After hearing Bai Che's words, several people frowned. Bai Che meant that the demon clan's remnant souls not only existed, but might also have awakened. In this case, their situation was indeed not optimistic.
"There is no need to worry for the time being." Bai Che comforted: "At least in the short term, the remnant soul of the demon will not act rashly, or in other words, the demon has not really awakened yet. Otherwise, with the nature of the demon, they will not rely on Han. The snow condenses into smoke.”
"That is to say, we still have time." Bai Che smiled: "We still have a lot of things to do before the demons really wake up."
"Will Hanxue Ningyan hand over the key?" Liu Yu frowned slightly and said, "Young Master, if Hanxue Ningyan sets a trap, then we may not be able to fly."
"Don't worry." Bai Che smiled and said, "Hanxue Ningyan will hand over the key because she wants to use us to get rid of her control."
After hearing Bai Che's words, several people were silent and finally nodded. Liu Yu, Zhang Bei, and Han Xuefeng were originally from Shuofeng Village, so they were more willing to believe what Bai Che said.
After walking for about half an hour, several people arrived outside a huge palace. This was the main hall of Shuofeng Village.
At this time, Hanxue Ningyan was waiting for the arrival of Bai Che and others on the steps of the hall. Seeing the arrival of Bai Che and others, Hanxue Ningyan said, "Guys, please follow me to the hall for a chat."
"Of course, it all depends on the Hanxue clan leader." Bai Che said with a smile, looking calm and calm.
After a while, several people entered the main hall. After sitting down one after another, Hanxue Ningyan ordered someone to fetch a stone box, handed it to Bai Che and said, "The key is in the stone box. Please get it yourself."
Bai Che took the stone box and felt a simple breath coming to his face. The traces of time were engraved on it and had existed for at least tens of thousands of years.
Bai Che opened the wooden box and found a silver key inside, which looked a bit like a knife. Bai Che felt a cold feeling when he held the key.
"Your Excellency has obtained the key, can you give Han Xuefeng to me?" Han Xuefeng asked.
"Of course." Bai Che smiled, and then nodded towards Liu Yu and the others. Liu Yu made it clear and handed Han Xuefeng to Han Xuefeng.
"Come here, take Han Xuefeng down first." Han Xue Ningyan said.
"Let me go, let me go, Hanxue Ningyan, if you attack a clan member, our ancestors will not let you go..." Han Xuefeng struggled, but to no avail.
...
"Okay, everyone who was in the way has been taken away. When will you enter the trial place?" Hanxue Ningyan's beautiful eyes moved slightly and she asked unintentionally.
"It's up to the host and guest to do as they please. It all depends on the arrangement of the Hanxue clan leader." Bai Che said with a smile, "Of course, the sooner the better."
"Then it's better to choose a day than to hit the sun." Hanxue Ningyan said indifferently: "Today is a good day, so you can go today."
"I happen to have this plan." Bai Che smiled.
Hanxue Ningyan nodded and said: "Go to the observatory in the west of Shuofeng Village. The entrance is there. Of course, the four of you can go in together."
"Thank you, Chief Hanxue." Bai Che hugged his fists, and then left the hall with Drunk, Liu Yu, and Zhang Bei, heading to the star observatory in the west.
...
"Hanxue Ningyan!" At this time, an unpleasant voice came from a black mist, "I have warned you not to try to resist, otherwise, when I come, you will perish. But you let people go to the trial place, you are so brave!"
"No, sir, please calm down." Hanxue Ningyan immediately bowed and said: "Because he has the hostages of Shuofeng Village in his hands. If he ignores the life and death of the hostages, I am afraid it will arouse criticism from the people of Shuofeng Village and have an impact on your plans. "
"Hmph, they are just a bunch of lowly ants. If they die, they will die. What does it matter?" the voice in the black mist said coldly.
Hanxue Ningyan frowned and said after a moment: "My lord is right, but lord, if you have one more person to work for you, you will be closer to the success of the plan."
"The most important thing is, sir, most of the power of your remnant soul is still hidden in the 'Sky Covering Blade'. When they enter the trial place, why don't they be at your mercy? When the time comes, you will personally control them." Wouldn’t it be more cost-effective to kill?”
Hearing this, the voice in the black mist fell silent. After a moment, he slowly spoke: "I will believe you once. If there is a next time, you know the consequences. I can make you have everything, or I can make you have nothing... ..."
"Yes." Hanxue Ningyan nodded in a humble manner.
"Hmph." The voice in the black mist snorted coldly and then disappeared.
Suddenly, Han Xue Ningyan's eyes showed a cold light, and then she looked in the direction of the observatory and murmured to herself: "Grandpa Liu, Grandpa Zhang, that young man should be the person you have found to participate in the trial. I hope that with your help, he can successfully pass the trial and be recognized by the 'Heaven Covering Blade'."
...
At this moment, the star observatory.
This is the tallest building in Shuofeng Village. It overlooks the entire Shuofeng Village. The layout of Shuofeng Village can be seen clearly. Of course, the natural moat outside can also be seen.
"Young Master, insert the key into this door to start the trial." Liu Yu pointed to a room on the observatory and said.
"The place of trial is in this room?" Bai Che was slightly stunned.
"Of course not." Liu Yu smiled: "This door is a restriction. After the restriction is lifted with the key, we will enter a teleportation array. The teleportation array will teleport us to the trial place."
"I see." Bai Che nodded, "This is an interesting design. Okay, let's go to the trial ground first."
