Chapter 16 Talent

In the early morning, the faint light shone into the Trial Hall through the carved window lattice, but was blocked by the heavy and towering antique shelves, making it feel inexplicably oppressive.

Cang Yao stood beside the pillar, leaving the last bit of light for Ye Kemeng.

This is the scene that Bai Lingyu and the others saw when they arrived at the Trial Hall.

Therefore, this scene seems somewhat absurd and unfounded.

Bai Lingyu, Gu Qingli, and their group were talking, with some even worried that Ye Kemeng, who had agreed to go yesterday, might change her mind today. Others were worried that Ye Kemeng would arrive late and delay the appointed time.

It was noisy and chattering.

But the moment Ye Kemeng was seen, all the sounds ceased.

Ye Kemeng not only arrived, but she arrived even earlier than them.

Judging from the situation, she either traveled at night or arrived last night and waited in front of the palace all night.

Just as one of the disciples was about to call out Ye Kemeng's name, Cang Yao swept a glance over him, and the person immediately shut up.

After shutting his mouth, he realized that he was actually afraid of that mortal senior sister's mortal husband.

But in the next instant, a stream of spiritual energy suddenly flashed from Ye Kemeng's fingertips, who had never cultivated before.

It is extremely faint, almost negligible.

The cultivators present were not powerful enough to notice these things, but Cang Yao could not hide them from him. A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. What kind of magic seal was the little kitten forming? It actually succeeded.

Ye Kemeng slowly opened her eyes. She was quite pleased to realize that she had successfully invoked the mysterious symbol.

He withdrew his hand and then saw Bai Lingyu and the others, saying, "Now that you're all here, let's set off."

The 'Ancient Battlefield Trial', as the name suggests, requires one to actually go to the ancient battlefield.

The disciples of the Trial Hall looked at the sun corona by the window, calculated the time, and said, "In about the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, the passage will be opened. Before that, I will go over the precautions for entering the ancient battlefield. All of you senior brothers and sisters must remember them well, otherwise you will really be in danger of losing your lives."

In previous years, the trials related to the ancient battlefield were led by genuinely powerful inner disciples, so the Trial Hall did not need to give any further instructions.

This year, Senior Sister Ye, who was leading the team, was a complete novice. These precautions for the ancient battlefield trial finally came in handy.

Remembering that 666 had also said it was extremely dangerous inside, Ye Kemeng listened very carefully.

After all, only by surviving can one return home to get married.

In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the disciples of the Trial Hall, carrying a porcelain plate, led the seven people to the underground secret chamber.

Elder Chen, who was stationed here, sat cross-legged. In front of him was the spatial array set up by the leader of all immortals when the academy was first established.

At this moment, the formation was inactive and looked like ordinary ground, so no one noticed it.

As the disciples of the Trial Hall reminded everyone to stop and not step on the formation, Ye Kemeng and Cang Yao both stopped.

Everyone stood still, and the door to the secret room slowly closed behind them.

All the lights went out instantly, and Ye Kemeng felt a sudden darkness before her eyes. Before she could even catch her breath, the array in front of her suddenly lit up with a scarlet light!

The disciples of the Trial Hall raised the porcelain plate above their heads, and Elder Chen slightly beckoned his index finger, causing the bamboo slips on the plate to fly up and fly to his front.

The bamboo slips hung in front of Elder Chen, and began to tremble slightly as he formed a hand seal.

Elder Chen's face was solemn, his square face taut, his hands constantly forming different hand seals in front of him. As he formed more and more hand seals, the bamboo slips trembled more and more violently.

He shouted an order, and the bamboo slip suddenly shattered into countless tiny specks of light!

At the same time, the crimson light on the spatial array suddenly dimmed, leaving only scattered points of light surrounding Elder Chen in the entire secret chamber.

Before anyone could even register their alarm, the spatial array in front of them vanished in the next instant, leaving only a huge hole!

A foul wind rushed out of the cave entrance, causing Elder Chen's wide-sleeved robes to flutter wildly, while his hand gestures to form hand seals continued to accelerate!

The strong wind carried fine sand, making it impossible for Ye Kemeng to open her eyes.

But she knew that this hand seal and spell casting process was related to space, so she desperately opened her eyes wide, even though her eyelids were burning with pain, trying to see Elder Chen's every move.

Cang Yao turned slightly to the side and stood in front of Ye Kemeng. He was covered in wounds and had no spiritual power left. The sand and stones hit his body, and his wounds, which were almost healed, burst open again.

However, he had asked Daiyuan for herbs to mask the smell of blood beforehand, so he wasn't worried about his physical condition being discovered.

The others closed their eyes and raised their arms to cover their faces in an attempt to alleviate the pain.

