After traveling through the book, I conquered the male protagonist Long Aotian!

After that, Murong Jin took Gu Qingze to many places in succession. He did keep his promise and would remind him every time when they were in danger.

However...it was not very useful, because his so-called "advance" warning was not given for long "in advance". He usually spoke only after Gu Qingze had basically sensed the "danger".

...Gu Qingze later understood why Murong Jin wanted to take the magic sword in the first place, because most of the mechanisms in this palace were controlled by this magic sword, and those mechanisms seemed to have intelligence. They turned a blind eye to Murong Jin, the owner of the magic sword, but launched a ruthless attack on Gu Qingze.

As time went by, Gu Qingze's footsteps did not stop. He didn't know how long he had been walking, but the scars on his body increased. The blood oozing from the wounds was like a stream, falling drop by drop on the cold ground, drawing shocking tracks.

However, to Gu Qingze at this moment, the pain seemed to have become a distant feeling. His body and mind had reached a state of near numbness. Only relying on his tenacious will, he continued to follow Murong Jin's steps.

Seeing this, Murong Jin couldn't help but feel a little bit of pity. He stopped, turned his head slightly, and whispered to Gu Qingze: "How about... you try to drink a bottle of recovery potion, recover a little and then continue on?"

Hearing this, Gu Qingze shook his head slightly, his eyes revealing determination: "No, frequent use of medicine will produce drug resistance, and...don't look at my current appearance, in fact, these are just superficial injuries, which will not affect movement."

Seeing his miserable state, Murong Jin couldn't help but open his mouth to remind him: "How about...you drink a bottle of recovery potion and then continue?"

"Well, just keep it in mind."

Murong Jin nodded and said no more. The two set off again, Murong Jin in front and Gu Qingze following closely behind, their figures stretched out in the dim palace...

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In this way, Gu Qingze passed one trial after another. He didn't know how many more were ahead, but he no longer cared.

But... there were still gains. He found that every time he passed a trial, he would get some feedback on his cultivation. Although it didn't seem like much, compared to the cultivation, it was already very good.

...accumulated over the long term...will be very considerable.

And...the reason why he didn't use recovery potions, besides because of drug resistance, was because he was surprised to find that his injuries were miraculously healing bit by bit.

Although the recovery speed was very slow, almost imperceptible to the naked eye, that subtle but continuous life force was quietly surging in his body, repairing his damaged skin and bones.

This feeling was both strange and familiar, so Gu Qingze decided to leave the wound alone and see to what extent it could help him recover.

At this moment, they came to a stone bridge. The other side of the bridge was dark, as if it was an endless abyss.

Murong Jin stood at the bridge head, looked back at Gu Qingze, a complicated look flashed in his eyes.

He took a deep breath and slowly stepped onto the stone bridge.

Gu Qingze followed without hesitation. Although his steps were a little heavy, his eyes were still firm.

When they reached the middle of the stone bridge, a strong wind suddenly blew up, carrying with it the sharp energy of swords.

Murong Jin drew his sword instantly and blocked the incoming sword energy: "The danger will be doubled from now on, you...try to be careful."

Murong Jin said in a low voice, Gu Qingze nodded, he tightened his grip on the sword, and suddenly countless black monsters emerged from under the bridge, pouncing towards them with their fangs and claws, or to be exact, towards Gu Qingze.

Gu Qingze’s swordsmanship was sharp and he killed the approaching monsters one by one. However, the monsters were so numerous that they kept coming.

This is strange... The previous mechanism is fine, but why did this monster only attack him and not Murong Jin...

Murong Jin obviously had no intention of helping. He just watched the fun from the side and said hypocritically, "Come on."

Upon hearing this, Gu Qingze did not intend to pay attention to him. He just kept repeating the slashing action, waving the sword in his hand, and dispelling the monsters that were gradually surrounding him.

He walked forward, waving his hand, and every step was extremely difficult.

Seeing that he had been waiting for quite some time but had not moved very far, Murong Jin said sarcastically, "Hey, can you do it? Speed ​​up, I'm almost falling asleep waiting here."

Gu Qingze originally didn't want to bother with him so much, but he heard his sarcasm and his gloating look.

He finally couldn't stand it anymore and said, "You are a typical person who stays out of the matter and makes sarcastic remarks. The monsters won't bother you... Besides, there are so many of them that it is impossible to destroy them all. It's not easy for me to get here."

Murong Jin heard this, as if he had heard something funny, and a scornful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "The reason why the monsters can't be eliminated and have been attacking you is just because you haven't found the right way to deal with it..."

"Are all sword cultivators like you, rigid and inflexible, unable to adapt, or are you just one of the rare 'outliers'?"

I haven't found the right solution....

Gu Qingze selectively ignored the sarcasm in Murong Jin's words. He continued to swing his sword, fighting against the monsters that were approaching like a torrent, while carefully pondering the deep meaning of Murong Jin's words in his heart.

Gu Qingze thought, maybe what Murong Jin said was not entirely unreasonable.

He had been using traditional swordsmanship to fight monsters, but he had never thought about whether there was a more efficient and intelligent way.

Generally speaking, fire attribute, lightning attribute, dark attribute and sun spiritual roots have a significant restraining effect on monsters.

Although his spiritual root is a mutated ice spiritual root of a single attribute and is not included in the above-mentioned spiritual roots with a restraining effect, but... in the "Heavenly Ice Sword Technique" he practiced, there are three unique sword techniques that can compress the ice element to the extreme and then transform it into a blue flame.

This kind of flame, to some extent, might be able to simulate the restraining effect of fire-attributed spiritual roots on monsters.

After figuring out what moves to use, he turned to observing the monsters' attack patterns, looking for patterns.

