Chapter 173: Chapter 114: Is It Really Okay? (3)

Moreover, he had already verified that the Celestial Marrow was better at perceiving the secrets of heaven, but when it came to comprehension, it should not surpass the Innate Dao Body.

Of course, Chu Xuan still had some confidence. Even if he couldn’t compare to the Innate Dao Body, he should still be at a level of unmatched superiority when compared to other special physiques.

The most important thing was that since Chu Xuan advanced to the Golden Core Stage, he discovered that the strength of his flesh had greatly increased, which is why he was able to shatter the Tiangang Stone with a single slap, even though he had never cultivated any Body Refining Techniques.

Chu Xuan secretly speculated that the Celestial Marrow should belong to one of the top-tier physiques. Although many skill points were allocated to perceiving the secrets of heaven, other aspects were also fully developed, without any shortcomings.

...

At this time, a total of ten or so people ascended along with Chu Xuan and the others.

Lady Baihua patiently waited for a while, and after there were more than twenty people, no one else came up.

She then instructed everyone: "Sit around the ’Celestial Demon Crystal,’ there’s no need to sit too close."

After speaking, she nodded at Chu Xuan, then turned and flew back to Qingyin Pavilion.

Although this opportunity to comprehend the Dao was initially proposed by Baihua herself, she was somewhat surprised by how interested the Yuanjun was upon hearing about it.

In Baihua’s view, whether it was the Celestial Tier flying sword or the one-day guidance, it could almost be seen as rewards tailor-made by the Yuanjun for his disciple Chu Xuan.

If this was the case, she certainly couldn’t afford to upset her relationship with Chu Xuan. After the Baihua Feast ended, she planned to have a talk with him and give him a few more Green Jade Soul Nurturing Fruits.

Chu Xuan sat down as instructed and observed the surroundings. The people in this first wave were probably those who were relatively confident.

Among them were Nangong Meng from Luoxue Mountain Manor, Yan Zhili the female scholar, the young nun Xinyin, Dugu Aoren from the Celestial Sword Palace, the Celestial Ruins Sleeping Fairy, a demoness from the Tushan Grotto Heaven, and others...

Among them, Dugu Aoren and the Sleeping Fairy were also relatively well-known young talents in the cultivation world.

The former was the female sword cultivator who previously revealed the marriage arrangement news. At a young age, she had already mastered the first three Chapters of the Cyan Netherworld Green Fall Taiyi Sword Scripture and reached a state of complete understanding, showing extraordinary talent in the Sword Dao. It was said she also possessed some special physique.

The latter, whose real name was Lin Xiaoxi, was nicknamed because she was a girl who could fall asleep at any time and place.

Lin Xiaoxi always carried a soft jade pillow with her and had just been sound asleep for quite a while, unable to be awakened despite the external commotion. It was only under the urging of her fellow disciples that she rubbed her sleepy eyes and flew up to participate in the comprehension.

At this moment, at least seventy percent of the participants were female. After taking a glance and making a mental note, Chu Xuan closed his eyes and prepared to reach out with his Divine Sense to the [Celestial Demon Crystal].

But he quickly opened his eyes again because he noticed that many people were not in a hurry to make contact and were engaging in various preparations:

Some were reciting the Heart Clarity Spell, some were sticking talismans to their foreheads, some were swallowing pills, and some were bringing out Protective Magical Treasures...

All these actions were preparations against Heart Demons and even external demons. Even Gu Haitang skillfully took out array flags and set up a small "Demon-Exorcising, Evil-Subduing, Heart-Stabilizing Array" around herself.

At that moment, Master Su Yu sent a voice transmission, "Do you have anything on you to resist Heart Demons? If not, I can provide you something."

Chu Xuan replied, "Yes, Master, you needn’t worry."

In fact, among the Protective Magical Treasures his master had given him, there were similar items. However, Chu Xuan did not use those but instead took out a section of hollow, pale white cylindrical object and secretly held it in his palm.

Indeed, it was the Buddha’s finger bone relic he obtained from Ghost Street. If it was an authentic Buddha relic, it surely could resist Heart Demons with ease.

And so, everyone gradually completed their preparations, entered a meditative state, and began to comprehend.

It’s worth mentioning that Qingqing didn’t make any preparations, appearing very confident.

... 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

"Ah~!" A sudden scream rang out from the audience, but don’t misunderstand, it wasn’t from those on the Dao speech platform, but someone undergoing the Dao Heart test.

On other platforms, various situations appeared one after another, some crying, some laughing, some cursing, and even some convulsing all over, foaming at the mouth, keeping the elders of Wuyou Valley busy severing their illusions one by one.

Such scenes naturally led the remaining guests to shake their heads repeatedly, providing ample material for educating their own juniors.

Du Liangyou, on the other hand, was full of pride. He bragged to the surrounding guests, especially the female guests, about how "one should know oneself," while pointing to Chu Xuan on the platform and saying:

"Did you all see that? That’s my brother, a true brother not related by blood; we’ve been through life-and-death situations together..."

Outside the valley, Zhao Daniu, watching the livestream from Dieyi Workshop, burst out in curses upon seeing the shameless Du family scion prattling on, calling him utterly shameless.

The Dao speech platform, meanwhile, remained peaceful and quiet, with everyone closing their eyes in silent comprehension.

The Dao Heart test gradually concluded, with less than one-tenth truly passing, and most of these had already moved onto the Dao speech platform, joining the main comprehension crowd, bringing their final number to thirty-seven.

As time passed, no danger seemed apparent for the moment, but just as some began to grow impatient, the platform finally showed some changes!

A small human figure suddenly appeared on the "rockery," and upon closer inspection, it was Qingqing, looking somewhat bewildered.

And Qingqing’s form became slightly more transparent, something that could go unnoticed if not carefully observed.

The guests were somewhat surprised, not expecting the first to achieve "results" to be this mysterious woman.

Soon after, the figures of Lin Xiaoxi, Gu Haitang, Dugu Aoren, Xinyin, and Nangong Meng also appeared one after another on the Celestial Demon Crystal, each at different positions: some at the summit, some at the mountainside, some at the foot, and some on rugged plains...

And the danger finally began to manifest. Suddenly, someone’s entire Magical Power surged chaotically, their face flushed, expression distorted, showing signs of going berserk.

Some sprayed blood skyward, collapsing onstage in a spiritless state.

One of them even had bloodshot eyes, muttering under his breath: "Kill, kill, kill..." showing signs of falling into demonic ways, which was far more terrifying than failing the Dao Heart test.

Wuyou Valley immediately sent help to rescue the injured for treatment.