Chapter 583: You’re Scared? Me Too (part 1)

Chapter 583: You’re Scared? Me Too (part 1)

The Green Spirit Pharmacy was absolutely still and silent.

Sprouty swayed back and forth a few times. Then, sensing that no one was around, it curiously sent its branches out to get a closer look. A moment passed in which Sprouty waited to see if anything would happen. When nothing did, it very carefully pulled its roots out of the soil. It was as if it had been waiting for just such an opportunity to flee.

However, after it pulled its roots up and jumped out of its flower pot, but before it could leave, it suddenly sensed killing intent from the rafters.

The Spike of Misfortune appeared right in front of Sprouty, with the bone tip almost touching it.

Sprouty shivered, then slowly climbed back into the flower pot. After putting its roots back in place, it started swaying back and forth fawningly. The most uptodate novels are published on n0velbjn((.))com

The Spike of Misfortune flew a few circles around it, then returned to the rafters.

If the little miscreant escapes, the Fiendish Xu will definitely vent his anger on me when he gets back. Chuckling inwardly, the patriarch glanced at the back room.

Because of the concealing magics Xu Qing had left in the room, it wasn’t possible to see many details about it. However, due to the innate connection between them, the patriarch could tell that Xu Qing’s aura was no longer present. No one was in the back room at all. What had entered the rift in the mirror were not streams of divine sense, but the true forms of Xu Qing and Ling’er. That was one of the mysterious aspects of the Moonrebel Congregation.

However, the path to that mysterious location had Xu Qing feeling a bit uncomfortable. He felt like he was in an extremely cramped location, with lots of pressure weighing down on him. Glittering light around him formed walls that hemmed him in.

The walls were curved, forming a concave floor and an arched ceiling above him. It was almost like a big circle, and it was so tough that Xu Qing couldn’t even move. He was wedged in place. The more he struggled, the tighter he was stuck. It was as if he was being given no option other than to go back.

Xu Qing frowned and wondered why the rift would take him to such a forsaken place.

Could this be the third subtest?

During his study of the mirror fragment, he had come to a general understanding of the first two subtests, but hadn’t gleaned any details about the third. After mulling the matter over, he experimentally sent out some divine sense. It wasn’t easy, as the pressure restraining him didn’t just affect his fleshly body, but also his senses. What was more, the glowing walls were too tough for his divine sense to pierce through. Thankfully, he was able to send his divine sense forward, though it was difficult. With some work, he was finally able to get a sense of where exactly he was.

I’m in a pipe?

His divine sense didn’t have the range to see the end of the pipe. However, based on the fluctuations coming from ahead, he was fairly certain that was the direction of the Moonrebel Congregation.

Interesting. I guess this is the third subtest. If you aren’t able to follow the pipe to the end, you don’t qualify to enter the Moonrebel Congregation.

From the very beginning, he had wanted to join the Moonrebel Congregation because, as Duanmu Zang had told him, members had done research on the curse for generations, and understood many things about it. Xu Qing wanted to go there to get information. After all, it seemed a lot more efficient for a bunch of people to consider a matter over many years, compared to one person trying to figure it out on their own. The ability to save time in that way was key to Xu Qing’s confidence in being able to do something about the curse. Of course, in addition to information about the curse, he was also generally curious about the Moonrebel Congregation.

No wonder Eldest Brother wants to get in here.

Eyes gleaming with determination, Xu Qing tapped into his cultivation base. He also tapped into the explosiveness of his god body to fight back against the pressure.

Rumbling sounds echoed out, and Xu Qing trembled. The light walls seemed to grow stronger; no matter how much force he used against them, it didn’t do anything. And he could only physically grow to a height of a bit more than two meters. The sense of pressure on his body and soul was causing a perverse energy to build up in him. He quickly huddled up so that he was back to normal height.

The reason was: it was too loud.

As Xu Qing was inside the tunnel battering his way forward, loud booming sounds erupted from that temple, spreading out in all directions.

“He’s at it again!” Four or five statues walked out of some of the nearby temples and glared at the temple with the loud noise coming from it.

“Dammit, this guy’s still not done? What’s he doing?”

“A whole month! If he’s going to come in, he might as well hurry it up. Is he banging around constantly to attract more light? Just what is he thinking?”

“He must be insane!”

“Yeah, he’s definitely got mental problems.”

The banging grew louder, and more statues walked out to see what was happening.

“I’ve never seen anything like this. People like us should be able to just go right through the entry channel. What’s he banging around for?”

“Don’t tell me he’s trying to show off his battle prowess?”

“How exactly does that count as showing off? The Moonrebel Congregation has been masterless for years now. The spirit automaton is asleep and only provides the most basic functionality to maintain operations. The guiding light is supposed to be based on the cultivation base of whoever’s taking the test. And it’s supposed to just lead them inside.”

“This fellow could just come in, but instead he’s banging around with each step he takes. It’s almost as if he’s having trouble!”

As the discussion raged, the booms got more intense.

The statues frowned helplessly. Before a new temple was officially opened, they couldn’t go inside. So the only thing to do was go back into their own temples to avoid the racket.

This time, the booms didn’t last for very long. About four hours later, things got quiet again.

***

Xu Qing was tired. Gasping for breath, he looked at the final 3,000 meters, then turned and went back. Outside in the medicine shop, his eyes glittered with resolve.

Three days. Four at the most. Then I’ll reach the end!

The idea of finally being able to pass the third subtest made him sigh inwardly. It really had been a very difficult process.

Once I’m inside, I’ll have to be very cautious and vigilant. The other people inside... are not to be trifled with!

Looking very serious, he settled down to meditate and catch his breath. At the same time, he used divine sense to scan the medicine shop and its surroundings. There were people lined up outside.