372: Xuantian Tower, first floor

Regarding Han Yuyan's praise, Mu Feng smiled and didn't respond much.

He continued to interact with the Flying Purple Patterned Scorpion.

Seeing this, Han Yuyan also obediently went back to meditate and cultivate,

allowing Mu Feng to continue interacting with his Spiritual Insect.

She also raised Spiritual Insects and knew that after some Spiritual Insects increased in Rank, their Divine Soul imprints might not be very stable.

They would need to reconstruct the imprint.

So, subconsciously, she thought Mu Feng was also doing the same.

....

Time flew by.

In a blink of an eye, the originally gray sky became bright.

This meant that on the fifth day of the Trial Tournament, the most brutal Secret Realm, the Mystic Heaven Tower, was about to open.

【Announcement: The Mystic Heaven Tower Secret Realm will open in ten minutes. At that time, all Core Formation Cultivators can enter through the portal page. The portal entrance will only exist for five minutes and will close immediately after five minutes. Those who intend to enter, please do not miss the time.】

【The Mystic Heaven Tower is divided into three layers. The deeper one goes, the richer the resources, but the danger also doubles. If one's strength is insufficient, it is best not to enter, lest one becomes a stepping stone for others.】

......

【Announcement: ...】

As soon as dawn broke, the long-unseen announcement sound appeared in everyone's minds.

The announcement sounded twice.

However, it was actually redundant, because everyone who wanted to enter the Mystic Heaven Tower was at least Core Formation.

Their memories were astonishingly good, and they could basically remember it in just one go.

"The Mystic Heaven Tower is opening?"

"And it's through a dungeon teleportation method, which is convenient!"

Mu Feng, who was closing his eyes to rest, heard the announcement in his Sea of Consciousness and his eyes lit up.

Originally, he was still thinking that going to the Mystic Heaven Tower would require some effort.

But he didn't expect it to be so convenient; he only needed to use the portal provided by the System.

This made him very pleasantly surprised.

"Mystic Heaven Tower? Mu Feng, are you going in?"

"I heard it's quite dangerous there."

Mu Feng had never told Han Yuyan that he was going to the Mystic Heaven Tower, but when she saw Mu Feng's happy expression upon hearing the news, she guessed his intention to go to the Mystic Heaven Tower.

She couldn't help but probe.

"Yes, although my points are quite ahead now, I heard that there are many treasures in the Mystic Heaven Tower. If I don't go, I might not be able to maintain first place."

Mu Feng did not hide his intention to enter the Mystic Heaven Tower.

However, he did hide his true purpose.

His points were secondary for going to the Mystic Heaven Tower; he mainly wanted the heavenly spiritual treasure inside.

"Actually, your points are already quite high. I heard that someone spread the rumor that a heavenly spiritual treasure will appear in this Mystic Heaven Tower, and many Nascent Soul Old Monsters have gone there. The difficulty is much higher than in previous years."

Seeing that Mu Feng was still keenly interested in entering, Han Yuyan, fearing that Mu Feng hadn't known this news, directly told him.

For some reason, she still didn't want Mu Feng to take this risk.

Logically speaking, she was from the same world as Mu Feng, and the better Mu Feng's ranking, the more rewards she would receive. There was no reason for her to stop Mu Feng from going.

Even she herself couldn't understand why she would say such words.

"Don't worry, since I want to go, I naturally have some confidence."

Mu Feng smiled at Han Yuyan's kind intentions, then showed a confident expression.

After the Flying Purple Patterned Scorpion awakened, his combat power was already close to the Late Stage Nascent Soul level.

As long as he wasn't simultaneously besieged by a large number of Nascent Soul Old Monsters, no one would be able to do anything to him.

"Alright, since you've said so, then I wish you success!"

Seeing Mu Feng like this, Han Yuyan knew she couldn't persuade him,

so she stopped nagging.

With that, she reached into her Storage Ring and pulled out a small white jade bottle, handing it to Mu Feng: "Oh, right, I'll return this Medicinal Pill to you. My injuries have mostly recovered, and I don't need it for now. You'll face many dangers after entering, so keep it just in case."

Mu Feng was quite surprised by Han Yuyan's action.

He immediately smiled and said, "Keep it if I gave it to you. Actually, I still have quite a lot of this Medicinal Pill."

"Uh... alright, I almost forgot you gave this to me. In that case, then please take care of yourself."

"This Mystic Heaven Tower is too dangerous, so I won't go in."

"I hope you maintain first place in points until the Trial Tournament ends, so I can also benefit from your good fortune, hehe."

Seeing Mu Feng say that he had some healing Medicinal Pills himself, Han Yuyan no longer refused.

Having spent time with Mu Feng, she also knew that Mu Feng was not the kind of person who didn't know when to advance or retreat.

