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The instant the fireball lit up, several sword lights shot straight towards the person.

The man had no time to react; after a scream, he was killed on the spot.

The main hall plunged into darkness once more.

Just as the main hall plunged into darkness, spells were cast everywhere, and flashes of swords and blades appeared in rapid succession.

The screams were incessant.

[Wan Zi immediately erected a transparent light barrier, enveloping you and the five late-stage Foundation Establishment female cultivators from the Myriad Flowers Sect.]

[Your unleashed divine sense has taken in the entire carnage unfolding within this side hall.]

The ones who killed the most were still the other two Golden Core cultivators.

Aside from their own people, the two attacked all other cultivators indiscriminately.

Then came Chen Haiquan.

Anyone who came within ten paces of Shen Jingshu was instantly killed by him.

After dealing with the threats around Shen Jingshu, Chen Haiquan suddenly unleashed a sword strike at you.

The next moment, seeing someone attack Wan Zi, the other two Golden Core cultivators each unleashed an attack towards her.

You know, this is a probing move to expose the competitor.

[As you know, if Chen Haiquan doesn't attack you, the Golden Core cultivators will maintain a tacit understanding not to fight, sacrificing the lives of Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators to achieve their goal.]

But Chen Haiquan attacked you.

Even Wan Zi, a late-stage Golden Core cultivator, dared not be careless in the face of three attacks from Golden Core cultivators.

In the blink of an eye, the protective barrier that Wan Zi had erected shattered.

Although you believed Wan Zi would protect you, you still did your best to maintain the protective barrier.

[Wan Zi struck first, shattering the threatening sword light, before unleashing two more palm strikes to neutralize the remaining two attacks.]

[But you could clearly feel Wan Zi's body tremble slightly; this was a sign that she had suffered a silent loss.]

You know we can't drag this out any longer.

[Instantly, your divine sense locked onto two Qi Refining stage cultivators who were locked in combat.]

He immediately activated the Wind Blade Technique, killing the two Qi Refining stage cultivators.

Wan Zi noticed your actions and instantly understood your meaning.

Wan Zi raised her hand and unleashed two palm strikes, instantly killing two Foundation Establishment stage cultivators.

Just as you locked your wind blade onto a Foundation Establishment cultivator, the hall suddenly lit up.

The gate leading to the future slowly opened.

[This was almost a signal; the three Golden Core cultivators who were originally preparing to continue their attack on your team immediately stopped.]

A cold smile appeared in Chen Haiquan's eyes, as if to say, "You got lucky this time."

Shen Jingshu, however, seemed completely unaware of anything. She nodded at you and walked straight towards the exit.

Your eyes turned slightly cold; you already harbored murderous intent towards Chen Haiquan.

[Given the right opportunity, we must eliminate Chen Haiquan.]

Fortunately, under Wan Zi's care, the five late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Myriad Flowers Sect were also safe and sound.

Of these twenty people, only Shen Jingshu and Chen Haiquan remain, along with you, Wan Zi, and the five late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.

The two Golden Core cultivators' teams totaled five people; the rest were Foundation Establishment stage cultivators.

Those six rogue cultivators were almost all at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, and they were also subtly forming a group.

After leaving the side hall, you arrive at a huge square stone chamber.

Inside the stone chamber was a large pool of water.

The pool was as still as a mirror.

There is a huge stone tablet beside the pool.

[Three rows of large, eye-catching characters are engraved on it:]

The numbers of heaven and earth begin with one and end with nine.

There are two or four bridges, and they are truly among them.

To know the truth, first observe its form.

There are exactly 24 bridges spanning the pool.

Bridges come in various shapes and sizes: some are straight, some are curved, some are arched, and some are flat.

At the head of each bridge stands a stone tablet inscribed with ancient text.

On the other side of the bridge is a white jade gate.

[This appears to be a passage to the next level.]

After all twenty people had entered the stone chamber, the door they had come from slammed shut.

