As they arrived in another room, Huangfu Xiaoying and Huangfu Xiaoi exchanged glances upon discovering one of their targets. However, they sighed in their hearts, realizing that their target was under the protection of one of the powerful cultivators in their realm. The presence of one of their allies among them surprised both of them. 'Why is Bai Chongxi with Xian Changyue and Xian Xianwu? Is he thinking about betraying us?'
'I don't know.' Huangfu Xiaoi shook her head slightly. 'Anyway, we should keep our attitude for the ti being so we can go with them to other areas, making it easier for us to pass this challenge.'
'Damn it! Why do I have to et them now?' Bai Chongxi inwardly cursed. 'It would be bad if they reported to their father, and Huangfu Shou would force my father to hand over to him.'
'Aunt, are you going to take action against them?' Xian Xianwu asked his paternal aunt via a voice transmission.
Xian Changyue briefly glanced at the two won before walking away. 'For now, we don't need to bother with those two girls. It would be better if we looked for the path to the inner area, especially since we have found the first key.'
'All right.' Xian Xianwu imdiately followed his aunt.
On the other hand, Huangfu Xiaoying and Huangfu Xiaoi imdiately moved to both sides of Bai Chongxi. They flanked him, interrogated him, and forced him to say his reason for being with the two people in front of them.
Bai Chongxi imdiately told them about his adventures in the maze before he t Xian Changyue and Xian Xianwu, but Huangfu Xiaoying and Huangfu Xiaoi continued to wear suspicious looks. 'It's up to you two to believe or not, but I've told you the truth. It would be better if we didn't fight them, as that woman is only slightly weaker than our fathers, and she has the power to kill us whenever she wants.'
Huangfu Xiaoying and Huangfu Xiaoi remained silent in response to Bai Chongxi's warning, particularly because they were already aware of Xian Changyue's strength and would not foolishly seek trouble with her.
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After they were trapped in an endless loop and fought countless rat beasts, Huangfu Lian and Huangfu Xiaofan finally managed to escape from the place. They got a lucky break from their previous misfortune, especially since they imdiately arrived at the location of one of the keys, and there was a treasure chest inside.
"Haha." Huangfu Xiaofan laughed with satisfaction after he took the golden key. "What a stroke of luck! Not only did we find the first key, but we also got a lot of valuable treasures."
"Let's go! We have to find our sisters and the path to the inner area." Huangfu Lian promptly placed the treasures in his storage ring and proceeded to walk, with his brother trailing closely behind.
After so ti, they reached a new location, coincidentally encountering their greatest adversary, Zhou Tong. Huangfu Lian and Huangfu Xiaofan beca tense as soon as they saw him because his cultivation was several levels above theirs, and they wouldn't necessarily be able to defeat him even if they worked together to fight him.
However, they were fortunate that Zhou Tong was not in the mood to fight, as he was too concerned about the condition of Zhou iling and Zhou Tai. As a result, he imdiately rushed away from the Huangfu siblings, heading in the opposite direction.
The Huangfu siblings were completely relieved by Zhou Tong's departure, and they imdiately went in another direction to avoid fighting him, especially since there were still many challenges left on the first floor of the Star Tower.
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anwhile, Bai Tian'er and Ye Zhiqiu felt relieved because the presence of Long Chen, Xian Jinglan, and Lang greatly eased their journey in exploring each area of the maze. Moreover, they also found two golden keys, so their business in the outer area was done, and they only needed to find a way to the inner area.
Upon arriving at the four-crossed road, they were taken aback by the sight of two n running from the roads to their right and left. Xian Jinglan imdiately questioned one of them. "Why did it take you so long to return to our side, Jin Dabao?"
"Haish!" Jin Dabao sighed heavily. "After I got separated from you two, I was trapped in a prison with a puzzle, so I had to solve it first. I was lucky the Huangfu Kingdom's two princesses were trapped there, or I wouldn't have been able to escape so quickly, and I may have given up this challenge."
"I will beat you up if you dare give up this challenge, Dabao." Jin Dabao scowled at the other individual, who turned out to be Zheng Ru. "I was also separated from Prince Long Tian and Xianzi, but I didn't encounter significant obstacles during my journey here. However, I previously t Zhou iling and Bai Renfu, and I sensed sothing unusual from that little girl."
"What's so strange about Zhou iling?" Xian Jinglan asked.
Zheng Ru shook his head. "I don't know what's strange about her, but I felt an unusual aura coming from her body, so I imdiately avoided her when she wanted to stop ."
