C2 The Human Heart

The mountain range of Clear Wind Mountain was towering into the clouds. Green and dense forests covered the mountains and mountains, stretching for hundreds of miles. It could be counted as one of the few blessed caves in West River County.

Of course, the reason why the Clear Wind Mountain enjoyed its fame throughout the entire West River County was not only because of the majestic scenery of the mountain range, but also because of the sacred land of martial arts that stood on top of the mountain, the Sky Facing Pavilion!

To the west of the Clear Wind Mountain, there was a winding and long stone forest that stood there. It was a magnificent sight.

The stone forest towered high up into the sky, like huge pillars of green stone piercing into the ground. It was a strange and spectacular sight. Layers and layers of it stretched far into the distance. It was rumored that the Azure Stone Forest was a huge maze palace that had been left behind in the mortal world. Very few people were able to walk out.

As night fell, the Azure Stone Forest became even darker.

A young man in a green robe rushed through the darkness of the night. With a flash of his body, he charged into the stone forest.

"Su Chunsheng, stop right there!"

"Don't run! I'll break your legs if you don't believe me!"

Behind him, dozens of young men in white rushed over in anger. They held swords in their hands and chased after the young man.

"Liu Chao, you son of a b * tch! If I don't run away, I will lose my life! Only a fool will wait for you!"

In the distance, the green-clothed youth turned around and entered the stone forest. His charging figure suddenly sped up.

"No, we can't let him enter the depths of the stone forest. Otherwise, it will be even more difficult to catch him!"

Behind him, the dozens of white-clothed youths were even more anxious. Their footsteps were even faster.

The leading white-clothed youth frowned even more. He coldly said: "Don't worry, he won't be able to escape!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the youth in white shouted and raised one hand. A cold light flashed and a long sword suddenly appeared in his hand. In the next moment, the long sword in the youth in white's hand flew out of his hand and headed straight for the back of the youth in green in the stone forest.

Bang!

A loud sound was heard.

Shortly after, there was a tragic cry.

The dozens of white-clothed youths were all startled and hurriedly quickened their pace.

They had only walked a few dozen meters when they saw the green-clothed youth, who had just been running at high speed, lying on the edge of an ugly and hard rock. His hands were wrapped around his thighs as he continuously cried out in pain. On his thigh, there was actually a sharp longsword stabbed into it at this moment. Fresh blood flowed out from the wound.

"Su Chunsheng, there's no way to escape this time, right?"

Dozens of young men in white stopped at one side and surrounded the young man in green who was called Su Chunsheng. Their expressions were ferocious.

The young man who was called Su Chunsheng didn't look more than sixteen or seventeen years old, but his face was extremely pale at the moment. Seeing that he was surrounded, he struggled to get up. He held his thigh with one hand and raised his head to ask, "Liu Chao, we are all from the same sect. Why did you do this?"

On the other side, one of the dozens of young men in white walked out. He frowned and said with a cold smile, "Su Chunsheng, why did you not know?"

"The Sky Facing Pavilion's annual trial?"

The pale Su Chunsheng gritted his teeth and held the huge rock on his back with one hand. He raised his head and gritted his teeth as he said, "Is it just for the trial quota?"

The Sky Facing Pavilion had been established for a long time, and its founder was a peerless Sword Immortal that had once broken through tens of thousands of barbarian dire beasts with a single sword strike. He was extremely talented. Currently, the Sky Facing Pavilion was one of the top big sects in the entire West River County, and it was full of energy. The Sky Facing Pavilion occupied a vast area. Six elders each occupied a mountain peak and built a large plateau. Each of them was strong and had many disciples. They supported the entire Sky Facing Pavilion like a group of stars surrounding the moon.

The ten-year trial was the most important thing in the Sky Facing Pavilion. As the saying goes, the exam is the most important thing in the Sky Facing Pavilion. The so-called exam was just to test the strength of the inner disciples in the past ten years, but everyone knew it. The trial meant whether or not one would be able to obtain the favor of the sect, whether or not one would be able to obtain those rare weapons within the sect. Whether or not one would be able to advance further in the path of martial arts. It wasn't an exaggeration to say that this single trial alone seemed to be able to decide the fate of every disciple that followed.

As for the participants of the trial, there were only nine of them. This was understandable to begin with, but one of the rules was the source of this interception. Because of the sect's rules, every large plateau would definitely retain a place!

