290Chapter 289 A Complete Insight into Success Ghostly Thoughts Revealed

The people around quickly fell into a state of frantic contemplation.

About an hour later, Yun Buyi let out a low shout, raised his hand, and three phantom images of mountains appeared in his palm.

“You are the first inheritor of this method. The third person to comprehend this method will receive a reward of three.”

A beam of light flew out from the three mountains and landed in front of Yun Buyi; it was still a box.

Yun Buyi remained calm and raised his hand to put the box away.

With the cloud’s unwavering movement, the operation was successfully carried out.

Gao Yu and Zhou Feng almost simultaneously let out a low shout, raised their hands to cast a spell, revealing the phantom images of three mountains.

However, almost simultaneously, it wasn’t exactly at the same time.

“You are the first to inherit this method. The fourth person to comprehend this method will receive the final reward. Rewards distribution is now complete.”

The words rang out again, and a beam of light flew out and landed in front of Gao Yu.

Gao Yu unleashed his attack a fraction of a second faster than Zhou Feng.

Zhou Feng’s expression changed slightly as he looked at the reward box in front of Gao Yu, a cold glint in his eyes.

He then turned his gaze to Yu Xian, his eyes filled with anger and murderous intent!

That damn guy…

It is obvious that these four rewards are intended for the four holders of the jade pendant fragments.

But he unexpectedly stepped in and won the first prize!

This caused the rankings to be pushed down, which meant that he, the true inheritor who possessed the jade pendant fragment and recognized its owner, was unable to receive any rewards!

What right does this bastard have?!

He wasn’t even qualified to come in!

And now they’ve even stolen the opportunity that should have been theirs!?

Zhou Feng slowly exhaled, suppressing his rage and regaining his composure.

For now… let this bastard live a little longer!

Yu Xian was still practicing the Mountain Character Technique with his eyes closed, ignoring Zhou Feng’s sinister gaze.

The Mountain Technique is extremely profound; in terms of power alone, it ranks among the top three of all the spells I have learned.

Among the spells he practiced, the most complex and powerful was naturally the Vine Spell.

The more Yu Xian learned these wood-based spells, the more he felt they were as vast as the ocean!

The growth of each of its vines represents a qualitative leap!

Moreover, there are only seven vines now, but Yu Xian can easily extend them into eight, nine, ten, or even countless vines! Its potential is almost limitless! It is simply incomparable to those spells that have reached their limit after being comprehended to the deepest level!

Secondly, there is the Divine Thunder Technique, which is incomparably powerful.

Unfortunately, I am a wood spirit root, which is not very compatible. However, once I break through to the Golden Core stage, I will no longer be bound by my root attribute, and my cultivation of this thunder technique should be much better. At that time, I can try to activate the Yi Wood Azure Thunder with the Eastern Yi Wood attribute.

Secondly, Blood Jade and the Great Five Elements Handprint should have been listed side by side.

Now, however, it has become this “mountain” formula.

It’s not that the power of this Mountain Character Technique surpasses that of the Great Five Elements Hand Seal and Blood Linglong.

Based on Yu Xian’s perception, even if he were to fully comprehend this Mountain Word Technique in the future and unleash it with the cultivation of the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, its power would at most be on par with the Great Five Elements Hand Seal and Blood Linglong, which he had also fully comprehended.

However, this “Mountain Technique” is not just for using magic to launch attacks.

It can also be used to perform physical exercises and bestow blessings!

This would be of great use to Yu Xian.

Even a 30-40% increase in physical strength under the activation of the Mountain Technique is an extremely terrifying boost!

Therefore, the “mountain” principle can be ranked third!

To comprehend…to comprehend…

The three mountains rotated, becoming increasingly profound, and the secret of the mountain was gradually understood more deeply.

And time slowly passed.

Nine days have passed in the blink of an eye.

Over the next nine days, nine of the other eleven people successively comprehended the Mountain Character Technique and successfully completed the first inheritance trial, but they did not receive any rewards.

However, there were still two people who had not yet comprehended the Mountain Character Technique. One was a Foundation Establishment Great Perfection cultivator brought by Yun Buyi, and the other was a Pseudo-Core Formation cultivator brought by Zhou Feng.

