Chapter 3

"What is it?" someone asked curiously.

"Could it be that Elder Su Rou is going to dedicate herself?" Some shameless people even started to fantasize.

Although Su Rou was an elder, she was only 20 years old. Compared to the old fossils in the sect, she was much more approachable, which was why many people spoke without restraint.

In response to everyone's speculation, Su Rou just smiled charmingly, extended her five slender fingers, and said, "Five Immortal Spirit Herbs."

"What? Five Immortal Spirit Herbs?"

"Did I hear that right? It's actually Immortal Spirit Herbs, and five of them?" As soon as these words were spoken, the hall fell into chaos, and no one could remain calm.

How precious were the Immortal Spirit Herbs? Even the Chu family could only provide one herb per person each year.

For ordinary people, the Immortal Spirit Herbs were priceless treasures that they had never even seen.

Now, the Azure Dragon Sect was offering five of them, which was a great temptation for the outer disciples.

However, for most people, it was just a dream, as they knew the Immortal Spirit Herbs were out of their reach.

On the other hand, those who aimed for first place were all eager and even more excited.

Seeing the high morale of the disciples, Su Rou nodded in satisfaction and then waved her hand.

Behind her, a rumbling sound echoed, and the massive gate, several zhang tall, slowly opened.

"What are you waiting for? Don't you want to pass the test?" Seeing the stunned disciples, Su Rou smiled sweetly.

"Charge~~~"

For a moment, cheers echoed continuously, and tens of thousands of outer disciples, like wild horses, rushed into the gate.

Chu Feng followed the crowd, moving forward, and eventually entered a deep cave.

The cave was vast but very dark, with extremely low visibility. Everyone knew the lurking dangers that could come at any moment.

"Charge, for the Fourth Rank Martial Technique, for the five Immortal Spirit Herbs, charge~~~"

However, there were always some people who valued money over their lives. Knowing the danger, they still led the charge, not looking back, and there were not a few of them.

"Swish, swish, swish"

Just after advancing a hundred meters, the sound of breaking wind came from ahead, and countless silver needles shot out from the cave walls like a heavy rain, targeting the crowd.

"Ah~~~"

"Ugh~~~"

For a moment, various screams echoed, and the disciples at the front, caught off guard, had already fallen by half.

Even so, people continued to charge forward without any hesitation, sprinting madly into the depths of the cave.

They knew that although the silver needles were powerful, they were not lethal. After all, they were just traps, and for those at the Third Rank of Spirit Martial, as long as they were careful, they could avoid them.

As they delved deeper, the number of silver needles became increasingly dense, and they often caught people off guard.

In this situation, the crowd quickly spread out, and those at the front were no longer the opportunists but experts like Yang Tianyu and Duan Yuxuan.

It had to be said that Yang Tianyu and Duan Yuxuan were indeed extraordinary.

While others had to be extremely cautious in the rain of silver needles, they walked as if on flat ground. It was as if they were just having a race.

Chu Feng followed behind them, staying in the ranks of the Third Rank Spirit Martial, for two reasons.

First, he didn't want to stand out.

Second, his situation was special, and he didn't want to reveal his strength too early.

So he was waiting for the right moment, a moment when no one would see, but he could surpass everyone.

"Duan Yuxuan, for someone of your age, to be outrun by a child, don't you feel ashamed?"

"Hmph, brat, in the path of martial cultivation, age doesn't matter, only strength does. If you want to talk big, win me first."

After some time, only two figures remained at the front of the group: Duan Yuxuan and Yang Tianyu.

Both were at the Fourth Rank of Spirit Martial, one with exceptional talent and the other with rich experience. They were evenly matched, and the tension between them grew.

They knew that their biggest competitor was each other, and whoever won would claim the first prize.

"Whoosh~" Suddenly, a gust of wind came from ahead.

Focusing their gaze, both were greatly alarmed and slowed their pace. In front of them, a dense fog had appeared.

The cave was already dark, and with the fog, visibility was even lower, greatly increasing the difficulty of avoiding the traps. Even they had to be extremely cautious.

