Chapter 571 - Chapter 571: Chapter 561: Braving the Hundred Refinement Bridge, The Conspiracy of Fire Cloud Tunnel_3 (1/2)
Chapter 571: Chapter 561: Braving the Hundred Refinement Bridge, The Conspiracy of Fire Cloud Tunnel_3
To be precise, it was an old tree root extending from the opposite side.
Qin Niu stepped onto this unique tree root bridge and immediately felt a squirming underfoot; the entire bridge seemed to have come to life.
He remembered Xu Weng’s reminder that this bridge had 99 trials.
How many he would encounter depended entirely on personal luck.
The tree root under his feet grew softer with each step, and he felt as if he could fall through at any moment.
With Qin Niu’s current abilities, even walking on water would be a breeze. To get across the bridge as quickly as possible, he pushed his speed to the limit.
But hardly ten meters in, an expanse of white fog rolled in, shrouding everything around so that he could no longer see any scenery. Even straining his eyes, he could only see two to three meters ahead.
It seemed the first trial had arrived.
Unperturbed, Qin Niu continued to move forward with focus.
Suddenly, a fork in the road appeared ahead, with two identical-looking roots extending forward, indistinguishable from each other as real or fake.
Beads of sweat dotted his forehead instantly.
At this moment, one wrong step could mean no coming back. He might fall straight through.
Yet the time left for him to think and explore was extremely short.
Because the bridge surface under his feet was very soft, and though it was fine as he ran quickly, the moment he stopped, the bridge immediately began to collapse rapidly.
Qin Niu used the simplest but most effective method, extending his hand to touch the two bridge surfaces in front of him.
They felt exactly the same.
The other forked road was also real.
This was a matter of life and death.
At this critical juncture, his first thought was to rely on his pet. However, as soon as this thought emerged, he dismissed it outright.
The bridge grew stronger with stronger challengers. It was already so difficult for Qin Niu alone; if he added a demon beast-level pet, wouldn’t the difficulty increase several fold in an instant?
In this moment of crisis, he thought of the simplest solution.
The Medicine King Sutra he cultivated could see the medicinal properties and internal energy of plants. Perhaps relying on this special ability could swiftly carry him through the trial.
He activated the cultivation power of the Medicine King Sutra and looked towards both paths.
He immediately made an important discovery. The fork on the left seemed to be slightly thicker and wider, but it contained very little energy.
Without hesitation, Qin Niu chose the right fork.
Before the bridge surface completely collapsed, he took a step forward.
The feeling underfoot was very real—he did not fall through, and his anxious heart temporarily settled down.
But the good times didn’t last long. After running less than twenty meters, he was stunned to see a petite woman wearing a cloak and with a graceful figure moving cautiously ahead.
The woman was proceeding carefully.
Upon hearing the noise behind her, she turned her head to look back.
“Poisonous woman!”
Qin Niu inwardly cursed his luck, astonished to encounter the Nine Insects Gang Leader in such a place.
With her blocking the way, it seemed difficult to rush past smoothly.
“Is that Master Qin? How have you been considering the matter of joining the Nine Insect Gang?”
The Nine Insects Gang Leader asked coldly.
Her voice was as pleasant and melodious as that of a young girl.
“Not interested!”
Qin Niu rejected outright.
“Those who understand the times are outstanding. Why might Master Qin stubbornly cling to the Black Tiger Gang? If you’re willing to join the Nine Insect Gang, not only can you enjoy all the beauties in the gang, but even I, the gang leader, will be yours,”
she said with a hint of embarrassment.