In the spacious side hall, black humanoid armors more than two meters tall were dragging chains all over their bodies, walking step by step in the side hall.
They seemed to be the undead with no consciousness, but also like guards guarding this place. He kept repeating his steps.
The Grand Elder took something out of his sleeve, held it in his hand, and then patted Lu Sheng, motioning him to follow closely.
Lu Sheng nodded and saw that the Grand Elder was holding a small cloth bag in his hand. It seemed to be a sachet or something, and there was a strange smell coming from it.
"Let's go." The Grand Elder mouthed a word to Lu Sheng.
The two of them, one in front and one behind, quickly passed through the two-meter-tall chain-armored men.
These armored men also ignored them.
After leaving the side hall, there was an empty passage. The passage was empty, there was no floor, it was all dark, and no one knew how deep it was.
The Grand Elder tapped his feet, and his whole body used the force to tap on the wall several times, easily passing through the passage of more than ten meters. Then he turned around and pointed to the footprints he left on the wall to Lu Sheng.
Lu Sheng nodded, and also jumped up, his feet easily tapped on the footprints on the wall, and he also landed lightly next to the Grand Elder.
After leaving the corridor, the two of them entered a small room.
The room was dark red, not big, about the size of an ordinary family's living room, but in the middle of the room, there was a stone platform, on which a long saber was stabbed horizontally.
The long saber stabbed slightly into a large black stone from left to right, and it looked no different from an ordinary blade.
But here, the Grand Elder showed a serious expression, and became extremely cautious.
He patted Lu Sheng, and pointed to the long saber. Then he wrote a word on the wall: Demon.
"Demon? This is a demon? "Lu Sheng was stunned, he looked at the saber, and did not see anything special about it.
The Grand Elder did not say anything more, but pointed below the long saber. Then he did not say anything else.
Lu Sheng looked in the direction he pointed, except for the black stone, he saw nothing else.
The Great Elder asked Lu Sheng to observe carefully, and even gestured for him to come closer. Lu Sheng walked around the room, but he couldn't find the demon. Except for that long saber.
Not long after, the Great Elder indicated that it was time for him to leave.
Puzzled, Lu Sheng turned around and left the small room. The two of them went back the way they came. However, when they passed through the chain-armored figures in the side hall, the Great Elder took something from a wall of the side hall.
The two of them left the Secret Arts Hall and returned to the entrance.
"Take this." The Great Elder handed something to Lu Sheng.
Lu Sheng took it and saw that it was a red mask with a human face.
The mask was made of an unknown material. Its entire body was like a ruby, hard and cold.
However, as soon as Lu Sheng took it and held it in his hand, an extremely strange feeling emerged in his heart. The texture of the mask was obviously cold, but when he held it in his hand, he could feel a strong burning sensation on the skin of his hand.
"This is one of the spoils of war obtained when we were hunting down demons. I kept it as a souvenir. This is also the only thing in the Secret Arts Hall that can be safely taken away, "the Great Elder said calmly.
"This mask is constantly burning, emitting invisible flames that cannot be seen by ordinary people. You have to use your heart and secret arts to feel it …"
"Use my heart? Use my secret arts to feel it? "Lu Sheng narrowed his eyes and looked at the mask in his hand again. Karmaless Skill was activated slowly. He closed his eyes and began to visualize the Yin Flame face.
However, the visualization this time was completely different from his usual situation.
The Yin Flame face was originally only the size of a human head, and its details were blurry. He could barely make out its facial features.
But now, it was much clearer.
The Yin Flame face's facial features, eyes, nose, lips, and even the details of its skin were clearly visible. It was like a real person's face shrouded in flames.
"Do you see it?" The Great Elder's voice sounded in his ear.
"I see it." Lu Sheng replied in a low voice, "I feel that when I hold this mask, an invisible force is being transmitted from it to my Yin Flame face. It seems to have an amplifying effect. Compared to usual …"
Suddenly, Lu Sheng's voice stopped abruptly.
Because the Yin Flame face before him had suddenly opened its eyes. It looked straight into his eyes, as if the visualized face had come to life.
"This thing will help you improve your visualization of the Yin Flame face even faster," the Great Elder's voice sounded again.
But Lu Sheng did not pay any attention to this voice at this moment. All his attention was focused on the Yin Flame face that had suddenly changed.
The sudden change made Lu Sheng feel that the mask in his hand was going through an extremely frightening change.
A huge amount of Yin Qi, one that he had never seen before, surged out from the red mask. The Yin Qi was so thick that even the most that Lu Sheng had absorbed before couldn't be compared to it.
"This mask has been passed down for many, many years. It is said that it was once excavated from a mysterious ruin. Later, it was brought back to the sect and was regarded as a treasure by my grandfather at that time. Later, it was passed on to my father, and then to me," the Great Elder explained in a low voice.
"So, this thing has a long history?" Lu Sheng asked aloud.
"Yes, it has a long history. According to my grandfather's research, this material has at least a few thousand years of history." The Great Elder was a little emotional, and did not notice Lu Sheng's strange behavior at this time.
"A few thousand years …" Lu Sheng could be sure that this mask in front of him had had many, many owners, and because of its uniqueness, many owners regarded it as a treasure. That was why it could accumulate such a huge amount of Yin Qi.
