"Oh?—this kid is a deeply devoted lover."
Oscar stroked his big beard, seemingly reminded of his own past, his tone becoming rather smug. "But compared to me, this kid is still a bit lacking."
"Heh—"
Hearing this, Ning Rongrong let out a disdainful laugh. "You just love to flatter yourself."
"Who says it's flattery!?" Hearing Ning Rongrong's words, Oscar cried out in grievance, quickly raising his right hand and holding up four fingers. "I can swear, my feelings for my dear Rongrong are absolutely loyal and undivided!"
"Is that so..." Ning Rongrong tapped her jaw, pretending to be lost in thought. "I remember back when Brother San went through the final stage of the Sea God's Ninth Trial, a naked Qian Renxue appeared."
At this point, her gaze inadvertently glanced toward Oscar, who had suddenly stiffened, and she continued, "Who was it that said, when Qian Renxue appeared naked, that no man could possibly pass that stage?"
Long-buried memories were coming back to bite him. Noticing his wife's gaze, Oscar suddenly felt sweat drench his back, and he decisively threw his brother under the bus.
"It was Fatty! Only Fatty, that starving pervert, would speak without restraint. Pah—despicable! Boss Dai and I were both ashamed to be associated with him!"
"Is that so? Hehe—" A cold laugh rang out. "I seem to remember you nodding your head."
"Impossible, absolutely impossible." Oscar flatly denied this matter.
"I see, then I must have remembered wrong." To this, Oscar naturally gave a dry response. "Yes, you must have remembered wrong."
Seeing him like this, Ning Rongrong didn't pursue it further. She stared at the light screen, watching the Qiankun Wenqing Valley's autonomous mechanism finish questioning Ning Tian in the "Qiankun Inquiry of Love" segment about "love or not," and suddenly spoke up: "Since their feelings are so loyal, let's test them on this aspect for the adventure trial. How about it?"
Oscar, having just recovered his wits, showed a look of surprise upon hearing this. "You mean seduction!? That's not a good idea..."
He glanced at Chen Junting on the light screen and thought to himself: 'Other than Xiao San, what man could resist being tempted by this trial? Hmm... at most, count me and the current Fatty.'
This was practically forcing the kid to make a mistake; who knew if he was just cold on the outside but a closet pervert on the inside.
"Who says it's not a good idea? Let's go with this! I'm testing this kid on behalf of that girl." Ning Rongrong spoke with righteous indignation, but the excitement flashing in her eyes clearly proved she was just incredibly bored and wanted to find some amusement.
Alas—
Oscar, who understood his wife all too well, let out a sigh. He looked at Chen Junting on the light screen and shook his head secretly.
Kid, you're on your own.
"By the way, Oscar." Suddenly, Ning Rongrong said coldly, "This trial requires a naked girl. I thought long and hard, and the only one who can be considered a peerless beauty, whom we are familiar with and won't offend anyone by using, is pretty much Qian Renxue. Can you remember her whole body clearly?"
"Of course I can." Oscar's mind was still pitying Chen Junting, so when faced with Ning Rongrong's question, he answered without even thinking.
But right after he answered, he immediately realized something was wrong.
'Crap, I walked right into that trap!'
He had fallen into the pit!
So, with a stiff expression, he looked at Ning Rongrong. Sure enough, Ning Rongrong wore a "kind" smile that sent chills down one's spine. "Oscar, I think we need to have a chat about why you remember Qian Renxue so clearly."
Oscar swallowed hard. "Rongrong, let me explain."
"Explain my foot! Take this!"
"Ahhh—Rongrong, lighter—"
...
At this very moment, at the bottom of the Qiankun Wenqing Valley lake.
Why did it stop asking?
Seeing that the voice had fallen silent for a long time, Chen Junting couldn't help but wonder inwardly. He then cast his gaze forward.
Could it already be interrogating Xiao Tian?
Just as his thoughts were racing, that flat voice rang in his ears again. "Adventure Trial, Second Stage, begins. You will undergo the second stage one by one. One person at a time. After it begins, the light beneath the person's feet will illuminate. The roulette wheel will spin; the moment it stops, whatever appears before them will have corresponding rules. Accomplish it, and you pass; fail, and you enter the deep adventure. That deep adventure carries life-threatening danger. If you still cannot pass it, you die. After the item selected by the roulette appears, you can also directly choose to undergo the deep adventure. Now, begin."
"Chen Junting."
Here it comes!
