<b>Pce Statue.</b>


    Just as they were charging into the pce, TianXin sect and the other forces were experiencing a thousand sufferings and ten thousand hardships, finally breaking through the Death Valley.


    Because there is only one road to ascend Demon Peak, the few sects couldn’t avoiding across each other. Luckily everyone’s goal is the pce on the peak of the mountain. Hence, there were no bloody incidents. Everyone seems to go their own way with very little interaction.


    When they came, TianXin sect had forty to fifty people altogether. But now, all the disciples including the few Elders do not even add up to thirty people. Some of them even sustained very serious injuries. In order to not let them hold the others back, the heavily injured disciples do not set off with them to ascend the mountain. Therefore, the number of people going up the mountain is now about twenty.


    Since it is already like this for TianXin sect, the other forces can’t possibly be spared.


    Among them, the one that lost the most people is Xing Luo group. They were already few in number. After Ling Xiao killed off close to ten of them, their number immediately dropped by half. However, Qing Cheng sect also lost quite a few disciples. Furthermore, one of their prominent members is dead, Ye Dan.


    In the beginning, Luo ShuHe still thought that Ye Dan was held up by some matter so he didn’t make it in time to meet up with them, just like Elder Li. Onlyter did he find out that Ye Dan is already dead, and the ones who killed him were the disciples of TianXin sect.


    Even though he knows that the perpetrators are from TianXin sect, Luo ShuHe doesn’t let Qing Cheng sect disciples engage in an endless battle with TianXin sect. That’s because sooner orter, Qing Cheng sect will go looking for them to settle this debt of blood. It’s only a question of time.


    However, certain observant people discovered that when Qing Cheng sect disciples look towards TianXin sect, veiled but determined looks of killing intent are hidden in their eyes. These observant persons are none other than Fang ChenLe and Fu ZiLin.


    They had nned on going up the mountain together with TianXin sect but unfortunately, because theyckbat ability, and because Tang YunQi went against time at every turn, after charging through Death Valley, they were left behind by TianXin sect at the foot of the mountain with the disciples who sustained injuries from the struggle in Death Valley.


    The result is easily predicted. The soul beast couldn’t find Fu ZiLin among that group of people ascending the mountain so he had no choice but to personally make his way down the mountain to look for him.


    Luckily they didn’t leave the boundary of Demon Peak. Otherwise, that soul beast, no matter how awesome he is, wouldn’t be able to descend from Demon Peak to bond with Fu ZiLin.


    He is most probably the most pitiful magic beast throughout all of history. Other magic beasts are found when martial artists and magese up to their door. On the other hand, he actually has to go find a mage to bond with out of his own ord. Can there be any other magic beast more pitiful than him?


    Back to You XiaoMo, it looks like the guard is going to poke a hole through his body, but no matter how strong those two guards are, they are no match for Ling Xiao.


    But he still can’t benefit those thate after, so Ling Xiao doesn’t just turn them into a pile of scrap metal. Instead, he picks up You XiaoMo and charges right into the pce. The two guards fail to find their target so they stop their attacks and turn back into stone statues.


    Just as the two men enter into the pce, the grand doors of the pce suddenly close with a <b>*peng*</b>.


    The grand doors cut off the rays shining in from outside. However, the pce seems to be built of some special material. The surface emits bursts of light rays. Although it is not very bright, it is enough to see clearly.


    The great hall is extremely capacious. In it, the thing that stands out the most is the pirs made out of a type of white colored stone because there is a candbra next to each of these pirs. There are three green candles on each candbra. Not five seconds after the doors closed, these candles light up with a <b>*hong*</b>.


    In an instant the entire great hall is painted a dreary green. The bleak and shadowy great hall looks as if ghosts and goblins woulde out at any time.


    You XiaoMo feels like mocking the master of this pce for his exquisite taste. What’s up with the green candles? This is the first time he has seen green candles. Turning such a nice pce into a veritable haunted house.


    “Elder brother Ling, this ce is so creepy. Do you think there are ghosts?”


    You XiaoMo asks as he tries desperately to rub away his goosebumps while his teeth are chattering.


    Ling Xiao lowers his head and looks at him in amusement, “Whether there are ghosts, I don’t know. Whether there are people up to some tricks, that I do know.”


    Right! The one ying tricks must be the master of the pce, a practitioner that takes absolute delight in the perverse.


    However, he can’t say if there are ghosts in this world. If it was 21st century Earth, he would have to say they do exist rather than not. But he feels that in this dimension, even if there are ghosts, they would be the ones to fear humans.


    The two of them walk further in, right until the end. Finally they catch sight of a humongous statue.


    There are ten stone tforms lined up neatly in front of the statue. There seems to be something on each tform but there is an orb of light enveloping the objects, making it impossible to make out what is inside.


    Ling Xiao says, “These things should be the treasures of the pce.”


    You XiaoMo’s eyes light up, “Then ....... can we take it?”


    Ling Xiao looks at him with eyes full ofughter, “You go try ah.”


