920 - Faced With Beauty (1)

"I will withdraw as well... Only one person can live. It's almost a definite death for us."

In just a short while, eight cultivators withdrew from the trial.

They did not have full confidence to obtain the inheritance of the Divine Phoenix.

If they failed, the only option they had was death.

Risking their lives for a destiny was too horrifying

No one had the courage to face such a gamble with only a slight chance of survival.

"You all don't even have such little amount of courage. How can you all have the qualifications to obtain the inheritance of the Divine Phoenix?" The scarlet figure looked in disappointment at the eight people who withdrew.

"Courage? Is courage more important than our lives?" One of the people who withdrew answered with a frown.

However, the moment that person finished speaking, the scene before everyone's eyes shattered once again.

Everyone was awakened. The cultivators who were previously crushed by the Divine Phoenix were standing at their original location, well and alive.

It was as though the gruesome scene from before never appeared. Even the smell of blood that lingered in the air had disappeared without a trace in an instant.

"It's an illusion again..."

Ye Qingtang mumbled to herself...

Everything that happened just now was probably another trial by Divine Phoenix.

The Divine Phoenix intentionally let everyone watch the scene of the cultivators being crushed as a test of their courage and determination...

The trials that the Divine Phoenix set were closely linked, and the illusions were extremely realistic. Even an illusion master was probably unable to distinguish illusion from reality. No one would suspect anything when encountering such a high-level illusion.

Even Ye Qingtang thought that those cultivators were killed by the Divine Phoenix. Never had she thought that this was actually still an illusion cast by the Divine Phoenix!

"This is all thanks to Ling Yan..."

Ye Qingtang mumbled.

If Ling Yan did not clearly tell her that she would definitely be able to obtain the inheritance of the Divine Phoenix, she probably would have thought of withdrawing as well.

This was not because Ye Qingtang was not courageous or determined enough.

In this rebirth, she still had many unfinished things. If she died at this moment, what difference was there from her previous life?

Having to meet death just because of the inheritance of the Divine Phoenix, Ye Qingtang naturally had to weigh her options carefully.

Moreover, the Dimension Wall of this mainland had already shattered. In no time, that mysterious ancient clan would arrive to collect that extraordinary lady's Spiritual Abode and destroy this entire mainland. The reason she required the inheritance of the Divine Phoenix and for coming to the Dragon Vein was all to become more powerful and eventually fight against those outsiders. Before that, she must not gamble with her life!

Once she lost the gamble, not only would she die, but everyone in Xuanling Sect, Ye family, her father, and friends would all die as well. She could not take this gamble.

This time, her life did not belong to herself.

If she died, she would not be able to save many others.

"You all lack awareness, courage, and determination. The inheritance of the Divine Phoenix must not be given to you all."

The Divine Phoenix looked disappointedly at the eight cultivators who initiated to withdraw and those who were not cautious and shook its head.

As the Divine Phoenix finished speaking, ten plus people were sent out of the land of inheritance and disappeared.

"The assessment will continue." The Divine Phoenix spoke.

"May I ask, what assessment it is?" Yin Yang Child asked curiously.

Upon hearing that, the young man in black armor convulsed with laughter. "Are you a fool? If the Divine Phoenix really told you, wouldn't you be prepared for it? Are you foolish or did you treat Lord Divine Phoenix as a fool?"

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921 - Faced With Beauty (2)

"What business is it of yours!" Yin Yang Child said coldly as he looked at the youth in black armor.

The youth in black armor was stunned. He was just about to speak when at the same moment, the Divine Phoenix said, "No matter. I'll tell you. The next test is lust."

"Lust?"

When they heard the Divine Phoenix's words, everyone exchanged glances. What did that mean?!

"To be precise, it is temptation. Your temptation will be actively produced by what you have seen and heard," the Divine Phoenix said.

Realization dawned after they heard the Divine Phoenix's words.

"Divine Phoenix, we will certainly be prepared now that you have revealed it... no matter how tempted we feel, we cannot possibly be moved... So, what is the purpose of the next stage's test?" A middle-aged man was puzzled. The Divine Phoenix had not given them any hints in the previous stages. Why was it suddenly being so agreeable now?

