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Chapter 254 Trial
Tu Xiaoxiao also sat on the stone bench, crossed her arms, and asked in a very unfriendly tone, "What exactly did you use to force her to go in?"
Upon hearing this, both Huo Die and Feng Yu stood up: "A threat?"
Tu Xiaoxiao immediately added fuel to the fire: "Yes, Shen Yao said she has something important with her, and we must get it."
Huo Die said in a cold tone, "I would appreciate it if Miss Long could explain this clearly."
Long Jiajia scoffed, "Tu Xiaoxiao, have you gotten a formal title from Sister Shen yet?"
Tu Xiaoxiao's momentum diminished considerably, and she said in a low voice, clearly unconvinced, "No."
"Hahaha." After laughing a few times, Long Jiajia pointed to the door: "Then please leave. This is not something you can hear about."
Tu Xiaoxiao gritted her teeth in anger. After a moment of stalemate with Long Jiajia's mocking expression, she stood up and stormed out of the room.
Long Jiajia poured Huo Die a cup of hot tea and said to Feng Yu, "You go out too."
Feng Yu's facial muscles twitched, and she said confidently, "I have a legitimate status."
"So what?" Long Jiajia said nonchalantly, "Shen Yao said you'll abandon her soon, who knows what will happen between you two in the future."
Huo Die said in an unhappy tone, "Don't try to sow discord."
Feng Yu was extremely aggrieved. How could he possibly abandon Yan Zhou? "Don't talk nonsense. My wife would never say such a thing."
"Believe it or not," Long Jiajia continued to shoo him away. "Anyway, I can only talk to her father about this."
Feng Yu frowned, glanced at the green spirit fire in the small tower, greeted Huo Die, and left the room.
Huo Die sat down: "Now you can talk."
Long Jiajia took a sip of tea and said only three words: "Activate the Spirit Seal".
Tu Xiaoxiao, who was standing outside kicking the wall in frustration, saw Feng Yu, who was also looking annoyed, and immediately laughed: "Hahaha, you got kicked out too?"
Feng Yu glanced at him, stood by the stone corridor looking at the Trial Tower, and ignored him.
Tu Xiaoxiao scoffed and looked at the Trial Tower as well. So what if you have a title? You were still kicked out.
The Dragon Family Trial Tower tests one's abilities and willpower.
Each cultivator will encounter different situations upon entering, and the Trial Tower will create a trial environment tailored to their individual circumstances.
The tower has seven levels, which test the seven obstacles of greed, anger, ignorance, hatred, love, evil, and desire.
Once inside the Trial Tower, the tower spirit will increase the difficulty of the trial from the first to the seventh floor, based on the cultivator's own level of attachment to the seven kinds of obsessions.
Long Jiajia only gave a general introduction, saying that the Trial Tower could test willpower, without providing any details. This was because all the cultivators who came out of the Trial Tower seemed to be under a restriction, unable to describe their experiences inside the tower, and could only summarize it as: "Training willpower."
In other words, every member of the Long family who passed the trial knew the truth, but they couldn't say it out loud.
Because of the existence of the Trial Tower, the willpower of the Long family cultivators is extraordinary. Those who pass the Trial Tower rarely develop mental obstacles.
Shen Yao entered the first level, where greed was put to the test.
Upon entering the first floor, the first thing she saw was a golden dragon statue, surrounded by rare treasures, many perfect stones, and precious minerals.
Taking something without asking is considered stealing. This is the Long family's trial tower, and Shen Yao would not take anything, no matter how good it is, without permission.
In addition, she possesses the All-Spirit Stone Bead, a collection of perfect stones that she could never spend in a lifetime. She can buy any kind of good thing, and even the most precious treasures cannot arouse her greed.
After admiring the view, she found the portal to leave and went up to the second floor.
The first layer of the Greed Formation wasn't triggered at all.