Their eyes were bloodshot, and they had gone into a frenzy, staring at the three mountains. This time, even if they died, they would not close their eyes!

The others also opened their eyes, no longer trying to comprehend the Mountain Word Technique, but instead looking at the two people.

With the half-month deadline fast approaching, what will happen if these two still cannot comprehend the Mountain Character Technique?

If they fail the trial, will they be eliminated?

Or will they be removed from the secret realm?

Or is there another situation?

But in the end, they were disappointed.

The last two roared and raised their hands to cast spells, each conjuring a small phantom of the Three Mountains in their palms!

They succeeded too!

“Very good. All sixteen of you who came this time are quite talented. You have all successfully comprehended the spells I left behind within fifteen days. I will be waiting for you in the second trial…”

As the last two people finally comprehended the Mountain Mantra, a voice slowly drifted from the sky.

The three mountain peaks slowly disappeared.

The world returned to calm, just as it had been when we first arrived.

The expressions on everyone’s faces varied.

Everyone passed the first trial of inheritance; we were lucky.

How many of the second level can you pass?

The sixteen people fell silent, especially the four inheritors, whose expressions were uncertain.

The pressure is too much…

At first, they thought that since they were the inheritors and had the advantage of three points given by the jade pendant fragment, they would be able to easily pass the trial. At most, they would be competing with the other three inheritors for the first place.

But at this moment, it seems that these extra twelve people are not much different from them at all!

On the contrary, there were people who, even without the jade pendant fragments, comprehended the spell before the four inheritors and won first place!

What if someone else comes in first place in the second round?

Another person won first place in the third round!?

Could it be that this final inheritance of a Void Returning expert will really fall into the hands of someone who doesn’t even have a jade pendant fragment?

Absolutely not!

“Cough cough.”

Yun Buyi coughed lightly, looked at Hua Yuandu, Gao Yu, and Zhou Feng, and said with a faint smile, “Fellow Daoists, shall we have a detailed discussion?”

Hua Yuandu, Gao Yu, and Zhou Feng all looked at Yun Buyi at the same time, and all of them saw the meaningful look in his eyes.

What is he doing…?

Zhou Feng smiled and said, “If you want to chat, then this humble Daoist is naturally willing.”

Gao Yu pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, “Okay.”

Hua Yuan frowned slightly and looked at Yun Buyi, saying, “Speak your mind.”

Yun Buyi smiled slightly and said, “Fellow Daoists, may I have a word with you in private?”

As he spoke, he strode forward and walked away.

Gao Yu and Zhou Feng paused for a moment, then followed.

Hua Yuan frowned, turned to look at Yu Xian, Wei Yun, and Shen Ce, thought for a moment, and then followed.

The four people’s actions caused the expressions of the eleven people to change simultaneously!

None of us are idiots or fools!

The fact that these four people found a private place to talk, not wanting the other twelve to know what they were talking about, can only mean that they wanted to reach an agreement together!

So what kind of agreement can they reach here?

It must be aimed at these twelve people who are also qualified to participate in the succession competition!

How infuriating! So what if they’re geniuses?!

That was simply a blessing from heaven, a natural gift of exceptional talent and aptitude!

When it comes to comprehension, perseverance, determination, and tenacity, how could anyone be worse than them?

The legacy left behind by this mysterious Void Returning expert will surely be a comprehensive test!

So they panicked! They were scared!

They wanted to reach some kind of agreement, perhaps to join forces and prevent these twelve people from participating in the subsequent selection trials!

But… but who dares to speak first and expose their conspiracy?

Anyone who dares to speak first and expose their ulterior motives will surely suffer a thunderous blow! They will absolutely not survive!

If we don’t speak, then we can only wait in silence for their verdict!

For a moment, all twelve people except Yu Xian looked solemn and anxious.

However, since they don’t know each other at all, they can’t form an alliance. If they try to speak up and gather everyone together, they will anger the four inheritors and be killed on the spot!

The strength of these four inheritors is beyond doubt. If they were to fight, in a one-on-one battle, whoever gets involved would die!

It takes at least two, or even three, to fight one to a draw!

For a moment, these eleven people were completely stumped!

