Inside the imperial palace, after resolving the issues of the group of elven girls, Diefang and her companions quickly resumed their exploration.
Behind a palace not far away, they discovered an enormous bed...
The bed was covered in filth and grime, and the other spirits of Xin'an silently lit it.
They continued forward and soon discovered the imperial family's treasure vault.
It mainly contains common spiritual plants, cultivation techniques, and common resources.
Although they weren't very high-level, they were in terrifying numbers.
They eventually packed everything up, and after searching back and forth several more times to make sure there were no secret rooms, they decided to leave and return to Xin'an by the same route.
And they left a fire behind at the end.
Set this enormous palace ablaze...
The matter seems to have ended here...
Diefang always felt...
This experience allowed them to witness... the dirty side of the world.
Is this how the world is...?
Diefang and her three companions returned to Xin'an.
They started contacting Haotian.
Linglong appeared quickly. She first expressed her respect and gratitude to Diefang and the other three, and then said that she would definitely contribute resources to the Human King Palace. After that, she quickly went to arrange accommodations for the elf girl.
Diefang stood there watching her busy figure.
She seemed to have the ability to impart knowledge through nature; the eyes of those originally speechless elf girls lit up after she shone with her pale green light.
Originally, there weren't many rooms available in Shin-an.
However, the issue of housing was not a problem for Linglong, a true immortal.
In just a few breaths, Xin'an's area expanded several times over, and the surrounding trees were transformed into temporary dwelling rooms by her magic.
The next moment, after a flash of light, Diefang and the other three disappeared into Xin'an.
Yes, it's the most familiar courtyard house.
However... there were two more figures in the courtyard.
A figure was playing the zither, while a voice rested its chin on its hand, gazing at the sky. Both figures seemed to be lost in thought, yet also appeared to be busy with their own things.
One of them is the spirit of the chlorine-infused zither, and the other is the spirit of the courtyard house.
When the two spirits sensed the spatial fluctuations, their eyes were filled with joy.
However, upon seeing that it was the four of them, he quickly returned to normal and ignored them.
Chlorine Spiritual Light strokes the zither: Hey, not the master.
The spirit of the courtyard house: Hey, it's not the owner.
The next moment, spatial fluctuations came again... They couldn't help but look over.
The two artifact spirits instantly transformed into a beam of light and attacked the person.
And the one who could cause such a change in them was Haotian.
The two artifact spirits were restrained in place before they could even embrace Haotian.
Chu's protector of flowers, Xinqiao, makes her debut.
Chu Xinqiao: Even if it's a spirit, don't even think about taking advantage of my wife!
Two mournful voices instantly echoed throughout the entire courtyard.
...
Diefang and the other three sat respectfully in front of Haotian, just as they had when they first embarked on their cultivation journey.
They stared longingly at Haotian, who looked back at them calmly, his expression unreadable.
"Originally, only Xinyu was supposed to fail in this trial, but your performance was not very good in my eyes."
The four of them listened attentively, without offering any objection.
Because they themselves did feel that when they were originally divided into three groups, they all felt that this experience was not going so smoothly. Xinyu gave up at that time, and Xiaofangying felt that she had not done anything and was just looking at the horizon and worrying alone.
Diefang and Wenxin also clearly felt confused; they were both affected by the sordid scene.
Haotian noticed that all four of them had expressions on their faces that seemed to indicate they were apologizing.
Haotian has also been paying close attention to their performance.
When they are united, they are invincible and can even reverse the course of two major phases of rampage; when they are scattered, they become confused, stagnant, rigid, and inflexible.
It's a drawback, but not a fatal one. If they could all gather together before they became invincible, there wouldn't be a problem. But the question is, is that even possible?
Let's not even discuss whether Haotian can hold out until they become invincible.
Just as Haotian was thinking this, her very beautiful brows couldn't help but furrow slightly.
Diefang and the others were secretly observing Haotian's expression. When they saw this scene, their hearts sank, because they knew that their master seemed to be really angry.
Chu Xinqiao watched with a smile on her lips, until she also saw Haotian frown.
He pressed his entire body against Haotian's face, as if trying to stick his mouth out...
Chu Xinqiao: Honey, don't be angry. Here's a kiss.
The next moment, she kissed Haotian's palm.
Haotian didn't say much at this moment, but her gaze made Chu Xinqiao feel a chill, as if if she continued, Haotian would throw her out.
Chu Xinqiao also awkwardly withdrew her lips.
They couldn't help but leave the room; they had upset Haotian, and they wanted to coax him back!
It was definitely not because I, Chu Xinqiao, sensed that Haotian was about to get angry that I ran away.
After Chu Xinqiao left, Haotian began to summarize their experience here.
"First, all four of you treated this war as a simple training exercise."
"Secondly, weren't you four not taking it seriously when you fought individually?"
"Diefang, you didn't choose to help Xin'an with all your might back then, did you? Wenxin, did you waver and feel confused about helping them? Xinyu even gave up her training halfway through; Xiaofangying, you've been watching over them with worry all along, haven't you?"
The four people who were called out by Haotian immediately lowered their heads in shame.
Because what Haotian said was absolutely correct.
"The only commendable thing is that when the four of you got together, you achieved a synergy greater than the sum of its parts, and your encirclement and suppression of a group of people undergoing tribulation was particularly impressive."
There is always a need for praise in addition to criticism.
Haotian was no exception.
She paused for a moment at this point.
The four of them keenly sensed that Haotian was about to talk about her punishment.
"Furthermore, Xiao Hei intervened and resolved the fundamental conflict in the trial, so... I hereby declare that all four of you have failed this trial!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Fangying visibly wilted.
Not only her, but also the other two looked rather grim.
After Haotian finished speaking, she slowly took out a small glass of wine.
She slowly raised her hand, and the rosy wine flowed into her red lips.
"So, accept your punishment. Next, you will be heading to the Spirit Realm... There are secret realms with four Great Daos there, and of course, many geniuses will appear to compete with you."
As he spoke, Haotian used his spiritual power to create a small lottery box.
It's like reaching into a box and grabbing a small round ball.
Haotian stood up slightly and ruffled the hair of each of the four women.
"The four great paths of time, space, cause and effect, and destiny... let's draw them one by one."
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