291Chapter 290 The Results of a Days Search Those Who Dont Know Their Fate Will Not Be Forgiveled

The two quickly moved forward. Although the person in front had taken more than ten breaths, they had not fallen far behind and caught up in just a short while.

Ahead, all fourteen people stopped, looking solemnly at the vast lake before them.

Yu Xian and Hua Yuan flew over and looked at the lake, which was several miles long and wide, and both frowned slightly.

There are three mountains in front, and here it becomes a lake.

Could it be that there is a spell hidden within, waiting for everyone to figure it out?

Clearly, some people had already thought this way. Several cultivators sat cross-legged, looking at the lake in front of them, as if trying to glean some insight from it.

“Everyone’s here…”

Just then, a voice slowly rose from the sky, and everyone looked up at the sky.

“I have placed two items in this lake. Go into the lake and find them. These two items can increase the success rate of the second trial by 30%.”

The sound faded away, and there was no further movement.

All sixteen people frowned.

There are two things in the lake?

These two items can improve the success rate of the second trial by 30%, which sounds pretty good.

But what was put in? What are the two things? How do you tell them apart?

This vast lake contains countless things; how can we determine if they are what is needed for the second trial?

This is a hundred times, a thousand times more complicated than comprehending the Mountain Word Technique!

What is this successor going to do? Is he testing everyone’s patience?

patience……

A glint flashed in everyone’s eyes.

Yes, patience cannot be substantially manifested in trials. After all, enlightenment is experienced through magical perception, but how can patience be tested?

Then we can only test everyone’s patience with this extremely complicated operation!

There are countless things at the bottom of the lake, but finding just two of them is simply torture.

Those with little patience will probably just give up and not even bother looking, so they’ll just give up the 30% chance of success!

Only those with patience will search slowly until they finally find it after a thorough investigation.

Of course, if someone is incredibly lucky and finds the thing as soon as they enter the lake, then there’s nothing that can be done.

Luck is unpredictable, but it can also be considered a skill.

However, finding these two items will likely take up a lot of time…

What if someone else has already gone to the second level and passed it during this time?

A 30% chance seems high, but the time cost is definitely not small!

Most importantly, there are only two of these items. If someone else finds them and takes them to the second level, while you’re still searching in the lake, wouldn’t that be a waste of time?

After considering all aspects, everyone’s gaze was uncertain.

Finally, one person took a step forward, made a hand seal, and leaped into the lake to begin the search.

As one person entered the lake, five more cultivators followed suit, forming hand seals and leaping into the lake.

A 30% chance is quite high, and it’s worth the time!

After all, they weren’t the four inheritors who possessed the jade pendant fragments, so they couldn’t let go of any opportunity to increase their chances.

Of the remaining ten, Yun Buyi let out a cold laugh, and without saying a word, he took to the air, crossed the lake, and continued towards the center.

There’s no time to waste here. A group of people went down to search. It’s not a test of patience; it’s a test of luck!

He wouldn’t compete with these losers in terms of luck.

He’s going to the second trial now! What use will these good-for-nothings be even if they find that damn thing after he passes?

As soon as Yun Buyi moved, Gao Yu and Zhou Feng’s eyes flashed, and they immediately took to the air and headed towards the second trial.

For the inheritors who possess the jade pendant fragments, time is the most precious thing.

“So? Should we go straight to the trial, or go down to the lake and look for it?”

Hua Yuandu looked at Yu Xian and smiled, “Anyway, I don’t mind.”

“You have a fragment of the Jade Pendant of Inheritance. Go to the second trial first, don’t let them get the first chance.”

Yu Xian watched the three figures disappear into the distance and said slowly, “I’ll go down to the lake and look for them. If I can’t find them within two days, I’ll go back. If I do find them, I’ll give them to you to help you get first place in the second round.”

“Hmm… okay!”

Hua Yuan frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, then nodded decisively and immediately took to the air, heading towards the second level.

Yu Xian exhaled, then made a hand seal with one hand and jumped directly into the lake.

The five cultivators who remained on the spot exchanged glances and then went down into the lake.

We need to find it!

Otherwise, it would be almost impossible for them to compete with those four inheritors!

These two items are the compensation opportunity given to them by that senior who has returned to the Void!

Only by obtaining these two items can one have an equal chance with the inheritor who possesses the jade pendant fragment!

Otherwise, why would the guy who got first place in the first trial go down to the lake?

Because he knew perfectly well that winning first place in the first round was just luck.

Without that treasure that increases the chances by 30%, he would never have been able to pass!

The magic shield broke through the lake water, and without the sunlight, the entire lake was extremely dark. Yu Xian quickly dived down and took out the Sea-Suppressing Pearl at the same time.

Holding this Zhenhai Pearl in one’s hand, its shimmering light illuminates a radius of two zhang around it. Besides its ability to strike people, it is also quite effective at providing illumination.

