Cultivation Pet Shop

Even as the golden light around him dimmed, there was nothing that really changed with the labyrinth. That was until the golden light had completely disappeared.

Once that golden glow was gone, there was a light that appeared at the end of the corridor that replaced it.

The light wasn't strong, it was a gentle kind of brightness that soothed the eyes, but it was still bright enough that Lin Fan couldn't see what was ahead of him.

When this appeared, naturally the first thing Lin Fan did was pull out his weapon before moving any further and of course he also spread out his spiritual sense in front of him, trying to see if he could sense what was there. However, just as he had expected, there was some kind of force that was covering up the space in front of him, blocking off his spiritual sense.

So since he had no other choice, he started moving forward.

It would seem smart to pull out the two maid girls in this situation since he could use them as shields, but the only problem was that they were unable to move while they were in a defensive state. If he were to pull them out, he would have to use both hands to hold them up and that would mean not having enough hands to hold his weapon.

If he held only one of them in his hand while holding his weapon in the other, that would be awkward for Lin Fan because he never trained in using a shield and using it now would be dangerous.

Then there was the option of having other puppets hold these girls while standing in front of him, but there was also the fact that the corridor was too crowded for them to all fit.

So in the end, the best choice was to move forward alone.

As he approached the light at the end of the tunnel, Lin Fan still didn't sense any signs of danger in front of him and that lasted until he went right through the end of the corridor, coming out into a hall.

The hall was quite large, but it definitely wasn't empty since there was a throne that was at the very end of the hall. At the base of that throne, there was a coffin lying there.

Then when he looked around, he saw that there was already someone else who had arrived before him.

It wasn't someone who he was unfamiliar with, but the moment that person saw him, he revealed an ugly look because it was clear that he didn't want to see Lin Fan here at all.

This person wasn't Mo Ze Chen as one would expect since Mo Ze Chen was the person with the second most amount of golden glow, or at least that was what Lin Fan thought since he knew that the people who came in after only got one injection of it before being able to come into this tree of light.

But still it was Wang Jian who had arrived before Lin Fan.

However, there wasn't that Myriad Sword Hall junior that was following behind him. Lin Fan wasn't surprised by this though since he knew that they most likely were split when they fell into this labyrinth since that was how this labyrinth worked.

Lin Fan didn't bother with Wang Jian since he knew that it was his luck and ability that had brought him here, so there was nothing for Lin Fan to criticize. Instead, what he cared about was the room itself, or rather what danger was hidden in this room.

But before he started doing that, Lin Fan couldn't help revealing a bitter smile and shaking his head as he thought about the design of the labyrinth.

The person who designed that labyrinth was definitely someone who liked to play jokes because that labyrinth completely went against the rules of these trials.

To put it simply, the more lost you became the easier it was to find the exit, that was the gimmick of this labyrinth.

If you continued forward and tried to find the exit by taking either of the paths offered to you, that golden glow would never appear for you because you were still moving forward, with a chance to reach the exit. However, if you went in the direct opposite direction and continued retracing your steps, that was forcing the labyrinth to keep you from going back and making you more lost, while also giving up on the chance of finding the exit by going forward.

Once that was the case, the golden glow would appear in front of you and lead you to the exit.

However, that wasn't what broke the rules of these trials.

Rather, what broke the rules was that the longer you refused to turn around and go down the right path, the stronger the golden glow down that path became. There didn't seem to be a limit as to how strong it could become and based on how much Lin Fan had received, it would definitely allow anyone to surpass whoever had the most golden glow in these entire ruins instantly. After all, Lin Fan could tell that the amount that he had now was easily more than ten times what he had before…

Whoever designed this labyrinth really didn't play fair…

Still, now that it was over, it was time to focus on the next phase since they only had an hour left.

Within this last hour, Lin Fan had to make sure to get to the bottom of these ruins, but he wasn't sure how many trials would still be left.

Since Wang Jian didn't want to talk to him, Lin Fan walked around the room and saw that there were many different doors that lined the walls, but there were only two doors that were open. There was only the door behind Wang Jian and the door that he had just come through that had been opened.

It seemed like these doors connected to the labyrinth and it also seemed like they were the only two that had made it.

​ There was a trace of concern for Mo Ze Chen that appeared in his heart since it would be false to say that they hadn't gotten closer during this trip, but there was nothing he could do.

At the very least, he knew that Mo Ze Chen was much stronger compared to before since he had absorbed all that golden energy, so he should be safer. At the same time though, Lin Fan also didn't know what exactly was hidden in the labyrinth since he had accidentally figured out the answer too quickly.

But as he thought of this, he suddenly realized something as he turned to look at Wang Jian.

Just how had Wang Jian gotten here so fast?

Even if he had entered the labyrinth before Lin Fan, he shouldn't have been able to figure out the secret so fast, unless…

Lin fan narrowed his eyes as he looked at Wang Jian and Wang Jian could naturally sense that Lin Fan was looking at him, so he couldn't help flinching a bit. Even if he had been able to stabilize his heart, that didn't mean that there wasn't a little heart demon still left that caused him to feel fear towards Lin Fan.

Now that Lin Fan was staring at him just like this, that fear became even stronger.

Wang Jian wanted to say something, but he wasn't able to in the end, so there was an awkward atmosphere that filled the hall.

However, that was broken in the end when Lin Fan said, "How did you finish the labyrinth so fast?"

Wang Jian clearly wasn't expecting Lin Fan to ask this, so he looked quite surprised. Still, he was able to quickly gather his mind and he said, "Was it that hard? I just walked around for a bit and I found the exit after seeing the golden glow."

Lin Fan was even more confused when he heard this, but then when he thought about it, he felt that it seemed right.

To put it simply, based on what he knew about Wang Jian, he was a very straightforward person like with most of the sword cultivators that he had seen. But to put it in other words, it could also mean that Wang Jian's mind was a bit "simple".

Since he was simple, he was easily influenced by the spatial law in the labyrinth. At some point, it must have turned him around without him noticing, so he started moving in the wrong direction which should have triggered the exit since he did mention seeing a golden glow.

Lin Fan looked at Wang Jian with a bit of pity since he knew that Wang Jian had missed an opportunity by following the golden glow as soon as it had appeared.

When Wang Jian saw this look, he couldn't help being even more confused, but he definitely wasn't going to say anything.

Lin Fan was about to say something else when there was a sudden sound that came from their side.

When they turned in the direction of the sound, they not only saw one of the doors open, they also saw a bright glow coming from the corridor that the door revealed. It was so bright that they couldn't see through it to see what was on the other side, but unlike before when they were in the corridor with the bright light, they were able to send their spiritual senses through.

They could tell that there was someone walking out of the corridor, but as for who it was, they didn't know.