Free Web NovelAt this moment, Ying Bing was a little dazed.
Some memories she had swept into a corner, unwilling to recall, uncontrollably resurfaced from the depths of her mind.
What if this ranking was the same as last time?
Soaking in a hot spring... and having to wear that kind of clothing....
Ying Bing was expressionless, her slender jade fingers curled, gripping Heavenly Frost tightly.
"Oi, Ice Cube?"
Li Mo wiggled his five fingers in front of her eyes.
Ying Bing looked up, her face earnest, and said:
"I've never soaked in one, and I never will."
???
Xiao Li scratched his head, full of question marks.
Why had Ice Cube's demeanor suddenly changed?
It was strange.
Phew....
Ying Bing let out a soft breath, raising her gaze towards the depths of the Secret Realm.
The aura of Blood Phoenix Essence was growing closer.
Those images in her mind would never come to pass.....
Boom—
The towering white light dissipated, leaving only a portal in its place.
Through it, faint bronze steps were visible, seemingly not a product of this era.
And above the steps were five palaces.
Each palace was ancient and magnificent, different from the exquisite style of the Great Yu era; their form was rugged and majestic, inspiring awe.
All the palaces floated in the air.
"This should be..... a structure from the Great Shang era."
"The former Great Shang worshipped the Bronze Divine Tree and took birds as their totem, so it's reasonable for the Blood Phoenix to be loyal to it."
Someone spoke.
Li Mo followed the sound and found it was Senior Brother Ouyang, the chief of Ruyi Peak.
As soon as he spoke, the crowd erupted in an uproar, their eyes filled with shock and immense excitement.
A Secret Realm from the Great Shang era that had survived to this day, and was preserved so perfectly.
The Opportunity hidden within it was probably far beyond everyone's imagination!
【Second Trial: Ascend the Azure Clouds.】
【Those who enter the Fourth Palace shall behold Creation and Immortality.】
The content of the trial was very simple~
These bronze steps and four palaces were the trial themselves.
They shared a similar principle with the Ascension Stone Steps.
Whether you understood it or not, just climb up.
Creation and Immortality!
Who dared to speak of Creation?
Who dared to claim Immortality?
Such grand words, coupled with these mysterious floating bronze palaces, made everyone believe it somewhat.
So they all stepped forward and entered the portal.
"This Secret Realm, it's a bit different from what I imagined?"
Xiao Li felt something was fishy.
Why did this Secret Realm feel like an entrance examination?
The first trial was merely to test combat power and cunning, and there was even a deliberate intention to make people fight amongst themselves.
The second trial was something similar to the Ascension Stone Steps.
This wasn't him fantasizing or guessing based on his experience reading novels.
He had been to proper Legacies before.
The Legacy site beneath Qingyuan Sect had no messy trials whatsoever.
If you weren't chosen by the Legacy, you couldn't even reach the Legacy site.
Could it be that he was overthinking?
.....
After everyone had entered, the portal dissipated.
But the people standing at the very front looked at each other, none of them moving up first.
No one wanted to be the first to stick their neck out.
Who knew what changes would occur after stepping up? Everyone wanted others to go and test the waters first.
"Hmph, I see you all are nothing but a bunch of boastful fools."
Bai Jinghong held his head high and walked onto the steps with an arrogant expression.
After stepping onto the first level, he only frowned.
There was no other abnormality.
The people behind him exchanged glances, then followed suit.
At this stage, the few remaining members of Qingyuan Sect stood together. Besides Li Mo's trio, only Ouyang and a true disciple from another peak, along with Tie Qi, remained.
Li Mo and Ying Bing walked in front of the others.
He stepped onto the first step, understanding dawned in his mind.
This was different from the Ascension Stone Steps.
The Ascension Stone Steps tested Aptitude; the stronger one's Aptitude, the less pressure they felt.
But after stepping onto these steps, there was no pressure or anything similar.
"Are these just simple steps leading to the palaces?"
Just as he was thinking this.
Li Mo felt someone whispering in his mind, but when he listened carefully, it seemed to not exist.
He glanced at the others out of the corner of his eye, finding no abnormalities in them.
It seemed the true test should still be within the palaces....
"Hahahaha, money..... so much money, and Heaven And Earth Treasure, Sharp Weapon!"
Suddenly.
Someone's expression became ecstatic, and he staggered towards the edge of the steps.
Then he missed a step and fell down.
The abyss below was very deep; he didn't hear the sound of him landing, nor did he know if he was sent outside the Secret Realm.
"Hmm?"
Li Mo was still confused.
Then his vision blurred, and he saw stacks of crimson banknotes, laid out right in front of him.
Li Mo: "....."
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Just saying, money from the previous life can't be spent in this one.
"Money?"
"I just saw an illusion too, it was a Divine Weapon....."
"Is this stage testing whether one can control the greed in their heart?"
....
No one who reached this point was a fool; they quickly understood what the real test was.
Therefore, not many people stumbled and fell after that.
A moment later.
Most people successfully climbed to the front of the first palace.
Boom—
The palace opened, revealing a dazzling sight inside.
Innumerable rare treasures, Sharp Weapon, Spirit Medicine, Spirit Pill, pearls the size of fists, and blocks of crimson gold were piled up, filling the entire palace.
Gulp—
"Oh my god, how much wealth is this....?"
"My Sect's treasury doesn't even have one percent of this."
"Crimson gold! One tael of crimson gold can be exchanged for ten taels of gold, and here it's piled up like mountains!"
Everyone present had seen the world, and many often spoke of money as dirt.
But wealth moves hearts; how many people could truly be unworldly?
Cultivating martial arts was a very expensive endeavor!
In a sense, having money was even more important than having talent.
【Kneel and kowtow, and you may enter this door.】
....
The meaning of the stone tablet was simple.
Kowtow a few times, and you could go in and take the wealth.
Correspondingly, it also meant giving up the Opportunity for further trials.
Many people hesitated, but eventually, some couldn't resist.
"Damn it, haven't I risked my life for this? With this wealth, what could I not get?
"Even if the things behind are better, they might not belong to me. Why don't we just split this money?"
"Maybe the things in ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) this first palace are the best?"
.....
Among fifty people, more than a dozen entered the palace.
Thirty-some people remained.
"Just dirt."
Bai Jinghong raised an eyebrow slightly and continued to walk forward.
Tie Qi looked at the wealth inside, his breathing growing heavier, but seeing a certain person unmoved, he finally stopped.
"Li Laodi, are you not interested in these.....?"
"I am interested."
"Then why do you....."
"This is too little."
Li Mo shook his head slightly.
Tie Qi: "???"
Are you speaking like a human being?
Even if Li Laodi had some family wealth, it couldn't possibly compare to the riches in this palace.
He must not care, and was just saying that on purpose.
Ying Bing, of course, needed no explanation.
Ice Cube found counting money quite enjoyable, but only if she watched it being earned little by little.
Ouyang also seemed uninterested in money.
Senior Brother Xiaobao....
The things inside weren't even as valuable as he himself was.
