【The Tower of Trials of the Witches: A trial tower left behind by the ancient witch clan.】
【A shaman focuses on cultivating the physical body, adhering to the principle of suppressing everything with the power of the physical body. One who can contend with a Nascent Soul cultivator with their physical body can be called a shaman.】
【This tower was built by a great sorcerer of the ancient witch clan; its power is immense, comparable to a Dao artifact.】
【During the ancient war between Taoists and sorcerers, this tower was severely damaged, losing almost all of its power.】
【This tower is the trial tower for the inheritance of the Witch Clan. Only those who pass the trial can be recognized by the Witch Clan and bestowed with the Witch Clan's inheritance.】
【When someone passes the trial and obtains the legacy of the sorcerer, they will receive a secret talisman that allows them to freely enter and exit the trial realm.】
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"Its power is comparable to a Dao artifact; it's a trial and inheritance tower left behind by the ancient Wu tribe?"
When Lu Qing finished reading the messages on the note, the surprise and delight in his eyes intensified.
This ancient tower is actually a trial and inheritance tower left behind by some ancient witch clan. As long as you pass the trials in the ancient tower, you can obtain the witch clan's inheritance.
"No wonder the spiritual energy in this secret realm is so thin. It turns out that it is the so-called trial realm of the witch clan, who practice cultivation of physical strength."
I just don't know why such a secret realm is hidden in Tian Shu Divine Mountain.
After such a long time, does the tradition within this ancient pagoda still exist?
And what about that great war between the sorcerers?
Although Lu Qing still had many questions in his mind, he understood the origin of this secret realm through the information revealed by the ancient tower.
More importantly, they finally learned how to leave this secret realm.
As long as one obtains the shamanic legacy within the ancient tower, one will be granted a secret talisman, allowing free entry and exit from this secret realm.
Although I don't know if this is the only way, at least I've seen a glimmer of hope.
"I just don't know how difficult the trial in this ancient tower is, or if there are any special conditions."
Just as Lu Qing was pondering silently, the Five Treasures Taoist finally finished his meditation.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, shall we go over now?"
"Let's go, the sooner the better."
The two transformed into streaks of light once more and flew forward.
Although the ancient pagoda appeared to be just ahead, it was actually quite far away from Lu Qing and his group, several hundred miles away.
Given the unique spatial rules of the secret realm, Lu Qing and his companion flew for quite some time before finally getting close to the ancient tower.
As the two drew closer to the ancient tower, they felt the power emanating from it growing increasingly profound.
The surrounding space also felt heavier.
This caused the amount of mana they needed to maintain flight to increase exponentially.
When they were still dozens of miles away from the ancient pagoda, not only the Five Treasures Taoist, but even Lu Qing began to change color.
"Fellow Daoist Chen?"
Feeling his magical power being rapidly depleted, the Five Treasures Taoist couldn't help but shout to Lu Qing.
"Let's go down. It seems that flying is prohibited near this ancient tower."
The two descended rapidly, and when their feet touched the ground, Wu Bao Daoshi couldn't help but let out a long breath, his face showing lingering fear.
Just now, after entering the vicinity of the ancient tower within fifty miles, his magical power was already more than half depleted in just over ten breaths.
If he stayed in the sky any longer, he would probably fall from the sky due to exhaustion of his magical power.
Given the weight of the surrounding space, falling from this height would likely result in serious injury, even if he were a Golden Core Realm expert, if he didn't die.
"The space around this ancient tower is so heavy that even a Nascent Soul expert might not be able to maintain flight for a long time."
The Five Treasures Taoist was shocked.
“This ancient tower is clearly a very important historical site within this secret realm. It must be a rule of this realm that flying is not allowed, as a sign of respect for the ancient tower,” Lu Qing added.
"This ancient tower is clearly man-made. It seems that the outside world's guess was correct. Tian Shu Divine Mountain may indeed have been built by some unimaginable force in ancient times. Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why the secret realm it nurtured would have such ancient relics."
"It should be, but we don't know which super power it is, or why there's not a single piece of information about it." Lu Qing nodded.
Although he learned some of the origins of this secret realm from the information on the note he gleaned through his supernatural abilities, he had no way of revealing it.
"It must be a much more ancient era than we imagine, perhaps even further back in the history of the Great Yuan Immortal Realm," sighed the Five Treasures Taoist.
Upon hearing this, Lu Qing's heart stirred, and he was about to ask about the origin of the Great Yuan Immortal Realm.
Just then, his mind suddenly stirred, and he immediately turned to look to his left.
