area51novel Chapter 188 Test And Reward
Chapter 188 Test And Reward
Chapter 188: Test and Reward
Inside the Cloud Dao Seeking Pagoda.
The brutal blood battle continues, within the endless sea of sand, rolling black clouds cover the sky, and the descendants of the Demon Race, who cannot be seen at a glance, continue to charge forward without fear of death. Even the deaths of many of their kind cannot instill the slightest fear or retreat in them.
In different areas, the total number of cultivators who are still persisting is less than one-tenth of the number when they entered, and most of them are on the verge of exhaustion. At this point, the resources of pills and medicines to replenish mana and heal injuries in their spatial Law Weapons have been exhausted. The disposable talisman Law Weapons have already been used up, and various Dao puppets, spirit pets, and battle beasts are either dead or injured. If they continue to consume like this, everyone will have to stay here.
Voluntarily giving up and retreating? Wouldn't all the hardships they endured before be in vain?
Moreover, the exit of this place has disappeared. Even if they want to run, there is nowhere to go. The cultivators who were sent out by the tower spirit after their deaths don't know what the situation is now. If they really die, then...
The remaining cultivators continue to persevere in this dilemma, hoping for a miracle in the next moment.
However, in the deepest part of the sand sea, Qin Muling and the other two, protected by the formation, still have some strength left. Although they are also killing with great difficulty, they have no thoughts of despair.
"...Don't use pills casually for now. We don't know what difficulties we will face later! We can use them when we need them." Qin Muling said, waving his hand, and a clear light as thick as a water bucket fell, enveloping the figure of Senior Sister Cheng Yulan.
The clear light contains unimaginable vitality. In just a few breaths, it replenishes most of Cheng Yulan's depleted mana and restores her spirit to its peak state, sweeping away the exhaustion caused by long periods of intense fighting.
Then, Yu Binghua also enjoyed the same treatment.
"Great, we will definitely be the team that perseveres until the end!" Joy that is hard to conceal appears in Yu Binghua's beautiful eyes. With Junior Brother here, both she and Senior Sister can be in their peak state at all times, without consuming pill resources, and can continue to consume these anomalies almost endlessly.
"Well, the role of the junior martial brother is irreplaceable."
Cheng Yulan's face, with its moist and white beauty, was filled with a smile. She skillfully controlled the formation, and the continuous sound of thunder echoed. Meteor showers fell one after another, endlessly, annihilating all the Demon Race descendants who entered the formation.
Since she wasn't worried about the consumption of her mana, Cheng Yulan could freely use some powerful killing moves. With the support of Yu Binghua and Qin Muling, any intruders within the range of the formation would not survive more than three breaths, leaving no trace of their existence.
With the terrifying power of the formation, even the descendants of the Demon Race with the strength of the Heart Demon Realm and Destiny Realm couldn't break into the core area of the formation. Until now, the three of them remained unscathed, not even a scratch on their skin.
"I think it should be almost over now," Qin Muling pondered. He dared to say this because, on one hand, it was based on his intuition, and on the other hand, he believed that the Tower Spirit of the Cloud Dao Seeking Pagoda wouldn't really kill everyone, as it would lose the meaning of the test.
The Grotto-Heaven secret realm left behind by the mysterious Dao Venerable should still have the intention of selecting successors from the next generation. As long as they encountered someone with fate and passed the necessary tests, they would receive corresponding opportunities. Killing everyone indiscriminately without any reason would not benefit the Tower Spirit in any way.
Cheng Yulan smiled slightly, "I trust your judgment, junior martial brother. But even if you're wrong, it doesn't matter. We will have another chance. Just think about the disciples of the hostile forces outside. If they were wiped out, it would be great news for the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace."
Qin Muling also agreed. Not everyone had a jade talisman to sacrifice themselves. It was better to use the means of the Tower Spirit to kill more enemies than to do it themselves.
At this moment, the cultivators in the field were indeed at the final stage.
Especially the disciples of the Shadow Assassin Temple suffered heavy casualties. Only a little over a hundred people were still standing beside the core elder, Su Zhengji. The rest had either died or been sent out by the Tower Spirit of the Cloud Dao Seeking Pagoda.
Although he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Su Zhengji's ominous premonition grew stronger. He vaguely realized that those unlucky ones who were kicked out probably didn't have a chance to return alive to the sect.
The Shadow Assassin Temple was a large and powerful sect, and the loss of three thousand elite assassins was not something they couldn't bear. However, as the core elder, Su Zhengji would inevitably bear the corresponding responsibility. He had to shed blood and sacrifice a lot of chips in order to suppress this matter.
With a sigh of helplessness, Su Zhengji thought about the scarce supply of pill resources left in his storage bracelet. He couldn't help but feel a nameless anger. If this damn test didn't end soon, he would have to consider withdrawing.
Perhaps his curse had an effect, or perhaps the number of casualties was really enough. Suddenly, a certain Dao rhyme resounded abruptly in the realm of divine consciousness, as if hearing a certain command. The Demon Race descendants who were still fiercely attacking a moment ago suddenly paused, and then retreated like a tide, quickly disappearing from sight.
