19 Jiang Zhentian (1/2)
Ling Tian just stood there dumbstruck, not knowing what to do now. Although he felt happy for the sudden breakthroughs in his spirit energy cultivation, for some reason he was getting a feeling, as if, something very bad was going to happen to him.
Ling Tian then looked at the Nine Sun Fire Pearl in his right hand and saw that the spirit energy within it was being devoured by the black vortex and the dark golden spirit root in his sea of consciousness was also shining more and more brilliantly as the time went.
But the shine on Glazed Ice Pearl was very dim as it barely had a hint of its original icy blue shine.
Ling Tian then walked aimlessly in the chamber and found a wooden door that was very similar to the one he used to enter this chamber. But Ling Tian was not stupid enough to rush into the room behind the door like he did before, which almost cost his poor little life.
Ling Tian warily observed the wooden door, standing three meters away from it.
” You have passed the trial of surviving the offensive forces of Yin and Yang(ice and fire) energies.”
” You can now advance to the next stage of the trial through the wooden door.”
A voice resounds throughout the whole chamber and Ling Tian was freaked out by the sudden voice. It took a while for him to regain his calm.
” That voice, it was like it wanted me to enter through that door. Is the spirit rank cultivation technique behind that door.” As soon as Ling Tian thought of this, he rushed towards the wooden door, completely forgetting what happened the previous time when he did same thing.
Ling Tian then opened the wooden door and entered the room. The room was not too large, at least much smaller in space compared to the previous chamber. Ling Tian then saw some strange patterns on the floor and there were some stones on top of the patterns which Ling Tian couldn't identify.
” Please stand in the center of the 'technique transmitting formation'.”
A voice was transmitted directly into Ling Tian's mind. Ling Tian was calm this time, as if he already expected this voice to be heard.
Ling Tian did as the voice told him and stood in the middle of the room which is precisely the center of the formation. He stood there for a few minutes, but nothing happened. He thought it might take some time for the formation to be activated, so he stood there patiently. But there was a bit of anxiety and expectation on his eyes.
Ling Tian was starting to get bored as he stood at the same spot for more than an hour. He had enough of just standing at one spot. Ling Tian was about to move away from the formation when the same voice he had heard twice before, again interrupted his thoughts.
” Please be prepared. The formation will be activating now.”
” Ah! Finally! I waited for so long. After I get this cultivation technique, my cultivation will increase at a heaven defying speed. Hahaha!” Ling Tian was excited as he was imagining the possibly good future he will have after getting the spirit rank cultivation technique.
The patterns on the formation started glowing in a greyish light and gave of a gloomy aura. Before Ling Tian could react, the greyish light enveloped him and along with the light he disappeared from the formation.
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In a desert like place, a grey light flashed on the ground before disappearing. What was left behind in that spot was a young man who was dressed in white shirt and pant. The young man looked to be around 16 years old in appearance and was very handsome, but looked very strange because of the white clothes.
The young man had an vacant look on face. He raised his head and looked upwards the sky and saw that the sky was blood red in colour. The young man looked at the ground and saw the sand was also blood red in colour. The air around the young man had the smell of blood as well. The place gave off an eerie aura. It was as if this place was hell itself.
Tears started to accumulate in the young man's eyes and he cried out, ” I'm finally in hell, huh........What did I ever do to deserve all this?!!” *sob* *sob*