242: Isn’t this heaven?

Jiang Lan could confirm that this was definitely not the last stage of the Five Elements Trial.

The desert from before should have been the Earth stage of the Five Elements Trial.

But how did he skip the desert and arrive at this place?

Although curious, Jiang Lan couldn't figure out the reason.

It couldn't be that he performed too well, which allowed him to skip the fifth stage, right?

There wasn't much time for Jiang Lan to ponder.

At the end of the plain, dozens of figures vaguely appeared.

A rough estimate put their number at around twenty.

The figures wore black helmets and black armor, their height similar to ordinary humans, completely enveloped in their suits, making their specific appearance indiscernible.

Jiang Lan's gaze sharpened.

They're here.

Where he was currently located should be the Battle Stage that Building Master of Cold Crow mentioned earlier.

Jiang Lan tried to circulate his True Qi.

His Aura surged violently, and his True Qi flowed unhindered, without the slightest feeling of stagnation.

With his familiar strength returning, Jiang Lan's Battle Intent grew even stronger.

These black-armored figures seemed to be only at the initial stage of Soul Transformation. If he couldn't use his True Qi as before, Jiang Lan definitely wouldn't be able to defeat them.

But now, these black-armored figures, who were just entering the Soul Transformation Realm, were completely vulnerable before his strength, which was almost at Soul Transformation Perfection.

He just didn't know if killing these things would provide him with Lifespan.

Thinking about it was useless; wouldn't he know if he tried?

Jiang Lan suddenly channeled his True Qi and unleashed a palm strike towards the group of black-armored figures before him.

Immediately, a giant palm formed of True Qi flew directly towards the black-armored figures.

The palm grew larger with the wind. The black-armored figures were not slow to begin with, and now they showed no intention of dodging, simply crashing head-on into Jiang Lan's palm print.

"Boom!"

A violent explosion sounded, sending the black-armored figures flying and their black armor scattering across the ground.

Jiang Lan blinked.

Do these things have no brains?

If they had even a shred of intelligence, they shouldn't have taken that level of attack head-on, right?

As the armor disintegrated, wisps of black smoke dispersed into the air.

Just then, a translucent virtual screen appeared before Jiang Lan.

[Killed a first-level Soul Transformation Bodhi Remnant Soul, gained ten thousand years of Lifespan.]

[Remaining Lifespan: nineteen thousand years.]

[Killed a first-level Soul Transformation Bodhi Remnant Soul, gained ten thousand years of Lifespan.]

[Remaining Lifespan: twenty-nine thousand years.]

[Killed...]

After a series of prompts, Jiang Lan looked at the last line.

[Remaining Lifespan: two hundred nine thousand years.]

Jiang Lan: "!"

It really works?

In fact, he hadn't really expected that the things in this Secret Realm could provide him with Lifespan like those in the real world.

After all, when he first entered the Secret Realm, the demon he killed didn't give him any Lifespan either.

Originally, he was just holding onto a sliver of hope, but he didn't expect it to actually be possible.

Moreover, according to the Lifespan provided by these enemies, if he killed from Soul Transformation first-level to Soul Transformation ninth-level, wouldn't he get at least several million years of Lifespan?

However, judging by their name, these black-armored figures didn't seem to be humans or demons.

Instead, they were something called Bodhi Remnant Soul.

According to Jiang Lan's summary, the System generally didn't give random names to creatures.

So, the things inside this black armor were actually real souls?

Where did those souls come from?

Since there were souls, there must have been people who provided them.

And those people, if he wasn't mistaken, should be those who died in this Secret Realm before.

Tsk tsk... Just as Jiang Lan was sighing, at the end of the plain, another group of twenty black-armored and black-helmeted Remnant Souls appeared.

This time, they were at the second-level of Soul Transformation.

These Remnant Souls were slightly faster than before, but they still seemed to lack intelligence, charging straight towards Jiang Lan.

Jiang Lan repeated the process, unleashing another palm strike from a distance.

Instantly, a giant palm print formed again before him, shooting towards the group of Remnant Souls.

The Remnant Souls seemed to want to dodge.

But the gap in strength between them and Jiang Lan was too vast; even if they reacted, they couldn't escape Jiang Lan's attack range at all.

By the time the palm reached the group of Remnant Souls, its width was already over ten zhang.

"Boom!"

Another explosion, black armor scattered, and wisps of smoke drifted out.

And the translucent screen before Jiang Lan began to scroll again.

[Killed a second-level Soul Transformation Bodhi Remnant Soul, gained fifteen thousand years of Lifespan.]

[Killed...]

...After twenty consecutive messages flashed by, Jiang Lan's Lifespan officially broke the five hundred thousand year mark, reaching five hundred thousand and nine thousand years.

Jiang Lan's eyes widened slightly.

Extreme excitement even caused his body to tremble slightly.

Before, in the Ten Thousand Demons Hall, a single mountain could only provide him with over two hundred thousand years of Lifespan.

But now, the Lifespan provided by a wave of Remnant Souls was already more than flattening an entire mountain.

Moreover, as the strength of the Remnant Souls increased, the Lifespan he could obtain also continuously grew.

Jiang Lan rubbed his hands together.

What kind of divine place is this?

At this moment, he felt that all the hardships he had endured before were not in vain.

It was worth suffering so much to arrive at this place.

This wasn't a trial at all; in Jiang Lan's eyes, this was simply heaven.

Is there any place more wonderful than this?

Not only could he gain Lifespan, but after completing the trial, he could even obtain Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills.

He just didn't know how many bodhi leaves he could obtain.

If he could get ten at once, Jiang Lan felt that he could completely settle down in this place.

Just as Jiang Lan was lost in thought, the third wave of Remnant Souls appeared.

They were still dressed in the same black helmets and black armor.

However, these twenty Remnant Souls were even more agile this time.

Not only were they fast, but their charging momentum was also fierce.

But for Jiang Lan, this was still far from enough.

Far from it.

The gap between minor Realms was already difficult to bridge.

The difference between Soul Transformation third-level and ninth-level was a full six minor Realms.

Let alone twenty, even if two hundred came, for Jiang Lan, it would be no different from one.

He unleashed another palm strike.

As the palm print descended, a smile appeared on Jiang Lan's lips.

The Secret Realm was giving out benefits.

He guessed that the purpose of the Secret Realm's design was, on one hand, to consume the physical strength of the participants, and on the other hand, it was probably to make the participants experience increasing pressure.

But for Jiang Lan, this was completely a handout.

"Boom!"

[Killed a third-level Soul Transformation Bodhi Remnant Soul, gained twenty thousand years of Lifespan.]

[Killed...]

Another twenty consecutive prompts, and Jiang Lan's Lifespan increased by another four hundred thousand years.

With this Lifespan, he would probably be able to directly raise the Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills rewarded by the Secret Realm to their limit later.