50: Jin Yuan Gong!

"Director, the passage to Secret Realm No. 7 has been interfered with..."

"I know." The middle-aged man's face was as calm as a still well, his fingers stroking an object resembling a Rubik's cube.

Ripples spread continuously from the cube, sinking into the surrounding Void Realm.

"Maintain the status quo. Do not alert the enemy."

"Yes..."

...

Chu Yuan was speechless looking at Xiang Ning's gnashing teeth, but he didn't have time to waste words with him.

He simply acted as if he didn't exist and began flipping through the "Golden Essence Art" in his hands.

The quality of this Cultivation Technique was indeed high. While flipping through it, he actually felt a faint spiritual will from the book?

Although it wasn't strong and had no other effects, it seemed to be able to guide the practitioner to enter the entry level more easily...

Fortunately, after Chu Yuan began to Cultivate, his Soul had received repeated reinforcements. Even though the content of the Golden Essence Art was extensive, he managed to memorize it after reading through it once.

He closed his eyes, mobilized the spiritual energy within his body, and attempted to circulate it according to the path of the Golden Essence Art.

In truth, the stone platform was not a suitable place for Cultivation, especially with Li Ji and Qi Ying still there.

But the outside world might be even more dangerous!

Anyway, Chu Yuan wasn't entering a deep state of closed-door Cultivation; he only sought to reach the entry level of the Golden Essence Art.

As for all subsequent problems, the System would naturally step in...

Seeing that Chu Yuan really ignored him as he said he would, Xiang Ning narrowed his eyes slightly.

But he didn't leave; he sat to the side, hands supporting the ground behind him, watching the stone platform quietly.

He had known from the beginning that Chu Yuan was extraordinary!

What he said before was half-true and half-false. This trial was indeed because of the Martial God Scroll... but since it had been brought out as a trial reward, it was hard to say whose hands it would end up in...

Since the matter had been brought out into the open, everything naturally had to follow the rules!

The big figure who initiated the trial was himself the maintainer of the rules. Otherwise, even if he had directly given the Martial God Scroll to his own descendant, who could say a word against it?

Therefore, Xiang Ning had also come for this Cultivation Technique created by the former director of the Zhenwu Bureau!

Before entering the Secret Realm, he had already used the power of his Family to collect information on the Genius youths from various Prefectural Capitals.

The main targets were the various major Martial Arts Families!

But Chu Yuan was not among them...

Of course, this wasn't because someone had hidden Chu Yuan's information, but because Xiang Ning had never paid attention to small cities like Chenyang City from the start.

When he first met Chu Yuan, he discovered that Chu Yuan's speed was extremely fast, even faster than his own!

Just now, he had even easily dismissed Qi Ying...

If it were just this, it might just indicate that Chu Yuan's Martial Artist talent was extremely high.

But he had also produced Medicinal Pills like Blood Pills and spirit nurturing pills that even he had never seen... then there was no doubt that Chu Yuan also had a mysterious background!

Therefore, he vaguely guessed, perhaps... Chu Yuan was that 'vinegar'?

"Xiang Ning, come over." In the distance, Mao Rui beckoned.

Xiang Ning shook his head and did not get up.

So Mao Rui ran over...

"What are you doing here? Is this guy... Cultivating?" Mao Rui looked at Xiang Ning, then at Chu Yuan, and was immediately filled with respect.

"Yeah."

"Alright then... Xiang Ning, there are Inner Breath Realm trial-takers from the various Prefectural Capitals having a meeting over there. Want to go over and join the fun?"

"I find it quite lively enough just watching them from here." Xiang Ning said lazily, "Fatty, don't hang out with them."

"No, aren't there a few chicks with great figures? Idle is idle..." Mao Rui was somewhat unwilling, "Really not going?"

"Not going."

"Then what are you doing here? Don't tell me you're acting as a Protector for this guy?"

Xiang Ning couldn't help but laugh, "Protector my ass. He just finished reading the Golden Essence Art; he can't enter a deep state of Cultivation."

"If you don't believe me, punch him and see if he jumps up and hacks you to death?"

"...Golden Essence Art? How is it the same as the Cultivation Technique you prepared? What is this guy's background?"

"It's not the same as the Cultivation Technique I prepared... that damn thing is mine!"

"Ah, this..." Mao Rui was stunned for a moment, a complex expression appearing on his face, "The Golden Essence Art your Family prepared for you, you gave it to him to Cultivate?"

"No wonder you don't seem to like girls, so that's how it is... Xiang Ning, this is a sickness! If your grandfather finds out, won't he break your legs?"

Xiang Ning took a deep breath, his voice becoming magnetic, "Fatty, you finally figured it out... Do you know now why, with so many people in school, I'm best friends with you?"

"Someone like you... counts as a loli in my eyes."

"No, no, no, I have never received your Golden Essence Art." Mao Rui waved his hands repeatedly, "You'd better stick with this guy... By the way, what does he count as in your eyes? A mature woman?"

Xiang Ning scolded with a smile, "Screw you, he traded things with me for it, it wasn't me giving it away for free."

"He's listening, be careful, he might deal with you later."

"Let him listen..." Mao Rui was unconcerned, then sighed, "It's a pity, that group of guys originally discussed teaming up;"

"Even if they couldn't get many points, just going out to look around would be fine! Staying here is boring enough..."

"Still dare to go out? Truly not afraid of death..." Xiang Ning was somewhat impressed.

"Who told you to say earlier that there were high-level Martial Artists backing us up in the Secret Realm? They think if they are careful, there shouldn't be any problems..."

"Fatty, quit spouting nonsense. This thing isn't a secret, do you think I'm the only one who knows?"

"Even if I didn't say it, they would still go out and die if they were going to."

"That's true." Mao Rui nodded, was silent for a moment, and suddenly spoke again, "Cui Qi hasn't returned yet..."

Xiang Ning was stunned for a moment; Cui Qi was the other one of the three from their school.

Shenwu High School was a high school directly affiliated with the Divine Capital Martial Arts University. As a student selected from the best, Cui Qi was naturally not bad; he had already reached the Peak of the Leakless Realm!

But now, most people had already returned to the stone platform;

Those who hadn't returned were either idiots who couldn't see the situation clearly! Or, they were already...

"Perhaps he found a place to hide."

...

Time passed, and soon it was night;

In Secret Realm No. 7, there were no moons, stars, and certainly no sun.

But there was still a distinction between day and night;

The way to distinguish them was that when the light was stronger, it was daytime;

When the light was dim... it was nighttime.

As for where the light source came from... the trial-takers really didn't know, and the information provided by the military didn't mention it either.

Some people had already left the stone platform to search for food and water nearby;

Chu Yuan was still Cultivating with his eyes closed, his figure never moving.

A small figure walked over carrying several backpacks, stopped not far from Chu Yuan, and hesitated for a few steps;

Xiang Ning recognized that this was the girl who had been winking at Chu Yuan earlier.

He asked fiercely, "What do you want?"

"I... I have something to ask Chu Yuan..."