When the central hall appeared, Shi Xuan and his group were still fighting monsters in the dense forest in the southwest corner.

The sect disciples were very excited to see the main hall appear, but their location was too remote, and it would take them at least until tomorrow to get to the central area.

Shi Xuan mentally estimated that if they ran back now, apart from her who could fly on her sword, everyone else would probably be in the last batch, and would fall behind the others no matter what.

"Let's defeat this wave of monsters first, then we'll set off!" Shi Xuanyang said.

"Alright!" the disciples echoed. They had already gained the most benefits in the herb garden and the dense forest, so it didn't matter if they suffered a little loss in the central hall. How could they let one family monopolize all the benefits?

Therefore, among all the items that appeared in the central hall, only the Lianfeng Sword Sect had leisurely finished fighting the demonic beasts and collected their demon cores before setting off towards the hall.

Shi Xuan's prediction was correct; when they arrived at the Lianfeng Sword Sect, all the disciples in the other secret realms had already entered.

The grand hall before me was magnificent and bright, truly like it was built of gold; just looking at it inspired longing in me.

Shi Xuan waved his hand and said, "Let's go in and explore. If it's truly an opportunity for us, even if we arrive late, we'll definitely be able to obtain it!"

Twenty people filed into the main hall, but unexpectedly, they did not see each other once inside.

This hall may not be just a simple palace. Shi Xuan guessed that it was more like a magical artifact that would put each person who entered under individual test.

After Shi Xuan entered the main hall, he found himself facing a drawbridge. On the other side of the drawbridge was the golden palace he had just seen. It seemed that he had only entered a fake door...

The suspension bridge was made of wooden planks, secured by iron chains on both sides. Below the bridge was a bottomless abyss. Shi Xuan picked up a small stone and threw it down, but there was no echo for a long time.

She looked back; the door she had come from was gone, and now there was only one way forward.

Let's go then.

Shi Xuan decisively stepped forward and onto the suspension bridge.

As soon as she stepped onto the suspension bridge, she felt the scenery before her change.

She went from being on a suspension bridge to floating in an underground palace, looking down at everything below from a top-down perspective.

The underground palace was very large, with walls that were completely opaque. Dozens of candles were lit against the walls, illuminating the underground palace as bright as day.

In the center of the underground palace was a huge array, distributed in the shape of the Bagua (Eight Trigrams). In two of the hexagram positions, two girls, one in red and one in white, lay down respectively.

The girl in white lay on her side on the ground. She had light eyebrows and a delicate chin. Her long, soft hair draped over her body like silk, giving her a charming and gentle appearance. This was Fan Mingzhu.

The girl in red was lying on her back, her long, curly hair, like seaweed, was casually spread on the ground. Her oval face was bright and beautiful, and her eyes, under her dark eyebrows, were closed. The shadows cast by her thick, fan-like eyelashes fell on her eyes, adding a touch of liveliness. Only her lips were pale due to excessive blood loss.

She also knew that when this person smiled, two deep dimples would appear on the outer corners of his lips, because this girl in red was none other than Shi Xuan herself.

What she was seeing was the scene on the day she was reborn, when her spiritual roots were replaced.

The blood of the two girls flowed into the magic circle beneath them, and the top-grade spirit stones at the edge of the magic circle dimmed at a visible speed, showing how quickly the spiritual energy was consumed.

On the stone platform outside the magic circle, Fan Hongde sat cross-legged, his hands forming intricate hand seals. Veins bulged on his forehead, indicating that he was also struggling.

As time went by, the top-grade spirit stones were consumed one by one. It seemed that something flowed out of the two people's blood, into the formation, and then, after circulation, into the body of another person.

Shi Xuan's view was fixed above, and he watched helplessly as the two successfully swapped their spiritual roots. Seeing that the secret technique was complete, Fan Hongde rushed down from the stone platform and went to Fan Mingzhu's side to check on her condition.

The rest of the scene was exactly the same as the day Shi Xuan came into this world.

Seeing this, Shi Xuan sighed inwardly. So many top-grade spirit stones were wasted on changing spiritual roots. It seems that the Divine Cauldron Sect is still wealthy. Next time I swindle Fan Mingzhu, I must swindle even more.

This illusion seemed to be trying to provoke her anger, to recreate the greatest setback she had ever experienced, and to draw out her inner demons.

However, Shi Xuan remained unmoved. It was just an illusion, and besides, this change of spiritual root wasn't entirely a bad thing for her. She lost her top-grade single-fire spiritual root, but she was also able to cultivate the Myriad Things Life Technique because of it. The only drawback was that her spiritual root was unstable, but she would definitely find a solution.

Although the revenge for the Fan family father and daughter is a must, revenge and mindset are two different things. This illusion is probably not enough to provoke her.

The illusion was probably surprised by her indifference, and in an instant, it dragged her into the body of "Shi Xuan" on the ground.

At this moment, Shi Xuan suddenly became aware of the illusion. It was so realistic that she felt just like the day she was reborn. From her perspective, she could hear Fan Hongde and Fan Mingzhu's conversation clearly.

The illusion seemed to be trying to draw out Shi Xuan's inner demons, but Shi Xuan was too uncooperative, and the illusion could only find one thing in Shi Xuan's memory that might trigger her inner demons. Seeing that Shi Xuan really didn't react, it intensified the process and dragged her into the scene.

But it was destined to be disappointed. At this moment, Shi Xuan still felt no anger. She looked at the father and daughter who were in cahoots, and only pondered in her heart what method she should use to take revenge in the future.

Perhaps the illusion also sensed this, so after Shi Xuan took his place, he was not so weak as to be unable to move as last time. Instead, he was full of power, his realm suddenly improved, and he even developed a cultivation level that could rival Fan Hongde.

Shi Xuan lay on the ground and sighed. This illusion had really gone to great lengths. She felt she would be letting this poor illusion down if she didn't do something.

Very well, since she was in this illusion and had just been given this cultivation, she would reluctantly test Fan Hongde's abilities.

Thinking of this, Shi Xuan suddenly mobilized his spiritual power, leaped up from the ground, and thrust his spiritual sword at Fan Hongde.

During the sword strike, Shi Xuan even paused to complain about the illusion: it's too unrealistic; she didn't even have a spirit sword when her spiritual root was changed.

Fan Hongde, who was inspecting Fan Mingzhu with his back to her, seemed to sense something and immediately turned around, flicked his sleeves, and retreated ten steps away.

Fan Hongde looked at Shi Xuan and laughed maliciously, "Your spiritual root is gone. No matter how hard you try to cultivate, it will be in vain. The top-grade fire spiritual root now belongs to my daughter. What can you do but accept your fate? Hahahaha!"

The dialogue is indeed infuriating and can stir up one's inner demons, but once it is known that it is just an illusion, it becomes full of loopholes.