    You XiaoMo’s heart thumps, the foot he had just stretched forward is immediately withdrawn, “It’s better if you go ba.”


    Ling Xiao mocks him, “Little coward.”


    You XiaoMo grumbles softly, “This is clearly called being cautious!”


    One look and you can tell that there is a problem with those orbs of light. He is not stupid so why would he run over there foolishly?


    His intuition is right. Those treasures look as if they can be obtained as easily as spitting on one’s hand but it is actually a trap.


    Just a few seconds after Ling Xiao walks over, the few ordinary looking red candles in front of the statue suddenly light up. The bright red light push the green rays of light from the green candles outside and envelops the two of them.


    At the same moment, the eyes of the statue suddenly open, shining like two gems. The blood red rays make it seem extremely demonic, with glinting blood red.


    An ancient sounding hoarse voice is heard. It seems to have lived through times long enough for blue seas to turn into mulberry fields. It is both ice cold yet indifferent, slowly ringing out in the grand hall.


    “Since you havee up to here, it must mean you have the destiny. If you want the treasures you must pass my test.”


    As the voice speaks, the ten orbs of light on the stone tforms immediately float upwards, revealing the things inside. Ten altogether. If these were to leak out, it most probably would cause all of the big sects to fight over them. When that timees, there will be rivers of blood.


    Looking at just one of those things, You XiaoMo’s saliva already covers the whole floor.


    The first stone tform, the treasure inside the orb of light is a stalk of magic herb that is not low level. A preliminary estimate would ce it above that of the Emperor’s Blood herb.


    The second stone tform holds a volume of martial art techniques. On top is written in gleaming letters ——- High Level Purple Cloud Wing martial art technique.


    The third stone tform holds a magic pill. Its level must be not low for it to be disyed inside the pce.


    The fourth stone tform holds an egg. It’s not clear what kind of egg it is.


    The fifth stone tform holds a bunch of seeds of every color. They seem to be a variety of seeds.


    The sixth stone tform is also a volume of techniques. Not for martial artists but targeted at the soul force instead. A volume of high level soul force technique.


    .......


    The tenth stone tform. You XiaoMo strains his eyes as wide as he can and finally makes out the words written on the scroll ——- High Level Magic Pill Recipe!


    The two eyeballs almost fall out. There’s actually a high level magic pill recipe in this ce?


    You XiaoMo immediately bes excited. He tugs at Ling Xiao with saliva dripping right onto the floor, “Elder brother Ling, quick go take the test. Thest one is a good treasure ah!”


    Ling Xiao nces at him, “You only want thest one?”


    You XiaoMo wipes the corner of his mouth, ” ....... actually I want all of them.”


    Ling Xiao shows a ‘I knew you were going to say that’ expression, “The master of the pce won’t be so kind.”


    You XiaoMo says, “It doesn’t matter, we can just take them by force.”


    Ling Xiaoughs as he says, “You are clearly acting like a bandit.”


    You XiaoMo refutes indignantly, “Nonsense, I just don’t want the treasures to lie here all by themselves in this ice cold pce, that’s all.”


    Ling Xiao pushes him forward a step, “Then you go ah.”


    You XiaoMo immediately retreats back, “It’s still better if you to go ba.”


    He still feels that there is something up with that statue.


    At this time, the statue seems to have be impatient from waiting. It opens its mouth without waiting for them to choose. Again, the hoarse voice, “My test is for you to kill yourpanion. Then all the treasures here will be yours.”


    You XiaoMo, ” ....... ”


    Ling Xiaoughs sinisterly, “Little brother, what should we do? He wants me to kill you.”


    You XiaoMo turns away, “We don’t want it anymore.”


    Ling Xiao roars withughter, “Just like this and you don’t want it anymore? Really?”


    You XiaoMo turns his head and looks at him with grief, “I can’t kill you.”


    Just as he speaks those words, *dong* is heard. He was rapped on his forehead again.


    You XiaoMo looks at him with tears whirling in his eyes. Why did this person hit him on the forehead again?”


    Ling Xiao mocks him, “At least you know your limitations, but, are you not afraid that I would kill you?”


    You XiaoMo’s fierce manner evaporates, leaving him smacking his lips. He purses his lips as he says, “Your strength is higher than the pce master. And you’re also not a mage. What the hell would you need these for?”


    Ling Xiao can no longer stand his stupidity, saying, “Idiot, one look and you can see that it’s a trap. And you actually think it is real. Look and see what is under our feet.”


    You XiaoMo looks down, isn’t it just floorboards? Stealing a nce at Ling Xiao, he sees him smiling gently at him. His neck shrinks, alright ba, there seems to be some kind of formations drawn? “What is the meaning of this?”


    Ling Xiao says darkly, “You think the treasures on the stone tforms are so easy to get? The pce master is only trying to use the greed of men. When this area ispletely sshed with blood, the formations on the floor will activate. At that time, probably no one would be able to escape.”


    You XiaoMo swallows repeatedly. This time he really received a scare.


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