Chapter 46 First Pass.
Chapter 46
The moment Bu Xingjin's footsteps touched the ground, an inexplicable memory suddenly surfaced in his mind. Simultaneously, the environment around him underwent a strange transformation, and Bu Xingjin witnessed the creation of an illusion.
Everything seemed just like before. Bu Xingjin initially thought that the Heart of Illusion couldn't withstand the illusion, and that his attempt had failed. Then he realized something was amiss. Unlike before, he could clearly sense that he had entered an illusion, and the sudden appearance of memories had no effect on him at all.
The memories that entered Bu Xingjin's mind were like flipping through a book, automatically displaying page by page from beginning to end and then disappearing without a trace. They were not at all as profound and real as the previous illusion.
After the changes in his surroundings ended, Bu Xingjin was surprised to find that the wooden bridge beneath his feet had not disappeared as before, but was still there. The two scenes intertwined in that moment, like a bug in the game map, it was breathtaking.
Bu Xingjin can clearly distinguish what is real and what is an illusion.
From this point of view, the Heart of Illusion did play some role. Although it did not directly dispel the illusion on the single-plank bridge, it ensured that he would not be completely trapped in the illusion.
After a moment's thought, Bu Xingjin waved his hand to ward off the person in the illusion who was tempting him to step over the single-plank bridge. He discovered that as long as he attacked this person, the illusion would disappear. Then, he resolutely continued forward.
After passing through several illusions in succession, Bu Xingjin couldn't help but feel that such slow progress was unbearable. He had to stop and rest every time he took a step, which undoubtedly brought him great inconvenience.
However, he had no idea how many illusions the Heart of Illusion could resist at the same time, and his heart was inevitably filled with doubts.
What would happen if he ignored the illusion and continued walking forward? Bu Xingjin couldn't help but think so. He could see the single-plank bridge beneath his feet anyway. If he just ignored the illusion and kept walking along it, who knew what would happen?
Anyway, let's give it a try. After careful consideration, Bu Xingjin decided to abandon the strategy of defeating each illusion with one step, and instead chose to ignore those illusions and continue moving forward.
Taking a step forward, Bu Xingjin ignored the illusion that appeared. After seeing the single-plank bridge clearly, he continued to take another step forward. The illusions accumulated just as Bu Xingjin had imagined. When he took the next step, the previous illusion followed him. Originally, there were only two overlapping maps, but now there were three overlapping maps.
At the same time, Bu Xingjin felt that his spiritual power was being consumed rapidly. The speed at which the Heart of Illusion absorbed spiritual power had obviously doubled. With his current level of cultivation, the spiritual power in his body would be exhausted in a quarter of an hour at most.
This was just one step beyond the illusion. If I continued, I didn't know if it would overlap. If I wanted to know, I had to keep trying.
Bu Xingjin took another cautious step, then stopped, feeling the depletion of his spiritual power.
Bu Xingjin discovered that the consumption of his spiritual energy did not accumulate, and it was still the same speed as when he had just crossed an illusion. He still had about a quarter of an hour before his spiritual energy was completely consumed.
In that case, Bu Xingjin fixed his eyes, looked forward and prepared to speed up.
Within a quarter of an hour, walk as far as you can. After your spiritual power is exhausted, sit in meditation on the spot and use your spiritual marrow to restore your spiritual power.
This is what Bu Xingjin planned and did.
After taking several steps, he realized that this was easier said than done, but when he actually took action, he found that it was not as simple as he thought.
After superimposing one, two, and three illusions, Bu Xingjin could still easily find the location of the single-plank bridge; when he superimposed more than ten illusions, it was difficult for Bu Xingjin to recognize the location of the single-plank bridge among the layers of scenes.
So he had to stop for a while after every fifteen illusions to destroy all the illusions before moving on to the next step.
This went on and on, and a quarter of an hour passed quickly.
Bu Xingjin has arrived at the center of the single-plank bridge. There is no one in front of him and no shadow behind him, as if he is the only one in the world.
"It's over. I can't even tell what happened before and what happened after."
He looked at the identical single-plank bridge beneath his feet. The surroundings were also empty, with no shore in sight, no reference points. If he accidentally turned around and changed direction, he would have no way of telling where the other side was.
Thinking of this, Bu Xingjin took out the Blood River Knife and left a forward-pointing arrow on the ground, so that he would not have to worry about losing his direction accidentally after meditating.
After doing all this, Bu Xingjin took out a drop of spiritual marrow from his backpack and drank it, then began to recover his spiritual power against all odds.
