382: Wan Lin, the clever little guy

The Dragonborn was dead, his body falling to the ground, slowly dissolving, but ultimately transforming into a small Earth Dragon, no longer disintegrating.

This was its true form.

“The Bloodline is pure, not an ordinary Dragonborn…”

Jian Wanzhong examined it, his brows tightly furrowed.

The Jian Family cultivated the Dragon Sword Dao, and for many years they had paid great attention to Dragonborn, spending considerable resources to search for them, and had also found many Dragonborn corpses passed down from ancient times.

But none had the purity of this Earth Dragon before him.

‘Is it the influence of the nine dragons coffin pull? Did this Earth Dragon gain an Opportunity from it? Could it be…’

Jian Wanzhong frowned, constantly pondering: ‘Are the Dragon corpses pulling the coffin truly True Dragons? Even if not True Dragons, their purity must be incredibly high…’

At this moment, the swirling yellow sand nearby suddenly solidified.

The Jian Family Head, Jian Linran, dressed in a yellow Daoist robe, arrived gracefully, bearing a solemn expression that exuded authority without anger, clearly an individual of high status.

Everyone bowed in greeting.

“Oh? Is this the Dragonborn?”

Jian Linran raised an eyebrow, immediately collecting the Earth Dragon into his palm.

Immediately, his expression changed drastically.

As the Jian Family Head, and a second-rank Cultivator, his Qi cultivation was extremely profound, but even he showed surprise at this moment.

This was enough to illustrate just how pure the Dragon blood of this Earth Dragon was.

Jian Wanzhong hesitated for a moment and said:

“Father, this Earth Dragon has a mark on it; it seems another Dragonborn is controlling it.”

Jian Linran nodded, saying, “No matter, with this Earth Dragon, I can find it anytime… Oh? Is it there?”

Jian Linran narrowed his eyes, his expression a little excited.

At this moment, Jian Wanzhong said:

“Father, during the battle just now, I used the jian xie sword, and it seems to have caused some problems.”

Jian Linran raised an eyebrow: “What problems?”

Jian Wanzhong said:

“When the nine dragons coffin pull appeared before, I already suspected the jian xie sword had an issue.

“It showed no reaction when facing evil Cultivators, as if the opponent was just an ordinary Cultivator, not an evil person who had committed countless wicked deeds.

“And after the battle just now, the jian xie sword changed again; it actually warned me about you, Father.

“I suspect that highly atavistic Dragon blood might have affected the jian xie sword, causing it to lose its ability to distinguish between good and evil.”

Jian Linran narrowed his eyes: “After all, it’s a replica, so it’s possible for it to be affected by Dragon blood. In that case, hand the jian xie sword to me first; I’ll take it back home and ask the elders to handle it.”

Jian Wanzhong, without suspicion, handed the jian xie sword, comparable to a second-rank Magic Treasure, to his father.

“The Dragonborn behind this must have a very pure Bloodline. Come with me and broaden your horizons.”

Jian Linran then said, and used his cultivation to pull Jian Wanzhong away.

The four Guards, Ye Hei, and This Time Bu Ge were all left behind.

As a second-rank Cultivator, Jian Linran's movements were beyond what anyone could perceive; he left no trace, disappearing in an instant.

The four Guards’ expressions were somewhat displeased, but they were helpless.

This Time Bu Ge also frowned.

He felt that Jian Linran was not right.

No basis, just intuition.

A player's intuition about a villainous boss.

But Jian Linran's strength was as high as second-rank; no one could do anything to him.

Everyone could only set up camp where they were, waiting for the two of them to return.

“I always have a bad premonition.”

Ye Hei looked into the distance of the yellow sand, muttering to himself: “The Jian Family Head, he doesn’t look like a father.”

Guard Qing turned his head and said seriously: “This is a topic that cannot be touched.”

...Prison Land.

In Sacred Emperor Mountain.

Wan Lin lay painfully on the mountain path.

The pressure on his body was simply too great, pressing him until he could barely breathe, feeling as if his internal organs were about to burst.

After being stuck on the mountain path for a while, Wan Lin realized that the Human Race's ordinary Physiques had a natural disadvantage here and simply could not pass the trial smoothly.

Perhaps only the body of the Yao Race could withstand the absurd pressure and successfully reach the next level.

So, his most reasonable solution was to leave immediately, return after improving his cultivation, and use sheer strength to withstand the pressure.

That is, to use effort to make up for the Innate gap.

But Wan Lin thought about it and came up with another brilliant idea:

Take Medicinal Pills!

As a player, he could always buy Medicinal Pills through the transaction System, either from the System mall or by trading with other players.

As long as he had enough transaction points, he would never lack Medicinal Pills.

And Wan Lin had achieved many accomplishments while exploring the Yuyao Kingdom, such as being the first to come into contact with the Yuyao Kingdom's cultivation methods, the first to encounter the Yao Race beyond the wall, the first to... Anyway, his transaction points were far higher than those of other Mortal players, so spending them was no big deal.

Thus, Wan Lin bought Medicinal Pills that temporarily boosted physical strength, took them, and continued forward.

And surprisingly, taking Medicinal Pills really worked, allowing him to advance more than ten meters.

Then, the pressure on him suddenly increased.

Wan Lin thought he had delved deeper into the trial scenario, so the difficulty had increased, and he quickly continued to take Medicinal Pills.

As a result, after only a few steps, the pressure on his body became so high that he couldn't move, and even the act of taking medicine became incredibly difficult.

To counteract the pressure, he gritted his teeth, bought even better Medicinal Pills, and swallowed them in one gulp.

Then... an unprecedented heavy pressure immediately pressed down on him, and Wan Lin could no longer bear it, falling directly and unable to get up.

“Damn it!”

Wan Lin cursed, and wanted to curse a few more times, but found that his mouth couldn't open.

The heavy pressure made his upper lip stick tightly to his lower lip, and his teeth were also pressed shut, making it impossible to speak.

He just felt like he was going to die.

Only regret remained in his heart.

He, who had attempted to cheat in the trial scenario, had, as expected, paid a heavy price.

The remaining time was essentially wasted time, merely waiting for death.

Wan Lin couldn't even sigh anymore.

Soon, he couldn't even open his eyes, feeling as if his eyeballs were about to be crushed.

He could only pass the time on the forum.

After thinking for a moment, he posted a thread:

【A reminder to everyone, don't cheat in Secret Realm trials】

【So, I'm Wan Lin, my name is on the exploration leaderboard】

【I found a group of Yao Race; they have a unique Legacy, but they need to cross a mountain, which is the legendary trial scenario】

【Undoubtedly, the Legacy with a trial scenario must be of a very high grade】

【I was so excited, I immediately looked for a shortcut, planning to take Medicinal Pills to clear the trial, and then I ended up in tragedy…】

The post had many words; it was clear Wan Lin truly had nothing to do.

It was full of tears and snot, with no literary skill, only pure emotion.

Anyone who read it would want to mock him a bit.

In fact, the first comments were indeed mockery:

【Haha, OP, are you an idiot? How could a trial Secret Realm allow Medicinal Pills?】

【If Medicinal Pills are allowed, then are Magic Treasures allowed? If Magic Treasures are allowed, are Puppets allowed?】

【If you just bring a high-grade treasure in and pass the trial in one go, what's the point of the trial?】

【I don't understand how anyone would use external help in a trial】

Looking at the comments, Wan Lin was on the verge of tears.

At this moment, a comment suddenly caught his attention:

【I think you can still be saved, external help isn't allowed, but Physique shouldn't count as cheating, why don't you spend some transaction points to change your Physique?】