Forced to become a pure and innocent female pharmacist in order to cultivate immortality.

Putting everything else aside, even if they don't obtain the Seed status, there are so many treasures in this Taixu Secret Realm. If they can obtain one or two treasures, then their trip will not have been in vain.

After the core disciples made their appearance, a while later, a series of imposing figures descended from the sky and landed in front of the core disciples. As soon as these people landed, their aura directly overwhelmed the core disciples.

The oppressive aura emanating from them caused these core disciples to involuntarily take a few steps back.

"Hahaha, I will definitely obtain the core inheritance in this Taixu Secret Realm." A tall young man dressed in earth-yellow patterned clothing laughed arrogantly.

After this person appeared, several more figures flew over, each of them having reached the cultivation level of the Four Extremes Secret Realm.

By the way, the Taixu Trial is not for senior disciples. Only disciples under 300 years old can participate. In other words, not all core disciples and personal disciples can come here.

Some less successful factions may not have any direct disciples of the appropriate age, and only have core disciples.

"If you're going to inherit it, you're going to inherit it. There's no need to tell others. Hou Tu Peak, are you provoking us?" A young man surrounded by whirlwinds retorted.

"Tch, it's none of your business. Don't cause trouble, you Tiangang Peak folks." The young man from Houtu Peak said unhappily.

These are all disciples of the respective peaks who are of the appropriate age, but their relationships don't seem to be very good, and many of them probably don't even know each other.

This is the biggest problem with the Taishang Ganying Sect. Many factions may not have any contact for a hundred years. Even if they do have contact, it will be very superficial. Only a few factions with good relations may have more contact.

Soon, nearly thirty disciples from the Four Extremes Secret Realm arrived. However, these were all ranked relatively low. Although they were disciples, they were not very famous in the Supreme Response Sect over the past hundred years.

As the saying goes, the strong always appear last. After the more ordinary disciples took the stage, it was finally the turn of the powerful disciples to enter.

Sure enough, a sword light shot towards them like a rainbow piercing the sun. After the sword light disappeared, a cold and stern woman dressed in white men's clothing appeared before everyone.

The moment she appeared, she exuded a powerful aura of sharpness, making her appear like a sword that had been drawn from its sheath, possessing an invincible momentum.

"Tai Xuan, the only direct disciple of Tianjian Peak, is so handsome! Although she is a woman, she exudes a strong masculine aura." Some core disciples looked at Tai Xuan with admiration.

No need to look anymore, the person who came is Yun Xin. Tai Xuan is her Daoist name. Although she is a direct disciple, her seniority is higher than Lin Aoxue and the others.

"Uncle-Master Tai Xuan." The disciples of the Xuan generation greeted Yun Xin one after another. Yun Xin simply nodded, then closed his eyes in contemplation, waiting for the others to arrive.

This Yun Xin, oh no, now it should be called Li Jianxin, has been in the Tai Shang Gan Ying Sect for so many years, she basically does nothing else, and doesn't interact with people much, she just stays on Tianjian Peak to cultivate every day.

Her cultivation speed was a bit slow at the Yunxia Sect, but after coming to the Supreme Induction Sect, with the resources of the entire Tianjian Peak, her cultivation speed increased by leaps and bounds. However, she has not yet broken through to the Four Extremes Secret Realm, and is only at the half-step Four Extremes, which is already very fast.

They can't compare to Lin Aoxue, who, after all, has the support of Ye Liuyun's special pills.

More than sixty years ago, among that batch of disciples who were personally instructed, only Lin Aoxue broke through to the Four Extremes. Even Dao Gong Yan Yu and Chen Yan had not yet reached the Four Extremes Secret Realm.

However, their combat power is generally superior to that of ordinary Four Extremes Secret Realm cultivators, a fact known to many. If they were to go all out, they could even contend with cultivators at the Divine Intent Realm.

Next, a red light and a seven-colored ray of light arrived simultaneously. This time, it was Chen Yan and Yan Yu who returned, hand in hand, and landed beside Li Jianxin.

"Uncle-Master Taixuan, you're the first of the four of us to arrive!" Chen Yao greeted him with a smile.