After that, Bai Che inserted the key and lifted the restriction. Then, an oval-shaped portal appeared in front of several people.
"Let's go." Bai Che said, and then took the lead into the teleportation array, followed closely by Jiu Tu, Liu Yu, and Zhang Bei.
His vision went dark. When he opened his eyes, Bai Che discovered that they had arrived at an unknown place. This place was covered with ice and snow, and was a huge and boundless snowfield.
"This should be the place of trial." Bai Che said while looking at the snowy field.
As soon as Bai Che finished speaking, suddenly, a giant stone tablet appeared above the snowfield not far away. A white light emitted from the stone tablet, and then, a figure appeared.
"Welcome to the place of trial." The figure said.
"Who?" Bai Che said sharply, "Why bother pretending?"
"Don't be nervous, I'm just a broken soul." The figure gradually became clear, it was an old man.
"I have no name or surname. Because I guard Shuofeng Village, I named myself Hanxue." The old man spoke slowly.
Hearing this, Liu Yu and Zhang Bei were stunned. Liu Yu tremblingly said: "You...you...are you the ancestor of Hanxue?"
Hanxue nodded and continued: "'Heaven Covering Blade' is a weapon of the human race emperor. Only Hanxue's lineage is qualified to participate in the trial, otherwise, both body and soul will be destroyed. I see that none of the four of you have The bloodline of Hanxue, so please come back before the trial officially begins. Not everyone can participate in the trial."
"Ancestor Hanxue, although we don't have the bloodline of Hanxue, but..." Liu Yu said: "But if the young master has mastered the 'ultimate method', he should be more qualified to participate in the trial. "
"'Ultimate method'..." Hanxue pondered for a moment, then his eyes moved and said: "Are you telling the truth?"
"I dare not deceive Ancestor Hanxue." Liu Yu replied.
After receiving Liu Yu's affirmative answer, Hanxue nodded. He looked at Bai Che and said, "Young man, you..."
"I have indeed integrated into the Heavenly Killing Sword." Bai Che replied, "I just take the sword as my heart."
"With the sword as the heart..." Hanxue's eyes moved, and after a pause, Hanxue continued: "Very good, you are the most qualified person to participate in the trial, maybe the 'Heaven Covering Blade' should really be See the light of day again.”
"Since you have integrated into the Heavenly Killing Sword, there is no need to conduct the qualification test." Hanxue raised his hand slightly, and the huge stone tablet in front of him disappeared.
Hanxue continued: "Next, we will officially enter the trial. There are five levels of trials. The first level of trial is to survive in the extreme cold weather and walk out of the first layer of snow. If you can't bear it, you can crush the jade in your hand. card, but at the same time, the trial has failed.”
"You guys can also participate." Hanxue said to the drunkard and Liu Yu.
Having said that, Bai Che and Jiu Tu had a jade medal in their hands, which was extremely gentle.
"I'm reminding you one last time. If you can't bear it, crush the jade token." Hanxue said, "If you pass the first level, the jade token will give you a reminder. This is the only help I can give you."
"Thank you." Bai Che clasped his fists, Hanxue Ancestor nodded and disappeared.
The moment Hanxue Ancestor disappeared, the sun dissipated, the sky was covered with dark clouds, the sky was dark, the wind howled, and heavy snow fell from the sky like a blanket. The temperature instantly dropped by dozens of degrees. Bai Che saw a withered yellow plant on the snowfield. The grass froze in an instant.
You can imagine how low the temperature is.
However, no matter how extreme the cold is, as long as it does not involve some special things, it is not a problem for everyone who has eaten iceberg fruit.
Bai Che finally realized the benefits of Bing Ling Guo. If he had never taken Bing Ling Guo, it would be difficult to pass the first level of this trial.
So, Bai Che, Jiu Du and others walked towards the second floor, chatting and laughing.
The snowfield was not small, coupled with the strong wind and the almost lightless environment, their speed was not very fast.
On the tenth day, Bai Che found a few hard wooden boards on the snowfield. Bai Che had an idea in his mind: Isn't this a natural ski resort?
Bai Che tied the wooden boards with ropes and made several pairs of simple sleds.
"Hey!" Bai Che smiled and slid forward on the sled, "Mr. Jiu, Mr. Liu, Lao Zhang, I'm waiting for you in front!"
Zhang Bei was also excited. He had never played with this thing before, and he followed Bai Che's example and slid forward on the sled. However, his skills were not as good as Bai Che's. He fell countless times along the way, but even so , was also very happy, and the drunkard also participated.
Liu Yu felt helpless for a while. For such a serious trial, they actually... turned out to be a bit fun.
...
Another ten days passed. On this day, the dark clouds in the sky obviously dissipated a lot, and the wind and snow became much lighter. Bai Che and the others knew that they walked quickly... and skied out of the snowfield.
Two days later, the dark clouds completely dissipated and the wind and snow stopped. Bai Che and Jiu Du finally saw the long-lost sunshine. The sunshine fell on Bai Che and others, as if giving them warmth and congratulating Bai Che. Toru and the others passed the first level of trial.
There were no accidents on the first floor. Except for Zhang Bei who suffered some bruises and swelling from the fall, no one else suffered any injuries.
"This should be the entrance to the second floor." After resting for a while and replenishing some energy, Bai Che walked towards a white barrier. With a light touch, Bai Che entered another space.
Seeing this, the drunkards followed suit and entered the barrier with a "whoosh" sound.
