Han Tian and his wife were very fond of Qin Han Chu.
In this martial arts world, the way they treated Qin Han Chu showed that they were both sentimental people.
Despite thorough preparation, there was still considerable risk involved.
Although Han Tian and his wife doted on A Xiang, they knew they couldn't protect her forever.
Therefore, some dangerous matters had to be faced by A Xiang.
As Han Tian was instructing them, the disciples of the Feng Mo Sect began to enter.
Qin Han Chu and A Xiang also walked side-by-side towards the cave entrance.
The entrance to the cave was unremarkable, but after walking a distance inside, they could feel a strong repulsive force.
Qin Han Chu controlled his strength, only revealing a combat power at the Spirit King level.
After another distance, the previous repulsive force disappeared.
According to Han Tian, the repulsive force was a formation that sensed the realm of the martial artists.
If the realm exceeded the Spirit King realm, it would cause instability in the formation.
Qin Han Chu's realm was indeed the Spirit King realm; it was only due to his Hun Yuan power that he possessed combat strength comparable to the Profound King level.
Continuing forward, a book appeared before everyone.
This book floated in the air, emitting a faint blue glow.
"Top-tier spiritual artifact!"
Upon seeing the book, everyone's eyes widened in astonishment.
This top-tier spiritual artifact was an extremely precious treasure to them.
"Are you disciples of the Feng Mo Sect?"
At that moment, the book automatically opened, and a small blue bird transformed out of it.
This little bird was the spirit of the top-tier spiritual artifact.
Disciples of the Feng Mo Sect had visited this place before, and it was under the spirit's instruction that the Feng Mo Sect selected disciples to undergo trials here.
"Indeed!" Nangong Yu stepped forward respectfully. "We implore senior to open the ruins."
"Entering the ruins means facing your own fate!"
"As long as you can pass the trials, you can become my master."
"Those who fear death can leave now."
The spirit said.
The crowd paid no mind to the spirit's threat; they only wished to pass the assessment and become the master of this top-tier spiritual artifact.
"Please open it, senior," Nangong Yu continued.
"Then enter."
As the spirit's words fell, the blue light from the book enveloped everyone.
When Qin Han Chu and the others opened their eyes, they found themselves facing an underground palace.
Qin Han Chu knew that this was not the space within the spiritual artifact.
They had used the spiritual artifact's teleportation array to arrive at the true location of the ruins.
The ruins were a maze, with passages leading in all directions.
"Which way?" Qin Han Chu asked A Xiang.
"I'll follow your lead," A Xiang replied with a smile.
Qin Han Chu pointed to the nearest path. "Let's take this one."
"Alright."
Saying that, the two of them headed into the closest passage.
Meanwhile, the other disciples of the Feng Mo Sect also chose different passages in groups of three or five.
"It doesn't seem very dangerous?"
Although she said this, A Xiang's eyes were filled with vigilance.
Qin Han Chu took out the low-tier spiritual artifact prepared by Han Tian, ready to act at any moment.
However, they walked for a long time without encountering any danger.
Just as Qin Han Chu and A Xiang were wondering, the sound of battle suddenly erupted.
Because the passages here were intricately interwoven, it was difficult for Qin Han Chu and A Xiang to pinpoint the origin of the fighting sounds.
The sounds of battle ended not long after, and it was unclear whether the martial artists had won or been killed.
If the martial artists were killed, the situation the others faced would be perilous.
The entire battle had lasted less than five minutes.
To be able to kill several Spirit King realm martial artists within five minutes showed how terrifying the opponent was.
"You have to protect me," A Xiang said.
"I'll do my best," Qin Han Chu replied.
A Xiang looked around vigilantly. "We don't even know what the enemy is."
Just as Qin Han Chu was about to speak, his expression suddenly changed.
He abruptly turned around, and the spiritual artifact in his hand shot out a Profound Ice attack.
With a loud boom, Qin Han Chu's Profound Ice attack was shattered.
What appeared was like a large tongue.
Because the passage was curved, Qin Han Chu and A Xiang could not see the appearance of the spirit beast that had attacked them.
Qin Han Chu took two steps forward but did not see the spirit beast that had ambushed them.
"Be careful," Qin Han Chu warned.
A Xiang nodded and moved behind Qin Han Chu.
Afterward, the two of them were ambushed several more times.
Unfortunately, the attacker would strike and flee, and Qin Han Chu and A Xiang still hadn't seen its true form.
Half an hour later, Nangong Yu led a group of people over.
"Do you want to join us?"
"With just the two of you, you won't know how you died."
Seeing Qin Han Chu and A Xiang, Nangong Yu's spirit immediately rose, and she said smugly.
"Having more people doesn't necessarily mean safety," A Xiang snorted.
"I intended to look after you out of respect for Senior Han, but you don't appreciate my kindness," Nangong Yu said mockingly.
"Leave quickly, lest you implicate us."
"Let's go in a different direction."
Saying that, A Xiang led Qin Han Chu in another direction.
"Not banding together at a time like this, truly suicidal."
Seeing Qin Han Chu and A Xiang leave, Nangong Yu sneered.
At that moment, a spirit beast from the shadows suddenly attacked.
A scarlet tongue wrapped around one of the martial artists.
Before Nangong Yu and the others could react, their companion had already been dragged away.
The crowd hurried to catch up and finally saw the true form of the spirit beast.
It was a spirit beast entirely covered in emerald green.
The spirit beast looked like a lizard, with a row of sharp, sword-like spikes on its back.
What terrified the crowd was that the Spirit King realm martial artist from before had vanished.
From the spirit beast's chewing motion, they could infer that the martial artist had become the giant lizard's meal.
That was a Spirit King realm martial artist, and they had been eaten in an instant.
Fear filled the eyes of everyone present.
"Attack together!"
Nangong Yu held a high position in the Feng Mo Sect, so everyone followed her lead.
Under her command, a group of martial artists immediately rushed forward to surround and beat the giant green lizard.
However, the giant lizard opened its mouth, and its scarlet tongue, like a whip dozens of meters long, lashed out at Nangong Yu and the others.
Despite more than ten people ganging up on one spirit beast, Nangong Yu and the others did not gain any advantage.
During the battle, two more people were swallowed by the giant lizard.
The immense gap in strength made everyone consider retreating.
"Leave this place." Nangong Yu knew her team was no match for the giant lizard and quickly ordered a retreat.
However, the spirit beast's strength was too great. While retreating, another person was snatched away by the giant lizard's tongue.
While Nangong Yu and the others were fighting, Qin Han Chu and A Xiang also came under attack.
This meant that there was more than one spirit beast in this passage.