"Hmm." Li Jianxin simply nodded, without saying anything more.

This guy's personality hasn't changed at all; he's still the same type who doesn't like to talk or pay attention to others.

After their arrival, Xuan Tian and the others also arrived one after another, bringing the total number of disciples to nearly fifty.

Finally, without a doubt, it was Lin Aoxue. As the current goddess of the Supreme Response Sect, her status was above that of ordinary direct disciples.

"Eldest sister, second sister, and Uncle Taixuan, it's been a long time." Lin Aoxue greeted the acquaintances.

The last time Lin Aoxue and Yan Yu met was three years ago.

Upon seeing Lin Aoxue arrive, Li Jianxin couldn't help but speak up.

"Wow! You truly live up to your legendary physique. You've surpassed others by becoming a cultivator in the Four Extremes Secret Realm."

Lin Aoxue chuckled.

“With your talent, Uncle-Master, it won’t be long before you break through to the Fourth Extreme Realm. Eldest Sister and Second Sister, you’ll be close too, right?” Lin Aoxue said.

"Yes, it'll be soon. After this Taixu Secret Realm ends, we'll basically go back to seclusion to break through our cultivation level. But little sister, you have to be careful. We two definitely don't intend to take your place, but it's hard to say what they might do." Yan Yu turned slightly and glanced at the large group of people behind her.

There must be people among these people who are targeting Lin Aoxue.

The Taixu Trial does not prohibit life-or-death battles.

Upon hearing this, Lin Aoxue also turned around and glanced at the guys behind her. Her eyes swept across the crowd and she could see that there were many people in the group. She quickly looked away from Lin Aoxue.

"Hmph! If they dare to mess with me, I'll wipe them out without mercy." Lin Aoxue said this, and she was definitely not joking; she really meant it.

Once all the participants had arrived, the elder spoke again.

"Disciples, the Taixu Trial is risky. You must act according to your abilities and not force yourself. Also, when competing with fellow disciples, you must not kill each other."

However, this statement had no binding force; he didn't even mention what the punishment would be for maliciously killing a fellow disciple.

That's because those outside don't know what's going on inside. Only after they come out will they know who is alive and who is dead.

"I'll ask one last time: is there anyone who wants to give up the Taixu Trial naturally? If so, you can withdraw immediately." After waiting a while, the elder asked again.

Having already told them that they might lose their lives, they naturally had to be extra cautious.

Many of the core disciples, after hearing this, weighed the pros and cons and then flew up and withdrew from the Taixu Trial.

Those who withdrew were already somewhat hesitant, and after thinking it over, they decided to give up. This shows a lack of self-confidence, but it's understandable.

Thus, of the more than 5,000 core disciples, nearly 500 eventually withdrew from the Taixu Trial.

"Tch! A bunch of cowards." The disciples who remained looked at their departing fellow disciples with disdain.

After these people left and it was confirmed that no one else had left, the elders of the Taishang Ganying Sect loudly announced.

"It's almost time. Open the gate to the Taixu Secret Realm."

As soon as these words were spoken, the massive stone gate in front of everyone slowly opened under the pull of a force, and an indescribable ancient aura wafted out from within the gate.

"Such strange energy fluctuations, they give me a strange sense of unease," someone murmured.

For some reason, many people who hadn't originally planned to leave suddenly became afraid after sensing the aura emanating from inside the gate.

"Forget it, forget it, I'll just give up. Anyway, I don't have much of a chance of obtaining the core inheritance, and I don't want to die in there." Another person gave up and flew away.

However, by this time, there were only a few people who had left. As for the direct disciples, none of them had left. If they had left, they would not have been able to stay in their faction.

"The gate to the Tai Xu Secret Realm has been opened. This secret realm will only be open for one month. After one month, regardless of whether you have found the opportunity you seek, you must come out, or you will bear the consequences. Alright, you may enter now," the powerful figure from the Tai Shang Gan Ying Sect reminded them again.

Upon hearing the voice, Lin Aoxue greeted Yan Yu and Chen Yao before flying into the Taixu Secret Realm.

