Chapter 35

Lu Ming, well aware that Zheng Shi Yi could not pass the "Three Trials," resumed his previous demeanor and looked at Zheng Shi Yi with disdain, saying, "Just a Seventh Qi Wheel Realm, and you want to challenge the 'Three Trials'? Do you think the 'Three Trials' are just for show?"

"If you go now, it's like smashing an egg against a rock. If you don't want to die a miserable death, I advise you to give up this idea right now!"

Zheng Shi Yi replied with a light laugh, "Thank you for your concern, but you should think more about how you'll beg for mercy on your knees after I pass the trials! Before I entered the Blood Sea Demon Pit, you said I would go in standing and come out lying down."

"Am I not standing here just fine now?"

Lu Ming felt his face being slapped by Zheng Shi Yi's words. His eyebrows furrowed tightly, and he looked at Zheng Shi Yi with increasing dislike, "Fool! Can the Blood Sea Demon Pit be compared to the 'Three Trials'? I'm looking forward to your death in there!"

"From what I know, there are no more than ten people who have ever passed the 'Three Trials'! Do you really think you can pass? Don't you think you're just dreaming?"

Zheng Shi Yi shrugged indifferently, "Whether I can pass or not, I'll only know after I try. Are you trying to discourage me because you're feeling guilty? Are you afraid I'll kill you after I pass? Don't worry, I'll make you suffer first..."

Lu Ming was so angry that his lips and teeth trembled. He was indeed worried that this kid might create a miracle. He had intended to scare him away, but never expected that this kid was determined to go.

"I hope this kid dies in there!" Lu Ming silently prayed.

The Three Trials Hall is located at the center of the Xuanming Sect. Disciples who have been wronged can challenge the "Three Trials" to clear their names.

If the challenge is successful, the humiliation will be washed away, and those who wronged them will be severely punished! If the challenge fails? Sorry! They can only endure the injuries sustained during the "Three Trials."

The "Three Trials" are a challenge of three stages, but these stages are not fixed. The person in charge of the "Three Trials" can choose the content of each stage based on the humiliation the challenger has suffered.

They can choose any stage and increase the difficulty, but they must follow one principle: the difficulty of the stage cannot exceed the challenger's realm.

A Qi Wheel Realm challenger cannot face a Qi Spring Realm stage, let alone a stage above the Qi Spring Realm.

If this rule is violated, the person in charge will be punished with the extermination of their entire clan!

Therefore, even if the person choosing the stages is incited or hates the challenger, the stages chosen or the increased difficulty will not exceed the challenger's realm.

The difficulty of the "Three Trials" is there, and generally... except for those who have suffered great injustice, few people would come to challenge. Thus, the Three Trials Hall is often very quiet.

The arrival of Zheng Shi Yi and others quickly caught the attention of the people in the Three Trials Hall. An old man wearing a green robe, with a black Taoist hat on his head, a thin face, and bright small eyes, quickly walked over.

The old man stopped Zheng Shi Yi and the others and asked unfriendly, "What are you doing here?"

Lu Ming stepped forward, bowed, and greeted them. Then he pointed at Zheng Shi Yi and said, "Elder Wei, this kid wants to challenge the 'Three Trials'!"

Elder Wei's face instantly turned grim.

Years ago, he had wronged someone over a trivial matter. After the person received punishment, he insisted on challenging the "Three Trials" to clear his name.

He thought the person wouldn't pass the first stage, but unexpectedly, the person not only passed the first stage but also the second stage, scaring him to death. Fortunately, the person died in the third stage due to exhaustion.

Otherwise, how could Wei Zhixing still be in charge of the Three Trials Hall?

Since then, Wei Zhixing has hated those who come to challenge the "Three Trials."

Elder Wei glanced at Zheng Shi Yi indifferently and said sarcastically, "The sect's resources are very valuable. Challenging the 'Three Trials' consumes a lot of resources. If it's not a big deal... don't waste resources!"

"If the challenge fails, in addition to enduring the injuries from the 'Three Trials,' you will have to collect resources in the back mountain for ten years to compensate for the loss to the sect!"

Zheng Shi Yi could sense Wei Zhixing's unfriendliness but was already used to such attitudes. He replied with a cold smile, "The sect established the 'Three Trials' to help those who have been wronged clear their names! I have been wronged, so I will challenge."

Wei Zhixing's eyebrows furrowed. He felt that this young man was the type he disliked. He coldly laughed, "You have been wronged? Everyone who comes to challenge the 'Three Trials' is covered in injuries. I don't see any injuries on you. What kind of injustice? Clearly, you're here to cause trouble!"

Zheng Shi Yi shook his head with a smile, "I don't know why you dislike me as soon as you see me. But it doesn't matter. I'm here to challenge the 'Three Trials,' not to win your favor. Since the sect has set up the 'Three Trials,' I will use this tool to kill those who wronged me!"

