CHAPTER 210: CHAPTER 190: TOTAL ANNIHILATION IN THE THIRD CHALLENGE, LU LIN’S CHOICE

"Throughout history, since the Wild Blade Heavenly Emperor created this Secret Realm, you are the first to climb to the summit without succumbing to any temptation."

"Of course, also the only one."

Upon hearing this, Lu Lin suddenly sat up from the ground.

The only one? Just one person?

Does that mean, despite the Mad Blade Secret Realm having been here for who knows how long, he is the only one to pass the third challenge?

"This is your reward, please take care of it."

As the voice fell, a small porcelain bottle with a blue and white porcelain pattern appeared in front of Lu Lin.

The bottle’s opening was stuffed with a piece of red cloth.

"What is this?"

Lu Lin held the porcelain bottle in his hand and asked curiously.

Unexpectedly, the Secret Realm Manager, who had never responded before, spoke.

"Inside the bottle are five Tongqiao Pills, which can rapidly open the five sensory acupuncture points."

Tongqiao Pills?

Lu Lin felt something was amiss.

When he first completed the challenge he received the Protective Organ Elixir Stone, a top-grade essential for cultivating the five viscera.

The second challenge granted him the three moves of the Bright Moon Slash, and he spent seven years on the prairie, ultimately perfecting a secret technique.

But for the third challenge, he received a bottle with five Tong Qiao pills, something never heard of in the Human Federation.

Lu Lin hadn’t even heard of such things.

If humans could truly create elixirs to help Martial Artists transform the Five Evils, refine the five viscera, and open the five sensorys, the number of advanced Martial Artists would surely grow exponentially.

But the problem is...

Lu Lin felt that the Mad Blade Secret Realm Manager looked down on him as a Third Level.

Why not give something to help refine the Five Evils?

Why?

Just as he was thinking, Lu Lin suddenly heard a scream from below: "Ah——"

"Chen Xi Ran!"

He couldn’t afford to think about the Third Level and Fourth Level issues anymore, and he lay on the rocks to look down.

Lu Lin could see a woman’s figure, falling from above.

Screams echoed without pause.

"Xi Ran!"

Lu Lin shouted loudly.

At that moment, Chen Xiran suddenly looked up in Lu Lin’s direction, shouting: "Team leader——Keep going——"

Bang.

"A young man has failed the challenge."

The voice of the Secret Realm Manager rang in his ears.

Lu Lin forcefully punched the rock beside him.

"Damn it!"

Lu Lin roared furiously.

Though he had been mentally prepared when hearing from the Secret Realm Manager that he was the first to pass the third challenge since the Secret Realm’s inception,

seeing Chen Xiran fall like that pierced his heart, as if stabbed by needles and cut by knives.

"Ah——"

"Help me!"

"Team leader, help me!!"

It was then that Fang Gang’s voice sounded from the base of the mountain.

"Fang Gang!"

Lu Lin’s eyes widened in rage.

Chen Xiran had just fallen, and Fang Gang followed shortly.

Losers must cut off their hands to leave the Secret Realm.

Those unwilling to surrender must repeatedly challenge until they pass.

"Team leader!"

"Team leader, save me!"

Fang Gang, falling down, heard Lu Lin’s voice, reaching up weakly, "Team leader, save me."

"Fang Gang."

Lu Lin shouted weakly.

He could only watch as Fang Gang fell.

"Don’t give up!"

"I promise I’ll save you."

Lu Lin shouted.

"Don’t give up."

"Don’t give up."

Lu Lin pounded everything around him.

Wanting to vent his anger and unwillingness.

He clearly had the chance to bring his teammates through this challenge.

Yet the Secret Realm Manager used some method to cut off their communication.

They could only see each other when not climbing.

Will?

What kind of will is needed for this challenge?

It’s clearly about testing the limits of one’s pain tolerance.

Now, only Bai Buyi was left.

His skill level had reached Sixth Level, and his physical condition was much better than Fang Gang and Chen Xiran, plus he said his mental prowess was nearing the promotion to Seventh Level.

Lu Lin believed Bai Buyi could pass this challenge.

Definitely.