Yan Yu, Chen Yao, and Li Jianxin followed closely behind.

The rest of the people also rushed in. As for the core disciples, they all looked timid and hesitant, but in the end they all went in.

As everyone went inside, the high-ranking members of the Taishang Ganying Sect's main hall were filled with a sense of melancholy and worry.

"Master, we can't monitor the situation inside the Taixu Secret Realm. Do you think nothing serious will happen?" a peak master said worriedly.

They were worried that among the disciples participating in the trial were members of the Rebellious Immortal Alliance. If the Rebellious Immortal Alliance were to cause trouble, it would be a huge and uncontrollable problem.

"What's the use of worrying? If we're always worried that someone might try to sabotage them, then we might as well not hold any competitions or events at all. Seeking a glimmer of hope in a life-or-death test is the kind of test they need to go through."

"I'm not worried about the people of the Reverse Immortal Alliance. What I'm worried about is our own disciples. You faction leaders should understand what I'm saying." Elder Tianmu looked at the faction leaders around him.

Among the leaders of these factions, there are certainly those with ulterior motives, but they are all old foxes who have lived for thousands of years, and it is difficult for you to see any evil intentions from their faces.

If no one responds to the Grand Elder's words, and you do, wouldn't that be tantamount to admitting that you have ulterior motives?

Seeing that they remained silent, Elder Tianmu snorted coldly and then quietly looked at the life jade tablet floating in front of them, even though they couldn't see what was inside.

However, these jade tablets, each containing a trace of the soul of one of the trial participants, could tell them that those disciples had perished in the secret realm.

In every session of the Taixu Secret Realm, disciples will perish. This is almost unavoidable because the Taixu Secret Realm is an independent small space constructed by the Nirvana Secret Realm cultivators, and none of them can currently influence the rules within it.

Looking at Lin Aoxue again, after entering the Taixu Secret Realm, she found herself high in the sky, with vibrant mountains and rivers below.

Her body was falling uncontrollably, unable to control her flight, or rather, they couldn't fly in this place.

"Is flying forbidden here? That's a bit of a problem." Lin Aoxue glanced around and quickly found Chen Yao and Yan Yu. They were far away from her, so it was impossible for them to have landed in the same area.

After a while, Lin Aoxue landed. The instant she landed, she released her magic to impact the ground, then used the momentum to do a backflip and land steadily on the ground.

Falling from such a height, unable to fly, even if one survives, would likely be badly injured.

Lin Aoxue then heard a man scream.

"Huh... what the hell? Is there no protective measure at all?" A core disciple made close contact with the ground.

Of course, there was more than one unlucky person like him.

Many of them thought that the speed would slow down upon landing, but in reality, they fell from a height of 10,000 meters just like ordinary people, and the rules here did not protect them.

"Tch, idiot." Lin Aoxue muttered, then tried to use her divine sense to check the surroundings, but unfortunately, even her divine sense was sealed off in this place, so she couldn't use it.

"This? You can use divine sense too? Then it all depends on luck?" Lin Aoxue wondered.

But since she was already here, she could only take it one step at a time. Lin Aoxue randomly chose a direction and began to stroll forward.

However, this place was fraught with danger. Before Lin Aoxue had taken more than a few steps, the ground began to tremble, and then tough tree roots shot out from the ground, piercing towards Lin Aoxue.

Lin Aoxue quickly drew her sword and cut off the entangled tree roots one by one.

"Hmph! Come out here." After cutting off the entangled tree roots, Lin Aoxue slammed her sword at the location where the tree roots had appeared.

The sword instantly cut a large underground fissure in that area. Without thinking, Lin Aoxue rushed over and jumped into the fissure.

Below the crack was an underground lair, inside which was a tree, or rather a tree spirit, emitting a ghostly blue glow. It was this tree spirit that attacked her.

Chapter 411 The Soul-Shaking Bell (6000 words)

After Lin Aoxue landed, her gaze immediately became cautious, because she saw something extraordinary.

This space is eerie, with almost no other living beings, but by the blue light emitted by the trees, one can see many white bones, which are hung on the trunk of the blue tree by vines.

