Lan Hua felt the same way. The journey had been too strange. All the experts who had fallen in the first three levels of Tianyuan Cave had been killed by neurotoxins.
What's even stranger is that almost all of these fallen masters had their primordial spirits absorbed.
The explanation is that once these experts are poisoned, their nerves and primordial spirit are paralyzed, and the Ghost Face Vine takes advantage of this vulnerability to absorb their primordial spirit.
But what is the purpose of doing this?
There are many ways to conduct the Tianyuan Cave Trial, and various levels of difficulty can be set, but why choose this particular method?
Since appearing at Tianyuan Cave, Monk Yuanxin has rarely spoken, always keeping his eyes slightly closed and chanting Buddhist mantras in a low voice.
"Amitabha Buddha, each trial has two or three hundred experts, but less than ten percent can survive."
The primordial spirits of so many fallen people were absorbed, including those at the Refining Spirit Realm, and perhaps even those at the Primordial Manifestation Realm.
Although the Ghost Face Vine produces many fruits, the energy it contains is far less than that much primordial spirit power.
Where did the extra primordial spirit power go?
Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed drastically. Monk Yuanxin was indeed extremely wise and always managed to find the crux of the problem.
The appearance of the giant red snake, the mechanical man, and the ghost-faced vine in Tianyuan Cave was undoubtedly a deliberate arrangement by someone with ulterior motives.
Even the Ghost Face Vine, such a powerful spirit creature, was controlled in Tianyuan Cave. This is one of the Ten Great Spirit Beasts. You can imagine how powerful the methods of that person were.
The Tianyuan Cave was filled with many questions. Although Monk Yuanxin pointed out the key issues, no one could figure out the answers.
At this moment, Lan Hua broke the silence.
"Brother Nalan, you said you had a mission when you ventured into Tianyuan Cave. Could you reveal some details? Perhaps it could give us some inspiration!"
Nalan Ruode sighed softly, "So be it!"
"Half a month before the opening of Tianyuan Cave, a person suddenly visited my family. According to my grandfather, the head of the family, this person came from Immortal Island!"
The moment the word "Island of Immortals" was uttered, everyone was taken aback.
Everyone was very familiar with Sin Island, but they had only heard of Fairy Island and rarely saw any of its people.
It is rumored that those who come from Immortal Island all possess at least the cultivation level of the Yuanxiang Realm, and they specialize in apprehending criminal cultivators at the Yuanxiang Realm.
Du Renjie scoffed, "Is the Immortal Island about to enter the mortal world?"
Nalan Ruode shook his head and said, "The envoy from Immortal Island has entrusted my Nalan family with a matter!"
"What exactly happened?" Wang Tianyi asked anxiously.
"Immortal Island has always suspected that the Tianyuan Cave Trial is a conspiracy because the survival rate of those who participate in the trial is too low. Since I am on the Earth Ranking among the aristocratic families, I will come to investigate the truth!"
Lan Hua frowned slightly, thinking to herself, "Just as I thought."
"Brother Nalan, the pass rate of the trials alone doesn't seem enough to prove that Tianyuan Cave is plotting something, does it?"
Nalan Ruode nodded. "These are all secondary. The key point is that every time the Tianyuan Cave Trial opens, one or two Yuanxiang Realm experts will successfully transcend the tribulation and become Celestials!"
Lan Hua was shocked; transcending tribulation to become a celestial being was no small matter.
Du Renjie said, "I know about this. Although the Heavenly Origin Fruit is miraculous, it is indeed suspicious that it can create a Celestial Being every time the Heavenly Origin Cave opens!"
Nalan Ruode added, "There's another point: every time Tianyuan Cave opens, the vast majority of cultivators from the mid-stage of the Dan Shen realm to the early stage of the Lian Shen realm in the Half Heaven Realm are listed on the Earth Ranking."
Many of them also come from major sects or prominent families.