"Great opportunity."

But just as everyone hesitated, Chu Feng was secretly delighted. He took a large step forward, and with a whoosh, he shot forward like an arrow.

"Swish."

At that moment, Duan Yuxuan was focused on dodging the silver needles when a black shadow flashed past him. Before he could react, the person had already disappeared.

"Was it an illusion?"

This scene left Duan Yuxuan greatly surprised. At first, he thought it was Yang Tianyu, but when he saw Yang Tianyu still not far away, he became confused.

Successfully outpacing everyone, Chu Feng had no more reservations and pushed his speed to the limit.

After a long run, he felt no exhaustion. The spiritual energy in his body seemed inexhaustible, continuously overflowing from his dantian.

Not only that, but his speed and strength, hearing and vision, were far superior to those of others at the same cultivation level, far surpassing Duan Yuxuan and Yang Tianyu.

Chu Feng was not surprised by this change, as this was his special ability.

He had experienced this special ability five years ago, and now that it had returned, he felt an overwhelming confidence. No one could call themselves a genius in front of him.

Rushing forward, Chu Feng finally passed through the trap array and emerged from the deep, dark cave into a spacious hall.

At the end of the hall, there was a stone platform, on which several items were placed: the Fourth Rank Martial Technique and the five Immortal Spirit Herbs.

Seeing these items, Chu Feng was somewhat excited, but he did not rush forward. Instead, he looked at the several stone doors on both sides of the hall.

"Behind there, are the legendary ferocious beasts?" A hint of anticipation curved at the corner of Chu Feng's mouth.

He knew that the test had just begun, and he would face a bloodthirsty, extremely cruel creature known as a ferocious beast.

"Elder Su Rou, come and see, it's astonishing."

"I've been guarding this place for so many years, and this is the first time I've seen a disciple pass through so quickly."

In a secret stone room in the underground palace, an elderly elder was staring at a chaotic arrangement of stones, his eyes filled with shock.

These were not ordinary stones but the traps in the underground palace. Only when the traps were triggered would the stones become chaotic.

Now, all the stones were chaotic, indicating that someone had passed through the trap array.

In previous years, the fastest to pass the traps took an hour, but now, it had only been half an hour.

This change drew everyone's attention, and the dozen or so elders in the stone room gathered, all feeling shocked.

"It seems there's an interesting character among the outer disciples this time."

Su Rou also came over, looking at the chaotic stones and nodding in satisfaction. "Since that's the case, I can't let him pass easily. I'll add a bit more fun."

As she spoke, she looked up at the three round stones embedded in the stone wall above the stones.

Suddenly, she smiled strangely and slapped the three stones, "Clap, clap, clap."

"Don't touch them." The elders present were all alarmed.

But it was too late; Su Rou had already pressed all three stones.

"What's wrong? Didn't you tell me that these stones can release the ferocious beasts?" Seeing the elders' panicked expressions, Su Rou realized something was wrong.

"These three stones can indeed release the ferocious beasts, but they cannot be triggered simultaneously."

"If triggered simultaneously, all the ferocious beasts in confinement will be released."

"That's thirty Second Rank ferocious beasts, nine Third Rank ferocious beasts, and one Fourth Rank ferocious beast." As Elder Li spoke, his face turned pale, and his voice trembled.

Having guarded this place for a long time, he knew the ferocious beasts very well.

They were vicious and terrifying monsters, far more powerful than martial cultivators of the same level.

Now, with so many ferocious beasts released simultaneously, a massacre was inevitable.

Just thinking about the tens of thousands of disciples in the underground palace about to be slaughtered by the ferocious beasts, he dared not think further.

"Why didn't you warn me earlier?"

At this moment, Su Rou's face also changed. She leaped forward, transforming into a gust of wind, and disappeared as the stone door opened.

"Elder Li, what should we do?" Everyone's gaze focused on the elderly elder.

"What else can we do? Hurry and go to their aid." Elder Li shouted and rushed out.