Law Crystal
Nan Yi was awakened by some noise. He stretched out his paws, and his fox tail came out from behind, wrapping around Chu Li's waist before he peeked out.
But he couldn't see anything with his eyes, and he was worried that he would be discovered if he used his divine sense. So he looked at Chu Li expectantly and asked, "Senior Sister?"
Chu Li released her last bit of spiritual energy before saying, "The two members of the Shi family are fighting—"
Nan Yi waited for a while, but his senior sister didn't say anything else. That was it?
A slight itch appeared on her cheeks and ears. Chu Li quickly reached out and grabbed the wagging tail. Somewhat helplessly, she could only wave her hand, and a scene immediately appeared before her eyes.
The man and woman on either side of the screen are the two geniuses from the Shi family. Both of them are injured, but their fighting spirit is growing stronger.
In addition, one can vaguely see that family members sometimes surround the battlefield, and it is unclear what they are doing.
Chu Li tapped lightly, and the scene expanded again, this time including everyone else. In addition to the Shi family, there were many cultivators surrounding them.
Those were cultivators who wanted to obtain the Time Amber, but unfortunately they were surrounded by the Shi family.
The Shi family was also helpless. They didn't know why the two geniuses in their clan had to fight at this time, forcing them to stop the other cultivators.
However, due to the tribe's requirement before their departure, their primary task was to protect the two of them.
After a brief pause, the two people in the video became entangled again.
Nan Yi watched with great interest. Although he was only at the Foundation Establishment stage, he still had some of his previous insight and could still tell how their moves were.
But as he watched, he suddenly felt that something was not quite right: "Senior sister, their true strength is not just at the Nascent Soul stage?"
A hint of surprise flashed across Chu Li's eyes. She hadn't expected her junior brother to have noticed it too. "That's right. Their actual strength is at least at the Nascent Soul stage, but they've suppressed it to the Core Formation stage because of this secret realm."
Chu Li remained calm about their true strength. She had noticed at a glance that the techniques they used were unlike those that a Nascent Soul cultivator could use. It was only because their strength was suppressed that their power was not as great as it originally was.
As Nan Yi listened, he looked up at Chu Li and asked, "Senior Sister, do you know so much because your cultivation level is not just at the Nascent Soul stage?"
How can cultivators of the same cultivation level determine the true cultivation level that the other party is deliberately hiding, simply by observing the scene?
Chu Li stroked the fox's fur again; it was soft and warm to the touch. "It seems we don't need to expend too much energy this time."
Currently, the two Time Ambers halfway up the mountain have attracted the attention of most cultivators. The closer the time for the end of the challenge gets, the more anxious the other cultivators become. Most people will keep their eyes on the ambers that have already been discovered, rather than spending extra time looking for other ambers.
Although those two belonged to the Shi family, many people would give them face when they were out in public, but when it really came down to it, those cultivators wouldn't care about such things.
For safety, she had previously created an area amidst the chaos at the mountain peak, which happened to be outside their current timeframe. In other words, if a cultivator who hadn't discovered the secrets of the area came up, they wouldn't be able to find their location at all.
The battle on the mountainside has reached a fever pitch, involving not only the two geniuses from the Shi family, but also members of the Shi family fighting against other cultivators.
The Shi family did indeed have some talent in the way of time. They pulled the time vortex that was floating to the side and threw it directly at the cultivators. Some cultivators were unable to dodge in time and were pulled into it, their figures disappearing instantly.
However, these cultivators were not entirely ignorant of the Dao of Time. Some of them, with some talent, began to imitate them, pulling over the vortexes to smash their opponents.
The time vortex is invisible and cannot be seen with the naked eye. One needs to use divine sense to perceive it even slightly, but the perception varies from person to person.
Those with strong abilities can clearly perceive its specific shape and state, but those with weak abilities can only sense some abnormality in a certain area around them.
What is printed in the image is as if a cultivator has pulled through a patch of air, his face flushed red, as if he has exerted great effort.
Nan Yi flicked his tail and secretly used his divine sense to explore the surroundings, but no matter how he explored, all he could see was a hazy mist.
He shared his perception with Chu Li, who glanced down at him and sighed softly.
It seems that Nan Yi really knows nothing about the Dao of Time, but that's normal, as time is not a field that the fox clan is good at.
