Cultivating Through The Game-Chapter 555 - 317: The Dagger Appears

On the other side, Lin Qingqing and her group had already reached the exit of the maze. They stood at the entrance, looking in the direction they had come from, hoping to see a sign of Lu Yu.

After waiting for a long time, there was still no sign of Lu Yu.

Wei Long said: "Let's go out first, anyway, we left some marks. He can find the exit by following them."

Chen Qingyun and Luo Heng nodded in agreement. They were still afraid that Wei Long would hold a grudge for the previous incident of surrounding and attacking him, so they behaved exceptionally well.

Lin Qingqing waited a bit longer, but still didn't see Lu Yu. She sighed, turned around, and said, "Let's go."

The group walked out of the maze through the exit of the Lucky Maze, and the next moment, they were standing in front of the upper-level ancient castle.

At the entrance of the castle, the Wolf Butler stood straight, waiting for their arrival.

"Congratulations on passing the Lucky Maze. According to the master's rules, each of you can choose a gift, and the guest who got an extra chance can choose another gift to take with you." The Wolf Butler said flatly.

This was Luo Feng's first time seeing the Wolf Butler. He observed it carefully and didn't sense any danger. It seemed to show no hostility towards the group.

The group walked into the castle hall, where five crystal pools filled with liquid Spiritual Qi were placed.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were drawn to the treasures on the stone pillars, each considering in their hearts what treasure to choose.

Wei Long spoke first: "With the help of these spiritual pools, everyone can quickly break through the barrier to the Qi Sea realm, so let's first select a Spiritual Object for refining Divine Soldiers."

With his reminder, everyone realized that they could leverage these spiritual pools to break through the barriers of the Qi Sea realm, and their hearts burned with anticipation.

Luo Feng still retained a shred of reason in his heart and did not get carried away by the treasures and resources in front of him. His heart was filled with doubt; how could the outer races possibly leave such precious resources for humans?

There must be a conspiracy within.

Even though the Wolf Butler said these things were gifts for the guests, and it was acting on the master's orders.

However, to most of the outer races, humans were absolutely not guests, but enemies.

Of course, it can also be said that the Demon Spirit Race had been extinct for thousands of years and had not developed a significant hatred towards humans, so they weren't opposing races.

But Luo Feng still couldn't believe that such a cunning outer race would willingly leave such valuable treasures here to give to other races.

This completely defies logic, unless the castle's master had ulterior motives.

If it were him, he would definitely choose to take all the treasures away, even if it meant dying with them rather than handing them over to another race.

"I want this one." Luo Heng pointed to an item on a stone pillar.

The Wolf Butler waved its arm, and the stone pillar lowered smoothly to be level with Luo Heng's waist.

Luo Heng walked to the pillar and took out an object, a palm-sized multicolored scale appeared in his hand, this was the reverse scale of the Ancient Taixu Dragon.

The Ancient Taixu Dragon sheds one reverse scale every thousand years, and this scale was a relic once obtained by the Demon Spirit Race.

As for plucking a reverse scale from the Ancient Taixu Dragon, that's completely impossible; the Ancient Taixu Dragon is a mighty existence equivalent to the Evil God who destroyed the Demon Spirit Empire.

So, it can only be the Ancient Taixu Dragon's relic.

Although Luo Heng didn't know which creature's scale it was, the powerful energy contained within it made his heart race with excitement. If he could refine it into a Divine Soldier, the power would indeed be immense.

Moreover, it was a biological tissue-type Spiritual Object, giving a significant chance to refine a Divine Soldier that enhances physical attributes.

Others also chose their desired Spiritual Objects. Here, everything was of unparalleled rarity, so without much hesitation, they each selected what matched their attributes.

Additionally, the four people with extra selection opportunities chose another item that could be used immediately after everyone else had made their choices, as per Luo Feng's suggestion.

Compared to rare Spiritual Objects, treasures that could directly enhance combat power were more reassuring.

After making their selections, Wei Long was the first to walk to a spiritual pool and said: "While it's now, quickly seize the time to cultivate. After breaking through the Qi Sea realm barrier, our chances of returning to the Divine Martial World will greatly increase."

He entered one of the spiritual pools, sitting cross-legged as the liquid Spiritual Qi enveloped half of his body.

The group could feel the immense commotion created by Wei Long's cultivation, sensing his power growing with each moment, filling them with excitement.

Luo Heng eagerly entered a spiritual pool, as did the others, one after another, beginning their cultivation.

Luo Feng stood by the spiritual pool, hesitated to enter, reached his hand into the pool, and carefully sensed the energy within — it was pure, concentrated Spiritual Qi, without anything else mixed in.

