The Test Begins

(The last part of the previous chapter was written incorrectly; it should be "Qiongqi Clan".)

When the Qiongqi clan elder saw his third senior sister so badly injured, his expression turned fierce, his brows furrowed, and he loudly retorted.

"Demon Sound Celestial Maiden, stop making false accusations! When has my Qiongqi clan ever allowed you to do such a thing!"

The crowd, who had initially been ready to capture the Demonic Sound Goddess upon her appearance, tacitly refrained from doing so upon witnessing this scene.

Since the Demonic Sound Celestial Maiden is seriously injured and can't escape, this is a good opportunity to find out who is behind her.

Third Senior Sister sneered repeatedly, "Never done it? You dare to do it but not admit it, you coward!"

"Your Qiongqi clan sent someone to contact me before, saying that they wanted to secretly investigate the secrets of various clans, with a focus on whether any High Antiquity ancestors still exist. Seeing that your Qiongqi clan was generous, I accepted the commission and risked my life to investigate the ancient tombs of various clans."

"At first I didn't understand what your Qiongqi clan wanted to do, but now I finally understand. Your Qiongqi clan has long since submitted to the High Antiquity Emperor Jiang, and your investigation of the various clans' strengths is precisely to better control them!"

"Now that the High Antiquity Emperor Jiang has established his power, you want to discard him after he has served his purpose and kill me to silence me!"

The elder of the Qiongqi tribe angrily retorted, "Nonsense! Everyone knows that our Qiongqi tribe is so poor that we need to borrow money from the Meng family. How can you say we are generous!"

"If my Qiongqi clan had submitted to the High Antiquity Emperor Jiang, how could we be so poor!"

The third senior sister was speechless for a moment; it seemed to make sense.

"Wait, I remember the first to stand up and join the High Antiquity Emperor Jiang was the Nine-Headed Clan, and the person who hired me also asked me to investigate the Nine-Headed Clan first!"

The third senior sister suddenly pointed at the Nine Infant Clan elder, her body trembling slightly, whether from injury or betrayal was unknown.

"I was hired by your Nine-Headed Serpent Clan! To clear yourselves of suspicion, the first place you sent me to investigate was your Nine-Headed Serpent Clan's ancient tomb!"

The Nine-Headed Serpent Clan elder nearly coughed up blood. He had been watching the show perfectly well, but how did he end up being the one being watched?

"Nonsense!"

Third Senior Sister sneered, "Whether it's nonsense or not, you know in your heart! The grudge of assassinating me today will surely be repaid one day!"

After saying that, she made a move to leave.

"Stop her!"

When the elders of the various tribes saw that the Demonic Sound Celestial Maiden was trying to escape, they immediately began to surround and intercept her.

Seeing the situation was dire, the third senior sister spat out a mouthful of Essence Blood and used her last strength to activate the beast skin. The beast skin soared through the clouds and mist, leaping through space several times before disappearing. This enraged the demons, who cursed incessantly, especially the Nine-Headed Serpent Clan, who cursed the most fiercely.

Half an hour later, the Third Senior Sister, now fully made up, returned to the Phoenix Clan's group, looking nothing like someone who was seriously injured.

Even the Phoenix Clan elders couldn't help but ask in a voice transmission, "Was it really you hired by the Nine-Headed Serpent Clan?"

"Of course it was fake. What happened just now was a play I put on with the Qiongqi clan elders, to clear the Qiongqi clan of suspicion."

"The High Antiquity Emperor Jiang unified the demon realm by force, which inevitably caused dissatisfaction among the various races. This is a good opportunity to teach the Nine-Headed Serpent Clan a lesson and sow discord among them."

"So you were really the first one to go to the Nine-Headed Serpent Clan?"

"It's fake. You'll believe whatever I say."

Third Senior Sister indeed had no direct evidence to falsely accuse the Nine-Headed Serpent Clan.

But to falsely accuse someone, you don't need evidence; suspicion is enough.

The third senior sister said coldly, "Since the Nine Infant Clan indulges its young master, then they must bear the consequences of that indulgence."

Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou, who had already entered the Ancient Realm of Creation, were unaware of their third senior sister's actions; they were attentively listening to the rules of the Ancient Realm.

Upon entering the ancient realm, an indistinguishable male or female voice came from above.

"Welcome to the secret realm. The secret realm is divided into three levels. Only by entering the second level will you obtain fortuitous opportunity. The higher your rating in each level, the richer the fortuitous opportunity you will receive."

A three-tiered pagoda appeared before everyone, each tier representing a space, a miniature version of the Ancient Creation Realm.

They are at the entrance on the first floor.

"This level contains a large number of the Nascent Soul Realm Demon Beast. For each Demon Beast you kill, you will obtain one spirit essence. Obtaining ten spirit essences will allow you to pass the first level of the test."

"The first level of testing lasts for ten days."

"At the deepest part of the first level is a ladder leading to the second level, which can be accessed by carrying a certain number of essences."

"Please note that the second level of trials will only begin after the first level is completed."

"The first test now begins."

A giant hourglass appeared in the sky, visible from anywhere on the first level, with sand rustling down, signifying a ten-day countdown.

"Fairy, have you ever seen this secret realm before?"

The Immortal Fairy shook her head. "No. I don't know if I've never seen it before, or if it appeared after I died."

After hearing the rules, most of the Demon Race's prodigies scattered and entered the first level to kill Demon Beast.

Killing ten Nascent Soul Realm Demon Beast is no easy feat; not everyone can leap a major level to challenge them like Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou.

Furthermore, the rules state that the higher the rating at each level, the richer the rewards, so the more Demon Beast you kill, the better.

Meng Jingzhou remained motionless, scratching his chin. The rules sounded strict, but upon closer inspection, there were quite a few areas where they could be manipulated.

Meng Jingzhou gave Lu Yang a look: What do you mean?

Lu Yang roughly guessed Meng Jingzhou's thoughts and gave him a look. "Let's kill a few Demon Beast to practice first."

"You two, shall we join forces to kill the Demon Beast?" Jiang Shishi asked, as the situation on the first floor was perfect for an alliance.

Two people ganged up on the Demon Beast to increase efficiency, while one person observed from the side to prevent others from stealing the spoils.

As for the Phoenix Clan's followers, they can form their own teams to kill demons and then meet up at the Heavenly Ladder Pass.

Followers are not bodyguards; fighting Demon Beast is an excellent training opportunity, so there's no need to protect Jiang Shishi.

"Let's first check the quality of the Demon Beast."

Lu Yang was very cautious, worried that they might actually encounter Demon Beast and discover that Demon Beast possessed the same talent as them, with the Nascent Soul Realm Spirit Transformation stage cultivator.

"Good."

Before entering the ancient realm, Jiang Shishi was instructed by the elders that if she encountered any problems there, it would be best to consult the opinions of these two people.

The first level is a dense forest environment, and deep within the forest lurk Nascent Soul Realm Demon Beast.

The three cautiously released their Divine Sense, and the sounds of fighting nearby startled the giant ape hiding in the tree.

The monkey had a tuft of white hair on its chest. It pounded its chest, swung back and forth in the tree, roared, and swung its fists down hard at the three of them.

Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou, with their extensive combat experience, had long noticed the presence of the apes.

"Arhat Fist!"

"Cut!"

The two attacked simultaneously. Meng Jingzhou met the giant ape's two fists with the Arhat Fist. The giant ape lost to Meng Jingzhou in terms of strength and was actually blasted into the air.

Lu Yang leaped upwards with both feet, drew his sword and sheathed it. The giant ape's head was severed from its body, and its enormous head rolled to Jiang Shishi's feet.

Jiang Shishi was dumbfounded. This was a giant ape with a long back, at the peak of the Nascent Soul Early Stage, a pure-blooded species, and it was dealt with so easily?

"Done!"

The two high-fived, relaxed and at ease.

"They all seem to be ordinary Nascent Soul Realm; the plan can proceed."

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