Mortal: Starting with the Falling Cloud Sect, I proved my Dao through gacha pulls.

"Oh? Seeking an explanation? This time, the Void Heaven Palace is being personally presided over by Jin Kui. Does Sect Master Wan only intend to use words? I, Tang, am quite looking forward to it."

Su Mu glanced at Wan Tianming with a half-smile, his tone carrying a hint of sarcasm.

"you!"

Wan Tianming's face suddenly darkened, his narrow eyes narrowed slightly, and a surge of killing intent welled up in his heart. He was almost about to make a move immediately.

But seeing that the other party was calm and composed, clearly hiding his trump card, and considering that the Star Palace was making a move that did not warrant internal strife, he immediately suppressed his anger and let out a cold snort.

"Your Excellency has not yet recovered your Nascent Soul cultivation. I advise you to keep a low profile to avoid dying here and becoming a laughingstock. Once we reach the inner hall, I will personally test your true abilities. I only hope that you will not disappoint me then."

After speaking, Wan Tianming refused to look at Su Mu again. With a flick of his sleeve, he turned and sped into the depths of the desert. After a few flashes, his figure disappeared completely into the swirling sandstorm.

Su Mu gazed at the disappearing figure, slowly raised his palm, stared at the Heavenly Demon Nail hidden in his palm, his eyes flashed slightly, and after a moment of contemplation, a cold smile appeared on his lips.

"Don't worry, I'll definitely give you a huge surprise then."

Without further delay, he focused his mind and instantly locked onto the faint aura of the sub-fire a hundred miles away. With a few quick steps, his figure sped across the black sand like a ghost, leaving only a faint afterimage that was almost invisible.

Half an hour later, the two finally met up in a low-lying area of ​​the desert.

"Thank you so much, Brother Xiao, for saving me!"

Yuan Yao curtsied, her expression full of gratitude. Her face was slightly pale, and she was covered in sweat, clearly having just gone through a fierce battle.

She was just surrounded by a small group of iron fire ants and was in a very bad situation. She was about to use the Azure Fire Thunder to break through the encirclement at any cost when Su Mu arrived just in time. With a casual move, he killed all the ferocious ants.

Previously, with the help of the fire given to her by Su Mu, she had been able to travel smoothly through dangerous places, but she never expected to encounter such a strange black desert, in which the ant colony was exceptionally fierce.

However, Su Mu easily dealt with this ferocious ant swarm.

Thinking of this, Yuan Yao could no longer suppress her doubts. She looked up at Su Mu and hesitated before asking, "Brother Xiao, why do you associate with those old monsters of the demonic path? Your strength..."

Su Mu chuckled upon hearing this, knowing that she was wary of demonic forces because of the Qingyang Sect.

"I did conceal my strength before, but my promise to you, young lady, was entirely true. As for the Qingyang Sect, with me here, you have nothing to worry about."

Yuan Yao gave him a deep look, then smiled sweetly and nodded gently.

"Then this young lady will rely entirely on Brother Xiao. As for other matters, Yuan Yao will not ask any further questions."

Su Mu nodded slightly and said calmly, "The ant swarm here is endless, so it's not advisable to stay any longer. I'll take you away from here as soon as possible."

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Mu said no more, and gently put one arm around Yuan Yao to protect her.

His magical power surged forth, a faint spiritual light enveloping the two of them. He exerted force with his feet once more, activating all the power of his physical body, and his figure transformed into a blurry black shadow, speeding towards the edge of the desert.

Along the way, whenever any Ironfire Ants dared to attack, Su Mu didn't need to take action himself. He only needed to release a trace of the Nether Dust Insect's aura, and the ferocious ants would scatter and flee in terror, not daring to get any closer.

A day later, the two successfully crossed the Black Desert. After stepping onto the teleportation array at the end of the canyon, a flash of light appeared, and the two appeared in a simple stone hall.

The stone hall was fifty or sixty feet long and wide, and about seven or eight feet high. Apart from the teleportation array under their feet, there was a blue stone door several feet high on each of the four walls.

There were still many stone tables and benches scattered inside the hall, and a few cultivators were sitting there sparsely, all of them pale-faced, and the atmosphere in the hall was so oppressive that it was suffocating.

