Xu Wansheng and others left one after another, leaving only Chen Mo's group of three and Li Yijian, along with the duo Luo Shan.
Before entering this secret land, Li Yijian and Luo Shan were both full of confidence, believing that they were on par with Chen Mo and the others, capable of accompanying them through challenges and battles.
However, the ideal is full of flesh, and the reality is very bones. This is only the first step, and the two have been hitting stones like flies without heads. Finally, they return without any achievements.
The two were out of breath and, with no choice, turned to look at Chen Mo and the other three.
"Master, I'll go ahead and explore the way for you first."
"I will go too."
Zhang Long and Long Fei Wu took a step ahead, disappearing from their place before Li Yijian and Luo Shan could even speak.
Seeing this, the two immediately became anxious and rushed over.
"Brother Wu Ming, we are all companions on this journey. Please help us..."
Li Yijian hesitated for a moment, feeling a bit embarrassed before opening his mouth. He had a good relationship with Chen Mo, and he believed that if he asked, it would be hard for the other party to refuse.
Indeed, after hearing these words, Chen Mo also hesitated.
Luo Shan, seeing an opportunity, rushed forward and said, "I am the deputy master of Tianshan Sword Sect. If Brother Wu Ming is willing to lend me a hand, I will not disappoint you once I come out."
Chen Mo ignored Luo Shan directly and turned to look at Li Yijian with a serious expression, "Brother Li, it's not that I don't want to help. It's just that this trial is difficult from one level to the next. There will be life-threatening dangers ahead. If you can't pass the first level, even if I help you, what about the subsequent levels..."
Li Yijian looked at Chen Mo's eyes intently for a moment before suddenly seeming to understand, nodding quickly, "Yes, some things cannot be forced. Brother Wu Ming, go ahead, I don't need you to worry about me."
"Alright"
Said and done, Chen Mo lifted the massive black broadsword, his vital energy erupting from his body. In an instant, the huge stone before him was shattered by a single slash of his sword.
"Ah, wait a minute, he doesn't want to go, but I do."
Luo Shan saw Chen Mo about to leave and immediately became anxious, but was pulled back by Li Yijian, "idiot, if you don't have the strength to enter the second level, just stay here quietly, why do you want to die so badly?"
"Huh, what do you mean by that? I might not pass the first level, but who knows if I can pass the second? You guy, you're stopping me from gaining an opportunity, don't you know that?"
Luo Shan glared at Li Yijian in discontent, and the latter rolled his eyes helplessly, realizing that he couldn't reason with an idiot.
Ignoring Luo Shan, Li Yijian watched Chen Mo's departing back, his expression complex. Not long ago, Chen Mo was not his match. But just a few days later, he had already defeated a senior expert at the level of a Sword Saint.
The gap between people is so huge.
Li Yijian sighed helplessly and casually picked up his Qinggang Zihun Swords, "Let's continue our efforts."
...
The purple gas landed in Chen Mo's palm, and in the next moment, he was transferred to an unfamiliar place.
Before he could even stabilize himself, Chen Mo felt a dampness under his feet - it was a stream.
The rapid stream fiercely pushed him backward. From a distance, it was possible to see a deep darkness, as if leading to a abyss.
The oppressive and chilling aura, coupled with the relentless coldness, were innate and gave off a sense of horror. It was a reflex to want to escape from there.
Chen Mo was pushed backward before he could stabilize himself, nearly falling into the dark abyss, but just as the crucial moment approached, two hands suddenly slapped onto his shoulders, stabilizing his posture.
It was Zhang Long and Long Fei Wu.
"Master, I heard that the place behind us is a dangerous area, we can't go in."
Zhang Long firmly held onto Chen Mo, fearing that he might fall into the abyss without warning.
"Who said that?"
Chen Mo smiled and asked, "Who said that?"
Zhang Long glanced at the front and saw a waterfall that stretched out into infinity, as if it had fallen from the heavens.
At the bottom of the waterfall is a pool, which then forms a stream that runs towards Chen Mo and leads back to the abyss behind.
Standing above the pool are the people who had led the way in, including Xu Wansheng.
As Chen Mo appeared, Xu Wansheng and the others all turned their gaze over.
Xu Wansheng turned his gaze back and spoke earnestly, "All the people are here. The two who are supposed to have arrived by now should be unable to make it."
"Alright, now I'll tell you about the second level. We just need to remember that to reach the third level, we have to climb up the waterfall. Remember, we must keep our balance and not let the stream carry us away. If we go into the darkness behind it, we will have no place to die."
"Ha, this level is simple, just go up, right?"
Lin Hao smiled and stepped onto the waterfall, climbing up with his feet in mid-air.
Twenty feet
Thirty feet
Until he reached the fifty-foot mark, suddenly, a series of sword energies came down from the waterfall, fierce and unexpected. Lin Hao was unable to dodge in time, and one sword energy struck his shoulder heavily and deeply.
'Snap,' Lin Hao, who had not yet stabilized his posture, fell into the pool from the impact of the sword energies. His body was out of control and he was carried away by the fast-flowing stream into the abyss behind.
"No..."
Seeing this, Lin Hao let out a loud scream, turned around, and rushed forward from behind, barely managing to save his life.
"You, why didn't you say that earlier?"
Lin Hao was still shaken, his tone laced with a hint of reprimand as he glared at Xu Wansheng.
"It's not that I didn't say it, but you were too anxious."
Xu Wansheng felt somewhat helpless.
Lin Hao thought it over and realized that it seemed to be the case. Since he hadn't died, he could only swallow this silent loss.
However, after a moment of stabilizing his form, Lin Hao saw Ling Tianxing stepping onto the waterfall and disappearing into thin air after a moment.
"Let's go as well."
Chen Mo noticed this scene and gave a subtle glance to Zhang Long and Long Fei Wu on either side. The two understood and brought Chen Mo forward to the pool.
"Wait"
Seeing that the crowd was eager to go up, Xu Wansheng hurriedly stopped them.
"Is it? Do you mean there's another danger?"
Lin Hao, who had made a mistake once, did not panic this time. He intended to ask for clarification first before proceeding.
"Fortunately, there is no other danger. However, unless one has reached the second level of the realm, they will not be able to climb up this waterfall. As Xu Wansheng is only a third-level realm master, he will definitely not be able to make it. I will trouble you all to help me lift Xu Wansheng up."
Xu Wansheng said indifferently.
However, this comment caused dissatisfaction among the others, "If you can't make it, just leave. Why force yourself to go up? That's just asking for trouble."
"Haha, you all don't need to worry about it. Xu Wansheng is also considering it for your benefit... Although that Ling Tianxing has left ahead of us, he doesn't necessarily have the chance to obtain the opportunity before us, because I'm the only one who knows the danger within this secret realm. If I'm with you, I can reduce your risks and help you achieve twice the result with half the effort. So, shouldn't you take me along?"
Xu Wansheng's words were not without merit, and upon hearing them, the others nodded in agreement.
However, at this moment, an inconsistent voice suddenly came from nowhere, "I don't want to."
