The system is the proficiency panel

As the night deepened, the starlight scattered across the sky like broken jade. The figures of Li Jun and the blue bird gradually moved away and finally disappeared into the hazy night.

Luo Youran stood alone in the corridor outside the palace, her long skirt fluttering in the night breeze. She raised her head and gazed at the bright starry sky. She slightly parted her red lips and let out a long breath. The ice and snow between her brows seemed to have melted, revealing a sense of relief.

"Finally solved."

She whispered softly, a faint smile on her lips, and her eyes were shining with starlight, making them look particularly bright.

At this time, Xiao Ningxue walked slowly to her side. The moonlight was like water, coating her cold face with a layer of silver light, adding a bit of otherworldliness. She glanced at Luo Youran with deep and calm eyes, and said lightly.

"You had already calculated that Li Jun would give in."

Luo Youran blinked when she heard that, her long eyelashes cast a shadow under her eyes. She turned her head, a cunning light flashed in her eyes, and the smile on the corner of her mouth deepened a little.

"It took Li Jun longer to achieve the Golden Elixir than Blue Bird, and he has a magic weapon in his hand, so he will definitely win."

As she spoke, she stretched out her slender jade fingers and gently twisted a strand of black hair that fell on her shoulders.

"And if he wins the competition and continues to be aggressive, he will end up at a disadvantage. Maybe the master of the Misty Forest will take action, and he will be embarrassed then. Moreover... now almost every cultivator on Kaiyang Star is using the Trial Tower. Maybe a small number of people don't care, but most people will thank my husband."

When she said this, a gentle light appeared in her eyes.

"It can be said that my husband's current reputation is only second to the four great true masters. His reputation is more effective than any other reason. After all, no cultivator wants to lose the opportunity to use the Trial Tower now."

Hearing this, Xiao Ningxue raised her eyebrows slightly, and a complex look flashed in her cold eyes. She glanced at Luo Youran lightly, pursed her thin lips, and finally said nothing more.

The two stood side by side, the night wind blowing through their sleeves, and the lights of Xuantian City stretched out behind them like a galaxy of stars.

……

On the top of a high mountain in Lingtian Sect, Jiang Yuan stood alone on the edge of a cliff, his robe blown up by the sharp mountain wind, rustling. He looked at the rolling sea of ​​clouds in the distance, but his eyes were empty and lifeless.

"As expected, it still doesn't work?"

He murmured softly, his fingertips unconsciously stroking the jade pendant hanging around his waist.

Just a few days ago, he competed with Dao Yan in the Trial Tower. He tried his best but was still defeated by her "foreknowledge of the future". The gap between them became bigger and bigger.

After the duel, he mustered up the courage to express his feelings to her, but before he could even utter a word, the other party anticipated it and calmly rejected him.

"Jiang Yuan, don't say it. We are still good friends. You and I are both cultivators. Romance will only add to the mental obstacles."

Just adding to your mental troubles?

Jiang Yuan gave a bitter smile and tightened his fingers suddenly. At the moment when his emotions fluctuated violently, the black gas bead in the storage ring seemed to sense his emotions and quietly seeped out.

"Aren't you willing to give in?"

A hoarse voice sounded in his heart.

"You are extremely talented, but you are always outshined by her. Even your feelings are crushed by her without any care. What's the point of adding to your mental block? The last time that Lin Ji went to the Western Continent, didn't the two of you have a good chat? Why?"

Jiang Yuan's pupils shrank, and he suddenly looked down at the savings ring, only to see a blurry face giving him a bewitching smile.

"I can give you the power to surpass her, or even - control her."

"nonsense!"

Jiang Yuan shouted harshly, trying to calm his mind, but his thoughts uncontrollably went back to the days when Tianhai Secret Realm ended.

……

The Golden Spirit Bead and the Small World Bead were selected first by Xiao Ningxue, who had made the greatest contribution. This left the four spirit beads of wood, water, fire and earth, and the platinum-colored bead that sealed the black air. It was suspended quietly, with ominous dark patterns flowing on its surface, looking out of place.

After the four of them discussed it, they each took a spirit bead. He had the artistic conception of water and wood, so he took the fire spirit bead.

Afterwards, the four of them looked at the last bead that emitted an ominous black aura, and for a moment they didn't know what to do with it.

"This thing looks too ominous. Anyway, I don't want it. Does anyone of you want it?"

Yun Shitian shrugged his shoulders, his tone casual, but a hint of fear flashed in his eyes.

Jiang Yuan did not answer immediately. Instead, he closed his eyes and lightly touched the platinum-colored bead with his fingertips. His ability to "listen to everything" was quietly activated, and suddenly a faint whisper came to his ears.

"Let me out... Don't you want to know... who I am, how the secret realm came about, the secrets of the immortals..."

The voice was hoarse and low, as if it came from the depths of hell, but it carried a strange temptation. Jiang Yuan frowned slightly and continued to listen.

"There is also the Abyss, which can give you unparalleled power that surpasses that of immortals!"

Jiang Yuan suddenly opened his eyes, his pupils shrank slightly, and the words from the other person exploded in his mind, making his heart beat faster.

It was mentioned in the Daoist scriptures that there were traces of immortals on Kaiyang Star in the past, but no one had ever found the exact traces. If what the black gas said was true...

"Jiang Yuan?"

Daoyan noticed his strangeness and gave him a questioning look.

Jiang Yuan took a deep breath, suppressed the waves in his heart, and smiled as if he was relaxed.

"Nothing, just a little hesitant."

He paused, and suddenly pointed at the platinum-colored beads.

"Five thousand low-grade spirit stones. I want them."

"Jiang Yuan, that black energy is obviously not a good person, do you really want it?"

Yun Shitian’s eyes widened.

Daoyan frowned slightly. As a good friend, she couldn't help but persuade him.

"Jiang Yuan, this black energy can devour negative emotions and even has its own intelligence. It is too risky to use it."

Jiang Yuan shook his head, his tone firm.

"My 'Listen to Everything' can sense its essence. Although it is dangerous, it is also a rare opportunity. Moreover—"

He looked at Daoyan, a complex look flashing in his eyes.

"When have we, as practitioners of Taoism, ever been afraid of risks?"

Daoyan looked at him for a moment, and finally sighed softly.

"Since you have made your decision, I will not say any more. But remember to be careful."

Yun Shitian curled his lips.

"It's up to you. Just don't ask us to save you then."

Jiang Yuan smiled and handed the spirit stones to the other three people first. Then he took the beads. A biting chill spread through his meridians to his whole body, as if he was bitten by a poisonous snake. He remained calm and silently put the beads into his savings ring.

The dark voice sounded in his heart again, with a smug chuckle.

"Choose wisely...you will get everything you want..."

Jiang Yuan did not respond, but just looked into the distance with deep eyes.

After verification, if this guy is not lying, then this black energy may be the opportunity for him to surpass Dao Yan, or even Lin Ji, and reach the Golden Core Realm first.

……

Jiang Yuan came back to his senses, waved his hand to disperse the face that appeared on the ring, and responded coldly in his heart.

"But you lied to me. The skills you gave me are useless. I am still no match for Dao Yan."

"It was just an accident,"

The tone of the voice became helpless, as if it had been wronged.

"I didn't expect that this world lacked the conditions for practicing the "Thousand Changes of Demonic Shadows". Besides, you have practiced it before, so you should know that there is no problem with the technique itself."

The black energy continued to bewitch, and the voice was as sweet as honey.

"If the conditions are not available, we can create them. With your status and ability, you can definitely do it. How do you think?"

Jiang Yuan snorted coldly and left the top of the mountain without any direct response.