"The spirit beast disappeared. What happened?"
"Is it because he couldn't hold on and was taken into the space magic weapon by that mysterious young man?"
"It doesn't look like that. Looking at the sudden light, I feel more like I was taken away by this space."
"Could it be that the spirit beast passed the test of this bone mountain and gained an opportunity?"
"But it has only reached the eighth bone section. Previously, Batian and his companions had reached the tenth bone section and were almost approaching the eleventh bone section, but there was no sign of any unusual movement on the bone mountain."
"Perhaps the test of this Bone Mountain is not just to see who can climb higher, there are other criteria."
"If we really want to get the chance, then we will be worse than even a spirit beast."
"It's okay to lose to that mysterious young man, but now I have to be outdone by his spirit pet. It's really humiliating!"
Seeing Xiao Li suddenly disappear, the strong men below were suddenly in an uproar. They started discussing and guessing the reason for his disappearance.
Especially Batian and Shen Zangfeng, the top golden elixir masters, were stunned.
They had reached the tenth joint before, but no such strange phenomenon had occurred.
The little spirit beast disappeared just as it reached the eighth joint.
Looking at the power emanating from that ball of light, could it be that he passed the test and was taken away by this bone mountain?
"Look, that mysterious young man is climbing up again, so fast!"
Just then, someone suddenly shouted.
In fact, he didn't need to shout, because the strong men who had been paying close attention to the movements above had already seen it.
After the little spirit beast disappeared, the mysterious young man continued to climb up.
Moreover, the speed is much faster than before. It is no exaggeration to say that it is as fast as flying.
Everyone then realized that Lu Qing had been holding back on his strength before, probably to take care of his spirit pet, which was why he slowed down his climbing speed.
Now that the little spirit beast has disappeared, he has been able to truly demonstrate his strength.
Lu Qing climbed up all the way, and a layer of hazy white light appeared on his body, completely blocking the evil spirit around him that had condensed into substance.
This white light was not some kind of magical skill, but a protective light that naturally emerged from his body as it became stronger.
With Lu Qing's current physical strength, it is comparable to a magic weapon, and the physical body light derived from it is even stronger than many treasure-level body-protecting magic weapons.
Although the evil spirit on the Bone Mountain is strong, it has not posed any threat to him so far.
Moreover, this protective light is derived naturally and is a manifestation of his incredibly powerful vitality.
Just maintaining the current level of strength does not require consuming his mana to maintain it.
In a sense, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a kind of supernatural power of the physical body.
Compared with the self-defense magic that is actively performed, it has many more advantages.
So until now, his magic power has not been consumed at all and is still in the peak state.
After he no longer had to take care of Xiao Li, his climbing speed was much faster than before.
Soon, it had crossed two joints and arrived at the junction of the ninth and tenth joints.
"It has to be until the tenth joint!"
"Before, Batian and Shen Zangfeng stopped at the tenth joint! I wonder if this guy can break this limit."
"No need to think, he will definitely be able to surpass him. Just look at his speed, he is much faster than Batian and the others before him!"
Batian and Shen Zangfeng, the young man in the starry Taoist robe from Daoxu Temple, and the Holy Maiden Luo Xianzi from Biluo Palace, all looked solemn at this time.
After stepping on the tenth joint, not only will the suppressing force become incredibly powerful, but the murderous aura will also undergo a qualitative change again.
Not only will it become more terrifying, it will even transform into all kinds of evil beasts and start attacking them.
The evil spirit after transforming into an evil beast is extremely difficult to deal with.
While being omnipresent, it can also corrode various precious lights and protective magic weapons, greatly increasing their mana consumption.
It was precisely because of this that they finally could not hold on and had to retreat.
They wanted to see this mysterious young man who had not used any magic weapons or Taoist techniques since climbing the mountain.
Can you withstand the invasion of that terrifying evil spirit?
Lu Qing had no idea what the powerful men below were thinking. All he wanted now was to quickly reach the top and go find Xiao Li.
So even though it was the tenth joint, he didn't hesitate at all and he stepped right up.
When his feet landed on the ground and officially entered the range of the tenth joint, in an instant, in addition to the repressive force that doubled again descending on him, the evil spirit around him that had already condensed into substance also changed again.
