No hope for eternal life

Chapter 208: No Standard Assessment

After entering the hall, it was empty except for ten cushions lined up in a row, and Xiao Jingshan and the Lingshan Sect disciple named Wang.

Xia Rong waved his hand and sent Mu Changsheng and the other eight people to a cushion respectively.

As soon as the eight people sat on the futon, they fell into a coma. They only vaguely heard Xia Rong's voice: "The second level of the test begins now."

After Mu Changsheng and the other eight people who took the test fell asleep, Xia Rong was not idle either. He made arrangements for Xiao Jingshan and the others, saying, "Mu Changsheng, Mu Xun, and Yang Wuque will be supervised by Junior Brother Wang, You Huangsheng and Ji Huan will be supervised by Junior Brother Xiao, and the remaining three will be handed over to me."

"Okay." "No problem." Xiao Jingshan and the other two agreed respectively. Xiao Jingshan had a good impression of Mu Changsheng and the others. The man surnamed Wang had some relationship with Si Deng from the Wang family's territory. This arrangement could just avoid suspicion. Including the fact that You Poling had not appeared again was also to avoid You Huangsheng's suspicion.

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When Mu Changsheng woke up, he found himself on a small island surrounded by endless sea.

"Is this, an illusion?" Mu Changsheng guessed in his heart, because the feeling of being unconscious just now was very similar to the feeling of falling into an illusion while climbing a mountain.

Mu Changsheng looked up at the sky and soon found something out of the ordinary: "Why is the sun getting bigger?"

The sun had obviously become larger, which further confirmed Mu Changsheng's guess that it was an illusion. He began to look around, trying to see if he could discover anything.

The desolate island, the waves of the sea, the storage bag around the waist, and the things on the body were all the same, even the cultivation and magic power could be used, nothing had changed.

"This illusion is obviously more real than the previous ones." Mu Changsheng sighed, but this time there is obviously no time limit, so Mu Changsheng doesn't need to be anxious. Moreover, this assessment carries a very high risk of life, so he must act with caution.

"Since you put me on this island, maybe this island has other mysteries. Let me explore it first." Mu Changsheng thought to himself and began to explore the island carefully.

The island was only a few miles in radius. With Mu Changsheng's peak Jindan cultivation, he quickly explored it, but found nothing. It seemed to be an ordinary deserted island. In this regard, Mu Changsheng did not give up easily, but dug the entire island to see if he could find anything.

After being busy for several hours, Mu Changsheng finally searched the entire island. The bad news was that there was nothing unusual on the island. The good news was that Mu Changsheng discovered another problem.

"The sun sets and appears too quickly here, very abnormally fast." Mu Changsheng looked at the sun rising again in the sky with a frown. He couldn't understand why this illusion was so real. His five senses, magic power, cultivation, daily practice, etc. were no different from reality, but why did he leave such an obvious flaw as the sun in the illusion?

Mu Changsheng sat on the ground, thinking for a long time, but he still couldn't figure it out. In addition to the problem of the sun, there was a more serious problem, which was how to pass the assessment.

This is the most crucial point, but Xia Rong only said that the assessment has begun. This kind of assessment without a passing standard is the most difficult to understand, and this assessment also concerns one's own life and property.

Mu Changsheng couldn't figure out the reason, so he could only stop thinking about it for the time being. Since there was nothing special about the island, there was no need for him to stay here any longer.

So, Mu Changsheng began to fly away from the island and search in the vast ocean, hoping to find some useful clues.

"The previous illusions could only be broken by the dummies in the illusions. Maybe it's the same here. I need to find the dummies here first." Mu Changsheng said to himself and embarked on a journey to find people.

Perhaps it was his wish coming true. Not long after Mu Changsheng started flying, he saw a figure in the distance.

"There really is someone." Mu Changsheng's face lit up with joy and he hurriedly chased after him. He was not afraid of there being someone there, but was afraid that there was no one there.

The figure in the distance seemed to have discovered Mu Changsheng as well, and began to run towards him.

Soon, Mu Changsheng was able to see the other person's face, and it was Mu Xun.

"It's Mu Xun." Mu Changsheng frowned slightly and stopped, because he was not sure whether the Mu Xun opposite him was real or fake.

Mu Xun on the opposite side also stopped and asked: "How many spirit stones did I spend to buy my black pearl?"

"Five thousand middle-grade spirit stones." Mu Changsheng replied, and then asked, "What was Mr. Yang's last lesson for us?"

"Tao Te Ching." Mu Xun replied.

Mu Changsheng heaved a sigh of relief upon seeing this, because only the three of them knew the last lesson, and it was almost impossible for outsiders to know it. But it was only almost. Mu Changsheng didn't dare to be completely sure, because the words "life-threatening" had always made him tread on thin ice and he dared not be careless.

Then, Mu Xun slowly approached Mu Changsheng and said, "When I woke up, I found myself on an island. How about you?"

"Me too." Mu Changsheng replied.

Mu Xun immediately asked back: "Then can you take me to your island?"

"No problem." Mu Changsheng agreed immediately. He knew that Mu Xun was still doubting him, but he had the same doubts, so he didn't mind.

Mu Changsheng always remembered the location of the island and soon brought Mu Xun back to the island.

Mu Xun looked at the island he had already explored, nodded slightly and said: "It seems that you have also explored the island. I am the same as you, but I didn't find anything. Did you find anything?"

"No." Mu Changsheng shook his head and replied, then said: "Now it's your turn to take me to your island."

"Well, you are worthy of being so cautious." Mu Xun smiled.

After that, the two flew for about an hour and finally arrived at the island where Muxun was. This island was just as Muxun said, and it had also been dug up.

Mu Changsheng dispelled most of his doubts and said, "Since you and I are in this illusion, could it be that the others are also in the illusion?"

"It's very likely. We can go find them first and gather together. There is strength in numbers." Mu Xun suggested.

"That's right, let's set off now without further ado." Mu Changsheng agreed.

So, the two continued to look for people in the vast ocean. Looking at the ocean below, Mu Changsheng suddenly asked, "Do you think the depths of the ocean are worth exploring?"

Mu Xun frowned slightly and said, "This sea is boundless. It would be like looking for a needle in a haystack for you and me, two people in the Jindan realm, to explore it. It would be more feasible to find someone."

"Yeah." Mu Changsheng nodded slightly and said no more. His sudden question just now was both an idea and a test. If the Mu Xun in front of him was fake, then the level of this fake was really too high.

Mu Changsheng and his companion flew for a long time and even encountered several deserted islands of various sizes along the way, but they did not see any human figures.

Mu Changsheng and the other person also explored the deserted island they discovered. Apart from finding a few common spiritual medicines, they did not find anything special.

"Could it be that there are only two of us in this illusion?" Mu Changsheng thought depressedly. At this moment, Mu Changsheng suddenly saw two figures.

"Let's go and catch up." Mu Changsheng said hurriedly, and he took the lead to chase after him, with Mu Xun following closely behind.

The cultivation and speed of the two figures did not seem to be very high, and Mu Changsheng and the other two quickly caught up with them. However, these two people, a man and a woman, were not Yang Wuque and the others.

"Dummy." Mu Changsheng's heart moved and he looked at Mu Xun.

At the same time, the man and woman who had been running away stopped on their own initiative when they saw that their speed could not match that of Mu Changsheng and the others.

The man asked, "Are you also from Leijiabao? What benefits did Leijiabao promise you? We are willing to pay double the price."