Elder Peng’s face was heavy with gravity as he gazed at the colorful glazed spherical mountain peak in the center, slowly speaking.

“Have any of you ever heard of the Life-and-Death Wheel trials having such changes before?”

“This old man has never heard of the Life-and-Death Wheel having such changes, nor have I ever seen records of such transformations! Could it be that some kind of incident has occurred inside?”

Peak Master Yi of Four Symbols Peak clasped his hands behind his back, his gaze somewhat sinister as he stared at the central mountain peak.

“To say this is something those three sects orchestrated may not be the case either. Look at their expressions – they don’t look much better than ours.”

A voice seductive to the bone softly rang out. Peak Mistress Li of Boundless Peak fluttered her beautiful eyes as she looked toward the other sects…

On the mountain peak where Ten-Step Court stood, Sword King Xiahua’s sword-like eyebrows rose, his heart already harboring unease. This was his intuition after experiencing hundreds of bloody storms and life-and-death situations. Cultivators often trusted their intuition more than mortals.

When cultivation reaches a certain level, although one may not necessarily be able to determine life and death or predict the future, certain inexplicable sensations usually exist, especially for those who cultivate the Yin-Yang Dao, Reincarnation Dao, or Killing Dao – they are particularly sensitive.

“I vaguely sense a momentum of blood light rushing to the sky. Could it be that Wang Lang and the others have encountered misfortune? The sudden changes in visit our site the Life-and-Death Wheel are extremely suspicious.”

He murmured to himself.

“Sword King Xiahua, regarding this sudden change, did Grand Profound Sect mention anything in their previous communications?”

Beside Sword King Xiahua, a person with a broad build and slightly plump figure flickered his small eyes several times. As they rolled around, sharp gleams shot forth.

“Sword King Xiachi, the sect’s arrangements were previously handled by Uncle Master Liehua, who had Sword King Xiaquan liaise with Grand Profound Sect and Pure Land Sect. I haven’t heard Senior Brother Xiaquan mention that the Life-and-Death Wheel would have such differences. It seems a sudden incident has occurred.”

After speaking, he directed his gaze to the top of a mountain peak on the left, where more than ten Daoists in blue robes stood in front of the peak, their eyes unblinkingly fixed on the central spherical mountain.

“Could it be that the blue gourds brought in, or the mixed spiritual root bodies, triggered some unknown restriction?”

Hang Zhi stared at the spherical mountain peak, her pretty face showing uncertain moods.

While Hang Wu remained silent, only watching the center, no one knowing what he was thinking.

What Hang Zhi didn’t notice was that on another mountain peak, [unauthorized copy]a gaze occasionally swept over her, passing over her undulating curves.

“This kind of female cultivator is beautiful but has a venomous mind, yet her personality is particularly fierce and unyielding. From her posture and skin tightness, she should have never experienced the ways of men and women.

To think she has cultivated to Core Formation and is still a virgin. With such a personality, her resistance would certainly be strong. If one could conquer her… what kind of stimulation would that be.”

The Jade Qilin in the form of Young Master Jia occasionally stuck out his scarlet tongue to stir his upper and lower teeth, then shifted his gaze elsewhere.

There stood Peak Mistress Li Yuin of Boundless Peak from Wraith Sect. But just as his gaze moved over, Li Yuin seemed to sense it and also turned to look directly at him.

She then showed him a seductive smile. This smile seemed to drain all color from heaven and earth, but it made Lin Mingyu involuntarily shiver and hastily withdraw his gaze.

“Although this kind of woman is indeed the ultimate prize, she’s the most difficult to deal with. Every frown and smile of hers is a trap. One careless move and even bones and flesh would be stewed into soup.”

Seeing Lin Mingyu awkwardly smile and shift his gaze away, Li Yuin felt disdainful in her heart.

“Hmph, want to get on this old lady! How can I find a chance to slaughter you? Hmm, roasted should taste good. If I ask Ting’er for some good wine, it should be even more fragrant when eaten.”

Thinking of this, Li Yuin couldn’t help but stick out her pink tongue to lick her red lips. Her pair of lively eyes kept moving. This smile and lick made several Core Formation [unauthorized copy]elders nearby hastily look away. Some were already thinking to themselves:

“That qilin should pray for his own good fortune.”