The lake was not deep. After diving down for more than 20 zhang, Yu Xian arrived at the bottom of the lake. Everywhere he looked, there was sand, gravel and silt, without any plants or living creatures.

A lake that is more than six miles long and wide is neither particularly large nor small. It is not easy to find a small creature in such a lake.

However, Yu Xian was not in a hurry. He just swam slowly, using the light of the pearl to penetrate two or three feet into the sand and silt with his spiritual energy, slowly exploring and searching, just like when he was searching for the Nascent Soul fragment.

That is, if you are asked to find something, that thing must not be an ordinary object; it can be identified immediately.

At the same time, it wouldn’t be placed in some deep mud or inside some rock, making it impossible for anyone to detect, otherwise it would be like playing a trick on everyone.

So this thing seems hard to find, but it’s actually not that hard to find. It just depends on patience, attention to detail, and most importantly, luck.

Yu Xian scanned every inch carefully, examining everything meticulously.

He only has two days.

If he still can’t find it after two days, he will give up the search and head to the second level.

He would never hesitate, thinking that since two days had already been wasted, another day or two wouldn’t matter.

Upon exploring the spiritual energy, one finds soil, sand, and remnants of algae and aquatic plants that were once alive.

The remains of fish, shrimp, turtles, and crabs were also clearly visible.

This lake must have been full of life long ago.

But with the fall of that Void Returning expert, the entire Blessed Land and Grotto-Heaven lost its life force and quickly died, and the creatures in the lake naturally perished as well.

After searching for about half an hour, Yu Xian suddenly had an idea. A vine stretched out and probed into the depths of the mud, then pulled out a white stone.

This stone was completely different from the sand, silt, and bones. Under the scrutiny of spiritual energy, it was something that caught the eye.

Is that you?

Looking at the white stone in his hand, Yu Xian murmured to himself and then channeled spiritual energy into it.

If it were that treasure, it would certainly be able to withstand even the slightest influx of spiritual energy.

Unfortunately, as spiritual energy was introduced, the white stone trembled violently and then exploded, as it could not withstand the spiritual energy at all.

It is a rare, yet ordinary, lustrous white agate pebble…

Shaking his head, Yu Xian waved his hand to discard the fragments and continued his search.

Time flew by, and before we knew it, a whole day had passed.

Throughout the day, Yu Xian searched about a third of the lake bottom. In fact, everyone else had also searched about a third, but since no one marked the areas, they were just repeatedly searching areas that others had already searched.

So the entire lake must have been searched.

Whether anyone has actually found it is uncertain. After all, even if someone did find it, they would definitely hide it immediately and not let others know that they found it.

Yu Xian remained calm and composed, neither arrogant nor impatient. He said he would search another third of the area today, and if he still couldn’t find it, he would stop searching.

As a group of twelve people searching for this lake, it was common for them to bump into each other. They would usually disperse a few feet apart and go off to find other places.

Yu Xian continued forward, when suddenly three faint lights appeared ahead. A moment later, three people moved towards them, and the four of them soon met each other at a distance of several feet.

This kind of thing has happened quite a few times before; people would just glance at it and leave.

But this time, things were suddenly different.

Because of the spiritual energy of the four people, they almost simultaneously probed to a depth of more than one zhang (approximately 3.3 meters) and two zhang (approximately 6.6 meters) away from the ground!

In an instant, they all saw two things!

They were two fragments that resembled keys and emitted a faint glow!

The thing that the Void Returning expert mentioned must be it!

All four of them were startled and had the same thought in their minds!

“rise!”

“Come!”

“mine!”

The three of them immediately roared at the same time, raised their hands to control their spiritual energy, and were about to summon it!

But at that moment, a bright green vine shot out like a water snake, instantly burrowing into the soil and wrapping up the two fragments!

Loose spiritual energy can attract some unclaimed objects, but now that these two fragments are wrapped in vines, they directly break the entanglement of the three spiritual energies and are brought to Yu Xian in the blink of an eye, where he holds them in his hand!

Damn it!

“ah!?”

“You, leave one of them behind!”

The three of them watched helplessly as the two fragments fell into Yu Xian’s hands. They went crazy on the spot and roared as they charged at Yu Xian.

Yu Xian frowned, quickly picked up the two fragments, and retreated, looking at the three of them coldly, saying, “Are you courting death?”

“Are you asking for it?!”

“Leave one!”

“I found it first, and you tried to steal it?! Hand over the treasure!”

Yu Xian had no intention of killing anyone at this moment. He retreated while coldly saying, “The treasures left behind by the senior belong to whoever finds them. Now that I have found them, they are mine. I don’t want to kill you, but if you continue to pester me, don’t blame me for being ruthless!”

“Okay! You’re right, you get one, it’s yours! But you have to keep the other one!”

One of the three suddenly let out a low shout!

“That’s a joke.”

Yu Xian said coldly, “Since I discovered it first and got it first, it’s all mine. Why should one of you stay? Get out of here immediately!”

“Truly greedy!”