She immediately changed the subject, showing a playful expression.

"Hehe, easy to say, easy to say!"

Mu Feng chuckled and picked up on her topic.

Then the two chatted for a few more sentences.

Han Yuyan then stopped disturbing Mu Feng.

She let him check if there were any oversights.

To avoid being flustered when encountering danger after entering.

Time passed quickly.

When the pointer just reached 10 minutes.

The red prompt that appeared earlier popped up again.

【Announcement: The Mystic Heaven Tower has opened. Players who intend to enter, please go as soon as possible, otherwise the portal will close after five minutes, and you will no longer be able to enter.】

【In addition, after the Mystic Heaven Tower opens, it will only reopen to release everyone after the Trial Tournament ends. Therefore, those with insufficient strength should not enter casually, lest they meet a tragic end.】

...

After the prompt finished.

A portal quietly appeared before Mu Feng's eyes.

Mu Feng glanced in Han Yuyan's direction, but he didn't see a portal appear in front of her.

It seemed this portal was unique to each individual.

Everyone could only enter through their own, and not through others'.

This was an interesting setting.

As Mu Feng looked over, Han Yuyan also looked his way, clearly having noticed this situation as well.

Seeing this, Mu Feng smiled at her.

"It seems this portal can only be seen by oneself. I'll go in first. See you again if fate wills it!"

The portal only had five minutes.

It was better to go in early.

Mu Feng finished speaking and, without waiting for Han Yuyan to reply, stepped directly inside.

He had just used his Spiritual Eye Divine Ability to investigate the portal's information.

However, the information he obtained was very little.

There was only one prompt on it.

【This portal leads to the first layer of the Mystic Heaven Tower.】

There were too few prompts.

Mu Feng didn't get any useful information.

He could only go in early to see if he could gather other information.

Anyway, for this kind of thing, the sooner the better.

After a flash of white light.

Mu Feng appeared inside a vast pagoda.

As soon as he arrived.

The announcement sound once again echoed in his mind.

【Welcome everyone to the Mystic Heaven Tower.】

【The tower has three layers and a spire section.】

【Each lower layer will have double the resources, and correspondingly double the danger. To proceed to the next layer, one must pass a trial.】

【There will be rewards for passing each layer's trial.】

...

"Trial and reward?"

Mu Feng listened to the rules echoing in his Sea of Consciousness and was stunned.

He didn't expect the Mystic Heaven Tower's setting to be so interesting.

However, this could filter out a portion of people.

To avoid too many people inside the tower.

【System Reminder: Do you wish to start the trial immediately?】

As soon as the announcement ended, a new prompt appeared before Mu Feng.

"Start!"

Mu Feng was still quite curious about the content of the trial.

But with his strength, he thought that no matter what it was, he should be able to pass easily.

【System Reminder: The trial has begun. Please eliminate the Rank Six Yao Beast in front of you within ten minutes.】

As Mu Feng nodded.

A black bear appeared before Mu Feng.

This black bear's size and height were very intimidating.

It was seven or eight meters tall and three or four meters wide.

Standing in front of him, it was like a small mountain.

"Rank Six Yao Beast?"

"It seems the threshold is quite high. I wonder if it will result in direct death or elimination?"

When he came in, Mu Feng remembered that the threshold for the Mystic Heaven Tower was Core Formation and above.

But judging from the black bear's combat power, even an ordinary Middle Stage Core Formation Cultivator might not be able to win.

After all, there were only ten minutes.

Only Late Stage Core Formation Cultivators could guarantee a safe passage through the trial to the next layer.

Originally, Mu Feng didn't understand why only Late Stage Core Formation Cultivators would come to the Mystic Heaven Tower.

Now it seemed.

It wasn't that early and Middle Stage Core Formation Cultivators didn't want to come in and try their luck to get a share.

It was because the Mystic Heaven Tower's threshold was too high.

The guardian Yao Beast on the first layer already had strength comparable to a Late Stage Core Formation Cultivator.

Most people really couldn't pass.

"Roar!"

As soon as the black bear appeared, it immediately struck rapidly at Mu Feng without a word.

Mu Feng had originally wanted to release his Spiritual Eye Divine Ability to first probe its information.

But seeing that it was just a Rank Six Yao Beast, and seeing that it had already launched an attack, he didn't bother to waste any more time.

With a wave of his hand, several Soul-Devouring Bee Cloud Swords appeared in his grasp.

"Die!"

With a light flick of his finger.

The Flying Sword swiftly slashed towards the black bear's neck!

The Soul-Devouring Bee Cloud Sword was now close to being a top-grade Magic Treasure, its sharpness even greater than before.

Let alone a Rank Six Yao Beast, even a Rank Seven would be instantly killed.

