Chapter 544 - Chapter 544: Chapter 536: First Immortal Gate (2/2)

“Today is the first official day of the Water and Land Dharma Assembly. The participants were as numerous as the carps crossing the river. I roughly counted, and just in the time from morning to noon, there were over ten thousand participants.

Yet those who successfully breached the First Immortal Gate were few and far between.

Only a little over thirty people managed to break through the First Immortal Gate in the morning.

The red-robed fairy from the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect announced that due to the participation of over a hundred thousand contenders, the First Immortal Gate would remain open for seven days. It would not distinguish between day and night, and as long as one believed in their own strength, they could choose to take on the challenge.”

Out of over ten thousand strong contenders who attempted the First Immortal Gate, only a little over thirty managed to break through, the ratio being frustratingly low.

It seemed that seizing the chance for celestial fate was terrifyingly difficult.

Qin Niu had originally successfully advanced to the Immortal Scholar Realm and was full of confidence in seizing celestial fate.

Now, he had become somewhat uncertain.

“What kind of strength did the challengers you saw possess?”

Qin Niu asked.

“Some were experts from the Innate Realm, a small portion were experts from the Spirit Qi Realm, and there were also a few scattered Immortal Masters. Those who successfully passed through the First Immortal Gate were mostly Immortal Masters. As for the experts of the Innate Realm, only one person made it through the First Immortal Gate.

Those from the Spirit Qi Realm who managed to break through were all outstanding individuals. Each one had formidable combat power with many cards up their sleeves.

I consider my own strength to be not the weakest among my peers, but during the challenge, it was inadequate. I feel that this year’s Water and Land Dharma Assembly is more difficult than any previous one. There were even Immortal Masters who got eliminated in the first round.”

This was truly frightening.

Immortal Masters, each commanding respect in their own right, were formidable figures. Yet such beings couldn’t even break through the First Immortal Gate.

To say it was difficult, there was actually an expert from the Innate Realm who passed through the First Immortal Gate.

“What exactly is the method to break through the First Immortal Gate? Where does the difficulty lie?”

Qin Niu decided to ask for clarification first.

He had never participated in the Water and Land Dharma Assembly before and was completely ignorant of the Immortal Gate and all its rules.

“It’s an oval-shaped gate with seven colors, and once you enter, you search for the exit. Get through it successfully, and you’ve passed. If you can’t break out within the time of one incense stick, you’ll be expelled by the Immortal Gate, and that counts as a failure.

When I tried, perhaps because the hatred in my heart was too deep, it directly triggered my Heart Demon. In the end, before I could defeat the Heart Demon, I was expelled.”

Master Qin, when you challenge the gate, it’s best to maintain a calm mind. I heard it makes it easier to pass,” Chi Xing offered some advice to Qin Niu.

“So, you’re saying that for the first challenge, as long as you don’t trigger the Heart Demon or defeat your own Heart Demon within the time of one incense stick, you’ve passed?”

Qin Niu asked.

“If it were only that simple. The Heart Demon is just one of several factors. The challenge of the Immortal Gate tests all aspects of your abilities. In short, once inside the Immortal Gate, no matter the means, as long as you can find the exit and successfully break through, it’s considered a success.

Moreover, you could encounter anything inside the Immortal Gate.

Don’t trust anyone, because what appears to be your wife could actually be an illusion of your Heart Demon or possibly the Heart-reflecting Mirror within the Immortal Gate.

I’ve heard that this magical treasure is extremely malevolent; it looks similar to an ordinary mirror. But while an ordinary mirror only shows your reflection, the Heart-reflecting Mirror can reveal your true inner self.”

Hearing about such a nefarious magical treasure within the Immortal Gate, Qin Niu became somewhat anxious.

Wouldn’t all of his secrets be exposed to the people of the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect if shined upon by that Heart-reflecting Mirror?

He held many secrets: the Ancient Banyan Tree, the Fire Phoenix, the Green Demon Bee, having killed numerous high-ranking members of the Nine Insect Gang… But upon careful consideration, these secrets might be attractive to ordinary strong contenders, yet they would probably be dismissed by true immortals.

Thinking this way, the only thing he needed to worry about was the matter concerning Xiao Qing’s origins.

For now, he did not know who had wiped out the Yao Family.

Before participating in the Water and Land Dharma Assembly, he needed to figure it out. Otherwise, what if the enemies of the Yao Family were from the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect or one of its high-ranking officials? Wouldn’t that be walking into a trap?

But trying to identify the one who eradicated the Yao Family was equally dangerous.

His inquiries could easily draw the attention of the Yao Family’s enemies.

If they were to investigate, it could very well lead back to him.