My blind date failed, so I had to ascend the throne and become emperor.

Chapter 181 Intrigue and deception
Come to the lotus formation platform.

The Jindan cultivators had different expressions. Some were calm and solemn, some were full of doubts, some had extremely vigilant eyes, and some were looking around like an erupting volcano.

Every time the Xiayin Lotus Pond is opened, it causes bloodshed.

Only one in ten people can walk out of this place of opportunity, and it is said that almost all those who leave have obtained great opportunities.

boom.

Just as Zhou Ping was observing secretly, the patterns on the formation platform suddenly flickered. Before everyone could react, they felt dizzy and the next moment they appeared in a narrow cave.

It was extremely dark all around.

And it also has extremely strong binding energy.

"What kind of place is this? My spiritual sense can't even sense it!"

"Me too!"

"The opportunities and tests of the Xiayin Lotus Pond are different every time it's opened. I've heard that it's full of dangers, but I didn't expect that even my spiritual sense wouldn't be able to be used after I just entered!"

"Not only the spiritual consciousness, but also the magic power has been suppressed. It can only be activated to the level of Qi training."

All the Jindan had grim expressions on their faces. As cultivators, the thing they relied on most was their spiritual sense, which was equivalent to a 360-degree ultra-high-definition radar. For cultivators, it was their right-hand man. The stronger the spiritual sense, the greater the advantage they had in fighting.

Zhou Ping's expression remained unchanged. He looked like a Golden Elixir, but in fact his magic power, consciousness and physical body were already comparable to those of a mid-stage Nascent Soul. Although the suppression and restraint of the Xiayin Lotus Pond was very strong, he could still exert the strength of an early Nascent Soul.

However, he did not reveal his spiritual awareness this time, otherwise he would become the target of public criticism.

Observe through your eyes.

The cave is about two hundred square meters in size. There are thirty-six Jindan cultivators crowded in this narrow cave, unable to even perform fighting techniques.

And right above the cave there is a complex array pattern.

He asked Xiao Ding if he could understand the array pattern.

"Tsk tsk, I don't understand. The rhythm mixed with this formation pattern is a brand new formation pattern, and it definitely has its own path. I really didn't expect that there would be such a place in the Xiayin Pure Land of the Chixia Mountains!"

Xiao Ding was very excited. "You are so lucky to have come across such a place of opportunity. Even I can't understand it. Of course, to be honest, your luck is also very bad. You actually entered such a terrifying place. I can't help you. You can only rely on yourself."

Zhou Ping rolled his eyes, but his vigilance increased greatly.

Ever since he was able to communicate with Xiao Ding, Xiao Ding has helped him a lot, but now he can only rely on himself.

time flies.

Thirty-six Jindans were crowded in a narrow cave of two hundred square meters.

Although it was dark everywhere, for a Jindan, he could see even in the darkest place.

"Everyone, this cave is obviously a test. How can we get out? Has anyone come up with a plan?"

A Jindan asked.

However, what was greeted was silence.

Zhou Ping noticed the golden elixirs with powerful backgrounds, his eyes flickered, and he obviously knew something, but the rest of the independent cultivators all frowned and thought.

"If anyone knows a solution, please tell us. We are all in the same cave now and should help each other. Don't forget, the news of the opening of the Xiayin Lotus Pond will spread rapidly. By then, the forces in the Chixia Mountains, Huanglingzhou and other places of cultivation will send Jindan and even Nascent Soul cultivators to come!"

This statement came out.

Some casual cultivators couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Ningying can come in too?"

"of course."

The Jindan who spoke was from a sect. He sneered, "Not only Jindan and Ningying realms, but even Yuanshen realm masters can enter. It's just that the tests they face are different. It's precisely because of this that the opportunity at Xiayin Lotus Pond has attracted so much attention."

Zhou Ping was suddenly shocked.

He originally thought that this opportunity was only for the Jindan level, but it turned out that even the Ningying and Yuanshen levels had opportunities, and they seemed to be within the same formation range.

Xiao Ding said, "Interesting, very interesting. The guy who set up this place must be very insidious. He is either selecting a successor or he has other motives. Now I suspect that the extremely icy blue flame of the Red Fire Jedi belongs to this guy."

Listen to this.

Zhou Ping couldn't help but ask, "Is the Extreme Ice Blue Flame from Xia Yin Jedi?"

"Correct."

"In fact, I have always doubted how a small desert in one of the Chixia Mountains could possibly produce a rare treasure like the Extreme Ice Blue Flame, which is ranked in the top 100 in the universe. Moreover, here, there is also an incredible musical formation. Occasionally encountering a treasure can be a matter of luck, but you have encountered them all. That is not luck, but a deliberate arrangement."

