Final choice

Law crystals are extremely rare in the cultivation world. Only in places with abundant elements can such a small crystal be formed over tens of thousands of years.

Moreover, this should be a crystal of the laws of time, which is extremely rare in the entire history of the cultivation world.

This Law Crystal contains an extremely rich power of laws. If someone absorbs it directly, they can comprehend it on the spot. Even someone without much talent can sense three-tenths of the power. This is the terrifying aspect of the Law Crystal.

Thinking of this, she became curious about the levels that followed. Could she obtain a broken crystal at each level she passed?

It is unknown who the owner of this secret realm is, who has the ability to obtain the Law Crystal, but in the end, he shattered it and placed it in each level.

Meanwhile, at the far end of the maze, the girl with wings was hovering in the air, looking at the three water mirrors in front of her with some curiosity, wondering who her master would choose to inherit the legacy.

The first mirror shows a man with light steps and a determined look in his eyes. He is the fastest of the three – he breaks through almost every small obstacle with brute force, but this brute force damages everything, including the crystals that were deliberately hidden in danger.

The girl pursed her lips; this person was disobedient and, in her eyes, had long been eliminated.

Her gaze then shifted to the second image, which featured only one woman, from whom a few strands of hair occasionally peeked out from her movements.

She remembered this woman. Unlike the other two, she had wasted the precious carrying ability of amber on a Foundation Establishment cultivator, who was still in her arms.

The girl recalled the previous level. This woman was unremarkable and didn't do anything special. In the end, she was able to reach the third level only because the other two had drawn away most of the people's firepower.

That doesn't seem like a good idea either.

She finally turned her gaze to the last one. This one... was not bad overall, but seemed to have a bad temper.

She silently reviewed everyone in her mind. This secret realm was just too boring. She only hoped that this inheritance could be truly given away so that she wouldn't have to stay here all the time.

“A-Qu”.

The girl jumped up and immediately shouted, "Here!"

Then she realized what she meant and immediately turned around: "Didn't Master say that he would only wake up after they had all truly reached the finish line?"

How come you woke up now?

Behind her stood a pale-faced woman, her figure extremely faint, as if she were about to vanish at any moment.

"It's nothing, I just woke up a little earlier than usual."

The woman slowly walked forward, glanced at the image in the water mirror a few times, and then asked, "Who do you think is most suitable to inherit my mantle?"

The girl thought about it carefully, but finally shook her head. "Aqu can't guess what his master is thinking."

Even so, Ah Qu had been with the woman for countless years and naturally knew that if the woman had asked, it must mean that she already had someone she liked.

She turned her gaze back to the water mirror. In fact, the secret realm was nominally a test, but in reality, it depended on the master's wishes.

For example, if the master feels there is no suitable candidate, the entire secret realm will naturally close, and will reopen several hundred years later.

This had happened several times before; when no one was the most suitable candidate, the master would close the secret realm. However, during this period, she sent out three Time Ambers—to several cultivators she considered to have the most outstanding talent in time.

Now that the master has chosen his preferred candidate, all that is needed is for the three of them to complete the third test, and this trial can then come to a complete end.

Unsurprisingly, Shi Feng was the first to reach the finish line.

With his superior cultivation level, he charged ahead recklessly and reached the finish line at top speed.

As soon as Shi Feng stepped out of the finish line gate, he subconsciously looked around. There were three gates at the finish line, the other two of which were completely closed, and there was no one else in this small enclosed area.

He breathed a long sigh of relief. Fortunately, things were going as he expected; he was the first to arrive.

Someone like Shi Bianruo, who only rigidly adheres to the rules, certainly never expected that the third level would allow for beings with higher cultivation levels.

He was in high spirits, took a deep breath, barely managed to suppress his emotions, and waited patiently in place for a while.

Based on his past experience, it wouldn't be long before the person or something responsible for the inheritance in this secret realm would sense his arrival and then personally hand over the inheritance to him.

Chu Li was still in the maze, having already collected five or six crystals. These crystals merged into a slightly larger one, though some of the edges and corners still had gaps.

At this point, it can be vaguely seen that the complete crystal should be in the shape of a six-pointed star. Judging from the current situation, at least two or three more crystals need to be collected before it is possible to completely synthesize the true law crystal.

But when she took a few more steps forward, she suddenly stopped.

Nan Yi sensed something was wrong and subconsciously followed Chu Li's gaze forward—there was a door directly in front of them, and the material of the door was completely different from the material of the surrounding high walls.

It is decorated with a large flower, and the base of the flower almost covers the entire bottom of the door, presenting an extremely rich black color.

Is this the end?

This is an idea that easily comes to mind, especially for people who have been in the maze for a long time.

Chu Li didn't speak, but took a few more steps closer. Just as she was about a step away from the door, the crystal in her palm suddenly became hot.

She looked down and saw the crystal was sparkling. When she looked up again, she saw that the door had been quietly opened.

From her angle, she couldn't see anything but an empty wall.

She vaguely sensed that the space behind the door wasn't large; the distance between the wall and the door was only about five steps.

Having been in the space for an unknown amount of time and long since lost patience, Shi Feng found himself unable to leave. When there was movement at another door, he stared intently at it, wondering who would emerge from that door.

But before he could see anyone, another door was suddenly opened.

