Chapter 675: Chapter 413: Three Challenges_1

After a long time, Logan discerned a clue. In fact, the fragment itself was not important; what was crucial was the Rule Power contained within it.

Leaving that place, Logan continued on to a mountain forest where he used a thousand Spirit Stones and laid them around the perimeter. Then, in the very center, he set up an array that absorbed Spiritual Energy.

Dozens of people didn’t understand why, but still, they closely followed Logan. They had been trapped here for decades, and now Logan was their only hope of breaking the deadlock.

The next moment, the surging Spiritual Energy of the entire mountain forest rushed towards the Spirit Gathering Array, and the scenery around the stele vanished into nothingness in an instant.

The dozens of people were shocked beyond measure, while Logan revealed a slight smile. Everything was exactly as he had guessed, and now it was time to consider how to leave this place.

The stele was nothing more than a decoy; it was because it contained a trace of the Law’s Force that it had deceived these dozens of Sanctuary Powerhouses for so long, making them believe that the key to escaping the dilemma surely lay at the stele. Thus, even after being trapped for decades, they stubbornly remained there.

The mountain forest was rich in Spiritual Energy, but where did that energy come from? As Logan walked through the forest, the hundred Spirit Stones he had just laid down were now dull and dimmed, their Spiritual Energy absorbed by his own Spirit Gathering Array, save for one stone that still pulsed with rich energy.

Logan determined that this was the key to escape, and with a punch, he shattered the ground, and the next moment, he had vanished from sight.

In the next instant, he found himself amidst a dense fog, which must signify the third challenge. However, the fog was too thick, and Logan couldn’t see his surroundings clearly. Even using his spiritual sense to explore was useless. Hesitant to act rashly, for fear of stumbling into danger, he stood still.

Back in the mountain forest, the dozens of Sanctuary Powerhouses watched as Logan fell into the crevice, all of them taken aback yet unsure whether to follow.

One of the Sanctuary Powerhouses shook his head in regret, “There must be an Abyss below. Logan is too young, his life is lost just like that!”

“Lucky we stayed away just now. That’s a challenge set by a Powerhouse above the Sanctuary Realm. Who does Logan think he is? His soul must have shattered to pieces.”

The other people heaved a sigh as well. Logan was so young with a promising future ahead. Yet he insisted on venturing into the Ancient Secret Realm, and this was the outcome—an admonition to the youth that those of lower Realm must remain humble.

Holy Daoist furrowed his brow, sensing that something was amiss. “Did Logan really fall down there? Just now, he seemed quite confident. What if that was the way to the third challenge?”

This remark made sense, yet no one dared to go down and verify it themselves. After all, if it wasn’t the exit to the challenge, what awaited them was death. So everyone stayed put, some tried to use their powerful spiritual sense to probe, but they were stopped by a surge of Rule Power.

The dozens chose silence, facing a stalemate. The spot where the stele had been was now nothingness. They could only stay in this part of the mountain forest, but what should they do next?

“Why not give it a try?” Wexler Daoist proposed to Holy Daoist, also believing that Logan had reached the third challenge, having witnessed Logan’s abilities firsthand.

The Holy Daoist pondered for a long time. Their group had been trapped here for decades, even despairing to the point of being resigned to their fate, convinced that leaving this level was impossible. Logan’s arrival had given them a glimmer of hope. Now that he had left, were they really doomed to remain stuck here?

They had not much life-span left anyway, and if they continued lingering on this second challenge, they probably wouldn’t last another decade. After working so hard to reach the Sanctuary, who would want to pass away in obscurity?

Finally, the Holy Daoist nodded and addressed the others, “Since they dare not, let us go ahead. Even if there’s an Abyss below, so be it.”

Holy Daoist leaped downwards, followed closely by Wexler Daoist, while the remaining dozens of Sanctuary Powerhouses looked at each other, indecisive. Now that some had chosen to believe, what about them?

The Cloud Sky Taoist had a good relationship with Wexler Daoist, even considering each other as close friends. Wexler Daoist was certainly not reckless. Besides, the young Logan had some real capabilities and had saved members of the Cloud Sky Sect. If he wasn’t lying, he must indeed be a Powerhouse.

After a moment’s hesitation, Cloud Sky Taoist also jumped down. He had entered the Ancient Secret Realm with fewer than fifty years of his life-span remaining and having been trapped for so many years, he probably had only a year and a half left at most. He knew that he was more capable than the rest of the Sanctuary Powerhouses, who were left undecided, so he preferred to take a risk.

“The Holy Daoist joined us only ten years ago, yet after all, he is from the Saint Sky Sect of the Central Region, the greatest Sect. The strong ones from Saint Sky Sect are never fools. Everyone, consider this carefully. As for me, I’m quite intrigued. What is there to hesitate about when we’re all on the brink of death?”

Whether Logan fell into an Abyss or has reached the third challenge was not known, but since some chose to believe, they now had to make their decision.

“After all, we’ve been trapped for decades; if it comes to it, so be it, death it is!” More than a dozen others followed down, and after a short time, the rest made the leap too; some had only a few years of life-span remaining. If they didn’t seize this chance, their life would indeed come to an end.

In the blink of an eye, Holy Daoist and the others arrived amidst the fog, and the dozens who followed realized they had reached the third challenge upon seeing the mist.

Meanwhile, Logan was merely a few meters away: “You’ve got quite the courage. I thought you all cherished your lives too much to dare follow me!”