I think my luck is turning around.

Where did An Ge get this information? According to what was said before, it must have been from the script!

"Once you go inside, you'll feel the difference. It's a great help to both martial artists and cultivators. Want to take advantage of it?"

Ji Xia looked at An Ge with incomprehension. She had also passed on her first try, so why hadn't she felt such abundant spiritual energy? Ji Xia looked at the person in front of her suspiciously. Was what she said false?

Are you telling the truth or not?

Why would I lie to you?

An Ge looked at Ji Xia with a puzzled expression. Had Ji Xia never sensed it? In fact, the spiritual energy was most abundant in the first two levels, which ensured that they would qualify for entry with each subsequent attempt.

The most bustling place on the island could be called a breeding farm, where "pigs" that have reached a certain standard are raised. Any abnormality can lead to their slaughter. The process is to wait until the rising spiritual energy within them begins to level off, and then they are slaughtered.

So, those who escaped the farm wrote a different story of Nangkaku Island; but the "pigs" who didn't escape will soon become "dried pork" in that pit.

However, Ji Xia, being a special individual, passed the first two trials in one go. After a few days of peaceful living, he began to detach from the illusion and see reality. Such a situation wasn't entirely unheard of, but it was certainly rare.

The islanders won't do anything to him; they'll just leave. There's no need to worry too much about a "pig" that escaped; they have many more "pigs" coming in!

Ji Xia looked at An Ge with incomprehension, hoping she could find a suitable answer in the "script" and give him an explanation. But An Ge received no information, only Mu An's silence and a notification with limited authority.

An Ge shook her head. Her abilities were limited, and she didn't know when she would be able to level up.

"Perhaps it's because your status is different?"

An Ge cautiously raised this question, but Ji Xia didn't look at An Ge and just kept her head down in silence.

His special identity makes him truly special, but what does that explain? Is it because he's different that he can't even experience what ordinary martial artists can sense?

Ji Xia didn't know what to say, so she remained silent. However, An Ge skipped the topic altogether. After all, Ji Xia's expression wasn't good. Regardless of the psychological factors, Ji Xia really disliked special circumstances.

"Therefore, after you experience a different environment, don't be too greedy, or you might lose your mind and become like the dried-up leaves in that pit..."

An Ge didn't finish her sentence, leaving it to their imagination. Some things shouldn't be said too comprehensively. If she went too far, An Ge would feel like a freak.

The others also knew that the scene was indeed shocking the first time they heard about it; it was something no one wanted to see. But this trip might actually reveal something. Lin Jingqing looked at An Ge but didn't say anything. He was sure An Ge would obey, but only superficially. His actions on his own were a different story!

After resting, they continued their journey eastward. An Ge and Ji Xia sat together on horseback. Ji Xia had spent the whole morning teaching An Ge to ride, so it was a bit of a forced learning process, but An Ge learned quite quickly and could already gallop on the road!

If an emergency occurs, that's another story.

The two consecutive days of travel took their toll on An Ge, after all, in terms of physical fitness, she was just an ordinary person.

They had just arrived at the beach and seen the sand and ocean. An Ge originally wanted to rest for a while, but this group of people seemed to be bewitched when they saw the ocean and wanted to rush straight to it.

Upon seeing this, An Ge immediately shouted, "Lin Jingqing! Come back!"

At this shout, Lin Jingqing came to his senses and looked at An Ge sitting on horseback behind him. He realized that this might be the first hurdle of Nangge Island.

Lin Jingqing immediately rushed to the front and used a barrier to block everyone!

"Attention everyone! This is only the first level! Be careful!"

Just now, Lin Jingqing had an extreme longing for the ocean, so he rushed in, let the ocean embrace him, and sank into its depths. This cannot simply be called a desire, but an obsession.

If it weren't for An Ge's shout, Lin Jingqing might have already rushed into the sea, been swallowed by the ocean, and been enjoying the feeling of suffocation. Everyone who hit the barrier began to regain consciousness, their awareness returning.

They understood why they had just acted. They only knew that in the middle of the sea lay what they longed for most. But they didn't know what that longing was.

Looking back, only two people sat steadily on horseback. An Ge and Ji Xia were unaffected, simply gazing towards the ocean.

Even Ji Xixi had already run four hundred meters. Ji Xixi looked over here in confusion. She seemed to have guessed something. These two people were not affected by this world at all. Ji Xixi didn't know if her idea was right, but she just had this feeling.

Ji Xixi scrambled to her feet, covered in sand and slightly annoyed. These two just watched them make a mess of themselves – what a great vantage point!

"You two, stop watching the show and come over here! Let's analyze what's going on."

Now we need to figure out what caused our impulsive action just now.

Ji Xixi stood on the beach, looking at the people around her. Ji Xia and An Ge also slowly dismounted. The horses were very obedient and waited quietly on the side.

An Ge followed Ji Xia onto the beach, looking at the group of people, perhaps wanting to give an explanation as to why they were unaffected and why this situation had occurred.

Just as Ji Xia was about to speak, An Ge spoke first.

"Everyone here is a capable cultivator or martial artist. The first few levels of Nange Island are indeed rich in spiritual energy, making it a good place for cultivation."

However, I did not expect that the first challenge would not be a thorny jungle, but a deception, in your longing for the ocean, for the deepest and most central place.

Do you know who the former owner of Nange Island was?

At this moment, An Ge's expression had changed drastically. Her words were both an emphasis and an implication. Anyone familiar with the history of Nange Island would likely know that the previous island lord was the ancient demon god—Jing!

The ancient demon god Jing was sealed directly in the depths of the East Sea, a place no one dared to go to, and no one could go to.

The confusion of this first hurdle truly gave them a cold sweat.