Myth Beyond Heaven

"She…" Shen Liqiu didn't know what to say. According to her knowledge, this Qingqing was clearly not human. She looked at Yun Lintian eagerly, waiting for the answer.

Yun Lintian had no choice but to explain. "She's a spirit's true body."

"A spirit's true body?" A bold idea flashed through Shen Liqiu's mind as she said in disbelief. "Is she…?"

Yun Lintian knew that Shen Liqiu had already figured out Qingqing's identity. He simply nodded and offered no further explanation.

Xiao Weiyuan seemed to think of something. Seeing Shen Liqiu's expression, he immediately confirmed his guess. This Qingqing was definitely the origin of the windstorm that destroyed this city thousands of years ago.

Shen Liqiu had a thousand questions in her mind, but she knew it wasn't the time to ask him. She could only bury her curiosity in her heart and hurried after Yun Lintian to the Skymist Ancient Clan manor.

***

Boom!

Within the trial space, Hei Lei was killing several profound beasts in front of him to replenish his vitality. Countless profound beast remains could be seen scattered all over the place. Each one of them was dried to the bones. Obviously, their vitality had been sucked away.

Hei Lei's injury had now recovered more than eighty percent thanks to these profound beasts. When he entered this place, there was a sound telling him to kill all the thousands of beasts in this place, and he would pass to the next level.

If it was others, they would definitely feel despair facing a large horde of profound beasts, but Hei Lei was different. This situation was like a paradise for him. He could simply rob all of their vitality to recover.

"Haha! Whoever you are, I appreciate your kindness." Hei Lei laughed heartily as he absorbed the vitality of the profound beast he had just killed.

"Very well, you've passed the first stage. Do you want to continue right away?" An aged male voice resounded throughout the space.

Hei Lei glanced around and didn't see any profound beast anymore. He didn't agree right away but asked instead. "Are you the so-called Skymist Emperor? Why did you bother to set up such a boring trial? Why don't you just give the Skymist Pearl to me directly? You know, there's no one suitable than me."

There was no response to Hei Lei's questions. Instead, a white portal gradually appeared before him.

"You can enter when you're ready." The aged voice resounded and went silent afterward.

Hei Lei curled his lips and walked into the portal fearlessly.

***

"What an imposing palace." Standing in front of the Skymist Emperor Palace, Shen Liqiu couldn't help exclaiming. With her discerning eyes, she could recognize all the materials to build this majestic palace. All of them were highly precious and difficult to find nowadays.

Yun Lintian carefully scanned the palace and turned to ask Qingqing. "Did he enter this place?"

"Mhm!" Qingqing replied crispily.

"How to open it?" Xiao Weiyuan cautiously touched the palace door a few times and discovered it was impossible to open it with force.

As soon as Xiao Weiyuan's voice fell, the door suddenly trembled and slowly opened. Everyone hurriedly checked the inside with their Spiritual Sense but didn't find anything strange except the white portal behind the majestic throne.

"That should be the trial entrance." Shen Liqiu said as she walked into the hall.

Yun Lintian observed the portal carefully and asked. "Did Senior Tang tell you anything further?"

Shen Liqiu shook her head. "She didn't add anything from the previous conversation… The only thing she talked about this was encouraging me to enter the trial. I really don't know why she kept saying this."

Yun Lintian thought for a moment and asked in his mind. "Hongyue, can I bring Linlin and Qingqing into this trial?"

A moment later, Hongyue replied. "The space inside is not infinite. It's merely a small space condensed by spatial stones. In short, all of you will eventually meet each other inside."

"I see. Thank you." Yun Lintian was relieved upon hearing this. He didn't want to leave Qingqing and Linlin outside in case Hei Lei came out later.

He turned to Xiao Weiyuan and asked. "Do you want to try, Senior Xiao?"

Xiao Weiyuan hesitated and nodded. "Although I'm not interested in the treasures inside, I am more curious what kind of trial the Skymist Emperor created. I think I will try it."

"Let's enter together. There's a chance we could see each other inside." Yun Lintian said.

Everyone looked at each other and nodded their head before walking up to the portal.

Yun Lintian carefully hugged Linlin to his chest and held Qingqing with another hand. He didn't forget to remind them to protect themselves well in case they were separate later.

As they vanished into the portal, everyone's vision instantly turned white, and soon, they found themselves standing in a forest with howling and screaming sounds echoing from all directions.

Yun Lintian quickly lowered his head and saw Linlin and Qingqing lying in his arms, looking around curiously. He heaved a sigh of relief and began to observe the vicinity.

Shen Liqiu and Xiao Weiyuan were nowhere to be found. Clearly, they were sent to another place, but it shouldn't be far away from his position.

"Welcome to my trial grounds. In this trial, there will be a total of three stages. Where you are now is where the first stage will be held. All you have to do here is defeat at least ten thousand profound beasts in this place, and the entrance for the next stage will naturally open. I wish you the best of luck." Suddenly, an aged male voice resounded in everyone's mind.

"Ten thousand?" Yun Lintian frowned slightly. From the aura he could perceive, those profound beasts nearby were by no means weak. He could even see the Monarch-level ones.

"We can help, Big Brother Yun." Linlin suddenly said.

"Yes, yes. This looks fun." Qingqing's eyes were shining with excitement. This was her first time seeing so many creatures.

Yun Lintian thought for a moment and said. "Fine. But you two must stay with me. Do not run around too far, understand?"

"Yes!" Linlin and Qingqing replied in unison and jumped out of Yun Lintian's arms. They couldn't wait to fight the enemy right away.