Behind them, Li Wuyi, Li Changting, and Zhao Min were all silently watching the changes in the central spherical mountain peak, all knowing this should be the final moment.

Zhao Min’s long robe fluttered as she stood facing the wind, like a carved goddess gazing at the horizon. In the gentle breeze, she reached out her slender jade hand to arrange a few strands of fallen black hair by her ear, tucking them behind her ear, fully revealing her fair, somewhat translucent earlobes.

She turned to look at Li Changting beside her, and as she turned her head, it also caused her long ponytail to sway.

“Senior Sister Li, is the gu insect wine ready? I’ll go too when the time comes.”

Li Changting was stunned upon hearing this, then smiled knowingly and looked at Li Wuyi with tender affection.

Li Wuyi immediately felt his head grow as large as a bucket, secretly complaining in his heart.

“I say, Younger Sister Min, why are you causing trouble for no reason, acting as thoughtlessly as that little junior brother? This makes you seem heroic? But… but… but is that wine for people to drink?”

As he pondered, he momentarily forgot to answer. Suddenly, he felt a killing intent slowly spreading beside him. A [visit our site]smile immediately appeared on his handsome face.

“Oh oh! No problem, we’ll all go to little junior brother’s courtyard then.”

“There’s wine? Could Senior Brother take me along when the time comes?”

A simple voice came from behind. Wei Chituo had vaguely heard about drinking wine and couldn’t help but show a flattering smile. Beside him was Yun Chunqu, whose injuries had somewhat improved.

At this moment, he was nervously watching the central spherical mountain peak, his lips tightly closed, showing an inexplicably tense appearance.

Further away, Wang Tian, Wei Feng, and others had also formed small circles, gathering together and speaking in low voices.

“Sure, if Second Junior Brother wants to go, then go. Senior brother will give you his share of the wine money.”

Upon hearing this, Li Wuyi immediately beamed with joy…

Li Yan felt another wave of dizziness and nausea, thinking to himself:

“This is just short-distance teleportation, and it’s like this every time. If it ​stolen content​were long-distance teleportation, wouldn’t I vomit myself to death? Cultivation… I still need to work hard to improve!”

He struggled to keep his eyes open, wanting to see his surroundings clearly, but outside the bubble everything was extremely blurry. Opening his eyes only made his chest more nauseous. In his daze, he saw that Gong Chenying beside him seemed unaffected.

The other party had a calm expression, her beautiful eyes quietly watching ahead. A wave of intense dizziness struck, and Li Yan had to quickly close his eyes again.

These events may sound lengthy, but actually occurred in an extremely short time. As Li Yan experienced the spinning sensation, he suddenly felt all pressure leave his body, with gentle breezes lightly patting his cheeks. He slowly opened his eyes.

As far as his eyes could see, blue sky and white clouds drifted leisurely. He was now standing on the spherical mountain peak. Looking around, the bubble around his body had disappeared. Besides Gong Chenying, who had already stood up beside him, there were various gazes from the surrounding peaks focused on this peak.

For a moment, Li Yan felt immense pressure, but this feeling passed quickly, because almost simultaneously, the spherical mountain peak continuously flashed with light as several colorful bubbles appeared one after another.

The bubbles instantly burst, revealing figures within. The gazes that had been focused on Li Yan and the other suddenly dispersed, turning toward those figures.

“They’re out, ah, they’re out.”

“It’s Qiu Jiuzhen from Grand Profound Sect, only… only seven or eight people left!”

“Is that few? Look at Wraith Sect’s Gong Chenying over there – she only brought one person out. The difference is clear.”

“More people are coming out…”

“Eh, who is this person?”

“Should be a Ten-Step Court cultivator. This should be the result of taking some kind of pill that drains potential…”

“He… he must have been severely poisoned!”

For a time, the mountain peaks around were bustling with voices. Many knowledgeable people instantly saw that Wang Lang’s condition was likely due to insufficient essence blood.

Li Yan and Gong Chenying didn’t immediately fly to the mountain peak where Wraith Sect was located. They immediately looked around and observed. Just as the unconscious Wang Lang appeared, Li Yan’s eyes narrowed.

