Even though Xia Ruofei was already a cultivator, he was still an atheist.
Especially after he started cultivating, he was even more convinced that there was no such thing as gods, Buddhas, and ghosts naturally did not exist. Even if there were people who could live in the form of spirit bodies, it was under very special circumstances. It was impossible for them to appear in the form of flesh and blood.
Therefore, after Lin Hu appeared, Xia Ruofei's emotions surged and he had a brief moment of hesitation, but he quickly determined that this was an illusion.
He had a very deep understanding of formations, so he naturally knew that it was impossible for formations to read everyone's mind, but it could make people involuntarily hallucinate under the influence of formations. Under the same formation, everyone's hallucinations were different.
Even though Xia Ruofei quickly determined that Lin Hu was an illusory figure, and could even be his own inner demon, he still sat down with Lin Hu and chatted for half an hour.
In the depths of his heart, he was very eager to sit down with Lin Hu and have a long talk. Even though he knew that this was fake, he still used this precious time to chat with Lin Hu about the past of his military career.
When the sword light of the Qu Shuang Flying Sword swept past Lin Hu's throat, without waiting for the red wound to spurt out blood, Lin Hu's body turned into specks of light and disappeared into the air as if he had never appeared.
Xia Ruofei saw his good comrade and good brother disappear just like that. Even though he knew that this was fake, his heart still felt like it was being stabbed by a knife.
This was the power of formations. It could directly attack the weakest part of a person's heart, and unknowingly affect the person's mind.
Xia Ruofei even suspected that the garden, pavilion, small bridge and flowing water in front of him was just an illusion.
The problem was that Xia Ruofei had just carefully searched around and could not find any trace of the formation.
And he had unknowingly been affected by the illusion formation.
This meant that the person who set up this formation had a much higher level of formation skills than Xia Ruofei. The two people's levels were not on the same level.
This made Xia Ruofei even more vigilant. This seemingly peaceful residence was full of danger!
Xia Ruofei didn't dare to fully believe the results of his Spiritual Force investigation after the incident with the high-level Star Beast. Therefore, he carefully used his naked eyes to slowly search around, trying to find traces of the formation. However, he still didn't find any clues.
Not long after, another set of footsteps was heard.
Xia Ruofei looked up.
This time, it was his grandfather who had passed away many years ago.
Seeing his grandfather's kind face, Xia Ruofei's eyes couldn't help but turn red.
His parents had passed away early, so he and his grandfather had been relying on each other for survival.
After his grandfather passed away, his longing for him grew with each passing day. Now, even though he knew that this grandfather was just an image created from the memories in his heart, he still couldn't control his emotions.
Grandpa smiled and called out, "Xiao Fei, how have you been all these years?"
"I've been great …" Xia Ruofei choked and said, "Grandpa, I've been thinking about you every day …"
"Silly child!" Grandpa smiled and said, "Grandpa has also been thinking about Xiao Fei! Grandpa is relieved to see that you're doing well … "
Xia Ruofei knew that he was pressed for time. Therefore, even though he was full of admiration and wanted nothing more than to jump into his grandfather's arms, after a few simple words, he said with tears in his eyes, "Grandpa, I'm sorry …"
Then, he closed his eyes, gritted his teeth, and stabbed his Curved Frost Flying Sword at his grandfather.
Grandpa turned into light and disappeared without a trace.
Xia Ruofei's eyes also flowed with tears.
Even though he knew it was fake, the feeling of stabbing his own family with his own hands still made Xia Ruofei feel so much pain that he wished he was dead.
This array formation was simply too vicious!
And he didn't know when it would end, because one after another, people that Xia Ruofei was familiar with appeared in front of him.
There were his parents who had passed away long ago, his language teacher who had been very good to him, and the old squad leader of the Lone Wolf Special Forces who had sacrificed himself. Later on, it wasn't just people who had passed away that appeared. Even Lin Hu's mother and Lin Qiao appeared in front of him.
Xia Ruofei's eyes became redder and redder, and the Curved Frost Flying Sword in his hand became faster and faster. Later on, the people that appeared were pierced into light spots by the Curved Frost Flying Sword and then disappeared.