After counting the breaths, along with the endless sand sea in his field of vision, Su Zhengji looked around and found himself still inside the Cloud Dao Seeking Pagoda.
Above his head was a thick and clear light, like egg whites. In the space of thousands of miles, there were over a hundred thousand cultivators who had entered, but now there were less than ten thousand still alive. Almost everyone was injured, and even those who were uninjured were exhausted.
"So that's how it is..." Qin Muling pondered. Could it be that as long as the number of cultivators who enter is kept below ten thousand, the mechanism for this test won't be triggered? Or at least it won't be so harsh?
Of course, this was just speculation. To truly understand the truth of the matter, they would have to wait until they passed all the tests.
"Young Junior Brother, should we kill them all?" Cheng Yulan looked at the cultivators around them who were lying on the ground, almost half-dead. This was the best opportunity to strike. As long as they were all dead, the opportunities in the tower would never fall into the hands of outsiders.
Qin Muling shook his head. "It's probably too late now. We'll have to wait for the next stage for another chance."
Since the tower spirit of the Cloud Dao Seeking Pagoda had already accepted their passage, if the three of them were to do something now, they might violate its taboos and trigger unforeseen consequences.
Cheng Yulan's expression showed a hint of regret, but she also understood that what her Junior Brother said made sense. It was indeed not suitable to complicate matters further at this point.
Sure enough, after counting the breaths, the thick and clear light dome above their heads quietly changed. Strands of green rain silently fell, covering all the cultivators present, and a rich and profound Dao aura permeated the air.
Yu Binghua raised her jade hand and caught a drop of the falling rain. She discovered that it contained astonishing Good Fortune vitality, which lightly merged into her body through her snow-white skin, even slightly improving her cultivation base and mana limit.
Looking at the heavily injured and dying cultivators around her, when a certain number of raindrops fell on them, their original injuries began to visibly heal at a rapid pace, and their nearly depleted mana quickly recovered, allowing them to come back to life smoothly.
"It truly is a good thing," Qin Muling said with a solemn expression. "This opportunity is rare, so quickly absorb as much as possible. There might not be such a good thing next time!"
This is most likely the reward given by Taling after this round of tests. As long as enough raindrops from the Integrated Union can be absorbed, not only can it significantly improve one's cultivation, but it can also enhance one's innate potential, allowing oneself to reach further in the future.
Cheng Yulan nodded and activated the formation again.
However, this time it was not an attack, but a change in the operation of the formation. A huge vortex of starlight quietly formed above the heads of the three people. The terrifying suction force gathered all the clear-colored rain threads within a radius of over thirty li and divided them into three equal parts, which then lightly merged into the bodies of the three people.
With the influx of a large amount of Good Fortune vitality, Qin Muling felt a noticeable improvement in the strength of both body and soul. The cultivation of the Heart Demon Realm further advanced to the second level, and even the Innate Primordial Spirit Seed in the sea of consciousness underwent new changes.
Under the continuous influx of clear-colored raindrops filled with Good Fortune vitality, the volume of the Innate Primordial Spirit Seed expanded by another circle, and the surface color became even brighter and more vibrant. At the bottom of the spiritual seed, the chaotic threads of roots that had differentiated became thicker and more numerous, faintly revealing extremely subtle ancient Dao runes swirling and dancing.
These roots of the Innate Primordial Spirit Seed slowly extended into the depths of different dimensions of time and space, bringing back more spiritual essence and traces of profound Dao rhymes, which merged with Qin Muling's soul and body. Due to the denser and stronger root system, Qin Muling gained a much richer supply of spiritual essence and profound Dao rhymes.
I wonder how long these clear-colored rain threads can last?
Qin Muling pondered slightly anxiously, but his actions were not slow. He absorbed all the clear-colored raindrops collected by the formation into the Integrated Union, prioritizing the majority for the Innate Primordial Spirit Seed.
Such domineering behavior naturally aroused dissatisfaction among the surrounding cultivators. Su Zhengji, who was not far away, looked over with a sinister and deep gaze, coldly questioning, "The three little kids from Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace, are you not afraid of provoking public anger with your greediness?"
Cheng Yulan retorted without any politeness, "Are you teaching us how to do things? You old dog, if it weren't for this place being unsuitable for a fight, you would have been a corpse long ago!"
Su Zhengji became furious. As a prominent figure in the Shadow Assassin Temple, even the Lord of the Palace had never been so disrespectful to him. He was used to dealing with others with a superior attitude and couldn't tolerate being mocked mercilessly by three juniors.
"Good! Very good!"
Su Zhengji laughed in anger, "I will kill you three ignorant juniors right now. Let's see what confidence Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace has to dare to be so insolent towards our Shadow Assassin Temple!"
As he spoke, a large swath of blade radiance turned into eerie gray mist and swept towards Qin Muling and the other two in an instant.
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