"Hey! We should not linger here and imdiately go to the inner area; I'm sure Tian'er and Xi Xianzi are on their way there now." All of them imdiately agreed and followed behind Long Chen, but Jin Dabao and Zheng Ru repeatedly turned to look at Bai Tian'er and Ye Zhiqiu.
Unlike Ye Zhiqiu, who felt awkward about it, Bai Tian'er was much more indifferent and relaxed, and she returned their glances with a seductive smile.
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As soon as they arrived at their next destination, the five people at two different ends of the room stood still in their spots as they stared at each other.
'Brother.' Xin Yueliang called out softly as he hid behind Xin Hongwu, but his eyes kept watching Xin Yan and Qian Ying, who were standing across from them.
Xin Hongwu was nervous, as Xin Yan's cultivation level was slightly higher than his own, and his cousin still had Qian Ying by his side. Moreover, his little sister's fighting ability wasn't that great, so there was no way she could help him fight them.
Xin Yan smiled and spoke to them. "Cousin, let's forget our enmity for now, and we can go together to find a way to the inner area."
Qian Ying raised her eyebrows in response, but she remained silent. Although Ma Kuangyu controlled Xin Yan, he was still her master, so she would not move without his order.
"Have you found the key, Cousin?" Xin Yan nodded to Xin Hongwu. "We've also found our key, so let's look for the path to the inner area."
anwhile, Zhou Tai followed them from behind without saying a word, but he could be relieved that he didn't have to explore the rest of the outer area alone.
Just like everyone else, Xin Chuixue's group, Li Yao's group, and the remaining participants had also found the first key, so they all imdiately rushed to find the path to the inner area.
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[Ding]
[Daily Quest: Absorb 100,000 Qi.]
[Status: Done.]
[Reward: 1,000 bronze coins sent to the inventory.]
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[Daily Quest: Killing 500 beasts or demon beasts at the earth realm or above.]
[Status: Done]
[Reward: Daily gift pack x1 sent to the inventory.]
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After searching for several hours and going through various obstacles, Zhang Fei's group finally arrived at a room with a large gate, so they went straight in.
Zhang Fei was pleasantly surprised by the spaciousness of the place, with nurous doors connecting various areas on each side of the walls. However, he was more interested in the gate at the north end, especially since it was the main gate to the inner area.
Since all of them were completely exhausted and Yun Xinyue still had not woken up from her faint, Zhang Fei led them to a corner to rest while waiting for the other group to arrive.
Bai Shouyi imdiately separated herself from them and sat alone in another area. She chose to keep her distance from them for the ti being, particularly because the people of the Huangfu Kingdom would suspect her if she joined them.
Xi Xianzi imdiately checked Yun Xinyue's condition. "Her condition has stabilized since I helped her before, but the previous illusion was too impactful for her. She seed to have difficulty accepting the events inside, so she still hasn't woken up."
After he thought about it, Zhang Fei decided to use the dream imprisonnt to imprison Yun Xinyue's subconscious for a while, and he also gave her a pleasant dream to reverse the impact of that illusion. "Are we going to face the sa challenges in the inner area?"
Xian Xianqin imdiately inford him. "The inner area isn't as large as the outer area, but the traps and tests there are much more troubleso. Furthermore, we will encounter beasts in sovereign to quasi-divine realms, and certain rooms will spawn powerful enemies for us, necessitating heightened caution during our exploration."
"Strong enemies?" Zhang Fei asked with raised eyebrows.
"We don't know where they ca from, but I think they are prisoners in this tower, just like those skeletons we found the first ti."
"What do you an by skeletons?" After Xian Xianqin ntioned it, Long Tian imdiately inquired, prompting Zhang Fei to inform both him and Xi Xianqi about it. However, he did not inform them that the Star Tower originated from realms beyond the upper realms, nor did he disclose the existence of Hua i'er or Sima Yun. "Did you really absorb their souls?"
Zhang Fei nodded to Long Tian. "They have beco vengeful souls, and I can't purify them all at once. Moreover, I have to increase my soul power to the earthly soul level before I can et soone important, so I choose to absorb them because they don't have any negative impact on ."
"Does their vengeful nature really not influence you, Zhang Fei?"
"No." Zhang Fei answered Xi Xianzi with a shake of his head. "If their vengeful nature influenced , I would have changed by now, but I'm still the sa as before, right?"
"That's true." Xi Xianzi then warned Zhang Fei. "I think that kind of shortcut won't end well for you, so you must not use such a thod to improve yourself too often, or you will suffer bad consequences. Anyway, I hope we won't be separated from our group once we enter the inner area, or we will waste more ti than before, especially with the increasing difficulty of each obstacle."
