Just a kilometer away, Duan Gujin, who had just emerged from the space rift, immediately spat out several mouthfuls of blood.

He swiftly steadied his body, released his Divine Sense to ensure that there were no dangers nearby, and then sat down cross-legged on the ground to recuperate and recover his Primordial Power.

Though his body had not suffered a heavy blow, his extensive use of Primordial Power in a short amount of time while executing the Heavenly Demon Nine Steps and releasing nine extremely powerful Sword Qi had strained his body beyond endurance.

Three two-hour periods passed before he finally fully recovered his Primordial Power.

He glanced at the time on his identity token and realized that only two days remained.

Taking a deep breath, his eyes flickered with determination.

Filled with various doubts, he had no other choice at this point but to search for the Heavenly Spirit Immortal Grass.

Once the time arrived, the identity token would automatically activate and teleport him out.

Duan Gujin could only spend the next two days searching for the Heavenly Spirit Immortal Grass; if he did not find it, he would have to give up.

His Divine Sense quickly located a stele.

Overjoyed, he flew straight towards that stele.

After a while, he discovered his approximate location on that stele.

Knowing his approximate location, Duan Gujin let out a sigh; he was ready to take a chance.

Moments later, he decided to move towards the ruins ahead.

It took him three two-hour periods to finally reach those ruins.

When he approached the ruins, he noticed more than ten people there.

His brow furrowed, preparing for combat as he charged forward.

Upon reaching the ruins, he found among the ten people the same four masked women he had encountered before.

"Hey, friend, come over here for a moment!"

One of the women hurriedly shouted to Duan Gujin.

Seeing the woman calling out to him made Duan Gujin very happy, and he hurried over.

"Meeting you four here again is an honor for me! What are all these people doing here?"

Duan Gujin quickly greeted the four women and then asked.

"We're searching for Heavenly Spirit Immortal Grass! We saw it fluttering above our heads earlier, and then it disappeared. We tried to fly up, but there's a Space Crystal Wall that stops us. Moreover, as you can see, there are strong energy fluctuations above!"

The woman explained hastily.

Hearing her words, Duan Gujin promptly extended his Divine Sense.

After a while, he really sensed strong energy emanating from above the ruins.

Before, when he was less than five hundred meters away, he had used his Divine Sense to inspect the surroundings.

But after a while, he hadn't found anything unusual.

Now, Duan Gujin realized that it wasn't that there was nothing abnormal here; the space was bizarrely deceptive, blocking his Divine Sense Inspection and preventing him from discerning the situation clearly.

"Did you find any strange plants in those ruins earlier?"

Duan Gujin quickly asked.

"Yes! The four of us theorized that those alchemy furnaces and steles were very likely deliberately left by other contestants to delay us from finding treasures! Have you not thought it through? How could the test for this round be so simple? Besides, we've inspected what's underneath those steles with our Divine Sense and discovered something very malevolent, completely unrelated to Immortal Herbs. Hence, we concluded that those were placed here by other contestants using some special methods! The purpose was to delay others' time! We're not fools, so we didn't fall for it!"

Hearing the woman's response, Duan Gujin's forehead broke out in a cold sweat.

He had previously wondered whether those steles, Alchemy Furnaces, and the so-called Heavenly Spirit Immortal Grass were real or fake, but ultimately, his conclusion was starkly different from that of the woman.

He analyzed that those steles, Alchemy Furnaces, and the so-called Heavenly Spirit Immortal Grass must have been left by the people of the Liuyun Immortal Sect, only—if one really followed the instructions written on the steles, the outcome would be the rebirth of the previously dead Bloodthirsty Demon Spider.

"Now I understand why the people of the Liuyun Immortal Sect deliberately placed those things here; they must have intended to check if we possess sufficient analytical abilities!"

Duan Gujin suddenly realized.

"If some contestants truly followed the content on the steles to complete the task, then their result would simply be handing over an extremely bizarre plant to the Liuyun Immortal Sect!"

Duan Gujin touched his nose, knowing he had previously misanalyzed those items.

"How long have you been here?"

He then asked.

"Two hours! We just sensed a very strong energy fluctuation here recently, so we hurried over. We've been seeing that cluster of green light constantly flickering overhead, and we wanted to capture it, but none of us could manage to soar up. You don't know! There seemed to be a very strong spatial pressure here earlier that prevented us from flying up."

The woman replied.

After hearing her answer, Duan Gujin gained a general understanding of what had happened here since the appearance of the green light.

"So, you're saying that cluster of green light is the Heavenly Spirit Immortal Grass?"

Duan Gujin tentatively asked.

"We can't be certain of that! The green light was always enveloped by a strong brightness which hindered our Divine Sense Inspection, preventing us from clearly seeing what was inside that brightness."

The woman said.

Hearing the woman's words, Duan Gujin's eyes lit up.

"That means, I understand now, I think the real test is actually about to arrive soon!"

Duan Gujin exhaled and said.

"Why would you say that?"

Another woman asked.

"It's a guess! I suspect that the steles and other things in the previous ruins were actually a test, and the true final challenge is likely right above us."

Duan Gujin said indifferently.

"Right! We think so too!"

Another woman said.

Duan Gujin's eyes flashed as he inquired about what they had experienced afterward.

"After you left, the four of us made Elixir Pills using the method you taught before. Then we arrived at a place that tested our three kinds of Alchemy skills. After passing the test there, we came here. We've killed quite a few Demon Beasts here but found nothing. Then, we saw a cluster of green brightness in the sky, and we judged that it was very likely the Heavenly Spirit Immortal Grass! So, we've been following it around, and finally, we ended up here!"

"Is that so!"

Duan Gujin's mind raced. He extended his Divine Sense, and after a while, he noticed that the energy emanating from the sky was becoming stronger and stronger.

Just as he was puzzled, suddenly, a palace appeared in the sky.

Upon seeing a palace suddenly appear in the sky, cries of astonishment arose from below.

Everyone's hearts leaped with joy, knowing that they were likely to enter the real test.

"Fantastic! This is just wonderful!"

Many people exclaimed.

Duan Gujin's brow furrowed slightly as he sensed a powerful energy obstructing their ascent into the sky.

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