Mu Ye's heart sank to the bottom of the valley when he saw the shameless smile on Fatty's face. Being at the Arterial Circulation Realm, he had no way to dodge in the air. He could only watch helplessly as the arrows pierced through the air.
"Puchi …" Mu Ye did his best to block two of the arrows, but one of them still pierced through the center of his brows. This time around, the price he had to pay was death.
At the same instant that Mu Ye was struck, Huayun leapt down from the back of the black eagle and dashed towards Fan Le.
Qin Wentian stepped out, dashing towards Huayun. His Dragon Subduing Fists blasted out, clashing head-on with Huayun.
"DIE!" Huayun's eyes flashed with an intense killing intent. The Fearsome Starfall Fists swept out tyrannically, and Qin Wentian only felt a terrifying shockwave blasting towards him. Borrowing the force of the impact, he was sent flying backwards, slamming into Fan Le who was behind him.
Fan Le retreated a few steps, and only stabilized himself after he had retreated into the mist.
"We can't win, what should we do?" Fan Le sighed as he steadied Qin Wentian's body.
"If we can't win, we can only run." Qin Wentian's arm was still in intense pain. If it weren't for his quick reflexes, his entire arm would have been crippled.
Little Rascal seemed to understand Qin Wentian's intentions, and immediately rushed over. The two of them leapt onto Little Rascal's back, and Little Rascal directly brought them into the mist.
This scene caused Huayun to be stunned. Didn't they know that the Illusionary City was a forbidden zone?
"Idiots who don't know the immensity of death. Their first choice was to kill Mu Ye because they wanted to prevent him from pursuing them." Orfon walked up, silently sighing in his heart. The coordination between the two of them was too good, and there was even a demonic beast that could transform. If it wasn't for the fact that they were afraid of Mu Ye's demonic beasts chasing after them, they would have chosen to kill him first.
Sadly, they were dead meat. The Dark Forest was extremely vast, and there were some places that they couldn't enter. The Illusionary City was a forbidden zone, and once they entered, they wouldn't be able to come out.
"Everything is done. However, you have to account for Mu Ye's death." Huayun turned and left, causing Orfon's expression to stiffen.
Amidst the dense fog, Little Rascal carried Qin Wentian and Fan Le as they sprinted madly.
"No one is chasing us?" Fan Le asked.
"Mhm," Qin Wentian replied.
"Something doesn't seem right. Could it be that it's very dangerous?" Fan Le's body trembled involuntarily. It seemed like they didn't dare to enter?
"Little Demon"
"Am I going to die here?" Fatty sounded like he was about to cry.
In the fog, they couldn't see the road clearly. They were actually lost …
After another hour, they finally walked out of the fog. However, the moment they came out, they were shocked by what they saw. In front of them was a castle … Fog Illusion City. It wasn't an illusion city, it was a real castle.
Not only that, but they also saw many armored soldiers in the castle. They were all clad in black armor and exuded a murderous aura. When they saw the two of them, a group of black-armored soldiers walked over and pointed their spears at them. The murderous aura caused the fatty to almost fall.
"Fatty, I can't be this unlucky, right?" This time around, Fatty really cried. These people were all at the Arterial Circulation Realm …. Everyone's cultivation base was higher than his. There was no way he could escape.
Qin Wentian didn't expect that there was such a castle hidden in the Dark Forest, and that it had trained a group of terrifying soldiers.
The killing intent grew increasingly intense. Qin Wentian and Fatty released their Astral Souls as they made preparations to flee.
"Qin — Wentian." At this moment, from afar, a silhouette clad in armor walked over and called out Qin Wentian's name. His voice was slightly hoarse, and his head was covered by a helmet, revealing only his eyes.
"Huh?" Qin Wentian's eyes narrowed. In this place, there was actually someone who recognized him?
"All of you, retreat." The silhouette indifferently spoke. In an instant, the group of black-armored soldiers all left, causing Fan Le to heave a sigh of relief. It seemed like Fatty's luck was really good.
"You are?" Qin Wentian curiously stared at the mysterious figure.
"This Fog Illusion City is a forbidden place. Those who enter it can forget about leaving. Naturally, you are an exception. Follow me." The voice of the mysterious figure was still hoarse. After speaking, he turned and walked towards the castle. Qin Wentian and Fan Le followed behind, their hearts filled with bewilderment.
