A Breakthrough in Both Mindset and Cultivation?

Fengdu City, a series of ghostly wails and howls stunned everyone.

What the heck? Didn't Mu Bai and the others just enter Fengdu City?

Didn't someone previously say that Fengdu City, thanks to Ma Liang's improvements, became an excellent training ground?

Disciples can experience progressively greater dangers within, and continuously improve themselves amidst these dangers.

But how long have Mu Bai and the others been inside?

Why did it suddenly turn into wailing and screaming? What happened to the promise of gradual progress?

Fengdu City, Mu Bai and his hundred disciples were dumbfounded.

The moment they entered Fengdu City, countless vengeful ghosts surrounded them from all directions.

Although these vengeful ghosts were terrifying, no one panicked at all.

Since Senior Brother Xinghe has already given us instructions, these vengeful ghosts are definitely just testing us. Everyone, stay calm!

But just half a minute later, Mu Bai noticed something was wrong.

Have these vengeful ghosts gone mad? Why are they all attacking like madmen?

Moreover, that attack pattern didn't look like a trial at all; it was a fight to the death!

Mu Bai and the others are all undoubtedly top talents, but being top talents doesn't mean they've experienced this.

With its firepower fully unleashed and Chu Xinghe's buff added, Fengdu City instantly transformed into a frenzied, rabid formation.

These vengeful ghosts swarmed forward like a disturbed horde of wasps.

A group of children, whose cultivation levels were not low but who lacked practical combat experience, had never encountered such a ferocious ghost before. Their ridiculous formation was almost completely scattered by the ghost upon contact.

Mu Bai watched as his three junior brothers were grabbed and humiliated on the ground by the vengeful ghost.

What happened to the gradual approach?! Is this what you call gradual progress?

For the first time in his Mu Bai panicked, a hundred times more so than when he faced Mo Kai.

Because the unbridled impact and fear brought by these vengeful ghosts are simply uncontrollable.

This isn't a trial! This is practically playing with fire!

Mu Bai watched as several more of his junior brothers were torn to pieces by the vengeful ghost. The blood mixed with the severed limbs of his junior brothers made Mu Bai feel utterly terrified!

Standing Fengdu City, Ma Liang held the Fengdu Token, observing everything inside, and quietly asked Senior Brother Xinghe, "Isn't this a bit too much?"

"What's the point! If you can't even withstand such a simple illusion, what future do you have!"

Chu Xinghe looked at Mu Bai, who was screaming in terror, with a satisfied expression.

The sight of his fellow disciples being torn apart was not real; the illusions cast by these vengeful ghosts were no joke.

It can be said that from the moment they entered Fengdu City, the illusions of the vengeful ghosts descended upon each of them, and all the gruesome scenes they saw were illusions created by the vengeful ghosts.

Fengdu City, with its full firepower unleashed, is simply perfect!

At this moment, Mu Bai in Fengdu City was no longer the composed man he usually was. The sight of his junior brothers being torn to pieces before his eyes terrified him.

He shouted loudly, "Senior Brother Xinghe!"

But all that responded to him were countless vengeful ghosts attacking from all directions.

Mu Bai tried to lead his fellow disciples in a rebellion, but they were even more terrified than Mu Bai; they were all already scared out of their wits...

Look at Xu Sheng there. I remember he was wearing blue pants when he came... how come they're green now...?

Senior Brother Xu Sheng's face not only turned green with fright, but his pants turned green too?

Wait... there seems to be some liquid present. Senior Brother Xu Sheng, you seem to be a bit feverish lately...

Is now the time to consider this?

Mu Bai banished all the jumbled thoughts from his mind; he knew that the only thing he could do at this moment was to survive.

But how can one survive among so many terrifying ghosts?

Mu Bai's hands and feet were trembling.

The others were no different from Mu Bai; they were also witnessing the frenzied battle of various vengeful ghosts. A few of the more fragile ones were so frightened that they immediately knelt on the ground.

Is this a trial? This is purgatory!

When had this group of young people ever experienced such a bloody battle? And now they were experiencing it firsthand!

Covered in blood, Mu Bai watched as more and more vengeful ghosts surrounded him from all directions. Finally, he couldn't hold on any longer. He saw a ghostly hand pierce his chest. The blood and the pain from his very soul numbed Mu Bai's mind, and then the vengeful ghosts around him disappeared.

The world filled with severed limbs shattered. When Mu Bai opened his eyes again, he saw his fellow disciples sitting blankly on a puddle, just like him.

Fengdu City, the howling stopped. From the time Mu Bai and the others entered and began howling until the howling completely disappeared, it took less than ten minutes.

In other words, within those ten minutes, all one hundred Vast Heaven Sect disciples were wiped out in the illusion.

Countless people from various sects were dumbfounded by everything happening in Fengdu City.

This... this is the legendary Fengdu City? What the hell is Chu Xinghe doing?

What happened to the promise of having disciples of the Vast Heaven Sect undergo trials? What happened to the promised advancement?

You call this a promotion? Shouldn't this be called a one-sided massacre?