Xiao Ding sneered, "The person behind the Xiayin Lotus Pond created this place of opportunity. I suspect their motives are definitely not simple. Little one, you must be extremely careful and remember not to be greedy."

Zhou Ping nodded heavily.

When he was communicating with Xiao Ding.

The other golden elixirs were also communicating with each other. Although they could not transmit sound with their spiritual consciousness, they could communicate with their magic power. In just a moment, the golden elixirs from the sects, families and other forces seemed to have reached a consensus and looked at the independent golden elixirs with unfriendly expressions.

The independent cultivators were not stupid either. They formed a secret alliance, and some even sent messages to Zhou Ping through their magic power, hoping to advance and retreat together.

In this narrow cave, the golden elixirs of the sect families and the golden elixirs of the independent practitioners quickly split into two factions.

"My fellow Daoists, if you want to leave the cave, I suspect you'll likely need to fight. Only the dead can open the cave. I suspect this because I know that many cultivators die every time the Xiayin Lotus Pond opens. It's not possible that all of these deaths occurred in danger. Some must have died in the fighting."

The Jindan named Liao, who tried to win over Zhou Ping and other independent cultivators, used his magical power to communicate with them through voice transmission and expressed his guesses.

This made the eight independent cultivators, including Zhou Ping, look stern. Only then did they understand why those Jindan from the sects and families looked at them like that.

Another half hour was delayed.

Someone from the two clearly divided factions finally took action.

What Zhou Ping didn't expect was that the first to take action were actually the group of independent cultivators. Among them, a tall and thin independent cultivator directly killed the fat independent cultivator next to him, and he was assisted by the golden elixir of the sect family.

This scene immediately caused Liao and other wandering cultivators to be astonished, and they quickly distanced themselves from the tall and thin man.

"You, you are not a casual cultivator!"

The cultivator who had taken action laughed out loud, "I'm just a cultivator, but I have a good relationship with the elders of the Xing family. Alright, stop looking at me like a traitor. We're all here to fight for this opportunity. I'm going to remove one of the rules for the cave test first, for everyone's sake!"

After these words were spoken, the hostility of the Liao surnamed cultivators immediately decreased a bit.

Zhou Ping sneered.

He knew very well that alliances and the like were fake, and strength was the real thing.

If the tall and thin cultivator had not cooperated with the sect's golden elixir to quickly kill the fat cultivator, the Liao cultivators would never have let it go. After all, they also had to worry about whether the other party would attack them.

It's just that everything happened too fast.

Even Zhou Ping himself did not expect the fat monk to die so quickly. Although his spiritual consciousness and magic power were bound in the cave, no matter how weak the fat monk was, he was still a golden elixir.

The little tripod in the sea of ​​consciousness said with great interest, "The fight started so soon, boy, in my opinion, it's not just one that needs to be killed, it's likely that many will have to be killed. Look at the formation above your head, one corner has already been lit up. There are twelve directions in total, and it depends on the situation. Twelve must be lit up first."

Listen to this.

He subconsciously looked towards the top of the cave.

really.

A corner of the formation above has lit up.

The other Jindans also noticed that in this dark cave, the formation was too conspicuous when it lit up.

Seeing the lit corner, all the Jindan understood.

They immediately looked at each other with murderous intent.

At this time.

The golden elixirs of some sects and families immediately took action, and their target was Zhou Ping.

After all, among the many golden elixirs of casual cultivators.

Several of them were in the middle stage of the Golden Core, and two were in the late stage of the Golden Core. However, Zhou Ping's aura was restrained, and it was impossible to tell whether he was in the middle or late stage of the Golden Core.

This move was also meant to be a test, but unfortunately they chose the wrong target.

As the two family Jindans from the sect started to fight, Zhou Ping noticed it instantly. He raised his hand and the Star-Destroying Sword appeared in his palm. He slashed out with the sword and cut off the head of the family Jindan who approached first. The other family Jindan was shocked, but it was too late to stop because Zhou Ping's sword had already slashed towards him.

"careful!"

There is a reminder for the late Jindan stage.

But it's too late.

Zhou Ping's Star-Destroying Sword was extremely fast, and was mixed with an inexplicable sword intent. The movement of the sword was like a galaxy hanging high in the sky.

Although he could not comprehend the star sword intent of the gatekeeper and the Holy Son of Taiyan Sect, the Star-Destroying Sword itself could trigger a trace of sword intent. He followed suit and was able to cut out a trace of the star sword intent. In addition, there was flame on the tip of the sword itself, so it was naturally extremely sharp.

He killed two Jindan at once, and both of them were in the middle stage of Jindan, which shocked the surrounding Jindan, and their eyes were full of fear and horror.

They didn't expect that this cultivator among the wandering cultivators was so powerful, and his strength was even stronger than that of the late Jindan stage.

