Seven days later.
In the seven days since he entered the Inner Peak, Lu An had quickly integrated into the life here. During the day, he would attend classes with his senior brothers and sisters and listen to Wu Chengshan's explanation of cultivation problems. At night, he would come to the Sky Tower and would only leave the next morning.
He did not even stay in the dormitory that Huang Zhizhong had arranged for him. He spent the night in the Sky Tower.
What made Lu An feel even more fortunate was that no one came to the second floor for seven days.
Perhaps it was because only the top fifty could come to the second floor, or for some other reason, Lu An had occupied the entire second floor for the past seven days. However, because no one disturbed him, Lu An could feel that he was improving little by little.
However, even under such pressure, Lu An was still a long way from reaching the late stage of Level 2.
In the morning, Lu An slowly opened his eyes, exhaled, and stood up from the ground. He was getting more and more accustomed to the pressure here and could fully concentrate on his cultivation. After he came out from the line, he stretched his body and prepared to leave for breakfast.
When he came to the first floor, the elder was still sitting on the chair. When he saw Lu An coming down, he smiled and said, "You're leaving?"
"Yes, Elder." Lu An said with a smile. The two of them had become more familiar with each other over the past few days, and it was much easier for them to talk.
"Bring me a jug of wine when you come tonight. I haven't drunk for a while, and I'm thirsty." The elder said with a smile.
"Okay." Lu An nodded and left the Sky Tower.
After a simple breakfast, Lu An headed to the palace where he would give his lectures. When Lu An and his senior brothers and sisters arrived, Wu Chengshan also arrived.
However, Wu Chengshan did not start his lecture this time. Instead, he looked at all the disciples and said loudly, "We will not be lecturing today. We will be going to Mount Sanhu for actual combat training."
When he heard the words' actual combat training ', Lu An was stunned. Then, he heard the surrounding disciples wailing.
He had never heard of actual combat training before, so he asked Gongye Qingshan in a soft voice, "What is actual combat training?"
Gongye Qingshan looked at Lu An in discomfort and said, "Just like the literal meaning, there are many strange beasts in Mount Sanhu. Moreover, all of them are very ferocious. We'll be staying at Mount Sanhu for a few days, and we'll be attacked by strange beasts at any time. Besides, we still have a mission. "
"Mission? What mission? "Lu An asked curiously.
However, without waiting for Gongye Qingshan to speak, Wu Chengshan continued to speak loudly in front of them. "In the past missions, you were required to bring back a total of ten crystal cores. However, this mission is different. The mission I'm giving you is to go to the lava cave in Mount Sanhu and retrieve a box from there!"
Hearing Wu Chengshan's words, all the disciples let out cries of disbelief!
Looking at everyone's shocked expressions, Lu An was startled and asked, "What do you mean?"
The astonishment on Gongye Qingshan's face did not diminish at all. He turned to look at Lu An and said, "In the deepest part of Mount Sanhu, there is a lava cave. There are three rank three strange beasts living there. They are three tigers and they are extremely terrifying! These three tigers will search for prey in the entire Mount Sanhu. In the deepest part of the lava cave, it is said that there is a box containing their crystal cores! "
Lu An was startled when he heard this and asked, "Do you mean that we have to enter their home and steal their things?"
"That's right." Gongye Qingshan said with a wry smile, "Do you think that's possible?"
Gongye Qingshan was not the only one who felt that it was impossible. All the disciples felt the same. Shang Gong opened his mouth and said to Wu Chengshan, "Master, isn't this … too difficult?"
"Indeed, the mission is somewhat difficult. However, don't forget that you are not alone. There are a total of twenty-four of you." Wu Chengshan said loudly, "I don't care what method you use to retrieve it, whether it's stealing or robbing. I just need to see that box."
Hearing that Wu Chengshan did not intend to change the plan, all the disciples let out a wail again. However, no matter how much they wailed, they could only obey the order. Everyone left the palace and headed towards Mount Sanhu.