He had been waiting for this moment. Wang Lang and Quan Jiuxing had merged their teams, and in the end, Wang Lang came out…

Then, he looked at Gong Chenying beside him and spoke in a low voice as if casually:

“Sixth Senior Sister, I didn’t really notice with the bubble noodles just now. Look at the wounds on that Ten-Step Court sword cultivator’s chest and abdomen – don’t they look somewhat like serrated cuts? Could they be from demonic cultivator claws?”

“Mm, they do look somewhat similar, but not quite. Normal demonic cultivator claw attacks should be vertical strikes downward or diagonal slashes. From the torn openings in his robe, this appears to be cut from bottom to top, more like cuts from some sharp blade.”

Gong Chenying was scanning the bubbles appearing around them. The people emerging were all cultivators from inside the metal sphere, but she still hadn’t seen Mei Bucai and the others, making her anxious.

Suddenly hearing Li Yan’s seemingly random question, she glanced at the unconscious Wang Lang, wondering why Li Yan would suddenly ask such a puzzling question. Why was he so concerned about Wang Lang’s previous chest and abdomen wounds?

Qiu Jiuzhen was originally only a few zhang away from Li Yan and the others. Li Yan’s seemingly quiet words were heard clearly by her, causing her delicate body to tremble slightly as she looked sharply at the fallen Wang Lang again.

However, this time, after seeing the wounds on Wang Lang’s chest and abdomen, her eyes were filled with disbelief.

The next moment, she took a step toward Wang Lang, but just as she approached him, a figure blocked her path, and a cold voice came:

“Junior Qiu, what are you trying to do?”

Qiu Jiuzhen hastily stopped, focusing her gaze. It was a plump middle-aged man standing before her, his small eyes looking at her while his other hand reached toward Wang Lang on the ground behind him.

Qiu Jiuzhen was startled. She naturally recognized this merchant-like fat man and qui[noodles]ckly bowed respectfully:

“Greetings, Uncle Master Xiachi. This disciple has something to confirm with Senior Brother Wang Lang.”

The newcomer was indeed Sword King Xiachi from Ten-Step Court. The moment the bubbles appeared, these Core Formation cultivators had already locked onto them with their divine sense.

But after the bubbles disappeared, their faces changed drastically. They could see Ten-Step Court’s attire at a glance. If not for Wang Lang’s aura, they wouldn’t have been able to recognize who this person was, and moreover, there was no one behind Wang Lang.

Sword King Xiahua’s face was extremely ugly, and the rest also had gloomy expressions. Except for Pure Land Sect having no one emerge, among the three sects that had appeared so far, Ten-Step Court was the most miserable.

That Wang Lang looked like he was about to die at any moment. With their experience, they could see at a glance that Wang Lang had taken drugs that stimulated essence blood or lifespan. How could they delay?

Without waiting for Sword King Xiahua to speak, the plump Sword King Xiachi beside him flickered his fat body, disappearing like a ghost and appearing in front of Wang Lang the next moment. He just hadn’t expected that someone else would also approach Wang Lang.

Sword King Xiachi heard Qiu Jiuzhen’s words and frowned. At this time, he had already drawn Wang Lang to his hand through the void, his spiritual power instantly penetrating Wang Lang’s body. He knew his condition was extremely serious, with his vitality almost severed.

Even treating him now, there probably wasn’t complete certainty. Yet this Grand Profound Sect girl was blocking his path.

“Can’t you see he’s already unconscious? How can you confirm anything? [noodles]Move aside quickly.”

Sword King Xiachi was displeased. If not for considering that Grand Profound Sect’s Core Formation cultivators were still present, he would have kicked this person away long ago. Even so, his words already contained spiritual power.

Qiu Jiuzhen felt her mind thunder with a roar, her face immediately turning pale as if struck heavily, her figure rapidly retreating. Just as Sword King Xiachi’s words finished, a voice full of mockery also rang out from behind Qiu Jiuzhen:

“Xiachi, such great authority! To intimidate a junior like this – truly remarkable ability!”

As this voice rang out, Qiu Jiuzhen only felt a cool sensation enter her body from her back. The stifling feeling in her chest immediately disappeared, and another great force blocked in front of her.

(Chapter End)