Yang Lielan behind him held a long spear, his expression calm as he said, "Before I came, I heard the Supreme Elder mention this formation. If you kill someone, you enter another formation. Of course, if you don't kill anyone, you can also keep pushing forward through the stages and enter another formation that way."
Chen Xuan pocketed the spatial ring. "So, are these two formations in the same place?"
"That I don't know. The Ninth Inner Realm is very dangerous, but precisely because of that danger, no one has yet found any treasures inside."
Yang Lielan stored his long spear into his spatial ring. "As for those who have been coming here for years, they won't share the information they've gathered with anyone else."
Chen Xuan nodded lightly. "Understood. When I was with Brother Mu, I noticed my luck has always been good. Since Brother Mu entered by killing, I'll do the same."
"Don't hurt your own people."
Yang Lielan looked at Chen Xuan and said.
"Don't worry. There's one thing Brother Mu and I have in common—we only kill those who want to kill us."
Chen Xuan tightened his grip on the firewood-chopping knife and continued deeper into the area.
...
Xu Mu stood before the stone statue, looking at the two cave openings on the left and right.
One was called Paradise, the other Hell.
If he followed normal logic, he would obviously choose the Paradise path. But would someone who built a formation at this level really be so honest?
Xu Mu didn't walk into either cave. Instead, he searched the surrounding area for other exits.
However, after careful investigation, he found no other way out.
Just then, Xu Mu suddenly noticed light flashing in the distance of the formation.
He immediately returned to the stone statue of the woman, cast a concealment skill, and hid in a corner.
When Xu Mu approached this spot, the two cave openings behind the statue never disappeared.
The stone woman spoke the same words as before, but before she could finish, the black-robed figure had already entered the left cave, the Paradise path.
Xu Mu stood in place, stroking his chin in thought. That person didn't even wait for her to finish speaking before charging straight in.
Clearly, he had been here before. Since he chose the left path, it was probably the safer one.
Just as Xu Mu was about to follow, the formation in the distance began to fluctuate again.
Another black-robed figure appeared on the scene. He didn't pause at all and went straight into the right cave, the Hell path.
Xu Mu watched this and was dumbfounded. What was going on here?
Could it be that the end of both paths is the same, just with different dangers along the way?
Thinking about it, Xu Mu walked back to the two cave openings.
He hesitated briefly, then broke into a smile. "I'm more interested in this Hell."
As he said this, he stepped into the right cave.
The pitch-black opening had no light at all. After walking about a dozen meters, the world before his eyes changed.
It was like a charred city of scorched earth. The ground beneath his feet was burned almost completely black.
In many places, traces of flames could still be seen.
He looked back and found the entrance had vanished.
Xu Mu gazed into the distance. About a kilometer away, on the city walls, countless corpses were hanging.
Blood had stained the entire wall a dark, rusted red.
Xu Mu activated his perception and scanned the surroundings. He spotted no other figures.
He had no choice but to keep moving forward until he reached the city wall.
Xu Mu walked through the broken gate of the wall into the city's interior.
In the distance, he saw a black-robed figure leaning against a stone pillar.
Xu Mu approached and looked at the black-robed person.
The black-robed person looked back at Xu Mu, but neither spoke.
Judging by the hands exposed, Xu Mu guessed this person was a woman.
Still, in a place like this, no one could be trusted. Xu Mu walked straight past her.
He looked toward the tall stone palace not far away and planned to go check it out first.
"I'd advise you not to go alone. It's better to travel together."
The black-robed woman's voice came from behind Xu Mu.
Xu Mu turned around, hearing this woman's voice. She seemed young, but her tone was extremely cold.
"Do you know about the formation here?"
Xu Mu stopped, turned around with a smile.
"I know of it, but even if you know, it's still full of danger everywhere."
The black-robed woman said indifferently.
"True. Many people know game stages by heart, but plenty still can't get through on a single life."
