Seeing the three of them laughing, Bai Yanfei lost his composure. He angrily said, "Jiang Min!
You're a woman, yet you don't care about your face?! "
Junior Martial Sister Jiang continued to sneer. "When did you ever give me face?
Bai Yanfei, I've never been humiliated like this in my life!
You made me lose face, yet you're blaming me for being shameless?! "
Very few people would talk to Bai Yanfei so rudely, but the ones who spoke to him coldly were all women, especially when the last person who spoke to him like this was right next to him.
He awkwardly glanced at the three people who were watching from the side, then fiercely glared at Jiang Min, "Whatever you say, in short, this is how it is." After saying that, he turned his head and ignored them, angrily leaving.
Junior Martial Sister Jiang laughed and followed him. "Bai Yanfei, you admit defeat?!"
Bai Yanfei said angrily, "Why would I admit defeat?"
Junior Martial Sister Jiang gave him a sidelong glance. "You're too pretentious. No matter what you're thinking, you have to pretend to look down on everyone.
Hmph!
Is that good for you? "
"Jiang Min!"
Bai Yanfei shouted again. This Junior Martial Sister Jiang spoke too rudely and didn't leave him any face.
"What's wrong? Do you feel uncomfortable?"
Junior Martial Sister Jiang didn't let him go and followed him reluctantly. "If you admit defeat and take back what you said, I won't pester you anymore."
"Why?!"
Bai Yanfei said angrily, "You're unruly and hateful. You said I look down on people, but your nose is still up in the sky!"
"I only snort a few times with my nose up in the sky, unlike you. If a bird flies above me, some unknown object might fall into your nose!"
"You, you, you … You're a girl. Don't you think it's rude to say that?"
"You're the one who said I'm unruly. So what if I'm rude?!"
The two of them bickered as they walked further and further away. The three of them stood there for a while before regaining their senses.
Luo Fengxue sighed and shook her head. "Morning Sun Peak will be lively in the future."
Mo Tiange pursed her lips and smiled. "Aren't you very happy?"
Luo Fengxue smiled. "When I'm free, I just watch a show."
Ye Jingwen, however, shook his head. "Don't celebrate too early. In my opinion, they might not succeed."
Upon hearing what he said, Luo Fengxue tilted her head. "Why?"
Ye Jingwen said, "Although this Martial Uncle Bai isn't much in other aspects, he is very persistent. Have you ever seen him go back on his word?"
Both Mo Tiange and Luo Fengxue muttered to themselves. In the end, they shook their heads.
Ye Jingwen smiled. "This Martial Uncle Bai values his face very much. His refusal to accept Martial Uncle Jiang's offer is already set in stone. Our entire sect is well aware of it. If he were to go back on his word, wouldn't he be slapping his own face?
Besides, Martial Uncle Jiang was pestering him to the point that he couldn't stand it anymore. If he admitted defeat, he would lose face.
That's why I said that it's hard to say who will have the last laugh. "
After pausing for a moment, he continued, "Actually, among us male disciples, we are hoping that Martial Uncle Jiang won't marry this Martial Uncle Bai."
Luo Fengxue was curious. "What do you male disciples say about Junior Martial Sister Jiang?
And what about this Junior Bai? "
Although she had always been in charge of disciples' affairs, there were still differences between men and women. Some gossip couldn't reach female disciples' ears, so she took this opportunity to ask.
Ye Jingwen said, "Oh … We all say that Martial Uncle Bai relies on the fact that he's Grandmaster Zhenyang's disciple and has his eyes on the top of his head, making people not want to get close to him.
As for Martial Uncle Jiang, some people think she's unruly and willful, so it's best to keep a respectful distance from her. However, some people think she's beautiful and has a straightforward temperament. Although she's willful, she's also cute. "
"…" Luo Fengxue sighed. "Sure enough, there are differences between men and women."
Regarding Bai Yanfei, some female disciples also said he was dissolute and unrestrained. Although he was arrogant, he was more charming. As for Jiang Min, her reputation was a bit worse. People said she relied on Grandmaster Lingxu to look down on others.
Whether it was men or women, they were always more tolerant toward the opposite sex.
Ye Jingwen smiled. He didn't need to ask to know what Luo Fengxue meant. He looked around then asked, "Junior Martial Sister Luo, you haven't picked any medicinal plants yet, right?"
"Ah!"
Luo Fengxue hastily turned around to look. Fortunately, no one had broken out of the formation in the vicinity recently, so her spiritual plants were still there. "I almost forgot."
Ye Jingwen also hadn't finished picking his medicinal plants. Mo Tiange looked at him then said, "Fengxue, let me help you." She came here after picking the medicinal plants, so she'd already finished her own business.
Luo Fengxue didn't refuse. With their friendship, she wasn't afraid of pocketing anything. She immediately waved her hand. "Okay, come quickly."
Ye Jingwen was halfway through picking, but Luo Fengxue hadn't started yet. The two of them worked together, so they were a bit faster than Ye Jingwen. Before long, they finally finished picking everything.
Now that they were done with their business, the three of them talked about what they encountered in the formation. Sure enough, the formations they encountered were very normal, separated Five Spiritual Formations. Mo Tiange was the only one who encountered a mutated formation.
Ye Jingwen and Luo Fengxue were extremely shocked to learn that Mo Tiange encountered a Mutated Four Spiritual Formation. They were even more speechless about how she was able to escape smoothly.
After a long time, Luo Fengxue finally patted her shoulder and said, "Tiange, you should form your Gold Core soon."
Mo Tiange was puzzled. "Why?"