Elder Chen's movements were clearly getting faster and faster, but in Ye Kemeng's eyes they were getting slower and slower, as if they were broken down into slow motion.

"It's done."

Ye Kemeng thought to herself.

The next moment, a crisp "dong" sound rang out, like a drop of water hitting a calm surface, ripples spreading outwards. Ye Kemeng felt as if her whole being was purified by this sound.

The gale subsided at that moment.

Everyone opened their eyes and saw a downward stone staircase appearing in the black hole before them. The staircase was pitch black, and Cang Yao could see viscous, formless malevolent energy surging within it.

The disciples of the Trial Hall hurriedly took out the gauze-like face coverings specially made by the academy and blindfolded the seven people one by one.

"This is a mermaid veil made by the merfolk of the South China Sea. It can shield you from illusions and evil spirits. Remember, do not remove it when walking on steps. Only take it off when you are sure you have walked a hundred steps on flat ground."

The others hurriedly agreed, their voices trembling, but Ye Kemeng's crisp voice sounded particularly out of place in the crowd: "What if I'm walking on the steps and the mermaid gauze gets caught in the wind? What then?"

The disciple was taken aback, clearly not expecting this question.

"Then your body will be invaded by the evil energy, and you will fall into the real ancient battlefield, never to return." Elder Chen's voice came, his tone serious and solemn, containing a warning, "Don't risk your life for this."

Ye Kemeng nodded in agreement.

When the mermaid silk was placed on the porcelain plate, it was transparent. But once it came into contact with living skin, it turned a bright red. This made half of the girl's face appear porcelain-like and exquisitely beautiful, almost otherworldly.

Elder Chen withdrew his gaze, and his hands formed the final hand seal. The faint light transformed from the bamboo slips suddenly gathered, connecting to form a bright ribbon, which gently landed on each person's hand in turn.

Ye Kemeng heard the sound of the wind generated by his hands and knew that he was casting a spell. She subconsciously wanted to take off the mermaid veil to see, but before she could raise her hand, it was tied by the ribbon and slowly fell down.

Elder Chen's voice rang in everyone's ears: "This is the Heart-Connecting Lock. The seven of you will descend the ancient battlefield in order. Remember, there will be no real danger on the stone steps. Do not loosen the Heart-Connecting Lock and the Mermaid Veil throughout the entire journey."

"yes."

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Ye Kemeng, an inner disciple, was in first place, with Cang Yao, whose eyes were also bound with a veil, behind her.

Elder Chen's face was stern as he listened carefully to the wind in the cave, and he instructed, "Don't rush, wait a while before going down."

Ye Kemeng also listened attentively. Although she hadn't seen how Elder Chen's last magic seal was formed, thanks to the influence of her 'Awakening of Spatial Talent', she still understood most of the spatial barrier connection array in front of her.

Of course, this is just an understanding. After all, she lacks spiritual power and cannot form hand seals.

Ye Kemeng sensed that purifying sound in her heart once again, and she subconsciously lifted her foot and walked down the stone steps.

Elder Chen remained with his mouth agape, the words "You can leave now" stuck in his throat, unable to be uttered.

Only after the seven people had completely descended the stone steps and the black hole in front of them was once again replaced by the ground did Elder Chen turn to look at his disciple: "Before I was about to speak, Ye Kemeng, the inner disciple who caught the demon spy, had already started to walk down, right?"

The disciple, holding the tray, blinked innocently.

He doesn't know.

Elder Chen: "..." He didn't even notice that.

I almost lost my composure and wanted to punch someone.

Ye Kemeng only realized how dangerous this place was after she walked down the steps.

She was blindfolded and could see nothing but a striking red color.

But besides their eyesight, kittens are even more sensitive to danger.

In the past, she could always sense where danger was coming from, but as she continued to descend, a thick, omnipresent sense of crisis emanating from all directions seemed to envelop her, suffocating her and making it impossible for her to make a decision.

She could only rely on instinct to keep moving her legs.

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Meanwhile, having finished his work on the "Immortal's Guidance" project at the Kyushu Academy, Lord Daiyuan planned to search for his elder sister's reincarnation.

But if Ye Kemeng is really the princess's child, then why was she picked up by Phoenix?

Where is my elder sister?

Dai Yuan dared not think about it further.

However, due to the changes in the Void Land, he could not fly across it and could only circle back to the South Heavenly Gate before traveling to the seventy-two cities of the Nine Provinces.

Just before descending to the mortal realm, he overheard the two heavenly soldiers guarding the gate talking: "This time, the divine lord is much slower."

"Yes, I can clearly see the figure of the God-King."

Dai Yuan: "???" We silver pheasants value elegance! We're not like that phoenix who only knows how to fight, really!

A note from the author:

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