Xu Mu walked over to the woman. "Could I ask you about the formation here? I can trade some heavenly treasures for the information."
"I don't need your heavenly treasures. This formation is meant to split enemies apart. Once you enter, someone must die for anyone to leave."
The black-robed woman explained, "There are two paths—Paradise and Hell. To get through this formation, the two sides from Paradise and Hell must fight to the death. Only the victor can leave."
"And the loser?"
Xu Mu asked curiously.
He was currently worried about Chen Xuan and Yang Lielan. If they chose the other side, things would get bad. He should have marked something before entering.
"The loser dies, of course. The essence of this formation is slaughter—whoever wins continues deeper inside. That's why I said earlier it's meant to separate enemies."
The black-robed woman said calmly.
Xu Mu's expression turned serious at these words. "I still have two friends. They don't know I'm here. What if they end up on the other side?"
"Nothing you can do about it. You'd better pray you don't run into them in battle."
The black-robed woman explained.
"So you're saying if we don't kill our opponent, we can't move forward. What if both sides are evenly matched?"
"If a decision isn't reached within the set time, the formation will teleport both parties into a killing array. That array creates opponents based on your cultivation level. If you win, you survive and escape. But if you want to go deeper inside, you'll have to go through it all over again."
"That's not bad."
Xu Mu pointed at the distant palace and asked, "Is that the battlefield?"
"That's right. The essence of the formation here is to annihilate your enemies."
The black-robed woman looked at Xu Mu and asked, "So if you kill someone early on, you can come in ahead of time and choose your faction freely. But if you value your subordinates and don't want to kill, you'll face many fatal formations. When you finally reach the end, you'll still be randomly assigned to one side."
"Thanks for telling me all this. To get this information, your people must have lost quite a few, right?"
Xu Mu asked softly.
"No. This is my first time here."
The black-robed woman said this and suddenly stood up, looking at two more black-robed figures appearing in the distance. "You're finally here."
"Oh my! Isn't this your dream guy, Xu Mu?"
One of the newly arrived black-robed women said with a laugh.
Xu Mu was taken aback. At least from the tone of this woman's voice, he didn't recognize her at all.
"Don't talk nonsense in front of me. Since he's right here, let him join us."
The black-robed woman said coolly.
"Sorry, but until I know who you are, I'm not following any of you."
Xu Mu looked at the people in front of him. "Even just letting me see your faces would do—at least then I'd know you're not enemies."
uld barely embark on the path to immortality. Just as he was on the verge of death, his golden finger awakened. No matter whether it was poison, drained blood and vital energy, diminished lifespan, or any other physical debuff caused by paying a price—once midnight passed, everything would be refreshed. From then on, whenever someone asked what kind of person Chu Ran was, the answer was simple: Forbidden arts that other cultivators dared not learn? Chu Ran would learn them. Prices that even demonic cultivators dared not pay? Chu Ran would pay them. Lifespan that even righteous cultivators dared not burn? Chu Ran would burn it. All the blood essence in his body? Take it. Want both his hands and feet? He would cut them off and send them to you. You say he’s finished? He wasn’t built to sit idle. You think he’s gone mad? No—he was simply waiting for midnight. From that day onward, Chu Ran would respect neither Heaven nor Earth, bow to neither gods nor ghosts. He had only one wish: For midnight to arrive a little sooner.
e school belle recognized by the whole school, a genius girl from the kendo club. She also has a hidden identity, the youngest legendary demon hunter. Chen Shuo just transmigrated and found himself turned into a weak, helpless little vampire. He was caught by Su Xiyen and taken home at the very beginning. Since then, Chen Shuo's life creed only had two items. "First, classmate Su Xiyen is always right." "Second, if classmate Su Xiyen is wrong, please refer back to item one." Many years later, Chen Shuo, who had turned back into a human, led a pair of twins to appear in front of all the vampires to share the secret of how he turned back into a human. "It's simple, I tricked a female demon hunter into becoming my wife!"
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
