Su Qing squinted at the illusory figure in the air.
If it weren't for the experiences of my previous life, I would have been completely fooled by this phantom.
"This isn't the final test; they're probably just using this opportunity to take our lives," Su Qing said coldly.
The surroundings were quiet, and Mu Zihan, who had originally planned to go up and try, silently withdrew his foot.
"Little girl, I sincerely want to give you the altar's most precious treasure, how can you say such a thing?" The illusory figure's voice seemed somewhat angry.
"The altar's treasure? You tricked us into the altar, then gave you a second chance at life?" Su Qing's voice was cold. "You're not the Xuanyuan Ancestor at all. You're just a cultivator who mistakenly entered the secret realm and has been trapped there for 80,000 years. In those 80,000 years, all the Qi Refining stage disciples who entered the secret realm perished here, their life essence and soul drained by you. You're actually a demonic cultivator, aren't you?"
Demonic cultivator?
The disciples of the Xuanling Sect all stared in astonishment at the illusory figure.
Demonic cultivators are cultivators who are completely different from those of cultivation families and sects.
Demonic cultivators who improve their cultivation by sucking blood are evil cultivators on the Boundless Continent. Whenever sect disciples encounter demonic cultivators outside, there is only one word: kill!
Of course, demonic cultivators will not let go of sect disciples they encounter, since the essence and blood of sect disciples can enhance their cultivation.
"A demonic cultivator?" The phantom laughed loudly, "Hahahaha."
"I am the Xuanyuan Ancestor, how could I become a demonic cultivator? Little girl, you've received quite a few good things from me along the way. I was even thinking of passing on my supreme treasure to you, but unexpectedly, you actually call me a demonic cultivator? Fine, since that's the case, what about you? Don't you believe me either?"
Everyone from the Xuanling Sect stood on Su Qing's side. They had already witnessed Su Qing's prowess along the way.
Although this phantom looked somewhat like the Xuanyuan Ancestor, it wasn't enough to make the Xuanling Sect disciples risk their lives for a treasure of unknown origin.
"Hmph, you disciples at the peak of the Qi Refining stage actually believed the nonsense of a Qi Refining seventh-level cultivator. You're hopeless!" the illusory figure said coldly.
Since no one was going up the steps, he couldn't make a move. The phantom was also anxious, but he was suppressed under the altar and had no other way but to lure these cultivators.
Just as they were getting anxious, a group of people came towards them.
The leader was Ouyang Chun of the Wuji Sect.
Yan Ziying is dead, and five inner disciples are also dead. Now, the most prestigious person in the Wuji Sect is Ouyang Chun.
They had been following the Xuanling Sect disciples, and when they reached the vicinity of the altar, they hid. When they saw Su Qing refuse to step onto the steps, Ouyang Chun could no longer sit still.
"Hmph, Su Qing, all of you Xuanling Sect members are cowards! Since you don't dare to do it and even doubt his identity, then this last inheritance will belong to our Wuji Sect!" Ouyang Chun said with a sneer.
Su Qing looked coldly at Ouyang Chun and said, "No one can save a ghost who is about to die. If your Wuji Sect wants to go up, then go up."
Ouyang Chun looked up at the steps, feeling somewhat uneasy.
“Senior Brother Ouyang, we dare not go to the Xuanling Sect. I’m afraid we really can’t get past these steps,” Qiu Baishou said in a low voice as he stepped forward.
"Why can't we go up? This is a secret realm left behind by Ancestor Xuanyuan. The previous inheritance and treasures are real. Why are you backing down now that you're about to obtain the treasure?"
Ouyang Chun grabbed Qiu Baishou and said, "You go first!"
Qiu Baishou was extremely frustrated. He only wanted to come up and offer a reminder, but he didn't expect it to become a test.
But there was nothing I could do.
Ouyang Chun is the strongest here, so we have to listen to him.
Qiu Baishou shakily stepped up the stairs, only to feel his feet sink. He hadn't expected that these seemingly ordinary steps would actually feel like walking on them with a thousand pounds of weight on his legs.
Even though Qiu Baishou was at the peak of the Qi Refining stage, he still managed to take two steps before he could go no further.
"Hmph, with such meager talent and cultivation, you still want a supreme treasure? You're dreaming!" The illusory figure sneered and said, "Here's a fourth-grade spirit fruit for you. Get out of here!"
As he spoke, Qiu Baishou was sent flying by a powerful force!
Qiu Baishou held the spirit fruit, fell to the ground, and without bothering to get up, took a bite of the spirit fruit.
Ouyang Chun couldn't stand it anymore, so he went up and kicked Qiu Baishou, saying, "I told you to go test the waters, but look at you, so useless!"
Unexpectedly, Qiu Baishou was kicked away, flying in an arc, and what landed on the ground was a dried corpse!
As for what he was holding, it wasn't a spiritual fruit at all, but just a stone with a blood talisman pasted on it, which was obviously a decoy talisman.
Ouyang Chun was dumbfounded.
What, what's going on?
Su Qing looked coldly at Ouyang Chun and said, "His life essence has been drained."
Ouyang Chun raised his head to look at the illusory figure, and saw it gradually solidify, transforming into the appearance of an old woman.
"It's a little little, but it's just enough! You look a bit better than him, come here, I'll take good care of you."
The phantom's voice also changed, becoming sticky and alluring.
Looking at the old woman, Su Qing had to admit that she had seen this scene in her previous life as well.
At that time, a disciple of the sect stepped onto the steps and behaved exactly like Qiu Baishou. When he fell down the steps, he collapsed to the ground and turned into a dried corpse.
After the phantom transformed into an old woman, it descended from the sky and easily drained a cultivator's life essence, and its strength grew stronger and stronger.
Su Qing was terrified, watching helplessly as these sect disciples perished one by one at the hands of this demonic cultivator.
At that time, the leader of the Wuji Sect was Yan Ziying. She had already successfully established her foundation. She protected the Wuji Sect disciples by relying on a magic artifact of the Wuji Sect.
At this moment, the magical artifact was in Su Qing's storage bag.
Therefore, Su Qing watched the old woman walk towards Ouyang Chun without any urgency.
Ouyang Chun, ranked fifteenth on the list of outer disciples of the Wuji Sect, was powerless against the old woman. In just an instant, he was left with only a dried corpse.
"Not bad, not bad, the flavors are all very authentic." The old woman said, turning her gaze to Su Qing.
"Little girl, I think your taste is the best among all of these."
Su Qing raised an eyebrow: "Oh? Well, you'll have to have the ability."
Yu Kui stood in front of Su Qing and said, "You old hag, don't you dare touch my junior sister."
"That's right, we swear to protect Junior Sister Su Qing with our lives!" Han Chen stepped forward as well.
All ten inner disciples stepped forward and shielded Su Qing behind them.
Su Qing was moved. She thought back to her previous life in the Cloud Sword Sect, when her fellow disciples always pushed her out to take the fall for them.
Leaving aside the inner disciples, Mu Zihan also led the outer disciples to surround Su Qing.
The old woman laughed loudly and said, "You must be from the Xuanling Sect. I've only ever seen such loyalty and righteousness among the cultivators of the Xuanling Sect! It's just a pity that the cultivation world has always been cruel. When your Xuanling Sect disciples go out to train, they face a nine-out-of-ten chance of death."
"Although each of you was an outstanding individual, you all lost your lives because of acting impulsively." The old woman's voice turned colder. "You Xuanling Sect disciples who haven't even reached the Foundation Establishment stage, I'm afraid none of you have ever killed anyone, have you?"
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