Only Yu Xian remained calm and waited patiently.

The choice is now in Hua Yuandu’s hands. If Hua Yuandu is willing to break off relations, then he will have no scruples.

If Hua Yuandu is still willing to stay with him, then even if he eventually obtains the inheritance, he will share it with Hua Yuandu. If he cannot obtain it, he will do his best to help Hua Yuandu obtain it!

The eleven people were secretly anxious, but suddenly one of them rose into the air and headed straight for the center.

You two go and discuss it!

I’m off to tackle the second challenge now!

His action also alerted the other ten people, who immediately set off together to head to the center to attempt the second trial of inheritance left by the Void Returning expert!

“You bastard!”

The four men were still whispering among themselves in the distance when they suddenly saw someone rushing towards the center. Yun Buyi immediately shouted angrily, “Stop right now if you don’t want to die!”

“Fellow Daoist Liu, Fellow Daoist Zhong, Fellow Daoist Wu, stop right there!”

Zhou Feng’s eyes were also filled with coldness as he said, “Otherwise, don’t blame me for being ruthless!”

Gao Yu sighed softly and said, “Fellow Daoists, please stop quickly. I don’t want to make things difficult for you.”

Hua Yuandu remained silent, but Wei Yun and Shen Ce also dared not fly any further.

“Fellow Daoist Mu, what is your intention?”

The four cultivators who had been reprimanded by Yun Buyi stopped abruptly, their expressions grave as they looked at him. One of them, a pseudo-core cultivator, said in a deep voice, “We also have the right to inherit the legacy. Why are you making us stop?”

Fellow Taoist Mu…

The pseudo-Dan cultivator’s words stirred the hearts of many.

Sure enough, Yun Buyi was an alias. His surname should be Mu, but his given name was unknown.

Yun Buyi’s gaze turned cold, and he said in a chilling tone, “What did you say?”

The pseudo-Dan cultivator was startled, but forced himself to remain calm and asked, “Fellow Daoist Yun, what exactly do you mean?”

Yun Buyi said slowly, “It doesn’t mean anything. The four of us discussed it and found that you are all our companions and are not qualified to inherit the opportunity. So, it’s better for you to wait here. Whoever gets the inheritance later will definitely share some with you.”

“good.”

Zhou Feng calmly said to the three pseudo-Dan cultivators who had come with him, “You can wait here.”

Gao Yu looked at the two pseudo-Dan cultivators with a slight apology and said, “Fellow Daoists, I’m so sorry to trouble you to wait here for a while.”

Hua Yuandu also looked at Shen Ce and Wei Yun, and said in a deep voice, “The chances of you succeeding in retrieving it are not high. You might as well wait here. If I succeed, I will share it with you two, just like I said before.”

Shen Ce and Wei Yun both looked bitter, and for a moment they didn’t know how to answer.

As for the other Foundation Establishment Great Perfection cultivators and pseudo-Core Formation cultivators, they also showed expressions of unwillingness, bitterness, and solemnity, but dared not say more.

After Hua Yuan finished speaking, he turned his gaze to Yu Xian.

Yu Xian met his gaze calmly.

Hua Yuandu pointed at Yu Xian and said slowly, “But he’s my brother, he has to come with us!”

“Fellow Daoist Li, what do you mean by this!?”

“Fellow Daoist Li, isn’t this inappropriate? We’d rather be scorned by these fellow Daoists than bring any of them along! Yet you insist on bringing one!?”

“Brother Li, what you are doing is inappropriate.”

As soon as Hua Yuandu spoke, Yun Buyi, Zhou Feng, and Gao Yu’s expressions changed simultaneously, and anger was revealed in their eyes!

Li Yuan is actually bringing people with him?

If he brings people along, wouldn’t that mean he has another helper?

They all left everyone behind.

But he brought a helper with him, so doesn’t that give him a huge advantage?!

The three men had already raised their auras, and it was clear that if Hua Yuandu insisted on doing this, the three of them would immediately join forces to deal with Hua Yuandu and Yu Xian for the time being before discussing anything else!

But Hua Yuandu was not afraid at all, and said slowly, “I said, I can ignore the others, but I want to take my brother with me.”