In less than half an hour, Bu Xingjin's spiritual energy was restored to its original state. He quickly stood up, identified the direction, and after confirming that it was correct, he continued on his journey.
Holding the Heart of Illusion in his hand, Bu Xingjin galloped for a quarter of an hour, then drank another drop of spiritual marrow, meditated for half an hour to restore his spiritual power, and then set off again.
This cycle repeated ten times before he finally caught a glimpse of the end.
However, this mechanical repetitive action made Bu Xingjin feel as if he had turned into a robot, and his mental state became extremely depressed and listless.
Until a completely different scene appeared before his eyes, and a huge gray wall came into view.
Bu Xingjin's heart trembled, knowing that the end was near. He gathered his strength and continued to move forward. Now, he no longer needed half an hour to recover his spiritual power; he could recover in just a quarter of an hour.
Finally, after a strenuous effort, he didn't encounter the same kind of futile failure. After restoring his spiritual energy for the last time, Bu Xingjin pushed forward with all his might, and before even half of his energy was depleted, he successfully reached his destination. He was filled with profound emotion, his heart overflowing with joy. All of this stemmed from his tireless efforts and unwavering faith, and most importantly, his ability to see the world in its full glory.
Bu Xingjin stepped onto the other side. He didn't notice that the single-plank bridge behind him disappeared without a trace the moment his feet stepped onto the other side.
He was surprised to find that under the huge, boundless gray wall, where it connected to the single-plank bridge, there was a bluestone road only one meter wide. There was no one on this road, only a giant who had shrunk to the same height as himself standing on it.
This means that Bu Xingjin is the first person to pass the second level assessment.
"Congratulations, you've successfully passed the second level and become the first person to enter the third level."
When the shrunken giant saw Bu Xingjin, he stood there and congratulated him.
It’s actually number one!
Bu Xingjin asked in surprise, "Am I really the first one to pass?"
"Yes, don't doubt it."
Although he did not find anyone else after going ashore, Bu Xingjin had this guess, but he dared to believe it only after the shrunken giant confirmed it.
He was indeed the first person to clear the level. He had originally thought that Qing Yan would be the first. However, because he had the Illusionary Heart, he could be considered to have cheated secretly, so it could not be considered his true ability.
The giant stopped talking after he finished speaking, standing silently aside, as if saying, "Don't disturb me." Bu Xingjin wanted to go forward and ask more questions, but seeing the giant like this, he gave up the idea.
Bu Xingjin looked back, wanting to see who the second person who passed was.
"Huh? Where's the single-plank bridge I just walked across? Why is it gone?"
However, as soon as he turned around, Bu Xingjin found that the single-plank bridge he had just walked on had disappeared.
Bu Xingjin looked around and found a single-plank bridge on each side not far away.
Bu Xingjin continued walking along the road on the right and came to the wooden bridge. However, there was another wooden bridge further ahead.
The distance between the single-plank bridges was obviously not far, but when he was walking on the bridge just now, he did not notice that there was a bridge so close.
Bu Xingjin walked forward until he reached the wooden bridge in front. There was no more wooden bridge in front of him, but there was still a road ahead.
"There seems to be a long way to go. For safety's sake, let's not take any risks!"
Bu Xingjin looked at the bluestone road that seemed to have no end, and cautiously decided not to move forward.
"Let's count these single-plank bridges and see if there are forty-nine of them."
Bu Xingjin turned around and counted the single-plank bridges from beginning to end. Sure enough, there were exactly forty-nine, one every ten meters. Including the one that belonged to him and had disappeared, there were exactly fifty.
The second assessment also consisted of exactly fifty people, with one single-plank bridge for each person.
Bu Xingjin wandered from front to back and then from back to front, not knowing when Qing Yan would come out from the single-plank bridge.
An unknown amount of time passed, and the waiting time was the most unbearable. When Bu Xingjin reached the end and just turned around to inspect again, a familiar figure came from the opposite direction.
Qingyan was the second one to pass.
Bu Xingjin ran over happily.
"Qing Yan, you are the second one to pass."
"I know."
Qing Yan nodded and said so.
Hearing this, Bu Xingjin was stunned. Could it be that he knew that he was the first one to pass the second level test, so he appeared second.
Then Bu Xingjin felt that his conjecture was a bit too fanciful. Although Qing Yan's strength was indeed not to be underestimated, he was only a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage. He was currently in the tomb of a Loose Immortal, so how could he possibly surpass the realm of a Loose Immortal?
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