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Trials Square Still crowded with people, it seems that there is a common reaction in the shy hearts of these men and women, and they all lowered their heads.
"What a great name!"
Ran Xing murmured in his heart, carefully examining the girl and forgetting to thank her for the gift.
However, the girl didn't seem to mind, looking in the direction of Trials Square and appearing lost in thought.
"What's... on your mind?"
Ran Xing Curiously asked
Luo Yue was startled, looking at the several giant stone pillars that built the trial official's field, "I, thought of some past things."
"Things of the past?"
Ran Xing was puzzled. The words that had just come to mind were interrupted by this kid, Shao Meng.
"I say, you little rascal. The other day, you were speaking so boldly to Commander Qian Wen and the guards Meng Jiang, and today you have the leisure to chat with a girl?"
The two of them were taken aback by the words " Shao Meng," and their faces blushed slightly.
"What did you say? I make a friend, and you have to interfere?!"
Shao Meng ignored Ran Xing and looked towards the divine tree of Trials Square.
The divine tree of the Trial grounds
It turns out that the assessment of the Trial grounds requires obtaining leaves from the divine tree. In each selection of new heroes, the leaves here record the names of locations under the Trial grounds. By using Mark and vitality to awaken the divine tree, one can obtain the leaves. At that time, following the marked positions on the leaves will lead to the corresponding locations.
"So you know so much,"
Ran Xing looked at the long-haired Shao Meng in surprise. Although he had rarely spoken since they met, every word he said was to the point.
As Shao Meng just mentioned, Commander appeared on the rooftop of the square through a portal made of vitality, announcing what Shao Meng had just said.
"Now, all newly appointed heroes, please come to the sacred tree in order, extend your left hand, and use Mark and vitality to awaken the sacred tree to receive your leaves. Then, follow the instructions written on the leaves to go to the designated locations."
Commander and Meng Jiang announced the rules, and the group of heroes on the field immediately split into two teams, gathering under the divine tree.
Fate
Shao Meng stepped forward as the first one and approached another young man under the divine tree.
"Isn't this the kid from that night?!"
Ran Xing recognized one of the few people who had used exorcism on him, causing him discomfort for several days, and couldn't help but feel a bit excited.
The two of them each used Mark to touch the trunk of the Divine Tree. After a while, the Divine Tree emitted a golden light, and the leaves of the book sensed their vitality, dropping two leaves. On the back of each leaf were the words: "Earth" and "Fire."
Shao Meng obtained the leaf from the "Fire" trial ground and returned to the waiting crowd.
Ran Xing was contemplating how to be paired with the girl he had just met, but he did not want to be paired with Shao Meng.
The few people who had used exorcism on him that day all received the "Earth" word.
Finally, it was his turn along with the girl. Ran Xing seemed to bounce over to the tree but forgot the most crucial point: the coexistence of his evil power and vitality.
Sure enough, when his mark was pressed against the tree, it seemed uninterested in him; a cold wind brushed past his face.
The audience murmured in disappointment.
Suddenly, a hand landed on his shoulder. When he looked closely, it was Commander Qian Wen.
It seemed he had left something for Ran Xing's body. When Ran Xing raised his hand again and touched the trunk, leaves fell down. The girl also revealed her answer at the same time as him. They exchanged glances, both feeling the relief of finally knowing the answer.
This meant they were paired together.
Unfortunately, Shao Meng was right beside him, staring at him since he was the first to obtain the "Fire" word.
At this moment, although somewhat dissatisfied, at least he had a girl by his side. Ran Xing made a victorious gesture towards the cold Shao Meng: "Hey, look how quickly I got to chat with a girl; you can't fall behind!"
Shao Meng Walked over and glaredRan Xing: "Boring."
"Hey, you're the boring one, okay?"
As soon as the words fell, Shao Meng shot a murderous glare at Ran Xing, who immediately fell silent.