"Clang!"

As the Flying Sword passed, the black bear's head, which was like a door panel, fell from its neck.

【System Reminder: Congratulations on passing the trial. You may proceed to the Treasure Pavilion to retrieve your treasure.】

As soon as the black bear died, Mu Feng's trial was considered passed.

He now only needed to go to the Treasure Pavilion to retrieve his treasure, and then he could proceed to the next layer.

"Collect!"

Before retrieving the treasure, Mu Feng waved his arm, and the several Soul-Devouring Bee Cloud Swords he had released returned to his body.

It was strange to say, those Flying Swords that were previously contaminated by the Ancient Demon, Mu Feng had originally thought that like the Silver-Winged Yaksha, they would require a special Spirit Treasure to break the Seal.

But unexpectedly, those Soul-Devouring Bee Cloud Swords simply dispelled their Devilish Qi on their own after being left for a few hours, returning to normal.

This saved him a lot of effort.

This made Mu Feng very happy.

He retrieved his Lifebound Treasure.

A portal also appeared before him.

After Mu Feng stepped into it, he appeared within a collection of numerous palaces and pavilions.

Unlike the vast and sparsely populated first layer, when Mu Feng arrived, there were already many people here.

Mu Feng swept his Divine Sense around.

The result was not just surprising, but shocking.

These people were all Nascent Soul Cultivators.

However, Mu Feng thought carefully and understood the reason.

Only those above Nascent Soul could instantly kill a Rank Six Yao Beast in such a short time.

So, their appearance here was quite normal.

Perhaps, only he, a Core Formation Cultivator, was the anomaly.

Indeed.

As soon as a newcomer appeared, many Divine Senses looked him over.

When they discovered that Mu Feng was only a Core Formation Cultivator, they were stunned.

Then they started pointing and whispering about him.

"Oh, it's actually a junior at the Late Stage Core Formation."

"I didn't expect a Core Formation junior to be able to pass the trial so quickly. A teachable talent indeed."

"Wait a minute, he seems to be that Mu Feng?"

"Mu Feng? Is he the one ranked first on the points list? No wonder he could enter so quickly. As expected of the number one, he does have some strength!"

...

Mu Feng was quite famous now, and soon someone recognized him as the first-place holder in points for this Trial Tournament.

Hearing someone mention this.

Many people's gazes swept over Mu Feng again.

Some were surprised, some puzzled, some envious... but more often, it was greed!

Mu Feng's points were so high, but his Realm was only Late Stage Core Formation. In front of this group of Nascent Soul Old Monsters, it was no different from a child carrying gold through a bustling market, openly flaunting it.

It was no wonder everyone showed such expressions.

Facing the scrutiny of numerous Nascent Soul Cultivators, Mu Feng remained neither humble nor arrogant.

He found a pavilion and walked in.

As soon as he started to enter, several Nascent Soul Cultivators followed him.

Mu Feng's Divine Sense was powerful.

As soon as the others made a move, he understood they were coming for him.

He immediately showed a cold smile.

It seemed that if he didn't show some real skill, he might not pass this hurdle easily.

【No need to rush into conflict with them. There's something good in the pavilion on the left. Go get it first, lest someone else takes it.】

Just as Mu Feng was about to find one or two unlucky people to make an example of.

A red prompt appeared before his eyes.

"Something good in the left pavilion?"

"Hmm, that works too."

Seeing the prompt, Mu Feng immediately changed his plan.

He turned his body, changing his intended palace destination to the distant pavilion.

This pavilion was very elegantly decorated.

There was basically no ornamentation.

As soon as Mu Feng entered, he saw three brocade pouches placed inside the pavilion.

It seemed the good things the System just mentioned should be inside these brocade pouches.

【System Reminder: There is only one reward on the first layer. Once you choose, you cannot go back and take other items.】

As soon as the brocade pouches appeared, before Mu Feng could even release his Spiritual Eye Divine Ability to check, another red prompt appeared before him.

"Only one can be taken?"

"Seems normal."

"Hmm, first, I'll use my Spiritual Eye Divine Ability to see what treasures are inside."

Mu Feng had experienced this kind of pavilion treasure retrieval several times.

He was quite familiar with the rules.

Hearing that he could only take one, he wasn't annoyed. He directly released his Spiritual Eye Divine Ability to investigate.

As spiritual power flowed into his eyes.

The information about the treasures inside the three brocade pouches all appeared before him.

Mu Feng looked at them one by one.

First was the first brocade pouch.

【Name: Han Ji Fruit】

【Age: 10,000 years】

【Description: A spiritual fruit that grows beneath ten-thousand-year-old profound ice, containing vast ice-attribute elements.】

【Effect: One of the Materials for refining Cultivation Infant Pill.】