Chapter 421: The Trial
Chapter 421: The Trial
"A Core Disciple of the Seven Kill Demon Palace?"
Fu Shan's massive face broke into a smile upon seeing Ning Qian.
The Core Disciples of the Seven Kill Demon Palace were rare, even more so than the princes of the Demon Race, but they were generally not as esteemed as the princes.
Among them, only a handful were considered comparable to the princes of the Demon Race, and Ning Qian was one of them!
"I've been wanting to meet you for a long time. I hope you won't disappoint me like those two good-for-nothing brothers of yours!"
The giant face smiled gently and then blew a puff of air.
In an instant, a terrifying green hurricane swept over.
With the fourth stage of Dao insight, the power of the heavens and earth was harnessed, creating a storm of terrifying force.
Even a genius like Song Zhong would struggle to withstand this power, like a small boat in a tempest, about to capsize and sink at any moment.
'Is this... Superior or Immortal Essence Power?'
Fang Xing was taken aback.
The strength of this person's Essence Power was comparable to that of the High Spirit Elder of the Seven Kill Demon Palace, whom he had encountered before.
Combined with the fourth stage of insight into the Wind Law, the destructive power it brought was enough to annihilate even ordinary Essence Spirit Realm cultivators below the third level.
'The fourth level of Dao insight, the manipulation of rule power, has indeed reached an unimaginable level...'
'Even I might not be a match for them now, and I can only run...'
Having already comprehended the Spatial Heart, Fang Xing could leave whenever he wanted.
However, from Fu Shan's expression, it seemed that he had already concluded that Song Zhong was the murderer of his brother.
'Is this fate?'
'I've done my best to cover my tracks... but they still found me. After Song Zhong dies, the karmic connection won't be severed, and they might discover me.'
In fact, as a spirit companion, it was already a big problem for the spirit to remain alive after its master's death.
According to the restrictions of the Seven Kill Demon Palace cultivators, once the master died, the spirit companion would inevitably perish as well.
Whoosh!
In the moment Fang Xing's thoughts flashed, Xiao Huang let out a miserable scream as the green hurricane blew away his flesh, leaving only a skeleton.
Even the skeleton was riddled with holes, and the unformed spirit soul was unable to withstand the wind disaster, dissipating instantly...
Whoosh!
The green storm reached within several zhang of Black Dragon's body, but it was blocked by a chaotic void current.
Even so, Fang Xing found it extremely taxing.
"Song Zhong is about to die... it's time to run."
"I was planning to leave the Seven Kill Demon Palace anyway... and now I've gained a Primordial Soul Treasure, so it's not a total loss..."
Just then, an unexpected change occurred!
As the green hurricane was about to blow away Xiao Huang like a toad, it was about to extinguish Song Zhong.
A terrifying power descended with a roar from the Blood Sea!
Fang Xing narrowed his eyes slightly, wanting to teleport away directly, but to his horror, he found that even with the help of the Serpent Eye Pearl, he couldn't complete the teleportation.
In the next instant, a mighty force arrived.
By the time he came to his senses, he realized he was in another space.
The world was bathed in green, and before him stood a majestic and vast palace.
Countless gray-white stone pillars rose from the ground, incredibly thick, making even his twenty-meter-tall body seem minuscule in comparison to these pillars and steps.
At the end of the palace stood a towering figure of a female from the Demon Race.
She was gray-white all over, with a human body and a serpent's tail. Her features were gentle, and her eyes seemed to hold a deep love and compassion for all beings in the heavens and earth...
"Could this be the master of the Azure Flower Realm?"
Fang Xing quickly realized, "The Celestial Demon? A serpent-human form? Could she be from the Serpent Race?"
He scanned the area with his spiritual sense but couldn't find Ning Qian or Fu Shan.
Using the Ten Thousand Heart Secret Technique, he vaguely sensed that his soul slave, Song Zhong, was still alive.
"Why... was I moved to this place at the most dangerous moment?"
Fang Xing's mind was filled with questions.
"You, a mutated Stone Dragon Son, are surprisingly calm."
Along with the voice, a hazy figure appeared.
She, too, had a human body and a serpent's tail, but she wore a lady's garment, and her body and face were covered in green scales, indicating she was a serpent spirit.
"Black Dragon... greets the Realm Spirit!"
Fang Xing knelt on all fours, lowering his head.
In the face of a Celestial Demon Realm expert's arrangement, a little humility was not shameful.
Even at his peak, he would have been insignificant in their eyes.
"As the Realm Spirit, I know everything that happens in the Azure Flower Realm... and I know that you have enslaved a Seven Kill Demon Palace Inner Sect disciple and killed the brother of Fu Shan, the Demon Prince," the Realm Spirit said, causing Fang Xing's expression to change slightly.
"But... I will still give you a chance."
The lady serpent in the lady's garment smiled lightly, "Pass the trial, survive... and you can become the master's disciple, even an official disciple or a Core Disciple... This is the only opportunity for a low-grade, mixed-blooded little demon like you! If you fail, there's only... death!"
"Please tell me the trial's content, Elder."
