Hu Chen Wuding was angry, but after calming himself down, he spoke to Li Yan apologetically.
“Brother Li, you are finally involved in all this, and even if Uncle Sang participates in the final competition, you may only have a 50% chance of survival. All this depends on the old ancestor’s thoughts.
If I didn’t know these things and agreed to Uncle Sang’s participation in the assessment, Uncle Sang would…
At that time, the ancestor might still consider that you were unaware and Uncle Sang died in a fair competition, so he might let you go.
But now, the ancestor should know that Uncle Sang has told us everything. Whether he participates or not, you already know about it. Under this circumstance, I..."
For a moment, Hu Chen Wuding felt very guilty towards Li Yan.
Although Li Yan came here for the "Xuanming Order", he had saved their lives before.
Zhuo Lingfeng shook his head first.
"The reason why I pulled Fellow Daoist Li into the light shield just now is that I feel that Patriarch Hu Chen has already regarded him as a person like me, and both of us are supporters of the young master, so..."
He didn't continue talking and sighed softly.
Then, he patted Hu Chen Wuding's shoulder gently again.
“Wuding, live well, if… I mean if, if it is possible, you bring my body back to that valley, a place only you know.
If not, hahaha… maybe I will be dead in the game, so forget it."
Faced with the test set by a Nascent Soul poison cultivator, Zhuo Lingfeng was no longer sure whether he would be able to leave any trace after his death.
This time, he did not call Hu Chen Wuding "Young Master", but called him by his name, with a hint of reluctance in his words.
Then, he bowed to Li Yan and said no more. He planned to remove the light shield and leave.
He himself was doomed to die, and there was nothing he could do to help Li Yan.
Just as Zhuo Lingfeng was about to wave his hand to remove the light shield, Li Yan suddenly spoke.
"I am here to take part in this final assessment."
Looking at Li Yan with a serious face, Zhuo Lingfeng waved his hand and stopped it in mid-air.
Hu Chen Wuding was also a little dazed. After a moment, Zhuo Lingfeng smiled bitterly.
“Fellow Daoist Li, I know that you may be truly powerful, and I have seen you use poison in the woods before, so you must be many times stronger than me.
But even if you keep your trump card and win in the end, what will happen? At that time, besides me, you will definitely die, and even the last few hopes of survival will be gone. "
“Hehehe… Since Fellow Daoist Zhuo still has some confidence in my ability to use poison, why don’t we win this game fairly? And after we win, we may not necessarily be doomed.”
Li Yan suddenly smiled.
He had never thought of getting involved in everything here. He just wanted to take the "Xuanming Order" and leave. Now the Hu Chen family actually had murderous intentions towards him, so he might as well help Hu Chen Wuding and the others.
Although he was not very confident about the test set for a Nascent Soul Poison Cultivator, Li Yan was confident that it would not be so easy to poison him to death.
In this way, Zhuo Lingfeng would not have to fail in the assessment.
And next, he has a trump card that may make Patriarch Hu Chen afraid. According to Li Yan's estimation, Patriarch Hu Chen will not dare to kill him at that time.
As long as he didn't die, Zhuo Lingfeng wouldn't have to die. Otherwise, how could Patriarch Hu Chen not worry that he would spread the news outside? However, Li Yan's trump card was not just his identity as a disciple of the Wuliang Sect.
"Oh? Brother Li is sure that you and Uncle Sang will be worry-free? Is this... is this true?"
Hu Chen Wuding was surprised when he heard this.
Although Zhuo Lingfeng, who was standing by, heard what Li Yan said, he might be safe.
But he did not feel any joy, instead his brows were frowned. He was half-believing and half-doubting what Li Yan said. According to Li Yan's age, he would never believe that Li Yan was also an old monster in the Nascent Soul stage.
Since he doesn't have such strong cultivation, how can Li Yan fight against an old monster in the Nascent Soul stage
According to Zhuo Lingfeng's guess, Li Yan might be a disciple of a big family or a big sect, or even a disciple of one of the four major sects, but so what.
If an old monster in the Nascent Soul stage deliberately wanted them to die, even if Li Yan's cultivation had reached the Golden Core stage, as long as he was not yet in the Nascent Soul stage, Patriarch Hu Chen could let them go in public.
