THE RULE KING

The bronze pillar was still rising slowly. Xu Shan looked at Diwu Lianfeng on the steps. That person had looked at him several times without any attempt to hide it, and Xu Shan couldn't help feeling puzzled. He turned his head and asked Jin Yangqiu beside him, "Master, who is that person beside Sect Master Sun?"

Jin Yangqiu said, "If I'm not mistaken, it should be Diwu Lianfeng, the genius in the way of the sword from the Tianxin Region that I told you about before."

"If he enters the secret realm and participates in the competition, I don't think anyone can be his match."

"There are quite a few cultivators who have reached the Great Perfection of the Foundation Establishment stage in this competition. Is he really that powerful?"

"No." Jin Yangqiu said seriously, "Even among those who have reached the Great Perfection of the Foundation Establishment stage, there are many differences. Let's not mention the physique and cultivation methods. Most ordinary cultivators choose to break through to the next realm naturally when they cultivate. But many long-established sects will consume a large amount of resources to deliberately suppress this process until their foundation is completely solid before entering the next realm.

"The Diwu Family is a well-known great cultivating family. Diwu Lianfeng should be such a person. Maybe he could have entered the Core Formation stage a long time ago. In terms of cultivation and magic techniques, he's not comparable to an ordinary Foundation Establishment stage cultivator."

While they were talking, there was a dull thud, and the Immortality Seeking Platform was completely raised. A huge bronze pillar more than ten meters high stood in front of the square. An ancient and mysterious aura rushed towards them.

It's so big. There must be a lot of treasures hidden inside. Xu Shan licked his lips.

Although Ye Qingbi had asked him to give it a try and see if he could find an opportunity to repair his spiritual roots here, he knew in his heart that it was just for comfort. He was really just here to accompany his fellow disciples on this "trip". But when he saw this extraordinary bronze pillar, he couldn't help but let his imagination run wild.

Today, I've really seen something grand!

Sun Yuanzheng said loudly, "Fellow Daoists, just stand in front of the Immortality Seeking Platform one by one from the front. If you're the fated one, the inheritance will appear on its own."

As soon as he finished speaking, the disciples in the front row couldn't wait to step forward and stand in front of the huge bronze pillar.

Under the gaze of everyone, the patterns all over the bronze pillar glowed with light. Soon, the light faded. The disciple who had tried knew there was no hope and turned away. Then the next person stepped forward.

"This doesn't seem to be anything special. Is this how the Zixiao Sword Sect wins people's hearts?" Xu Shan was greatly puzzled.

Jin Yangqiu said, "What else do you expect? To reveal such a precious treasure to the public, and all the well-known sects in the Water Mirror Region gather here once every fifty years. Countless collaborations and exchanges have been facilitated in the middle. No other sect in the Water Mirror Region has such ability."

Xu Shan understood. That's true. Taking the risk of losing the inheritance of the sect's precious treasure in exchange for the position of the leading sect in the Water Mirror Region. The person who could set this rule really had courage.

Passing by the Immortality Seeking Platform was like watching flowers on horseback. In a short while, more than a hundred people had passed in front of the bronze pillar.

Xu Shan was at the end of the first row. Lu Xiangjun, who was standing in front, turned around with great interest and said, "Junior Brother, how many spirit stones do you think we could sell this inheritance for if we got it?"

Xu Shan pursed his lips and said in a low voice, "Senior Brother, don't be silly. Our small sect is just going through the motions. If we really got this thing, it would bring us a fatal disaster.

"They opened this Immortality Seeking Platform for Diwu Lianfeng. If you happened to get it, you'd provoke two powerful forces at once. That would be courting death."

"You're right."

As soon as Xu Shan finished speaking, he froze. He touched his eyebrows and felt a burst of heat rising. His eyebrows started to get hot again... The last time it happened was in Chiyun Temple. What had he encountered this time? Could it be that there was "incense oil" again?

Just as he was thinking, Zhang Biao suddenly popped his little head out of the ring, looking pleasantly surprised. "Master Xu, can you smell the scent of incense oil?"

"Hide back inside." Xu Shan quickly covered the ring on his right hand and walked forward pretending to be calm.

The scent of incense oil... It seems that the lighting of the runes is closely related to the incense oil. But where could there be incense oil here? Could it be inside the Immortality Seeking Platform? Please don't cause any trouble, please don't.

Xu Shan silently prayed in his heart as his consciousness descended before the Green Seal.

As the runes on the Green Seal kept changing, the light of the half-lit rune that was originally there continued to climb upwards. The brightness had already exceeded three-quarters, and it wouldn't be long before it was completely lit... Was the third item about to appear?

Suddenly, Xu Shan felt someone touch his shoulder. He opened his eyes, and Lu Xiangjun was looking at him with a regretful expression. "It didn't choose me. It's your turn, Junior Brother."

Xu Shan forced a smile, glanced at the long line of people behind him, gritted his teeth, and stepped forward.

Facing the Immortality Seeking Platform directly, the heat between his eyebrows was so strong that there was a slight burning sensation. But soon, that heat disappeared quickly.

Xu Shan let out a long sigh of relief, secretly thinking that he was lucky. Judging by the time, the third rune should already be lit. And there was no abnormal situation... Fortunately.

Just as he was about to leave, the bronze pillar, whose light had originally faded, was now like a circuit with poor contact. The light reappeared, flashed a few times, and finally returned to silence.

The whole audience let out exclamations, and Xu Shan froze in place.

"What's wrong with the Immortality Seeking Platform? Could it be that someone was chosen?"

"Sect Master, what's going on? Is the Immortality Seeking Platform too old?" Diwu Lianfeng frowned and asked.

He had seen a lot, and being chosen by the inheritance wouldn't be like this. There must be some abnormal situation.

Sun Yuanzheng, who had been standing on the high steps, was shocked all over. With a surprised expression on his face, he murmured.

"I've never seen such a situation before. The bronze array patterns outside the Immortality Seeking Platform were also blessed by the Great Dao Law left by our ancestors to maintain the divine soul and the magic tool. It's said that the Great Dao Law won't be affected by the passage of time.

"If someone is chosen, a trace of the remnant soul left by our ancestors will also appear and give some instructions. It shouldn't be like this."

All the eyes in the audience were focused on Xu Shan.

Xu Shan steeled himself and was about to leave. The originally extremely stable huge bronze pillar suddenly started to shake. A crack appeared on its surface. Then two, three cracks appeared, spreading out like a spider web.

Under the astonished expressions of everyone, the huge bronze pillar began to shatter and collapse....