When Xia Ruofei personally used the Curved Frost Flying Sword to cut the neck of Song Wei, he couldn't help but explode.
He raised his head and roared, "What other tricks do you have! Bring them all out! Do you only know this despicable trick? So what if it's my family and friends? "
As Xia Ruofei roared, he crazily urged the Flying Sword to cut the surrounding flowerbeds and pavilions.
For a moment, the entire back garden of the house was filled with sword energy. The flowers and plants were all destroyed by the sword energy and turned into dust. Even the very thick Phoebe Zhennan pillar was cut into several pieces by the Flying Sword.
At this moment, the surrounding time and space seemed to be frozen.
The broken leaves and petals were completely still in the air. The Phoebe Zhennan pillar that had been cut into several pieces was also completely fixed at a distorted angle and didn't collapse. A piece of soil that was originally flying towards Xia Ruofei by the sword energy was also completely still.
Xia Ruofei gasped for breath as he looked at everything in front of him.
Then, the earth trembled slightly, and everything in the house twisted. To be precise, it was the space that had become distorted.
Except for Xia Ruofei, who seemed to be unaffected, everything else was distorted at a strange angle.
After a few more seconds, Xia Ruofei felt his vision blur. The garden disappeared, the winding path disappeared, the pool, the flower bed, the pavilion, and the small bridge also disappeared one by one.
Immediately after, Xia Ruofei appeared on a sand dune that was filled with yellow sand. It was as if the stars had moved.
Xia Ruofei gasped for breath as he looked around.
He found that the environment he was in had suddenly become an extremely hot desert. As far as the eye could see, there was yellow sand in all directions, and there was no end in sight.
Xia Ruofei was surrounded by undulating sand dunes that extended into the distance. From afar, they looked like waves, and it was a spectacular sight.
He also suddenly felt the heat. This extreme heat was no less than the desert on Earth. It was as if the air he exhaled was boiling hot.
To be fair, the environment of this desert, compared to the comfortable garden just now, was really a world of difference.
However, Xia Ruofei felt more at ease.
He felt that he should have withstood the test of the illusion, and now he really saw the true face of the third level of the Tower of Trials.
The experience in the courtyard just now, for Xia Ruofei, was simply a hellish torture.
He was unscathed, but he personally killed no less than twenty of his closest relatives and friends. Even if those were all illusions, but because of the illusion, they looked exactly the same as the real person. The impact on Xia Ruofei's heart was too great.
Xia Ruofei knew that if he could not control himself at any moment, he might really become a hysterical lunatic.
Now, it seemed that he had passed the test of the illusion.
Xia Ruofei's feet sank into the sand, but he was not in a hurry to get up. Instead, he simply sat down and regulated his breathing. Just now, he had used up a lot of energy. Now that he had entered the small space of the third level of the Tower of Trials, it might be a dangerous environment. Naturally, he had to seize every moment to recover.
If Xia Ruofei was not a cultivator, he would not be able to withstand the temperature of the sand. He would definitely jump up and cover his butt from the heat.
At this time, a female voice sounded, "Congratulations, you have successfully passed the illusion test. Now, you can begin your journey on the third level of the Tower of Trials …"
The voice was slightly mechanical, a bit like the tone of a machine reading subtitles.
Xia Ruofei was slightly stunned, but he quickly closed his eyes and continued to regulate his breathing until he recovered to his best condition. Then, he struggled to pull his feet out and jumped onto the Qu Shuang Flying Sword. After a moment of hesitation, he chose a direction based on his feelings and flew straight in that direction.
Now, Xia Ruofei's top priority was to find the partner who was randomly selected and transported to the same small space as him.
Of course, it would be best if this partner was Ling Qingxue.
Xia Ruofei, you control the Qu Shuang Flying Sword and fly in a certain direction.
With the experience of the second level of the Tower of Trials as an example, Xia Ruofei did not dare to fly recklessly. He still kept his altitude low and let the Qu Shuang Flying Sword fly close to the desert.
Standing on the flying sword, Xia Ruofei saw that the desert in the distance continued to extend forward, as if there was no end to it.
