NOVEL NEXT Chapter 180: 118, this is cheating!_3
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Ding ding ding...!
Xu Yuan drew the Thunderfire Sword, and after slashing through with Spiritual Power, he immediately retracted all his Spiritual Power and rolled on the spot to dodge the arrows that were shot afterwards.
He glanced at the shadow of the Illusory Realm holding Spiritual Fire, shattered by the arrows, and his face showed a grave expression.
Just now, in the instant that the Spiritual Fire illuminated the surroundings, he had seen the eyes of countless corpses around him light up and look towards him in unison.
"What a cunning original Divine Emperor."
Xu Yuan's gaze seemed somewhat icy.
The moment he entered, he had keenly sensed the crisis lurking here.
That's why he had created an illusion with the Illusory Realm, letting it hold the Spiritual Fire to illuminate the surroundings, but he hadn't expected that even with such caution, he would still be outsmarted by the Divine Emperor.
If he wasn't mistaken, the other party had intentionally created this dark environment, which even a Core Formation Cultivator could not see through, and then set up a series of traps within it.
However, the measures set up by the other party even caught him while he was hidden in the Illusory Realm, which did surprise him quite a bit.
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At this moment, those outside who were paying attention to him couldn't help but feel a bit of schadenfreude.
There was no helping it, after all, besides him having already gone in, the fastest among the rest were only at the second level.
"Hahaha, the original Divine Emperor really devised a clever design, this youngster was cautious enough, but still, he fell for it."
The True Person of the Confucian-Mo Pavilion spoke with a smile, "It's a pity, such a pity, the lad is too arrogant. How easy does he think it is to break through the burial ground of the original Divine Emperor? I just wonder whether there will be any punishment for failure. If there is, that would be quite interesting."
Upon hearing this, many people also revealed a look of deep agreement.
Even they, as True Persons of the Primordial Spirit, could not see the intricacies within, despite observing from afar.
Just then, Jing Lixue suddenly laughed, her beautiful face radiant and calm, like a delicate epiphyllum blooming on the water's surface.
She looked at the scholar with a charming smile and said softly, "True Person of the Confucian-Mo Pavilion, how about we engage in a wager?"
"A wager?"
The scholar's eyes narrowed slightly as he replied with a smiling tone, "Oh? Lady Snow Emperor, what do you mean by this?"
His intention had been to provoke Mu Qianyan's enmity and anger to trick her into his scheme, but unexpectedly, Jing Lixue was the one who took the bait.
"The True Person seems certain this young man won't pass the test, but I think he will likely clear it soon. So, let's bet on this matter, shall we?"
Jing Lixue's smile didn't show a trace of hostility, as if the bet was just a casual pastime.
"Oh? What shall you wager?"
"The Confucian-Mo Pavilion has presented an Elixir Treasure of the Primordial Spirit. If I lose, I will return that Elixir Treasure to you, how about that?"
Jing Lixue casually dropped a bombshell.
After all, in the current world, True Persons of the Primordial Spirit were hardly seen out and about, and elixirs that could truly be effective for them were even rarer.
If used well, it could be tantamount to a second life for them.
This time, it was only because Jing Lixue had offered the heritage of the Four Divine Beasts Formation as a trade that the eight major Sects were willing to pay such a significant cost.
Yet Jing Lixue didn't even blink an eye before using it as a wager.
"I..."
Hearing such a tempting wager, the True Person of the Confucian-Mo Pavilion couldn't help but breathe a little more rapidly and heavily.
Only he knew just how precious the Elixir Treasure they brought this time was.
It wasn't any ordinary Primordial Spirit elixir.
Only the foolish woman before him would treat it as a common Primordial Spirit elixir.
The scholar pretended to be moved and started pondering, deliberately showing a look of difficulty and hesitation.
Jing Lixue glanced at him and guessed his intention; he was afraid that if he agreed too quickly, she would become suspicious. Of course, there was also the fear of deceit.
"Fine, since that's the case, I will wager a Primordial Spirit Magic Artifact, how about that?"
Seeing Jing Lixue's impatient look, often glancing at Xu Yuan in the Water Mirror with unease, the scholar finally agreed with gritted teeth, "However, Lady Snow Emperor, you currently are, after all, the nominal Four Divine Beasts Formation Master..."
"Don't worry, even as the Four Divine Beasts Formation Master, I cannot interfere with the process of the heritage test. Besides, even if I were to cheat and help him, the esteemed ones present should easily notice, shouldn't they?"
Jing Lixue said with a smile, "You all knew this already, didn't you?"
With her smile, a chill ran down the backs of many of the cultivators present.
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"The Azure Dragon Formation is a Spiritual Power Formation. If I am not mistaken, it must have detected me by capturing the flow of Spiritual Power traces in the tomb chamber, which is also why the Illusory Realm became ineffective. But if..."
Although he had been discovered, Xu Yuan did not seem particularly anxious.
He listened quietly to the chilling sound of bones rubbing against each other coming from the dark depths, his eyes calm.
"With my strength, I could directly fight my way through here. The only fear is that brute force doesn't necessarily mean passing, and that would waste my time." Stay updated through empire
After all, he had once heard from Jing Lixue in a game that she had speed-run the tomb several times, but still hadn't obtained the corresponding Heritage Mark.
Xu Yuan unsheathed the Thunderfire Sword, his mind still rapidly contemplating the original Divine Emperor's intention.
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