Mortal: Reborn in Yellow Maple Valley, Awakening the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts

After testing the power of the Golden Bow and Silver Bullets, Chu Zifei secluded himself for two months to cultivate, breaking through to the peak of the eleventh level of Qi Refining. Thus, at least in terms of apparent strength, he barely qualified to participate in the Blood Forbidden Trial.

After all, he still needs this cultivation level to conceal his powerful physical strength.

Time flew by, and the day the trial began arrived in the blink of an eye.

Inside the council hall of Huangfeng Valley, dozens of disciples, including Chu Zifei, held trial tokens and quietly awaited the order to depart.

At that moment, he was huddled in the last row, secretly observing the inconspicuous figure also in the corner.

He was a shy young man with dark skin and plain looks. Although he seemed to have no presence, he made Chu Zifei's heart flutter slightly.

Because this person is none other than Han Li.

At this moment, Chu Zifei sighed inwardly, wishing he could possess a recording bead so that he could fully record the experiences of the next few days and witness the classic scenes between Han Li and Nangong Wan.

"Finally, I'll get to see Nangong Wan in person!"

Chu Zifei let out a wicked laugh in his heart. Although he had no intention of defeating Han Laomo and taking Nangong Wan away, it did not stop him from being curious about the appearance of this "most beautiful woman in Tiannan".

At the same time, Han Li, who was in the corner, also noticed Chu Zifei, who was in the back row, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"Why is this person participating in the trials too?"

He had already recognized the man as Ling Dong, the one he had traded with at Wanbaolou. However, he never expected that the other party would be his fellow disciple, and that they would now be entering the forbidden area together.

  

Amidst his surprise and doubt, Han Li silently memorized Chu Zifei's figure even more, and secretly remained more vigilant.

Inside the main hall, everything proceeded as usual. Sect Leader Zhong Ling gave his routine speech, followed by the distribution of spirit stones and the drawing of trial artifacts.

Chu Zifei randomly picked a fire spirit stone from a pile of mid-grade spirit stones. When he drew a magic weapon, he drew a high-grade killing magic weapon, the Spirit Flame Blade.

The blade is thick and sturdy; with a light swing, wisps of scorching spiritual fire coil around its edge, exuding a murderous aura.

He didn't crave the even rarer defensive magic weapon like others, because after his Eight-Nine Arcane Arts reached the peak of the first stage, his physical body was already able to withstand a full-force attack from a high-grade magic weapon without being harmed.

After receiving the magical artifact resources, he and the other disciples of Huangfeng Valley stood on Master Li's silver-armored horned python.

This was the first time Chu Zifei had faced such a massive monster since his transmigration and rebirth.

This giant python was over twenty zhang long, its scales gleaming with silver light, and a single, menacing black horn stood erect on its head. Even just lying on the ground, it inspired awe in people.

"You only need to try once to understand anything."

Chu Zifei composed himself and calmed his mind. On the path of cultivation, there are countless demonic beasts. Having seen one today, he would be able to remain calm and not feel fear when encountering such behemoths again in the future.

Even though the Silver-Armored Horned Python flew extremely fast, it still took the group two days and two nights to reach the gathering place of the seven sects' disciples, the nameless desolate mountain.

Over the next two days, disciples from the seven sects arrived one after another. After all the disciples from the other six sects had arrived, the patriarchs of the seven sects led their juniors toward the forbidden area.

Before long, the group stopped in front of a loess slope.

Without saying a word, the seven patriarchs simultaneously raised their hands and unleashed their magic weapons, joining forces to break the seal!

In the next instant, seven magical treasures burst forth from the sky.

The ruler of Master Li, the flying sword of the Taoist priest, and the ribbons, dragon-shaped canes, long knives, giant swords, and seals of the other five patriarchs shimmered and reflected each other.

The seven magical treasures each displayed their unique abilities, unleashing a continuous barrage of various spells that relentlessly bombarded the wind blade array in front of them. The offensive lasted for three or four hours before finally creating a passage through the wind blade array.

Seeing this, the disciples of the seven sects dared not be negligent. They quickly lined up in formation, weaving in and out of each other, and flew in batches.

Chu Zifei remained unhurried, trailing far behind the group, showing no sign of tension. With his current strength, aside from the mutated Ink Dragon within the forbidden area and Han Li and his wife, no other cultivator of the same level was his match.

Moreover, he had no intention of vying for the forbidden herbs; he had his own plans.

Thinking of this, Chu Zifei quickened his pace and stepped straight into the passage. Accompanied by a strong feeling of weightlessness and dizziness, his figure was instantly swallowed up by the passage.

When Chu Zifei steadied himself, the first thing he saw was a narrow, rugged path, barely wide enough for one person to pass at a time, winding for several miles. On either side of the path stood steep, towering peaks, their smooth cliffs barren of vegetation. Between the two mountains, only a sliver of sunlight pierced through, creating a dark and oppressive atmosphere that instilled a strange sense of unease.

This is the "One Line Sky" within the forbidden area.

Fortunately, this place is not far from our destination.

Chu Zifei muttered to himself that his primary plan for entering the forbidden area was to hunt down two demonic beasts with Foundation Establishment stage strength, seize their essence blood, and use it to break through the Eight-Nine Arcane Technique.

Based on the information about the forbidden area provided by the stewards, he identified the direction and flew north.

At this moment, Chu Zifei was completely unaware that as he left Yixiantian, a sinister and cold gaze was fixed on his back.

Half an hour later, Chu Zifei, who had been speeding all the way, finally arrived near his destination, the outer edge of the crater. He prepared to go through the outer edge and venture deeper into the heart of the crater.

He swiftly and decisively killed all the low-level demonic beasts he encountered along the way with his Spirit Flame Blade.

"We've finally arrived!"

Chu Zifei stood on high ground, gazing at the high slope not far away, his gaze sharpening.

Below the high slope ahead, a dark and deep cave was hidden. Wild grass grew around the entrance, and the cave was covered with layers of fine silver spider webs. Countless white bones were scattered on the ground.

This cave was one of the purposes of his trial, and inside it lived a demonic beast with the strength of the early Foundation Establishment stage.

"The Spider Cave? It looks like a spider demon is hiding inside. Does that mean I'm just easy prey for Tang Sanzang?"

Looking at the lifeless scene around him, Chu Zifei still had the mind to make a self-deprecating joke in his heart.

Dispelling the random thoughts in his mind, he held his breath, lowered his body, and cautiously approached the cave entrance.

From a distance, the light inside the cave was not bright, but it was still enough to make things visible.

But when he got closer to the cave entrance and saw what was inside, he couldn't help but be startled.

The cave was completely covered by a dense web of spider webs. Along the cave walls, on the ground, and in the corners, countless silver threads, as thick as a child's forearm, crisscrossed and layered, blocking the way forward.

Using the dim light, Chu Zifei cautiously groped his way forward, scanning the entire cave, but he did not find the owner of the cave.

"Could it be that the spider demon in this cave was already killed?"

Chu Zifei couldn't help but feel a growing sense of doubt. He frowned slightly and became secretly wary.

Just as he was puzzled, he heard a few very faint hissing sounds behind him.

Chu Zifei felt a chill run down his spine and turned to look. He saw several shallow pits inexplicably appearing on the ground, with blue smoke rising from them. He subconsciously looked up and was shocked to see a huge black spider clinging firmly to the cave ceiling, its eight eyes staring intently at him, and venom dripping from its mouth, causing the ground to sizzle as it corroded.