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Chapter 33 - Not All That Glitters Is Gold.

{Congratulations to the following New-Cadets. For you have all respectively shown your worth based on the following rankings...and would henceforth become Heavenly Abode disciples.

Lin Feng- rank 40

Fenix- rank 50

Western Haven- rank 55

Denizen- rank 57

Shen Zi- rank 60

All those listed above can all go to the heavenly abode Section to get your Heavenly-Abode uniform. And from today henceforth...you are all free to use any mystic chamber without the need to pay.}

Fenix read the whole information...as he wasn't quite surprised by the fact that Lin Feng was able to surpass him...but he was surely surprised by the others catching up...

"Seems that they are indeed more talented than I thought." He muttered, as he glanced at Denizen's ranking.

'He sure is bidding is time. He most probably wants to beat me in one fell sloop, not affording any mistake...quite the right mentality he has got there. Despite being eager to save his mum...he doesn't allow his emotions to overcome logic. He truly is a remarkable fellow.'

"But what a pity... there's no way you can ever surpass me." Fenix shook his head, as he immediately went into the bathroom.

As he washed himself up...and dressed up. Now his otherworldly beauty was brought to light. His pure crystal like skin, abyssal dark revolving pupils and long violet hair that dripped with drops of water slowly cascaded down his shoulder.

"This young lord is truly the epitome of beauty...cough...cough...I mean hambddsomeness." He let out a light chuckle, as it was good to have some fun once in a while...

He wore his clothes...as he finally decided how he would spend...today. He had always heard legends about the True Mystic chamber. According to how the Martial House described it as...it was surely something worth checking out...

"Hehehehe..." He let out a slight devilish laughter, as he didn't seem to understand why he seemed to be in such a good mood.

"Perhaps... it's because of the great increase in my strength...my combat prowess to be precise." He muttered, as he was now absolutely confident in being able to go head-on, against a low fifth stage practitioner- Viscera training/strengthening stage practitioner, despite being a mere low stage Bone forging and marrow cleansing Practitioner...

He was now on the same tier as Lin Feng, able to fight one layer above him...

Arriving at the true mystic chamber. He had a light smile on his face. As he appeared before the Deacon who had a raised brow.

Fenix immediately tapped on the notification, as he showed it to the Deacon.

The Deacon suddenly had a bright smile on his face as he muttered.

"Oh- you are Fenix. Just as the notification says...you don't need to pay to make use of the True mystic chamber." The Deacon said, as he gave Fenix the array exiting stone for the True Mystic Chambers' array...

Fenix had a wide smile on his face, as he got a hold of the greenish stone. He immediately stepped on the green circlic platform. And immediately afterwards...

He found himself in a different place entirely...but unlike the previous chambers. He was met with a calm and pristine environment. An ecosystem whereby flora and fauna was in an equilibrium...rivers flowed through some bright green leaves.

As a refreshing scent got sniffed into his nose. He had a pleased look on his face, as he continously snuffed the refreshing scent into his nose...when his face suddenly narrowed a bit...before returning back to a wide grin as he continously sniffed in fhe refreshing scent exuded by the environment...

He slowly moved around the place that looked like a garden...just on a wider scale. He had a light smile on his face as he passed by various trees, animals and plants. The animals would simply glance at him and then remove their eyes anytime they glanced at him...the leaves would move continously under his legs and around his body as he would pass by them.

All in all...this seemed to be even more than a paradise...a Garden of Heaven. He shook his head slightly as he slowly approached the biggest tree within the garden...

The green tree had an humongous body, roots that had surely spread across the entirety of the large garden...and various tree branches and leaves that radiated intense purity.

Fenix had a look of enthrallment on his face...as one would never have believed such a beautiful tree ever existed. Its' beauty was simply otherworld...none could compare.

His hands slowly touched the tree...and then everything around him changed. As a dreadful change suddenly occured...as the entire garden immediately changed into a forest...the forest was probably the most desolate place in the entire world...perhaps. it was simply too desolate...dried branches and trees could be seen...dried bones and various skinny wild animals could be seen.

And the most dreadful change of all...the beautiful pristine tree that Fenix touched had suddenly changed into a humanoid faced tree. It had changed into an otherworldly dark tree...one that had a humanoid face in the place which Fenix hands was placed on

As Fenix entire hand was slowly being swallowed by the tree. Yet an even more dreadful and shocking change suddenly took place.

As instead of being terrified...Fenix had a wide devilish grin on his face as he muttered.

"Gotcha.." His hands immediately bursted forth with terrifying force as the previous look of enthrallment immediately left his place.

His ability to easily perceive energy immediately came to work...as his hands easily tore through the inner parts of the tree, as he finally touched something...something he could feel was circlic just by touching it.

"Bingo..." A wide smile spread across his face, as he clenched his hands tightly... to the shock and terror of the Nightmarish Tree.

And immediately afterwards...a loud defeaning sound of something shattering into pieces reverberated throughout the entirety of the desolate forest...

Followed by a change in environment...as everywhere around Fenix immediately changed. He was now in a white enclosed space...that seemed to stretch as far as the eyes could see...

{The path of cultivation is treacherous and they exist various mystical beings that have the ability to induce illusions that seem too realistic to be fake. Henceforth as a cultivator, you should be aware of this truth...

Not all that glitters is gold...and not all that's beautiful is...True.

Hence it all comes down to your ability to restrain yourself from whatever temptation comes your way.

Remember...remember...The path of cultivation is a treacherous one.

And a single mistep might lead to one's eternal damnation...}

A notification appeared before his eyes through the PMH smartwatch. As he relieved the previous moments.

The moment he sniffed in the refreshing scent...his true origin martial scripture revolved on its' own...and this would only happen when the stuff was either harmful or helpful...but upon seeing how vigorous the true origin essence being exuded was...he was more tempted to believe the latter.

And just like needed...he played along, making use of his natural ability to easily perceive sources of intense concentration of energy.

He easily found the humongous tree...as another scent was sniffed by him...he could feel himself getting enthralled...from there everything else was quite simple.

He just had to wait for the tree to reveal its' true state, revolve the true origin martial scripture and then...he would end its' pathetic life!

He had a light smile on his face...as his vision suddenly changed.

As he was about to face another trial...a trial brought about by the various difficulties faced by cultivators on the Martial Path...