"What is it?" someone asked curiously.
"Could it be that Elder Su Ruo is going to sacrifice herself?" someone even more shameless thought naively.
Although Elder Su Ruo was a senior, she was only 20 years old. Compared to the old-timers in the sect, she was more approachable. That's why many people spoke without any restraint.
Regarding the speculation of the others, Su Ruo merely gave a charming smile and extended five slender fingers, saying, "Five medicinal plants of the immortal spirit."
"What? Five medicinal plants of the immortal spirit?"
"I didn't mishear, right? It's the immortal spirit plants, and five of them?" As soon as these words were spoken, the hall became chaotic, and everyone couldn't calm down.
The immortal spirit plants are extremely precious. Even the Chu family can only subsidize one plant per person each year.
For ordinary people, those immortal spirit plants are priceless treasures. They have never seen them.
Now, the Blue Dragon Sect has actually presented five plants. For the outer-door disciples, this is no doubt a great temptation.
However, for most people, they could only think about it. Because they all know that those immortal spirit plants are beyond their reach.
But those who aimed for the top, one after another, became even more eager.
Seeing the disciples' enthusiasm so high, Su Ruo nodded contentedly and then waved her hand.
Behind her, there was a "boom boom boom" sound. The gate, which was several tens of feet high, was slowly opening.
"What are you waiting for? Don't you want to pass the exam?" Looking at the stunned disciples, Su Ruo smiled charmingly.
"Charge ahead~~~~"
At that moment, a continuous chorus of cheers rang out. Tens of thousands of outer-door disciples, like runaway horses, rushed towards the gate.
Chu Feng followed the crowd and moved forward all the way, eventually entering a deep cave.
This cave was very spacious, but very dim, with extremely low visibility. Everyone knew the lurking danger, which could come at any time.
"Charge ahead, for the fourth-level martial skill, for the five medicinal plants, charge~~~"
However, there were always some people who would risk their lives for money. Even knowing there was danger, they still took the lead, not even turning their heads, and there were quite a few of such people.
"Whir whir whir"
Just after moving forward for a hundred meters, a series of wind-piercing sounds came from ahead. Countless silver needles shot out from the rock walls, like a rainstorm, towards the crowd.
"Ah~~~~~~"
"Wooah~~~~"
At that moment, various screams filled the air. The disciples in the front were caught off guard and had fallen down by the majority.
But even so, people still remained as before, without any retreat, desperately running towards the depths of the cave.
Because they knew that although the silver needles were powerful, they would not be fatal. After all, it was an apparatus, for those with the skills of the martial arts of the third level, as long as they were careful, they could definitely avoid it.
And as they continued to go deeper, the number of the silver needles became increasingly dense, and they often caught people off guard.
In such a situation, the crowd quickly pulled apart, and the one running at the front was no longer the ones who were taking advantage of the chaos, but the experts like Yang Tianyu and Duan Yuxuan.
It has to be said that Yang Tianyu and Duan Yuxuan and others were truly extraordinary.
He walked through the silver needles like a rainstorm, needing to be cautious.
But they moved as if on solid ground. It was not an attempt to break through an apparatus, but rather like several people racing against each other.
Chu Feng was always following them, trailing behind the army of the martial arts of the third level. There were two reasons for this.
First, he didn't want to be the first to act.
Second, his situation was very special. He didn't want to reveal his strength too early.
So he was waiting for a moment, a moment when no one could see it, but he could surpass everyone.
"Yang Yuxuan, you are so old, yet you can't keep up with me, a child? Don't you feel ashamed?"
"Hmph, little kid, in the journey of martial arts, regardless of age, it's all about strength. If you want to brag, prove it to me first."
After a period of traveling, the front of the team was left with only two figures, those were Yang Yuxuan and Yang Tianyu. Both of these two individuals are of the fourth level of proficiency in the martial arts. One has exceptional talent, while the other is experienced. The two are evenly matched, and the tension is growing.
Because they know that the biggest competitor is the other party. As long as they defeat the other party, the first-place reward will all be theirs.
"Whew~." Suddenly, a gust of wind came from ahead.
Staring fixedly, both of them were shocked and couldn't help slowing down their pace, because in front, there was a thick fog.
