In front of a vast square, ten figures suddenly appeared.
"Is this the secret space where the Netherworld Palace is located?"
Lu Qing felt the extremely rich spiritual energy around him, as well as the dark and deep palace in the distance that was as towering as a mountain.
I knew clearly in my heart that this was probably the headquarters of Netherworld Palace.
It is rumored that the headquarters of Netherworld Palace is not in the Tianyuan World, but in a secret space. Now it seems that it is indeed true.
Not long ago, after the trial, a beam of light appeared in front of the cave that Lu Qing temporarily opened.
At the same time, a voice appeared in his mind, saying that he had passed the trial, entered the teleportation beam, and could leave the trial space.
This also made Lu Qing more certain that every move of the trialists was under the control of Netherworld Palace.
But he didn't show it. After confirming that there was no problem with the teleportation beam, he stepped in and came directly here.
Lu Qing looked around again and found that there were a few familiar faces among the other nine people who came in with him.
The man with the elephant trunk, the saint from the Biluo Palace, and the Taoist disciple of Daoxuguan are all in it.
Similarly, the men with elephant trunks who were also looking around were all shocked when they saw Lu Qing.
Especially the elephant-trunk man and Daoxuguan Daozi, their eyes showed a hint of awe unconsciously.
Although they knew that this mysterious man with a grimace mask could definitely pass the test.
But when I saw him again, I couldn't help but feel shocked.
After seeing this person's strength with their own eyes, they all knew how big the gap between themselves and Lu Qing was.
The Saint of Biluo Palace also showed mixed emotions when she saw Lu Qing.
She had already known what happened that day from Daoxuguan Daozi's mouth.
I understand that I was indeed saved by this mysterious man that day, and he even killed the evil demon.
Just when the Saint of Biluo Palace was hesitating whether to step forward to thank Lu Qing.
Suddenly, a figure gradually appeared in front of them, attracting everyone's attention.
"Congratulations, little guys, you have passed the trial and can become peripheral members of our Netherworld Palace." The speaker was a man in black robes wearing a beast mask. His aura was extremely thick and had some evil intent, which made everyone feel suffocated.
Everyone suddenly felt a chill in their hearts, knowing that this person must be at the level of the Yuanshen realm.
They knew that there must be more to come, so they did not speak and waited quietly.
Sure enough, the man in the beast mask waved his hand, and ten black jade tokens appeared out of thin air, and it was Lu Qing's turn.
"This Netherworld Jade Card is your identity certificate. As long as you leave the soul mark in it and refine it, you will officially become a peripheral member of our Netherworld Palace."
Everyone caught the black jade token and after examining it, without hesitation, they all left their own soul marks on it.
Then, soon, everyone’s faces showed surprise.
"It seems that you have all discovered the strangeness of the Netherworld Jade Tablet. Okay, little guys, you can study it slowly after you go out. I hope we can meet again one day."
While the Saint of Biluo Palace and others were surprised by the information contained in the Netherworld Jade Tablet, the man in the beast mask suddenly flicked his sleeves.
Immediately afterwards, they felt their whole bodies tense up. Before they could understand what was going on, they were already swallowed up by a small space vortex and disappeared.
Only Lu Qing, holding the jade sign, looked at this scene with some vigilance.
Not only because the Saint of Biluo Palace and the others were suddenly teleported away, but also because he discovered that among the ten people who passed the trial, he was the only one who stayed where he was and was not teleported out.
Looking at Lu Qing's vigilant look, the man in the beast mask laughed: "Little guy, don't be nervous. The reason why I kept you is because you won the first place in this trial. As agreed in advance, we have an additional reward for you."
"Reward?"
Lu Qing naturally remembered what the man in the devil mask said at the beginning of the trial.
It’s just that he originally thought that the rewards would be given at a more formal time, but he didn’t expect that they would be sent away before they could even enter the real Netherworld Palace.
“Is this the so-called outsider? He is really outsider.” Lu Qing thought to himself.
"Yes, it's the reward. The first place in this trial, according to the rules of our Netherworld Palace, you can get a reward. Little guy, what do you want, a skill, a magic weapon, or an elixir?"
"Can you still choose?"
Lu Qing's heart moved, but he did not choose immediately, but asked道：「前辈，不知这功法，法宝和丹药，都是什么级别的？」
「放心吧，奖励的价值都是差不多的，功法的话，你可以选择一门元神境功法，法宝的话，可以选择一件极品法宝，至于丹药，那也是上品灵丹。」
陆青陷入了沉思中。
The man in the beast mask did not disturb him and waited quietly for him to make a choice.
If it was the external members who were trying him in the past, he would naturally not have such patience, let alone give so many choices.
But this kid in front of me is different.
In the mysterious space, he watched Lu Qing's entire trial process from beginning to end, and he knew very well how defiant the ghost-faced masked boy in front of him was.
If you step into the Yuanshen realm in the future, you are more likely to soar into the sky and become the dazzling top Yuanshen power.
Hence, he was still happy to make some good karma with him in advance.
Lu Qing thought for a while, then raised his head and said, "Senior, I wonder if this junior can convert this reward into spiritual stones?"
"Converted into spirit stones?"
The man in the murderer's mask was stunned. He did not expect that Lu Qing would suddenly ask this.
, it’s also difficult to buy. If you exchange it for a spiritual stone, it will be impossible to exchange it for your reward at the same price after you leave here.”
The man in the beast mask took a deep look at Lu Qing, and finally nodded: "I don't care, as long as you don't regret it in the future."
After saying that, a storage bag appeared in his hand and he threw it to Lu Qing.
