Mysterious mirror hanging high

"What can we do!"

Mu Shan no longer had the heart to cultivate. He paced anxiously, "If the entrance to the secret realm moves completely deeper into the Wushan Mountains, or simply cuts off its connection with the real world and disappears into the void, won't we never be able to get out?"

"Fellow Daoist Mu, don't worry." Zhao Yunlong was calm and said comfortingly, "This secret realm has appeared many times around Wushan Market in the past few years. Many fellow Daoists have inherited the puppetry from them. Maybe the next one will appear in less than ten days or half a month!"

"Uncle, did you bring enough spiritual rice? I also have some fasting pills here. A cultivator can survive for two or three months simply by absorbing spiritual energy. With the addition of spiritual rice, spiritual fruits, fasting pills, and other things, the two of us should have no problem staying here for a few years."

Mu Shan discussed this in a low voice with Jing Yu, then said anxiously, "But if I disappear for a few years, who knows what will happen to Cheng Huan... Oh! Is this secret realm a blessing or a curse? It's hard to say."

"If there really are no cultivators coming, we can only wait and see what happens." Jing Yu nodded.

In fact, he could have used the pass token rewarded in the fifth level to escape the secret realm, but this would have directly consumed one token. The token could only be used four times to enter and exit, and it was clearly designed for two complete round trips. If he used one at this time, the second round trip would be equivalent to only being able to enter but not exit, which was equivalent to wasting an opportunity to avoid a life-and-death crisis with the token. It was a bit of a pity.

The cultivators waited for almost four hours, but still no cultivator entered the secret realm. At this time, many cultivators were already getting impatient.

"Old Ghost Zhao, my brother and I were captured from Xiaowuling, east of the outer reaches of the Wushan Mountains. That place is quite far from the Wushan Market, and I'm afraid no cultivators will enter from now on." Lin Yun was getting impatient and took the initiative to negotiate with Zhao Yunlong and other advanced Qi training cultivators. "It's not a good idea to waste time here like this... We robber cultivators are not like you market cultivators who receive salaries. We work a life of poverty and want to make ends meet. We can't waste our time here."

"We still need to figure out a way."

"If you stop working, you will have a meal..." Jing Yu was stunned when he heard this. Although robbery was indeed a job that could provide a meal, Lin Feng said it so shamelessly and blatantly that Jing Yu still felt a little surprised at how thick-skinned he was.

Zhao Yunlong glanced at the two brothers and said indifferently, "What do you think?"

"This advancement test is neither easy nor difficult. After all, it only considers the cultivator's Qi training level. The first level is one level higher than mine. Although the puppet is stiff, it is indeed not easy for fellow Taoists who are not good at fighting to defeat it."

Lin Yun said leisurely, "It's not that difficult, but it is. There are still loopholes to exploit. If a low-level cultivator uses a mid-grade magical weapon to deal with the test, it won't be difficult to defeat a puppet of a higher level."

It’s a clever trick, Jing Yu thought to himself.

In the world of immortal cultivation, the artifacts cast by weapon refiners are divided into magic tools, magic treasures, spiritual tools, and spiritual treasures.

Among them, magic tools are divided into three levels: low-grade, medium-grade, and high-grade. Most of the cultivators in the early and middle stages of Qi training from the first to the sixth level only use low-grade magic tools, while medium-grade magic tools are mostly used by cultivators in the late stage of Qi training and some cultivators in the early stage of foundation building with average financial resources.

By the middle and late stages of foundation building, the mainstream will be high-grade magic weapons.

As for cultivators after they have formed a golden elixir, they will generally use first-level magic weapons. No matter the material quality or spiritual power of the magic weapon, it cannot be compared with other magic tools. However, most cultivators in the golden elixir stage will use a high-quality embryo to nourish their own natal magic weapon. This kind of natal magic weapon, which can only be exerted by a specific person who nourishes it, is not included in the discussion of ordinary tools.

Qigong cultivators have not opened up their sea of ​​consciousness and generated divine thoughts, so they cannot leave their own divine thoughts imprint inside the magic tools like foundation-building cultivators. Therefore, there is no concept of whether the magic tools of Qigong cultivators recognize the master or not. Anyone can use the magic tool as long as they inject magic power into it. This is the reason why Lin Yun lent his [Fire Sun Ring] to his younger brother Lin Feng to pass the level just now.

"Fellow Daoist, this method is indeed a trick, but it's not surprising. Naturally, others have thought of it before."

Zhao Yunlong pondered, "It's just that the Taoist friend who borrowed the magic weapon before may have been too confident. I don't know how, but he ended up losing it. As a result, the Taoist friend's beloved magic weapon was left in the secret realm of the test. There are more than one secret realm inside. The Taoist friends who followed him have never seen the lost magic weapon. It seems that it can't be found. As a result, no one is willing to lend it anymore."

"This is a simple matter. All we need to do is have them sign a contract with their inner demons. Once they pass the first level, we can stop."

Lin Yun said with a smile, "I'm willing to lend you this [Fire Sun Ring]. Are there any Fire or Wood cultivators in the early stages of Qi training willing to go?"

"Lin Yun, why are you suddenly so kind? I'm afraid there is some conspiracy!" Mu Shan questioned.

"Hey, why do you judge others by your own standards?" Lin Yun said leisurely, "But since it's a loan, there are naturally conditions. If any fellow Taoist passes the first level with the [Fire Sun Ring], I will get 50% of the spirit stones I earn!"

"Oh, I thought he had good intentions, but it turns out he just wanted to make some spirit stones..." Mu Shan curled his lips.

"This [Fire Sun Ring] is considered excellent even among mid-grade magical instruments. If it were put on the market, it would sell for at least a hundred spirit stones..."

Jing Yu tutted his words, "This time, he's risking everything to earn those five spirit stones... As expected of a Tribulation Cultivator who hangs his head on his waistband, he's got a real gambling streak."

"That's not quite right," Mu Shan explained. "A cultivator in the early stages of Qi training has weak mana, so mid-grade magic tools can't be used for long periods of time. Generally, if you engage in a war of attrition with a cultivator, they might not be more effective than a low-grade magic tool... But Secret Realm puppets, after all, are unmanned. They act entirely on pre-programmed combat instincts, lacking any intelligence. They only know how to brute force. However, powerful magic tools can be used to quickly end a fight."

"Thinking about it this way, it's almost certain that a cultivator in the early stages of Qi training can pass the first level with a mid-grade magic weapon."

"Besides, no one would joke about their own life... With the example of the last fellow who died during the test after borrowing a magical weapon and lost his mind, the rest of us naturally know the principle of quitting while we are ahead."

Just as Mu Shan said, many cultivators in the market were interested in making a move after hearing the news, especially those spiritual plant farmers who had little combat power. Even five spiritual stones were all they earned from a year of hard work in farming, so they naturally would not miss this opportunity to earn spiritual stones!

So Lin Yun signed a watertight Heart Demon Contract with each of the two wood-type spirit plant husbands, and only then could he feel at ease to lend the [Fire Sun Ring]. Otherwise, no fighting was allowed here. Not to mention the possibility of someone taking the Fire Sun Ring for themselves after passing the test, even if someone simply threw the magic weapon in the trial site after the trial and didn't bring it out, it would be enough to make Lin Yun lose all his money.

The two spiritual plant husbands in front of him should not be willing to risk their inner demons and the severance of their spiritual path to disgust Lin Yun!