Plus, even if that was the case, these three stone paths should've disappeared after a thousand years of weathering. How could they still be here? They couldn't say that these stone paths were reinforced by some special formation, could they?
It wasn't impossible, but it wasn't very likely. In comparison, Lin Yi was more inclined to believe that there were other people in this place!
Perhaps there were natives here that few people knew about, or perhaps there were trial-takers who teleported here from other places?
Normal people wouldn't think of this, but for someone like Lin Yi who came back from Sky Stage Island, it made sense. After all, no one said that this teleportation formation was only connected to the transfer islands. Maybe it was connected to Sky Stage Island as well?
But no matter what, since they were already here, they could only take it one step at a time.
"Right, where's Bing Wuqing and Xue Jianfeng?" Someone asked. The others all shook their heads. These two used their golden core stage strength to ignore the threat of the fire bats, rushing out early. They couldn't even be seen now.
"Do you even need to ask? They couldn't wait to go to the river of consciousness- they wouldn't stay here and wait for us, would they?" Someone said.
"Not necessarily, this is a once in a thousand years- the river of consciousness- it's rare for us to come here, so we'd be idiots if we just went to the river of consciousness- we'd be missing out on a lot of good things!" Someone laughed.
"If that's the case, then why are we wasting time here? Let's go!" The group couldn't wait to set off, but when they saw the three paths in front of them, they all paused and looked at each other before turning their attention to Lin Yi.
"What? You want me, Lin Yi bro, to open the path for you? You're too despicable! "Ziyu said angrily.
"This …" Everyone was a little embarrassed that their thoughts had been exposed. That was indeed what they were thinking. Other than Bing Wuqing and Xue Jianfeng, the two Golden Core Stage cultivators, Lin Yi was the strongest. Just like what had happened just now, in this Primeval Trial Ground where danger lurked everywhere, only by following Lin Yi closely would they be able to ensure their safety.
"Haha, you're wrong. I just wanted to see which path Brother Lin would choose. I don't want to pick the same path as me." Someone walked out from the crowd, smiling faintly. It was the young master of the Thousand Blades Sect, Ling Tianyou.
"Me too." Duanmu Yu smiled faintly as well.
Only then did everyone understand. No wonder the two of them had been silent all this while. It turned out that they had been planning this!
Of course, if they could follow behind Lin Yi, it would be much safer. But at the same time, if they encountered anything good, it would be snatched away by Lin Yi's group. They wouldn't even be able to get a sip of the soup, let alone the meat.
"I see. Then I'll take my leave." Lin Yi nodded to the two. These two were the people he looked up to the most in the Archaic Alliance. This was good, too. There would be less conflict if they each chose a path. It wasn't a bad thing.
After exchanging greetings, Lin Yi led Lingshan and the others to the stone path on the left. None of the three paths were marked on the map. No one knew where they would go. He just picked one randomly.
Seeing this, Ling Tianyou smiled and immediately chose another path to take the lead. Duan Muyu chose the third path, leaving the rest of the people to look at each other in dismay and hesitation.
Other than Bing Wuqing and Xue Jianfeng, who were nowhere to be found, these three paths each had a leader. Of course, Lin Yi's group was the strongest. Not only did they have Lin Yi, they also had Coold, a peak level Foundation Establishment Perfection. Other than Lingshan and the others, while most of them were only at the early phase, with two or three at the early phase peak. None of them were easy to deal with, and most importantly, they were extremely united. The others couldn't compete with them at all.
Other than that, Ling Tianyou and Duanmu Yu were about the same. The former was only late phase peak, but he was a genius with a thousand blades. Other than a freak like Lin Yi, he was practically invincible. Duanmu Yu, on the other hand, was a little less famous, but his strength wasn't to be underestimated either. Compared to Lin Yi's group, they were obviously much weaker.
Soon, everyone made their decision. Most of them chose Ling Tianyou and Duanmu Yu's paths, and only three people chose Lin Yi's path. Compared to the possibility of obtaining a fortuitous encounter, these people obviously cared more about their personal safety. They didn't have any extravagant hopes for the other fortuitous encounters in this ancient trial, except for the River of Divine Knowledge.
Even if Lin Yi's group had a lot of people, and they could take all the treasures and fortunes in front of them, they couldn't possibly take the entire river of consciousness, could they?
They didn't have a lot of people in the first place, and this split made them even weaker. But this didn't affect Lin Yi's group at all. As long as they supported each other, that was enough. They wouldn't be happy if all the other Archaic Alliance disciples followed them.
Not only would they have to guard against all sorts of dangers and mishaps in the trials, but they would also have to guard against the traitors behind them. It was a headache just thinking about it, and it was much better to have peace and quiet like this.
They walked peacefully for almost an hour, and gradually, even Lingshan and the others started to feel that something wasn't right.
"Lin Yi bro, why do I feel like this place is weird? Like something's watching us?" Ziyu curled up as she observed the surroundings suspiciously. Everything was still a lush forest, but it didn't feel like that at all. She couldn't tell what exactly was wrong.
"Yeah, I feel like this place is weird too." Lingshan nodded.
"Yes, it is." Leng Leng said the same. Her spirit sense wasn't as strong as Lin Yi's, but it was much stronger than everyone else's. This feeling of something being off was even more obvious.
Lin Yi looked at everyone and said in a low voice, "You're right, we're being watched by something, but we don't know what it is exactly yet. Be careful, we'll find out soon."
"Understood!" Everyone nodded.
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