Aunt, please don't chase me. I don't want to be the emperor.

"Dig...tokens?"

"Yeah, dig."

This Tianji Pavilion disciple had obviously answered many questions before, and he explained to Ji Xian very expertly, "After passing through this forest, we'll reach the core area of ​​the island. There's a formation around the core area, isolating most of the high temperatures inside. As a result, the temperature inside will be several times higher than it is now. The further in, the hotter it will get."

"All the tokens of this island are hidden in the soil of the core area. If you want to get the tokens, you can only dig them bit by bit in an environment hotter than the desert."

"These people around here haven't found anything yet, but they can't stand the high temperature and are trying to escape the heat. Many of them plan to rest for a while before going back in to dig."

Ji Xian understood, nodded and said, "Oh, so that's how it is."

Ji Xian looked towards the center of the volcanic island, the enormous volcano. She could indeed feel the temperature inside was incredibly high, and there was also a formation on the outside that isolated the temperature inside. However, in addition to this, Ji Xian could also sense spiritual power inside, both human and beast.

So Ji Xian asked the Tianji Pavilion disciples in a roundabout way: "Besides high temperature, is there anything else in the formation?"

"Your senses are quite sharp," the Tianji Pavilion disciple sighed casually before adding, "There are some exotic beasts living in the high temperatures within the volcanic zone. They're mostly concentrated in the core area, where the probability of finding tokens is highest, but because of the roaming exotic beasts, the danger is also the greatest."

Ji Xian asked, "Many of those who come to participate in the trial are ordinary people, or independent cultivators with varying strengths. Aren't you afraid of causing casualties?"

"That's why we're here."

A disciple from the Tianji Pavilion shrugged. "People without cultivation base can't even stand the high temperatures, so they can't even enter. As for those with weaker abilities, don't worry. We have many elite disciples training inside, and if anything unexpected happens, they'll come to the rescue."

At this time, Ji Xian looked at the volcano again, as if thinking about something.

His keen perception sensed that in addition to some strange beasts living in high temperatures, there seemed to be an incredible giant in the core area of ​​the volcanic island, whose strength was far superior to that of ordinary beasts.

Of course, Ji Xian couldn't say this directly, so she asked again in a roundabout way: "What level are the beasts here?"

"It's probably just about average, but there's a beast king in the deepest area."

"Beast King?"

"Yes, that beast king is called the Scarlet Snake Dragon Snake, and its strength is second only to that of the Demonic Beast." The disciple of the Tianji Pavilion looked very intimidating. "Although if you kill this guy, you can directly be accepted as an inner disciple, I advise you not to take such a risk. If something really happens, we at the Tianji Pavilion may not be able to save you in time."

"Okay, got it, thank you."

Ji Xian was fine, so she looked at Ye Mingqiu.

Ye Mingqiu kept fanning himself, but there were still many beads of sweat on his forehead, and he looked quite miserable.

Ye Mingqiu had been listening to Ji Xian's questions just now. When Ji Xian finished asking, he said, "The temperature on this island is really high. We don't know what it will be like once we get inside."

"If you mobilize more spiritual energy to strengthen your body's protective qi, you can resist it. With your and my cultivation levels, it won't be a problem."

Ji Xian's expression looked normal, and she felt exactly the same as before she landed on the island.

This made Ye Mingqiu feel very strange: "Brother Ji, don't you feel hot?"

"some."

"But you look normal. You're not even sweating."

"Yeah, that's pretty weird."

After hearing what Ye Mingqiu said, Ji Xian also felt that something was wrong.

Although Ji Xian's true strength is Yang Shen, his physical strength and endurance are naturally much higher than those in other realms, but under this level of high temperature, if he does not mobilize his spiritual power to resist the high temperature, he will still sweat.

Ye Mingqiu didn't mobilize his spiritual power because he wanted to save enough for the core area and didn't want to waste it here. But Ji Xian didn't mobilize any extra spiritual power at all, yet he was not affected by the high temperature at all.

This is definitely not just the body's ability to withstand and adapt, there must be other things resisting the heat, such as magic weapons or something.

Ji Xian knew more about this than Ye Mingqiu, so he immediately thought of it and focused his perception on himself. Then, he quickly found the problem and looked at his waist.

The two swords on his waist were now emitting faint spiritual fluctuations that were so weak that they were almost impossible to detect.

Ji Xian was stunned and couldn't help but put her hand on the hilt of the sword.

The next moment, he felt a heat running along his hand and drilling into his mind, as if he could hear calls, battle roars, and the sounds of thousands of troops.

Ji Xian stared at Shenghuiji on her waist in shock, her eyes almost popping out of her head with fear.

What the hell, this sword has become a spirit! ?

3.19 His Majesty the Emperor needs to show his true abilities

At this moment, Ji Xian was completely confused.