The master of the Demon Spirit Castle seemed to genuinely intend to give the treasures left here to those who were fated.

The Wolf Butler stood beside them, without urging them, quietly watching everyone.

Luo Feng waited for a long time, observing that everyone else had already entered a deep cultivation state, fully immersed in their training, and no anomalies occurred.

"Maybe I'm overthinking it." Luo Feng mocked himself inwardly.

Inside his spiritual pool, he sat cross-legged and began cultivating. Unlike others, he didn't devote his full attention to cultivation but kept his mind alert to any outside threats, fearing an attack at this moment.

Lu Yu's figure appeared late at the entrance. Before Wolf Butler could extend his hand in greeting, Lu Yu shouted to everyone, "Leave now! It's a conspiracy of the Demon Spirit Empire!"

His voice was thunderous, awakening all those engrossed in cultivation.

Just as they were deeply enjoying their practice, Lu Yu interrupted, and Luo Heng couldn't help but become irritated, saying, "Why yell that loud? I know you want to cultivate too, but there's no space now. Wait until we finish, then you can start!"

Luo Feng had entered the spiritual pool late and had just settled in when Lu Yu startled him.

Upon hearing Lu Yu's words, his cautious instinct was to leave.

Yet, Luo Heng's voice made Luo Feng think that perhaps Lu Yu merely wanted to take his cultivation spot and was luring him away.

Luo Feng frowned, shaking his head forcefully, puzzled by this unusual thought.

Nevertheless, he didn't leave the spiritual pool but rather, in the face of this idea, sat back down instead of standing.

Chen Qingyun, eyes closed, spoke, "Lu Yu, don't rush; wait until we finish our practice, then it's your turn."

Lin Qingqing stayed silent, her brows tightly furrowed as if in a nightmare.

Wei Long sat quietly in the spiritual pool, remaining silent without showing any sign of abnormality.

Wolf Butler's eyes flickered as he walked towards Lu Yu, "Guest, you've passed the master's game. Please choose a gift; pick your reward!"

Lu Yu looked at Wolf Butler approaching and suddenly felt restricted by invisible walls around him, as if sealed in amber, unable to move.

"Quick, act! They're beginning soul possession!" Wei Long's soul body shouted outside the castle gates.

Upon hearing him, Wolf Butler turned his head sharply, grinning slightly with sharp wolf teeth, "Another guest! Quite neglectful of me, please come in."

Wei Long's soul body rapidly retreated to distance from Wolf Butler, nearly devoid of combat ability, relying on his soul state to ignore physical obstacles, clearly no match for him.

"Break it open!" Lu Yu unleashed his blood power explosively, shattering the surrounding invisible walls.

Wolf Butler furrowed his brows as stronger, sturdier invisible walls appeared around Lu Yu, sealing him in.

Lu Yu's eyes widened, and the Shocking God Stab flew towards Wolf Butler.

The Shocking God Stab was launched before the invisible walls appeared, striking the unprepared Wolf Butler.

Wolf Butler's body momentarily froze before quickly returning to normal, "Such a weak psychic attack is nothing to me..."

Before finishing his sentence, he suddenly felt his body lose control, unable to execute core commands.

The invisible walls around Lu Yu dissipated as Wolf Butler lost bodily control.

Lu Yu smirked, realizing the Shocking God Stab attack was a feint; the true damage lay in the hidden key command within it.

The key command severed the connection between Wolf Butler's core and body, stripping away his strength.

Lu Yu seized the chance to strike, delivering a powerful punch to Wolf Butler's face, leaving a dent and sending his body flying.

He looked at his fist, surprised that it had suffered an injury during the attack.

The injury was minor, swiftly healed by his self-healing ability before it could be seen.

Causing injury through mere passive defense indicated Wolf Butler's material was exceptionally high-grade.

Wolf Butler's head wasn't smashed by Lu Yu's blood-rage punch, demonstrating the terrifying resilience of his body.

Watching the fallen Wolf Butler, Lu Yu rushed towards the four seated in the pool; saving lives was more crucial than defeating Wolf Butler.

Sitting in the pool, Wei Long suddenly opened his eyes, stepped out to block Lu Yu.

His gaze turned ancient and solemn, filled with authority; he spoke, "Why not join us? There's no need to resist. We'd live and die together; your life is our life."

Lu Yu laughed aloud, "Haha! Your so-called bond is just soul possession, replacing us with you."

"Bah! Cut the crap! If it's soul possession, call it that!"

"No matter how nicely you phrase it, you still want our lives, our bodies!"

Lu Yu approached the possessor Wei Long step by step, speaking mercilessly.