The mysterious man brought them to a comfortable residence. There were even maids here, and they were all quite beautiful.
"Take good care of them." The mysterious figure instructed the maid. After which, he turned to Qin Wentian and said, "If you wish to leave, just inform the maid. I will arrange for you to leave. But remember, do not reveal this place to anyone else. If not, I can guarantee that you won't live past three days."
"Of course, of course." Fatty grinned. The mysterious figure glanced at Qin Wentian and said, "Your cultivation base has already reached the 9th level of the Body Refinement Realm. You can attempt to breakthrough to the Arterial Circulation Realm."
After speaking, the mysterious figure departed, leaving behind a puzzled Qin Wentian.
"Who is he?" After the mysterious figure and the maid left, Fan Le asked Qin Wentian.
"How would I know?" Qin Wentian shrugged his shoulders. Even if he racked his brains, he wouldn't be able to figure it out.
"Should I sneak away?" Fan Le murmured in a low voice. However, as the sound of his voice faded, he instantly regretted it. Because, outside, several beauties walked in with food in their hands. Instantly, Fan Le's eyes widened. How could he still remember to sneak away?
The beauties placed the food on the table and retreated to the side. Fan Le laughed, "Beautiful sisters, let's eat together."
The maids shook their heads, indicating that they didn't dare to.
Fan Le felt that it was a pity. Glancing at the food, his eyes widened.
"Leopard guts, bear's heart, Scarlet Serpent Fruit … … isn't this food a little too good?" Fan Le was stunned. However, this castle was located in the middle of the Dark Forest. In addition to the strength of these people, they indeed had a natural advantage.
What made Fan Le even more astonished was that after a short while, there were people who delivered a few Yuan Meteor Stones to Qin Wentian, saying that they were for Qin Wentian to breakthrough to the next level. Fan Le even suspected that Qin Wentian was the young master of this castle.
As the saying goes, 'good brothers are loyal to each other'. Fan Le very generously split the Yuan Meteor Stones evenly between Qin Wentian, worried that Qin Wentian wouldn't be able to use them.
Qin Wentian knew that the other party didn't have any ill intentions towards him after seeing the Yuan Meteor Stones given to him. If not, there was no need for him to do such a thing. After which, Qin Wentian began to quietly cultivate. It was indeed necessary for him to breakthrough to the next level.
As for Fan Le, he enjoyed the free food and chatted with the beautiful ladies. His days were spent in bliss. The food here was definitely the best of the Royal Clan. Even the descendants of the Royal Clan of Chu wouldn't be able to enjoy such luxuries.
Other than the fact that they were treated well, no one had ever come to disturb them before.
The night sky was as dark as ink. Qin Wentian sat cross-legged on the ground. The dense fog in the sky had no way to obstruct the Astral Light that cascaded downwards. At this moment, rumbling sounds could be heard coming from within Qin Wentian's body, as though his entire body was shimmering with a unique light.
"His body is sparkling and translucent, and the Astral Light is nourishing his body. This is the pinnacle of the Body Refinement Realm." Fan Le lazily laid down at the side, observing Qin Wentian's cultivation. This fellow was truly hardworking, immersing himself in his cultivation for the past few days.
"Puff." A light sound drifted out, causing Fan Le's eyes to narrow. Staring at Qin Wentian, a smile appeared on his face. "He's starting to activate his acupoints. Is he trying to break through to the Arterial Circulation Realm?"
"This fellow's cultivation speed is too terrifying. It seems like it's only been a few days since he broke through." Fan Le murmured in his heart. Although there were external factors such as food and Yuan Meteor Stones, Qin Wentian's Cultivation Art and Astral Souls were both extremely tyrannical, and extremely suitable for body refinement.
The purpose of the Body Refinement Realm was to forge a perfect physique. For those with weak cultivation arts, or the Astral Energy bestowed by their Constellations would be weak, resulting in a poor result in their body refinement. On the other hand, the better the cultivation art, the more tyrannical the Astral Energy within the body would be, and the faster one's body refinement would be, allowing them to forge a perfect physique within a short period of time. Qin Wentian clearly belonged to the latter category. Tyrannical cultivation arts, tyrannical Astral Souls.
