When Xia Ruofei flew into the alley on his flying sword, he had already used his Psychic Energy to investigate. The first thing he noticed was that there was a crack at the bottom of the stone slab that led to the back door of the house.
At the same time he flew over, he had already summoned the Spirit Map Scroll from his palm, and then accurately threw it into the gap.
Then, with a thought, Xia Ruofei entered the Ring-Tu space and put away the Curved Frost Flying Sword.
After entering the Ring-Tu space, Xia Ruofei immediately used his Psychic Energy to investigate the situation outside.
In just a few short seconds after he hid in the Ring-Tu space, three of the town's resident puppets had already found the alley.
The three puppets were extremely fast, but they didn't know that Xia Ruofei had already hidden himself. Thus, the three puppets didn't notice him at all. After a routine search, they left through the alley.
Xia Ruofei inwardly let out a sigh of relief. That was close!
These puppets were much faster than he had imagined.
… …
At the center of the mini town, Taoist Zhen Yang stood on the limestone street with a smile on his face. At this moment, there was a hint of craftiness in his eyes. He no longer had the unconcealable dullness that was unique to the puppets from before.
When Xia Ruofei decisively entered the Ring-Tu space, Taoist Zhen Yang's smile froze. He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and mutter to himself, "This little fellow is rather interesting!"
In that instant, Taoist Zhen Yang could no longer sense Xia Ruofei's whereabouts. However, he knew very well that Xia Ruofei couldn't have disappeared into thin air, much less leave the first floor of the Tower of Trials.
It was precisely because of this that Taoist Zhen Yang found it all the more inconceivable.
To be able to hide in such a short period of time and escape his search was truly unbelievable.
Old Daoist Zhen Yang pondered for a moment before stamping his foot on the stone street. His figure instantly transformed into a blur that was nearly impossible to catch with the naked eye as he rapidly searched the entire first floor of the Tower of Trials.
If Xia Ruofei saw this scene, his jaw would have dropped. Taoist Zhen Yang wasn't using Sword Kinesis Flight. He was relying entirely on his physical body to achieve this speed, yet he was much faster than Sword Kinesis Flight. There was even the faint sound of rolling thunder. With a majestic aura, it was obvious that Taoist Zhen Yang's cultivation was extremely high.
After a fruitless search, Taoist Zhen Yang returned to the center of the mini town and laughed loudly. "This humble one admires Scholar Xia! However, I must remind you that hiding on the first floor of the Tower of Trials isn't enough. Even if you can secretly find the entrance to the second floor, you still won't be able to open the door. Only by killing more than a hundred puppets on the first floor of the Tower of Trials will the entrance to the second floor be activated. Therefore, Scholar Xia, you still have to work hard to kill your enemies! "
Although Xia Ruofei was in the Ring-Tu space, he had been using his spiritual power to observe the situation outside. Therefore, he heard every word that Taoist Zhen Yang said.
When Xia Ruofei heard this, his expression couldn't help but change slightly.
The requirement to kill more than a hundred puppets in order to pass the first floor's test was a little too harsh.
One had to know that the puppets in this mini town weren't weak. The weakest of them was at least at the Golden Core stage, and there were even some at the Nascent Soul stage. Xia Ruofei wouldn't have a problem defeating one or two Golden Core stage puppets, but to defeat a hundred of them was too difficult.
After all, these puppets weren't made of wood. They wouldn't just stand there and wait for him to kill them. Moreover, if he killed one, it was very likely that he would attract many more. When that time came, he would be surrounded. Even if Xia Ruofei had many tricks up his sleeve, it would be very difficult for him to escape.
If he caused too much of a commotion and attracted the attention of Nascent Soul stage cultivators, Xia Ruofei wouldn't be able to escape even if he had wings.
The space on the first floor of the Training Tower was really too small. It was only a few acres. For cultivators, such a small space was very difficult to maneuver around. Especially for Nascent Soul stage cultivators, if they targeted Xia Ruofei, he would have nowhere to run.
Xia Ruofei also thought of another problem. Would Ling Qingxue experience the same thing as him? If Ling Qingxue also entered the same Training Tower, there would be no chance of her surviving when faced with so many Golden Core stage puppets on the first floor.
When he thought of this, Xia Ruofei's expression became even uglier.
Of course, there was also a possibility that these puppets were set up according to the cultivation level of the cultivator who entered the Training Tower. Perhaps when a Qi Condensation stage cultivator entered the Training Tower, their opponents would also be Qi Condensation stage cultivators.
