Chapter 133 Stinky Man, Die!_5
Wang Mu formed a sword seal, and the Mysterious Pond was instantly enveloped by the radiance of two Flying Swords, after which streams of energy formed by the intermingling of Yin and Yang Qi cascaded down.
The Heart Imprint Divine Lotus received this energy, and its previously dispirited appearance instantly vanished.
The petals began to glow with a moist luster, as if freshly nourished.
Soon after, the Divine Sword unexpectedly detached itself and flew to Wang Mu's side, rotating gently.
"..." Wang Mu.
So that was it. To pluck the flower, one first had to nourish it. If one acted too hastily, they would only be rejected by these sentient Immortal Spiritual Flowers. How could one not offer some nourishment first?
Wang Mu put it away.
The water in the Mysterious Pond vanished at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the path ahead revealed itself.
"Let's go."
Initially having no intention of acquiring this Divine Flower, now he could only reluctantly accept it.
Wang Mu continued onward. This trial was still shrouded in mist, but now there was nothing else but Fierce Beasts.
It started with Fierce Beasts of the Foundation Establishment Realm, from the early stage, mid-stage, to the late stage...
Could the Flower God be employing us cultivators to clean up Heavenly Fragrance Valley? Wang Mu couldn't help but ridicule inwardly.
There were too many.
Within every patch of fog, they inevitably encountered a Fierce Beast, making the path forward very challenging.
For cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Realm, it was practically a test for their cultivation stage.
Golden Core Realm cultivators faced a similar challenge. They had to carefully manage their Spiritual Power to slay these Fierce Beasts, a task of considerable difficulty.
Wang Mu had fought his way through, blunting several Flying Swords in the process.
The strength of Fierce Beasts in the Foundation Establishment Realm was very formidable, their bodies exceptionally hard. Although Wang Mu killed them easily, his Flying Swords wore out too quickly.
Low-grade Chi Yun Flying Swords are struggling a bit against Foundation Establishment Realm Fierce Beasts. After returning, I should probably forge mid-grade or top-grade Flying Swords...
Wang Mu had quite a stockpile. After battling all the way to the end, he had consumed very little Spiritual Power, though three or four of his Flying Swords had been damaged.
Upon reaching the end of this trial, there was still a Mysterious Pond.
Regrettably, the flower within the pond had disappeared.
This meant the Spirit Flower in question had already been taken.
There were several dejected-looking cultivators around.
Wang Mu inquired about the situation.
"Damn it! That cultivator just now was too strong! There were three Golden Core Realm Sky-Shaking Crocodiles in this Mysterious Pond, and he finished them off in just a few moves! So powerful! We didn't even have a chance to compete. Luckily, I obtained a top-grade Spiritual Medicine earlier; otherwise, this trip would have been for nothing..."
"That cultivator was indeed formidable. He seemed to be only in the early-stage Golden Core Realm, yet he dispatched Sky-Shaking Crocodiles, those Fierce Beasts in the Mysterious Pond, in just a few moves... It's simply outrageous."
"We haven't heard of such a cultivator in Qianzhou..."
"Perhaps from another state?"
"He's most likely a Nascent Soul Realm Cultivator who sealed his own cultivation to enter. Otherwise, how could a mere early-stage Golden Core cultivator be so strong?"
"Even if he sealed his cultivation, he was still only at the early-stage Golden Core level. The Spiritual Artifact he used was merely top-grade, and its quality wasn't even high; it was rather inferior."
...
The cultivators discussed this endlessly at the trial's end.
There were also some Golden Core Realm Cultivators participating this time, and the Fierce Beasts they faced were also restricted to the Golden Core Realm.
They had fought all the way here, consuming a great deal of Spiritual Power, only to watch someone else swiftly dispatch the guardians and pluck the Immortal Flower. Naturally, they were quite upset.
Especially those with little Spiritual Power remaining; they could only give up on the next trial.
Cultivators like Wang Mu, who had battled their way through with almost no Spiritual Power consumption, were virtually nonexistent.
He possessed the Superior Pure Spirit Body and carried many elixirs to restore Spiritual Energy. Even dispatching a late-stage Foundation Establishment Realm Fierce Beast only required a few applications of his Sword Control Technique.
Moreover, these Fierce Beasts were far weaker than the Evil Flood Dragon he had fought at Glazed Lake.
That Evil Flood Dragon Young Master even possessed a special bloodline.
To think there's such a formidable opponent... Wang Mu pondered. It seems the next trial will be a bit troublesome. The final trial is definitely for the Heartbreak Flower, and I cannot let it be plucked.
As the Mysterious Pond gradually vanished, the road ahead once again appeared.
The final trial, Senior Shen Yuanzi said it's the toughest part of this Big Formation... And it's the true crux of the Flower Heart Soul Devouring Array...
Wang Mu pondered for a few seconds.
It was said that this trial was specifically designed to punish unfaithful cultivators.
Within the array, the more unfaithful a person had been, the more pressure they would endure. Their Divine Soul would suffer various devastating attacks, and their minds would be assaulted by countless Illusions.
Flower Heart Soul Devouring... that's what it implies... Simply put, it's a chaotic scene within one's mind.
Illusory figures of all the women one had frivolously abandoned would appear in their mind, relentlessly tormenting their Divine Soul. These phantoms would attack, causing the cultivator unbearable pain.
Conversely, the more devoted and faithful a cultivator was, the easier this trial would be for them; they might even find it a breeze.
Not only would their Divine Soul remain unharmed, but they would also receive a special buff, invigorating their spirit and elevating their strength to a new level.
Truly a tale of two extremes!
So, before entering this trial, one had to thoroughly scrutinize oneself.
That Flower God must be a truly pure-hearted woman... To create such an array, could it be that she herself was once abandoned?
Wang Mu glanced around. The other cultivators seemed somewhat hesitant.
Every last one of them is a scoundrel, Wang Mu thought.
They hesitated.
That's clearly a sign of a guilty conscience! Why else would they be guilty? It must be because they've been unfaithful and abandoned their former Taoist couples!
Wang Mu felt no guilt at all. Without a second thought, he took a step forward and walked into the mist of the final trial...
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