My Cultivation Starting from Archery-Chapter 1454 - 535: Trial
The power of this Thunder Pool is not much different from a Heavenly Tribulation.
Chen Sansi had previously felt glad that breaking through to the Immortal Venerable realm did not require a tribulation, saving him a lot of trouble, but now it seemed he would have to make up for it here.
Under extreme pain.
His pupils were bloodshot, his eyeballs nearly popping out.
But he had encountered similar situations more than once or twice, quickly adapting to this torment, and moved forward step by step with heavy steps.
His Magic Robe quickly turned to dust, and his flesh was covered with wounds.
After about a hundred steps.
Chen Sansi finally made it through the Thunder Pool.
Yet ahead was not a path to the next step, but a more vast storm!
They roared from all directions, like daggers, cutting into Chen Sansi's already injured body, leaving a series of bloody marks.
As soon as the blood gushed out, it was swept away by the successive wind blades, leaving only unbearable pain and dry, pale wounds.
After the storm, came the torrential rain!
The bone-eroding Xuanming heavy water, each drop weighing over a thousand catties, cold and piercing, carrying a soul-corroding chill, beat his skin open and bones agonizingly close to breaking!
Such cycles repeated.
Until Chen Sansi bore through layer upon layer of Five Elements trials, did he finally walk out of this chaos, where he immediately sat cross-legged, consumed Elixir Pills, and mobilized True Qi to heal.
Fortunately.
There seemed to be no time limit between the trials.
He managed to recover most injuries before standing up again, stepping towards the next step.
At the entrance of the second trial, a Boundary blocked the path.
In front of the Boundary, there was a small Formation.
Upon checking, Chen Sansi found that this Formation was the key to opening the Boundary, and the method was quite simple, merely requiring an infusion of Mana.
He formed a spell with his hands, redirected the Primordial True Qi within him, then gently placed a palm on the Array Eye.
In an instant.
It was as if a Taotie began devouring his Primordial True Qi.
Chen Sansi's True Qi started depleting at an alarming rate, and just as it was about to run out, the Boundary still hadn't opened.
He gritted his teeth and persisted.
Finally.
At the last moment before the True Qi ran dry.
The "Taotie" finally had its fill.
Accompanied by a hum.
The Boundary gradually dissipated.
Chen Sansi cautiously crossed over the Boundary, only to find no additional trials inside.
This second trial.
Seemed to be just about opening a door.
It seemed to test whether a cultivator's Mana was deep enough.
Chen Sansi breathed a sigh of relief, consumed Elixir Pills to restore True Qi, then, once calmed and focused, took long strides towards the higher ground, reaching the third trial.
This third trial.
Was a door.
To open the door, it was necessary to decipher an ancient script engraved on the ground, unlocking the mechanism on the lock.
The ancient script's content was roughly about understanding the Heavenly Dao.
Chen Sansi's comprehension was enough, and he effortlessly deciphered the mechanism to open the door.
This trial.
Was it testing comprehension?
He did not linger, taking a deep breath, then ascended directly to the third trial.
This time.
What lay before him.
Was a Puppet.
These Puppets...
Were actually at the Immortal Saint realm!
Chen Sansi extended his Primordial Spirit to probe, certain that breaking through forcefully was nearly impossible.
Fortunately, the nearby boundary stone also detailed the method to pass.
Cultivate!
Upon entering the range.
The Puppet would demonstrate a spell.
Chen Sansi had the time it takes to brew a cup of tea to learn it, and as long as he perfectly executed it in front of the Puppet, he could leave; otherwise, he would face an attack from the Puppet.
He did not hesitate, stepping forward.
The Puppet immediately began casting the spell.
This spell was an offensive spell, able to gather the surrounding Power of Laws and transform it into a Silver Needle, which could be used to nullify enemy spells or attack their Primordial Spirit.
This technique, called "Ancient Desolate Mysterious Needle Technique," wasn't considered a superior Divine Skill, but due to the complexity of the casting process and the high requirement for control over the laws, it was difficult to master in a short time.
However, for Chen Sansi, this naturally wasn't a problem.
The time allotted was a cup of tea.
But after just one demonstration, he mimicked it perfectly.
The Puppet immediately made way, allowing him to pass.
Immediately following, came the fourth trial.
He was greeted yet again by a Puppet.
Only this time, there was no additional test.
As soon as Chen Sansi stepped onto the stairs, the Puppet drew a broad sword embedded in the ground and attacked directly.
Fortunately.
This Puppet was only at the Immortal Venerable realm.
Though it was a rather challenging Immortal Venerable, he nonetheless emerged victorious without surprise.
Immediately following.
The sixth trial, the seventh trial...
Each trial was a different test.
Chen Sansi found himself in an endless sea of trials, investing himself fully, no longer sensing the passage of time, almost forgetting the purpose of his journey here.
So many trials.
Though there were breaks in between.
He inevitably fell into extreme exhaustion.
In the final few trials, he nearly forced himself to finish.
Finally.
Chen Sansi used his long spear as a cane, arriving in front of the steps of the nine hundred and ninety-ninth and final trial.
Reaching here, he could clearly feel that the preceding trials were not only tests but also a comprehensive honing and improvement!
Martial Arts, long perfected, showed signs of yet another breakthrough at this moment.
Clearing his thoughts.
Chen Sansi looked ahead.
Not far from him stood a stone platform.
On top of the platform, stood a bronze ancient mirror.
