85: Despite the fish's hostility, he managed to overcome eight obstacles!

"The trials of the Reincarnation Immortal Palace are indeed very difficult."

Even from Gu Qingchen's perspective, the difficulty was quite preposterous.

He himself could, of course, easily meet this standard.

But besides him, who else in the entire Human Race could guarantee passing such a trial?

Even the previously renowned Di Xuancang could at most cross eight minor Realms in combat power, far from reaching this standard, let alone anyone else.

"The second trial is the Comprehension Ability stage."

Su Anning continued, "During the trial, you will be given a Dao Realm scripture to comprehend, and you need to achieve initial mastery within three days.

After succeeding, the Dao Realm scripture will be replaced with a Saint Realm scripture, which also needs to be mastered within three days.

After that, the Saint Realm scripture will be replaced with a Supreme scripture, and it still needs to be mastered within three days.

I got stuck here, and I'm not too clear about the further details after that."

After listening to Su Anning's introduction, Gu Qingchen gently shook his head.

No wonder she was stuck at the second trial for four years.

To achieve initial mastery of a Supreme Realm scripture within a mere three days, such a difficulty was truly Heaven-Defying.

Moreover, in Gu Qingchen's opinion, even if one successfully mastered the Supreme scripture within three days, they would probably still need to master an Emperor Realm scripture within three days to have any hope of passing this Comprehension Ability stage.

Both the Combat Power stage and the Comprehension Ability stage required cultivators to possess extremely high talent and strength.

"Oh, right."

Su Anning seemed to recall something and added, "This Comprehension Ability stage can be attempted a total of three times, and I have already tried twice, leaving only one last chance."

"Is that so?"

After hearing this, Gu Qingchen's eyes shifted slightly: "Perhaps when I attempt this Comprehension Ability stage, I can control my progress and get three Emperor Realm scriptures for free?"

However, he quickly shook his head, casting this thought aside.

"If I can successfully pass all the trials and gain control of this Reincarnation Immortal Palace, wouldn't everything inside it be mine?"

Although he was still far from controlling the Reincarnation Immortal Palace, and it was still a long shot, Gu Qingchen was already thinking about what would happen after he gained control of it.

After understanding everything, Gu Qingchen looked at the rabbit-eared girl again.

"Are you the Mortar-Pounding Jade Rabbit after shapeshifting?"

"Mmm..."

Xian Yu trembled all over when Gu Qingchen's gaze fell upon her, seemingly scared.

Seeing this, Gu Qingchen was quite speechless.

This was the first time he had seen a girl so afraid of him.

"It seems that even the Three Lives Road cannot allow rare and exotic beasts to fully shapeshift."

Looking at Xian Yu's rabbit ears on her head and her rabbit tail behind her, Gu Qingchen nodded thoughtfully.

He remembered that the seven-colored deer, which had transformed into human form with the help of Emperor Linglong, also failed to completely become human, retaining its antlers on its forehead.

"Rare and exotic beasts are indeed quite unique, completely different from ordinary Yao Beasts. Born of heaven and earth, they are a type of creature close to the Dao..."

After sighing, Gu Qingchen learned a bit more about the Mortar-Pounding Jade Rabbit. Not long after, he felt a movement behind him.

The next moment, a star-robed girl leaped out from a burst of divine radiance.

Upon arriving in this magnificent hall, the astonishment in her eyes flashed and then disappeared.

Immediately, she saw Gu Qingchen and the other two, and a brilliant smile appeared on her face.

"Little... Husband!"

An Zhiyu's figure flashed, and she arrived in front of the three of them.

She tugged at Gu Qingchen's sleeve, her eyes looking at Su Anning, and asked curiously, "Husband, who is she?"

Before Gu Qingchen could even reply, Xian Yu darted forward,

"Master!"

...

This sudden scene made the smile on An Zhiyu's face freeze.

Especially when she saw Gu Qingchen looking at her with a beaming smile, her small, jade-like face immediately flushed red.

"You're Xian Yu?"

"Mhm mhm."

"That's great, you've finally transformed into human form!"

"Mhm mhm!"

"What I mean is, now that you've transformed into human form, it's not really appropriate for you to jump onto my shoulder and hug me anymore."

"Mhm... huh?"

Xian Yu tightly hugged An Zhiyu's slender neck, blinked, and a hint of confusion flashed in her eyes.

She asked curiously, "Why, Master?"

Seeing this scene, even Su Anning, who usually didn't show much emotion, revealed a smile.

...

Seeing that even her perceived love rival seemed to be laughing at her, An Zhiyu calmly pulled Xian Yu down.

"No why, you're not allowed to do that anymore."

"Oh..."

Xian Yu nodded, a little wronged.

"Ahem ahem."

At this moment, Gu Qingchen reined in his smile and lightly coughed twice, saying, "This is Su Anning. She was the one who controlled the reception array to bring us here."

"I see, then I'm very grateful to Anning for saving my husband and me," An Zhiyu said with a smile, still holding Gu Qingchen's sleeve after pulling Xian Yu off.

She tugged at Gu Qingchen's sleeve, smiling.

"No need, I just don't want to see my kinsmen perish in the demonic tide."

Su Anning waved her hand, a hint of inexplicable loneliness flashing in her eyes.

She thought of herself.

Her tender cries for help were swallowed by the black mist, unheard and uncared for.

Just a child's whimper... As if sensing Su Anning's emotions, An Zhiyu's expression also faltered slightly, and her resistance towards Su Anning lessened.

The moment she arrived in the grand hall and saw Gu Qingchen and Su Anning, she immediately perceived the threads of Karma between them.

Sensing danger, she subconsciously regarded Su Anning as her rival.

But thinking about it now, worldly Karma is beyond one's control, so why should she be hostile towards Su Anning?

"Besides that, Fairy Su also said that to control this Reincarnation Immortal Palace, one needs to go through various trials..."

Gu Qingchen also shared all the information Su Anning had provided with An Zhiyu.

"Is that so?"

After hearing Gu Qingchen's narration, a hint of interest appeared in An Zhiyu's eyes: "I'd like to see if the trials of this Reincarnation Immortal Palace are really that difficult."

With that, she confidently stepped onto the teleportation array of the trial Secret Realm.

"Husband, let me explore the path for you!"

As soon as her voice fell, as the patterns on the teleportation array gradually lit up, An Zhiyu vanished from sight.

However, after only half an hour, she was teleported back again.

"How was it?"

Gu Qingchen asked curiously.

"Cleared eight stages in a row!"

An Zhiyu gave a proud smile, then took out a jade pot: "Husband, look, there's even a reward after clearing eight stages!"

... [PS: Happy Lantern Festival, brothers! There will be a third chapter later.]