CHAPTER 1623: CHAPTER 371:

"You all shouldn’t go to those peaks for now; let me go to those peaks. You can check other areas to see if there are any treasures."

Cao Zhen worriedly reminded once again, glanced at the mist ahead of him, and stepped into it.

In the next moment, he felt as if he traversed a segment of the void, followed by a sense of grounded reality beneath his feet.

"Am I on another mountain peak again?"

Cao Zhen looked around him. This peak should be in the depths of the relic, and no one had arrived here for now. Not far ahead of him, there was also a house, and in front of the house was a chessboard.

"So, is this the place to test chess skills?"

Cao Zhen stepped forward; he remembered connecting with a person named Wang Jixin, whose chess skill was at the ninety-ninth level.

But when he walked into the house, what appeared before him was not a chessboard, but an ancient zither, with strains of music emanating from the room’s surroundings.

"It’s different again?"

Cao Zhen quickly stepped forward, listened to the surrounding music, and raised his hand to play the ancient zither. Although he hadn’t heard this music before, relying on his musical rhythm level, he quickly matched the tempo. As the music ended, the room shrank to the size of a palm, and the original room’s location became misty again.

Cao Zhen stepped into the mist again, and the next moment, he appeared on a mountain peak once more; only this time, the sound of clamor reached his ears.

"What’s this situation?"

"This room had already been entered by two people consecutively, and both died."

"Isn’t this supposed to test talisman skills? Just now, the Immortal Huan Fu entered, who was most adept at talisman skills. Nowadays, throughout the Eastern Province, there are probably fewer than five people who can surpass her in the Path of Talisman, yet she died inside. Who can succeed?"

"Ling Xi Immortal, you are also on the Path of Talisman. This relic belongs to the Hundred Peaks Sect, shouldn’t Ling Xi Immortal give it a try?"

"Yes, Ling Xi Immortal, maybe you should try to enter?"

Listening to the sounds in front, Cao Zhen’s expression suddenly changed, and in a cold voice, he said, "Who told my disciple to try entering? Why don’t you enter yourselves?"

A cold voice came from behind the crowd, startling many into shivering, who then quickly turned to look back.

"Cao... Sect Leader Cao!"

In an instant, the crowd swiftly parted to the sides, like a wave of wheat blown by the wind, clearing a path.

Many saw with their own eyes how Cao Zhen led the disciples of the Hundred Peaks Sect to hunt down the Bleeding Tears Demon Sect and Soul Breaking Demonic Sect. Even if some hadn’t seen it, they had heard of Cao Zhen and his group’s prowess.

Ling Xi heard the crowd calling for the master’s name, immediately turned around, and showed a self-reproachful look on her face, saying, "Master, this room..."

"It’s okay, I will enter this room, but you..." Cao Zhen looked at Ling Xi and advised, "In the future, if you encounter such a situation again, whoever first stirs up trouble and tempts you to enter, you don’t have to be courteous; take them down immediately."

Ling Xi’s temperament is still too good; clearly, these people have already seen the strength of the Hundred Peaks Sect, yet after discovering the danger in the room, they dared to let Ling Xi enter, obviously harboring ill intentions.

They dared to speak because they know Ling Xi has a good temper.

If it were Yan Yourong here, would they dare to tempt?

Among the crowd, the cultivators who had tempted Ling Xi to enter the room now showed deep fear on their faces, retreating quietly.

They didn’t even dare to fly away; if they flew now, wouldn’t it be admitting to Cao Zhen that they were the ones who enticed Ling Xi?

Fortunately, it seemed Cao Zhen wasn’t inclined to trouble them at this moment, and went directly toward the room in front.

With a soft squeak, the door opened and quickly closed, while everyone was staring intently at the position of the door.

"Sect Leader Cao is indeed the foremost person in our Eastern Province at present. At least, there’s no one stronger than him at this time. Sect Leader Cao’s entry should be unproblematic."

"Ling Xi’s talisman skills were taught by Sect Leader Cao; he should be the one most hopeful in overcoming the room."

Even though some among the crowd secretly hoped for Cao Zhen’s demise within, they only uttered praise for him as Ling Xi was outside.

Suddenly, in the next moment before their eyes, the house in front of them suddenly began to shake.

"The house is moving!"

"Previously the house did not move. This time it is different."

"Does this mean..."

Under the crowd’s gaze, the whole house soared to the sky, and within moments, it shrank to palm size, falling into Cao Zhen’s hands.

"The house has disappeared..."

"So, it was Sect Leader Cao who overcame it?"

"Sect Leader Cao is indeed formidable."

"No wonder he is the foremost person in the Eastern Province at present."

The crowd looked at Cao Zhen, who took the house away, with complex expressions—some with vigilance, some with awe, and some with dread...

Two top talisman experts had entered the room earlier, yet died instantly, while Cao Zhen broke through it in even less time.

The extent of Cao Zhen’s mastery in the Talisman Technique is truly remarkable!

In the crowd, someone curiously asked, "Sect Leader Cao, could you tell us what kind of talisman test is inside?"

As soon as he spoke, several people immediately cast disdainful looks—how could Cao Zhen possibly reveal the secret inside?

"Talisman test?" Cao Zhen looked at the surrounding crowd and gently shook his head, "Inside isn’t testing talisman skills, but military law."

"Military Law?"

The crowd was stupefied; what does military law have to do with talismans?

Cao Zhen wouldn’t be speaking nonsense, right? Clearly visible outside were talismans, and nowhere on the outside was related to military law. How could it be a military law test!

"If you don’t believe it, go try again. I’ve been to many places; what appears on the outside does not match the test inside. Maybe it looks like it’s testing musical rhythm outside, but it turns out to be the Dao of Calligraphy inside..."

In short, a piece of advice: Don’t enter recklessly, because no one knows what the test inside is."