"Clang clang clang!!!"
The bells rang three times in succession in Yellow Maple Valley.
Three chimes signify that something important is happening in Maple Valley.
The six chimes signify that something concerning the rise and fall of a sect is happening within Yellow Maple Valley.
The nine chimes signify that the situation within Yellow Maple Valley has reached a point of life and death.
"The forbidden area trial is about to begin."
Han Feng opened his eyes and stopped refining pills.
The forbidden trial in Yellow Maple Valley is about to begin, and it concerns his life and death, so he can't miss it.
The square was already a vast sea of life.
"Our sect, together with the Spirit Beast Sect and the Purple Moon Sect, jointly sealed a forbidden area. The seal on the forbidden area loosens every year, allowing Qi Refining stage disciples to enter."
"Disciples whose cultivation level is above the sixth level of Qi Refining are now qualified to enter the forbidden area to participate in the trial."
After an outer sect elder finished stating the requirements, the disciples of the Enforcement Hall began to get busy.
Many outer disciples who had reached the sixth level of the Qi Refining stage eagerly signed up.
Many of the inner disciples also stepped forward to sign up.
Inner disciples all have Foundation Establishment stage masters, and their cultivation speed is faster than that of outer disciples. Most of them are at the eighth level of Qi Refining stage.
Han Feng is going to sign up for the forbidden area trial, and he has already locked his cultivation level at the sixth level of the Qi Refining stage.
"Senior, I want to sign up too."
"Your cultivation has reached the sixth level of the Qi Refining stage. You are now eligible to participate in the forbidden area trial."
After confirming that everything was correct, a disciple from the Enforcement Hall gave Han Feng an identity token.
When it's time to go to the forbidden area for the trial, he can use this identity token to join the team.
"Mo Lianyu will probably find out about my participation in the forbidden area trial very soon."
When Han Feng signed up, he saw several acquaintances from the Enforcement Hall.
One of the disciples from the Enforcement Hall was the one who led Han Feng into Mo Lianyu's cave.
"It's not safe to go back to the cabin anymore. It's safer for me to go back to the alchemy hall."
Han Feng remembered that in the life simulation, Mo Lianyu did not harm him.
Instead, she waited until he finished the forbidden area trial before poisoning herself.
But Han Feng was still worried. Even if Mo Lianyu didn't kill him, he could still do something underhanded.
After returning to the alchemy hall, he resumed alchemy.
In less than a quarter of an hour, Mo Lianyu indeed sent someone to request his presence.
"Junior Brother Han, I know you're inside. Elder Mo wants to see you."
Ignoring Zhang Wei's obstruction, Li Shang, a disciple of the Enforcement Sect, went to the alchemy room where Han Feng was.
Han Feng temporarily put away the alchemy cauldron and walked out of the alchemy room.
"Senior brother, I'm afraid that won't work. I'm at a critical stage in my alchemy and also need to prepare for the upcoming forbidden area trial."
"So you mean you don't want to go? That's not up to you."
Li Shang reached out to capture Han Feng, whose cultivation level was at the eighth level of Qi Refining.
Han Feng's cultivation level was only at the sixth level of Qi Refining, so capturing him would be a piece of cake.
However, his idea was too presumptuous, and Han Feng easily dodged it.
"How dare you avoid me!" Li Shang roared.
"Senior Brother Li, I don't think I've done anything wrong. What right do you have to arrest me?" Han Feng asked, neither arrogant nor humble.
"You're asking for it!"
Li Shang didn't want to lose face, so he prepared to unleash his magical artifact.
"Even if you are a law enforcement disciple within the sect, you can't just act recklessly," Han Feng said coldly.
If Li Shang dared to kill him, he wouldn't just sit and wait to die.
Li Shang froze for a moment, truly overwhelmed by Han Feng's imposing aura, and hesitated to unleash his magical artifact.
"Stop it!"
A middle-aged man walked over, and his imposing aura made everyone's faces turn pale.
"Li Shang, who gave you permission to make a move in the alchemy hall?" Zhang Bitian shouted sternly.
"Reporting to Elder Zhang, Elder Mo sent me here."
Li Shang dared not be negligent in the slightest: "Elder Mo suspects that this junior brother is related to the death of his nephew, so he wants me to take him there to see."
Zhang Bitian snorted coldly: "If Mo Lianyu suspects me, I'll have to go back with you."
"Elder Zhang, I wouldn't dare!" Li Shang quickly replied.
"Go back and tell Mo Lianyu that while I can't control other places, no one in my alchemy hall can force a disciple to practice alchemy," Zhang Bitian said coldly.
"OK."
With Zhang Bitian in the alchemy hall, Li Shang didn't dare to act recklessly and left in a dejected manner.
"You may continue refining the pills."
Zhang Bitian glanced at Han Feng, shook his head, and left.
Han Feng was very talented in alchemy, but his aptitude was too poor, forcing him to give up the idea of taking on apprentices.
Even though Han Feng's cultivation had reached the sixth level of the Qi Refining stage, he was still far from being able to achieve it.
There are quite a few disciples in Huangfeng Valley with below-average aptitude who have cultivated to the ninth level of Qi Refining.
However, they were never able to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage with just a Foundation Establishment Pill.
Foundation Building Pills are extremely precious; obtaining even one is already very difficult, let alone a second one.
Zhang Bitian was able to secure two stones for Han Feng, but he felt that Han Feng still couldn't break through.
The reason he intervened to stop Li Shang was entirely because of Han Feng's talent in alchemy.
If it were anyone else, Zhang Bitian certainly wouldn't have stopped him, after all, the other party was also an elder in the Foundation Establishment stage.
"Junior Brother Han, you shouldn't leave the Alchemy Hall anytime soon," Zhang Wei instructed.
"Thank you for the reminder, Senior Brother," Han Feng said gratefully.
He understood what Zhang Biyun meant: once he left the alchemy hall, he would no longer be protected.
Han Feng has ample resources for cultivation here and has never considered leaving to continue his practice.
He returned to the alchemy room and continued to refine medicines.
After a month, having stored up thirty Rejuvenation Pills, Han Feng prepared to break through his cultivation level.
His plan was to break through to the ninth level of the Qi Refining stage before the forbidden area trial.
If Han Feng wants to reach the ninth level of the Qi Refining stage in the life simulation, he needs to raise his cultivation level to the middle or late stage of the eighth level of the Qi Refining stage as much as possible.
He closed his eyes to meditate and circulate his cultivation techniques, occasionally taking a Spirit Recovery Pill.
Han Feng consumed all thirty Rejuvenation Pills within a month, and his cultivation finally broke through to the mid-stage of the eighth level of the Qi Refining stage.
"My aptitude is really a bit lacking." Han Feng said with a wry smile.
If it were someone with below-average aptitude, after taking thirty Rejuvenation Pills, their cultivation level might have already broken through to the late stage of the eighth level of Qi Refining.
However, he was only at the mid-stage of the eighth level of Qi Refining. He even suspected that someone had made a mistake in the test, and that his aptitude might be inferior.
Han Feng believed that even if he wasn't of inferior talent, he was still considered to be of below-average talent, at the very bottom of the spectrum.
Next, the life simulation continued. Han Feng felt that his strength was not enough to directly rush into the center area.
He should break through to the ninth level of Qi Refining on the outer edge of the forbidden area before exploring the inside; that way, he would have a better chance of success.
Han Feng exchanged the pills for a considerable number of spirit stones, totaling ten low-grade spirit stones.
These ten low-level spirit stones gave him many opportunities to try and make mistakes, allowing him to properly explore the caves within the forbidden area.
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