Walking along the road, neither of them spoke the truth.
Fang Xuan knew clearly that Lu Mingxuan was disguising himself as a simple-minded fool.
He was waiting for Fang Xuan to kill the hidden one, then he would pretend to be shocked.
He would let Fang Xuan laugh with a "Jie jie jie" and say, "Lu Mingxuan, you're so naive. I'm going to kill you to get out."
Then, while Fang Xuan's guard was down, he could successfully counter-kill him.
Finally, he would take the cultivation and trial rewards, becoming the only one to make it out alive.
.......
Along the way, Lu Mingxuan was also suppressing a fire in his heart.
He felt that the way Fang Xuan looked at him was like watching a monkey jumping up and down!
That kind of playfulness within his calm, as if he had seen through everything long ago, made him very uncomfortable, but he had to endure it and keep acting!
Because he had not yet figured out all of Fang Xuan's trump cards, especially that Ning Xian next to him, who had no presence.
There was definitely something wrong with this woman, Lu Mingxuan gritted his teeth inwardly.
In the information his father gave him, Ning Xian was clearly a waste with her cultivation destroyed, barely clinging to life.
But that cold and terrifying sword intent he felt just now... it was definitely not something a Foundation Establishment or even an ordinary Void Core could possess!
He had to be more cautious; it would be best if he could let Fang Xuan and Ning Xian fight the last two "scraps" until both sides were injured.
"This is the place. The compass shows the last two spiritual energy reactions... are right near here."
Lu Mingxuan stopped at a corridor that seemed to connect the front and rear halls, a relatively open space.
With a worried look on his face, he pointed to several ruined side halls ahead and said, "They might be hiding, frightened. After we find them, we must first soothe their emotions."
Fang Xuan just held his sword tightly; sometimes it was difficult to maintain an expressionless face.
Mhm, he would certainly soothe them.
For example... just relax, dizziness is normal, and so is weakness in the legs.
The three continued forward, entering a garden of rockeries.
The courtyard design was exquisite, but unfortunately, it was now desolate and ruined, the rockeries covered in vines and the pond water dried up.
Just ahead of them, less than ten steps away behind a rockery, he clearly saw a figure trying their best to restrain their aura.
Late-stage Foundation Establishment.
Their spiritual energy fluctuations were chaotic and filled with fear.
Lu Mingxuan's compass needle also trembled slightly, pointing in that direction.
Naturally, he had discovered it too.
But the three of them tacitly... pretended to be blind.
Fang Xuan was too lazy to act and wanted to see what other tricks Lu Mingxuan could perform.
Ning Xian would not move if Fang Xuan did not move.
Lu Mingxuan was harboring ill intentions, waiting for Fang Xuan to act first.
Thus, the three people, including two Void Cores, walked straight past that rockery.
One step, two steps, three steps......
The late-stage Foundation Establishment disciple trembling behind the rockery: "???"
His heart was about to jump out of his chest! Just now, sensing three powerful auras approaching, he thought he was dead! He had quickly used his last precious stealth talisman.
But he didn't expect... they just walked past? They didn't find him? Was this stealth talisman's effect really this good? His master had not lied to him!
Just as he let out half a breath—
"Junior... Junior Brother," Lu Mingxuan stopped his pace, squeezing a conflicted expression onto his face while pointing at the glowing compass in his hand.
"The guidance clearly points here, but... no one is here. Is the compass broken, or are they using some kind of hidden method?"
As he spoke, he stared fixedly at the rockery with the corner of his eye, his fingers gripping the compass so hard they turned white.
How could this person be so cowardly?
The disciple behind the rockery, who had just calmed down, felt his heart rise again, nearly losing his composure in fear as he hurriedly held his breath.
He prayed frantically in his heart: Don't see me, don't see me......
Lu Mingxuan was furious in his heart; of course he knew the person was there!
He wished he could just blast a sword qi over and drag the kid out!
But he couldn't; he had to maintain his persona of "low cultivation and weak perception." He had to wait for Fang Xuan to discover him or take action.
But that bastard Fang Xuan just held his sword and watched him at his leisure, the expression on his face as if saying, "Keep it up, Senior Brother, I'm watching."
Ning Xian was even more excessive; she even slightly turned her head and began to admire a withered, crooked-necked tree nearby, looking completely uninvolved.
Lu Mingxuan felt that his acting skills had been insulted as never before, causing him internal injuries from suppressed anger!
Why was this person so cowardly? Wasn't this a great opportunity for a sneak attack?
The hiding Foundation Establishment disciple: Fight? You want a late-stage Foundation Establishment to attack two Void Cores?
