Drag him down?
After Gu Xuan arrived at Yang Yu's residence, the two people continued to spar in martial arts.
Of course, during the sparring session, Gu Xuan also learned some things about the Ancient Flame Demon Mansion from Yang Yu. Both of them were geniuses and time was precious. Naturally, they would deal with everything together.
After six hours of fighting, Gu Xuan gained a certain understanding of the Ancient Flame Demon Mansion. The Ancient Flame Demon Mansion was a cave left behind by a Flame Demon, an Emperor Grade powerhouse.
This Flame Demon was a character from thousands of years ago, but there was a strange restriction in the cave that prevented Emperor Level cultivators from breaking it. Naturally, they couldn't take all the treasures inside in one fell swoop.
The Gu Mansion would open once every one hundred days. However, there were also restrictions on entering the Gu Mansion. First, one could not be older than twenty. Second, one's cultivation could not be higher than a nine-star Venerate.
Contrary to Gu Xuan's expectations, the Gu Residence itself was not dangerous. Although there was a test, it was very safe. The reason for such a high mortality rate was that the Ancient Flame Demon Residence was not monopolized by the Ying Tian Sect. Instead, it was shared by dozens of large sects in the southeastern region.
Among these sects, the Ying Tian Sect was the weakest. Thus, they were mostly ostracized.
When fighting for treasures, fights would often occur, and this was the reason why so many people had lost their lives.
The number of treasures in the Ancient Flame Demon Mansion that could cause so many geniuses to fight to the death naturally reached an impressive level.
Therefore, even though the death rate was so high, the number of people allowed to enter the Ancient Flame Demon Mansion was limited. Large sects could only send a hundred people, medium sects could send twenty, and small sects could send five.
Although the Ying Tian Sect dominated several dynasties and was the overlord of a region, it was only a remote corner of the entire Southeast region. It didn't even have a single Emperor level powerhouse. It could only be considered a small sect, and a weak one among small sects.
Therefore, the number of spots was extremely limited. Every single spot was enough to make many geniuses fight until their faces turned red.
With regards to this, Gu Xuan felt helpless. Back then, the Sky Slaughter Sect that he had casually exterminated was a super sect. However, his disciple had only created a small sect after a hundred years. It was really pitiful.
There were only five pieces of Ice Crystal Chilling Marrow left. Five days later, Gu Xuan had completely refined them. Gu Xuan had no choice but to return to the Thousand Treasure Hall. However, he did not manage to obtain any new Ice Crystal Chilling Marrow.
Because Gu Xuan went to inquire alone, Deacon Wang ignored Gu Xuan and even mocked him a little.
Although it was Yang Yu who had arranged for them to purchase new Ice Essence Glacial Marrow, it wasn't something Yang Yu wanted after all. Yang Yu was too lazy to do it, so he could just find a random excuse to get it over with.
Gu Xuan had more or less guessed this matter. However, there was nothing he could do. After all, this person was not his follower. There was nothing he could do about it. Hence, he could only drop the matter.
Once he completed the sect's test, he would also receive the same treatment as Yang Yu. Similarly, he would be able to set up some individual exchange points in the Thousand Treasure Palace for himself. At that time, it would be much more convenient. He could even request for some other treasures.
As for now, Gu Xuan couldn't be bothered to cause more trouble. After all, Deacon Wang was Yang Yu's subordinate. If he dealt with him, it would be embarrassing for Yang Yu.
Gu Xuan had no choice but to purchase a high-grade yellow-rank treasure of heaven and earth at the same price.
A high-grade yellow-rank treasure could only absorb about twenty percent of the Ice Essence Glacial Marrow's fifty-five percent absorption. However, the price was about the same. This made Gu Xuan feel extremely helpless.
Another five days passed in a flash. In these five days, Gu Xuan's improvement was relatively average. He spent most of his time sparring with Yang Yu.
On the morning of the tenth day, Yang Yu left with Gu Xuan and headed to the gathering place for the participants of the Ancient Flame Demon Mansion's test.
Aside from Gu Xuan, there were four other people entering the Ancient Flame Demon Mansion. They were all disciples of the Ying Tian Sect. After entering the Ancient Flame Demon Mansion, they had to do their best to stay together. Otherwise, not to mention dealing with the middle-sized and large-sized sects, they wouldn't even be able to deal with the small-sized sects.
There were three men and one woman sitting at the gathering place. Three of them had unsightly expressions.
"What is the sect trying to do this time? Didn't they say that the Ancient Flame Demon Mansion's test is completely fair? Why did they add a two star Venerate?" Among the four, the woman could not help complaining. She was very dissatisfied.
"That's right. Even if the sect wants to nurture a genius and let this Gu Xuan enter the Ancient Flame Demon Mansion as soon as possible, they should wait until he is a five star or six star Venerate. At that time, although he won't be of much use, he won't be a burden."
A black-faced youth shook his head. "The four of us are moving together, yet we still have to protect a two star Venerate. How much of a chance of dying will it increase? Even if we don't die, how many treasures can we obtain?"
"Yan He, you don't have to complain. Right now, the angriest person should be Gu Peng." The young woman chuckled and looked at the gloomy-faced youth beside her.
"Humph!" That youth snorted softly. A cold light flashed in his eyes.
Gu Xuan's arrival only annoyed the other three. It did not have much of an effect for now. Even if it did, it would be in the future. Right now, Gu Peng hated Gu Xuan to the bone.
Gu Peng also had a disciple called Gu Cheng. The two of them were similar in strength. They had both put in a lot of effort to get into the top five. Gu Peng was fourth, and Gu Cheng was fifth.
Originally, the two of them should be qualified to enter the Ancient Flame Demon Mansion. If they worked together, they would have a higher chance of obtaining treasures and surviving. However, because of Gu Xuan, Gu Cheng's spot had been squeezed out.
"Alright." An older youth, who was sitting at the front, waved his hand and said, "Since this is the sect's arrangement, there is a reason for it. Don't tell me that you think that the sect is not aware of something that you are aware of?"
"Senior brother Xue Feng is right." The young woman said somewhat helplessly.
The black-faced youth also stopped his dissatisfaction and shook his head. He did not care about what the sect was thinking. He was only unwilling to bring a burden. That was all.
Xue Feng looked at the three of them and frowned. Although he was helpless to bring a weakling to the assessment, as a leader, he was most afraid of internal conflicts within the group. From the looks of it, this trend was very obvious.
In fact, deep down in his heart, even he, who was usually magnanimous, was disgusted by the sect's decision.
Putting aside the fact that it was unfair to arrange a weakling, it was very likely that the four of them would lose their lives. There was a life and death battle in the Ancient Flame Demon Mansion. For the sake of a treasure, dozens of people might lose their lives. It was not a joke.
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