“A mere Foundation Establishment Grand Perfection cultivator! If it weren’t for your fearlessness in the face of those three inheritors and your willingness to speak up, which temporarily united us, I would have already used my magic to kill you! And yet you still dare to be so greedy!”

“Since you won’t leave any for us to fight over, then you shall stay!”

Yu Xian’s words enraged the three of them.

They no longer cared about anything, and immediately raised their hands to form hand seals, casting spells and using magical artifacts!

Boom!

A burst of light flashed, the magic manifested, and the sound startled all directions, spreading throughout the small lake and directly attracting the attention of everyone searching within it!

Seeing this, Yu Xian’s eyes turned cold, and he said slowly, “Since you’re courting death, then don’t blame me!”

One is one, two is two!

These two items were originally ownerless; once I get them, they are mine!

These three people actually wanted to steal it? And they were so righteous about it!? It’s utterly absurd!

Since they’ve made a move, I don’t need to hold back!

“go!”

No sooner had he finished speaking than Yu Xian raised his hand and waved!

A beam of yellow light shot out in an instant, transforming into a golden circle that instantly locked one of the three people in place!

It was a fifth-tier magic treasure, the Spirit-Locking True Ring.

“ah!”

The group was too close together, making it virtually impossible for the Soul-Locking True Ring to fail.

One person was instantly locked in place, not even having time to cast spells or use any magical artifacts. He roared in shock, “It’s a fifth-tier magical artifact!?”

The other two were also startled, but they had enough time to unleash their spells and magical artifacts!

“Control magic weapon! I have one too! Stasis!”

“So what if you control him?! Kill him!”

The two shouted in unison, and one of them raised his hand and waved it. A red rope shot out and instantly arrived in front of Yu Xian. With a single entanglement, it trapped Yu Xian.

Another person flicked their fingers, and a magic weapon resembling a flying knife also slashed towards Yu Xian!

Yu Xian was bound by ropes, seemingly unable to move. These ropes were genuine high-grade fourth-order magic treasures, no less powerful than his Jade God Carving.

But Yu Xian showed no fear and said coldly, “Ridiculous.”

The next moment, the Mountain Word Technique erupted, and his physical body, which was already at the late stage of Foundation Establishment, was instantly empowered by a full 40% extra power!

“break!”

With a low shout, his physical strength surged boundlessly. The red rope didn’t even last a tenth of a breath before it exploded, transforming back into a single rope with dim spiritual light, its spiritual energy greatly diminished, almost rendered useless.

Then Yu Xian raised his hand and grabbed the flying knife that was coming at him with one hand. The flying knife twisted and turned, but he could not break free!

“puff!”

“ah!?”

The two had their magic weapon forcibly broken, and because their minds were connected, they both suffered minor injuries.

One person stared in disbelief as Yu Xian caught his fourth-grade superior magic weapon, a flying knife; his eyes practically popped out of their sockets!

This magical throwing knife is of even lower quality than the flying sword that Chu Li’er used to stab him with. With Yu Xian’s current physical strength, he can easily handle it.

“die!”

The next moment, Yu Xian rushed towards the two of them!

However, the distance of just a few feet was nothing to Yu Xian; it was just a step away!

Without giving the two any chance to react or even beg for mercy, Yu Xian unleashed a punch!

boom!

The waves roared, and even in the water, Yu Xian’s punch created a tangible air explosion!

The pseudo-Dan cultivator who used the binding magic weapon didn’t even utter a sound before his head exploded along with the giant bubble that appeared out of nowhere.

At the same time, seven vines intertwined into one, resembling a blue dragon in the water, and instantly pierced through the chest of another pseudo-Dan cultivator.

His face was filled with terror, he coughed up blood, but he couldn’t say a word. His eyes gradually dimmed, and he died completely.

“Ah! No, don’t kill me!”

The third person had just come to his senses when he was terrified. He wanted to escape, but he was completely unable to move. How could he possibly escape a fifth-order Spirit Locking Ring?

“I gave you a chance.”

Yu Xian indifferently raised his hand and pointed: “You are all courting death.”

Bang!

The Spirit-Summoning Finger shot out with a whoosh, and the pseudo-core cultivator, whose spiritual energy, spells, and magic treasures were suppressed by the Spirit-Locking True Ring, was instantly pierced through the forehead by the Spirit-Summoning Finger.

Yu Xian initially retreated for a full five breaths.

These five breaths are five breaths that give them a chance.

But they thought Yu Xian was afraid of them and that his retreat was an attempt to escape. Instead, they became more aggressive and tried to attack Yu Xian and seize the treasure!

That’s truly beyond saving, a damned ghost.

With a wave of his hand, he collected the storage bags and magical artifacts from the three corpses.

Yu Xian withdrew his Spirit-Locking True Ring, stomped his foot, and it soared up, rushing out of the lake in the blink of an eye and heading swiftly towards the location of the second trial.

As for the others, they had only just heard the commotion and were rushing towards the source of the sound.