They began to transform into evil beasts, roaring and attacking him with invisible waves that could shock the mind.
"Is this what Batian said about the evil spirit transforming into a human form? If that's the case, they must have reached at least the tenth vertebra before."
Lu Qing looked at the evil beasts that were attacking him, but his expression did not change.
He could feel that these evil beasts were much more terrifying than simple evil spirits, but they should not be able to do anything to his physical body.
Sure enough, when those evil beasts pounced over with their fangs and claws, they crashed into the physical light outside Lu Qing's body and were bounced back, unable to shake the light at all.
Seeing that the evil beast was unable to break through the defense of his physical body, Lu Qing felt relieved and continued to climb up quickly.
In fact, the speed will increase again.
Soon it passed the tenth vertebra and entered the range of the eleventh vertebra.
And this scene naturally surprised the strong men below again.
"What? The tenth joint couldn't slow him down?"
"Not only that, I feel like he's getting even faster!"
"For others, the higher they go, the slower they go. Why is it the opposite for this guy? Is this reasonable?"
"What kind of protective light is that layer of white light outside his body? It can't even harm the evil beast that has transformed into a human form?"
"What a fast speed! It has already passed the tenth vertebra and entered the eleventh vertebra, officially surpassing Batian and the others!"
Seeing that after Lu Qing entered the tenth vertebra, his speed increased instead of slowing down, and he reached the eleventh vertebra at an extremely fast speed, all the strong men showed expressions of extreme shock.
Especially when they saw that those evil beasts that had transformed into human form were unable to shake the layer of hazy white light that appeared on Lu Qing's body, they found it even more incredible.
Even the top golden elixirs of Batian were surprised.
They had all reached the tenth joint, so they naturally understood how terrifying those evil beasts were.
Even if the protective light generated by the spiritual weapon was activated, it would not last too long.
This guy actually resisted it. Could it be that the spiritual weapon he possessed was more powerful than theirs?
Under the astonished gazes of the powerful men, Lu Qing climbed up quickly and unstoppably. Before long, he reached the fifteenth joint.
At this point, the repressive force he was bearing had reached an appalling level.
If this kind of pressure fell on other cultivators, even if they were strong ones in the late Jindan stage, they would probably be crushed into meat paste in an instant.
Only an outlier like Lu Qing can bear it.
But even for him, his steps finally slowed down after reaching the fifteenth joint.
In addition, the evil beast that had transformed was becoming more and more powerful, and was already beginning to be able to shake the light of his physical body.
Lu Qing had to slow down a little.
"Finally slowing down..."
"I actually rushed to the fifteenth joint in one breath!"
"How powerful is this person's body?"
"This performance is already completely superior to Batian and the others. Is this person really still in the Golden Core Realm?"
The powerful men below had stunned expressions on their faces.
Even Batian and Shen Zangfeng, who were all top-notch golden elixirs, were shocked.
Originally, they expected that even if Lu Qing could surpass them, he would only be able to reach the twelfth or thirteenth joint at most and would not be able to continue.
However, he never expected that he rushed to the fifteenth joint in one breath before slowing down.
And now they are still climbing upwards. Although the speed has slowed down, it is still much faster than when they were at the tenth joint.
This means that Lu Qing is still far from reaching his limit, and the fifteenth vertebra is not the height he can ultimately climb.
"Is this person really in the Golden Core Realm?"
At this moment, even Batian couldn't help but ask questions.
Shen Zangfeng, who was beside him, did not speak, but his expression was extremely solemn.
Because what Batian sighed was also what he wanted to ask in his heart.
"Is this person perhaps some powerful soul who sneaked in using a secret method we don't know about?"
On the other side, the Taoist from Daoxu Temple, who was wearing a Taoist robe with stars in the sky, couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.
The cold woman in the veil did not say anything. She looked up at Lu Qing's figure, with waves in her eyes, showing that her heart was not as calm as she appeared.
Bang!
Under the gaze of the powerful men, Lu Qing climbed up the sixteenth joint of the ladder in one step.
At this moment, his footsteps were extremely heavy.
