Chapter 721

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Chapter 721: Firebird Arrival

Even though Jiang Yun didn’t know exactly what the three tests mentioned by Liu Zhendong were, he had a feeling about what they might be.

However, this guess made even him doubt himself a little.

Liu Zhendong continued, "These three tests will assess your Dao Heart, Dao Body, and Dao Spirit, to see if you are suitable for cultivation!"

As Liu Zhendong spoke these words, Jiang Yun’s mind suddenly exploded!

Although he had a vague idea about the three tests before, hearing Liu Zhendong say them out loud shocked him greatly in that moment.

The tests in the Liu family’s Dao Prison’s seven levels were exactly the same as the Three Trials for newcomers in the Seeking-Tao Sect!

Could it be that there was a connection between the Dao Prison’s seven levels and the Seeking-Tao Sect?

"Impossible!"

Involuntarily, Jiang Yun blurted out these three words, while Liu Zhendong next to him looked slightly confused and asked, "What is impossible?"

Jiang Yun regained his composure, realizing his outburst, and waved his hand, saying, "It’s nothing. Did Liu Peng not pass these three tests?"

Liu Zhendong sighed heavily again and said, "It seems that Taoist Friend Gu has also guessed."

"That’s right, Peng did not pass any of the three tests. He lacks Dao Heart, Dao body, and Dao Spirit, making him unsuitable for cultivation."

"For those of us born in the Dao Prison, there are only two paths in life."

"One is to never cultivate, live as a mortal, without cultivation but without the worry of poisonous gases, at least able to live safely to old age."

"The other is to take a risk, absorb these spirit qi with poisonous gas to forcefully cultivate and embark on the path of cultivation."

"In Peng’s test results, the best path for him was to become a mortal."

"But this result was a huge disappointment for everyone, including myself as his father."

"But Peng didn’t want to accept this reality. He worked even harder than others to prove he could become strong, so I wouldn’t be disappointed."

After listening to Liu Zhendong, Jiang Yun didn’t need to listen anymore.

Because of Liu Peng’s experiences, he felt very familiar as they were very similar!

Liu Peng didn’t want to be ordinary and disappoint his father and clan. Even though he knew he wasn’t suited for cultivation, he still stubbornly embarked on the path of training.

From the fact that he is now a cultivator in the Daoist sect, it’s clear that he has worked much harder than others.

Such effort would have been good in a normal world, but in this Dao Prison, it’s a bad thing.

Even if the Liu family could offer enough sacrifices for Liu Peng to seek the Golden Toad after his body is saturated with poison, everything has its limits.

If Liu Peng’s body becomes saturated with poison again, even the Golden Toad may not be able to help him.

By then, Liu Peng may not die, but he will become completely disabled.

Even though Liu Zhendong’s father took care of him and kept him alive, Liu Peng felt that living like that was worse than simply dying.

That’s why Liu Zhendong didn’t want Liu Peng to continue practicing, even going so far as to plead with himself, a newcomer to the Liu family just a few days ago.

Liu Zhendong looked at the silent Jiang Yun and spoke again, "In a month, my Liu family will have a chance to enter Peach Blossom City."

"If Taoist Friend Gu is willing to help, then whether successful or not, Liu will be on the list to enter the city, along with the name of Taoist Friend Gu!"

Jiang Yun rubbed his forehead and gave a bitter smile, saying, "Let me think about it!"

"Thank you!"

Liu Zhendong didn’t say much more, bowed to Jiang Yun, and then left.

Jiang Yun furrowed his brows, deep in thought.

He wasn’t thinking about Liu Peng but about the three tests.

When I faced the Three Trials test at the beginning, I didn’t pass any of them. But I was lucky to meet Senior Brother, which led me to start my spiritual journey.

Senior Brother believed that the Three Trials test was just for show, so I stopped worrying about it too.

I didn’t know if the Three Trials test was only for the Seeking-Tao Sect, or if other sects in the Mountain-Sea World also had similar rules.

If it was the latter, it meant that such rules were common in different worlds.

So it wasn’t surprising that there were rules like this in Dao Prison.

The prisoners in Dao Prison, including the ancestors of the Liu family, came from other worlds.

After creating their family sects in Dao Prison, they continued this rule.

But if it was the former case, then the situation in Dao Prison was quite intriguing.

Thinking about this, Jiang Yun immediately used his special sense to enter the Flameless Puppet Lantern and his own life fire.

After asking Huo Duming and Gui Li, Jiang Yun found out they didn’t know the answer.

Their sects didn’t have the rule of Three Trials in the past.

However, their answers didn’t matter much to Jiang Yun.

After all, their sects were demon race and ghost clan, while Jiang Yun’s Seeking-Tao Sect belonged to the human race.

"Forget about it, it’s probably just a coincidence."

Jiang Yun shook his head and put the matter aside for now.

He already had enough mysteries troubling him and didn’t want to get involved in more.

Next, Jiang Yun’s thoughts turned to Liu Peng.

Honestly, he didn’t want to persuade Liu Peng to give up practicing.

But he also knew that if he allowed Liu Peng to continue practicing, the outcome would be very tragic.

Although there is a solution, in the end, it all comes back to the root of completely removing the body’s toxins.

"Apart from making the Detox Pill, is there really no other way?"

"Can the Golden Toad clan really completely remove the toxins, or only a little bit?"

"It seems like I need to visit the Reincarnation Cave again, and also check on that Firebird to see if it kept its promise."

Jiang Yun didn’t immediately leave, instead, he stayed with the Liu family for three more days.

Just as he walked out of the house and stood in the yard, a small dark shadow suddenly appeared in the sky and flew towards him at great speed.

Jiang Yun instinctively raised his hand, but when he saw the shadow clearly, his hand froze in place as the shadow landed on him – it was the Firebird!

Even though the Firebird now had black feathers and had shrunk in size, Jiang Yun could still recognize it instantly.

When Firebird unexpectedly appeared, Jiang Yun was both surprised and delighted, saying, "How did you find me?"

At that moment, Firebird’s eyes sparkled with bright light, not answering Jiang Yun’s question, but instead showing a strange smile on its face.

This smile sent a shiver down Jiang Yun’s spine.

Having spent over a year with Firebird, Jiang Yun knew its habits well, but had never seen such a smile on Firebird before.

Just as Jiang Yun was about to ask again, a commotion suddenly came from outside the Liu family estate.

"People of the Liu family, come out and hand over that black bird to us!"