This cave was already dim, and with the fog, visibility was even lower. This greatly increased the difficulty of avoiding the traps. Even the two of them had to be cautious.
"A good opportunity."
But just as everyone retreated, Chu Feng was secretly delighted. He took a big step forward and heard a "swish" sound. The entire person flew forward like a shooting arrow.
"Whir."
At this moment, Duan Yuxuan was concentrating on avoiding the silver needles. A black shadow suddenly flashed past him, and before he could react, that person had disappeared.
"Could it be an illusion?"
This scene made Duan Yuxuan extremely surprised. At first, he thought it was Yang Tianyu, but when he found that Yang Tianyu was still not far away, he became confused.
After successfully getting rid of everyone, Chu Feng no longer had any concerns. He raised his speed to the extreme.
After running for a long time, he didn't feel any exhaustion at all. The qi in his body seemed endless and continuously overflowed from his Dantian.
Not only that, his speed and strength, hearing and vision were all far superior to those of people of the same level of cultivation. At least, they were far stronger than Duan Yuxuan and Yang Tianyu.
For this change, Chu Feng wasn't overly surprised because this was precisely his speciality.
This speciality he had witnessed five years ago, and now its return gave him an extremely powerful confidence because in front of him, no one could call themselves a genius anymore.
Running all the way, Chu Feng finally passed through the trap array, walked out of the deep and dim cave, and arrived in a spacious hall.
At the end of the hall, there was a stone platform, on which several items were placed, namely four martial arts techniques and five immortal herbs.
Seeing these things, Chu Feng was somewhat excited, but he didn't rush forward immediately. Instead, he looked at the several stone doors on both sides of the hall.
"Is that the legendary fierce beast over there?" Chu Feng's lips curved into a hopeful smile.
He knew that this assessment was just the beginning. What he would face was a bloodthirsty and extremely cruel terrifying creature called the fierce beast.
"Senior Su Ruo, come and have a look. It's so astonishing."
"I have been guarding this place for so many years, and this is the first time I have seen a disciple who can clear the obstacles so quickly."
In a hidden stone room of the underground palace, an elderly elder was staring at a pile of disordered stones, his eyes filled with shock.
Those were not ordinary stones; they were the mechanisms of the underground palace. Only when the mechanisms were triggered would the stones become disordered.
And now, the entire pile of stones was disordered, which meant one thing: someone had passed through the mechanism array.
In previous years' examinations, the fastest to pass the mechanism was still taking an hour, but now, it had only taken half an hour.
This change caught everyone's attention. The dozen elders in the stone room all gathered over, all feeling extremely surprised.
"It seems that among the external gate disciples, there is an interesting character."
Su Ruo also came over. She looked at the completely disordered stones and nodded with satisfaction: "Since that's the case, we can't let him pass easily. Let me add some more fun for him."
As she spoke, she turned her gaze upwards, where there were three circular stones embedded in the stone wall.
Suddenly, she gave a strange smile and slapped the three stones with a "pssssss".
"Don't touch them." Seeing this, all the elders present were shocked.
But it was too late. At this moment, all three stones had been pressed down by Su Ruo.
"What's wrong? Didn't you tell us that these stones can release fierce beasts?" Seeing the panicked expressions of the elders, Su Ruo also realized something was wrong.
"These three stones can indeed release fierce beasts, but they can't be triggered simultaneously."
"If they are triggered simultaneously, all the imprisoned fierce beasts will be released."
"That's thirty second-level fierce beasts, nine third-level fierce beasts, and one fourth-level fierce beast." As Li Elder spoke, his face turned pale, and even his voice trembled a little.
Having been guarding here for so many years, he was extremely familiar with the fierce beasts.
They were cruel and terrifying monsters, far stronger than the martial artists of the same level.
Now, so many fierce beasts being released simultaneously, a massacre was inevitable.
Just thinking about the tens of thousands of disciples in the underground palace about to be slaughtered by the fierce beasts, he simply couldn't continue to think.
"Why didn't you warn me earlier?"
At this moment, Su Ruo's face also changed drastically. She leaped forward and turned into a swift wind, disappearing as the stone door opened.
"Senior Li, what should we do?" The gaze of everyone was focused on this elderly elder.
"What else can we do? Hurry and go and rescue them." Senior Li shouted angrily and rushed out.