However, the trial participants faced a near-certain death, resulting in a gap in the number of powerful individuals at the Half-Heaven Realm level.
If this continues, the number of powerful individuals above the Refining Spirit Realm among the various sects, aristocratic families, and independent cultivators will decrease significantly!
Lan Hua understood something. "Brother Nalan means that the strength of the major powers in the Half-Heaven Realm has been gradually weakening over the past few hundred years?"
"good!"
"I heard my grandfather, the head of the family, say that in the past, aristocratic families would send out five of the top-ranked candidates for trials each time. They were all outstanding disciples of the aristocratic families."
But almost all of them only had one person return, and once the entire army was wiped out.
Therefore, the aristocratic families originally did not intend to send anyone to this trial, and the same reason applies to the Duanmu family, which did not send a single person.
Brother Lan, consider this: if so many of my family's predecessors hadn't entered the Heavenly Origin Cave, wouldn't my family have even more Yuanxiang Realm experts?
Lan Hua nodded; Nalan Ruode's analysis made sense.
He suddenly looked at Wang Tianyi and smiled, "The three of you are the most outstanding disciples of the three religions, and the officially appointed successors."
Surely this trip isn't just a trial; there must be some other purpose as well?
Wang Tianyi smiled slightly, "Brother Lan has good eyes. The three of us came here with the same purpose as Brother Nalan."
However, our individual cultivation levels are not as strong as Brother Nalan's, so we have always traveled together, relying on the combined power of the three teachings!
"As expected, everyone has eaten the Heavenly Origin Fruit and picked quite a few. So what should we do now?" Lan Hua asked curiously.
Du Renjie said nonchalantly, "Now that we have obtained the Heavenly Origin Fruit, the trials should be over. Those who want to leave should leave, and those who want to stay can stay!"
Pan Wen said, "In that case, let's leave first and discuss it further!"
“Very well!” Nalan Ruode said.
The group then walked forward.
Sure enough, after walking a short distance, a silver mirror appeared ahead, which was the passage to leave Tianyuan Cave.
Lan Hua suddenly asked, "Where is that man in black? Has he already left through this passage?"
“Yes, we haven’t seen the man in black since we left the space where the mother vine was!” Wang Tianyi said with the same curiosity.
Pan Wendao said, "Perhaps the man in black has already left. Should we stay or leave?"
Nalan Ruode was somewhat troubled. Although there were many suspicious points in Tianyuan Cave, no breakthrough results had been found, and the mission was not yet completed.
Lan Hua said in a low voice, "Why don't we go out first and wait near the exit?"
“Alright!” Nalan Ruode nodded.
The group entered the silver mirror one by one, and immediately felt time pass quickly. Then, the view suddenly opened up, and they successfully left Tianyuan Cave.
"Huh? The exit and the entrance are not in the same place!" Wang Tianyi asked in surprise.
Nalan Ruode also noticed something amiss.
Before leaving the family, Nalan Feixiong told him the location of the exit of Tianyuan Cave on his previous visits.
But this time, the location is different from the previous locations.
"The motives of those behind Tianyuan Cave are truly terrifying; they've even changed the location of the exit each time!" Nalan Ruode sighed.
Lan Hua said, "Let's stay near the exit and see what changes happen in Tianyuan Cave. What do you think?"
The three disciples nodded in agreement. Lan Hua looked at Du Renjie and asked, "Brother Du, why don't you stay?"
"Alright!"
The group then hid two miles away from the exit, waiting to see what would happen inside Tianyuan Cave.
Three days passed quickly, and there was no movement around Tianyuan Cave or even in the sky.
"Brother Nalan, is it possible that no one will be able to undergo the tribulation this time?" Lan Hua asked telepathically.
"have no idea!"
Just as everyone was about to leave, the sky suddenly changed color, thunder rumbled, and dark clouds covered the sky and sun.
"Damn, this is quite a scene. Could it be that a fellow cultivator is undergoing tribulation?"
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