In Han Man's room, Lin Feng and Jing Yun frowned deeply, their eyes squinted into slits.
"His injuries are severe." Lin Feng examined Han Man's wounds. Although martial artists have an extraordinary recovery ability, Han Man's injuries were too serious. His ribs were broken in many places, and his internal organs were damaged. It would be almost impossible for him to recover on his own.
"It's fine, I've always been tough. I won't die." Han Man was quite optimistic, grinning.
"What about your cultivation?" Lin Feng glared at Han Man, who avoided his gaze, not daring to look into Lin Feng's eyes. Indeed, even if he wouldn't die, would he be willing to become a useless person, even worse than an ordinary person?
"Lin Feng, let's go to Black Wind Ridge and hunt demon beasts. We can exchange their cores for some spirit medicines from the sect." Jing Yun looked at Lin Feng. Although Han Man was an outer disciple of Yunhai Sect, there were so many outer disciples that he wouldn't be given much attention unless he entered the inner sect. The sect would only provide a platform, with cultivation techniques and places for training, allowing you to grow. Only when you entered the inner sect would you be considered a true member of Yunhai Sect. Therefore, they didn't expect the sect to help Han Man for free.
"It won't work. Han Man's injuries are too severe. Even if ordinary pills could heal him, they would leave aftereffects." Lin Feng shook his head.
"Then what should we do?"
Lin Feng suddenly stood up and turned to walk out.
"I'm going to the Heaven's Chasm Cliff. Wait for me to return." A indifferent voice came, and Lin Feng left the room. Jing Yun's body trembled slightly, clutching her clothes tightly.
Han Man's face showed a silly smile, but the corners of his eyes seemed moist. The Heaven's Chasm Cliff, only Lin Feng would dare to think of it and actually do it.
The Heaven's Chasm Cliff is one of the most mysterious and sacred places in Yunhai Sect. Its reputation is even more renowned than the Life and Death Platform in Fengyun Gorge.
Although few people go to the Life and Death Platform in Fengyun Gorge, there are still some who do from time to time. However, the Heaven's Chasm Cliff is rarely stepped on by anyone. Even if someone dares to go, they are usually true martial arts fanatics or geniuses. In Yunhai Sect, many disciples have only heard of the Heaven's Chasm Cliff but don't know what it actually is.
But everyone has heard the rumors: as long as you pass the test at the Heaven's Chasm Cliff, you will truly be valued by the sect and receive the treasures you desire. However, the consequences of failing the test are very severe.
At the peak of Yunhai Sect, there is a stone cave palace. This is the entrance to the Heaven's Chasm Cliff.
At this moment, Lin Feng had arrived at the entrance of the passage at the foot of the peak.
"Lin Feng, an outer disciple of Yunhai Sect, wishes to go to the Heaven's Chasm Cliff." Standing at the entrance, Lin Feng shouted into the passage.
His voice echoed through the mountain wall, and after a moment, a reply came.
"Come in."
"Yes." Lin Feng responded and entered the passage.
The passage was slightly dim, with carvings on the stone walls. Lin Feng walked toward a faint light ahead and soon arrived at a stone cave.
Inside the cave was a stone bed, a desk, and a candle stand, forming a very simple room. On the stone bed sat an old man in a black robe, his eyes closed, motionless.
"Do you want to go to the Heaven's Chasm Cliff?" The old man in the black robe kept his eyes closed, his voice indifferent.
"Yes." Lin Feng replied.
"Why do you want to go?"
"My friend is injured, with many broken ribs and damaged internal organs. I need a pill that can heal his injuries without any side effects." Lin Feng said frankly.
The old man in the black robe opened his eyes, his deep gaze seemingly able to see through Lin Feng.
"The pill exists, but with your Eighth Stage Qi Martial Realm cultivation, it will be very difficult to pass the test at the Heaven's Chasm Cliff. Show me your martial soul."
Lin Feng nodded, and a small snake shadow appeared, but he did not release his dark martial soul.
"Hmm?" The old man in the black robe frowned slightly. His knowledge was extensive, but he had never heard of such a martial soul, which seemed to be a snake but was too small and lacked the wild nature of a beast martial soul.
"Go through that passage." The old man in the black robe pointed. There were many passages in his room, leading to different testing grounds.
