The words that appeared in the Sensory Mirror provided two rewards for Xia Ruofei to choose from.
First, he could obtain an upgraded version of the Elemental Storage Pearl, which could store the elemental energy of a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator.
Second, when entering the third level of the Training Pagoda, he could be transported to the same small space as his companions who entered the Training Mystic Realm at the same time.
If Xia Ruofei had to choose between these two options, he would definitely choose the second one without hesitation. This way, he would be able to meet up with Ling Qingxue.
The upgraded version of the Elemental Storage Bead was naturally very good. The Primordial Qi of an early Yuanying stage cultivator and a late Jindan stage cultivator were different in magnitude. If Xia Ruofei could carry all the Primordial Qi of an early Yuanying stage cultivator, it would be equivalent to having an endless Primordial Qi pool.
Even though he had to use his own elemental energy to fill up the elemental energy, it was still very precious.
If it was a battle between Golden Core Stage cultivators, Xia Ruofei would be like a tiger that had grown wings with the help of the Elemental Storage Pearl. Even if he were to face off against a Golden Core Stage cultivator, he would still have the confidence to fight.
However, no matter how good the Elemental Storage Pearl was, if he could choose to meet up with Ling Qingxue earlier, Xia Ruofei would give it up without hesitation. There was no need to worry about his gains and losses.
The problem was that the second reward had additional conditions and explanations. There were mainly a few points:
First of all, as long as the cultivators who entered the trial mystic realm within an hour of him, they would all be considered to have entered the trial mystic realm at the same time. As for who would be sent to the same space as him, that was random. In other words, every member of the expedition team would meet the conditions of the same small space. The probability of Xia Ruofei and Ling Qingxue being transported to the same small space was only one in eight.
Second, if the randomly selected companion had not passed the second level of the Training Pagoda, or even the first level, they would be directly transported to the same small space as Xia Ruofei on the third level of the Training Pagoda.
Third, every small space of the Training Mystic Realm had a corresponding trial mission. The difficulty of the mission was related to the cultivation level of the cultivator who entered the small space. After two people entered the same small space, the difficulty of the trial would be doubled based on the higher cultivation level.
These three conditions were the reason why Xia Ruofei was hesitating.
If he chose this reward, then he would only have a one in eight chance of being teleported to the same small space as Ling Qingxue. At the same time, the difficulty of the mission would be doubled based on his cultivation level because they were both in the same small space.
Even if he was lucky enough to be matched with Ling Qingxue in the same trial space, it was still uncertain whether the two of them would be teleported together.
The trial space was very large. If the two of them were not teleported to the same place, it would take a lot of effort to find Ling Qingxue. Moreover, Ling Qingxue would also be in great danger because the difficulty of the mission was based on Xia Ruofei's cultivation.
Of course, it was also very likely that Xia Ruofei would not be matched with Ling Qingxue at all. Instead, another member of the exploration team would be teleported to the same trial space as him.
There was also an even worse possibility, which was that Xia Ruofei would unfortunately be teleported to the same trial space as a middle-stage Golden Core cultivator in the team, such as Elder Shen Tianfang of the Tianyi Palace.
That would mean that not only would he not be able to meet up with Ling Qingxue, but the difficulty of the mission would also be increased out of thin air. At that time, the difficulty of the mission would be set based on Shen Tianfang, whose cultivation level was higher.
Xia Ruofei was very conflicted. Logically speaking, he should definitely choose the first reward, which was the upgraded version of the Elemental Storage Bead. After all, it was safer to leave it in the bag! However, he also did not want to give up this opportunity to meet up with Ling Qingxue. Every second that he was separated from Ling Qingxue, Xia Ruofei was worried about her safety. Now that there was such an opportunity in front of him, how could he give it up so easily?
As for the increased difficulty of the mission, as long as he could find Ling Qingxue as soon as possible and meet up with her, Xia Ruofei would not have to worry about anything, no matter how difficult the mission was. He was confident that he could complete it.
Xia Ruofei was undoubtedly a calm and rational person. However, when faced with such a choice, he could not maintain absolute rationality.
Although he did not have to make a choice immediately — the reward prompt had stated that there would be two entrances to the third floor. If he entered from the left entrance, it would mean that he chose the first reward, which was the upgraded version of the Elemental Storage Bead. If he entered from the right entrance, he would naturally choose the second reward. However, after hesitating for a while, Xia Ruofei had already made a choice in his heart.
He no longer had any distracting thoughts. With a thought, he entered the Ring-Tu space.