It seemed fair, but unfortunately... Outsiders did not know that amongst the six great elders, Each had its advantages and disadvantages, and the number of disciples varied. Only the six elders had their own advantages and disadvantages. Unexpectedly, there wasn't a single disciple under his knees, and each person occupied a mountain peak. For dozens of years. Two years ago, this Sixth Elder had picked up an idiot who had no cultivation base. He had actually treated him as his last disciple. This had caused quite a stir in the Sky Facing Pavilion. Unfortunately, the Sixth Elder had always been a wild and unrestrained person. In addition, outsiders had no right to interfere with the matter of accepting disciples, which was why this Su Chunsheng, who was called a fool, was standing in front of them. The only disciple under the Sixth Elder's knee.

Su Chunsheng was a fool without any cultivation base. No one in the Sky Facing Pavilion did not know about him, but it was this fool who had the chance to inherit the Sixth Elder's position. After all, although the Sixth Elder rarely showed his face and had a strange personality, he was still a true Middle Nine Stages Minor Sect Master. In the entire West River County, he was one of the few experts who could be counted on one's fingers.

Therefore, due to the frightening existence of the Sixth Elder, Zhao Shanhee, no one dared to act rashly. At most, they would tease that fool who didn't have any cultivation base. But now, it was a matter of the trial. Almost all the inner disciples were staring at the nine seats. They were even more dissatisfied that that fool who did not have any cultivation base could occupy one seat!

Hence, there was this assault.

"Right! Why is it that a weakling like you, Su Chunsheng, is able to secure a seat?" The young man standing in the middle was the mastermind behind this interception, Liu Chao. It was rumored that his cultivation had already advanced to the eighth stage of the Body Tempering stage. He was determined to kill this time around.

"You should know that we have worked so hard for so many years and finally managed to obtain our current cultivation. Yet, you managed to snatch a seat from us. Do you think you should die?"

Liu Chao's expression was ferocious. He raised one of his hands and shook his wrist.

Puff!

The long sword that was stabbed into Su Chunsheng's thigh was instantly sent flying. Blood splashed everywhere.

Su Chunsheng was already in unbearable pain. He pulled out the long sword in an instant, and a wave of pain hit him. Su Chunsheng instantly fell to his knees. His blood was even more intense.

"I won't die."

Su Chunsheng raised his head and stared coldly at the young men in front of him. He bit his lips tightly and blood flowed out from the corner of his mouth.

"Then let's give it a try?"

Clearly, Liu Chao was angered. He suddenly rushed forward and slammed his knee on Su Chunsheng's face. Blood splashed everywhere. Su Chunsheng was sent flying and crashed heavily on the huge rock behind him.

He was merely a step back when he saw a tall cliff.

"Senior brother... you are not really going to kill him, are you?"

Behind Liu Chao, a young man dressed in white was clearly a little afraid as he asked in a low voice.

One should know that these people were only young men around the age of 15-16. Not to mention killing people, it seemed like they rarely participated in fights in the sect. When they saw such a bloody scene, they seemed to be somewhat afraid.

Unfortunately, the leader, Liu Chao, was still as ferocious as before. He only said with a cold face, "No one can escape from this matter today, so you all better shut your mouths. If someone asks about it when the time comes, You guys should know what to say, right?"

Behind them, the dozens of white-clothed youths all nodded in unison, and they were silent like cicadas in winter. They seemed to be very afraid of Liu Chao, this senior brother of theirs.

On the opposite side, Su Chunsheng, whose face was covered in blood, struggled to get up again. He spat out a mouthful of blood from the corner of his mouth. At this moment, it was as if his entire body was covered in blood. It was extremely terrifying.

"I won't die."

Su Chunsheng opened his mouth, but more blood flowed out.

It was obvious that Liu Chao's attack had dealt a lot of damage to Su Chunsheng, who had no cultivation base.

"Then I want to see if I can come back alive!"

Liu Chao frowned and shouted angrily. He took a big step forward and struck Su Chunsheng with his knee again.

Bang!

A dull sound was heard. Su Chunsheng spat out another mouthful of blood and was sent flying.

Behind him was the high cliff abyss.

Su Chunsheng fell down and disappeared into the night.

The surroundings were silent. The dozens of white-clothed youths were panicking. They originally thought that Liu Chao had said that he wanted to kill Su Chunsheng out of anger, but they never thought that Liu Chao would really kill this fool. At this moment, no one dared to speak anymore. Their faces were incomparably pale.

"Let's go!"

The leader of the group, Liu Chao, spat out a mouthful of saliva. He turned around and left with big strides. Everyone left in a hurry.

Boom!

A loud sound was heard between the heaven and earth. It sounded like a thunderclap.

A bizarre pitch-black figure appeared. Now that they had arrived at the spot where the youths had been standing earlier, they lowered their heads to look at the scarlet blood and sighed slightly.

"The human heart is sinister."