Chapter 217: Entering

"What do you mean, Madam Gao? Did you figure out where these gates lead?" Xie Rou asked while gesturing towards the doors.

"You’ve seen it before? Where?" Zhou Lan asked with furrowed brows.

She said with a smile and continued her explanation.

After we’ve successfully overcome them, we are greatly rewarded with all kinds of treasures!

When Gao Zhen finished those words, her eyes immediately met Yi Chen’s.

"What if one fails to clear the trial? What will happen then?" Yi Chen asked with a frown the next instant.

Even if you fail to complete it, nothing happens to you as death inside the domain doesn’t equal the death of the real body."

"Is that so?" Yi Chen asked with a doubtful expression.

"Is there something Young Master Chen has to say?" Gao Zhen asked, seeing him like that.

Just because the other ruins didn’t have any penalty...doesn’t mean this one also won’t have...so what I’m saying is that we shouldn’t let our guard down."

Hearing Yi Chen’s words, Gao Zhen naturally frowned a little, but on a second thought, his words indeed made sense.

"Yes!"

YAWN!

"A-Ah, it came out louder than I expected. My apologies," she apologised with an embarrassed expression.

We’ve been on our toes for more than fifteen hours now, so it’s best we take a rest. It will also ensure that we’ll be able to do these trials with a much clearer head."

From fighting the black skeletons, rescuing everyone from their grasp, and later even performing the trial to open the temple’s door...it won’t be wrong to say that his mental energy was almost on the brink of exhaustion.

It was soon followed by a sumptuous meal during which Gao Zhen narrated several different types of experiences shared by the cultivators who had successfully cleared such doors.

Almost on the verge of exhaustion, Yi Chen was about to shut his eyes, but still, out of habit, decided to glance at his progress one last time.

#Weapon Arts

#Cultivation Arts

2) Myriad Fire Swords [ Comprehension: 33% ]

#System Items

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A few seconds later, Yi Chen put away the system panel and closed his eyes.

The next day, after freshening up and having an energetic breakfast, they were all ready to enter the doors.

"Good luck, everyone! Remember all the tips and stories I gave you earlier. They’ll definitely come in handy."

’So that’s what happens once we enter the door...’ Yi Chen nodded his head in understanding.

Meanwhile, Xie Rou and Zhou Lan wished Yi Chen good luck before subtly nodding towards each other and simultaneously entering their respective doors.

"Let’s do this then."

"Stop. The third door to your right. Enter that."

By now, even if the voice seemed scary to him, he had started to develop a little trust towards it.

However, he was still curious to know the reason behind the voice’s suggestion, so he asked.

"..."

Seeing that the voice had no intention of adding on to what he had said, a brief debate ensued in Yi Chen’s mind.

The latter soon won over the former, and Yi Chen soon walked towards the third door to his right.

He subtly clicked his tongue at this silent treatment and soon stepped inside the door the next instant.

...

Beneath his legs, there was red sand which completely encompassed the vast space he was in.

He glanced towards the sky, which seemed to be turning orange as if it were nearing sunset. However, when he looked around, he found no traces of the sun.

He sighed to himself and then started looking all around in an attempt to find out what he needed to do to clear this trial.

"This..."

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Cultivation : Fifth Meridian Refinement Stage

Strength: 100

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Yi Chen thought to himself while glancing at the being that had just materialised a few meters ahead of him.

It had horns growing out from the sides of its head, blood-red eyes, white fangs protruding out of its lower lip and long razor blade-like claws which shone with a dangerous glimmer.

However, in reality, it looked even more intimidating, and Yi Chen couldn’t help but tense up at its sight.

"Where did it go...?!"

ZAHIIIIR!

At the same time, he reached for the spare sword in his storage ring.

To his utter surprise, even his storage ring was gone.