He... could hear the voice of Princess Shenghui, as if the sword had become a spirit.

To be honest, Ji Xian had seen a weapon with such spirituality that it could be called a living thing before. That was Su Luoxue's Xutian Sword, which was so spiritual that it could be called a living thing.

The Galaxy Sword is known to the world as the world's number one divine weapon, but if there's a weapon that rivals it, it's definitely Su Luoxue's Xutian Sword. Its spirituality even surpasses the Galaxy Sword, and its power and effectiveness are both unique. Regardless of which one is truly the world's number one divine weapon, it's truly worthy of the title.

And now, Ji Xian saw a magical weapon that was even more spiritual than the Xutian Sword. Its spirituality was so high that it refreshed Ji Xian's three views.

Damn, the Xutian Sword was only highly spiritual, making it seem like a living thing. This Shenghui Ji was already incredibly magical. Not only did she release spiritual energy on her own, but now the fluctuations of that energy could even form language, allowing Ji Xian to hear it.

It feels like if you give this sword a mouth, it will be able to speak.

Damn it, I can’t think about it anymore, this scene is too horrifying!

Gongshu Zhi, what kind of weapon have you created?

Ji Xian's look of having seen a ghost naturally aroused Ye Mingqiu's doubts: "Brother Ji, what's wrong with you?"

"Oh no, no, nothing, let's go in quickly, hahahaha!"

Ji Xian came to his senses and immediately changed the subject, then quickly fled towards the core area of ​​the volcanic island. Ye Mingqiu was puzzled but didn't think much of it, thinking it was just another secret that Brother Ji couldn't tell, so he quickly followed.

As Ji Xian walked forward, her hand couldn't help but rest on the hilt of the sword again, and she heard the "voice" of Shenghui Ji again.

"Can you... also sense that there are many strange beasts in there?"

"You...want to fight?"

The frequency of Shenghuiji's spiritual power fluctuations is stable, just like the sound produced by the vibration of the human throat. Therefore, Ji Xian can understand Shenghuiji's "voice" and "words" at this moment.

"Can you understand me?"

Ji Xian asked this in her heart, but Shenghui Ji did not respond.

Well, it turns out that the sword will not respond if I just think about it in my mind.

I'll study this pair of swords carefully when I have free time. Now there are so many people around, so I'll put it aside for now and wait until I finish the recruitment test for the Tianji Pavilion.

.......

Passing through the woods, Ji Xian could see an invisible barrier and could clearly feel how hot the temperature was on the other side of it. Furthermore, in Ji Xian's sight, the ground ahead was a crimson red, barren of grass. Molten magma turned into a river flowing across the land, emitting thick, hot smoke.

If you don't look up at the sky, if you don't know that you are in a volcanic area, it would seem like hell.

However, Ji Xian and Ye Mingqiu went in anyway, and as soon as they entered, they felt the temperature which was much higher than that outside.

“It’s quite hot, but…”

Ji Xian felt the temperature and was also carefully controlling the fluctuations of her spiritual power.

He was a Yangshen master, and his physical fitness and endurance were far superior to those of other realms. Others couldn't stand the high temperature for long, but for him, living here was easy. But Ji Xian couldn't pretend to be nonchalant, otherwise he would be discovered and suspected.

So Ji Xian carefully controlled the intensity of her spiritual power and tried her best to make herself sweat.

It was okay that I didn't sweat just now outside the barrier, but it would be outrageous if I didn't sweat after entering the core area.

Ji Xian also observed Ye Mingqiu and found that his expression had not changed much from when he was outside. However, this was normal. Because Ye Mingqiu did not mobilize his spiritual power when he was outside the barrier, he mobilized his spiritual power to resist the high temperature now that he was inside, so he looked unchanged.

Ye Mingqiu fanned himself, but all he blew out was hot air. He simply put the fan away and fanned himself again, looking ahead: "There are a lot of pits ahead. It seems that we can't dig up tokens in this area."

Ji Xian also looked ahead and noticed that there were many man-made pits on the crimson ground ahead. It was obvious that many people had started digging as soon as they entered. She didn't know if there was no token hidden so close to the edge of the barrier, but she thought there probably wasn't one.

Ji Xian pointed ahead: "Go further in. The more dangerous the place, the easier it is to find the token."

"it is good."

So, Ji Xian and Ye Mingqiu began to move forward, on the scorching earth, among the boiling magma.

Soon, Ji Xian and Ye Mingqiu discovered more and more earth pits, some corpses of strange beasts, and even some people walking out of the barrier.

Ji Xian was quite tactless and asked those who were about to leave: "Hey, brothers, have you found the token?"

The other party was obviously very unhappy and impatient, but someone still replied to Ji Xian: "We found nothing. If we keep looking, we'll faint from the heat. We need to go out and rest."