One of the doors at the far end suddenly opened, so Zhang Fei and the others imdiately turned their heads toward it. They saw Zhou iling and Bai Renfu walking out from there, but they imdiately sensed sothing unusual from the Zhou Princess.
[Master, the system has detected the presence of another soul within Zhou iling's body, which appears to have taken control of both her mind and body.]
Zhang Fei frowned slightly. 'What about Zhou iling's soul? Has the foreign soul devoured it?'
[Zhou iling's soul appears to be sleeping in her soul space, but if it continues to control her, she may not survive.]
Zhang Fei himself didn't care whether Zhou iling would live or die, but he was worried that the foreign soul would suddenly co out of his body and control others, especially the people in his group. He then inford Xian Xianqin, Long Tian, and Xi Xianzi, who imdiately turned to him in shock. 'I am a soul cultivator, so I can sense it. However, I don't know the strength of the foreign soul, so you guys must be fully aware of it, lest it move into your bodies and affect you.'
All of them nodded in agreent with Zhang Fei and ignored Zhou iling directly, but their eyes and senses continued to monitor the Zhou Princes as they discussed their next plans to explore the inner area.
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Zhou iling ignored Bai Renfu, who was running toward Bai Shouyi, as she noticed their behavior. Instead of approaching them, she sat on the opposite side, observing the five of them from her seat. She was not interested in Long Tian and the others, but Zhang Fei's presence among them caught her attention.
'Compared to the male pure dragon and the female fairy, that human brat is more interesting, and his strength is truly high despite his low cultivation. With his strong physique, it's no surprise that this woman and her brothers want to capture him. Although I don't like occupying a man's body, I think his body will be a perfect vessel for my soul, and I might be able to reshape my body faster if I possess him.' Zhang iling imdiately closed her eyes and circulated her qi to restore her stamina, especially considering that Bai Renfu's uselessness had used up a lot of her qi.
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"How is your condition, Shaoyi? Did you encounter any danger before?" Bai Renfu inquired as he sat beside his sister.
"Xin Yan and Qian Ying initially captured , but we fell into a trap. When I opened my eyes again, I was already with Zhang Fei and the others, and my journey beca easier after that." Bai Shouyi then told his second brother about his encounter with their grandfather's soul, which shocked Bai Renfu. 'He asked the three of us to investigate the situation behind Huangfu Shou, but we couldn't possibly do it alone, so he asked to see Uncle Xian or Uncle Yun, believing that they could help us find out the truth and free our parents from their influence.'
Bai Renfu imdiately agreed to that. 'In that case, we will wait for our big brother, and we will discuss this matter with him to think of a way to escape from the surveillance of Huangfu Shou and his subordinates.'
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Soti later, two other doors opened simultaneously, and several groups of people walked out of them. The first to co out was Xian Changyue's group, and she imdiately led her nephew to gather with Zhang Fei and the others.
Xian Xianwu and Xian Changyue were relieved that Xian Xianqin was fine, but they were confused about Yun Xinyue's situation, so Zhang Fei explained everything to them.
On the other hand, Bai Chongxi joined his brother and sister, and Bai Shouyi imdiately told him about his eting with their grandfather, to which he agreed right away. Unfortunately, they couldn't possibly escape from Huangfu Shou and his subordinates just like that, so they needed help from others, and Zhang Fei's group was their best choice.
anwhile, Huangfu Xiaoi and Huangfu Xiaoying sat in another area, but they kept glancing at Zhang Fei's group, especially Yun Xinyue, who had not yet woken up, raising many questions in their minds.
The other newly arrived groups were Lin Yao's group and Xian Yu's group. They imdiately separated themselves while waiting for their other group mbers to arrive.
Not long after, Xian Qifeng and his wife, Luo Qinglin, walked out of another gate, leading so of their group mbers to rest in another area.
To their surprise, they saw the two groups of demons from the two demon kingdoms walking side by side, and the situation between them was different from what they had known so far, especially since Xin Yan and Xin Hongwu seed to be close to each other.
However, Xin Hongwu imdiately took Xin Yueliang away, and Xin Yan took Qian Ying away with him.
After they sat down on one side, Xin Yan imdiately observed the people present, but his gaze then fell on Zhang Fei. 'So he's the kid that these people targeted, huh? He's much weaker than them, but he's made it this far. Furthermore, he appears to notice that I possess this demon kid, indicating that he is a soul cultivator. In that case, I will et and converse with him later, and I am hopeful that he will be willing to assist in escaping this tower.'
After they waited for so ti, the other groups also arrived at the place, and they imdiately joined their respective groups. However, none of them went straight to the inner realms, and they chose to rest first so that they could explore it with full strength.
- To Be Continued -
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