The Romantic Cultivator

After entering the trial portal, Ji Yuan soon found himself in a spatial space.

“You are finally back. I’ve thought that you don’t have the courage to enter this trial.” The familiar voice of the Trial Spirit said.

Ji Yuan was surprised to hear the same voice of the Trial Spirit that he had encountered in the last trial.

“It is you again?”

“I have the ability to disguise my voice,” The Trial Spirit chuckled softly.

Ji Yuan was startled, “You mean that I was talking to you all this while?”

The Trial Spirit chuckled softly, “But since you are here already, I need to warn you that this trial is most dangerous. I believe that you have already read the black stele outside. You are allowed to use a golden talisman to escape from this trial but you will fail this trial as a result. You have 40 days remaining for this trial. 30 days have already passed since this trial has begun…”

Ji Yuan interrupted, “What is the objective of this Abyssal Trial?”

The voice of the Trial Spirit said from above Ji Yuan, “It is a slaughter trial. You get slaughter points from killing the Abyssals in the Dark Abyssal. It won’t be easy.”

Ji Yuan asked curiously, “I will be turned into an Abyssal for this trial?”

“Who told you this?” The Trial Spirit frowned.

Ji Yuan: …

He laughed weakly, “Hahaha… I just asking…”

Then he quickly asked, “Since you can’t return to the Immortal Realm, you can lend me your strength after this trial is done?”

The Trial Spirit smiled, “It will depend on your trial results.”

Ji Yuan smiled bitterly, “This is a little tough. It is because I am actually a friendly cultivator.”

The Trial Spirit said, “I am going to send you on your way now. Farewell.”

“Wait!” Ji Yuan hastily said, “This time round you won’t send me to the most dangerous place, right?”

“Why should I?” The Trial Spirit said.

Ji Yuan looked quite relieved and he was grinning again. “Haha. That’s good. I can be on my way now.”

“Good luck to you,” The Trial Spirit said and a flash of light had taken Ji Yuan away. 

When Ji Yuan was taken away, the Trial Spirit chuckled softly. “Why should I not take you to the most dangerous place?”

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The flash of light had taken Ji Yuan to a blight mountainous landscape and the heavens were gloomy. Although the heavens were gloomy, it still radiated a red light that lit up the surrounding horizons. 

Ji Yuan looked at the desolate landscape and he could not see a single blade of grass or trees, “This is the Dark Abyssal Realm?”

He took a deep breath as he extended his divine sense to his surroundings; the spiritual energies here were indeed weak and there was another type of energy here which was tyrannical in nature.

Ji Yuan thought that this may be the infernal energies of the Dark Abyssal Realm.

Just as Ji Yuan was about to explore his surroundings, he was startled by a gigantic tyrannical dark flying creature in the heavens. 

Nine rank profound beast! 

Ji Yuan had immediately gauged the rank of this profound monster with his divine sense.

This was actually the Dark Abyssal Serpent. 

And above this Dark Abyssal Serpent were a dozen red scaly humanoids with wicked horns on their heads and backs.

These humanoids were indeed the Abyssals and they were twice the height of Ji Yuan.𝑵𝗈𝑣𝓔𝓁𝑵𝗲xt.𝐜𝑜𝚖

Ji Yuan carefully concealed himself as he watched the Dark Abyssal Serpent flew away and he was in awe.

“These Abyssals look really formidable and have strong vibes. I wonder if I will be able to fight them?” 

He was not crazy to fight 10 Abyssals and a powerful nine rank profound beast at the same time. 

A short while later, Ji Yuan continued to speed his way across the desolate wasteland. 

4 hours later, Ji Yuan had already sped 400 miles when he saw a small caravan below the mountains.

He saw that there were a dozen Abyssals driving the caravan and they were leading many men and maidens in chains. 

There were roughly around 100 of these men and maidens in chains. 

Ji Yuan saw that many of the men and maidens had pointed ears and he was gasping, “They are Spiritas?” 