Ji Xian watched them leave, but soon looked forward again.

He heard the sounds of a battle, and it was quite large.

Ji Xian went over to take a look, and then saw some people fighting with strange beasts.

Those strange beasts were all red and looked like arthropods like ants, but each one was bigger than a bear. However, there were not many of them, so the casual cultivators could still deal with them.

Ji Xian originally didn't want to meddle in other people's affairs. After all, they could handle more trouble better than less, and they should try to avoid fighting. However, the current situation was a bit special.

The pair of swords at his waist were now releasing spiritual power in a surging manner, as if they could not contain their excitement.

Ji Xian felt all of this and seemed to understand the meaning behind it.

"You want to fight?"

Ji Xian slowly drew the sword from her waist and gazed upon the red and white divine weapon. The red lines on the sword seemed even hotter and more vivid than the scalding molten lava on the volcanic island. She couldn't help but radiate her intense fighting spirit and excitement.

"..."

Ji Xian was silent for a while, as if thinking, and made a decision after a moment.

He looked at Ye Mingqiu and said, "Brother Ye, according to the mechanism of this island, it should be more efficient to act separately. You go left and I will go right. Let's meet in the woods outside."

Ye Mingqiu nodded cooperatively: "Okay, see you in six hours."

"See you later."

So, Ji Xian and Ye Mingqiu acted separately, each searching for the token in the core area of ​​this volcanic island.

Indeed, under the volcanic island's trial system, it was more efficient for two people to search separately rather than act together. Ji Xian and Ye Mingqiu were both very powerful, so they didn't need to stick together like other independent cultivators and could search separately.

But Ji Xian obviously did not make such a suggestion for this purpose.

He wanted to get Ye Mingqiu out of the way so that he could show off his skills. It was really impressive!

3.20 His Majesty the Emperor Unveils His Weapons

The towering and huge volcano was emitting thick black smoke, dyeing most of the sky black. The earth was scorching hot and even emitting hot smoke. Lava was flowing around like a river, and there were even a large number of red ant beasts running rampant nearby.

These beasts are called Flowing Flame Silver Ants, and they can adapt to living in extremely high temperatures. Higher-level beasts can even move freely in molten lava. These beasts live in groups, usually concentrating their activities around their nests. The casual cultivators were only outside their nests, so they rarely encountered them.

Ji Xian was walking specifically towards the ant beast's nest, and could already see the dense ant beasts coming like a tide in front of her.

Honestly, Ji Xian hadn't originally wanted to use the Holy Glory Sword. After all, such a powerful weapon would risk exposure, thus adding unnecessary trouble. However, the Holy Glory Sword in her hand was constantly emitting spiritual energy fluctuations, the spiritual power was so strong and hot that it seemed even more intense than the scorching volcanic island, as if to tell Ji Xian that it wanted to fight.

Then Ji Xian thought about what happened on Jinhua Island again.

Are those strange trials in Tianji Pavilion really aimed at me?

Is the phrase "Those who are willing to take the bait" a hint in the test question, or a hint from the Tianji Pavilion?

And the old man playing chess and the chess they played, as well as the old man with the recipe who asked them to come to this volcanic island specially, does it mean that Tianji Pavilion is monitoring him at this moment?

Ji Xian could only guess these things by herself and had no way of knowing the correct answers.

However, he can also find the answer through practice.

Facing the surging tide of ants, Ji Xian stretched out her hands to her waist and slowly unsheathed the two red and white Holy Swords. The blades gleamed in the firelight, and the red lines flashed as fiercely as burning blood.

Ji Xian tightly grasped the sword in her hand, pointed it forward and said, "If the Tianji Pavilion is really monitoring me, then just watch carefully!"

The next second, Ji Xian rushed forward and swung the Shenghuiji in his hand violently. The sword energy burst out from the blade and spread, turning into a surging sword energy like the waves, blowing away dozens of ant beasts in front.

Although this sword does not have the power of Yang God, it has the momentum of Yang God.

If the Tianji Pavilion was really monitoring him, it would be impossible for them not to see this sword, and then everything would be clear!

Ji Xian wielded her shining swords and started a massacre in the ant tide. The ant beasts' blood, as bright red as that of humans, flew everywhere along with their limbs. Countless ant beasts were killed by Ji Xian's sword.

The ant beast's armor-like shell is completely vulnerable in front of Princess Shenghui!

Ji Xian was unstoppable and fought her way out.

Naturally, all these scenes were seen clearly by the eight masters of Tianji Pavilion using the star map projection.

......

In the Tianji Pavilion's Observatory, the Eight Sect Leaders looked at Ji Xian's figure projected on the star map and couldn't help but feel amazed.

"Amazing."