Wait a minute, where is my master?

Fatty Zhao accepted the token.

Jin Xu called out to the two women and handed over the cards for "First-Two" and "First-Three" to them.

He stepped forward to walk inside, but the amber-colored Ox Demon suddenly called out to him.

"Fellow Taoist, once you've passed the trial of the second layer, may I ask how you got through the 'Heavy Waterfall'?", the Ox Demon inquired.

In the end, the amber-colored Ox Demon couldn't suppress its curiosity, and before Jin Xu entered the chessboard, it voiced its question.

The junior Taoist flicked the black waist token in his hand and grinned, saying, "There's no need for formality, overseer. The method I used to pass the 'Heavy Waterfall' is not complicated. I can tell it to you right now."

Upon hearing this, the amber-colored Ox Demon's body flashed, and it transformed back to its previous three-inch size.

It floated quickly to Jin Xu, wagged its tail impatiently, and said, "Oh? Well then, go on, tell me."

"You just need to cover your body with Spiritual Power and fill it within, then thrust full force upwards toward the waterfall."

Jin Xu told his method honestly to the little amber-colored Ox in front of him.

After hearing this, the three-inch Ox's eyes widened in disbelief, and a very human-like expression of 'are you joking?' appeared on its face.

"Is it really that simple?"

The little amber-colored Ox voiced its skepticism.

"Yes, that's how I came up here,"

the junior Taoist said seriously, nodding emphatically.

After he finished speaking, he called out to Yu Yaoer and Zhao Dabao.

The three of them walked into the black area of the chessboard.

As for Little White, her husky nature had acted up and she had already run ahead of the others into the area.

The amber-colored Ox was still pondering Jin Xu's words.

Seeing the junior Taoist's earnest expression, it thought to itself, "When this Secret Realm closes, I must sneak in and try it myself."

Meanwhile, at the Chessboard, Junior Master Hong Mei continued to watch as several persons entered before he stepped to the lower side outside the Chessboard and looked up at the rules written on the light screen.

[Qingmu Secret Realm Second Layer Challenge—The Struggle of Black and White]

"All Cultivators entering the second layer of the Secret Realm may participate in the trial twice, and those who successfully pass cannot participate again.

This trial is of a semi-team nature, requiring at least forty participants to begin.

If there are fewer than forty Cultivators remaining in the Qingmu Secret Realm later, they will all be eliminated."

Participants are divided into black and white camps within which are further divided into five teams of four. Team members are identified specifically by their waist tokens, with those holding the same character tokens automatically forming a team.

The challenge uses a team scoring system where capturing a single waist token from the opposing side awards the team two Qingmu points.

Qingmu points are precious items exchanged for spiritual materials with the overseer after exiting the Yin Yang Chessboard."

[Winning Conditions]

Shatter the opponent's Crystal Soul or capture all of the opposing team's waistbands.

[Special Reminder]

All teams of Cultivators on the winning side will gain a reward of five Qingmu points.

A team of Cultivators who successfully shatter the black and white Crystal Soul directly receives a reward of one hundred Qingmu points.

Junior Master Hong Mei read each word on the small characters displayed on the light screen thoroughly.

Then, he carefully recalled that Jin Xu, the junior Taoist, had taken a black waist token, so he immediately sent a message to the disciples of the Blazing Sun Sword Sect.

He had him take the black waist badge and quickly enter the chessboard.

"Although I don't understand how such powerful cultivators entered the Qingmu Secret Realm, the most important thing right now is to definitely not stand against that young Taoist."

Junior Master muttered to himself, waiting for the disciples of the Blazing Sun Sword Sect to all enter the chessboard. Then, he turned his head to look at the bald cultivators from Pan Shi Valley and also took the last black waist badge marked with the characters "Jia Si" and stepped into the eerie chessboard.

The group of bald, muscular men from Pan Shi Valley, however, had no idea what was happening.