They were not stupid. Since they knew it was a test and that the situation was obviously created by the Divine Phoenix, they would not fall into the trap.

The Divine Phoenix only calmly shook its head in response to the middle-aged man's doubts. "This time, I will strip you of your ability to think rationally. You will not think that it is a test. I want to observe your instincts."

Strip them of their ability to think rationally?

What did that mean?

Could it be that... the Divine Phoenix was so powerful it could control their thinking?!!

Everyone was shocked, but they had no time for further consideration.

As the Divine Phoenix spoke, complete silence fell on the valley.

As they entered a trance, a dense fog descended...

Yin Yang Child stood in the black fog. A delicate fragrance seemed to linger in his surroundings.

Beside him stood a girl of stunning beauty. Her clothes were in disarray, and her eyes exuded tenderness.

Yin Yang Child looked rather puzzled. He did not know where he was or what he was doing

His mind was blank and completely devoid of former memories.

He looked at this girl of stunning beauty. He did not know where she had popped out from.

"Come..."

A voice that was so soft it sank into his bones, slowly rang out. The stunningly beautiful girl narrowed her lovely eyes slightly and waved at Yin Yang Child with her right hand. Her hand was so soft, it was almost boneless.

This careless action seemed to contain all kinds of flirtatious expressions. Her fluid glances seemed to encompass all that was beautiful in this world.

Yin Yang Child looked at the girl of unparalleled beauty before him. He was not moved at all. Instead, he frowned and shouted coldly,

"Whose maid is this? Get lost, don't hold up my cultivation!"

Yin Yang Child did not know where he was or why he was here. Only the path of pursuing power he had always pursued remained buried deep in his heart.

So what if he was faced with beauty?

Yin Yang Child was only thirteen or fourteen. What did he know of love between a man and a woman?

He was intent only on hastening his cultivation and upgrading himself as fast as possible so that he could press his sworn enemy, Black and White Holy Son, to the ground and pound him with a hammer.

At the same time, not just Yin Yang Child, but Black and White Holy Son, the youth in black armor, Absolute Monarch of Heaven, and the twenty over men and women present, including Ye Qingtang, were all in the same situation. They had all sunken into the same state. They had forgotten the inheritance of the Divine Phoenix, forgotten the Dragon Vein, forgotten everything.

The dense fog dissipated a little.

A faint light shone.

Ye Qingtang looked around. Before her was the interior of a dimly lit room.

This was...

Before Ye Qingtang could think clearly, she suddenly sensed a trace of a strange aura coming from behind her.

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922 - Faced With Beauty (3)

Ye Qingtang instinctively turned around. She was taken aback by what she saw.

A handsome man with an icy expression and absolutely emotionless eyes was standing quietly within her line of sight.

At a glance, Ye Qingtang recognized this man with a frosty cold demeanor.

"Since you have nothing with which to repay me, you should marry me." Han Cangming slowly extended his hand to Ye Qingtang. He spoke coldly as his icy cold gaze fell on Ye Qingtang.

"Lord of the Antiquity Palace... Han Cangming?!"

Ye Qingtang's whole body shuddered when she saw this ferocious and cold man.

How did she run into this fellow!

Ye Qingtang's scalp prickled when she heard Han Cangming's familiar "marry me".

Ye Qingtang almost instinctively turned to flee. She was terrified that Han Cangming would see the Heart of the Demon God within her.

Just as Ye Qingtang turned to leave swiftly, a voice suddenly rang out from behind her.

"Miss Ye."

Ye Qingtang paused, her foot just touching the threshold.

The voice behind her was completely different from the previous icy one. Instead, it seemed to contain infinite tenderness.

In a daze, Ye Qingtang turned slightly and looked behind her.

This glance stunned Ye Qingtang.

Han Cangming, who had been standing behind her, had vanished.

Instead, a man who was so handsome he looked like he had walked out of painting was standing there instead.

He stood there quietly, and his extraordinarily clever eyes looked at her smilingly.

"Ling Yan?"

Ye Qingtang stopped when she saw Ling Yan. Her expression showed a faint trace of bewilderment.

"Yes... it's me." Ling Yan nodded.

