The two people in the space fell silent.

Chen Tianwen really didn't know how to answer at this moment. What if the person in front of him suddenly attacked if he answered yes?

If I answer no, I simply can't live with my own honest opinion.

After all, at that time he was just a minor Golden Core cultivator. Under such circumstances, the Heart-Piercing Sword was the most powerful immortal weapon in his hands. Did he really want to hand it over to someone else?

Absolutely impossible.

If he wanted to kill himself, sorry, he would have made Sect Master Bu call him "father"!

So what if he's just a Nascent Soul cultivator? My cultivation level, equivalent to a Core Formation cultivator, is nothing compared to him. But if I were to self-destruct, that would be a different story!

Although Chen Tianwen's thoughts had been running through his mind countless times, his expression remained calm and composed.

The Illusion Master's patience wore off within three-quarters of an hour!

If you do not answer within three seconds, you will be considered to have given up the challenge!

"one."

"Is there some kind of reward for this?"

Chen Tianwen's eyes lit up, and when he got the answer, he immediately told the person in front of him.

"I hate you so much! I hate you so much I want to kill you!"

Upon hearing his answer, Chen Tianwen became extremely uneasy, wondering if he had given the wrong answer!

Even a fool would know that the rewards for navigating the challenges where inner demons lurk nearby are bound to be pretty good!

Could it be a magical treasure? Oh no, I already have a shield. Although my Wuwei Shield looks very shabby, it is not shabby at all in actual use.

If only there were a magical treasure similar to the Heart-Piercing Sword!

Just as Chen Tianwen was lost in thought, he noticed that the sect leader opposite him simply placed a small token on the ground.

"Your thoughts and ideas are a reflection of yourself. You have the courage; you've passed the first hurdle!"

The sect leader's voice echoed throughout the space, and Chen Tianwen's eyes lit up as he realized that his surroundings had changed completely.

"Could this first hurdle really be so easy?"

Chen Tianwen was full of question marks.

Actually, Chen Tian had misunderstood. The first test of the Spring of Inquiry was not easy to pass; it required your true inner reaction.

Some people's first reaction is to run away, but in order to show their courage, they choose to give a false answer, which of course will not pass.

Some people's first reaction is to fight back, but their cultivation level is far inferior to their enemies. Although it is a genuine reaction, such a reaction will directly lead to their death. This is because their mentality is not up to par! They will still be eliminated.

Some people, even if they can't beat the opponent, honestly confess their actions, and that's when the key to passing the first level will appear.

Even if some cultivators are not particularly advanced, they can still go further in the Spring of Inquiry.

The person in front of Chen Tianwen pushed a mysterious jade pendant, along with his father and sister, in front of him.

Chen Tianwen's eyes widened as he realized that the jade pendant in front of him was exactly the same as the jade pendant on his body that had revealed the Dao of Simplicity.

Although the person in front of me couldn't see his face clearly, his voice was full of seductive power!

"There is a peerless martial arts technique inside this jade pendant. With its effect, you can learn all the martial arts techniques in the world!"

It can even guarantee that you will become a Great Immortal!

But it would require your loved ones to make the sacrifice! Are you willing to do that?

Answer according to your own opinion!

Upon seeing this, Chen Tianwen fell silent.

He never expected to see another jade pendant under such circumstances. Could it be that the jade pendant he was wearing, according to his father, was left to him by his ancestors?

Although the faceless man did not explain the function of the jade pendant very clearly, Chen Tian asked him if he knew what kind of existence the jade pendant in front of him was.

But Chen Tianwen did not hesitate at all and answered the faceless man's question firmly.

"I don't want to!"

"If you really don't want to, you might pass this test immediately! After all, cultivators don't need family."

Without this jade pendant, by the time you achieve fame and success, they will already be dead!

The faceless man continued his seduction.

However, Chen Tianwen's answer was extremely firm.

"I refuse!" He answered without the slightest hesitation.

The faceless man fell silent, as if a long time had passed, yet also as if a very short time had gone by.

Chen Tianwen discovered that the illusion around him had shattered!

He held the jade pendant directly in his palm, examined it carefully, and found that it was indeed exactly the same.

Looking around, Chen Tianwen realized that he was above the lake, but he still had no idea how he had crossed it.

Since he couldn't figure it out, he stopped thinking about it. Chen Tianwen put away the jade pendant in his hand and quickly moved forward along the only road.

"Finally, the person I've entrusted with this task has arrived!"

The faceless man in the lake concealed his form, muttering to himself as he gazed in the direction Chen Tianwen had left.

It is the spirit of this lake, and it has been in this lake for who knows how long, living a very lonely life.

Until one day, a person came to this place, handed the jade pendant to him, and said that someone would come to take it one day, but he would have to answer two questions correctly.

He waited and waited, and hundreds of waves of cultivators came over the past tens of thousands of years!

But no one can escape their own heart.

Only this young man answered correctly, and he finally fulfilled the request that had been passed down for hundreds of thousands of years!

What Chen Tianwen didn't know was that the faceless man's second question was an extremely difficult one to answer. The reason he passed it so easily was because he possessed the profound wisdom of simplicity.

In the minds of cultivators who do not understand the principle of simplicity, no matter how eloquent their words may be, their true desire is still for the jade pendant. How could such a situation possibly pass?

Even if a cultivator who truly cherishes their family gives up the jade pendant, they will still feel great regret! Such a situation will not be accepted.

After all, the hope of becoming an immortal is so slim, how many people who give up do not have regrets?

But Chen Tianwen truly felt no regret whatsoever. No matter how the faceless man searched for the regrets, lies, and remorse in his heart, he found none!

Only a tender and sincere heart.

Chen Tianwen kept walking forward, but the further he went, the more he realized something was wrong.

The Heart-Piercing Sword beside him was practically going berserk, its cries never ceasing!

"The Heart-Slaying Sword was perfectly normal when the inner demon appeared. Could there be some terrifying being nearby? Could it be a demon god?"

Chen Tianwen was startled. He raised the Wuwei Shield in front of him, and the three swords, Spring and Autumn, Reincarnation, and Heart-Piercing Sword, surrounded him.

He cautiously moved forward, only to see several transparent chains overhead.

It's not entirely accurate to say it's transparent, because golden flashes occasionally streak across it, though at an extremely slow speed.

When Chen Tianwen turned around, he found a pitch-black altar in front of him, with all the chains connected to it.

Chen Tianwen's eyes narrowed and his gaze sharpened as he sensed something.