Hearing this, Chen Junting's glabella suddenly furrowed. He was very clear about who controlled this Qiankun Wenqing Valley. It was just that because both he and Xiao Tian possessed a "token" of sorts related to the God of Love, he couldn't make a definitive judgment. Was the current test from the God of Love or from Ning Rongrong? However, this upcoming adventure would probably reveal some clues.
At this moment, the golden light on the circular platform he stood on illuminated, and the massive roulette wheel began to spin on its own. The various symbols on it became blurred due to its rapid rotation.
Gradually, the spinning speed of the wheel slowed down, and symbols continuously flashed past Chen Junting.
Finally, a symbol shone brightly, and with a flash of light and shadow, everything around him suddenly became illusory, and a hazy mist enveloped Chen Junting's entire body.
Seeing this, Chen Junting instantly became alert. He was incredibly familiar with this scene. It was an illusion!
As the halos flowed and the mist enveloped him, Chen Junting soon felt himself appear in an illusory night sky. The sky was dotted with stars, as if revealing the mysteries of the universe to him.
The next second, Chen Junting felt as if his head was heavy and his feet light. His consciousness and spirit seemed to be slowly extracted, and like a shooting star, with a *whoosh*, he streaked across the sky and crashed directly into somewhere, completely falling into a silent darkness.
However, after just a moment, his vision suddenly cleared. A paradise of singing birds and fragrant flowers presented itself before Chen Junting's eyes.
But what shocked and stunned Chen Junting was that within this paradise, there was actually a golden-haired woman, completely naked.
Judging solely by appearance, this woman had reached the level of the Princess and Wang Dong'er, let alone the unique aura she possessed that neither of them had. Combined, it would normally give off a sacred and inviolable feeling. But if she were completely naked...
"Adventure content: Intimacy. Make close physical contact with the woman before you. If you cannot accomplish this, enter the deep adventure. Reiterating, the deep adventure will be extremely dangerous; you might even face a powerful opponent you fundamentally cannot contend with. The probability of death will exceed fifty percent. Make your choice."
In an instant, Chen Junting's face darkened. *What a sick and twisted trial!* The intensity of this trial wasn't much different from the original story. In that case...
He looked up at the sky, his tone icy: "I accept."
Hearing this, Ning Tian also revealed worry on her face. She wasn't worried that Brother Junting would betray her, but rather that such a prank-filled adventure trial was simply inhuman! If they continued like this... wouldn't they be the ones suffering? However, this worry was only fleeting; what replaced it was undoubtedly anger. After all, as the Young Sect Master of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Tian was undeniably a strong woman; how could she tolerate this?
Inside the Divine Realm valley.
"He accepted."
Ning Rongrong twirled her hair, her eyes also revealing curiosity. "But looking at those icy eyes of his, he doesn't look like he has any good intentions. I wonder what method he'll use?"
Actually, in her mind, there was only one best solution: to remain unmoved, and then immediately tell the woman to get lost. This was exactly what Brother San had done back in the day.
"Rongrong..." Oscar had just opened his mouth to say something when he saw the scene on the light screen, which startled him into swearing. "Holy crap! What is this kid planning to do!?"
Only to see that in that paradise space, after Chen Junting perceived he could summon his martial soul, the Seven Kill Sword instantly appeared in his hand.
In an instant, terrifying killing intent crisscrossed, directly snapping all the surrounding flowers and grass. Invisible sword aura carved deep trenches into the ground.
He viewed the woman before him as nothing but a pink skeleton (a mere illusion of beauty).
Since it's close physical contact, then cutting off her head and holding it, or killing her and letting her blood splash on me should count too.
With this thought, "Whoosh—" With a single step, Chen Junting appeared right in front of the woman.
Just as his head was about to touch the woman's delicate body, he pulled the Seven Kill Sword back and thrust it straight toward her heart!
At this critical moment, the woman's body was instantly covered in golden armor, and six white wings unfurled behind her back, causing a familiar, sacred aura to Chen Junting to permeate the air.
An Angel-type Martial Soul?! And a Six-Winged Angel!
Within the span of a single breath, Chen Junting discerned it. Then this woman's identity...
Seeing the golden-haired woman draw a gorgeous golden long sword, Chen Junting's heart was already certain.
It should be Qian Renxue without a doubt. In that case, the identity of the one administering the trial was also clear.
Right at this moment, the voice rang out in the space again. But compared to its previous flatness, this time it carried severity. "Using a martial soul, generating killing intent, you have violated the trial—"
"When did I violate it!"
