Looking at the bloody hole in his left hand, Xiao Chen took a deep breath. It seemed like his left hand was temporarily crippled.
Taking out a Blood Replenishing Pill, Xiao Chen crushed it and turned it into a medicinal liquid. Then, he smeared it on his wound. Immediately, he felt a cooling sensation, and the pain from his wound lessened significantly.
After tearing a piece of cloth from his clothes and tying it up, Xiao Chen walked forward in search of the tree branch that had shot at him.
After walking ten meters, he saw that after the tree branch pierced through his arm, it pierced through a few trees before finally nailing itself to a large tree.
Xiao Chen used his strength to pull it out and observed it carefully. He discovered that this withered tree branch was only as thick as a thumb and was not more than a meter long. However, it gave off a faint glow.
Feeling astonished, Xiao Chen enveloped the tree branch with his Spiritual Sense. Finally, he noticed something different. This tree branch contained even more spirituality than Mo Fan's weapons.
Thinking about a spell in the Compendium of Cultivation, it required such a natural item with spirituality, Xiao Chen happily placed it in his Universe Ring.
After he determined the direction in which Xiao Yulan and the others left, he executed the Lightning Evasion twice in a row before he finally caught sight of them.
"Cousin Xiao Chen, what's wrong with your left hand?" Before he got close, he saw Xiao Yulan running over from the crowd and asking with concern.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, "It's nothing, it's just a small injury. It will be fine in a day. Let's go, I'll bring you to the Xiao Clan campsite."
This time, no one dared to refute Xiao Chen's words. Along the way, no one revealed any dissatisfaction. After the earlier incident, Xiao Chen had completely won over the prestige of this group of people.
For the rest of the journey, Xiao Chen kept his Spiritual Sense extended. When he met any Demonic Beasts, he would avoid them. There were no battles along the way.
After two hours, the group finally arrived at the Xiao Clan campsite. This campsite was a simple one that the Xiao Clan's seniors had set up for experiential training.
There were only three simple wooden huts in the camp. Although they were simple, they had all kinds of daily necessities. It couldn't be any better as a place for everyone to live and rest for the next few days.
His Divine Sense didn't detect any danger in the camp, so Xiao Chen said, "Everyone, clean up the camp first. I haven't been here for so long, the dust must have accumulated."
The crowd dispersed. These cultivators were the elites of the younger generation of the Xiao Clan. At this moment, they were not careless in their actions. Xiao Chen was much more satisfied.
"Ah! There's a dead person here … "A scream interrupted Xiao Chen's thoughts.
Xiao Chen quickly ran over. The deceased was an old man wearing the uniform of the Tang Clan. Xiao Chen frowned slightly. Why did a cultivator of the Tang Clan come here?
The condition of the old man's death was very horrifying. His chest was split open and his heart and lungs were gone. It seemed like he was eaten by a demon beast. No wonder the people who saw the corpse were so panicked.
Xiao Jian, who was inspecting the corpse, said, "This person is a Martial Grand Master. Furthermore, he has not been dead for long."
Everyone was astonished. Why did a Martial Grand Master of the Tang Clan come to the Xiao Clan's camp? Furthermore, he was killed. A Martial Grand Master was actually killed in the periphery of the camp. This was too unbelievable.
"Quick, look! There's a corpse here as well!" There was another cry of alarm.
This corpse was discovered in a wooden hut. Xiao Chen moved like lightning and rushed over. The condition of the corpse was exactly the same as the previous one.
When Xiao Chen saw his uniform, he was astonished. This was someone from the Zhang Clan. Furthermore, he was a Martial Grand Master.
All the clues in Xiao Chen's mind were linked together. A scene appeared in Xiao Chen's mind. Before the Trial of Gloomy Forest started, two Martial Grand Masters sneaked into the Xiao Clan's camp.
With the cultivation of a Martial Grand Master, they could easily kill everyone here. However, for some unknown reason, these two Martial Grand Masters were killed by Demonic Beasts.
Thinking of this, Xiao Chen trembled in fear. In order to kill him, the Tang Clan and the Zhang Clan even dared to go against the rules set by the City Lord. What else would they not dare to do?
However, I want to see how many Martial Grand Masters you send to die, Xiao Chen thought to himself.
Everyone worked together to find a place to bury the two corpses. The main reason was that they were afraid the corpses would attract even more powerful Demonic Beasts. When they saw the two Martial Grand Masters who died a miserable death, a shadow was cast in everyone's heart.
Following that, under Xiao Chen's instructions, everyone started to set up some alarm traps around the camp. Everyone had the experience of training in Seven Horn Mountain, so they were very familiar with setting up such traps. It was not difficult at all.
"Ye Lan, come with me to check out the surroundings. We will officially start hunting Demonic Beasts tomorrow," Xiao Chen said to Ye Lan, who was leaning against a tree, after resting for a while.
Ye Lan did not feel like moving. He muttered, "Why me?"
Xiao Chen smiled, "Let's go. Along the way, didn't you keep saying that you wanted to kill Demonic Beasts? Now that I'm giving you a chance to perform, are you still not satisfied?"
When everyone heard this, they all laughed. They felt that this brat was asking for trouble. He could only blame himself for being too full of himself on the way.
"Xiao Chen, let me accompany you. Your left hand is injured. If you meet any Demonic Beasts along the way, they might not be easy to deal with," Xiao Yulan said as she came out of the wooden hut.