Time was passing, the battle on the mountainside was still unresolved, and the time for the second stage was almost up.
Perhaps sensing that the time was approaching, the cultivators surrounding the mountainside attacked the Shi family like madmen. Only by tearing a hole in the circle of the Shi family could they have a chance to seize the amber.
Some cultivators did manage to climb up the mountain peak, gripping their weapons warily. However, as they looked around, the peak was empty, with only a few time vortexes scattered around.
Even after they were expelled from the secret realm, no one knew why the third monk who possessed amber had vanished without a trace.
The secret realm had moved their location again—this was Chu Li's first reaction upon seeing the scene before her.
Many high walls built of frost stand tall and imposing, exuding a chilling aura; if you were to accidentally touch one, you might get frostbite.
Chu Li looked ahead, but her view was blocked by a towering ice wall after only a few meters. She tried the Azure Lotus again and found that the airspace was blocked, meaning that it was impossible to take off from here.
Chu Li raised her hand and, somewhat unexpectedly, touched the outermost barrier, which blocked her from entering.
This should be the third level.
She waited patiently for a while before another voice finally rang out. The voice had the same tone as before and briefly explained how to pass the third level.
"This is an endless maze. As long as you can get through the maze and reach the end, you will have completed the test of the secret realm. Remember to be careful and take your time."
The girl with wings on her back concealed herself and flew straight up in the sky above the maze, looking down at the three people below—then nodded in satisfaction.
The people Amber selected were among the most gifted in the past few thousand years, and thankfully, all three of them successfully passed the second test.
Then she could say she had given her master an explanation. It would be great if any of the three of them could successfully obtain—or discover—the inheritance.
She first glanced at the only man among the three, only to find that he did not immediately enter the maze, but instead waited in place for a while. Curious, she also waited a little longer.
After a short while, she watched in shock as an even more powerful aura rose from the man's body, and she couldn't help but flap her wings and fly away.
She wasn't shocked by his concealment of his true cultivation level, but rather... he was far too audacious to dare reveal the cultivation he had been suppressing before—
The secret realm requires entrants to be at least at the Nascent Soul stage, which is good. This maze is somewhat different from the secret realm; it doesn't have any cultivation restrictions, which is also good...
But the master had his reasons for setting the cultivation level limit. She shook her head, it seemed that the inheritance had nothing to do with her.
As soon as Shi Feng heard the contents of the third trial, he quickly thought of a strategy. This was the final trial, and it would soon be clear who would inherit the legacy.
He only needs to be the first to reach the finish line in this stage to receive the inheritance. However, Shi Bianruo's cultivation level is not much different from his—otherwise, their previous battle would not have lasted for several days without a result.
It's a pity I didn't defeat her then. If I had taken her amber back then, wouldn't this inheritance have been mine?
He subconsciously overlooked the other owner besides them. After all, he always believed that the Shi family controlled most of the time laws. How could outsiders compare to the Shi family? Moreover, he and Shi Bianruo had been nurtured by the clan since childhood. How could they be inferior to a mere outsider?
Therefore, when he vaguely sensed that there was no longer any suppression on his cultivation here, he did not hesitate to remove his restrictions.
He and Shi Bianruo had actually reached the Nascent Soul stage long ago, and were only one step away from reaching the Tribulation Transcending stage. This time, they came to the secret realm specifically to suppress their strength.
He felt the spiritual energy filling his body even more intensely, and couldn't help but curl his lips into a smile. Then, without hesitation, he entered the maze. With the enhancement of his cultivation, breaking through the traps and illusions in the maze was effortless.
Chu Li stepped into the maze the moment the voice finished speaking.
As soon as she entered, she felt the cold wind around her, as if it were carrying countless shards of ice and rushing towards her.
Holding the fox in her arms, she easily dodged it by slightly shifting her position.
She reached out to touch the surrounding ice walls, and an extremely powerful force surged through them, crashing and ramming. Chu Li's expression turned cold, and she decisively used her spiritual power to sever the connection between her hand and the ice walls.
It seems we can't touch the ice wall carelessly. The violent aura contained within it is too strong. If we don't react in time, we might be frozen into an ice sculpture.
She tentatively took a few steps forward, only to be met with an even stronger gust of cold wind.
