Nalan Ruode shook his head and said, "There are three more disciples from the clan, but the patriarch won't let them participate in the trial, fearing they might perish!"
Lan Hua responded with an "Oh," and said, "It seems that the heads of aristocratic families don't have enough confidence in their clan members!"
Nalan Ruode laughed and said, "I guess so. The Tianyuan Cave opened four times, and the family lost eight outstanding seniors. Back then, they were all the best in the family."
Every time the Tianyuan Cave opens, many of the family's elders perish, and few return victorious. Therefore, this time, the aristocratic family originally did not intend to allow those who made the list to enter!
Lan Hua nodded. "Yes, your family is very wealthy and has no shortage of resources for cultivation."
Even without the opportunities in Tianyuan Cave, one's cultivation can greatly increase within three to five years, or at most ten years.
It's definitely not worth risking your life to venture into Tianyuan Cave!
Tianyuan Cave would still be open for some time, so Lan Hua and her companion found a quiet place to rest.
Baxia summoned a meal and some fine wine, and they feasted to their hearts' content.
"You guys really have plenty of free time, eating so happily!" Nalan Ruode laughed.
Baxia said, "Today is my brother Hua's birthday, so naturally it should be a feast. Brother Hua, let's drink!"
After speaking, Baxia and Lanhua drank a cup together.
Nalan Ruode was taken aback, then picked up a full glass of wine and drank it down as a sign of respect.
After eating and drinking, Lan Hua sighed and began to reminisce about that person.
"From today onwards, I am twenty-three years old. It has been almost five years since I started my journey in this world. Time really flies!"
I wonder when this wandering life will end!
Nalan Ruode smiled and said, "To be so young and yet have such a high level of cultivation, it's truly freakish!"
Baxia snorted, "Isn't this kind of life good? If I stayed at home all day, I would die of boredom. The outside world is so much better."
"Don't you think so, chubby boy?"
Nalan Ruode nodded silently.
As night fell, many bonfires were lit outside Tianyuan Cave, illuminating the faces of the numerous powerful figures.
The area near the entrance was quiet.
Although everyone was eager to seize the opportunity, Tianyuan Cave was, after all, a place where one had a slim chance of survival, and was one of the six most dangerous places in the Half-Heaven Realm.
On the surface, he appeared quite calm, but in reality, his heart was in turmoil, still making the choice between moving forward or not.
The Half-Heaven Realm originally had only five dangerous places, but since the opening of the Heavenly Origin Cave, one more has been added.
Lan Hua added a piece of dry firewood to the fire, and the flames rose higher, spitting out a few sparks.
At the same time, a powerful aura came from the horizon, and a person rushed in from afar, leaving a long purple streak in the air, which shone brightly with the flames in the bonfire.
"Hmm? Who could it be so late?"
Puzzled, everyone turned their gazes toward the newcomer with curiosity.
As the newcomer was about to land, someone recognized him as Wang Tianyi, a descendant of the Confucian school.
"How could it be him? What's he doing here? Could he also be going to the Tianyuan Cave for trials?"
"That's a possibility; his name seems to be on the Earthly Ranking!"
"The chosen successor of the prestigious Haoran Prefecture dares to compete with us for this opportunity? I'm truly speechless!"
"Hmph, the Tianyuan Cave is dangerous. It's uncertain whether he can obtain any opportunities. What if he perishes here?"
Wang Tianyi glanced around and saw Lan Hua and Nalan Ruode, then simply nodded slightly.
Ignoring the discussions of the crowd, he found an open space, sat down abruptly, and began to meditate.
Lan Hua said in a low voice, "Brother Nalan, if it were you who came, it would be fine, since you have a mission to complete."
Why is the successor of Haoran Prefecture here too? Is the prefect really so comfortable letting him go in? Aren't you afraid of losing your successor?
Nalan Ruode also looked puzzled, "This is indeed puzzling!"
The discussion had barely subsided when another comet-like tail appeared in the sky, flying towards Tianyuan Cave.
"Who's being so rude, flying around like that so late at night!" Baxia muttered under his breath.
The moment the newcomer landed, it elicited a chorus of gasps of surprise.
"It's him, Pan Wen, the successor of the Taoist sect. What's this kid doing here too!"
"Damn, what was that old Taoist priest from the Xuandao Sect thinking?"
Pan Wen ignored everyone else, glanced at the crowd, then walked to the opposite side of Wang Tianyi and sat down.
The two exchanged a glance, smiled slightly, but remained silent.
Lan Hua asked in surprise, "When did these two become so in sync? When we met them at the Dead Spirit Mountain, they were quite at odds with each other!"
Nalan Ruode replied, "Since the successors of Confucianism and Taoism have all come, surely the successors of Buddhism will also be present!"
"I think so too!"
Sure enough, an hour later, everyone heard the sound of a wooden fish being struck in the distance.
The sound grew closer and closer, waking everyone who was meditating.
Everyone was slightly angry. After all, it was late at night, and even if they weren't sleeping, they shouldn't disturb their meditation like that.
But the thought, once it arose, immediately vanished.
Everyone felt a sudden clarity in their minds, and then they saw a bald young man strolling over, radiating a faint Buddhist light.
The bald man was none other than Monk Yuanxin, the successor of Wanfo Temple.
Yuan Xin held a wooden fish and struck it continuously, the sound of chanting Buddhist prayers lingering in everyone's ears.
Everyone felt as if they were bathed in a spring breeze, and their minds became calm and peaceful.
"Brother Yuanxin, that's enough, stop knocking!"
Wang Tianyi waved slightly towards Yuanxin, who nodded with a smile, put away the wooden fish, and walked towards the Confucian and Taoist figures.
The successors of the three religions sat quietly around the fire, and no more words were heard.
Nalan Ruode said, "This is really strange. The successors of the three religions have all arrived. Could it be that the three religions had planned this together?"
Lan Hua nodded. "I think so. These three people are gathered together without saying a word, and their tacit understanding is very clear. They have a very strong purpose!"
Nalan Ruode said, "It seems that the three religions have certain purposes in sending their successors, otherwise they would not have taken such a great risk!"
Lan Hua nodded and said, "That's right. We've already made contact with Wang Tianyi beforehand, and Pan Wen and Yuan Xin probably only recently came out of seclusion."
Especially the center of the circle; the sound of the wooden fish and the chanting of Buddhist scriptures just now were incredibly powerful!
After the center of the circle arrived, no one else appeared, which finally allowed everyone to get some sleep.
The next day, everyone woke up early and gathered around Tianyuan Cave.
Tianyuan Cave is located at the foot of a cliff, and there is a very tall stone gate at the entrance.
The entrance to the cave was shrouded in a silvery light, which was an extremely powerful barrier.
When Lan Hua and her companion first arrived, a powerful expert at the early stage of the Divine Refinement Realm attacked the barrier, but the barrier remained completely unmoved.
The crowd grew impatient, but the three successors remained seated cross-legged.
Suddenly, a flash of silver light disappeared, and the stone door slowly opened with a rumbling sound.
Immediately afterwards, a deep black hole appeared before everyone's eyes, its bottom invisible.
Just as everyone hesitated, a beam of light shone on the stone wall above the cave entrance, and it read:
"Those who have entered the Earth Ranking, please enter the Heavenly Origin Cave; those who have not entered the Earth Ranking, please behave yourselves."
After a moment, the group remained where they were and did not step into the cave, as it was extremely dangerous inside.
"Since you're not going in, I'll go in first!"
A figure walked over from a distance, which surprised everyone present.
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