Xia Ruofei quickly set up a time array in the Primordial Realm. Then, he entered the array formation and cultivated to recover his Yuan Qi while continuing to replenish the Elemental Storage Bead.
With a thousand-fold difference in time flow, Xia Ruofei did not need to worry that these preparations would waste too much time.
After recovering his condition and filling the Elemental Storage Bead, Xia Ruofei waved his hand and summoned all kinds of array formation materials. He re-engraved the array formation materials that had been damaged by the high-level Astral Beasts in the battle and carefully checked the entire array formation components.
After doing all of this, Xia Ruofei drank some spirit pond water and meditated on the jade mat for a while. He replenished the mental strength he had expended before leaving the Ring-Tu space with a thought.
He carefully stored the Spirit Map Scroll in his palm and followed the arrow in the Perceptive Mirror's vision. He rode the Curved Frost Flying Sword and flew at full speed towards the third-floor passageway.
He still didn't dare to fly too high. He was almost flying close to the ground.
Although he had already killed a high-level Astral Beast, the palpitating feeling when he flew to the top of the tree was still fresh in his mind. He didn't know how many high-level Astral Beasts there were on the second floor of the trial tower, nor did he know if the sense of danger came from a high-level Astral Beast or an even more powerful monster.
Since the mission on the second floor had been completed, Xia Ruofei naturally didn't want to complicate matters.
His luck wasn't bad. He flew from the spot where he had killed the high-level Astral Beast to the entrance of the third floor. He didn't encounter a single Astral Beast along the way, not even a low-level Astral Beast. Just like that, he arrived at the spot indicated by the Perceptive Mirror without any danger.
What entered Xia Ruofei's eyes was a huge green rock.
Perhaps it was because Xia Ruofei had completed the mission, but two teleportation passageways emitting green halos had appeared on the rock.
Xia Ruofei was no stranger to these kinds of passageways. No matter if it was the passageway they had entered the secret plane or the passageway from the first floor to the second floor, they all looked the same.
Xia Ruofei glanced at the two passageways. Different choices might bring about different results for the following exploration. However, he only took a deep breath and then walked towards the passageway on the right without hesitation. When faced with the opportunity to meet up with Ling Qingxue, Xia Ruofei would rather be impulsive than miss this opportunity.
Therefore, before he moved, he had already made his choice.
At this moment, he naturally didn't have any hesitation.
When Xia Ruofei stepped into the passageway, his mind was calm. He didn't pray for the blessings of the heavens. Ling Qingxue was the one who was randomly sent to the passageway with him. He was a practitioner himself. As his cultivation deepened, he felt that the gods and demons in the myths and legends were probably just practitioners with very high levels of cultivation.
After a slight dizziness, the scenery in front of Xia Ruofei had completely changed.
On the second floor of the Tower of Trials, it was an environment similar to a tropical forest. Towering trees and lush vines filled the vision. The range of vision wasn't large, but in reality, the forest was boundless.
After stepping into the passageway, what appeared in front of Xia Ruofei was actually a house with a small bridge and flowing water.
If he didn't know that he was in the Tower of Trials, Xia Ruofei would have thought that he had traveled to ancient times. This was obviously a house of a rich family in ancient times.
The place Xia Ruofei was in should be the back garden of the house. As far as the eye could see, there was an antique pavilion, a flowery garden, a pond with koi fish swimming leisurely, and even a small stage.
Xia Ruofei was a little dumbfounded. This was the third floor of the Tower of Trials?
He had imagined that after entering the third floor of the Tower of Trials, he would face an extremely harsh environment, such as a scorching desert or a deep forest with poisonous insects running rampant. However, he didn't expect that it would be such a peaceful house.
Of course, the more peaceful it was, the more uneasy he felt. This was because although the changing scenery of the garden looked very comfortable, there was also a trace of strangeness.
Xia Ruofei couldn't help but be on guard. He also released his spiritual energy in time to investigate everything around him.
The stone road was just an ordinary stone road. The plants in the garden were also common flowers and plants on Earth. Although the pavilion was made of good materials, and there was even a portion of it that was made of precious gold-threaded cedar, it didn't go beyond the scope of ordinary materials.
Everything here seemed to have nothing to do with the world of cultivation.
Xia Ruofei originally thought that he had entered a house left behind by a powerful person, but now it seemed that this possibility was very, very low.
This was because there was no trace of the world of cultivation.
Of course, he also didn't find any traces of a formation.
All signs pointed to the fact that this was an exquisite residence.
At this moment, a series of footsteps sounded.