The Eight Trigrams and Five Elements
Whether "Earth" or "Fire," both are derived from the Eight Trigrams, representing Yin, Yang, and the Five Elements. The Five Elements Trial Grounds in the Trial Grounds each have different training methods and specialized Elemental Guardians. The Tai Chi testers lead the teams, and new heroes who pass the testers' trials can advance to the Four Phase Testers. To ascend from the Four Phase to Tai Chi requires a significant accumulation of merit and practical experience.
The character corresponding to "Fire" is the Temple of a Hundred Refinements in the Trial Grounds, while "Earth" corresponds to the Mountain Sea Hall. "Qian" corresponds to the Tianze Hall, "Kan" corresponds to the Jiangshan Hall, and "Xun" corresponds to the Changsheng Hall. Ran Xing and his group found themselves at the entrance of the Temple of a Hundred Refinements.
Their teacher is Yu Long, a student from the previous generation of Tianze Hall and now a Tai Chi Cultivator.
Yu Long is tall and robust, with long hair that covers one eye. He has delicate features and, despite being only fifty years old, shows no signs of aging; instead, he looks like a young master in his early twenties, retaining the vibrancy of youth.
However, none of this was revealed when selecting the venue under the divine tree.
Perhaps this is related to his Wood Attribute techniques. The Wood Attribute is divided into three levels: Wood Phase, Wood Soul, and Wind Attribute. Like Metal Lines, Fire Attribute, or Water Attribute techniques, beginners must start practicing from the "Phase," which is a required course for every Four Phase Cultivator.
Mission
The gate opened wide, but the inner courtyard was empty. The interior of the Temple of a Hundred Refinements resembled an otherworldly paradise. Several corridors formed a grid pattern with nine squares, each displaying different scenes. In the center was a flat area painted in a circular shape, with a jade stone placed in the middle. Compared to jade stones found in bustling markets, this jade stone could levitate on its own and emitted a radiant glow.
After searching around for some time without finding their teacher Yu Long, they had no choice but to sit in the courtyard and wait for several hours.
Still no sign of their teacher. The group wandered around until they arrived at the circular area.
The jade stone quickly caught the attention of three of them.
"I advise you not to touch someone else's belongings."
Shao Meng I looked up and glanced at this piece of jade, feeling that something was fishy.
"Just a broken stone, what's so fishy about it?"
Luo Yue was about to stop Ran Xing, but then saw that Ran Xing had already stepped forward quickly.
"Hey, don't act recklessly."
Shao Meng sighed and followed Luo Yue who was running ahead, heading towards Ran Xing who was holding the jade.
Behind the jade was the path to the other side of the nine-square grid, and this place was extremely desolate, with vitality gradually being drained.
Luo Yue and the others soon felt uncomfortable, but in the blink of an eye, the path disappeared.
"Could this jade be some kind of mechanism?!"
Shao Meng immediately blocked in front of Luo Yue, and sure enough, a dark purple light ball flew out in the chaos.
Ran Xing was also blown by the evil wind to the side.
It turned out to be a mechanism, and the solution is still unknown.
Illusion
The scene in front of the few people went dark, and when they looked again, they had all arrived in a strange place.
The woods looked the same as before, but the jade stone was now in Ran Xing's hand. Behind them lay a fallen swordsman, whose identity seemed prominent at first glance.
"It's evil spirit."
Luo Yue shouted loudly.
Looking down, Shao Meng, who had just blocked the attack, fell to the ground, coughing violently.
Without saying a word, Ran Xing immediately carried Shao Meng and ran to an abandoned house in the woods, where they took a break.
Setting down Shao Meng, Ran Xing panted heavily and said, "Why are you so heavy? You look so slim, something's not right."
Shao Meng glanced at Ran Xing, while on the other side, Luo Yue took out vitality to prepare for healing.
However, the vitality had been drained quite a bit by the recent illusion, and before it could even roll into their hands, it disappeared.
"I'm fine, just a minor injury. But you, as a knight of the gold attribute, have a technique to sense the surrounding environment and locate evil spirit. I believe you should be able to handle this."