Mount Sanhu was a mountain specially created by the Inner Peak. To be precise, there were three mountains. The three mountains were very big, enough for the strange beasts to have their own living quarters.
In fact, the Inner Peak had even released many ferocious strange beasts to make it more dangerous. In the past, there were indeed disciples who had been seriously injured in there. Some bad things had also happened. However, such incidents were too rare as the elders would try their best to protect everyone's safety.
It was also because there had been incidents that made these disciples more cautious. It was meaningful for them to have actual combat.
After rushing for nearly two hours, they finally arrived at the bottom of a mountain. The mountain path also stopped here. At the end of the path, there was a sign with the words' Mount Sanhu 'written on it.
"Go in." Wu Chengshan looked at the twenty-four disciples and said, "You can come out when the mission is completed."
"…"
After hearing Wu Chengshan's words, all the disciples had no choice but to walk in. Soon, the crowd disappeared into the forest.
In the forest, the disciples did not disperse. Instead, they gathered together and walked. Because it was Lu An's first time here, he directly activated Scorching Sun Nine Suns to sense the surroundings for safety's sake.
At this moment, someone asked Shang Gong, "Senior Brother, what should we do? Is there any way to get into the lava cave and take the things out? "
"How is that possible? Although most of us have Fate Wheels, those are three third-rank strange beasts. Besides, we can't even react when they rush over." Another person said with a headache.
Shang Gong heard the words around him and was obviously in a heavy mood. Indeed, this mission was almost impossible to complete. The only chance was to outsmart them.
"I think we need someone to lure all three tigers out." Shang Gong looked solemn and said, "This is the only possibility. Let's lure the three tigers away and then go into the lava cave to take the things out."
"But, it's easy to lure one out. How can we lure all of them out?"
"Yes, what if some of them are guarding the cave? Besides, it's too dangerous to lure them away. They might catch up and kill us! "
"So, we have to come up with a foolproof plan. This should be what Master wants us to do." Shang Gong said in a low voice, "In the future, there will be all kinds of problems in front of us. Complaining won't solve the problem. We have to think of a way ourselves."
Hearing Shang Gong's words, the surrounding disciples quieted down. But they were also worried and no one was interested.
Shang Gong looked around and understood their feelings. Not to mention them, even he was the same. How could he think of a way with such great psychological pressure?
At this moment, he suddenly found that Lu An at the back looked the calmest. Except for frowning slightly, he did not look worried at all. He could not help but ask, "Lu An, do you have any ideas?"
Everyone turned to look at Lu An in unison when they heard this. Lu An was also stunned and looked up at the crowd.
Looking at everyone's expectant eyes, Lu An smiled awkwardly and said, "It's not a solution. I'm just thinking about the possibility of fighting."
"What do you mean?" Shang Gong was stunned and asked.
Lu An thought about it and said his idea, "Of course we have to lure the tigers out. But we don't have to run away. Instead, we have to fight with them."
Hearing this, everyone was stunned. Just when others were about to refute, Shang Gong said, "Go on."
"If we're talking about stealing, one person is enough. In other words, there are twenty-three of us against three Rank 3 Mystic Beasts. If we're talking about pure strength, we're not inferior to them. The key problem is that we can't catch their speed."
"So, as long as we set up an ambush in advance, lead them to a place where we can control them all in one area, or even bind them and make them immobile. Then, we can attack them. It's much easier."
Hearing Lu An's words, Shang Gong gradually frowned and thought seriously. Indeed, the strength of twenty-three people, coupled with their unique Fate Wheels, was enough to fight against three third-rank Exotic Beasts. As long as they restricted their movements, they could definitely fight.
"Then let's think more about how to cooperate to immobilize the three tigers. The plan must be foolproof. Otherwise, if anything goes wrong, we will all be responsible! "Shang Gong said loudly.
"Okay!" Hearing this, everyone nodded quickly.
On the side, behind a big tree, Wu Chengshan listened to the conversation of the disciples in the distance and a smile appeared on his face.
It seemed that he could watch a good show.
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