The villain, Xiao Nanliang, caused the female lead excruciating pain.

After resting for a while, Su Qi pretended to be unwilling and glanced at Chang Jie before walking into the forest without looking back.

Not long after he went in, the chosen one, who had finished showing off, also arrived.

As soon as Ye Feng stepped into the forest, he was shocked to find that the road was littered with the corpses of monsters.

In the square, the elders also saw this scene through the projection, and it was unclear who was manipulating it, as the image was shown to the front.

Su Qi's figure appeared in the picture. He was walking slowly down the road, holding a dagger in his hand.

Monsters would occasionally leap out from the surroundings, but he would quickly swing his sword and dismember them in the blink of an eye.

Some of those who had entered earlier were struggling through the forest.

Seeing how capable he is, they seem to want to curry favor with him.

Su Qi's answer was a merciless stab.

Several people have already been injured by him.

When Ruobingli saw this scene, her brows furrowed even more deeply.

How long has it been since the two parted ways in the Southern Region?

This little beggar has actually reached the Foundation Establishment stage. It's impossible for him to advance so quickly through normal cultivation, unless…

Have we already gone astray?

Ruobingli felt heavy-hearted and increasingly worried.

Emerging from the forest, Su Qi was covered in blood, all from the monsters.

A group of clever people secretly followed him and also successfully passed this test.

We've arrived at the final test: an illusionary array that tests our character.

The illusion array will construct a virtual scene in the mind of the person entering, putting the disciple to a test. As long as they stay true to themselves, they can easily pass this test; it is not difficult.

The crowd lined up and waited patiently, while observing the people in front of them.

Most people showed expressions of fear after entering, suggesting that the illusion created by the illusion array was meant to show people something frightening.

However, this small formation can only affect Golden Core cultivators at most, and Su Qi is not afraid of it at all.

Finally, it was Su Qi's turn. He stepped in without hesitation and stood in the illusion array.

Seeing his determination, many people thought he would pass this test smoothly.

After several dozen breaths, Su Qi's expression gradually turned ugly. He suddenly let out a scream, squatted down, hugged himself tightly, and curled up into a ball.

"No...please don't kill me..."

As if he had witnessed a terrifying scene, he curled up helplessly, tears welling in his closed eyes, and pleading incessantly.

Seeing Su Qi, who had been so ferocious before, become so vulnerable now, everyone was shocked and wondered what he had experienced in the illusion.

Not long after, Su Qi's condition changed again. He seemed very cold and was shivering all over, calling out something, which seemed to be the name of his relatives.

"Kid, this little beggar definitely has a story. You can observe her carefully and then try to attack her weak points. That should be enough to win her over. She has a lot of innate yin energy, so don't miss it."

Listening to the old man's nagging in his mind, Ye Feng stared at the disheveled Su Qi with some reluctance.

If it weren't for Elder Mu saying that this little beggar was definitely a beauty in the making, he wouldn't have bothered with her at all.

"I understand, teacher."

"Hmm~"

With a soft moan tinged with a heavy nasal tone, Su Qi's condition changed again. He seemed to be enduring immense humiliation, biting his lower lip tightly as tears of despair streamed down his face.

Seeing this scene through the projection, Ruobingli guessed what was going on and subconsciously clenched her fists, wanting to get up and go over to stop the little beggar from experiencing that nightmare again.

But before she could take any action, Su Qi suddenly opened her bloodshot eyes.

"You people, and all so-called righteous cultivators, deserve to die!"

Without hesitation, he drew his dagger and charged into the crowd, his expression filled with rage and madness, as if he intended to slaughter everyone.

The first to be hit was a female disciple at the front. She was clearly terrified, screaming in fear and forgetting to resist or dodge.

"not good!"

The butler in charge of controlling the illusion cried out in alarm, but it was too late to stop it.

Just at this critical moment, our chosen one appeared as expected to save the day.

He stepped forward and stood between Su Qi and the female disciple, blocking the dagger that was thrust at him.

"Wake up, it's all an illusion."

Ye Feng tried to wake Su Qi up, but Su Qi seemed to have completely lost his mind.

"You all deserve to die!"

The two quickly engaged in combat.

Ye Feng was somewhat surprised. With Elder Mu's guidance, he was capable of fighting on par with Golden Core cultivators even though he was of a higher level.

This little beggar was actually able to fight him to a standstill.

Actually, Su Qi was careless here. He didn't know that Ye Feng could fight beyond his level. He simply thought that his own identity revealed the same realm as Ye Feng's, which was the Foundation Establishment Realm.

A 50/50 split is reasonable, right?

Completely unaware that the combat power he had unleashed far exceeded that of an ordinary Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator.

The steward who had originally tried to stop Su Qi was now numb.

He discovered that, despite being a Golden Core cultivator, he couldn't quite see the movements of his two disciples.

His intuition told him that if he rashly joined the fight between the two, he would be beaten badly.

"No...no..."

Suddenly, the deacon noticed something. Looking at the faint black aura emanating from Su Qi's body, he sensed it briefly and exclaimed in surprise.

"This is... a demonic cultivation technique???"

This little beggar is a demonic cultivator!

Upon hearing this, the others all showed expressions of shock.

How dare a demonic cultivator show up here? Does he have a death wish?

"Kill her!"

Someone shouted first, and the others echoed it.

The elders who had been waiting in the square could no longer remain seated and all stood up.

If Bingli is the fastest, she will fly directly towards the location of the illusionary trial at top speed.

The cute girl with a bun hairstyle sitting next to her followed closely behind with an excited expression, waiting to see what would happen.

When Ruobingli arrived, Su Qi, whose eyes were bloodshot, was being attacked by Ye Feng and the steward, and was being forced to retreat.

The blood spilling from his mouth indicated that he was injured, but he fought with a completely reckless style, as if he wanted to take both of them down with him.

Ye Feng was clearly getting impatient. He delivered a heavy blow that sent Su Qi flying, and the steward seized the opportunity to unleash a deadly attack.

When Ruobingli arrived at the scene, this was what she saw.

"stop!"

Ruobingli had no time to think about anything else; seeing Su Qi in danger, she instinctively took action.

He raised his hand and struck the steward back with a palm strike from a distance, then used his other hand to restrain Su Qi, who had lost his mind and was still trying to fight desperately.

Ye Feng, who was originally about to make a move, decisively stopped when he saw this scene.

Presumably, the old man in his mind had said something to him, because his eyes were looking at Ruobingli intentionally or unintentionally.

Ruo Bingli had no time to pay attention to him. She raised her hand, formed a hand seal, and pointed a finger at the little beggar's brow.

Su Qi felt a chill rush to his brain, guessing that this must be some kind of calming and mind-clearing technique. So he pretended to be awakened, his eyes gradually regained their clarity, and then he rolled his eyes and pretended to faint.

Ruobingli quickly hugged him.

However, before he closed his eyes completely, Su Qi saw the cute girl with the bun hairstyle.

In that instant, he was shocked, because he saw a towering pillar of black light emanating from the girl.