"There are many such things in the sect. Our Prime Devil Sect has a long history. Because the sect was founded by absorbing the remnant disciples of many aristocratic families, they also brought many special items from their respective ancient aristocratic families after they became the sect's higher-ups. If you like it, you can get it after paying a certain price. I can give you some as a reward, as long as you can complete the homework I've given you. "
"Homework?"
Lu Sheng finally came back to his senses.
"Of course, it's just memorizing the formula before. That's only the most basic content. Our Prime Devil Sect naturally has homework on actual combat as well. "The Great Elder led Lu Sheng all the way out.
If I can get such a reward just by completing homework, that's really what I've been dreaming of.
Lu Sheng gripped the mask tightly, and his heart was filled with anticipation.
Only now did he truly feel that he made the right choice back then. A sect with such a long history like the Prime Devil Sect was indeed the most suitable for him.
Because in a sect like this, there were many treasures that had a long history and were continuously passed down.
And it just so happened that even the weakest person in the sect was an expert who far surpassed mortals. This way, the Yin Qi items formed would also contain far more Yin Qi than the outside world.
"So now, your first homework is to follow the route I took before and walk out of the Secret Arts Palace," the Great Elder said seriously. "If you can successfully complete it without alerting the Forbidden Puppets, then this mask is yours."
Lu Sheng narrowed his eyes. Sensing at least a hundred units of Yin Qi contained in the mask, he nodded fiercely.
"I understand. Please wait a moment."
He put down the mask and bowed slightly to the Great Elder. Then, he strode into the Courtyard of Punishment.
Black spikes stabbed into the ground continuously swept past him. Lu Sheng did not even look at the Great Elder who was looking at him behind him. He leaped through the gap in the door.
However, what appeared in front of him was not the same hall as before. Instead, it was a huge, twisting, and swaying vortex of black Qi.
Lu Sheng slowly closed his eyes, then opened them again. The vortex in front of him suddenly shattered, and his vision returned to the great hall from before.
He looked around, turned left, and quickly entered the corridor by the window that the Great Elder had walked through before.
Following the corridor, Lu Sheng rushed to the side hall filled with Forbidden Puppets in less than ten breaths of time.
Lu Sheng looked at the Taboo Puppets, which numbered at least 30 or more. Each of these puppets had a pair of bright scarlet eyes as they scanned their surroundings.
Previously, the Great Elder used a special sachet to enter. But since he made me return alone, there must be a solution. Furthermore, it's a solution that doesn't require the sachet.
Lu Sheng pondered for a moment, then suddenly stepped into the side hall.
Swoosh!
He was extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, he rushed into the hall.
Strangely, all of the Forbidden Puppets ignored him.
So this is simply a test of courage. I should still have the fragrance from before on me. Lu Sheng immediately understood what was going on.
To other disciples, this was indeed a good test. But to Lu Sheng, it was meaningless.
After passing through the side hall, he arrived at the corridor that had no floor.
Lu Sheng looked at the wall. The footprints from before had already disappeared.
"Is this a test of memory?"
Without hesitation, he rose from the ground and lightly tapped on the wall a few times before landing on the opposite floor.
Moving forward, he arrived at the final test — the small room from before.
"Pa."
Lu Sheng pushed open the door. The long saber that had been stabbed into the stone previously appeared in his vision once again.
"Demon … huh?" He was expressionless. Originally, he should have been able to reach this point. All he had to do was return.
But Lu Sheng didn't want to return so simply.
He slowly walked towards the long saber that was stabbed into the stone and gently held it.
Then, he pulled it out.
"Roar …"
A strange, deep sound that sounded like the roar of a wild beast came from beneath the saber.
The entire room started to tremble slightly.
As Lu Sheng slowly pulled out the saber, the floor of the room started to tremble even more. A strange, distorted black fog filled with evil murmurs emanated from beneath the black stone.
A deep, vast, and vibrating voice sounded slowly.
"I've been asleep for five …"
"Boom!"
Lu Sheng forcefully stabbed the saber back into the ground.
"It's fine. I'm just here to take a look at the saber," he smiled. "Continue."
The black fog was quickly sucked into the crack beneath the black stone like water being sucked into a whirlpool. The trembling of the entire room quickly calmed down.
A strong voice of unwillingness, anger, grievance, and pain turned into a faint buzzing sound that tried to pass through the ground.
But it was to no avail. The long saber seemed to be some kind of powerful seal that perfectly sealed the voice and emotion, blocking it from entering.
Lu Sheng looked at the saber and found that although there was Yin Qi on it, it didn't seem to be very thick.
The saber had some kind of powerful force that far surpassed that of the mask, but the Yin Qi on it was far less than that of the mask.
So, he decisively stabbed it back.
Although there was a huge resistance when he stabbed it back, this resistance was negligible for someone like him who had a terrifyingly strong body.
For a normal person, even a disciple of an aristocratic family or a disciple of a sect, they might not have the strength to stab the saber back.
But for Lu Sheng, it was like pulling out a toothpick …
"Alright, it's time to go back," Lu Sheng didn't even look at the long saber used for sealing and turned around to leave the room.
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