"Arrogant fool!" Wei Zhixing glared at Zheng Shi Yi with a cold expression, increasingly feeling that this young man was like the challenger who had scared him years ago.

Wei Zhixing's small eyes narrowed, and his gaze turned vicious. He lightly flicked his wide sleeves and said coldly, "Want to die? No one is stopping you! Open the first stage for him!"

"Yes, Elder!"

One of his subordinates nodded and waved his hand toward the stone gate marked "First Stage." The two people standing at the stone gate quickly opened it, revealing a long passage.

"That is the first stage..." Elder Wei pointed to the passage and said, "If you want to die, go in."

Zheng Shi Yi stepped forward, entered the passage, and turned to smile at Lu Ming and the others, "Enjoy the last bit of free breathing... soon... you will feel worse than death..."

"Rumble!"

The stone gate closed.

Lu Ming was both angry and hateful. As the head of the enforcement team, when had he ever been threatened by anyone? This kid had threatened him multiple times.

If he really passes the three stages, what will happen?

Lu Ming quickly walked to Elder Wei and requested, "Elder Wei, can you increase the difficulty of the first stage? Make this guy fail right away."

Elder Wei understood from Lu Ming's evil gaze.

The kid was sent by the enforcement team and had threatened them upon entering. This challenge was likely to be a revenge against the enforcement team.

The enforcement team's status in the sect was clearly higher than the Three Trials Hall. If he gave the enforcement team a favor this time, when he or someone in his hall made a mistake, the enforcement team could turn a blind eye.

Moreover, the kid looked just like the person who had scared him years ago, and just looking at him made him dislike him! Since he was so confident and insisted on challenging, it was his own fault!

Wei Zhixing waved his hand and said to the person beside him, "Set the first stage as the Blade Qi Stage!"

"Blade Qi Stage?"

Upon hearing these three words, the person beside him was petrified, standing there in shock.

The Blade Qi Stage is the most difficult stage of the first stage!

The challenger must withstand seven thousand blade qi attacks within a specified time. The blade qi is released at an extremely fast speed, and no one below the Perfect Foundation Ninth Wheel can dodge it.

Since the establishment of the Three Trials Hall, no one has ever passed the Blade Qi Stage.

The Blade Qi Stage is also known as the impossible stage.

Those who come out of it, at best, have their tendons and meridians severed, becoming complete cripples, and at worst, their internal organs burst and they die!

Elder Wei saying he would activate the Blade Qi Stage couldn't help but shock the people around him.

They all looked at Elder Wei with fear and said, "Elder, this might not be good, right?"

Elder Wei glared at them and shouted, "What's not good? Since he dares to challenge the Three Trials, he should be prepared to die! Why are you still standing there? Do you want me to do it myself?"

These people, who were about to speak, immediately swallowed their words and hurriedly went to activate the Blade Qi Stage.

A cold light flashed in Elder Wei's eyes as he muttered, "Even at the peak of the Ninth Wheel Qi Wheel Realm, no one can pass the Blade Qi Stage. You, a new disciple, at most reaching the Sixth Wheel Qi Wheel Realm, can you pass? Dream on!"

Lu Ming and the people from the enforcement team, upon hearing this, all showed a hint of satisfaction on their faces. This way... they would be safe! Next, they would watch how Zheng Shi Yi would die!

The Three Trials Hall, due to someone challenging the Three Trials, gradually attracted many people to watch. When they heard about the Blade Qi Stage, they all whispered in surprise.

"The Blade Qi Stage is the most difficult stage of the first stage! The Qi Wheel Realm Blade Qi Stage is designed for Qi Wheel Realm challengers, but its difficulty is so high that even those in the Spirit Wheel Realm have no guarantee of passing."

"As for those below the Spirit Wheel Realm, they can't pass at all!"

"This kid is going to fail here. I bet he won't last a few breaths before coming out!"

"..."

Zheng Shi Yi cautiously looked around the dark surroundings, hearing a "buzzing" sound from above.

A white light dome appeared above his head, slowly spreading to the ground, until it completely enveloped him and a small space in front of him.

A cold and chilling wind blew from the light dome, making his skin prickle.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

A series of sharp sounds broke the silence.

One-foot-long, icy and sharp blade qi, like a torrential rain, fell densely to the ground.

Zheng Shi Yi exerted his strength and used the "Eight Directions Step" in four steps, while the invisible knife in his hand already emitted a dazzling blade glow.

One slash, and the falling blade glow instantly split into two.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Another row of blade qi fell, completely enveloping Zheng Shi Yi.

"Swish!"

The handle of the invisible knife turned, and a sharp blade glow appeared in the air, heading straight for the incoming blade qi.

From the cracks of the previously severed blade qi, a row of blade qi, like arrows from a crossbow, shot out.

Zheng Shi Yi exerted the "Eight Directions Step" to the limit, swinging the invisible knife to try to split these blade qi, but the speed of the blade qi falling was too fast, and in an instant, they pierced his body.

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