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Chapter 1103: Chapter 1104: Everyone Was Tricked Chapter 1103: Chapter 1104: Everyone Was Tricked Amidst the spring waters, cries and wails pierced the sky, and cultivators screamed unceasingly, no longer caring about their dignity as they shrieked for help from their respective sect powers.
Who could have imagined that the Third Young Master of the Han Family’s leisurely ease was all an act?
In reality, he plotted to trap and kill them, his schemes seemed much too profound.
Atop the high platform, the senior Elders of the various Great Sect powers also underwent a change in complexion—this Ice-Fire Taiji Spring was far more ferocious than imagined; their disciples had almost no chance of survival once they entered.
“Island Master, what exactly is going on here?”
“Are you trying to weed out a portion of the disciples, or do you intend to completely obliterate the future of our sects?”
“I have reason to suspect that you are scheming to trap and kill the talents from the various domains of the Central Origin Realm!”
A multitude of Elders hastily got to their feet and, with a flicker, they darted towards the spring, seeing their own disciples about to become souls lost within the waters—it would be false to say they weren’t worried.
“What exactly is going on here?”
“Why have those disciples, as if mad, all jumped in there?”
The Great Elder was also utterly bewildered; he couldn’t comprehend these disciples’ pattern of behavior. Didn’t they have a clue about their own strengths?
The fact that they were jumping in en masse like dumplings in boiling water was unexpected; he had thought that just facing the Ice-Fire Taiji Spring would be a hurdle too great for most cultivators since a perilous aura lingered around it, and anyone with a shred of sense would know not to leap inside.
But the behavior of these cultivators indeed scared the daylights out of him: if a large number of deaths occurred, Ice Dragon Island would suffer consequences it couldn’t escape.
“Great Elder, save them!”
The Island Master, however, appeared quite composed, a flash of unusual color in his eyes, he said solemnly.
Rescuing those unable to cope was a plan they had prepared for since the beginning, after all, it was just a trial, and they couldn’t allow anyone to truly die on Ice Dragon Island.
“Yes!”
The Great Elder responded, stepping forth and instantly arriving amidst the molten lava. He stretched out a colossal hand that obscured the sky to fish out all of the young elites from within the Ice-Fire Taiji Spring.
Unfortunately, it was already too late. The disciples burst open one after another, a shower of treasures sprayed across the sky and was then swallowed up by a streak of white light.
Li Xiaobai had made a windfall this time. From beginning to end, he had not lifted a finger, merely waiting for the others to meet their demise in the water so he could collect the benefits at first opportunity. Looking around the spring, he was the only one able to move around freely, as if he were in a place with no one else present.
Even a few of his senior brothers and sisters were now sitting cross-legged in the waters, using the power of Immortal Yuan to resist the invasion of the two extreme forces of ice and fire. Managing to do so was an exceptional feat in itself, considering that normally, cultivators of the Heavenly Immortal Realm would only have one way to survive these waters: find the critical point between ice and fire, stay there, and minimize the damage.
But these individuals clearly had no such awareness, not even bothering to look for a balance point and boldly remained amidst the molten lava and icy pools, contending with the extreme forces.
“Great Elder, save me!”
Seeing the Great Elder approaching, many cultivators revealed expressions of joy as if they saw a glimmer of hope for life again. They had no choice; being in the spring waters left them immobile, and without external assistance, their deaths were certain!
“Why did you venture into these waters, don’t you know the extent of your own strength?”
The Great Elder fished the many disciples who couldn’t hold on any longer ashore and activated his Cultivation Technique to expel the cold and fire poison from their bodies and heal their injuries, asking with an expression as somber as water.
As prodigies, not only did they misjudge their own strengths, but they also committed such a simple mistake, which in his view was incomprehensible.
“It’s that guy, it was all because the Third Young Master of the Han Family tricked us into entering the water!”
“He said that the spring water wasn’t dangerous and even demonstrated by getting in himself. The disciples were caught off guard by his ruse, please, Great Elder, see justice done by executing this vile schemer on the spot!”
“Yes, and the geniuses from several Super Sects were in on his act, we were fooled by their lies as well, Great Elder, you must stand up for us!”
“He was trying to kill us to seize our resources!”
The young talents cried out, their eyes filled with rage, just because of a simple word from him, they almost lost their names. They remembered this grudge, this debt they would surely repay.
“Utter nonsense, I merely expressed my own understanding of this spring water; I never encouraged them to go in.”
“Besides, I haven’t told a single lie. The spring water is indeed tepid, and when immersed in it, my body didn’t react in the slightest, I even felt like laughing!”
“I did not expect that the so-called gathering of prodigies would reveal cultivators of such low strength; indeed, it was my mistake to have misjudged your capabilities. I was wrong.”
“But then again, if you can’t even handle a little water pool of this level, it really is embarrassing. I advise you not to set foot in the ring again to save yourselves from further humiliation.”
Li Xiaobai spoke insipidly in the spring water, indifferent to everyone’s accusations. He hadn’t pushed anyone into the water; these guys jumped in themselves, who else could they blame for not being able to hold on?
It was only inconvenient to use his skill and reveal his identity at this moment, otherwise, he would send them flying with a single move of Hundred Percent Barehanded Blade Catch.
Once he used his skill to take action, his Sin Value would be revealed, exposing many things. It would be better to reveal such a big secret on the stage later.
Nonetheless, the resources that had been scattered just now had indeed brought him a tidy sum of wealth.
The possessions of a Heavenly Immortal Realm prodigy were, after all, worth a fortune; this time, he had acquired tens of millions of high-quality Immortal Stones.
“Damn it, if it weren’t for you, how would we have been involved? You deliberately misled us, aiming to kill a group of cultivators with this opportunity!”
The crowd, having quickly recovered after the Great Elder’s careful healing, burst into a furious rage and cursed Li Xiaobai. This guy was too much; why hadn’t they realized it earlier?
“Blaming others for your own irreversible doom only reflects on yourselves; your vision is too narrow, your knowledge too shallow. You don’t even know your own worth yet aspire to compete and seek marriage? You should go back and take a seat!”
Li Xiaobai spoke with a detached tone, his hands behind his back.
“You!”
The many young people on the shore wanted to say more, but the Island Master on the high platform interrupted them: “Alright, since you’re ashore, it means you have not passed the first round of testing. Unfortunately, you’re out. Now, remain quiet and wait for the competition among the remaining disciples.”
The Island Master spoke indifferently.
Though many cultivators had been pulled out, the number of people remaining in the spring water was still significant. Most had found the balance zone near the Ice-Fire boundary and were sitting cross-legged, persevering in the pool. A few, like Su Yunbing and other senior brothers and sisters, remained still and upright within the dual extremities of ice and fire, quite staunch.
Li Xiaobai looked around and spotted Ao Tian on the side of the cold pond. Ao Tian’s movements seemed sluggish as he slowly made his way between ice and fire, clearly also seeking to relieve the pressure at the yin-yang balance point.
“Hehehe, Brother Ao Tian, allow your junior to help you loosen up your muscles!”