"Here are three thousand middle-grade spiritual stones. Take a look and see if the number is correct."
"Thank you, senior."
Lu Qing took the storage bag and put it away without counting.
The man in the beast mask ignored his little gesture: "Okay, now the reward is given to you, do you have anything else to ask?"
Lu Qing thought for a moment, then shook his head: "Junior, I have no other questions."
He naturally had many questions in his heart, but he understood better that since the other party didn't take the initiative to say it, there was no need to ask.
Otherwise, if you speak rashly and violate any taboos, you will lose more than you gain.
Anyway, his purpose of participating in the trial this time has been achieved.
"Since you have no other questions, prepare to leave. Little guy, make good use of the Nether Jade Card in your hand. If your assassination level is high enough, maybe we can meet one day."
After saying that, the man in the beast mask flicked his sleeves, and a force of space immediately enveloped Lu Qing.
Lu Qing did not resist and allowed the force of space to envelope him and bring him into a space vortex.
From beginning to end, the man in the beast mask did not even ask Lu Qing to take off his mask and sent him out.
When Lu Qing's figure disappeared completely, the man in the beast mask still stood there, not moving.
Suddenly, there was a breeze, and more than ten figures suddenly appeared behind him. They were the same group of mysterious figures who had been watching the entire trial process in the mysterious space.
"How about it, how do you feel about being in close contact with this kid?" A figure asked.
"I can't see clearly." The man in the beast mask shook his head, "This kid seems to be in a fog. Even my secret method can't figure out his origin at all. There should be a strange treasure on his body that can shield the calculation of cause and effect."
"I've already seen it. I’m telling you, this guy’s origins are mysterious, and he obviously has unimaginable power behind him. How can you easily deduce his origins?”
As soon as this last sentence came out, all the figures fell silent for a moment.
Speaking of it, they also felt strange.
Originally, according to their expectations, the adult should be moved by the evil face and masked boy's performance in the trial space.
As it turned out, in the end, there were no more instructions from above except for them to follow the rules.
Is it really as they guessed that the person behind this kid, even the adult, is afraid?
Thinking of this, all the mysterious figures couldn't help but feel a little shocked.
They know very well how powerful that adult is.
That is a great existence that stands at the top of several surrounding fairy realms.
Even he is afraid of, must be the existence of the same level.
It seems that the background of this ghost-faced masked boy is more terrifying than they imagined.
The atmosphere was stagnant for a while, and then a figure said with some difficulty: "It seems that the disciple that the master wants is not in our Tianyuan world. It is said that trials are also being held in other big worlds. Maybe he will choose someone from there."
"It seems so." Other figures nodded.
But, they remembered the scene where Lu Qingjian killed Cang Jue in the trial space.
Suddenly, I had some doubts in my heart. Are there really any geniuses among the trialists in other worlds who can compare to the kid with the ghost face mask?
Just as the thoughts of the mysterious figures were fluctuating, deep in the black palace, there was also a black and white figure sitting opposite each other.
In the middle of the two of them, there was a chessboard, and they were playing chess slowly.
ifier over you and me, you and I have never seen that young man's talent before.
"Yes, his talent is indeed evil. Even my few incompetent direct disciples are inferior to him when they were in the Golden Core Realm."
Another black figure also picked up a black chess piece and put it on the chessboard.
"But you also discovered that there is a fog shrouding this young man's body. Even you and I can't see it completely.
Such a character, either a person with great supernatural powers personally takes action to help him hide the secrets of the sky, or else he is an anomaly who inherits the great destiny of heaven and earth. .
"Yes, this guy is indeed strange. Given our level, we can't even see through his origins. There must be something fishy in it." The white figure nodded.
"These are troubled times, and anomalies like this are too difficult to control. If he involves us all in the future, it will be a blessing or a curse." The black figure shook his head and sighed.
To be honest, it is impossible to say that Lu Qing was not moved when he saw his performance in the trial space.
Even if he was in the Golden Core Realm, what he could do was nothing more than that.
In other words, with Lu Qing's potential, it is very likely that he will grow to his level in the future.
At that time, their side will definitely receive another big boost, and their confidence in dealing with the future disaster will become even greater.
But the unexplainable mystery about Lu Qing also made him afraid.
Anomalies like this are destined to stir up the wind and clouds wherever they go and become the center of the whirlpool.
It’s okay for him to be weak in cultivation now, but when he enters the Yuanshen realm in the future, he may cause quite a stir.
As the calamity is getting closer and closer, such anomalies may themselves be factors that trigger the calamity.
He could not guarantee whether he could stabilize the situation.
So even though he was very moved, in the end, he decided to do nothing and let Lu Qing leave.
"But didn't you say that on a whim, you need to recruit another disciple? If you don't even accept this young man, is it possible that you have a more suitable candidate?" The white figure asked strangely.
At their level, whims are not easy to appear.
But once it appears, it means that something closely related to them will happen.
Since Youying said that he wanted to accept another disciple, he couldn't be wrong.
“Yes, I do have a good candidate. I feel that she should be able to inherit my mantle.” The black figure smiled.
“Oh, it’s not easy to be favored by you. Who is better than this young man?” I fell in love with this young man, but she has a strange physique, but she is very suitable for practicing the techniques of my lineage, and she is destined to do so."
"Really, I have to see it." The white figure suddenly became interested.
He knows how stringent the physical requirements of Youying's lineage of cultivation are.
"That's good, the trial over there happens to be over, let's go over and have a look."
"Let's go then."
As the last words were spoken, the two figures had disappeared, leaving only the unfinished game of chess still in place.