Chapter 69: Training Has Just Begun

  Xiao Chen heard this, and immediately took out the 'Jing Yi Fu' and 'Zhi Xue Fu' from the storage ring provided by the Men's Department. He activated the clear water energy in the 'Jing Yi Fu', helping the two of them clean their wounds, washing away all the toxins. After that, he activated the medicinal properties in the 'Zhi Xue Fu', helping the two of them recover from their injuries.

  The medicinal power contained in the "止血符" is extremely pure and unparalleled, healing wounds quickly. In less than a cup of tea's time, the scars on Qin Yue'er and Yu Chenwei's bodies had recovered, blood coagulated, fell off, new flesh grew out, leaving only shallow scars that would disappear over time.

  "Xiao Chen, you should rest too and recover your true energy." Yu Chenwei said, then took out a yellow pellet from his storage ring and swallowed it to treat his internal injuries and restore his true energy.

  Upon hearing this, Xiao Chen nodded and sat down cross-legged to one side, quietly refining the energy released by the explosion of the 'Golden Scarlet Pill' within his body. Xiao Chen wanted to make a dash for the Eighth Layer of the Condensing Spirit Stage.

  Qin Yue'er was also silent at this moment, after swallowing the Huang Xuan Dan given to him by Xiao Chen, he began to meditate with his eyes closed, recovering his true energy.

  Xiao Chen treated Qin Yue'er and Yu Chenwei's injuries while Xi Men Wudi and others also activated the 'Jing Yi Fu' and 'Zhi Xue Fu' to treat their injuries. At this moment, no one spoke much, after swallowing the Huang Xuan Dan, they quietly operated and refined it.

  In this treacherous labyrinth, even with a thousand words to say, one must wait until their strength is restored to its peak before speaking, for survival is the top priority.

  After a stick of incense, everyone's cultivation had recovered to its peak, their spirits were refreshed and their faces were radiant.

  Xiao Chen also opened his eyes, with a glint in his eye, but in his heart he was thinking: "The energy released by the 'Golden Scarlet Pill' is still not enough to condense the eighth vortex. It seems that I need to train myself even more crazily and stimulate the refinement of the 'Golden Scarlet Pill', otherwise it will be very difficult for me to enter the Spiritual Awakening Mirror when the inner door assessment arrives."

  "What's next? It seems that Master Gu's method doesn't seem to be working?" Qin Yue'er said.

  "This place is full of monsters and ghosts, with crises lurking everywhere, making one's heart skip a beat. Since Gu Shi Mei's method doesn't seem to be working too well, we can only take it one step at a time now, being prepared for all eventualities. Qi Chang Lao won't just abandon us here."

  Yu Chenwei as the eldest senior brother looked very steady and didn't panic. After thinking for a moment, he said.

  "It can only be like this, the inexplicable chaos will only make us more and more dangerous, since Qi Changlao said he wants to train us personally, he definitely won't just ignore us." Ximen Wudi also said, very much in agreement with Chen Wei's idea.

  "Then we'll just wait here?" Gu XiaoYi asked back.

  Just as Gu Xiangyun was about to retort, with a hint of anger in her voice, suddenly, brilliant light poured down in large sheets, dispelling the darkness throughout the entire maze.

  The sudden change left everyone stunned, unsure of what had happened. As the darkness gradually dissipated, people looked up to find that on the second floor of the Grand Luo Palace, night pearls as large as washbasins were emitting soft light, like a canopy of glittering stars hanging from the dome, and no one knew how these night pearls had suddenly appeared.

  Rumble...

  While everyone was amazed at this sudden change, before they could understand what had happened, another series of loud rumbling sounds burst out, as if huge boulders were being moved and turned over.

  "Ah!"

  At this moment, Gu Xiao Wei suddenly let out a loud cry, the wall behind him leaning against was like a huge mouth, suddenly flipped over and swallowed Gu Xiao Wei in one go.

  At the same time, the phenomenon of people being swallowed by walls occurred one after another. Almost at the moment when Gu Xiao You exclaimed, others had not yet had time to lend a helping hand, Xi Men Wu Di, Qin Yue Er, Yu Chen Wei and Ye Heng were all swallowed into the wall.

  "Not good!"

  Xiao Chen was shocked, and the cloud and fog under his feet suddenly appeared. The ladder cloud stretched out, wanting to escape from this place. However, the maze passage around Xiao Chen was suddenly sealed off by a huge boulder, and at the same time, a new maze passage door opened for Xiao Chen.

  This sudden change happened too suddenly, no one predicted it, not even Ye Liu Xing was aware of it, or if he was aware of it, he didn't have time to inform Xiao Chen.

  "What's going on?!" When the dust settled, the maze stopped moving on its own, and the rumbling sound also disappeared. Xiao Chen suddenly realized that in the entire passage that had been advancing forward, he was now alone, and there was no sign of Xi Men Wudi or anyone else. They were separated.

  Xiao Chen's situation was the same as Xi Men Wu Di, Gu Xiao Wei, Qin Yue Er and others. After everything settled down, they all found that in front of them was a straight path without any other branches or maze paths, and there were no longer any companions by their side.

  "What's going on here? Is someone manipulating the maze?" Shao Chen thought to himself.

  "Congratulations on completing the primary test, you all passed. However, I have to tell you that the real test has just begun!"

