Test crisis

After struggling to open her eyes, Wu Xia saw Xiao Feng looking at her with eyes full of concern.

Just as Wu Xia was about to say something, a mouthful of blood sprayed from her mouth.

"Master..." After spitting out that mouthful of blood, the Aura of Wu Xia's entire being withered significantly, and she spoke in a somewhat pitiful manner.

"So you still know I'm your Master? Did I ever tell you to risk your life like that to gain the recognition of an Immortal Artifact? The trial for choosing an Immortal Artifact also tests one's Heart-Nature; you must learn to act within your capabilities and not be too greedy."

While lecturing Wu Xia, Xiao Feng took out a Medicinal Pill he had prepared beforehand for healing and handed it to her, telling her to heal her injuries first.

Wu Xia nodded obediently. She had indeed set her sights on an Immortal Artifact she desperately wanted, but she wasn't brainless.

Since her current strength made it impossible to obtain that Immortal Artifact, why should she keep stubbornly banging her head against it?

Could it be that she really had to wait until she died in the illusion to realize she wasn't worthy?

In fact, when Wu Xia first tried to enter the trial illusion of this Immortal Artifact, the artifact spirit had already clearly told her.

"My trial-taker's strength cannot be too weak. Your strength is too low; you are very likely to die in this trial. If you find that you cannot pass the trial, you must exit in time!"

At the time, she hadn't taken the artifact spirit's words to heart.

However, after entering the trial illusion, she realized that the artifact spirit was not mocking her, but was genuinely and patiently advising her not to be so overconfident.

After this near-death experience, once Wu Xia's injuries recovered,

she decisively gave up on the one she had previously set her sights on, chose an Immortal Artifact slightly stronger than her current strength, and re-entered that Immortal Artifact's trial illusion.

Theoretically, after suffering such heavy injuries, neither Wu Xia's Demonic Power nor her Mental Energy would be enough to support her in starting a second trial for an Immortal Artifact.

But who told her to have a Master like Xiao Feng!

With Xiao Feng, a guy who was basically using a cheat code, her Demonic Power and Mental Energy recovered rapidly under the influence of his Medicinal Pill.

Furthermore, it wasn't as if she had already obtained one Immortal Artifact and was now being insatiably greedy to get a second one.

She had failed the trial illusion of the first Immortal Artifact, so she still had the qualifications to participate in the trial illusions of other Immortal Artifacts.

Therefore, taking Xiao Feng's Medicinal Pill here did not violate the taboos of the Artifact Refining Room.

Watching as a faint halo appeared on Wu Xia's body once more, connecting with a ball of light in the great hall.

Xiao Feng returned to Zhao Yuwei's side, resting his chin on his hand, and quietly watched Zhao Yuwei, who had not yet emerged from the trial illusion.

"Strange, when I came out of the trial illusion, hadn't Senior Sister already successfully passed the trial? Why hasn't she woken up yet?"

Xiao Feng had only left the artifact spirit's illusion after ensuring that Zhao Yuwei had passed the trial illusion and gained the artifact spirit's recognition.

Zhao Yuwei had indeed passed the artifact spirit's trial assessment, but this did not mean that she could immediately claim the Immortal Artifact.

She still needed to have the Immortal Artifact acknowledge her as its master!

The Immortal Artifact itself possessed great power, and since it was an offensive-type Immortal Artifact, forming a contract with it was no easy task.

Zhao Yuwei had not expected that after finally passing the trial illusion, she would end up almost getting stuck at the step of having the artifact spirit form a contract with her.

Seeing that it had reached the final stage, Zhao Yuwei was on the verge of death due to insufficient cultivation and Mental Energy.

Zhao Yuwei was unwilling to give up; this was a benefit Xiao Feng had fought for her.

She had already passed the test of the trial illusion.

She did not want to be forced to give up this Immortal Artifact because of her own strength.

Xiao Feng, who had already returned to the Artifact Refining Room, had no idea what was happening to Zhao Yuwei.

However, he sensed that Zhao Yuwei's Aura was constantly weakening.

Almost instinctively, Xiao Feng placed his hand on Zhao Yuwei, directly using the Absorbing Stars Skill in reverse to input his own spiritual power into Zhao Yuwei's body.

Sensing that Zhao Yuwei's Mental Energy was withered, Xiao Feng stuffed a Medicinal Pill capable of nourishing and enhancing Mental Energy into Zhao Yuwei's mouth.

Furthermore, Xiao Feng used his own spiritual power to help Zhao Yuwei absorb the medicinal effects, rapidly replenishing her nearly exhausted Mental Energy and her almost depleted spiritual power, successfully helping Zhao Yuwei form a contract with the artifact spirit.

After binding with the Immortal Artifact's spirit, the injuries on Zhao Yuwei's body instantly recovered, and her cultivation advanced a step further.

When Zhao Yuwei opened her eyes, her entire Aura had changed, becoming much sharper than before.

Zhao Yuwei knew that it was because of Xiao Feng's help that she was able to successfully obtain the Immortal Artifact's recognition this time.

Zhao Yuwei excitedly threw herself into Xiao Feng's arms and hugged him tightly.

"Junior Brother! I succeeded! I know it must have been you who helped me, which is why I was able to succeed. Don't you intend to pick an Immortal Artifact?"

After obtaining the longbow Immortal Artifact in her hand, Zhao Yuwei could feel the boost the Immortal Artifact provided to her abilities.

Although Xiao Feng had his own spirit sword, things like Immortal Artifacts were rare and hard to come by; she didn't want Xiao Feng to miss out.

"I haven't found one that is particularly suitable for me. Earlier, when I saw the longbow, I felt that if Senior Sister could use it, it would be a perfect fit, so I helped Senior Sister gain the longbow's recognition first."

"Since Senior Sister wants me to have an Immortal Artifact too, I'll give it a try and see if I can find one that suits me."

Seeing the joy in Zhao Yuwei's eyes, Xiao Feng naturally didn't want to disappoint her. Since he was already here, he certainly didn't want to return empty-handed.

Xiao Feng observed the situation of the other three people, took out Medicinal Pills capable of nourishing and enhancing Mental Energy from his pocket, and stuffed them into the mouths of the three people respectively.

He didn't need to worry about their spiritual power.

Even Zhou Ming, whose condition was quite poor at the moment, had enough spiritual power, though he was slightly lacking in Mental Energy.

After Xiao Feng stuffed the Medicinal Pills into their mouths, they still had enough energy left to circulate their spiritual power or Demonic Power on their own to digest the pills that had entered their bodies.

Their brows relaxed, and Xiao Feng sat down cross-legged, feeling reassured, and once again released his Divine Sense to begin searching for an Immortal Artifact suitable for himself.

"System, can you help me find the strongest Immortal Artifact?"

Xiao Feng communicated directly with the System.

【Of course, Host, please wait a moment.】

The System's power swept over the remaining balls of light and quickly captured one purple ball of light among them.

【Host, this one, this one, this is the most powerful among all the Immortal Artifacts. I actually cannot see what is inside it at all. Host, hurry and try to see if you can get this Immortal Artifact's permission for a trial.】

The System's boisterous voice rang out.

Xiao Feng's Divine Sense hadn't actually detected the existence of this ball of light before, and Xiao Feng developed a certain curiosity about it.