At this moment, they were in a dense forest near the ancient pagoda.
All around were towering trees, so large that it would take dozens of people to encircle them, their branches and leaves so thick that they blocked out the sun, with only a few rays of light occasionally shining through.
This makes the environment here quite dark.
Fortunately, both of them were Golden Core Realm experts, so the dimness did not affect their senses.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, what's wrong?"
Upon seeing Lu Qing's actions, the Five Treasures Taoist immediately asked a question.
"Master, we're afraid we can't wait for you to continue your meditation. We have guests arriving soon."
"A guest is coming?"
The Five Treasures Taoist felt a chill and immediately looked in the direction Lu Qing was looking, while simultaneously releasing his mental energy to try and sense it.
Although he didn't sense anything, he knew that Lu Qing's strength far surpassed his own, so there must be something going on if he said that.
However, before the Five Treasures Taoist could sense anything, a voice rang out from the depths of the dense forest.
"You two fellow Daoists are truly remarkable for being able to see through my technique of concealing my aura with the Wuxiang Luoyan Sha. May I ask which experts you are?"
As the voice rang out, more than a dozen figures suddenly appeared from the dense forest and arrived not far from Lu Qing and his companion.
Leading the group was a young man wearing a blue-green robe and a feather fan and a turban.
With striking eyebrows and sharp eyes, a tall and upright figure, and an extraordinary demeanor, he possessed remarkable qualities.
A group of young men and women followed them, each with an independent demeanor and a powerful presence.
Each of them was far more powerful than the group of rogue cultivators they had encountered before.
The same symbol was embroidered on the robes of these people, indicating that they came from the same faction.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, these people are from the Gongshu family. This person is Gongshu Yu, the strongest direct descendant of the younger generation of the Gongshu family."
It is said that he has already reached the perfect state of the ninth stage of the Golden Core realm, and is the most promising direct descendant of the Gongshu family among this generation of Golden Core cultivators to achieve the Primordial Spirit realm within the next ten years.
When he saw what these people looked like, the Five Treasures Taoist was first startled, and then he quickly sent a telepathic message to Lu Qing.
"A member of the Gongshu family?"
Lu Qing's heart stirred slightly, and then he looked at the young man who was leading the group.
He never expected to encounter members of the Gongshu family here.
However, Lu Qing's expression remained unchanged, still calm. He secretly activated his special ability and began to investigate the other party's information.
His appearance at this moment has changed drastically since he was in the Little Cang Realm.
Even their spiritual auras were completely different.
So I'm not worried that the other person will recognize me.
"Fellow Daoists, there's no need for that. We mean no harm."
Seeing that Lu Qing and the other two were not speaking, but were only looking at them warily, Gongshu Yu immediately laughed.
Although he sensed that the aura emanating from Lu Qing and the other person was only at the early stage of the Golden Core realm.
But they weren't foolish enough to think that this was their true strength.
They had all seen Lu Qing and the others transform into streaks of light and fly through the sky.
Being able to fly near this ancient tower, one's strength cannot be limited to the early stage of the Golden Core realm.
Furthermore, Lu Qing was able to see through his disguise of the Formless Silk Gauze.
Therefore, Lu Qing and the others must have used some kind of treasure to conceal their cultivation level.
"I never expected to meet the disciples of the Gongshu family here. It is truly a pleasure to meet you."
Looking at the message floating in his field of vision, Lu Qing spoke calmly.
"You two are too kind. May I ask which sect you are disciples of?" Gongshu Yu asked with a smile.
It wasn't surprising that Lu Qing and his group recognized their origins.
After all, the Gongshu family is one of the thirty-six superior clans; it would be strange if someone didn't know them.
“We are just unknown independent cultivators, without any sect or lineage,” Lu Qing replied.
He's actually a rogue cultivator?
Gongshu Yu was slightly taken aback upon hearing Lu Qing's words.
Then he heard Lu Qing continue, "Excuse me, Gongshu Daozi, we have other matters to attend to, so we will take our leave now."
Having said that, before he could reply, he and the Five Treasures Taoist used their movement techniques to dart into the dense forest and leave.
Watching Lu Qing and the other person leave, Gongshu Yu narrowed his eyes but did not stop them.
On the contrary, the Gongshu family members behind him were somewhat puzzled.
A young woman frowned and said, "Ayu, these two are so rude. Why don't we teach them a lesson? Otherwise, people will think that the Gongshu family is easy to get along with!"