Xia Ruofei's expression couldn't help but turn cold. He quickly looked up and his heartbeat couldn't help but speed up. Could it be that he was really sent to the same place as his companions? Could it be Ling Qingxue?
In the blink of an eye, Xia Ruofei saw the person who came. His expression couldn't help but change slightly, revealing an expression of disbelief. He didn't even realize that his mouth was wide open.
The person who came out from behind the moon gate was a soldier wearing a forest camouflage uniform. There were still bits of grass on his resolute face. There were also a few shocking bullet holes on his body. Blood stained the forest camouflage uniform red.
Xia Ruofei stared at the familiar face of the person who came and muttered, "Huzi … Why is it you?"
Xia Ruofei didn't think that he would actually see Lin Hu, who had already been sacrificed, here.
In his memory, Lin Hu was undoubtedly a person who was deeply engraved in his heart. This was because Lin Hu heroically sacrificed himself to protect him.
Countless times in the middle of the night, Xia Ruofei would dream of the scene from that year. Lin Hu was powerlessly lying on the ground, angrily staring at him and shouting, "Don't come over and die! The sniper has his eyes on me! "
Xia Ruofei watched as the sniper shot at Lin Hu's arms and legs. He had also been a sniper before, so he naturally knew that this was the most common method used by snipers. They deliberately left the target unkilled. Once the enemy's comrades came to rescue him, he could use his sniper rifle to take them out one by one. This was a good way to expand the results of the battle.
It was because of Lin Hu's roar that Xia Ruofei resisted the urge to jump up. In the end, he hid in the sniper's blind spot and watched as Lin Hu sacrificed himself in front of him.
Seeing Lin Hu again in this kind of situation, and also in the state he was in before he sacrificed himself, Xia Ruofei's state of mind suddenly became chaotic.
Lin Hu's hand was still holding the type 95 automatic rifle. He grinned at Xia Ruofei and said, "Ruofei, now you're doing pretty well! Don't tell me you forgot about your brother! Your brother took a bullet for you! "
Xia Ruofei's eyes were filled with hot tears as he said in a trembling voice, "How could I forget you? You're the best brother and comrade in my life. I can forget anyone but you! Huzi, back then I promised you that your mother is my mother! I have already brought your mother and sister to Sanshan. Now your mother has already recognized me as her godson. I will take good care of them … "
"Is that so?" Lin Hu's mouth slightly hooked up as he said, "You brat can really take good care of them? Why do I find it a bit hard to believe? "
"What do you mean?" Xia Ruofei was confused. "Huzi, I don't understand …"
"My sister Qiao 'er likes you so much yet you turn a blind eye to it. You make her sad every day. Is this how you help me take care of my sister?" Lin Hu showed a trace of dissatisfaction as he said.
Xia Ruofei couldn't help but be stunned. He wasn't an idiot. Naturally, he could feel Lin Qiao's feelings towards him. However, he would rather believe that Lin Qiao transferred her dependence on his brother to him after his brother sacrificed himself.
After all, he already had Ling Qingxue and Song Wei. He also had Monica overseas. This was something that even Song Wei didn't know about. He really didn't dare to provoke more girls.
Today, Lin Hu suddenly brought up this matter, which caught Xia Ruofei off guard.
"Huzi, I …" Xia Ruofei was at a loss for words.
Lin Hu grinned and said, "I'm just joking with you! You brat were like this when you were in the military. You liked to take everything seriously and couldn't tell if it was a joke or not. I remember when we were in the new recruits, there was an old squad leader who teased you. You almost beat him up. A new recruit dared to hit the squad leader. You brat, you were the only one in our regiment who dared to do such a thing! "
Xia Ruofei couldn't help but laugh and said, "You still have the nerve to talk about me? Don't you know what kind of person you are? Who was the one who secretly took out the platoon leader's fiancée's picture from his notebook for everyone to see? I remember that time you were punished by the platoon leader to copy the rules and regulations a hundred times! How many nights did you have to stay up to finish it? "
Lin Hu also couldn't help but laugh. The two of them sat down on the stone steps at the side of the corridor and chatted about some interesting things in their military career. When they talked about happy things, the two of them couldn't help but laugh.
The courtyard's back garden was filled with the two of them laughing.
After a long time, Xia Ruofei sighed and said, "Huzi, thank you for accompanying me for this half an hour. I'm really happy to be able to talk about the past with you, but you should go …"
"Go? Go where? "Lin Hu's face was full of astonishment.
"Where I came from, where I go …" Xia Ruofei said indifferently.
Just as he finished speaking, his right hand lightly waved. A sword light flashed and left a bloody wound on Lin Hu's neck …
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