Liao Jindan also hurriedly said, "Good job, huh, you bunch of sect family Jindan are really insidious. Fellow cultivators, we must form an alliance, otherwise we will be defeated one by one by these Jindan. What do you say, fellow cultivator Zhou?"

He is trying to win over Zhou Ping.

Zhou Ping didn't say anything, but nodded silently.

To kill twelve golden elixirs.

Although he is very powerful, he does not want to face siege. At this moment, the best way is to stick together. Besides, if he shows his strength, the independent cultivators will follow his lead.

really.

All the independent cultivators surnamed Liao and the rest gathered around Zhou Ping.

On the other hand, everyone in the sect family had a gloomy look on their face.

Now three Jindan are dead.

One independent cultivator, two cultivators from sects and families, and nine more must be killed.

But the wandering cultivator named Zhou was too strong.

Even those in the late Jindan stage were not sure of how to take action.

For a while.

The two sides were deadlocked.

No one dared to take the lead.

Three hours later.

Everyone discovered that the binding energy in the cave was stronger. They could originally use the magic power of the Qi training level, but now they could only use the strength of about the third level of Qi training. This shocked the Jindan people. If the stalemate continued, the advantages of the late Jindan would disappear.

Therefore, the late Jindan cultivator in the cave could no longer sit still.

The first to take action were the Jindan of the sect family, and they started fighting each other.

Boom boom!

The cave is over 200 square meters, and even with the restraints, the noise made by the Jindan cultivators was very loud. Taking advantage of the internal strife among the Jindan cultivators in the sect family, the two late Jindan cultivators among the independent cultivators also had plans. They sent a message to Zhou Ping through their magic power, intending to kill the two middle Jindan cultivators first.

After all, twelve Jindans are going to die.

There were sixteen late Jindan cultivators present, and fourteen of them from the sect family. After they had dealt with everything, they would definitely attack the independent cultivators together.

It would be better to get rid of a few middle-stage Jindan first and make a total of twelve, so that there will be no need to take action later.

Zhou Ping was too lazy to pay attention to them. It was obvious that this had been discussed with the sect family, otherwise they wouldn't be so anxious.

To know.

The independent cultivators are already at a disadvantage. If a few more of them die, they will be at the mercy of the sects and families.

He didn't get involved, but he didn't object either.

The little tripod in the sea of ​​consciousness said, "You are a bit sinister."

Zhou Ping was speechless.

no way.

If twelve Jindans are to die, they must be the weak ones.

And the independent cultivators are the weakest.

If he tried to step forward, those in the late Jindan stage would definitely join forces to deal with him.

Boom boom.

Soon.

The fight between the two sides ended.

The entire cave was filled with a bloody smell.

have to say.

The late Jindan stage is still strong.

Although they are also restrained and suppressed, the physical strength and means of the late Jindan stage are not comparable to those of the middle Jindan stage.

Chi Chi.

The formations on the top of the cave all lit up at this moment.

Wow.

next moment.

As the formation pattern flickered, the remaining twenty-four Jindan all looked towards the southeast, where the wall slowly cracked.

Whoosh.

The remaining golden elixirs flew quickly towards the cracked wall, fearing that they would be a step slower.

Zhou Ping is no exception.

Wait until you leave the cave.

The crowd came to a dark cave. After passing through the cave and walking to the end, they found a steep cliff. On the other side of the cliff, there were six jade pillars. There was a groove in the center of each pillar, and a ball of light was suspended inside.

"treasure!"

"It's a treasure!"

The remaining Jindans stared with their eyes wide open, wishing they could fly over.

Zhou Ping hurriedly asked the small tripod in his sea of ​​consciousness whether it could sense what treasures were in the ball of light.

Xiao Ding sighed, "These are all good things, rare treasures. Taking any one out will cause Nascent Soul Realm cultivators to scramble for them. Even those in the Yuan Shen realm will covet them. This Xiayin Lotus Pond is definitely not ordinary. There might be a near-immortal-level expert behind it!"

"Otherwise, there wouldn't be such a rare treasure. Although it's a bit low-level, any one of them is rare and special in the universe."

Zhou Ping couldn't help but ask, "How does it compare to the Extreme Ice Blue Flame?"

"There's no comparison. The Extreme Ice Blue Flame is one of the top 100 rare treasures. Don't be too ambitious, kid. You're lucky to have even got one."

Communication room.

Those golden elixirs all looked at the six chains leading to the other side of the cliff. It was completely a single-plank bridge, or a single-plank chain.

It is obvious that the only way to reach the other side is by stepping on the chain, and it is simply unrealistic to fly over.

At this time, many golden elixirs left the cave and their cultivation strength was restored, but no one was stupid enough to fly over.

After witnessing the test in the cave, they all knew that the test in the Xiayin Lotus Pond was also quite difficult.

(End of this chapter)