"Thank you, senior." Lin Feng nodded and stepped into the passage the old man pointed to.
Seeing Lin Feng enter the passage, the old man in the black robe shook his head slightly. With Eighth Stage Qi Martial Realm cultivation and a weak martial soul, it would be almost impossible for Lin Feng to pass the test at the Heaven's Chasm Cliff. The passage he pointed to led to a bell and drum cliff, which had the weakest killing power among the tests, but its difficulty was the greatest. Lin Feng could withdraw at any time, but the old man, considering Lin Feng's friendship, did not want him to be seriously injured by the test, so he chose to let Lin Feng enter it, hoping he would know when to retreat.
The bell and drum cliff, where the sound of the bell and drum had not been heard for a hundred years, meaning no one had passed the test in that passage for a hundred years.
Lin Feng entered the passage, which was dark and had countless steps leading upward. After climbing nearly a thousand steps, Lin Feng arrived at a stone door. As he approached, the stone door opened from the sides.
"Amazing." Lin Feng thought to himself as the scene before him suddenly opened up.
Fresh air greeted him, and Lin Feng stepped out of the stone door. This place was a cliff, with misty air and a cool sensation.
On this cliff, there were eight standing bell and drum sets, similar to the war drums struck in ancient battlefields. These eight bell and drum sets surrounded a central open area.
"Boom!" The stone wall closed automatically. Lin Feng turned around and saw a row of clear large characters carved on the stone wall.
"Only making one of the eight bell and drum sets sound counts as passing the test?" Lin Feng understood after reading the words and walked to the center of the eight bell and drum sets.
He wondered what the secret was behind these eight bell and drum sets, as it seemed that just striking one of them would count as passing.
"Ha." Lin Feng moved his foot and struck one of the bell and drum sets with a casual punch.
"Buzz..." A muffled sound echoed, and a wave of energy was released from the bell and drum, hitting Lin Feng and making him step back slightly.
"Hmm?" Raising an eyebrow, Lin Feng took another step forward, increasing the force of his punch to five thousand pounds.
"Buzz, buzz!" A strong buzzing sound echoed, and the wave of energy from the bell and drum became tangible, pushing back with great force.
"Boom!" A powerful wave hit Lin Feng, sending him flying.
"Cough, cough." Falling to the ground, Lin Feng coughed, a trace of blood appearing at the corner of his mouth, his heart filled with shock.
This is... the Ninth Wave?
Lin Feng's pupils shot out a sharp light. The force that hit him was the power of the Ninth Wave, and this force was much stronger than the force he used to strike the drum. These eight bell and drum sets could reflect attacks and amplify the force when reflecting.
How amazing, how could these bell and drum sets have such a reflective force?
Lin Feng sat there without getting up immediately, his eyes filled with contemplation. The two times he struck only produced a buzzing sound, and the stronger the force he used, the stronger the attack he received. This seemed to be a deadlock.
"No, if it's a test, there must be a way to pass it. I just haven't found it yet. Besides, the old man in the black robe knew my cultivation was weak and my martial soul was not strong, so he should have chosen the simplest test. If I can't even pass this simple test, how can I talk about martial arts?"
Lin Feng's gaze was determined as he stood up from the ground. At this moment, he completely misunderstood the old man's intention. This was not the simplest test but the most difficult one. The old man hoped he would know when to retreat, but he didn't expect that it would instead ignite Lin Feng's persistent martial will.
"Dark martial soul." Lin Feng focused his mind, and his dark martial soul was released. Instantly, his gaze became deep, and all his abilities, including his comprehension, were enhanced.
The long sword hummed, and thunder roared as the sword struck another bell and drum set.
"Whoosh..."
"Boom!"
The sound of the sword and the thunder mixed together, rebounding back. Lin Feng's sword trembled, and a layer of sword aura appeared in front of him, blocking the sharp sword energy that rebounded.
"Shh!" His clothes were torn, and a trickle of blood appeared on Lin Feng's body. As he had expected, the rebounding sword energy was twice as powerful as the one he emitted. Even with his full defense, he still got injured.
"Let's treat it as a way to hone my sword skills." Lin Feng did not retreat and struck another bell and drum set with his sword.