Chapter 704 - 333: Unprecedented in 30,000 Years, Fake Soul Ambush
Where there is danger, there is also opportunity.
This was a concept recognized by countless Cultivators.
Qi Lingshuang felt that since Jiang Muyu had had such an easy time, it was impossible for her to have obtained more Cyan Wood Dew than she had.
But when she saw the Cyan Wood Dew in Jiang Muyu’s Jade Bottle, she froze for a moment.
Over two hundred drops!
Almost four times her amount!
Qi Lingshuang’s eyes went blank. She almost thought she was seeing things.
She asked in disbelief, "Muyu, how did you get so much Cyan Wood Dew? Did Elder Jiang teach you some kind of special Magic Gate?"
"There was no special method."
Jiang Muyu shook her head gently and answered truthfully.
"There was a lot of Cyan Wood Dew in the world on the right. I wasn’t even deliberately searching for it. I just casually walked around and collected this much."
"This..."
Qi Lingshuang’s heart was filled with disbelief. She couldn’t calm down for a long time.
The Cyan Wood Dew Jiang Muyu had gotten from a casual stroll far surpassed what she had obtained through peril and hardship. The vast difference almost made her lose her composure.
She couldn’t help but feel a little regretful. If she had entered the world on the right with Jiang Muyu, it wouldn’t have been so difficult, and she could have obtained even more Cyan Wood Dew.
Jiang Muyu put away her Jade Bottle and chuckled lightly.
"Sister Lingshuang, I told you long ago that the Young Master would not be wrong."
"He... He was clearly..."
Qi Lingshuang gritted her teeth, swallowing the four words: "just scared of death."
In her opinion, Li Chang’an was clearly too weak and didn’t dare to venture into that decaying world, which was why he chose the other one.
But he had stumbled into good luck and happened to encounter a change within the Treasure Pagoda.
’The worlds ahead still hold many dangers. He can’t possibly have such good luck every time.’
Qi Lingshuang reminded her, "Muyu, the next few layers might also have changes. We can’t let our guard down."
Jiang Muyu smiled. "In any case, we just need to follow the Young Master."
Qi Lingshuang was speechless for a moment and silently regulated her Qi.
A moment later, the three of them set off again, entering the world on the Second Layer.
This world on the Second Layer was completely different from the first.
As far as the eye could see, the sky was a dim yellow and the earth was cracked and dry. There was not the slightest sign of life, only a searing hot aura.
Across the land were scattered gray-white Stone Steles of varying heights.
Thousands upon thousands of them, innumerable, formed a forest of steles that stretched beyond the horizon.
Li Chang’an vaguely sensed that these Stone Steles felt familiar, as if they were somewhat similar to the Immortal Suppression Stele in his Storage Pouch.
However, the Tier of these Stone Steles was clearly inferior to the Immortal Suppression Stele, and almost all of them were broken and dilapidated.
’They seem to be imitations, refined in the likeness of the Immortal Suppression Stele.’
Li Chang’an mused to himself.
’What is the purpose of so many imitation Immortal Suppression Steles standing in this place?’
’Could they be here to suppress something?’
He glanced at the cracked earth beneath his feet, lost in thought.
Qi Lingshuang warned, "Be careful. The world on the Second Layer is very strange. Powerful monsters often emerge from these Stone Steles."
There was no choice in this world; they had to fight their way through.
According to the records left by previous Trial Disciples, almost every disciple would encounter more than ten Golden Core Stage monsters.
The three of them transformed into three streaks of light, speeding toward the depths of this world.
An instant later, a roar was heard.
A tall Stone Stele ahead of them suddenly shattered, and a strange-looking demon creature burst out from within.
The demon had a green face and sharp fangs, its claws menacing. Its entire body was covered in dark scales and radiated a vicious aura as it roared and charged the trio.
"Early Stage of Golden Core!"
All three of them could see the monster’s strength; it wasn’t particularly powerful.
However, the power this monster wielded didn’t seem to be Magical Power.
Dark strands of power swirled around its body.
"An Alien Race."
Li Chang’an recognized it.
In the two lives he had dreamt of returning to in ancient times, he had seen this type of Alien Race.
There were countless races in the world. Many, unlike Human Race Cultivators who practiced with Magical Power, sought other special powers, such as the Power of Faith from totems, the power of ancestral bloodlines, and so on...
Some of these Alien Races were incredibly powerful, with their strongest members comparable to Divinity Transformation Celestial Monarchs.
These Alien Races had participated in the battle that led to the destruction of the Nine Great Immortal Sects.
The Crimson Scales Li Chang’an used for refining the Red Scale Armor came from the corpse of a Tier Four Alien Race member.
He had thought the Alien Races had long since perished.
He never would have thought that there were still living members of the Alien Races in this Trial World.
After a brief battle, the creature was slain by Jiang Muyu.
It let out a wretched howl and turned into a puff of black smoke, dissipating between heaven and earth.
"Hm?"
Li Chang’an was slightly surprised.
This member of the Alien Race didn’t seem to be a real one, but rather something formed from a special kind of power.
After resting for a moment, they continued onward, delving deeper into this world.
Along the way, a constant stream of Alien Race monsters burst out from the Stone Steles. Their cultivation was almost all at the Golden Core Stage, with the strongest having Late Stage Golden Core Cultivation.
In less than two hours, they had already slain over twenty Alien Race creatures, but their harvest of Cyan Wood Dew was small.
"Something’s not right. Why are these monsters appearing so frequently?"
Qi Lingshuang’s delicate brows furrowed as she swallowed a few Elixir Pills to recover.
Clearly, the world on the Second Layer had also undergone an unforeseen change.
According to the records of previous Trial Disciples, they shouldn’t have encountered so many monsters in such a short period.
It wasn’t just the three of them.
Not far away, Qi Jingyun and Qi Yuan were also caught in one grueling battle after another.
"Let’s rest for a moment and recover to our Peak condition."
"This trial is strange. If things look bad, crush your Token. It doesn’t matter if we fail the trial; we have to save our lives."
Both groups stopped at almost the same time to rest and recover.
Li Chang’an’s breathing was steady; he hadn’t expended much energy.
He slowly walked up to a tall Stone Stele and placed his hand on it.
Before long, he vaguely sensed a sinister, ice-cold aura brewing within the Stone Stele, similar to the aura of the monsters they had slain earlier.