He was here for a trial, not to commit suicide! If he could hide for a moment, he would!
Finally, Lu Mingxuan couldn't hold it in anymore.
If this play continued, he was afraid he would die of anger first.
"Hmph! Hiding your head and showing your tail!" He suddenly let out a cold snort, and the conflicted, confused expression on his face instantly vanished.
The spiritual energy around him suddenly surged, and a spiritual pressure belonging to the Void Core Realm spread out, sweeping over the rockery.
Poof!
The faint spiritual light formed by the stealth talisman instantly shattered.
The huddled late-stage Foundation Establishment disciple was exposed before the three of them, looking bewildered and desperate.
At this moment, his face was bloodless from fear as he looked at the suddenly "transformed" Lu Mingxuan and the indifferent Fang Xuan holding his sword nearby.
His legs went weak, and he almost collapsed to the ground.
"Senior... Senior Brother Lu... Senior Brother Fang..." His voice trembled, tinged with a sob, "Don't... don't kill me... I......."
Exposed, there was no way to run.
Begging for mercy was the only way he could think of.
Looking at this junior disciple who was so scared he almost wet his pants, Lu Mingxuan felt no emotion in his heart, only irritation.
This kind of trash had too many impurities to even be considered "fodder."
However, his face quickly switched to an expression of "heartbreak" and "resentment for his failure to meet expectations":
"Junior Brother Wang! How could you... hide here? The trial is cruel; we should be united! Come here quickly, get behind Senior Brother, and I will protect you!"
He opened his arms, his tone sounding sincere.
Junior Brother Wang looked at Lu Mingxuan's gentle expression and then at Fang Xuan holding the black sword behind him.
He hesitated for a moment, but instead of going over, he subconsciously took half a step back, the vigilance in his eyes undiminished.
Lu Mingxuan: "......"
Damn it, why are the junior brothers of this generation so hard to lead? I'm giving you a way to live, and you won't take it!
His patience was exhausted, and his gaze turned cold.
Since you won't cooperate, don't blame him!
"Obstinate and unruly!" Lu Mingxuan roared, as if enraged by the other party's lack of trust. With a flash of his body, he took the initiative to strike toward Junior Brother Wang with a palm.
The palm wind was sharp, but he clearly held back some strength, seemingly only wanting to subdue the opponent.
Junior Brother Wang screamed in terror and subconsciously brandished his sword to block. His late-stage Foundation Establishment spiritual energy exploded without reservation, actually creating a flurry of sword light.
The two instantly exchanged several moves.
Lu Mingxuan seemed unable to take down the opponent for a while, fighting in a heated stalemate. His movements were slightly clumsy, and he even accidentally had his sleeve cut by the opponent's sword qi.
As he fought, he secretly led the battlefield toward Fang Xuan, his eyes constantly watching Fang Xuan's reaction.
He was waiting—waiting for Fang Xuan to help, or... waiting for Fang Xuan to reveal a flaw.
Fang Xuan just held his sword and leaned against a nearby pillar, watching the show.
The more Lu Mingxuan fought, the more aggrieved and furious he became!
He felt like a clown on a stage, performing with all his might while the audience below was eating melon seeds and watching the show!
Finally, after "struggling" to parry a desperate sword qi from Junior Brother Wang and accidentally letting it graze his face, leaving a shallow white mark, Lu Mingxuan completely snapped!
Act! Act my ass!
"Ah—!!!"
He suddenly let out a loud roar, and the aura around him surged violently.
His already damaged moon-white robes were directly burst open by the violently surging blood-baleful spiritual energy, turning into pieces of cloth flying in the air.
On his originally handsome face, veins were now bulging, and his eyes were instantly bloodshot.
A terrifying spiritual energy that surpassed the late-stage Void Core and faintly touched the threshold of the Golden Core Realm erupted.
The majestic spiritual pressure, mixed with intense blood-red baleful energy, swept through the entire courtyard like a violent wind.
Rockeries and gravel were blown away, and the withered trees shook violently.
Junior Brother Wang was directly blown away by this spiritual pressure, crashing into the distant wall.
Lu Mingxuan hovered half a foot off the ground, his body surrounded by thick, blood-like red and black spiritual energy, his long hair dancing wildly and his muscles bulging.
He lunged forward again, killing the late-stage Foundation Establishment Junior Brother Wang with a single punch.
"Hahahaha! Fang Xuan... you enjoyed watching the show, didn't you?"
He opened his arms, feeling the powerful strength within his body harvested from many of his fellow disciples, his face showing a look of intoxicated madness:
"I have yet to fight with my full strength..."
"Who would dare to stop me!!!"
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