Xiao Chen shook his head, "There's no need. This camp is a little strange. You are the strongest here, so you should stay here and look after me. My hand is fine."
"Furthermore, we are just going to check it out. There should not be any danger."
Hearing Xiao Chen say this, Xiao Yulan did not insist. She only reminded him to be careful.
Although Ye Lan was unwilling, he still followed behind Xiao Chen, heading to the south of the camp.
In the dark forest, the shadows of the trees danced and the cold wind blew. Unseen dangers were always hidden in the darkness. As Ye Lan followed behind Xiao Chen, he kept feeling that there were pairs of eyes staring at him from the darkness, causing him to tremble in fear.
Ye Lan looked at Xiao Chen's face. He was expressionless, making it impossible for others to guess what he was thinking. In the dark night, Ye Lan appeared exceptionally calm.
"Pu Ci!"
A red phantom appeared in the darkness, heading for the two of them. A tyrannical aura spread through the forest, scaring Ye Lan into a daze.
"It's … the Fire Lizard. This is its … tongue," Ye Lan, who had already developed a shadow of this Demonic Beast, started to tremble as he spoke.
Under Ye Lan's astonished gaze, Xiao Chen grabbed the red tongue with his right hand. An electric light flashed in the dark night, following the red tongue and entering the Fire Lizard's body.
The long tongue was covered in flickering electric light. In the dark night, it looked like a ribbon of electricity made of thunderbolts; it was very breathtaking.
"Ah!"
There was a cry of pain. The Fire Lizard withdrew its long tongue and let out a cry of pain. It was extremely horrifying in the quiet forest.
"What are you standing there for? After it! "Xiao Chen rushed forward. Before he left, he looked at Ye Lan and urged him.
"En." Ye Lan nodded his head fiercely and chased after Xiao Chen.
The Fire Lizard's twenty meter long body was covered in red particles. A black Qi spread out from the Fire Lizard's body. Its ten meter long tail continuously slapped the ground.
A pair of scarlet eyes stared at Xiao Chen and Ye Lan, who were rushing over.
The scene before him triggered the shadow in Ye Lan's heart again. His legs trembled as he said, "Xiao Chen, can you deal with it? My legs seem to have gone soft … "
Xiao Chen smiled coldly, "Is this all you've got? Then why did you come here to kill Demonic Beasts? Where did all the courage you used to fight to become a core disciple of the Xiao Clan go? "
"I have already infused electricity into its body. It will not be able to move for a while. If you are a man, then go and stab it with your sword."
Because of what happened earlier, Ye Lan had already cast a huge shadow over Demonic Beasts. Hence, Xiao Chen brought him out this time to get rid of this shadow.
Otherwise, if Ye Lan continued to be like this in the official trials, not only would he die, he would also be a burden to the other members. At this moment, Xiao Chen only needed to stab him to get rid of this shadow.
"But …"
"But what? You don't even have the guts to do that? If not, I will send you out of Gloomy Forest tomorrow. You can continue being an outer disciple, never to raise your head again. "
"Is it really not able to move?"
"Ye Lan, are you still a man? Even women are not as wishy-washy as you, hesitating at the moment of life and death. Do you really want to die that much? "
Xiao Chen's merciless words were like sharp knives carving into Ye Lan's heart, slowly igniting the anger in his heart.
"Damn it, isn't it just a Fire Lizard? I have killed countless of them on Seven Horn Mountain." Ye Lan shouted and cursed. He flew forward and stabbed his sword into the Fire Lizard's body.
The force behind this stab was very strong. Furthermore, he was a Superior Grade Martial Disciple. When the sword stabbed in, purple blood spurted out and splattered on his face.
The Fire Lizard cried out in pain again and struggled free of the purple light in its body. It released a baleful aura and swung its huge tail at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen was startled and wanted to make a move to help. However, he saw a killing intent flash in Ye Lan's eyes, which were also filled with a baleful aura. Ye Lan turned around and ruthlessly chopped at the Black Python's tail.
"Dang!"
The huge force sent Ye Lan flying into the air. However, he did not panic. He somersaulted in the air and landed firmly on the ground. He held his sword and stood upright, looking at the Fire Lizard with a mocking expression.
The long robes on Ye Lan's body fluttered. At this moment, even the eternal darkness of Gloomy Deep Forest could not cover the boundless fighting spirit coming from Ye Lan.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and revealed a satisfied expression. This Ye Lan was not weak after all. As long as he overcame the shadow in his heart, it would not be a problem for him to deal with the Fire Lizard.
However, it was hard to say whether he could kill it or not. However, Xiao Chen was not too worried. As long as they familiarized themselves with it and experienced life and death situations, everyone would improve.
This was the true meaning of the Trial. To experience the true essence of the Martial Way, this was the fate of all the cultivators in the Tianwu Continent. It was also their goal.
Man can conquer the heavens. My fate is my own and not the heavens'. Towards the great Dao, even if the road ahead is filled with thorns, I have no fear. With a sword at my side, I will carry the will of a cultivator and never stop.
Such a life would not be ordinary and useless. Life would not be mediocre because of loneliness.
Just like those people who chased after their ideals in his previous life. Although their paths were different, the great Dao was the same. If you had a firm belief in your heart, you would definitely have a bright and dazzling future.
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