During the third trial, Su Nian felt somewhat uneasy after inspecting the facilities on site.
He was distracted as he discussed the precautions for this trial with the Grand Elder, his gaze occasionally drifting towards the Forest of the Other Shore.
"What's wrong?" Elder Hong Jiuquan asked. "Are you worried about those disciples?"
Su Nian couldn't quite put her finger on the feeling. Even though they had taken three layers of security measures for the second trial, she still felt uneasy for some reason.
"Elder, who is the senior sister in charge of receiving the disciples during the trials?"
Upon hearing this, Hong Jiuquan replied, "It's Liu Xian and the others. They are all outstanding disciples at the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage of the Third Peak. With them around, there shouldn't be any problems."
"It's Senior Sister Liu and the others..." Su Nian murmured softly.
Liu Xian and Xu Xinrou have a good relationship. Liu Xian is a thoughtful, gentle, kind, and responsible female disciple. Her presence is like a guarantee for the trial disciples.
"Don't worry, even if those disciples encounter danger, they will be teleported out of the sect by the bracelets you made."
Hong Jiuquan smiled and said, "Moreover, for safety's sake, we have also cautiously arranged for the other elders to supervise this trial at all times, haven't we? To be honest, other sects can't do what we have done. The path to immortality is inherently fraught with danger, and every year some disciples perish on the path. We have already done more than enough. Now, it's up to their own fate."
"Hmm...that's true. If we protect them too much, it will have the opposite effect." Su Nian nodded, giving up the idea of going to the Forest of the Other Shore to check on the situation.
He suddenly asked again, "By the way, have you found any information about Ye Hua?"
Hong Jiuquan shook his head. "Unfortunately, no. He vanished without a trace after your battle with Ye Hua. No matter how hard we search and inquire, we can't find any information about Ye Hua."
"I can't find any information about him at all... That's impossible. Ye Hua has so many Golden Core stage disciples and several Nascent Soul stage elders. If we really put in the effort, how could we not even find Ye Hua at his current stage?"
Hong Jiuquan asked doubtfully, "Ye Hua isn't weak, is he? Although I don't understand what's going on between the two of you, the methods he displayed that day were already stronger than mine."
"No, Elder, you don't know this. Ye Hua is just putting on a brave face. As long as he doesn't draw the golden item, he definitely can't do anything to you."
"Golden... prop?" Hong Jiuquan was even more confused about what Su Nian was saying.
Su Nian didn't know how to explain it, as he only had a vague understanding of Ye Hua's Destiny System.
All he knew was that Ye Hua's system would reward him with a heaven-defying magic weapon every so often. Once he drew those rare golden items, not only Hong Jiuquan, but even Su Nian would be extremely wary of him!
For example, the Mahayana stage experience card he drew last time, once used, would allow Ye Hua, who was only at the Foundation Establishment stage, to unleash the powerful cultivation of the Mahayana stage!
And there are many more similar props!
What terrified Su Nian the most was a weapon called the Star Descending Blade.
Those struck by this weapon have a chance of experiencing a drop in cultivation level. If they are slashed hundreds of times, they might drop directly from the ninth level of the Tribulation Transcending stage to the Qi Refining stage.
In his previous life, although Su Nian ultimately defeated the Human Emperor, the Human Emperor did not die at his hands.
He witnessed Ye Hua take advantage of the situation and cut the Human Emperor down to the Mahayana stage, then absorb and refine him!
The only drawback of that weapon was its short lifespan.
Su Liuli sacrificed her own reincarnation to buy him a chance in this life, so Su Nian must think about how to take him down before Ye Hua draws the Star-Descending Blade.
"Since we can't find Ye Hua... how about we try a different approach?" Su Nian suddenly asked, "In the past month, have any particularly powerful rogue cultivators appeared within a hundred miles?"
Hong Jiuquan was taken aback, thought about it seriously for a moment, and shook his head. "No, if he had changed his appearance, he wouldn't be so stupid as to expose himself, right?"
"Let's try a different approach," Su Nian asked again, "Has there been any deadly battles between cultivators in the past month?"
Hong Jiuquan smiled helplessly: "It's not uncommon for rogue cultivators to kill and rob treasures in Kyushu. Such things happen almost every day. Even some disciples of famous families will do some shameful things behind their sects' backs. It's just that nowadays everyone just turns a blind eye. As long as it doesn't damage the reputation of the major sects, it's usually resolved by turning big problems into small ones and small problems into nothing."
"What if... a large number of cultivators disappear?"
Hong Jiuquan recalled it carefully.
"A large number of cultivators have disappeared... Speaking of which, I heard that a lot of strange things happened in Fenglan Town a few days ago."
“Fenglan Town?” Su Nian was taken aback.
The moment the place name appeared in his mind, the list of people who had come to participate in the Quanxiu Sect Trial suddenly came to mind.
Among them were five people from Fenglan Town.
He still remembered the leader; his name was Wang Mu, and he was at the Great Perfection of the Foundation Establishment stage.
“Yes.” Hong Jiuquan nodded. “I heard Liu Xian and the others say that a few days ago, a child came to Rivet City to ask our Quanxiu female disciples for help. He said that someone was kidnapping passing cultivators in Fenglan Town, taking them to a room, and then absorbing them completely with a cultivator’s hand.”
Su Nian's pupils contracted.
Hong Jiuquan recalled and continued, "It is said that the child's parents also died because of this. After hearing about this, Liu Xian and the others went to Fenglan Town to investigate, but they found nothing. The child was a bit crazy and could not answer many questions. After inquiring around the town, they learned that the child was born with intellectual disabilities and often said incoherent things, so they gave up on the matter."
Su Nian murmured, "Elder, are the senior sisters who are in charge of the safety of the second trial the same group that went to Fenglan Town?"
Hong Jiuquan nodded. "Yes, what's wrong?"
She was a little curious.
Judging from Su Nian's reaction... could there be something wrong with it?
Su Nian muttered to herself, "Ye Hua has already started cultivating the demonic path? Could it be that Senior Sister Liu Xian and the others have been infected with parasitic demons by him? Even so, there are still elders watching over them, so why do I feel so uneasy?"
He narrowed his eyes. "No, Third Elder..."
"She has always been devoted to Ye Hua, treating him even better than her own son. Could it be that she has also been afflicted by the parasitic demon? Impossible, isn't she a cultivator in the Void Refinement stage? She's still in the early stage. How could she have already been controlled by Ye Hua?"
As he muttered to himself, Hong Jiuquan realized that something was wrong.
Her expression changed slightly, and she couldn't hide the shock in her voice, "You mean, Liu Xian and the others were manipulated?"
"Hmm, very likely! If my guess is correct, then the Forest of the Other Shore must be very dangerous right now!" Su Nian said, and then rushed towards the Forest of the Other Shore.
Before leaving, he shouted to Hong Jiuquan, "Elder! Return to the main hall immediately! The Third Elder has a problem!"
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