Outside, in the Great Wilderness, beyond the Immortal Mansion.
It had been over half a year since nurous Heavenly Prides entered the Immortal Mansion for their trials. Many high-ranking mbers from various sects had not left, rely waiting for their disciples to return. Those who could enter the Immortal Mansion were mostly elite disciples. If anything happened to them, it would be a trendous loss to their sects. They wouldn’t mind waiting for several years, let alone half a year; for cultivators, this waiting period was akin to ti spent ditating and cultivating.
"The others have all co out... Why hasn’t Wang Mu erged yet?" Cheng Tianyong wondered, looking at the Immortal Mansion’s gates that were almost sealed.
Over half a year had passed in the outside world; who knew how much ti had elapsed inside the Immortal Mansion... According to many returning disciples, they hadn’t seen the legendary Ancient Divine Girl at all. Instead, they reported encountering a mysterious Immortal.
The interior of the Immortal Mansion was quite complex. Various trials made it difficult for many cultivators to advance even an inch.
As for gains, there were many: nurous Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, countless rare spirit beasts, and all sorts of ancient materials, each containing extrely pure Primordial Qi. Occasionally, cultivators reported finding Ancient Treasures, which was considered a stroke of great fortune, making others imnsely envious.
The Heavenly Prides who had entered the Immortal Mansion first also made substantial gains.
"Dao Xuan, Yu Tianshu, and those others have already co out..." Cheng Tianyong fretted internally. Each of them has improved their cultivation level significantly, and so have even had epiphanies...
Though quite worried, his face showed no sign of it.
The other sects watched with smiles. Ever since the Dan King Sect had ejected Wang Mu from the Pill Furnace, the whole affair has felt a bit... delicate, Cheng Tianyong mused. It would be disastrous if sothing happened to him in the Immortal Mansion...
Indeed, as more cultivators erged, it beca clear that many had t with misfortune; so ca out with their bodies and Primordial Spirits already cold. Even among the cultivators on the Heavenly Pride Rank, while so enjoyed continuous good fortune, others naturally encountered persistent misfortune.
"Still, I should look on the bright side..." he told himself. "The later soone cos out, the longer they must have stayed inside, and therefore, the greater the opportunities they likely obtained."
Cheng Tianyong’s heart stirred; he wanted to perform a divination for Wang Mu.
But this young man was strange. Whenever Cheng Tianyong attempted a divination for him, the results were always obscured. He wondered if sothing within the Immortal Mansion was causing the interference, cloaking Wang Mu.
With many cultivators having exited the Immortal Mansion, nurous sects began to plan their departure.
The gateway to the Immortal Mansion, standing upon the great desert, slowly began to close.
This also signified that the Immortal Mansion itself was about to disappear.
If anyone had not erged by the ti it sealed, they would likely be in serious trouble.
After so thought, Cheng Tianyong decided to ask the other Heavenly Prides on the rank if any of them had encountered Wang Mu.
「He made his way to where the Supre Mysterious Dao Sect was gathered.」
As it happened, many cultivators from the Heavenly Pride Rank were there, discussing their respective experiences within the Immortal Mansion. How much of their tales was true, however, was anyone’s guess.
"Wang Mu?"
Dao Xuan pondered for a few seconds before replying, "I didn’t encounter him. Perhaps because my cultivation is relatively high, our paths didn’t cross."
...
"However, there are so areas in the Immortal Mansion where cultivators are bound to cross paths," Dao Xuan added with a slight smile. "Although most cultivators experience different trials, so special zones are common to all."
"Hmm... I recall one such place: an icy plain where many mysterious and ancient Heavenly Demon Sculptures stand. To traverse this plain, one must inscribe their na upon those sculptures as proof of their identity."
Dao Xuan looked rather proud as he continued, "To advance further, many cultivators would have had to pass through that area. Wang Mu surely would have reached it as well... If he did pass through, his na would undoubtedly be on those ancient Heavenly Demon Ice Sculptures."
"Eh... I rember that place!" Yu Tianshu exclaid in surprise. "Those Heavenly Demon Ice Sculptures are under the dominion of this Immortal and possess terrifying might. Inscribing one’s na on them can strengthen one’s Divine Sense and physical body; it’s a special form of training in itself..."
"Then, did any of you see Wang Mu’s na left on them?" Cheng Tianyong asked.
The interior of the Immortal Mansion seems very complex, Cheng Tianyong thought, with everyone’s experiences differing greatly, and few apparently encountered one another.
"No," Chen Huang said. "I struggled to leave my na on three Heavenly Demon Ice Sculptures. Considering Wang Mu’s strength, he should be about the sa as , perhaps managing one more at most."
"Oh? So you only managed three?" Dao Xuan asked with a slight smile.
"You’re quite smug with that smile. How many did you manage?" Chen Huang scoffed.
"Four, I believe," Dao Xuan replied with a modest smile.
Chen Huang scoffed and turned away dismissively.
"In that case, I managed five. It seems I am indeed superior to you all..." Yu Tianshu stated, his hands clasped behind his back.
"If you hadn’t relied on your chanical Beast, let’s see how many you could have inscribed!" Chen Huang retorted scornfully. "A Cultivator who depends solely on external aids will ultimately perish under their Heavenly Tribulation!"
Yu Tianshu laughed.
"I’m just afraid so people can’t even find external forces to borrow."
"Cultivators from remote backwaters, when facing their Heavenly Tribulation, probably won’t even have a single decent Magic Treasure to defend themselves."
...
Watching these top-ranking Heavenly Prides bicker, Cheng Tianyong couldn’t help but shake his head.
At this mont, a cultivator suddenly spoke up, "I think I saw Wang Mu’s na."
Cheng Tianyong was overjoyed and quickly asked, "You did? What was the situation?"
"I arrived there very late, but it seed like I saw Wang Mu’s na on *all* the Heavenly Demon Ice Sculptures," the cultivator replied.
The bickering trio imdiately fell silent.
Dao Xuan turned to the others. "Do you believe that?"
"I don’t," Yu Tianshu said, shaking his head repeatedly.
"That’s utterly impossible!" Chen Huang exclaid, waving his hand dismissively. "Don’t spout such nonsense! There are at least a dozen of those Heavenly Demon Sculptures on the icy plain... No one could possibly leave their na on all of them!"
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