The visitor was a young man, about thirty years old, with a hint of worry on his handsome face.
What surprised everyone was that this person was carrying a coffin on his back.
It was an ice coffin, emanating a chilling aura, and wherever it went, a layer of white frost would form on the ground.
Even from a distance, Lan Hua could feel a chill.
How could a completely unremarkable and unknown young man carrying a coffin on his back not surprise everyone?
"Who is this kid? He's so arrogant!"
"Is the coffin behind him empty, or does it contain a dead person?"
As soon as the word "death" was uttered, a sharp, icy sword aura shot out and pierced through the shoulder of the person who spoke.
"ah!"
The man screamed and immediately covered his wound with his hand, without even the instinct to fight back.
The injured person was a powerful expert at the mid-stage of the Pill God Realm, yet he was struck by a sword in the blink of an eye, without even seeing how the person carrying the coffin made his move.
The young man carrying the coffin lowered his slightly raised finger and said coldly, "If you dare to say another word to the person in my coffin, I will take your head with my next move!"
After saying this, he gently stroked the ice coffin with his left hand, then strode into the Tianyuan Cave and disappeared in a flash.
As soon as the person carrying the coffin left, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, secretly marveling at the man's strength.
Nalan Ruode said in a low voice, "This person is so young, yet he possesses the cultivation of the Refining Spirit Realm. It's truly terrifying!"
Lan Hua asked curiously, "Do you know this person's background?"
Nalan Ruode shook his head. "I had no idea that there was such an outstanding young man in the Half-Heaven Realm. I'm afraid he's just another rogue cultivator."
"Rogue cultivators are truly terrifying. Besides you, Lan Hua, there's also that person from before!"
Lan Hua gave an awkward smile, but said, "It seems there is someone in that coffin, but why does he insist on carrying the coffin during the trial?"
Nalan Ruode guessed, "Perhaps the coffin needs to be activated by Yuan energy to maintain its low temperature!"
That should be it!
Lan Hua continued, "Did you notice that when the person carrying the coffin entered the cave just now, a ripple appeared at the cave entrance?"
It seems there's another barrier at the cave entrance, blending in with the darkness inside.
"Once you go in, it might not be easy to get out unless the trial ends!"
Nalan Ruode nodded and said, "That's right, I noticed that too!"
After the person carrying the coffin went in, three more people stepped into the cave, their eyes filled with confidence; they were the successors of the three religions.
"Hmm? It seems these three are planning to come and go together!" Lan Hua said in a low voice.
Soon, more and more people entered the cave, leaving only those who had not made the list, as well as Lan Hua and Nalan Ruode outside.
Lan Hua transmitted her voice, "Brother Ba, since you're not on the Earth Ranking, for your safety, you should stay outside the cave and wait for us to come out!"
"That's the only way!"
Baxia vanished in a flash, and upon closer inspection, he had already slipped far away.
Among those who didn't make the list were many mid-to-late stage Refining Spirit Realm experts, who all looked unwilling to accept it.
"Hmph, I refuse to believe I can't enter the Tianyuan Cave for the trial!" a powerful figure snorted.
The reason for his reluctance was that he was unwilling to give up such a great opportunity. If he were to find the Heavenly Origin Fruit, he might be able to break through to the Yuanxiang Realm.
After saying that, the man stepped directly towards the cave entrance and miraculously went inside.
Seeing this, the other experts at the Refining Spirit Realm were not to be outdone and entered the cave one after another.
As for the remaining early-stage Dan Shen realm experts, some gritted their teeth and went inside, leaving very few people outside the cave.
Lan Hua and Nalan Ruode exchanged a glance, nodded slightly, and then stepped into the cave together.
The cave was extremely dark, reminding him of the Killing Realm in the Xuan Yu Realm.
The cave was filled with the angry curses of a Refining Spirit Realm expert: "Damn it, no wonder they told us to have some self-respect."
As soon as Laozi entered the cave, he immediately felt that the Yuan energy in his body was restricted, and his cultivation was actually suppressed to the early stage of the Refining God Realm.
Now I'm in the same boat as those on the list, without any advantage whatsoever!
One of the powerful figures seemed to regret entering, so he returned to the cave entrance, only to find that the barrier only allowed entry, not exit.
"Hmph, since we can't get out, we'll just stay at the cave entrance and wait for the trial to end!"
"That's a good idea, let's do it that way!"
But after a short while, everyone felt something was wrong; their internal energy was draining away.
"Damn it, they won't even let us stay at the cave entrance; they're forcing us to go deeper into the cave!"
"Let's go in and investigate, otherwise we'll be crippled if we run out of energy!"
The group quickly went into the cave.
After walking less than twenty zhang, more than a dozen mirror-like objects appeared in front of them, each taller than a person, emitting a soft silver light.
"These are passages; it seems these passages lead to the Trial Grounds!" Lan Hua whispered.
Lan Hua had encountered these mirrors before.
He had seen a similar mirror in the forbidden area of the Pill God Temple.
“I’ll go in and take a look first!” Nalan Ruode said.
After saying this, Nalan Ruode stepped towards one of the mirrors, but was stopped by a dazzling silver light.
"Huh? What's going on? They won't let us in?"
Lan Hua asked in surprise, "Isn't this a passage?"
Nalan Ruode shook his head. "It shouldn't be. Each passage should lead to a different destination."
Either this passage only allows people with a certain level of cultivation to pass through, or each passage has a limited number of people allowed to enter, the purpose of which is to divert the flow of people!
Lan Hua nodded and said, "There are fifteen mirrors here. It doesn't seem to be divided according to cultivation level. Perhaps the passage you chose is full!"
After speaking, Lan Hua pointed to the side, where those experts in the mid-to-late stages of the Refining Spirit Realm were also trying, and before long they had all entered the passage.
Nalan Ruode nodded slightly and changed to another mirror on the side.
Sure enough, they successfully entered this time, and after a flash of silver light, Nalan Ruode was nowhere to be seen.
Lan Hua followed and stepped in, but bumped her nose with a loud bang.
"No way, this one's full too!"
Lan Hua cursed under her breath, praying that the fat man would have a safe journey and not perish too soon, hoping to meet him again along the way.
After choosing another mirror, Lan Hua was able to enter the passage smoothly.
Lan Hua felt as if time had flowed by before his eyes, and the light almost blinded him.
Suddenly, everything went dark, and I found myself in an open space.
The space wasn't large; it was still inside a cave, and the interior was irregular, with large rocks that were either concave or convex.
With no one in sight, Lan Hua knew the trial had begun, so she summoned the Yueque Bow and remained vigilant.
Tianyuan Cave is notorious for its near-death experiences; no amount of caution is excessive, and survival is the most important thing.
Not long after they walked, Lan Hua saw a person lying on the ground ahead, motionless, but still with a very faint breath.
Lan Hua leaped to the person's side in a flash, gathered a burst of Yuan energy at her fingertips, and then reached out to the person.
"Um?"
Lan Hua's expression changed slightly. "That's strange. This person's internal energy is extremely weak, and his breathing is barely perceptible!"
He then moved his finger to the man's lower abdomen, but found no obvious fluctuations in his Yuan energy.
"This is bad! This person has lost his primordial spirit, and his physical body will probably die completely within three days!"
Lan Hua murmured, "This person only went in a little earlier than me, so why did his primordial spirit leave his body so quickly?"
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