Chapter 549 - Chapter 549: Chapter 541: Deep Sea Giant Demon (1/2)

Chapter 549: Chapter 541: Deep Sea Giant Demon

“Go ahead! I’ll be here cheering for you!”

Having failed the challenge, she placed all her hopes on her husband.

“That’s good! With you here to watch over everything, if Xiao Qing happens to fail the challenge, you can step in to help in time,” Qin Niu turned to look at Chi Xing. “Brother Chi, I’ll have to trouble you to take good care of my wife and Xiao Qing.”

“Don’t worry, Master Qin, even without instructions, I would do so.”

Chi Xing was indeed trustworthy.

Qin Niu no longer lingered, but walked straight towards the light gate in front of the Reed Platform.

Yet, before he reached the light gate, he stopped. The Green Silk Worm he had stealthily placed on Executor Wu was sending back feedback.

Moments later, a gleam of sharpness flashed in Qin Niu’s eyes.

Executor Wu’s identity was indeed not simple; the one he devotedly served turned out to be an Executor of the Myriad Beast Immortal Sect. This person had a close relationship with the Myriad Beast Immortal Sect and didn’t hesitate to pay a high price for the landlord’s daughter-in-law to surveil Qin Niu and Xiao Qing’s every move.

This meant that Yu Yuan of the Myriad Beast Immortal Sect had not relaxed his vigilance but had secretly placed people to monitor everything at the Medicine King Tower.

That day, the attempt by Qin Niu and Xiao Qing to break through the negative first floor of the Medicine King Tower had already caught the attention of these people.

Fortunately, Qin Niu was cautious in his actions and had taken some measures to cover up the truth.

From Executor Wu’s reactions, it seemed they were only secretly watching Qin Niu and had not taken any further action. They should be safe for the time being.

If they could enter the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect this time, they might be able to gain some protection.

At the very least, it would cause the spies of the Myriad Beast Immortal Sect to have some apprehensions.

Without concrete evidence, their investigation into Qin Niu and Xiao Qing might be put on hold.

Qin Niu stepped into the light gate.

As soon as he entered, the world around him spun, the constellations shifted, and the scenery changed continually. Just as described by Chi Xing and the others, once inside the Immortal Gate, one could not see any other challengers.

Looking around, Qin Niu saw before him a vast deep-blue sea, boundless to the eye.

And he was situated right on the coast.

The First Immortal Gate was right in front of the Reed Platform, so where did this ocean come from? It must be an illusion.

That was Qin Niu’s first thought.

When challenging the First Immortal Gate, he had brought all his pets except for Green Ox.

Having reached the Immortal Scholar Realm himself, he was not alarmed.

The seawater continuously rushed towards the shore, wave upon wave, with the splashing sound of “splash splash” going on endlessly, while that distinctive briny sea breeze hit his face. The illusion seemed a bit too realistic.

The rule for breaking through the First Immortal Gate was very simple: just find the way out and successfully break through it.

If one exceeded the time limit without breaking through the Immortal Gate, they would be ejected, signifying a failed challenge.

The sea stretched as far as the eye could see; how could one get across?

Not to mention the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, even ten times that would not be enough to cross to the other side of the ocean!

Challenging the Immortal Gate was indeed an endeavor of hellish difficulty.

No wonder so few succeeded in breaking through the Immortal Gate. Out of a hundred people, hardly one could make it through.

Looking at the ocean before him, he was very clear that brute force would definitely not work.

The best approach would be to break the illusion before him.

Just as he was considering how to break the illusion, the sea unexpectedly began to rise. The water swiftly washed up to his feet, that icy cold and damp feeling was incredibly real, and his shoes quickly became soaked.

Bending over, he moved his hand through the water, the touch strikingly authentic, with waves splashing up in response to his movements.

Even the sandy beach by the sea felt utterly realistic.

Could this ocean actually be real?

Qin Niu bit his tongue, and waves of pain flooded in.

It meant his entire being was alert.

Could the sea be real and not an illusion?

How could that be possible?