594 The Stone Tablet That Tests One’s Talent
A middle-aged man asked Lin Mo why he was alone. Lin Mo lied and said that he had been separated from his teammates. He humbly asked about the demonic apes’ revolt some time ago.
“Oh, that? I heard that it was the doing of the Black Death Sect. They’re looking for the lair of the Ancient Divine Beast, the Kun Peng.
The middle-aged man had no choice but to point out a path for Lin Mo. If one headed south from here, about 150,000 kilometers away, a phenomenon that seemed to be a Kun Peng Nest appeared, causing a commotion.
“Is that true?”
Lin Mo was shocked. A Kun Peng nest? Could there be a complete Kun Peng art in there?
If he could get it, he would be able to compete with the geniuses of the major forces.
The only thing he could use at the moment was the Soul Devouring Art.
The others were all incomplete techniques, and none of them could be considered heaven-grade, making it difficult for him to compete with others.
“It’s just a rumor. It’s said that the Black Death Sect obtained the Kun Peng bone some time ago, but I don’t know if it’s true or not.”
Someone walked over and knew something similar.
At the same time, Lin Mo also received a shocking piece of news.
In order to obtain more information about the Kun Peng, the Black Death Sect had once released a bone that was suspected to be the Kun Peng bone and auctioned it.
When someone bought it, they snatched it back in secret and used the Soul-searching Technique to find clues about the Kun Peng Nest…
“Is there such a thing…?”
Lin Mo’s face gradually darkened. He remembered that he had encountered the Kun Peng bone when he entered Cloud Mist Island…
At that time, he was still fighting with others, and then he was targeted…
“So those people are from the Black Death Sect…”
Lin Mo nodded. He finally understood the whole story and no longer had a good impression of the sect.
He would not care if they were tricking other people, but if they were setting him up, it was not in his character to not take revenge…
After resting for a day, Lin Mo bought some useful elixirs from those people and left.
Now, after searching, he only needed two divine medicines and a bottle of a Zhu Yan’s blood essence to practice the Zhu Yan Body Refining Art.
“Divine medicines can be auctioned, but what about the blood essence of a Zhu Yan?”
Lin Mo felt troubled. He could only cultivate one move of the Zhu Yan Body Refining Art once, so he would not act rashly unless he had no other choice.
“I’ll try to look for it. I hope there’s a Zhu Yan on Cloud Mist Island. It’s fine even if its bloodline isn’t pure…”
He continued on his journey, walking through the mountains and forests.
Not long after, he encountered a group of ferocious beasts. It was a group of gold vultures, and each of them was extremely powerful.
Lin Mo took out the Space-severing Divine Sword and fought with them. After a bloody battle for a day and a night, he killed the group of gold vultures and obtained many elixirs and treasures.
Even so, the death of hundreds of gold vultures had attracted the attention of a Ruler beast.
He was being hunted down because the beast was very fast. With the advantage of its realm, Lin Mo was in danger several times.
In the end, Lin Mo could only escape into the depths of the forest, drawing out another giant python in the Ruler realm.
The python was disturbed and woke up from its sleep. The aura it released turned the nearby demonic beasts into ashes on the spot.
The two Ruler demonic beasts fought and did not have time to care about Lin Mo, which was why he was able to escape.
“That was close…”
Lin Mo looked at the battlefield from a distance. A mountain range and tens of thousands of kilometers of land had been destroyed. There was no sign of life.
Cloud Mist Island was huge, and there were countless powerful demonic beasts. The deeper one went, the more powerhouses there were.
In the end, the weakest of the living beings from the outside world was in the ninth step of the Almighty realm.
Even so, Lin Mo also discovered a problem. The deeper he went, the quieter the powerful demonic beasts were. They did not come out to walk.
“The laws here seem to be suppressing them…”
Lin Mo was shocked. Cloud Mist Island was indeed mysterious. Only those below the Ruler realm could enter.
Despite that, the living beings inside were not restricted and could continue to grow.
“I’m here. Is the suspected Kun Peng Nest in front?”
After walking for several days, he finally arrived at where the Black Death Sect was. There were still many people here, and they were all attracted by the Kun Peng Nest.
Lin Mo did not approach rashly. Although the World-changing Technique could perfectly hide his identity, it would be bad if he was targeted.
After all, his realm was still too low…
However, he soon let his guard down because he heard about the Kun Peng’s test from the conversation between those people.
Many people were sighing and saying that the Black Death Sect had passed the test and entered the Kun Peng Nest.
After Lin Mo realized that there was no danger, he went out to ask for advice.
“This is a stone tablet that the Kun Peng set up. It can test a person’s potential, combat power, and talent. We’re guessing that if one meets the standards, one can enter the Kun Peng nest.”
Some people were helpless. They had tried, but it was useless.
Lin Mo understood that there were nine ancient bronze lamps in front of the stone tablet. Only by lighting five of them could the Kun Peng nest be opened temporarily.
“Only those with great talent can light the ancient bronze lamps. Do you want to try?”
Someone laughed jokingly and urged Lin Mo to go for the test, hoping to see him make a fool of himself.
“Forget it. If we want to open it, we can only wait for someone on the Prodigy Roll to come.”
Lin Mo’s interest was piqued when he heard the sighs of the people around him. A stone tablet that could test one’s talent… He also wanted to know what his talent was like…
“Move aside and let me try.”
However, before he could try, a shout came from behind him. A young man walked over with a group of people.
“It’s Xia Yu from the Holy Palace. Great, we can go in now that he’s here.”
Lin Mo was shocked and quickly made way, not wanting to be noticed by Xia Yu.
“He’s here too. He’s really fast. That’s good. I’ll follow him in so that I don’t need to expose my whereabouts.”
He murmured to himself as he looked at Xia Yu. At the same time, he was curious about the talent of this Holy Son of the Holy Palace.
Everyone stared at Xia Yu. Under everyone’s gaze, he placed his palm on the stone tablet.
In an instant, lights shone brightly, and his body was enveloped in multicolored light.
Following a high-pitched cry, the stone tablet shook, and Xia Yu’s name and portrait appeared on it.
In the front, the wisps of flames on the nine ancient bronze lamps moved rhythmically. The first two ancient bronze lamps were instantly ignited.
A flame also appeared in the third lamp. Although it was weak, it was completely ignited.
Everyone turned their attention to the fourth lamp, their eyes filled with anticipation.
There was a flame there, and the lamp was about to be ignited. The flame was getting stronger and stronger.
“Hiss…”
That said, things did not go according to his wishes. The flame was too weak, and with a soft sound, it extinguished.
The stone tablet stopped glowing. The test of Xia Yu’s talent, potential, and combat power had ended. He could only light three ancient bronze lamps.
The fourth one was about to be ignited, but it was still a little short of success.
However, even if it was ignited, the Kun Peng nest would not be opened…
“That’s way too strict. Could it be that only those in the Hidden Dragon Rank can light five of them?”
Someone exclaimed. The test set by the Kun Peng was too strict…
“He failed…?”
Lin Mo was disappointed. Xia Yu had come in such a high profile, so he thought that he would succeed…