Chapter 445 Misstep

Xu Han and the others walked towards the summit of Dragon Hidden Mountain.

Along the way, everyone was silent. From the various abnormal situations they saw at the foot of the mountain, they knew that this so-called trial was not simple.

There was obviously no point in simply traveling, so they didn't use any True Essence to travel. Instead, they would activate it around their bodies to prevent any unexpected changes from happening at any time.

Xu Han took this opportunity to walk to Yan Zhan's side. He also learned from Yan Zhan that the trial was strange and that Guang Lingui existed. Xu Han's face revealed a peculiar expression at that time. Yan Zhan saw it in his eyes. He thought back to the peculiar situation between Fang Ziyu and Chu Chouli. He was curious and asked Xu Han what exactly this little monk's background was.

Xu Han naturally had no intention of hiding it from Yan Zhan and was about to tell the truth.

However, at this moment, the scene at the mountain gate changed. Everyone, including Yan Zhan, disappeared at that moment.

Xu Han, who was about to spit out his words, was stunned and quickly regained his senses.

"An illusion?" He muttered to himself. He stood there and pondered for a moment. Then, the youth smiled calmly and continued walking on the empty staircase.

In the blink of an eye, a hundred breaths of time passed. Apart from not seeing anyone else, Xu Han didn't seem to have any abnormalities on the mountain road. On the other hand, the scent of birds singing and flowers blooming on Long Yin Mountain had a different taste. Although Xu Han was not the person who liked to play with mountains and rivers, nor did he have the ability of those literati and ink practitioners, his mood was somewhat soothing as he walked here.

However, after a few breaths of time, this pleasant feeling was broken by a series of painful groans.

Not far away, an old woman appeared on the stone steps. She sat on the ground and covered her knees. The clothes on her knees were shattered, and there were bloodstains on the exposed areas. From the looks of it, she should have been accidentally thrown down on the way up and down the mountain. That was why she was in such a situation.

When Xu Han saw the old woman, the old woman also fell for Xu Han. She hurriedly waved her hand at Xu Han and said, "Young man, I accidentally stepped on the ground on my way down the mountain and fell to the ground. Please help me. My family lives at the foot of the mountain."

Unexpectedly, Xu Han did not extend his hand to help the old man at the first possible moment. He stopped where he was and looked at the old man with a strange expression.

The old woman seemed to be a little uncomfortable by Xu Han's gaze. She said again, "Young man, please help me. Look at my age."

The old woman's pleading didn't seem to have any good effect. Xu Han was still standing there, looking at her strangely without any intention of helping.

The old woman was still pleading, and her miserable appearance was naturally extremely pitiful.

However, after Xu Han sized it up, he suddenly smiled. He actually took a step forward and continued walking towards the mountain peak. He turned a blind eye to the pleading sounds coming from behind him.

Very quickly, Xu Han met another lost child and cried loudly on the mountain road. Just like before, Xu Han stopped and looked for a while before walking away again.

Not only that, but as he continued to move towards the top of the mountain, this scene became even more eye-catching. The girl chased by the gangsters, the man bitten by the monster, the elk trapped on the cliff, the goats falling into the pack of wolves…

These scenes were extremely frequent, and they were almost encountered before they could even walk a short distance.

However, Xu Han ignored all of this as usual. He watched as the girl was torn open by the gangster and pressed down on the ground. He also watched as the man was bitten into pieces by the monster. He watched as the elk fell off the cliff and the goat turned into a pack of wolves.

Along the way, behind the bloody and murderous pavement, he had only stopped for a moment before never stopping in his tracks.

This situation continued until the outline of the mountain peak appeared in front of Xu Han's eyes.

At that time, the bright spring light suddenly dissipated, and two figures suddenly appeared in front of Xu Han.

"Xiao Han! Save me! Save me! I don't want to become a monster!" A youth of his age landed on the ground with veins bulging out from his skin. A demonic aura filled his mouth as he wailed, "Xiao Han! Save me! Save me! I don't want to become a monster!"

The other was a woman who had fallen into a pool of blood. Her eyes were wide open as she stared at Xu Han, seemingly unwilling and reluctant to part with him.

The appearance of these two scenes caused Xu Han's expression to change. He stopped again. He stared at the two figures gloomily for a long time before he stepped over them and continued walking towards the summit of the mountain.