What kind of improvement can this provide?

We went in for 100 spirit stones and got tortured like this? Did we pay money to suffer?

Many sects were stunned by what they saw. Had Chu Xinghe really messed things up this time?

Many people even shook their heads and left. Before, everyone was full of expectations for Chu Xinghe's trip to Fengdu City, but now that they saw it, what was there to be excited about?

As he watched countless people shake their heads and leave, Chu Xinghe's mind automatically started playing "Congratulations on getting rich!"

Take a look!

This is exactly the result I wanted!

You've been disappointed, haven't you... Did you think I had a backup plan?

Let me tell you, I have absolutely no backup plan... I simply want to completely eliminate any possibility of you spending money to enter Fengdu City.

See? Our own disciples from the Vast Heaven Sect were slaughtered by the vengeful ghosts at full power when they went in. If your sect has any disciples who are prepared to be punished in the future, you can send them to Fengdu City. We in Fengdu City will make sure you are dealt with clearly and thoroughly.

As for experience?

No way!

The purpose of leaving Fengdu City behind was to deplete the sect's resources. It was a continuous drain on the sect's resources, and there was no opportunity for training or anything like that!

If word gets out that Mu Bai and his hundred-strong group were instantly terrified and wiped out, who would want to pay money to suffer in the future?

Junior Brother Mu Bai, although the Fengdu City that your senior brother arranged for today is truly terrifying, it's good to experience a life-or-death battle beforehand.

Your Muyue Kingdom has tricked my senior brother so many times before, and he's forgiven you even a tenth of it, is that alright?

Ma Liang stared blankly at his hundredth junior brother, who was slumped in Fengdu City. He was completely bewildered. What did Senior Brother Xinghe mean by this arrangement? He didn't understand it at all!

Just as Ma Liang was pondering whether to have his fellow disciples change their pants or to arrange for someone to bring them out, a strange fluctuation suddenly emanated from Fengdu City!

The fluctuation came from Mu Bai was pale-faced and looking around at everything with confusion in his eyes.

In less than ten minutes... all one hundred of them were wiped out in the Fengdu Grand Formation. Although it was an illusion, Mu Bai knew that if it were in reality, the result would not be much different.

These hundred men, each hailed as unparalleled geniuses, couldn't even muster seventy percent of their fighting power in the face of the bloody battle, let alone form any formation.

When the first wave of vengeful ghosts charged forward, the formation was completely torn to shreds!

This is the real Fengdu Grand Formation! I heard people say that all the geniuses in the world were captured by the Fengdu Grand Formation, and everyone laughed at these prodigies, saying they were nothing special?

Later, when they heard that Senior Brother Xinghe was wreaking havoc in the Fengdu Grand Formation, no one thought much of it.

But after experiencing it firsthand, Mu Bai realized that the terror of the Fengdu Grand Formation was not at all what they had imagined.

Senior Brother Xinghe is ridiculously strong! How could he possibly slaughter everything in his Fengdu Grand Formation? The difference between me and Senior Brother Xinghe like heaven and earth.

I had achieved some insignificant success before, and although the Grand Elder repeatedly told me not to be arrogant, I still felt a little proud inside.

But now, even the slightest bit of pride in his heart has been completely extinguished by the Fengdu Grand Formation.

I realize how insignificant I am... What right do I have to be proud? What right do I have to be proud?

Senior Brother Xinghe was wreaking havoc in the Fengdu Grand Formation, and our hundred-strong force couldn't even hold out for ten minutes... What the hell right do we have to be proud?

As Mu Bai pondered his past, a peaceful light emanated from Mu Bai!

"Mu Bai is about to break through his mental state!"

Ma Liang was about to go in, stopped in his tracks upon seeing this scene.

Looking at Senior Brother Xinghe, who stood calmly to the side, Ma Liang finally understood what Senior Brother Xinghe was planning to do this time!

Although the Vast Heaven Sect has countless geniuses and exceptional talents, their cultivation has been too smooth; they haven't experienced many hardships.

Senior Brother Xinghe is trying to temper their character, using the Fengdu Grand Formation to tell them that they are just flowers in a greenhouse, nothing in the face of real battle!

What's that saying again? It's only when people are on the verge of life and death that they are more likely to push their limits.

Blooming amidst carnage!

Now, Mu Bai has experienced the journey from pride to the complete shattering of that pride, and finally to despair. Even knowing that it was all an illusion, this experience will remain unforgettable for Mu Bai.

These ten minutes were a life-changing experience for Mu Bai.

He gained his own insights amidst the blood and fire of battle and the deaths of countless fellow disciples. The improvement brought about by this insight was something that ordinary cultivation could not achieve!

"Buzz..." Accompanied by a peaceful light, another terrifying surge of Spirit Power emanated from Mu Bai's body!

Is this... a breakthrough in cultivation?

Chu Xinghe was completely stunned... What the hell?!

I let you in to get tortured, and you expect me to achieve a breakthrough in both mental cultivation and spiritual state? What the hell does that mean?