A familiar voice drifted out: "We've finally reached the finish line, but it seems we haven't collected all the Law Crystals yet..."

The voice stopped abruptly as the person stepped out of the door. Shi Bianruo glanced at Shi Feng in front of the other door, and disdainfully waved her hand to fan the air in front of her. "How come he got here before us?"

Unfortunately, no one in this space answered her.

She turned her head and found that the person who came with her had disappeared, but she was only surprised for a moment because she found that the person next to Shi Feng had also disappeared.

It seems that this space does not allow anyone other than the owner of the Time Amber to appear.

Just as sparks were about to fly between the two again, a person finally stepped out from the door between them.

Chu Li glanced left and right, sensing the sharp atmosphere in the air, shrugged indifferently, and stepped back—giving them the space.

Of course, the two didn't end up fighting. Ah Qu rushed out and stopped their private brawl.

When the group saw the girl who had suddenly appeared, they all became much more polite. After all, if nothing unexpected happened, the person who had appeared was the key figure who could decide who would inherit the legacy.

But Aqu didn't say anything unnecessary. He simply nodded slightly and asked the others to take out the crystals they had obtained in the maze.

"Crystals?" Shi Feng was somewhat surprised. Wasn't this trial about who came out first? He was the first one out, so he should have received the inheritance directly.

No one had taken him away before, and he thought that this matter had to wait until everyone was there before it could be announced. Moreover, he thought that this method was better, so that Shi Bianruo could face his victory squarely.

But seeing that the other two didn't question the girl's words and smoothly removed the so-called crystal, a bad premonition suddenly rose in his heart—

Ah Qu spoke up, "I never said that the inheritance would be given to the first place winner."

This sound was like a thunderclap, completely shattering any remaining hope in Shi Feng's heart. He frantically recalled the words A Qu had spoken before entering the secret realm, over and over again.

He remembered that back then, the voice only said that reaching the finish line would complete the test, and never mentioned any ranking.

"How could this be... This is clearly a deliberate attempt to mislead us—"

A hint of impatience flashed across Aqu's face. He waved his hand and moved the noisy person out of the secret realm. He was no longer useful. No matter what, he could not be the one to inherit the legacy.

Shi Bianruo looked at the other party's fate with a hint of schadenfreude. Such a shameful thing, shouldn't she help him spread the word when they returned to the clan?

"Alright, the troublemakers are gone. Let me see all your crystals."

Aqu held two crystals of different shapes in his hands.

Just then, two beams of light enveloped the two of them, and with another flash of light, their figures vanished from the spot.

Aqu tossed the two crystals in his hand and exhaled, "I'm really tired. I'll find a place to sleep after this is over. My master is really something. He had already chosen the right person, but he still insisted on going through all this trouble."

The beam of light transported Chu Li to another space. When she opened her eyes again, she saw a strange woman standing a few steps away from her.

Then she saw the woman seem to smile slightly, flick her sleeve, and a huge torrent instantly flooded into her mind.

Almost simultaneously, she immediately sat cross-legged, closed her eyes, and absorbed the enormous energy.

Beyond the secret realm.

The three people standing there were all thrown out when they left the maze.

Nan Yi had already transformed into human form the moment he emerged.

The three were not very familiar with each other, and in a sense, the people they were following were competitors. Therefore, they tried to keep a considerable distance from each other.

Not long after, another person was thrown out. He didn't say a word, simply threw his flying boat out, and prepared to leave. The person who had come with him hurriedly followed him away.

Nan Yi only glanced at it before continuing to wait in place. If his senior sister was receiving the inheritance inside, it wouldn't be a short time.

When Shi Bian opened his eyes again, all that remained before him was the girl named A Qu.

She frowned: "It's you? Am I ready to receive the inheritance now?"

Aqu waved his hand: "The person the master chose is not you."

Shi Bianruo was puzzled: "But my crystal is clearly more complete than the other one—"

She had noticed before that the other person's crystal was missing several corners, but hers was a complete six-pointed star.

"It's just the master's choice. No matter how well you do in this final stage, she has already made her decision."

"Am I really less talented than that nameless man?"

Shi Bianruo was certain that she had never heard of that woman's name before, and her appearance was also completely unfamiliar. She had never heard of such a person existing in the Nascent Soul stage.

"Nameless person... Do you know that she reached the Nascent Soul stage more than two thousand years ago?"

Shi Bianruo carefully considered those words, then, as if struck by a sudden realization, looked up abruptly: "She's hiding her strength? Doesn't that violate the rules of the secret realm?"

Aqu laughed a few times: "Do you really think we don't know that you and the other person also suppressed your cultivation to come here? It's just that the master is willing to turn a blind eye."

Shi Bianruo seemed to want to say something more, but Aqu said with a smile, "Alright, let's leave it at that. To compensate you, the master specially chose a Law Crystal for you. If you say anything more, then I'm afraid he won't be able to give you this Law Crystal."

Shi Bianruo accepted the law crystal from the girl. The crystal was surrounded by light, and she could clearly feel the presence of time...

But how can a single Law Crystal compare to the inheritance within the Time Rift Realm!

But she dared not say anything more at this moment, for fear that the other party would really do what he said and take the law crystal back.

Well, at least he has one more Law Crystal than Shi Feng. Shi Feng is the one who is utterly humiliated.