Afterwards, he could make the two of them disappear from this world quietly without letting anyone know, so no matter how powerful the force behind him was, it would be useless.
"Friend Li, are you sure you want to do this? The result of doing this is that even your chance of escaping will be gone."
"Let's go out and give it a try."
Li Yan nodded at the two of them.
Zhuo Lingfeng saw that Li Yan had no intention of joking at all, and thought to himself.
"That's it, I can live a little longer, and it's also a good opportunity to talk to the young master."
So he did not delay any longer. He waved his hand and the light shield around him disappeared instantly, revealing the figures of three people.
There is a light shield here, and it is still very conspicuous in the square. Although many people cannot see or hear what the three people in the light shield are saying, they still glance here from time to time.
The moment the light shield disappeared, this place suddenly became the focus of everyone's attention.
Hu Chen Wuding faced everyone's gazes, ignored them completely, and just nodded towards the main stand.
Then, he started talking softly to Zhuo Lingfeng beside him, without any intention of saying a word to others.
Seeing that Hu Chenyuan had agreed, Patriarch Hu Chen sneered in his heart, and then said with a kind face.
"Then let's get ready to start. Your competition will still be held in a valley in the back mountain."
After saying this, he flicked his sleeves and a huge light curtain appeared in the sky above the square.
As Patriarch Hu Chen waved his sleeves, ripples appeared on the light curtain, and a mountain appeared on it.
The mountain is covered with clumps of shrubs and patches of flowers and grass. There is also a large area of dense forest on the mountainside. These vegetation extend from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain. Judging from the size of the flowers and trees on it, the mountain is about three hundred feet high, which is considered a big mountain. "This level of assessment is simple. It only requires two people to walk from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain. Whoever reaches the top of the mountain first will win."
Patriarch Hu Chen spoke with a smile, as if this game was really easy, but after the people below looked at the mountain carefully, their expressions changed again and again.
"Those are snake bee royal vine and earthworm leaf. These two herbs have disappeared for nearly a thousand years, yet they appear here. They are parasites of snake bees and three-legged earthworms.
Look, there is also the Golden Blood Plant, which is several times more terrifying than the Venus Flying Plant. The fine thorns on it are like needles. Any creature that is entangled by it will be killed in a moment without leaving any residue... "
“More than that, look at that bush, isn’t it a seven-pointed root? It’s a first-level spiritual plant with some intelligence, and it’s good at encircling.
The seven tentacles on the branches above its head can spray out a large amount of mucus. Ordinary cultivators below the eighth level of Qi Condensation cannot escape by their own magic power..."
"So many rare spiritual plants, hiss..."
Hu Chen Huiqing looked at the light curtain, his mouth opened wide, and he murmured after a moment.
"Even if you have cultivated the Ghost Den Poison Scroll to the fifth level, you may not be able to walk 50% of the way, and you will die in the process."
On the other side, Ye Luoyan felt uneasy after seeing these. Although she had some confidence in the person she chose, after seeing these things, she became unsure.
"At the very least, I am still countless times stronger than that cultivator from the 'Bie Xue Sect' who is not a poison cultivator. Even if I can't reach the top of the mountain in the end, as long as I walk a few more steps higher than him, I will definitely win."
Ye Luoyan was thinking in her heart, and of course she also found out Zhuo Lingfeng's identity.
At this time, Xie Xiaoxiao's pretty face looked like it could drip with water at any time. This level was clearly given to the fourth room by the ancestor.
Although the winner in the end was not the bitch from the third house, Ye Luoyan was even more hateful. He had deceived her like a fool all these years.
Chi Dongli stretched out her jade hand and gently patted Hu Chen Huiqing on the back. Even though she was smart, she thought for a long time but still couldn't figure out what the old ancestor was up to.
How could the ancestor, who always only looked at ability and qualifications, suddenly favor the weakling who had already been defeated
Hu Chen Wandong showed uneasiness on his face. He sat beside Old Ancestor Hu Chen and wanted to ask several times, but Old Ancestor Hu Chen's attitude before made him dare not ask.
Deep down, he didn't want Hu Chen Jiang Hai to be the future head of the family.
In his heart, he felt that the ancestor was not a foolish person. He should continue to suppress the Ye family while they were not strong. Doing so now was obviously helping the other party, which was really unwise.