Judging from their clothes and attire, they must have been the trial participants who came to participate in the Taixu Trial before. They were killed by this tree demon and hung here as spoils of war. There are about a hundred corpses.

This tree spirit looks beautiful from afar, but if you look at it up close, you'll find that it's quite sinister.

Upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that the canopy of this strange tree is not made of leaves at all, but rather of a large number of insects emitting blue light.

These insects, which nested in the bones of the cultivators, initially rested on the branches. But the moment they discovered the intruder, a golden insect crawled out of the strange tree hole and made a strange chirping sound towards Lin Aoxue, who was falling from above.

As the chirping of insects began, the insects in the tree canopy started to flutter and fly up, like fireflies, swarming towards Lin Aoxue in large numbers, like bees swarming out of their nest.

The moment these insects approached, Lin Aoxue recognized their origin.

"Soul-devouring worms? So, this tree is the Soul-devouring Tree? Wow, I don't know if my luck is good or bad. I've just come in and I've already encountered such a rare evil creature. It's truly worthy of the Taixu Secret Realm. There are so many of these things that are almost invisible in the outside world here."

Lin Aoxue took a closer look at the flying insects and discovered that they were a rare type of demonic insect.

These insects, which look like fireflies, are called Soul-Eating Insects. They feed on souls and are evil creatures that can only be born in extremely yin places.

This thing is no ordinary demonic insect.

The monks who were bitten by them had no visible wounds, but in reality, their souls had been riddled with holes.

The Soul-Eating Insects have always preferred to coexist with another evil creature, namely the Soul-Eating Tree.

This is an evil tree that likes to devour the power within other living beings. Whether human or demon, anyone who enters its territory will become its target.

When these two evil entities come together, they are extremely difficult for most cultivators to deal with. After all, one attacks the soul while the other restricts your magic power, which is a situation where most cultivators are almost certain to die.

Lin Aoxue didn't expect to encounter this thing right at the beginning of the game.

However, Lin Aoxue was not afraid, because the more dangerous the place, the greater the opportunity.

Before she entered, Li Bai had said that the stronger the monsters encountered in the Taixu Secret Realm, the more precious the treasures they guarded would be. Therefore, this place must contain some good things.

Judging from the state of decay of the corpses on this Soul-Devouring Tree, this guy must be very strong, because there are several corpses of people from the Four Extremes Secret Realm hanging on the tree.

Lin Aoxue looked up and saw that the opening she had made was now covered by the roots of the Spirit Devouring Tree, and the light was gradually disappearing, meaning that her escape route was blocked.

However, the space was not dark; the numerous Soul-Eating Insects emitting blue light made the underground space appear eerie.

"Hehehe... More prey has come in. Ah, these past hundred years have been so hard to endure. I hope I can catch more prey this time and eat them slowly. Otherwise, if I eat all the prey at once, I'll go hungry again."

A pale blue ghost face appeared on the Soul-Devouring Tree, and Lin Aoxue let out a series of sinister smiles as it looked at the creature descending from the sky.

This is the spirit of the Soul-Devouring Tree. This guy has at least the cultivation level of the early stage of the Four Extremes Secret Realm. Coupled with those Soul-Devouring Insects, ordinary Divine Form Realm cultivators would be no match for him at all.

Lin Aoxue first unleashed streaks of cyan sword light at the swarming insects, but unfortunately, tree roots covered in blue runes immediately pierced towards Lin Aoxue's blue light.

These powerful sword lights shattered instantly. This was because the magic power on the sword lights had been devoured by the Spirit Devouring Tree, which is why they became so fragile.

"Tch!" Lin Aoxue snorted coldly. The power attribute within her body began to change, gradually transforming from wind power to fire power.

The sword in her hand emitted a blazing flame. She swung the flaming sword and swept it around. The roots of the spirit-devouring trees that came into contact with the flames immediately felt pain and retracted.

Normally, fire power would definitely counter the wood-attribute Soul Devouring Technique, but the problem is that those Soul Devouring Insects are fire-attribute insects.