"Since you spent two months in the last illusion, there are only three months left for this time to test your heart like iron."
Hearing this, Ye Qingchen immediately raised his eyebrows.
The golden villain has said before that after the five months are over, the two places that have received the "great opportunity" will be born.
It turns out that these five months are all the time that can be spent in the illusion?
The longer the first level takes, the shorter the test time left for the second level.
Looking at it this way, the test set by this golden villain is indeed quite difficult.
Maybe many people have already failed at the first level.
As soon as the golden villain's voice fell, the dark space where Ye Qingchen was located suddenly became quiet.
Ye Qingchen frowned and took a closer look at his surroundings.
There is no dangerous smell.
He moved his lips, and then his expression changed slightly.
He couldn't make any sound!
"This is... the test of 'forging a heart like iron'?"
Ye Qingchen seemed to understand what this so-called "refining the heart" meant.
"Are you trying to hone your mind in a claustrophobic and dark space..."
Not to mention tempering one's mind, just locking an ordinary person in a place like this and letting him stay for only ten days.
I'm afraid that even within five days, he will be yelling to come out.
However, Ye Qingchen was not that afraid of this.
He believed that his state of mind was already extremely strong.
In this claustrophobic and dark space, it is nothing more than three months.
"As long as you can hold on for three months, it should be fine, right?"
With Ye Qingchen thinking this, he simply sat down on the floor, crossed his legs and began to close his eyes and rest.
It's not like he has never experienced the test of staying in a claustrophobic space for a long time.
He may even feel that this second level is a little too simple?
However, when he really started to experience all this, he realized that he was wrong.
When he was about to start meditating, there was always an unreasonable longing in his heart.
It was like tempting him to give up.
And after just sitting there for a while, more and more unreasonable thoughts emerged.
Even if he uses his thoughts to turn into swords and kill those evil thoughts, it will only make those evil thoughts appear more and more.
"What the hell is this?!"
Ye Qingchen opened his eyes again and frowned.
In the past trials that tested his state of mind, he had never encountered such a situation.
"Could it be said that this is the real 'heart tempered like iron'?"
Ye Qingchen frowned and thought.
Perhaps this "refining the heart" refers to being able to stick to one's true heart and uphold one's self despite being infected by negative emotions such as thoughts and thoughts.
In this way, his attempt to cut off those evil thoughts was regarded as a means to avoid the test.
These evil thoughts will naturally arise more and more and become stronger.
"In that case, let's do it!"
Ye Qingchen closed his eyes again, his heart as pure as water.
"Let me see how terrifying these thoughts are, and whether they can become the opponent of my sword heart!"
The dark space was silent, and a faint pale sword aura lingered around Ye Qingchen's body.
In places he couldn't see, countless ghost-like thoughts slowly flew into Ye Qingchen's body, constantly intruding on his state of mind.
Ye Qingchen's brows were furrowed all the time, showing that he was currently fighting a battle with the evil thoughts that were infecting his mind.
He understood that the remaining three months would be particularly crucial to whether he could win that "great opportunity"!
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Outside the golden passage.
Many people have already been removed from the illusion space.
A deep sense of frustration appeared on many people's faces.
"This illusion... is simply too real."
The night demon who was removed from the illusion gritted his teeth and said: "It is extremely difficult to break it!"
"indeed so."
Chu Bubai took a long sigh, deeply convinced.
The illusion at the end of the golden passage is too "real".
It's so "real" that they all think it's true and don't want to wake up from it.
And once you sink into the illusion, it means failure.
Therefore, just this first level has already caused many people from both sides to be kicked out.
Fortunately, none of the high-level powerful people on both sides, such as the heads of the major inheritance families, have been removed yet.
It can be seen from this that they may still be persisting in it, or they may have entered the next level.
"May I ask your Excellency, five months, how much time is left now?"
Someone clasped their fists at the little golden man and asked aloud.
The golden man answered truthfully: "There are still three months."
Three months?!
Many people were shocked, and then a wry smile appeared on their faces.
So, didn't they only last two months?
"I didn't expect that we would be eliminated after only two months."
Many people are thinking this in their hearts, with wry smiles on their faces.
"Oh, so what if we are eliminated? In the end, those two spots must belong to our side!"
An elder of the Chu family sneered and said, "You are just a group of stumbling blocks. The only thing waiting for you is the fate of being trampled to pieces!"
His words naturally aroused the anger of many people on Ye Qingchen's side.