As he observed more deeply, Gu Qingze discovered that although there were many monsters, their attacks were not without rules. They seemed to be guided by some kind of force, attacking in batches regularly, and there was a short break between each attack.

Seizing this opportunity, Gu Qingze adjusted his battle strategy.

He no longer swung his sword blindly to kill, but took advantage of the gaps between the monsters' attacks, moved quickly, and seized the opportunity to use blue flames to deliver a fatal blow.

As a result, his combat efficiency was greatly improved, and the number of monsters began to gradually decrease.

Murong Jin was not surprised at all when he saw this, as if all this was natural and logical.

As time went by, Gu Qingze and Murong Jin finally successfully crossed the stone bridge. To be precise, Gu Qingze finally successfully crossed the stone bridge and came to another area.

The environment here is completely different from before. There is no endless darkness and monster intrusions. Instead, there is peace and tranquility.

Before Gu Qingze had a chance to catch his breath and adjust himself, he suddenly felt a force pushing him from behind. It turned out that Murong Jin pushed him forcefully into a magic circle that was flickering with a faint light.

Murong Jin was not far away. Looking at Gu Qingze who had been staring at him, he explained, "This is the last remaining test in the palace. If we pass this, we can leave here."

After saying that, he raised a smile, waved at Gu Qingze, and added: "Take care, I still hope you can return safely and not die in there."

Gu Qingze was speechless and could only say helplessly: "Then I really thank you."

"You're welcome, that's right."

Murong Jin seemed to be completely unable to understand the true meaning of his words and spoke seriously.

The magic circle didn't care that Gu Qingze was not prepared, and teleported him away before he could say anything else.

Murong Jin stared at the magic circle that had become dim again, his eyes unclear, as if he was thinking of some painful experience.

These trials... he had gone through them before...

When he was only six years old, his father ruthlessly threw him into these unknown and dangerous places.

At that time, he was alone and had nothing. He had no storage bag to carry necessities, no armor to protect against damage, and no spiritual weapon to assist in combat.

All he could rely on was his own hands and his indomitable will, trying his best to pass the trial.

Thinking back on it now, I still feel scared.

He stood outside the magic circle, feeling a sense of curiosity and anticipation.

He didn't know whether Gu Qingze would encounter the legendary Nightmare Dragon after entering.

After all, the monsters in this magic circle are refreshed randomly, and Gu Qingze might be lucky enough to avoid this powerful monster.

However, he hoped that Gu Qingze could encounter the Nightmare Dragon, because the Nightmare Dragon was one of the most interesting and difficult monsters to deal with, and its appearance would undoubtedly bring huge challenges and tests to Gu Qingze.

If Gu Qingze really encountered the Nightmare Dragon and had a fierce battle with it, then this battle would definitely exhaust Gu Qingze, and he might even be beaten half to death.

When Murong Jin thought of this, he felt an indescribable excitement in his heart. His thoughts were like waves blown by the wind, surging endlessly. He was now caught in a complex and subtle psychological contradiction.

On the one hand, he hoped that Gu Qingze could pass this trial smoothly, not only to prove the unique vision of that adult, but also to successfully complete the important task assigned to him by that adult.

However, on the other hand, an indescribable negative emotion arose in Murong Jin's heart.

He had suffered too much torture and pain in this palace, and those memories were like a brand, deeply engraved in his heart.

He could not forget those days and nights, nor those moments that almost made him collapse.

Therefore, if Gu Qingze had the possibility of passing the trial easily, an irresistible sense of imbalance would surge in his heart.

He hoped that Gu Qingze could also feel some of the pain and struggle he had experienced, so that he might feel a little better.

However, even after realizing this contradictory psychology, Murong Jin did not fall into stubbornness, entanglement and self-doubt. Instead, he chose to accept his own contradiction.

Because... he knows that people are complex, emotions are changeable, and no one can completely get rid of the existence of contradictory psychology.

So he took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and looked around.

He was about to leave again and bid farewell to this place full of memories...but his emotions were complicated.

In fact, he couldn't tell whether he was happy or sad, and he didn't know whether he was relieved or the psychological shadow had not yet dissipated.

In fact, it is not entirely accurate to call this the former residence of the previous Demon King.

The ruins of the palace that the previous Demon King had made public were located in Moon City, a prosperous city in the Demon Realm; and here was one of the secret palaces of the previous Demon King, a little-known place.

However, the previous Demon King himself never lived here. This place is actually a trial field specially set up to train the descendants of demons who have the bloodline of the previous Demon King.

Unfortunately, except for him, his father, and one of his uncles, all the descendants of the previous Demon King have died (they were killed by the current Demon King).

If his father had not married a human woman and lived in a remote town all these years, which implicitly showed that he had no ambition, perhaps his father would have died.

Therefore, only the three of them, the demons, know about this palace now, and it is considered one of their common secrets.

And his father was one of the demons who had the blood of the previous demon king, and was the younger brother of the previous demon king.

His father might not have had any notable achievements in his career, but there was one thing that made him stand out among the many demons: his ruthlessness.

This cruelty is not only reflected in his treatment of himself, but also in his treatment of his own son - that is, him.

Although this trial ground is designed to train the descendants of demons with the blood of the previous demon king, usually only adult demons are sent there.

Even so, half of the demons who entered the trial field could not survive.

However, his father threw him into this trial field without any scruples when he was young, without providing any protection or guidance, and with no regard for his life or death.

That garden stood out particularly in his memory.

Although it was originally built for the Demon Queen, it also contains the meaning of trial.

The Demon Queen loves to grow exotic flowers and plants, and the Demon King had an idea and built a garden inside the trial grounds, making it part of the trial.

That garden cost him a heavy price as he was young and curious about everything. He was injured and poisoned countless times, and some plants even swallowed him.