Chapter 358

Chapter 358: My Name Is Bu Bai, Surname Xuan Yuan
Shao Yi Man and Shao Yi Ming saw that something was wrong and shouted to stop him at once.

But Shao Yi Chuan only had Long Fei Fei in his eyes and did not hear a word they said.

As he got closer and closer to Long Fei Fei, the corner of his mouth curled into a cruel smile.

“Die!”

Boom!

He swung his fist.

Shao Yi Chuan froze.

Instead of soft flesh, he felt something cold and hard.

At once, the Long Fei Fei in front of him vanished, revealing sandy yellow stone bricks.

Crack!

A split opened right in front of him.

Shao Yi Chuan turned pale with shock.

Yu Zhao was overjoyed and gathered power in her palm, then struck.

“Daoist Friend Shao, let me give you a hand!”

Hearing Yu Zhao’s words, the three people of the Shao Clan almost fainted from anger.

She was the one who started this, yet now she acted so friendly.

Truly shameless!

But the Shao Clan had already been dragged into the mess. If they tried to stay out of it now, others would only talk behind their backs.

So Shao Yi Man and Shao Yi Ming also made their moves.

Long Fei Fei, who never minded watching a lively mess, of course would not miss out either.

With the combined strength of five Nascent Soul cultivators, the stone wall was blasted open, leaving a large hole. When they looked inside, there was yet another passage.

But this passage was a bit different from the one they were in now. On every stone brick inside, there were strange lines whose meaning was unclear.

Yu Zhao and the others did not need to talk. They stepped into the side passage together.

As soon as they entered, the broken stones flew back to the wall. In the blink of an eye, the wall returned to normal, with no trace of damage left.

Everyone exchanged looks, their hearts still pounding.

“Who thought it was a good idea to build a passage beside a passage?” Shao Yi Ming muttered under his breath.

“Enough, finding the exit is what matters.”

Shao Yi Man cut off her younger brother and walked straight ahead.

Shao Yi Ming closed his mouth at once and followed.

The rest of the group walked forward one after another.

Yu Zhao kept her eyes facing forward, while her divine sense stayed focused on the lines carved on the stone bricks.

These lines looked messy and random, yet they also seemed to hide a special pattern. They were hard to understand, but hard to ignore.

Yu Zhao silently memorized every new pattern she saw, when suddenly the footsteps ahead of her grew faster and more urgent.

She pulled her mind back and looked up. There was a square-shaped exit in front of them.

The exit seemed to be covered by a barrier formation. Their divine sense could not see what was behind it at all.

Si Tu Jian Nan stopped in hesitation.

Normally, when they ran into something like this, they would stop to discuss a plan.

But this time, to his surprise, Shao Yi Man did not seem worried at all. She just threw down a sentence: “I’ll go test it,” then dove straight into the exit.

Si Tu Jian Nan was stunned. Was this still the Shao Yi Man he knew?

“Big Sister!”

Seeing Shao Yi Man rush in headfirst, her two younger brothers grew anxious. They gritted their teeth and followed her in.

Ji Han Zhou turned back to look at Yu Zhao.

Yu Zhao looked at Long Fei Fei.

Long Fei Fei waved his hand and said, “It is safe. You can go in.”

Yu Zhao nodded. Ji Han Zhou turned around, his gaze firm, and strode into the exit.

Behind the barrier formation was a wide hall.

The hall was completely empty. There was nothing at all inside, not even doors or exits. After the last person, Si Tu Jian Nan, entered, the passage they had come from vanished as well.

Shao Yi Chuan complained, “Why is it another place like this? Do they want us to smash our way out again?”

No one else spoke, but their faces grew tense. They really had no idea what this empty hall was supposed to be for. The passage had led them into the hall, but for what purpose?

Everyone split up and searched for clues. Yu Zhao chose a corner of the hall. Her fingertips brushed over the lines on the bricks, and her doubts grew deeper and deeper.

What did these lines mean?

Just like in the passage, they did not find any useful clues. Right when they thought history was about to repeat itself, an old, hoarse voice suddenly rang out in the hall:

“Trial-takers, you have finally arrived.”

They all snapped their heads toward the source of the sound, then fell silent together.

There was nothing there. If they had to say something was there, it was only a patch of empty air.

“Trial-takers, welcome to my world. My name is Bu Bai, surname Xuan Yuan. You may know me better by another name, War God Xuan Yuan.”

Everyone reacted differently.

“You are War God Xuan Yuan?”

“That’s impossible. War God Xuan Yuan vanished seven hundred years ago. His lifespan should have long since run out. There is no way he is still alive!”

“Senior Xuan Yuan? Are you really Senior Xuan Yuan?”

War God Xuan Yuan was recognized in the cultivation world as one of the Top Ten Sword Cultivators, ranked first.

He was a model for countless sword cultivators.

Ji Han Zhou had taken him as his goal, training hard so that he could one day stand at Senior Sister Yu’s side.

To suddenly hear his name here, Ji Han Zhou was shocked, but he could not hold back his excitement.

“In the past, I fought a battle with Wanderer Wu Gui on Solitary Peak. We did not decide a winner, so I built the Ancient Pagoda in the Desert of Lost Souls and went into closed-door cultivation, planning to challenge him again after I came out.

“But when I came out, I heard that he had failed to break through his cultivation bottleneck and suffered Qi deviation. After that, I lost all interest, returned to the Ancient Pagoda, and never stepped out again.

“This Ancient Pagoda holds all the insights and treasures I gathered in my life. Trial-takers, you are the lucky ones I have chosen.”

Everyone: ?!

This was what it meant for meat pie to fall from the sky!

This was War God Xuan Yuan’s inheritance!

Xuan Yuan the Undefeated was called the War God not only because of his unmatched sword arts. His love of fighting was an even bigger reason.

From the day he started practicing the sword, he sparred with someone every single day.

If someone lost to him, he would not challenge that person again.

Anyone who managed to beat him could not escape his pestering, unless he beat them fair and square in return.

By constant sparring and challenges, step by step, he built up the name of War God Xuan Yuan. His inheritance was enough to drive any sword cultivator mad.

Among the people here, there were two sword cultivators.

One was Ji Han Zhou. The other was the Shao family’s second son, Shao Yi Ming.

At this moment, both their eyes were red, and the way they looked at each other was full of hostility.

The others were not as stirred up as they were, but they were still very happy. War God Xuan Yuan’s savings would surely be a huge fortune. This trip had not been in vain.

“But…”

Xuan Yuan the Undefeated’s next words pulled everyone back to reality.

“Only one of you can receive my inheritance and leave this place alive. The rest must die.”

Ji Han Zhou and Shao Yi Ming both showed shocked looks.

They could accept the first condition. Everyone would just rely on their own ability. But the second condition went beyond their bottom line.

“Senior Xuan Yuan, even if we do not get your inheritance, we will never spread this matter. Please be at ease, Senior!” Shao Yi Ming shouted.

If his big sister and third younger brother were not here, he might have agreed to join this cruel competition.

But if his opponents included his own family, then no matter what, he could not bring himself to strike them.

Since he could not agree, the only thing he could do was try to make Xuan Yuan the Undefeated change his mind.

But Xuan Yuan the Undefeated’s attitude was firm.

“Only those who survive slaughter are worthy to become my inheritor. If you refuse to act, then I can only keep you all here.”