Now.

Bai Buyi was surrounded by illusions, seeing Lu Lin lowering a rope.

"Mr. Bai, grab the rope, I’ll pull you up."

"Quickly, Mr. Bai, why are you still so stubborn."

"What, Mr. Bai, do you want me to come down and carry you, hurry up."

"Chen Xiran and Fang Gang have already arrived."

"Our Nineteenth Group is just missing you, the great master, to come up."

Lu Lin said, with Chen Xiran’s head appearing beside him.

"Brother Bai, come up, once you’re up we can go to the fifth challenge."

"Just now Lu Lin got a nice reward in the third challenge."

Bai Buyi closed his eyes.

Ignoring Lu Lin and Chen Xiran on the mountain.

These were all illusions.

It’s all illusions.

The first time they appeared, he nearly believed them, just as he was about to accept Lu Lin’s help and reach the summit, his spirit suddenly snapped back to reality.

He grabbed a rock just in time and didn’t fall.

Later he knew the so-called Lu Lin, Chen Xiran, and Fang Gang were all illusions.

It’s designed to tempt him into falling off the cliff.

Bai Buyi gritted his teeth and continued to climb.

But climbing without a goal left Bai Buyi exhausted both physically and mentally.

Lu Lin watched Bai Buyi step by step towards him from the summit, joy evident in his eyes.

"Mr. Bai, keep going, Mr. Bai, both Chen Xiran and Fang Gang have failed."

"You must succeed."

Lu Lin stretched his hand down in an attempt to assist Bai Buyi at the last moment.

"Mr. Bai, keep going, quickly, you’re very close to the summit."

Lu Lin shouted, not caring whether Bai Buyi could hear him, lying down on the platform cheering for Bai Buyi.

Bai Buyi looked up, gave Lu Lin a cold smile.

Illusions, all illusions.

Apparently, this so-called Secret Realm Manager has exhausted their tricks, using the same methods repeatedly.

Such boredom.

At the mountain foot he saw the peak was at least a thousand meters high, it would take him half a day at least to climb it with just his hands and feet.

Adding in resisting various illusions and facing unexpected challenges, the time could only increase.

All four were climbing together, Bai Buyi didn’t believe anyone could climb faster than him.

Not even Lu Lin.

Bai Buyi stopped to rest just 30 centimeters from the summit.

In his eyes, reaching the summit would still take at least five or six hours.

But just as he relaxed his vigilance and Lu Lin’s eyes sparkled with joy.

A pine tree suddenly grew from the cliffside, rising with the wind, soon pressing against Bai Buyi’s chest.

Yet Bai Buyi seemed unfazed.

He switched hands, grabbing onto the pine tree’s branches.

"Mr. Bai, be careful."

Bai Buyi saw Lu Lin’s panic and coldly smiled.

I’m so secure now, illusions still try to trick me.

Truly...

What the hell!

Bai Buyi suddenly realized he was hanging in mid-air clutching a pine tree.

The pine was long, but thin.

Nowhere near able to support his weight.

"Mr. Bai, Mr. Bai, no!"

Lu Lin shouted, watching Bai Buyi fall off the cliff with the breaking pine tree.

"Lu Lin?"

"So, you really reached the summit."

As Bai Buyi fell, he understood where all the illusions came from.

Created to blur his distinction between fantasy and reality.

Making him believe reality was fantasy and fantasy was reality.

Ultimately, in refusing to heed Lu Lin’s warning, Bai Buyi was pushed away by a pine and fell off the cliff.

Bai Buyi understood everything.

"Lu Lin, keep going."

"Make sure you reach the end, reach the end, until the end..."

Bai Buyi’s voice echoed through the mountains.

Lu Lin punched the cliff again.

In a short time, all three teammates without exception had fallen off the cliff.

Lu Lin didn’t know what they encountered.

But it must have been extremely difficult.

After all, they were experienced Star Coordinator investigators.

"The third challenger failed."

"Now, you are the only successful challenger, you can choose to continue to the next stage."

"Or, leave the Secret Realm."

Leave the Secret Realm?

Lu Lin paused, instinctively looking down the mountain.