rapid attacks even made Xiao Fan feel like he was fighting a Sword Cultivator wielding two swords.
What the hell, this monster actually knows sword techniques!
He became increasingly vigilant in his heart, and his sword moves gradually leaned towards defense, while the monster's offensive grew even fiercer.
Half a minute later, Xiao Fan finally figured out the sword path, seized an opening, and pierced its glabella with his sword.
The monster trembled slightly, then fell backward.
Fortunately, its vitality wasn't too strong.
Buzz~
A sudden change occurred. The purple patterns on the arms of the lifeless monster disappeared, and then it rapidly shrunk, turning into a plant with sword-shaped leaves in the blink of an eye.
This is... tongxuan grass?
Although he had dropped out, he was still a proper high school student; it wasn't to the point where he couldn't even recognize this.
The true form of this monster is tongxuan grass!
Xiao Fan stepped forward to pick it up. However, as his fingertips touched the grass blade, familiar golden text appeared before his eyes again.
【Name: Xiao Fan】
【Cultivation: Qi Training Ninth Layer (Not adjusted)】
At the same time, a familiar comfortable feeling surged in his heart.
This is... the feeling from using "Shepherding the Soul and Nourishing My Being Scripture" to strengthen his spirituality before, and the spirituality gained is nearly dozens of times stronger than that mouse!
These Tongxuan Grass Monsters actually have spirituality.
So, does this mean I can not kill these Tongxuan Grass Monsters and instead directly seize their spirituality?
Could Senior Huo really be from the Cang Clan?
Rustle~
Several small pebbles fell.
Hmm?
He looked up, and his scalp immediately went numb.
He saw over a dozen Tongxuan Grass Monsters clinging to the cliff face like geckos, their eerie gazes fixed tightly on him.
Without hesitation, Xiao Fan turned and ran.
The moment he turned around, a piece of information appeared in his mind.
............
In an extremely narrow space between two mountains.
Lin Qiuxian held an arm he had just detached from a Tongxuan Grass Monster. The bone connected to the sharp blade felt like a sword hilt, perfect for gripping.
In his other hand, he held a stalk of tongxuan grass with a missing leaf.
There was nothing he could do; he had been locked in the Si Lv Hall prison before being teleported in, so he truly couldn't get any weapons.
【Name: Lin Qiuxian】
【Cultivation: Yuanying Stage Mid-stage (Suppressed to Qi Training Ninth Layer)】
"So that's how it is," Lin Qiuxian closed his eyes and felt.
Since entering this trial space, he had felt his mind surging with endless inspiration.
Many cultivation problems that had troubled him were easily solved, and every time he drew his sword, he gained new insights.
Lin Qiuxian walked out of the crevice between the two mountains and looked into the distance, seeing a Sword Peak standing quietly with chains wrapped around it.
The trial requires everyone to rush to the location of the Sword Peak in the very center.
If they encounter other trial participants during this time, the two will be dragged into a peculiar space to battle until one side dies.
The victor will be restored to their peak state.
Furthermore, all external means besides oneself, such as powerful Magical Artifacts, Talismans, elixirs, and other external objects, will become ineffective.
Of course, you can choose not to go, but the resurrected Tongxuan Grass Monsters will only increase, forcing you towards the central Sword Peak.
When only the last one remains out of the five hundred trial participants, the third round of the trial ends.
As for the reward, it was not mentioned.
Cruel rules...
This seems somewhat inconsistent with Senior's previous style.
He frowned slightly.
Speaking of which, the more I look at this, the more it resembles the Mystic Realm required for that Elder Fanxu's mission?
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