This time, he quickly reached the end of the mountain path.

There was a bright circle of light. Before the circle of light stood a figure. The figure looked at Xu Han with a smile. Xu Han was stunned. He felt that the person in front of him looked familiar, but he quickly reacted. The person in front of him was him.

Xu Han, who had comprehended this point, did not reveal much surprise. At that time, he stood still and looked at the silhouette in front of him that looked exactly like him. The silhouette said in a low voice, "Looks like I've passed."

That Xu Han nodded. He did not deny Xu Han's speculation. He looked at Xu Han with interest and suddenly asked, "I'm very interested. Why are you so determined to ignore those people?"

"They are illusions," Xu Han replied.

In fact, this answer was not difficult to deduce. For the sake of today's swordsmen, the Dragon Hidden Temple had already sealed the mountain. How could so many ordinary people appear here? Just thinking about it for a moment, the answer was on the verge of coming out.

Not only did Xu Han expect that those Jianghu experts participating in the Swordsman Competition would be able to reach such a conclusion if they had some brains.

The phantom that looked exactly like Xu Han smiled and said, "How about the phantom? But this is the first round of the Sword Handling Pavilion's test. Perhaps the purpose of these phantom images is to test whether you have a good heart and help the weak." "If they chose to abandon them because they were illusions, they might lose the qualifications to compete in the Sword Handling Pavilion."

There was no problem with the illusion, In fact, most of the contestants had faced such a choice, In the absence of a decision, After choosing to help those illusions, it would give rise to endless troubles. For example, when the woman sent her down the mountain, she would discover that her children were kidnapped by bandits. When she went to save his children, she would discover that those bandits were actually disguised evil spirits. Capturing living people for sacrifice and destroying the bandits' strongholds would result in revenge from the evil spirits.

In short, if he didn't stop in time, more and more troubles would arise. That Great Evolution Realm expert, Luo Mo, was defeated by a powerful illusion that resulted in him being eliminated in the end.

Faced with this illusion, Xu Han's answer was the same as before, without any change: "They are illusions."

After saying that, the youth took a step forward and wanted to leave, but the phantom moved its body and blocked Xu Han's path. Its eyes were still looking at Xu Han with interest.

Xu Han helplessly shrugged his shoulders. He could only say again, "Since we all know that it is an illusion, and we also understand that it is a trial, if we use it to test good and evil, will the good and evil we obtain really be the real thing?" "Even an extremely vicious person can pretend to be a good person under such circumstances. I believe that the Pavilion Master of the Sword Handling Pavilion will not come up with such a method to test us no matter how stupid he is."

At this point, Xu Han paused for a moment, only to discover that the phantom in front of him twitched slightly when he heard Xu Han's last two words. Xu Han looked at it but did not break it. He simply continued, "Therefore, I feel that this is not a test of good and evil, but rather a test of a cultivator's mind."

"Can you stick to your original heart? Can you defend your true self?"

Hearing the illusion of such an answer, he nodded his head and said, "You are very smart, much smarter than those self-righteous Jianghu experts." The phantom did not hesitate to praise Xu Han. At that time, its body retreated to the side, indicating that Xu Han could leave.

Xu Han did indeed take a step forward at that time. However, just as he was about to step out of the halo with a single kick, he seemed to suddenly recall something. He turned to look at the phantom and asked, "What were the last two phantom images?"

The phantom shrugged its shoulders and smiled warmly like a spring breeze. "Very few people can completely ignore those scenes. I thought there was nothing in this world that could soften your heart. You know, this kind of person is usually the most terrifying." "So that illusion is a special treat I gave you, um… you hesitated for a hundred and thirteen breaths of time, and I'm very satisfied."

Hearing this, Xu Han frowned. He stared at the illusion for a while and suddenly pointed to a certain part of the illusion before saying, "Lord Pavilion Master, it's time for you to lose weight."

After saying that, the youth ignored the illusion and stepped into the circle of light, completely disappearing.

After hearing this, the phantom was slightly stunned. Then, it lowered its head to look at the place Xu Han had just pointed at.

Under the same clothes as Xu Han, his stomach slightly bulged, like a pregnant woman in her 6th year of life. The phantom's face flushed red. After a long time, he spat out a word, "Failure!"

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