"Smoked Lobster"
"Crackle! Crackle!"
Everyone clearly heard the sound of shrimp oil dripping onto the fire, and then the aroma of shrimp filled the entire prison cell.
"Gurgle! Gurgle!"
Everyone's stomachs made terrifying noises.
"It's roasted. There are two shrimp heads and eight shrimp shells for sale. Everyone, make your offers." Chen Jiuyang said.
"Peerless Great Power level divine ability, Turtle Breath. By learning this move, one can greatly prolong their lifespan and survive even when severely injured. This Heavenly Pride offers you a dragon shrimp head."
Seeing that no one else spoke, Chen Jiuyang placed a shrimp head outside the bars. A withered grass stalk was tied to the shrimp head and pulled into a prison cell. Then, the withered grass stalk fell before him. Chen Jiuyang picked it up and saw that it was densely covered with small characters, all in the script of the Small Immortal Realm.
"Peerless Great Power level divine ability, Blade Nurturing Technique. Seeing that your companion blade is a Dao artifact, this divine ability can nurture Dao artifacts. Hmm, I'll trade you a dragon shrimp head."
A gust of wind flashed by, and the shrimp head was swept away by the wind. Another withered grass stalk fell before Chen Jiuyang, who collected it.
Chen Jiuyang felt that these divine abilities were not very useful. It would be more helpful if they could help him inquire about secrets he couldn't know.
He changed his options, deciding to sell these food items first and then ask these Heavenly Prodigies later.
For a time, everyone in the prison enjoyed a good meal.
After eating and drinking their fill, Chen Jiuyang felt somewhat eager to continue the trial.
Spirit: Trials can only be attempted once every ten days.
But he had to settle what happened just now first.
Chen Jiuyang asked, "Does anyone know if a large force has emerged in the Western Continent in recent years?"
"We've been on the Path of the Human King for several years and don't know the news from the Western Continent."
Chen Jiuyang wanted to inquire further, as among the group that ascended from the Five Great Sacred Lands, there were at least cultivators at the Tribulation Crossing stage, and even cultivators at the Mahayana stage. Such a force would not be considered small in the Small Immortal Realm.
Chen Jiuyang continued to ask, "Does anyone know where I can borrow a Quasi-Emperor weapon..."
In the mortal world, Chen Jiuyang had never even heard of Emperor weapons, at most Sacred artifacts, Ancestral artifacts, or Immortal artifacts.
Sacred weapons and Quasi-Emperor weapons were martial weapons.
"Brother, existences like Quasi-Emperor weapons are the foundation of a supreme force's destiny. How could they be lent to others? We, who come from supreme forces, have never even seen our own direct Quasi-Emperor weapons, let alone Emperor weapons."
"One needs at least Saint cultivation to activate a Quasi-Emperor weapon. Setting aside Quasi-Emperor weapons, does your sect or family have an ancestor at the Saint cultivation level?"
"..." Chen Jiuyang fell silent.
The forbidden area of the Chongming Sea might have Quasi-Emperor weapons. If he awakened his ancestor to activate a Quasi-Emperor weapon to refine the Metal Origin and Law, he wouldn't be able to obtain other types of Origins and Laws.
Chen Jiuyang changed his approach and asked, "Are there any methods to quickly refine the Metal Origin and Law?"
The entire prison fell silent for a moment, then someone said, "Yes, there is a place of Immortal Fire in the Southern Region. It is a forbidden area formed by the fire of the Immortal Realm. Saints often go there to forge Dao artifacts or Sacred artifacts. You can try there."
"Southern Region..." Chen Jiuyang noted it down and said, "Thank you, brother."
"There is another method... that is to devour Heavenly Prodigies who already possess the Metal Origin and Law, and make it your own."
"Heh heh, that is indeed a method, but if you are caught, you will definitely be hunted down, leading to a dead end."
"But this is the fastest way to absorb Origins and Laws."
"For prodigies like us, we embark on the Path of the Human King not only to break through to the Emperor realm, but also for another reason: walking this path can avoid ambushes from some old monsters."
"Indeed. Although we come from great forces, we are no match for their weakness. If old monsters at the Tribulation Crossing or Mahayana stage wish to transfer from the immortal path to the martial path, they are most likely to possess us prodigies."
Chen Jiuyang slowly listened to their discussions about secrets of the Small Immortal Realm, becoming increasingly alarmed.
It seemed the Small Immortal Realm was not as good as he imagined, and was even more terrifying than the mortal world.
After a period of exchange, everyone returned to calm, but they did not mention anything about the Path of the Human King in their discussions.
Each person's trial content was different, and they were forbidden from discussing these matters.
Spirit: Based on the trial, read "The Medium." The reading method will be presented in a way familiar to the trial.
Chen Jiuyang's eyes shifted, and he found himself sitting on a sofa again, with a large screen appearing before him.
The story was about a young woman in an unknown remote village who was possessed by a ghost. She was normal during the day but ate raw meat and drank animal blood at night, terrifying her family. Her family prayed to Buddha and finally invited a Taoist priest who knew magic. After a terrifying and bizarre encounter, the woman was completely possessed and taken over by the ghost. She killed her entire family and then forced the Taoist priest to have intercourse with her. After it was over, she killed the Taoist priest and floated into the depths of darkness, where the story ended.
Opening his eyes, Chen Jiuyang heard the woman's words echoing in his mind: "Daoist priest, please submit to this monk."
Spirit: Please, trial-taker, provide your evaluation. Different evaluations will result in different rewards.
Tch...
Isn't it just a horror movie? Can it scare him, Chen Jiuyang? If he has to give an evaluation, it would naturally be: "Not good-looking enough—"
C!
Spirit: Please, trial-taker, explain the connection between this story and good looks.
Chen Jiuyang grinned wryly and said, "A beautiful lady is desired by a gentleman."
"Beautiful women are like treasures; people will treat them with care and try their best to win their hearts."
"This has nothing to do with gender, only with appearance."
"If this woman were as beautiful as a celestial being, would this ghost possess her and kill her entire family?"
"If this woman were as beautiful as a celestial being, this ghost should possess a man, marry his unmarried wife, and live a happy and blissful life. Why would he wipe out a whole family and kill the Taoist priest who came to help?"
"If this woman were as beautiful as a celestial being, and the Taoist priest knew he was not strong enough, he should have called for help to exorcise the ghost together, rather than dying alone and causing the death of the woman's entire family."
"If this Taoist priest were good-looking, he would definitely have friends who would come with him to exorcise the ghost."
"In life, some become about face, some about substance. Whether you have great strength or immense power, you will have enemies."
"Only if you have good looks will you not offend people and be liked by everyone."
"Isn't this a matter of appearance?"
Spirit: The evaluation of the story received a grade of CCC. No additional rewards.
Reaching the minimum three C standard grants one opportunity for free story reading.
"..."
Chen Jiuyang was certain of one thing: the Spirit's rewards were directly related to his answers.
They were not fixed rewards.
Or perhaps, the rewards differed based on the evaluation grade received.