Cultivating immortality relies on spatial abilities; defying fate to become the protagonist.

Chapter 183

Gu Shihan felt quite helpless. After thinking for a moment, she felt she had to offer some advice, so she said with a smile, "Senior brother, elder brother, we are in the cultivation world, life is the most important thing. Only when we are alive can we consider other things."

This is a place where strength reigns supreme. Improving our strength and cultivating are our primary choices; everything else can be ignored.

For example, romantic love and fleeting pleasures are undesirable for cultivators like us who are single-mindedly pursuing the Dao.

I won't consider matters of the heart, and neither should you. Let's just focus on ourselves, solely on cultivating and ascending to immortality, how about that?

"I'm sorry, Junior Sister! Senior Brother knows. We'll just be ourselves and focus on ascension!" Mo Yu said somewhat embarrassedly.

Shi Qinghan nodded in agreement, but a hint of unwavering determination shone through his eyes.

Gu Shihan thought the matter was over and focused on her cultivation.

A few days later, news spread from an unknown source that a rare treasure had appeared in an ancient ruin. This treasure was said to help cultivators enhance their spiritual power and might even help them break through cultivation bottlenecks.

Upon hearing this, Gu Shihan and the other two decided to go and explore together. Who wouldn't want treasure, especially inside ruins?

When the three arrived at the entrance to the ruins, they felt a powerful restrictive force, but why was there no one there?
Mo Yu surveyed the silent surroundings, his expression grave. "Junior Sister, wasn't the news spreading like wildfire? Where are the people? Shouldn't there be a huge crowd? I remember that whenever something happened before, there were always plenty of cultivators coming."

Shi Qinghan thought for a moment and said, "Could it be a random entrance? We came here together, so we ended up here?!"

"I don't know about that. Since we're here, let's make the best of it and see if we can break this restriction!" Gu Shihan stepped forward and examined it carefully.

"Junior sister, how is it?"

"It's still unclear. Senior brother, why don't you try using a spell to attack the restriction? Eldest brother, you can help observe the weaknesses of the restriction formation and note their locations."

The attack hit the barrier like a stone thrown into the sea, producing no reaction whatsoever.

"Hanhan, let me do it!" Xingbai emerged from the space and tapped a few points on the void barrier with her little paws. Several green and red dots appeared on the void space.

"Quick! Crimson Fire and Green Wood, spiritual energy attack, make sure the attacks land simultaneously!" Xingbai said.

Gu Shihan and Shi Qinghan attacked together, and the barrier shattered with a crack. Just as the barrier was about to break, many puppet guards poured out from within.

The three dared not be negligent and immediately stood back to back, preparing for battle.

Gu Shihan possessed the strongest spiritual power among them. However, she seemed to be intentionally or unintentionally protected by Shi Qinghan and Mo Yu, and could only occasionally launch a counterattack with her agile movements, thus taking on the role of a protector.

Mo Yu and Shi Qinghan unleashed their ultimate moves with all their might, causing flashes of light and continuous booming sounds.

The moment the barrier was broken, more and more cultivators rushed over.

It turns out that people were separated by various small spaces. Once the restriction was broken, the small spaces also collapsed and ceased to exist.

The chaotic battle began. Most of the cultivators who came wanted to enter the ruins, but many others had ulterior motives.

As more and more cultivators gathered, puppet guards also poured in continuously.

Seeing this situation, Gu Shihan knew that things couldn't continue like this. Her eyes flashed, and she changed her hand seals. A beam of light shot into the sky and then transformed into countless threads that wrapped around the puppet guards.

This is her latest spell, and although it is not yet perfect, it has already played a significant role.

Upon seeing this, Mo Yu and Shi Qinghan exchanged a glance and simultaneously intensified their attacks.

Seeing the three's excellent teamwork, some unscrupulous cultivators secretly joined forces to deal with them. One of them secretly unleashed a magical artifact to ambush Gu Shihan, but Shi Qinghan reacted quickly, dodging the attack and drawing a trickle of blood from the corner of his mouth.

"Brother Shi! Watch out behind you!" Gu Shihan exclaimed.

Enraged, Mo Yu swung his hand back, sending a burst of flames towards the attacker.

Just then, the barrier made a loud noise and finally broke completely.

Forget about fighting, everyone rushed into the ruins.

Gu Shihan was worried about Shi Qinghan's injuries and wanted to check on him first, but Shi Qinghan grabbed her arm and said, "Let's go into the ruins first. I've taken some medicine and I'm fine now."

The three of them followed the flow of people and slipped into the ruins. However, Gu Shihan felt a vague unease in her heart, as if a greater crisis awaited them after entering the ruins.

Upon entering the ruins, an ancient and mysterious aura wafted over, and the surrounding mist blurred the view.

"Welcome everyone. Here I have prepared various treasures and inheritances for you. However, if you want to gain anything, you must pass my test. Let's begin!"

The hoarse voice made everyone's hearts pound. Gu Shihan clung tightly to Shi Qinghan and Mo Yu's clothes, afraid that she would lose them if she lost sight of them for even a moment.

"The first challenge is a three-person team battle against the Shadow Beasts. Any means are acceptable! Trapping them is the key to victory."

The ground shook, and huge shadow beasts emerged from the ground, roaring with their blood-red maws wide open.

The Shadow Beast seemed to have chosen its opponent on its own, and Gu Shihan breathed a sigh of relief. The three of them remained together.

Shi Qinghan shielded Gu Shihan behind him, while Mo Yu launched the first attack. However, the Shadow Beast had thick hide and was difficult to harm with ordinary attacks.

Gu Shihan took a deep breath, mobilized all her spiritual power, formed hand seals, and chanted incantations. A dazzling red light shot towards the Shadow Beast's eyes.

The Shadow Beast, in pain, temporarily lost its sense of direction. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Shi Qinghan and Mo Yu joined forces, each swinging their swords to slash at the Shadow Beast's forelegs and hind limbs, causing it to fall to the ground. Gu Shihan then used vines to bind it.

The fighting among the others continued, and half an hour later, the outcome was decided.

The hoarse voice rang out again, "Three teams advance to the next round; everyone else is eliminated!"

Gu Shihan and the other two exchanged glances, all seeing the relief and joy in each other's eyes.

"The second challenge, the illusionary realm." As soon as the voice fell, the surrounding mist instantly thickened, forming individual spaces that enveloped everyone.

Gu Shihan felt the scenery before her eyes change, and she arrived in a desolate place with broken walls and ruins everywhere.

She was startled and hurriedly looked for Shi Qinghan and Mo Yu, but found nothing.

At this moment, whispers reached her ears, seemingly both tempting and threatening, constantly assaulting her mind.

Gu Shihan focused her mind, recalling the methods she used to overcome inner demons during her cultivation. She sat cross-legged and silently recited the Heart-Cleansing Mantra.

Just when she was about to give up, a familiar fluctuation of spiritual energy came.

Gu Shihan sensed familiar spiritual energy fluctuations. Familiar spiritual energy fluctuations—it must be her senior brother and elder brother.

Following the direction of the spiritual energy fluctuations, they saw Mo Yu and Shi Qinghan, who were also trapped not far away.

(End of this chapter)