And he also saw that some of the pointed ears men and maidens had red eyes too and he was startled that they were the demonic race. 

But he was soon staring at the dozen Abyssals below.

Finally, Ji Yuan had made a decision to confront them as he jumped down in the path of the caravan; he simply had to know how strong the Abyssals were.

The 12 Abyssals were startled that a golden celestial had suddenly appeared in their path.

But they were soon roaring with jovial laughter when they saw that it was only a lone cultivator.

All 12 of the Abyssals had quickly displayed their fierce infernal auras when Ji Yuan had approached them.

Ji Yuan could see that 1 of the Abyssals were of the seventh cultivation realm, 3 were of the sixth cultivation realm and the other 8 Abyssals were of the lower cultivation realms.

Ji Yuan had immediately displayed Xiang Li from his immortal scabbard and pointed at the highest cultivation realm Abyssal, “Let them all go at once!”

He was not sure if the Abyssals could actually understand him.

The highest cultivation realm level Abyssal could actually understand him since Ji Yuan was not the only celestial that had visited the Dark Abyssal. 

He roared with wicked laughter as he pulled a heaven-step wicked double razor divine sword from his back, “Celestial, leave behind your emperor divine sword and all your other profound treasures. Then I, Abyssal Great Lord Gui Gongkui may consider sparing your dear life!” 

By displaying his emperor-step divine sword, Ji Yuan had also displayed his cultivation realm to the seventh level and he was feeling strange that this Abyssal could still be so bold with his words.

Ji Yuan grinned, “What if I say no?”

Abyssal Great Lord Gui Gongkui laughed jovially as he had suddenly raised his divine weapon at Ji Yuan and he had clashed his sword with Ji Yuan’s sword, “Then you shall die in this place and I shall use your blood to feed my blood cultivation!”

  There was a large thunderous clash when the two swords had clashed against each other. 

And Ji Yuan was startled when he was forced to take 10 steps backward!

This Abyssal’s profound strength was twice as powerful as Ji Yuan despite his newly cultivation strength and it was on par with a 8th cultivation realm cultivator! 

Ji Yuan was thoroughly shocked; if this Abyssal had a better divine sword, then his profound power that was displayed by his profound strength may even be much stronger than him.

But then, Ji Yuan was like a dwarf in the presence of this towering Abyssal Great Lord Gui Gongkui. Size did matter after all, it seemed.

But Ji Yuan continued to grin, “I must admit that my brute profound strength isn’t as strong as you but I wonder if you are able to handle my profound sword arts?”

Abyssal Great Lord Gui Gongkui laughed heartily as though he had just heard the funniest joke ever and he had even turned to look at his compatriots before him who were all laughing jovially along with him.

“You are the 49 great celestials that I have killed and won’t be the last in my long life. Muhahaha…”

Great celestials naturally referred to the great saints that he had killed in the past.

The hundred men and maidens were all staring blankly at Ji Yuan and they were quiet; it was because they did not think that Ji Yuan would even have a chance against the Abyssal Great Lord Gui Gongkui.

In fact, most great saints could not even beat a sixth realm Abyssal lord. 

In the Dark Abyssal, the Abyssals were the overlords and none of the other races except for the Chaos Race could hope to contest with them in terms of pure profound strength and power.

Ji Yuan jumped to make his attack and he had immediately displayed his Sacred Pillar Sword as a white flare light shimmered like a bolt of light from his sword.

This was Ji Yuan’s miracle sword art and it could magnify his profound power by 3 times. 

But to Ji Yuan’s astonished surprise, his powerful profound sword art was blocked by the Abyssal Great Lord Gui Gongkui who had mustered a fiery infernal aura around him that immediately doubled his profound strength. 

Ji Yuan gasped with shock as he was suddenly forced back and he was slammed with a thunderous explosion into the rocky cliff that was behind him! 

Great Lord Gui Gongkui roared with hearty laughter, “Is this the best that you can actually do?”

Many of the chained men and maidens were shaking their heads silently; yet another celestial had died.