But even so, for Ling Qingxue, it would be very difficult.
When he thought of this, Xia Ruofei couldn't wait to rush to the higher floors and find a way to meet up with Ling Qingxue as soon as possible.
However, the situation in front of him was very awkward. He simply couldn't rush out rashly. If he fought with his life on the line, that would be the behavior of a reckless man.
Just as Xia Ruofei was in a dilemma, he heard Taoist Zhen Yang's voice again.
Taoist Zhen Yang chuckled and said, "Mr. Xia, please make a decision as soon as possible. The second floor of the Training Tower is much more exciting than the first floor. The earlier you enter the second floor, the more benefits you will receive! Oh right, please don't worry. I will not participate in the hunt for you. You just have to focus on dealing with those puppets. You don't have to worry about me. "
Xia Ruofei muttered to himself in the Spirit Map's space, "Encirclement and hunt, these two words are really well used! I've really become the prey of a bunch of puppets … But you're really evil, old man. I'd be a fool if I believed you! "
Xia Ruofei didn't dare to believe Taoist Zhen Yang's words so easily. Just now, Taoist Zhen Yang had purposely brought him to the center of the mini town where there were the most puppets. Then, he suddenly activated the puppets to surround and hunt Xia Ruofei. This caught Xia Ruofei off guard and almost killed him on the spot.
What was even more infuriating was that Taoist Zhen Yang had tricked Xia Ruofei into coming here in the name of a reward.
Therefore, Xia Ruofei had to question Taoist Zhen Yang's words. When Taoist Zhen Yang said that he wouldn't participate in the hunt for Xia Ruofei, Xia Ruofei didn't dare to believe him. Also, when Taoist Zhen Yang said that the passageway to the second floor would only open after he completed the mission of killing a hundred puppets, Xia Ruofei didn't completely believe him.
Right now, he only believed in himself.
Therefore, even though Xia Ruofei was rather anxious, he didn't rush out to fight the puppets just because of Taoist Zhen Yang's words.
On the contrary, he quickly calmed down and patiently used his spiritual power to investigate the situation outside.
The puppets in the mini town had all broken away from the predetermined plot. Whether it was the peddlers or the farmers, they were all searching everywhere for Xia Ruofei. Even the young ladies who didn't step out of their homes and the children who played with mud on the streets were all walking through the streets and alleyways in search of Xia Ruofei.
Xia Ruofei could sense the powerful auras coming from these puppets. Even a little girl who looked to be only eight or nine years old had reached the late stage of the Golden Core stage.
Therefore, the strength of these puppets couldn't be judged by their appearance.
With so many powerful puppets, Xia Ruofei naturally couldn't fight them head-on.
He was constantly paying attention to the movements of the puppets. Fortunately, his spiritual power cultivation was very high and could cover the entire floor of the Tower of Trials. Therefore, the situation of these puppets quickly formed a dynamic distribution map in his mind that was constantly changing.
In addition, he also had the Perceptive Mirror's map, so he had a very accurate grasp of the situation of the puppets.
These puppets didn't have a clear pattern in their search, but because their numbers weren't enough to cover the entire first floor of the Tower of Trials, there were always gaps.
What Xia Ruofei needed to do was to accurately grasp these gaps in time.
He had already found another place where he could hide the Spiritual Map Scroll. It was a crack in the wall, about twenty meters away from where the Spiritual Map Scroll was currently hidden. However, it just so happened that he needed to pass through this alley and enter a narrow alley on the opposite side, so the risk of being discovered was quite high.
Xia Ruofei quickly found an opportunity.
At this moment, the two groups of searching puppets had just passed by each other and didn't enter the alley where the Spiritual Map Scroll was hidden. There was no one in this alley right now.
Xia Ruofei used his spiritual power to monitor and knew that he had a gap of about three seconds. After three seconds, another group of puppets would appear at the other end of the alley. If he didn't move quickly enough, he would definitely be discovered.
He didn't hesitate and left the Ring-Tu space with a flash. The moment he appeared in the narrow alley of the Tower of Trials' first floor's mini town, he had already summoned the Curved Frost Flying Sword. He stepped on the Curved Frost Flying Sword and flew forward.
At the same time, Xia Ruofei also put the Spiritual Map Scroll that was hidden in the cracks of the rocks in the ditch back into his body.
Leaving the space, releasing the Flying Sword, flying on the sword, and putting away the Spiritual Map Scroll, the entire process could be said to be done in one go. It only took about one second.
