The white-haired elder stood on the sacrificial altar, his eyes cold as he looked down upon everyone below with contempt.
"Everyone, I am Bai Youmu, one of the masters of Kunlun Mountain. Welcome all of you to Kunlun Mountain."
He had profound internal strength, and his voice was sonorous, like a bell striking in everyone's heart.
"Since all of you have come to our Kunlun, you must abide by the rules of Kunlun. In this competition, there is a key to the next level on each floor. Starting from the fifteenth floor, each key is guarded by a fierce beast. And the number of keys decreases layer by layer. There are no restrictions on how to obtain the keys. You can get them from the fierce beasts or snatch them from others. There are no limitations on how to snatch them either."
His concise words made everyone dare not divert their attention.
Ji Yunyi stood beside his sister. After thinking for a moment, he suddenly sighed, "The immortals on Kunlun Mountain really don't care about the lives of mortals."
"Why do you say so?" Li Jiuge hadn't reacted yet and asked blankly.
"According to the rules in the illusion, as the treasures gradually decrease, there will surely be scuffles. Moreover, the keys are guarded by fierce beasts. One slightest mistake and you'll lose your life, and they may not even save you," Feng Xingzhi replied in a deep voice.
Li Jiuge was a little surprised. "Although I've already guessed it, I didn't expect you to say it so directly."
"Furthermore, there will surely be scuffles later..." Ji Yunxi paused for a moment and looked behind. She saw Sang Qingzhou in the distance. "This is a good time to get revenge for personal grudges."
"I don't think so."
Suddenly, someone interrupted from behind.
They all looked over. It was Hua Siyun.
She suddenly appeared again and interrupted, "The casualties won't be high. After all, most of the people with high spiritual power here are the royal children of various countries or from major noble families. Naturally, they won't kill each other. They'll always leave some leeway."
As she said this, she glanced at Ji Yunxi. "But you still need to be careful. After all, you've offended Lü Chengming. He's not a good person."
Bai Youmu had already guessed that there would be an uproar. He said nothing and just waited for the crowd to quiet down. Finally, he spoke.
"As for those who want to join Kunlun, they need to reach the last three floors. There are a hundred keys to the twenty-eighth floor, fifty keys to the twenty-ninth floor, and twenty keys to the thirtieth floor. These three floors are related to which master you'll be apprenticed to in the future."
Ji Yunxi and Feng Xingzhi glanced at each other.
"Xixi, how far do you plan to go?"
"Since we're here, we'll go as far as we can."
Ji Yunyi shook his head. "We not only need to pass the levels but also mainly find someone."
"Yes, Yunxi. We mainly need to find Jiang Linyin," Li Jiuge whispered. "I've been looking around all the way, but there's really no sign of Jiang Linyin. Do you think he lied to us?"
Ji Yunxi shook her head. "I don't think so. He's not such a person. Maybe..."
"He's already in the mountains of Kunlun," Feng Xingzhi added.
Ji Yunyi was surprised. "You mean he's a person from Kunlun Mountain?!"
"No, no. If he were a person from Kunlun Mountain, why would he ask us to come? He could see the secret recipes in the library himself."
Jiang Linyin's whereabouts were mysterious, which made them feel in a dilemma.
Finally, Ji Yunxi made the decision. "Forget it. Since we're here, we should compete well. Otherwise, it's unfair to others."
After announcing the rules, Bai Youmu looked at all the people. Suddenly, his eyes fell on Ji Yunxi and Feng Xingzhi. With a thoughtful smile, he nodded and then disappeared.
"Good luck to all of you."
The crowd was in an uproar. They didn't expect that they were already in the first level.
Ji Yunxi looked around. There was a dense forest behind the sacrificial altar.
"Let's go to the dense forest. Since the keys are in the hands of the fierce beasts, they must be hidden in the forest."
Qing Xuan stepped forward. "Master, I'll lead the way."
He led the way and walked in.
Hua Siyun stood behind them. She opened her mouth and wanted to follow, but she stopped abruptly.
"Princess, don't we follow them?"
"Follow them for what? To watch the young couple being lovey-dovey? I'm not that magnanimous. Let's go."
The people around the sacrificial altar scattered. Some walked into the forest, while others found a different path.
When they walked into the dense forest, Feng Xingzhi found that the trees here were all tall and most of them looked the same. If they walked aimlessly like this, they would surely get lost in the forest.
To avoid getting separated, Feng Xingzhi transformed a wisp of spiritual power into a rope and tied them all together so that they could find each other immediately.
Qing Xuan walked fast. He came back soon.
"Master, there's a small stream ahead."
Hearing this, their eyes lit up. This was good news. After all, even fierce beasts need to drink water.
Feng Xingzhi's eyes sparkled. He took Ji Yunxi's hand. "Xixi, let's walk along the stream. The fierce beasts may build their nests not far from the stream."
As they walked away, a person suddenly walked out behind them.
It was Sang Qingzhou. There were only two servants left beside him. The other servants had somehow scattered on the way.
"Sir, do we follow them?"
"No. We only have three people now. We don't know the abilities of the fierce beasts. It's better to conserve our strength and wait for someone to get the keys. Then I'll go and snatch them."
The two servants glanced at each other. They knew clearly in their hearts that once Sang Qingzhou got the keys, he would surely not keep them.
For a moment, they both had other thoughts.
Sang Qingzhou didn't know that his servants had other thoughts. Suddenly, he saw Lü Chengming and took a quick step forward.
"Sir Lü, please wait!"
The people beside Lü Chengming immediately surrounded him and looked at Sang Qingzhou warily.
"Sir Lü, I'm the eldest son of General Sang Yuanyi of Beidi."
Lü Chengming thought for a while and then stopped his servants. "Sang... I've never heard of you. What do you want from me?"
Sang Qingzhou's face distorted for a moment, but he quickly composed himself.
"I'm here to give you something, Sir Lü."
"Give me something?"
"Yes, Sir Lü, please take a look." Sang Qingzhou took out a folded sleeve arrow from his sleeve.
Lü Chengming's eyes lit up when he saw this thing. He recognized it and knew that it came from Beidi and was made by the master of wooden machinery.
His eyes sparkled and he reached out his hand to snatch the thing from Sang Qingzhou's hand.
Sang Qingzhou quickly withdrew his hand. "Sir Lü, I can give it to you, but you have to promise me one thing."
"Speak!"
"Sir Lü, you were severely humiliated by that woman today. How about using this sleeve arrow to kill her!"
Lü Chengming paused and then laughed. "So you want to use my hand?"
Sang Qingzhou didn't deny it. "Naturally, I'm not as good as Sir Lü."