When they arrived near the chessboard and finished reading the rules, they then discovered that one side's rack was already empty, while the other side's rack, which held the white waist badges, was completely untouched.

"Eldest brother, all the cultivators from the Blazing Sun Sword Sect have entered the black side. Oh, and earlier, I saw the Qi Cultivation cultivator with Ice and Fire Spirit Roots from the Blazing Sun Sword Sect and three unfamiliar faces also went in."

A cultivator from Pan Shi Valley, who had arrived earlier, said to the pale-faced Qiu Li.

This eldest disciple from Pan Shi Valley, who carried the bloodline of the Ancient Mountain Spirit Clan, had previously mistakenly eaten a "backstroke" green fish in the remnants of Immortal wood, and logically, he should have had no chance of survival.

However, perhaps because his fate was not yet sealed, just when he was about to reenter the cycle of reincarnation because of that bite, the Nine Death Soul Flower, which had gone to the Qingmu Blessed Land to fetch Wood Spirit Liquid, returned.

This kind-hearted Ten-thousand-year-old Treasure Medicine, upon arriving at the remnant of Immortal wood, first splashed about half a bottle of Wood Spirit Liquid into the pond, causing the green fish that swam "backstroke" on the surface to instantly start hopping around energetically.

After this action, the Nine Death Soul Flower discovered the partially eaten roasted fish and the nearly reincarnating Qiu Li.

Knowing that this person had consumed a green fish containing its own toxin, and the "undying" rule had already been used four out of five times without having cleared that toxin,

The kind-hearted Nine Death Soul Flower, knowing that even if he was transported out by the rule, he might still not escape death, didn't hesitate much and dripped a drop of Wood Spirit Liquid into Qiu Li's mouth.

Thus, this chief of Pan Shi Valley, who nearly reported to the King of Hell, successfully survived.

But surviving is one thing.

As the overseer of the first layer of the Secret Realm, the action taken by the Nine Death Soul Flower to directly save someone was somewhat against the rules.

So, in order to demonstrate fairness as an overseer, to be able to account for her actions to Grandpa Che Liang Wood, and to avoid being directly sanctioned by the rules of the Qingmu Secret Realm,

After reviving Qiu Li, she summoned the Ba Wang Tree from the fourth layer, which used physical means to seriously injure Qiu Li.

Only then did she leave the remnant of Immortal wood, satisfied with her actions.

Therefore, this chief disciple from Pan Shi Valley, carrying the bloodline of the Ancient Mountain Spirit Clan, now had an extremely weak aura.

His injuries were also severe.

"Cough cough... cough, didn't you guys read the rules?

The swordsmen from the Blazing Sun Sword Sect are definitely going to choose one camp.

As for those three unfamiliar faces, be cautious, but there's no need to worry excessively.

Since they chose to team up with that Qi Cultivation cultivator, they might be trying to ingratiate themselves with the Blazing Sun Sword Sect.

Cough cough... cough cough..."

As Qiu Li was speaking, he started coughing violently, and a trace of fresh blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.

He was the second-to-last cultivator from Pan Shi Valley to arrive, while at the time Jin Xu and others were explaining the rules in the presence of the amber-colored ox, he was still undergoing physical punishment below.

Thus, Qiu Li did not see the second-layer overseer's special consideration for those three unfamiliar faces.

After a bout of intense coughing, he took several deep breaths and chose to transmit his voice: "Zhao Ming, pick nineteen fellow disciples based on strength, including yourself, and join me in entering."

The leading cultivator from the Blazing Sun Sword Sect, seeing that I was beaten, will definitely think I am seriously injured at this moment.

But, the magic of the Ancient Mountain Spirit Clan's bloodline in my body can restore my full strength within an hour. When the time comes, we will feign weakness to catch them off guard, and we will certainly come out on top in this test."

The bald cultivator who received his transmission nodded and rushed off to choose people.

Meanwhile, that earlier arriving disciple from Pan Shi Valley was about to speak but hesitated.