Fang Xing's heart stirred.
Although it was dangerous, he could finally come into contact with a high-level inheritance.
'It's a pity... this isn't Daxia, so I can't pull off that kind of stunt...'
According to Fang Xing's current understanding of the Gates of All Heavens, he could only ensure that his consciousness and true spirit would return before Black Dragon's death.
Then, the world as they knew it came to an end, never to return.
"After a while, you will go to a secret realm and receive a legacy from the master... Your task is to comprehend and reach a level that satisfies me within a year."
The lady serpent in the servant's attire said, "If you don't reach it... you die!"
She blinked again, "Also... you're actually competing with those humans and the demon prince... Once they meet the requirements first, you'll die too! Go!"
With a wave of the serpent's hand, Fang Xing's figure instantly vanished.
And then...
Fu Shan's figure appeared.
"You're... a Realm Spirit?"
Fu Shan's eyes lit up, "Quickly tell me... how do I pass the test and obtain everything from your master?"
"The serpent prince... from the Xi Xi Clan."
The serpent's face was cold, "You will observe a legacy, and within a month, you must comprehend a move that I approve of... Go!"
With another wave of her hand, Fu Shan's figure also disappeared.
The serpent waited for a moment, then made a series of intricate hand gestures, and several mirrors of mystical light appeared before her.
Within these mirrors, the figures of Ning Qian and the others could be seen.
"Ten years, three years, one year, one month..."
"Although the given time is different, the flow of time in your respective regions will be altered, so you're all starting from the same point..."
Obviously, Ning Qian, who was given ten years, had the greatest advantage.
This was not a random arrangement but a deliberate choice by the Realm Spirit.
In this core area, the flow of time in different regions had already been altered. If all four of them failed, they would appear before her at the moment of their failure.
"The master's demise years ago had the serpent clan as one of its conspirators..."
The serpent looked at the mirror showing Fu Shan, knowing that he was being targeted and had the worst conditions among them.
This, of course, was also her intention.
"The master's legacy prioritizes humans, then other demon races, and lastly, the serpent race..."
In fact, if it weren't for the rules set by the Azure Flower Empress, she would have directly eliminated Fu Shan without giving him a chance to receive the legacy.
Even with the rules in place, she had to provide a test, but she chose the most challenging option.
Furthermore, the timing of her intervention was clearly intended to rescue the two human cultivators...
"I've given you the opportunity; it's up to you now."
The serpent looked at the mirrors of mystical light with a hint of anticipation.
...
In an ancient and elegant study, Ning Qian sat on a desk, gazing at an ancient scroll, "The Azure Flower Trilogy? So, the Azure Flower Empress followed the Life Law?"
It was extremely difficult to kill a Celestial Demon who had comprehended the Life Law, and their future prospects were vast, allowing them to directly pursue the Great Path of Life.
"The Azure Flower Empress, who was so remarkable, ultimately met her end..."
Ning Qian sighed, then turned her gaze to a paperweight on the desk, "Seventy-two inheritances, ranging from basic to advanced, along with the outline of the Azure Flower Trilogy, enlightenment treasures, and even ten years of time... I will definitely meet the requirements!"
...
In another place, a seemingly ordinary thatched hut, Song Zhong stared at ten ancient scrolls in front of him and silently closed his eyes, "The master didn't forbid me from comprehending the laws... But the Realm Spirit said that if I meet the requirements, she'll release me from the servant contract... But I won't betray the master... Therefore..."
He sat cross-legged and began to rest.
As a soul servant, until the contract was broken, he would devote himself entirely to the master's interests.
Even if others wanted to release him from servitude, he wouldn't agree unless they took forceful action.
However, it was clear that the Realm Spirit hadn't taken action yet because Song Zhong hadn't met the conditions for her intervention.
Rules!
This was crucial.
If it weren't for Ning Qian and the others meeting the conditions of the legacy, and if they weren't located in the Endless Blood Sea, bearing the Serpent Eye Pearl as a token, they wouldn't be saved by the serpent Realm Spirit, even on the brink of death.
...
In a stone chamber, a small and cramped space...
Fang Xing transformed into the size of a black cat and flipped through an ancient book in his hand, "The Azure Flower Volume One? Just one legacy? I don't know what I'm supposed to comprehend or to what extent I need to understand it."
However, he had absolute confidence in his own abilities.
No matter what he studied, as long as it was added to his attribute list, he could grind it to the max! It could be said that before his attributes were listed, his talent was only above average, comparable to those of the core disciples.
But after his attributes were listed, his talent became truly remarkable!
...
The magma boiled, and the air was filled with scorching heat.
Fu Shan sat cross-legged on a block of pitch-black rock, staring at a cracked stone wall in front of him, his brows furrowed, "The Azure Flower Empress followed the Life Law... She wants me to comprehend fragments and broken sentences in this environment..."
He wasn't a fool; he felt like he was being targeted, and a shadow of gloom emerged in his heart.
"The Azure Flower Empress betrayed her clan for love, and her death remains a mystery... It seems to be related to my Xi Xi Clan..."
(End of Chapter)
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