There were still two seconds left. Xia Ruofei's figure on the sword flashed and appeared in the opposite alley in the blink of an eye.
He waved his hand and the Spiritual Map Scroll was accurately sent into the crack in the dirt wall. At the same time, he returned to the Ring-Tu space with a thought.
Three seconds passed.
At this moment, the other group of puppets had indeed appeared at the other end of the alley. However, they naturally wouldn't discover anything as Xia Ruofei had already carefully hidden himself.
Just like this, Xia Ruofei relied on the Spiritual Map Scroll's help to slowly move from the center of the mini town to the periphery.
There were many dangerous moments. If he was just a little bit slower, Xia Ruofei's figure would be exposed in front of the puppets.
When Xia Ruofei successfully moved to the periphery of the mini town and hid the Spiritual Map Scroll in the bushes outside the town, he secretly let out a sigh of relief.
The next step was much easier because there were many bushes and weeds growing on the hills outside the town. In this kind of environment, it was much easier to hide the Spiritual Map Scroll.
Moreover, the focus of the puppets' search was still the center of the town and the nearby alleys. Although there were puppets moving around the periphery, the density was much lower. As long as Xia Ruofei didn't take the initiative to make a mistake, it would be very difficult for the puppets to discover his tracks.
Xia Ruofei used the cover of the weeds and bushes. Using the clumsy method of moving bit by bit, he finally succeeded in flipping over the small hill where True Yang Temple was and arrived at the back of the town.
In Xia Ruofei's vision, there was a map of the entire first floor of the Tower of Trials. He was very clear that the entrance to the second floor was behind True Yang Temple. After flipping over the hill, he would be able to see it very quickly.
Xia Ruofei carefully avoided the puppets' search and advanced to the position of the light dot that represented the entrance to the second floor.
He saw with his own eyes that the light that represented him and the light that represented the entrance of the tunnel overlapped. At this moment, there was only a tree in front of him. It was a towering tree that required at least five people to wrap their arms around. The tree was also quite tall, and it seemed to have reached the ceiling of the first floor of the Trial Tower.
Could this tree be the entrance to the second floor? Xia Ruofei muttered in his heart.
How was he going to open the entrance? Did he have to climb up this tree to the top and then break through the ceiling to enter the second floor? Xia Ruofei had a ridiculous idea in his heart.
Of course, he quickly rejected this idea. The design of the Tower of Trials was so exquisite. How could the entrance to the second floor be so ridiculous?
There were no puppets coming from the back of the hill, so Xia Ruofei dared to stand in front of the tree and carefully study it. However, he still maintained his mental strength. If any puppets came close, he would be able to react in time and hide.
Just as Xia Ruofei was staring at the tree in a daze, a burst of laughter suddenly came from behind him. "Haha! Scholar Xia, I didn't expect you to be so good! You actually managed to break out of such a tight encirclement and accurately found the entrance to the second floor … "
Xia Ruofei turned around abruptly. When he saw Taoist Zhen Yang standing behind him with a smile on his face, his face was filled with disbelief.
He had been on high alert just now. He released his mental strength in all directions without any blind spots. In fact, he had also successfully monitored the movements of the puppets in the mini town.
However, when did Taoist Zhen Yang appear?
If he could not detect him with his mental strength, then it meant that his abilities were far inferior to Taoist Zhen Yang's.
If Taoist Zhen Yang had any ill intentions towards him, he would be a corpse by now.
"Taoist Zhen Yang …"
Taoist Zhen Yang waved his hand and chuckled. "Scholar Xia, there's no need to worry. I've already said that I won't participate in the puppets' encirclement against you. In this trial, I'm just a bystander. I won't interfere in any way!"
Xia Ruofei smiled bitterly. "Taoist Zhen Yang, this trial is too difficult …"
Taoist Zhen Yang chuckled. "Of course the trial is difficult. If even a mediocre person could pass it easily, would it still be called a trial? Scholar Xia, there's no need for you to doubt my words. I brought you to the center of the town just now as part of the trial mission. Now, I can tell you clearly that this tree you found is the entrance to the second floor. However, it's currently closed. If you haven't killed more than a hundred puppets, you won't be able to open the entrance no matter how hard you try. If you don't believe me, you can go back and take a look. Isn't there an eight-trigram symbol on the tree? When this symbol lights up, it means that the entrance to the passage is open. It's not lit up now, which means that you haven't killed enough puppets … "
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