“Ha, this is utterly absurd…”

Yun Buyi let out a cold laugh, his eyes flashing with murderous intent.

Zhou Feng’s expression naturally turned cold as well.

Even Gao Yu sighed, and before she knew it, the three of them had already surrounded Hua Yuandu!

“The master of this place has said that we all have a chance to participate. How can you just tell us to stop participating with a single sentence?”

But Yu Xian suddenly spoke up, saying indifferently, “On what basis? On what basis are you strong? We rogue cultivators have all struggled on the edge of life and death, and experienced countless dangerous situations. Do you think we’re afraid of your strength?! If you don’t let us participate, then we’ll fight!”

After saying that, Yu Xian turned to the eleven cultivators who were standing still and said in a deep voice, “Do you agree or not?!”

The eleven cultivators’ hearts stirred simultaneously. First, the pseudo-Core Formation experts abruptly declared, “That’s right! We have the right too! Why should we wait here?! If anyone tries to stop us from seizing this opportunity, then we’ll fight!!”

“Yes! We also have the right to participate!”

“We are not afraid of death!”

“right!”

“Fellow Daoist Zhou, although you are a peerless genius, you cannot be so domineering!”

“Fairy Gao, I cannot comply!”

“Fellow Daoist Mu… Yun, I will participate in this journey for the inheritance opportunity even if it means my death. If I cannot break through my pseudo-core, I will die sooner or later. If you kill me now, you will only die twenty or thirty years earlier.”

The remaining people became enraged, their eyes turning cold!

If someone were to speak up and unite them, they would naturally unite immediately and share a common hatred for the enemy!

If war is truly necessary, then let it be war!

In short, they have to go!

At this very moment, thanks to Yu Xian’s words, the twelve people have temporarily become allies!

Listen to those low shouts.

Yun Buyi, Zhou Feng, and Gao Yu immediately frowned deeply!

These twelve people were all carefully selected by them to accompany them to seize this opportunity.

If they become enemies, it doesn’t matter if there are one, two, or even three; I’m confident I can suppress them!

But now that the twelve of them are united against a common enemy, and Hua Yuandu is not on their side, those three really need to think things through!

Make a move?

Three people against thirteen people, including Hua Yuandu, the inheritor?

Too dangerous! They might even turn the tables and kill us!

If Hua Yuandu were with them, those four would have already attacked and killed all twelve of them!

It’s just a shame about Hua Yuandu; he’s not thinking straight and actually spoke up for these non-inheritors! That’s why things have developed to this point!

“hehe.”

Yun Buyi sneered, “Fine, if you want to participate, then go ahead and participate! I’d like to see if you can compete with me!”

“That’s utterly absurd.”

Zhou Feng said slowly, “Originally, if I had obtained the inheritance, I would have shared some with you. Perhaps it contained the method to break through to the Pseudo-Core stage. But you insisted on fighting for it yourselves. Very well! After I obtain the inheritance, you will not receive a single bit!”

Gao Yu sighed softly and said, “Fellow Daoists, why do this?”

After Yun Buyi and Zhou Feng finished speaking, they both gave Yu Xian a cold look, then took a step forward and disappeared into the air towards the center.

Gao Yu glanced at Yu Xian, a sigh appearing on her face, before taking flight as well.

Upon seeing this, the eleven people’s eyes lit up with joy, and they immediately took to the air again, rushing towards the center!

This is a rare opportunity! Since we have it, we must give it our all without any regrets!

Only Hua Yuandu and Yu Xian remained on the spot.

Hua Yuandu looked at Yu Xian and smiled, saying, “Why are you doing this? Those three guys already hold a grudge against you.”

“There’s no other way. If we don’t unite these people in their hatred of the enemy, then it’s just the two of us against three.”

Yu Xian shook his head.

“Haha, you’re afraid you can’t win?”

Hua Yuandu burst into laughter, pointed at Yu Xian, and teased him.

Yu Xian smiled calmly, shrugged, and said, “I’m afraid you can’t beat me.”

“Hahaha!”

Hua Yuandu laughed again, turned around and said, “Let’s go! This battle was inevitable sooner or later!”

Yu Xian calmly stepped forward and said, “Then let’s fight.”