An elder of the Mo family snorted coldly: "It's too early to speak, or your face will be swollen even more when the time comes!"
"So what if you have an ancestor of the Chu family? We have Ye Qingchen who has the power!"
“It’s hard to predict who will lose and who will win!”
Seeing that the two parties were about to fight, the little golden man wrinkled his cute little face and immediately raised his chubby little hands.
In an instant, an invisible pressure enveloped these people.
They suddenly froze, all closed their mouths, and looked at the golden man with fear in their eyes.
"Everyone, please be quiet."
The golden man said coldly: "If you don't want to die alone outside, you'd better give me some peace of mind!"
As soon as he finished speaking, many people immediately fell silent.
The two elders who had just been fighting fiercely glared at each other, then snorted at the same time, shook their heads and walked away.
The two camps are still at loggerheads.
The golden villain glanced at both sides, and finally his eyes fell on the entrance of the golden passage.
"I hope... you can pass the test smoothly."
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In a dark and claustrophobic space.
Loneliness, loneliness, fear, shrinking...
These lingering thoughts continued to infect Ye Qingchen's heart and soul.
Time seems to not exist here.
He couldn't notice the passage of time at all, nor could he calculate how long he had been here.
In the dark space, Ye Qingchen's brows were tightly knitted, and veins appeared on his forehead.
Obviously, he was struggling against the longing in his heart and soul.
These evil thoughts cannot be simply defined in terms of strength and weakness.
However, at least Ye Qingchen knew that they were very difficult to deal with.
Let's not talk about these evil thoughts that arise out of thin air. Let's just say that the immortal accidentally became possessed while in seclusion, except for the reason that there was a mistake in his cultivation.
There is another reason.
That is - Cong Nian.
When practicing, you must be consistent with your own state of mind at all times.
If the state of mind is not strong and is often not consistent with one's own thoughts, it will easily breed evil thoughts and lead to obsession.
Situations like this often happen in the outside world, and many powerful people have fallen because of this.
Therefore, Ye Qingchen knew very well that his heart and soul could never be successfully infected by these evil thoughts!
His body still exudes a faint pale sword energy, but as time goes by, it has gradually become sharper.
Perhaps, this is his only gain after staying in this claustrophobic and dark space for so long.
At a certain moment, Ye Qingchen suddenly frowned.
He could feel that the intensity of the thoughts that was infecting his soul seemed to be gradually weakening.
Could it be that...three months are coming?
Is he going to succeed?
When he thought of this, his heart and soul could not help but feel a wave of emotion.
And this opportunity was caught by the evil thoughts like ghosts, and they rushed towards him.
Ye Qingchen immediately groaned, and his originally tough mind was almost directly infected by these evil thoughts.
"You guys still want to invade my heart and soul?"
Ye Qingchen shouted coldly in his heart: "My heart is like a sword, I can eliminate evil thoughts!"
His state of mind suddenly felt like a sharp sword being unsheathed.
Immaculate, upright and unbroken.
It was not his illusion before.
As he regained his firmness in his heart and soul, those longing thoughts that were already gradually weakening suddenly became even more fragile.
But they still infected Ye Qingchen's heart and soul like machines.
However, Ye Qingchen didn't care much anymore.
At this moment, he had already opened his eyes and stood up from the ground.
He raised his feet and walked forward.
There is no way in the dark, enclosed space.
But that doesn't mean...he can't use his sword to cut a "road"!
Gradually, the sword energy on his body became stronger and sharper.
The pale sword energy gradually condensed into pale sword light, gradually leaving a straight pale "road" in this claustrophobic and dark space!
Ye Qingchen continued to walk forward.
He had a premonition.
If he continues walking, he will be able to reach the end of this claustrophobic space!
One step, two steps, ten steps, a hundred steps...
Finally, a quarter of an hour passed.
Ye Qingchen suddenly stopped.
Behind him is a pale "road" that has gone on for tens of thousands of steps!
In his heart and soul, the evil thoughts had disappeared without a trace, as if they had never existed.
And in front of his eyes, a golden ball of light like a fruit was suspended in front of his eyes, making him unable to help but pay attention to it.
"Congratulations, you have successfully passed the second level of 'Forging a Heart Like Iron'."
The golden man's voice sounded at this time.
"What is before you now is that 'great opportunity'."
"By taking it, your cultivation will skyrocket like never before."
"But... to what height it can soar depends on your luck."
When the golden villain's voice fell, Ye Qingchen's mouth curled up slightly, and he reached out to grab the golden fruit in front of him.