The people in the main stand were like this, not to mention the disciples below the stage.
Hu Chen Qiukong and Hu Chen Tai were both Hu Chen Wandong's private disciples. They certainly knew what Hu Chen Wandong was thinking. After they were defeated, they naturally hoped that Hu Chen Wuding could win.
But now this final assessment is clearly extremely beneficial to the fourth house. It is no exaggeration to say that it is the right time and the right place.
Hu Chen Wanli, who was sitting on a side stand, looked at Hu Chen Jianghai who was still unconscious in the distance, and slowly calmed down.
However, the hatred he felt for Hu Chen Jianghai had already surpassed his hatred for Hu Chen Wuding.
"Fourth brother, it's a pity that you don't become an actor among mortals. You really have a good role to play, but are you lucky enough to live to become the head of the family? There is at least nearly sixty years left. I really hope you can live every day well..."
"Brother Li, are you sure? There are no less than fourteen kinds of poisonous substances here that I have recognized, and the rare poisons among them are at least six hundred years old.
I think when someone sets foot on the mountain path, these things will definitely not be as simple as attacking by their own instincts. With the methods of the ancestor, I think it may cause more changes, or even combined changes.
If that were the case, I wouldn’t have the confidence to go on this journey.”
As soon as the light curtain appeared, Hu Chen Wuding's gaze moved over. Although he was dissatisfied with the final assessment, he was also full of doubts.
I don't know what method Patriarch Hu Chen used to make Uncle Sang die in it, but when he saw it, he was terrified and then he sent a message to Li Yan without turning back to ask.
Li Yan had been staring at the light screen, and he could only recognize seven things on it.
When he heard Hu Chen Wuding say that he had seen fourteen kinds, he was already impressed. He had read a lot of books on poison cultivation over the years, and could even be said to be a voracious reader.
Now it seems that it is still not as good as the real poison cultivation family.
"Oh? You saw fourteen. Could you please briefly describe them and verify what I saw?"
Li Yan did not say that he only saw seven, not because he was embarrassed, but because he was afraid that Hu Chen Wuding would lose hope directly, so he just said it vaguely.
Hu Chen Wuding didn’t really think so much at this time, but he spoke quickly. He also hoped that he could give Li Yan some help.
Seeing that Hu Chen Wuding suddenly stopped talking to him, Zhuo Lingfeng had already guessed that he and Li Yan were probably communicating about something.
So, he also looked at the light curtain, and shook his head after one look. He could recognize two kinds of plants on it, but he had never seen the rest. If he entered it, he had no confidence that he could last long relying on his own cultivation.
This is different from fighting with a poison cultivator. He can use many methods to prevent the opponent from using his poisonous weapons, but this time you know that there are poisonous creatures everywhere, and you have to enter it.
Just when everyone was thinking about their own things, Patriarch Hu Chen glanced at everyone. No matter who was paying attention to him or who was talking to others, they all felt as if a pair of cold and ruthless eyes were staring at them from the dark.
Everyone's heart tightened involuntarily, and the entire square suddenly became quiet again. The same was true for Hu Chen Wuding and Li Yan. They only paused for a moment and then quickly communicated with each other again.
At the same time, the voice of Patriarch Hu Chen was heard above the square.
“There is no strong poison in this level. It is just a magic weapon that I used before. I also deliberately suppressed the release of less than 20% of the magic. I think I can pass it with the cultivation level of a foundation-building cultivator.
Moreover, this level allows the use of various magical powers and magic weapons. If your life is in danger, I will also help you.
It’s just that some of the restrictions here are the basic support when refining the magic weapon. They support the normal use of the entire magic weapon, and I can’t eliminate them. Otherwise, the magic weapon will collapse without the support of these basic restrictions.
Participants must not touch the places where these basic restrictions are created.
Once it is touched, even I may not be able to save it, so I set up a red spiritual power shield in the place where there is a basic restriction.
Once you pass by such a place, it will be easy to see that you must stay away from it. Just keep a distance of three meters. There is nothing else to say.
I will take care of everything. I won't let you make any mistakes. Okay, let's get started!"
Patriarch Hu Chen said this with a smile on his face, but his expression became a little serious when he talked about the "basic restrictions" in the magic weapon.