Chaos Spirit Field

Zhao Shanhe carefully examined his body's condition with his spiritual sense, and a wave of surprise welled up in his heart. He sighed deeply, "This time being struck by lightning was truly worth it!"

It turned out that due to the pressure of survival, Zhao Shanhe had been forced to practice the Diamond Sutra, which had not yet been cultivated in the Chaos Spiritual Field. Although he gained some power, he always felt that it concealed a huge hidden danger. However, after this lightning strike, he felt relaxed and refreshed, as if all his worries and anxieties had been swept away.

Even more delightful was that he had actually taken this opportunity to break through the bottleneck of his cultivation and successfully entered the third level of the Diamond Sutra. His strength had greatly increased, and he could withstand the attacks of even a Nascent Soul Stage expert using only his physical body, provided he didn't use any magical weapons above the Daoist level to continuously attack him.

At this moment, Zhao Shanhe accidentally glanced towards the corner of the trial space. Suddenly, his eyes were drawn to an intact pill. Overjoyed, he hurried forward to pick it up.

He had originally thought the alchemy furnace had been shattered by the thunderbolt, with nothing left intact inside. Unexpectedly, the pill had miraculously survived, and the three clearly visible elixir patterns on it were particularly dazzling.

"I actually succeeded!" Zhao Shanhe muttered to himself, overcome with excitement. He felt a surge of emotion. If he had a Dao-level alchemy furnace this time, perhaps he could have preserved even more of the elixirs. At this thought, a surge of anticipation welled up within him, and he couldn't wait to take on the next challenge. Unfortunately, he still had seven days to rest.

Meanwhile, Tan Tai Ming Yue successfully completed the first two rounds of the challenge. These two rounds were exceptionally easy for her, the generous rewards bestowed upon her by the Trial Space allowing her to directly advance to the late Jin Dan stage. However, facing the third round proved to be a challenge. After a fierce battle, she finally defeated the black-clad figure, who possessed a top-grade Jin Dan elixir of the late Jin Dan stage. As the battle concluded, three medicinal pills appeared on the ground.

Tantai Mingyue carefully picked up the pills. The residual warmth from her palms made her realize that they were freshly refined. The trial space told her that these were specially formulated to aid in breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, and also contained a method for achieving this breakthrough.

As she swallowed the three pills one after another, Tantai Mingyue could taste the delicious flavors in them. It seemed like the work of her husband, Zhao Shanhe. The powerful effects left her no time to think. After all, breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage was no joke, and no distraction was allowed.

As the third round ended, more and more people came out of the Xianyuan Secret Realm. Tan Tai Yulin from the Qingniu Sect failed to pass the third level. He was only an intermediate golden elixir, but he was able to pass two levels in a row, which made him much stronger than that sand coin.

Luo Tianshuang also emerged at the same time. Due to her short training time, she lacked any skills in alchemy or weapon forging, and her comprehension wasn't much better, nor was her combat power. Clearing two levels was truly commendable. Jude Law of the Dongzhou Alliance, also a top-tier Jindan cultivator, was also eliminated. Zhao Hao remained absent, seemingly having made it past the third level.

As time passed, the fourth challenge began. Zhao Shanhe once again chose to refine the elixir. He was delighted. His wish came true. A golden cauldron appeared out of thin air in the trial space. Judging by its appearance, it was a Daoist weapon. Again, there were three alchemy ingredients and a recipe.

Zhao Shanhe's only frustration was that these spiritual materials had been processed, completely rendering them useless for cultivation. The alchemy furnace, called the "Golden Light Furnace," was surprisingly easy to identify, likely due to special treatment. Just as he'd suspected, it was indeed a Daoist-grade instrument. Unfortunately, it couldn't be used for cultivation either, likely due to mass production and lacking in substance. However, it was sufficient for the time being.

After successfully refining the alchemy furnace, Zhao Shanhe picked up the recipe and carefully read it. This recipe was a type never before seen on the continent, a fact he could be certain of because it wasn't included in Li Changsheng's book on elixirs. It was called "Bu Que Dan." This elixir's effects were truly miraculous, specifically designed to replenish a cultivator's Nascent Soul, bringing it to perfect quality. The requirement for passing the level was to refine three first-level elixirs or one second-level elixir.

Zhao Shanhe chose the latter without hesitation. Still reeling from the thunderbolt he'd experienced earlier, he had no intention of attempting the Third Stage Elixir. Nascent Soul stage elixirs were priceless treasures, each spiritual ingredient used exceedingly rare. That mysterious aura cost nothing, so why would he be so concerned with money?

After an intense and thrilling battle, Tantai Mingyue narrowly defeated the black-clad men in this round. However, she was puzzled by the fact that the trial space had not yet distributed the expected rewards. Just as she was feeling perplexed, a pill suddenly appeared out of thin air on the empty ground.

The pill emitted a faint steam, even burning hot, clearly fresh from the furnace. At the same time, a voice rang out from the trial space: "This is a second-level replenishing pill. It can make up for the shortcomings of the Nascent Soul. You have a month to rest."

Without further hesitation, Tantai Mingyue took the pill and swallowed it. She knew the Trial Space was a reward based on her needs. After consuming the pill, she became even more certain of its origins—it must have come from Zhao Shanhe, most likely the man in black who had first entered! He simply couldn't acknowledge her due to some unspeakable difficulty.

Now that I think about it, there are indeed many anomalies about Yang Hui. Especially the Jindan that can produce a top-grade Jindan with a 100% certainty. It simply couldn't be the product Zhao Shanhe had refined before. After leaving this place, I must find her and ask her the reason.

With the conclusion of the fourth round of competition, the Dongzhou cultivators were nearly wiped out. According to incomplete statistics, only Tan Tai Ming Yue, Yang Hui, and the first man in black who entered the fourth round of the Immortal Fate Secret Realm had made it through.

The vision of Tantai Mingyue and Yang Hui entering the Xianyuan Secret Realm clearly indicated that they were the reincarnations of powerful beings, and that their passage through the fourth level was a given. However, how could the elusive black-clad figure have even managed to pass the fourth level? Who he was, what sect he belonged to, and whether he had actually made it through the fourth level sparked widespread speculation.

Tan Tai Mieming increasingly felt that the first man in black who entered was that kid Zhao Shanhe. Apart from him, no one else could pass the fourth level with a level comparable to a mid-grade golden elixir. It would be a different story if the man in black had teleported away in advance.