As a special item that allows one to pass the assessment upon possession, the Spirit Orb undoubtedly holds immense appeal to the assessors.
Especially since the assessment rules clearly state that it is permissible to contest and trade these items. Therefore, each Spirit Orb is bound to incite a fierce struggle...
The one in Chu Siyu's hand is no exception.
Less than an hour after the identity token conveyed the message, nearly a hundred assessors gathered outside the valley, all of whom had strikingly similar experiences.
They first arrived at the valley, then found Yuan Zanfei and Tang Sang sitting under a tree with an enigmatic expression at the valley's entrance.
Most people did not recognize them. Even if they felt strange, they wouldn't think much of it. Even if some who recognized the two asked, the answer they received was righteous and articulate:
"We, along with Brother Tang, have already secured enough points to pass the assessment, so we won't compete with you for that opportunity. Good luck!"
Look at that! How profound and righteous, this is the demeanor of the strong! This is the pride that a prodigy should have!
Thus, the assessors believed them, one after another, they entered the valley and then were thrown out one after another, sitting under the tree to heal.
That Grey-bellied Purple-scaled Python seemed to have been activated by some strange switch. At first, it would strike hard to eliminate a few reckless humans.
Later on, it deliberately let them go, only to strike them with its tail at a fixed location...
All those who were struck out looked at Yuan Zanfei and the other with indignation. They knew there was a trap but didn't warn them, damn the demeanor of the strong!
But they dared not speak out, unable to fight, they could only grit their teeth and silently recite the word "endurance" in their hearts.
Facts have proven that enduring for a long time can lead to psychological perversion. Thus, every time a new assessor came to the valley, the previous victims became the new dragons...
Damn it, everyone is here to grab the Spirit Orb. I can't be the only one to be deceived, can I?
I'm injured, but you want to leave unscathed?
Why should that be!
Over time, those who were deceived became accomplices, deceiving newcomers, deceiving ten, then a hundred, comparable to the earliest prototype of pyramid schemes in the cultivation world.
In just half a day, the valley entrance had developed into a small market where everyone set up stalls, trading various gains from the secret realm.
Or they were discussing teaming up later to hunt down demons that were previously untouchable, and as for how to distribute the heads of the demons... of course, it depends on one's own abilities!
At the same time, the mysterious legends about this valley also began to spread in all directions of the secret realm after being artistically processed by a guy with a mischievous mind.
The general content is as follows:
"Hey, have you heard? There's a valley in the south of the secret realm with a Spirit Orb that fell into a demon's lair. The lair is full of treasures!"
"Wow... This is a great opportunity!"
"Brother Huang, let me tell you a secret..."
"What? An ancient relic was discovered in the south of the secret realm? Guarded by a demon, with a Spirit Orb as a guiding mark?"
"Strong! Too strong! I must go and have a look!"
...
"Big brother, have you heard..."
"I've heard about it. Where the Spirit Orb shines in the south, there is an immortal emperor's tomb unearthed. Those who enter the tomb can ascend to immortality in broad daylight and directly reach the realm of the immortal emperor, dominating the immortal realm!"
"The rumors must be exaggerated, but the matter of the immortal emperor's tomb might be true..."
"Let's go! Let's set off now! Haha, I always knew that I, Zhang Erhe, have the potential to be a great emperor!"
The legends about the valley became more and more mysterious.
The pond became the entrance to the immortal emperor's tomb, and the Grey-bellied Purple-scaled Python became the spiritual beast guarding the entrance.
As for Chu Siyu and Cao Yi... need you even ask, they must be the spokespersons chosen by the immortal emperor's tomb!
Otherwise, why are they protected by the spiritual beast!?
The more people gathered outside the valley.
Those who had accumulated enough points wanted to see if they could get a great opportunity, and those who felt they couldn't accumulate enough points simply gave up the assessment and came to see the grandeur of the great emperor's tomb.
Those who didn't know the truth were ambitious, eager to fight, but those who knew the truth tacitly kept silent about it.
Then they secretly left the valley, took advantage of others being attracted by the rumors, and hunted down demons... secretly scoring points!
Things are developing in a strange direction...
Not far from the valley.
Four snow maidens with cold expressions floated off the ground, carrying a suspended couch in the air, on which a young man in a black robe, with a languid and extremely comfortable look, was nestled.
Wherever the young man passed, demons would retreat, and spiritual materials and precious medicines were all scraped clean.
Some assessors who witnessed this and happened to know the Snow Grudge Spirit kindly called him "Snow Man."
As for what Snow Man is... who knows.
Either a special variant of the snow maiden, or the offspring of the queen of the Snow Grudge Spirit clan, in short, just regard him as a peerless great demon!
A peerless great demon is heading towards the valley, which also confirms the rumor that there is an immortal emperor's tomb in the valley...
After all, even such a super strong person is attracted!
However, the person who is called a peerless great demon is looking at the old jade slip handed over by the snow maiden with a speechless face.
That jade slip also doesn't know where Snow Big dug it out, emitting a black air that is visible to the naked eye, and it is also stained with blood, which is obviously not a good thing at a glance.
Su Hui sighed and said earnestly.
"Snow Big..."
"I let you collect the spiritual medicine nearby, to subsidize the family, but I didn't let you bring back anything strange..."
"This jade slip is obviously cursed, why did you bring it back?"
"Hurry up and throw it away!"
Xue Da felt aggrieved and had to hold the jade slip, and then casually found a shrub and threw it in.
Seeing this, Su Hui shook his head, took a look at the green dot on the map, and then signaled the snow maidens to continue moving forward.
Su Hui has known since he was a child that things picked up casually can't be taken at will, curiosity will kill the cat.
When he was in junior high school in his original world, he found a mysterious USB drive with a label, the handwriting on the label was blurred, and only the last word was vaguely discernible.
It was a milk character.
Su Hui was overjoyed, thinking it was some new learning material, and hurriedly took his roommate to the Internet cafe near the school, then found a deserted corner.
Insert the USB drive, unzip, open the folder.
So, a magical advertisement for o bubble fruit milk began to flash wildly on the large screens of all the computers in the entire Internet cafe.
"I want o bubble, I want o bubble..."
The wind was very strong that day, and he and his roommate with a messy face became the most beautiful cubs in the entire Internet cafe...
It was not until many years later that he knew there was something called a virus plug-in, and since then, he has never been curious about things picked up outside.
Apart from the time when he just crossed over and did not care about everything in order to become strong, he has been very cautious in the later lives, and will plan everything carefully and cautiously.
For such a jade slip with black air, there is no need to look.
He is not good at cursing and does not want to trouble himself.
Even if the curse on it can't hurt him, being disgusted for a while is certain.
Of course, it is also possible that the curse on the jade slip has no effect on him at all, but wouldn't that just prove that this thing is very low-level, and the things recorded in it are also useless to him...