Su Zimo turned around and saw four people.
He had seen the two Daoist children, one fat and one skinny. The other two middle-aged Daoist priests looked unfamiliar but had an extraordinary bearing. They looked at Su Zimo with a strange gaze.
Su Zimo could vaguely guess that the two middle-aged Daoist priests might be seniors from Misty Peak.
Su Zimo put down Little Fatty and looked around. He saw eight huge flags around the two of them. Each flag was half the height of a person. The triangular flags had mysterious patterns drawn on them that fluttered in the wind.
"What are these?"
Su Zimo frowned and did not think too much about it. He adjusted his breathing and tidied his clothes before cupping his fists at the two middle-aged Daoist priests. "Greetings, seniors. I'm Su Zimo from Yan Country. I was lucky enough to reach the peak …"
"Activate!"
Before Su Zimo could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by a voice.
The eight flags around Su Zimo and Little Fatty shone brightly. The patterns on the flags shone with a dazzling brilliance.
In a trance, Su Zimo felt a sense of danger. He saw a middle-aged Daoist priest not far away suddenly wave his sleeves. An irresistible force came crashing down!
The force was so vast that Su Zimo could not resist it at all.
Su Zimo fell from the edge of the cliff and watched helplessly as the peak of the mountain got further and further away. His body was out of his control and he could not move at all. Fear rose in his heart.
Boom!
Su Zimo fell into the abyss and was smashed to pieces.
Although his physical body was destroyed, Su Zimo's consciousness was still clear. Endless pain assaulted him. The pain of his muscles and bones breaking and his flesh exploding constantly stimulated Su Zimo.
Why?
Su Zimo did not understand.
He did not have the mood to think about it. The pain that was everywhere was tormenting him.
Su Zimo had never experienced the pain of impending death.
There was great terror between life and death.
This kind of terror was enough to make one collapse.
Everyone was afraid of death. It was almost instinctive. Being pointed at by a knife would make one pale in fright. How terrifying would it be when death really came?
On top of the mountain, Su Zimo and Little Fatty were motionless. Their eyes were closed and their bodies were trembling. They did not fall into the abyss.
The Eight Distresses Formation was activated, and the two of them were already completely immersed in the illusion.
"The formation that you personally set up is much more powerful than the Eight Distresses Formation in the abyss. Can these two little fellows withstand it?" A trace of worry flashed across Wen Xuan's eyes.
Xuan Yi said, "Let's wait and see. As long as these two can survive this tribulation, they will pass the test."
At this moment, three figures appeared on the mountaintop.
These three people had all passed the test of the Eight Distresses Grand Formation in the abyss and passed the two tribulations of life and death. They were automatically teleported to the mountain top.
The three of them were pale and sweating profusely. They sat on the ground powerlessly with blank expressions.
The two Dao children hurriedly went forward and fed the three of them a pill.
After the three of them swallowed the pills, their complexions relaxed slightly, and their faces gradually regained some color.
"The two little fellows with variant spirit roots are not bad. They've already passed three tribulations," Xuan Yi suddenly said.
Wen Xuan sighed. "Of the eight distresses, the four tribulations of life, old age, sickness and death are considered easy. However, the remaining four tribulations are each more difficult than the last. Even if we form our cores, we might not be able to see through them, let alone them."
The moment he said that, a gigantic flag waved gently and a blinding beam of light shot into the skies.
Xuan Yi heaved a sigh of relief and nodded. "Not bad. This lad has already passed the death tribulation."
A moment later, the haughty man and white-bloused woman were teleported to the peak of the mountain.
Wen Xuan looked at the two of them and smiled. "Very good. You've passed four tribulations. Take a rest at the side."
Swoosh!
Another gigantic flag waved and a beam of light shot through the skies.
"Hmm? They've passed through the pain of life so quickly? "Xuan Yi was shocked.
Everyone had to go through the pain of life. However, they had all forgotten about it.
In the womb, the fetus was curled into a ball. Its limbs could not be stretched and it could not breathe – it was equivalent to being in a small and sealed prison and was extremely painful.
That was also the reason why babies would cry the moment they were born.
Not long after, another beam of light tore through the clouds.
Immediately after, a fourth beam of light shone!
"This …"
Wen Xuan and Xuan Yi exchanged glances and could see the shock in each other's eyes.
From Elixir Peak, a young man with white hair and a youthful face soared into the air. Looking at the beam of light in the distance, he frowned and asked in confusion, "That beam of light is the Eight Distresses Formation Flag. Someone is asking Xuan Yi to set up the formation personally?"
After a slight pause, the young man muttered to himself, "No, I've got to check it out."
At the same time, figures flew out of Talisman and Weapon Peak respectively and sped towards the front of the mountain.
Boom!
A fifth beam of light appeared!
Before long, a white haired youth, a cold woman and an old man appeared on the peak of the mountain.
All five peak masters were gathered!
Swoosh!
The flag waved.
A sixth beam of light shone!
"He's already passed six of the eight distresses. Such a temperament is extremely rare. What's the background of this lad?" The white haired youth asked with a grim expression.
"He's from Yan Country. I don't know anything else," Wen Xuan shook his head.
The cold woman swept her gaze across Su Zimo and frowned slightly. "Fire spirit root?"
"That … seems like it. However, the spirit testing gate didn't allow him to pass. I don't know why, but I'll test him with the spirit testing stone later on," Wen Xuan replied.
The moment he said that …
Boom!
A seventh beam of light shone.
Su Zimo had passed his seventh tribulation!
Little Fatty had just passed the Life and Death Tribulations and was so scared that he sprawled on the ground and bawled, still unable to extricate himself from the pain of the Eight Distresses.
In that short period of time, the two Dao children had already explained the entire process of the Life and Death Tribulations to everyone.
Initially, there were more than 500 people. But now, only six of them were left on the peak of the mountain.
Apart from the haughty man, the white-bloused woman and Little Fatty, there were three mortals without spirit qi left.
Everyone's gazes landed on Su Zimo with complicated expressions.
They'd all just endured the tribulation of the Eight Distresses, so they were naturally able to experience that sort of heart burning and bone piercing pain.
None of them could imagine how torturous it was to go through all seven types of pain.
Xuan Yi said in a deep voice, "The Fifth Distresses of the Eighth Distresses are actually the stacking of the previous seven distresses. It's not something that humans can endure. I'll dispel the formation so that the child doesn't get hurt."
The moment he moved, the eighth beam of light shone!
The eight beams of light were incomparably resplendent above the mountain peak, illuminating half the skies.
At the same time, Su Zimo opened his eyes with killing intent. Gripping his Cold Moon Saber in reverse, he slashed forward!
It was a peerless slash!
In fact, the saber beam even overshadowed the eight beams of light above the mountain peak.
That slash was directed at Xuan Yi with a chilling intent, causing the air above the mountain peak to plunge to freezing point!
The five peak masters were shocked.
That slash was way too sudden.
His expression was unchanged as he extended his finger. Spirit light shone brightly on his fingertip as he tapped the Cold Moon Saber gently.
Clang!
The Cold Moon Saber was sent flying.
Su Zimo shuddered and stumbled back a couple of steps. His feet slipped and he nearly fell from the mountain peak.
Looking down at the abyss shrouded in clouds, Su Zimo gradually came to his senses and realized that Just Now, everything he was experiencing was just an illusion.
The way the five peak masters looked at Su Zimo changed gradually.
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