Time slipped away silently amidst the thunderous roar.
Han Xuanji consolidated her newly achieved breakthrough in cultivation while waiting for Zhou Yuan's arrival.
And this place is gradually becoming more lively.
The third person to enter the Thunder World was Li Fu.
His imposing figure stepped out of the void, his Qi and Blood surging. The so-called "seeking the truth," "severing one's own body," and "Breaking Illusion " were all things he simply crushed with his heavy sword.
Li Fu paused for only a moment, glanced around, and found nothing unusual. Then, he casually chose a direction and strode away, his footsteps causing rocks to crumble and fall. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared into the depths of the lightning.
One step behind leads to another.
Without specific information, we can only try to explore this world as much as possible.
After him, more and more cultivators entered the Thunder World.
Fang Han and Jiang Hanzhou stepped out of the portal almost simultaneously. They each took a place on one side, their eyes briefly meeting in the void before they parted ways without exchanging any pleasantries.
Several days later, a figure that Han Xuanji recognized appeared.
Lan Miao's blue hair was slightly disheveled, and her face was a little pale, but her eyes were full of excitement.
He did not choose to search for Han Xuanji, but instead explored this world on his own.
Although his relationship with Han Xuanji was not bad, they were actually competitors, and he couldn't rely entirely on others.
Unlike Zhou Yuan, who had a shallow foundation, Lan Miao possessed his own pride.
Han Xuanji sensed Lan Miao's presence but did not actively search for her.
This junior brother has his own plans, and he won't have any objections.
Han Xuanji wasn't so arrogant that everyone would fawn over him.
After some time, almost all the cultivators arrived in this Thunder World.
The core members of various forces, a few outstanding lone wolves, and cultivators whose names Han Xuanji couldn't recall—all in all, there were nearly thirty trial participants who had entered the First Heaven.
This number is more than he expected; it seems that none of those who managed to gather a hundred beams of Holy Light are easy to deal with.
Indeed, quite a few people Ten Thousand Immortals Association Gathering, with as many as eight people in total. The rest are either still struggling in the third stage or have already been defeated and returned.
However, Zhou Yuan was not among these people.
There are probably still some people who haven't cleared the game, since there's no time limit for the third level.
Han Xuanji frowned slightly.
With Zhou Yuan's strength and intellect, seeking the Dao and severing his own body might require some effort, but it shouldn't be too difficult for him.
Moreover, Zhou Yuan is a descendant of the Ten Directions Holy Lord, and his bloodline carries some of his ancestors' blessings. Logically speaking, the Divine Tree Trial should not pose too much of an obstacle to him.
He waited for several more days, but still could not sense Zhou Yuan's presence in this world.
Could this kid really be stuck on the "Breaking Illusion" stage?
He suppressed his doubts and refocused his attention on his spiritual practice.
His cultivation level has stabilized at the ninth level of the Eternal True Lord, but he has not yet fully absorbed the medicinal power of the Profound Origin Fruit. He needs to completely refine the remaining medicinal power to lay the most solid foundation for breaking through to the Perfect True Master Perfection realm.
If Zhou Yuan comes, he will naturally find him based on the information he left behind, so there's no need for him to search the whole world for him.
What Han Xuanji didn't know was that his unintentional act was stirring up a silent storm within the Ten Thousand Immortals Association.
Eleven people from the Ten Thousand Immortals Association entered the Immortal Palace this time, including Chi Yuan, Liu Wanxu, and nine core elites.
These eleven people were all handpicked by Chi Yuan; any one of them could stand alone in the outside world.
However, the Divine Tree Trial ruthlessly eliminated three of them. Two failed at the final third stage and chose to give up, while the third, who was not proficient in attack Secret Method and focused on defense, was unable to break through the defenses and ultimately failed to reach the time limit.
However, in any case, a total of eight people from the Ten Thousand Immortals Association entered the Immortal Palace.
This directly accounts for nearly one-third of the total number of people, which is quite a large number.
Jiang Hanzhou and Chen Bei's group totaled nine people, and almost everyone else came in alone.
Following the plan pre-arranged by Chi Yuan, the members of the Ten Thousand Immortals Association began searching for the marks left by Chi Yuan after entering the First Heaven.
However, Chi Yuan went north, while they searched back and forth in the southern mountains for more than ten days, but still could not find any trace of Chi Yuan.
"How is that possible? The leader wouldn't deliberately avoid showing up, would he?"
The speaker was a rather petite female cultivator, her face full of confusion.
"Could something have happened to the chairman?"
The other person lowered their voice, and as soon as they spoke, they attracted several piercing stares from those around them.
"Are you crazy? With the leader's abilities, who could possibly cause him to have an accident?"
The first to retort was a burly man with a rugged face, whose voice boomed so loudly that the surrounding gravel trembled slightly.
This person is one of the core combat forces of the Ten Thousand Immortals Association. His cultivation level is second only to Chi Yuan and Liu Wanxu among the crowd. He has always been loyal to Chi Yuan and will not tolerate anyone saying a disrespectful word.
"I did not mean that,"
The person who had spoken earlier quickly waved his hand and explained:
"I just find it strange... With the guild leader's strength, it's impossible for anything to happen to him. It's just that this world is still quite unfamiliar. Perhaps the guild leader is in some kind of trouble."
"That's possible."
The burly man pondered for a moment, seemingly accepting the explanation, then glared at Liu Wanxu before looking at him.
Now that Chi Yuan is not present, they will naturally follow Liu Wanxu's lead.
But Liu Wanxu thought of another possibility.
Chi Yuan was not a reckless person. If he discovered something, even if he went to explore it alone, he would inevitably leave no trace behind.
Is it possible... there's another possibility?
For example, an insider altered the mark left by Chi Yuan, tampering with it!
Liu Wanxu felt that he had keenly discovered the truth.
This is the only reasonable explanation!
Liu Wanxu's deep thoughts also attracted the attention of many people present.
Many of the people present didn't realize it at first, but as Liu Wanxu remained silent, they all began to understand.
Is it illogical that no information was left at this location?
"It's most likely that someone tampered with the mark left by the guild leader... and I remember the second person to come in should have been Vice Guild Leader Liu."
Suddenly, someone on the field spoke in a deep voice.
As soon as these words were spoken, a subtle tension filled the air.
Liu Wanxu, who had been standing silently in the crowd, paused slightly upon hearing this, and couldn't help but feel somewhat annoyed:
"Stop talking nonsense!"
The person who spoke just now is Wan Kun, a core member of the Ten Thousand Immortals Association. However, he and Liu Wanxu have never gotten along. After all, there is only one vice-chairman position. The chairman and the others dare not dream of becoming the chairman, but they all really want to be the vice-chairman.