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Chapter 671: Chapter 677: The End
"What’s going on?"
It wasn’t that Li Zhirui looked down on Li Chengsheng and the other two; in fact, there was indeed a substantial gap between them and disciples meticulously cultivated by major powers.
But according to Xiaoqing, many Golden Core Cultivators from various forces had already been eliminated, and even a Divine Transformation force had all its disciples come out. Now, the entire force had left!
"I don’t know, many of the eliminated Golden Cores also can’t explain why they failed."
Li Zhirui couldn’t help but furrow his brow. He had not encountered such a situation in his day, nor had he even heard of it, and he still remembered everything about the trials to this day.
"It seems this trial is no ordinary one."
With the current situation unclear and nothing to speculate, he decided not to waste energy thinking about it.
"You’ve worked hard during this time, go take a turn nearby, but don’t fly too far."
After all, this was the human race’s territory. Even though Xiaoqing was a Contracted Spirit Beast, being too ostentatious and unrestrained would definitely cause dissatisfaction among some Cultivators, so it was better to be cautious.
"Got it, don’t worry."
Before her words had even finished, Xiaoqing soared into the sky, transforming into a brilliant streak of azure light, soaring freely in the sky, capable of stirring up a gale with just a flap of her wings.
"What a magnificent Cangfeng Great Peng Bird! I wonder which fellow daoist has cultivated it."
Xiaoqing’s appearance drew a burst of exclamations. If she had been a fourth-order Devil Beast, she definitely wouldn’t have captured their attention, but a fourth-order Spirit Beast cultivated by a Cultivator was relatively rare.
That’s because the resources consumed to cultivate a Spirit Beast were far less than those needed to cultivate a Nascent Soul Cultivator.
That’s why she drew the attention of quite a few Nascent Souls.
But that was all.
For Nascent Soul forces, cultivating fourth-order Spirit Beasts wasn’t cost-effective, and for Divine Transformation forces, it was unnecessary to waste resources, as they certainly didn’t lack that power.
However, what happened next attracted everyone’s attention even more!
From the secret realm portal emitting a soft white light, black shadows suddenly flew out, randomly landing within a hundred miles.
This scene left all the Cultivators present stunned.
They had never seen so many disciples fail a trial at the same time!
It took them a few moments to react, then they quickly pulled out their positioning devices to check on the whereabouts of their younger generation.
"Xiaoqing! Go fifty miles to the east and bring Xianxun back! Go another twenty miles further east, and Sheng will be around there."
Li Zhirui was no exception, and among these Golden Cores were the three, including Li Chengsheng! He immediately notified Xiaoqing to ensure the safety of the two, while he himself rushed to a location several doze miles south to bring Li Chengshuo back.
From the sky that was once dotted with hundreds of Spirit Boats, only a few remained in place in an instant, but it could be seen that there were no Nascent Soul Cultivators on board, only some injured Golden Cores.
The Spirit Boat sped away and in just a quarter of an hour, Li Zhirui had pulled Li Chengshuo onto the Spirit Boat and asked, "Do you remember what you experienced in the trial?"
"I don’t remember." Just as Li Chengshuo was about to speak, he found that his memory was blurred, and he was dumbstruck on the spot.
As a Golden Core Cultivator, even events from several decades ago could be remembered vividly, but now he couldn’t recall anything about the trial from just a few days back!
"If you don’t remember, then never mind." Such an act could only have been done by those Immortals. Since they had intervened, no useful information would come from inquiring further, so there’s no point wasting time.
"Which level did you pass in the trial?"
"I only got through the fourth level," Li Chengshuo said dejectedly.
Before she went in, she had boasted that she would pass the sixth level, but reality delivered her a harsh slap in the face.
"That’s a very good result," Li Zhirui praised.
After all, not everyone has his kind of luck; he had unexpectedly obtained a third-order talisman blessed by an Immortal during the trial—the power of which was comparable to that of a fourth-order, but its grade hadn’t changed, so he could use it in the trial.
It was also because of this that he had luckily passed the sixth-level trial.
But Li Chengshuo still looked downhearted.
Seeing this, Li Zhirui shook his head and didn’t comfort her anymore, letting her digest the outcome on her own.
It wasn’t long before they rejoined Xiaoqing.
Both Li Xianxun and Li Chengshuo were uninjured, but Li Chengsheng’s wounds were serious, and he needed a good period of rest and care.
Li Zhirui didn’t inquire about the others’ trial experience, only asking the three of them to take out the spiritual objects they had acquired so he could collect two on behalf of the Li family.
Both Li Xianxun and Li Chengshuo had a normal batch, consisting of four spiritual objects of varying grades, but Li Chengsheng brought out seven spiritual objects! Among them were three fifth-order spiritual objects!
"Brother, did you pass the seventh-level trial?!" Li Chengshuo exclaimed in surprise.
"No, I only got through the fourth level."
"Then where did these three fifth-order spiritual objects come from?" Li Chengshuo was envious. If she had that many spiritual objects, she wouldn’t have to worry about the evolution of her Moon Serpent and the Howling Moon Silver Wolves.
"I don’t know," Li Chengsheng shook his head; his memory had no relevant information.
Li Zhirui guessed what had happened. Probably, like him in the past, his son had received gifts from an Immortal during the trial, but compared to him, his son had exceeded the teacher.
"Sheng must have encountered some other opportunity. This matter must not be spread. Understand?"
"Yes!" everyone responded in unison.
Li Zhirui nodded his head and began to collect the spiritual objects they had acquired.
First-order spiritual objects need not be mentioned; all three of them had Spirit Gathering Grass.
For the third-order spiritual objects, they conveniently had different ones. Li Chengsheng had Gold and Silver Spirit Hemp, used for crafting high-level talisman paper; Li Chengshuo’s was the Green Oil Tree, the fruit of which is an excellent fuel.
Li Xianxun exchanged for the Five Elements Silkworm, whose silk could be used to weave high-grade vestment robes, Taoist robes, or special magic artifacts like handkerchiefs.
These were spiritual objects that would hardly ever be found in circulation in the outside market, but now, due to a single trial, they had been obtained by the Li family.
Moreover, with their current levels of cultivation, second-order spiritual objects were of little use to them, so they exchanged for objects listed in the family inventory that would benefit the development of a power.
For such additional spiritual objects, the Li family would give a considerable reward!
In fact, the Li family’s requirement for family members joining The Secret Realm of Wanxian was to contribute two non-lowest-grade spiritual objects.
But they often obtained three spiritual objects, because the trial participants were Golden Core cultivators, and second-order spiritual objects were of little use to them, leaving them with no choice but to contribute them to the family.
"We still have to stay in the Central Region for a while."
Li Chengsheng quickly said, "Father, my injuries are not that serious, they can be treated on the Spirit Boat, there’s no need to stay in the Central Region."
"Haha..." Li Zhirui laughed, "My staying is not for you, but because a fourth-order secret realm will open soon. I plan to participate to see if I can find any opportunity."