"What about Han Cangming?" Ye Qingtang asked in surprise. She clearly remembered seeing the Lord of the Antiquities Palace.

"Don't know." Ling Yan shook his head laughingly. He immediately extended his hand to Ye Qingtang and said, "Come."

Ye Qingtang was rather puzzled, but she walked towards Ling Yan without thinking much about it.

After all, she and Ling Yan were friends.

"Where is this place? Why am I here? You... and why are you here..." Ye Qingtang's expression grew increasingly puzzled. She momentarily could not recall what had happened.

Her mind seemed rather fuzzy. It was as if she was wanted to think of something, but she could not recall anything.

"Here?" Ling Yan looked around him. "Of course, this is a place for newly-weds."

"Newly-weds?" Ye Qingtang was stunned. She studied her surroundings again and suddenly realized that the arrangements in the room had changed drastically.

The originally dim room was now brightly lit with red candles. The interior was hung with bright red silks, turning the entire room into a sea of bright red.

"You're married? Who did you marry? Congratulations..." Ye Qingtang suddenly snapped out of her trance. She felt that something was amiss, but when she tried to pursue the thought, a voice in her mind seemed to tell her that this was the way things should be.

Ye Qingtang immediately opened her space ring. Since it was Ling Yan's wedding day, of course, she had to congratulate him.

She had originally thought of finding something in the space ring as a wedding present, but now, she realized that there was nothing in her space ring.

"I'm sorry, I came here in a hurry and didn't bring a wedding present." Ye Qingtang lifted her eyes with an apologetic look.

"You did bring one." The corners of Ling Yan's mouth turned up slightly. His half-smiling eyes slowly passed over Ye Qingtang's entire body.

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923 - Faced With Beauty (4)

Then, he approached slowly and gently grasped Ye Qingtang's small hand. Without waiting for Ye Qingtang to respond, Ling Yan tugged at Ye Qingtang and pulled her into his embrace.

"You are the biggest wedding present."

"..." Ye Qingtang was shocked.

What was going on?

Was Ling Yan manipulating her?!

"Miss Ye, could you have forgotten?" Ling Yan said as he gently held Ye Qingtang in his embrace.

"I've said it before. Since you have nothing to repay me with, you should marry me." Ling Yan laughed softly, not giving Ye Qingtang a chance to speak.

Of course, Ye Qingtang understood what those words meant. It was just that Ye Qingtang had thought that Ling Yan was manipulating her, so she had acted dumb and did not give Ling Yan a chance to manipulate

her.

Right now, Ye Qingtang could not recall why and when Ling Yan had first said these words.

"That's enough...."

Ye Qingtang pushed Ling Yan aside almost instinctively.

What was that Ling Yan plotting now?

However, Ye Qingtang's push sent Ling Yan flying.

Ling Yan knocked against something and fell to the ground, fainting.

IIIL

Ye Qingtang wiped her forehead. She had pushed him instinctively, forgetting that Ling Yan's martial cultivation was... truly...

With her current ability, how could he withstand that kind of damage from her?

"Ling Yan... are you alright?"

Ye Qingtang could not help but feel somewhat worried when she saw the unresponsive Ling Yan lying on the ground.

If she had really hurt this fellow, then she was really...

Ling Yan was the one who had brought about her rebirth. Ling Yan had also helped her many times in the past.

Ye Qingtang asked herself whether she was someone who repaid good for evil. She immediately hurried forward and helped Ling Yan up.

Just as Ye Qingtang helped Ling Yan up.

Ling Yan's closed eyes suddenly opened!

It was as if his narrow eyes were filled with stars. He gazed unblinkingly at Ye Qingtang, who was just inches away.

Ye Qingtang could not help but be taken aback by this pair of eyes that stared at her unwaveringly.

But before Ye Qingtang could return to her senses, Ling Yan suddenly raised his head and pressed against Ye Qingtang.

Ling Yan's speed was shocking. Ye Qingtang was completely unable to react.

Under Ye Qingtang's surprised gaze, Ling Yan smiling lips peremptorily kissed Ye Qingtang.

He gained the initiative and pulled Ye Qingtang into his embrace with one arm. This outrageous invasion was akin to a king occupying a territory.