At that moment, the aged voice rang out:

The white jade gate ahead leads to the next level. After crossing the bridge, the gate will open automatically.

Yang Mu was stunned when he saw this:

Is this level really that easy? The door opens after crossing the bridge?

Absolutely impossible!

Moreover, this is about selecting successors, not sprinters.

Just because you can run fast doesn't mean you can be a successor.

Based on my experience in the first level of the main hall, the faster you run, the faster you die.

However, according to the information on the stone tablet, "There are two or four bridges, and the real one is among them."

In other words, some of the twenty-four bridges are real and some are fake?

To understand its true nature, first observe its form.

Should I look at it first?

You'll only know if it's true or false after you see it?

Yang Mu pursed his lips, and could only look at the simulation:

One of the rogue cultivators glanced at the lake, which was as still as a mirror, and probed it with his divine sense; finding no danger, he concluded.

Immediately, disregarding everything else, the man randomly chose a bridge and headed straight for the white jade gate.

The other rogue cultivators were all taken aback, and quickly followed, but they were already four or five body lengths behind.

The rogue cultivator who had just completed the Foundation Establishment stage had already crossed the bridge, and nothing unusual had happened.

The other teams were all eager to make their move.

Just then, the bridge beneath the feet of the rogue cultivator suddenly vanished.

With a gasp, the Foundation Establishment cultivator, at the peak of his cultivation, fell straight into the pool.

To your astonishment, the rogue cultivator didn't splash the slightest ripple, not even a single drop of water.

A agonizing scream rang out instantly.

The rogue cultivator seemed to have fallen into a swamp, sinking at a visible speed.

The other five independent cultivators had just arrived at the bridgehead and were preparing to cross.

The moment the bridge disappeared, he immediately stopped, thus avoiding following in the footsteps of the first person to do so.

Upon seeing the first person fall into the pool, one of the rogue cultivators immediately flipped his hand, and a rope about the thickness of a thumb appeared in his grasp.

Immediately, the man made a hand seal, and the rope flew over and wrapped around the arm of the person who had fallen into the lake.

No one exerted effort simultaneously to rescue the person who had fallen into the lake, in order to preserve the strength of their independent cultivation group.

After a struggle, they saw that half of the person who had fallen into the lake was pulled out of the water.

[However, the lower half of the person who fell into the lake had been completely corroded, leaving not even bones.]

The five-person rogue cultivator team was startled, and their grip loosened.

[His body, which had just been pulled up, plunged back into the pool, and within four or five breaths, he disappeared without a trace.]

The pool water remained as still and calm as a mirror, as if nothing had happened.

Not only were the independent cultivators taken aback, but even the Golden Core experts present were startled.

The pool water was so eerie that no one dared to cross the bridge again.

Seeing this, Shen Jingshu immediately spoke up: "Everyone, at this moment we should put aside our prejudices, work together, and find a bridge that we can cross."

The other two Golden Core cultivators nodded in agreement and led their companions toward the group of five rogue cultivators.

Fellow Daoist is right; at this time, we should pool our wisdom and efforts.

We can't let those guys on the other side get there first.

At this moment, the Golden Core expert was less than three steps away from the group of rogue cultivators.

Just then, a sudden change occurred.

The Golden Core cultivator suddenly struck the group of rogue cultivators with his palm.

[The formation of the independent cultivator team was directly shattered.]

One of them was even thrown into the pool, his body visibly sinking to the bottom and disappearing without a trace.

[Immediately afterwards, the Golden Core cultivator gave the rogue cultivator no chance to react.]

[He instantly approached one of the rogue cultivators, grabbed him with both hands, and threw him directly towards the white jade gate.]

Foundation Establishment stage cultivators cannot fly.

[As soon as the Foundation Establishment cultivator flew above the pool, the pool seemed to exert a tremendous gravitational pull, dragging the rogue cultivator straight into the pool.]

Not a single drop of water was splashed.