"This is a critical moment, and we should not cause any unnecessary trouble." Gongshu Yu shook his head. "Moreover, I feel that these two are not ordinary people. If we rashly clash with them, the explosion of their auras could easily attract the strange beasts in this forest."
If one or two Golden Core Realm beasts were to appear, it would be difficult to deal with them.
Upon hearing this, the expressions of all the members of the Gongshu family changed.
Clearly, the experience they had with the Golden Core Realm beast that Gongshu Yu spoke of was not good.
The tribesmen fell silent, but Gongshu Yu's gaze remained fixed on the direction Lu Qing and the other man had left in.
Although it was only a brief contact, he sensed an inexplicable aura of danger emanating from the two of them.
The young man, in particular, looked honest, but his calm, unwavering eyes made him wary.
For a fleeting moment, he felt as if his secrets were about to be exposed to the other party.
It was this premonition that prevented him from taking action to stop Lu Qing and the others.
Nowadays, many forces are lurking around the ancient pagoda, some of which are even more powerful than the Gongshu family.
If a battle were to break out rashly, it could not only attract the powerful beasts guarding the ancient tower, but also make it easy for other forces to take advantage of the situation.
After all, not every force lurking in this forest is on friendly terms with the Gongshu family.
"Ayu, there are only three hours left until the ancient tower opens again. Should we try to enter again this time?"
At this moment, the young woman asked again.
"Of course we need to, but those strange beasts are not easy to deal with. Our strength is still a bit lacking. Let me think about it some more. We need a foolproof plan." Gongshu Yu frowned.
"Our strength is somewhat lacking. Only you, Ayu, are at the ninth level of the Golden Core stage. It's still a bit of a stretch for you to withstand the attacks of those strange beasts."
Unfortunately, the people from the Qiankun Sect are unwilling to cooperate with us, even though my cousin has such a good relationship with their senior disciple.
The woman said with some regret.
"Hmph, so what if they lost two people and seriously injured several others the first time they entered?" another member of the Gongshu family sneered. "Those Qiankun Sect disciples are simply ungrateful!"
They were clearly too weak, yet they made it seem as if we were the ones who caused their deaths and injuries. It's utterly absurd!
Before we came in, our two families said we would explore the secret realm together, but I never expected them to be so untrustworthy.
Once we're out, we must make sure the clan holds the Qiankun Sect accountable!
Upon hearing this, the other members of the Gongshu clan also showed cold expressions.
If the Qiankun Sect hadn't broken its promise and unilaterally torn up the alliance, they wouldn't have been blocked outside the ancient tower and unable to enter.
They could only watch helplessly as those top sects entered the ancient tower to explore for their opportunities.
"Alright, you don't need to say any more. I'll handle this as I see fit. I'll report to Brother Zhengtang after we get out."
But don't use this to make things difficult for the people of the Qiankun Sect, otherwise, when Brother Zhengtang comes to question you, I won't be able to protect you."
Gongshu Yu rebuked him.
"yes."
Seeing the seriousness on his face, the other Gongshu people dared not say anything more.
However, some people still looked somewhat unconvinced.
Seeing this, Gongshu Yu also felt a bit of a headache.
When we arrived, my cousin had already arranged everything.
Let them cooperate with the Qiankun Sect to explore the secret realm.
In this way, they would have the confidence to contend with top-tier forces such as the Overlord Clan and the Heavenly Sword Sect.
Everything was going well at first. When they first entered the secret realm, the two families, while not exactly cooperating perfectly, at least didn't have any conflicts.
Unexpectedly, things changed after the ancient pagoda was discovered.
When they joined forces to resist the guardian beasts and entered the ancient tower, the beasts proved to be unexpectedly powerful.
Caught off guard, their formation was immediately disrupted.
In the chaos, several members of the clan panicked and only cared about their own survival, disregarding the formation and leaving the Qiankun Sect members to cover their retreat.
This resulted in casualties on the Qiankun Sect's side.
This angered the disciples of the Qiankun Sect, who then terminated the alliance between the two sides.
This completely disrupted Zheng Tang's plans.
Without the help of the Qiankun Sect, these people tried several times but failed to enter the tower.
This ancient pagoda exudes such a vast aura that it must contain some extraordinary opportunity.
The treasure trove is right in front of us, yet we are unable to enter and explore it.
It would be impossible for Gongshu Yu not to be angry.
However, given the current situation, it is really not advisable to create any unnecessary complications.
Therefore, he could only suppress his anger for the time being and try to find a way to enter the ancient tower first.
As for the Qiankun Sect's breach of contract, we can only deal with that later.