Nan Yi also peeked out from Chu Li's arms, but before he could even peek out halfway, the wind ruffled his fur. Chu Li took a moment to push his head back in, saying, "Stay put. This isn't a good place for you to come out."
Nan Yi then silently shrank back, but he lit a foxfire on his tail again, a small cluster of flames standing out against the white, cold backdrop.
Chu Li glanced down and only advised, "Don't force yourself when you can't take it."
The abnormal climate here is tolerable only for those at the Nascent Soul stage; if one's cultivation level is below that, it is almost impossible to move an inch here.
Chu Li dodged the cold wind time and time again, while searching for the true way out of the maze.
But she kept hitting roadblocks—she stared at the fork in the road again. She had just walked both paths, but without exception, they were both dead ends. The real path to survival…
The wind whistled past her ears again, but this time Chu Li did not dodge. Instead, she let the wind sweep over her body. In the blink of an eye, the shards of ice in the wind scraped bloody marks on her body.
It looks somewhat familiar...
She suddenly opened her eyes and forcefully pulled several tiny crystals from the wind.
Several crystals vanished instantly after leaving the wind, but one crystal remained.
It was a somewhat transparent crystal, which at first glance looked no different from ordinary ice shards, but Chu Li stared at it intently.
And perhaps because Chu Li took out the crystal, the sound of the wind around them suddenly stopped.
Nan Yi also sensed the unusual silence and peeked out, only to see the crystal in Chu Li's palm. He immediately exclaimed, "A Law Crystal?"
Chu Li was still somewhat hesitant, but after hearing Nan Yi's words, she asked, "You also think this is a Law Crystal?"
Nan Yi initially thought it looked like one, but after Chu Li asked him, he began to hesitate. It did look like a law crystal, but for some reason, it didn't emit any aura, just like an ordinary crystal.
Chu Li hesitated for this reason. She had only taken the risk of taking out the crystal in the cold wind because she sensed a familiar aura. However, she did not expect that the crystal did not carry any aura.
It can be said to be special, and it is indeed special because it is the only one that can remain in the outside world, and the wind stops after it is taken out.
A loud rumble rang out, and when Chu Li looked up again, she found that another road had appeared.
On the other side, Shi Bianruo faced the same predicament. She initially tried to disperse the cold wind, but it was of little use. The cold wind seemed to be endless; as soon as she dispersed one, several more would appear.
Before long, she also arrived at the fork in the road.
She took out the magical artifact specially given to her by the clan, which was a compass that could detect signs of life.
After she infused the compass with spiritual power, the pointer spun wildly before finally pointing in one direction.
She stared at the ice wall in that direction for a while before turning to the man beside her and saying, "Let's see if we can break it together."
A loud bang echoed throughout the maze. The moment the path to survival was fully revealed, a crystal suddenly fell and was quickly caught by the woman.
"……I see."
After Chu Li and her companion successfully found a way to survive, they encountered a completely different environment than before.
If the previous environment could be described as frost and cold, then this new environment is rocky and hard.
The walls, originally made of frost, have now changed shape and become earthen walls.
Just as Chu Li was about to step forward to take a look, she sensed something, her eyes suddenly flickered, and she took a step back.
A sharp thorn suddenly appeared where she had just been standing; if she hadn't moved away in time, she might have been stabbed.
But these soil spikes came quickly and disappeared just as quickly, vanishing in the blink of an eye.
At this moment, Chu Li began to ponder whether there would be crystals like last time in this place, and if there were crystals, would they be hidden in these soil spikes?
She struggled to finally break off a section of the thorn, but just like before, that section quickly disappeared into her palm.
Did she guess wrong?
No, not necessarily. She was probably lucky when she retrieved the crystal the first time. This time, it's hard to say where the crystal is located on the soil spike.
With this in mind, Chu Li was no longer in a hurry. She patiently broke off the soil spikes one by one, and finally found the small crystal at the very bottom of the soil spikes.
She placed both crystals in her palm, and soon they attracted each other and gradually merged into a crystal twice the size.
And it was only after they merged that a subtle aura finally began to emanate.
"It really is a Law Crystal!" This Law Crystal must have been smashed. Only by piecing all the crystals together can it be restored to its original form.
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