When she felt the warmth of his lips, Ye Qingtang suddenly came to her senses and pushed Ling Yan aside.

"You dare manipulate me!" Ye Qingtang glared at Ling Yan angrily.

Ling Yan only looked at Ye Qingtang with a half-smile.

It was as if some warmth lingered at the corners of Ye Qingtang's lips. As she looked at the half-smiling Ling Yan, Ye Qingtang took a deep breath and said, "If I don't kill you today, my name is not Ye Qingtang!"

Ye Qingtang immediately drew her Regicide Sky Blade and slashed at Ling Yan.

When he saw Ye Qingtang coming at him with her knife, Ling Yan only shook his head. "Do you want to murder your dear husband on your wedding night?"

"Dear your head!" Ye Qingtang glared at Ling Yan.

Damn his wedding night!

To hell with murdering her dear husband!

"If my wife wishes to kiss my head, then as a husband, I have no choice but to obey." Ling Yan laughed softly, and his eyes filled with a doting expression

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924 - Faced With Beauty (5)

"You're toying with me... If I don't mince you up today, my name is not Ye Qingtang!" Ye Qingtang's slashed out with her sword, but Ling Yan's figure floated backward.

"Of course your name is not Ye Qingtang. After you marry me, you will take my surname... of course, I can also take your surname." Ling Yan laughed.

Ye Qingtang was rendered speechless. Before she could make her next move, the void exploded.

Large amounts of dense fog rolled in, obscuring Ye Qingtang's vision. With that, Ling Yan's figure also vanished slowly.

When Ye Qingtang came back to her senses, she was standing next to a stream in a valley.

"This..."

Ye Qingtang's expression was one of shock. The stream in front of her was so familiar.

What had just happened?

Ye Qingtang vaguely felt that she had just experienced something, but she drew a blank after careful thought.

All she could remember was the Divine Phoenix telling them that the next stage was lust...

Her memory was frozen at the moment when the Divine Phoenix had last spoken.

Ye Qingtang had no memory of what had happened after that.

Ye Qingtang immediately studied her surroundings. All the powerful people present were in a daze. They stood motionless at their original spots as if they had been asleep.

Only Yin Yang Child was frowning and looking around him, and he seemed to be more normal.

"You are the second trialist to have resisted temptation," a scarlet image in the void said to Ye Qingtang.

"Resisted temptation?" Ye Qingtang frowned slightly. She had no recount of what had just happened.

With that, Ye Qingtang thought of something. "Second? Then the first is..."

Ye Qingtang instinctively looked at Yin Yang Child.

"Do you need to ask? Of course, it's me." Yin Yang Child laughed coldly.

The corners of Ye Qingtang's lips twitched a little. Yin Yang Child was at most thirteen or fourteen... what use was the so-called temptation by beauty to him?

Ye Qingtang could not understand what Yin Yang Child had to be proud of.

If he was not the first to emerge, that would be truly preposterous.

However, Ye Qingtang sank into deep thought.

She was the second person to resist temptation. This meant the so-called temptation by beauty was either by gorgeous women or handsome men.

Ye Qingtang did not know what degree of temptation the Divine Phoenix had used at this stage. She did not have any memories.

To Ye Qingtang, being faced with beauty was no great difficulty.

With her many experiences in her past life, she had already learned to look beyond beauty that was skin-deep.

She had never been worried about this test.

"Your luck is pretty good."

While Ye Qingtang was thinking, the Divine Phoenix spoke suddenly.

"My luck is pretty good?" Ye Qingtang was taken back. "What does Lord Divine Phoenix

mean?"

"You almost succumbed," the Divine Phoenix said.

"..." Ye Qingtang widened her eyes in disbelief.

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She had almost succumbed?!

Impossible!

What kind of handsome man could cause her to almost succumb?!

Ye Qingtang had been pretty confident of her self-control, but the Divine Phoenix's words caused doubt to arise in her heart.

Was there someone on earth who could use his good looks to sway her?

"In that case, Lord Divine Phoenix, who was it who almost caused me to succumb?" Ye Qingtang's expression was one of curiosity. She really wanted to know what kind of handsome man had caused her heart to waver.

"How would I know who he is?" the Divine Phoenix said blandly.

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