The second floor resembled a large meditation room, with many lotus scripture illustrations hanging on the walls. Shen Yao became more vigilant as soon as she entered, as the cultivation world consisted entirely of Taoist practitioners, with no Buddhist sects.
In the meditation room, there was a monk with his back to her. His red robe, which was moving without wind, stood out vividly in the dim room.
Shen Yao put her hands behind her back, and the Ice Soul Sword appeared in her hand.
"Amitabha." The red-robed monk turned around smoothly: "Put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot. Benefactor, you must not have any thoughts of killing."
The red-robed monk gradually appeared in front of her. Shen Yao saw his face clearly; he was handsome and otherworldly, strikingly so, with a red mole on his forehead, exactly like the legendary demon monk. Immediately, she became even more wary.
"Who are you?" Shen Yao asked, raising her chin without sheathing her Ice Soul Sword.
"Amitabha." The red-robed monk raised one hand, with a long string of sandalwood prayer beads hanging from it: "My Dharma name is Tanhuan."
Listen to this! What kind of good monk would choose such a lewd Dharma name?
Shen Yao scoffed coldly: "I don't care if you're indulging in pleasure or seeking pleasure. If you don't want to die, don't block my way of climbing the tower."
The red-robed monk waved his sleeve, and a long scroll of scriptures flew out from his sleeve, unfolding into a circle that surrounded Shen Yao and himself.
Two prayer cushions appeared on the ground. The red-robed monk sat down on the spot, put his hands together, and said, “Benefactor, you have committed too many killings and are too prejudiced. Why don’t you stay here for a while and listen to my sermon?”
Before Shen Yao could sit down, he began chanting to himself: "Pure and beautiful mother, golden mother... wondrous lotus longevity..."
Seeing that he was serious and composed, Shen Yao sat down on the futon to hear what Buddhist teachings he could expound.
The murmuring chanting made Shen Yao drowsy, but as she listened, the content of the scriptures began to seem strange…
What is this talk of purification altar dual cultivation... the unity of spirit and form... it all sounds filthy.
She looked up and saw that the monk's red robe had somehow come off, revealing a red undergarment underneath.
The red robes hung loosely on his body, the demonic monk's chest and belly were exposed, and his bewitching eyes seduced her. His tone was also very improper: "If you are not willing to listen to the sutra, why don't we put it into practice?"
Shen Yao took a deep breath, steadied herself, and asked him, "Master Tan Huan, there are skeletons everywhere at the foot of Mount Ling. Do you know why?"
Greedy Pleasure's loose red dress continued to fall down: "Why?"
Shen Yao smiled wickedly, stood up, and raised her sword to slash at him: "Because at the foot of Mount Ling, there are only wicked monks like you!"
The surrounding scriptures shattered, and the futon beneath the demonic monk carried him rapidly backward. Shen Yao pursued with her flying sword, but suddenly, with a 'whoosh' sound, a fox tail pierced through the demonic monk's chest from behind, ending his life.
The snow-white fox tail was stained with blood. Tu Xiaoxiao kicked the demon monk's corpse away, cursed angrily, and rushed to Shen Yao's side: "Sister Shen, are you alright?"
Shen Yao was surprised: "Why are you here?"
Tu Xiaoxiao angrily questioned, "You promised to come with me in three days, why didn't you listen to me?"
Shen Yao shifted her gaze to the lower right, staring at the bloodstains on the floor, and said guiltily, "I was beaten by Dad in front of you... I'm sorry."
Tu Xiaoxiao was even angrier: "Sorry, you're going to try to climb the tower all by yourself?"
Shen Yao remained silent, while Tu Xiaoxiao sighed helplessly, "Luckily I came."
“I could have killed him even if you hadn’t come…” Shen Yao muttered, but when she met Tu Xiaoxiao’s reproachful gaze, she pouted and swallowed her words.
Tu Xiaoxiao wrapped her arm with a clean fox tail: "Fine, I can't do anything with you. Let's find the entrance to the third floor first."