Dead!
Just like that, dead!
At this moment, no one could sit still any longer. This could no longer be described as strange, but terrifying.
With the death of that Martial God, a shadow fell upon everyone's hearts.
"You... whoever wants to stay, stay. I'm not playing along!"
"Go! Hurry! There must be something sinister here!"
"This is too damn scary. Can this still be called a trial?"
"When did Martial Gods become so fragile?"
"Retreat! I'm retreating too, this is too frightening!"
"..."
This time, they were truly scared out of their wits, and they all fled the scene. In the end, fewer than a handful dared to stay.
"Heart Demon Incantation!"
At this moment, a young man looked at the runes in the central formation and murmured, "Using this set of cultivation techniques to test their comprehension is truly... ridiculous!"
Heart Demon Incantation!
A sixth-tier immortal cultivation technique.
Those who cultivate this technique must be calm and collected. Otherwise, they are extremely prone to backlash from the technique.
And this is only the prerequisite.
Most importantly, those who cultivate this technique must also possess comprehension far beyond that of ordinary people.
Otherwise, during cultivation, they are very likely to be negatively affected by the technique, triggering fragmented memories that the cultivator least wants to face.
This leads to a collapse of the mind and demonic possession.
The lightest consequence is damage to the Dao heart.
The severe consequence is falling into madness.
This... is the terrifying aspect of this cultivation technique.
Of course!
If this cultivation technique is mastered successfully, the benefits it brings to the cultivator are also beyond imagination.
Firstly, it will bring about a qualitative improvement in the cultivator's state of mind. When cultivating any technique in the future, it will achieve twice the result with half the effort.
Secondly, it can also be used as an attack method. By affecting the enemy's mind, it can make the opponent disoriented.
In a battle between experts, a moment of distraction can often be the key to victory or defeat.
Finally, and the most heaven-defying aspect of the Heart Demon Incantation, it can enhance the cultivator's soul power.
This is something that the vast majority of cultivation techniques cannot achieve.
Soul power is an extremely special energy. To cultivate it, one must possess a specific soul cultivation technique.
Otherwise, once a person is born, their soul power limit is basically fixed.
Therefore, from a certain perspective, the innate strength of soul power can also be used as a basis for judging a cultivator's talent.
Thus, a technique that is not a soul cultivation technique, yet can enhance a cultivator's soul power, serve as an attack method, and assist in cultivation.
Such a technique is definitely a rare opportunity that appears once in a century.
"Using the Heart Demon Incantation as a test technique is quite extravagant!" the young man chuckled.
Then, he looked at the three people in the formation, first at the middle-aged man on the far right, and said, "This person's Dao heart is extremely firm, but his comprehension is a bit lacking. However, it is quite rare for him to have reached the Martial God realm in just over forty years through his own continuous efforts!"
Just as the young man was about to help him, he seemed to remember something, shook his head with a smile, and said helplessly, "Alas! It seems you have no fate with me!"
Next, the young man's gaze fell on the old man beside him. When he noticed something about the man's appearance, he seemed surprised.
"He's disguised!"
The young man's eyes narrowed, and a faint white light flashed from his eyes, revealing the man's true appearance.
"Huh!"
This time, the young man was once again shocked.
Because the old man looked somewhat familiar.
"This is..."
The young man tried to sort through his memories, and then his eyes moved. He suddenly realized, "No wonder he looks so familiar. Isn't this the Vice President of the Ancient Martial Arts Association?"
Vice President of the Ancient Martial Arts Association?
That's right!
Ye Ming had not mistaken him. The disguised old man was none other than one of the two Vice Presidents of the Ancient Martial Arts Association... Xu Zhan.
The reason he recognized him was that when he fought Gu Taiyi previously, he had seen both Xu Zhan and another Vice President, Lu Jin, at the Ancient Martial Arts Association's headquarters.
In addition, in the intelligence from Ying Qianshi, their identities were also mentioned.
Therefore, Ye Ming still had some impression of those two Vice Presidents.
"This is getting interesting!"
Ye Ming looked at Xu Zhan, who was in contemplation, and smiled sinisterly, "The Ancient Martial Arts Association has now moved from the forefront to the background and is acting low-key. This is clearly instructed by your behind-the-scenes figures."
"But why are you, a Vice President, here in the Land of Heavenly Guardians disguised?" Ye Ming tapped his left arm with his right finger, as if asking and answering himself, "You risked coming here because the opportunities in the Land of Heavenly Guardians are too tempting, or... do you know something?"
If it was due to the tempting opportunities, Ye Ming could hardly accept this guess.
The greatest opportunity here was, at most, the Enlightenment Bodhi Tree rumored in the news.
And the most attractive effect of the Enlightenment Bodhi Tree was its ability to help ancient martial artists break through the shackles of the Martial God realm and advance further.
However, the Ancient Martial Arts Association clearly had the support of cultivators behind them.
Ye Ming did not believe that when they were using the Ancient Martial Arts Association to do their bidding, they would not give Gu Taiyi and the others any benefits?
Helping them break through the Martial God bottleneck was not difficult for cultivators.
They could easily do it by giving them some ordinary immortal cultivation techniques.
This would not cause them any loss.
Therefore, Ye Ming was certain that Xu Zhan's secret arrival in the Land of Heavenly Guardians was definitely not for the Enlightenment Bodhi Tree.
There must be some unknown secret involved.
With this deduction, the smile on Ye Ming's face grew even wider.
"Xu Zhan's comprehension and disposition are both good, so he might be able to comprehend the Heart Demon Incantation. The only drawback is that he is a bit old!" Ye Ming said softly, "But regardless of whether he can pass this trial or not, there will be no danger. This way, it won't be difficult to find out some things from him!"
With this clarified, Ye Ming felt relieved.
At this moment, the middle-aged man on the far left of the formation woke up.
His expression was normal, but there was a hint of confusion in his eyes.
After regaining his senses, he first glanced at the two people still comprehending beside him, then shook his head and left the formation.
It seemed he had failed.
But fortunately, he did not suffer from the backlash of the technique.
Not only that, but through the period of contemplation, he had not gained nothing.
As for what he could gain, it depended on himself.
Seeing the middle-aged man walk out safely, the few people who had dared to stay were first stunned, and then all breathed a sigh of relief.
This trial did not seem as terrifying as they had imagined.