The tyrannical Astral Energy from the Heavenly Hammer Constellation unceasingly descended upon Qin Wentian's body. Within his body, the boundless Astral Energy circulated and congregated at the various acupoints, frenziedly breaking through.
There were many meridians and acupoints in the human body. To break through to the Arterial Circulation Realm, one needed to activate all the acupoints in the body, allowing the body to store even more Yuan Energy. After which, one needed to connect all the meridians and acupoints in the body, forming a complete arterial pathway that could connect to every part of the human body, allowing the Yuan Energy in the body to circulate unimpeded.
Through this complete arterial pathway, the Yuan Energy stored in the four limbs and bones of the human body, as well as the acupoints, would be able to connect to the hands, legs, eyes, ears, and other parts of the body. Not only would one's attacks be more powerful, their vision, hearing, and other abilities would also be enhanced.
Regardless of whether it was an ordinary Wu Xiu or a Stellar Martial Cultivator, they would all be able to break through to the Arterial Circulation Realm.
As the acupoints were activated one by one, an expression of agony could be seen on Qin Wentian's face. Activating the acupoints was an extremely painful process, but Qin Wentian still gritted his teeth and persevered, causing crisp sounds to resound throughout the silent space.
Fan Le, who was standing at the side, was speechless. This fellow was really going all out, but even so, the corners of his mouth curled up in a smile.
Orchon's disdainful gaze, as well as Orfon's frenzied pursuit, were all deeply engraved in Fan Le's mind. Indeed, Qin Wentian had to work hard in his cultivation, so that he could break through as soon as possible and condense his 2nd Astral Soul.
And now, the one-month time limit for the examination had finally arrived.
… …
Early in the morning, the students who had entered the Dark Forest for the examination walked out one after another. The teachers of the nine academies were all waiting outside. Those who walked out from the Dark Forest would become members of their respective academies in the future.
Janus and Mustang stood together, while Orchon, Mo Qingcheng, and Luo Huan stood beside them.
"Orfon has come out." Janus smiled when he saw Orfon's silhouette. In the future, Orfon would also join his sect.
Luo Huan's beautiful eyes flickered with unhappiness. This Orfon had once acted against Qin Wentian in the Dark Forest. Although she and Mo Qingcheng had kept a close watch on Orchon, it was hard to guarantee that Orfon wouldn't seek help from others. After all, the students who participated in the examination came from all over the Dark Forest, and they didn't know each other very well. The only exception was those from the Royal Capital.
Mo Qingcheng glanced at Orfon with a Cold Gaze, causing Orfon's countenance to stiffen. He lowered his head, not daring to look into Mo Qingcheng's eyes. In front of this woman, he couldn't even lift his head, even if he wanted to look at her for a moment longer.
Mo Qingcheng had been paying attention to the students who exited the Dark Forest. With regards to the incident that day, she had always felt guilty in her heart. When she saw Qin Wentian chasing after Orfon, she had directly berated Qin Wentian, and didn't ask about the details of what had happened.
However, even after the sun had set, as the red glow of the setting sun shone upon the Dark Forest, Qin Wentian still hadn't appeared. Over 300 students from the Emperor Star Academy had already exited the Dark Forest.
Compared to the other academies, the passing rate of the Emperor Star Academy was the highest, but the number of students was still the lowest. However, there were over a hundred cities in the Chu Country, and in addition to the young geniuses from the other countries, the total number of students from the Chu Country seemed insignificant.
"Orfon, what did you guys do to Qin Wentian?" Mo Qingcheng's gaze abruptly landed on Orfon, as she coldly asked.
"I don't know. The Dark Forest is so vast. Maybe he met some demonic beasts and died." Orfon replied in a flustered tone.
A tyrannical aura gushed forth from Mo Qingcheng, causing Orfon to hide behind Orchon. Mo Qingcheng coldly stated, "If something happened to him, and it was done by you, just you wait."
After speaking, Mo Qingcheng mounted her flying crane and flew away. Luo Huan stared at the departing silhouette of Mo Qingcheng, silently musing that since this woman already knew her mistake, she couldn't blame her anymore.
Her gaze similarly coldly swept towards Orchon and Orfon.
"Regarding this matter, I will investigate it thoroughly." Mustang regretted agreeing to his Master's suggestion. After all, Qin Wentian's cultivation base was still weak, and he was plotted against by others. If something really happened to him, Mustang wouldn't be able to rest easy.
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