When Su Mu arrived, he glanced around and found that Ji Yin and Qing Yi had already arrived ahead of time. However, both of them had gloomy expressions, clearly furious at the tricks played by the Star Palace.

He nodded to Yuan Yao beside him, then walked towards Ji Yin and the others, deliberately putting on a gloomy face. After sitting down on the stone bench, he remained silent.

Half a day later, Manhuzi, Xuangu and others appeared one after another. All the cultivators had ugly expressions and their auras were filled with anger.

Su Mu glanced at Manhuzi and Xuan Gu and understood that the two must have secretly colluded together.

Just then, Xuan Gu's gaze swept over, meeting Su Mu's eyes for a moment. Xuan Gu quickly lowered his head and looked away, his heart suddenly startled.

He had already learned from the bearded man that the person in front of him was in a similar situation to himself, but his strength far surpassed his own. Not only did the man possess a demonic artifact that he found incredibly alluring, but he was also accompanied by a celestial beast.

"Who exactly is this person? I hope he won't ruin my plans." Xuan Gu's eyes flickered, and he thought to himself, "This is troublesome."

Han Li's figure only appeared hastily just as the teleportation array was about to close. Ji Yin and the others were overjoyed and quickly beckoned him over.

Han Li gave a wry smile and respectfully approached Su Mu and the others, intending to return the treasures he had borrowed earlier. Unexpectedly, Su Mu and the barbarian with the barbarian's beard both waved their hands and gave them to him directly.

This caused Ji Yin, who had originally intended to take back the White Rhinoceros Pendant, to show a somewhat embarrassed expression.

A moment later, the light from the teleportation array in the hall completely dissipated, leaving only a dozen or so cultivators behind.

Jin Kui and Elder Jia also slowly appeared at this moment, sighing and lamenting to everyone, looking completely unaware of the changes that had occurred in the Ice and Fire Path.

Although the cultivators in the hall watched the two with cold eyes, none of them actually stepped forward to question them. Several Nascent Soul stage cultivators also merely glanced at the two coldly before withdrawing their gazes.

Su Mu grinned at Wan Tianming, the meaning of which was self-evident. Wan Tianming's face twitched slightly under his gaze, and he immediately snorted coldly and turned away.

The moment the teleportation array disappeared, the blue stone doors on the four walls slowly rose with a rumbling sound, revealing four deep, dark blue stone passages that stretched as far as the eye could see.

Seeing this, Elder Jia slowly stood up and solemnly announced the rules of this trial to everyone.

"Among these four passages, three lead to a pavilion, which contains ancient treasures, elixirs, cultivation techniques, and other items left behind by ancient cultivators. Each person has only one chance to take one item, and after taking the treasure, they will be directly teleported to the next level, the Mysterious Illusionary Realm."

"As for the last passage, it leads directly to the next level. Those who choose this path can only consider themselves unlucky."

Before Elder Jia finished speaking, Wan Tianming and his group had already stepped into the passage. The other cultivators did not hesitate any longer and followed closely behind.

However, Su Mu and his group did not rush to set off, but instead turned their attention to Han Li.

To ensure Han Li's successful passage through this trial, Ji Yin handed over the Bodhi Pearl to him, and Man Hu Zi even took out his early protective magic weapon, the Huang Lin Armor, and lent it to him temporarily. Even the old man Qing Yi gave him a Qingming Needle Talisman.

Seeing this, Su Mu casually took out a bottle of spiritual liquid to restore mana and handed it to Han Li. Since he had already planned to intercept the ten-thousand-year spiritual milk, he wouldn't be stingy at this moment.

When Barbarian Beard and the others heard that this spiritual liquid could directly restore several tenths of their magical power, they were all taken aback, secretly praising Su Mu's generosity. Ji Yin's eyes gleamed, his face filled with drooling desire.

Han Li's heart tightened, and he quickly and carefully put away the spiritual liquid, fearing that it might be snatched away by Ji Yin along the way. While his heart was burning with excitement, he couldn't help but secretly grumble to himself.

Why did his master have to be such a wicked old monster? If it were this Tang Demon in front of him... well, that would be absolutely unacceptable too.