He could not help but worry. This was only one direction. One could imagine how big the third level of the Tower of Trials was.
In such a large area, it was extremely difficult to find a single person!
Furthermore, Xia Ruofei had to constantly be on guard against possible dangers, such as lizards and rattlesnakes that could survive well in the desert.
If these terrifying fellows hid under the sand and launched a surprise attack on Xia Ruofei, it would be enough for him to eat a pot of water.
Xia Ruofei was at his wit's end, but he could not find any shortcuts. He could only use the most stupid method to search bit by bit.
However, after flying for more than ten minutes, he actually saw a small black dot in the distance. This small black dot should also be moving, but its speed was not as fast, and its direction was also heading towards Xia Ruofei.
Xia Ruofei was slightly stunned at first, and then he could not help but release his mental strength to investigate. The naked eye could not see clearly, and he could not even see clearly if the small black dot was a person.
However, there was no obstruction in the desert, so the range of vision was very far. Although he could already see the small black dot, in fact, the distance between Xia Ruofei and the moving small black dot was still very far. Even his mental strength could not expand to such a large range.
Xia Ruofei urged the Curved Frost Flying Sword to fly at full speed in the direction of the small black dot.
As the distance gradually shortened, Xia Ruofei could see more clearly. That small black dot was most likely a person.
Xia Ruofei could not help but feel excited, and at the same time a little nervous.
He was excited because he finally saw someone, and this person was also "summoned" by him, so he felt a sense of accomplishment.
And he was nervous because he was naturally worried that the person who was sent to this trial space was not Ling Qingxue. After all, this was only a one in eight probability.
Xia Ruofei urged the Flying Sword to continue flying in the direction of the small black dot.
As he got closer, Xia Ruofei could finally see clearly. A light yellow T-shirt with a bow at the bottom; water-worn blue jeans that perfectly outlined the curves of the legs; a pair of brown high-top Martin boots on the feet.
Xia Ruofei could not suppress his excitement at once, because this was really Ling Qingxue's outfit.
He was a little worried because the probability of one in eight wasn't high. Ling Qingxue was actually matched with him, which made him a little incredulous.
But seeing was believing, and Xia Ruofei had no choice but to believe.
In fact, the Curved Frost Flying Sword had been flying at full speed, so Xia Ruofei quickly caught up with the small black dot, and he finally saw it clearly.
This person was Ling Qingxue!
Xia Ruofei was very excited, but at the same time, he felt a little worried.
This was because he saw that when Ling Qingxue was moving forward, several giant lizards were chasing after her.
No wonder Ling Qingxue kept moving. It turned out that she was in danger.
Xia Ruofei flew to Ling Qingxue's side on the Flying Sword and shouted, "Qingxue! Run this way! "
Ling Qingxue looked up at Xia Ruofei and revealed a surprised smile. She said loudly, "Ruofei! You really came to save me! "
Xia Ruofei shouted, "Don't be nervous, run at full speed! They are not too fast. You just have to maintain this speed. Don't fall into the sand! "
Xia Ruofei shouted as he chased after her on the Curved Frost Flying Sword.
Finally, he caught up with Ling Qingxue. The Curved Frost Flying Sword had already drawn a beautiful arc and flew towards the giant lizards.
Ling Qingxue only grabbed Xia Ruofei's hand and said while panting, "Ruofei, I'm so tired! I was just looking for star beasts, and suddenly the stars changed and I was here. What's going on? "
Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "I brought you here. This is the third level of the Tower of Trials! Don't worry! With me by your side to protect you, you will definitely be safe! "
"I saw these giant lizards as soon as I came out! I was almost scared to death! "Ling Qingxue said coquettishly." Ruofei, where did you go? Why couldn't I see you as soon as I entered the secret realm? "
Xia Ruofei smiled bitterly and said, "Me too … I couldn't see you as soon as I entered. You don't know how worried I was for you."
At this moment, the female voice sounded again. "Congratulations on entering the third level of the Tower of Trials. We will now announce the mission!"
When Xia Ruofei heard this voice, his heart skipped a beat. He raised his eyebrows and an idea popped up in his mind …
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