Luo Fengxue said earnestly, "If you don't form your Gold Core, us Foundation Building cultivators won't be able to survive."
Although her words were exaggerated, she was actually praising her. Mo Tiange couldn't help but laugh. "I'm just relying on the treasures I have." If she didn't have Xiaohuo and the two stone sculpture puppets, it really wouldn't have been that easy for her to break the formation.
"We've broken the first test, but what about the second test?"
Luo Fengxue had a well-thought-out plan for this. "We'll just walk around casually. When the time comes, it'll naturally activate."
Ye Jingwen asked, "The three of us are in the same place. Will we enter the formation together or will we be separated?"
"We might be together, but we might also be separated."
Luo Fengxue shook her head and said, "It'd be good if we were separated. The second test, Five Hindrances Overturning Senses, will produce illusions. If we're together and affect each other, it'll be even more troublesome."
Cultivators' divine comprehensions could also affect each other. Especially when they were very close, if one of them felt uneasy, the others would also be affected.
"Huh?" Ye Jingwen was surprised. "Why didn't the Sect Head tell us before we came?"
Luo Fengxue said, "It'll only affect us a little. Moreover, generally speaking, it won't be life-threatening."
She then carefully warned them, "However, you still have to be careful. After the Five Hindrances Overturning Senses test, there's the third test, Five Confusions Entangling Spirit. At that time, illusions visible to the naked eye will appear.
The previous test directly attacks our divine comprehensions. Generally speaking, we just need to meditate and stay firm to our hearts, then we'll be able to pass.
The second test will produce real illusions, but it'll be hard to distinguish between real and fake. If we're unlucky and the second test comes before we even pass the previous test, we might fall into a demonic barrier. "
Upon hearing this, Mo Tiange recalled that during the demonic beast riot many years ago, she and Wei Jiasi once entered a bewildering formation laid by Bewitching Moonstones. What they saw with their own eyes was like what they saw with their own eyes. Presumably, the last test, Five Confusions Entangling Spirit, was like that.
As for the Five Hindrances Overturning Senses, it was more like an Inner Demon during a realm-breakthrough. There were countless thoughts that directly attacked one's divine comprehension. If one's willpower wasn't strong enough, one would be confused by these thoughts and hallucinate, even getting lost inside.
Of course, this was only a magic formation for training, so there shouldn't be any life-threatening dangers. However, if one really got hit, injuries would be unavoidable. If things weren't good, it might even leave an irrecoverable mental injury.
Lord Daoist Jinghe briefly mentioned these things to her before they set off, and Sect Head Shen also reminded the disciples to always remember the four words "All Laws of Nature".
However, even though they said that, they didn't know how many people would actually be able to do it.
Ye Jingwen pondered. "In that case, aren't we going to experience the Inner Demon during core-formation ahead of time?"
"You're right," Luo Fengxue said, "Of course, this Five Hindrances Overturning Senses Formation is still a bit weaker than the Inner Demon during core-formation.
Since the Distant Past era, cultivators' abilities have declined a lot, but the power of Inner Demons has always been the same. Therefore, for cultivators like us, Inner Demons are especially terrifying. "
What she said made Ye Jingwen frown. "Why didn't the school elders explain this in detail before we entered the formation?"
Luo Fengxue smiled and said, "Senior Martial Brother Ye, don't worry. For people like us who usually don't relax and cultivate, it's not difficult to pass this test."
"Oh …" Ye Jingwen muttered to himself, "What about the last test?"
When this was mentioned, Luo Fengxue's expression turned solemn. "I reckon only a few people can pass the last test. That illusion was too real. In our school, even Nascent Soul martial uncles found it very difficult to pass the first test. As for senior martial brothers and sisters in the Core Formation realm, there were a few who persisted until the third test, but in the end, none of them could pass completely."
"It's that difficult?"
It wasn't just Ye Jingwen; even Mo Tiange was staring at her. "Then is it safe for us to pass this test?"
Luo Fengxue smiled and said, "Tiange, did you forget this is a magic formation for training?
There won't be any life-threatening danger. Unless we kill each other, this magic formation won't harm our lives. "
It was limited by the school's rules. Presumably, it was possible for fellow disciples to trip each other up, but it shouldn't be to the extent of killing each other.
Luo Fengxue continued to say, "Our Martial Uncle Suxin has entered this formation before. She said that in the second test, you can still distinguish between reality and illusion by guarding your mind.
However, in the last test, it's basically as if it's real. Moreover, your reason will gradually leave you, just like a dream. You'll also treat some absurd things as real. "
Isn't this even more powerful than the Bewitching Moonstone?
Mo Tiange couldn't help but wonder if her Spirit-Concealing Pendant had any effect on this.
Ye Jingwen asked first, "Are things like Heart-Cleansing Talismans and the like useful?"
"They are," Luo Fengxue said with certainty, "But it's hard to say how effective they are."
Mo Tiange nodded, indicating that she understood. "That's to say, we'd better not get too close or too far away from each other."
It wouldn't be good if they got too close and affected each other's divine comprehension, but if they got too far away, they wouldn't be able to take care of each other.
"En." Luo Fengxue agreed. "The three of us just happened to run into each other; it'd be too inexcusable if we didn't take care of each other.
For the sake of safety, let's split up later. We'll keep a certain distance from each other. Don't lose each other, but don't get too close either. "
Mo Tiange and Ye Jingwen didn't have any objections. Although their cultivation levels were higher than Luo Fengxue's in fights of magical powers, Luo Fengxue's ability to handle matters was far inferior to theirs. Furthermore, she had a lot of insider information, so she should know better than them what to do.
"Alright, we might enter the second test at any time, so let's split up now."