It fell onto the stairs with a dull thud.
The evil beasts around him were like a hundred ghosts parading at night, attacking him frantically, trying to break through the light of his flesh and blood, drill into his body, and eat him up.
Under such an attack, Lu Qing's physical body finally began to shake, showing signs of not being able to hold on.
"Is this the only way you can go with your physical strength alone?"
Lu Qing stood there, silently feeling the pressure on his body, and a sense of enlightenment arose in his heart.
Although he could still move forward, relying solely on his physical strength, he could only complete this joint and would not be able to withstand the pressure of the next joint.
"It seems that I have to use a trump card."
Just when Lu Qing was about to activate his magical elixir, suddenly, a voice that could not be distinguished between male and female appeared in his mind.
"Trialist, you have passed the test of Wushan. Do you want to enter the purification pool and receive baptism?"
"Did I pass the test?"
The sudden voice made Lu Qing stunned.
He didn't expect that he would be recognized before he reached his true limit.
However, he did not rush to agree, but calmly asked in his heart: "If I go to the Refining Pool now, can I see Xiao Li?"
"Are you talking about that little spirit beast? Of course it can. Those who pass the primary test will be refined in the same refining pool."
"Primary test?" Lu Qing's heart moved, "So, there are more advanced tests?"
"Of course. You have reached the sixteenth bone node with pure physical strength. This performance barely meets the standards of our witch clan's elite disciples back then. You have passed the primary test of Bone Mountain and are qualified to be baptized and become a witch."
"What is the higher test?"
“If you can reach the twentieth bone joint, you will have passed the intermediate test and will be comparable to the genius disciples of the Wu Clan in the past.
If one reaches the 30th joint, it means that one has passed the advanced test and is comparable to the direct descendants of the witch clan at that time, and is a true witch seed with the blood of the ancestor witch.
However, for cultivators of the Dao lineage like you, it is impossible to pass the tests above the intermediate level. I advise you to give up."
"The Dao, what is that?"
Lu Qing's heart moved and he asked immediately.
"The Dao lineage refers to cultivators like you who practice the Dao of Refining Qi. In ancient times, we called them the Dao lineage. However, you are clearly practicing the Dao lineage, but your body is comparable to the elite disciples of our Wu clan. You are quite an anomaly."
"I am a cultivator from the Dao lineage. According to the records in the hall outside, I should be your enemy. Why did you allow me to pass the trial and enter the purification pool of your Wu clan?"
Lu Qing asked a question that was in his mind.
"You can actually see the murals in the hall clearly?" The voice was a little surprised, but he soon calmed down. "Those are ancient things. It is unclear whether the Wu clan still exists today. Is there any point in dwelling on this hatred?
Besides, what does a thing that happened tens of thousands of years ago have to do with a little guy like you? "
Lu Qing didn't expect to get such an answer.
At the same time, he was also certain that the person who had transmitted the message to him must be an ancient being who had survived for who knows how many years.
Immediately, his expression became somewhat respectful: "Senior, I wonder what benefits will come if I can pass a higher level test?"
"You still want to go up?" The voice sounded a little surprised.
"Yes, I still have some energy left and want to try again."
"I advise you not to overestimate your own abilities. The pressure and evil spirit from above are beyond your ability to withstand."
"The younger generation is aware of this. If there is nothing that can be done, we will naturally give up." Lu Qing insisted.
"Alas, little fellows like you are always arrogant. In the past, there were many little fellows like you who were full of vigor and vitality in our Wu clan.
Well, it seems that I can't persuade you, so just give it a try. However, even I can't interfere with the Wushan Trial. If something unexpected happens and you die here, don't regret it."
I don’t know if it’s because that voice hasn’t communicated with anyone for a long time, but its attitude towards Lu Qing was surprisingly gentle.
"The younger generation knows."
"Then you can continue to go up. As long as you reach the 20th joint and pass the intermediate test, you will be eligible to enter the intermediate refining pool. If you reach the 30th joint, you can enter the advanced refining pool. If you reach the top, you can directly enter the true essence refining pool."
"Essence Refining Pool?" Lu Qing's eyes lit up.
(End of this chapter)
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