This cave entrance looked nothing special, like an ordinary mountain cave. A cursory glance inside revealed a pitted, uneven floor and walls.
Yet this seemingly ordinary cave entrance had appeared in a far from ordinary place—
On the broken cliff face behind the Demon Saint Palace.
Below this entrance lay that enormous pit, vast and hollow within, where more than thirty figures had gathered. All were people who had once challenged the second trial and failed to break through, yet each possessed an extraordinary background and cultivation.
Now, this small cave entrance had abruptly appeared above the pit, faintly carrying an air of pressing down upon it.
At that moment, Qiu Yan climbed up step by step from within the enormous pit and arrived before the cave entrance. After studying it intently, he finally made up his mind and stepped inside. His back gradually vanished into the depths of the cave.
The more than thirty figures in the pit below exchanged glances. Beyond their simple surprise and inability to understand what they were seeing, their shock only deepened.
"Could this man have passed the second trial?"
At last, someone voiced the question in everyone's hearts.
The answer to that question seemed obvious, yet the people in the pit were unwilling—even afraid—to admit it. They could not believe it.
They had been trapped here for who knew how many years. Each had guarded a single heart, hoping to glimpse the true nature of the Dao Fruit. Even if they could not truly behold the Dao Fruit, simply remaining in this cave, guided by the many Dao Marks upon the mountain wall, allowed them to gain countless insights unavailable anywhere else.
But now, they faced a choice.
"If that man truly passed through the second trial, then perhaps this is our chance