The cultivators who were turned away at the cave entrance were stunned when they saw Liu Yunqing and his group step into the cave. Then, they were filled with anger and tried to rush in.

"What happened?"

"Why can you go in, but we can't?"

"Who did this? Was it you? That brat in the red dress!"

Upon hearing this, many of those who hadn't yet entered began to jeer and jeer.

"That's right! It's her!"

"No wonder they killed the snake so quietly; they were waiting here to take revenge on us!"

The others, recalling Liu Yunqing's calm demeanor when killing the snake and his tolerance of their opportunistic behavior, suddenly realized:

"I see!"

"How can someone so young be so cunning!"

"They're making a fuss about not letting us into the secret realm just because we killed a few snakes. Their mindset is really too narrow."

Those who were stopped talked amongst themselves, but they didn't know what kind of mechanism was in the cave, and they just couldn't find the entrance.

Liu Yunqing didn't bother to explain to them, not even bothering to exchange a glance. Stepping into the cave, she spread her divine sense throughout the cave.

However, some other cultivators couldn't stand it and, looking at the people outside with disdain, said something to them:

"Foolish! It's obvious that you didn't kill enough snakes to pass the cave trial, yet you're trying to shift the blame onto that little girl."

Unfortunately, foolish people have one thing in common: they never look at the facts and only believe their own imagination.

Even if it's explained that this person doesn't know Liu Yunqing at all, it doesn't stop these people from making things up:

"Tch! You're jumping out to speak now, as if you're afraid we won't know that you're in cahoots with that brat?"

The person who had spoken was annoyed and was about to say something when he saw the cave entrance begin to close inwards.

The people outside tried to force the door open, but as soon as they stepped onto the stairs, they disappeared, and when they reappeared, they were back in the same place.

Unable to breach the gates of the former residence, they could only hurl insults at Liu Yunqing.

Unfortunately, before he could utter two words of curse, a serene and otherworldly voice echoed from within the slowly closing door:

"Two hundred people participated in the trial, and sixty-eight passed the first test."

The world is quiet.

At the same time, the gates of the former residence were completely closed.

It's unclear whether those people shut up or if the gates of the former residence blocked out the noise.

Ying Xuejiao glanced back at the gate, then ran over to Liu Yunqing and asked curiously:

"Fellow Daoist Zhenru, you have such a good temper. Why don't you explain yourself when they insult you?"

Ying Xuejiao felt that it was clearly not her fault, yet she was being blamed. She was determined to clarify things with the other party and not let them pin the blame on her.

But looking at Liu Yunqing, no one else could bear to listen anymore, and she didn't react at all.

After Ying Xuejiao spoke, Liu Yunqing still didn't say anything, but Qiu Zhengping suddenly chuckled twice.

When he noticed people around him looking at him for no apparent reason, he quickly composed himself and adopted an honest and simple demeanor.

"What are you laughing at, Fellow Daoist Qiu? Could it be that Xuejiao is wrong?"

Qiu Zhengping didn't want to offend Liu Yunqing, and fearing Ying Yuelang would pester him with questions, he immediately denied it:

"No, you're absolutely right. Fellow Daoist Zhenru truly dislikes arguing."

I just like to take direct action.

Unable to hear Qiu Zhengping's unspoken thoughts, Ying Xuejiao looked at Liu Yunqing with even brighter eyes.

A cool and aloof female immortal, with extraordinary strength, so cool! I love her!

Liu Yunqing originally wanted to say that she was just too lazy to argue with a dying person.

When Liu Yunqing turned around and saw Ying Xuejiao's gaze, she instinctively shut her mouth and even subtly moved to the side.

Ying Yuelang, on the other hand, had been quiet and reserved since the beginning, except for when he first struck up a conversation with Liu Yunqing. At this moment, however, he seemed to be deep in thought as he looked at Liu Yunqing's figure.

Soon, Ying Yuelang's thoughts were confirmed.

Since this ancient mansion has trials, it's impossible for it to have only one level.

After the group successfully passed the first level, they immediately set off to find the second level once the gates of the ruins were completely closed.

At this moment, they were no longer thinking about the treasures of the Lost Palace, but about how to successfully pass the level and perhaps obtain the inheritance of the predecessors of the Lost Palace, so that the entire Lost Palace would be theirs.

So when they saw that the front yard was full of rare and precious herbs, they simply picked a couple and continued searching for the checkpoint without being tempted.

Unfortunately, the group searched from the front yard to the back yard but did not see any checkpoints, and even the rooms in the cave did not have basic protective formations.

However, the crowd was not disappointed; on the contrary, they were more excited.

Because there are just too many treasures in this ancient mansion!

The rare and exotic plants that I saw everywhere in the front yard looked like weeds when compared to the carefully cultivated medicinal garden in the backyard.

These medicinal herb gardens alone were enough to make everyone's eyes red with excitement, not to mention the vast sea of ​​cultivation techniques and secret manuals, and the piles of magical treasures and spiritual artifacts, and so on.

"It seems that getting inside is just the first hurdle of this ancient mansion; the rest..."

The person who spoke first glanced around the herb garden and the places where the treasures were kept, and the unspoken message was self-evident.

Since there is no so-called inheritance, the treasures are what they see in front of them.

Although there were already many, and of high quality, there were still quite a few people in the Imperial Household Department involved in the distribution.

If everyone shares equally, the harvest will be rather unremarkable, and some things simply cannot be divided equally.

However, if it all comes down to one person, then it would be quite considerable.

After a brief moment of reflection, the atmosphere in the mansion suddenly became awkward and heavy.

After a while, seeing that no one spoke, someone finally spoke up:

"Since the elders in this ancient mansion have not set any rules for us, let's each rely on our own abilities!"

Before the man could finish his last sentence, he had already rushed out.

Others followed suit, too lazy to think about anything else, and chose their favorite room or herb garden, rushing in as well.

This includes Qiu Zhengping and Ying Xuejiao, a brother and sister.

Only Liu Yunqing and a few other cultivators remained unmoved.

The few cultivators who hadn't moved were quite surprised to see that Liu Yunqing, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, was so stable, and they couldn't help but glance at her several times.

Qiu Zhengping, who had already run some distance, saw that Liu Yunqing hadn't followed or even moved, so he immediately stopped and carefully retreated, saying:

"Fellow Daoist Zhenru...is there something wrong with this?"

"Nothing is right."

Qiu Zhengping had long admired Liu Yunqing, and upon hearing this, he immediately stood back obediently, waiting for Liu Yunqing to give his next instruction.

A flickering light flashed in the depths of Liu Yunqing's eyes.

Only when the sounds of fighting suddenly intensified from a treasure room did she part her lips slightly and say:

"Because the treasure we saw was all fake."

At this point, Liu Yunqing flipped his wrist, gripping the Purple Spirit Bow in his hand, and said warily:

"The second challenge has begun!"