At this moment, Luo Yue immediately touched the floor with the Mark in his hand, and golden vitality instantly manifested the Mark that symbolizes a hero on the ground. In this technique, everything around the caster—people, objects, life, death, and vitality—will be sensed and discovered, including evil spirits.
"It seems we should be able to shake them off for now."
Luo Yue sighed and asked how to handle this jade.
"The jade, strictly speaking, is not called by this name, but is called God pendant. It is something that every knight guards until death. I think, no matter who the master is, they would not want this jade to have any accidents, so we must protect this thing well."
Shao Meng stood up and looked around, everything was as quiet as before.
"Ran Xing, you..."
The conversation was not finished when Shao Meng was grabbed by the neck by a hand, and with him was Luo Yue.
The two hands immobilized the two people. It turned out that the evil spirit had hidden the vitality and had been tracking the three of them all along.
"Despite your intelligence, kid, and knowing that I cherish beauty, it seems you are going to be taken care of by me. However..."
"What do you mean? Are you handing it over to you God pendant?"
evil spirit took a look and found that this kid was unexpectedly sensible, and the strength in his hands relaxed slightly.
"Since you know, you are indeed clever. Quickly, where is the God pendant?"
Shao Meng With a cold snort, "I'm afraid you don't have that luck. Neither I nor that girl has the God pendant!"
evil spirit Startled, sneered, "You heroes are really tenacious. Do you really wish for your companion to die here? To bid farewell like this?!"
"The Name of the Heroic Knight," for the sake of protection.
Shao Meng's retort made the evil spirit laugh heartily.
"How naive yet tenacious."
At this moment, Ran Xing finally emerged from the ground, and the evil spirit suddenly turned around. In a flash, their vision shifted to the sky. Luo Yue and the two of them landed on the ground, startling the evil spirit.
It turned out that while evil spirit and Shao Meng were talking, Ran Xing had already been lying in wait. When Shao Meng was captured by the evil spirit as bait, Ran Xing seized the opportunity to launch a surprise attack, kicking the evil spirit to the side.
However, physical attacks could not truly harm the evil spirit. The evil spirit suddenly said, "Kid, how can you be so dishonorable? Sneak attacks are not honorable."
"As long as I can win and defeat you, I don't care what method I use. The result is written by the winner."
Ran Xing stood with hands behind his back, looking mysterious, making evil spirit suspicious.
"It seems like you brought what I wanted, right?!"
"Yeah, it depends on whether you have the ability or not!"
Mocking evil spirit, Shao Meng were kidnapped by evil spirit again.
"Are you a comrade, or just a friend?!"
evil spirit carrying power, transformed into two knives held at Shao Meng and Ran Xing's necks.
Ran Xing shivered slightly, holding the God pendant in his hand, looking at his companion.
"Don't mind me, that thing is what a knight must protect. You know what to do!"
Shao Meng didn't finish speaking, evil spirit fainted before the person he thought was talkative
Luo Yue conveyed the same meaning with his eyes
"It seems that answering your question first would be more polite."
Ran Xing took out the God pendant from his hand and sneered as he observed the evil spirit.
"As for me, I don't like to make choices, that's what schemers do. But I, I won't overlook a single factor, because I am not a schemer, I am only responsible for getting things done!"
After saying that, he told the evil spirit, "Let's see who's faster." Then he reached his hand towards the sky, and the gemstone sparkled, causing the evil spirit to momentarily stare blankly. "Since it's like this, I can only take a gamble."
With one hand, Ran Xing threw the God pendant into the air.
Ran Xing took three steps and leaped forward, then confronted the evil spirit that had been harassing them. However, the evil spirit had naturally short arms, and only advanced evil spirits would have longer arms. The evil spirit lost, defeated by a mere two inches of arm length.
Seizing the opportunity, Ran Xing kicked the evil spirit away.
Ran Xing reclaimed the God pendant, and the group stood together again, but the evil spirit had disappeared.
Mysterious laughter echoed around them, and the group finally understood that the exit from the illusion was behind the evil spirit. Perhaps this was the first gift their teacher had given them!
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