  The second floor of Daluo Palace echoed with the majestic voice of Qi Changlao, which seemed to come from nowhere but was extremely clear, as if it came from beside one's ear.

  At this moment, Qi Changlao was standing in a vast and empty mountain cave. The wall in front of him transformed into a huge and flat mirror surface, reflecting the expressions, words, and actions of Xiao Chen and others clearly.

  From the very beginning, Qi Changlao had been paying attention to this place. The previous trials were just an appetizer, and now Qi Changlao felt that Xiao Chen and these people were all quite qualified. Even the Yang-level demon beast Blood-eyed Jackal King he had deliberately arranged was beheaded, such strength was enough to start the real trial.

  "The passage in front of you is a death passageway, where powerful demons may appear at any moment to block your way and take your lives. Swords and knives may suddenly protrude from the walls to attack you, and the flat floor may suddenly collapse, with countless arrows shooting out from below!"

  "This is the real trial, every step is a crisis, every step is breathtaking. If you're not careful, you'll lose your life. I won't pity you, and the sect won't pity you either. Those who are eliminated are all trash, pitiful worms, useless people, and deserved to die. Only the winners are our pride!"

  "Now——the trial begins!"

  "By the way, I forgot to tell you, you still have four days! If you can't get out of the passage, come and see me with your heads held high!"

  Qī Chánglǎo's voice was icy and ruthless, cruel and cold-blooded, echoing through the second floor of the Daluo Palace. After a simple introduction, those heartless words were like sharp thorns, deeply piercing the hearts of Xiao Chen and his fellow disciples, thoroughly stirring up their bloodlust.

  "I don't want to be a waste, trash, or a useless person. I am a martial artist, I want to burst out my brilliance, I want my soul to awaken!"

  "How detestable! I am a disciple of the War Body, how can you look down on me like this? I will burst forth my radiance and blind your dog eyes!"

  "Wu Zhe, Yong Bu Qu Fu! Yiqie Dou Wu Fa Du Dang Wo!"

  Translation: "Warrior, never yield! Nothing can stand alone against me!"

  “……”

  Qī Cháng Lǎo's words severely stimulated these arrogant martial arts disciples, causing their minds to rebel, but this was exactly the result Qī Cháng Lǎo wanted. That's why he spoke so ruthlessly, in order to achieve this goal.

  "Trash, garbage, pitiful worm..." Xiao Chen's eyes were slightly red at this moment, constantly repeating the words of Qi Changlao. He had heard these words too many times and vowed that no one would ever mention them in front of him again. It was his scar. But at this moment, Qi Changlao ruthlessly ripped open Xiao Chen's wound. A dragon has its reverse scales, and at this moment, the hot blood in Xiao Chen's heart surged forth. Qi Changlao's words directly stimulated Xiao Chen's rebellious psychology, he wanted to kill all obstacles that blocked his way forward and walk out a broad road.

  As Qi Changlao announced the start, Xiao Chen and others who were in the second layer of Daluo Palace immediately felt a surge of murderous aura filling the entire maze, solemn and cold, desolate and lonely, as if every step they took was like treading on the icy edge of a knife.

  Hiss!

  Xiao Chen had just taken his third step when a cold gun suddenly protruded from the wall, its tip icy and triangular, grazing Xiao Chen's nose. He could clearly feel the bone-chilling sharpness emanating from the gun, and if he had dodged any slower, it would have pierced through his skull.

  Pffft!

  The next moment, Xiao Chen's sword rose, drawing out a sharp sword light that directly cut off the cold gun. However, immediately after, knives, swords, axes, halberds, hooks, and forks shot out in rapid succession, each one aiming straight for the vitals, taking lives with every step, walking on the road as if walking through the labyrinth of death.

  Xiao Chen's divine soul was highly concentrated, the sword in his hand moved as if it had a mind of its own, flying up and down with a sharp sword aura, cutting through all kinds of weapons like they were scrap metal, and he charged through this sea of blades and mountain of swords, a place of death.

  "It's no wonder it's a trial of death!" After Xiao Chen rushed past, he found that his arms and legs were all injured, although not seriously, but also bleeding profusely. He was shocked in his heart, this trial really didn't take the disciples who came to test as human beings, forcing them into a desperate situation, making them burst out with potential in the face of life and death.

  Xiao Chen activated the 'Bleeding Seal' to stop his injuries, his eyes gleaming like torches as he gazed at the tranquil passageway ahead, which seemed as calm as an autumn lake. Xiao Chen's divine sense detected a strong sense of crisis emanating from there.

  With slow and cautious steps, Xiao Chen walked past with a steady and powerful pace!

  One step!

  Two steps!

  Three steps!

  Boom!

  Just as Xiao Chen took his third step, the stone wall of the maze suddenly flipped over, revealing a doorway. At the same time, a loud roar burst out, and a white tiger with majestic fur shot out from within, like a beam of white divine light. Its massive body was incredibly powerful, and with the force of wind and thunder, it knocked Xiao Chen to the ground in an instant.

  The gate that emerged from the maze was closed instantly after the White Tiger Overlord killed its way out, trapping humans and demons in the alleyway, where they had to fight to the death, with no quarter asked or given.

  Everything happened too fast, Xiao Chen reacted and it was already too late to dodge, he could only avoid the fatal blow. The white tiger's bloodthirsty mouth sprayed open, crazily biting down towards Xiao Chen's head.