Before it could finish speaking, Chen Junting interrupted. "The trial only specified close physical contact; it never said I had to embrace the naked woman. If I kill her and let her blood splash onto my body, doesn't that count as close physical contact?"
As he spoke, without giving the voice a chance to retort, he continued: "Besides, she has the Six-Winged Angel martial soul and uses the Angel Sword. Ten thousand years ago, the father of my Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's ancestor, Chen Xin, tested his sword across the world and was defeated by the Six-Winged Angel's Angel Sword. Today, the Six-Winged Angel is extinct. I'll use this trial to engage in another clash. Let's see whether my lineage's Seven Kill Sword is superior, or the Angel Sword is sharper!"
Hearing this, Oscar and Ning Rongrong in the Divine Realm simultaneously changed their expressions, and Ning Rongrong completely lost her mindset of watching for amusement.
Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Seven Kill Sword, surname Chen!
In an instant, Ning Rongrong's expression went blank. At this moment, her thoughts seemed to be pulled into memories.
Fortunately, Oscar was the first to react. Looking at the Seven Kill Sword in Chen Junting's hand, he couldn't help but nod.
"It is indeed the Seven Kill Sword. Although there are some changes, judging from its Ultimate Metal attribute, it should be a benign mutation of the Seven Kill Sword. And his surname is Chen..." He looked at Ning Rongrong. "Rongrong, does Grandpa Sword have descendants?"
Coincidentally, Ning Rongrong also snapped out of her daze.
"No." She shook her head, then changed her tone. "But we can't rule out that Grandpa Sword's distant relatives left behind a bloodline. After all, the Seven Kill Sword originally had a family; it just fell into decline. And for such a declining family to have an illegitimate child isn't that strange."
"I see..." Oscar nodded slightly. "Then what about that girl?"
"She should be a direct descendant of the sect."
Ning Rongrong immediately began to investigate Ning Tian. She never imagined that these two were their own people. They almost flooded the Dragon King Temple—mistaking family for foes!
But when Ning Rongrong investigated Ning Tian's martial soul...
"Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda!"
"What?!"
This sudden situation left the two both shocked and overjoyed! The joy was that the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had produced a Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda again, and this time there was a chance for it to be passed down. As for the shock...
"Qiluo Tulip!"
"Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well!"
Oscar and Ning Rongrong spoke in unison, looking at each other.
The appearance of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda didn't rule out other methods. But the greater possibility was the immortal herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
But as for this Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well... actually, both Oscar and Ning Rongrong knew perfectly well that it was a treasure land Tang San had left for the Tang Sect. Otherwise, why wouldn't they have left a single word at the sect?
Oscar looked at Ning Rongrong. "What do we do?"
He knew very well that if the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda really appeared because of the immortal herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, it meant the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well had fallen into the hands of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. It would be terrible if Xiao San found out.
"Xiao Ao!" Ning Rongrong bit her ruby lips, her eyes revealing resolve. "Keep it a secret. Just pretend we don't know."
"Alright."
Oscar then shifted the topic, treating the matter as turned over. "Should this trial continue then?"
Ning Rongrong shook her head slightly. "There's no need."
She looked at Chen Junting and Ning Tian. "Let them pass directly, and then give them a decent reward. From what I can see of their talent, they should also have a chance to become gods. Consider it lending them a helping hand."
"Okay." Oscar nodded without refusing. In the past, they had ignored the sect while in the Divine Realm, but now that they had actually encountered them, how could they not lend a hand?
Thus, inside the paradise space.
"Reasonable and well-founded, love loyal and true, trial passed. The reward for you will be delivered when you leave."
The voice, having paused for a moment, rang out again. But compared to the severity from just a moment ago, this time it had become gentle.
Hearing this, Chen Junting was slightly taken aback.
I passed?!
And it said "you all," so that includes Xiao Tian too. The effect was this good?
At this moment, the figure of "Qian Renxue" dissolved into a mass of illusory shadows.
Immediately after, Chen Junting was also removed from this space. Amidst a topsy-turvy, heaven-and-earth-spinning sensation, Chen Junting was unexpectedly brought directly out of the bottom of the Sun and Moon Lake. Naturally, Ning Tian, who hadn't experienced the second stage of the adventure, was brought out along with him.
"Brother Junting."
"Xiao Tian."
Ning Tian threw herself into his arms, and Chen Junting smoothly wrapped his arms around her.
The two looked into each other's eyes and immediately knew what the other was thinking. So, in response to Ning Tian's confusion, Chen Junting shook his head slightly, indicating that he also wasn't clear on what had just happened.
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