Due to the previous "Spiritual Duel," the Chi Family now found themselves in an extremely awkward situation.
Chi Yuan naturally couldn’t show his face to join in the relic exploration.
Even if he could show up, Lin Siyin would have kicked him out of the team long ago.
Lin Siyin had no mercy for someone who deliberately sought trouble with Lu Zixun.
However, entering the relic required a team of at least seven.
Li Dazhu also noticed this problem and, after some thought, brought Shen Yue along.
As a Thunder Element Spiritual Ability User, Shen Yue undoubtedly complemented Lin Siyin’s team’s shortcomings in attack to a small degree.
Moreover, the relic they were entering this time also contained ghostly-like entities called Shadows.
After stepping through the teleportation portal, a dizzying sensation vanished in an instant and a solid feeling came under Lu Zixun’s feet.
A blinding light exploded before his eyes, and Lu Zixun squinted slightly, waiting for the light to fade.
After the light faded, Lu Zixun looked up to see the weather within the relic was slightly gloomy.
It seemed that time within the relic did not align with that of the Crimson Land.
Before entering the relic, the sun in the Crimson Land was already in the sky, spreading warmth.
But in the relic, it was just breaking dawn, with the darkness gradually waning.
Wang Qing, not accustomed to the sudden change in time and space, covered her mouth after landing and ran to the nearest tree to get used to the discomfort emanating from her body.
Lin Siyin also felt a bit uncomfortable, but her situation wasn’t as severe as Wang Qing’s. After taking a few deep breaths, she said, "We have now entered the relic. Our mission in this trial is to kill hundreds of Shadows and collect ores."
Feng Yiyang rubbed his temples and, suppressing the urge to vomit in his heart and swallowing saliva several times, breathed heavily and said, "Before entering the relic, I systematically studied ore identification for two days. There should be no problem with the task of collecting ores; we just need to consider the Shadows."
Lu Zixun had heard from Ge Changming that the Crimson Land contained at least a thousand types of ores, each with countless shapes.
Finding them was also an art of its own, and being able to successfully identify and mine them was by no means easy.
Though Feng Yiyang’s words were calm, the confidence they subtly revealed was obvious – he had control over the matter.
This made Lu Zixun look at him in a new light.
When would the system grant a book of knowledge or something like that? With just a slap, he could possess a whole bunch of knowledge...
After musing about this in his heart, Lu Zixun thoughtfully said, "The Shadows in the relic should not be too different from the projections in the Trial Land. As long as we are careful, there shouldn’t be any problems."
Zhang Tianyue, who was setting up the locator near the teleportation portal, felt a shiver down her spine as she sensed malicious gazes out of nowhere and looked towards their origin.
In the spots where the sunlight didn’t reach, she saw pairs of crimson eyes staring at her.
Upon closer inspection, Zhang Tianyue saw that these observers’ bodies were somewhat transparent and their faces were exceptionally pale.
Hearing Zhang Tianyue’s call, Lin Siyin walked over, followed closely by Lu Zixun.
Sadly, these Shadows seemed to sense the presence of something extremely dangerous and turned to disappear into the depths of the forest.
After Zhang Tianyue informed Lin Siyin of what she had just seen, Lin Siyin pondered for a moment and said, "Those must be the Shadows. It seems they’re extremely afraid of sunlight, which isn’t good news."
At this, all the team members nodded in agreement.
After all, the trial inside the relic would last seven days.
Creatures that prowled at night were often more difficult to deal with than those during the day, not to mention ghostly creatures like the Shadows... it was truly a test of mental fortitude.
Lu Zixun believed that no danger would occur within the relic,
Although they couldn’t move towards the deeper parts of the relic, Lin Siyin’s team clearly didn’t take this seriously.
Thinking that Shadows couldn’t move in sunlight, Feng Yiyang nodded in agreement.
"Hmm, that’s the most reasonable plan."
"We’ll proceed step by step. First, we need to find a suitable point for defense. Along the way, we’ll complete the task of collecting ores. As for killing Shadows..."
After pausing, Lin Siyin thought for a moment, "My suggestion is to leave that task for the night. What do you think?"
As the thought of whether the soil could support crops came to his mind, Lu Zixun bent down and grabbed some soil to put into his talisman storage, planning to let Sara examine it once back in the Demon Country.
Turning to gaze at the lush forest in the distance, Lu Zixun silently nodded to himself,
It seemed that the relic did contain oxygen that would allow people to survive.
While Lin Siyin was arranging the exploration of the relic, Lu Zixun didn’t forget his main purpose for entering it.
Perhaps it was Lu Zixun’s words that reminded Wang Qing that she was a Spiritual Ability User with the power to protect herself, and much of the uncertainty in her heart diminished.
If these Shadows had been injured before, with blood still flowing from their heads...
Lu Zixun entertained this macabre image with a slight upturn of his lips, "There’s nothing to be afraid of. As long as we establish Arrays around the encampment before sunset, we’ll be fine."
Scaring someone could indeed lead to death; opening your eyes in the middle of the night to see a pale-faced person staring at you...
Just thinking about it was far from a pleasant experience.
Whether out of fear or something else, when Wang Qing repeated those words, her voice trembled slightly.
Seeing Wang Qing’s complexion turn a shade paler, she hesitantly raised her small hand, "Sister Tianyue... do they... do they look scary?"
Wang Qing breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing the first part of the response, but Zhang Tianyue’s addition made Wang Qing turn even paler.
After saying this, and to lend credibility to her words, Zhang Tianyue added, "Their faces are just a bit pale, their bodies transparent, but overall they still look like people."
Clearing out the Shadows might have been just a ruse; the primary goal was likely to forge the students’ mental strength.
Sensing the change in Wang Qing, Lu Zixun felt both amused and seemed to understand the intentions of Crimson Academy.
Lin Siyin simply thought that with Lu Zixun there, there shouldn’t be any significant problems.
The other members believed that Wang Linfan was just trying to scare them.
With this odd thought in mind, the group set off towards the high-risk area marked on the map.
While rushing forward, Feng Yiyang suddenly halted the team and glanced towards a cave at the side.
After observing for a while, relief washed over Feng Yiyang’s face.